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\section{Introduction}
Let $X$ be a smooth complex projective variety of dimension $n\ge 2$. We say that a vector bundle $E$ on $X$ is {\em curve semistable} if for every morphism $f\colon C \to X$, where $C$ is a smooth projective irreducible curve, the pullback $f^{*} E$ is semistable. After the results presented in \cite{Naka,BHR}, it turns out that curve semistable vector bundles can be characterized as follows.

\begin{thm} The following conditions are equivalent:
\begin{enumerate} \itemsep=-3pt
\item the vector bundle $E$ is curve semistable;
\item $E$ is semistable with respect to some polarization $H$, and
$\Delta(E) \cdot H^{n-2}= 0$, where $\Delta(E)$ is the characteristic class (discriminant)
$$ \Delta(E) = c_2(E) - \frac{r-1}{2r}c_1(E)^2 \in H^4(X,{\mathbb Q})$$
and $r = \operatorname{rk} E$;
\item $E$ is semistable with respect to some polarization $H$, and $\Delta(E) = 0.$
\end{enumerate}
\end{thm}

\begin{remark} This Theorem implies that if a vector bundle has vanishing discriminant, then it is semistable with respect to a polarization if and only if it is semistable with respect to {\em all} polarizations.
\end{remark}

If ${\mathfrak E}=(E,\phi)$ is a Higgs bundle --- i.e., a vector bundle $E$ equipped with a morphism $\phi \colon E \to E\otimes\Omega^1_X$ such that the composition
\begin{equation}\label{phi2}
\phi\wedge \phi \colon E \xrightarrow{\phi} E\otimes\Omega^1_X
\xrightarrow{\phi\otimes\operatorname{id}} E\otimes\Omega^1_X \otimes\Omega^1_X
\to E \otimes\Omega^2_X
\end{equation}
vanishes --- we may say again that ${\mathfrak E}$ is curve semistable if all pullbacks $f^{*}{\mathfrak E}$ are semistable as Higgs bundles. While conditions (ii) and (iii) are equivalent also in this setting, and they imply condition (i), as it was proved in \cite{BHR,BG3}, it is not clear if condition (i) implies the others. Therefore we state this fact as a conjecture.

\begin{conj} A curve semistable Higgs bundle ${\mathfrak E}$ has vanishing discriminant.
\label{theconj}
\end{conj}
(The fact that a curve semistable Higgs bundle ${\mathfrak E}$ is semistable with respect to any polarization is quickly proved using the\,\textquotedblleft easy\textquotedblright\,direction of the Mehta-Ramanathan restriction theorem, see e.g.~\cite{Si2}.)

After \cite{BLG}, we say that a smooth projective variety $X$ is a {\em Higgs variety} if this conjecture holds on it. What is known so far about the characterization of Higgs varieties is what follows:
\begin{itemize}\itemsep=-3pt
\item smooth projective varieties whose tangent bundle is numerically effective are Higgs \cite{BLG};
\item K3 surfaces are Higgs \cite{BLL};
\item varieties related to a Higgs variety by some standard geometric constructions, such as \'etale coverings, and others, are Higgs; see \cite{BLG} for details.
\end{itemize}
The main result of this paper is to show that simply connected Calabi-Yau manifolds of all dimensions are Higgs varieties, generalizing \cite{BLL}, where this was proved for K3 surfaces. This will be accomplished by proving an equivalent version of the Conjecture \ref{theconj}, which is stated in terms of a class of Higgs bundles that have been called {\em Higgs numerically flat} (for short, H-nflat) \cite{BHR,BG3}; the main technical points are two. First we prove that H-nflat Higgs bundles have a particular kind of filtrations, and then we apply a result given in \cite{BBGL} which states that on a simply connected Calabi-Yau manifold a polystable Higgs bundle always has a vanishing Higgs field.

We review the definition of H-nflat Higgs bundles. Let us remind that a line bundle $L$ on a smooth projective variety $X$ is said to be \emph{numerically effective} (\emph{nef}, for short) if for every irreducible curve $C$ in $X$ the inequality $c_1(L)\cdot C \geq0 $ holds. A vector bundle $E$ is said to be nef if the tautological line bundle $\mathcal{O}_{\mathbb P E}(1)$ on the projectivization $\mathbb{P}E$ is nef (we adopt the convention according to which the projectivization $\mathbb{P} E$ parameterizes rank one locally free quotients of $E$, in the sense described for instance in \cite{Fulton} or \cite{Har}). $E$ is said to be {\em numerically flat} if it is nef, and the dual bundle $E^\vee$ is nef as well. One can also introduce the {\em Grassmann bundles} associated with $E$: for every integer $s$ such that $ 0 < s < \operatorname{rk} E$, the variety $\operatorname{Gr}_s(E)$ is a bundle over $X$, whose fibres are the Grassmann varieties of the fibres of $E$, which parameterizes the rank $s$ locally free quotients of $E$. Of course $\operatorname{Gr}_1(E) = \mathbb PE$. Denoting by $\pi_s\colon \operatorname{Gr}_s(E) \to X$ the projection, on each variety $\operatorname{Gr}_s(E)$ there is a {\em universal quotient bundle} $Q_s$ of $\pi_s^{*} E$, which turns out to be numerically effective if $E$ is numerically effective.

In \cite{BHR} the {\em Higgs Grassmannians} $\operatorname{\mathfrak{Gr}}_s({\mathfrak E})$ of a Higgs bundle ${\mathfrak E}=(E,\phi)$ were introduced as suitably defined closed subschemes of the Grassmann bundles $\operatorname{Gr}_s(E)$; again in the same sense, they parameterize rank $s$ locally free Higgs quotients of ${\mathfrak E}$. These Higgs Grassmannians are used to provide a notion of {\em Higgs numerically effective} Higgs bundle, i.e., a generalization of the notion of numerically effective vector bundles that is sensitive to the Higgs field, and again, a Higgs bundle is {\em Higgs numerically flat} (H-nflat) if both ${\mathfrak E}$ and its dual Higgs bundle ${\mathfrak E}^\vee$ are Higgs numerically effective.

Now Conjecture \ref{theconj} can be rephrased as follows:

\begin{conj} If ${\mathfrak E}=(E,\phi)$ is an H-nflat Higgs bundle, then $c_i(E)=0$ for all $i>0$.
\label{thesecondconj}
\end{conj}
(This fact is true for numerically flat vector bundles, see \cite{DPS}.) The  easy fact that    the two forms of the Conjecture are equivalent  is proved for instance in \cite{BLL}.

As we already anticipated, the main technical tool proved in this paper is the existence of a special kind of filtrations of H-nflat bundles: indeed, Theorem \ref{3.18ter} states that an H-nflat bundle on a smooth projective variety has a filtration (which is a Jordan-H\"older filtration) whose quotients are locally free, stable and H-nflat. Also results from \cite{BBG} will play an important role; there in particular it is proved that kernel and cokernel of a morphism of H-nflat Higgs bundles are themselves locally free and H-nflat.

In \cite{crelle} a notion of numerical effectiveness for Higgs bundles was given in terms of bundle metrics: a Higgs bundle ${\mathfrak E}$ which carries a metric which satisfies a suitable positiveness condition is said to be {\em $1$-H-nef}; and when that happens also for the dual bundle, we say that ${\mathfrak E}$ is {\em $1$-H-nflat}. While $1$-H-nefness can be shown to imply H-nefness, it is not clear whether the opposite implication is true as well (on the other hand, the two notions are equivalent for line bundles and for Higgs vector bundles on curves). In Section \ref{5} we shall show, as another application of the Theorem on the filtrations of H-nflat bundles, that on a Higgs variety H-nflat bundles are $1$-H-nflat, and actually that this property characterizes Higgs varieties (thus, the fact the notions of H-nflatness and 1-H-nflatness coincide is still another form of the Conjecture \ref{theconj}).

We conclude this introduction with the basic definitions about Higgs sheaves. Let $X$ be a smooth $n$-dimensional projective variety over the complex numbers, equipped with a polarization $H$. The degree of a coherent $\mathcal O_X$-module $F$ is the integer number
$$\deg F=c_1(F) \cdot H^{n-1} $$
and if $F$ has positive rank, its slope is defined as
$$\mu( F) = \frac{\deg F}{\operatorname{rk} F}. $$

\begin{defin} A Higgs sheaf on $X$ is a pair ${\mathfrak E}=(E,\phi)$, where $E$ is a coherent sheaf on $X$, and $\phi\colon E\to E\otimes \Omega_X^1$ is a morphism of $\mathcal O_X$-modules such that $\phi\wedge\phi=0$ (see eq.~\eqref{phi2}). A section $s$ of $E$ is $\phi$-invariant if there exists a section $\lambda$ of $\Omega_X^1$ such that $\phi(s)=s\otimes\lambda$. A Higgs subsheaf of a Higgs sheaf $(E,\phi)$ is a $\phi$-invariant subsheaf $G$ of $E$, i.e., $\phi(G) \subset G\otimes\Omega_X^1$. A Higgs quotient of ${\mathfrak E}$ is a quotient of $E$ such that the corresponding kernel is $\phi$-invariant. A Higgs bundle is a Higgs sheaf whose underlying coherent sheaf is locally free.

If ${\mathfrak E}=(E,\phi)$ and $\mathfrak G= (G,\psi)$ are Higgs sheaves, a morphism $f\colon {\mathfrak E} \to \mathfrak G $ is a homomorphism of $\mathcal O_X$-modules $f\colon E\to G$ such that the diagram
$$\xymatrix{
E\ar[r]^f \ar[d]_\phi & G \ar[d]^\psi \\
E\otimes\Omega^1_X \ar[r]^{f\otimes\operatorname{id}} & G\otimes\Omega^1_X }
$$
commutes.
\label{defHnef}
\end{defin}

\begin{defin} A torsion-free Higgs sheaf $ {\mathfrak E}=(E,\phi) $ is semistable (respectively, stable) if $\mu(G)\le \mu(E)$ (respectively, $\mu(G)< \mu(E)$) for every Higgs subsheaf $\mathfrak G=(G,\psi)$ of $ {\mathfrak E}$ with $0<\operatorname{rk} G < \operatorname{rk} E$. It is polystable if it is a direct sum of stable Higgs sheaves having the same slope.\end{defin}

For future use, we remind that semistable Higgs sheaves admit Jordan-H\"older filtrations; i.e., if ${\mathfrak E}$ is a semistable Higgs sheaf, there is a filtration in Higgs sheaves
$$ 0 = {\mathfrak F}_{m+1} \subset {\mathfrak F}_m \subset \dots \subset {\mathfrak F}_0 = {\mathfrak E} $$
whose quotients ${\mathfrak F}_i/{\mathfrak F}_{i+1}$ are stable and have all the same slope as ${\mathfrak E}$ \cite{Si2}. The associated graded module
$$\operatorname{Grad}({\mathfrak E}) =\bigoplus_{i=0}^{m} {\mathfrak F}_i/{\mathfrak F}_{i+1}$$
is unique up to isomorphism.

\paragraph{Ackowledgements.} We thank Valeriano Lanza for useful discussions and suggestions.  Support for this research was provided by PRIN ``Geometria delle variet\`a algebriche'' and INdAM-GNSAGA. This paper was finalized while U.B.~was visiting the Department of Mathematics of Universidade Federal da Para\'iba, Jo\~ao Pessoa, Brazil.

\section{H-nflat Higgs bundles}

In this section we remind the main definitions concerning Higgs numerically flat Higgs bundles. Let $E$ be a rank $r$ vector bundle on a smooth projective variety $X$, and let $0<s<r$ an integer number. Let $\pi_s\colon\operatorname{Gr}_s(E) \to X $ be the Grassmann bundle parameterizing rank $s$ locally free quotients of $E$ \cite{Fulton}. In the exact sequence of vector bundles on $\operatorname{Gr}_s(E)$
\begin{equation}\label{univ}
\xymatrix{
0\ar[r] & S_{r-s,E}\ar[r]^(.55){\psi} & \pi_s^{*}E\ar[r]^(.45){\eta}\ar[r] & Q_{s,E}\ar[r] & 0
}
\end{equation}
$S_{r-s,E}$ is the universal rank $r-s$ subbundle of $\pi_s^{*} E$ and $Q_{s,E}$ is the universal rank $s$ quotient.

Let now ${\mathfrak E}\,=\,(E,\phi) $ be a rank $r$ Higgs bundle on $X$. One defines closed subschemes $\operatorname{\mathfrak{Gr}}_s({\mathfrak E})\subset\operatorname{Gr}_s(E)$ as the zero loci of the composite morphisms
\begin{equation}\label{lambda}
(\eta\otimes\text{Id})\circ\pi_s^{*}(\phi)\circ\psi\,\colon\, S_{r-s,E}\to Q_{s,E}\otimes\pi_s^{*}\Omega_X^1.
\end{equation}
The restriction of \eqref{univ} to $\operatorname{\mathfrak{Gr}}_s({\mathfrak E})$ yields a universal exact sequence
\begin{equation}\label{g1}
\xymatrix{
0\ar[r] & {\mathfrak S}_{r-s,E}\ar[r]^(.55){\psi} & \rho_s^{*}{\mathfrak E}\ar[r]^(.45){\eta}\ar[r] & {\mathfrak Q}_{s,E}\ar[r] & 0,
}
\end{equation}
where $\mathfrak Q_{s,{\mathfrak E}}=Q_{s,E}\vert_{\operatorname{\mathfrak{Gr}}_s({\mathfrak E})}$ is equipped with the quotient Higgs field induced by the Higgs field $\rho_s^{*}\phi$ (here $\rho_s= \pi_s\vert_{\operatorname{\mathfrak{Gr}}_s({\mathfrak E})}\colon\operatorname{\mathfrak{Gr}}_s({\mathfrak E})\to X$).
The scheme $\operatorname{\mathfrak{Gr}}_s({\mathfrak E})$ enjoys the usual universal property: a morphism of varieties $f\colon T \rightarrow X$ factors through $\operatorname{\mathfrak{Gr}}_s({\mathfrak E})$ if and only if the pullback $f^{*}{\mathfrak E}$ admits a locally free rank $s$ Higgs quotient. In that case the pullback of the above universal sequence on $\operatorname{\mathfrak{Gr}}_s(E)$ gives the desired quotient of $f^{*}{\mathfrak E}$.

\begin{defin}\label{moddef}
A Higgs bundle ${\mathfrak E}=(E,\phi)$ of rank one is said to be Higgs numerically effective (H-nef for short) if $E$ is numerically effective in the usual sense. If $\operatorname{rk}{\mathfrak E} \geq 2$, we inductively define H-nefness by requiring that
\begin{enumerate}
\item all Higgs bundles ${\mathfrak Q}_{s,{\mathfrak E}}$ are H-nef for all $s$, and
\item the determinant line bundle $\det E$ is nef.
\end{enumerate}
If both ${\mathfrak E}$ and ${\mathfrak E}^{\vee}$ are Higgs numerically effective, ${\mathfrak E}$ is said to be Higgs numerically flat (H-nflat).
\end{defin}

Definition \ref{moddef} implies that the first Chern class of an H-nflat Higgs bundle is numerically equivalent to zero. Note that if ${\mathfrak E}\,=\,(E,\,\phi)$, with $E$ nef in the usual sense, then ${\mathfrak E}$ is H-nef. If $\phi\,=\,0$, the Higgs bundle ${\mathfrak E}\,=\,(E,\,0)$ is H-nef if and only if $E$ is nef in the usual sense.

The following statement generalizes Proposition 1.2 (12) in \cite{CP} to H-nef Higgs bundles; it will used below to prove the key Lemma of this paper. The proof is an easy adaptation of that in \cite{CP}.
\begin{prop}\label{keyprop}
Let ${\mathfrak E}=(E,\phi)$ be an H-nef Higgs bundle on $X$ and let  ${\mathfrak E}^{\vee}=(E^{\vee},\phi^{\vee})$ be the dual Higgs bundle. If $s$ is a $\phi^{\vee}$-invariant section of $E^{\vee}$, then $s$ has no zeroes.
\end{prop}
\begin{proof}
Note that $s$ defines a monomorphism of Higgs sheaves $f\colon ({\mathcal O}_X,\lambda)\to(E^{\vee},\phi^{\vee})$, where $\phi^{\vee}(s)=s\otimes\lambda$ and $\lambda\in H^0(X,\Omega^1_X)$.  Dualizing this monomorphism, one has a morphism of Higgs sheaves $f^{\vee}:(E,\phi)\to({\mathcal O}_X,\lambda)$; if $s$ has zeroes,     then $f^{\vee}$ has zeroes as well, and $\Im f^{\vee}$ is a proper Higgs subsheaf of $({\mathcal O}_X,\lambda)$, hence it has negative degree on some curve in $X$. This contradicts the fact that ${\mathfrak E}$  is H-nef.
\end{proof}

\section{Filtering H-nflat Higgs bundles}

In this section, $X$ will be a smooth projective variety over the complex numbers,
equipped with a fixed polarization, which in particular will be used to compute the degrees of the various coherent sheaves considered.

The next Lemma is the key technical result of this paper.

\begin{lem}\label{3.18bis}
Let ${\mathfrak E}=(E,\phi)$ be an H-nflat Higgs bundle on $X$ of rank $r \ge 2$. If ${\mathfrak E}$ is not stable, it can be written as an extension
\begin{equation}\label{ses}
\xymatrix{
0\ar[r] & {\mathfrak F}\ar[r] & {\mathfrak E}\ar[r] & {\mathfrak Q}\ar[r] & 0
}
\end{equation}
where ${\mathfrak F}$ and ${\mathfrak Q}$ are locally free H-nflat Higgs bundles, and ${\mathfrak F}$ is stable
\end{lem}

\begin{proof}
Note that ${\mathfrak E}$ is semistable by Proposition~A.8 of \cite{BG3} and has degree zero. Let ${\mathfrak F}=(F,\psi) $ be a Higgs subsheaf of $E$ of rank $p$, with $0 < p < r$. As ${\mathfrak E}$ is semistable of zero degree, $\bigwedge^p{\mathfrak E}$ is semistable of zero degree as well \cite[Corollary ~3.8]{S92}. Let $\det F=\left(\bigwedge^pF\right)^{\vee\vee}$ be the determinant of $F$, and let $\det {\mathfrak F}$ be the sheaf $\det F$ equipped with the naturally induced Higgs field. As $\det {\mathfrak F}$ injects into $\bigwedge^p{\mathfrak E}$ (as Higgs sheaf), we have $\deg F \le 0$.

We can assume that ${\mathfrak F}$ is a reflexive Higgs subsheaf of ${\mathfrak E}$ of minimal rank $p>0$ with $\deg F= 0$. Then ${\mathfrak F}$ is stable. We have an exact sequence
\begin{equation} \label{mu}
\xymatrix{
0\ar[r] & \det{\mathfrak F}\ar[r] & \bigwedge^p{\mathfrak E}\ar[r] & \mathfrak R\ar[r] & 0
}
\end{equation}
where $\mathfrak R= (R,\chi)$ is the quotient Higgs sheaf. We use this to show that $(\det F)^\vee$ is nef. Let $f\colon C \to X$ be a morphism, where $C$ is a smooth projective irreducible curve. Then $f^{*} R$ splits as $\tilde R \oplus T$, where $\tilde R$ is locally free and $T$ is torsion. It is easy to check that $T$ with the restriction of the pullback Higgs field is a Higgs sheaf. Then $\tilde R$, again with the restriction of the pullback Higgs field, is a Higgs bundle, and is a quotient of $f^{*}\left(\bigwedge^p{\mathfrak E}\right)$; therefore it is H-nef, and then $\deg f^{*} R\ge 0$. Then $\deg (f^{*} \det F )\le 0$, and since the choice of $C$ is arbitrary, $(\det F)^\vee$ is nef.

Now by Lemma 3.13 in \cite{crelle}\footnote{Actually that result was already contained in the proof
Corollary 1.19 in \cite{DPS}.} one has $c_1(F)=0$, and by Proposition 1.2.(9) in \cite{CP} $\det(F)$ is numerically flat.
Tensoring the exact sequence \eqref{mu} by $\det^{-1}{\mathfrak F}$ one obtains a
$\det\psi^{\vee}\otimes\phi^p$-invariant section $\sigma\colon ({\mathcal O}_X,\lambda)\to\left(\det{\mathfrak F}\right)^{\vee}\otimes\bigwedge^p{\mathfrak E}$, where $\phi^p$ is the Higgs field of $\displaystyle\bigwedge^p{\mathfrak E}$ and $\left(\det\psi^{\vee}\otimes\phi^p\right)(\sigma)=\sigma\otimes\lambda$. By Proposition \ref{keyprop}, $\sigma$ has no zeroes, that is, $\det{\mathfrak F}$ is a Higgs subbundle of $\displaystyle\wedge^p{\mathfrak E}$; by Lemma 1.20 in \cite{DPS} ${\mathfrak F}$ is a Higgs subbundle of ${\mathfrak E}$. From all this, ${\mathfrak F}$ is an H-nflat Higgs bundle, and then by Proposition 3.7 in \cite{BBG}   the quotient Higgs sheaf ${\mathfrak Q}$ is locally free and H-nflat as well.
\end{proof}

\begin{thm}\label{3.18ter}
An H-nflat Higgs bundle ${\mathfrak E}=(E,\phi)$ on a smooth projective variety $X$ is pseudostable (i.e., it has a filtration whose quotients are locally free and stable), and moreover the quotients of the filtration are H-nflat.
\end{thm}

\begin{proof} We use Lemma \ref{3.18bis} as the basis for an iterative proof. Note that in eq.~\eqref{ses} the Higgs bundle ${\mathfrak Q}$, if it is not stable, satisfies the same hypotheses as ${\mathfrak E}$, so that it sits in an exact sequence
\begin{equation*}
\xymatrix{
0\ar[r] & {\mathfrak Q}_1\ar[r] & {\mathfrak Q}\ar[r] & {\mathfrak Q}_2\ar[r] & 0
}
\end{equation*}
where ${\mathfrak Q}_1$ and ${\mathfrak Q}_2$ are locally free and H-nflat and ${\mathfrak Q}_1$ is stable. By the snake Lemma we have a diagram
\begin{equation} \xymatrix{
 & & & 0 \ar[d]\\
 & 0\ar[d] & 0\ar[d] & {\mathfrak Q}_1\ar[d]\\
0\ar[r] & {\mathfrak F} \ar[r]\ar[d] & {\mathfrak E} \ar[r]\ar[d] & {\mathfrak Q} \ar[r]\ar[d] & 0 \\
0\ar[r] & {\mathfrak F}_1 \ar[r]\ar[d] & {\mathfrak E} \ar[r]\ar[d] & {\mathfrak Q}_2 \ar[r]\ar[d] & 0\\
 & {\mathfrak Q} _1 \ar[d] & 0 & 0 \\
 & 0}
\end{equation}
Note that again ${\mathfrak F}_1$ is locally free and H-nflat by Proposition~3.7 in \cite{BBG}. Now
$$ 0 \subset {\mathfrak F} \subset {\mathfrak F}_1 \subset {\mathfrak E} $$
is a filtration whose quotients ${\mathfrak Q}_1$ and ${\mathfrak Q}_2$ are locally free and H-nflat; moreover, ${\mathfrak F}$ and ${\mathfrak Q}_1$ are stable. If ${\mathfrak Q}_2$ is stable as well, the claim is proved. If it is not, we iterate the procedure, until we get a quotient which is stable (possibly a line bundle). At step $k$ we shall have the diagram
\begin{equation} \xymatrix{
&& & 0 \ar[d]\\
 & 0\ar[d] & 0\ar[d] & {\mathfrak Q}_{k}\ar[d]\\
0\ar[r] & {\mathfrak F}_{k-1}\ar[r]\ar[d] & {\mathfrak E} \ar[r]\ar[d] & {\mathfrak Q}_{k-1} \ar[r]\ar[d] & 0 \\
0\ar[r] & {\mathfrak F}_k \ar[r]\ar[d] & {\mathfrak E} \ar[r]\ar[d] & {\mathfrak Q}_{k+1} \ar[r]\ar[d] & 0\\
 & {\mathfrak Q} _{k} \ar[d] & 0 & 0 \\
& 0}
\end{equation}
and if $n$ is the last step we get a filtration
\begin{equation}\label{JH} 0 \subset {\mathfrak F} \subset {\mathfrak F}_1 \subset \dots \subset {\mathfrak F}_n \subset {\mathfrak E}\end{equation}
whose quotients ${\mathfrak Q}_1,\dots,{\mathfrak Q}_{n+1}$ are locally free, stable and H-nflat.
\end{proof}

\begin{corol} If ${\mathfrak E}=(E,\phi)$ is an H-nflat Higgs bundle on a smooth projective variety $X$ such that all the quotients  of the filtration \eqref{JH} have rank 1, then $c_i(E)=0$.\footnote{Heuristically, these are the H-nflat Higgs bundles that are the farthest from being stable.}
\end{corol}
\begin{proof}
Indeed $c_1(Q_k)=0$ for all $k\ge 1$ as each ${\mathfrak Q}_k$ is an H-nflat line bundle, so that $c_i(E)=0$ for all $i$.
\end{proof}

\begin{remark}
By the uniqueness up to isomorphism of the Jordan-H\"older filtration, \eqref{JH} is a Jordan-H\"older filtration of ${\mathfrak E}$.
\end{remark}

\section{The conjecture for Calabi-Yau manifolds}

We prove that simply connected Calabi-Yau manifolds are Higgs varieties by proving the Conjecture in the form of the Conjecture \ref{thesecondconj}.
\begin{thm} If $X$ is a simply connected Calabi-Yau variety, and ${\mathfrak E}=(E,\phi)$ is an H-nflat Higgs bundle
on it, then $c_i(E)=0$ for all $i\ge 1$.
\end{thm}

\begin{proof}
To compute the Chern classes of ${\mathfrak E}$, we can replace it with the graded module associated  to the filtration \eqref{JH}, i.e., we can assume that ${\mathfrak E}$ is polystable and H-nflat. Then by the main result in \cite{BBGL} (Corollary 2.6), $\phi=0$. So $E$ is actually numerically flat as a vector bundle, and then $c_i(E)=0$ \cite{DPS}.
\end{proof}
This generalizes Theorem 6.4 of \cite{BLL}, where this result was proved for K3 surfaces.

\begin{remark}
Corollary 2.6 in  \cite{BBGL} states that if ${\mathfrak E}=(E,\phi)$ is a polystable Higgs bundle on a simply connected Calabi-Yau manifold, then $\phi=0$. If ${\mathfrak E}$ is semistable, then the Higgs field on the graded module of the Jordan-H\"older filtration of ${\mathfrak E}$ vanishes, but $\phi$ itself may be nonzero (examples are given in \cite{BLL}).
\end{remark}

\section{Higgs varieties and special metrics}\label{5}

In \cite{crelle}, following the work of De Cataldo \cite{DeC} for ordinary vector bundles, a notion of numerical effectiveness for Higgs bundles was given in terms of bundle metrics. If ${\mathfrak E} =(E,\phi)$ is a Higgs bundle, and $h$ is an Hermitian metric on $E$, one defines the {\em Hitchin-Simpson connection} of the pair $({\mathfrak E},h)$ as
$$ \mathcal D_{(h,\phi)} = D_ h + \phi + \bar \phi $$
where $D_h$ is the Chern connection of the Hermitian bundle $(E,h)$, and $\bar\phi$ is the metric adjoint of $\phi$ defined as
\begin{displaymath}
h(s,\phi(t))=h\left(\overline{\phi}(s),t\right)
\end{displaymath}
for all sections $s,t$ of $E$. The curvature ${\mathcal R}_{(h,\phi)}$ of the Hitchin-Simpson connection defines a bilinear form on $T_X\otimes E$, where $T_X$ is the tangent bundle to $X$, by letting
\begin{equation}\label{curvatilde}
\widetilde{{\mathcal R}}_{(h,\phi)}(u\otimes s,v\otimes t)=\frac{i}{2\pi}\left\langle h\left({{\mathcal R}}_{(h,\phi)}^{(1,1)}(s),t\right),u\otimes v\right\rangle\,.
\end{equation}
where ${{\mathcal R}}^{(1,1)}_{(h,\phi)}$ is the $(1,1)$-part of ${\mathcal R}_{(h,\phi)}$, and $\langle\,,\rangle$ is the scalar product given by the K\"ahler form associated with the given polarization of $X$.

\begin{defin} A Higgs bundle ${\mathfrak E}=(E, \phi)$ on $X$ is said to be
\begin{enumerate}
\item $1$-H-nef if for every $\xi > 0$ there exists an Hermitian
metric $h_{\xi}$ on $E$ such that the bilinear form $$\widetilde{{\mathcal R}}_ {\left({\mathfrak E},h_{\xi}\right)}  + \xi \omega \otimes h_\xi$$
is semipositive definite on all
sections of $T_X\otimes E$ that, at every point $x$ in their domain, define a rank one tensor in  $(T_X)_x\otimes E_x$;
\item $1$-H-nflat if both ${\mathfrak E}$ and ${\mathfrak E}^{\vee}$ are $1$-H-nef.
\end{enumerate}
\end{defin}

It was shown in \cite{crelle} that   $1$-H-nef Higgs bundles are H-nef. The opposite implication is known to hold for Higgs line bundles, and for Higgs bundles on curves; it is unknown whether it holds in general. This fact is related to the Conjectures \ref{theconj} and \ref{thesecondconj}; indeed, it was shown in \cite{crelle} that Conjecture \ref{thesecondconj} holds if\,\textquotedblleft H-nflat\textquotedblright\,is replaced by\,\textquotedblleft $1$-H-nflat\textquotedblright.

Actually Theorem \ref{3.18ter} implies the following result.

\begin{thm} \label{anotherconj} The following conditions are equivalent.
\begin{enumerate}\itemsep=-3pt
\item Every H-nflat Higgs bundle on the projective variety $X$ is $1$-H-nflat.
\item $X$ is a Higgs variety.
\end{enumerate}
\end{thm}
\begin{proof}
The fact that condition (i) implies (ii) follows from the previous discussion. To prove the opposite implication, let ${\mathfrak E}=(E,\phi)$ be an H-nflat Higgs bundle. The quotients ${\mathfrak Q}_k=(Q_k,\phi_k)$ of the filtration in Theorem \ref{3.18ter} are H-nflat, and since $X$ is a Higgs variety, they have vanishing Chern classes; moreover, as they are stable, they carry {\em Hermitian-Yang-Mills} metrics, i.e., on each bundle $Q_k$ there is an Hermitian metric $h_k$ such that the mean curvature $\mathcal K_{\left(h_k,\phi_k\right)}$ of the Hitchin-Simpson connection vanishes \cite{Si-var}. Then we have
\begin{multline}
0= -4\pi^2 \operatorname{ch}_2(Q_k) =
\int_X\operatorname{tr}\left({\mathcal R}_{\left(h_k,\phi_k\right)}\wedge{\mathcal R}_{\left(h_k,\phi_k\right)}\right)\wedge\omega^{n-2}= \\ =
\gamma_{1,k}\left\|{\mathcal R}_{\left(h_k,\phi_k\right)}\right\|^2
-\gamma_{2,k}\left\|\mathcal K_{\left(h_k,\phi_k\right)}\right\|^2
=\gamma_{1,k}\left\|{\mathcal R}_{\left(h_k,\phi_k\right)}\right\|^2
\end{multline}
for some positive constants $\gamma_{1,k}$ and $\gamma_{2,k}$, where the norms are $L^2$-norms, and $\omega$ is the K\"ahler form. So all the Hitchin-Simpson curvatures of the Higgs bundles ${\mathfrak Q}_k$ vanish. Finally,
Theorem 3.16 of \cite{crelle} implies that ${\mathfrak E}$ is $1$-H-nflat.
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 \begin{remark} If we set the Higgs field to zero in Theorem \ref{anotherconj}, i.e., if we apply the Theorem
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Government allocation for the fisheries sector boosts economic fundamentals
Arnab Mitra
21 May, 2020, 12:22 pm
Foreign investors can leverage the stimulus package announced by Nirmala Sitharaman to help the fisheries sector and dairy industry to move up the global value chain.
When Indian Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced her $22-billion relief-cum-reforms package for farmers, agriculture monopolised all the headlines. Equally important for foreign investors were the measures she unveiled for the fisheries and animal husbandry sectors.
Sitharaman's package to give a huge fillip to the food processing industry
Redefining MSME limits will facilitate MNCs to relocate to India
There is also a massive opportunity for foreign investors to explore the export market for value added fish-based items such as sauces, canned fish and pet foods.
India is the world's fourth largest producer of fish and among the largest exporters of shrimp. But experts believe there exists considerable scope for increasing both production and exports.
According to analysts, Sitharaman's $2.8-billion allocation for the fisheries sector will lead to an improvement in its economic fundamentals over the long term by supporting upgradation of its value chain, reducing wastage and facilitating better price realisations.
Opportunities for foreign investors
The Finance Minister said a large part of the financial allocation would be utilised to create infrastructure like fishing harbours and cold storage chains. This offers opportunities for foreign investors from the US, Europe and Japan, who have experience and expertise in these areas, to scout for new business in this sector.
Processed fish
The Indian market for processed fish products is also limited at present. There exists a large untapped market in India for such products. There is also a massive opportunity for foreign investors to explore the export market for value added fish-based items such as sauces, canned fish and pet foods.
Trading prospects
The US is the largest market for Indian marine exports, followed the United Arab Emirates, South East Asia, Japan and the European Union. Since there exists considerable potential to step up both the quantity and value of exports to these countries, there is, correspondingly, significant scope for large importers in these countries to step up trade in this commodity with India. There is also potential to explore transfers relating to processing technologies and related processes to extend the shelf life of this highly perishable commodity.
Animal husbandry and dairy products
India has the largest number of cattle heads in the world but has only a minuscule share of the global market for dairy products. Although exports from India of dairy products such as ghee, butter, cheese, cream, curd and skimmed milk have doubled over the last few years, not everyone is happy. "The export of value-added products like cheese needs to be increased along with an increase in quality as most of India's exported products are for diaspora," a former Secretary Animal Husbandry, Dairies and Fisheries, Tarun Sridhar, told an Indian news portal, adding that except for lassi (buttermilk) most Indian dairy products don't meet global standards.
The US is the largest market for Indian marine exports, followed the United Arab Emirates, South East Asia, Japan and the European Union.
Besides, adding value to dairy products, foreign investors can also help at a more basic level. According to Invest India, the government's foreign investment promotion agency: "The Indian cattle yield less milk compared to their foreign counterparts... Thus, there is a huge potential available for foreign investors to invest in dairy cattle breeding of high-quality buffaloes with hybrid cows. There is also great scope for investment in different dairy cultures, including dairy biologics, enzymes, probiotics, and other colouring materials for food processing." The allocation of $1.8 billion for vaccination of all domesticated animals to eradicate foot and mouth disease will, thus, lead to healthier livestock and allay foreign concerns about the standards of the Indian dairy industry. And their entry will help this sector move up the global value chain.
*Tomorrow: An analysis on how the reforms in India will help improve foreign direct investment in the coal mining sector.
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Trump says it's "great" to see Buttigieg with his husband
By Grace Segers
May 16, 2019 / 5:02 PM / CBS News
Buttigieg looking to make history
In a break from some of his most conservative supporters, President Trump said he thinks "it's great" to see Democratic presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg onstage with his husband, Chasten.
In an interview with Steve Hilton for "The Next Revolution" on Fox News, Mr. Trump, taking note of the fact that "some people" might object, the president said he thought it was a good thing to see the two together.
"I think it's great. I think that's something that perhaps some people will have a problem with. I have no problem with it whatsoever. I think it's good," Mr. Trump said, in response to a question about Buttigieg's candidacy as a symbol for the progress gay rights have made in the U.S.
Some of Mr. Trump's most prominent surrogates are evangelical Christian leaders who vehemently oppose same-sex marriage, like Jerry Falwell Jr. and Franklin Graham. Graham voiced his objection to Buttigieg in a tweet last month, suggesting he should repent for being gay.
Mr. Trump has expressed tolerance towards gay people since his campaign. However, the Trump administration has faced criticism for its policies towards LGBT Americans, such as the ban on transgender soldiers from serving in the military.
Buttigieg has feuded with Mr. Trump's vice president, Mike Pence, for his conservative Christian views and anti-LGBT policies as governor of Indiana.
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Brothers in Arms CD-booklet
In February 1994, Mark Knopfler signed my Brothers in arms CD booklet with a personal note. Since it was signed with a silver pen, the effect is very nice when you look over the booklet at a certain angle.
Brothers in Arms photo book
Official photo book for the Brothers in arms world tour 1985 / 1986. It is in fact the same as the normal 1985 edition of the tourbook, but without the pages with dates from previous concerts, promo add for Philips Compact Disc, promo add for Alchemy video and the merchandise page. The version I have is signed in 1985 by Dire Straits: Mark Knopfler, John Illsley, Alan Clark, Guy Fletcher, Terry Williams and Chris White. Only Jack Sonni's autograph is missing.
Brothers in Arms lithograph
Official lithograph with artwork from the Brothers in arms album. Signed by all Dire Straits members of the 1985 / 1986 tour: Mark Knopfler, John Illsley, Alan Clark, Guy Fletcher, Jack Sonni, Terry Williams and Chris White.
Photo Mark Knopfler D.S.I.S. #1
This photo was given away by the former Dire Straits Information Service (D.S.I.S.). The address of D.S.I.S. is printed on the back of the photo. Mark Knopfler signed it with a black marker.
This photo was given away by the former Dire Straits Information Service (D.S.I.S.). The address of D.S.I.S. is printed on the back of the photo. Mark Knopfler signed it with a silver marker. These photos were taken during the warmup show on 9th July 1988 as a preparation for the Nelson Mandela tribute.
Band photo On Every Street
As a former member of D.S.I.S. (Dire Straits Information Service), I was happy to see that the newsletter from November 1992 featured a charity auction in which you could bid on various interesting items. All proceeds were going to the Elton John Aids Foundation and the Terrence Higgens Trust. In January 1993, I received a notification of a successful bid and shortly after that I received the band photo, signed by all Dire Straits members of the On every street tour: Mark Knopfler, John Illsley, Alan Clark, Guy Fletcher, Phil Palmer, Chris White, Danny Cummings, Paul Franklin and Chris Whitten. The photo was taken in September 1991 by Paul Cox.
Photo Mark Knopfler On Every Street
With Philips as a sponsor for the On every street world tour 1991-1992, there was a limited edition of signed photos available for customers who bought certain Philips devices. This photo is from 1991, signed by Mark Knopfler. Part of this picture was also used for the cover of the CD-single "Ticket to heaven".
Ronnie Scott's 1998 magazine
In 1998, I attended four shows of The Notting Hillbillies at the Ronnie Scott's jazz club in London; 22nd, 23rd, 24th and 25th July 1998. On one of these nights, Mark Knopfler signed my magazine backstage after the concert.
Meet and greet pass
During the Sailing to Philadelphia tour, there were several meet and greets. This pass was for the meet and greet at the Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall, Portland, USA, 16th May 2001. Mark Knopfler signed it.
Photo Mark Knopfler Sailing to Philadelphia
This is a promotional photo for the Sailing to Philadelphia album. Mark Knopfler signed it.
The Notting Hillbillies tourbook
On 23rd May 1997, I was in London for a concert of The Notting Hillbillies. Afterwards, I had my tourbook signed (see also the meeting-section) by all band members; Mark Knopfler, Brendan Croker, Steve Phillips, Guy Fletcher, Marcus Cliffe and Ed Bicknell.
Sailing to Philadelphia CD-booklet & tourbook
On 4th June 2001, I was in London for a concert at the Royal Albert Hall. There was a small group of fans waiting at the artists entrance to meet Mark Knopfler just before the soundcheck that afternoon (see also the meeting-section). It was very nice to meet Mark again who showed up driving himself in his BMW 5-series. Mark was so kind to sign my Sailing to Philadelphia CD-booklet and my tourbook.
Shangri-La CD-booklet
This is the Warner Bros promotional CD for the Shangri-La album. Mark Knopfler signed the CD-booklet with a black marker.
All the roadrunning CD-booklet
This is the Warner Bros CD-booklet for the All the roadrunning album. Both Mark Knopfler and Emmylou Harris signed the CD-booklet with a black marker.
Down the road wherever CD-booklet
In August 2019, Mark Knopfler signed a CD-booklet of his latest album Down the road wherever for me with a personal touch. It is signed with a black marker.
My special thanks for making this possible go to Peter Mackay, Assistant Tour Manager. And of course a huge thank you to Mark Knopfler!


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Q: Creating a Table of Function Outputs I have a function in R that returns a number as the last line of code.
Is there a way of repeating the function X amount of times and creating a table representing how many times the number comes up?

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Masumeh goes deglam for '3 Storeys'
by Sunny Malik 19th February 2018
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Actress Masumeh Makhija; who will be next seen in Excel Entertainment's 3 Storeys; has gone deglam for the first time.
The trailer gives a sneak peek of the actress in two different avatars. Masumeh plays the role of a married woman and of Sharman Joshi's love interest.
The film features a power-packed ensemble cast of actors like Sharman Joshi, Pulkit Samrat, Richa Chadha and Renuka Shahane Masumeh in pivotal roles.
It is also the first time for Excel Entertainment partnering with B4U Motion Pictures. B4U will release the film in UK cinemas and other territories.
3 Storeys is directed by debutante director Arjun Mukerjee, who has had a history of AD film making.
Produced by Priya Sreedharan, Ritesh Sidhwani and Farhan Akhtar, the story promises to make you wonder about people's 'real' faces.
3 Storeys, presented by B4U Motion Pictures and produced by Excel Entertainment, releases in UK cinemas on 9th March 2018.
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Crna Reka Monastery
Ribariće, Serbia
This fresco-covered medieval monastery hangs from the side of a steep cliff.
Crna Reka Monastery. Zcvetkovic/CC BY-SA 4.0
Cave church. Ookuninusi/CC BY-SA 4.0
Praying room. Wlodzimierz/CC BY-SA 4.0
Entrance to the monastery. Dekanski/CC BY-SA 4.0
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Crna Reka Monastery (meaning "Black River") is often considered a work of exquisite construction and creativity. The church and the monks' cells seem to hang from the rock, though they're actually built into cliffside caves.
The 13th-century Serbian Orthodox monastery is situated in the Crna Reka river canyon. A narrow wooden footbridge connects the monastery to the earth below. It's assumed the bridge was once movable, which would have made it nearly impossible to approach or attack the monastery from the ground.
Crna Reka Monastery monastery includes a church in a cave, which was dedicated to Archangel Michael and covered with frescoes from the 16th century. The monastery is also home to the holy relics of Saint Peter of Koriša, a famous Serbian hermit who lived in the village near Prizren. Today, numerous pilgrims still come to the monastery to seek healing and spiritual consolidation from this saint. In the 15th century, the sanctuary was home to a famous hesychast named St. Ioanichios.
Crna Reka is located near Ribariće village, just off the Ibar highway 30 kilometers south of Novi Pazar. Frequent buses from Novi Pazar stop at the village. Cross the bridge over Gazivode lake, then follow the paved road that leads through the forest to the monastery (it's about three kilometers uphill). The monastery is a religious site and visitors are expected to follow Orthodox customs. Photography is only allowed in certain areas.
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The oldest church in Serbia was also the ecclesiastical seat of the region during the Middle Ages.
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Two distorted Romanesque columns hold aloft a mine cart in honor of laborers who died during WWII.
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This medieval monastery represents an architectural blend of eastern and western European culture.
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Studenica Monastery
This beautiful medieval Serbian monastery is home to frescoes, peculiar sculptures, and historical curiosities.
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Flatey Island
Once the site of a 12-century monastery, this tiny island is now home to only five permanent residents.
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Eremo di San Cataldo (Hermitage of Saint Cataldus)
When occupying Nazi troops detonated a mine below, medieval frescoes were revealed in this small cliff-side hermitage.
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In this medieval fish bowl, the carp weren't pets.
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Monastery Blagoveštenje Gornjačko
This outcropping was once home to a medieval monastery destroyed during the Ottoman conquest.


Well, life should go on. Last week, for the first time in my life, I became a grandfather.
How thankful to the Lord am I. It's true what they say: If I had known being a grandparent was so much fun, I would have done that first.
This whole experience allows me an opportunity to praise the God of the universe for the miracle of birth. What He has created and continues to create is mind-boggling.
It's strange that my daughter, the mom of my new grandchild, gained much weight in pregnancy; yet baby Elizabeth was only 8 pounds, 3 ounces upon birth. What were the extra pounds for? The cord, the placenta, the water, and other auxiliary mechanisms. We see how the mother's body feeds and nourishes the baby, first with colostrum (filled with antibodies, etc.), then with milk. All as God designed.
The Mayo Clinic Staff have put together some great information on fetal development. It seems the miracle begins at the very beginning and keeps on going from there. I didn't even read beyond the first trimester.
∙Fertilization…the baby's gender and "traits such as eye and hair color, and, to some extent, personality and intelligence" are set.
∙Four weeks after conception…"your baby's heart is pumping blood." Also, four weeks after conception: "Basic facial features will begin to appear, including passageways that will make up the inner ear and arches that will contribute to the jaw." Yet at this point your baby's no bigger than the size of a pencil eraser.
∙Seven weeks after conception…the baby's arms, elbows, toes, and eyelids develop. Yet the baby is only ¾ of an inch long at this stage.
∙Eight weeks after conception…the eyelids begin to close for protection.
∙Ten weeks after conception…fingernails now develop. Yet by this stage the baby only weighs about ½ an ounce.
And on it goes, in the miracle preceding birth. And this is only in the first three months.
Are we supposed to believe all this stuff just happened by chance?
Years ago I had the privilege of interviewing Dr. Michael Behe, a biology professor at LeHigh University in Pennsylvania and author of the book, "Darwin's Black Box." He said that even the "simplest cell" in our bodies is so complex that it contains a great deal of information.
I asked him if one were to put all the information to be found in one cell of our bodies into books the size of the Encyclopedia Britannica, about how many volumes would this comprise?
He answered about two to three dozen volumes! That is how much information is found in one cell of the body human. And our bodies are comprised of about five trillion cells.
For those with eyes to see, God is glorified in His creation—even at the microscopic level.
Dr. Francis Collins, the director of the Human Genome Project and the author of the book, "The Language of God," believes in God-ordained evolution. He and I can agree to disagree on that.
Each of us is a walking miracle. But somehow it is more clearly seen in a baby.
Three thousand years ago, King David said it best…in one of his Psalms of praise (#139).
For this new baby girl in our world, I am most grateful to Jesus Christ, who was not only the co-Creator of everything, including her—but He Himself experienced the miracle of birth.


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Daycare woes continue for Johnson County
Written by JINFER RAE Freelance Writer, thetomahawk.com
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Parents across Johnson County were mentioned in a new report detailing the difficulty of finding affordable, high-quality childcare. The recently released article, "Workforce of Today and Tomorrow: The Economics of Tennessee's Child Care Crisis," was conducted by Tennesseans for Quality Early Education (TQEE), Zogby Analytics, and economist Clive Belfield.
The findings reported that affordable childcare is a major issue for many Northeast Tennessee families. And for a good reason.
While the Covid pandemic can be blamed for a host of issues experienced by residents of Johnson County, the difficulty in finding affordable quality childcare predates the virus. For hardworking parents, a daily concern is how to care for their children while working outside the home.
"There are not enough quality daycare centers in Johnson County because there are not a lot of people willing to work in childcare," said Elizabeth Sexton, former owner of just one of two certified daycare centers in Johnson County. I
Sexton emphasized that working at a children's daycare is an "extremely challenging job, and we had a lot of turn-around with employees," which she said led to the difficult decisions to increase our rates so we could pay our employees more and try to retain the staff.
"This was hard on the parents, and we felt awful," Sexton said. "It worked, however, for some time. We reached out to colleges trying to find people in childcare programs. We still didn't have much luck because the interest was still so low, and there weren't students getting ready to graduate who would be willing to drive to Mountain City."
Johnson County Mayor Larry Potter agreed that the problem is real. "Affordable childcare is a challenge for working parents," Potter said.
The problem has reportedly grown exponentially worse while the country struggles to fill employment openings. Potter added, "Across the US and in small rural areas, like Johnson County, it is even more so now."
That the post-pandemic rising cost of inflation has made the economic situation in many households difficult has been well-established. Although inflation hits everyone's pocketbooks, some have added challenges that make the rising cost of day-to-day life even more difficult.
According to Tennessee's Childcare Crisis study, "one-third of Tennessee children under 6 live in families with incomes less than $40,000." The study went on to detail that the average annual cost of childcare for infants and toddlers is $11,068.
The adverse economic impact of inadequate childcare on Tennessee parents, businesses, and taxpayers, according to the study, is $2.6 billion annually in lost earnings and revenue. In Northeast Tennessee alone (Carter, Cocke, Greene, Hamblen, Hancock, Hawkins, Johnson, Sullivan, Unicoi, and Washington counties), the economic impact is $63.2 million per year.
Sadly, Northeast Tennessee parents who encounter childcare problems are hit hardest – losing an estimated $40.5 million in earnings each year.
Miles Burdine, president and CEO of the Kingsport Chamber of Commerce and TQEE board chair, put things in perspective when he stated, "High-quality childcare, which enables adults to work while laying an important foundation for children's success in school and beyond, is a powerful strategy for growing Tennessee's workforce of today and tomorrow."
Burdine concluded, "Many of the businesses we work with have experienced firsthand the problems."
In hopes of a solution or at least an effort to ease the pain, Potter said, "Our office is in constant conversations with the State to search for additional funding opportunities and resources to increase access to childcare."
Only time will tell if the County's approach yields some improvement and ultimate success. For now, however, parents and officials have much to consider and work to bring the effort to fruition.
For more information www.tqee.org/2022-child-care-study/
https://www.thetomahawk.com/news/local/daycare-woes-continue-for-johnson-county/article_fe75b706-9508-11ed-a72b-e7b86416764c.html


Chena Hot Springs Resort is the most accessible and developed hot springs in Alaska. The famed waters of Chena Hot Springs were discovered by gold miners in 1905 and have been easing fatigued muscles and aches since. In summer visitors enjoy ice museum tours, flight seeing trips, rafting, canoeing, fishing, mountain biking, guided horseback riding and guided ATV tours. Winter activities include Aurora viewing, dog sled rides, sleigh rides, dog mushing school, ice fishing, guided snowmobile tours, cross country skiing, skating and snowshoeing. Chena features a natural outdoor adult hot springs rock lake, as well as indoor family pool and hot tubs.
Sculpted by multi-year gold medal ice sculpting champions Steve Brice and his wife Heather, the Aurora Ice Museum is the largest year round ice environment in the world. Arched cathedral ceilings grace the 134-foot long building, which houses four themed bedroom galleries and a main gallery featuring life-size jousting knights, 23-foot castle turret, a giant animal-themed chess board, ice bar and martini glasses, all sculpted from ice cut from Resort ponds. The five ice chandeliers hanging from the 30-foot ceiling are lit with color changing fiber optics, which cast a spectacular glow like the aurora borealis. The actual building is a solid structure built with steel beams to ward off meltdown. Engineers, architects and refrigeration specialists have designed a cooling system powered by the hot springs geothermal heat to keep the Ice Museum open year round. Museum tours are given several times a day and artists Steve and Heather Brice offer three-day ice sculpting workshops. The Ice Museum is also available for weddings and other special events.
Free daily renewable energy tours are also available of Chena's groundbreaking geothermal power plant, the first of its kind in the world. Utilizing low-temperature well water, Chena's power modules provide more than enough power for the 40+ buildings on the property, including their year round 7000 square foot greenhouse.
Chena River State Recreation Area encompasses about 400 square miles of forest and alpine tundra on the way to Chena Hot Springs. The park follows the Chena River, a class II river ideal for kayaking, canoeing or fishing for abundant arctic grayling. Chena Hot Springs Road parallels the river, providing boaters and anglers many entry and exit points from which to choose.
In addition to the river, four small ponds have been stocked at mileposts 30, 45.5 and 47.9. The river is catch and release only, but fish caught in the gravel ponds may be kept.
There are three developed campgrounds in the recreation area: Rosehip Campground at milepost 27 Chena Hot Springs Road, Tors Trail Campground at milepost 39, and Red Squirrel Campground and Picnic Area at milepost 43. In winter months, two major dog sled races use portions of the old Chena Hot Springs Winter Trail. Ski touring is also popular, as the recreation area contains numerous winter trails.
Abundant wildlife in the Chena River Recreation Area includes moose, black and grizzly bear.


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For the thoughts that are real, it's ok to have good emotions surface. Why let fear hold back the good that we are feeling. This is what holds us back as the people we are, just because of something we can think is, too good to be true, or just flat out makes us say, "I am scared". Well, As easy as it is to allow ourselves to take the risk of going through pain, it should be just as easy to allow good feelings help us understand that it is ok to care for another person if it happens. Just because one person damaged us doesn't mean that the other person will. It is sad that some of us have to pay the price for the damage another person has caused. Open up and understand, I should not be judged do to the pain caused from another person.


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Power plant fly ash, calcium carbide sludge, lime, stone after crushing and fine grinding, then stored for later use.
Using the batching machine with scientific proportion mixing raw material, then using the mixer to mix them.
Equipped with raw material mixture by belt conveyor to digest the storehouse, for continuous digestion storehouse, warehouse cone bucket with change flow cone, avoid sheds storehouse, is advantageous to the material in the process of discharging the overall flow, improve the effect of the digestion.
After digestion of digestive storehouse material came out with a belt conveyor sent to the grinding wheel mixer and then to fully mixing, material after compaction, homogenization can increase the material plastic, thus improving the quality of the products. Trailing wheel grinding material discharged by belt conveyor sent to the box, ready to work.
Raw material after processing, the material in the material box after the role of push and pull cylinder in the main tools box moving back and forth, improve the uniformity of material and the host high pressure molding, molding pallet directly by the manipulator to pipe after the car.
Pressfly ash brick on the pallet is directly to the steaming car, through the shuttle buses into marshalling tracks, marshalling the steaming car via hoist traction to autoclaved kettle. Under the high temperature steam curing of reaction caldron in the aeroconcrete, let the body of the material, to gain the strength to move, and various performance, form a stable product. Curing temperature, constant temperature, temperature and three stages. Shut down after the kettle, vacuum 0.5 h, send 2 h steam heating, constant temperature 8 h, cooling 1.5 h. Out of the tank after the car back forming stages waiting for recycling.
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Subjectivities and Afflictions in Medical Anthropology
This book addresses through an international lens the experiences of illness, the challenges of care, the politics and biopolitics of health and the ethical dilemmas related to subjectivity and afflictions in current medical care. In an era of biomedical technology and life-prolonging treatments, taking into account the different subjective experiences of illness and suffering is imperative, as is analysing the extent to which different healthcare policies and services are sensitive to the voice and experience of those afflicted. This book is a unique international contribution on subjectivities and afflictions from a medical anthropology perspective. It is significant reading for health professionals and researchers working in medical anthropology, health sociology, cultural psychiatry, and social medicine, among other fields.
Angel Martínez-Hernáez is a Distinguished and ICREA-Academia Professor of Medical Anthropology and Head of the Medical Anthropology Research Centre at the Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Spain. He is the author or co-author of more than 30 books and reports and 120 book chapters and articles in journals such as Social Science and Medicine, Culture, Medicine and Psychiatry, Medical Anthropology, and BMJ Global Health, among others. His books include What's behind the Symptom? On Psychiatric Observation and Anthropological Understanding (2000).
Lina Masana holds a PhD in Medical Anthropology, and is a researcher and teacher at the University Rovira i Virgili and the University of Barcelona, Spain. A specialist in ethnographic methodology, qualitative applied health research and analysis of illness narratives, she has authored or co-authored about 40 publications. She has worked extensively on the topic of the experience and management of chronic illnesses (chronicity) and related areas such as disability, dependency, public policies, and global health.
"Revisiting subjectivity as a key topic of medical anthropology is a long-awaited research priority and, finally, we have such a volume right at hand! To capture the complexities of subjectivity, affliction, illness, embodiment and agency are scrutinized at the intersection of not only biomedical institutions but also in relation to key theoretical concepts and developing fields within medicine and medical anthropology. Any reader will be enlightened and urged to know more when presented with this critical crafting of the notion of subjectivity."
Mette Bech Risør
Professor, Medical Anthropologist, Københavns Universitet, Denmark
"Subjectivities and Afflictions is a cutting-edge collection of value not only to medical anthropology but also to the social and health sciences more broadly. [It is] indispensable reading for researchers and clinicians to enliven contemporary understandings of illness experience."
Janis H. Jenkins
Distinguished Professor of Anthropology and Psychiatry at the University of California, San Diego
"This collection of articles on the subjectivity of illness demonstrates the high value of (com)passionate ethnography for helping us to grasp the true experience of medical conditions. The book is rightfully dedicated to the memory of Susan DiGiacomo who taught us the deepest grounds of suffering in her auto-ethnographic reflections."
Sjaak van der Geest
Emeritus Professor of Medical Anthropology, University of Amsterdam
"Dedicated to Susan DiGiacomo, this book represents the intersection of critical understandings of the self, the body, illness, and healing, subjects to which she contributed in her own work and that is here presented by her colleagues, collaborators and friends. [It is a] fitting memorial to a serious medical anthropologist, supporter of all things Catalan and remarkable woman."
Arthur Kleinman
Professor of Medical Anthropology and Psychiatry, Harvard University
Ismael E. Apud-Peláez
Claire Bodelet
Patricia Cocchi
Thomas J. Csordas
Susan M. DiGiacomo
Sylvie Fainzang
Sylvie Fortin
Franz Graf
Wesam Hassan
Josiane Le Gall
Sabrina Lessard
Soula Marinoudi
Angel Martínez-Hernáez
Lina Masana
Adriana Molas-de-la-Quintana
Nicolás Morales-Sáez
Danuta Penkala-Gawęcka
Juan Agustín Scuro-Somma
Release Date: 6th June 2022


Known as a potentially cancerous skin condition, actinic keratosis is typified by skin that is scaly, crusty, and thick. Those who have fair skins, and those who are basically exposed to the sun frequently, are the ones who usually suffer from this skin condition. Actinic keratosis, when left untreated, can lead to being worsened in as far as leading to squamous cell carcinoma. Basically, the ideal thing to do is to stop actinic keratosis before it results in getting worse.
The most common type of skin cell known as keratinocyte can be affected by UV radiation leading to either mutation or failure. The flaking, uneven skin is caused by the thickening of the epidermis. The characteristics of the skin result in making the skin appear to have a wart-like look.
If the real meaning of actinic keratosis removal is disregarded, something worse is prone to happen. Once the effect of actinic keratosis is disregarded, the most common condition that the skin can suffer from is squamous cell carcinoma caused by the damaging of the flat and thin squamous cells by the UV radiation from the sun. In order for one to avoid worse conditions that may eventuate as skin cancer, actinic keratosis must immediately be removed.
There are several actinic keratosis removal treatments that you can choose from depending on the severity of your skin condition as well as your budget. What is considered to be the most effective solution to this form of skin condition is laser treatment. However, this kind of treatment, particularly CO2 and Er-YAG may cost you a lot.
The use of a cream called 5-fluorouracil is also a way of curing actinic keratosis. Apart from being used in chemotherapy, this cream helps on preventing anomalous cells from reproducing. The irregular cells are the ones that absorb the fluorouracil quicker—that is why the healthy skin cells are not affected to the highest degree. Even though there are side effects when this cream is used, you can look ahead to having the best results.
The use of a cream called imiquimod also promotes treatment of actinic keratosis. However, this tends to bring agony when applied to the skin.
Another technique is electrocautery which refers to the burning off of areas that are affected by actinic keratosis. It is a type of cautery that is an apparatus utilized on overcoming damaged or infected tissues or sealing a wound by means of burning. The use of electrocautery is somehow similar to cryosurgery, which can also take off skin cells that are affected with actinic keratosis, but the latter makes use of extremely low temperature.
Ideally, you have to consult a doctor first before you go further on one of the mentioned treatments. Undergoing any treatment requires proper checking of your overall health. At the end of it all, you will be the one who is definitely benefit from removing your actinic keratosis.


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Review: This Is What The Truth Feels Like by Gwen Stefani
Gwen Stefani's third solo album, This Is What The Truth Feels Like, is, well, hard to comprehend. Or maybe it's my preconceptions. Gwen's solo stuff has been an exploration of pop trends presented with a quirky personality, although that really worked best in her debut, Love.Angel.Music.Baby, and not so much in its follow-up, The Sweet Escape. But this album was predicated on it being a break-up record, having been mostly written around the time of her split with Gavin Rossdale and eventual romance with Blake Shelton. So, which Gwen Stefani should you expect? It's not like she can't merge both – the first half of the album is a pretty earnest exploration of her situation, if you can get past the pop exploration thing. But by the second half, where she gets "happy", you tend to focus on the music and wonder why she hasn't gone back to her lovably loopy self. But you can't call it confused; that's being mean considering the context. Gwen somewhat ends up exploring who she really is on this album, and the result is understandably tentative, save for when she really opens up. [NB] | 3/5
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What's going on with Meghan Markle and the Queen's jewels?
Meghan Markle is losing her third close staff member in a matter months, raising questions about her ability to retain assistants.
Amy Pickerill, who has served as Markle's assistant private secretary since last year, will leave her post once Markle and Prince Harry move to Frogmore Cottage in Windsor later this month, the Daily Mail reports.
Pickerill's departure adds to a growing list of staffers who bolted after less than a year working for the Duchess of Sussex.
In November of last year, another one of Markle's personal assistants, Melissa Touabti, quit after about a year assisting the former actress.
Samantha Cohen, also a close staffer of the former "Suits" star, announced her resignation in December.
Cohen previously worked as private secretary to the Queen, but left in 2017 to join Prince Harry and his now-wife.
Cohen will stay on staff until Markle gives birth to her fist child, who is reportedly due in April.


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Turn the mixture onto parchment paper, and form into a roll, using the parchment paper.
Slice the roll into about 10 pieces.
Roll into balls and form each one into a pumpkin shape. Now let's decorate. Fun for kids!


Let the myths come alive this Halloween party. Have a look at the pictures below to find out how.
If you want to be a good Bigfoot. Let your make-up be a colorful one.
Is your kid looking for that Best Costume 'prize' at a party. What about being a Bigfoot?


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FogBat replied to Brawndo's topic in The Aud Club
Nah. Let them languish. Dig that barb-wire wrapped toy in a little deeper on them and give it some twists, since they've done it to us.
That makes absolutely perfect sense.
He is.
That has to be one of the best ever interceptions in the history of the game without it being a pick 6.
Now THAT was a MasterCard moment! That reaction when your QB gets picked off in the end zone. Priceless.
That's why I call them Jerry's Kids.
The Pro Bowl is a popularity contest between the players. It's better to be picked to the All-Pro team by the sportswriters themselves. And that's coming from NFL insiders, not me.
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UPL out week to week, Subban Month to Month
The crazy idea that RJ and Rayzor floated during last night's Lightning game was for RJ to suit up as the emergency goalie if Subban had to leave the game. Made me wonder if this was going to be a David Ayres redux with a Steve Dangle scream fest to follow.
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Just when I thought I'd seen it all… You may be right. I just can't wrap my head around that
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FogBat replied to LGR4GM's topic in The Aud Club
So, IOW, RJ kinda embellished what happened. BTW, I hated hearing Bogo's name being mentioned last night during the PBP
I listened on SXM. That had to have been Darcy Tucker-style bush league.
She also remembers the last time the Jets won the Super Bowl.
OT - Richard Marcinko, founder of SEAL Team 6, has died
FogBat replied to FogBat's topic in The Aud Club
I've had a lot of respect for the work he did in special warfare and counterterrorism. Granted, I certainly wouldn't want to emulate a lot of his extracurricular activities and bravado that shall not be named due to women and children who might see this forum, but most of us wouldn't have the guts to do what he did in his service for America. I hope that explains why I'm sad to see him go.
Most annoying TV ads…
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Limu Emu & Doug.
Complaint Thursdays
So my wife told me that she wanted one of each at a kitchen supply store. I said that it would drain my bank account. She goes Don't you remember that what's your is mine and what's mine is mine? Then I said (jokingly) So I guess that haggis you're getting me for Christmas is yours too? Yeah, she's got me wrapped around her finger.
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You beat me to it.
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We need more fans like this:
John Madden has died at 85
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Definitely not for the faint of heart, especially if you have stage fright.
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OT - Planning to relocate to Charlotte NC within a year
Bump. What parts of the outlying areas of Charlotte metro would you guys recommend? We've looked at houses on Zillow and spotted ones in places like Gastonia, Kannapolis, Concord, and Lincolnton. Granted, just about all of them are a guaranteed commute, and I absolutely ****ing HATE long commutes. But, it also depends on where I can get a new job at.


Engel C.M., Mark N.C., West K.D. Exchange Rate Models Are Not As Bad As You Think / NBER Macroeconomics Annual. Vol. 22. 2007, revised in 2011.
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Linkevich E.F. Mirovaya valyutnaya sistema: poliinstrumental'nyy standart [The World Monetary System: Poliinstrumental Standard]. Krasnodar, 2014.
Ageev A.I., Loginov E.L. Izmenenie strategii operirovaniya dollarom: zapusk SShA novogo kreditno-investitsionnogo tsikla vo vzaimosvyazi s valyutnymi voynami [Changing the Strategy of Dollar Handling: US Launch of New Credit-Investment Cycle in Association with the Currency Wars]. Ekonomicheskie strategii, 2015, no 3, pp. 20–35.
Kuz'min A.Yu. Ekonomiko-matematicheskoe modelirovanie kursa rublya v usloviyakh chlenstva Rossii v VTO [Economic-Mathematical Modeling of the Ruble in Terms of Russia's Membership in WTO]. Den'gi i kredit, 2014, no 5, pp. 45–49.
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Couple arrested over sale of fake 'Ichiro-model' Oakley sunglasses
NAGOYA – A couple in Hyogo Prefecture were arrested Wednesday for allegedly selling fake "Ichiro-model" sunglasses on an Internet auction site, police said.
According to police, the couple are suspected of violating the trademark law by posting an advertisement on the auction site in September that said they were offering the same style of Oakley-brand sunglasses worn regularly by Ichiro Suzuki of the Seattle Mariners.
Kenzo Takenaka and his wife, Yukako, both 40, allegedly earned about 13,000 yen by selling three pairs of sunglasses shortly after the advertisement went up, police said. Each pair was sold for between 3,000 yen and 6,000 yen.
The model worn regularly by Ichiro is usually sold for 40,000 yen to 50,000 yen, according to a Japanese firm representing the American sunglasses maker Oakley Inc.
According to investigators, the pair have admitted to the allegations, saying they turned to the sunglasses business after sales at their Korean-barbecue restaurant fell as a result of the scare triggered by the discovery of mad cow disease, or bovine spongiform encephalopathy, among domestic cows.
Police seized about 40,000 pairs of sunglasses from various places, including the couple's home in Nishinomiya, Hyogo Prefecture.
They suspect Takenaka and his wife have earned at least 10 million yen from selling fake-brand sunglasses. On some days, the pair sold as many as 100 pairs, investigators said, adding that the fakes may have been purchased by Takenaka in Malaysia.
Takenaka's bank account records showed about 2,900 deposits from across the country between March and October, amounting to about 15 million yen, police said.
Oakley sunglasses are worn by well-known athletes worldwide, including Japanese soccer star Hidetoshi Nakata, who plays for Parma in the Italian Seria A. Marathon runner Naoko Takahashi was seen tossing her Oakley sunglasses away as she won the gold medal at the 2000 Sydney Olympic Games.


Celebrities seem to live a charmed life, but for all the advice they can buy, they're still not immune to estate planning issues and the consequences of ignorance and bad planning. Several recent celebrity estate issues in the news highlight how important it is to plan ahead and get professional advice when setting up your estate plans.
Robin Williams, who passed away in August 2014, created irrevocable trusts to provide for his three children. One of his motives was probably to protect his family's privacy as well as their welfare. However, the trust documents were made public after an original trustee had passed away and the co-trustee needed to petition a court to appoint a new one.
The publication of the documents violated the privacy of the trusts, and potentially Williams' intentions, as one of the major reasons that people decide to establish trusts is to maintain the privacy of an estate's terms. Another potential problem - although Williams' management team claims the trust were outdated and no longer part of his estate plan - is that the plans would have given each of his three children control over substantial assets at age 21.
The lesson: Make sure that you understand what will happen to your trust when key people are no longer able to fulfill their functions. Consider the ages and personalities of your children: are they capable of making responsible decisions about money? Williams could have easily built more structure into his trusts, such that his children's education and maintenance were covered, while keeping control of the assets in the hands of a trustee.
America's favorite radio DJ Casey Kasem's final days were marred by conflict between his second wife and his adult children. During his final illness, his wife challenged his healthcare directives and his daughter's status as his agent for medical decisions. This dispute resulted in a months-long feud over his medical care. After his death in June 2014, it's possible that his children and second wife will fight over his large estate.
The lesson: Communication, communication, communication. Do your best to foster good relationships between the members of your family and leave no one in doubt of your wishes. Kasem could also have done a great deal more planning to help ensure that his wife was cared for after his death while preserving the estate for his children.
In an effort to prevent his children from turning into spoiled "trust fund kids", Philip Seymour Hoffman made a straight bequest of his estate to the mother of his children. Since Hoffman didn't create trusts, and he and his longtime partner never married (preventing her from taking advantage of the unlimited marital tax deduction), his estate is going through public probate, saddling her with an enormous tax bill. Hoffman was known as an activist and philanthropist, and many organizations (not to mention his family) could have benefited from the money that went to the government.
The lesson: Plan in advance and make sure that your estate plan reflects your wishes–whether it's to provide for your family, support charities close to your heart, or contribute to an important cause. Stay informed about tax regulations and work with professionals to help minimize what the IRS gets.
Michael Crichton earned millions from his best-selling thrillers, but he really missed the plot with his estate planning. He died unexpectedly while his fifth wife was pregnant, but never updated his will to provide for the new child. Worse, his will explicitly excluded future children from inheriting, leading to a court battle between his wife (representing her son) and his adult daughter from a previous marriage. Did he intend to disinherit his young son? Only Crichton knows.
The lesson: Review your estate and legal documents regularly to make sure that they still accurately represent your wishes. If you get divorced or married, have a new child, sell a business, or retire, have another look at your estate plans. All these life events should prompt a review of your financial and estate plans.
Final thoughts: What can we learn from celebrities and their financial issues? Start planning now for the unexpected and work with professionals to help ensure that your wishes are respected. It's also critical to regularly review and update your financial and estate strategies to ensure they are keeping up with important changes in your life.


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Why waste our time and get exposed to Covid': TN teachers urge govt for rotational shift
Most of the teachers are travelling in crowded public transport like buses and suburban trains exposing themselves to the virus.
Chennai:
Tamil Nadu college teachers have urged the state government to allow them to come to the institution on a rotational basis as Covid-19 cases are surging in the state.
The college teachers said that several teachers are getting infected with the disease and a teacher had passed away on Tuesday, due to the virus.
The colleges in the state are closed for students but the teachers have to go to the campus daily.
The teachers are worried about their health as many of them have tested positive for the virus.
A teacher at Madurai Government Arts College told IANS: "Teachers are now forced to come to colleges even though there are no classes for students. Most of the teachers have taken both the vaccines but despite that, they are contracting Covid-19. Several teachers have comorbidities and they are being admitted to hospitals once they are affected by the virus. The government must think of our safety and should take some measures to relieve us."
The teachers said that online classes have also been discontinued but they have to go to the colleges just for the sake of duty and because the government is asking them to do so.
In Chennai, the teachers are worried about the high rate of Covid-19 infection in the city. Chennai on Tuesday recorded a 18.1 per cent test positivity rate which is much higher than the 10.3 per cent in Tamil Nadu.
A teacher at the Government Arts College, Chennai told IANS: "The government seems to be careless about the teachers' health as most of them have comorbidities and have to travel in public transport where they can be exposed to the virus. I request the government to at least give the liberty to reach school on a rotational basis."
The Tamil Nadu Government College Teachers Association, however, said that with all the government office staff reaching their offices, the association cannot urge the government to provide relief to the teachers from going to college.
However, the position taken by the Association was rejected by the teachers.
A teacher, working in a government college in Chennai, on condition on anonymity told IANS: "The Teachers association is a useless body. They should have intervened in this matter. Instead, this organisation is trying to belittle teachers. We are not like government office staff, if there are no classes for students, why should teachers come to college. Our profession is to teach students and if it is not happening, then why waste our time and get exposed to the virus."
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257. Every decision relating to the institution of protective supervision or concerning a protected person of full age shall be in his interest, respect his rights and safeguard his autonomy.
The person of full age shall, so far as possible and without delay, be informed of the decision.
1991, c. 64, a. 257.