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Recently, one of my favorite students from my time teaching financial planning at Towson University reached out to deliver some great news: He'd found a career in financial planning. He followed his announcement with a question:
"I really valued everything you taught me and wondering if you can provide me with some of your best practices as an Advisor."
Good Lord, I thought, could you be any more open-ended? But as I began to move on to another task, cognizant of the time it would take to respond well, a number of recommendations that I wish I'd have known when I started my career flooded to mind.
The end result is my top seven best practices for newish financial advisors:
This process has a beginning, but it doesn't have an end. One of the saddest things I see in advisor development involves planners who think they've arrived, who think they know everything they need to know and have, therefore, stopped growing. But that's impossible, because the business changes, laws change and, above all, people change. And that's the business we're in—the people business.
That leads to one final recommendation I may well have listed first: Don't wait until it feels comfortable to "give back." This is a human-helping profession. If you do it well, you'll be rewarded financially; but if you do it right, the personal rewards will far outshine the other.

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You may not have heard of SIGFOX but your dishwasher, power meter, or refrigerator will probably soon be their friends. SIGFOX is a french company that builds Low Power Wide Area Networks (LPWANs) designed specifically for machine-to-machine (M2M) or IoT device connectivity. They have been in the news regularly lately and their latest announcement is the addition of Finland as a customer. In conjunction with Connected Finland, SIGFOX will be rolling out their network to major cities this summer and across the country in 2017 where they anticipate the network will blanket 85% of the population by spring.
The Growth of SIGFOX
Finland is just the latest customer. The SIGFOX network is currently hosting more than 7 million devices, has a presence on all continents, and is rapidly establishing a seamless global network to provide ubiquitous connectivity for potentially billions of devices. In the past 12 months, SIGFOX has added 14 countries to its global network and Finland will be the 19th country to deploy the SIGFOX network. At the end of April, they also announced they had begun to rollout the network in Brazil.
Atari Partnership
SIGFOX is not only focusing on building network coverage; they also announced a partnership with Atari (yes, the Atari of Pong & Space Invaders fame) earlier this month. SIGFOX CEO Ludovic Le Moan is quoted in their press release as saying:
"Atari, which has disruption rooted in their DNA, was quick to envision the transformative role that the Internet of Things can play in interactive entertainment… Our network bridges the virtual and physical worlds simply, reliably and inexpensively and this collaboration will launch a new dimension to gaming, while supporting features that are limited only by the imagination."
This partnership reinforces that SIGFOX has their eye on the bigger picture and are as interested in building the IoT ecosystem as the underlying network. Interestingly, the Atari partnership is not an isolated event. They have partnered with a wide range of other organizations including: a Kickstarter campaign for workout-tracking GPS devices, the city of San Francisco for a hackathon where contestants designed tools (like sensors with machine learning to determine when to water green spaces and devices that use audio waves to determine if mechanical components or devices are working properly), and even with Whistle, the company who manufactures the Fitbit-type device for your dog with built-in GPS tracking.
Future of SIGFOX
The IoT is a huge market and SIGFOX is positioning themselves to play a major role and have already made great partnerships and deployed some very interesting technology. They are a company to watch! They have indicated that they plan to have a presence in 60 countries by 2020 – where do you think they will expand to next? We look forward to hearing your thoughts in the comments!


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The core of the IoT Gateway is Rexroth's XM controller, firmware and a variety of apps to control the system.
Debuting at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas January 5-8, 2017, the IoT Gateway will be on display at the Central Hall booth #14128. For new and existing machines, Bosch Rexroth's IoT Gateway connects to the Internet of Things (IoT) without intervening with automation logic.
Bosch Rexroth is excited to introduce its IoT Gateway during the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas January 5-8, 2017. On display at the Central Hall booth #14128 in the Las Vegas Convention Center, the IoT Gateway is a system of fully coordinated hardware and software components for new and existing machines.
The IoT Gateway makes it easy to connect to the Internet of Things (IoT) without intervening in the automation logic. The precisely coordinated combination of control hardware and software for implementing IT applications collects sensor and process data, transmits it to MES, cloud applications or local machine state monitoring systems and enables process data analysis. The modular software concept of the IoT Gateway is based on Linux, Java apps and open interfaces. The configuration and handling is web-based, free from programming and performed logically in three simple steps.
A huge time and cost savings, no software is needed to set up the system; everything is configurable through web interfaces. Furthermore, users don't have to learn a programming language to utilize the system, making it easy to get started. And, scalable, embedded control hardware complements three system apps that make data recording, processing and forwarding easy.
Dashboard App – The Central Hub
The Dashboard App provides web-based interfaces for administration, configuration, parameterization and visualization of process data. Users receive a detailed overview of the collected data and the devices app enables local monitoring of process data via a standard browser without special software.
Devices App – Flexible Peripheral Connections
The Devices App establishes connections with peripherals such as sensors and signal values are converted into process data (known as endpoints). Connection options for this app are analog voltage and current signals, digital voltage signals, OPC UA, Open Core Interface for Controls, Siemens S7, RFID and Bluetooth LE.
Processing App – Fast Data Transfer
The Processing App converts process data into information using logical and mathematical operations. The app then forwards that information to higher-level systems such as Bosch SI – Production Performance Management, Bosch Sensor Cloud, Bosch Energy Platform, Bosch Rexroth ODiN, MES systems and databases.
For more information about Rexroth's IoT Gateway, visit https://www.boschrexroth.com/en/iot-gateway .
About Bosch Rexroth
About Bosch Rexroth
Economical, precise, safe, and energy efficient: drive and control technology from Bosch Rexroth moves machines and systems of any size. The company bundles global application experience in the market segments of Mobile Applications, Machinery Applications and Engineering, and Factory Automation to develop innovative components as well as tailored system solutions and services. Bosch Rexroth offers its customers hydraulics, electric drives and controls, gear technology, and linear motion and assembly technology all from one source. With locations in over 80 countries, more than 31,100 associates generated sales revenue of approximately $5.99 billion (5.4 billion euros) in 2015. To learn more, please visit www.boschrexroth-us.com
About Bosch
Having established a regional presence in 1906 in North America, the Bosch Group employs some 28,700 associates in more than 100 locations, as of April 1, 2015. In 2014, Bosch generated consolidated sales of $11.3 billion in the U.S., Canada and Mexico. For more information, visitwww.boschrexroth-us.com , www.bosch.com.mx and www.bosch.ca .
The Bosch Group is a leading global supplier of technology and services. It employs roughly 375,000 associates worldwide (as of December 31, 2015). The company generated sales of $78.3 billion (70.6 billion euros) in 2015. Its operations are divided into four business sectors: Mobility Solutions, Industrial Technology, Consumer Goods, and Energy and Building Technology. The Bosch Group comprises Robert Bosch GmbH and its roughly 440 subsidiaries and regional companies in some 60 countries. Including sales and service partners, Bosch's global manufacturing and sales network covers some 150 countries. The basis for the company's future growth is its innovative strength. Bosch employs 55,800 associates in research and development at 118 locations across the globe. The Bosch Group's strategic objective is to deliver innovations for a connected life. Bosch improves quality of life worldwide with products and services that are innovative and spark enthusiasm. In short, Bosch creates technology that is "Invented for life." Additional information is available online at www.bosch.com and www.bosch-press.com , http://twitter.com/BoschPresse .
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Tehran (AFP)
Aug 24, 2014
Iran on Sunday unveiled two new missiles and two new drones it said have been added to its arsenal, in a ceremony attended by President Hassan Rouhani.
The Ghadir (Mighty), with a range of 300 kilometers (185 miles), is a ground-to-sea and sea-to-sea missile, the official IRNA news agency said. It is in the same family as the Ghader or Qader cruise missile, which has a range of 200 kilometers.
The other missile unveiled on Sunday, the Nasr-e Basir (Clear Victory), is equipped with a seeker homing head. Its range was not given.
The new Karar-4 (Striker) drone can track and monitor enemy aircraft, the agency said, while the Mohajer-4 (Migrant) drone is designed to perform photographic and mapping missions. Iran has developed a major missile program in addition to producing different types of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs), including attack drones.
The United States, whose Fifth Fleet is based in Sunni-ruled Bahrain across the Gulf from the mainly Shiite Islamic republic, has repeatedly expressed concern about these two programs.
Rouhani on Sunday sought to allay such fears. "Iran has no intention to interfere in, dominate or attack other countries or plunder their resources," he said in a speech broadcast on state television, adding that the country's military doctrine was defensive. "But at the same time we will stand up to any aggression," he added.
In May, Iran said it had succeeded in copying an American RQ-170 Sentinel drone that it forced down and recovered nearly intact in December 2011. Tehran is currently engaged in negotiations with the five permanent members of the UN Security Council plus Germany — known as P5+1 — on securing an agreement with world powers on its controversial nuclear program.
Israel and Western powers suspect Iran's civilian nuclear project to be a cover to develop an atomic weapon, an allegation Tehran denies, insisting its uranium enrichment drive is entirely peaceful.
Source: Space War.
Link: http://www.spacewar.com/reports/Iran_unveils_new_missiles_drones_999.html.


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Ladies hairstyles continue altering each time; consequently, you have to stay up-to-date to be able to understand the present designs. If you're woman as well as you need to appear fashionable within the arriving 12 months (2015) here are a few from the anticipated fashionable hair styles with regard to 2015.
Sassy pixie reduce
The great aspect with this particular design is actually it illustrates the face area. It is also womanly therefore which makes it well suited for women-especially the actual old types. To provide the actual design consistency, you need to use the razor blade in order to reduce the actual locks.
Organic Afro
It's been an extremely well-liked design throughout the 12 months and it is likely to be well-liked within 2015. The key reason why the actual design may be extremely popular is a result of it's reduced upkeep character. To find the design just about all you must do would be to reduce hair in order that it could be in between 1 as well as 3 in . lengthy.
Brief frank
This appears excellent you for those who have a good oblong or even sq . encounter. In case your encounter is extremely circular, you need to get a lengthier edition from the design. With regard to perfect outcomes you need to make sure that the actual greatest bit of locks drops simply a good in . over the actual face.
If you wish to keep your locks truly refined, you need to go to the beauty salon a minimum of two times per month.
Ugly frank
It is well suited for individuals with circular encounters. Right here the actual locks is actually a bit lengthier compared to face. You need to adding curls. Before you decide to include the actual curls you need to make sure that the actual locks reaches your own cheekbones. The reason being the actual locks has a tendency to withdraw a minumum of one in . whenever you snuggle this.
The great aspect using the design is actually which it's not hard to preserve. The reason being you do not need lots of items to maintain this within good shape. To have an perfect appear you need to cut this each and every 6 days.
Wavy shag
It is perfect for individuals who want an attractive, messy-on-purpose design. You need to observe that whilst this particular design is excellent, really good locks could be as well sparse with this particular appear.
With regard to perfect outcomes you need to keep your levels lengthy. This really is to ensure the actual locks does not obtain as well brief whenever this frizzes. In case your locks is actually normally wavy, you need to use the actual razor blade moderately to prevent frizzing.
They are a few of the ladies hair styles which are likely to end up being fashionable within the 12 months 2015. For any excellent appear you need to opt for the actual design which is fantastic for that person. It's also wise to keep your locks is performed with a expert.


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Tue, 19 September 2017
Over the last few decades, the importance of design has been growing in the context of how to create disruptive game-changing innovations. Human centered design (HCD) is the way that innovators integrate design with a clear view of customer in to the process of creating an innovation that has impact. Be careful as bad design can doom innovation to the trash heap.
What is human centered design?
[shareable]Human-centered design (HCD) is a design and management framework that develops solutions to problems by involving the human perspective. Human involvement typically takes place in observing the problem within context, brainstorming, conceptualizing, developing, and implementing the solution.[/shareable]
Early Inspiration
Many guests on the show have shared their inspirations when it comes innovation and design. This week is no different. Our guest, Gordon Stannis, shared how a 9 month cross country bike ride sabbatical armed him with a sense of fearless curiosity. By meeting and talking with a wide range of people from different backgrounds, Gordon became equipped to represent them and needs when designing products and services.
He took that experience and perspective to leading design positions at Herman Miller, BMW Group and Prince / Johnson Controls. Even with that experience, he recognized the need to do more. It just wasn't about design but an integrated discipline of design plus technology.
Started Twisthink
Gordon and a partner (who was technical) made the decision to create a company that was both design and technical with some unusual characteristics. There are no departments so no silo's could get established. To reinforce this, every six months Gordon re-shuffles where people set. This creates a constant sense of making of new connections across the organization.
Advice On Human Centered Design (HCD) And Innovation
What are the three pieces of advice Gordon gave for organizations who are thinking about embracing human centered design?
Develop a common language: Teams should create a process and language of human centered design and then train everyone in your organization to understand and use it. This will allow anyone to then run with it on their own.
Visualize: Vizio, PowerPoint and project charts are not tools of visualizing the solution. Organizations need to embrace the process of creating 3D highly visualized forms of the ideas and put them up for everyone to see. Not on some some small whiteboard. Take up the entire wall 10 feet high. Immerse yourself and the team in the visual representation of the innovation.
Understand the hierarchy of innovation: There is a hierarchy of innovation that organizations needs to understand and reward individuals and teams for achieving. These are:
About Gordon Stannis
Gordon Stannis is the Director of Design and Strategy at Twisthink. One of Gordon's greatest accomplishments is Co-Creating Twisthink based on the belief that there was a better way to create and deliver value to clients battling against the relentless wave action of commoditization.
Gordon holds a large number of Utility Patents and International Design Awards in transportation, consumer electronics, durable goods, medical, furniture and more.
[callout]Listen below to this weeks show and be inspired to take advantage of human centered design (HCD).[/callout]
Direct download: Human_Centered_Design_HCD_S13_Ep29.mp3
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Earlier I shared with you a post of one of my journal pages, Wake Up Your Mojo. You can read all about it here.
I also have a canvas that I keep hanging near my arting area with the same basic technique. It does have quite a bit more 3D texture to it as it's not smashed up in my art journal.
The quote, Follow your bliss, is Joseph Campbell. I keep this quote around me to help me remember that if I'm following that which makes me supremely energized and happy and at peace, then I must be somewhere on the right path. I believe that I do get signs of the right path and signs of the wrong path. I know the right path when my energy flows with positive energy and happiness and light. I know the wrong path when my energy is blocked, or when everything seems to have impassible difficulties.
I know that all might be a bit hokey for some of y'all…but it is what is. And that is what's behind this canvas.


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"Most of us have been too lazy, locking the knees out and letting the bones take all the weight. Therefore, those muscles are "off-line" and need to be re-awakened and used." -SH
This will be brief, since my upcoming e-books go into great detail on knees, and as well, if you read the material on this website, and get involved a little bit in changing your habits, it will all help your knees. Especially read the material on ankles and hips. All of that is especially good for the knees, which are between the ankles and hips.
There are just a few things to add. When you walk and stand, begin to learn to soften the knees. Don't lock them out with every step you take, or while standing (as everybody with knee pain does). Walk as if the floor were soft rubber, so that as a foot lands, the knees soften (bends every-so-slightly). All wild animals do like that. Cats do this; if they did not you'd see them walking jerkily as if on stilts.
As a foot takes weight, in standing shifting weight, or walking, slightly soften the knee. It can take many weeks of months of this before your "knee muscles" which control the bending, get smart and strong enough to accomplish this subtle thing in real time. Most of us have been too lazy, locking the knees out and letting the bones take all the weight. Therefore, those muscles are "off-line" and need to be re-awakened and used.
Especially attend to the information on standing and walking. If you walk with one foot in front of the other, you're shearing the ankle, hip and knee with every step you take. There is a better way, please learn that from this website and my YouTube Channel


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There is no reason to believe that the eggplants can start labor. To be true, it is an internet myth. This myth began with news, which started to circulate, about a restaurant called "Scalini's."
During the past 23 years, mothers of more than 300 babies have gone into labor within 48 hours after eating a dish which contained eggplant and parmesan.
The point is that neither eggplant nor parmesan can induce labor, but the dish itself perhaps could. Oregano and basil are the herbs which are suspected to induce contractions. In aromatherapy, these herbs are to be avoided during pregnancy.
There are some reasons for believing that sex can induce labor. First of all, the semen contains prostaglandins which cause the cervix to soften and prepare to open, but it is not quite clear just how many prostaglandins are needed in order to have any effect. Also, an orgasm produces the hormone oxytocin, which causes contractions.
Neither evening primrose oil or red raspberry leaf tea can actually induce labor. Some midwives may point out the reason why evening primrose is not recommended before the 36th week of pregnancy, which is the "full term", but almost all experienced sources agree that it does not do anything that the body wasn't ready to do on its own.
Evening primrose oil is a rich source of prostaglandins. As mentioned earlier, they cause the cervix to soften and prepare to open. Evening primrose oil can be taken orally, no earlier than the 34th week, and can be applied to the cervix during the 36th week. Vaginally, it can be inserted in a form of capsule, or applied as oil directly on the cervix. If it cannot be reached, Evening Primrose oil can also be absorbed through the skin or the stomach.
Red raspberry leaf tea is a Native American remedy. It helps focusing the Braxton Hicks contractions and tones the uterus. It does not cause contractions. It is contraindicated only for pregnancies with complications. Other than that, it is safe to use during the entire pregnancy.
Castor Oil to Bring on Labor is recommended. In theory, castor oil causes diarrhea and the diarrhea cramps cause sympathetic cramps of uterus.
This will not be inefficient, unless all the other conditions are optimal for labor.
Also, there has been much debate of whether this method causes babies to have pre-birth bowel movements. This is called meconium, and can be dangerous. It can cause pneumonia if the baby inhales it.
The main danger of this method is the possible dehydration of the mother, due to severe diarrhea, the loss of strength and possible breastfeeding problems due to dehydration.
Also, a dehydrated uterus is more painful. This makes the woman less able to go through a natural birth, which brings a risk of numerous interventions.


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Magnetization Reversal in Ferromagnetic Nanorings of Fourfold Symmetries
Magnetic nanoparticles offer a broad spectrum of magnetization reversal processes and respective magnetic states, such as onion, horseshoe, or vortex states as well as various states including domain walls. These states can be correlated with stable intermediate states at remanence, enabling new quaternary memory devices storing two bits in one particle. The stability of these intermediated states was tested with respect to shape modifications, variations in the anisotropy axes, and rotations and fluctuations of the external magnetic field. In our micromagnetic simulations, 6 different stable intermediate states were observed at vanishing magnetic field in addition to the remanence state. The angular region of approx. 5°–12° between nanoring and external magnetic field was identified as being most stable with respect to all modifications, with an onion state as technologically best accessible intermediate state to create quaternary memory devices.
1. Introduction
Magnetic nanoparticles have gained the interest of several research groups due to their unique magnetic properties, enabling their possible application in magnetic storage media, sensors, MRAMs, spin valves, and so on [1–6]. In magnetic nanoparticles, shape anisotropy is significantly stronger than magnetocrystalline and magnetoelastic anisotropy so that the magnetic properties can be changed by modifications of the particle shape [7]. This is why magnetic nanodots and nanorings were shown to enable formation of a broad variety of magnetic states, such as onion or horseshoe, flux-closed vortex states, and domain wall states [8–15].
Particularly "square rings" of different shapes and materials have shown interesting magnetic properties. In several situations, hysteresis loops with steps on both sides occur in theoretical and experimental investigations, allowing creating "quaternary" memory systems with four stable states at vanishing external magnetic field and thus the possibility of storing two bits in one position [16]. On the other hand, experimental investigation of these structures has revealed undesired modifications of the original rings' shapes in the lithography process, resulting in modified magnetization reversal processes [17, 18]. This experience underlines the necessity of examining the influence of such shape modifications to allow creation of nanorings with reliable magnetic properties.
In this paper, phase diagrams of magnetic states are presented for "ideal" and "real" square rings, varying the magnetocrystalline anisotropy axes between a random state, as in a typical sputtered sample, and two epitaxial states, as they could be gained by molecular beam epitaxy (MBE) [19] or self-assembly [20], for a complete in-plane rotation of the nanoring with respect to the external field.
2. Materials and Methods
For modelling, the micromagnetic simulator OOMMF (Object Oriented Micromagnetic Framework) [21] was used which is based on finite differences (discretizing space into small cuboids) and the Landau-Lifshitz-Gilbert (LLG) equation of motion [22].
Nanostructures of two different geometries were chosen for simulation (Figure 1): one square ring with "ideal" square corner cuts which has shown to result in intermediate stable states at remanence [16] and one ring with "realistic" diagonal corner cuts which was gained in former lithographic processes [17, 18]. Lateral dimensions were chosen as 200 nm diameter and 5 nm height, similar to real nanorings under experimental investigation [17, 18].
As material, iron (Fe) was chosen which showed ideal properties to reach the aforementioned intermediates states [23]. The chosen parameters were as follows: saturation magnetization A/m, exchange constant J/m, anisotropy constant J/m3, Gilbert damping constant , and mesh diameter d = 5 nm. These values are consistent with typical literature values [24]. The damping constant is slightly increased, compared with values measured in Fe nanostructures [25], to avoid oscillations which would not occur in real experiments with relatively slow field sweeps.
To avoid statistical variations which would superpose the effects due to interactions between the neighboring nanorings, the influence of thermal fluctuations of temperatures above zero was ignored. It can be assumed that any temperature above zero will further decrease the field regions in which all nanorings show the same behavior.
The anisotropy was on the one hand assumed to be uniform on the macroscale, that is, having randomly distributed axes in each cell, to create a sputtered nanoring with polycrystalline structure. In other simulations, the anisotropy axes were fixed at 0°/90° as well as at ±45° to create both extremal cases of epitaxially grown nanorings.
The external magnetic field was applied parallel to the sample plane. The sample orientation was varied between 0° (external magnetic field parallel to the -axis of the sample/to one side of the nanoring) and 45° in steps of 5°. Maximum external fields between ±0.2 T and ±0.3 T were used, depending on the angle, to ensure reaching magnetization saturation. Additionally, minor loops were simulated to investigate the possibility of creating additional stable magnetic states at vanishing external magnetic field.
3. Results and Discussion
Figure 2 depicts a typical hysteresis loop, simulated in the angular region of 1°–15°. While the (positive) saturated state is an onion state, magnetization reversal occurs via a horseshoe state, another anion, and a second horseshoe until finally the next onion state is reached which is the (negative) saturated state. These magnetization states are shown in Figure 3. While the intermediate onion state occurs nearly always in this angular region, the horseshoe states may vanish, depending on the angle, geometry, and anisotropy (epitaxial or sputtered) of the nanoring.
While these states are also visible in the "realistic" shape with diagonal corner cuts, other states occur exclusively in the "ideal" nanorings with square corner cuts with randomly distributed anisotropy axes, that is, in a "sputtered" nanoring. These states are depicted in Figure 4. In all these states, domain walls block the formation of a vortex state.
In Figure 5, phase diagrams of the minor loops via onion states are shown. At first glance, both situations, square or diagonal corner cuts, look similar. Between 1° and approx. 17°, minor loops via onion states are possible for which the connection fields and the minor coercive fields are given. For small angles, the field distances between and are relatively large, allowing for switching into the intermediate onion state by stopping the field sweep within a large field area to go back to zero magnetic field. This is helpful for technical applications in storage devices, and so on. Nevertheless, there is also a significant difference in the angular area around 30° visible where the coercive fields of the nanorings with square corner cuts show a maximum while those of the nanorings with diagonal corner cuts increase continuously.
To evaluate the reason for this difference as well as the occurrence of other possible magnetic states, Figure 6 depicts the complete phase diagrams for the nanorings with square corner cuts, separated with respect to the three anisotropy situations. For both epitaxial nanorings, only onion states are visible; additional steps in the hysteresis loop are correlated with instable modifications of the magnetization distribution in corners which are reversed by small field changes.
In case of a random distribution of the anisotropy axes, that is, a sputtered sample, most of the smaller angles up to approx. 17° reverse magnetization in the aforementioned steps, that is, from positive saturated onion via first horseshoe, intermediate onion, and second horseshoe to negative saturated onion. Nevertheless, for some angles this process works without horseshoe states. In this special nanoring, additional domain wall states may occur for larger angles (cf. Figure 4). While the state with two 360° domain walls is only assumed for 45°, for angles between 17° and 43° one of the states with one 360° domain wall may be taken. While this happens more often in some angles and less often in others, the influence of arbitrary anisotropy axes distribution can change this behavior at any time.
It should be mentioned that the sputtered sample shows more deviations from a clear correlation between sample angle and coercive fields due to the arbitrary distribution of anisotropy axes. This effect results in small variations of the simulated values for repeated simulations.
In Figure 7, the phase diagrams of the nanorings with diagonal corner cuts are shown. Firstly it is visible that no domain wall states occur. On the other hand, in all three anisotropy geometries, the phase diagrams look similar, with the angular region below approx. 20° reversing magnetization via the above describe route, that is, from positive saturated onion via first horseshoe, intermediate onion, and second horseshoe to negative saturated onion, while there are no intermediate states available for higher angles.
In general, it can be stated that the nanoring with diagonal corner cuts shows a more reliable, less arbitrary spectrum of magnetization reversal mechanisms. Due to their statistic character, the domain wall states in the "sputtered" sample with square corner cuts are only of academic interest. From the technical point of view, those angular regions are best suited which(i)avoid instabilities, for example, arising from symmetry axes, such as 0°, or from changes in the magnetization reversal processes, such as around 17°–20°;(ii)are similar for patent shape and diagonal corner cuts;(iii)are similar for sputtered and both epitaxial samples;(iv)are similar for neighboring angles;(v)have large differences between and , since in this way they can simply be reached and are thus well reproducible;(vi)have large differences between and , since in this way they are robust against small field deviations due to crosstalk from neighboring nanorings.
This means that a sputtered sample in an orientation around 5°–10° should be preferred in technological applications, such as quaternary magnetic storage devices.
4. Conclusions
To conclude, we have given an overview of different magnetization reversal processes and magnetic states occurring in square nanorings grown by sputtering or epitaxially from iron. Using micromagnetic simulations, we have shown the variety of magnetic states which can be reached in such nanostructures, depending on the exact shape, anisotropy orientation, and external magnetic field direction. While some processes exhibited a statistical nature and could not be repeated, an angular region around 5°–10° between external field and nanoring side has proven to reverse magnetization via a stable intermediate onion state which can be used for technological purposes, for example, in storage devices or MRAM applications.
Conflicts of Interest
The authors declare that there are no conflicts of interest regarding the publication of this paper.
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Yuletide festivities are upon us, and with Christmas Day already passed, most of us will be quietly nursing our hangovers and cradling full stomachs in anticipation of the coming New Year's celebrations. Some, however, do not approach this as the season to be jolly, but rather, as the season to indulge their overblown persecution complex, picturing themselves to be the tortured victims of an imaginary bauble-adorned conflict: the 'War on Christmas'.
The latest foot-soldier to further reports of this nonexistent battle is journalist Peter Oborne, in a Daily Telegraph article nauseatingly titled "A Government That Isn't Afraid Of Faith: Alleluia!". The article is a masterful work of grovelling sycophancy in which Oborne attests to the deeply moral character of the coalition by citing the possibility of religious influences in its policy– as if the adherence to stubborn political ideology in governmental decision-making wasn't already enough of an issue. The utterly unremarkable celebration of Christmas by coalition members is taken as a sign "that David Cameron's Government has adopted a religious and profoundly moral social and economic agenda", supposedly in contrast with an antipathy toward Christmas which never existed to begin with. The examples provided to illustrate this 'profound' moral duty are trivial at best.
Some of the evidence is merely symbolic, though not necessarily less important for that. Take Christmas cards. Admittedly, David and Samantha Cameron have followed the lamentable example of the Blairs and arranged a self-advertising family portrait, rather than the traditional Nativity scene. But every Christmas card from Government sources I have seen (including the Camerons') has abandoned the secular "Season's Greetings" often favoured by New Labour, and gone instead for a robust "Merry Christmas".
Cards sent out by the Coalition say 'Merry Christmas' instead of 'Season's Greetings'! Praise be! I cannot fathom how uptight one would have to be to throw a tantrum over the use of one slogan over the other– 'Season's Greetings' is hardly a recent invention. Nevertheless, the opening phrase of this paragraph is only partially correct. The example is indeed merely symbolic. It is also utterly unimportant. As it transpires in the course of reading the article, all of the supposed evidence which Oborne provides for his central claim is equally symbolic and lacking in import. Case in point:
Meanwhile, Eric Pickles has used his growing authority as Local Government Secretary to declare war on councils who refuse to celebrate the Christmas message. Back in November, he sent out a powerful instruction that they should stop worrying about causing offence, abandon politically correct formulations like "Winterval" and "multi-faith holiday", and return to the British Christian tradition with carols, mince pies, and all the rest of it. This common sense, it needs to be said, has not only delighted Christians, but has been greeted with relief by those of other faiths, who are fed up with being unreasonably blamed for "banning Christmas".
The only thing that was 'powerful' about Eric Pickle's message was its crushing inanity, given the predictable ignorance it displayed over the fact that the Winterval episode was a nonsense whipped up by influential Christian figures and a hysterical media; something which Oborne shows himself to be just as ignorant of by perpetuating it. As pointed out in Oliver Burkeman's debunking of various "War on Christmas" claims, 'Winterval' was not in any way a replacement of Christmas celebrations. It was, rather, a festival running from November to January which included promotion of Christmas celebrations, as well as promoting celebrations for Diwali and Eid.
According to an official statement from the council, Winterval – which ran in 1997 and 1998, and never since – was a promotional campaign to drive business into Birmingham's newly regenerated town centre. It began in early November and finished in January. During the part of that period traditionally celebrated as Christmas, "there was a banner saying Merry Christmas across the front of the council house, Christmas lights, Christmas trees in the main civil squares, regular carol-singing sessions by school choirs, and the Lord Mayor sent a Christmas card with a traditional Christmas scene wishing everyone a Merry Christmas".
In light of this inconvenient detail, Oborne's noting that Pickle's pronouncement may come as a relief to religious groups who are unfairly accused of 'banning Christmas' is somewhat misleading. By singling out religious groups as the relieved party, Oborne effectively implies that Christmas is threatened by politically correct secularists, when in actual fact, the accusations themselves are the product of pious paranoia. If Oborne really wanted to prevent undue blame from being attributed to people over Christmas bans, he should do his research and realise that the banning attempts cited are complete fabrications.
His final example of the coalition's newfound religious leanings is an article written by Iain Duncan Smith on paternal responsibility which uses Joseph's role in the Nativity as an analogy.
From this trio of rather weak observations– that cabinet members' cards said "Merry Christmas" instead of "Season's Greetings"; that Eric Pickles whined about Winterval; that Iain Duncan Smith used a religious analogy in a Daily Mail article– Oborne draws the conclusion that the coalition is driven by a moral, religious purpose (morality and religious belief are treated as synonymous throughout).
There are three main ways in which Coalition policy reflects Christian teaching. The first is debt repayment. Great teachers from King David (who inveighed in one of his psalms against the wicked man "who borroweth, and payeth not again") to John Wesley have stressed the evils of indebtedness. So do teachers from other religions. So it is often forgotten that George Osborne is following fundamental religious principles by tackling the national debt.
Who is the 'wicked man' that Oborne has in mind, if not the public? If using this parable as analogous to our current economic situation, then Oborne pretends that we are dealing with a simple case of the public helping themselves to a "five-finger discount" after having been offered a fair loan in good-will, whereas the banks' own devious lending practices and laissez-faire regulation must shoulder much of the blame for our current crisis. In any case, one would think that if George Osborne was religiously keen on recuperating money owed, he wouldn't have cleared six billion pounds of the debt which Vodafone owed in avoided tax. One can only presume that getting a camel through the eye of a needle is, contrary to first impressions, incredibly easy.
The second way in which the Coalition reflects Christian teaching concerns the relationship between the state and individual. Both the Tory and the Liberal traditions treasure personal responsibility, while Labour emphasises the importance of decisions made by remote authorities, who are theoretically answerable to the collective will of the people. The basic problem with this is that it flatly denies Christ's teaching about free will. Instead, it can lead to an ugly determinism which assumes that moral decisions are made for us by some impersonal force, whether the state or simply economic circumstance.
This, frankly, seems an exercise in manipulative rhetoric. The separation of 'personal responsibility' and 'the collective will of the people' alone seems suspect, as the two aren't necessarily mutually exclusive. Oborne also capitalises on the common usage of 'free will' by Christian apologists as a cheap get-out clause when dealing with the Epicurean problem of evil to imply that the concept of 'free will' is fundamentally Christian. Working from these two dodgy assumptions, Oborne states that Labour's social policies must lead to an 'ugly determinism' by presuming that moral decisions are 'made for us by some impersonal force'. Some reflection on this, however, reveals that if this impersonal force is formulated as either the state or economic circumstance, then practically any government decision on social or economic affairs can be categorised as impersonal. The accusation is therefore devoid of significance, and the distinction between Tory and Liberal tradition as centred around 'free will' and Labour tradition as 'deterministic' strikes one as, on the face of it, entirely arbitrary.
For those of us who are Christian, this is difficult to swallow – but there is also a very important consideration that viscerally affects even those who have no religious belief. Certainly, some people may continue to behave impeccably towards others if they are taught that society is responsible for our conduct, and not we ourselves. But in this fallen world, there are many who react in a way that is not only damaging to themselves but also to society as a whole.
To put the matter in religious terms, they are not merely denied the prospect of paradise, but are licensed to turn earthly life into a kind of hell for everybody else. Indeed, the central purpose of the Big Society is to try to confront this kind of moral hazard, which is an inevitable consequence of the kind of state intervention we have experienced over the last 50 years.
Oborne's conflating of coalition policy with religious doctrine hereby reaches a climax, as it becomes increasingly difficult to distinguish which element he's actually discussing. The shoddiness of his prior assumptions– that society's collective responsibility is automatically opposed to individual responsibility, and that this individual responsibility is accepted only by the coalition as a distinctly Christian teaching– has rendered his argument all the more perplexing. Note, for example, how he continues to talk about society as if it were an external entity running counter to 'we ourselves', even though society is comprised of 'we ourselves'. What should one make of confusion on this level?
Nonetheless, something that is clearly distinguishable in this passage is that tired cliché which assumes that a lack of faith leads to immoral behaviour. As has been noted time and time again, such statements say more about the religious individuals who make them than it does of those to whom they are addressed. Oborne has simply reiterated the famous line from Dostoyevsky's 'The Brothers Karamazov'– "Without God, everything is permitted"— and tacked it onto this lazy political speculation. Rather than take this as a given, Oborne would do well to acquaint himself with the existentialist conception of personal responsibility and free will, whereby individuals are resigned to their relative amount of freedom, and thus have no choice but to take full responsibility for their actions precisely because there is no divine appeal to be had when facing the consequences. By this account, it makes no sense to suppose that without God everything is permitted, since, while there is indeed no higher power who would prohibit anything, nor is there one with a rubber-stamp of approval at the ready– actions must simply be weighed up according to their social advantages and disadvantages. A kind of hell indeed.
As for the application of this muddled philosophising to political concepts such as the Big Society, the assertions made remain unsubstantiated. In what way is the moral deterioration of society an 'inevitable consequence' of the 'state intervention' of 'the past 50 years'? What precisely is being referred to? Oborne doesn't specify, relying as he does on empty religious platitudes and deliberately vague inferences.
Since it's that joyful time of the year, Peter Oborne's prize is a belated Season's Greetings card from The Twenty-First Floor team! The receipt of a card which reads Season's Greetings instead of Merry Christmas will no doubt be recognised by him as another grand victory for filthy secularists as ourselves, who despise Christmas with all our hearts, what with its advent calendar chocolate, exchanging of presents, and similar abominations.


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Please read below the full text of Mayor Carlos A. Gimenez endorsement of the Women's Fund Pay Equity Movement.
Office of the Mayor, Miami-Dade County, Florida
August 23, 2017
Dear Miami-Dade Business Leaders:
Since I took office, I have listened and learned about the importance of pay equity and promoting equality in our County's workplaces. I have made changes to reflect my commitment to the issue, including hiring and promoting women to executive positions in the County. My outstanding team reflects the power of this commitment to equality.
I'm proud to stand for equal pay, and I recognize its ability to improve conditions for many Miami-Dade families. That is why I am acting to make our County the best place for women, and all Miamians, to work and live.
Pay Equity is a priority issue for the County and essential to Miami-Dade's economic growth. Women make up over 51 percent of the County's residents, but 20 percent of women in Miami-Dade County are living in poverty. Pay equity can make a significant impact on those poverty rates, yet women still earn just 80 cents for every dollar a man makes for equal work. This is unacceptable.
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Thursday, June 03rd, 2010
sculpting dolls
is a long and difficult process,
turned to
for some time away from the clay (don't worry, we'll go back.) Roz has an excellent collection of craft books. A few weeks ago she brought over a Japanese book on making tiny, adorable felt animals. Since I'm a sucker for tiny, adorable things, I happily spent an evening making a tiny whale, and a tiny dinosaur. The dino is about 3" tall, and the whale is about 1.5" tall.
Roz made
a pretty fantastic chicken
, and has since made a
cow and monkey
that put our first attempts to shame. She's pretty crafty too :)
Totally by coincidence, I came across some more felt fun. I was excited to find
this tutorial
for making felt dahlia corsages by Megan of
Not Martha
. Making a Mother's Day gift out of felt and glue felt like such a throwback to elementary school craft projects that I jumped to it and picked up some felt and fabric glue from the craft store after work.
I took some step by step pictures, but I think the original tutorial and the
follow up post
have plenty of details for the curious crafter. I ended up making three flowers (so far).
The first, in red, was my guinea pig. I rushed to make it between work and painting class so the petals were rushed and poorly spaced. Somehow it still came out nicely, so I've kept it for myself and have worn it a handful of times in the past weeks. There's something about a giant, red, felt flower pin that makes me very happy.
Next I made one in purple. Since I had rushed the red one, I wanted to try doing it properly before using the pink and yellow felt I bought for my mom. I think I was being a little paranoid because the purple flower came out perfectly- nothing to worry about! Nils' mom's birthday is right around the same time as Mother's Day so I sent her the purple flower and hoped it would be a nice surprise.
Finally, I made one for my mom- the original point of my felt adventure! I used some heavier weight wool felt in pretty pinks, yellows and orange. By now I was getting pretty good at this, so I modified the back of the flower for a cleaner edge. I tucked a little Mother's Day message into the pocket (which I of course forgot to take pictures of) and sent it on its way wrapped in dusky pink paper. Crafty!
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Friday, June 04th, 2010 at 10:38 AM
gaw! the critters are sooo cute lol i remember the first felting session when we were all trying to figure out how to put them together XD and dood! those flowers are simply amazing!! the different colors give it such a different look :)
Post #2
Friday, June 04th, 2010 at 9:07 PM
1. Did you just get captcha spam?
2. Love the dino and flowers.. and whale... great crafting! You should make a penguin next.
3. I\'m sitting outside the Phoenix airport waiting for my ride--it\'s so nice out!
Post #3
Monday, June 07th, 2010 at 10:17 AM
Thanks, Roz!
1. Yeah.. I totally did. So sneaky!
2. I'm not sure I'll revisit felt animals, but if I do I'll totally make a penguin.
3. The weather was gorgeous here too! You're back just in time for more rain, of course.
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3 Favorite Games For Families With Kids
Affordable and having stood the test of time, these three games are a must for every home with children. If you have kids or know someone who does and one or more of the following is missing, put it on your Christmas list now!
I fondly remember the Monopoly marathons my siblings and I had during Christmas vacation each year. After the initial scuffle over who got the horse game piece, we'd settle down for hours of fun, learning how to increase our wealth while navigating the board and dealing with random consequences when drawing Chance or Community Chest cards. Monopoly is a great game for learning how to count money, cooperate and deal with setbacks.
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Yep, a plain old fashioned deck of playing cards. Nothing fancy, just hours of good fun, either alone or in a group. Not really a game like those listed above, a deck of cards is instead a whole host of games. Do you have any idea how many different ways there are to play Solitaire? And playing cards are versatile. Why, you can even build a house with them!
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Specialised courts - Malta
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This section provides information on the organisation of specialised courts in Malta.
Specialised courts
The Constitutional Court
Second instance
That court is heard — appeals in respect of cases involving alleged human rights violations, interpretation of the Constitution and invalidity of laws. It also has original jurisdiction to decide on questions concerning members of the House of Representatives and on any reference made to it concerning voting for election of members of the House of Representatives.
Presided over by the Chief Justice and two other judges
The First Hall of the Civil Court
First instance
The First Hall of the Civil Court also deals with cases concerning the alleged violation of human rights and fundamental freedoms that are protected by the Constitution and the European Convention on Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms.
Presided over by a judge
Industrial Tribunal
First instance
This tribunal hears cases related to unfair dismissal and discriminatory or other unlawful treatment in the workplace.
Presided over by a chairperson
Rent Regulation Board
First instance
The Rent Regulation Board hears cases related to changes in the conditions of leases, including rent increases and termination of the lease. These cases must relate to rental agreements entered into before 1 June 1995.
Presided over by a magistrate
Land Arbitration Board
First instance
The Land Arbitration Panel hears cases relating to the classification of the expropriated land, the public purpose of expropriation and the amount of compensation due to the owner.
Presided over by a magistrate
Rural Lease Control Board
First instance
This Board hears cases dealing with land — leases and claims made by owners regarding the termination of lease.
Presided over by a magistrate
Administrative Review Tribunal
First instance
That court has the power to review the administrative acts.
Presided over by a judge or a magistrate
Partition of Inheritances Tribunal
First instance
This Tribunal hears and decides on cases related to the partition of property held in common by the heirs of a deceased person.
Presided over by an arbitrator
The Competition and Consumer Appeals Tribunal
This Tribunal hears and settles appeals against decisions, orders or measures of the Director-General for Competition and the Director-General for Consumer Affairs. The decisions of the Tribunal are final other than in exceptional cases where appeals are permitted. such appeals are, however, limited to points of law.
Presided over by a judge and two members
Court of Revision of Notarial Acts
First instance
This is a special court that monitors all Notaries, the Notarial Archives and the Public Registry. It has the authority to visit and inspect the Notarial Archives, the Public Registry and notaries' offices, and to impose disciplinary sanctions. This Court also has the power to order corrections of incorrect information contained in records in the Public Registry.
Composed of members known as Visitors
Administrative courts
Judicial review is the process by which a decision of a government department, authority or agency may be reviewed and ultimately revoked by the courts if found to be illegal.
The action is available to anyone who is aggrieved by a governmental decision or action which concerns them. Article 469a of Chapter 12 of the Laws of Malta is the operative article granting such power to the courts. However, even in the absence of this legislative provision, judicial review may be regarded as an inherent power of the courts on the basis of the doctrine of separation of powers generally embraced by democratic states.
The ordinary courts — namely the First Hall of the Civil Court — have jurisdiction in such matters, with the right of appeal to the Court of Appeal.
The Administrative Justice Act entered into force on 1 January 2009 and provides for the establishment of an Administrative Review Tribunal. This independent and impartial tribunal reviews administrative acts referred to it by any aggrieved person and also rules on disputes that are referred to it. It is chaired by a person who holds, or has held, the office of a judge or of a magistrate in Malta. Appeal against the Tribunal's decisions can be made to the Court of Appeal.
Other special courts
The local tribunals
Local tribunals are an integral part of the judicial system in Malta. They can be seen as an extension of the courts, and deal with offences which, though of a trivial nature, can be of great nuisance to the general public. Local tribunals are presided over by a Commissioner for Justice who is appointed and removed in the same manner as any other magistrate. This guarantees that every citizen is given the chance to air specific grievances whilst ensuring that the fundamental principles of a fair hearing are respected. There are nine local tribunals that group together several local councils.
Legal databases
Please refer to the Maltese page "Organisation of justice in Member States — Malta" where you will find detailed information on and links to the relevant databases.
Related links
Ministry for Justice, Culture and Local Government
Court Services — Sentenzi Online
Court Services — Court Proceedings
Court Services — Judicial Sales by Auction
Court Services — Civil Forms (in Maltese)
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