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A magick poem!
I thought I'd throw this in for a whimsical change. This is a poem inspired by my current work in progress, A Little Magick, which is a children's fantasy as well as the sequel to Magick & Moonlight. Also below you can find the cover to the upcoming story and the initial blurb.
Blue glow afore me,
That which creates strange sights and beautiful worlds,
Causes this fear within my breast,
Causes chaos inside,
The demon takes over,
Makes me question…
Who am I?
What have I done?
Mama, teach me more,
Tell me of this strange magick inside my hands,
Inside my heart.
Little Rosanna Hamilton, or Rosie as she is called, goes to Seattle to stay with her uncle. There she meets some new friends…and some enemies. She doesn't know that her emotions will trigger something unusual. So far from home, suddenly Rosie has become a full witch like her mother, much to the dismay of Uncle Adam. For a time, it is great fun to use her powers the way she wants, but soon it just causes more chaos. Can Rosie figure out how to use these new-found powers for good or will she be lost to the dark side forever?


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Would a player intentionally suck to become a part of history? The pitcher who let Barry Bonds set the HR mark says no; his teammate says yes. Join us this week, on As The Nationals Turn.
You all recall Mike Bacsik. No? He was the guy who gave up Barry Bonds's 756th home run in 2007, and then never sniffed the big leagues again. Tim Redding was his teammate in Washington, and thinks those pitches to Bonds were a little too good.
You know, I don't like to speak ill of people...Mike was a nice guy and a good teammate....but Mike wanted to give up that HR. I was charting pitches that night for my start the next day and it was super obvious that he wanted to give it up. Everything to Bonds was low 80's and center cut. I think Mike had some notion that if he gave it up, he could be part of history and make a few dollars out of it one day.
Pretty heady accusations, coming from a man who was non-tendered by the Nationals. Bacsik responded today:
Refreshingly honest. We like that around here. Bacsik took a shot at Redding, and like so few of his pitches, he hit his spot:
Mike Bacsik Grooved It [Capitol Punishment]
Bacsik and Redding should settle this feud with a steel cage match [Nationals Enquirer]

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Mika Emilie Leonia Brzezinski, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Zbigniew Brzezinski of McLean, Va., was married yesterday to James Patrick Hoffer, a son of Patricia Hoffer of Lititz, Pa. The Rev. Donal Kehew, a Roman Catholic priest, and the Rev. Harry Boehmke, a Congregational minister, jointly officiated at the West Side Church on Block Island, R.I.
Mrs. Hoffer is a reporter for the WFSB-TV, the CBS affiliate in Hartford. She graduated from Williams College.
Her father, who was President Jimmy Carter's national security adviser, is a counselor at the Center for Strategic and International Studies and a professor at the Nitze School of Advanced International Studies at the Johns Hopkins University, in Washington. Her mother, Mary B. Brzezinski, is a sculptor.
Mr. Hoffer is a reporter for WTNH-TV, an ABC affiliate in New Haven. He graduated from Temple University.Continue reading the main story


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Peter Burling was at the helm for Emirates Team New Zealand this week, when the Kiwis overwhelmed holders Oracle Team USA 7-1 to lift the Auld Mug off Bermuda on June 27.
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Social Organization
Chapter 12: The Theory of Public Opinion
Charles Horton Cooley
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PUBLIC OPINION AS ORGANIZATION — AGREEMENT NOT ESSENTIAL — PUBLIC OPINION versus POPULAR IMPRESSION — PUBLIC THOUGHT NOT AN AVERAGE — A GROUP IS CAPABLE OF EXPRESSION THROUGH ITS MOST COMPETENT MEMBERS — GENERAL AND SPECIAL PUBLIC OPINION — THE SPHERE OF THE FORMER — OF THE LATTER — THE TWO ARE UNITED IN PERSONALITY — HOW PUBLIC OPINION RULES — EFFECTIVE RULE BASED ON MORAL UNITY
Public opinion is no mere aggregate of separate individual judgments, but an organization, a cooperative product of communication and reciprocal influence. It maybe as different from the sum of what the individuals could have thought out in separation as a ship built by a hundred men is from a hundred boats each built by one man.
A group "makes up its mind" in very much the same manner r that the individual makes up his. The latter must give time and attention to the question, search his consciousness for pertinent ideas and sentiments, and work them together into a whole, before he knows what his real thought about it is. In the case of a nation the same thing must take place, only on a larger scale. Each individual must make up his mind as before, but in doing 90 he has to deal not only with what was already in his thought or memory, but with fresh ideas that flow in from
(122) others whose minds are also aroused. Every one who has any fact, or thought, or feeling, which he thinks is unknown, or insufficiently regarded, tries to impart it; and thus not only one mind but all minds are searched for pertinent material, which is poured into the general stream of thought for each one to use as he can. In this manner the minds in a communicating group become a single organic whole. Their unity is not one of identity, but of life and action, a crystallization of diverse but related ideas.
It is not at all necessary that there should be agreement; the essential thing is a certain ripeness and stability of thought resulting from attention and discussion. There may be quite as much difference of opinion as there was before, but the differences now existing are comparatively intelligent and lasting. People know what they really think about the matter, and what other people think. Measures, platforms, candidates, creeds and other symbols have been produced which serve to express and assist cooperation and to define opposition. There has come to be a relatively complete organization of thought, to which each individual or group contributes in its own peculiar way.
Take, for instance, the state of opinion in the United States regarding slavery at the outbreak of the civil war. No general agreement had been reached; but the popular mind had become organized with reference to the matter, which had been turned over and regarded from all points of view, by all parts of the community, until a certain ripeness regarding it had been reached; revealing in this
(123) case a radical conflict of thought between the North and the South, and much local diversity in both sections;
One who would understand public opinion should distinguish clearly between a true or mature opinion and a popular impression. The former requires earnest attention and discussion for a considerable time, and when reached is significant, even if mistaken. It rarely exists regarding matters of temporary interest, and current talk or print is a most uncertain index of it. A popular impression, on the other hand, is facile, shallow, transient, with that fickleness and fatuity that used to be ascribed to the popular mind in general. It is analogous to the unconsidered views and utterances of an individual, and the more one studies it the less seriously he will take it. It may happen that ninety-nine men in a hundred hold opinions to-day contrary to those they will hold a month hence—partly because they have not yet searched their own minds, partly because the few who have really significant and well-grounded ideas have not had time to impress them upon the rest.
It is not unreasonable, then, to combine a very slight regard for most of what passes as public opinion with much confidence in the soundness of an aroused, mature, organic social judgment.
There is a widespread, but as I believe a fallacious, idea that the public thought or action must in some way express the working of an average or commonplace mind, must be some kind of a mean between the higher and lower intelligences making up the group. It would be
(124) more correct to say that it is representative, meaning by this that the preponderant feeling of the group seeks definite and effectual expression through individuals specially competent to give it such expression. Take for instance the activities of one of our colleges in inter collegiate athletics or debates. What belongs to the group at large is a vague desire to participate and excel in such competitions; but in realizing itself this desire seeks as its agents the best athletes or debaters that are to be found A little common-sense and observation will show that the J expression of a group is nearly always superior, for the purpose in hand, to the average capacity of its members.
I do not mean morally superior, but simply more effective, in a direction determined by the prevalent feeling. If a mob is in question, the brutal nature, for the time-being ascendant, may act through the most brutal men in the group; and in like manner a money-making enterprise is apt to put forward the shrewdest agents it can find, without regard for any moral qualities except fidelity to itself.
But if the life of the group is deliberate and sympathetic, its expression may be morally high, on a level not merely of the average member, but of the most competent, of the best. The average theory as applied to public consciousness is wholly out of place. The public mind may be on a lower plane than that of the individual thinking in separation, or it may be on a higher, but is almost sure to be on a different plane; and no inkling of its probable character can be had by taking a mean. One mind in the right, whether on statesmanship, science, morals, or what not,
(125) may raise all other minds to its own point of view—because of the general capacity for recognition and deference just as through our aptitude for sudden rage or fear one mind in the wrong may debase all the rest.
This is the way in which right social judgments are reached in matters so beyond commonplace capacity as science, philosophy, and much of literature and art. All good critics tell us that the judgment of mankind, in the long run, is sure and sound. The world makes no mistake as to Plato, though, as Emerson said, there are never enough understanding readers alive to pay for an edition of his works. This, to be sure, is a judgment of the few; and so, in a sense, are all finer judgments. The point is that the many have the sense to adopt them.
And let us note that those collective judgments in literature, art and science which have exalted Plato and Dante and Leonardo and Michelangelo and Beethoven and Newton and Darwin, are democratic judgments, in the sense that every man has been free to take a part in proportion to his capacity, precisely as the citizen of a democracy is free to take a part in politics. Wealth and station have occasionally tried to dictate in these matters, but have failed.
It is natural for an organism to use its appropriate organ, and it would be as reasonable to say that the capacity of the body for seeing is found by taking an average of the visual power of the hand, nose, liver, etc., along with that of the eye, as that the capacity of a group for a special purpose is that of its average member. If a group does not function through its most competent instruments, it is simply because of imperfect organization.
It is strange that people who apply the average theory to democracy do not see that if it were sound it must apply to all the social phenomena of history, which is a record of the works of the collective mind. Since the main difference between democracy and ancient or mediaeval systems is merely that the former is less restricted by time, space and caste, is essentially an appeal to free human power as against what is merely mechanical or conventional; by what magic is this appeal to deprive us of our ancient privilege of acting through our efficient individuals ?
One who ponders these things will see that the principles of collective expression are the same now as ever, and that the special difficulties of our time arise partly from confusion, due to the pace of change, and partly from the greater demands which a free system makes upon human capacity. The question is, whether, in practice, democracy is capable of the effective expression to which no very serious theoretical obstacle can be discerned. It is a matter of doing a rather simple thing on a vaster and more complicated scale than in the past.
Public opinion is no uniform thing, as we are apt to assume, but has its multifarious differentiations. We may roughly distinguish a general opinion, in which almost everybody in the community has a part, and an infinite diversity of special or class opinions—of the family, the club, the school-room, the party, the union, and so on.
And there is an equal diversity in the kind of thought with which the public mind may be concerned: the content may be of almost any sort. Thus there are group ideals, like the American ideal of indissoluble unity among
(127) the states, the French ideal of national glory, or the ideals of honor and good-breeding cherished in many families; and there are group beliefs, regarding religion, trade, agriculture, marriage, education and the like. Upon all matters in which the mind has, in the past, taken a lively interest there are latent inclinations and prepossessions, and when these are aroused and organized by discussion they combine with other elements to form public opinion. Mr. Higginson, recounting his experience in the Massachusetts legislature, speaks of "certain vast and inscrutable undercurrents of prejudice . . . which could never be comprehended by academic minds, or even city-bred minds," but which were usually irresistible. They related to the rights of towns, the public school system, the law of settlement, roads, navigable streams, breadth of wheels, close time of fishing, etc. "Every good debater in the House, and every one of its recognized legal authorities, might be on one side, and yet the smallest contest with one of these latent prejudices would land them in a minority."[1]
This diversity merely reflects the complexity of organization, current opinion and discussion being a pervasive activity, essential to growth, that takes place throughout the system at large and in each particular member. General opinion existing alone, without special types of thought as in the various departments of science and art, would indicate a low type of structure, more like a mob than a rational society. It is upon these special types, and the individuals that speak for them, that we rely for the
(128) guidance of general opinion (as, for instance, we rely upon economists to teach us what to think about the currency), and the absence of mature speciality involves weakness and flatness of general achievement. This fault is often charged to democracy, but it should rather be said that democracy is substituting a free type of speciality, based upon choice, for the old type based upon caste, and that whatever deficiency exists in this regard is due chiefly to the confused conditions that accompany transition.
General public opinion has less scope than is commonly imagined. It is true that with the new communication, the whole people, if they are enough interested, may form public judgments even upon transient questions. But it is not possible, nor indeed desirable, that they should be enough interested in many questions to form such judgments. A likeness of spirit and principle is essential to moral unity, but as regards details differentiation is and should be the rule. The work of the world is mostly of a special character, and it is quite as important that a man should mind his own business—that is, his own particular kind of general service—as that he should have public spirit. Perhaps we may say that the main thing is to mind his private business in a public spirit—always remembering that men who are in a position to do so should make it their private business to attend to public affairs. It is not indolence and routine, altogether, but also an inevitable conflict of claims, that makes men slow to exert their minds upon general questions, and underlies the political maxim that you cannot arouse public opinion
(129) upon more than one matter at a time. It is better that the public, like the general-in-chief of an army, should be relieved of details and free to concentrate its thought on essential choices.
I have only a limited belief in the efficacy of the referendum and similar devices for increased participation of the people at large in the details of legislation. In so far as these facilitate the formation and expression of public will upon matters to which the public is prepared to give earnest and continuous attention, they are serviceable; but if many questions are submitted, or those of a technical character, the people become confused or indifferent, and the real power falls into the hands of the few who manage the machinery.
The questions which can profitably be decided by this direct and general judgment of the public are chiefly those of organic change or readjustment, such, for instance, as the contemporary question of what part the government is to take in relation to the consolidation of industries. These the people must decide, since no lesser power will be submitted to, but routine activities, in society as in individuals, are carried on without arousing a general consciousness. The people are also, as I shall shortly point out, peculiarly fit to make choice among conspicuous personalities.
Specialists of all sorts—masons, soldiers, chemists, lawyers, bankers, even statesmen and public officials—are ruled for the most part by the opinion of their special group, and have little immediate dependence upon the general public, which will not concern itself with them so
(130) long as their work is not palpably inefficient or in some way distasteful.
Yet special phases of thought are not really independent, but are to be looked upon as the work of the public mind acting with a less general consciousness—partly automatic like the action of the legs in walking. They are still responsible to the general state of opinion; and it is usually a general need of the special product, as shoes, banks, education, medical aid and so on, that gives the special group its pecuniary support and social standing. Moreover, the general interest in a particular group is likely to become awakened and critical when the function is disturbed, as with the building trades or the coal-mine operators in case of a strike; or when it becomes peculiarly important, as with the army in time of war. Then is the day of reckoning when the specialist has to render an account of the talents entrusted to him.
The separateness of the special group is also limited by personality, by the fact that the men who perform the specialty do not in other matters think apart from the rest of the society, but, in so far as it is a moral whole, share its general spirit and are the same men who, all taken together, are the seat of public opinion. How far the different departments of a man's mind, corresponding to general and special opinion, may be ruled by different principles, is a matter of interest from the fact that every one of us is the theatre of a conflict of moral standards arising in this way. It is evident by general observation and confession that we usually accept without much criticism the principles we become accustomed to in each sphere of
(131) activity, whether consistent with one another or not. Yet this is not rational, and there is and must ever be a striving of conscience to redress such conflicts, which are really divisions in society itself, and tend toward anarchy. It is all easy but weak defence of low principles of conduct, in business, in politics, in war, in paying taxes, to say that a special standard prevails in this sphere, and that our behavior is justified by custom. We cannot wholly escape from the customary, but conscience should require of ourselves and others an honest effort to raise its standard, even at much sacrifice of lower aims. Such efforts are the only source of betterment, and without them society must deteriorate.
In other words, it is the chief and perhaps the only method of moral and intellectual progress that the thought and sentiment pertaining to the various activities should mingle in the mind, and that whatever is higher or more rational in each should raise the standard of the others. If one finds that as a business man he tends to be greedy and narrow, he should call into that sphere. his sentiments as a patriot, a member of a family and a student, and he may enrich these latter provinces by the system and shrewdness he learns in business. The keeping of closed compartments is a principle of stagnation and decay.
The rule of public opinion, then, means for the most part a latent authority which the public will exercise when sufficiently dissatisfied with the specialist who is in immediate charge of a particular function. It cannot extend to the immediate participation of the group as a whole in the details of public business.
This principle holds good in the conduct of government as well as elsewhere, experience showing that the politics of an intricate state is always a specialty, closer to the public interest, perhaps, than most specialties, but ordinarily controlled by those who, for whatever reason, put their main energy into it. Professional politicians, in this sense, are sure to win as against the amateur; and if politics is badly managed the chief remedy is to raise the level of the profession.
De Tocqueville says that " the people reign in the American political world as the Deity does in the universe. They are the cause and the aim of all things; everything comes from them and is absorbed by them."[2] And we may add that, also like the Deity, they do things through agents in whom the supposed attributes of their master are much obscured.
There are some who say we have no democracy, because much is done, in government as elsewhere, in neglect or defiance of general sentiment. But the same is true under any form of sovereignty; indeed, much more true under monarchy or oligarchy than under our form. The rule of the people is surely more real and pervasive than that of Louis XIV or Henry VIII. No sovereign possesses completely its instruments, but democracy perhaps does so more nearly than any other.
When an important function, such as government, or trade or education, is not performed to the satisfaction of watchful consciences, the remedy is somewhat as follows. A rather general moral sentiment regarding the matter must be aroused by publishing the facts and ex
(133) posing their inconsistency with underlying standards of right. This sentiment will effect little so long as it is merely general, but if vigorous it rapidly begets organs through which to work. It is the nature of such a sentiment to stimulate particular individuals or groups to organize and effectuate it. The press has a motive to exploit and increase it by vivid exposition of the state of affairs; enthusiasm, seeking for an outlet, finds it in this direction; ambition and even pecuniary interest are enlisted to gratify the demand. Effective leadership thus arises, and organization, which thrives in the warmth of public attention, is not long wanting. Civic leagues and the like —supposing that it is a matter of politics—unite with trusted leaders and the independent press to guide the voter in choosing between honesty and corruption. The moral standard of the professional group begins to rise: a few offenders are punished, many are alarmed, and things which every one has been doing or conniving at are felt as wrong. In a vigorous democracy like that of the United States, this process is ever going on, on a great scale and in innumerable minor groups: the public mind, like a careful farmer, moves about its domain, hoeing weeds, mending fences and otherwise setting things to rights, undeterred by the fact that the work will not stay done.
Such regeneration implies the existence of a real, though perhaps latent, moral unity in the group whose standards are thus revived and applied. It is, for instance, of untold advantage to all righteous movements in the United States, that the nation traditionally exists to the
(134) ends of justice, freedom and humanity. This tradition means that there is already a noble and cherished ideal, no sincere appeal to which is vain; and we could as well dispense with the wisdom of the Constitution as with the sentiment of the Declaration of Independence.
On the same principle, it is a chief factor in the misgovernment of our cities that they are mostly too new and heterogeneous to have an established consciousness. As soon as the people feel their unity, we may hopefully look for civic virtue and devotion, because these things require a social medium in which to work. A man will not devote himself, ordinarily, where there is no distinct and human whole to devote himself to, no mind in which his devotion will be recognized and valued. But to a vital and enduring group devotion is natural, and we may expect that a self-conscious city, state, university or profession will prove to be a theatre of the magnanimous virtues.


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Palestinians carry out terror attacks because they are oppressed and deprived, right? That's what the media would have you believe. And they'll tell you that it is Israel that oppresses them.
The problem? The young man accused of being the first suicide bomber in Yerushalayim in a decade doesn't fit the so-called "profile" of a desperate terror operative.
His uncles are prosperous merchants. He did not grow up in a refugee camp. He went on shopping trips to Jordan.
The cover photo on his Facebook page includes the image of Yahya Ayyash, a.k.a. "The Engineer," the chief bombmaker for Hamas, who likely was killed by an exploding mobile phone planted by Israeli agents in 1996.
On Monday afternoon, 19-year-old Abdel Hamid Abu Srour boarded the Egged No. 12 bus and placed a package between his legs. His uncles think that it might have been his first visit to Jerusalem.
His seat was above the vehicle's gas tanks, according to Israeli news media. His relatives scoffed at the idea that Abu Scour would know how to make a bomb himself.
His high school grades were poor enough that he wanted to retake subjects and redo his exams.
Who gave him the bomb and how it was detonated is the object of a fast-moving investigation.
Hamas claimed that Abu Srour was a member of the Islamist terror movement, although the Gaza-based terrorist group did not assert direct responsibility for the bombing.
Israeli police announced today that they had arrested several members of a Hamas cell in Bais Lechem tied to the case, as reported earlier here on Matzav.
The bomb created a fireball that consumed the bus, injuring 20 Israelis, one seriously. Abu Srour was mortally wounded in the blast. He lost both his legs and died Wednesday after a series of surgeries at an Israeli hospital.
The Palestinian Ministry of Health described Abu Srour as a resident of the Aida refugee camp, a tough, politicized neighborhood of tight, twisting alleys where the walls are painted with murals of the late Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat and covered with the faded posters of dead teenagers hailed as martyrs, killed either attacking Israelis or in clashes with Israeli troops.
But his relatives said Abu Srour was more of a Palestinian preppy, the scion of a well-to-do and well-known clan of eight prosperous brothers, who own and operate a string of furniture outlets and are rich enough to take their young sons for holidays in Jordan and to set them up with their own shops selling clothes.
"We are financially comfortable, you could say very comfortable," said his uncle Mahmoud Abu Srour, who was gathered with relatives in a courtyard at a family house in Bais Lechem awaiting the return of his nephew's body so they could bury him.
Abu Scour's teenage cousins listened to their uncles speak but kept silent. They wore pricey watches, skinny jeans and fancy sneakers.
Abu Srour's father declined to speak on the record. He was exhausted, he said. His family said his DNA was used to identify his son. He said the body was unrecognizable to him.
Earlier in the day, the father denied in an interview with Reuters that his son had any connection to Hamas, which had announced Wednesday that Abu Scour was the bomber and that he was an affiliate of the group.
"I never thought my son would do such an act," the father said. "My son did not make me feel, even for 1 percent, that he has feelings or thoughts like that. Never."
An uncle said that Abu Srour didn't know chemistry, had never done construction or worked in mining – suggesting that he could not have built a bomb and that someone gave him the explosive device.
"He had some chickens and goats in the back yard," his uncle said. "He told us he wanted to be a veterinarian."
His connection to Hamas is mystery, the uncle said. After the explosion, "all the political factions claimed him as their own."
But on his Facebook page, there is a photo Abu Srour with a Hamas flag. Israeli news media also reported that before he died, Abu Srour had given his mother a photograph of himself wearing a Hamas scarf. The Jerusalem Post reported that Abu Srour's relatives gave out sweets on the street to celebrate his martyrdom in the bomb blast.
Relatives suggested a possible motive for the suicide attack. Abu Srour's cousin was killed by Israeli soldiers during a clash in January when troops raided a neighborhood in Beit Jala, a town that abuts Bais Lechem. According to Palestinian news media, Ahmad Abu Srour, 21, was shot in the chest while confronting Israeli soldiers.
His uncle blamed Israel's "49-year military occupation," but he also said he only "wanted to live in real peace."
"They are making a big mistake provoking these children," he warned. "Kids today are uncontrollable."
There you go. He was "provoked."
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You're invited to come along and see how good the gospel of Jesus Christ is as we remember His death for us on the cross, so that we can be forgiven of all our sin. We will hear this message preached, and then in the bread and juice we will take, eat and drink to remember Jesus' body broken for us, his blood shed to pay the penalty for our sin.
You're also invited to stay with us after our time of gathered worship and enjoy some delicious food over lunch. For those who call Reforming Church home, it is our pleasure to serve as we bring food to share for this meal.
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• Breathing restrictions will be reduced. In connection with the problems pointed out above, cleaning your upholstery can also alleviate breathing problems. If you or anyone from your family has pre-existing respiratory conditions, it will only take this minor exposure to cause breathing problems. Breathing restrictions should not be taken lightly as it can lead to fatality when not addressed quickly. By properly maintaining your carpets and upholstery at home, you can resolve this problem for good.
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A traditional medicine practitioner, Segun Fahuwa, has urged Nigerians to protect themselves against cold during harmattan.
He said insulating the body and boosting the immune system would fight against cold, which occurs during the season.
Fahuwa, otherwise called Mister Guarantee, said chewing on a clove of garlic whenever one is coming down with a mild cold or running nose is healthy.
"Try to eat less each day as lower calorie intake helps to slow down aging, reduces age related chronic diseases and extends life span. Most importantly, what makes calorie restriction beneficial is not simply cutting down on intake of food, but in the lowering of insulin levels.
"Intake of vitamin C (especially the naturally occurring Vitamin C) helps greatly in preventing sickness, especially colds. Taking supplemental Vitamin C daily helps prevent most viral infections, but taking more of one nutrient will deplete the existing deficient levels and can contribute to worsening of problems related to that nutrient's metabolism.
"Do not take high doses of Vitamin C daily since it can drastically lower your level of copper. If you happen to be deficient in copper, taking high doses of Vitamin C can compromise your immune system. So observe the Daily Dosage Code. Vitamin C (also known as ascorbic acid) is abundant in vegetables and fruits. It is a water-soluble vitamin and powerful antioxidant. According to the National Institute of Health (NIH), the recommended daily intake for adults- men, 90 mg per day; women, 75 mg per day; pregnant women, 85 mg per day and breastfeeding women, 120 mg per day."
He said: "Make it a practice to eat a diet full of high quality organic vegetables and eliminate sugar and processed foods. This way, you ensure that your body gets all necessary accessory nutrients and micro nutrients needed to optimise on good health and prevent sickness.
"Optimise on your vitamin D intake. In case you are deficient in this "sunshine" vitamin, your immune system will not do a good job of preventing sickness. Vitamin D produces several anti microbial peptides and the most important of these is cathelicidin, a naturally forming broad spectrum antibiotic. A lot of research has revealed that there is an inverse association between lower respiratory tract infections and Vitamin D levels. The higher your Vitamin D levels, the lower the risk of contracting colds and the likes.
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Hi guys, I'm an old timer in age, just new in this forum but not to guns. The reason for just joining today is what I think was a great buy I found today.
I was in a gun shop about 100 miles from home when I happened to see the profile of a 788 in the rack out in the public area of the shop. Next glance was at the muzzle where I noticed it was about .22 caliber and was hoping for a .222. Nope a June 1980 .223 in about 98 percent condition except for a couple of D&T scope mount holes on the barrel and a Weaver mount on the receiver. The tagged price was $150... I did not put it down and did not even try to argue the price down, I just bought it!
Now I am wondering how many .223's were made? The June 1980 is fairly late for 788 production I think and the series number is A300040XX. Blue Book doesn't show a premium for .223 cal but I suspect it is one of the lessor productions. Comments?
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Sure did well for the price Trooperdan. My book says the 788 was made from 67-83. I would imagine the .223 was produced in lower numbers than the other caliber offerings. Is yours a 22 inch barrel? Have always heard that rear lock-up produced great accuracy. This is the model I believe Remington should have reproduced instead of the budget jobs like the 710 or 770 junkers. Think you are better off with the .223 chambering as plenty of ammo offerings these days.
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Well, I checked out my new rifle more closely and I don't believe it has been fired! There isn't a scratch or dent anywhere on the stock and there is absolutely not a mark on the bolt face! It doesn't take many rounds to mark the bolt face and I seen no evidence at all of this one being fired! Well, that condition won't last long, as soon as I can load up some ammo we're going to the range!
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I mentioned this term in post four; I think I owe it to you, dear reader, to describe it in most basic terms.
The substantia nigra is a small area in the brain containing a cluster of black pigmented nerve cells that produce dopamine. Dopamine is a neurotransmitter, a chemical that regulates movement, balance, and walking. It is the substance that is lost in PD.
During my first (and second) bout of depression, I had no knowledge of substantia nigra, very little knowledge of Parkinson's disease, and certainly no interest or need to know. Hey, I was depressed. From what I understand now, a reduction of dopamine, although not clinically linked to depression, is one of the first symptoms experienced by many people who are eventually diagnosed with PD. I certainly found this to be true. And, although I'm just a humble carpenter, it makes sense that changing chemical reactions in the brain would shake up the mood mix.
If anyone has other insight into the dopamine/depression connection, write a comment. I hope that these posts can be interactive, as well as telling my story.
I found this information in the book Parkinson's Disease: The Complete Guide for Patients and Caregivers by Abraham N. Lieberman M.D. and Frank L. Williams. It is quite readable and informative.
Tomorrow's Post: The Orthopedist figures it out.


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87º feels like 99º ~ the soupy air continues unabated with enough thunderstorms interspersed to keep the grass green, the birds fed, and the squirrels happy, all progresses apace
Today, I've completed my summer project: Self-Ekphrasis 20 x 20. Since May 15th, I've created 20 new collages and 20 new poem drafts. Wahooooooooooooooza!
Here, I'd like to praise the deadline in all its boring glory. And, in this case, the deadline was imposed by an outside force. I'm grateful to the University of Central Arkansas's University Research Council for supporting my creative works (yes, they have creative works written into the language alongside "research" projects) with a summer stipend. This is not something I'll be able to receive very often, but I was lucky enough to receive one my first summer as an assistant professor. Along with this stipend, though, comes the writing of the final report, which must be turned in to the URC soon, so I've had a very real deadline with a very real product associated with it to keep me on track.
Knowing that I was accountable for my progress certainly helped me maintain my motivation over these long, sweltering summer days when I've mostly wanted to sleep and watch Cubs baseball. In a larger sense, I was motivated as well to keep my BIC (Butt In Chair) because now my ability to publish matters to my career in a new way. At the community college where I worked previously, faculty were not evaluated on research and publication. I got lots of emotional support for being a working poet alongside being a college instructor, but the two were not tied together. In this new position at a four-year university, publication is not only expected, it is required in my quest for tenure.
Yes, many days, I write because I'm moved to do so, and when I don't write I get grouchy and unbearable. However, the same can be said for exercise and eating well. Sometimes, it helps to have the extra boost of a deadline, of an outside force holding one's self accountable. In the past, I've used poet-friends to set deadlines of exchanged work, or I've put submission deadlines on my calendar from journals and presses that I admire. And, yes, sometimes, I am able to set my own deadlines (one poem per day for two weeks straight, for example) and see them through.
It's not a very sexy idea about writing, but it is what works for me, especially when I'm struggling. And, at the beginning of this stretch, I was struggling to get the words out of my head/body and onto the page/screen. For these last handful of poems based on the collages, the lines flowed with that old familiar ease, reminding me that "yes, I am a poet." I won't lie; it felt good.
My next step for the project will be to work on revising the poems and beginning to send them out to journals that seem receptive to publishing art next to words. This might mean a lot of online journals b/c printing color art on paper is expensive, and I don't think the collages will work in black and white. As I've been reflecting on the project for the final report, the idea of revision popped up. It takes me 3 - 4 hours to create each collage, a time shortened by the fact that I spend hours while I'm watching baseball and Law & Order reruns cutting up images and storing them by category. During the time I spend creating the collage, I'm working through the revision process as I go, selecting images from my hoards, shifting them around on the page, discarding some and choosing others, sometimes making additional adjustments with my scissors, fragmenting an image even more. Once I get out the glue stick, the process is, by and large, finished. I know I could go back and add images or paste over ones I've chosen originally, but I don't. This is very different from poetry, where the revision process, for me, really can't begin until the poems have had time to stew and I've had time to gain some distance from the originating spark. Also, when I revise the poems, I'll definitely be cutting words and adding words, playing with the images in new ways.
There's no grand conclusion about this revision observation. I simply find it fascinating how the two separate art forms are so close together and yet so far apart.
I'll leave you with a few details from some of the collages I've worked on lately, and I'll let you know when and where you can see and read the completed works.
Monday, August 1, 2016
Project Complete: The Benefit of a Deadline
Posted by Sandy Longhorn at 10:07 AM
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- Kathleen said...
Congrats! And thanks for these images, too. And YES to the power of deadlines!!
- August 2, 2016 at 2:59 PM
- Sandy Longhorn said...
Thanks, K!
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- Mary Alexandra Agner said...
Congratulations! And thanks for continuing to share with us on your blog :)
- August 2, 2016 at 6:30 PM
- Sandy Longhorn said...
Thanks, MAA!
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Here's a collection off earned media about ISSP from a variety of media over the years.
October 9, 2018 – Maureen Hart, ISSP's former executive director, discusses the importance of systems thinking (vs. narrow, short-term thinking) and balance in both environmental and social systems as fundamental to sustainability on the Y on Earth podacast. In her discussion with Aaron Perry, she makes the business case for sustainability – especially with the rising tide of Certified B-Corporations.
September 28, 2018 – A byline penned by ISSP Board of Directors President Jeff Yorzyk ran in a USA Today "Sustainable Living" insert. The piece was entitled, Corporations Turn to Regenerative Change for Long-Term Viability.
March 2, 2018 – ISSP Executive Director Maureen Hart is quoted in the GreenBiz article, Green jobs are alive and well, and these 6 companies prove it. "In spite of or perhaps because of the current political climate, the private sector appears to be increasingly embracing the responsibility of evaluating and responding to environmental and social sustainability-related risks," Hart said. "These include risks to supply chains and resources, risks to customer bases, risks to facilities and employees, and reputational risk if organizations are seen as being part of the problem rather than the solution."
February 22, 2018 – GreenBiz included descriptions of the ISSP-SA and ISSP-CSP professional credentials, and quoted ISSP Executive Director Maureen Hart article, in an article titled Is a green MBA worth your time and money? The article discussed green MBAs and alternative paths to effecting sustainability transformation: "This is an area where the ISSP Sustainability Associate credential can be particularly useful for individuals who do not have a sustainability-related degree, as it shows that the individual has the basic knowledge required to integrate sustainability into their work, even if 'sustainability' isn't a primary component of their job, since sustainability needs to be everyone's responsibility."
April 13, 2017 – The Portland Press Herald quoted ISSP Executive Director Maureen Hart in an article about two Maine colleges that focus on sustainability and the environment. Said Maureen, "The number of businesses worldwide that are adopting sustainability practices has grown exponentially in the past decade, creating a need for more professionals with the expertise to guide them." Read the full article here.
April 1, 2017 – Montclair University is an ISSP Educational Partner. Here's the news release from Montclair that describes its 32-credit, online graduate program in sustainability science that begins in fall 2017. The news release highlights that the new program is recognized by both the ISSP and the National Professional Science Master's Association.
September 27, 2016 - In an article on the Study International website, which focuses on news for international students, ISSP founder and former ISSP Executive Director Marsha Willard is quoted about the maturation of the sustainability profession and the inclusion of sustainability in higher education offerings. As Marsha points out, the power of a degree in sustainability is "increasing as each day passes."
September 16, 2016 - Observations from ISSP Executive Director Maureen Hart are included in a CEO Update article about how associations are pursuing a wide range of strategies to educate members and measure the environmental, social and economic impacts of industries. "It's not just about reducing your energy or waste," Maureen said. "A lot of it has to do with changing the culture (of an organization) and being able to make the business case for sustainability."
February 1, 2016 - Historically underprivileged communities are among the most heavily impacted by the problems that sustainability professionals seek to address. In this guest article for Triple Pundit, ISSP Executive Director Maureen Hart talks about how ISSP is doing its part to rectify the continuing socioeconomic and racial stratification in academia and the professional world. Maureen points out that the ISSP Sustainability Professional Certification program ensures that those working in the sustainability field are highly trained and have the skills needed to tackle environmental, social and economic injustice.
August 31, 2015 - ISSP Board Member Kathleen Shaver is an expert on compliance issues. She has worked at some of the world's leading companies, including AlliedSignal, Honeywell, Mattel and Cisco. She's also taken on another important new role, as chairwoman of the Electronic Industry Citizenship Coalition. In a recent interview with Heather Clancy of GreenBiz, Kathleen talked about her passion for employee engagement, some of her accomplishments, and what lies ahead.
August 31, 2015 - A lot of organizations 'get' environmental sustainability, issues related to natural resources, climate change, toxics and waste. It's tangible, and nature sets the bar for sustainability. But many organizations in the developed world struggle to understand what social sustainability has to do with them. What is social sustainability anyway, and how can it contribute to a healthier triple bottom line? Find out in this article by ISSP co-founder Darcy Hitchcock published by Triple Pundit.
April 1, 2015 - ISSP member Mary Singer of CRG Sustainable Solutions recently partnered with ISSP board member Dr. Sarah Lewis PhD, to form a new chapter of ISSP covering the Tennessee, Arkansas, and Mississippi regions. The pair hosted the inaugural meeting of the new chapter in conjunction with the First Annual Earth Month Business Conference this past April in Memphis. In a guest column printed by The Memphis Daily News, Mary makes the business case for sustainability.
December 16, 2014 – Triple Pundit correspondent Devon Bertram provides an in-depth look at two tools featured at ISSP Conference 2014. S-CORE from ISSP and the Future-Fit Business Benchmark from 3-D Investment Foundation and The Natural Step Canada are both featured in Devon's article.
March 25, 2014 - ISSP's own Executive Director Maureen Hart recently spent some time talking to Peter Arpin, host of ReNewable Now, a weekly radio show based in Rhode Island that focuses on the business side of green. Listen to Maureen's interview here.
January 22, 2014 - Engineering News-Record (ENR) named William A. (Bill) Wallace, a chemical engineer and member of ISSP's Board of Directors, a "Top 25 Newsmaker" for his work as the primary designer of the Envision™ Sustainable Infrastructure Rating System. Envision is a unique rating tool that the design and construction industry is embracing to rate sustainability across many types of infrastructure for the first time. http://bit.ly/1c3QejY
July 10, 2013 - Sustainable Business Oregon editor Andy Giegerich reports on projects ahead for members of the recently installed ISSP Leadership Team. In this article, Andy explores ISSP initiatives such as local chapter formation and its work on the Sustainability Body of Knowledge as part of efforts to drive industry wide dialogue about certification of the profession. Here's Andy's article.
June 14, 2012 - ISSP president and executive director Marsha Willard was recently interviewed by Tim Lehmann, a doctoral candidate in Organizational Studies at St. Gallen University in Switzerland. The topic? What it takes to be a sustainability professional. Check out a podcast of their conversation at the Website of Oikos, the international student organization for sustainable economics and management.
March 15, 2012 - ISSP Board Member Ira Feldman Participates in EPA Listening Session on Sustainability: Last year a National Academy of Sciences panel issued a report to US EPA with recommendations about incorporating sustainability across all of the Agency's programs and activities. EPA is now conducting a number of "listening sessions" with invited experts and stakeholders in order to develop a response to the recommendations. On Thursday, March 15, ISSP management team and board member Ira Feldman will participate in an EPA listening session on disclosure information and sustainability reporting. Others invited to this session include Mike Wallace of GRI, Curtis Ravenel of Bloomberg and Jeff Burke of the National P2 Roundtable.
September 26, 2011 - Here's an on-the-ground report from the ISSP Conference 2011 in Portland, focusing on the induction of the first five members of the ISSP Sustainability Hall of Fame (tm) that occurred at the event. Reporting by Paul Studebaker, editor-in-chief of Sustainable Plant. http://bit.ly/qgHmqj
September 19, 2011 - The Sustainability Lexicon Project by ISSP is given credit as perhaps the most interesting effort to get the language of sustainability right in an article by CSR Hub writer Carol Pierson Holding and reposted at the Triple Pundit Website. http://bit.ly/ob9N3M
September 15, 2011 - In response to a growing need to move the world toward sustainable development and sustainable practices, a whole new professional track has emerged in the last decade. In a guest editorial for Sustainable Business Oregon, ISSP executive director Marsha Willard outlines what it will take to be successful as a sustainability professional in the years ahead.
August 22, 2011 - An overview of ISSP's first five years and a preview of ISSP Conference 2011 are highlighted in an interview of ISSP executive director Marsha Willard by Paul Studebaker, editor-in-chief of Sustainable Plant. http://bit.ly/nZBixg
August 8, 2011 - ISSP members teach sustainable business practices at Austin Polytech, a vo-ed school focusing on high-skills manufacturing in Chicago. http://austintalks.org/2011/08/austin-polytech-creating-healthy-futures/
February 2011 - ISSP Executive Director, Marsha Willard, interviewed by Triple Pundit: Sustainability blog Triple Pundit asked Marsha Willard to talk about how organizations are addressing sustainability. See the interview here.
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"Mary has a great sense of rhythm and is dedicated to rhythm guitar—a valuable asset to any band. She doesn't play wimpy guitar—she gets in there with well-placed runs and a lot of power in her playing."Laurie Lewis
Jon Mitguard
Colorado Springs native, is a disciple of the steel guitar and dobro. Something about the liquid sounds one can make with a steel guitar just links up with the listener's soul. He has performed professionally in studios and on stage since before before, and shared stages with Rose Maddox, David Nelson; opened for Willie Nelson and the Doobie Brothers. Currently plays with Danny Click and the Hell Yeahs, plus his own and others projects. The Stadler Gibbons Band is such a fun platform for steel. All perfect songs to orchestrate.
Jon's steel playing is equal parts soulful honky tonk and smoky jazz. - Mary Tilson, Berkeley, CA, KPFA 94.1, America's Back Forty
Chuck Ervin
Born in Memphis and reared in Mississippi, Chuck grew up loving and performing the songs of Jimmie Rodgers and Hank Williams. He's the newcomer to the Stadler Gibbons Band, assuming the bass chair in 2011.
When the boots come off, he performs vintage swing music with The Sylvia Herold Ensemble, American and European roots music with Euphonia, jazz and 1960s pop with The Spin Cats, and is an in-demand bassist in the Bay Area's vibrant jazz scene.
He has been performed with the likes of Bobby Black, Joe Craven, Ed Johnson, Jinx Jones, David Keenan, Keith Little, Tony Marcus, Paul Mehling, Carol McComb, Jim Nunally, Ron Peters, The Saddle Cats, Jeff Sanford, Avram Siegel, Julian Smedley, Wake the Dead, Radim Zenkl, and many others.
Chuck has also worked as an actor and musician in numerous theater productions, including "Woody Guthrie's American Song" and "Hank Williams: Lost Highway."
He studied jazz bass with Glenn Richman, bassist for famed vibraphonist Bobby Hutcherson, and teaches bass at Berkeley's venerable Freight & Salvage Coffeehouse, at adult music camps, and at his Oakland home.
From a marinij.com review of Marin Theatre Company's "Woody Guthrie's American Song":
"But, oh my stars, the music! Sung beautifully by a small ensemble cast, Guthrie's songs are rousing and spellbinding in all the right places. Jeff Waxman's countrified arrangements are done proud by musical director Tony Marcus, Chuck Ervin and Harry Yaglijian on various combinations of acoustic guitar, fiddle, mandolin, banjo, harmonica and standup bass."


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Residents will be appalled to learn that Collingham is threatened by an application for land adjacent to St Oswald's church to be approved as a certified camping and caravan site.
This beggars belief since the land is a designated flood zone that regularly floods, as has already happened this winter.
In addition, major road safety issues are likely to result since site access will be directly onto the A58.
This will inevitably result in further congestion and delays on what is already an overstretched and dangerous road.
Unfortunately, since certified camping/caravan sites are not subject to normal planning laws the development can be allowed simply with the approval of the Camping And Caravan Club (CCC).
Leeds City Council and the Highways Department are not apparently required to support the development, it simply needs the go ahead from the CCC.
This is yet another example of current planning laws, or lack of, failing local communities and contrasts with the Highways Department's recent and successful blocking of the same site's use as a chicken farm.
In addition, a camping and caravan site in this location would be totally out of character with the existing village and detract from the open views towards St Oswald's that are a major feature within the village.
It is hoped that all residents who wish to object to the proposed development will make their views known directly to the CCC at email: firstname.lastname@example.com.
Whilst the prospect of a camp site in Collingham will be of great concern to many residents, a far more significant issue is the prospect of 150 new homes being crammed onto a site within the village.
The planning appeal for the development of 150 new properties at Leeds Road, Collingham, will be heard in Leeds Civic Hall on April 12-18, and thereafter until April 21, 2016.
Members of the public are entitled to attend the meeting, at which both Collingham Parish Council and the Collingham Residents Action Group (CRAG) will be speaking on behalf of the village against the proposed development.
One of the major objections to this proposed development was that it would be built on designated flood zones which form part of the village flood defences.
The experiences this winter of what can happen when flood defences are breached bear witness to the lunacy of allowing such developments, particularly in a time of great uncertainty as a result of long term changes to weather patterns. Quite simply, the existing models on which developers base their calculations cannot not be trusted.
Further, the development would greatly increase the problems already facing residents regarding oversubscribed school and health care facilities, flood risks, road safety and transport concerns.
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The 4th Korea Toric Topology Winter Workshop
Algebras from oriented triangulated manifolds
Zhi Lu
(Fudan University) 2016-12-29
By extracting the idea and techniques of classical cluster algebras, we construct a class of algebras, named as bistellar cluster algebras from closed oriented triangulated even-dimensional manifolds by performing middle-dimensional bistellar moves. This class of algebras exhibit the algebraic behaviour of middle-dimensional bistellar moves, so the construction of a bistellar cluster algebras has a quite difference from one of a classical cluster algebra. In principle, our construction method for bistellar cluster algebras can also be carried on the more general setting of closed oriented triangulated manifolds of any dimension n (not necessarily is even) by performing various bistellar moves. Moreover, we will use bistellar cluster algebras to construct PL invariants for PL manifolds. This is a joint work with Alastair Darby.
The 4th Korea Toric Topology Winter Workshop
On descriptions of products of simplices
Li Yu
(Nanjing University) 2016-12-29
We give several new criteria to judge whether a simple convex polytope in a Euclidean space is combinatorially equivalent to a product of simplices. These criteria are mixtures of combinatorial, geometrical and topological condition that are inspired by the ideas from toric topology.
The 4th Korea Toric Topology Winter Workshop
The formula for the real Buchstaber invariants of skeleta of a simplex
Hyun Woong Cho
The Buchstaber invariants s(K) is defined to be the maximum integer for which there is a subtorus of dimension s(K) acting freely on moment angle complex Z_K associated with a finite simplicial complex K. We can define real Buchstaber invariants sR(K) as a real version. When K is a (m−p−1) skeleton of (m−1) dimensional simplex, say K = ∆m-1m-p-1 , we can find the values of sR(K) by solving integer linear programming. In this case, the condition for sR(K) ≥ k is given by some nice formula. However, this formula holds when a certain condition is satisfied. This condition come from the dual problem of integer linear programming. Additionally, I will talk about the (pre)periodicity of the real Buchstaber invariants in some sense.
The 4th Korea Toric Topology Winter Workshop
(Toric) Residue Mirror Symmetry
Jeongseok Oh
Batyrev and Materov suggested toric residue mirror conjecture which states that some rational function, so called toric residue function, constructed for given Fano toric varietry using its combinatorial data is equal to some power series defined also by combinatorial data of given Fano toric variety after power series expansion at some point. This conjecture is proved independently by Szenes-Vergne and Borisov. In mirror symmetry aspect, it is proved by Batyrev-Materov that some toric residue function is equal to $B$-model Yukawa coupling of Calabi-Yau hypersurface in Fano toric variety. Also the power series which is a counterpart of toric residue function in toric residue mirror conjecture can be written as a generating function of quasimap invariants.
Using mirror symmetry, we gave another proof of toric residue mirror conjecture. Also, in mirror symmetry context, we suggested a generalized conjecture for any GIT quotient target and proved for Grassmannian case. This part is joint work with Kim, Ueda and Yoshida.
In this talk, I will focus on giving explanation of toric residue mirror conjecture and I hope to discuss the possibility to make similar story in toric topology category with other participants.
The 4th Korea Toric Topology Winter Workshop
Algebra Topology of Configuration space
Hao Li
(Fudan University) 2016-12-28
The 4th Korea Toric Topology Winter Workshop
Lagrangian fibers on Gelfand-Cetlin systems
Yoosik Kim
In this talk, we describe the diffeomorphic type of a fiber of a Gelfand-Cetlin system, a completely integrable system on a partial flag manifold, in terms of a tower of bundles. We then give a combinatorial test telling whether a fiber is Lagrangian or not. Also, we discuss how to detect displaceable Gelfand-Cetlin fibers. Finally, we locate a continuum of non-displaceable Gelfand-Cetlin fibers on the monotone full flag manifold F(n) for n ≥ 3, which appears over the line segments connecting the position of the monotone fiber and the centers of certain Lagrangian faces. This is based on the ongoing joint work with Yunhyung Cho and Yong-Geun Oh.
The 4th Korea Toric Topology Winter Workshop
Volume growth in the component of the fibered Dehn twist
Joontae Kim
(Seoul National University) 2016-12-28
A fibered Dehn twist is a special class of symplectomorphisms that can be defined on a Liouville domain whose contact boundary admits a circle action induced by the Reeb flow. We examine a lower bound for the slow volume growth in the component of the fibered Dehn twist by means of the wrapped Floer cohomology which is the version of the Lagrangian Floer cohomology for non-compact manifolds. We apply this result to various examples such as the complement of a symplectic hypersurface in a real symplectic manifold. This is ongoing work with Myeonggi Kwon and Junyoung Lee.
The 4th Korea Toric Topology Winter Workshop
A type-A Weyl group action on the associated real toric manifold
Shizuo Kaji
(Yamaguchi University) 2016-12-27
A simplicial complex $K$ with vertex labelling. in an $mathbb{F}_2$ vector space gives rise to a real toric space. When a finite group $G$ acts on $K$ satisfying a certain condition, it induces an action on the toric space. We investigate the case when $(K, lambda)$ is associated to a root system, and $G$ is its Weyl group. In particular, we give a concrete description of the Weyl group representation on the cohomology of the associated real toric space for type-A root systems. This is joint work with Soojin Cho and Suyoung Choi.
The 4th Korea Toric Topology Winter Workshop
Classification of toric manifolds over the vertex cut of a cube
Hideya Kuwata
(Kindai University of Technical College) 2016-12-27
In this talk, we will discuss about diffeomorphism classification of toric manifolds over the vertex cut of a cube. This family contains Oda 3-fold and a blow-up of three-stage Bott manifolds. This is a work in progress with Sho Hasui, Mikiya Masuda, and Seonjeong Park.
The 4th Korea Toric Topology Winter Workshop
Geometrically bounding 3-Manifolds
Fangting Zheng
(Fudan University) 2016-12-27
The 4th Korea Toric Topology Winter Workshop
Hessenberg varieties and hyperplane arrangements
Tatsuya Horiguchi
(Osaka City University) 2016-12-27
Hessenberg varieties are subvarieties of full flag varieties. The study of the topology of Hessengerg varieties makes connections with many research areas such as: geometric representation theory, quantum cohomology of flag varieties, graph theory, and hyperplane arrangements. In this talk, I will explain the connection between Hessenberg varieties and hyperplane arrangements. More concretely, the following three rings are isomorphic;
(i) the cohomology ring of the regular nilpotent Hessenberg variety,
(ii) the invariant subring of the cohomology ring of the regular semisimple Hessenberg variety under the Weyl group action,
(iii) the quotient of the polynomial ring by the ideal coming from the logarithmic derivation modules of certain hyperplane arrangements.
This is joint work with Takuro Abe, Mikiya Masuda, Satoshi Murai, and Takashi Sato.
The 4th Korea Toric Topology Winter Workshop
Newton-Okounkov polytopes of flag varieties of classical types
Naoki Fujita
(Tokyo Institute of Technology) 2016-12-27
The theory of Newton-Okounkov polytopes is a generalization of that of Newton polytopes for toric varieties, and it gives a systematic way to construct toric degenerations of a projective variety. In the case of flag varieties, their Newton-Okounkov polytopes are deeply connected with representation theory. Indeed, we can compute specific Newton-Okounkov polytopes of flag varieties by using representation-theoretic methods. In this talk, I will explain a relation among Newton-Okounkov polytopes of different type flag varieties, which comes from a folding of the corresponding Dynkin diagram.
The 4th Korea Toric Topology Winter Workshop
Towers in Toric Topology
Eunjeong Lee
The 4th Korea Toric Topology Winter Workshop
Wedge operation and classification of toric spaces
Hanchul Park
Two remarkable classification results of toric spaces contain:
(1) that of generalized Bott manifolds by Batyrev, Dobrinskaya, and Choi- Masuda-Suh,
(2) and that of toric manifolds of Picard number 3 by Batyrev.
Our previous works vastly generalize these results to general toric spaces and real toric spaces. Let us fix a category of toric spaces such as (omnioriented) quasitoric manifolds, toric manifolds, or small covers, and let (K, λ) be a corresponding characteristic pair of a simplicial sphere and a characteristic function. Then there is a (combinatorial) algorithm to find all characteristic functions over the wedges K(J). Note that base simplicial complexes corresponding to (1) are the boundaries of crosspolytopes. Moreover, the pentagon and the octahedron correspond to (2). Another previous work is the classification of toric manifolds over wedges of polygons. In this talk, we give a complete classification of small covers over wedges of polygons, which is a real version of the above. Furthermore, the "wedge algorithm" does not work for the class of real toric manifolds, unlike that of small covers. This is a joint work with Suyoung Choi.
The 4th Korea Toric Topology Winter Workshop
Wedge operation on toric orbifolds
Jongbaek Song
There are several advantages to studying a topological space whose integral cohomology groups are concentrated in even degrees and torsion free. For instance, their K-theory and complex cobordism groups may be deduced immediately, because Atiyah-Hirzebruch spectral sequence degenerates. It is well-known that the cohomology ring of a smooth toric variety satisfies this property, however there exist singular toric varieties whose odd degree cohomology groups survive. Hence, it is natural to ask a sufficient or necessary condition for vanishing odd degree and torsion freeness of cohomology groups of a toric orbifold. In this talk, we introduce some partial results about this question. This is a joint work with A. Bahri and S. Sarkar.
The 4th Korea Toric Topology Winter Workshop
Cohomological rigidity of manifolds arisen from Pogorelov class
Seonjeong Park
(Osaka City University) 2016-12-26
A family of closed smooth manifolds are said to be cohomologically rigid if a cohomology ring isomorphism $H*(M)=H*(M')$ implies a diffeomorphism $M cong M'$ for any two manifolds in the family. In this talk, we present some recent results on cohomological rigidity for two families of manifolds associated with polytopes from the Pogorelov class, the class of flag simple 3-polytopes without 4-belts. The first family consists of 6-dimensional quasitoric manifolds over polytopes from the Pogorelov class. The second family consists of 3-dimensional small covers of polytopes from the Pogorelov class. This is a joint work with Buchstaber, Erokhovets, Masuda, and Panov.
The 4th Korea Toric Topology Winter Workshop
Cohomology of non-orientable toric origami manifolds
Haozhi Zeng
(Fudan University) 2016-12-26
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|Bill Allombert on Sat, 18 Nov 2006 01:00:41 +0100
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|Re: time-limited integer factorization
On Fri, Nov 17, 2006 at 11:25:18PM +0100, Bill Allombert wrote: > On Fri, Nov 17, 2006 at 01:45:46PM -0800, Max A. wrote: > > Dear pari-users, > > > > Is there a way to perform integer factorizations in GP bounded in time? > > Say, I want to factor a certain number but spend at most one hour. If > > factorization is not finished within this time frame, I want to it to > > return all found factors along with a composite co-factor. > > This script should do the trick on UNIX/Linux systems. > > default(factor_add_primes,1) > install("getpid","l") > timefact(N,sec)= > { > trap(siginter,0, > system(Str("(sleep ", sec ,";kill -INT ",getpid(),")&")); > factor(N)); > factor(N,0); > } Well that will not really work because if the factorisation finish before the allocated time, you still get the SIGINT later on and that will terminate the next factorisation So I propose a cleaner way. You need the following C file: ----%8---alarm.c---------------------------- #include <pari/pari.h> #include <unistd.h> /* GP; install("startalarm","vL",,"./alarm.so"); GP; install("stopalarm","v",,"./alarm.so"); GP; addhelp(startalarm,"(sec): interrupt GP after sec seconds"); GP; addhelp(stopalarm,"(): stop a pending alarm"); */ static void pari_sigalarm(int foo) { raise(SIGINT); } void startalarm(long sec) { os_signal(SIGALRM,pari_sigalarm); alarm(sec); } void stopalarm(void) { alarm(0); } --------------------------------------------- (You can compile and run it with gp2c-run) Now the script is a bit simpler: default(factor_add_primes,1) install("startalarm","vL",,"./alarm.so"); install("stopalarm","v",,"./alarm.so"); timefact(N,sec)= { trap(siginter,0,startalarm(sec);factor(N)); stopalarm(); factor(N,0); } Cheers, Bill


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Taliska was the language spoken by the Bëorian (First) and Hadorian (Third) Houses of the Atanatári, who spoke different dialects. The language of the Third House was more pure and they felt that the dialect of the First House had alien elements.[1]
The Second House of Men spoke an unrelated language, the Haladin tongue. This language and Taliska were not mutually intelligible.
The exact origin of Taliska is not clear, but what is certain is that there are both Elvish and Dwarvish (Khuzdul) influences, suggesting the Atanatári (Fathers of Men) had contact with both peoples before arriving in Beleriand.
Adûnaic, the language of Númenor, and ultimately also Westron (the "Common Speech") as well as the languages of the Northmen are derived from Taliska.
Other versions of the Legendarium
A rather complete grammar and syntax of Taliska is known to exist, but despite work by Tolkienists this has as of 2008 not yet been published.
It is possible that Taliska belongs to an older phase of his creation, put along with Qenya, Ilkorin and Gnomish. The status of Taliska changed inconsistently:
- In an earlier version, the name "Taliska" referred to the language of the Houses of Bëor and Haleth. The House of Hador spoke another language, which would eventually be conceived as Adûnaic. In an early text by Tolkien, some words he labels as Taliska refer to terms which in the later version would be used by the Haladin.
- Later, in the essay "Of Dwarves and Men" (published in The Peoples of Middle-Earth), Tolkien wrote that the Bëorians and Halethians did not speak related languages: The Hadorians still spoke "ancient Adûnaic", and the Bëorians had a closely related language; it was the language of Halethians that was unrelated to both of them (see pre-Númenorean).
In this later conception, we cannot know what would happen to the name "Taliska" since Tolkien did not use it: it should refer to the language either of the Haladin still or of the Hadorians-Beorians.
The term Taliska, as in this article, is used sometimes to refer to the common language of the Hadorians-Beorians (instead of Haleth), but this usage is unofficial and perhaps mistaken.
Taliska was an early language developed by Tolkien. Unlike his later languages which are 'original' (a priori), it was based directly on the Germanic languages, and has a lot in common with the Gothic language; this shows that Tolkien tried to connect his mythos with the origins of Europe, something that was evident in the The Book of Lost Tales Part One. Gothic was an early interest of Tolkien.
The connection with Germanic persisted in the framework of the Lord of the Rings. The Mannish languages that would derive from Taliska or Adunaic, are rendered as Gothic, Norse, Old English, modern English etc. Non-Taliskan languages are usually rendered with Celtic elements, if at all. (q.v. for references).
"Mannish", Ardalambion (accessed 19 May 2019)


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Taking The Kids To Notre-Dame Basilica In Montreal, Quebec
Montreal, Quebec is a great place to visit as a family, but Old Montreal is by far my favorite place in the city. The cobblestone streets and gorgeous architecture will have you feeling as if you've stepped into Europe. It's a completely different vibe as opposed to downtown Montreal. Once you're there, taking the kids to Notre-Dame Basilica is a must. It is my favourite place in the entire city and Montreal's crown jewel.
Notre-Dame Basilica is located on Notre-Dame Street on the corner of Saint Sulpice. It was built in 183- and stands 197 feet high. The interior design was inspired by Sainte-Chapelle in Paris and offers a gothic revival style with details that are extraordinary. Walking into the Basilica is both breathtaking and unforgettable. The beauty touches your soul in a way I've bever expereinced. I first laid eyes on the Basilica while watching the coverage of Celine Dion's wedding to Rene Angelil. They were married here! After that day, I promised we would visit one day and I've been several times since.
There is a smaller chapel, the Chapel of Notre-Dame du Sacré-Cœur (Our Lady of the Sacred Heart) which is located directly behind the Basilica. When you walk in, you are surrounded by rich gold hues in the wood and inlays. This chapel is good for smaller events whether it be a marriage or funeral.
In addition to the religious services offered at the Notre-Dame Basilica, there are many special events that take place throughout the year. Concerts, choir concerts and their infamous sound and light show called "And Then There Was Light". It is suited for children ages 7 and up and during the course fof the show you'll experience work from over 150 artists and technicians move along screens, curtains and projectors. The last time we visited, this was booked up, but it's definitely something we want to do in the future!
Regular admission to the Notre-Dame Basilica is $5 for adults, children 7 to 17 are $4 and ages 6 and under are free. Guided tours are also available from June 28-October 11 for an additional cost.


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I have written for digital and print publications, such as Make: magazine, WIRED online, and Edutopia, and played a part in producing a range of STEAM-themed books. Please see below to learn more of my writing, including links to purchase my books and download a full list of my published work.
Making Makers
This is a book for parents and other educators—both formal and informal, who are curious about the intersections of learning and making. Through stories, research, and data, it builds the case for why it is crucial to encourage today's youth to be makers—to see the world as something they are actively helping to create.


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July 2018
Why we need to switch the story for the Great Transition to succeed
From a narrative of oppression to a story of human evolution
I have been convening conversations about the role of activism in tackling the root causes of climate change, inequality etc. for more than ten years. During the last three years, the conversations in social justice and environmental activist spaces have changed considerably.
Systemic Activism in a Polarised World
The dogmatic attitude that people we dislike and disagree with are incapable of contributing to the future will only cripple our ability to engage with reality. Instead, can we be open to questioning our long-held beliefs and truly listen to diverse points of view and perspectives about systems change?
Re.imagining Activism: A practical guide for the Great Transition
Based on the research collated and the ideas and experiences generated by the Smart CSOs Lab, our booklet Re.imagining Activism: A practical guide for the Great Transition is a practical tool for activists and social change leaders. It provides guidance and support to activists who want to make a meaningful contribution to this deeper change.
Video: "The Numbers"
In a world ruled by money, everything has a price. Even you. But it hasn't always been this way, and it won't be like this forever. The market / a money-oriented world isn't a law of nature. It was created by humans. And humans can change it.


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