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"Music gives a soul to the universe, wings to the mind, flight to the imagination and life to everything." ~ Plato
"We don't stop playing because we grow old; we grow old because we stop playing." ~ George Bernard Shaw
"Music gives a soul to the universe, wings to the mind, flight to the imagination and life to everything." ~ Plato
"We don't stop playing because we grow old; we grow old because we stop playing." ~ George Bernard Shaw
I have a bachelors degree in Communications, Public Relations & Marketing. I'm also a "Certified Protection Professional" with the American Society for Industrial Security.
In and of themselves, these two certificates I have in my office do not open doors for me. What each did, however, is unlock critical thinking.
by Pete Ferguson
I also have a bookshelf full of great books – which also got me thinking outside of the box. And despite being in the security industry, I regularly read Fast Company, Inc, HR Manager, CIO, and ComputerWorld magazines and attend webinars and other learning opportunities not directly related to my field.
Barry Schwartz on LinkedIn writes:
In my view, higher education should be equipping students to answer these four questions:
- What is worth knowing?
- What is worth doing?
- What makes for a good human life?
- What are my responsibilities to other people?
College is not the only place in which answers to these questions can develop, but it is an important place. And siloed, specialized training in a discipline—any discipline—will answer none of them.
I'm grateful for all of my learning experiences. I would like to get a Master's degree when Miles (my youngest, now 3) is settled in school. I do better in a structured environment and I liked attending classes and having debates with people not in my line of profession when I started a few years back. But with family, civic, work, travel and other things occupying my time, it wasn't a good fit.
My father has a PhD and it has served him well. My mentor and career coach Dan Miller did everything required for a PhD except his dissertation when he decided he could spend a year writing a paper that four old men would critique and then it would sit in an archive at the library, or sell a few million dollars in books and seminars on "48 Days to the Work You Love."
We had a mid-level position open last month – three PhDs applied. The salary I can offer would maybe pay for one semester of school. That blows my mind that someone would invest over $200k on a degree to make $50-60k a year. You may break even the day you die.
Whatever you do, always be learning – advice I received multiple times from good professors and my father – and have tried to apply.
Other great advice I received often is to always be writing. And having written over 240 blog entries here – and commented on countless others – I can attest that it has been very educational and helped me see new perspectives.
Finally, network! Not talking FaceBook here – LinkedIn is better – but make sure you are setting up lunch and coffee appointments to pick people's brains.
I recently sat down with a very successful CEO and asked him what advice he has for someone my age to get more mentors. His answer – ask, and show value. He says many of his C-level executive friends and peers often talk about wanting to have a mentee, but seldom get asked. He recommends I select ten people and invite them to lunch on my expense. Be very specific on time requirements (and stick to what you commit to) and actively follow up on everything discussed.
What are you doing to continue your education?
Whatever your life's work is, do it well. A man should do his job so well that the living, the dead, and the unborn could do it no better. ~ Martin Luther King, Jr.
by Pete Ferguson
Recently my brother-in-law applied for a job with great promise and increased salary. He did his research and was convinced that it would be the perfect opportunity.
Unfortunately he didn't get it.
Recession is when a neighbor loses his job. Depression is when you lose yours. ~ Ronald Reagan
Today I worked out with friend with whom I'd worked a year or so ago to fix up his resume, identify his passion, and put together a plan of action.
He also applied for a job that he thought would be perfect for him – but didn't get it. Now he is back in school and working towards a much more promising future.
At the time he was applying for the job I discussed with him the bureaucracy and politics he would have to face. At the time he just wanted a steady salary and sense of purpose and the ability to go from unemployed to gainfully employed.
Choose a job you love, and you will never have to work a day in your life. ~ Confucius
I've had several opportunities over the years to apply for what I also thought would be the perfect job. I got into the final interviews and thankfully the other party decided I wasn't the best fit for the position.
At the time I was disappointed, discouraged, and dismayed. But I've since had the chance to go back and visit the person who did take on the job or talk to others who worked (and now no longer work) for those companies and I can very clearly see how I would not have been happy for very long.
This month I commence my 15th year at eBay. That's a really long time. If I was in Law Enforcement or the military, I'd be five years from retirement.
Throughout the journey I've been blessed to make of my job what I want to make of it. There are many times I feel it is the perfect job for me. There have been times when I have felt stuck and needed to get out.
Thankfully each time I've been able to change direction and create the perfect job for me.
There was a time I loved to travel. And I did 180,000 miles in a year going to Asia and Europe.
There was a time I loved to manage large teams and I was privileged to have over 100 reports across multiple continents.
I burned out, however, spent a few years getting back in touch with what I love to do most – build. And now I'm in a position that was not a position two years ago and I'm having the time of my life.
The very existence of flame-throwers proves that some time, somewhere, someone said to themselves, You know, I want to set those people over there on fire, but I'm just not close enough to get the job done. ~ George Carlin
Being out of work sucks. But for me and the friends I've seen go through it, it has also been a very powerful shift in understanding oneself – getting in touch with one's true inner passion for work and making dramatic changes to move in a different direction.
If you are currently in the job search – all the best luck to you. It is hard to understand now, but many of the "right" jobs will not feel like the right job after a few weeks. You not getting that position now sucks – but in the longer run I hope you can look back and see why. I'm grateful that I've been blessed to see the 20/20 hindsight.
It is a hard transition to go from expecting others to make you happy (with salary, benefits, promotions, etc.) and turn inward and realize the only person capable of these things is yourself.
A lot of people quit looking for work as soon as they find a job.- Zig Ziglar
For the children, they mark, and the children, they know
The place where the sidewalk ends. ~ Shel Silverstein
As a child I often read the poems of Shel Silverstein and dreamed the wide open dreams of a child's innocence. I pictured where the end of the world was, and as "Uncle Shel" suggests – where the sidewalk finally ends.
I searched in India – but instead of sidewalks there were many social and caste barriers. I searched in China – but there were too many sidewalks and McDonald's. I searched throughout Europe and across North America. But I kept finding more and more structure and sidewalks – defined paths where society mandates we should walk.
Yesterday as I tried a different way to work I wandered down a new road where I had not been before and found this sign.
The memories of childhood daydreams flooded back. The limitless potential of what I could become in this life returned, and I have no regrets.
I've spent considerable time throughout the world traveling, experiencing, working, and meeting wonderful people – and learning from them. It has broadened my perception on many issues and provided new ideas and thoughts I had not considered before.
Secretly and playfully in the back of my mind I was always searching for where the "sidewalk ends" – where the paved world ceases and the world of imagination takes hold, releasing all barriers and limits on creativity and what the world "should" be.
Little did I know, the official end of the sidewalk was so close to my childhood home.
I didn't have to search the world for it, although I continue to enjoy the journey.
This year I also met "Uncle Shel," but didn't realize it.
Often in this blog I have referred to Dan Miller, author, coach and someone who has shown me where the sidewalk ends in the constrained world of what many of us have been taught about "work." Dan's permission to leave the "sidewalk" has allowed me to dream about new ideas and opportunities.
When I was at Dan's property in May, I met his son, Jared Angaza. At the time I couldn't place why he looked so familiar, why someone younger than I brought about a nostalgic feeling. But this morning as I looked for pictures of Shel, I immediately understood… (and hope Jared will forgive me)
Jared has searched the world for where the sidewalk ends and has broken many barriers of how the world thinks about Africa, philanthropy, and hopeless women driven to prostitution.
Jared lives in Africa and instead of begging for donations for his ministry, he has worked with widowed women driven to prostitution as the only means by which they thought they could survive after losing their husbands to the internal strifes within their country.
"We made a commitment early on that we'll never treat our artisans as charity cases. We will not let their past define their future. We will give them a voice and a path to experiencing dignity." ~ Jared Angaza
Using what many might mistakenly refer to as garbage, they transform scraps of paper into beautiful and unique one-of-a-kind jewelry which is then marketed in America as chic fashion.
"The process takes the paper detritus of Rwanda — whether it's school folders, film festival posters or paper company waste — and rolls, strings and glues it, then lacquers it with a wood varnish for durability and shine. The result is a collection of stunningly elegant and earthy pieces that look both tribal and modern." – Nashville Scene
Just as the paper is repurposed to something beautiful and of great value, the women's lives are also transformed as they become independent and successful artisans and business women.
Talk about the sidewalk ending and a whole new world of possibilities opening!
Where does the sidewalk end for you and what new beginnings are awaiting where the structured lines of society fade to wide open possibilities?
Life should be deliberate. Our peace, happiness and attitude should not be circumstantial. We choose it. Or we don't. Ultimately, we all do exactly what we want. It's just a matter of how much we want it. ~ "Uncle" Jared Angaza
Where the Sidewalk Ends by Shel Silverstein
There is a place where the sidewalk ends
And before the street begins,
And there the grass grows soft and white,
And there the sun burns crimson bright,
And there the moon-bird rests from his flight
To cool in the peppermint wind.
Let us leave this place where the smoke blows black
And the dark street winds and bends.
Past the pits where the asphalt flowers grow
We shall walk with a walk that is measured and slow,
And watch where the chalk-white arrows go
To the place where the sidewalk ends.
Yes we'll walk with a walk that is measured and slow,
And we'll go where the chalk-white arrows go,
For the children, they mark, and the children, they know
The place where the sidewalk ends.
Every week you have the opportunity to meet new people, share a little about yourself, and learn more about them. Regardless of the facts of your life, how you frame your perspective will have a lot to do with how much longer the relationship will last.
by Pete Ferguson
Whether you are hunting for a new job, looking for a date, or just hanging out, there are countless opportunities in a day to meet someone new. Online, in person, over the phone, how you project your personality is the tipping point in how to get people to like you.
I'm not talking about lying or manipulating a situation, I'm under the assumption that you are a likable person. What I am talking about is the attitude and perspective you employ in how you approach others.
Friend and author Dan Miller, explained this well in his new book, Wisdom Meets Passion:
"What do you tell people when you first meet them? Like anyone else, I can tell my life story as a healthy version or a victim version."
I grew up in a home where we didn't even have running water until I was in the 8thgrade. I knew nothing but poverty. As a 5-yr-old I was forced to get up at 5:30 AM to do my share of the farming chores. Most Christmases I got a new pair of blue jeans – my one pair for the coming year. Because of my parents' legalistic religious beliefs I was not allowed to go to movies, dances or sporting events. Our home was rigid and somber – little laughter. I received zero in financial help from my parents. I hated the cold weather in Ohio. If only I had been born into a family with more opportunity –
In my family we learned how to make good use of everything – nothing was wasted. We grew our own food and I created toys from things other families discarded. As a small boy I had the opportunity to experience real work and to begin my commitment to work that was meaningful – and profitable. With no TV or radio in our house I became an avid reader and that opened me up to a wealth of wisdom and knowledge … The creativity and ingenuity I experienced as a child has served me in a thousand ways in helping me "see" opportunities others miss.
Both of Dan's versions of his life are equally true, but which account makes you want to get to know Dan more?
"What is your story? Even if you lost your job, your dog died, you've got heartburn and they repossessed the truck – what story do you want to be replaying in your mind to move to a higher level of success? What picture are you presenting to others? If you're telling yourself an unhealthy story of your life it will perpetuate the same reality. Creating a healthy story could change the way you see your life – and the way others see and respond to you."
Very true Dan, thanks for the illustrative reminder. Our attitude and perspective are the one thing we can control regardless of a situation.
Both of my grandfathers remained at one job the majority of their lives. My wife's grandfather did to. Now the average job length is 13 months for people under 30 and 2.4 years for the rest of us. Are you prepared?
My mother's father worked in the auto industry. For the majority of his life.
He was responsible for stretching the vinyl tops onto Cadillacs among other tasks. He was a skilled upholsterer and mechanic. And it provided for his family, purchased the house my grandmother still lives in, and taught him many skills.
I've been at one company for 13+ years, but I've changed job functions every 3-4 years. In tech terms, I'm an old timer and as recruiters have told me, my greatest asset is that I've been at one company for so long – and my greatest liability is that I've been at one company for so long.
We are in a new normal where many kids have seen mom and dad – likely grandma and grandpa as well – laid off, downsized, rightsized, furloughed, repositioned, and otherwise rejected from a job they have given their heart and soul to daily for years.
The newer generation isn't stupid, they've learned not to put too much stock into a career because they've seen the pain it has brought those around them.
In the past, job-hoping has been considered a bad thing. According to a study by Evolv, a san Francisco-headquartered surveyor, there is essentially zero correlation between the number of jobs hourly call-center agents held and their future job tenure.
("Job Hopping Isn't Hazardous to Employers," David Shadovitz – Human Resource Executive, June 16, 2012, p8)
What matters most, according to the study, is "job fit, personality and skills."
The good news is that you and I are in control of all three of these attributes. We can choose to invest in ourselves. I was given great advice by Dr. Laurie Wilson, then Head of the Communications Department at Brigham Young:
I'm sure there was other advice she gave, but these stuck and have been reiterated by every good business book I've read. It took a while to get them all going, but having all three has provided a lifeboat of peace when layoffs at my company came and went and as other changes in business have come.
Tomorrow I will talk about a USA Today article about how training cutbacks in corporate America are also the new norm as companies are seeing employees leave faster and have fewer discretionary funds.
You have to take control of your life, build up your skills, and expand your network. According to the article listed above, the average time recruiters spend on a resume is an all-time low – six seconds. Applying online is no longer going to work. You have to have a sturdy network and build a platform to establish your credibility.
Learn: We are all self employed. You may only have one corporate client. What are you doing weekly to build and improve your skills?
Act: Do you have an updated resume? Resumes are just for job searching, they are a way you can measure your skills and abilities and outline areas where you need to grow and add new knowledge. Having an updated resume on LinkedIn also allows recruiters to reach out to you with opportunities otherwise not publicized.
Share: Networking is key. Go to lunch with people outside of your normal network. Ask for help of someone with many more years experience. Mentor someone much younger than you.
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Daring to do what you dreamed to do as a kid can pay off in a big way.
As a kid, I loved to play with Lego plastic bricks. They were a door to a world of imagination, exploration, and fun.
Over the years I collected many different sets and was always on the lookout for more tires and other parts that moved to allow for greater variations.
One of the best things that happened to my Lego addiction was the birth of my baby brother, Mark. I was eleven at the time and it gave me an "excuse" to continue to play for many more years.
It was fun to teach Mark the ins and outs of organization and construction. The "best thing" was repeated again as I've had children. Now our collection takes up three sets of plastic drawers and each child has their own selection.
As a kid, I had heard a rumor that there were Lego Masters, but didn't know what it took to become one. As it turns out, there are only four official Lego Master Model Builders – who work for Lego and help drive the company's vision. The interview process is very different than your standard Corporate America gig.
Resumes aren't very important, creativity is key. Twenty-three-year-old Andrew Johnson of Illinois is the newest — and youngest — to earn the title.
Instead of filling out an employment application, Johnson submitted a stop-animation video featuring a Lego catapult firing a boulder at a dragon. On the basis of that video, he was chosen to battle other candidates in a three-round build-off in front of an audience of kids and parents.
Aside from the official Lego company builders, there are also a number of other master artisans who have left traditional jobs to "play" with plastic bricks.
In an earlier posting, I talked about Nathan Sawaya who left his schooling and career as a lawyer and now holds the distinction of being the first lego artisan to have a solo museum exhibit.
While I still like to create with blocks, I do not desire to build Legos as a profession. However, I do understand the transferable skills – organization, getting the right pieces in the right place, creative problem solving, and the satisfaction of building something worth sharing.
What dreams have you made a reality and which dreams still need to be explored? What skills from your play as a child – and as an adult – are transferable to other areas of competence?
Learn: Take an inventory of what you loved to do as a kid – still love to do as an adult. (One of Dan Miller's clients loved to read history books and now makes six figures narrating history books for home schoolers for example.) What transferable skills exist, and are you using them?
Act: Have some fun, surf the internet, plan to attend a seminar on how to be a professional basket weaver, how to open a scuba diving school, what it takes to be a professional skate boarder, or skate board builder. Hopefully you get the idea
Share: Find youth with the same passions and mentor them. You will both learn and grow in the process. Scouting has been great for me to relive highlights of childhood and create new memories with my son.
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The Miami Chapter of the Hispanic Public Relations Association Announces Its Board of Directors for 2017
HPRA Miami Will Engage and Promote the City's Latino Communications Experts and Provide Opportunities for Professional Development and Networking
February 07, 2017 09:03 AM Eastern Standard Time
MIAMI–(BUSINESS WIRE)–The Hispanic Public Relations Association (HPRA), Miami Chapter, is pleased to announce its 2017 Board of Directors and chapter leadership. The Association's mission is to advance the practice of Hispanic public relations as a marketing discipline, serve as the voice for professionals working in the Hispanic communications field in Miami, empower its 100+ members through support, resources and education, and offer guidance and assistance to students pursuing careers in the field.
2017 @HPRA_MIA Board of Directors ready for a new year. Join us! #hpramiami #PR
"Our new board is a reflection of Miami's cultural diversity and the ongoing transformation of the PR industry," said Jackie Cardozo, HPRA Miami President. "We are a diverse group of corporate communications professionals specialized in different areas within the industry, from public relations for the public and private sectors to content distribution to digital marketing. We are all very eager to bring our knowledge, enthusiasm and fresh ideas to revamp the Chapter and connect with our members."
The HPRA Miami 2017 Board includes:
· President, Jackie Cardozo, Account Executive at Business Wire
· President-Elect, Yazmine Esparza, Senior Account Supervisor at Edelman
· Treasurer, Margarita Hernandez, Executive Account Director at PR Newswire
· Secretary, Stephan Useche, Client Services at LatinoWire/Business Wire
The 2017 Board of Directors includes:
· Director of Scholarships, Ixta Gerard, Co-Founder and Executive Director at PResencia Group
· Director of Programming, Ines Mato, Strategic Planning & Performance Analyst at City of Miami
· Director of Networking, Estefania Acosta Rubio, President at #TEAMEMAR
· Director of Professional Development, Jessica Barrios, Communications Project Manager at International Vapor Group
As in previous years, HPRA Miami will continue offering media tours and professional development opportunities like webinars and in-person meetings, and sharing its knowledge about Hispanic communications marketing through thought leadership pieces and industry discussions. This year, the Miami Chapter will launch a Mentorship Program as part of the membership benefits and will continue working in support of the next generation of Hispanic communications professionals through scholarship opportunities.
To join, individual HPRA membership is $125, $30 for students, and corporate members receive a 15% discount on a minimum of five individual memberships. For more information please visit www.hpra-usa.org.
HPRA Miami
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Scoutie the wonder dog needs a home- Is it your home?
We have fostered Scoutie for nearly four weeks, and in that time, he's gone from a scared and snappy little fellow, with some resource issues and conflict control aggression, to a total sweetheart that I will miss hanging out with. … Continue reading
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tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-60981739920879235742018-09-17T03:21:43.303-05:00KE0CAARadio blogMatthew firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-6098173992087923574.post-21685009034168455422017-02-23T11:21:00.001-06:002017-02-23T11:21:11.207-06:00Radio in SpaceSome friends of mine yesterday assisted a local school in making contact with the ISS. This is one of the many cool aspects of Amateur Radio that continues to draw new and younger people into the hobby when they learn about what we are capable of doing. Just some of the many things we can do that I find interesting are:

Reflect a signal off the moon to another station on earth.

Using less power than it takes to light up an incandescent bulb to send a signal around the world.

Use repeaters built into satellites and space stations to repeat signals around the world

Here is a video of the contact that was made yesterday.

Matthew Fiereckhttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-6098173992087923574.post-8524263367739973272016-10-25T15:13:00.002-05:002016-10-25T15:13:37.168-05:00Short video on why radio is important todayI came across a nice video last year that explains why radio is important in this day and age. With all of these maker type kits and arduino computers and the like its handy to know more of the inner workings.

Matthew Fiereckhttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-6098173992087923574.post-21843956295158322382016-10-25T14:37:00.001-05:002016-10-25T14:47:00.279-05:00Ham radio endeavorsI started in this hobby 2 years ago shortly after my son was born. I had always been interested in radio since I was little playing with the cheap walkie talkies that could barely reach from one end of the house to the other. I remember taking the cordless phone with me to test out its range once and being surprised that I was able to walk all the way down the street without loosing the base. Once my son was born I realized that I really didnt have any hobbies at that point and that I could really use one to help keep be stimulated. I looked up when the next testing session was and found out that I was in 2 days and I crammed for the test and passed.

Since then I have studied for and passed the General and Extra licensing tests and have gotten to know a group of people both locally and around the world who share a wide variety of interests and are all drawn into the hobby for one reason or another. I am starting this blog to document some of the many things I do in the hobby and hope to share with my son when he is a little bit older and is interested in doing more than just grabbing the mic and saying radio radio radio ... :D Matthew Fiereckhttps://email@example.com


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The Forest Trooper is an Outfit set that was released on March 26, 2011. The set is based on Clone ARF Trooper armor that is camouflaged a deep shade of green. The helmet's visor is also shaded green. This item set was not based on the scout troopers that appear in Star Wars: The Clone Wars movie, instead being made up by SOE on similar lines.
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TORONTO (GlobeinvestorGOLD) Weak global economies, SARS, and war in Iraq have all taken their toll on the travel industry, but technical analysis of the sector suggests that it is finally beginning to emerge from its consolidation period, which spanned almost two years.
However, unforeseen obstacles are always a part of life and just as WestJet Airlines is poised to take off, it has encountered some turbulence on both the fundamental and technical fronts.
WestJet's fundamental plans, to move its eastern hub from Hamilton to Toronto's Pearson International Airport and consolidate its existing flights from Terminal 3 and its planned expanded schedule of operations into the new Terminal 1, have been put on hold temporarily as a court ruling gave its insolvent competitor Air Canada all the gates at the new terminal for the time being. WestJet, which plans to triple its weekly departures to from Pearson on April 18, has been assured by the Greater Toronto Airports Authority (GTAA), which runs the airport that it will have the facilities to operate its expanded schedule.
Technically, although the stock has a short-term sell signal, as it trades below its 10- and 20-week moving averages (MA), it is trading well above its 200-week MA, which is very positive. Longer-term, the share price is in the midst of forming a bullish pennant pattern. The pennant is identified by two converging trendlines and resembles a small symmetrical triangle. As pennants are said to "fly at half-mast" from the flagpole, the measuring technique for this continuation pattern is to calculate the length of the flagpole, and add that length to the breakout point. In this case I am projecting the breakout point to be about $31 for a potential target price of $44.25.
Four Seasons Hotels Inc. also appears to be benefiting from investor confidence. Technically the stock has formed a saucer or rounding bottom. The longer it takes for a saucer bottom to form the more significant it becomes as the potential for a subsequent move to higher prices is more certain. The pattern is relatively infrequent and it appears at major market bottoms. In the case at hand it has taken almost two years for it to form.
As is usual with this pattern, the share price is forming a consolidating handle or platform to the right. It is unknown how long the consolidation period will take but once the stock closes above its previous high of $79.08 it will signal a breakout and a rally to new highs will be at hand.
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Well, I've lived here for just about a year now, and scouted out a number of restaurants around town. Where are the top ten places to get a great vegan meal in Halifax? Here we go!
1. Our kitchen. Fact. We have been on such a roll with making realllly good vegan food lately. Indian, Thai, Mexican, Italian. Even some more traditional North American foods made vegan – like quiche, stuffed squash, macaroni and cheese, pizza, chili cheese dogs, and buffalo "chicken." Homemade bread, homemade ice cream, and if you look around the blog you'll see just a few of the sweets I've been making. Our apartment is the best place to eat.
2. Mezza (Lebanese restaurant on Quinpool). Our favorite plan of action at Mezza is for 2-3 people to share a Mezzet Sampler (to make it all veg, ask to substitute some extra vegetable kebbe for the kebbe that normally comes with this platter). This plate is a feast for the eyes and the mouth/tummy. Also, the bathrooms have mouthwash and dental floss, which is rather brilliant.
3. Caribbean Twist (Jamaican restaurant on Gottingen, by the Hydrostone Market). The Vegetarian Delight (with ackee or calaloo) is yummy and a great deal. The curry rotis are good too, although not as interesting as the ackee or calaloo. Fried plantains are always tasty too. Wash it all down with a ginger beer. Mmmmmm.
4. Wooden Monkey (trendy-crunchy restaurant on Grafton Street, downtown). This place always seems to be busy, and is the first restaurant that Haligonians bring up when they find out about my diet. The Wooden Monkey isn't exclusively vegan, but they focus on organic and locally produced ingredients, and they clearly mark the numerous vegan selections on the menu. I've had most of the vegan options from the menu, and they're all good, but none was particularly memorable above the rest.
5. Heartwood (tiny all vegetarian cafe and bakery on Quinpool). Heartwood seemed like the sort of place I should love. There are lots of interesting and delicious sounding foods on the menu, but each time that we've gone, the food just hasn't had that much flavor. Maybe they're trying so hard to make the food healthy that they're skimping on flavor. So it's been a bit of a disappointment, but I will keep going back in hopes of a tastier meal.
6. Economy Shoe Shop (cool cafe and bar on Argyle Street, downtown). There are really only two vegetarian entrees on the menu here (chickpea and veggie curry or vegetable burger), and some appetizers, but shoe shop makes the list because of the unforgettable decor (which has nothing to do with shoes, but is awesome nonetheless).
7. The B-well Sushi and Cafe (cozy sushi cafe on Quinpool). Three words: vegetable sushi pizza. Another three: yam tempura roll. They also have really neat specialty rolls, like the yummy yam dragon roll or super green dragon roll. They usually have some yummy little Japanese desserts available too!
8. Satisfaction Feast (all vegetarian restaurant way up in the North End). Aptly named, Satisfaction Feast has plenty of satisfying vegetarian and vegan meals. I haven't found any of the food to be remarkably good, but it is satisfying. UPDATE: In September 2011, Satisfaction Feast closed after 30 years of business 😦
9. Pete's Frootique (okay, so it's a grocery store, on Dresden Row). Pete's has an excellent deli that offers all sorts of cold salads, as well as samosas and the like. While I haven't eaten from it yet myself, there is also a hot bar where you can have panini, sandwiches, soups, and salads prepared for you.
10. Just Us! (cute coffeehouse on Spring Garden Road). Just Us! has nice vegan panini sandwiches and soups at lunchtime. They also have pakoras and samosas, which are vegetarian and probably vegan (vegan enough for me anyway!).
Honorable mention: Halifax farmer's market (it's not just produce!) and Cora (delicious breakfasty foods, with an emphasis on fresh fruit…lots of vegetarian options, few vegan ones). Also, Cora's logo is super cute and you can get free stickers featuring that cute sun while you're there!
UPDATE: I've posted about a few other fabulous restaurants around Halifax on the blog since I wrote this post: Mary's Place, Indochine Banh Mi (I only mentioned their sandwiches, but their rice noodle bowls are also delicious), Burrito Jax, and Coburg Coffee House.


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[30] viXra:1411.0598 [pdf] submitted on 2014-11-30 11:27:31
Authors: Miroslav Súkeník, Jozef Šima
Comments: 3 Pages.
Modern detectors intended to detect gravitational waves are in function from 2002. Their figure of merith has reached h = 10‒21 from 2007 approaching current values h = 10‒23. Given the number of existing detectors, several hundreds of events involving gravitational waves should be registered to the present day. In reality, there is no one such an event, in spite of the fact that the existence of gravitationa waves has been evidenced indirectly through the binary pulsar PSR 1913+16.
One of the modes of explanation the given state lies in a presumption that due to a non-stationary gravitational field, gravitational radiation is formed creating a barrier for gravitational waves detection. Based on our Expansive Nondecelerative Universe model we declare that only extremely strong sources exceeding the limiting value h = 10‒16 may be detected.
Category: Relativity and Cosmology
[29] viXra:1411.0597 [pdf] replaced on 2014-12-10 01:03:12
Authors: Piero BENAZZO
Comments: 7 Pages.
The Big Bang paradigm observed universe is hypothesised as virtual lens effect. The observer's flat light cone used to observe the sky would generate this by intersecting an actual curved, static and spatially closed cosmos. Its curved space-time would have tilting time axis and be fractal in time. The Hubble length is the only empirical data input needed in the topology, tangent to the curved frame at 60 degrees time axis tilting from the observer, for reciprocal transferability between curved space-time and lens effect. This specifies a 30 degrees angle between the space axis and the speed of light c vector, and a 60 degrees angle between the time axis and the speed of light c vector. These allow measuring the curved frame. Here, brightness would discount fractality remaining unaffected, while redshift would be affected. Their relative differences are transferred from the static curved frame to the observed universe frame. Here, they represent the curvature of the Hubble diagram for the Type Ia Supernovae and Gamma-ray bursts empirical data. This provides empirical evidence of a lens effect and a curved, static and spatially closed cosmos.
Category: Relativity and Cosmology
[28] viXra:1411.0595 [pdf] submitted on 2014-11-29 14:57:17
Authors: Andrew Wutke
Comments: 24 Pages. Draft paper for review.
This paper presents an attempt to define temporal coincidence starting from the first principles. The temporal coincidence defined here differs from Einstein's simultaneity for it is invariant across inertial frames - not relative. The meaning and significance of temporal coincidence is derived from axioms of existence and it somehow relates to Kant's notion of simultaneity. Consistently applied to the Special Theory of Relativity framework, temporal coincidence does not in any way create mathematical contradictions; however it allows looking at some common relativity claims with a dose of scepticism. Time, as derived from Lorentz transformations, appears to be conventional in order to match the postulate of constancy of the speed of light. The relative simultaneity is only apparent due to that convention. There are insufficient grounds to claim that inertial systems moving relatively to each other have their own different temporal realities. Overall, the innate temporal logic we have is not erroneous and does not need to be replaced contrary to the claims of some relativity educators.
Category: Relativity and Cosmology
[27] viXra:1411.0584 [pdf] submitted on 2014-11-28 06:56:33
Authors: Antonio A. Colella
Comments: 10 Pages.
Our universe's composition was established by 100 s after the big bang and remained constant for the next 13.8 billion years. Atomic/subatomic matter constituted 4.9%, dark matter 27%, and dark energy 68% of our university's total energy/mass. Since the cosmological constant was proportional to dark energy density, as our universe expanded both dark energy density and the cosmological constant decreased with time. The cosmological constant problem existed because the Super Universe's volume was E120 larger than our universe. Proof of the Super Universe's parallel universes was via two advanced optical and gravitational observatory techniques.
Category: Relativity and Cosmology
[26] viXra:1411.0576 [pdf] replaced on 2014-11-28 05:22:47
Authors: Radwan M. Kassir
Comments: 53 pages - A simplified physical approach using basic concepts leading to the exposure of the Special Relativity misconceptions. [v2] added paragraph under LT section.
Applying basic classical physics concepts of time and space, while considering event information is ultimately communicated through light—or electromagnetic—signals, it was shown that proper time interval measured in an inertial reference frame (labeled as traveling "object frame") between two co-local events occurring at the frame origin undergoes apparent alteration and perceived as a "time image" in another inertial frame (labeled as stationary "image frame"), when the two frames are in relative motion. The same "time image" was perceived by either frame due to the change of the light speed relative to the reference frames. Under certain conditions of events spatial coordinates, it was shown through obtained modified Galilean transformations that "apparent" length contraction and expansion were associated with "apparent" time dilation and contraction, respectively. In the case the Emission Theory of light was considered, symmetry in regard to the time and space alteration factors between the frames was shown (i.e., time and space in the traveling "object frame" were perceived in the stationary "image frame" altered by the same factors as for the case when the frame "labels" were swapped). The known classical Doppler Effect was readily derived from the established alteration factors. For all classical approaches, and in the case of light, the wave length was invariant.
In the case the Special Relativity approach was considered, i.e. when the speed of light was assumed constant with respect to all inertial reference frames, inconsistent time "images" were perceived, so an ad hoc assumption was required, imposing an artificial transformation distorting the Emission Theory "time image" dimension by the inverse of the relativistic factor "gamma" leading to the Lorentz transformation, applicable under special conditions of the space coordinates in the direction of motion. Misconceptions in the Special Relativity interpretation of the Lorentz transformation were systematically revealed.
Time alteration was perceived as a dilated "image" for receding frames, and contracted for approaching ones. Self-contradiction in the Lorentz transformation was revealed in connection with the time contraction for approaching frames.
When the frames receded and then approached during equal proper time intervals, the net time interval was perceived as an "image" dilated by "gamma" for the Special Relativity approach, as opposed to "gamma^2" for the Light Emission theory. For the Ether Theory assumption, either time dilation or time invariance was obtained depending on whether the traveling "object frame" was taken to be the ether frame.
The "inverse" transformation was shown to be different from the "opposite" transformation in the way that the former had "image" arguments—returning "object" entities—whereas the latter had "object" arguments in the swapped frame "labels" scenario. Furthermore, they have opposite coordinate domains in the motion direction, although they exhibited the same form; "symmetry" misconceptions were revealed.
The known relativistic Doppler Effect was readily derived. For the case of light, the perceived frequency exhibiting a blue shift (frequency increase) in the case of approaching frames, was in line with the established time contraction in this study, contradicting the Special Relativity prediction of time dilation irrespective of whether the frames were receding or approaching. In addition, the wavelength exhibited an increase in the case of receding frames, whereas it decreased when the source was approaching.
Available experimental data related to [apparent] time dilations, Doppler Effect, and non-existence of preferred reference frame for light propagation (Michelson-Morley experiment) could then be analyzed vis-à-vis the classical theories in terms of apparent time and space transformations.
Category: Relativity and Cosmology
[25] viXra:1411.0574 [pdf] submitted on 2014-11-26 16:13:06
Authors: Karl Birjukov
Comments: 27 Pages.
In removing the flaws inherent in the local equivalence principle, and subsequently re-forming it, it is inevitable that how the macrocosm is viewed is changed completely, to the extent that the boundaries of science itself become suspect as they produce reifications in its ultimate forms that most probably have no real existence.
Category: Relativity and Cosmology
[24] viXra:1411.0567 [pdf] replaced on 2015-11-08 17:10:17
Authors: Pierre Réal Gosselin
Comments: 27 pages, Français & English, web site: http://phrenocarpe.org/cgi-bin/zhp/fra/0_0_couverture.pl,
Nous posons l'hypothèse fondamentale que toute radiation électromagnétique se transforme progressivement, évoluant vers et atteignant après une distance appropriée la valeur de la radiation cosmique résiduelle soit une longueur d'onde de 1,873 mm. Ainsi nous expliquons le décalage vers le rouge Z de la radiation provenant des galaxies éloignées moyennant les équations classiques de Maxwell et le principe quantique de l'énergie des photons. La loi de Hubble émerge tout naturellement comme conséquence de cette transformation. Suivant cette hypothèse, nous évaluons la constante Ho (84,3 Km/s/Mpc ) en utilisant les données fournies par le satellite Pioneer tout en expliquant l'anomalie de comportement attribuée à ce satellite. Cette hypothèse se confirme de même par la résolution de quelques situations inexpliquées par la cosmologie actuelle. Nous poursuivons en présentant l'expression modifiée du module de distance et discutons de la distance limite d'observation des phénomènes cosmologiques.
Category: Relativity and Cosmology
[23] viXra:1411.0564 [pdf] submitted on 2014-11-26 08:21:09
Authors: Alfredo Dimas Moreira Garcia
Comments: 117 Pages. §23 Curvatura do Espaço e Tempo
A Teoria da Relatividade Especial conduz a dois resultados, considerados incompreensíveis por vários renomados físicos, que são a dilatação do tempo e a denominada contração espacial de Lorentz. A solução desses paradoxos me conduziu ao desenvolvimento da Relatividade Ondulatória onde a variação temporal é devida à diferença nos percursos de propagação da luz e o espaço é constante entre os observadores.
Category: Relativity and Cosmology
[22] viXra:1411.0554 [pdf] submitted on 2014-11-24 12:11:31
Authors: Jaroslav Hynecek
Comments: 6 Pages. none
In many publications and web forum discussions the claims are constantly being made that in order for the orbits of planets around the Sun to be stable the gravity must propagate at much higher speeds than the speed of light c. In this paper it is shown on a simple and extreme example of two stars orbiting around each other in a circular orbit that this is not the case and that the assumption about the necessity for the large speed of gravity is unfounded. The explanation is based on the recognition that the Newton gravitational force has two components that are not necessarily collinear. This new fundamental finding is supported by modeling the field by gravitons that mediate the force of the field. This model finally leads to the generalization of Newton gravitational law that correctly accounts for the finite speed of gravity. From this result it is also found that the gravitational aberration angle is identical with the aberration angle of light, but is aiming in the opposite direction, lagging behind the source of the gravitational attraction.
Category: Relativity and Cosmology
[21] viXra:1411.0553 [pdf] submitted on 2014-11-24 07:39:42
Authors: José Francisco García Juliá
Comments: 3 Pages.
In a recent paper, it is asserted that the wave equation for the light in the vacuum cannot be used in the special relativity. However, it might be refuted.
Category: Relativity and Cosmology
[20] viXra:1411.0547 [pdf] submitted on 2014-11-23 08:12:20
Authors: Jeffrey S. Keen
Comments: 23 Pages, 38 Figures, 16 Tables
Usually earth energies diverge or associated subtle energy lines meander over the Earth's surface. This paper explores the structure of those mind detected subtle energies that have a cylindrical envelope and possess special properties that keep their 3-dimensional field boundaries parallel and prevent them from diverging. The findings include a complex structure of fractal geometry involving different subtle energy types, together with a newly discovered subtle energy that forms a web pattern providing the "cross bracing" that keeps columnar vortices parallel and stable over long distances and time. Another surprising finding is that the structure of columnar vortices, emanating from sun spots, is identical to the structure of mind created Psi-lines. A conclusion is that the mind is detecting universal laws of physics together with universal constants and ratios. This phenomenon is not just a figment of the imagination, but requires further scientific investigation.
Key Words
Mind, noetics, dowsing, vortices, subtle energies, psi-lines, fractal geometry, structure
Category: Relativity and Cosmology
[19] viXra:1411.0541 [pdf] submitted on 2014-11-22 13:30:24
Authors: George Rajna
Comments: 11 Pages.
Invisibility — like time travel, teleportation, flying, and super-speed — has been a fixture in science fiction ever since science fiction has existed. The most well-known examples range from the one used by the Romulans in Star Trek, Harry Potter's deathly hallows cloaking device, and the eleven cloak Frodo and Sam used to evade Sauron's army at the gates of Mordor. There are hundreds, if not thousands, of other mentions in books, movies and television. Over the years, many scientists have come up with inventive ways to hide objects from sight (one includes a 3D printer); only the process is certainly much more complex than science fiction makes it look. [10]
The gravitational force attracting the matter, causing concentration of the matter in a small space and leaving much space with low matter concentration: dark matter and energy.
There is an asymmetry between the mass of the electric charges, for example proton and electron, can understood by the asymmetrical Planck Distribution Law. This temperature dependent energy distribution is asymmetric around the maximum intensity, where the annihilation of matter and antimatter is a high probability event. The asymmetric sides are creating different frequencies of electromagnetic radiations being in the same intensity level and compensating each other. One of these compensating ratios is the electron – proton mass ratio. The lower energy side has no compensating intensity level, it is the dark energy and the corresponding matter is the dark matter.
Category: Relativity and Cosmology
[18] viXra:1411.0371 [pdf] submitted on 2014-11-19 10:55:48
Authors: George Rajna
Comments: 12 Pages.
A new proposal for an experiment that could test the presence of a fifth force with unprecedented precision. [9]
The gravitational force attracting the matter, causing concentration of the matter in a small space and leaving much space with low matter concentration: dark matter and energy.
The magnetic induction creates a negative electric field, causing an electromagnetic inertia responsible for the relativistic mass change; it is the mysterious Higgs Field giving mass to the particles. The Planck Distribution Law of the electromagnetic oscillators explains the electron/proton mass rate by the diffraction patterns. The accelerating charges explain not only the Maxwell Equations and the Special Relativity, but the Heisenberg Uncertainty Relation, the wave particle duality and the electron's spin also, building the bridge between the Classical and Relativistic Quantum Theories. The self maintained electric potential of the accelerating charges equivalent with the General Relativity space-time curvature, and since it is true on the quantum level also, gives the base of the Quantum Gravity.
Category: Relativity and Cosmology
[17] viXra:1411.0231 [pdf] submitted on 2014-11-18 18:01:58
Authors: Silas Sacheli Santos
Comments: 21 Pages.
New equations for the motion of bodies are derived. The previsions of the theory are: a) if the galaxy is a spiral, the plane galaxy is moving in direction of the CMB, like our Milk Way galaxy. b) dark matter calculated from rotation curves in spiral galaxies is less than the actual theory and can be zero. This theory use some equations of Special relativity and the concept of non-instantaneous force.
Category: Relativity and Cosmology
[16] viXra:1411.0229 [pdf] replaced on 2017-03-15 07:22:19
Authors: Pantelis M. Pechlivanides
Comments: 33 Pages.
The relativistic problem of the rotating disc or rotating frame is studied. The solution given implies the contraction of the radius and the change of the value of π depending on the type of observer. Two forms of rotation are considered. One is with constant angular velocity, independent of the radius, implying a horizon, the other is with exponentially decreasing angular velocity with respect to the radius and does not imply a horizon. In all cases the paths of signals emanating from the origin of the rotating frame advance helically in the positive and negative z direction, where they are concentrated, due to the contraction of the radius, and in some cases appear as jets.
Category: Relativity and Cosmology
[15] viXra:1411.0225 [pdf] submitted on 2014-11-17 13:08:23
Authors: Jaroslav Hynecek
Comments: 13 Pages. none
In this article the resolution of the famous Ehrenfest paradox [1] is presented. The paradox relates to a spinning disk and the Special Relativity Theory (SRT) applied to it. The paradox resolution is based on the proposition that the paradox results from an incorrect application of SRT to a system that is not in an inertial motion. The centrifugal and centripetal forces resulting from the rotation are always present and need to be accounted for. Using the author's previously derived metric for the axially symmetric space-time the effect of centrifugal and centripetal forces can be correctly included. When this is done no paradox is obtained and it is shown that the spinning disk appears to have flat space-time geometry. This finding also provides the correct interpretation of the null result of Michelson-Morley experiment, the correct explanation of the Fizeau experiments, and a simple and consistent explanation of the Sagnac effect. The theoretical descriptions of all these experiments should, therefore, always include the effect of the centrifugal force of Earth's rotation. The measured data from other experiments conducted on rotating systems are explained by the inertial mass increase as correctly described by SRT.
Category: Relativity and Cosmology
[14] viXra:1411.0221 [pdf] replaced on 2014-12-02 08:21:26
Authors: José Francisco García Juliá
Comments: 14 Pages.
We outline the three main models of the gravitation of Newton, Fatio-Le Sage and Einstein. All of them explain, more or less, the force of the gravity, but the last one gives at once the geometry of the space. The Fatio-Le Sage model might be a possible solution.
Category: Relativity and Cosmology
[13] viXra:1411.0218 [pdf] replaced on 2014-11-23 10:34:38
Authors: Dmitri Martila
Comments: 11 Pages. I am looking for interested Editor, can You offer publication?
Speaking of Truth, till 2014 the paradoxes of Physics are not solved without the God's Grace. One must return to Holy Trinity. The development of physics was guided by the strange idea, that God is absent. Namely, He gave the laws, gave the matter and left for rest, for vacation till the Judgement Day. That is wrong, because Jesus Christ is the God, Who made miracles among us (see the Bible).
Category: Relativity and Cosmology
[12] viXra:1411.0145 [pdf] submitted on 2014-11-14 16:29:05
Authors: Joseph Catania
Comments: 2 Pages. (c) 2014
Although the discovery of the Cosmological Redshift Field (CRF) is the singular most crucial recent development in cosmology, due to lack of observational evidence the cause of the CRF remains a mystery. For instance it would be folly to ascribe the cause to physical expansion of the distribution of matter in space for several reasons. Firstly, in LeMaitre's theory the cause is ascribed to recessional velocity and thus the redshift is assumed to be a Doppler shift. But this is entirely dogmatic as LeMaitre had not observed any emitters having recessional velocity. Physical theory must be based on observations not on ad hoc assumptions. Thus it turns out, secondly, that spatio-temporal mechanics cannot support a universal expansion without nullifying confirmed theory and even canon. For example, a CRF which is linear with distance (z=k.r, where z is redshift) and whose field is central about the destination or receiver would seem to require a force field which is constant with radius and directed outward from the receiver. This would cause the necessary LeMaitrian expansion but no such field has ever been detected and hypothetical construction would seem to be anomalous in physics. The conclusion should be that since spatio-temporal mechanics is reasonably well understood that the cause does not reside in space-time and that a theory to deal with this wholly unexpected space-time field should reside outside of space-time.
Category: Relativity and Cosmology
[11] viXra:1411.0113 [pdf] replaced on 2015-09-17 00:40:31
Authors: G. H. Mickey Thompson
Comments: 15 Pages.
Big bang theory encounters much contrary evidence that doesn't conform to its assumptions and researchers would like to see a model that makes more sense. This paper posits that most of the problems with the Lambda Cold Dark Matter/Inflationary model stem from its arbitrary assumption that the big bang created the universe. Negating that assumption and superimposing the big bang on an older and grander universe transforms the seemingly anomalous evidence into a stunningly cohesive picture. It portrays a more natural universe whose observable machinery is constantly producing big bangs and all the other behaviors we see. This model is one of a simple and logical 3D universe that can be explained with no need for dubious physics or supernatural dimensions. It appears that big bangs are simply the way the universe recycles its home-grown singularities.
Keywords: Anthropic conditions, antimatter disparity, Big Bash model, cosmological principle, creation model, dark energy, Inflation model, quasars, singularities
Category: Relativity and Cosmology
[10] viXra:1411.0100 [pdf] replaced on 2014-11-13 14:26:42
Authors: Mueiz Gafer KamalEldeen
Comments: 5 Pages.
A simple analysis based on mathematical arguments shows that adding another well-defined term to the cosmological constant can solve more problems of our cosmological models.
Category: Relativity and Cosmology
[9] viXra:1411.0079 [pdf] replaced on 2014-12-27 12:22:55
Authors: Vladimir S. Netchitailo
Comments: 13 pages, 20 references
World – Universe Model is based on three primary assumptions:
1) The World is finite and is expanding inside the Universe with speed equal to the gravitoelectrodynamic constant c. The Universe serves as an unlimited source of matter that continuously enters into the World from the Front (the moving World – Universe boundary).
2) Medium of the World, consisting of protons, electrons, photons, neutrinos, and dark matter particles, is an active agent in all physical phenomena in the World.
3) Two fundamental parameters in various rational exponents define all macro and micro features of the World: Fine-Structure Constant α, and dimensionless quantity Q. While α is constant, Q increases with time, and is in fact a measure of the size and the age of the World. Dimensionless quantity Q- squared is a measure of the World's matter content.
The World – Universe Model provides a mathematical framework that is based on the preceding assumptions and allows calculating the primary parameters of the World that are in good agreement with the most recent measurements and observations.
Category: Relativity and Cosmology
[8] viXra:1411.0077 [pdf] submitted on 2014-11-09 07:48:14
Authors: Thierry Delort
Comments: 25 Pages.
In this article, we propose that a substance, called ether-substance, fills and constitutes all what is called "vacuum" in the Universe. We assume that it has a mass and consequently it could be the nature of dark matter. Modelling it as an ideal gas, we obtain the flat rotation curve of spiral galaxies. Using a very simple model of thermal transfer between baryonic particles and ether-substance, we obtain the baryonic Tully-Fisher's law.
So we introduce a new concept of ether, different from the pre-relativistic concept of ether, and we called "Cosmology based on ether" (CBE) Cosmology based on this new concept. In this CBE, topology of the Universe is much simpler and more attractive than topologies proposed by the Standard Cosmological model (SCM) (whose some fundamental aspects are kept in CBE). We propose 2 models in CBE. The first one does not need dark energy nor cosmological constant, and does not need the complex mathematics of General Relativity, contrary to SCM (and to the 2nd model of CBE). Nonetheless, we obtain in the 1st model of CBE a very simple Hubble's constant, in 1/t, t age of the Universe, and many cosmological observations that were previously explained only by the SCM. Moreover we interpret in both models of CBE the Referential in which fossil radiation is isotropic. CBE is, as SCM, compatible with Special and General Relativity, despite that it is based on a new concept of ether
Category: Relativity and Cosmology
[7] viXra:1411.0060 [pdf] submitted on 2014-11-07 11:44:18
Authors: Javier BOOTELLO
Comments: 7 Pages. Comments are welcome
This article checks a perturbing gravitational potential, with orbit dynamics parameters of hyperbolic flyby trajectories. This potential is consistent with the collected data of flybys after 2005, however with a wide error range. Results are consistent with the post-Newtonian gravitoelectric accelerations, however starting from a different method approach. The dynamic effects of this quantum gravitational perturbing potential, could be modeled as an orbit precession, similar gravitoelectric effect as in close elliptic orbits
Category: Relativity and Cosmology
[6] viXra:1411.0058 [pdf] submitted on 2014-11-07 08:19:04
Authors: Jacob Biemond
Comments: 10 Pages, including 3 figures and 2 tables
In 1980 Woodward reported generation of induced electric charges Q in falling cylinders of copper, steel and aluminium. In 1982 he also reported induced electric charges in rotating cylinders of different metals. In order to explain these observations, Woodward used a generalization of Maxwell's equations, proposed by Luchak. These equations contain the gravitational field, but their predictions appeared to be not quite satisfactory. Since that time, no attempts have been made to explain the observed charges. Previously, related experiments on rotating metal cylinders were carried out by Surdin in 1977 and 1980. He reported reversing magnetic induction fields near rotating cylinders of bronze and tungsten.
In this work a renewed analysis of the observations above is given, applying a special interpretation of the gravitomagnetic equations, deduced from general relativity. In this approach it is assumed that the gravitomagnetic field is equivalent to the magnetic induction field from electromagnetic origin. Formulas for the generated gravitomagnetic field, the induced voltage and induced charge Q in Woodward's falling cylinders have been deduced. The predicted charges are proportional to the impact velocity, but are an order of magnitude smaller than the observed charges. The magnetic induction fields observed by Surdin are in agreement with the predictions from the proposed theory, but no explanation for the reversal of these fields has been given.
Category: Relativity and Cosmology
[5] viXra:1411.0042 [pdf] replaced on 2017-11-14 23:44:38
Authors: D.-H. Gwo
Comments: 31 Pages. [v2] adds Fig. 4 for relativistic uncertainty principle. [v5] derives commutator: [proper-time, rest-mass]. [v6] predicts illusory "acceleration on cosmic acceleration." [v7] debunks Pauli's Theorem.
In the (nonrelativistic) Heisenberg uncertainty principle, the inequality's greater side is the product of two conjugate uncertainties, which, owing to conjugation, represents the 'apparent event-intensity' specific to the event-observer relativity. The paper shows blue- or redshift z diminishes the product––and thereby lowers the lower bound of the (new) relativistic uncertainty principle. Namely, z compromises the quantum efficiency. The effect is discernable when we observe events with centers of mass in relativistic motion, which are atypical on Earth, even of particle-antiparticle colliders. Independent of luminosity distance, event-observability is 'apparent event-intensity' divided by 'proper event-intensity,' with the denominator being the uncertainty in rest-mass times that in proper-time. Each reflecting the degree of resonance in length scale between event and observer, event-observability and z covary into a fundamental law, per the principle of relativity—and per a) the relativistic and b) the 'proper' uncertainty principle (both herein derived). Without numerical fitting, the law holds in particle physics, evaporates illusory dark energy (i.e., "stops cosmic acceleration"), and dissolves other cosmological enigmas, including • "photon underproduction crisis" • "asymmetric quasars." In 2010, the law predicted mainstream cosmology would further suffer illusory "acceleration on cosmic acceleration," which then emerged in observation in 2016. As a rarity in cosmology, the law is lab-testable; surprising is we have not finished testing special relativity, for insights in quantum gravity.
Category: Relativity and Cosmology
[4] viXra:1411.0007 [pdf] submitted on 2014-11-01 11:38:00
Authors: George R. Briggs
Comments: Pages. new text: prl39nov2014pdf
II agree with Bartlett (see viXra 1419.0196) that the world doesn't need any initial inflationary period. That is because the universe was never a singularity- it always had a finite minimum size that did not need inflation to grow larger. What has been taken as hyperinflation was really an episode of E8 symmetry-breaking by electromagnetism,U(1) of an existing unbroken E8 symmetry universe.
Category: Relativity and Cosmology
[3] viXra:1411.0005 [pdf] submitted on 2014-11-01 07:21:54
Authors: Miroslav Súkeník, Jozef Šima
Comments: 4 Pages.
Physico-mathematical parallels between the Expansive Nondecelerative Universe model and black holes justify us to be convicted that each universe can be considered as a black hole. This is why there must exist a fractal arrangement of the Multiuniverse that is boundless both in time and space.
Category: Relativity and Cosmology
[2] viXra:1411.0002 [pdf] submitted on 2014-11-01 06:11:52
Authors: George Rajna
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Newly published research reveals that dark matter is being swallowed up by dark energy, offering novel insight into the nature of dark matter and dark energy and what the future of our Universe might be.
The gravitational force attracting the matter, causing concentration of the matter in a small space and leaving much space with low matter concentration: dark matter and energy.
There is an asymmetry between the mass of the electric charges, for example proton and electron, can understood by the asymmetrical Planck Distribution Law. This temperature dependent energy distribution is asymmetric around the maximum intensity, where the annihilation of matter and antimatter is a high probability event. The asymmetric sides are creating different frequencies of electromagnetic radiations being in the same intensity level and compensating each other. One of these compensating ratios is the electron – proton mass ratio. The lower energy side has no compensating intensity level, it is the dark energy and the corresponding matter is the dark matter.
Category: Relativity and Cosmology
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Authors: Rodney Bartlett
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This article started with what you might call boredom. I find E=mc^2 absolutely fascinating. But we've all seen it in that form plenty of times. We've even seen it plenty of times as m=E/c^2 (in the form where the equation is solved for mass). So I thought I'd play around with c^2=E/m (obtained by dividing both sides of E=mc^2 by m) and other forms, and see if they were related to the ideas I've been having in the last few years. For example, dividing both sides of m=E/c^2 by E means c^2=m/E, so E/m=m/E and mass-energy equivalence emerges (and I plan to explore a few other partial forms of the equation). My keyboard was soon producing sentences about the speed of light, division by zero, "digital" string theory, repelling gravity and its apparent attraction, dark energy, a higher dimension, computer simulation, the universe and subuniverses (with the demise of both the Big Bang and inflationary cosmology), the Law of Conservation of Mass-Energy, imaginary numbers, hidden variables, quantum fluctuation, mass and masslessness, time dilation, unification of the fundamental forces, cosmic microwave background (addressing clumpiness and temperature concerns preventing its dissociation from the big bang), intergalactic and time travel, retrocausality and quantum/macroscopic entanglement. I don't know how all this appears to anyone else – but for myself, E=mc^2 gives me confidence that my extremely unusual ideas aren't fantasy but belong to the real world.
Category: Relativity and Cosmology


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How are you all doing? very good i hope.
We have had a really cold and rainy day over here in sweden. Almoust like summers already over and autumn is here. well, i hope not and that the warm and sunny days soon will be back.
Only good thing about bad weather is that you can stay in and craft al day, at least if you dont have a little 1 and a half year old tearing up the house every time you try to sit down and do a little coloring,lol.
Atleast now shes laying down on the sofa drinking her formula and i hope she falls asleep so mommy can play a little,lol.
This post is actyally a reminder of the current challange going on over at By the cute and girly, where i have had the privilige to guest design for the month of July.
Thank you so much girls for having me. I had a wonderful time!
And the theeme is...In the garden. here is my card...


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News Movies | Written by Zachary Fox 09/02/2014
Movie News: JURASSIC WORLD is World-y; Chris Pratt is Excited!
A quick flurry of JURASSIC WORLD tid-bits drifted from the cinema heavens over the weekend, so strap yourselves in.
First up was the announcement that the fourquel is set to shoot in Hawaii for a collective six weeks in April before moving on to New Orleans, Louisiana for a further eleven weeks of shooting at the beginning of June. No prizes for guessing where they'll be shooting the dinosaur stuff, unless WORLD is preparing to go all LOST WORLD on us and give New Orleans the San Diego treatment.
Then, adding to the all-important hype train, the master purveyor of journalistic justice MTV grabbed a few quotes from recently announced star Chris Pratt.
When asked why the role appealed to him, Pratt had this to say: "What I liked about it is that it answers the question of, 'Why would they do that?' How do you suspend disbelief to be like, 'Oh, yes! Let's make this mistake again! We haven't learned our lesson about dinosaurs. We should definitely live with them and see how that works out!" After three tries, they answer the question really well through the script. Colin did a great job of writing it and justifying it. Kind of, in his own way, having fun with that so that anybody who goes in with that question will be really amused the way I was."
He was also asked about the incessant elephants in the room, Sam Neill's Dr. Alan Grant and Jeff Goldblum's Dr. Ian Malcolm. "He's got a little of both ," Pratt explains about his character. "He's got a little bit of the Goldblum cynicism, but also the Sam Neill excitement at the wonder and the biology of it all."
At least Pratt seems legitimately excited for the project; we can only hope it transfers to the big-screen.
As a final droplet of news, director Colin Trevorrow tweeted that the film will be shot in 35 and 65mm film (as well as 3D of course), which almost probably means something to somebody who can speak camera.
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Kumail Nanjiani delivered season high ratings as this week's host of Saturday Night Live. He set the tone early with his monologue, which was a stand-up set about growing up in Pakistan, moving to America and uninformed racists. Check out the video below!
Kumail Nanjiani Standup Monologue - SNL
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Treason at the FBI and in Mueller's 'Get Trump' Team Stand Exposed/
Rep. Trey Gowdy from South Carolina, speaking about the current FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe on Dec. 15, said: "I'll be a little bit surprised if he's still an employee of the FBI this time next week." McCabe skipped his scheduled testimony before the Congress last week when his subordinate, Bruce Ohr, was shown to have conspired with MI6 Agent Christopher Steele and the Fusion GPS outfit that worked for Hillary Clinton and the DNC to pay Steele for the garbage, and that Ohr's wife worked on the Russia case for Fusion GPS. McCabe is now scheduled to appear before the House Intelligence Committee Tuesday. (Gowdy said he would be "shocked" if he shows up!)
It is useful to reflect on the historical role of the FBI. As far back as 1983 EIR exposed the fact that the FBI had used criminal means to destroy the remnants of the Franklin Roosevelt tradition in the Democratic Party, to turn it into a party controlled by Wall Street and London, by means of the so-called Abscam operation. EIR wrote: "The FBI spent an admitted $1 million to tap [Teamster President] Roy Williams's phones and, as in Abscam, relied on the testimony of a convicted criminal to make its case. The jury admitted the testimony was `confusing and contradictory.' The political purpose of the trial was made clear when Justice Department officials reportedly offered Williams probation if he would agree to step down as the union's president. For refusing he was slapped with the 55-year sentence."
At the same time, EIR wrote, "Sen. Harrison Williams of New Jersey ... faces a three-year sentence and a $50,000 fine. He was convicted of a `willingness' to commit a crime that the FBI's own stealthily made films show he did not commit." Rep. Neil Gallagher of New Jersey, who fought the crimes of J. Edgar Hoover's boys at the FBI, was railroaded in a similar manner.
The 1983 EIR report pointed to the fact that the FBI was set up in 1908 specifically to create a secret federal police to control policies of the Congress and constituency organizations in the U.S., contrary to the U.S. Constitution. "Congress became the first victim of the Bureau's blackmail, and of its frame-up efforts," the article says, "carried out at the direction of President Theodore Roosevelt and his Attorney General Charles J. Bonaparte." And, no surprise: "The New York Times rallied to the cause of Roosevelt and Bonaparte," writing that, "The Senators are duly warned."
Americans also need to come to terms with the fact that Robert Mueller's first assignment for the London/Wall Street cabal was setting up the "Get LaRouche Task Force" in the 1980s, for the same reason — to stop LaRouche's work, together with President Ronald Reagan, to bring the U.S. and Russia together, based on advancing cooperation in scientific discovery, and ending the British imperial division of the world into warring factions. The pamphlet which exposes Mueller's multiple crimes, "Robert Mueller Is an Amoral Legal Assassin — He Will Do His Job If You Let Him," has now been published by LaRouchePAC in its second 10,000 run, and was distributed to every Congressional office on Friday.


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Although we don't believe in timing the market or panicking over market movements, we do like to keep an eye on big changes -- just in case they're material to our investing thesis.
What: Shares of the clinical-stage biopharma Achillion Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:ACHN) rose by nearly 20% this morning, on unusually high volume, after the company released an encouraging interim data analysis for its hep C drug ACH-3102 currently in a small mid-stage trial. Per the report, the drug achieved 100% functional cure rates (sustained viral responses after 12-weeks) after a mere six weeks of treatment, when used in combination with Gilead Sciences' Sovaldi (sofosbuvir).
So what: The shortest approved hep C treatment duration at the current time is Gilead's once-daily combo pill Harvoni, which can be taken for 8-weeks by a select group of patients (not all), as opposed to the standard 12-week regimen. Moreover, we haven't seen other major hep C players -- most notably Merck -- have much success yet when it comes to shortening treatment times.
Achillion thus appears to have the first drug that shows real promise on this front, meaning that it may peak the interest of big pharmas via a buyout scenario.
Now what: This trial was admittedly small (only 12 active patients received the six week treatment regimen), but it is nonetheless unprecedented. The company is thus planning on moving forward with another clinical trial to assess the combo's ability to reduce viral loads after only four weeks of treatment.
Despite these impressive results, investors may want to remain cautious with this speculative biopharma for a couple of reasons. First off, Achillion's drug composed only 11% of the combo therapy, with Gilead's Sovaldi making up the bulk of the treatment, which is a fact that needs to be considered when weighing Achillion's value proposition going forward.
Next up, there are several companies pursuing similar lines of research, suggesting that Achillion won't have the edge for long.
Time will tell how this plays out. But it's important to remember that the hep C market is already awfully crowded, and multiple companies are likely to roll out their own shorter duration combo therapies in the near future.
If they fail in this pursuit, though, that's when all eyes could really turn on Achillion.
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One my second project as Shimelle Laine's CT team member, I am loving her polka dots papers. This one is so pretty and feminine, irresistible. I even got my sewing machine off the box, I enjoyed playing the paper, primas and thread.
Another peek is for a little project of mine, I borrowed another of Shimelle's polka dots paper but is a completely different project altogether. If you have a little time, please let me know what you think of what you see, I'd love some feedback. Thanks.
My brother is over just for the weekend, so not much time to play but I just want to tell I am alive and well! Have a good weekend!


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The trailer of Nana Patekar Starrer Aapla Manus, gives us a glimpse into the lives of a young urban couple Rahul and Bhakti Gokhale, played by Sumeet Raghavan and Irawati Harshe respectively and the complexity of the relationship with the father. The unexpected death of the father marks the entry of Senior Inspector, Maruti Nagargoje, played by Nana Patekar into their lives. Maruti Nagargoje turns their world upside down making them question their beliefs about life and family.
Watch the Trailer Here
The film stars Nana Patekar, Iravati Harshe and Sumeet Raghvan. The film is produced by Ajay Devgn Films and Watergate Motion Pictures in association with Shree Gajanan Chitra.
Aapla Manus is produced by Watergate Marathi Motion Pictures, Nana Patekar and Arun Kupte. Co-Produced by Abhinav Shuklaa Manish Mishra, Govind Goyal and Rohit Chaudhary and is presented by Sudhanshu Vats, Ajit Andhare and Nikhil Sane under Viacom 18 Motion Pictures.
Aapla Manus relesaes on 9th February all over Maharashtra.


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Theatre and Culture from Scotland, starring The List's Theatre Editor, his performance persona and occasional guest stars. Experimental writings, cod-academic critiques and all his opinions, stolen or original.
Sunday, 11 October 2015
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Teachers as Watershed Students
With the help of a kick net, teachers Gerhard Behrens and Susan Reeves sampled Wells Creek for aquatic invertebrates as part of a 4 day "Watershed Teacher Workshop," put on by Institute for Applied Ecology (IAE) and Marys River Watershed Council with funding by Gray Family Foundation.
"I felt like a student and an honored teacher during the week. We were challenged to learn new things, just as we challenge our own students," said Mr. Behrens.
16 teaches from the Corvallis School District and nearby rural schools, conducted macro invertebrate and stream health sampling from small order, Wells Creek on up to larger streams such as Greasy Creek, Marys River and culminating with a kayak trip on the Willamette.
A special session was held at Bald Hill Farm Conservation Area (BHFCA) where Elizabeth Records, Greenbelt Land Trust Stewardship Specialist, talked about the history of the area and current conservation management practices. Mike Ridling, owner of Seven Oaks Native Nursery, led teachers through steps of sowing native seeds and potting up plant cuttings. "Many schools have small greenhouses on site and teachers have an interest in growing their own native plants," commented Larkin Gunther, IAE Ecological Education Coordinator.
Teachers trooped through Mulkey Creek as Renee O'Neill, OSU StreamWebs coordinator, had participants stretch out a 100 meter tape as they collected riparian data on plant species near the stream. Later teachers input their data into a StreamWebs data platform that they can then share with their schools.
A highlight of the workshop was kayaking the Willamette River led by Cascadia Expeditions. Many people had never kayaked before and were a bit nervous at first. Soon all river goers were smoothly paddling the river observing both natural and man influenced features of the Willamette. Retired teacher, Jeff Mitchell met the flotilla down river where he had teachers locate freshwater muscles. "Many freshwater muscle populations are declining and students can collect data to help scientist find out what is going on," said Mr. Mitchell.
Stacy Moore, IAE Ecological Education Program Director, said the goal of the workshop was to help participants develop skills and confidence in teaching outdoor learning with their classes. Stacey Zaback, 4th grade teacher, loved getting her feet wet over the 4 days. "Maxfield Creek is located next to Kings Valley Charter School and now I feel more comfortable taking my students into the water to conduct regular stream studies. I hope to instill a sense of awe and respect for the natural world around them."


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Poor Kendall Jenner; Skirting The Issue Is Hard.
Girl. Please.
As previously stated I am not here for white girls of considerable privilege overcoming struggles, trivial or otherwise, which are directly linked to their privilege.
Case in point: Kendall Jenner's Pepsi commercial PR mishap.
Man, listen. Everybody knows I love all things Kardashian (though I will admit Kendall is my least fave in the bunch – tied with Rob, but at least he's entertaining.)
I don't have the same judgments and misgivings for the family that most people do. I don't care if they wear door knockers, cornrows, or switch black lovers like accessories.
I genuinely believe they're good people. I genuinely believe they're open minded and open hearted people who do not maliciously intend to pillage black culture.
Still, their position of fortune has left them naive in instances where their proximity to "The Culture" should have found them more woke.
It's not the 80s anymore.
One can not simply do a Pepsi commercial and expect it to demonstrate a stance of awareness and compassion, or positively impact national dialogue. The dialogue is much more nuanced today, much more rapid, and much more populated.
I think if Kendall wanted to promote a positive and aware position on police brutality, the murder of innocent black people, or the necessity of activism and peaceful protest she would have done much better to share a video of herself speaking her truth and taking a very clear stance – either on her app, or social media.
Her audience is enormous. The impact of that kind of statement, unpaid, would have had much less fall out than the Pepsi ad – had she seriously had any concern regarding these issues.
Previous episodes of the KUWTK have featured the young model voicing her feelings on gun violence. She was as articulate as she's capable of being. She was passionate. She got her point across. Viewers, fans, her base of follower, her sphere of influence knew exactly what she thought and where her heart was on the matter.
The season 14 premiere of KUWTK showcased a piss poor attempt at spinning.
Kendall cries. Her sisters discuss her bad luck and possible damage control in a scene – which I can only hope was an ironic and unintentional faux pas – where they are receiving mud mask facials.
The whole thing came off as poor little rich girl, who accidentally got paid for a doing a socially tone deaf commercial. And what stunk most about it was that Kendall was completely unable to express any reasoning for doing the commercial in the first place, or any admission or comprehension of precisely where she went wrong, and how the ad was perceived by the collective.
Instead of taking a moment to acknowledge how off base the entire thing was, Kendall just cried and pouted her glossed, and maybe/maybe not filled lips, and said "like" and "you know what I mean" in turn with a truly vapid-eyed blank-staring older sister Kim.
And I write all of this as a decade long returning viewer of the show. I truly admire Kris Jenner and what she's done for her family, but good dear lord baby Jesus in high heaven, did they miss the chance to clean up a real mess.


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25 February 2014
Happy Valentine's Day.
Love is in the air and here at AACSC — that means we love you, our members, and are working hard to earn your love by providing you with the best services and products available to assist you in the ownership and operation of your rental properties.
One of the best ways we can assist you in your business is by providing you with the most comprehensive education and training available. There are a number of new laws affecting rental properties that have just taken effect. You need to prepare for them now. Our live, inclassroom education programs are up and running. From basic property operation classes for the new owner, to fullfeatured classes leading to the national certification, CAM—Certified Apartment Manager, for the individual who wants to advance professionally in this industry, to specialty training in such areas as Fair Housing or Sexual Harassment Prevention, we have the classes you want and need. In addition, because of membership in the National Apartment Association, you can take many classes online from the convenience of your home on your own schedule, through their website (www.naahq.org). Try it, you'll love it.
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It's also time to love our planet. We all know that we in Southern California are living in a desert. This year especially, our statewide long-term drought has become an emergency. Please conserve water and show your residents that you love them and the planet by helping your residents to cut back on their water usage. Provide them with the physical ability to reduce their water usage by changing out the faucets, showerheads, and toilets to lowflow models. Provide your residents information on ways to conserve water.
Often your water utility will provide information sheets or newsletters with tips and tricks. Pass those on to your residents to keep them informed of the need to conserve water. Shortly AACSC will be offering water conservation classes to improve your knowledge in this vital area—watch for information about our March 27 Membership Meeting at the Petroleum Club.
Finally, we love you. We love helping you. We love providing you with the tools and assistance to make your business easier nd more successful.