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If you missed Climate Café number 3, here's a summary of the talks. The next café will be on the 6th February and the focus is on food and the impact our food choices have on the environment. Please join us!
Neil Stuart from Home Energy Scotland
Home Energy Scotland has expert advisors who visit homes and provide free and impartial advice on how we can reduce our energy bills. They can advise on renewables, energy efficiency, waste prevention, and even transport. There are government incentives home owners can access to encourage the uptake of renewables and Home Energy Scotland can help explain how these work. They include feed-in tariffs and interest-free loans. If you can generate your own electricity then you can sell what you don't use and people typically only use about 25% of what they generate. If you're interested in investing in renewables then you can access interest-free loans of up to £17,500 per household for renewable energy systems. The Energy Saving Trust has a tool you can use to find out what technologies are suitable for your home. There's also a green homes network which is a group of homes that have installed renewable energy or made energy efficiency improvements and are offering to share their experience with others who are curious to see how it all works.
Lauren Milton from Élan Hair Design
Lauren Milton shared her inspiring story of how the family-run hair salon in Inverurie went green and has become recognised in the UK as the most eco-friendly and sustainable hairdressing salon. It all started with a switch to LED lighting which not only reduced their CO2 emissions, but also saved them money. From there they went to PV panels, and implemented other measures which resulted in a 68% reduction in water use, a 95% reduction in CO2 emissions, and increased turnover every year. The sustainable business approach has led to lower costs, better PR, and increased customer loyalty.
Erik Dalhuijsen on living offgrid
Erik lives on a boat which has two solar panels that power everything except for hot water and cooking. He advocates for changing behaviour to match circumstances. For example, when there's ample supply (the sun is out or the wind is blowing) run the instruments that require power. When there's no power, turn them off. It's very feasible to live this way and doesn't make life difficult.
Dave McGrath from Grampian Energy
Grampian Energy can provide advice for homes and businesses in the North East of Scotland on renewables and energy efficiency. The first thing Dave recommends to those interested in reducing energy costs is to understand your demand and then reduce it. This is the single, easiest thing you can do. Most homes use about 3,500 – 5,500 kWh (kilowatt hour) per year and of that heating consumes around 60-70%.
An easy way to reduce demand is to replace all incandescent bulbs with LED. An incandescent bulb uses around 60W which is £35/year. LED lights use 6W which is £3.50. This is a huge saving for a very small investment. When buying new appliances get ones with a triple-A rating. Also consider the impact of cooking. For example Chinese cooking (e.g., stir fries) consumes very little energy whereas a roast which sits in the oven for several hours uses a lot. Consumer electronics also consume a lot of energy so think twice before buying a huge LCD TV for the teenager's bedroom.
For heating costs, the amount of heat required to heat a building is equal to the amount that leaves it. The EPC rating of the property is very important and will give you an indication of this heat loss. The biggest loss is through the walls especially in Aberdeen's granite homes that often have a thin layer of plaster as their only insulation. Some insulation is harder and more expensive to install than others. Roof insulation and double glazing is pretty easy whereas underfloor is hard to do. You can also reduce heat loss by sealing off drafts, especially around doors. Having a timer can also reduce consumption by turning on heating only when it's needed. You can also turn it off/on for specific rooms according to need. You can fit radiators with TRVs (thermostatic radiator valves) which control the flow of hot water into the radiator allowing you to set the temperature of the room to the level you want.
In terms of renewable energy sources, free sources of power include solar PV, solar thermal, and wind. A solar PV system will set you back about £5200 for a 4KW system. Micro wind works in rural settings but is not worthwhile in the city. A large system costs around 30k-35k. Other environmentally-friendly heating options are biomass boilers and heat pumps. A biomass boiler is good for people who have their own source of timber. Heat pumps are basically refrigerators in reverse but they're very efficient producing around 3.5kWh for every 1kWh.
A big thank you to all our speakers for the inspiring and informative talks!


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Profit is the holy grail of any business, including fitness related ones. With preventative measures on the rise to curb healthcare costs, there's definitely room for you to have a piece of the proverbial pie. However, you must take things seriously. It's a business and not a hobby, after all. Following are several strategies from the best and brightest in the industry to increase profitability:
1) Dig deeper:
Look beyond your profit and loss statements and find other metrics to examine. For example, know what percentage of your revenue comes from long-term clients vs. one-off ones.
2) Diversity:
Is there a demand for group classes or consultations? Can you teach a seminar? There's much more to fitness than personal training.
3) Build Relationships:
What complementary businesses are in your area? Nutritionists? Doctors? Get to know them so you can enhance your referability. Don't forget about rewarding current clients for passing your name on to friends and family.
4) Find the right clients:
The first hurdle for many fitness professionals is understanding your value and be willing to charge for it. Then, it's a matter of finding the people who are willing to pay you what you are worth and those you truly enjoy. This is a recipe for success. You will be able to serve those clients better, achieve better results and keep them coming back for more.
5) Find your niche:
What makes you special or different? Once you determine this, focus on attracting and maintaining your client base. Your profitability is bound to increase due to the fact you are serving a smaller set of clients better – more effectively and efficiently—and of course, more profitably.
Do these 5 things—and do them well and you're likely to see a return on investment. Remember, Rome wasn't built in a day.


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Migration to EMV Chip Card Technology and Your Small Business
U.S. credit card companies are making the transition from magnetic stripe technology to cards with chips. Chip cards are payment cards that have an embedded chip, offering increased security when your customers use the chip to pay in store. Chip cards are based on a global card payment standard called EMV, which stands for Europay, MasterCard and Visa, currently used in more than 80 countries around the world. The United States is now in the process of making the migration to EMV technology.
In an effort to reduce fraud, EMV Chips are becoming the standard for integrated circuit cards (IC cards), IC card capable point-of-sale terminals, and automated teller machines. Chip card transactions offer advanced security for in-store payments by making every transaction unique. Chip cards are also much harder to counterfeit or copy. If the card data and one-time card are stolen, the information cannot be used to create counterfeit cards and commit fraud.
For merchants and financial institutions, the switch to EMV means adding new in-store technology and internal processing systems. To get chip-enabled for your business, contact your acquirer or payment services provider.
The switch to EMV also means a change in liability for credit card fraud. Today, if an in-store transaction is conducted using a counterfeit, stolen or otherwise compromised card, consumer losses from that transaction generally fall back on the payment processor or issuing bank, depending on the card's terms and conditions.
Beginning on October 1, 2015, a deadline set major U.S. credit card issuers including MasterCard, Visa, Discover and American Express, the liability for card-present fraud will shift to whichever party is the least EMV-compliant in certain fraudulent transactions.
The SBA is committed to making sure small business owners understand what this transition means for you, your business, and your customers through webinars, online resources, and in-person events. See below for more information.
Webinar Presentations on EMV
- 10/14/15 @ 2 pm ET – EMV 101 What Small Businesses Need to Know About the Switch to Chip Card Technology
SBA and Square have teamed up to offer a free webinar to help small businesses across the country navigate the upcoming transition to EMV chip card technology. Topics covered include what the transition to EMV chip card technology means for small businesses; what EMV chip card technology is and why it's more secure; and how to prepare for new fraud liability rules impacting merchants beginning October 1, 2015.Registration is free but required. Click here to register.
- Payments Fraud Trends and the U.S. EMV Card Migration – What You Need to Know
Financial institutions and their customers are targets of ever-evolving fraud schemes. This is a concern for small businesses seeking to protect their organization's payment transactions. Join SBA and representatives from the Federal Reserve for this special presentation to help small businesses learn more about payment instruments that are most vulnerable to fraud schemes, fraud-fighting tips, and an update on the October 1st U.S. migration from magnetic strip to EMV cards and what it means for your small business.
View an September 22 archived version of this webinar now. You can also download a copy of the presentation here.
Cosponsorship Authorization # 15-2050-102. SBA's participation in this cosponsored activity is not an endorsement of the views, opinions, products or services of any cosponsor or other person or entity. All SBA programs and services are extended to the public on a nondiscriminatory basis.
Additional Resources
- To learn more about the EMV transition and new liability rules, view this video presentation.
- The Smart Card Alliance, a not-for-profit multi-industry smart card advocacy association, has developed online resources for all industry stakeholders on the status of EMV migration. Visit www.emv-connection.comto learn more.
- Fact Sheet: The Migration to New and More Secure Payment Technologies (English) | (Spanish)


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Tuck into Nigerian cuisine at Beaver Sheppard's restaurant Bethlehem XXX, where music from Multi Culti will be served up on the side. More details here. 6621 St-Laurent, 7 p.m.
Attend a talk about gentrification in the city's working class neighbourhoods of Parc Ex, Hochelaga and the Southwest. The panel will be in French, with English whisper-translation provided if necessary. 1455 de Maisonneuve W., 6:30 p.m.
Reel Activism present a screening of The Cove, a documentary that exposes a shocking instance of animal abuse and a serious threat to human health. Centre Culturel Georges-Vanier (2450 Workman), 7 p.m., PWYC/suggested donation $5
Performing tonight at the Ladies & Gentlemen Comedy Show are Jess Salomon, Eman El-Husseini, Jeremy Dobski, Jacy Lafontaine and Molly Brisebois. Shäika Café (5526 Sherbrooke W.), 9 p.m., free
Check out three local bands at Casa: Slight, Smokes and People on Pause. 4873 St-Laurent, 9 p.m., $5
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In recent weeks, long-duration ETFs focusing on Treasuries and high-quality corporates have been surging.
With a week to go after the close of trading on Friday, the performance of exchange-traded funds in nightmarish markets promises to leave 2008 as one of the most unusual years on record.
Even if stocks rally in coming days, the Christmas break typically leads to sluggish volume. And it'll take a massive turnaround to usurp the ProShares UltraShort Semiconductor ETF (NYSE: SSG) from its lead as the year's top-performing ETF.
Even with a total return of nearly 119% so far heading into Monday, SSG could be overtaken by second-place ProShares UltraShort Russell MidCap Growth ETF (NYSE: SDK). But it would take an enormous rally, though—SDK is up almost 105%.
Following closely behind are three other ProShares ultra funds.
"If the rest of the market has its way, this year will prove to be a flash in the pan. Few long-term-oriented investors are served by short-bias strategies. But it sure has looked smart recently," said Jeff Tjornehoj, a Lipper analyst.
The research firm compiles indexes composed of funds for 65 different equity and fixed-income categories. The top performer through Thursday was the Lipper Intermediate U.S. Government Index, which was up 9.9% in 2008. By contrast, an index of longer-term U.S. government bond funds—including agencies as well as Treasuries—had gained 6.09% on the year.
At the same time, the Lipper short-term government bond funds index was up 3.28%.
All of the firm's equity indexes were negative. The worst performer was the Lipper Emerging Markets Funds Index, down 54.3% on the year.
Lipper doesn't benchmark bear market funds performance.
An Urge To Surge...
In recent weeks, long-duration ETFs focusing on Treasuries and high-quality corporates have been surging. The Vanguard Extended Duration Treasury Index ETF (NYSE: EDV), for example, is No. 11 in terms of top performers on the year, according to Morningstar data.
In fact, the top 10 are all non-UltraShort ProShares. In the top 20, EDV is the long non-shorting ETF.
The only other type of fund to crack the shorts' grip this year has been the CurrencyShares Japanese Yen Trust ETF (NYSE: FXY). That heads into the final week of the year at No. 33 with a better-than 24% return.
But following close behind is the PowerShares 1-30 Year Laddered Treasury ETF (NYSE: PLW). Also with gains of 20%-plus are the iShares Barclays 10-20 Year Treasury Bond (NYSE: TLH). The iShares Barclays 7-10 Year Treasury Bond (NYSE: IEF) has also been hovering around 20% in recent weeks.
"The reason why bond ETFs of higher quality have been doing better is very simple—a flight to quality," said Jim Colby, senior municipal strategist for fixed-income at Van Eck Global.
But within the past few weeks, he adds, longer-duration bond funds have found particularly smooth sailing. "We've hit a pretty dramatic period in the past two weeks of falling yields and rising prices with long-term bond ETFs holding the highest-quality issues," said Colby.
He credits that to an announcement by Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke that it will start directly buying bonds to help drive liquidity in frozen credit markets.
Traders are speculating that long Treasuries will be the prime target of the Fed's purchases, says Colby.
How big of a year-end boost is that providing for longer-term bond funds? For example, 30-year Treasury notes were yielding 2.55% on Friday. That compared to 3.43% at the end of November, equal to about a 20-point surge in long-bond prices, says Colby.
"That's a huge move in the world of bonds," he added.
-- This article was submitted by IndexUniverse Managing Editor Murray Coleman.


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BAKERSFIELD, CA - Renegade Athletics is proud to announce this week's (11/17-11/23) Kern Schools Federal Credit Union Renegades of the Week:
Dasia Wandick, Women's Basketball - Dasia led the women's basketball team at the Santa Ana Tournament last weekend where they went 1-2. In three games she totaled 39 points and grabbed 22 rebounds.
Tyrell Coleman, Men's Basketball - Tyrell has helped lead the men's basketball team to a 5-0 start with two home wins last week over Cuesta and Napa Valley. Against Napa Valley he had 14 points and 8 rebounds and against Cuesta he had a season high 25 points, 8 rebounds and 4 assists.
Women's Basketball travels to play at West Hills Lemoore tonight (11/26) at 6pm and then heads out on the road again for their next game on Friday (12/6) at Taft.
Men's Basketball hosts West Hills Coalinga tomorrow (11/27) at 5pm in a game that was rescheduled due to volleyball hosting Chaffey in Round 1 of the CCCAA SoCal Regional playoffs.
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A quarterly survey of mainland chief financial officers shows that companies are planning to cut spending, shed staff and cut outsourcing jobs, the South China Morning Post reported. The findings represent a sharp reversal of business sentiment as just as recently as September mainland companies were expected to increase hiring and spending, according to the Duke University/CFO Magazine business outlook survey. Hiring is expected to fall to 1.4% rather than grow at the 7.5% predicted in September, and 78.4% of the surveys respondents were less optimistic about the mainland's economy, while 65.1% said they were less optimistic about the financial prospects of their own companies.
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HT is for anyone who is struggling to deal with the painful emotions that follow a breakup and doesn't know where to start to begin the healing process. If you are feeling lost, confused, raw and in pain and you're struggling to process the end of your relationship, then this is the programme for you.
The fact that you have found it now is a powerful indication that you're ready to heal!
Mending a broken heart is a unique experience and so the time it takes for you to find relief will be unique to you. It's important to take your healing at your own pace – and to progress in the timeframe that's right for you.
However, the average user of the programme tends to feel immediate comfort from the first few listens of the Sound Healing Frequencies, and experience a significant level of repair within the first month – especially when you allow the wisdom of the guide to become part of your holistic healing.
The programme is called 'Heartbreak Triage' because one of the first steps to true healing is to help you through the initial trauma of a breakup. But don't let that statement fool you… it doesn't mean that your breakup has to be recent for Heartbreak Triage to have a powerful effect.
Many people lack the support and information they need about what is truly happening in their energy fields when they experience a painful breakup. This can lead to unprocessed emotions lingering for weeks, months or even years after the relationship has ended. It's important to know that in some cases the passage of time makes little difference to healing.
If you have found that you are simply not healing from a breakup that took place some time ago, that you feel repeatedly drawn to a negative ex, or that you still feel 'bound' in some way to a breakup experience – HT is also for you!
The aim of HT is to focus on YOU and YOUR healing. This means helping you to function once more and to get relief from how you're feeling. It's important to focus on yourself and to heal for yourself – not for anyone else, including your ex.
HT is not a programme that's about getting you feeling fabulous so your ex knows what they are missing out on. It's about getting you feeling good again so you can invest in YOU. There are no tricks or techniques here for trying to entice your ex back because that will only hand your power straight back to your ex. Focus on you – it will be the best gift you can give yourself.
Heartbreak Triage is the only heartbreak programme that we know of that combines uniquely tailored Sound Frequency Healing with an in-depth guide to breakup recovery as a way to mend your broken heart. This unique formula gives you the opportunity to gain true self-knowledge and the empowerment you need to move forward.
Yes! Users of the programme have reported a greater sense of calm and ease, and often almost immediate relief from listening to the special Healing Frequencies.
The companion guide has been created to help you to learn more about holistic healing and how to repair heartbreak in your physical, emotional and energetic bodies. This wisdom assists you in opening to even deeper levels of healing.
Sound Therapy, often called sound healing or vibrational medicine, is a practice of using sound vibrations at specific frequencies, hertz, and cycles that resonate with the body to repair, tune and align the mind and body to its natural state. It uses tools such as tuning forks, gongs, Tibetan singing bowls and many other vibrational instruments.
The technique is relatively new in the western world, but has been used as a powerful healing practice in Tibet and many other countries for more than 2000 years!
Not only are the 18 Sound Frequencies made to help cure specific symptoms of heartbreak, they're also composed in a frequency cycle of 528 Hertz per cycle.
This helps to give your heart centre the gentle energy you need to rest, relax and begin to recover from your pain. Each frequency has been designed to help you to process and heal difficult emotions. There are also special frequencies to promote full-body realignment and healing.
Taken together, these Sound Frequencies help to ground you and bring you back to a baseline of calm so you can think clearly once more and access deeper healing.
The programme includes 18 Healing Frequencies that cover all the major symptoms of heartbreak. Some of these include Low Self Esteem, Anxiety, Depression and Insomnia.
Throughout the guide you will find suggested frequencies that align with different areas of wisdom and healing advice. You can use the frequencies as suggested throughout the guide, as well as using individual frequencies for when you're experiencing a particular emotion.
Absolutely! As with many ancient practices that have been handed down through the years (like meditation and mindfulness) scientific research is only now beginning to catch up with what our ancestors and spiritual healers have known for centuries with regards to healing.
And because sound healing has been gaining more notice in the last few years, many researchers have been exploring exactly how it works. Studies have shown that different sound technologies have produced positive effects on people with a range of emotional and physical issues – from stress, pain, headaches and premenstrual syndrome, through to IBS, Chronic Pain and many more.
Studies conducted by the US National Library of Medicine conducted a crossover study to measure the physiological and psychological effects of a Himalayan singing bowl. The conclusion from the study stated that certain frequency waves affect the human nervous system and decrease blood pressure more effectively than traditional meditation.


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Learn the French language
Why You Should Learn French
It makes sense for you to be multilingual especially in this day and time. In the past, speaking in one language was enough but the times have since changed. Presently, the world gets considered being a global village.
Since our planet is now compact, there is a need for you to learn French. Doing so helps to increase your chances of gaining meaningful employment. You must have discovered employment opportunities are scarce. Therefore, learning French means you can get a job in any Francophone country.
The essence of language is to promote communalism. If we did not speak at all, our world would get divided. French, apart from English, is the second most spoken language in all the five continents of the world. Since you would want to comprehend a French native, learning the language becomes a lifesaver. Fore more knowledge visit this site https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/French_language.
Opportunities come just but once in a lifetime. It will do you no good to get a scholarship in France yet you cannot relate to their dialect. For you to be in a helpful position, you need to learn and talk in French quickly. In so doing, you place yourself on the path of success. There is no better way of boosting your career than when you learn in some prestigious universities in the world.
You can earn money right after learning French. Thanks to your new dialect, you can become a seasoned interpreter who either works for the police department or the consulate. Interpretation jobs pay a fortune since they are a preserve of the few.
Everything about the French is fascinating. When you learn someone's language, you go a step further to familiarize yourself with the individual's cultures and traditions. Mastering French can help you adopt new skills.
French is the language of passion and love. If you want to make a girl's knees turn to jelly, converse with her and talk in French. Apart from winning over her heart, you become the major center of attraction. Such a lady will always adore you, not because you are perfect, but due to the fact that you speak in the dialect of love. Do not get surprised when you marry a lady from France during one of your Paris trips.
There is no doubt French is a superior language. If you want to go to places and meet new people, learn French. The journey will not be easy, but as soon as you get the ball rolling, success comes knocking on your door.


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Aunt Khloe's on her way! After the birth of Kim Kardashian and Kanye West's baby boy, Khloe Kardashian headed straight to the hospital to meet her new nephew for the first time!
Khloe Kardashian, 31, is ready to meet baby Yeezus! Kim Kardashian, 35, and Kanye West's second child arrived early in the morning on Dec. 5, and Khloe drove straight to the hospital as soon as she could. Welcome to the family, baby boy West!
Khloe drove to Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in her white Bentley ready to be introduced to her new nephew. Kris Jenner and Kourtney Kardashian have been by Kim's side since the birth. Of course, the whole family couldn't be in the room for the birth, so we don't blame Khloe for letting Kim and Kanye have a little space.
Kim and Kanye's baby boy made his appearance on Dec. 5. "Kim Kardashian West and Kanye West, welcomed the arrival of their son this morning. Mother and son are doing well," the announcement read on her website and app. HollywoodLife.com learned EXCLUSIVELY that Kim delivered the baby naturally, and the delivery was "a lot easier" than North West's birth.
The baby's full name has not been revealed, but we previously told you EXCLUSIVELY that they gave the baby the middle name "Robert" to honor Kim's late father, Robert Kardashian. Kanye didn't want to decide on a name until he looked his son in the eyes after the birth. A source told us that Kanye "can't stop beaming" since the birth. He's one proud daddy!
This has been a tough year for Khloe and the entire Kardashian family since Lamar Odom's hospitalization for a drug overdose in Oct. 2015. Khloe's practically been at the hospital every day caring for Lamar, but now she's visiting for a very different reason. We're so happy for them all. A new member of the family is always something to celebrate! Watch the Kardashian on KUWTK on Amazon now!
HollywoodLifers, are you excited that Kim and Kanye's baby is here? What do you think they'll name the baby? Let us know!


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|Joint IAS-PU Symplectic Geometry Seminar
|Hamiltonian S^1 Actions with Isolated Fixed Points on 6-Dimensional Symplectic Manifolds
|Andrew Fanoe
|Columbia University
|Friday, November 2
|4:30pm - 5:30pm/S-101
The question of what conditions guarantee that a symplectic circle action is Hamiltonian has been studied for many years. In 1998, Sue Tolman and Jonathon Weitsman proved that if the action is semifree and has a non-empty set of isolated fixed points then the action is Hamiltonian. In 2010, Cho, Hwang, and Suh proved in the 6-dimensional case that if we have b_2^+=1 at a reduced space at a regular level \lambda of the circle valued moment map, then the action is Hamiltonian. In this talk, we will discuss using their result to prove that certain 6-dimensional symplectic actions which are not semifree and have a non-empty set of isolated fixed points are Hamiltonian. In this case, the reduced spaces are 4-dimensional symplectic orbifolds, and we will discuss resolving the orbifold singularities and using J-holomorphic curve techniques on the resolutions.


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Wednesday, April 1, 2009
Wednesday Noir et Blanc: This Cat Has a Story...
5 comments:
- Christine Mercer-Vernon said...
now that's a fancy shmancy cat....whatever the story, i'm sure it will be rich. LOL
- April 1, 2009 at 8:44 AM
- Unknown said...
what a fun piece...I can only imagine the story that will come to life with it as an inspiration!!
- April 1, 2009 at 10:06 AM
- Elizabeth said...
Such an elegant cat with a taste for the finer things in life.......
word verification: fundy
your cat is not fundy at all
I sort of imagine fundy as either frumpy
or Fundamentalist......... Hm.......
- April 1, 2009 at 11:33 AM
- Jennifer Thermes said...
Thanks, Ladies! We'll see where he leads... ;-)
Fundy-- Funky with typo? Bay of Fundy? What does it all mean??!
- April 1, 2009 at 3:54 PM
- paintandink said...
He's definitely friends with Puss-in-Boots... I bet they play cards at the same club.
- April 24, 2009 at 6:29 PM
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Chief executive Lam: HK 'will scale new heights'
The chief executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region said that the best of Hong Kong has yet to come.
The official, Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor, spoke at the annual Hong Kong Dinner in London late on Wednesday as part of celebrations to mark the 20th anniversary of Hong Kong's return to the motherland.
Among the guests was the United Kingdom's Chancellor of the Exchequer Philip Hammond, along with businesses executives, diplomats and representatives from industries who desirea deeper relationship and network between Hong Kong and London.
In her keynote speech, Lam said that as the new chief executive, she is full of confidence and optimism, and as long as "we can get our act together" and "adopt a clear vision and embrace opportunities presented, Hong Kong will scale new heights".
"Hong Kong will continue to succeed under 'one country, two systems' and join the unique advantages which Shanghai and Singapore, both highly competitive and thriving cities, do not have," Lam said.
She highlighted the importance of President Xi Jinping's speech delivered in Hong Kong on July 1.
"President Xi Jinping has again pledged the nation's support for the Hong Kong SAR, from closer economic partnership arrangements to a comprehensive agreement on Hong Kong's participation on the Belt and Road Initiative; from Shanghai-Hong Kong Stock Connect to Shenzhen-Hong Kong Stock Connect," she said.
Lam added that Hong Kong occupies an unrivalled position as the world's largest offshore renminbi trading center, and the city also became a member of the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank in June.
Various plans and agreements are underway to enhance Hong Kong's cooperation with the Chinese mainland, and the chief executive said she will meet with the minister of science and technology to discuss Hong Kong's development in technology.
Lam also offered her heartfelt sympathies to the victims of several terrorist attacks in the UK.
She said that Hong Kong remains one of the safest cities in the world but added that there was no room for complacency. The city's law enforcement agency will step up surveillance and international cooperation, she said.
Lam pointed out that Hong Kong is renowned for its "experience and skills of doing business with the outside world for over half a century".
"Our international outlook and connectivity has given us an edge," she said, adding that the city is enjoying conducting external affairs as provided for under the Basic Law that enabled us to grow that relationship in the past 20 years as a special administrative region of the People's Republic of China.
Lam said that as the chief executive in the new term of the SAR government, she has a strong sense of purpose and urgency.
She stressed that Hong Kong cannot rest on its laurels, and "there are policy decisions we need to take, many investments to make and many people to connect to in order to stay competitive".


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The Bullying. No Way! lesson plans and other classroom activities have been created especially for schools to use on and around the National Day of Action against Bullying and Violence, and can be used any time of the year.
Providing students with opportunities to talk about bullying is an important part of making a positive change. However, talking about bullying can also raise issues that schools may not have been aware of previously, or can sometimes lead to increased bullying for some students.
All staff should be aware of how to respond to reports of bullying and that, where needed, support and appropriate intervention is available to everyone involved.
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Introduction: Joker Muppet
In this Instructable I will show you how to make the clown prince of crime out of felt, card board and other odds and ends.
Materials you will need:
Three 8 X 11 White felt sheets
One 8 X 11 Yellow felt sheet
One 8 X 11 Pink felt sheet
Cardboard (a Medium sized box will supply plenty)
One Green wig
4 lightweight sticks (I used legs from a broken halloween skeleton)
One ping pong ball
One yard purple cloth
One 20 X10 piece of tan cloth
2 buckles
some scrap leather
Tools you will need:
Hot glue gun
Red and purple markers
Needle and thread.
Step 1: Cardboard
Cut out your cardboard head pieces. I really didn't do a lot of measuring here just kind of eyeballed it. The pieces you see in the first picture are as follows: skull jaw nose two ears. The second photo is the tongue and the third is of the teeth.
Step 2: Felting
Once every thing is cut out glue the face pieces to your white felt Making sure there are no wrinkles. The tongue is glued to the pink felt, and the teeth to the yellow. Now fold the skull and jaw pieces together as if you were assembling a box (edge to edge) with the excess felt on the inside. Glue the nose to the face, and the ears to the top of the jaw. Make sure you keep the tongue in one peice don't cut it!
Step 3:
Insert the teeth Into the head and glue in place. Now put in the tongue felt side out. Leave a gap for your fingers below And glue into place
Step 4: The Eyes
Cut the ping pong ball in half, pull some yellow felt taught over each and glue in place. There will be small wrinkles around the base but don't worry about them. Draw in pupils. Now line the base of each with white felt, creating an eye shape. trim excess and glue to head.
Step 5: Finishing the Head.
Use the remaining white felt to make the back of the neck gluing from ear to ear. now glue on the wig Finally I glued a felt scrap to the bottom of the nose
Step 6: The Body
Make and out fit for your Muppet This one is one part circus performer and 2 parts straightjacket. inspired by the "The Batman" joker.
and involves basic sewing. Glue in the arm sticks. my skeleton parts already had a joint but duct taping two of your sicks together should work well.
Step 7: Finishing Up
Attach the head and body With hot glue, and enjoy. See Him in action
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Nomura: Dissidia sequel would be "very difficult"
Square Final Fantasy chap Tetsuya Nomura has confirmed in the Japanese "Ultimania" strategy guide that a Dissidia sequel isn't in the works, despite plans to originally make one.
The developer said that making a second game to the FF PSP action original would be "very difficult," although didn't provide any details.
"There are no current plans for a sequel. To be honest, I wanted to do one up until a few months ago," he said.
"I even called [Mitsunori] Takahashi, the planning director, and [Ryuji] Ikeda, the lead programmer, to talk about sequel concepts — I told them to think about what they were going to do and prepare themselves [to make a sequel]."
What the hell happened, Tetsuya? Someone should bring in Columbo. From 1UP, via Joystiq.


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by caninecam on 12 November 2019 - 14:11
by apple on 13 November 2019 - 06:11
by Koach on 13 November 2019 - 07:11
You are doing well but definitely could use some coaching if you are training for IGP and high points as you are also creating some bad habits.
Once again nice dog. Good attitude on your part. Good luck.
Could you post dog's pedigree.
by apple on 13 November 2019 - 08:11
by ValK on 13 November 2019 - 12:11
what video demonstrates isn't obedience per se but shows of dog's ability to perform tricks.
how that dog will remains next to you during the without leash walk in public space or in wilderness and seeing distracting
factors (other dogs, cats, rolling ball, running rabbit, etc.)
how that dog will return to you on recall from considerable distance when being occupied by some kind of own business
and you don't have dog's toy in your hand?
how that dog would stay at spot till being released of given command, when you disappear for prolonged time from dog's line of sight?
by apple on 13 November 2019 - 13:11
Your comments just reflect your bias and have no correlation to whether a dog trained for precision sport obedience will also have reliable obedience in real life applications. Some of the sport training will support real life obedience reliability and a dog should be trained for both. Leash laws require dogs walked in public to be on leash. Do you see police dogs being walked off leash? My dog has a very nice focused heel. When I walk him in public he can walk however he wants, which is usually centered in front of me. If I need to call him to heel, he does a very fast and precise service (flip) finish. Whenever I leave my property I have to drive out a gate that is right next to a road. My dog reliably downs and "stays back" off leash and collar until I am out of the driveway, have shut the gate and given the release command. I trained my dog with a toy and now I stuff it behind my back at the waist, so he doesn't see the toy except as a reward when tossed. I find that often, people who are critical of precision sports obedience have never done it and have no clue how to do it. It takes a lot more skill and knowledge than simply training a dog to stay when you go out of sight for some time. In heeling, I train with distractions such as the dog being hit with a clatter stick and he still maintains a focused heel. So actually, correct precision sport training leads to more reliable obedience. It requires a lot more than a correction on a prong or choke collar. Low stim e-collar training can also add to reliability and excellent off leash control. I actual have stopped using the leash altogether and have very precise, reliable obedience. Plus, have you seen some of the circus tricks dogs have been trained to do? How many people do you think are capable of that? And don't forget that in the various protections sports there are some exercises that require protection obedience with dogs that have a very high drive to bite, but that desire to bite is under the control of the handler and uses the same approaches of operant learning as the so called circus training of precision sport obedience.
by Hired Dog on 13 November 2019 - 13:11
by ValK on 13 November 2019 - 13:11
anticipation of reward but a necessary norm of life.
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Senior Art Exhibition: Senior I & Senior II
The Department of Art & Design at Anna Maria College presents two group installations of the Senior Art Exhibition 2019; Exhibition 1 from April 17 through April 26, and Exhibition 2 from May1 – May 10 in the Art Center Gallery at Miriam Hall. Exhibition 1
Senior Art & Design majors who are celebrating their exhibition, 17 April thru 26 April 2019:
Robin Baxter: Graphic Design/Studio Art,
Abigail Campbell: Art Therapy,
Natalie Freida: Studio Art,
Alicia Johnston: Art Therapy/Studio Art
The work displayed links well with each student and their respective major, lending the exhibit a rhythm unique to this class, diverse in media and content. Anna Maria College exhibits graduating seniors each year as part of their capstone experience, which also includes a publication of their work and related website. The Senior Art Exhibition exposes the college and community to the diverse range of contemporary art and ideas flowing from these students. All are invited to attend the Opening Reception of Senior I on Wednesday, April 17 from 5 – 7 pm to celebrate this culmination of undergraduate study and accomplishment.
Anna Maria College
School of Liberal Arts & Sciences
Department of Art & Design
Art Center Gallery at Miriam Hall
50 Sunset Lane
Paxton, MA 01712 Exhibition 1
April 17 – April 26, 2019
Opening Reception
Wednesday, April 17
5:00 – 7:00 pm
Catalogs available of each artists work online.
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i have been on my period since june 10th and it is now july 25th and yesterday the 24 is when it got really heavy to wear i had to change my tampon less than an hour could anyone please help me out i cant find any information about this at all!??July 26, 2011 - 10:42am
For the month of May and June I had my period a week late. But this month I was not supposed to start until July 11th and started July 5th. I am taking birth control and take the pill at the same time every day. I have been taking birth control for four years and have never had this issue before. I don't think I'm pregnant but I don't know what else could be causing this issue I just wish someone could help me.
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sorry i mean today is the 26 and yesterday the 25thJuly 26, 2011 - 10:44am
Hi Anonymous,
Thank you and welcome to Empowher. Since you are on birth control, I would contact your physician and let him know that you are starting your period while on your active pills. You may need a different prescription as this pill may not be working as it should be….also use a backup method of birth control (such as condoms) until you are back on a normal schedule.
Can you keep us posted?
Good luck,
Dear Missie thank you so much for your feed back I did contact my physician and she also said the same thing I made an appointment and am going to talk to her on Friday thank you so much I will keep you posted.July 10, 2011 - 1:33pm
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Risk of electric shock.
Apple three-prong AC wall plug adapters supplied with Mac, certain iOS devices and part of the Apple World Travel Adapter Kits, have been recalled. The adapters may be susceptible to breakage, exposing electrical components, posing risk of electric shock.
The wall plug adapters were designed primarily for use in the United Kingdom, Singapore and Hong Kong and sold as original equipment between January 2003 and January 2015 in Australia as well as internationally and online.
Affected adapters are white with no letters in the inside slot where it attaches to an Apple power adapter. New plug adapters are white with grey on the inside portion where it attaches to the power adapter and are not affected by this issue.
Consumers can obtain replacement adapters by returning affected adapters to their nearest Apple store, contacting an authorized Apple service provider or contacting Apple support to arrange return and receive a replacement.


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White Britons are in 'retreat' from areas where minorities live, a left-leaning thinktank has claimed.
Demos said census 2011 figures showed 45 per cent of ethnic minorities in England and Wales live in areas where less than half the population is white British, while 41 per cent live in wards less than half white.
In total there were 4.1million ethnic minorities in white minority areas, compared to one million in the 2001 census.
Trevor Phillips, former chairman of the Equalities Commission and a Demos associate, said it should 'make us a little anxious'
'This very interesting piece of research reveals a number of vital findings about how people in England and Wales are living together. First, it shows a kind of "Ambridge effect" – a welcome minority advance into areas previously only the preserve of the white majority,' he said.
'It also demonstrates a greater degree of ethnic mixing within cities, although unfortunately this appears to be mostly between minorities. What ought to make us a little anxious is the "majority retreat" it has unearthed – white people leaving minority-led areas and not being replaced – which isn't good news for the cause of integration.'
Demos said its researchers attributed the figures to white British people choosing not to move to minority-dominated areas.
In these areas, departing white Britons are replaced by immigrants or the growth of the minority population, resulting in a 'spiral' of white British demographic decline.
The analysis of the 2011 census data also reveals that ethnic minorities are now living in rural parts of the country previously dominated by white Britons.
In 2001 there were 5,000 wards with a 98 per cent white population, but by 2011 the figure was just 800.
Eric Kaufmann, a professor at Birkbeck College who carried out the analysis, said the research presented a 'mixed picture'.
'While ethnic mixing and integration is being helped by more minority people moving into England's whitest areas, the most concentrated minority areas are just becoming more so,' he said.
'This is essentially due to a large increase in the ethnic minority population in its areas of concentration over the past ten years due to natural growth and immigration. This trend has outpaced minorities' wider spread across the country.'
David Goodhart, director of Demos, explained that the implications of the analysis were poorer job prospects for minorities.
'Most jobs come through knowing someone, and most of those hiring for good jobs are from the white majority,' he said.
'A growing population which is geographically separate and has limited familiarity with majority cultural codes or connection to majority networks may find its occupational mobility reduced.'
Sir Andrew Green, chairman of the anti-immigration Migration Watch, said Britain was becoming more segregated
'Public dismay at the pace of change in our communities largely explains why so many voted as they did in last week's local elections,' he said after Ukip's surge in the local polls last week.
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Caracalla's "Profectio" Coin
|Profectio coin of Caracalla
In AD 214, the emperor Marcus Aurelius Antoninius Pius, nicknamed Caracalla after the Gallic tunic he allegedly wore, left Rome on a journey throughout the eastern provinces. The word PROFECTIO is used in Latin epigraphy to identify when an emperor sets out from Rome on a military expedition, and this word is seen on the legend on the reverse of this denarius. Minted in AD 213, this coin represents the sense of anticipation faced by Romans before the launching of such a force. Coins minted in the same year depict similar types as the coin we see here, as well as other military images such as the war god Mars. Whoever designed this coin, whether it be Caracalla himself or an imperial mint worker, clearly wanted to expose citizens to this upcoming event months in advance. Thus the coin acts as propaganda, advertising the emperor's militaristic and proactive qualities.
The "Profectio" concept also gives the sense of beginnings being important in Roman life. The fact that the actual beginning of the expedition, rather than the expedition itself, is commemorated on this coin indicates the Romans considered the start of something to be just as worthy as the event itself. This suggests a sense of supreme confidence, as even before it has set off, the Romans believe this journey to be worthy of monumentalising through the medium of coinage, implying Romans were very optimistic about the success of their emperor and army.
The coin also reinforces the emperor's own desire to be depicted in a military way. The type on the reverse of the coin displays Caracalla himself in military armour, carrying a spear, and it gives the impression of him personally leading the legions, represented by the standards behind him. This portrayal of himself as a great military leader is reinforced by the appearance of BRIT in the legend on the obverse of the coin, which represents "Britannicus", or "Conqueror of the Britons". While this title has been passed down from his father Severus (often done by Roman emperors), Caracalla himself can say he played a part in it, as he joined his father on his conquests. Accounts of the time indicate Caracalla actually played no significant role in his father's Britannia campaign, but it is something an ordinary Roman would be unaware of. Thus even before his Profectio, Caracalla could identify himself as an experienced conqueror. Such a portrayal was probably designed to inspire support from the army, presenting the emperor as someone worth following, and whose rule they should support. However, this did not help him maintain his rule: whilst returning from his beloved Profectio, having dismounted to empty his bowels, he was murdered by a member of his Praetorian bodyguards close to the city of Edessa in Syria.
This month's coin was chosen by David Swan, a second year Ancient History and Classical Archaeology undergraduate. David's research interests involve Celtic, Roman and Dark Age Britain.
(Coin image above reproduced courtesy of Pecunem.com and Gitbud & Naumann)


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Artisan Jewelry by Southern Designer Bourbon and Boweties
Southern women love the Bourbon and Boweties bracelets company. Their designs speak mainly to southern living and reflect many items found in everyday life. And some of those items are truly unique in jewelry!
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The artisan jewelry made by Bourbon and Boweties is designed and created right in the southern state of Florida. The designs are created by the founder Carly Ochs, who believes in helping women earn money right here in the United States. The company is proud to make it known that their bracelets are "Made by Proud Southern Hands." And they are created by hand by southern women right in their own homes.
These bracelets are not just any ol' bracelet. When Carly Ochs goes on buying trips around the country and around the world, she sometimes picks up some truly odd items. You can frequently find Bourbon and Boweties bracelets made with shotgun shells, unique rocks, beach glass and offbeat medallions, in addition to the standard colorful stones.
Bourbon and Boweties bracelets are made with a wire wrap technique that has been hugely popular in the bangles bracelet market. They are made by wrapping a large item, like a stone or medallion, and then the wire is twisted into a bracelet shape. The wire is wrapped more on the sides of the featured stone to give it more support and to secure the overall shape of the bangle bracelet.
These wire wrapped bangle bracelets are currently gaining in popularity around the world, so it isn't just the southern ladies purchasing them anymore. They can be found in big name department stores as well as fine jewelers all over the United States, Puerto Rico and Canada.
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Bourbon and Boweties' artisan jewelry can be found at Ben David Jewelers in Danville, VA. Stop by anytime during normal business hours and we'll help you try some on to see how they look on you.


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It's too easy to drift in the oceans of stress, fear and hatred floating in today's waters. If you're not careful, you'll drown. Don't make the mistake of thinking this is where it's at — because it isn't. You don't need to stress, worry or fret – nothing down here can harm you because it's all beneath you anyway.
Reign in your mind and heart and you'll be just fine. Even a brief look at four sentences can change your life forever, and move you forward, where you need to be. Head space – and heart treasures – matter immensely.
These four sentences will set you free – and keep you living free – if only you're willing to own them. Here they are, in all their glorious power, especially for you:
"Since, then, you have been raised with Christ, set your hearts on things above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God. Set your minds on things above, not on earthly things. For you died, and your life is now hidden with Christ in God. When Christ, who is your life, appears, then you also will appear with him in glory." — Colossians 3:1-4 (NIV)
When you give your life to Christ, you die to yourself – and are supernaturally raised with him in victory. What this means is that you are no longer to follow the standards and interests before knowing him. Once you accept Christ, you follow whatever interests him – not yourself, not others, and nothing in this world. All of the opinions and things that used to consume your time and energy are now beneath you. That's the way you are now supposed to live. The only opinion and agenda that now matters is that of Jesus Christ. If you aren't living this way, you're missing out.
Pay more attention to what you think and treasure. The only opinions of people that matter are those whose minds and hearts are set on God's perspective. Those are the kinds of friends and friendships you need and want. They'll help you become the very best version of you possible.
Your life, job, every relationship, and your use of financial and material resources – everything about you – will be directly impacted by real faith in Jesus. If your faith is real, then you need to live each day as if everything that's at odds with Christ and his agenda is beneath you.
How are you doing? Have you been thinking this is where it's at? It isn't at all. I'd love to hear from YOU.
THINK. PRAY. LIVE: LORD GOD, please help me to put my entire life in your hands, with your perspective. Help me to live like the things down here really are beneath me – because they really are.


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Vitezslav Svejdar (Department of Logic) will talk about enhanced generalization (Monday 16.3).
The generalization rule in logical calculi makes it possible to
"unsubstitute" a variable $y$ from a formula $\varphi_x(y)$ and conclude
that $\forall x \varphi$ (or that $\exists x \varphi$ if the step
is happening in a premise), provided that there are no unwanted free
occurrences of the unsubstituted variable. We consider an enhanced
generalization rule that makes it possible to simultaneously
unsubstitute not only several variables, but also several terms
(provided that they are pairwise different and there are no unwanted
occurrences of their outermost symbols). While we cannot claim that this
enhanced generalization models a step in a reasoning, and it is not
sound in logic with equality, we show that it is sound in logic without
equality and that it has a useful application, namely the interpolation
theorem (for logic without equality but with function symbols).
Radek Honzik will discuss P. Maddy's paper Believing the Axioms II (JSL 1988).
Believing the Axioms II is a continuation of the first paper by Maddy and deals with the Axiom of Determinacy (AD). The paper attempts to argue that AD (or its variants) may be a good candidate for a new strong axiom of set theory. The seminar will review the basic points of the paper (prior knowledge of the paper is not necessary).
Lars S. Laichter (Department of logic) will introduce basic concepts of casual inferences in statistics. CHANGE OF DATE: 16.12., 16:30.
In my presentation, I will provide a brief introduction and a discussion of the methods of causal inference in statistics. Methods of causal inference have been argued to be an important addition to traditional statistical methods. In particular, I will introduce the notion of the Structural Causal Model (SCM), as proposed by Judeau Pearl, to illustrate some of the major advancements in the general theory of causation. These advancements include methods for inferring a model's properties based on (1) effects of interventions, (2) probabilities of counterfactuals, and (3) direct and indirect effects. Finally, I will discuss some of the possible applications of this theory, as well as its wider implications for scientific inquiry. Overall, I aim for this presentation to provide an accessible introduction to the methods of causal inference and highlight the advantages of the methods of causal inference over traditional statistical methods.
Radek Honzik (Department of logic) will continue talking about large cardinals. Monday 2.12., 16:30. We will discuss "larger" large cardinals, such as measurable and supercompact cardinals, and their effect on the set-theoretical universe and applications in mathematics and set theory.
With the emergence of the algebraic movement in XVIth and XVIIth century geometry, the ideal that all mathematical problems should and could be solved by the most adequate means was fostered by outstanding mathematicians (Viète, Descartes). Yet it was a matter of dispute whether certain well-known problems, like the quadrature of the circle, could be solved by geometrically acceptable methods. My talk will explore this issue, considering a controversy occurred in 1668 between the Scottish mathematician James Gregory and the Dutch mathematician Christiaan Huygens, about the possibility of solving the quadrature of central conics (which included the circle) by algebraic means. Whereas the former held it was impossible, the latter believed that the circle could be squared algebraically. This controversy is significant because it hinged upon methodological or foundational questions: which were the bounds of Cartesian geometry? Are the five algebraic operations sufficient in order to express and solve all problems concerning the objects of Euclid's geometry?
Vítězslav Švejdar (Department of Logic, FFUK) bude mluvit o různých neklasických logikách a jejich vztahu k eleminovatelnosti řezu. 11. listopadu, 16:30.
Martina Maxa bude mluvit o finitních verzích Gödelových vět o neúplnosti a Löbově větě. Monday November 4, 16:30.
Budeme se zabývat finitními protějšky známých vět dotýkajících se základů matematiky, jako jsou Gödelovy věty o neúplnosti či Löbova věta. Jejich finitní verze jsou již silnější než známé otevřené problémy ve výpočetní složitosti jako např. domněnka P se nerovná NP. Kromě finitní verze druhé Gödelovy věty, představíme i finitní verzy první Gödelovy věty a ukážeme vztah mezi těmito domněnkami. Také uvedeme tvrzení, jež by se dalo nazvat finitní verzí Löbovy věty. Cílem je ukázat, že otevřené problémy ve výpočetní složitosti mají blízký vztah k problémům týkajících se logiky a tímto i základů matematiky.
Radek Honzik will survey old and recent attempts and proposals for solving the Continuum Hypothesis problem. Monday October 21, 16:30. Students interested in credits from the seminar should attend and discuss their participation in the seminar.
Students interested in credits from the seminar should attend and discuss their participation in the seminar.
Seminář katedry: Vít Fojtík, Department of Logic, FF UK, 17:00, 29.4.2019.
Booleovské formule jsou typ Booleovských obvodů modelující výpočty, při kterých si nelze pamatovat mezivýsledky. Přestože lze ukázat, že existují funkce s exponenciální formulovou složitostí (a dokonce jich je většina), jedním z nevyřešených problémů výpočetní složitosti je najít ,,větší než polynomiální" dolní odhad pro nějakou konkrétní funkci. Snahy o sestrojení odhadu se ubírají dvěma převažujícími směry; první ja založený na abstraktním pojmu míry složitosti, zatímco druhý používá náhodně zvolené podfunkce dané funkce.
Šárka Stejskalová, Department of Logic, FF UK
We will review an argument of Jensen and Schlechta form 1990 who showed that Kurepa Hypothesis can be indestructible under all ccc forcing notions. Possible generalizations will be discussed.
Radek Honzík, Department of Logic, FF UK
We will discuss generalizations of the property of kappa-directed closure which appears in the classical theorem of Levy on indestructible supercompact cardinals. Seminar takes place in C119 at 17:00.
Peter Vojtáš, Department of Software Engineering, MFF UK
Type theory is a possible alternative to set theory and first order predicate logic as a tool for mathematical foundations, which has recently been getting more and more attention especially due to the discovery of its close relation to algebraic topology. I will try to give an introductory lecture to the basic concepts of type theory and its formalism (not requiring any previous knowledge in the field) in such a way that we could get some idea on how one can do (not only constructive) mathematics with its framework. Along the way I will be suggesting where is the famous connection with algebraic topology coming from.
Keywords: Types, identity types, dependent types, Univalence, constructive mathematics.
Tomáš Lávička, Department of Logic, FF UK
Type theory is a possible alternative to set theory and first order predicate logic as a tool for mathematical foundations, which has recently been getting more and more attention especially due to the discovery of its close relation to algebraic topology. I will try to give an introductory lecture to the basic concepts of type theory and its formalism (not requiring any previous knowledge in the field) in such a way that we could get some idea on how one can do (not only constructive) mathematics with its framework. Along the way I will be suggesting where is the famous connection with algebraic topology coming from.
Keywords: Types, identity types, dependent types, Univalence, constructive mathematics.
Stefan Hoffelner, Department of Logic, FF UK
Miha Habić, Department of Logic, FF UK
Diagonalization arguments play a central role in logic and specifically set theory, reaching from Cantor's proof of the uncountability of the reals to complicated forcing arguments. Guessing principles provide a substitute in cases where there are too many objects to diagonalize against in a naive way. They work by providing small approximations to the objects and guaranteeing that the approximations are correct "often enough". In the talk I shall give a short introduction to some simple guessing principles, after which I shall examine joint guessing principles, which allow us to guess many objects at once.
William Brian, University of North Carolina at Charlotte, USA
Recall the classical result of Riemann that every conditionally convergent series can be rearranged to get a series which is divergent to infinity, oscillates or converges to an arbitrary real number. A natural question to ask is how many rearrangements are needed to witness the validity of this theorem. This leads to the definition of the rearrangement number which is a cardinal invariant of the continuum. We present recent results related to this number. The talk is based on the preprint by several authors including the speaker.
Představím novou metodu konstrukce modelů slabých aritmetik. Použijeme nestandardních metod ke konstrukci jisté elementární extenze standardního modelu aritmetiky, která je uzavřena na operaci *. Tento fakt nám umožní definovat na univerzu této extenze tzv. gradované verze aritmetických operací sčítání a násobení. Ukážeme, jak volbou různých gradací můžeme ovlivňovat platnost některých aritmetických tvrzení ve vzniklých strukturách. Speciálně předvedeme, jak lze touto metodou získat model Robinsonovy aritmetiky, v němž platí hypotéza prvočíselných dvojčat.
Tomáš Lávička
It is well known that varieties (resp.. quasi-varieties) are generated by its (relatively) subdirectly irreducible members (Birkhoff's representation). As we will see this representation theorem will not hold in general in the setting of generalized quasi-varieties (classes of algebras described by quasi-equations with countably many premises). I will present some characterization results of Birhoff's representability, which I then use to prove that the proper generalized quasi-variety generated by the [0,1] Lukasiewicz chain is representable in the above sense - the core idea of the proof uses a modification of the well-known topological proof of compactness for classical logic into higher cardinalities.
Nowadays, we usually eliminate cuts by decreasing the cut-rank of the derivation (Tait's strategy). That is, a cut with the greatest complexity is chosen such that there are only smaller cuts above it and this one is then decomposed into smaller cuts. Gentzen applies another strategy in his article of 1935. He eliminates the highest cuts, i.e., cuts that there are no other cuts above them. Hence, this procedure does not pay attention to the complexity of the chosen cut. The main property of cut elimination that we are interested in is the growth of the height of the derivation during the elimination, especially we want to know the height of the cut-free derivation. I want to show that both strategies mentioned above give us the same cut-free derivation in propositional logic. Not only is the height of the cut-free derivations the same, but they also have the same structure. I will define a procedure for eliminating a single cut (according to Buss) which makes global changes to the derivation. Then, I use Church-Rosser property to obtain that cut-free derivations are the same, when the only difference during the elimination is the way we choose the next cut to eliminate.
In the first part we present the role of interpolants in some verification algorithms to demonstrate the usefulness of the concept and the motivation for our work. In the second part we examine interpolation systems for propositional logic (the algorithms for computation of interpolants from a refutation proof), namely symmetric system (Pudlák, Krajíček), McMillan's system, and their generalization, framework of Labeled Interpolation Systems (D'Silva et al.). We conclude with incorporating partial variable assignment into the computation of interpolant, done in the framework of Labeled Partial Assignment Interpolation Systems (Jančík et al.).
Nejprve představíme nestovaný kalkulus pro intuicionistickou logiku a vysvětlíme, jak funguje nestování. Pak přidáme pravidla pro kvantifikátory a získáme kalkulus pro intuicionistickou predikátovou logiku s konstantním univerzem. Následně přidáme omezení, abychom získali kalkulus pro standardní intuicionistickou predikátovou logiku. Na závěr si předvedeme prefixová tabla pro obě varianty intuicionistické logiky a ukážeme, jak transformovat tabla do nestovaných sequentů. (English version of abstract) Firstly, we introduce nested sequent calculus for intuitionistic logics and show how the nesting works. Secondly, we show that standard quantification rules lead to calculus for intuitionistic predicate logic with constant domains. Then we add some restrictions to obtain calculus for standard Intuitionistic predicate logic. Finally, we introduce prefixed tableaux for both variants of Intuitionistic logic and show how we can transform tableaux to nested sequents.
Wiles's proof of Fermat's Last Theorem (FLT) has stimulated a lively discussion on how much is actually needed for the proof. Despite the fact that the original proof uses set-theoretical assumptions unprovable in Zermelo-Fraenkel set theory with axiom of choice (ZFC) - namely, the existence of Grothendieck universes - it is widely believed that "certainly much less than ZFC is used in principle, probably nothing beyond Peano arithmetic, and perhaps much less than that." (McLarty) In this talk, I will present a joint work with V. Kala. We studied (un)provabiliy of FLT and Catalan's conjecture in arithmetical theories with weak exponentiation, i.e. in theories in the language $L=(0,1,+,\cdot,exp,<)$ where the $(0,1,+,\cdot,<)$-fragment is usually very strong (often even the complete theory $\mbox{Th}(\mathbb N)$ of natural numbers in that language) but the exponentiation satisfies only basic arithmetical properties and not much of induction. In such theories, Diophantine problems such as FLT or Catalan's conjecture, are formalized using the exponentiation exp instead of the exponentiation definable in the $(0,1,+,\cdot,<)$-fragment. I will present a natural basic set of axioms Exp for exponentiation (consisting mostly of elementary identities) and show that the theory $T=\mbox{Th}(\mathbb N)+Exp$ is strong enough to prove Catalan's conjecture, while FLT is still unprovable in $T$. This gives an interesting separation of strengths of the two famous Diophantine problems. Nevertheless, I show that by adding just one more axiom for exponentiation (the, so called, "coprimality" of exp) the theory becomes strong enough to prove FLT, i.e. FLT is provable in T+"coprimality". (Of course, in the proof of this, we use the Wiles's result too.)


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2019-20 Austrian Bundesliga – St. Polten vs Rapid Wien Betting Preview & Prediction
When does St. Polten vs Rapid Wien kick off? Sunday 4th August, 2019 – 16:00 (UK)
Where is St. Polten vs Rapid Wien being played? NV ARENA
What is the weather forecast for St. Polten vs Rapid Wien? Cloudy, 23c
What television channel is St. Polten vs Rapid Wien on? This match will not be televised live in the UK
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What was the score when the teams last met? St. Polten 0-4 Rapid Wien
Predicted line-up (4-1-2-1-2): Riegler; Ingolitsch, Luan, Meisl, Ljubicic; Rasner; Ambichl, Luxbacher; Hofbauer; Vucenovic, Balic
Unavailable: Gartler (Suspended), Pak Kwang-Ryong (Injured)
Doubtful: Schutz (Injured), Haas (Injured), Riski (Injured)
Predicted line-up (3-5-2): Knoflach; Muldur, Dibon, Hofmann; Schick, Murg, Grahovac, Schwab, Ullmann; Fountas, Badji
Unavailable: Szanto (Injured), Sonnleitner (Injured), Ljubicic (Injured)
Doubtful: Strebinger (Injured), Kitagawa (Rested)
St. Polten were on the end of a 3-0 loss in their opening Bundesliga game of the season last week and have now lost their last six in the league stretching back to last season. Rapid Wien suffered defeat to Salzburg but ended last season in good form on the road and can claim a win here.
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Sheree L. Toth
- Professor of Psychology & Psychiatry
- Director, Mt. Hope Family Center
- Director, Clinical Training
PhD, Case Western Reserve University, 1984
Mt. Hope Family Center
(585) 275-2991
Office Hours: By appointment
Research Overview
My research interests are guided by a developmental psychopathology perspective that emphasizes the interplay between normal and atypical development and addresses the transactions between ecological contexts and development. As such, I am invested in elucidating processes and mechanisms that contribute to the adaptation of children who are confronted by significant psychosocial adversity. In particular, my work addresses the development of children who have experienced maltreatment or who have been reared by a depressed caregiver.
In addition to basic research, I am committed to bridging research and clinical practice. Building upon a developmental psychopathology framework, I have received NIMH-funding to initiate and evaluate a number of randomized clinical trials of preventive interventions. I have also received funding from NIMH since 1991 to conduct investigations with maltreated children and offspring of mothers with Major Depressive Disorders. This body of work has significantly advanced the field's understanding of the adverse consequences of negative caregiving on child development, as well as the potential for intervention to promote positive outcomes.
Recently I received funding to initiate a 5-year investigation of the effectiveness of a preventative pre- and post-natal intervention to reduce harsh parenting and promote positive mother-child relationships and prevent child abuse and neglect in a high-risk population. This NICHD funded grant will establish Mt. Hope Family Center as a National Center on Child Abuse and Neglect.
Courses Offered (subject to change)
- PSYC 582: Practicum in Developmental Psychopathology
- PSYC 586: Evidence Based Child Psychotherapy
Selected Publications
- *Adams, T. R., Handley, E. D., Manly, J. T., Cicchetti, D., & Toth, S. L. (2019). Intimate partner violence as a mechanism underlying the intergenerational transmission of maltreatment among economically disadvantaged mothers and their adolescent daughters. Development and Psychopathology, 31(1), 83-93.
- Toth, S. L., & Manly, J. T. (2019). Developmental consequences of child abuse and neglect: Implications for intervention. Child Development Perspectives, 13(1), 59-64.
- Toth, S. L., Michl, L., Guild, D., & Lieberman, A. (2019). Child-Parent Psychotherapy: Theoretical bases, clinical applications, and empirical support. In H. Steele & M. Steele (Eds.), Handbook of attachment-based interventions (pp. 296-317). New York, NY: Guilford Press.
- *Alto, M., Handley, E., Rogosch, F., Cicchetti, D., & Toth, S. (2018). Maternal relationship quality and peer social acceptance as mediators between child maltreatment and adolescent depressive symptoms: Gender differences. Journal of Adolescence, 63, 19-28.
- *Demeusy, E. M., Handley, E. D., Rogosch, F. A., Cicchetti, D., & Toth, S. L. (2018). Early neglect and the development of aggression in toddlerhood: The role of working memory. Child Maltreatment, 23(4), 344-354.
- Cicchetti, D. & Toth, S. L. (2017). Using the science of developmental psychopathology to inform child and adolescent psychotherapy. In J. R. Weisz & A. E. Kazdin (Eds.), Evidence-based Psychotherapies for Children and Adolescents. (pp. 484-500). New York: Guilford.
- *Guild, D. J., Toth, S. L., Handley, E. D., Rogosch, F. A., & Cicchetti, D. (2017). Attachment security mediates the longitudinal association between child-parent psychotherapy and peer relations for toddlers of depressed mothers. Development and Psychopathology, 29(2), 587-600.
- Toth, S. L., Michl-Petzing, L., Guild, D., and Lieberman, A. (2017) Child-Parent Psychotherapy: Theoretical bases, clinical applications, and empirical support. In H. Steele & M. Steele (Eds.), Handbook of Attachment-Based Interventions. New York: Guilford Press.
- Toth, S. L., Petrenko, C. L. M., Gravener Davis, J., & Handley, E. D. (2016). Chapter 16: Advances in prevention Science: A developmental psychopathology perspective. In D. Cicchetti, (Ed.), Developmental Psychopathology (Vol. 4). New York: Wiley.
- Cicchetti, D., Toth, S. L., & Handley, E. D. (2015). Genetic moderation of interpersonal psychotherapy efficacy for low-income mothers with major depressive disorder: Evidence for vantage sensitivity. Development and Psychopathology, 27, 19-36. PMCID: PMC4381349
- Toth, S. L., Sturge-Apple, M. L., Rogosch, F. A., & Cicchetti, D. (2015). Mechanisms of Change: Testing how Preventative Interventions Impact Psychological and Physiological Stress Functioning in Mothers in Neglectful Families. Development and Psychopathology, 27 (4 Pt 2): 1661-1674. PMCID: PMC4633703