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Diminutive and sickly in life, Alexander Stephens stands taller in marble.
From the pedestal on the fresh-cut lawn of his home, Liberty Hall, the Georgia statesman looks south toward the downtown of Crawfordville, a small town that sits on the sidelines of Interstate 20 and prosperity.
Most known for serving as vice president of the Confederacy, Stephens lived nearly 50 years at this residence that served relatives and wayfarers traveling between Atlanta and Augusta, which is about an hour east of Crawfordville.
I visited A.H. Stephens State Historic Park on Easter Sunday, while my family was away. Walking first through the small downtown was a journey back in time. Kudzu vines climbed red brick walls of abandoned businesses. And while the main street (U.S. 278) has a few antique businesses, many of the buildings are shuttered.
A courthouse expansion and a branch of Athens Technical College seem like the only new touches in Crawfordville. 2010 Census signs hang near the Taliaferro (pronounced Tolliver) County courthouse. The tiny county has only 2,000 residents, and is trying desperately to hang on to every one.
"When they put I-20 out there [in the 1960s] the town just dried up," said parks employee Margie Edwards, who gave me a fine tour of Liberty Hall and a museum housing a collection of Confederate and civilian artifacts from the period.
The mid-19th century surely was a busier time for Crawfordville. The trains dropped off passengers while others rode carriages to and from Atlanta and Augusta.
Born in 1812 a few miles outside town, "Little Aleck" Stephens, an accomplished orator, topped out at 96 pounds and was frail most of his life. An accident ruined his hip. He often used a wheelchair and crutches.
While his voice was described as shrill and unpleasant, at the beginning of the Civil War a northern newspaper described the statesman, who also suffered from depression, as "the Strongest Man in the South" because of his intelligence, judgment and eloquence.
The brilliant attorney was elected governor, U.S. senator and U.S. representative. In 1848, he was stabbed by a political foe in Atlanta.
Stephens appears to me a man of contradictions.
Stephens at first opposed secession, but became vice president of the Confederacy. Believing that President Jefferson Davis was dictatorial, the vice presidency was a string of frustrations for Stephens, who favored states rights, opposed conscription and eventually sought peace negotiations.
"Little Alec" served nearly five months in prison after the South surrendered In 1865. He wrote, "A Constitutional View of the Late War between the States" (1868-70), his two-volume apology for the Confederacy.
Stephens had about 35 slaves on his farm. By all accounts, he treated them better than many and ensured many were educated, even after the war. Some sources said he personally opposed slavery. Publicly, however, he declared slavery as the natural condition of blacks. (Above, two of his slaves, Harry and Eliza Stephens)
Fond of wine and games of whist at Liberty Hall, Stephens was a longtime friend of Robert Toombs, a robust and blustery politician who appeared in many ways his opposite. An upstairs room at Liberty Hall was reserved for Toombs when he made a visit. Relatives of Stephens lived upstairs.
Liberty Hall, while by no means sumptuous, was a comfortable stopping point. Because of his infirmities, Stephens, a lifelong bachelor who was orphaned when 14, lived on the first floor of the home, next to the men's sitting room.
"The beds Stephens would sleep in were in the north-south direction," Edwards told me. "Someone told him the magnetic currents were good for him."
Many of the pieces in Liberty Hall, including an earthen commode and sofa, are original. A building in the back of the home served as a library for Stephens, who died in 1883 while serving as Georgia governor. He is buried with his stepbrother, Linton, in front of the home.
The museum isn't long on interpretation but has a few nice belongings and many quotations from the Civil War.
One of my favorites, penned by a Georgia private on the march to Gettysburg, reads, "I saw a little girl probably about eight years of age, standing on the stoop in front of her house and heard her say, 'Mama, are these men rebels?' 'Yes my daughter.' 'Why Mama, they haven't got horns. They are just like our people."
Parking at the state park is $5. The tour of the home and museum costs an additional $4.
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Monday, April 5, 2010
A man of contradictions: Visiting the home of 'Little Alec' Stephens, Confederate VP
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So, you hear the words Super Godzilla and your eyes fog with the mist of imagination. Images float in your mind's-eye: Mario is replaced by a giant lizard; koopas lose their shit. Godzilla is made for platforming. Unfortunately, with Super Godzilla all we get is a stripped-down version of Pac-Man. Instead of ghosts, we get tanks. Instead of little yellow dots, we get water towers that inexplicably have mystical blue power inside them. Instead of graphics, we have sub-graphics — meaning the game attempts only to represent the placement of objects, rather than their actual appearance. Godzilla is a little blue dot. Whoever defies Godzilla is a little pink dot. I suppose you could read the game as an allegory for gender issues, but I'd rather not.
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In addition to auto marketers and dealer groups, Richard Cotter, senior partner and regional broadcast manager for J. Walter Thompson USA, New York, expects long-distance services and pharmaceutical companies to continue their strong local spot buys.
Aaron Cohen, exec VP-director of broadcast for Horizon Media, New York, expects regional market variations will continue.
"Some markets are red hot, others are cool," Mr. Cohen says, and adds that hot markets like Dallas, Los Angeles, Phoenix and San Jose, Calif., were selling third quarter in early April and advising buyers to think about fourth quarter purchases.
In smaller Midwest markets, by contrast, second-quarter spots are still available.
Mr. Cohen says dial-around services are another important category and he's seeing a little more interest from dot coms -- Internet companies such as E*trade and Amazon.com.
Political advertising was a very important category for many stations during last year's third quarter, Mr. Hugger notes, "and you have to subtract that out" in most markets this year. An exception might be Mississippi, which is expecting a competitive race for governor this fall.
While the presidential election season is starting earlier than ever, Mr. Hugger doesn't expect to see third quarter buys.
"You may see people kick off campaigns in November," he predicts.
Stations are planning to start special programming for the millennium in the third quarter, according to John Heise, president of Petry Television, a sales rep.
Most of the local special programming is expected to consist of news-style shows unique to each market.
"A number of our stations have millennium packages geared to the local marketplace, and there is a trend that national advertisers want it," he says.
While some national advertisers, such as Procter & Gamble Co., have cut back on local spot spending, he adds, others -- such as Kraft Foods -- are picking up the slack.
Fox recently informed its affiliated stations that it wants to take back 20 30-second commercial slots in prime time. Its real strategy, though, is to reduce national prime-time inventory, which might tighten up its national pricing.
Fox wants its owned-and-affiliated stations to buy back the 20 spots and give them an additional 15 prime-time slots to sell; if consummated, the effect could be to drive prices lower for spot buyers.
Fox's owned-and-operated stations have agreed to the buy-back. Under the proposed formula, the stations will pay under-market rates for the 20 spots. For the additional 15 spots, Fox will determine average net revenue for a prime-time spot on each station and then take 25% of that figure multiplied by 15.
The buyback will be implemented if affiliates covering at least 30% of the U.S. join the owned-stations in accepting the plan. If Fox ends up with inventory from some affiliates it can sell it locally -- in competition with the affiliate -- or, more likely, use it for promos.
Laura Silton, a senior VP-director of local broadcast for McCann- Erickson Worldwide, New York, says some national advertisers remain concerned about the measurability of local spot ratings. Nielsen Media Research uses diaries and household meters to measure local spot ratings.
"One reason there's no People Meter in spot is the stations are afraid that the numbers will be lower, and the lower numbers will be significantly lower for older-skewing programs." Ms. Silton says, adding stations fear lower numbers, but shouldn't. "If ratings go down we buy more spots, which makes the market


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Sydney testers meetup #37 – Journey of Acceptance Test Driven Development #Sydtest
This is the official blog post of Sydney Testers meetup on ATDD.
The meetup was held at the Orient hotel in the rocks, and the place was pretty full. I thought I was smart to take a seat in a couch in the back, but the open window (non-closable) made my fingers stiff and body shaking throughout. =(
Evening kicked off with some networking and a beer, followed by opening notes with club news and testing news. I particularly like the short testing news highlights. Don't forget to follow up on the highlights!
The Presentation – Journey of Acceptance test driven development
Devesh and Priank told us about Acceptance Test Driven Development, ATDD (slides here). Read more…
A new teams encounter with DET/TET as a framework for testing – Part 4-Facilitation
First of all, I want to be clear that this series of posts have nothing to do with my work at Atlassian. These posts are experiences from previous assignments with Jayway, and I am just now gathering my thoughts on it.
Be sure to read the previous posts which has some background:
Part 1-Context
Part 2-Intro workshop
Part 3-The basics
The effort of having 12-14 people involved in testing 2 hours/week needs to be prepared and facilitated. This is something that I usually propose, and the need was acknowledged rather quickly in this team.
It ended up being a rotating task within the development team to take on the facilitator role of the week. However, it was usually natural for some person to be facilitator when it came to different focus areas. This also meant that some people got the facilitator role more often during the time I was there.
I personally coached the facilitator of the week through preparations and all the way through the test session, debrief and meta debrief. Here are some aspects of facilitation that we considered. Read more…
A new teams encounter with DET/TET as a framework for testing – Part 3-Running with the basics!
First of all, I want to be clear that this series of posts have nothing to do with my work at Atlassian. These posts are experiences from previous assignments with Jayway, and I am just now gathering my thoughts on it.
Be sure to read the previous posts which has some background:
Part 1-Context
Part 2-Intro workshop
The basic principles of DET (Session, People, Focus and Reporting) are pretty easy to follow, so just doing it basic style will give some value. This is of course a place for a disclaimer, since running with the basics here would be similar to scrum, easy-to-follow rules that are just not so easy to follow. The sections below are about some aspects of the basics that we tweaked to fit the context. Read more…
A new teams encounter with DET/TET as a framework for testing – Part 2-Intro workshop
First of all, I want to be clear that this series of posts have nothing to do with Atlassian. These posts are experiences from previous assignments with Jayway, and I am just now gathering my thoughts on it.
Be sure to read the previous post which has some context:
A new teams encounter with DET/TET as a framework for testing – Part 1-Context
The workshop
To get everyone on-board with what we were doing, I started off with a workshop on testing and quality in general. Read more…
A new teams encounter with DET/TET as a framework for testing – Part 1-Context
Over the last year I have been asked many times about how to implement DET/TET at a new company. Since most of my experiences have been within Jayway where the concept is accepted, I have not been able to answer that question in a good way. This is my story of implementing DET in a company which had not been using it before or very much any other formal testing. Since i got the question, this company is not Atlassian, but my last assignment before my move.
In this first post I want to give some context about the assignment, the company and product and what we ended up doing. In the following posts I will highlight specific aspects that were relevant for this implementation in the new company.
I was brought in as an Agile testing mentor to this company, which actually has no dedicated testers. Read more…
First week at Atlassian
As usual, when the blog is not updated it is a sign that I have been up to many other things lately and the blog is one of the things I needed to cut down on. The reason for the downtime this spring is obvious, I have been busy packing my life in sweden into boxes for a move down-under to Sydney, Australia. Apart from packing, there have also been plenty of other related things to do before leaving the country. I was also featured in Computer Sweden for my move (in swedish). And finally I arrived, joining Atlassian last Monday. Read more…
ConTest – A local context driven testing community
The other day was the first event of the new local context-driven test community ConTest. It was initiated by Henrik Andersson and House of Test and hosted at FooCafe in Malmö. When I got to know about it, I knew I just had to go there of course. I also knew of a couple of people that would not be able to resist the opportunity. However, I was happily surprised with how many people actually showed up. A good 30 people experienced 2,5 hours of LAWST styl(ish) peer-conference setting with lightning talks followed by facilitated discussions.
The theme of the event was simply Context-driven testing and since it was the first event, Henrik prepared a couple of us to present lightning talks that could be targeted with discussions. And I think that was a wise move, so that the people that have not experienced peer conferences before could focus on good questioning. While not everyone asked questions, I think there was a fair amount of discussions anyway to fill up the time and I think we would have been able to fill a whole day with those topics.
I was honored with the first presentation, focusing on the basics "What is Context driven testing?". With the short 10 minutes I got, I focused on the basic principles of context driven testing and gave a few examples of how they apply. I thought myself it was a good foundation of discussion that stretched for a good hour where the people that never heard about context-driven got opportunity to wrap their heads around it.
Maria Kedemo shared her thoughts on the context-driven community. She talked about her experiences with CAST and Lets Test, how those conferences really invited people to engage each other throughout the events that are not mainly around speaking but conferring. The interesting people that are there gives incredible experiences. Also, she brought up some of the different medias of how to engage with the community through blogs, twitter, linkedIn and Skype. My comment here is that coaching over Skype is a VERY rewarding experience. If you haven't tried it, do it soon!
Robert Bergqvist talked about his experiences in a very large project and how he applied context-driven approaches on top of the already existing and non-existing testing practices at a large bank. Since they used a pass/fail approach to test cases, he gathered his own test results in OneNote including questions for clarification, unknown areas and risks from gut feeling. These notes he shared informally with stakeholders in the project and got very good responses.
Martin Nilsson talked about his approach to using exploratory testing as a learning activity in the beginning of a big project, and how the session notes from that session became valuable as a learning resource throughout the rest of the project.
Some quotes I captured throughout the event:
In my context, If its not passed, its failed and will be handled/managed
Different contexts have different meaning in regards to test results. This was a comment on Roberts regression test results where a Failed test is really bad.
I captured the stuff that was between pass and fail
Robert about what he was doing in the project apart from doing his job.
It is never hard to find the risks
Siren Hofvanders (Securitypony) comment on a question regarding different test approaches and how also security testing can be done exploratory style.
Do the testing first and then plan for these extra things
About priorities when mixing scripted with exploratory testing
I must say that everyone there got more excited and up to speed during the two latter discussions, since they were more concrete experiences. With that in mind, I also have good hopes for the coming ConTest events where I don't think it will be any problems with filling up with experience reports to discuss.
For my own sake, I need to gather ConTest people somewhere, so I created this twitter list, Contest-Foo. As I have never used lists on twitter before I am still not sure what the point is, but I figured it might suffice trying it. So if you were at ConTest in Malmö with me and you are on twitter, give me a shout, I want you here.
As a final note, the proposed hashtag for this group was #ConTest. Whoever has been on twitter knows that hastags are used for multiple purposes, which is why #contest just gives us opportunities to win things. But stay tuned for #foocontest.


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This plugin deliberately breaks SSL for you by acceptingany SSL certificate.
$ grails install-plugin weak-ssl
Makes Java/Groovy work with self-signed certificates or other malformed SSL certificates. It is useful for working in development environments or test environments where you have a generated SSL certificate. Notice one of the modules detects the Grails test mode and reads the Grails generated SSL cert and provides an SSL exception for it.By default this plugin deactivates itself in production environments and only adds exceptions for SSL certificates served by localhost. You may choose to override this behavior.
use caseIf you are running an application in test that uses SSL and you attempt to connect to your own host over SSL in your code, you will get an error. That's because grails is using a self generated SSL certificate.For example:
produces this error
def text = new URL("https://localhost:8443/${myapp}").text
To fix this problem in development and test environments install this plugin.
sun.security.provider.certpath.SunCertPathBuilderException: unable to find valid certification path to requested target at java.security.cert.CertPathBuilder.build(CertPathBuilder.java:238)
now run in https mode
$ grails install-plugin weak-ssl
$ grails run-app -https
trust certain hostsConfigure a list of trusted host names. These are hosts that we will trust the certificates from even if they are self-signed.Config.groovy
weakssl.trustedhosts = ['myhost','myotherhost','localhost','someotherhost']
trust allForce trusted mode SSL to work in all contexts. The trustAll setting breaks the SSL certificate provider causing Java to trust all certificates presented to it. I strongly caution against using this mode in production.Config.groovy
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After photographer Ashlee Wells Jackson had her first child, she bounced back pretty quickly. But the second time she got pregnant — this time with twins — it was a very different story.
She faced a number of complications and lost one of her twin girls before giving birth. Ashlee's surviving baby was born premature and weighed less than two pounds. Between the loss of her baby, a cesarean birth and a few surgeries, Ashlee was left with both physical and emotional scars.
"I felt like less of a woman, I think is the best way to put it," she said on Take Two. "I felt like I had done something wrong and logically I knew that it was out of my hands, but it didn't stop those feelings."
She decided to work through those feelings by taking pictures of new mothers with their new babies. A series she calls the 4th Trimester Bodies Project. Wells Jackson joins the show to talk about her her work.
Interview Highlights:
On photographing herself for this project:
"I didn't think it was fair to ask other people to participate in this project without first doing it myself, so the photo that kicked off the project is myself and my surviving twin daughter, Nova. We set up the shot, my husband helped make sure that everything was OK and did a little bit of a self-portrait, so the image is myself standing there, in my underwear, topless, nursing my daughter, very stark. And it shows my scar, which was one of the biggest things I was having trouble with and we put that out there and the project has really just exploded from there."
About the mothers and the photographs:
"To date, we are just around 150 images and it's really hard to pull examples because everybody's story is so amazing. One mother that stands out to me is a biological adoptive mother of nine. Her photo is her breastfeeding her youngest, which are twin girls. We have pictures of mother with very traditional presentations. You know, a normal pregnancy, a normal hospital birth, a normal baby at home, no hiccups along the way. And I absolutely love those images and those stories just as much as the ones that are a little more tragic or heartfelt."
On documenting the difficulties of motherhood:
"We have been able to capture breastfeeding struggles. One of our first pictures that deviated slightly from the concept we started with was this very stark torso kind-of-shot of a woman, sometimes with her face cropped out, so you're really focused on the body. One of the first images we deviated from that was a mother who was having a lot of breastfeeding struggles and she ended up sitting down on the floor in the middle of the session and I just kept shooting."
On capturing the beauty of postpartum bodies:
"People ask all the time how we find our models and how we get to that effortless photograph at the end of the day and we don't do any prescreening. We accept women, especially here in Chicago, as they come to us. In fact, we try not to learn much about them before they come into our studio. Once they arrive, we sit down and we talk with them. We spend a little bit of time. They're treated to hair and makeup, which isn't really essential to the project, but let's them be pampered a little bit. Disarms them, so to speak, and let us to get to know each other a little bit more."
On the "Stop Censoring Motherhood" message:
"I really do feel like motherhood is censored. I feel like we embrace pregnancy to a degree. Maternity photos are such the rage right now and everybody loves them and I think since Demi Moore stepped in front of the camera and created such controversy years ago, it has become a normal thing. But throughout the pregnancy process, and when it comes to the postpartum period and motherhood starts, we brush so much under the rug. We're told to bounce back, we're told that we're not allowed to be different, we're told that our babies are suddenly more important than we are. I always put my children first, but we are important and we are in a period then where we should celebrate what we just did."
Response from women photographed:
"I feel like women are always nervous. I don't think we have had anybody walk into our studio and take their clothes off and say, "Yeah! I'm excited about this!" But it's very transformative. We often see our women at the end of their sessions tear up as they look at their photos. We had clients not identify with the woman in the picture as the woman they see in the mirror simply because they see their picture as beautiful, but they have had different feelings about the way that they see themselves. We've seen that change shift further as they go out into the world and their friends and family see their pictures on our website or on their Facebook page."
On the response from others:
"It's been amazing and some of our more difficult stories, putting them online, and having comments come in and emails come in from women who haven't had a chance to shoot with us, but are viewing the project and following the project, them reaching out to us and saying, "That's my story, that's my body, I look exactly like that woman. Thank you." At the end of the day it is why this exists and is something that I hope continues."


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|Home >> Escorted Coach Tours >> Typical Swiss Tour
Typical Swiss Tour
Day 1 Geneva – Montreux – Zermatt
Start with a city tour of Geneva this morning, including the beautiful parks along the lake, the old town with its cathedral, the unique town-hall and the European seat of the United Nations. Late morning depart Geneva and drive to Lausanne and Montreux. Pass by Chillon Castle, the 13th century fortress made famous by Lord Byron's poem. Time for lunch in Montreux. In the afternoon proceed through the Valais, the valley of the Rhone River with its orchards and vineyards. At Täsch board a cogwheel train that takes you to the mountain resort of Zermatt, at the foot of the mighty Matterhorn. Dinner and overnight in Zermatt at a first-class hotel.
Day 2 Zermatt – Nufenen Pass – Lugano
Morning at leisure in Zermatt – admire the quaint old farmhouses and barns in their unique style, do some shopping, relax or take an optional cogwheel train to the Gornergrat for a spectacular view of the surrounding snow-covered peaks. Afternoon train to Täsch where your coach is waiting to take you over the breathtaking Nufenen Pass into the Italian-speaking part of Switzerland, to the garden city of Lugano. Overnight in Lugano at a first-class hotel.
Day 3 Lugano – Lake Como – Maloja Pass – St. Moritz
Depart Lugano and drive along the scenic road to Gandria where you cross the border into Italy. Drive along the romantic shores of Lake Como and Menaggio to Chiavenna in the lovely Breggaglia Valley. In Castasegna, re-enter Switzerland and start the ascent along the Maloja Pass, passing by crystal blue Lake Sils, and Silvaplana before arriving at the world-renowned alpine resort of St. Moritz. Dinner and overnight in St. Moritz at a first-class hotel.
Day 4 St. Moritz – Principality of Liechtenstein – Zurich
Depart St. Moritz in the morning and cross the Fluela Pass to reach Davos and continue to the capital of the Principality of Liechtenstein, Vaduz, where there will be time for lunch and sightseeing. This tiny country with the mighty castle, which is the home of the present Prince and his family, attracts visitors from all over the world. In the afternoon continue to Zurich through the picturesque Toggenburg Region with its distinctive farmhouses. Tour ends at approx. 5 p.m. in Zurich. As the tour ends late in the day, consider prebooking a night in Zurich or other arrangements.
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The scientific workshop: "Massive Computation for Ultrafast Molecular Breaking" (MACUMB 2017) will be held in the Universidad Autónoma de Madrid (Spain) on 25th and 26th of May 2017.
The scientific program (http://www.macumb.info/programme.html) includes ten invited talks that will be combined with two 3-hours practical sessions in computer rooms. We aim to bring together developers of the state-of-the-art scientific software in the field of quantum chemistry and molecular physics.
Registration is already open and closes on May 15th, 2017. The registration for the meeting is free for all participants.
You can find detailed information at http://www.macumb.info/
Alicia Palacios, Sergio Díaz-Tendero and Jesús González-Vázquez
Departamento de Química, Facultad de Ciencias
Universidad Autónoma de Madrid
The European Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics and the European Quantum Electronics Conference will take place from Sunday 25 June to Thursday 29 June 2017 in Munich (ICM), Germany as part of the World of Photonics Congress and the Laser World of Photonics 2017, the world's leading laser trade fair.
The Congress will be the largest, most comprehensive and prestigious gathering of optics and photonics scientists and engineers organized in Europe in 2017.
A full list of topics and committees can be viewed on the conference website at http://www.cleoeurope.org/ and we hope you will agree that the high quality of plenary, keynote, tutorial, invited speakers and short courses promises to make this conference unmissable!
The chairs invite you to come to Munich during June 25 – 29, 2017 and participate in Europe's most exciting photonics and quantum electronics event. The historical and cultural atmosphere of Munich in June also provides a perfect environment for scientific and professional networking and is a tremendous source of scientific inspiration.
Contributed papers can now be sent on line via https://sciconf.org/cee2017/submit.
Please remember the deadline for the submissions: Thursday January 19, 2017, 23:59 CET.
Submissions should consist of a 35-word abstract and a single A4 page summary in pdf format.
Conference topics cover a very wide spectrum of technical areas including laser development, new optical materials, nonlinear optics and nonlinear dynamics, ultrafast phenomena, telecommunications technologies, atom and quantum optics, quantum information, precision metrology, fibre optics, optical sensing, photonic crystals, nanophotonics and metamaterials etc. A particular highlight of the 2017 programme will be a series of special symposia surveying recent advances in the following emerging areas of:
- Free Electron Lasers and Applications
- Advanced Microscopy and Nanoscopy
- Photonics in Cancer Detection and Therapy
- Optics of Topological Insulators
- Perovskite Optoelectronics
More details can be found at http://www.cleoeurope.org/
The conference is organised by the European Physical Society and its Quantum Electronics and Optics Division (QEOD), in cooperation with the IEEE Photonics Society and the Optical Society (OSA).
The CLEO®/Europe-EQEC conference series provides a unique European forum, offering informative reviews and discussing recent advances covering a wide spectrum of topics, from fundamental light-matter interactions and new sources of coherent light, to technology development, systems engineering and applications in industry and applied science.
We are looking forward to seeing you in Munich!
Giulio Cerullo, Politecnico di Milano, Italy
Valerio Pruneri, ICFO-The Institute of Photonic Sciences & ICREA, Spain
CLEO®/Europe General Chairs
Thorsten Ackemann, University of Strathclyde, United Kingdom
Christine Silberhorn, Universität Paderborn, Germany
EQEC General Chairs
Jörg Schreiber, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität and Max Planck Institute for Quantum Optics, Garching, Germany CLEO®/Europe-EQEC Local Chair
The two ICPEAC satellite meetings:
- The 25th International Symposium on Ion Atom Collisions (http://atom.curtin.edu.au/isiac)
- International Symposium on (e,2e), Double Photoionization and Related Topics with the 19th International Symposium on Polarization and Correlation in Electronic and Atomic Collisions http://atom.curtin.edu.au/e2epol
still welcome abstract submissions until the end of April. The confirmed invited speakers are available at the respective Scientific Program links.
We look forward to your participation,
Alisher Kadyrov, Chair of ISIAC
Igor Bray, Chair of (e,2e)-pol
The CECAM workshop entitled 'Non-adiabatic quantum dynamics: From Theory to Experiments' (https://www.cecam.org/workshop-0-1638.html) will be held at CECAM HQ in Lausanne, Switzerland from 2nd-6th July 2018.
This workshop aims to consolidate the rapid development in the field of molecular quantum dynamics and increase the synergy between experimentalists and theoreticians in this area. The program features a number of invited presentations from leading theoreticians and experimentalists and will be supplemented by a number of talks selected from submitted abstracts.
We are looking forward to welcoming you to Lausanne.
Tom Penfold on behalf of all of the co-organisers.


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Topic: Romeo and Juliet are referred to as "star-cross'd lovers". Discuss the concept of predetermined destiny (fate) and how it relates to the play. Some people may not believe that fate is something that truthfully exists in the world. Others, however, believe that every event is predestined and laid out before them like a roadmap to life; in other words, fate. William Shakespeare's play, Romeo and Juliet portrays fate as an exceptionally crucial force. Fate seemed to control their lives and force them together, becoming a great influence on their love, and the ending of their parent's hatred. A large part of the beliefs for both Romeo and Juliet involve fate. They believe in the stars, and that their actions aren't always their own. ...read more.
act, unaware that they are Montagues, and informs them about the Capulet party: "My master is the great rich Capulet, and, if you be not / of the house of Montagues, I pray come and crush a / cup of wine" (1,ii,86-88). What were the chances of the servant to run into the Capulet's most loathed enemy? It is by fate that Romeo and Benvolio discover the party. This sets everything up for the two lovers. They meet at the party, instantly falling in love. They realize later their identity, but they are in love and won't let their names get in the way of that strong emotional bind. Romeo and Juliet throughout the play have dreams of their death, visions of fate. ...read more.
Though it seems like an honest accident that Balthasar is the one to tell Romeo about the turn of events, it is more likely that fate holds a much greater influence. By fate, Balthasar comes to Romeo and tells him what he believes to be true, but the piece of information he offers is a cause of the tragedy. The flaws in the friar's plan leaves Romeo a desire to die, which leads Juliet and Romeo to their destiny: death. Fate is clearly the most dominant force in the play. Fate brings Romeo and Juliet together, and sets up their love. However fate can only take us so far, the rest is up to ourselves. In the end, it was their own actions that brought upon their deaths. As said by William Shakespeare "It is not in the stars to hold our destiny but in ourselves." Analytical Essay on Romeo and Juliet By Humaira Ansari 9A ...read more.
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Why does it always seem like everything happens on the same day? And it's not even the weekend.
Today at Dalhousie, noted speaker and executive director of the Canadian HIV/AIDS Legal Network, Richard Elliott, will speak on the issue of criminal prosecution in cases of alleged nondisclosure of HIV status in Canada. You can find out more info here. The lecture takes place from noon until 1:30pm at the Weldon Law Building in Halifax, 6061 University Ave in Room 207. This is a topic that Xtra has covered at length, and continues to do so.
Nineteen years ago today, the Supreme Court of Canada made a decision that changed the lives of many closeted service members. It ruled that gays and lesbians have the right to serve openly in the forces, after Michelle Douglas challenged her dismissal from the forces and won. To celebrate, the Maritime Museum of the Atlantic will offer free admission to its Hello Sailor exhibit and will have guest speaker Frank Letourneau on hand. Letourneau was discharged under the same regulations and will talk about his experiences.
In other news, have you read this? It's an article about the history of Pink Triangle Press.


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These are exciting times, as Volvo Cars Malaysia has signed a Leasing Service Agreement with MyMotor (MYEG Fintech) to introduce Volvo Car Leasing – a service that allows customers to enjoy stress-free Volvo ownership, minus the usual financial strain of a hire-purchase agreement.
The closed-door signing ceremony was held at the Volvo Car Malaysia headquarters and was attended by Mr Lennart Stegland, the Managing Director of Volvo Car Malaysia, and Mr Justin Cheah, the Chief Executive Officer of MyMotor. Volvo Car Leasing, a first for Volvo Cars in the Southeast Asia region, offers customers an opportunity to drive a Volvo, worry-free, with the insurance, road tax, maintenance cost, and warranty covered.
Additionally, at the end of the leasing agreement, customers could either choose to select a new model to drive home, purchase the car at market rate or Future Guaranteed Value (FGV), or simply return the car to the dealership.
"Our company philosophy is centred around people, their needs and what they care about. Now with Volvo Car Leasing, our customers are able to choose an appropriate model based on their current need or station in life and change it when the need arises," said Stegland.
The programme will be available for all Volvo models sold in Malaysia, at all participating dealerships. Customers can drive home a new Volvo from as low as RM2,762 per month which is inclusive of a comprehensive insurance package, road tax, and maintenance cost.
"Every Volvo leased under this programme comes complete with our Volvo Service Agreement Plus (VSA+) which covers a list of service actions including a wide range of wear and tear items, giving the customer peace of mind in when it comes to his or her Volvo ownership experience," adds Stegland.
Volvo Car Leasing also allows customers greater financial flexibility when compared to a typical hire-purchase agreement, freeing up valuable credit to purchase other assets on top of not having to worry about incidentals related to car ownership.
"Based on our calculation, a customer could potentially save more with this leasing programme when compared to a hire-purchase agreement. At the end of the lease, the customer could renew the agreement and drive home a brand-new unit of the same model or opt to upgrade his lease agreement with a different model," said Cheah.
"In comparison to a traditional hire-purchase agreement, Volvo Car Leasing encompasses most of the cost involved with car ownership. This convenience should also prove to be very appealing to company or fleet purchasers," Cheah adds.
Cheah explains that with Volvo Car Leasing, customer would not have to be concerned about disposing or selling the cars at the end of the agreement – something which is a given when it comes to a hire-purchase agreement.
In conjunction with the launch of Volvo Car Leasing all models will be offered with a promotional rate that is applicable from today till 31 August 2018. Volvo Car Leasing will also be offering free petrol vouchers worth RM300 for all bookings received within this promotional period.
For more information on the available models, applicable rates, VSA+, and Volvo Car Leasing and any current promotions, please visit Volvo Car Malaysia's webpage. Alternatively, you may contact your preferred Volvo dealership for further assistance.


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Kuch Kuch Locha Hai Movie Review
Cast: Sunny Leone, Ram Kapoor, Evelyn Sharma, Navdeep Chhabra, Suchita Trivedi
Director: Devang Dholakia
Synopsis: A 40-years-old married businessman lives in Malaysia, who dislikes his wife for her 'Bhajans' and other traditional songs. He finds a Bollywood actress gorgeous and hot. He meets her as a lucky contest winner in Malaysia itself. The two find each other suitable and ride on the love track ephemerally until the wife gets to know all this 'Locha' (affair).
This review will be a little different. Let us first start with what you would POSSIBLY love about this so-called drama-comedy. I have only two words.
Sunny Leone – If you are a fanatic fan of Sunny Leone's movies. Only then I could imagine you spending efforts to watch the movie.
Forget what you have heard from the mouths of actors at promotional events. This is a complete anomaly. It would not be the same as the film crew has described it earlier.
Everything in the movie Kuch Kuch Locha Hai is predictable. You could expect what is going to happen next from the beginning of the movie to its end. The screenplay is tightly written, it has too many loo-breaks, and audience will be able to identify its profoundly unconvincing next (coming to the next) parts easily.
The story goes something like this. A Gujarati businessman, 40-years-old is not having a great time at all with her wife. He is annoyed by her ritual activities, especially songs. They shared a great time together in the starting days, but things are changing now, they have a boy named Jigar. Now that boy is his father himself, he loves a neighbor girl named Naina. Jigar only has two motives – first is to become a Rockstar and second is to marry Naina.
The businessman role is played by Ram Kapoor, wife by Suchita Trivedi, boy by Navdeep Chabbra and love interest of boy's played by Evelyn Sharma. Where is the Sunny Leone? She is the Bollywood actress who comes to Malaysia to meet the contest prize winner who co-incidentally is the Ram Kapoor, and plays his love interest role.
The first challenge for Ram Kapoor is to get his wife out of Malaysia, so he says to the wife that her mother has been dying due to illness and she should go and visit her family in India. The wife trusts him and ask the husband to come, but he clearly denies with the excuse that he has work left here.
The 'Locha' beings after that. I do not want to spoil your excitement you have for the movie. But the core part initiates when the wife has been sent to India. The son (Naveen) becomes the father and Naina becomes the mother of Ram Kapoor.
This is called as drama, comedy by the director and producer. Believe me, there is nothing like that, rather you will receive uncooked dialogues being served to you in the name of comedy. The comedy and double meaning lines are too old and of no use (especially to youngsters who have played with them a long ago.)
As mentioned earlier in the starting the core or x-fact of the movie. If you decide to go for the Kuch Kuch Locha Hai, then shift your main focus to Sunny Leone. Erase what you have been told about the movie on TV, Reality Shows, etc. It does not worth a dime. The run-time will get you tears in eyes. The unrealistic conditions are portrayed in every second or third scene. It's a boredom.
The songs have grabbed eyeballs from the B-Town & Sunny Leone lovers. Some of them are fabulous, some even decreases the watching experience exponentially.
I would rate it 1 out 5 stars on the scale because of its weak screenplay, outdated dialogues and third-rate comic delivery. Ram Kappor a.k.a a fine actor, disappointed fans with his incredibly distasteful and senseless Gujarati businessman role. Sunny, as you know, she has never managed to woo audience with her acting skills yet. But she says it all through her flawless body, which is what she is famous for.
I only recommend it to those who are seeking for Sunny Leone and do not mind their time. Do not plan it as a weekend's relief, you would rather be filled with more stress and feel hyped. I'd suggest those to watch Piku – A simplified melodrama concept.


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Pancea Disguised as Hemp Weed
The consumption of high- THC cannabis flowers, or buds, through smoking or eating is used to treat a number of ailments:
Nausea– for cancer patients while undergoing chemotherapy and AIDS patients, smoking cannabis is preferred over taking THC in pill form because it acts faster and patients are able to dose themselves more accurately.
Intraocular pressure– for glaucoma suffers, cannabis relieves the pressure in their eyes that leads to blindness.
Seizures– the cannabidiol in cannabis improves the condition of grand mal and partial seizure sufferers and allows them to reduce or dispense with conventional medications.
Pain– for sufferers of migraine headaches, post-menstrual cramps, labor pains, multiple sclerosis, and cerebral palsy, cannabis reduces muscle spasms and tremors and allows them to avoid conventional medications with serious side-effects.
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How to Remove Scratches from Your Car!
Scratches are unavoidable. Every car, even a brand new one, can easily get scratched. There are tons of ways scratches can get to the car. They can also be caused by mistake while rubbing grit off the car. Clearcoat scratches can be removed in 5 simple steps.
In order to fix a scratch, it's important to understand the paint job of your car. The car paint is made up of 3 layers:
- Primer: Which is the coat of paint over the bare metal body of the car.
- Base Coat (color): This coat gives the car its color.
- Clear-Coat: This coat gives the car its glossy shine and it is the thickest paint layer (0.03-0.05mm). The car wax comes over this layer of paint. Car Wax can be used to fill small imperfections and light scratches on the paint.
Steps to Fix Car Scratches
Step 1: Wipe out the Dirt
You need soapy water and a clean towel to wipe off any dirt or grit in the area of the scratch. If your towel has its tag on, it's best to remove the tag as it can cause more scratches. Also, remove the ring, wrist watches or any other jewelry from your hands, as they can scratch the body of the car. This will also help you identify if the scratch is removable. If the soapy water makes the scratch disappear, it means the scratch can be removed.
Step 2: Masking
Place masking tape about 1 inch above and below the scratch. The purpose of placing the masking tape is to help in keeping track of the area of the scratch. When you start rubbing off the scratch, it will be difficult to keep track of the scratch surface.
Step 3: Sand the Scratched Area
You need to sand the scratched area. If the scratch is deep and you can feel it with your fingernail, you will need a 3000 grid sandpaper. The rule of thumb is, the lesser the number on the grit paper the less finely it is. This means that the 3000 grit paper is not as fine as the 5000 grit paper. So if the scratch is not so deep, you might want to rub it off with a 5000 grit sandpaper.
When sanding, you need to sand perpendicular to the scratch (against the grain of the scratch). A good tip while sanding is to place a kitchen sponge in between the sandpaper. This helps even out the pressure you apply on the sandpaper when rubbing the scratch. Sprinkle enough soapy water on the sandpaper and scratch and begin to rub perpendicular to the scratch. You will need to put medium pressure on it. When you start scratching, wipe off the area every once in a while to check if the scratch is still there. You need to be careful not to sand too deep, so once the scratch is gone you need to stop sanding.
Step 4: Fine Polish
What you need for this step is a fine polish. A polish for fine scratch and swirl remover will be ideal. Before you begin, clean the area with soapy water to clear off any dirt or grit; this will avoid new scratches. Take a clean microfiber towel and apply the polish on it. Rub the polish in a circular pattern so that you can cover all angles of the scratch. You might have to apply two coats of polish. You can buy various car polishes online from the PakWheels Auto Shop.
Step 5: Wipe the Polished Surface
Use paste wax to wipe the polished surface. The reason why a paste wax is preferred over a liquid wax because it fills up the scratch properly. Wax fills any microscopic scratches and also protects the clear coat.
The best part of this scratch removing technique is that you can remove scratches without any special tools. A tip to keep in mind is to gently sand the scratch and be mindful not to sand too deep into the paint. Find the best car scratch remover for your car.


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A Amsoil Retail-on-the-Shelf Account is a business that operates out of a storefront or outlet where there is public access for customers. This business must also sell associated merchandise at retail prices or provide product as part of a service. This business must not sell AMSOIL products through the Internet or retail catalogs and must not operate or be located at a residence, and AMSOIL should not be the primary business. There is no … Read entire article »
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Electronics Reuse and Recycling
Diverting e-waste from our landfills help protect our environment and conserve resources.
E-recycling by certified recyclers ensures that valuable materials are not wasted, and that toxic materials are not landfilled or incinerated.
What Items can be Recycled?
Computers, laptops, cell phones, televisions (check with recycler), rechargeable batteries, radios, monitors, printers, video game systems, digital cameras, fax machines, toner cartridges, etc.
What Items cannot (generally) be Recycled?
Home appliances (e.g. microwaves, stoves, refrigerators, A/C units, furniture, copy machines)
List of E-recycling dropoff locations in Louisiana*
List of E-recycling events in Louisiana*
* These lists are for informational purposes only; LDEQ does not endorse or recommend any e-recyclers.
* These lists are for informational purposes only; LDEQ does not endorse or recommend any e-recyclers.
Issues with Discarded Electronics
Hazardous component constituents like lead, mercury and cadmium can be found in televisions and computer monitors. Materials such as nickel, beryllium, and zinc can be found in circuit boards. It is important that we be careful how we dispose these items due to the presence of these substances. Non-residential waste generators must conduct a hazardous waste determination before sending e-waste for disposal.
What Should I Consider Before I Buy a New Electronic Device?
Keep the environment in mind by asking:
Helpful Links to Donate Your Electronic Equipment
The Electronic Industries Alliance http://www.eiae.org/whatsnew/news.cfm?ID=100 has a listing of National Programs that recycle electronics.
Visit www.apple.com/recycling for information to recycle your Apple and non-Apple products.
Visit www.hp.com/recycle for information to recycle your HP and non-HP products.
Visit www.lgrecyclingprogram.com for information to recycle LG, Zenith and GoldStar products.
Visit www.kodak.com/go/RecycleMyScanner for information to recycle Kodak Document Scanners.
Check out www.thinkgreen.com.
Check out www.greenergadgets.org.
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Check out DEQ's E-Recycling Brochure.
Visit http://www.epa.gov/epawaste/conserve/materials/ecycling/index.htm.
For more information about electronics recycling, contact the DEQ at 1-866-896-LDEQ (5337).
Note: The Department does not collect electronics for recycling. We will be happy to connect you with the nearest recycling opportunity.


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As a safety precaution I thought it might be a good idea to be able to ensure that the amplifier did not key up while setting up the external tuner. I know that I am supposed have the amp in bypass during antenna tune up but just thought if it was possible to disable the TX Relay while in tune mode as a setting would be a secondary safety. Haven't done this yet but you know - stuff happens.
I do this using a ddutil macro toggle. Push on and rca's cancel and tune is energized toggle off and tune is canceled and rca's turn back on. I use this to tune my mfj 998 while running remotely. I also have a command that engages xit +2khz which I can hit if the freq is clear up 2. The xit is automatically cancelled when I turn off tune. I use the tune on the radio if I dont want rca cancelled
Thanks Lee, I did not know this option was available in ddutil. I will check it out as I have the same tuner setup as you I believe. Do you have the mfj998?
I'm also running this same set-up, Lee, Any chance you can post more detail in setting up the Macro in ddutil? Thanks, 73 Corey
DDTG toggles between 2 memories
DD6TXL turns RCA on and off, DD6TXT turns tune on and off, ZZXS0 cancels XIT
line 65 turns off RCA 1, turns ON tune
line 66 turns off tune, turns on RCA1, and cancels XIT if XIT is not on it does not affect XIT
this is toggled by line 17
lines 53 and 54 gives me a rapid way to turn RCA on and off
this is toggled by line 19
lines 73 turns on XIT and sets it + 2khz and 74 cancels XIT
this is toggled by line 18
I'm a low band op which means LSB
My normal way to tune if I'm on a clear freq is toggle line 17
If I'm listening to a QSO, I want to tune up the band so I set line 18, move my xmtr +2khz and then toggle 17.
AS LONG AS YOU USE THESE MACROS tuning is fool proof. If you hit the tune button on the radio you will hit your tuner with full tune power from the amp, so you have to train yourself to be consistent. These macros will work remotely and allow you to tune your tuner (998) while running your amp, if you crank up an instance of DDUTIL on the remote computer
Great, Thanks for sharing....Now I have a job for tomorrow...73 Corey
It would really be nice if this feature was built into SSDR though. Added safety if not anything more!