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Management Innovation
Hacking Challenges
People, Organizations and Communities
to thrive!
Living in a VUCA World
We are less and less tethered to the patterns of the past. More people, more ideas, more perspectives, linked globally through changing technology, leading to a greater number of factors colliding, to produce unpredictable results. The pace of change is accelerating (exponentially), giving rise to greater volatility, uncertainty,
ambiguity and, above all, complexity.
We may not recognize the language of VUCA but we can all get a 'felt sense' of the bombardment of emails, tweets and texts, the insistent demands on our time, the sheer volume of new choices, and the changing size and scope of the challenges we face.
Innovation in U is committed to inspiring people, organizations and communities to rise to the challenge of thriving in a VUCA world. We do that by developing leaders and organizations to become 'Fit for the emerging Future' and transform the way we do business.
to thrive,
and make a difference in the world.
Developing Leaders and Organizations to thrive,
by becoming 'Fit for the emerging Future' and
transform the way we do business.
Connecting people to their deep purpose
and desire to create
innovative ways to think, engage and act.
One of serious play,
creativity, innovation and experimentation.
Transforming
'Fit for the emerging Future'
Driving into the future using only our rear-view mirror
Thriving in complex environments takes new ways of making sense of situations. The patterns of the past do not apply.
Often, our first instinct is to project onto a situation an opinion, a 'probable cause'…perfectly natural, as our evolutionary hardware (the brain), tends to look for linear cause and effect relationships.
We use rich data from the past…to determine a pattern…upon which we predict the future…in order, to act.
As Marshall McLuhan quipped "we drive into the future using only our rear-view mirror." It served us well when the pace of change was relatively slow and new ideas and technologies took years to develop.
However, building insight, setting strategy and making decisions in complex environments is different.
In complexity, the context changes everything. What works in one place may not work in another. It is unpredictable. Our attention shifts from what is 'probable' to what is 'possible'. It is the domain of the VUCA world.
Our personal and organizational well-being<|fim_middle|> time and resources for creating future value?
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Becoming Fit for the emerging Future
We deliver our services through Transforming Business (Challenges, Insight and Strategy; Developing Leaders ('Fit for the emerging Future' program, Leadership coaching and Listening training), and Growing Fit for the emerging Future (Workshops and training in Competencies, Experimentation and Innovation).
'Of Purpose'
When all around us is moving and shifting we need to root ourselves and our organizations in our purpose.
Connecting people, leaders and organizations to their purpose, in the service of making a difference in the world, is important to us.
Adhocracy (Of Purpose), as a management model, is well suited to a VUCA world in which action is privileged, activities are coordinated around challenges and opportunities, people are motivated by intrinsic rewards (recognition and achievement of purpose), and strategic decisions are made through experimentation and the power of what works.
Let us journey together…
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Adhocracy Wins Through!
Celebrating HILS a social enterprise 'experimenting forward'
Post: Too 'Busy!' Executing?
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It uses the LAME MP3 Encoder library for<|fim_middle|> can still provide reliable encoding capabilities. | encoding and the MAD library for decoding.
The file formats supported by winLAME are WAV, OGG, WMA, MPG, M3U, CUE, COV and many others.
Working with winLAME is fast and simple as the program supports batch processing and it allows you to preview songs using a built-in music player.
winLAME provides several output modules you can select from, such as the LAME MP3 Encoder, the Opus Encoder. the OGG Vorbis Encoder, the Wave Output and the Windows Media Audio Encoder.
Of course, you can select the desired output folder and you can determine winLAME to delete the original tracks when encoding is completed, to overwrite existing files and to perform several tasks after finishing encoding.
Other assets of winLAME are the small size, the detailed HTML help file, the easy install and uninstall process (winLAME is in fact portable) and the modular, multi-channel architecture.
No encoder is complete without sound quality settings and winLAME is no exception from the rule. You can adjust encoding quality settings such as bitrate and quality level.
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Dribble remains atop standings
A furious night of two games, with one 1-seed bounced and another just barely hanging on, and we are right back where we were following Friday's play. Dribble still holds the lead with 81 points, but Tacalicious continued his furious picking by getting both games right today to close the gap to just 1, with 80 points. David Turner and Hawthorne Wingo are five back at 76, and NovaGuy1985 stands alone at 75.
Complete<|fim_middle|> to the lead | standings after Saturday's play are available here.
What a Game!
Virginia barely escaped being the third top seed to miss the Final Four, but some clutch shooting and defense prevented that. Just an amazing finish to regulation, and an incredible overtime, as the top-seeded Cavaliers survived a Purdue team on a roll. Carsen Edwards has become my favorite player in the Big Dance (42 points tonight on some ridiculous shooting), and I will miss him, but Virginia was just too much in overtime for the Boilermakers.
Another Day, Another 1 Seed Bounced
Following North Carolina's untimely (for some) exit on Friday night, 1-seed Gonzaga was shown the door by Texas Tech in an absolutely amazing show of defense on Saturday night. The Zags averaged about 88 points per game during the regular season, but were held to just 69 by the Red Raiders. This one was close all the way, but Texas Tech had more in the tank at the end and hit some big shots. In a tournament that had gone pretty much according to form (or "chalky," if you are into that vernacular - I'm not), the Elite 8 saw
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We live in an age of amazing scientific achievement. We've put a man on the moon, mapped the human genome, and eradicated countless diseases. So why the heck can't we figure out a way to balance the sound between national and local advertisements. I get it, this is the very definition of "first world problem," but it just makes me wonder. National spot for Chris Paul and Oscar from The Office selling insurance or Sir Charles hawking credit cards at regular volume, followed by a local ad where I can barely hear Jay Wright or Nick Foles telling me how great a local car dealership is. Not that I really want to, mind you, but it's a real head-scratcher. You can tell we're down to the Elite 8 when I'm picking these nits. :-) Zip it Larry Bird. Not you Larry Bird.
Talk to you Sunday.
Final Four is set - Dribble still leads
Dribble holds on | 442 |
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While the core function of an Inner Range system is to provide intruder detection and access control across your organisation, the management of the system goes well beyond these essential system functions.
An Inner range system is; a system that allows you to easily define where and when your staff, contractors and visitors have access, a system that monitors your facility for security breaches and alerts you and transmits alarms as you require, a system that allows your staff to travel from one site to another using just one access card, a system that logs all events and allows you to easily search and report on them, a system that integrates to your CCTV system<|fim_middle|> the safety and security of your personnel and a system that allows you to manage and monitor all this from just one location or as many locations as you need. | to provide live and historic video verification of events, a system that can lock down or allow evacuation of your facility in case of an emergency, a system that can integrate with your business, OH&S and HR systems to manage | 44 |
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#Cover Story #World
Is Nanotechnology a Solution to Restoring Reefs?
CSRlive World brings another special edition of Your Mark On The World Show hosted by Devin Thorpe who talks to Melody Saunders Brenna, an entrepreneur with a plan to restore damaged reefs using nanotechnology
Image credit: reefliferestoration.com
The world's<|fim_middle|> On The World | coral reefs are threatened by rising sea temperatures, destructive fishing, coastal development, invasive species, damage from marine recreation, storm damage and higher acidity. Melody Saunders Brenna is an entrepreneur with a plan to restore damaged reefs using nanotechnology.
Melody notes that the reefs are critical for humans as 1 in 10 people rely on reefs for food. Furthermore, she estimates that $350+ billion annual income is at risk. Something needs to be done.
She has launched Reef Life Restoration and Reef Life Foundation to help create new, living, thriving reefs. The literal foundation of the plan is "cast marine cell structures" that look and feel like lightweight concrete blocks, some formed with embedded nano-particles that foster rapid coral growth.
"Our diverse nano science coral cell matrices provide faster growth for food, fish, minerals, medicines and pH balance."
The concrete pieces can be designed into almost any shape and configuration. She can optimize the blocks for deployment from a vessel so as to be able to maximize the amount of reef that can be restored in a single trip by the fewest people. Using the same technology, she can create beautiful underwater structures, imagine a reconstructed Atlantis at a resort, that would appear to be a beautiful concrete structure on the day it is installed but that will become a vibrant, living coral reef within two years.
One of the challenges that Melody has faced is that over the years she has been working on this project, there hasn't always been a sense of urgency like there is today. "When we started this journey to investigate coral cell structures, people thought there was no need for our science, testing and funding to solve these dilemmas. The global outlook on oceanic problems was not in the news. We forged ahead and bootstrapped ourselves in this effort. Now, scientists all over the globe are now coming to us for solutions."
Funding, however, remains a challenge. "Getting governments, funders, and foundations to actively participate and get started is the biggest problem we face."
She adds, "We deeply believe that nanoscience saves nature and marine site solutions are worth the work!"
Melody believes that starting with even one reef can make a difference. "One reef at a time, one healthy marine environment which incubates coral, bringing fish, oxygen and growth will spread, no matter how small the start."
Her vision is to play a role in the restoration of the health of our oceans globally. "Increasing growth of food, minerals, medicines and healthy oceans impacts each child of the next generation and their children." She plans to continue her work with a scientific focus to find better ways to restore the reefs.
Watch the full interview with @devindthorpe here:
Devin Thorpe was a finance guy until he realized life wasn't all about the money. As a new-media journalist and founder of the Your Mark on the World Center, Devin has established himself as a champion of social good. As a Forbes contributor, with 350 bylines and over one million unique visitors, he has become a recognized name in the social impact arena. His YouTube show, featuring over 600 celebrities, CEOs, billionaires, entrepreneurs and others who are out to change the world, has been viewed over 200,000 times.
#Reef Life Restoration #Coral Reefs #Devin Thorpe #climate change #Your Mark | 687 |
A report on Long-term memory, Amnesia, Episodic memory and Anterograde amnesia
In neurology, anterograde amnesia is a loss of the ability to create new memories after the event that caused amnesia, leading to a partial or complete inability to recall the<|fim_middle|>
Along with semantic memory, it comprises the category of explicit memory, one of the two major divisions of long-term memory (the other being implicit memory).
- Episodic memory
Anterograde amnesia is the inability to transfer new information from the short-term store into the long-term store.
For example, anterograde amnesia, from damage of the medial temporal lobe, is an impairment of declarative memory that affects both episodic and semantic memory operations.
Retrograde amnesia is inability to recall memories before onset of amnesia. One may be able to encode new memories after the incident. Retrograde is usually caused by head trauma or brain damage to parts of the brain besides the hippocampus. The hippocampus is responsible for encoding new memory. Episodic memory is more likely to be affected than semantic memory. The damage is usually caused by head trauma, cerebrovascular accident, stroke, tumor, hypoxia, encephalitis, or chronic alcoholism. People with retrograde amnesia are more likely to remember general knowledge rather than specifics. Recent memories are less likely to be recovered, but older memories will be easier to recall due to strengthening over time. Retrograde amnesia is usually temporary and can be treated by exposing them to memories from the loss. Another type of consolidation (process by which memories become stable in the brain) occurs over much longer periods of time/days, weeks, months and years and likely involves transfer of information from the hippocampus to more permanent storage site in the cortex. The operation of this longer-term consolidation process is seen in the retrograde amnesia of patients with hippocampal damage who can recall memories from childhood relatively normally, but are impaired when recalling experiences that occurred just a few years prior to the time they became amnesic. (Kirwan et al.,2008)In the case of LSJ, her case shows that retrograde amnesia can affect many different parts of knowledge. LSJ was not able to remember things from her child or adult life. She was not able to remember things that most people pick up in everyday life such as logos or the names of common songs.
The label "amnesia" is most often given to patients with deficits in episodic memory.
Research by Meulemans and Van der Linden (2003) found that amnesiac patients with damage to the medial temporal lobe performed more poorly on explicit learning tests than did healthy controls.
Furthermore, the data do not explain the dichotomy that exists in the MTL memory system between episodic memory and semantic memory (described below).
His subsequent total anterograde amnesia and partial retrograde amnesia provided the first evidence for the localization of memory function, and further clarified the differences between declarative and procedural memory.
Major component of the brain of humans and other vertebrates.
The hippocampus is part of the limbic system, and plays important roles in the consolidation of information from short-term memory to long-term memory, and in spatial memory that enables navigation.
People with extensive, bilateral hippocampal damage may experience anterograde amnesia: the inability to form and retain new memories.
It is apparent that complete amnesia occurs only when both the hippocampus and the parahippocampus are damaged.
Over the years, three main ideas of hippocampal function have dominated the literature: response inhibition, episodic memory, and spatial cognition.
Temporal lobe
One of the four major lobes of the cerebral cortex in the brain of mammals.
Declarative (denotative) or explicit memory is conscious memory divided into semantic memory (facts) and episodic memory (events).
The temporal lobe communicates with the hippocampus and plays a key role in the formation of explicit long-term memory modulated by the amygdala.
The medial temporal lobes include the hippocampi, which are essential for memory storage, therefore damage to this area can result in impairment in new memory formation leading to permanent or temporary anterograde amnesia.
Amnesia, Korsakoff syndrome, Klüver–Bucy syndrome | recent past, while long-term memories from before the event remain intact.
- Anterograde amnesia
Long-term memory is commonly labelled as explicit memory (declarative), as well as episodic memory, semantic memory, autobiographical memory, and implicit memory (procedural memory).
- Long-term memory
There are two main types of amnesia: retrograde amnesia and anterograde amnesia.
- Amnesia | 87 |
In five decades of mountaineering in the Sierra Nevada, the wilderness has changed from a wild west dominated by cowboys and pack trains to a highly regulated theme park with<|fim_middle|> memories. The presence or absence of natural tolerance for altitude is evident in body language. We were all pilgrims on the same path now. We had just taken a more circular route to get there.
This entry was posted in Anthropology, Geography, Geology, Mount Whitney, Wilderness and tagged Hiking, John Muir, Mount Whitney, Mount Whitney Trail, Whitney Portal, Whitney Portal California. Bookmark the permalink. | lotteries for permits to visit the most desirable locations. With feet in both these worlds we seek to circumvent the regulation, in a sense the opposite of wilderness, yet leave no trace.
Mountain guides call folks possessed with the notion climbing peaks, "pointy heads". At age 16 such possession led me to run up a boulder chute on the west face of Mount Whitney for my first ascent, gaining a brutal headache. Time and many ascents have rounded my point, but we all have in us a little bit of what drives the many pilgrims to be found flagellating themselves as they stagger up the trail to the top.
We chose to circumnavigate the mountain because it was easier to get a permit, and to avoid until the last exit day the hordes of pilgrims and what they have collectively visited on the landscape. To do this we entered via the North Fork of Lone Pine Creek, an approach that quickly filters out the casual with The Ledges. These are technically easy, if a bit awkward climbing over trees jammed into cracks, but exposure in a couple places forces you to look your own death squarely in the eye.
Eerie clouds over Mount Whitney (right background) were the harbingers of powerful winds promised by forecasts of a coming storm. We carried our packs over the "knapsack" col separating Mounts Whitney and Russell before the storm arrived and descended the glacial cirque leading to Guitar Lake on the west side of the mountain.
An early morning shower left a quarter inch of snow and we had a full day of winter as winds whipped flurries and 15 degree air as the storm reached a crescendo leaving two inches of snow.
Then it was over and the night turned clear and cold. Our shoes crunched through the two inches of snow as we left camp for the climb. We met only one man, the second we had seen since the parking lot at Whitney Portal, on the climb up the west side to Trail Crest. Here we joined the regular pilgrimage and dire warnings from earnest young people of savage winds failed to verify. The weather was on a roll and we reached the summit in weather suitable for a down jacket picnic.
The beautiful light in the solitude of our descent back down the west side to camp, fluoresced the lichens, busy eating rocks, unnoticed on the way up.
We rejoined the pilgrims the next day on the way down to the cars and they were a source of hope and inspiration. They had entered many lotteries to get their chance. The fit young couples brought back | 521 |
Pine Cliffs, A Luxury Collection Resort, Algarve
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Located atop the dramatic red Algarvian cliffs that overlook the Atlantic Ocean, Pine Cliffs, A Luxury Collection Resort, Algarve affords a privileged position, with views spanning the soft sand beaches, elegant pine forests and abundant indigenous flora. A secluded haven in southern Portugal, this award-winning resort provides a refined and alluring lifestyle. Renowned for its natural beauty and biodiversity, alongside a rich heritage and vibrant culture, this stretch of coast is a fascinating place. With their extensive local knowledge, The Luxury Collection Concierge as today's foremost destination authority is dedicated to guiding guests in unlocking unique aspects of the Algarve. Private tours can be organized and secret treasures uncovered to create an enriching stay. The resort accommodates a number of high-end properties including, Pine Cliffs Hotel, Pine Cliffs Residence and Pine Cliffs Ocean Suites – each a member of The Luxury Collection, they seek to define the destination in their own unique way. As one of Europe's leading family destinations, Pine Cliffs exceeds expectations with its array of watersports, Health & Fitness Club, 9-hole Pine Cliffs Golf & Country Club and Annabel Croft Tennis Academy, with five floodlit tennis courts and a padel court. For younger guests there is the Junior Club for 8 to 13 year-olds and Porto Pirata Kid's Club with its lifelike pirate ship and 7,000m2 children's village for 6 month to 8 year olds. Read More...
Castillo Hotel Son Vida, Mallorca
Discover the majestic and elegant Castillo Hotel Son Vida, high above Palma de Mallorca in the estate of Son Vida. Built in the 13th century, surrounded by subtropical lush gardens and incomparable views of the Bay of Palma, this enchanting castle invites you to dream. Its 164 rooms and suites, are ensconced within a Mediterranean park and the greens of the traditional championship golf course Arabella Golf Son Vida, one of Mallorca's finest golf courses. The restaurants entice guests and locals alike with exquisite dishes and superb wines: Spanish/Mediterranean gourmet cuisine takes pride of place at the Restaurant Es Castell while the Restaurant Es Ví excels in traditional tapas cuisine – with a great selection of wines of the best regions and vintages to round off the range of culinary options. Guests can look forward to recuperation and revitalization at the Castillo Hotel Son Vida Spa. The individuality and an outstanding service is combined with the bespoke care products and treatments from the beauty line Maria Galland. Superb conference facilities also make this an unrivaled setting for business events. Discover elegance and Majorcan essence in our newly renovated Classic rooms. Enjoy a haven of wellness at our NEW Castillo Hotel Son Vida Spa opened Summer 2018, featuring exclusive products & treatments. Experience a memorable stay with the Castillo Hotel Son Vida, The Balcony of Mallorca. Read More...
Cristallo, Luxury Collection Resort and Spa
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With a beautiful setting perched above the town of Cortina d'Ampezzo in the heart of the Dolomites, the Hotel Cristallo Resort & Spa is a wonderfully luxurious hotel, steeped in history with incredible views of the stunning Dolomites. Located in the heart of the Dolomites and on the doorstep of a UNESCO World Heritage sits the Hotel Cristallo in Cortina d'Ampezzo. Cortina, known as the queen of the Dolomites is one of the most sought-after ski destinations in Italy, it became famous as the host of the 1956 Winter Olympics and remains a draw for prosperous snow and sun seekers. The idyllic village centre with cobbled streets and church has a wealth of shops and superb restaurants for its visitors to enjoy. The Cristallo has a wonderful history since opening in 1901, it served as a military hospital during the First World War and has since hosted film crews and many famous faces. The hotel has had careful restoration and recent refurbishment to preserve its historic features. The hotel has 74 classically styled rooms within its grand building, three restaurants serving Italian, gourmet and local cuisine, and the Cristallo Ultimate Spa. The hotel is located in a slightly elevated position, a five minute complimentary shuttle ride from the centre of the village and the main ski lifts. Read More...
Prince de Galles, a Luxury Collection Hotel
Prince de Galles, legendary jewel of the Parisian Art Deco movement, is a 5-star hotel in the Luxury Collection. Since its inception in 1929, the Prince de Galles has stood out as a beacon of sophistication and grace in Paris. The hotel is located on Avenue George V, a 5-minute walk from the Champs Elysées and Avenue Montaigne, as well as some of the most celebrated landmarks including the Arc de Triomphe and the Eiffel Tower. Experience the art of living in timeless elegance with us and stay in one of our 115 fully equipped rooms or 44 luxury suites. During your stay, indulge yourself in our Wellness Suite including massages and hammam or choose in-room spa services. A 24/7 Fitness Centre is available for your use. Open since 1928, Prince de Galles, A Luxury Collection Hotel has long been a bastion of art deco luxury on the elegant Avenue George V in the 8th arrondissement of Paris. Renovated in 2013 and meticulously restored by master designer Pierre-Yves Rochon, the hotel showcases its art deco theme in the spacious reception area, lobby and throughout its eight floors. Perched just off the storied Champs-Elysées, the elegant property makes for a serene and stylish respite from the bustle of the City of Light. Between Parisian adventures, sip on sophisticated cocktails in the opulent Bar Les Heures or soak up some sunshine in the airy courtyard that has views of magnificently restored mosaics and towering palm trees<|fim_middle|> Linked by a network of cobbled pathways, Mystique's 40 suites and villas, the two swimming pools, the rejuvenating Asian Spa the state-of-the-art gym, all boast panoramic sea views across to the active volcano that has shaped this exceptional island. The inspired dining options include Charisma for the freshest Greek-inspired cuisine in a truly memorable setting, Asea, offering fresh sushi with a Mediterranean flourish, while Captain's Lounge, occupying the original site of a century-old mansion, caters for casual dining. Mystique's iconic location on the lower side of the Caldera offers unobstructed, infinity views to the Aegean Sea and the volcano, that are enjoyed from every spot of the hotel, including all restaurants and bars, the spa and fitness center among others. Read More...
King George, a Luxury Collection Hotel, Athens
King George Palace is an award-winning hotel combining the grace and stature of a historic landmark with luxurious modern amenities. Located in the centre of Athens' golden quarter, King George Palace is the perfect base for exploring the city. Located in the very heart of Athens, King George Palace is an elegant boutique hotel close to the city's main landmarks. With unparalleled views of the Acropolis, King George Palace makes for an ideal base from which to explore the ancient city of Athens. There are 102 rooms and suites at King George Palace, many of which offer views across the rooftops of Athens towards the Acropolis. Rooms are elegant yet contemporary, with opulent décor and modern touches. For a chance to try authentic Greek dishes, visit the Tudor Hall Restaurant, which serves local classics with a contemporary twist. Seasonal ingredients are used, ensuring the freshest of dishes are served, while the view of the Acropolis is incomparable. For those looking to stay active during their holiday, the fitness studio at King George Palace offers a variety of cardio machines and weights equipment. Further afield, the city of Athens is right on the hotel's doorstep, with iconic landmarks such as the Parthenon, the Panathenaic Olympic Stadium and the ancient Agora located nearby. Read More...
Hotel Pitrizza, a Luxury Collection Hotel
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There is an exclusive corner on the Costa Smeralda where the beauty of Sardinia becomes even more compelling. Hotel Pitrizza is located in a setting of unspoiled natural splendor, where the bluest Mediterranean takes on the colors of the tropics. A group of villas, located in the midst of rocks and flowers, overlooking the Bay of Liscia di Vacca. A beautiful private beach for complete relaxation, a unique seawater swimming pool carved from wind-sculpted rocks and breathtaking views: a paradise of understated luxury. The Hotel Pitrizza also includes 39 double rooms, 12 suites, 9 unique suites with private pool and 6 Unique Villas. Vivid turquoise seas and vast unspoiled white beaches are the welcoming visions of Sardinia's Costa Smeralda. Hotel Pitrizza complements nature's sanctuary by providing unsurpassed views and impeccable service in a refined and inviting ambiance. Whether taking a dip in our saltwater pool-an aquatic oasis sculpted from the island's granite, playing a golf round, island hopping, or indulging in Pitrizza Restaurant's fresh Mediterranean cuisine, we offer activities enough to fill a lifetime. Each of Hotel Pitrizza's 59 guest rooms has been decorated by skilled artisans to reflect indigenous design and optimize island sun. For guests seeking seclusion, our authentic Sardinian 7 villas offer refined isolation with modern amenities. Read More...
A city hotel that combines history, culture and breathtaking views; Hotel Grande Bretagne is a five-star haven in Athens' mythical centre. Surrounded by the Acropolis and Syntagma Square, the hotel is the perfect base for exploring this ancient city. Hotel Grande Bretagne has 320 rooms and suites, all designed with elegant antiques and beautiful old fashioned furniture, many of which have been restored at Christies. A large collection of original artwork adorns the walls and the view from the hotel's rooftop offers a panoramic vista of Athens' historical landmarks, including the iconic Acropolis. All of this beauty and grandeur is accompanied by state-of-the-art facilities and a fantastic GB Spa, which offers signature treatments and massages to help you relax in style. Other facilities at Hotel Grande Bretagne include an outdoor rooftop swimming pool, which features a pool bar for you to sip cocktails at whilst taking in the breathtaking views of Lycabettus Hill. An indoor swimming pool is available in the GB Spa, as is a gym with personal trainer for those looking to keep active during their holiday. The Hotel Grande Bretagne is also a fantastic option for those who have a passion for gastronomy. With a wide selection of restaurants and bars on offer there is something for every discerning palate. From traditional Mediterranean cuisine with views of the Acropolis to high tea with champagne or inspired cocktails, nothing is too much trouble at the Hotel Grande Bregtane. Read More...
Overlooking one of the most beautiful bays of the Costa Smeralda, the Hotel Cala di Volpe was built to resemble an ancient fishing village, with porches, granite flooring, arches and stairs. A wooden bridge plunges into the crystalline waters of the sea while the beach is surrounded by juniper and myrtle bushes: typical Sardinian rocks span the bay, helping to create the unique atmosphere for one of the most beautiful landscapes in the Mediterranean. Stretching out over the bay like a timeless village, a hotel of essential elegance immersed in the colors of nature. A world apart, a five-star legend. Read More...
Blue Palace, a Luxury Collection Resort and Spa
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Escape to the wild beauty and unrivalled island style of a bohemian luxe hotel on a private, white pebble beach, with incomparable views and crystal waters. 251 luxuriously appointed guest rooms, suites & private villas, whereby 142 of them boast private pools, inspired cuisine, an award-winning spa, premier facilities & unbeatable service set this idyllic resort apart. Enjoy private boat cruises around the gulf of Elounda, a barbeque lunch in an isolated beach after snorkeling in turquoise waters; or simply gaze at the island of Spinalonga around an open air fire at our new Isola Beach Club. The ultra-chic Thalassotherapy Spa, fantastic watersports and award-winning restaurants make the perfect luxury hideaway for both couples and families. Read More...
Falisia, a Luxury Collection Resort and Spa
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I first watched the film Real Genius when I was in high school – and it wouldn't be overstating the case to say that it was formative in determining my expectations for higher education. A young Val Kilmer plays Chris Knight, the charismatic, disaffected leader of a group of undergraduate science majors – all of whom are brilliant and socially maladjusted, but deeply creative. Of course they create their own version of society where<|fim_middle|>Optimist's Guide
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© Copyright 2020 Wonder as I Wander. All rights reserved. | misfit is the new normal. Together, they romp through adventures that include growing hydroponic cherries bigger than human heads, freezing the dormitory hallways to better facilitate sledding, developing cutting-edge space-laser technology, then inventing even better technology that hijacks the laser and uses it to fill an evil professor's house with popcorn.
Chris Knight had a sartorial sense that I still admire: jeans, fluffy bunny slippers, snide t-shirts ("Surf Nicaragua," "I Love Toxic Waste," etc.), sunglasses, and an occasional headband sporting twelve-inch antennae on springs. Sometimes, during moments of introspection and clarity, I realize that my own extended educational adventure may have been driven by a search for the Real Genius geek-family. Never mind that I was a rather unfocused humanities major, not a brilliant scientist; I feel certain that they would have taken me in.
(An aside: This clip from the film is a family classic; as my father points out, it's a perfect representation of the life of a PhD student…)
From time to time, I've caught glimpses of the extended Real Genius family. Once, during finals week at my next-to-last university, I was walking down the sidewalk, lost in reverie, when an unlikely rustling in the bushes caught my eye. There, in the narrow strip of grass that separated the sidewalk from the dormitory, was a lobster. Rather far from home. But there it was, moving around in the grass, kind of shuffling along, like it was disoriented. Then I noticed that it was red… so perhaps the disorientation was a result of having just recently escaped from a pot of boiling water? But what kind of undergraduate boils lobster in a dorm room? I watched the lobster more closely, and realized that it had been partially eaten. But that didn't slow it down – it responded to my attention by standing up on its tail and waving at me with one claw, before moving into a strange, halting little jig. Unwilling to fully believe, I kept walking, and the lobster sank back down in the grass and resumed its general, aimless rustling of the shrubbery. I continued on my way, then stopped and glanced back over my shoulder. For a split second, sunlight revealed several strands of fishing line extending from the lobster's general area up, up, up four stories until they disappeared into a dorm room window.
A boiled, half-eaten, interactive, lobster marionette. Deployed in order to procrastinate finals-week studying. Brilliant!! The Real Geniuses are still out there…
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Star-Crossed and Omni-Present: Catching David Lynch
David Lynch is floating fifteen feet above my head, while I am sitting cross-legged between Saturn and the sun, surrounded by people who are three-feet-tall, squealing, and throwing books at me. All that's missing are a few severed body parts, a red velvet curtain, and someone throatily murmuring "fire walk with me." Although, with all the squealing, I think a resounding "Silencio!" would be more appropriate.
This is the second time I've missed a date with David Lynch. The first time was back at grad school, when Lynch appeared on stage with a neuroscientist for a conversation about quantum mechanics and Lynch's films – a most unlikely combination of some of my favorite enigmas. Alas, something happened and I wasn't able to attend – though I remember driving past the church where his talk was held and goggling at the people waiting in line – they stretched out the door and around the block.
Tonight, a few years later and on the other side of the continent, Lynch is appearing at a Borders Bookstore to talk about his new book Catching the Big Fish: Meditation, Consciousness, and Creativity. Again, an impossibly clever juxtaposition of people and concepts I find fascinating. Though I planned for this lecture well in advance, I forgot that it takes an hour to drive three miles in Los Angeles – if those three miles are anywhere in the vicinity of the 405 at rush hour. And so, I arrived after the talk, but in plenty of time to witness a very strange phenomenon.
The second floor is overflowing with people. They are milling around, eating slices of cherry cheesecake while standing up, doing their homework in the café. But most of them are assembled into five distinct lines which snake all around the store. There's a line of people in the Computer section, and another in Travel. There's a line in Fiction and Literature, and a particularly thick cluster of people in the vicinity of JAG and The Golden Girls in the DVD section. There's even a line by the Musicals.
I thoroughly examined each line; they all have a beginning and an end, but none of them are connected. Could it be just one line, segmented to facilitate the flow of traffic? Logical, but I never once saw a person from one line move up to join another. No, these lines are discrete, self-contained entities. And everyone is holding a copy of Lynch's book. The only conclusion is that David Lynch is omnipresent (is anyone surprised?) and simultaneously signing books in five places at once at the Westwood Borders.
Too excited to wait, I immediately looked for a place to set up my computer so I could live Muse to you all, and share some of the excitement of being in the same place at the same time as five David Lynchs. Of course, the masses of fans who apparently rented helicopters to get over the 405 before me have already filled all vacant seats and benches. And that is how I find myself sitting downstairs, cross-legged on the floor of the children's section.
I'm getting closer to David Lynch. Last time I missed him by a city block, this time by a storey at Borders. Next time, he'll probably be talking about chaos theory, anti-materialism, and the pleasures of public Musing – and I think I'm destined to be in the front row. But I'm starting to wonder… will catching David Lynch be as much fun as chasing him?
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I saw Mel Gibson's Apocalypto in sneak-preview format the other night with a crowd that included Mayanist scholars and university undergrads fresh out of finals week. We were a rowdy, engaged bunch; there was spontaneous cheering whenever one of the protagonists did something admirable – like escape from the bad guys, or give birth while simultaneously holding a toddler, balancing on a rock, and drowning. When it was all over, many applauded. Someone sitting behind me said "I'm glad I didn't pay ten bucks for that." One Mayanist left the theater with a wry smile, saying "yes, and that's exactly how it happened," while the other pointedly changed the subject to a discussion of the relative merits of Roman concrete and Central American lime.
There are things to be said about Apocalypto from a film-making perspective: it would be interesting to speculate about the strange, shallow look produced by the digital film for example, the thinking behind the jiggling hand-held camera, or the point of the droning soundtrack. But all of these impressions quickly fade under the visual onslaught of graphic violence that is Apocalypto's ultimate raison d'être.
Apocalypto, much like The Passion, is an exercise in gratuitous violence that can only be described as pornographic. There is neither reason nor justification for most of the violence; instead the story contorts ridiculously – or blithely accepts gaping narrative holes – in order to produce scene after scene of carnage. An almost incomprehensible amount of time and creative energy has gone into imagining new ways to destroy the human body. The film opens with the deployment of an elaborate hunting device: a pig is flung into the air and then impaled by a kind of giant spiked fork that swings horizontally at high velocity. It's disgusting, and you will not be surprised to learn that this overly-designed device makes another, even more disgusting appearance later in the film. After the pig is disengaged from the torture-fork, we're treated to several minutes of entrail removal… heart, liver, etc., all of which is merely a set-up for a comedic scene in which one member of the hunting party slowly gnaws and slurps his way through the viscera of the pig's testicles, only to vomit and be informed by his laughing comrades that no one actually eats pig testicles. And it goes on. Expect to see skin ripped from fascia by jaguar teeth in great and excessive detail, throats slit by unwieldy dull-looking knives in slow motion, blood pouring in sheets over well-muscled torsos, skulls grazed open to the brain revealing the pulsing jet of arterial bleeding, and human hearts cut out and held high – still beating – then tossed into braziers of hot coals while the unfortunate victim looks on, twitching.
The only reason, I think, that Mel Gibson isn't known by his true occupation – a pornographer of violence – is that he has enough money to buy the trappings of cultural capital for his projects. The dialogue in Apocalypto is delivered entirely in Yucatec – a Mayan language – with English subtitles. While this might seem admirable, it was hardly necessary, as Gibson represents 16th century Mayans through bawdy humor reminiscent of the Lethal Weapon franchise, and storytelling clichés straight out of late 21st century America. The culmination of an unnecessarily long subplot about an impotent young husband who is heckled mercilessly by his family and neighbors reminded me of nothing so much as Danny Glover sitting on a booby-trapped toilet while his house was deconstructed. At one point during Apocalypto my partner looked at me with wide, amused eyes and said "it's like a Mayan Jackass!"
In another gesture towards cultural awareness, the film was cast with indigenous individuals – many of whom were not actors prior to this film. Again, I have to wonder why Gibson bothered, as he uses indigenous actors to ventriloquize an array of disturbing and well-established stereotypes. For example, viewer sympathies are quickly elicited and manipulated by representing Mayans as coming in one of two un-nuanced varieties. There are benevolent, peaceful, child and family-loving, nature-dwelling, tradition-respecting Mayans. And then there are cruel, vindictive, amoral, sickly, human-sacrificing city-dwelling Mayans. Neither group merits explanation, development, or contextualization – we're meant to accept that one group is inherently Good and the other inherently Evil. Good Mayans live in tidy, hygienic villages; their bodies are beautiful, healthy, and well-formed. Evil Mayans live in filth, and count midgets, the deformed, the handicapped, and the mentally ill amongst their numbers. Gibson's storytelling strategy is as old and as dangerous as the 19th century pseudo-science of phrenology – which posited that individual character could be inferred by physical appearance. The casting of indigenous actors seems less politically progressive and more like an attempt to disguise age-old discriminatory yet comfortably familiar storytelling strategy.
In another example, random Mayan characters are endowed with unexplained psychic powers; they can see the future, they utter prophecy. And there is no attempt to explain such abilities. Here, again, Gibson takes advantage of established racist storytelling shortcuts. Hollywood films about Native Americans delight in imbuing indigenous characters with intuitive, psychic, otherworldly powers – but rarely feel the need to explain where the powers come from, why, to whom they are granted, and under what circumstances. The audience is meant to assume that if the characters are indigenous, then of course they can talk to the dead, see the future, channel spirits, manufacture tangible good or evil out of thin air, etc. So the question becomes, why did Gibson bother to cast indigenous actors, if he was also going to recycle the same racist stereotypes that movie-makers have used since the days of black and brown-face acting?
It is interesting to note that in Apocalypto only the Evil Mayans are overtly psychic and pagan, while the Good Mayans have more understated psychic powers, rely mostly on reason, and are conveniently represented without any overt religion. This makes the arrival of the Spanish colonizers rather troubling. The film suggests that the Evil Mayans deserved to be slaughtered (and the film's protagonist gets started on the work ahead of time), and that the Good Mayans welcomed "a new beginning." Are we meant to believe that the only Good Mayans are dead and Catholic Mayans?
Finally, there are the sets – elaborate temples, paintings, sculpture come to life in the form of masks, and exquisite bodily ornamentation. It is surely the urban costumes and sets that have provoked many reviewers to decide that in spite of its overwhelming violence the film is quite beautiful. Unfortunately, I can only see this as another ruse on Gibson's part – another wave of the "authenticity" wand in an attempt to convince the audience that there's something more to his method than an obsession with visual sadism. But beauty and pornography have never been mutually exclusive. And, given the wildly ahistorical use of 19th, 20th, and 21st century stereotypes to describe the 16th century Mayan world, the historical accuracy of the Evil Mayan city felt like so much ambiance manufactured in the service of fantasy.
Ultimately, the language, actors, and settings in Apocalypto are meant to convince us that the film is historically accurate. Gibson has amassed tremendous personal wealth and built a cinematic franchise out of disguising his personal fantasies in historical drag. In Apocalypto he goes a step further and projects them onto real, living, disenfranchised people. At a time when politically-conservative Christian Americans are steering a violent, bloody, catastrophic war that many have linked with US imperialism… it must be asked what kind of cultural work Apocalypto is doing. What lessons are imparted when the ancient Maya are represented as modern-day indigenous Jackasses, who are – in addition – in desperate need of being killed or converted? And will those lessons stay anchored in the past, or will they – like Gibson's storytelling strategies – find their way back to the 21st century?
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It's been a longer than expected hiatus (yeah, I know you've heard that before), but we're bring something you've probably not heard about for the first CFConversations episode of 2010.
If you're using the ColdFusion Builder beta, you may have noticed that there's something missing that may have been a part of your old IDE: There's no code formatter.
Dreamweaver has its own code formatting features, and HomeSite+/ColdFusion Studio has Codesweeper. For CFBuilder, though, that functionality's not there. Now someone may build a ColdFusion Builder extension, but I've found another option.
Through some detective work, I found the developer, Matt Pressnall, and contacted him. Eager to try it out before hearing from him, however, I paid the $14.99 and bought the program, and I was pleased with the results. I realized though it's called HTML Formatter, and it does format HTML, it was written for ColdFusion, and if you check it out, you'll see that the video on the homepage uses a ColdFusion example.
Matt contacted me back, and we got talking, and I realized that this, and he, would make a good interview for CFConversations, and it would help get the word out about HTML Formatter.
We talk about what led to Matt creating the application, how it<|fim_middle|> within your Eclipse workflow but also with any other code editor, how it's currently Windows only, the licensing, how it works and what it can do over built in tools.
We also get into some of the other interesting things about Matt, such as working with his wife, who is a web designer, his company, Copper Six, his experiences working with Ryan Stewart prior to him joining Adobe, some other projects he's worked on, and an interesting story of a viral video he created while his wife was expecting their first child. Check that one out, it's quite cool!
This episode was recorded over the holidays, on December 28, 2009.
I made a CFML formatter years ago in UserLand Frontier's UserScript. I use it every day. It works better than this one. | can work | 2 |
New gifted education research project underway
As part of Gifted Awareness Week, the Professional Association for Gifted Education, giftEDnz, has announced a new nationwide research project that will explore the current state of gifted education across New Zealand.
Chair of giftEDnz, Dr Louise Tapper, says that this research is long overdue.
"The last major nationwide exploration of the state of gifted education in New Zealand was the Riley et al. study of 2004. We really need to find out where we are at 12 years down the track."
Associate Professor Tracy Riley, who led the 2004 study, is pleased to see plans for further research.
"There have been many changes in education<|fim_middle|> about what you believe is working well, what you feel could be improved, and where you would like to see provisions for gifted and talented learners heading in the future." | since our Ministry of Education-funded study was undertaken over a decade ago. It will be exciting to see what impact the changes have had upon our gifted students in New Zealand."
One such change is the increasingly diverse cultural and social groups that engage with New Zealand schools, and this planned study aims to make this a focal point.
giftEDnz, with the support of the New Zealand Centre for Gifted Education (NZCGE) and the New Zealand Association for Gifted Children (NZAGC), intends to have the first phase of this nationwide research ready to go in the second half of 2016.
CEO from NZCGE, Deb Walker, says her organisation is keen to support nationwide research in gifted education.
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Who's on Britain's Got Talent tonight? Tuesday's (May 28) semi-final contestants line up
Posted May 28, 2019 21:45 by Josh Darvill
Here's tonight's Britain's Got Talent 2019 semi-final line up with the contestants performing on Tuesday's live show.
This evening will see the second live show of the series as eight acts perform live before the public vote opens.
Two more acts will go through to the final, joining the singing and dancing kids of Flakefleet Primary School as well as magic dog act Dave & Finn who won Monday's first live semi-final.
Each night this week, eight of the Top 40 contestants will perform live in the hope of impressing viewers at home and winning the all-important public vote.
At the end of each live semi-final episode, the act with the most votes will head into the final leaving the judges to decide between the second and third placed acts as to who will join them.
Up on this evening's (Tuesday, May 28) show are...
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GIORGIA BORG
Singer Giorgia Borg (Alesha Dixon's golden buzzer)
Giorgia Borg is a 11-year-old singer from Malta. She is Alesha Dixon's golden buzzer act.
"I'm feeling nervous but excited to show everyone what I can bring to the live shows," says Giorgia who promises "A powerful performance!"
Magicians 4MG
4MG are a group of magicians made up of 18-year-old Harry, 17-year-old Theo, 17-year-old Josh and 19-year-old James.
They say: "Getting to the live shows means everything to us. Magic has been our life and getting the opportunity to perform on stage in front of an audience and on live TV is a dream come true!
"Our first act was all based around card magic, but our Semi-Final act will show a completely different side to us and if we get through to the final round we have got something even more amazing lined up."
FAITH TUCKER
Singer Faith Tucker.
Faith Tucker is an 18-year-old singer from Nottingham.
"I'm very excited for the Live Semi-Finals, it's been fantastic watching some amazing acts throughout the last few weeks!" says Faith. "My next performance will be based around a beautiful modern song turned into a classical crossover rendition, which I hope everybody will enjoy. I can't wait to be on stage again, it has been a truly wonderful experience!"
MATT STIRLING
Stunt magician Matt Stirling
Matt Stirling is a 46-year-old stunt magician from London.
"I'm very excited about the Live Semi-Finals, I love performing to a live audience, so I just need to forget about the millions watching on TV at home," says Matt. He said of his semi-final performance tonight: "A few more magic stunts than we had before and a kicker of an ending!"
SIOBHAN PHILLIPS
Comedy singer Siobhan Phillips
Siobhan Phillips is a 41-year-old comedy singer-songwriter from Wakefield.
Siobhan says: "I am extremely excited about the Live Semi-Finals since I don't get out much! And the atmosphere will be electric in the Apollo....the thought of walking out to all those people is both exciting and terrifying in equal measure! Live TV will be nerve-wracking, no retakes and no second chances."
STATE OF THE FART
'Hand musician' Guy First (State of Fart)
Guy First is a 26-year-old musician from Israel who performs as the State Of The Fart.
"I'm very excited about the Semi-Finals, I'm just happy I can keep the fun going!" he says. "For my next performance you can definitely expect the unexpected! It's going to be bigger, better and smellier!"
The Queen is a 92-year-old from Buckingham Palace (sort of...)
The Queen says of making the semi-finals: "Excited is not the word. I am BREXCITED! In fact, all of Britain is excited. That's where the word comes from. I am beside myself.
"One was considering playing the bagpipes this time round. It's such a pretty sound. They're like an alarm clock for one. But it's Spring, so Britain is already awake and eager to get on with it. I've ruled out a duet with Lady Gaga, but one may show her just how long a robe can be worn with flair."
VARDANYAN BROTHERS
Acrobats Vardanyan Brothers.
The Vardanyan Brothers, aged 28 and 32, are siblings from Russia who perform a Danger Balancing Act.
"We are excited and really looking forward for the Live Semi-Finals! We have had a lovely response from the British public, everyone has been so supportive," say the brothers. "We hope we can entertain and impress the British public once again. Our aim is not to instil fear but to show that we are dedicated performers who train hard."
Two acts from each night's show will make it into the live final on Sunday 2 June, with a chance of winning a life changing £250,000 and a spot at this year's Royal Variety Performance.
Together with the performances from the acts, each evening will also see guest performers as the semi-finalists wait to discover if they are one step closer to being crowned winner of Britain's Got Talent 2019.
Appearing on tonight's show will be the cast of West End musical Six.
Britain's Got Talent 2019 airs tonight, May 28, LIVE from 7:30PM on ITV with the results at 9:30PM.
The live semi-finals air all week until Friday before the final on Sunday, June 2.
More on: 4MG Faith Tucker Giorgia Borg Guy First Matt Stirling Siobhan Phillips The Queen Vardanyan Brothers Britain's Got Talent 2021
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A former Oxford academic died after being trampled by a herd of cows on Monday (June 12).
Professor Brian Bellhouse, of Friars Road, Winchelsea, who invented a device that delivered needle-free injections, was found in a field in Guestling.
A spokesman for Sussex Police said: "Police and paramedics performed CPR after being called to the field in Church Lane at 11.02am and an air ambulance landed at the scene, but he (Professor Bellhouse) was sadly pronounced dead at 11.46am.
Professor Bellhouse was an Emeritus Fellow at Magdalen College.
Hastings and Rye MP Amber Rudd said: "The village of Winchelsea will be in mourning at the loss of Brian after this tragic accident.
In a statement the University of Oxford said: "The college is very sad to announce that Professor Brian Bellhouse has passed away at the age of 80. He came up to Magdalen in 1957 to read for a degree in mathematics. He obtained his DPhil in<|fim_middle|> an Official Fellow in Engineering Science in 1966. On his retirement in 2004 he was elected an Emeritus Fellow.
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By Anthony James on 13th December 2016 Engine Testing
Car, truck, train and aircraft manufacturers<|fim_middle|> academic experts contributed to the design and analysis of the propulsor. NASA Glenn engineers also modified the wind tunnel to accept a larger model, a boundary layer control system and a way to power the experiment.
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Q: Angular - Add user (POST) I would like to add user to databse per Java Spring Backend. I use POST method in angular.
I have interface:
export interface User {
id: number;
login: string;
password: string;
}
service :
import { Injectable } from '@angular/core';
import {HttpClient, HttpHeaders} from '@angular/common/http';
import {Observable} from 'rxjs/Observable';
import {User} from './interfaces/User';
const httpOptions = {
headers: new HttpHeaders({ 'Content-Type': 'application/json' })
};
@Injectable()
export class UserService {
constructor(private http: HttpClient) { }
public addUser(newUser: User): Observable<{}> {
return this.http.post('http://localhost:8080/users/newuser', newUser);
}
public extractData(res: Response) {
const body = res.json();
return body || {};
}
}
and register component:
import { Component, OnInit } from '@angular/core';
import {UserService} from '../user.service';
import {User} from '../interfaces/User';
@Component({
selector: 'app-register',
templateUrl: './register.component.html',
styleUrls: ['./register.component.scss']
})
export class RegisterComponent implements OnInit {
users: User[];
constructor(private userService: UserService) {
}
ngOnInit() {
}
addUser(emailText: string, passwordText: string) {
const newUser: User = ({
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login: emailText,
password: passwordText
});
this.userService.addUser(newUser);
console.log(JSON.stringify(newUser));
}
}
Unfortunatelly is not working. What is the issue in my POST method? The GET users working good. Thanks for your help.
A: Possible Solution 1: Using RequestOptions to inform the server that the request content is of type JSON. You already have an unused httpOptions constant so you might try refactoring your code a bit and making use of it in your service.
So first create a class variable for httpOptions:
private httpOptions: RequestOptions = new RequestOptions({
headers: new Headers({'Content-Type': 'application/json'})
});
Then make use of it in http.post call by passing the additional httpOptions argument:
public addUser(newUser: User): Observable<{}> {
return this.http.post('http://localhost:8080/users/newuser', newUser, this.httpOptions);
}
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Sicilian Defence, Najdorf Variation
Title: Sicilian Defence, Najdorf Variation
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Collection: Chess Openings
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6
Miguel Najdorf
Open Sicilian
The Najdorf Variation[1] () of the Sicilian Defence is one of the most respected and deeply studied of all chess openings. Modern Chess Openings calls it the "Cadillac" or "Rolls Royce" of chess openings. The opening is named after the Polish-Argentine grandmaster Miguel Najdorf. Many players have lived by the Najdorf (notably Bobby Fischer and Garry Kasparov, although Kasparov would often transpose into a Scheveningen).
The Najdorf begins:
1. e4 c5
2. Nf3 d6
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4. Nxd4 Nf6
5. Nc3 a6
Black's 5...a6 aims to deny the b5-square to White's knights and light-square bishop while maintaining flexible development. If Black plays 5...e5?! immediately, then after 6.Bb5+! Bd7 (or 6...Nbd7 7.Nf5) 7.Bxd7+ Nbxd7 8.Nf5 and the knight on f5 is difficult to dislodge without concessions.
Black's plan is usually to start a minority attack on the queenside and exert pressure on White's e4-pawn. This is often carried out by means of ...b5, ...Bb7, and placing a knight on c5, or c4 via b6.
Variations 1
Main line: 6.Bg5 1.1
Classical Main line: 6...e6 1.1.1
Verbeterde List: 6...Nbd7 1.1.2
English Attack: 6.Be3 1.2
Fischer–Sozin Attack: 6.Bc4 1.3
Classical/Opocensky Variation: 6.Be2 1.4
Amsterdam Variation: 6.f4 1.5
The Adams Attack: 6.h3 1.6
Other sixth moves for White 1.7
Main line: 6.Bg5
Classical Main line: 6...e6
The main move. In the early days of the Najdorf 7.Qf3 was popular, but the reply 7...h6 did not allow White to obtain any real advantage. Nowadays, White players almost universally respond with the move: 7. f4. White threatens 8 e5 winning a piece, but Black has several options:
7... Be7 8. Qf3 and now:
8... Qc7 9. 0-0-0 Nbd7, this is called the old main line. At this point White usually responds with 10. g4 or 10. Bd3. After each of these moves there is a huge body of opening theory.
8... h6 9. Bh4 g5. This is known as the Argentine/Goteborg Variation. It was first played in round 14 of 1955 Goteborg Interzonal simultaneously by Argentine players Panno, Pilnik and Najdorf who were facing the Soviet Grandmasters Geller, Spassky and Keres. The games in question proceeded as follows: 10. fxg5 Nfd7 Black aims to route a knight to e5, and then back it up by a knight at d7 or c6. 11. Nxe6!? (Efim Geller's discovery). 11... fxe6 12. Qh5+ Kf8 13. Bb5 here Panno played 13...Ne5, while Pilnik and Najdorf chose 13...Kg7. However, all three Argentine players lost in very short order and the line was, for a while, considered refuted. It was only in 1958 that Bobby Fischer introduced the defensive resource 13... Rh7!, versus Svetozar Gligorić at the Portorož Interzonal, in a critical last-round game. According to modern opening theory this position is a draw at best for White.
7... Qb6 one of the most popular choices at master level.
8. Qd2 the extremely complicated Poisoned Pawn Variation: 8... Qxb2 9. Rb1 (9.Nb3 is the other less common option) 9... Qa3 and here White has played both 10. f5 and 10. e5. Both lead to extremely sharp play where slightest inaccuracy is fatal for either side. Since 2006, when it was played in several high level games, 10. e5 has become very popular. From the standpoint of the theory it is regarded as White's only attempt to play for a win against the poisoned pawn variation since all other variations (and that includes the other pawn move: 10. f5) have been analysed to a draw with best play. An example is the game Vallejo Pons–Kasparov, Moscow 2004,[2] which was called "a model modern grandmaster draw!" by Kasparov himself in Revolution in the 70s (page 164).
8. Nb3 White opts for a quiet game, but Black has nothing to worry about: 8... Be7 9. Qf3 Nbd7 10. 0-0-0 Qc7 where we have reached a set up very similar to that of the old main line mentioned above. However, without the d4-knight White will find it very hard to organise an attack.
7... b5 the ultra-sharp Polugaevsky Variation.[3] Black ignores White's threat and expands in Queenside. 8. e5 dxe5 9. fxe5 Qc7 here White either plays 10. exf6 Qe5+ 11. Be2 Qxg5 or 10. Qe2 Nfd7 11. 0-0-0 Bb7.
7... Qc7 championed by Garry Kasparov before he switched to playing 7...Qb6 exclusively.
7... Nbd7 popularised by Boris Gelfand.
7... Nc6?! is risky and of a dubious theoretical reputation due to the response: 8. e5!
7... h6!? the Poisoned Pawn Deferred. This variation is very popular at the moment.
Verbeterde List: 6...Nbd7
Historically speaking, this was the usual reply until the mid-1960s, when the rejoinder 7.Bc4 put the move "out of business". Recently however, ideas have been found by some Dutch players who call this variation De Verbeterde List ("The Improved Strategem"). The idea for Black is to postpone ...e6 in order to retain more dynamic options (for example, to play e7–e5 in one move). The idea was tested by Petrosian, Belov, and others, but received popular attention and developed rapidly after use by Dutch player Lody Kuling in 2007. The most important developments include:
7. f4 Qc7 8. Qf3:
8... h6 9. Bh4 e5. A setup discovered by Lody Kuling.(This variation is covered by Ufuk Tuncer and Twan Burg in New In Chess, Yearbook 102.) The idea is to gain time over ...e6 by playing e7–e5 in one move. Later on it turned out that 9...g5! is even better.
8... b5 is the Neo Verbeterde List. This is a new way to play the Verbeterde List. It includes fianchetting the bishop to g7. (The variation is covered by Ufuk Tuncer in New In Chess, Yearbook 101.)
7. Bc4 Qb6 This is a move introduced by Lenier Dominguez. The idea is to win a tempo by attacking b2, after which Black can finish his development beginning 8...e6. The last word on the line has not yet been given. The whole variation with 6... Nbd7 is covered in the book by Ľubomír Ftáčnik in the chapter "Blood Diamond".
7. f4/Qe2 g6: Grischuk's Verbeterde List. Another modern way to meet both 7.f4 and 7.Qe2. The idea is to castle kingside rapidly and then start to attack with b5–b4, while wasting no time with the e-pawn.
English Attack: 6.Be3
This has become the modern main line. Since the early 1990s, the English Attack, 6. Be3 followed by f3, g4, Qd2 and 0-0-0 in some order, has become extremely popular and has been intensively analysed. Black has three main options:
The classical 6... e5. After 7. Nb3, Black usually continues 7... Be6, trying to control the d5-square. The most common move is then 8. f3, allowing White to play Qd2 next move. If White had tried to play 8. Qd2, then Black could respond with 8... Ng4. Instead White can play 7.Nf3, in which case Black's main choices are 7...Be7 and 7...Qc7.
Trying to transpose to the Scheveningen by playing 6... e6. White can either opt for the standard English attack by playing 7. f3 or try the even sharper Hungarian attack (also known as Perenyi attack) by playing 7. g4.
The knight move: 6... Ng4. White continues with: 7. Bg5 h6 8. Bh4 g5 9. Bg3 Bg7 but the nature of this position is quite different from the ones arising after 6... e6 and 6... e5 so sometimes White tries to avoid the knight jump by playing 6. f3 instead of 6. Be3. However, aside from eliminating the option to play the Hungarian attack mentioned above, it gives Black other possibilities such as 6... Qb6 and 6... b5 instead.
The Verbeterde List approach: 6... Nbd7. The idea of this move is to get into the English attack while avoiding the Perenyi attack. 7. g4 is less dangerous now because with 6... Nbd7 black is more flexible as the bishop on c8 can attack g4 now and the knight on d7 can jump to interesting squares.
Fischer–Sozin Attack: 6.Bc4
Introduced by Veniamin Sozin in the 1930s, this received little attention until Fischer regularly adopted it, and it was a frequent guest at the top level through the 1970s. White plays 6. Bc4 with the idea of playing against f7, so Black counters with 6... e6 7. Bb3 b5. The Sozin has become less popular because of 6... e6 7. Bb3 Nbd7 where Black intends to follow up with ...Nc5 later. It is possible to avoid the Nbd7 option with 7. 0-0, but this cuts the aggressive possibility to castle long.
Classical/Opocensky Variation: 6.Be2
Because of the success of various players with these variations, White often plays 6. Be2 and goes for a quieter, more positional game, whereupon Black has the option of transposing into a Scheveningen Variation by playing 6... e6 or keeping the game in Najdorf lines by playing 6... e5. Another option is to play 6... Nbd7, in the spirit of The Verbeterde List. It is for this reason that this variation is called The Verbeterde List Unlimited.
Amsterdam Variation: 6.f4
Some lines include:
6...e5 7.Nf3 Nbd7 8.a4 Be7 9.Bd3 0-0
6...Qc7 7.Bd3
6...e6 7.Be2
GM Daniel King recommends 6...g6 against the Amsterdam Variation, leading to a more defensive kingside pawn structure. The idea is to eventually counterattack on the g1-a7 diagonal with a move like Qb6, preventing white from castling.[4] An example line would be 6...g6 7.Nf3 Bg7 8.a4 Nc6 (note 8...Nc6 as opposed to the usual Najdorf Nbd7, as c6 is a more flexible square for the knight with a queen on b6) 9.Bd3 Qb6.
The Adams Attack: 6.h3
Introduced by Weaver Adams during the middle of the twentieth century, this odd looking pawn move has mostly been used as a surprise weapon to combat the Najdorf. Should Black continue with 6...e5 anyway, White can respond with 7.Nde2 following up with g4 and Ng3, fighting for the weak light squares by playing g5. It is thus recommended that Black prevents g4 altogether with 7...h5.
Black can also employ a Scheveningen setup with 6...e6 followed by 7.g4 b5 8.Bg2 Bb7, forcing White to lose more time by defending the e4 pawn, since b4 is a threat. It was not until the early 2008 when an answer to Black was finally found. After 9.0-0 b4, White has the positional sacrifice 10.Nd5!, which gives Black long term weaknesses and an open e-file for White to play on. Since then, it has been popular on all levels of chess.
Other sixth moves for White
Beside the main lines mentioned above White has other options: 6. f3 and 6. g3 are less common, but are also respected responses to the Najdorf. Moves such as 6. a4, 6. Bd3, 6. a3, 6. Nb3, 6. Rg1 (the Petronic Attack), 6. Qf3, and 6. Qe2 are rarely played, but are not so bad and may be used for surprise value.
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Encourage your children to record how much their caterpillar grows between now and autumn, and whether it changes colour. As autumn progresses, it will either stop eating and bed down in the foliage, or it will bury itself in the soil to pupate; butterflies, however, are likely to suspend their chrysalis from the twig. There's usually no need to feed overwintering caterpillars, though on mild days check that they're still dormant.
Then you just watch and wait. From early spring, check the container daily and, if you still have a caterpillar in there, regularly add fresh leaves. Once it has pupated, and after the adult has hatched, get the kids to release it where they found it, ready to start the next lifecycle.
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Thanks to habitat loss, lack of food and a series of wet summers, butterflies and moths have suffered catastrophic declines in recent years, and we can do our bit to ensure their survival by creating refuges in our gardens. There are more than 50 butterfly and 2,400 moth species in the UK, and some of them will breed in your garden. But there's no need to worry: not all caterpillars have the fearsome appetite of the cabbage white, and many will complete their lifecycle in our gardens without us even noticing. Orange tip butterfly caterpillars, say, merely nibble at the edges of honesty seedheads, while little holes in flowers may reveal tiny tortrix moth larvae.
You probably already know that those caterpillars on your cabbages turn into cabbage whites, but what about those feeding on other plants? The best way to find out is to keep them as pets. While that may not be your idea of a good time, children will happily take up the challenge.
Familiarise your children with the butterfly and moth lifecycle before sending them out to gather caterpillars. After mating, the female lays eggs on suitable plants, which hatch into larvae (caterpillars). Each larva then eats leaves before pupating into a pupa (chrysalis), from which the adult later breaks out.
Most egg laying occurs between spring and summer, though some species spend winter as a caterpillar or chrysalis, and complete their lifecycle the next spring. Any caterpillars you find at this time of year will probably do this, but if your children care properly for their pets between now and spring, and then watch the majestic emergence of a butterfly or moth, they'll be hooked on nature for life.
Send out your nature detectives with a notepad and container, encouraging them to look for chewed or rolled up leaves and flowers. The most exciting of all caterpillars is probably the elephant hawk-moth. Fuchsias are one of its favourite foods, so if you grow those, tell your children to inspect those plants first. Whatever caterpillars they find, encourage your children to handle their new pets with care, preferably transferring them from plant to container with a small net rather than by handling them directly (not least because some hairy ones can cause skin irritation). And get the children to note the plant on which they found their new charge, because they'll need to harvest leaves to feed it.
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"The Travel Channel" program "Mysteries at the Museum" will have a segment on the History Museum on the Square and the escape of several cobras in 1953 in downtown Springfield. The show is scheduled to air at 8 p.m. Dec. 1, 11 p.m. Dec. 2 and 11 a.m. Dec. 11.
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North Carolina's investments in early-childhood programs led to a reduction in special-education placements, an effect that goes beyond the children actually enrolled in the programs,<|fim_middle|>2012 February 2012 January 2012 December 2011 November 2011 October 2011 September 2011 August 2011 July 2011 June 2011 May 2011 April 2011 March 2011 February 2011 January 2011 December 2010 November 2010 October 2010 September 2010 August 2010 July 2010 June 2010 | says a study released online Tuesday in the journal Education Evaluation and Policy Analysis.
At the funding levels that were present in the 2008-09 school year, the state programs reduce the odds of a special education placement among the student population as a whole by 39 percent, according to the researchers, based at Duke University in Durham, N.C. The reductions were seen in the disability categories of specific learning disability, educable mental handicap, and "other health impairment," which includes attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. There were no effects seen in the categories of physical handicap, speech or language impairment, or behavioral-emotional disabilities.
The two early-childhood programs appeared to offer both direct and indirect effects, the study says. For example, the children who were not direct participants in Smart Start or More at Four could have seen benefits from the overall improvement of quality in child-care and preschool settings. Having fewer classmates who need remediation or behavior support is another potential benefit, the researchers suggest.
"For policymakers, I do think these findings could be quite useful because our focus is on investments, and the outcomes that we look at are in terms of population-level impacts," said Clara G. Muschkin, an assistant research professor of public policy at Duke and the associate director of the university's Center for Child and Family Policy. She also directs the North Carolina Education Research Data Center. "It's nice when [an intervention] helps a target group, but it's even more of a financial benefit if we can show evidence of benefits beyond a targeted group."
Smart Start was launched in 1993 and provides state funds to improve early-childhood services for children from birth to age 5. More at Four, which was started in 2001 and renamed the North Carolina Prekindergarten Program in 2011, pays for preschool for 4-year-olds who are from low-income families, have a developmental disability, or do not speak English at home.
The study tracked about 871,000 students who were born in North Carolina between 1988 and 2000 and enrolled in 3rd grade between 1995 and 2010. The analysis was able to break out effects based on the number of dollars invested in each program by examining the investment in different counties. It found that each $100 invested in Smart Start reduced the odds of a student receiving a special education placement by 1 percent; the same investment in the More at Four program reduced those odds by about 3.5 percent.
However, those findings cannot be taken to mean that one program is better than another, Muschkin cautioned—it's not possible to tell, for example, what effect More at Four might have had if Smart Start did not exist.
The programs reduced the odds of receiving a placement due to an educable mental handicap by 9 percent; as a result of other health impairments by at 6 percent; and as a result of specific learning disabilities by 4 percent. Muschkin said that the programs may have provided early services to children who were then able to transition out of special education, or may have provided support so early that children did not need special services when they started school.
Preschool supporters often argue that early-childhood programs have benefits that go beyond what can be measured by standardized tests, and this study's findings lend credence to that argument, Muschkin said.
In addition, an earlier paper by the same researchers that examined the academic outcomes of Smart Start and More at Four also found that the two programs yielded academic benefits that persisted into 3rd grade. That 2013 paper found what it described as "robust" positive impacts in both reading and math—benefits that the researchers said could also be explained by a direct benefit to the young children who were a part of the programs, and spillover effects to those who were not.
Photo: Former North Carolina Gov. Bev Perdue, right, listens to Amaya Bryant and Jalynn Brandon, left, during a 2012 visit to the Primary Colors Early Learning Center in Durham, N.C. Perdue visited the Pre-K classes to highlight the importance of preschool.—Bernard Thomas/The Herald-Sun/AP-File
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Q: "Supposed to" - past/present usage I found this examples in my grammar book.
John is supposed to have helped Mary with shopping.
It was supposed<|fim_middle|> happen but ultimately it didn't. So my question is if the first sentence could be written as
John was supposed to help Mary with shopping.
A: You are right!
Since the sentence uses have helped, the suppose to phrase can be rewritten the way you said.
John was supposed to help Mary with shopping.
In such context, the phrase supposed to is used for the action that actually does not happen. EnglishGrammarSecrets mentions it:
Often there is a suggestion that the action 'supposed to' happen does not actually happen.
I'm supposed to be there before 8 but I'm often late. You were supposed to phone me. I'm supposed to be getting on a plane to Tokyo at this very minute.
Mind it that if you use be supposed to without mentioning any action in past, the meaning changes. It then represents something which is expected. Good tutorial here.
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LATIN GRAMMY AWARD WINNER RELEASES FIRST R&B SOUL ALBUM
Latin Grammy award winning artist and producer Roger Velasquez, releases first R&B soul album Roger V and the LLZ<|fim_middle|>©Roger Velasquez
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© Roger V & The LLZ's | 's Showtime! On VDiscos independent record label. All right all you old school music fans, here it is. The record you have been waiting for Roger V and the LLZ's Showtime! This Brown-Eyed Soul R&B Album was twelve years in the making. It includes cuts from the 2018 Latin Grammy Award winning album Roger Velasquez and the Latin Legendz TexMex Funk featuring the Grammy winning Grupo Fantasma horns on "Feel Like Lovin' You." Also featured is a studio version of the James Taylor classic "How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved By You)" produced by the late great Bob Gallarza. The album also includes a Tex-Mex version of the Young Rascals hit "Groovin'." Artist/Producer Roger Velasquez original compositions continue to showcase the incredible talent of the LLZ's (The Latin Legendz). The record is jam packed with powerful horns and their award winning Tex-Mex Funk vibe. These select tracks were remixed at Blue Cat Recording Studio, San Antonio and remastered by Kurt Wipfli, Wiptrax Mastering Studio to meet the demands of radio play in 2021. "We hope you enjoy listening as much as we enjoyed creating this timeless classic. Of this one, we are proud. So put on and play it loud."
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RELEASE NEW STUDIO ALBUM: VISIÓN 20/20
•vi·sion noun the ability to think about or plan the future with imagination or wisdom. — the dictionary
Visión 20/20, Roger Velasquez & The Latin Legendz forthcoming March 10, 2020 release on independent record label VDISCOS is their first studio album following the Latin Grammy win in November of 2018. (Tex Mex Funk). Visión 20/20 is Velasquez's perspective of life as an American of Mexican decent in the 21st century. The focus of Visión 20/20 is on the current issues that affect Latinos in the world today.
Visión 20/20 was recorded at Blue Cat Recording Studio in San Antonio, Texas, and engineered by multi-Grammy award winning producer Joe Trevino and mastered by two-time Grammy Award winner Camilo Silva (Camilo Silva F Mastering, Bogota, Colombia). This feel good record features guest appearances by Latin Grammy Award winners: Joe Posada, Sunny Sauceda, Max Baca, Rebecca Valadez and from "Blood In Blood Out", Jesse Borrego.
Visión 20/20 is a labour of love, jam packed with Chicano soul delivering a rhythmic drive that draws on traditional orchestra chicana with a tex-mex flair. The trumpets, trombones and saxophones pack a punch. It's a magic carpet ride through time and space, with waves that move to the flow of a lush latin beat.
Visión 20/20's first single, "Somos Ganadores," composed by Roger Velasquez, and co-arranged by former member of Fania All Stars Jorge "Georgie" Padilla, was released at the beginning of this year and is fastly becoming one of the most popular YouTube hits by the San Antonio recording artist.
Track one "Amor Del Otro Lado" Velasquez addresses the immigration issue through a glass half-full perspective, where love overcomes all obstacles. Track two "Botellas de Tequila," he addresses the alcoholism and drug addiction that plagues our communities. Track three "Somos Ganadores" is a celebration of life and triumph. Track four "Entierrenme en Tejas/Bury Me in Texas", Velasquez illustrates what it means to be a descendant of mexican immigrants, living the American dream. Track five "Cryin' Over You" expresses his deep feelings of grief after the loss of a loved one.
1. Amor del Otro Lado
2. Botellas de Tequila
3. Somos Ganadores
4. Entierrenme En Tejas (Bury Me In Texas)
5. Cryin' Over You
6. La Cumbia Loca
7. Leyes del Amor
8. Magia En El Aire
9. Chicano Boogaloo
10. It's Showtime
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From TEJANO NATION BY SYLVIA M. CARRIZALES
Tejano Nation caught up with Roger Velasquez & The Latin Legendz before the 39th annual Tejano Music Awards on Nov. 16 and he spoke about the group's upcoming album for 2020, the group's latest video, "Somos Ganadores," and their TMA performance where they would be playing some of their newest music.
"It's a beautiful day," Velasquez said. "It's a great time to be Tejano."
Velasquez simply described his music as "Tejano," referring to his win last year for Best Tejano Album at the Latin GRAMMYs.
Velasquez invited fans to his website, rogervelasquez.com, for his latest music, including photos of the group's 2018 Latin GRAMMY win for Best Tejano Album with "Tex Mex Funk," and when the group was presented with an award at the 2019 Latino Coalition Legislative Summit in Washington D.C. earlier this year.
Check out Roger Velasquez & The Latin Legendz on Facebook and catch the group's new video for "Somos Ganadores," featuring Joe Posada.
BY TEJANO NATION
Visión 20/20, the highly-anticipated album release from Roger Velasquez & The Latin Legendz on independent record label VDISCOS, is their first studio album following a Latin Grammy win in November of 2018 for Tex Mex Funk. Visión 20/20 is Velasquez's perspective of life as an American of Mexican descent in the 21st century. The focus of Visión 20/20 is on the current issues that affect Latinos in the world today.
Visión 20/20 was recorded at Blue Cat Recording Studio in San Antonio, Texas, and engineered by multi-Grammy award-winning producer Joe Trevino and mastered by two-time Grammy Award winner Camilo Silva (Camilo Silva F Mastering, Bogota, Colombia). This feel-good album features guest appearances by Latin Grammy Award winners: Joe Posada, Sunny Sauceda, Max Baca, Rebecca Valadez and from the cult classic film "Blood In Blood Out," Jesse Borrego.
Visión 20/20 is a labor of love, jam-packed with Chicano soul delivering a rhythmic drive that draws on traditional orchestra Chicana with a Tex-Mex flair. The trumpets, trombones, and saxophones pack a punch. It's a magic carpet ride through time and space, with waves that move to the flow of a lush Latin beat.
The album's lead single release, "Somos Ganadores," composed by Velasquez, and co-arranged by a former member of Fania All-Stars, Jorge "Georgie" Padilla, was released at the beginning of this year and is rapidly becoming one of the most popular YouTube hits by the San Antonio recording artist.
Roger Velasquez & The Latin Legendz — "Somos Ganadores" feat. Joe Posada
The album is filled with songs about current issues that affect Latinos in the world today. In "Amor Del Otro Lado," Velasquez addresses the immigration issue through a glass-half-full perspective, where love overcomes all obstacles. "Botellas de Tequila" addresses the alcoholism and drug addiction that plagues our communities. "Somos Ganadores" is a celebration of life and triumph. "Entierrenme en Tejas/Bury Me in Texas" illustrates what it means to be a descendant of Mexican immigrants, living the American dream. "Cryin' Over You" expresses Velasquez's deep feelings of grief after the loss of a loved one.
Visión 20/20 is available today at all digital music platforms. Learn more about Roger Velasquez and The Latin Legendz at the official website RogerVelasquez.com.
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Stranger Things' Gaten Matarazzo updates fans after having surgery for cleidocranial dysplasia
Gaten had his supernumerary teeth removed in a four hour surgery.
Gaten Matarazzo has revealed that his fourth surgery for rare bone condition cleidocranial dysplasia was a success. The Stranger Things star had 14 supernumerary teeth (extra teeth in the gums) extracted to expose six of his adult teeth.
Gaten updated fans on Instagram giving a thumbs up to camera despite being all bandaged up. "Though my expression in this picture may not show it, the surgery was a complete success," he wrote, alongside the photo. "This was such a big one, it may<|fim_middle|> 29, 2020 at 7:34am PST
Speaking to Radio 5 Live in 2016, Gaten said: "My lisp, me being shorter, and having the teeth issue meant writers couldn't 'write in my disability'." | be the last one I need. Hopefully at least. Those who suffer from cleidocranial dysplasia usually have supernumerary teeth, which are extra teeth that grow in the gums. I've had several surgeries to extract these teeth from within my gums and help expose the teeth that should have already grown in considering my age.
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"In this surgery, the team of amazing medical professionals extracted 14 supernumerary teeth and exposed six of my adult teeth. I was under for four hours.
Gaten Matarazzo attends the 26th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards. Picture: Jon Kopaloff/Getty Images, @gatenm123 via Instagram
"My recovery for the past few days has been great and I can't thank the team that did the surgery enough. Thank you all for your kind wishes and prayers. It means a lot. Again, if you'd like to learn more about cleidocranial dysplasia, you can go to ccdsmiles.org. Thanks again everyone."
Cleidocranial dysplasia is a skeletal condition which mostly affects the bones and teeth. It can result in the growth of additional teeth. Gaten has previously opened up about wanting to raise awareness of the condition and he's also admitted that it had stopped him from being cast in acting jobs before.
Surgery number 4! This is a big one! To learn more about Cleidocranial Dysplasia and how you can help those with the condition you can go to ccdsmiles.org.
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Having<|fim_middle|> Jacobsz, was tortured having been implicated in the original mutiny plot, but would not yield. His fate is unknown, although many believe he died in prison in Java.
As for the commander of the ill-fated mission, Francisco Pelsaert, he was punished for his failure to maintain discipline on the voyage, had his financial assets seized, and died within a year, a broken man.
One of the earliest points-of-contact between Europe and the Australian continent, the tale of the Batavia, and of the mutiny, mayhem and murder that followed her shipwreck, form a crucial part of Australian history.
On Friday, May 29 Downies held a special event to officially launch their new retail store at Southgate on the banks of the picturesque Yarra River in Melbourne's CBD.
The event was attended by around 30 people, with clients, friends of Downies Coins and Downies staff in attendance. Ken Downie was also on hand to host the launch of the store which has been recently refurbished after relocating from the historic Block Arcade, where it resided for the past 21 years.
As part of the launch party celebrations, the announcement of a winner for the Lucky Coin Offer was made - and while the $20,000 major prize did not get drawn, Mr C Hill of Woodbine, NSW did manage to pick up a $500 prize. Guests were also given exclusive pre-release access to the latest in the Deadly & Dangerous Silver Coin Series dedicated to the vicious Bull Ant.
On hand to capture the event was a videographer who put together a terrific video package about the store, with some of our valued clients talking about what it means to be a collector, as well as sharing their opinions on the new store. Also interviewed were Downies CEO Ken Downie and Senior Numismatist David Jobson, who is based at our Sydney Town Hall store but attended the event as part of a visit to Melbourne to meet with customers. | relocated to Southbank earlier this year, Downies have been settling in nicely and attracting some local media attention.
Check out the recent feature article in Southbank Local News' August issue below!
One of the world's great commercial powers in the 17th and 18th centuries – so powerful it operated on a quasi-governmental basis – the Dutch East India Company (Vereenigde Oostindische Compagnie, VOC) was a key player in the Asian spice trade. Considered by many to be the world's first multinational corporation, the company dispatched nearly 5,000 ships to Asia between 1602 and 1796. Destined to be the stage for an epic tale of mutiny, mayhem and murder, one of those ships was the Batavia.
Built in Amsterdam in 1627-28, the Batavia was purchased by VOC to transport personnel, goods and coinage between company HQ in the Netherlands and Batavia (modern Jakarta) on the island of Java. Extremely well armed, with 24 cast-iron cannons united with a number of bronze guns, the ship had the capacity to carry over 300 people. The Batavia set sail on 27 October 1628 on her maiden voyage. It would also be her last.
There were officially 341 people on board the Batavia when she left the Netherlands, including more than 200 crew and employees of the VOC, 100 or so soldiers and a small group of civilians. The commander of the vessel was not the captain, but the VOC senior merchant, Francisco Pelsaert, with the actual captain, Adrian Jacobsz, being Pelsaert's 2nd in command. This was VOC policy, and was not well received by some skippers employed by the company. Pelsaert and Jacobsz had a history of hostility in any event, having clashed on the homeward voyage of the Dordrecht in 1627.
Loaded with twelve chests of silver coins, as well as antiquities belonging to the artist Peter Paul Rubens, the Batavia sailed with several other ships on the voyage to Java. The fleet was not to stay together for long, however, with a violent storm separating the ships soon after leaving port. Progressing well, the ships made the Cape of Good Hope a month ahead of time. Whilst in what would one day become Cape Town, South Africa, Pelsaert gave Jacobsz a public dressing down following a drinking spree, and the animosity between the two men intensified significantly as a result.
After setting sail again, Pelsaert fell ill, and in his absence, discipline was eroded and a plot hatched by Jacobsz to take over the ship. His plan was to take over the heavily armed Batavia, killing those he didn't need, and use the ship to hunt down other VOC vessels – whilst naturally taking possession of the huge amount of silver coins on board. His chief collaborator in this murky endeavour was one Jeronimus Cornelisz. A bankrupt pharmacist on the run from Dutch authorities due to his heretical beliefs, and VOC 'under merchant' on this particular voyage, Cornelisz also turned out to be a psychopath. As the vessel neared the coast of Western Australia, before her northward passage to Java, the mutiny was about to be put into action – when disaster struck.
Inaccurate longitudinal measurements often placed Dutch East India Company vessels too close to rocks off the coast of what they called Groot Zuydtlandt – the Great Southern Land. There were several VOC shipwrecks off the Western Australia coast, with Batavia undoubtedly the most famous. In large part, that fame is due to the appalling tale of horror that unfolded after she struck a reef in the Abrolhos Islands on 4 June 1629.
Of the 300+ people on board, around 40 drowned after the Batavia hit the reef, with the vast majority of passengers and crew making it to shore. Most were ferried to an island that became known as 'Batavia's Graveyard', with Pelsaert, the skipper Jacobsz, senior officers and some passengers on a nearby island. After failing to find water on the mainland, Pelsaert decided that the only option was to head for Batavia in Java in one of the ship's longboats to seek help. Those left behind were so distraught at what they believed to be their desertion by the commander, they dubbed the nearby isle, Traitor Island – a name it still bears today.
Amazingly, in one of the greatest feats of navigation in an open boat, the group successfully traversed over 3,000km, making it to Java in 33 days. Seeking to save the survivors of the shipwreck, and reclaim the cargo, Pelsaert's return voyage, in the VOC ship the Sardam, took 63 days. In the 90 days since the commander had left the forlorn survivors of the shipwreck, much had changed.
As undermerchant, Jeronimus Cornelisz had been left in charge when Pelsaert had set off to Java. Whether it was because he feared he would be implicated in the mutiny plot, or whether it was because he was on the run due to his radical religious beliefs, Cornelisz determined to hijack the first passing ship. He realised, however, that other survivors from the shipwreck, including the contingent of armed soldiers, may well oppose his plan. Commandeering the weapons and food supplies, and having recruited about 40 men as unscrupulous as himself, Cornelisz began thinning out the numbers.
Cornelisz began by sending parties out to nearby islands. He told the members of those parties that they were vital in the mission to find food and fresh water sources, but in reality acted in the hope that they would find nothing and die. As for the poor souls that remained on the main island with Cornelisz, they would face a more immediate threat.
Looking to eradicate those who may oppose him, and those who would be a drain on limited resources, Cornelisz manipulated those he had recruited to kill members of the marooned party. Initially justifying the killings by suggesting that crimes such as theft had been committed, Cornelisz and his henchmen soon became blasé and indiscriminate in the murderous rampage, with men, women and children all fair game. The merest excuse for murder was all that was required. Allegedly, some ended up killing out of boredom. Ultimately, more than 100 of the shipwreck survivors were slain.
Cornelisz' reign of terror was soon to end, however. Before the killings began, he had dispatched a group of soldiers led by Wiebbe Hayes to another island in hope that they would find no water or food and die. They had been told to signal Cornelisz should they find resources, and duly did so when they discovered their island could provide both food and water. The soldiers' survival surprised and concerned Cornelisz greatly, and he at first attempted to persuade Hayes to join forces. The soldiers refused, so Cornelisz sent a force to eliminate them. Even though the soldiers did not have any weapons, they defeated Cornelisz' men. Cornelisz then personally led a second attack with five of his men, and they were duly overpowered. Cornelisz was made captive, with his five accomplices summarily executed by the soldiers.
It was around this time that the commander of Batavia, Francisco Pelsaert, finally returned to the site of the shipwreck, more than three months after 'deserting' his charges. Wiebbe Hayes was first to address the senior merchant, describing exactly what Cornelisz had done. Pelsaert interrogated the mutineers, discovered the extent of the atrocities, and instantly set about summary justice.
On the 2nd of October, 1629, the chief culprits were put to death. Each man had his right hand cut off before hanged at the neck until dead – except Cornelisz, who had both hands severed before swinging from the rope. Two mutineers were left marooned on the mainland, with the rest transported back to Java for trial. These so-called 'lesser offenders' faced a grim, short future. Flogged, keelhauled, and dropped from the yard arm on the journey to Java as some sort of interim punishment, most were executed upon their arrival.
After all the executions had taken place, and the number of those murdered by Cornelisz accounted for, only 116 people of the more than 300 that had left the Netherlands aboard the Batavia on her maiden voyage were still alive. Of the survivors, different fates awaited. Wiebbe Hayes and his soldiers were rewarded for their efforts in resisting the murderous rampage of Cornelisz, with Hayes receiving successive promotions. The captain, Adrian | 1,857 |
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A ukulele can easily play the chords to a song while a parent, sibling or other friend play the same song on guitar for an instant musical duet! Kids Play Ukuleles It�s easy to be inspired to play when you see young children really shining as they master the basics of this easy instrument.... 1. Honsing Soprano Rainbow Ukulele. Made of high-quality wood, attractive colors, and enough extras to get your child started, this is the best ukulele for kids offered at the lowest price on the list.
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Ukulele Lessons - How to Play the Uke! Ukulele Lessons - How to Play the Uke! Learn to play the songs you love, easy video lessons for beginners. | fun project to do with the kids" "Ukulele Kit, I have kinda always wanted it so I could make it." "Want to make your very own Ukulele? Check out this pre-made Ukulele Kit by Grizzly." See more. Origami Paper Dollhouse Miniatures World's Smallest Paper Toys Paper Crafts Sculptures Papier Paper Models Doll Crafts Diorama. Miniature Printables - Printable and... The ukulele is a popular instrument because it�s easy to learn, inexpensive and portable. With its rise in popularity, the demand for ukulele teachers is also on the rise.
A dedicated teacher and involved parents help to make the Armstrong Elementary School ukulele club popular. MUSIC INTEGRATION Jessica Baron is on a mission to get instruments into children�s hands.
Here is "how to draw a Ukulele", step by step. These mini guitar like instruments have only four strings, and are often called a Uke. The Uke comes from Hawaii and with its initial design it was supposed to be a replica or interpretation of the machete from Madeira, Portugal.
Emily shows you an easy way to color-code a soprano, alto, or tenor/concert ukulele for children | 252 |
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CILIP believes that every child should benefit from a<|fim_middle|>. | great school library staffed by a dedicated professional librarian (noting that a 'professional' school librarians may or may not be formally qualified). This is the theme of our #GreatSchoolLibraries campaign, which we are proud to lead jointly with the CILIP School Libraries Group and the School Libraries Association.
Benefits of a great school library/librarian
Working in partnership with teaching staff, school leaders, parents and learners, school librarians are able to enhance and extend the teaching and learning experience in a wide variety of ways:
Promoting a culture of reading for pleasure across the school
Enhancing curriculum-based teaching to improve attainment
Developing digital skills and information literacy
Providing a 'non-classroom', trusted space for teaching and learning
Improving literacy and reading
Promoting creativity and self-expression
Supporting pastoral care, health (including mental health) and wellbeing
For more information about the #GreatSchoolLibraries campaign visit Great School Libraries
School Libraries Data Group (SLDG)
The SLDG is a sub-group of the Management Committee of the #GreatSchoolLibraries campaign. It is working to improve the quality and reliability of data about school library provision across the UK, including:
Qualitative data about the impact of school libraries/librarians on attainment, OFSTED performance and 'value-added' for learners;
Quantitative data about the quality and extent of staffed school library provision in different sectors, and;
Narrative evidence and case studies highlighting the transformative work of school librarians
The SLDG is implementing a project to gather an publish this data at part of the overall campaign.
Pay and employment status
CILIP is committed to ensuring that School Librarians are recognised and paid on equal terms with other teaching staff and that their employment status reflects the importance of their role. This includes making the case against term-time only contracts for School Librarians.
CILIP supports the CILIP SLG and SLA in providing salary guidelines for school employers. We will not accept recruitment advertisements which include salaries or conditions that do not meet these expectations. Where a role is advertised on a grade or pay band lower than those advertised in our guidance, we will engage with the school to seek to improve these conditions.
A look at the invaluable role of school libraries
The APPG report The Beating Heart of the School provides a valuable look at the crucial role that school libraries and librarians play in providing an environment that enables educational attainment given their impact on children's literacy, education and wellbeing.
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All of CILIP's work with school libraries and librarians is developed in partnership with the CILIP School Librarians Group – an active, welcoming and collaborative community of people working in school libraries and related disciplines | 561 |
For teenager, buds of life bloom without boundaries.
It's generally<|fim_middle|> Oakes on a summer visit to the school's new home in downtown Honolulu seems frozen in the moment before adulthood and what it promises for him.
He talks about college and the potential connections he could make there. He speaks intelligently about mobile apps as economic driver. But he also talks about the fun of biking around the small Big Island town where he lives and how cool the "Hunger Games" movie was.
He is still a kid, after all. And there is no app for that. | not a problem when the IT manager/webmaster/telecommunications adviser for Oakes Management needs an afternoon off to attend to a personal project - provided, of course, the office systems are running smoothly and he's done all his homework.
Not to worry. At 15 years old, Hawi resident Tiger Oakes has already learned to make the most of his time. In addition, to working at his parents' resort residence construction and management business and attending online classes at Myron B. Thompson Academy, Oakes is a budding high-tech entrepreneur.
Just this year, Oakes' first go at a mobile application, a multilevel puzzle game called BitBall - found a place on the virtual shelf next to Angry Birds and Solitaire in the Android marketplace. Oakes is collaborating with friends to develop a detective game.
To be sure, Oakes is as much a savvy businessman as he is a precocious technical talent, as much as Jobs as a Wozniak.
Oakes says he's been fascinated by computers since he was a toddler. From the beginning his interest went far deeper than the dancing pixels on the screen.
Oakes used to hang out at a computer recycling center where a friend would pass along still-usable parts from which Oakes would construct his own computers.
At Thompson Academy, Oakes found a ideal environment in which to develop his interests, working closely with teacher Derrick Lord to learn programming and to eventually design his own projects.
A self-described nerd, Oakes is hardly one-dimensional. He enjoys computer games, yes, but he also enjoys cycling and playing golf. He is an avid reader and a two-time finalist in the annual Hawaii Botball Robotics competition.
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Tag<|fim_middle|> interception of the season, while Vincent Rey led the team with 10 tackles. Jeremy Ringfield and Vince Oghobaase each recorded a sack.
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ACC names Duke's Leon Wright Defensive Back of the Week
September 14, 2009 Duke Sports Information
DURHAM, N.C. -- Duke senior cornerback Leon Wright has earned ACC Defensive Back of the Week honors as announced by the league office on Monday afternoon.
A native of St. Petersburg, Fla., Wright helped the Blue Devils to a 35-19 win over Army by returning two interceptions for touchdowns in a 16-second span late in the fourth quarter. The touchdowns covered 51 and 33 yards, respectively, as Wright became the first player in Duke football history to have two interception returns for touchdowns in a single game.
Wright added four tackles, one fumble recovery and one pass breakup in the win over the Black Knights as Duke rallied from a 10-7 halftime deficit for the victory. Coupled with a 24-yard fumble return against Georgia Tech in 2007, he now has scored three defensive touchdowns in his career to rank tied for first on Duke's all-time list. In addition, Wright also was named the National Defensive Performer of the Week by the College Football Performance Awards.
Other weekly award winners include Wake Forest's Riley Skinner (Offensive Back), Florida State's Caz Piurowski (Offensive Lineman), Georgia Tech's Derrick Morgan (Defensive Lineman), Georgia Tech's Scott Blair (Specialist) and Clemson's Kyle Parker (Rookie).
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Duke rides Wright and Renfree to victory – Duke 35 Army 19
September 12, 2009 Mark Watson
There was no shortage of second half heroics in Duke's 35-19 win over Army as the Blue Devils evened their record to 1-1 on the season. An elder in Leon Wright and a cub in Sean Renfree scored two touchdowns apiece all of which came in a 28 point second half.
Renfree had one of those freshman debuts kids dream about. On his first collegiate snap from center, Renfree went to a wide open Brett Huffman for a 14 yard score which put Duke up on their opponent for the first time this season 14-10. It was the shot in the arm that Duke needed in that a lot of bounce returned to their legs.
The young freshman wasn't finished. After an Army field goal cutting the lead to 14-13 and on Duke's twelfth possession of the game, Renfree found Donovan Varner in the corner of the end zone in a play that covered 31 yards. Just like that, Duke was up 21-13 and just like that the kid wearing number19 in royal blue looked like HOF'er Johnny Unitas, uniform and production.
This of course brought about smiles from the Duke sidelines including a sigh of relief. The sigh was for good reason for Army came out of the gate and outplayed the Devils as the Duke offense looked disjointed. If the Army game plan was to go after Thaddeus Lewis then they succeeded for they pressured him more often than not on his throws.
There was simply a lot of bad "mojo" for Duke in the first half including the proverbial missed field goal a four year or more Achilles heal for the program. But Duke dodged a late bullet when Army missed a field goal as time ran out in the first half and Duke was fortunate to go to the locker room down 10-7.
That may have been the start for a momentum surge from the Devils, but when Renfree replaced Lewis and tossed a TD, it was clear to see that the tide had turned.
To seal the win, Duke senior Leon Wright intercepted two passes scoring on each one. Amazingly, those two scores came on consecutive plays within less than a minute of one another. Duke was also helped byVince Ogohabasse, Ayanga Okpokowuruk and Vinnie Rey, all of whom made some huge plays.
It was quite simply a day where everything went right for one team in each half, but Duke half was by far the most impressive. Despite being out gained in the offensive stats Duke found some kids to make some big plays today and you could see the chemistry coming together where both senior leadership and freshman talent played a big role.
Sidebar - No word yet on the condition of talented freshman wideout Conner Vernon. Army scored a late TD on Dukes second and third team defensive players. Duke will play their second consecutive and last game on turf this season when they travel to Kansas next week. Check back for more football all day tomorrow ending with a talk with Cut.
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Duke defeats Virginia 28-17
October 31, 2009 Bob Green
Duke utilized a clutch fourth quarter performance to defeat Virginia 28-17, on the road, in Charlottesville, to improve to 5-3 (3-1 ACC) on the season. The victory was the third straight conference victory for the Blue Devils. Duke scored the games final 16 points to comeback from a 17-12 deficit.
Duke dominated first quarter action by limiting the Cavaliers to 1 yard total offense. However, Virginia's defense bent but didn't break by limiting Duke to two field goals. Will Snyderwine kicked a third field goal five seconds into the second quarter to expand Duke's lead to 9-0.
Virginia managed a field goal in the second quarter and then took the second half kickoff and marched 66 yards in eight plays for a touchdown and a 10-9 lead. There were no additional points scored in the third quarter.
After three low scoring quarters, the two teams exploded for 26 points in the final stanza with Duke outscoring Virginia 19-7 for the victory. Thaddeus Lewis threw a 42 yard touchdown pass to Conner Vernon and Charlie Hatcher returned a Jameel Sewell fumble seven yards for another score. The fumble was forced by defensive lineman Ayanga Okpokowuruk. Will Snyderwine added his fourth and fifth field goals of the game.
Thaddeus Lewis completed 24-40 passes for 343 yards with one touchdown and one interception. Lewis has now thrown for 9,050 yards in his career and has passed Spence Fisher to move into second place all time behind Ben Bennett.
Donovan Varner (113 yards) and Conner Vernon (103 yards) each had seven receptions to pace seven Duke receivers. Varner and Vernon both recorded over 100 yards receiving for the second consecutive game.
On the defensive side of the ball, Leon Wright recorded his fourth | 433 |
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A wee bit thicker than some other serums we've tried, the translucent, faintly peach-colored gel has a slight alcohol-y scent when you first rub it. (That goes away quickly.) It's incredibly silky, almost slippery, but not greasy or slick.
The whole point of serums is that you use them when you mean business. They're the delivery system that allows ingredients to pack the biggest punch—so why not tackle every skin issue known to (wo)mankind? The notion behind the cornucopia of ingredients here is that only the ones your skin needs will be activated, thereby customizing the whole experience. Cosmetic chemist Ni'Kita Wilson says that it's possible: "Some—but not all—of the ingredients can detect cell damage; if the skin doesn't have that problem, the ingredients won't do anything." But overall, the point is, holy cow, that's a lot of ways to get better-looking skin. "Almost everyone with aged skin has some sort of inflammation," says Wilson. "By including the universal ingredients that reduce that damage and boost moisture levels, the skin is going to be more receptive to the huge number of additional repair ingredients in the serum | 310 |
For years Giuliano Mazzuoli had a dream of creating a watch with an innovative design, different than any<|fim_middle|>. | other watch available on the market. The inspiration for his watch came one day when he looked at a pressure gauge. It was in this object that he found his Manometro (it means "pressure gauge" in Italian) watch.
The watch is designed in Italy by Giuliano Mazzuoli and produced in Switzerland with a high precision Swiss movement. It is constructed using only the finest materials by master watchmakers. Combining the best Swiss technology with Italian design, the watch is unique in its simplicity and essential style. Beyond its creative design elements, the watch's technical characteristics include a precision Swiss automatic movement and the case is made of stainless steel INOX AISI 316/L in either brushed or polished finishes. The color of the dial is ivory, black, blue or green, and it is covered with a convex sapphire glass. The watch's leather strap is made in Tuscany of natural calf-skin and it has a stainless steel buckle with the Mazzuoli logo inscribed on it.
A stainless steel, large dimension screw-in crown with 12 grooves is positioned at 2 o'clock and the Mazzuoli logo is engraved at the top. There is also a version available upon special request with the crown positioned at 10 o'clock for those who wear their watch on their right wrist (lefties).
Cylindrical polished or brushed stainless steel (inox AISI 316/L) case with a straight-angled base with 8 screws holding the watch back to the watch and a curved lunette.
Handcrafted in Tuscany in natural calf-skin Florentine leather inserted directly into the case with ergonometric support inserts and an ardillon steel buckle | 348 |
The legal authority of this document is established by Arizona Supreme Court Administrative Order 2008-89 signed on November 6, 2008 and Maricopa County Superior Court Administrative Order 2007-140 signed on October 25, 2007.
10/25/2007 eFiling Guidelines adopted per Administrative Order 2007-140.
03/30/2011 Updated throughout to address mandatory efiling of civil subsequent pleadings via AZTurboCourt and associated processing changes.
05/22/2011 Revisions to eFiling Online Site Use Policy (2.02) and Civil Efiling Permissions (3.1) to reflect decommissioning of eFiling Online for civil post-initiation pleadings.
07/22/2011 Revisions to Definition of Terms (1.1) and Documents Not Permitted To Be Electronically Filed (2.09), to conform to Supreme Court Administrative Order 2010-117.
09/29/2011 Updated throughout to address efiling in the tax court case type (TX).
01/18/2012 Updated throughout to reflect deletion of Supreme Court Rule 124 and issuance of Supreme Court Administrative Order 2011-140, which replaced Supreme Court Administrative Orders 2010-117 and 2011-10.
12/10/2012 Updated to reflect expansion of permissive efiling in the family court case type (FC).
07/22/2013 Revisions to User ID and Electronic Signatures (2.04).
10/31/2014 Addresses issuance of AZ Supreme Court Administrative Order 2014-99, which replaces AZ Supreme Court Administrative Order 2011-140; mandatory efiling of post-initiation tax court pleadings via AZTurboCourt (2.02 and 6.1); efiling of Affidavits of Service via AZTurboCourt (2.09); revisions to Definition of Terms (1.1), Document Format (2.03) and Proposed Forms of Order (2.16).
07/21/2016 Revision to Documents Not Permitted To Be Electronically Filed (2.09), to permit efiling of motions to seal; revision to Hyperlinks, Bookmarks, and Other Navigational Aids (2.03(b)).
02/01/2018 Updated for expansion of permissive efiling to juvenile delinquency case type (JV); revision to Public Access (2.10); revisions to Special Circumstances for each case type (3.2, 4.2, 5.2, and 6.2); revised court rule citations throughout; and issuance of AZ Supreme Court Administrative Order 2017-131, which replaces AZ Supreme Court Administrative Order 2014-99.
10/26/2018 Updated throughout to reflect issuance of AZ Supreme Court Administrative Order 2018-81, which replaces AZ Supreme Court Administrative Order 2017-131.
As permitted by Section 1-506, Filing and Management of Electronic Court Documents, of the Code of Judicial Administration, electronic filing is permitted as follows in the Superior Court in Maricopa County, and shall be governed by Superior Court Administrative Order 2007-140, Arizona Supreme Court Administrative Order 2018-81, and this requirements document.
This is a dynamic document and will periodically reflect changes and updates with the electronic filing process as they are approved and directed by the Court. It is recommended that interested parties review this document on a regular basis to remain informed regarding current requirements.
Arbitrators: A person who conducts an arbitration. In most cases the arbitrator is an attorney, either alone or as part of a panel.
Case Management System: The system in use by the Clerk and the Court to docket, calendar, assign and track cases.
Conventionally File: Filing or service of paper documents.
Document Management System: The electronic document storage and imaging system maintained by the Clerk of the Superior Court.
Efile: Electronic transmission of an original document to the Court, and from the Court, for the purposes of filing.
Electronic Service: Electronic transmission of a copy of the document to case participants as required by statute and Court rule and as designated by the filing party. eFiling does not include service of process or summons to gain jurisdiction over persons or property.
Electronic Document: An original document filed with the Clerk's Office in electronic format.
Filing: Documents, either electronic or paper, submitted to the Clerk for filing.
Hyperlink: An electronic connection or reference to another place in the document, or to a web page outside the document, such that when selected the user is taken to the portion of the document or web page to which the hyperlink refers.
Official Parties: Official parties to a case include named plaintiffs and defendants, as well as an attorney representing a plaintiff or defendant.
Other Case Participants: A person who participates in a court case who is neither a party in the case nor an attorney representing a party in the case. An example might be a probation officer, an intervenor or a process server.
PDF: Portable Document Format - A file format that preserves all fonts, formatting, colors and graphics of the original source document, regardless of the application platform used.
Scanned Document: An electronic image created by scanning a paper document.
Superior Court-hosted Efiling System: eFiling Online, the efiling system developed by the Clerk of Superior Court in Maricopa County, located at https://efiling.clerkofcourt.maricopa.gov.
Pursuant to Supreme Court Administrative Order 2018-81, court rules, including Maricopa County Local Rules, that require or allow paper copies to be provided to judicial divisions do not apply to electronically filed documents in the Superior Court in Maricopa County.
Any case participant with standing to file conventionally with the Superior Court may also file electronically in accordance with these guidelines and all applicable statutes and rules of court.
Self-represented litigants are exempt from any mandatory efiling requirements. If a document is conventionally filed on a case designated for mandatory efiling, then the document must indicate "EFILE CASE" just below the case number on the first page.
All pleadings, motions, memoranda of law, orders and other documents electronically filed shall be maintained in electronic format by the Clerk of the Superior Court as the original and official record of the Court. Specific requirements per case type are listed in sections 3.0 through 7.0.
Pursuant to Supreme Court Administrative Order 2018-81, all attorneys are required to efile post-initiation civil (CV) and tax court (TX) case documents through an authorized efiling service provider (EFSP) when filing into the Superior Court in Maricopa County, unless an exception in Section (3) of the order applies. Self-represented litigants in civil and tax court cases are strongly encouraged to use an authorized EFSP for all post-initiation filings.
All electronically filed documents shall be formatted in accordance with the applicable rules governing formatting of paper documents, including Rule 35, Rules of Criminal Procedure; Rule 30, Rules of Family Law Procedure; Rule 2.15, Superior Court of Maricopa County Local Rules;<|fim_middle|> choose to not consider the pleading. The judicial officer will determine if any filing deadlines will be extended as a result of the rejection of the non-efiled document.
Efiling in the criminal case type may only occur on cases assigned to judges or DUI commissioners.
Efiling in criminal cases is considered permissive. Parties involved in criminal cases assigned to a participating efiling division will be allowed to efile pleadings or conventionally file their pleadings. Please refer to section 2.09 of this document regarding specific documents that are not permitted to be efiled under any circumstances.
Any efiled document is subject to rejection for a variety of reasons (e.g. wrong case number or caption) and you may be required to refile the corrected document via the Superior Court-hosted eFiling system. The judicial officer will determine if any filing deadlines will be extended as a result of the rejection of an efiled document.
Efiling in the family court case type may occur on cases assigned to any division.
Efiling in family court cases is considered permissive. Parties involved in family court cases assigned to any division will be allowed to efile pleadings, or conventionally file their pleadings. Please refer to section 2.09 of this document regarding specific documents that are not permitted to be efiled under any circumstances.
Efiling in the tax court (TX) case type may occur on cases assigned to any division.
Pursuant to Supreme Court Administrative Order 2018-81, all attorneys are required to efile post-initiation tax court (TX) case documents through an authorized EFSP when filing into the Superior Court in Maricopa County, unless an exception in Section (3) of the order applies. Self-represented litigants in tax court (TX) cases are strongly encouraged to use an authorized EFSP for all tax court post-initiation filings. Please refer to section 2.09 of this document regarding specific documents that are not permitted to be efiled under any circumstances.
The court may establish special instructions for efiling in the tax court case type.
Efiling in the juvenile delinquency (JV) case type may occur on cases assigned to any division.
Efiling in juvenile delinquency cases is considered permissive. Parties involved in juvenile delinquency cases assigned to any division will be allowed to efile pleadings, or conventionally file their pleadings. Please refer to sections 2.09 and 7.3 of this document regarding specific documents that are not permitted to be efiled under any circumstances.
All documents listed in section 2.09 above.
Any document, including proposed orders, requested or ordered to be filed under seal or maintained as confidential and withheld from public inspection. | Rule 5.2, Rules of Civil Procedure; and Rule 1(D), Rules of Procedure for the Juvenile Court; and in conformance with such other formats as the Court may require from time to time provided these formats do not cause participants to invest significant resources in making changes. The Clerk of Court will not reject documents that do not comply with formats not required in a specific rule of procedure, statute, administrative order, or these guidelines.
A participant may electronically transmit a document in .pdf, .doc, or .docx format. A document shall not be password protected and shall not exceed 10 MB in size. Unless the court establishes special instructions, all proposed forms of order shall be submitted in .doc or .docx format.
Upon acceptance and filing by the Clerk's Office, all documents electronically filed will be converted to Portable Document Format (.pdf) in compliance with standards set forth in sections 1-504 and 1-506 of the Arizona Code of Judicial Administration. The Court may require a participant to produce the original of a scanned exhibit that has been filed electronically by the participant.
Electronically filed documents may include hyperlinks, bookmarks and other electronic navigational aids for the convenience of the judge assigned to the case. A hyperlink is not itself a part of the filed document. Each hyperlink must contain a text reference to the target of the link. As an example, the electronically filed document may contain a reference like "A.R.S. 13-602" and hyperlink that text to the URL http://www.azleg.state.az.us/FormatDocument.asp?inDoc=/ars/13/00602.htm&Title=13&DocType=ARS. The foregoing notwithstanding, hyperlinks are not part of the official court record and may not be preserved in electronically filed documents submitted and stored on the Clerk's electronic document management system.
The Superior Court-hosted efiling system shall register users and provide each with a personally selected user name (ID) and password. The user name submitted in conjunction with a personally selected password shall constitute a signature of the registered participant on documents submitted to the Court or by the Court. In order to ensure the intent of the filing participant, the signature line on an electronically filed document will bear the printed name of the filing participant preceded by the symbol "/s/".
Electronic documents submitted by the Court may bear a printed name preceded by the /s/ symbol or a facsimile signature of the Judicial Officer causing the document to be filed. Documents filed via the Court's Efiling Manager (EFM) application will bear a judicial signature stamp which will be merged with the electronic document and shall be visible when the document is printed and viewed electronically.
Documents requiring the signature of the defendant or other identifying indicators, such as thumbprints on sentencing orders, shall be filed with the court in paper format, scanned, and maintained consistent with applicable record retention schedules and archival rules.
Upon completion of the transmission of a document for filing to the Clerk of Court, the Clerk of Court shall immediately scan the document for viruses. If the document is free from infection, the document shall be deemed received and an acknowledgement of receipt of the document shall be immediately returned to the filing participant. The document shall then be reviewed for payment of applicable fees and compliance with all standard filing practices and, if accepted, shall be deemed filed as of the date and time it was received by the Clerk's efiling system.
If the document is infected, the document will be discarded and a notice will be sent to the filing participant that the document was infected and has not been filed with the Clerk. The Clerk shall immediately notify the filing participant if any document is rejected and the notice shall set forth the grounds for rejection. It shall be the responsibility of the filing party to resubmit any rejected document with appropriate corrections.
Documents transmitted to the Clerk by an authorized EFSP (see Sec. 2.02 above), upon acceptance by the Clerk, will be deemed filed as of the date and time they were received by the EFSP, and all notices of acceptance or rejection generated by the Clerk for documents transmitted by an EFSP will be sent to the EFSP in lieu of the filing participant.
Each document accepted for filing by the Clerk of the Court shall be electronically file stamped with the time and date of filing, the names of the Clerk of Court and the deputy clerk accepting the filing, and the words "ELECTRONICALLY FILED." This file stamp shall be merged with the electronic document and shall be visible when the document is printed and viewed on-line. Electronically filed documents are not complete without the electronic file stamp. Efilings file stamped in this manner shall have the same force and effect as documents filed in the conventional manner.
A participant who files a document electronically shall have the same responsibility as a person filing a document in paper format for ensuring that the document is properly filed, that it is complete and readable, and that a copy has been provided to other parties in the case.
Electronic service is currently not available through eFiling Online. If electronic service by other means is utilized, it shall comply with all applicable state and local court rules. It will remain, however, the responsibility of the filing party to confirm that other parties have received a copy of the filing. Computation of time is determined as set forth in Rule 6, Rules of Civil Procedure; Rule 5, Rules of Civil Appellate Procedure; Rules 4(D) and 43(C), Rules of Family Law Procedure; and Rule 1.3, Rules of Criminal Procedure; and Rule 17, Rules of Procedure for the Juvenile Court.
Notwithstanding any other rules of court, a party who files any document electronically with the Clerk shall not submit a courtesy paper copy of the document to the Court. If the statute requires a pleading or affidavit to be sworn to, then the original signed affidavit or pleading must be maintained by the attorney or self-represented litigant and produced in its original form within five (5) days at the demand of another party or the Court.
Stipulations: a hard copy can be signed by all parties and an eFiled copy can contain "/s/" signatures. However, the original hard copy should be maintained by the filing party.
Affidavits: an affidavit can be efiled but the filing attorney should maintain the signed original.
Charging documents, including direct complaints, indictments, and informations, and any accompanying service documents (i.e. summonses, subpoenas, and warrants).
Case initiation documents, including a civil complaint or petition, or any other document that may initiate a new case with the Court, as well as any accompanying documents for issuance or service. Attorneys and process servers may electronically file a proof of service document upon completion of service.
Any document that requires issuance by the Clerk as well as any accompanying document that requests the issuance. Attorneys may electronically file the issued document. Attorneys and process servers may electronically file any proof of service document upon completion of service.
Default judgment packets. Attorneys shall electronically file the documents to request a default judgment, such as the Application for Entry of Default, but shall submit the subsequent default judgment packet required by the Court, including the proposed order, on paper.
Petitions for injunctions against harassment and injunctions against workplace harassment. Attorneys may electronically file a subsequent document in an injunction against harassment and injunction against workplace harassment case.
Documents requested or ordered to be filed under seal.
Applications and orders for deferral or waiver of court fees and/or costs.
Earnings/continuing lien garnishment packets, except that attorneys shall electronically file the documents that make up a coversheet and earnings/continuing lien garnishment packet.
Any documents in a civil case assigned to a probate division.
Documents filed in any of the following case types: probate, mental health, small tax, special actions, transfers of jurisdiction, lower court appeals, and the Gila River General Stream Adjudication case.
Any plaintiff or petitioner shall file a complaint or petition and serve a summons on each defendant or respondent in the conventional manner. The Clerk shall issue the summons and/or subpoenas in the conventional manner and the original paper summons or subpoena must be returned for filing when applicable.
Exhibits and appendices to pleadings may be filed and served electronically. However, courtroom exhibits are governed by the Court's eExhibit policy (2004-013) and shall be handled in the conventional manner. Courtroom exhibits shall not be electronically filed with the Court.
The Clerk of the Court shall make electronically filed and scanned documents available to case participants, the Court, and the public as permitted by applicable statutes and rules of court. The public may access electronically filed and scanned documents of public record through public access terminals located in the Clerk's Office. For the purpose of retrieving electronically maintained documents, access by the public shall be to the Clerk's electronic document management system, where official electronic documents are maintained. The Clerk shall make available paper copies of any publicly filed electronic or scanned documents at the same rate charged for copies of paper documents.
Documents to be lodged with the Court and proposed orders will be transmitted electronically to the Court. See Section 2.16 below.
Any electronically filed document must be printable with the same content and format as if printed from its authoring program.
If an efiling submitted through eFiling Online requires a filing fee, the Clerk of the Court, prior to accepting an efiled document, will verify the fee and will contact the filing party by phone or email for credit card payment or adjustment of the fee amount. For those filing participants who utilize the services of an authorized EFSP, the Court has authorized that provider to collect payment of filing fees.
The Court and Clerk shall not be liable for malfunction or errors occurring in electronic transmission or receipt of electronically filed documents. Notwithstanding any other provisions of these guidelines, if the electronic filing is not filed with the Clerk because of an error in the transmission of the document that was unknown to the sending participant or a failure to process an electronic filing after receipt, the Court may enter an order permitting the document to be filed nunc pro tunc to the date it was sent electronically.
The Court may issue, file and serve notices, orders, and other documents electronically in an efiled case subject to the provisions of this requirements document. Where a Clerk is required to endorse a document, the typed name of the Clerk shall be deemed to be the Clerk's signature on an electronic document.
A proposed form of order or judgment shall be uploaded as a supporting document to a motion, which should be the Main Document, or to a stipulation or notice. Filing parties shall not combine the proposed order or judgment with a motion, stipulation or notice and file them as one document. If a proposed form of order is submitted as a main document, it will be lodged with the Court along with any supporting exhibits, but only the proposed order will be filed in to the case file, and only after it is signed by the judicial officer. Supporting exhibits shall be submitted with a motion, stipulation or notice. All proposed forms of order and judgments shall be submitted in .doc or .docx format.
Efiling in the civil case type may occur on cases assigned to any division.
Pursuant to Supreme Court Administrative Order 2018-81, all attorneys are required to efile post-initiation civil case documents through an authorized EFSP when filing into the Superior Court in Maricopa County, unless an exception in Section (3) of the order applies. Self-represented litigants in civil cases are strongly encouraged to use an authorized EFSP for all civil post-initiation filings. Please refer to section 2.09 of this document regarding specific documents that are not permitted to be efiled under any circumstances.
The court may establish special instructions for efiling in the civil case type.
Any efiled document is subject to rejection for a variety of reasons (e.g. wrong case number or caption) and you may be required to refile a corrected document. The judicial officer will determine if any filing deadlines will be extended as a result of the rejection of an efiled document.
The judicial officer assigned to a civil case may choose to order the filing party to electronically refile any document that is not in compliance with the Supreme Court's mandatory efiling order and filed conventionally. Until the document is refiled electronically, the judicial officer may | 2,549 |
Electronics Engineer required to join my client in Sunbury-On-Thames.
Due to continued growth a business in Sunbury-On-Thames are looking for an experienced<|fim_middle|> custmoer base that is worldwide.
This is a "hands on" position which will involve full life-cycle development. You will take responsibility from concept through the development stages and onto production.
The Electronics Engineer will be working on both Analogue & Digital Designs to develop a range of DC drives for motion/actuation products.
Educated to Degree, HNC or equivalent.
Proven experience working on Analogue and Digital Designs.
PCB Design and Layout experience.
Experience with the following would be advantageous: Brushless Motors, Stepper Motors, Sensors.
If this Electronics Engineer position looks of interest hit that apply button now to get the ball rolling. Interviews will be arranged in the next couple weeks. | Electronics Engineer to join their busy team. This is an opportunity to join a successful company that has a £50m annual turnover and a | 28 |
We have $1.5 million. Should we get a trust for our children's inheritance?
By Karin Price Mueller | NJMoneyHelp.com for<|fim_middle|>'s weekly e-newsletter. | NJ.com
Q. We have approximately $1.5 million in cash and investments, mostly in Certificates of Deposit (CDs). Our mortgage is paid and we have no debt. We have three adult children. Should we put out assets into a trust to better protect them for the future?
A. We're glad to hear you've been able to save and are free of debt.
You have several options for your children's future inheritances.
For starters, you can create lifetime trusts or trusts in your wills for the benefit of the surviving spouse during the spouse's lifetime, said Shirley Whitenack, an estate planning attorney with Schenck, Price, Smith & King in Florham Park.
Then, you can have the remainder of the assets pass in trusts for each of your children until they reach a certain age or ages, she said.
Alternatively, you can have such trusts continue for the benefit of their grandchildren, she said.
"The children's trusts can provide that the assets and income can be used for the health, maintenance, education and support of the child," she said. "The couple should choose a trustee or co-trustee will be responsible for investing the assets, filing tax returns and paying taxes, if any, and distributing the assets in accordance with the terms of the trust."
It sounds like it's time for you to meet with an estate planning attorney so you can decide the best action based on your circumstances and goals.
Email your questions to Ask@NJMoneyHelp.com.
Karin Price Mueller writes the Bamboozled column for NJ Advance Media and is the founder of NJMoneyHelp.com. Follow NJMoneyHelp on Twitter @NJMoneyHelp. Find NJMoneyHelp on Facebook. Sign up for NJMoneyHelp.com | 354 |
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"Two bacteria walk into a bar…" (bar joke)
"A guy walks into a bar..." is a typical form of what has been called the "bar joke." A popular science joke is:
"Two bacteria walk into a bar. The bartender says, 'We don't serve bacteria in this bar.' The bacteria say, 'But we work here. We're staph!'"
The joke has been cited in print since at least March 2009. Brian Malow, self-proclaimed as "Earth's Premier Science Comedian," popularized the joke in videos from December 2008 and November 2009.
Brian Malow: Science Laughs
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"Two bacteria walk into a bar. The bartender says, 'We don't serve bacteria in this bar.' The bacteria say, "But we work here! We're staph!'"
Walks Into A Bar Jokes
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Two bacteria walk into a bar, the bartender says "we don't serve bacteria in this bar". The bacteria say "but we work here, we're staph!".
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@bryantma @quarsan 2 bacteria walk into a bar, bartender says we don't serve bacteria, bacteria reply, but we're staph!
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'A Virus Walks Into a Bar...' and Other Science Jokes - Brian Malow
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Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2009/11/08/Science_Lau…
Science comedian Brian Malow jokes that a virus is "the ultimate David and Goliath" when compared with humans. He then rattles off a series of science-related jokes. "Schrodinger's cat walks into a bar, and doesn't."
"Two bacteria walk into a bar. The bartender says, 'We don't serve bacteria in this bar.' The bacteria say, 'But we work here.We're staph!'"
David Vernon
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Some bacteria walk into a bar , the bartender says we don't serve your kind here. The bacteria say "But we work here. We're staff."
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So a couple of bacteria walk into a bar. The bartender see's them and says, "I'm sorry but we don't serve bacteria here." The bacteria reply, "It's ok, we're staph."
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Two bacteria walk into a bar. The bartender says "We don't serve bacteria in this bar." The bacteria say "But we work here! We're staph."
— hippo, Sep 30 2010
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2 bacteria walk into a bar….
Posted on 29 October, 2011 by jb
The bartender says "We don't serve bacteria"
Bacteria says "But we work here – we're staph…"
Two Bacteria Walk Into a Bar
Full video from Wonderfest available at: http://fora.tv/2009/11/08/Science_Lau…
Brian Malow performs science comedy at<|fim_middle|> York City • Restaurants/Bars/Coffeehouses/Food Stores • Friday, July 03, 2015 • Permalink | Wonderfest 2009.
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Crede, Cuddy, or the Two-Headed Monster?
Most Twins fans have agreed on one thing this offseason: getting a third baseman with power is the team's most pressing need. The hot stove has been kept plenty warm with all the rumors surrounding the Twins this winter, but none of that heat has manifested itself into something useful.
Rumors about players such as Adrian Beltre, Garret Atkins, Kevin Kouzmanoff, and Ty Wigginton have been bandied about, with varying levels of credibility. Some of the names that have been mentioned are still possible acquisitions, although at this point the chances seem remote.
With that in mind, let's take a look at the players that have been most recently mentioned as realistic options: Joe Crede, Michael Cuddyer, and a platoon of Brian Buscher and Brendan Harris.
Kouzmanoff has also come up as a player that the Twins will "keep an eye on," but we'll ignore him for now since he seems like more of a long shot than the other three options.
If we compare the statistics of Crede, Cuddyer, Buscher and Harris, we see that Crede is the best option of the group.
Crede is a free agent coming off several injury plagued seasons, and years of chronic back problems. He<|fim_middle|> below average a fielder is in both range runs and error runs combined," tells us that Crede is a far superior defender to Buscher or Harris. Crede's UZR last season checked in 5.4, well above average, while Buscher and Harris were each below average at -2.7 and -4.2. Cuddyer, while spending the majority of his time at third base in 2005, also checked in below average at -1.6. Furthermore, it has been four years since Cuddyer has seen extended time at third, and it is likely he has regressed from his already below average defense.
Crede has proven himself to be a better defender through several other defensive statistics, too, and, quite simply, to the naked eye as well. It is clear how enormous the defensive upgrade would be with Crede.
After analyzing the options, it is clear that Crede should be the choice to play third. The cost should be relatively low, and he would be an obvious upgrade to the options currently on the roster.
Unless the Twins have a few tricks up their sleeve to pull off something big in the trade market, we should hope to see Crede on the roster by the start of spring training. | and his agent, Scott Boras, claim Crede's latest surgery has taken care of those issues, but with nagging injuries, especially back injuries, you never really know. However, if Crede really is healthy, and he is willing to sign short term deal, he is the best option readily available.
Crede has shown good power when healthy, hitting 30 HR in 2006, and 17 before injuring himself in 2008. In those seasons he posted an OPS of .828, and .773 as well. While it is fair to say he probably won't reach the .828 level, it is reasonable to assume an OPS of .750, if healthy. For comparison sake, Cuddyer's OPS was .699 in his injury plagued season last year, and Buscher and Harris checked in at .730 and .721, respectively.
Crede is a better offensive option than both Harris and Buscher. His biggest weakness comes from his low OBP, but he makes up for it by slugging at a higher clip than either Buscher or Harris.
Defense is the other area in which Crede stands out. Fangraphs' Ultimate Zone Rating (UZR), which shows "the number of runs above or | 271 |
Metacognitive Therapy (MCT) is a recent development in understanding the causes of mental health problems and in treating them. The approach is based on a specific theory proposed by Wells and Matthews (1994), initially used to treat Generalised Anxiety and subsequently expanded as a general treatment approach (Wells, 1995, 2000). The approach is backed by scientific evidence from a wide range of studies. Metacognition is the aspect of cognition that controls mental processes and thinking. Most people have some direct conscious experience of metacognition. For instance, when unable to remember a name a person may feel sure that the name is stored in memory.
This gives rise to a metacognitive state that occurs as a strong feeling called the 'tip-of the tongue-effect.• This is an example of metacognition working to inform the person that an item of information is somewhere in memory even though the person is unable to remember it. Metacognition can even go further by retrieving this name and pushing into consciousness often when least expected. Although we are aware of some metacognition operating like in this example, most of the metacognitions that control our thinking and conscious experience operate in the background.
One of the features of psychological disorders such as anxiety or depression is that thinking becomes difficult to control and biased in particular ways that lead to a worsening<|fim_middle|> works with the client to examine and modify negative thoughts, biases and behaviours that underlie symptoms. Homework is a part of treatment and often consists of recording thoughts, changing patterns of behaviour, activity scheduling, and conducting 'behavioural experiments to test distorted beliefs. | and maintenance of emotional suffering. Many patients report that they feel that they have lost control over their thoughts and behaviours. Another important feature is that the persons thinking and attention becomes fixed in patterns of brooding and dwelling on the self and threatening information. Metacognitive therapy recognises this change in thinking patterns and believes it is very important. It gives it a name: the Cognitive-Attentional Syndrome (CAS).
This pattern consists of worry, rumination, fixation of attention on threat, and coping behaviours that the person believes are helpful but many of which backfire and keep emotional problems going. The CAS is controlled by metacognitions and it is necessary to remove the CAS by helping patients develop new ways of controlling their attention, new ways of relating to negative thoughts and beliefs, and by modifying metacognitive beliefs that give rise to unhelpful thinking patterns. This approach has been developed into specific ways of understanding and treating disorders such as generalised anxiety disorder, post-traumatic stress, obsessive-compulsive disorder, social anxiety, depression, and health-anxiety.
Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) is a psychological treatment approach that has been applied effectively to a wide range of mental-health problems. It is the most supported psychological treatment with over 300 published studies. It is recommended by the National Institute of Clinical Excellence (NICE) for anxiety disorders and depression and it has other effective uses across many mental health problems.
CBT is based on the principle that psychological distress results from distortions and biases in the way an individual interprets events. These give rise to negative meanings and maintain and strengthen unhelpful beliefs. In addition the way an individual behaves can generate problems by interfering with effective problem solving, by disrupting self-regulation and by preventing exposure to corrective learning experiences. For example, avoidance of a feared object prevents a person discovering that the object presents no real danger and erroneous beliefs about harm remain unchanged and anxiety persists.
CBT contains a range of specific models and approaches to treating disorders. Treatment based on disorder-specific models, and many of these are now available, is preferred. Treatment for anxiety and depression typically lasts 12-14 sessions, and the therapist | 439 |
Now there were four supports at the four corners of each stand; its supports were part of the stand itself. On the top of the stand there was a circular form half a cubit high, and on the top of the stand its stays and its borders were part of it. He engraved on the plates of its stays and on its borders, cherubim, lions and palm trees, according to the clear space on each, with wreaths all around.read more. Christian Art and Gifts
From the very first verse of Scripture, God reveals himself as the Creator, an Artist. Everything within the universe is a magnificent element of the Great Artist's masterpiece. As works of art created in God's own image (Gen 1:27), people are endowed with the ability to create as well. We can choose to join the Master Artist by being artists ourselves. Share Your Faith Products Canvas Art
He also made two capitals of molten bronze to set on the tops of the pillars; the height of the one capital was five cubits and the height of the other capital was five cubits. There were nets of network and twisted threads of chainwork for the capitals which were on the top of the pillars; seven for the one capital and seven for the other capital. So he made the pillars, and two rows around on the one network to cover the capitals which were on the top of the pomegranates; and so he did for the other capital. The capitals which were on the top of the pillars in the porch were of lily design, four cubits. There were capitals on the two pillars, even above and close to the rounded projection which was beside the network; and the pomegranates numbered two hundred in rows around both capitals. Thus he set up the pillars at the porch of the nave; and he set up the right pillar and named it Jachin, and he set up the left pillar and named it Boaz. On the top of the pillars was lily design. So the work of the pillars was finished. Christian Art and Gifts
1 Then the LORD said to Moses, 2 "See, I have chosen Bezalel son of Uri, the son of Hur, of the tribe of Judah, 3 and I have filled him with the Spirit of God, with wisdom, with understanding, with knowledge and with all kinds of skills— 4 to make artistic designs for work in gold, silver and bronze, 5 to cut and set stones, to work in wood, and to engage in all kinds of crafts. 6 Moreover, I have appointed Oholiab son<|fim_middle|> I have commanded you: Christian Art and Gifts | of Ahisamak, of the tribe of Dan, to help him. Also I have given ability to all the skilled workers to make everything | 29 |
Going on a ghost tour is a fun way to learn more about your city through a fun and spooky lens. But<|fim_middle|> you into your next ride. | the Baton Rouge Haunted Adventure Tour is unlike any other ghost tour you've ever done. You'll get to visit all of the city's darkest and most haunted locations, and you can even use actual paranormal-sensing instruments to determine if there is a ghost in the vicinity. In the process, you can also learn a lot about the history of Baton Rouge, and you'll get an intimate look at the city unlike any other. Keep reading to find out why this is such a popular tour and how you can get tickets.
You'll get around on this tour via a tour bus. It will take you from location to location so you can easily explore the most macabre destinations in the city. While you look for ghosts, you'll also get to hear a lot of about the history of the area as well as some interesting stories about the people who used to live there. At the end of the tour, you will use paranormal investigation equipment to see if you can make contact with any spirits out there. It might get spooky, so get ready for a bumpy ride.
This tour is only recommended for people over the age of 18 years. However, you can bring your child along with you as long as he or she is accompanied by an adult. Children under the age of 12 might find the tour a bit too scary, so this may not be the best option for them. If you are looking for something to do with fellow adult friends, this is the perfect activity.
First of all, you are going to want to dress comfortably for this tour. While you will be going around in a tour bus, there are some portions of the tour where you'll be walking around outside. Therefore, it's best not to wear high heels or other uncomfortable items of clothing. Also, keep the temperature in mind when you are planning what to wear. Bring some water with you if you think you might get thirsty during the trip. You should also feel free to bring a camera along.
After this tour, you're going to want to check out the scary good deals at Brian Harris Chevrolet in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. We can't wait to get | 434 |
Clarksville Chamber of Commerce announces new chairman, board
Robin Burton
Contributed, Clarksville Chamber of Commerce
The Clarksville Area Chamber of Commerce is pleased to announce that Jay Albertia, President and CEO of Progressive Directions, Inc., will assume the role as Board Chairman for the 2018-2019 term.
"Jay is an excellent choice as the next Board Chairman for the Chamber and we are looking forward to being under his leadership this year," said Chamber Executive Director Melinda Shepard.
The Chamber elects new leadership each fiscal year, with the fiscal year running from July 1, 2018 to June 30, 2019. The Board of Directors, Executive Committee<|fim_middle|> McMillan, County Mayor Jim Durrett, Fort Campbell Garrison Commander COL Joseph Kuchan, Industrial Development Board Chairman Jeff Turner, Austin Peay State University President Alisa White, and Clarksville Montgomery County School System Director Millard House. | and Ex-Officio members of the Board attend quarterly meetings, provide direction for Chamber staff and volunteers, and manage the finances of the Chamber.
This year's Executive Committee members are: Jay Albertia, Progressive Directions, Inc., Chairman; Keith Bennett, Heritage Bank, 1st Vice Chair; Katy Olita, Batson Nolan, PLC, 2nd Vice Chair; Charlie Koon, F&M Bank, Immediate Past Chairman; J. Runyon – Runyon & Runyon, Legal Counsel; Geoff Livingston – Cumberland Bank & Trust, Division Vice-Chair, Finance/Administration; Julie Parks – Heritage Bank, Division Vice-Chair, Membership Services; Paul Turner, Ajax Distributing, Division Vice-Chair, Military Affairs; Phil Harpel, US Bank, Division Vice-Chair, Public & Community Affairs and Jennifer Ventimiglia, Fortera Credit Union, Division Vice-Chair, Business Development.
The Board of Directors: Scott Bryant, Joy Kraeske, Lorie Jackson, Nathan Clark, Ben Walker, Aimee Hand, Casey Jenkins, Alex Villa, Marco Medici, Dr. Mike Carrigan, James Corlew, Jr., Grayson Smith, Rob Holleman, Daniel Binkley, Luci Armitstead, JC Matthews.
Ex Officio: Convention & Visitors Bureau Chairman Tom Kane, State Representative Joe Pitts, State Representative Curtis Johnson, State Representative Jay Reedy, State Senator Mark Green, City Mayor Kim | 293 |
Our hotel in Vipiteno/Sterzing is a little gem in South Tyrol. Hotel Lilie is located right in the pedestrian zone of Vipiteno. Here, you enjoy holidays in South Tyrol in a peaceful setting, while benefiting of the immediate vicinity to the city centre.
Our 4-star hotel in South Tyrol looks back<|fim_middle|>-class service. Both are a given at our Hotel Lilie. Enjoy delicious and healthy cuisine combining light Mediterranean as well as traditional South Tyrolean meals, freshly prepared with mainly regional and seasonal products. Along with your meal taste a selected wine from our quaint wine cellar. To top off your culinary experience, finish off with a lavish dessert from the hotel's pastry shop and confectionery. If you wish to enjoy these irresistible delights also from home, visit our delicatessen and help yourself to a selection of homemade delicacies.
It is our mission to offer our guests a great holiday at Hotel Lilie, filled with lots of lovely moments to remember for a long time to come. We want to make your stay at our hotel in Vipiteno/Sterzing as pleasant as possible. This is why we highly value your feedback.
We are proud to announce that our hotel in Vipiteno has already won a variety of awards, such as the TripAdvisor Certificate for Excellence, three years in a row. Booking.com has also honoured us by proclaiming us the Award Winner 2015. We are very happy about these recognitions and we thank all our guests for their positive reviews. | at a history in hospitality of five centuries. The former burgher house was built in the Late Middle Ages. Today it is one of the most beautiful buildings in Vipiteno/Sterzing, a treasure of fine arts, protected by the state. Inside the magnificent medieval vaults, you find many traces of its fascinating past. The charm of his hotel is hard to pin down. It might be the perfect combination of a rich history and modern comfort. The hosts Ilse and Christian Tatz offer you here, in this elegant ambience, a unique and unforgettable holiday in Vipiteno/Sterzing.
Our lovely hotel in Vipiteno/Sterzing is the perfect place for all who are looking for an escape from every-day life, who are after some well-deserved peace and relaxation. Unwind in our little spa oasis with Finnish sauna, steam bath and infrared cabin and take in the unique ambience: the lovely fragrance, the flickering candle light and the soothing heat. Here, it is all about harmony for body and mind.
Each one of our 15 rooms is unique and shows a great deal of love for detail – just in line with the special character of our 4-star hotel in Vipiteno/Sterzing. The Late Gothic style of the building creates an extraordinary ambience, making for city holidays to remember, topped up with lots of flair and charm.
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Miss SVG pageant contestant, Skinny Fabulous visit HOPE foundation's ASP
Last Saturday, May 16, the HOPE foundation's After School Programme (ASP) had two special guests.
Miss SVG pageant contestant, the valley girl Chantal Dells – Miss Agricultural Input Warehouse and local soca maestro and recording artiste, Gamal 'Skinny Fabulous' Doyle both took time from their busy carnival preparations to support HOPE and the ASP that focuses on improving reading, writing<|fim_middle|>asurer) and Nashakie Samuel (secretary). The foundation can be contacted via email at [email protected]
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Police investigating discovery of body on Union Island | and other literacy skills of primary school children in the Buccament valley.{{more}} First in front of the class at the Buccament Government School in DuBois was the local beauty, who during a brief detour from her busy pageant itinerary, introduced herself to the students, informing them that she was also an alumna of the school and went on to talk about the importance of getting an education. Among other things, she encouraged the participants to study hard and before she departed, presented them with colourful leis.
Doyle, also affectionately known as 'Uncle Skinny', led a lively performing arts segment of the tutoring programme. Equally at home in front of a classroom as he is on stage, the acclaimed artiste conducted a class on 'beats'/music creation and the song writing process, while incorporating lessons on the importance of vocabulary and learning new words by using fun, interactive activities, including rhyming and having the students find words to finish lyrics he created impromptu. Known for his role in many charitable and other ventures for children, he was true to form and gave all the students present tickets to his eponymous Uncle Skinny's Kids Carnival.
Currently in its second year, the ASP saw 40 students register and evaluated for reading proficiency at the beginning of the year. Each Saturday, students are placed into small groups based on reading level and work with members of HOPE, as well as community volunteers who tutor and provide individualized assistance. Though attendance fluctuates, measurable progress and improvement in literacy have been noted in the young participants. In addition to the support from tutors, volunteers and other members of the community, the Ministry of Education provided essential assistance by allowing use of the school and its facilities. The principal (ag), Yolande Jackson, has also been very helpful by offering use of equipment and other classroom resources. The business community has also contributed. Coreas Hazells Inc and Neka's Bakery have donated items to prepare refreshments for the children, and reading materials were donated by Jujube Bookstore.
The programme is just one of several endeavours undertaken by Helping Others Pursue Excellence (HOPE) foundation since its inception five years ago. Over 150 students in the area have received donations of backpacks and school supplies, including those affected by the December 2013 trough system. The foundation also facilitated the donation of 200 pairs of track spikes to young athletes, including students at the Buccament Government and Thomas Saunders Secondary Schools. In addition to other activities, including sporting events, the foundation is known for its awards ceremony and reception where the youth of the Buccament valley are recognized for their achievements. These activities are in keeping with the mission of the non-profit organization which was incorporated in May 2010 to provide support to young residents of the area in their pursuit of excellence in academic, athletic, vocational and other endeavours.
It is headed by tireless two-term president Diana Browne, who leads a very capable executive of Syran Clarke (vice-president), Janelle Hackshaw (tre | 627 |
The defeated SpaceX: unveiling musk and the scientific research power behind him
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Since the second half of 2001, Mueller has been developing liquid fuel rocket engines on his own in weekday evenings and weekends, first in his own garage, then in his friends warehouse. The engine was the largest amateur liquid fuel rocket engine in the world at that time, weighing 80 pounds and generating 13000 pounds of thrust. In early 2002, Muller met musk in the warehouse, who looked at the engine and asked a simple question: can you make a bigger one? After that, Mueller joined SpaceX. It is said that musk searched many peoples information for rocket designers<|fim_middle|> told the global times that when SpaceX announced the new astronaut safety and Mission Assurance Department in 2009, they hired NASA astronaut Kenneth bowesox as the Departments director and vice president.
Space X also believes that the high degree of civil military integration in the United States also benefits from its military and civilian integration. According to Reuters, in May 2015, the U.S. military issued certification to SpaceX, allowing it to enter the U.S. military launch market, launch military satellites and perform space missions related to national defense and security. Since 2016, the company began working with the U.S. air force, which awarded a $83 million satellite launch contract. In addition, the U.S. Air Force has provided funding for the development of SpaceXs new generation liquid oxygen methane engine Raptor, with an estimated total investment of $61 million, accounting for about one third of SpaceXs total investment. What enlightenment can SpaceX experience bring to Chinas aerospace industry? The situation in China and the United States is totally different. Huang Zhicheng told the global times that there is no state-owned enterprise in the U.S. aerospace industry, which can only be divided into traditional space companies and emerging start-up companies. China has a strong Aerospace state-owned enterprise, aerospace science and technology group, which has a history of more than 60 years, has a large number of infrastructure and a large number of elite talents. He said that Chinas commercial aerospace industry should adhere to the new national system under the new situation. In the face of challenges from other countries, China should step up the reform of state-owned enterprises, greatly improve innovation ability and work efficiency. On the other hand, it should encourage social capital to enter Chinas commercial space market as far as possible, and cultivate a number of new private aerospace enterprises. Source: Global Times Author: ZHENG Ke, editor in charge: Wang Xiaowu_ NF
Space X also believes that the high degree of civil military integration in the United States also benefits from its military and civilian integration. According to Reuters, in May 2015, the U.S. military issued certification to SpaceX, allowing it to enter the U.S. military launch market, launch military satellites and perform space missions related to national defense and security. Since 2016, the company began working with the U.S. air force, which awarded a $83 million satellite launch contract. In addition, the U.S. Air Force has provided funding for the development of SpaceXs new generation liquid oxygen methane engine Raptor, with an estimated total investment of $61 million, accounting for about one third of SpaceXs total investment.
What enlightenment can SpaceX experience bring to Chinas aerospace industry? The situation in China and the United States is totally different. Huang Zhicheng told the global times that there is no state-owned enterprise in the U.S. aerospace industry, which can only be divided into traditional space companies and emerging start-up companies. China has a strong Aerospace state-owned enterprise, aerospace science and technology group, which has a history of more than 60 years, has a large number of infrastructure and a large number of elite talents. He said that Chinas commercial aerospace industry should adhere to the new national system under the new situation. In the face of challenges from other countries, China should step up the reform of state-owned enterprises, greatly improve innovation ability and work efficiency. On the other hand, it should encourage social capital to enter Chinas commercial space market as far as possible, and cultivate a number of new private aerospace enterprises. | at that time, and he appreciated Muellers experience in building and testing rocket engines and his previous work experience. During TRW, Mueller presided over the development of the tr-106 engine, which is a super thrust, low-cost liquid oxygen and liquid hydrogen engine.
Huang Zhicheng, a senior researcher at China Yuanwang think tank, told the global times that Gwen schotteville, President of SpaceX, is Musks most effective assistant. Her solid Aerospace Engineering Foundation and female management and coordination skills give him more time to think about technical issues.
According to the Los Angeles Times, schottville worked in the elsegondo research center of Aerospace Corporation for 10 years, during which she wrote dozens of papers on various topics such as small spacecraft conceptual design, space shuttle integration, and operational risk of reentry vehicles. In 1998, she headed the space systems division of a low-cost rocket manufacturer. In 2002, after just a few minutes of conversation, musk decided to give shortville the position of vice president of business development, who became SpaceXs No. 11 employee.
Schottville was the key figure in rescuing SpaceX from the brink of bankruptcy. In August 2008, musk faced collapse after SpaceX failed the third test flight of falcon-1. At the time, schottville explained to customers that their launch had been a success, all they had to do was repair a falcon 1 and spend some time separating the first and second stage rockets. In September, the trial was successful, and in December, SpaceX, on the brink of death, was awarded a NASA contract. After that, musk promoted him to President and chief operating officer of the company. We couldnt have done it without her. Musk once said so.
There are also a number of technical elites who have left SpaceX, such as Chris Thompson, a founding member of the company and a structural designer who once presided over the Hercules rocket at McDonnell Douglas; Tim busa, who has been the director of delta rocket testing for Boeing for 15 years, is considered to be the worlds leading rocket tester; and Jenna Hussain, who has been transferred to Boeing this year, is a member of SpaceX He is the vice president of software engineering at SpaceX and vice president of software engineering for Tesla autopilot.
According to the US technology website techcrunch, Hussain has led the launch control software development projects of Falcon, heavy Falcon and manned dragon, which supported 40 rocket launches, 10 dragon spacecraft missions and 24 successful landings of SpaceX. For musk, Hussain, who joined the company in 2014, has made a great contribution. His experience between Tesla and SpaceX reflects his strong ability to withstand pressure.
Lu Qi, a Chinese data analyst at PayPal, is Musks iron powder. He told the Global Times: as far as I know, musk requires employees on a 24-hour basis. This workaholic wants his staff to complete the research and development work with the same efficiency as he does. Their code time is said to be calculated in seconds. Because of this, the people who can work with musk are his own kind. In addition to their strong professional ability, they also have the passion to burn life for their dreams. Some people may think that they are geeks, but only with this strength can they withstand the impact of failure and the risk of breaking the capital chain.
According to media reports, musk appreciates the fighting spirit of young people. Almost all the ordinary engineers working for SpaceX are just graduated from school. He often goes to the top universities to inquire about the best students in person, and even calls them to invite them to realize their dreams together. According to CNBC, SpaceX has about 8000 employees.
Trial and error is very important
Since SpaceX was founded in June 2002, musk has been the core and soul of the company, both at the management and technical levels. Huang Zhicheng told the global times that the companys success in innovation is first and foremost attributed to Musks first principles thinking. This concept was first put forward by Aristotle. He believed that in any system, there is a first principle, that is, a basic proposition or hypothesis that cannot be omitted or violated. Musk once said that in life, people always tend to compare and follow what others have done or are doing. The result of such development can only produce small iterative changes.. In his opinion, we should look at the world from the perspective of physics, that is, to see the essence of things. Huang Zhicheng said that Musks first principle thinking can be understood as the simplest, that is, the most reliable and the cheapest, so the Falcon heavy launch vehicle used 27 identical Merlin engines.
Trial and error is one of the basic principles that Silicon Valley encourages innovation. Here, new companies are born every day, and countless enterprises go bankrupt. But it is in this continuous tempering that the technology giants such as apple, Google and Facebook have emerged. Nana, who is starting a business in Silicon Valley, told the global times. Raymond simonius, who has left SpaceX, once said, trial and error are very important. If you dont understand the core question, you may not get the exact answer But the rough test tells you: Im closer to the answer.
Huang Zhicheng believes that the success of SpaceX lies in its flat and intensive management mechanism, which enables employees in each position to work efficiently, and can timely carry out information sharing, technology sharing and personnel collaboration, so as to simplify the decision-making and transmission process to the greatest extent. SpaceX implements the project system under the leadership of the vice president. It is established according to the needs and characteristics of the project. Employees in all fields equally participate in technical discussion, design and development, so as to give full play to personnel effectiveness.
Without NASA, there may not be SpaceX now.
In Nanas view, Musks success more or less also has some element of luck, because its development fields happen to be the industries supported by the U.S. government. Dmitri Rogozin, President of Russias national space company, said that Musks team could receive state funding, inherit NASAs retired space shuttle, and bring the agencys top professionals and scientific research equipment under his command, and the resources consumed were several times the cost of Russian research and development.
Without NASA, there might not be SpaceX now. American writer Ashley Vance tells in her biography about musk that SpaceX experienced three failed Falcon 1 rocket launches from 2006 to 2008. Despite its fourth success in September 2008, the company was still at risk of bankruptcy at the end of that year, and in December musk ran out of all the loans he could borrow. However, two days before Christmas, NASA announced that it would give SpaceX a $1.6 billion contract to transport the space station, which will continue to operate. Two years earlier, in 2006, SpaceX had won NASAs commercial rail service contract.
According to the BBC, NASA invested $50 million in the Obama administrations manned space program in 2010, and SpaceX and Boeing became the only two companies in the project in 2014, which signed contracts with NASA. NASA also provided a lot of support for SpaceXs rocket and spacecraft research and development, and opened up some technologies of Apollo program to support the R & D and test of Falcon series rocket engines. According to the CNBC website, NASA has provided SpaceX with $3.1 billion for research and development just for the launch of the manned dragon spacecraft. In addition, many NASA scientists have joined the company. Bill gerstenmayr, who recently retired from NASA, began his career as a consultant to SpaceX after 42 years of work on the shuttle program, according to the US News Agency. Huang Zhicheng | 1,641 |
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137 Pillars House offers four levels of accommodations, starting with their 20 Rajah Brooke Suites. These suites offer 70 square meters including a suite bathroom, walk-in closet, and tiled veranda overlooking lush tropical gardens. The hotel's top-tier accommodations are their two Louis Leonowens Pool Suites. At 135 square meters, these one or two bedroom suites feature their own private pools and indoor/outdoor showers. All of the rooms feature four poster king or super king beds with<|fim_middle|> and 400-ct. bed linens. Guests will also enjoy personal butlers, concierge service, high-speed Internet, a welcome basket of fruits and local delicacies, and so much more.
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Hospital wayfinding has been the subject<|fim_middle|> to modernise the computing infrastructure at Barts Health NHS Trust and move informatics to a cloud-based service.
The first nine frontline NHS staff members have been selected to become the 'Faces' of a campaign to promote the NHS App to patients.
The BBC has revealed that the NHS in England faces paying out £4.3 billion in legal fees to settle outstanding claims of clinical negligence.
The number of people choosing to pay for private hospital surgery has soared with the total amount spent doubling in six years to £1.1bn. | of much debate. In such a complex and highly stressful environment, the need for patients and visitors to find their way quickly and easily has a huge impact on the quality of their experience. As recent evidence has shown, good wayfinding is also critical in reducing potential violence and aggression, particularly in hospital A&E departments.
Two years ago, my company Whybrow Wayfinding was asked to work with design agency PearsonLloyd on a project to redesign accident and emergency departments to help reduce violence and aggression. The project was commissioned by the Design Council and the Department of Health and funded through the Design Council's Design Challenges programme, which poses open innovation competitions to develop practical solutions to social problems. The project, [A Better A&E], helped reduce patient aggression and violence by 50 per cent.
A cost to the system
According to the National Audit Office, violence and aggression towards hospital staff costs the NHS at least £69 million a year in staff absence, loss of productivity and additional security.
The problem is particularly difficult to manage in the high-pressure environment of A&E, where pain and worry can alter the behaviour of patients and visitors, reducing their tolerance levels and making them more likely to behave aggressively.
A Better A&E developed a set of three solutions aimed at improving the patient experience by reducing tension and hostility, and preventing more serious incidents caused by accumulated aggression.
The solutions were piloted in two hospitals: Southampton General Hospital and St George's Hospital, London, and focused on creating a calmer and more relaxing care environment through a combination of clear signage, A&E process maps and live information about waiting times.
The first of our projects, the Guidance Solution, was targeted at patients to ensure they had all the basic information about the department and how it works. Designed to be implemented in any A&E department, this solution provided a platform to communicate basic information to patients, such as where they are, what happens next, and why they're waiting.
We coordinated the production and installation of the information touch points across the two pilot hospitals, as well as two Trusts who have since implemented the Guidance Solution.
Easily identifiable vertical information panels were applied throughout the A&E departments to explain the activities that took place in each space and how long these activities might take. They worked as standalone items, as well as a series, and were customised to each Trust. The panels were complemented by a full wall height process map illustrating the patient journey as a series of stages, from check-in to assessment, treatment and next steps so visitors can very quickly learn the process for receiving treatment.
Easy and low cost implementation was critical, and after completing a value engineering exercise we settled on direct to substrate aluminium laminate prints, which are non-porous and hygienic. The prints were mounted to walls using the '3M Dual Lock' system, enabling them to be removed easily for redecoration.
Overstretched healthcare budgets require a scheme that can be retrofitted cheaply and quickly at almost any department in the country. 75 per cent of patients said the improved signage reduced their frustration during waiting times.
A supplementary leaflet in the waiting room guided patients arriving at A&E through the process, including further information about the department and contact details for other urgent care centres in the local vicinity. A tear off questionnaire provided patients and visitors with an opportunity to give feedback. 88 per cent of patients felt the Guidance Solution clarified the A&E process
A digital stream communicating live, up‑to‑date information about the department complemented the print material. Existing data stored in the computer systems automatically updated the electronic displays, providing accurate and relevant information at regular intervals.
People Solution
The People Solution provided a forum for staff working in the department, supporting their interactions with frustrated or aggressive patients. For current staff, a reflective programme provided a space for staff to consider the factors that undermine their capacity to care for patients.
The goal was to identify factors that impacted the collective mood and to work to remove the root causes and to prevent them from occurring in the future.
PearsonLloyd worked with organisational psychologists Julian Lousada and Vyla Rollins to develop an eight-week programme that was conducted with eight to 10 members of staff across the department, using an external facilitator.
A new tool, the Incident Tally Chart, was developed to help focus on different variables within the system that might hinder the ability of staff to deliver high quality care. Programme findings were reported back to management, helping the department as a whole to understand, learn and improve ways of delivering care.
The programme was supplemented by an induction pack for staff new to A&E, to inform them of issues they may encounter whilst working in the department. This ensured that staff, such as trainee nurses and junior medics, had the required knowledge to work in this highly pressured environment.
Toolkit Solution
The third solution took the form of an online guidance document, offering free high‑level design recommendations, focused on the built environment or service changes. The toolkit was aimed at NHS managers, clinicians and healthcare planners, who want to develop and deliver a better service in effective and inspiring environments.
The toolkit breaks the patient journey down into its different stages of the A&E process and presents case studies of best practice that are in place at other NHS Trusts. It was intended for use by all NHS staff, while also providing a reference source for architects or interior designers working on new-build projects.
Improved experience
Results from trials in the A&E departments of Southampton General Hospital and St George's Hospital where the full set of solutions were piloted have been shown to improve patient behaviour.
Frontier Economics and ESRO developed a methodology that involved collection of primary patient and staff data through immersive methods, secondary A&E data collection, and cost-benefit analysis to reveal the impact of the design solutions. Improved levels of patient experience, reduced hostility and non-violent aggression, and good value for money were all noted in the evaluation.
Further installations have taken place at Newham Hospital, London and Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge, with work ongoing at Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital.
The cost benefit analysis showed that for every £1 spent on the design solutions, £3 was generated in benefits. But the value of generated benefits is expected to rise as the scheme is more widely adopted and evaluated.
Improving the visitor experience in difficult circumstances is really at the heart of this issue. We all accept that visiting A&E is usually an unplanned and anxious event for anyone, especially when our children are involved. But this anxiety can be lessened by good, clear communication at every step along the journey – a silent arm around our shoulder.
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Analysis by GPonline has revealed that one in six GP practices have closed or merged since NHS England became operational in April 2013.
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<PRE>BY EDWIN JAHIEL</PRE>
<P>MONUMENT AVE. ** Directed by Ted Demme. Screenplay by Mike Armstrong.
Photography, Adam Kimmel. Editing, Jeffrey Wolf. Production design, Ruth
Ammon. Music supervision, Amanda Scheer-Demme. Prodcuers, Jim Serpico.
Cast: Denis Leary, Jason Barry, Billy Crudup, John Diehl, Greg Dulli, Noah
Emmerich, Ian Hart, Famke Janssen, Colm Meany, Martin Sheen, Jeanne
Tripplehorn, et al. A Lions Gate release. 90 minutes. Not rated.(Violence,
language, drugs).</P>
<P>In the 19th century arts, reaction to romanticism begat realism (mostly in
France) which begat naturalism, which begat verismo (in Italy), which, in
the 1940s, begat Italy's neorealism in movies, which begat various types of
neo-naturalist films in America and elsewhere.</P>
<P>Monument Ave. is a slice-of-life movie that leaves the viewer uncertain as
to whether it is plain realism (telling it like it is) or mixed with
naturalism (heredity, environment, circumstances beyond their control
determine the life and fate of the characters).The film has its share of
atmosphere but is lacking in explanations, motivations, and development of
characters.</P>
<P>Charlestown, a one square mile Boston enclave of Irish-Americans, is a
depressing location. Monument Avenue separates its blue-collar area from
the part that apparently is being yuppieized by outsiders. Only the
drabness of its "natives" and their homes is shown. Within this, the focus
is almost exclusively on insular low-lifes, specifically a group of five
pals who drink a lot, talk a lot, snort coke and are what's usually
described as "petty thieves," an expression that makes me wonder where
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under the tutelage of Bobby O'Grady (Leary).</P>
<P>The first thing you might notice is that the United Kingdom does not have
an exclusive in local accents. The Charlestownites' speech can be as
tricky as cockney. As they gab, their sentences often overlap; many
conversations are set bars with distracting ambient noises; some accents
come and go -- not a major objection given the devilish difficulty
performers have with accents. The sound recording is not adequately sharp.
To follow the dialogue is a problem. Not that the audience misses much, as
the talk is less than fascinating. In one of the clearest arguments, the
pals are discussing movie actors and specifically female breasts, natural
or siliconed.</P>
<P>This is one of the more picturesque bits in the movie. Another is the
opening, a skillfully done sequence that looks like a car chase at night,
but is not. It has marginal relevance to the story, such as it is. A third,
most suspenseful and frightening, has the boys grab, insult, mistreat and
almost shoot an unfortunate black man who had wandered onto their turf.</P>
<P>Several of the characters display crosses hanging from their necks, but
religion does not go a long way with these men and women. Nor does their
very limited vocabulary in which the only clearly uttered words are the
f-verb and the f-adjective. They are used perhaps 1,350 times, or once per
four seconds, which makes the film a champion in the Guinness Book of
Records.</P>
<P>In the bars (more exactly, gloomy pubs), both nothing and everything goes
on. A friend just out of jail, suspected of having talked too much to the
cops, is executed Mafia-style -- the way many Mafiosi are gunned down in
restaurants. The Irish code of silence (called omerta in the Mafia) makes
the witnesses tell police inspector Hanlon (Sheen) that they saw nothing.
He has already guessed that their alibi will be "I was in the bathroom."
"21 guys in the bathroom at the same time?" marvels Hanlon in one of the
very few bits of (sinister) levity of the movie.</P>
<P>The petty thieves have no capo, no don, no godfather, as in the Mafia, yet
there is a puppet-master, Jackie O'Hara, called rather too cutely Jackie
O, as sometimes Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy Onassis was. He is played fairly
interestingly by Colm Meany who justly became famous for his lovable Irish
father in the wonderful The Snapper (U.K., 1993). His subsequent film
roles, both light and heavy, have not been impressive -- although he is
very good in the not-yet-released Claire Dolan.</P>
<P>Jackie is unloquacious by Irish standards. Behind his show of friendliness,
is a quietly menacing figure, that of a benefactor to some locals whom he
helps with donations -- or loans that place them under his thumb. There's a
current of antagonism between him and Bobby, who, presumably the smartest
of a sad lot, a candidate for first place among the boys in the hood, a man
conscious of Jackie's manipulations.(This is spelled out in an explosion of
tempers during in an awkward hockey-on-asphalt game).</P>
<P>Leary has presence, cool and not overdone within the film's context, and
with glimmers that may make you say about him :"What a waste! He could have
done better things." The rest of the characters are merely unexplored
sketches.</P>
<P>The plot is minimal -- but that's no criticism. Real life does not always
have plot material in it, so that the lack of it would not have been a
drawback had more care been lavished on the characters. Were the
film-makers thinking that their creatures were so empty that there was no
way to round them out? Instead, the film concentrates on mood, more
atmospheric than artificially colorful -- and does this well. Even so, the
photography may have tried too hard to be uncompromisingly realistic by
shunning the use of supplementary lighting, so that some interior scenes
remain too dark and eye-straining.</P>
<P>At picture's end, suspense does pick up. I will not give away the details,
but it is unlikely that when gunplay explodes, the dancers right next door
to it do not seem to hear it; and that inspector Hanlon appears within
seconds. Also, the death of a character just as he had decided he wanted
out, is too neat a cliche of tragic irony.</P>
<P>It's a sad little film. As an abused girl --Jackie's mistress who has, on
the side, an affair with Bobby--states: "Nothing's gonna change."</P>
<P>" Le mauvais gout mene au crime" (Stendhal)</P>
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Millers show promise in Stillwater scrimmage
Isaiah<|fim_middle|> for you? | Butler dives to the end zone for his second touchdown against Putnam City North in the Stillwater Scrimmage Friday night. (Photo by Chuck Reherman)
STILLWATER – A promising night.
That's what Yukon's young Miller football team showed Friday night in it's first and only pre-season scrimmage Friday night at Pioneer Stadium in Stillwater.
The Millers went up against the host team Stillwater, Ponca City, Norman and Putnam City North in the five-way scrimmage that featured a "rapid-fire" session, followed by a long drive session where the Millers faced Putnam City North then Norman is a 23-minute running clock session.
"I was really really pleased," YHS head coach Jeremy Reed said. "I thought we came out and played very well for a first scrimmage. It is kind of crazy to look out there and see how many new faces there are on the varsity football team. I was very pleased.
"I thought we did a good job of executing on offense," he said. "We are still trying to figure out who the quarterback is. We played a lot of players in the backfield at those three spots and at the receivers spots. I thought there was a lot of good things to look at on the offensive side."
The Millers had success moving the ball in the rapid fire session on offense and scored four times, including a 40-yard run by Landon Donaho.
In the long drive session against Putnam City North, the Miller defense came up with a big play on North's first offensive play, recovering a Panther fumble.
Landon Donaho breaks into the open on a 40-yard touchdown run. (Photo by Chuck Reherman)
The Millers on their first possession drove the 40-yards in six plays and Isaiah Butler scored on a two-yard run.
PC North did score on their next possession to make it 7-7. The Millers came back with a score on their next possession, a 15-yard scoring run by Butler. Butler on an option to the outside, scored as he dove to the end zone. The play was set up on a 30-yard run by Donaho.
North did score late in the session to tie 14-14.
Reed said the Millers accomplishment what the coaching staff wanted to see in the scrimmage and came away with a good evaluation of the team.
"Just experience seeing how kids were going to compete that maybe we watched in a JV game or had not seen at all," Reed said. "Just getting to watch our kids in a setting against other people and how they reacted to that was something we wanted to see. On Offense, we executed things really well. On defense coach (Dan) Nickles was a little upset at some of the big plays we gave up and that we need to shore those things up and be a little better in some specific areas. But overall as a team I thought it was a very positive night."
Caden Hernandez directs blocking traffic as he turns upfield. (Photo by Chuck Reherman)
In the second long drive session, the Millers scored on three possessions and used a 36-yard Cody Watson field goal on the last play to outscore Norman 17-14.
The Millers, as in the first session, stopped Norman on their first possession and scored from 40-yards out in five plays. A 27-yard run by quarterback Levi Davis set up the score.
Kobe Flow scored from five yards out one play later.
Norman did tie the contest with a one-yard run after connecting on a 36-yard pass play.
The Millers came back and scored on their second possession, a five-yard run by Caden Hernandez. Donaho set up the score with a 17-yard run.
Norman scored with 53 seconds remaining, but the Millers ran two plays, then used the 36-yard field goal from Watson.
Reed said the coaching staff will be able to evaluate the team's performance more after watching the film.
Colton DeKinder makes a diving catch against Norman. (Photo by Chuck Reherman)
"We will go back and watch the film and we will look at some things from a technique and a discipline standpoint of what we are asking them to do," Reed said. "That's thing things you will see on film and we will have a much better idea after we see the film.
"This definitely helped a lot as far as getting us ready for our first game," he added. "Our kids were very confident after the scrimmage knowing that we played some very good football team. Stillwater, Norman and Putnam City North are very good football teams. Ponca City is better than they were a year ago I thought. It was good competition and we had success, so it was good for them."
The Millers do play Norman the fourth game of the season on Sept. 27 in the district 6A-1 opener.
Cade Peters tries to hold onto a pass as two PC North players defend. (Photo by Chuck Reherman)
"We do it every year (face Norman in the scrimmage), we just get told what to do and that is fine. We went with our second groups there for half of it to get some other kids reps and finished with our one. It is no big deal, we kind of know each other pretty well."
The Millers open the season on Friday with a road game at Edmond North. Kickoff is set or 7 p.m.
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The Big Waves Are Back!
Panoramic photo of the North Shore waves - 1/19/14
The big waves are back and that means that the North Shore (Ho'okipa and Jaws) is being pounded with big waves this week. The big wave surfers are standing by for the perfect opportunity to head out and catch some epic waves.
If you want to see what the<|fim_middle|>, Jaws (Peahi) should be going off too. See you there!
"Aloha, Kohola!" Welcome back, Humpback Whales!
It's Whale Season! Or, as we say in Hawaii, "It's Kohola Season!" Okay, okay...so we don't really say that, but Kohola is (as you've probably guessed it) the word for whale in Hawaiian. So call it what you will, we just call it good family fun.
One of the greatest things about Whale Season is how excited everyone gets when the whales return. The islands buzz when the whales enter Hawaiian waters and the excitement can be felt throughout the entire community. In February, the whales even have their very own day, World Whale Day (presented by Pacific Whale Foundation), which is celebrated from morning to night in the town of Kihei. The morning starts with a parade and the fun continues all day at Kalama Park.
In January and February 2014, be sure to visit the Maui Ocean Center. They will be holding a two-month promotion celebrating the return of the whales called "Crazy for Kohola". Whale Season runs from December to April, but "Scout" whales can be seen as early as October, and some straggler whales are still hanging out as late as May.
Throughout Crazy for Koholā, guests will be invited to discover the fascinating world of the Humpback with exciting whale-themed activities, including special interactive naturalist presentations, children's story time and crafts, and whale watching from Harbor Plaza. A complimentary kid's whale activity page, which can be completed at home or at the Aquarium, is available online and at the Aquarium's front gate. Aquarium activities, excluding tour upgrades and lunch specials, are included with paid admission. ~ Maui Ocean Center
Visit Maui Ocean Center's website and Facebook page for more info:
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Whale Season | fuss is all about, head north on Hana Highway until you come to the cute little seaside town of Paia. Paia town is definitely worth a stop! Not only is Paia popular for their eclectic shops and delicious grindz, but it's also home to Mana Foods, a local favorite.
A little past Paia, you'll come to Ho'okipa, which is a popular spot for Big Wave surfers. This week's swell is one that you won't want to miss. Tomorrow is projected to be 25 - 30 foot waves, which means 40 - 50 foot faces. If it's big enough | 133 |
I arrived at Arches National Park in the late afternoon and hiked to Delicate Arch for sunset. Scattered thunderstorms were sweeping through the area<|fim_middle|> arch.
Delicate Arch is my favorite rock formation in the park. It's huge, with a unique and dramatic shape, and – unlike most of the other arches – it rises alone from its base. I understand why the state of Utah chose to use Delicate Arch for the image on their license plates.
The sun was fully hidden when I reached the arch, but just before sunset a gap mercifully opened in the clouds and gave the last light of day a brief window. Other hikers frequently stood underneath the arch to have their photo taken, and I was lucky the scene was free of people when the sun peeked out.
The next morning I woke up extra early so I could be at Dead Horse Point State Park for sunrise. On previous visits to the Moab area I'd been so focused on taking sunrise photos at Canyonlands National Park that I'd never even stopped by Dead Horse Point, which has incredible views of high cliffs surrounding a bend in the Colorado River. | , and I worried that clouds would block the photogenic late light from hitting the | 16 |
Vitamíny (také vitaminy) jsou nízkomolekulární látky nezbytné pro život. V lidském organismu mají vitamíny funkci katalyzátorů biochemických reakcí. Podílejí se na metabolismu bílkovin, tuků a cukrů. Existuje 13 základních typů vitamínů. Lidský organismus nedokáže, až na některé výjimky, vitamíny vyrobit, a proto je musí získávat prostřednictvím stravy.
Při nedostatku vitamínů, tzv. avitaminóze, se mohou objevovat poruchy funkcí organismu nebo i vážná onemocnění. Přebytečných vitamínů (hypervitaminóza) rozpustných ve vodě se organismus dokáže zbavit, a pokud přestane vitamín přijímat, organismus z těla nadbytečné množství vyloučí pomocí moči. U vitamínů rozpustných v tucích to však nefunguje – nejrizikovější je v tomto ohledu vitamín A, u nějž existují případy smrtelných otrav nebo otrav s doživotními následky. Vitamíny jsou nutné k udržení mnohých tělesných funkcí a jsou schopny posilovat a udržovat imunitní reakce.
Vitamín B1 objevil polský biochemik Kazimierz Funk v roce 1912 v otrubách rýže. Funk navrhl název vitamin podle latinského vital a am<|fim_middle|>větla na vitamíny. Některé vitamíny jsou dosažitelné z přirozené stravy.
Antivitamíny
Antivitamíny jsou přirozené nebo syntetické látky narušující funkci vitamínů nebo jejich vstřebávání do těla, například tím, že vitamíny štěpí na neúčinné látky nebo s nimi tvoří v těle nevyužitelné komplexy.
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Živiny | ine = "životně důležité aminy". Ačkoli podle dnešních poznatků nejde o aminy, název se ujal. Tento termín byl později rozšířen na všechny podobné látky (vitamíny A, B, C, D, E, K a pseudovitamíny).
Vitamíny rozpustné v tucích
Vitamín A (retinol a 3-dehydroretin)
Vitamín D (kalciferoly)
Vitamín E (tokoferoly)
Vitamín K (fylochinon a menachinon)
Vitamíny rozpustné ve vodě
Vitamín B
Vitamín B1 (thiamin, aneurin)
Vitamín B2 (riboflavin)
Vitamín B3 (niacin)
Vitamín B5 (kyselina pantothenová)
Vitamín B6 (pyridoxin)
Vitamín B7 (biotin, vitamín H)
Vitamín B9 (kyselina listová)
Vitamín B12 (kobalamin)
Vitamín C (kys. askorbová, E300)
Funkce a zdroje vitamínů
Vitamíny rozpustné v tucích
Vitamíny rozpustné ve vodě
Komplex vitamínů B Pro člověka má význam B1, B2, B6, B12, H a PP faktor. Význam vitamínů B je vztah k látkové výměně ve svalech a nervové tkáni a ke krvetvorbě.
Vliv vaření na vitamíny
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Q: Set of subsets of elements of $n$ sets that contain at least one element of each set In short, I am interested in a generalization of the considerations in this question from $2$ to $n$ sets.
The case of $2$ sets: Consider two sets $A$ and $B$ with a possibly different number of elements. I am looking to find the set of all subsets of elements of $A$ and $B$ that contain at least one element of $A$ and one element of $B$. Let $\mathcal P(x)$ denote the power set operator that returns the set of all subsets of $x$ and $\setminus$ is the setminus operator. Then the solution set to this problem may be written as
$$[\mathcal P(A\cup B)\setminus\mathcal P(A)]\setminus\mathcal P(B)$$
or
$$\mathcal P(A \cup B) \setminus ( \mathcal P(A) \cup \mathcal P(B))$$
as elaborated in the question I've linked above. I am wondering whether there is an extension to an arbitrary number of sets.
Consider three sets $A$, $B$, and $C$. I have tried to extend the result above to
$$\mathcal P(A \cup B \cup C) \setminus ( \mathcal P(A) \cup \mathcal P(B) \cup \mathcal P<|fim_middle|>}^n\wp\left(\bigcup_{\substack{1\le i\le n\\i\ne k}}A_i\right)\;,$$
throwing out everything that is a subset of the union of some $n-1$ of the $n$ sets.
| (C)).$$
However, when programming this, the result contains e.g. some terms that do not contain any element of $A$.
A: Both here and in the earlier question there appears to be an unstated assumption that the sets in question are pairwise disjoint; if not, a subset of $A$ could in fact contain an element of $B$ and so meet the requirement of containing elements of both $A$ and $B$.
It's not enough to throw out the subsets of $A$, $B$, and $C$: as you've discovered, that still leaves you with sets that contain elements of just two of the three sets. What you want is (for three sets)
$$\wp(A\cup B\cup C)\setminus\big(\wp(A\cup B)\cup\wp(A\cup C)\cup\wp(B\cup C)\big):$$
this throws out every subset of $A\cup B\cup C$ that is actually a subset of some pair of the sets $A$, $B$, and $C$. Throwing out $\wp(A\cup B)$, for instance, excludes all subsets of $A\cup B\cup C$ that contain no element of $C$.
More generally, if you have sets $A_1,\ldots,A_n$, you want
$$\wp\left(\bigcup_{k=1}^nA_k\right)\setminus\bigcup_{k=1 | 306 |
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Jimmy Lin is an Associate Professor in the College of Information Studies (The iSchool) at the University of Maryland, with a joint appointment in the Institute for Advanced Computer Studies (UMIACS) and an affiliate appointment in the Department of Computer Science. He graduated with a Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science from MIT in 2004. Lin's research lies at the intersection of information retrieval and natural language processing; his current work focuses on large-scale distributed algorithms and infrastructure for data analytics. From 2010-2012, Lin spent an extended sabbatical at Twitter, where he worked on services designed to surface relevant content to users and analytics infrastructure to support data science. He continues to engage with Twitter on various aspects of big data and data science.
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Standard Interior Highlights: Bucket Seats, Console, Full Carpeting, Lights in Doors and Console, Front & Rear Seat Belts, All Vinyl Interior and Push Button AM Radio.
Original Mileage At our Purchase Date 21,829 miles in June 1996.
Gary Lee Farley was born Aug. 18, 1948 in Ravenna, Ohio the second son of Donald and Bertha Farley. He was a mechanic and took delivery of the new 1966 Fairlane on May, 23rd, 1966. He began his tour of duty in South Vietnam on April 15, 1967 and was killed on Nov12,1967 at the age of 19. He lost his life in Phuoc Long, South Vietnam. When Gary left for Vietnam he left the Fairlane in care of his parents. For twenty-nine years Don and Bertha took exceptional care of the car. Storing it under two covers and keeping pans of moisture absorbent in the car floorboards and trays of charcoal under the car to keep humidity levels low. Don started the car periodically to keep the engine in running condition. They also washed and waxed it annually.
We were attending an all Ford Car Show in Randolph, Ohio with our daughter and son-in-law in July 1993. Mr & Mrs Farley stopped by the show and<|fim_middle|> other people that were showing cars in building-T and making friends with them was a joy. We will always be grateful to Carlisle Productions for this opportunity. While in building-T we met Charlie Morris a great guy and he did a photo shoot and story about the GT for Mustang & Fords Trader Magazine. The story was very touching.
In July 1998 we attended Fairlane Nationals in Hagerstown, Md and the GT took third place in concourse class against professionally restored and trailered cars. In the March-April issue of the Fairlaner magazine (the magazine of the Fairlane Club of America) Bob Mannel Editor published our story about the GT and Gary Farley with pictures and a story for Memorial Day 1999.
Attending All Ford Nationals in Carlisle, Pa. in 2000 we returned in the GT with the Fairlane Club of America. We got to see lots of friends and beautiful cars. We also made some new friends, a young boy from Long Island, NY and his parents. He had brought a 66 GT needing a total restoration to the show. This young man and his parents were thrilled to see our GT as they had seen it as pick of the month on Woody's Fairlane site on the internet. He asked to take pictures and video of our car and we were pleased to know this would help in his restoration project. We will never forget the father and son's excitement when we saw them on Sunday morning and they had just purchased a chrome dipstick and tube from a vendor at the show.
We were excited to learn on Saturday that we had won first place in class with the Fairlane Club's Mini Meet. We were also thrilled to be picked by Chad White from Auto Krafters of Broadway, VA as their Celebrity Pick for the Show. We enjoyed talking to Chad White.
On Sunday we were once again surprised to learn that we had taken second place in class at the Carlisle Fun Field judging. We enjoyed the trophy presentation and photo of the presentation. Wow what a weekend !!!.
We are especially grateful to Mike Meith then president of the Fairlane Club and Bob Mannel Editor of the Fairlaner magazine for all their help and support. We continued to show the GT the summer of 2000 and came home with a Best of Show Trophy and a best antique Trophy from a couple shows. The GT was shown at the 4th of July show in Elkins, WV sponsored by the Mountain State Street Machines. During this show we met a Vietnam Veteran that was really touched by the story of the GT. As we were leaving the City Park that day this Veteran gave a Salute to the GT and when ever we think about this we still get goose bumps.
Owning and showing this Beautiful Automobile is truly an Honor and a Privilege. | showed a picture of the Fairlane to our daughter. Melinda recognizing the Fairlane as being similar to the black 1967 Fairlane 500 that we had once owned. We were browsing the car show flea market at this time. Melinda told the Farley's that she thought we would be interested in the Fairlane. When we returned to our 1967 Galaxie 500 on the show field, we waited for the Farley's to return. After seeing a picture of the '66 GT' we were very interested and exchanged phone numbers and addresses.
Inside the car was still the change Gary had left in the console, a pillow and a dog his girlfriend Becky had given him. On the shifter was the red knob that Gary had put there and in the trunk was the small hubcaps Gary had went to Ruttan Ford and purchased. He liked the small hubcaps better than the spinners that came with the car. When they showed us the engine bay STP stickers were still on the shock towers where Gary had put them. After visiting with them for several hours we returned home knowing it would take some time for the Farley's to decide to part with the GT.
We continued our correspondence with the Farley's and sent them pictures of the restoration we were performing on our 1965 Ford Galaxie 500 XL. The Farley's invited us to stay with them in July of 1994 for the Ford show at Randolph, Ohio. We showed our 1965 XL there. In 1995 we were invited to show the '65 XL at Motor Muster at the Ford Museum in Dearborn, Michigan and we stopped and visited with the Farley's on our way to the show. We also stayed with them again that July for the Randolph show again. In October of 1995 the Farley's came to visit us and we had a wonderful time. In March of 1996 we called the Farley's and they wondered when we could come out to see them to talk about the GT. In April we went out and they had decided to sell us the car. We purchased the car and left it in their care until we could get a new garage built. In July of 1996 a friend and I took his trailer and truck to Ohio and brought the GT home. We did not run the GT until I had time to check the car over and detail the car to show, during the winter of 1997. We belonged to the Fairlane Club of America and attended the Fairlane Nationals Mini Meet at All Ford Nationals at Carlisle that year. We received lots of interest and support for the GT from club members and spectators alike. We also attended Fairlane Nationals in Columbus, Ohio that year and took first place in the unrestored original class, in July 1997.
We were asked to show the GT and our '65 XL in building-T at All Ford Nationals in Carlisle, Pa in 1998. What an unforgettable experience of a lifetime! Sharing the stories about our cars for four days with thousands of people. We experienced just how much the story of the GT touches peoples hearts and that is why we show the car in Gary's memory. We must also say that getting to know the | 695 |
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My family's all time favourite meal. Perfect for weekend's special dinner.
Prepare the marinade by mixing tikka masala, ginger garlic paste, yogurt, and oil in a bowl.
Marinate the chicken and refrigerate for one day or at least 8 hours.
To prepare rice pour some water in a vessel, add salt and star anise seeds and bring it to boil.
Now add rice, cook for 10-13 minutes.
Drain the rice when they look fully cooked.
In a separate vessel, heat oil add onions and fry for few minutes.
When onions start changing colour to golden add rice and all spice mix. Mix for few minutes then turn the flame off.
Take a large baking dish.
Place marinated chicken with all the marinade.
Push one egg into the cavity of the chicken.
Add enough rice to<|fim_middle|> for about 1 hour and 15 minutes, depending on your oven setting. Do not over bake the chicken otherwise it will become dry.
While chicken is baking, boil potatoes.
Heat oil in a pan, add boiled potatoes, salt and pepper, and fry till they turn golden.
Take the potatoes out in a plate.
In the same pan and oil fry peas till they turn golden.
When the chicken is done, Turn the upper grill on for 10 minutes to give the nice golden colour to the chicken.
In a large serving plate spread the rice, which we reserved for later.
Put baked chicken on top.
Arrange, boiled egg, potatoes and peas around the baked chicken.
Serve hot with mint yogurt or any sauce of your choice. | fill the cavity of the chicken, reserve rest of the rice for later.
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A Repository of Cool Stuff For People Who Are Somewhat Like Us
June 2, 2020 | Richard Meadows
It's coming up on seven years since I first started writing an advice column for the Sunday newspapers.1 The main thing I have learned is that my job is impossible, because there is no such thing as universally good advice.
Is buying a house a 'good' idea? Well, I don't know. Do you want a house? That seems kind of important. Does it give you more degrees of freedom, or fewer? What else would you have done with the payments? What interest rate can you get? How secure is your income?
It's hard to squeeze all the necessary caveats into a 600 word newspaper column, and attempting to do so rarely makes for scintillating reading. The choices are to steamroll over nuance in pursuit of a pithy read—get those clicks coming in, the job is to make people feel something, it doesn't matter whether it's anger or curiosity or amusement or tribal loyalty— 'Why All Homeowners Are Suckers'—or to equivocate endlessly and say nothing at all… 'On the one hand…On the other hand…On the gripping hand…' Scrupulosity is the mortal enemy of snappy opinion-writing, which is why I have this safe space where column inches are infinite.
So it's partly the constraints of the format, but that's not the main thing. The main thing is that people are not identical, and stubbornly refuse to share my exact views and preferences. Most advice ultimately boils down to 'works for me, and for people like me'. To the extent that you are not like me, you will benefit from different advice; maybe even the exact opposite advice.
Slate Star Codex has a good bit about reversing any sage words of wisdom you hear:
[W]hen a young person is looking for job advice, I worry that all the artsy creative people whose heads are already way too high in the skies will be reading books by artsy creative people who urge them to follow their dreams, and so be even less mindful of the importance of a secure future. And all the hard-headed down-to-earth people will naturally gravitate toward reading Have A Very Secure Future By Going Into Business by Warren Buffett, and maybe never get reminded of the importance of following dreams.
Same problem for anyone reading my blog. If you're a narcissist who believes the universe exists as some kind of magical lamp to fulfil your wishes, you will surely benefit from reading my post on the fetishization of 'positive thinking'. But I don't think I have many readers in this category. And maybe even the opposite—some of us need a dose of that Law of Attraction-style happy horseshit: indulge in some mild magical thinking, slip some rose-tinted glasses over the harshness of reality, stop acting persecuted because people have values other than truth-seeking.
If different people need to hear literally opposite advice, we have a problem. The implication is not that we have a 50/50 shot of getting it right. The odds are much worse than that, because of the sheer variety of preferences and circumstances.
'You have to try Keto!' your workmate says, stabbing meat-like objects out of a tupperware and huffing acetone fumes in your face. Is there a 50/50 chance this is a good recommendation? No, of course not: keto is wildly inappropriate for the vast majority of people, and about the bottom of the list of 'things you should randomly try', narrowly beating out incest and country dancing. Most advice you hear that is not personally tailored to you is terrible.
Even if it happens to be good advice, you still have to nail the timing. Stable personhood is an illusion; you are more like a succession of selves who all happen to share the same name and hang out in the same slowly-decaying meatsack. Which of the myriad versions of you needs to hear that advice?
There's a whole genre of supposedly life-changing books which have left me cold—not because they're bad, but because you have to read the right words, in the right place, at the right time. One person's quake book is another person's did-not-complete. If it seems banal now, it might have blown the socks off an earlier version; if it's mystifying or impenetrable, it might yet appeal to a later version.
No-one is ever forcing you to act on a recommendation, this is just another data point to factor into your decision, and more information is always better. Right?
…no. Search costs are a thing that exists. Bad information is worse than no information, so we have a responsibility to find and boost genuine signals, rather than spray out more noise. As Tyler Cowen says, giving someone your favourite book imposes an obligation on them: now they have to read it, or skim enough to convincingly pretend they read it, or at least feel guilty about not having read it.
Format, context, preference, timing: unless all these factors happen to line up, specific recommendations are not much better than random monkey noises.
I say all of this as a prelude to the fact that I'm about to…lay a bunch of recommendations on you!
Deep Dish Recommends
There's a tab at the top of the site, Recommended, for my favourite tools, services, apps, etc. I've just finished overhauling the list and culling most of my previous recommendations, which is what prompted me to write this post.
But it's not all bad news: I also added a bunch of new suggestions and placeholders for things in the pipeline, to the point where I ended up with more than I started with.
I think recommendations are still genuinely useful in at least three situations:
1. (Almost) universally applicable
If you want to invest in passive index funds, signing up with Vanguard is objectively a great choice. Are there fringe cases where it's not ideal? Yes. Maybe you could do some tax loss harvesting with a robo-advisor, or whatever. But this is a very good recommendation for most people, and it makes no difference whether they're old, young, thin, fat, Republican, Democrat, etc. Same goes for the small handful of lifestyle interventions that have a ton of research behind them: they really do represent (almost) universally good advice.
The downside is that this category is unlikely to be revelatory: to the kind of people who regularly read finance blogs, my recommending Vanguard is like saying 'hey, did you know exercise is good for you?'. But I still think there's plenty of low-hanging fruit here, not least because the boring advice is regularly passed over for the One Weird Trick shiny stuff.
2. Thoroughly vetted
Some people asked what camera I use, so I obliged them by adding it to the list of my favourite tools. But…I'm not a photographer, and I haven't tested a bunch of different cameras, so what am I really saying here? "Here's this camera, it works for me." People who know about these things confirm it is a good camera, but my chiming in is pretty much just noise. So I've removed this kind of thing from the list.
By contrast, I do have something to offer in my areas of interest—travel gear, health and fitness stuff, finances. I've done a bunch of experiments over the years, have a decent handle on the research behind it, and know what works and what doesn't.
Even when<|fim_middle|>'m coming in blind, I often spend hours researching best practice, making spreadsheets to compare product features, etc. The signal is not super reliable compared to an expert, but at least it saves you from repeating all of my grunt work: 'I spent a lot of time doing a sort of meta-review of other reviews, and this is what I landed on, for whatever that's worth.'
3. Like-minded
Some recommendations really do boil down to: 'well, it works for me, and people who are somewhat like me'. And… that's fine! In fact, it might even be ideal.
This doesn't work in mainstream media, because it's impossible to appeal to everyone at once: comments sections are always full of people who disagree, and are not shy about telling you how much your idea sucks. But the hit rate is much better in smaller groups of people who have self-selected, e.g. your friends, hobby groups, blogs, niche media.
You and I must have something in common, or you wouldn't be here. Maybe not a whole lot, but…something. I'll occasionally recommend something that falls flat, or write posts that you find boring or irrelevant. But the signal-to-noise ratio doesn't have to be perfect; it just has to be better than the alternative. If this is no longer the case, that's why God gave us the [x] button.
Trying to appeal to everyone at once is the death knell for writing, art, business, dating, etc. And it goes both ways: if you put bland, generic things into the world, that's exactly what you get back.
I am greedy and I want more coming back to me.
For example: about half of the best books I read each year are suggested by readers. Sometimes they're duds. But that's fine! Keep them coming. Recommendations from readers and friends and bloggers is still a much better filter than aggregate ratings from the public at large.2
Unlike other static pages on the site, I'm going to open up the comments section on the Recommended page. If you have a suggestion for something you love, or can fill one of the holes I've identified, please post it up. I would love to crowd-source recommendations, keep the page updated over time, and build a repository of Cool Stuff for People Who Are Somewhat Like Us.
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None of us are strangers to stress. We all experience stress at some point or another in our lives. Some of us feel "stressed out" every day, while others feel its effects primarily at certain times<|fim_middle|> anxiety, and depression. If you're interested in trying acupuncture, make sure you choose a qualified practitioner who has a license or certification to practice. Most states require a diploma from the National Certification Commission for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine for licensing. Also, be sure to find out how many sessions you'll need and what the cost is; some health plans cover part or all of the cost of acupuncture, depending on the condition.
Physical activity. If meditation and acupuncture aren't for you, that's OK. You can beat stress with physical activity, too. You might be surprised that exercise can be considered a form of meditation: swimming laps, hitting a tennis ball, or concentrating on dance steps focuses your mind and your breathing, helping to energize and relax you at the same time. Physical activity also releases endorphins, those "feel good" chemicals that can trigger positive feelings and ease pain. Finally, moving your body boosts your mood, builds up confidence, and improves sleep quality.
Of course, if you're feeling overwhelmed or can't cope with stress, it's time to seek help from a professional. Talk with your doctor or seek help from a mental health professional. | , such as during the holidays or when a life crisis occurs.
According to the National Institute of Mental health, stress is defined as "the brain's response to any demand." That may seem like an odd definition, but it's interesting to note that stress isn't always a bad thing. Stress can be either positive or negative. On the one hand, stress can be a lifesaver. For example, a stressful situation or even danger can trigger the release of brain chemicals and hormones that quicken your pulse, increase your breathing rate, tense up your muscles, and basically prepare you to fight or run away (hence the term "fight or flight"). If someone approaches you in a dark alley, your stress response allows you to either duke it out with your potential attacker or run for your life. Sometimes stress prompts you to buckle down and finish a project or gives you an energy boost to, for example, clean your house (due to the 10 people you're having for dinner that night!).
On the other hand, stress that's constant, called chronic stress, can affect your health, both mentally and physically. Chronic stress that results from, say, the loss of a loved one, a divorce, or losing your job can eat away at you and lead to depression and/or anxiety. You may also feel more irritable or angry than usual, or have trouble sleeping. Physically, persistent stress can affect your immune system so that you're more susceptible to colds or other illnesses. It can also raise your risk of getting heart disease, Type 2 diabetes, high blood pressure, and irritable bowel syndrome.
If you have diabetes, you've probably seen firsthand how stress affects your level of control. For many people, stress can lead to higher blood sugar levels. This occurs because of the stress hormones (cortisol and adrenaline, for example) released by the body that raise blood sugars. High blood sugars can also result from the effects of stress on self-care behaviors. For example, if you're stressed out, you may not feel like or be able to eat healthfully, exercise as usual, or even remember to take your diabetes medicines as prescribed.
How can you cope with stress?
Meditation. It may sound New Agey, but anyone can learn to meditate, and it can be done anytime, anywhere — in the middle of a crazy work day, on the bus, or when you're out for a walk. There are different types of meditation, but a simple way to get started is to initially find a quiet place where you won't be interrupted. Get comfortable and begin to breathe deeply. Concentrate on inhaling and exhaling. When your mind wanders (and it will), bring your focus back to your breathing. Be aware of what your body is feeling, whether it's pain, warmth, or relaxation. It may help to repeat a mantra such as "om," "peace," or a prayer. If it helps, play gentle music to help you relax. What's important is to practice your meditation as often as you can. To help guide you, check out some meditation apps, such as Headspace, Simply Being, Breathe2Relax, and Omvana.
Acupuncture. A form of ancient Chinese medicine, acupuncture's aim is to stimulate certain points in the body, helping to correct imbalances in energy flow through channels called meridians. This is done by a practitioner inserting very thin needles into the skin. Studies indicate that acupuncture can be helpful for those with chronic pain, such as back pain, neck pain, or headaches.
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Is it me or did this weekend fly by? We got into Fayetteville yesterday just a little after 1 pm. Rather than a gorgeous, perfect football Saturday, it was gray, raining, and about 10 degrees cooler than the forecast said. Oh, and windy too. Great combo right?
At least we enjoyed a nice lunch with great company - my cousin. We were staying at the house of one of my cousins who recently moved out of Fayetteville. One cousin is still there, thankfully. It was so nice to meet up for lunch and catch up. We really don't get to spend nearly enough time together.
I had really wanted to try to go to a great place called Hugo's. They have several veggie dishes, but are always packed. We were<|fim_middle|> He lives fairly close to the stadium, so the plan was just to park there then walk over to the stadium and meet up with friends for tailgating later - like when/if it cleared up.
Our friends got into town and let us know they were at the tailgate spot. It had stopped raining, so we headed on over (me, begrudgingly to be honest). I am so glad I brought a coat along with me. It was so much cooler than anticipated. Of course, the rain and wind really didn't help matters at all. Oh, and rain = mud by the way.
I left my camera in my purse, in my car at my cousin's, so no tailgate pics. Though, they wouldn't have been terribly exciting. Everyone was crowded under the canopy trying to just stay warm. What ended up happening is that we sold my ticket to someone in the tailgate party and I went back to my cousin's house.
Honestly, it was for the best. I really didn't care to go to the game, and the weather made that worse. I knew I would make it unpleasant for Jason in the end. So, he got to go and enjoy the game with someone else who would enjoy it, and I got to spend more time with my cousin.
This morning we got up and headed back home fairly early. It was still gray and dreary, and Jason's allergies were a complete mess. I really felt bad for him. We got home a little after 12. We had planned on getting in the run today that we missed yesterday. Thankfully it had cleared up here - about 75 degrees, some clouds (a plus actually) and breezy, It was pretty humid though - so hello sweatfest!
After getting home and stretching and rolling out on the trigger point kit, we got cleaned up and headed out for a really late lunch. Funny how birthdays change as you get older. Rather than being out partying, we go for a run and late lunch instead. But, he did get to enjoy going to the football game at least right?
I really don't know what we'll do for dinner since we had such a late lunch. I'll let the birthday boy make the call if he wants anything special or not. For now, we're going to sit back and enjoy the last bit of the weekend. | just too hungry to wait for a table, and weren't going to hang out outside in the rain. Instead we hit up a pizza place around the corner, it actually started at home so we're familiar with it. I had no idea they had opened up a store in Fayetteville.
My cousin took a picture of me and Jason - please ignore Jason actually saying "cheese."
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\section{\bf Introduction}
\medskip
Let $K$ be a closed subset in ${\Bbb R}^d$ with the Euclidean metric, and let $\mu$ be an $\alpha-$regular measure on $K$, that is, there exists $\alpha>0$ such that for any ball $B(x,r)$ with $0<r<\textrm{diam}(K)$,
\begin{equation} \label {eq1.1}
\mu(B(x,r))\asymp r^\alpha.
\end{equation}
(Here $f\asymp g$ means there exists constant $C>0$ such that
$C^{-1}g\leq f\leq Cg.$)\ Fix $\sigma>0$, for $u\in L^2(K,\mu)$, let
\begin{equation} \label {eq1.2}
[u]^2_{B_{2,\infty}^\sigma}:=\sup\limits_{0<r<1}r^{-\alpha-2\sigma}
\int_K\int_{B(x,r)}|u(x)-u(y)|^2d\mu(y)d\mu(x),
\end{equation}
and define $B^\sigma_{2,\infty}:=\{u\in L^2(K, \mu):||u||_{B^\sigma_{2,\infty}}<\infty\}$ with norm
$||u||_{B^\sigma_{2,\infty}}:=||u||_2+ [u]_{B_{2,\infty}^\sigma} .$
The space is a Banach space and belongs to the class of Besov spaces (cf., for example \cite{GHL}, \cite{J}, \cite {JW}; note that this space is also denoted by Lip$(\sigma, 2, \infty)$.)
\medskip
Obviously, $B^\sigma_{2, \infty} \subset B^{\sigma'} _{2, \infty}$ if $0<\sigma' < \sigma$. The space $B^\sigma_{2, \infty}$ can be dense in $C(K)$, or dense in $L^2(K, \mu)$; it can also become trivial as $\sigma$ increases, depending on the geometry of $K$ and $\mu$. Let us define the {\it critical exponents} on $(K,\mu)$ by
\begin{equation*}
\sigma^*:=\sup\big\{\sigma:\ B^\sigma_{2,\infty}\cap C(K) \textrm{ is dense in $C(K)$}\big\}\
.
\end{equation*}
For many self-similar sets $K$, $B^{\sigma^*}_{2,\infty}$ are the domains of some local regular Dirichlet forms (if exist), and they are essential in the study of the Laplacians, Brownian motions, and the associated heat kernels \cite{B, GHL, HW, J, K, Pi, S}. The value $\beta^* = 2 \sigma^*$ is called the {\it walk dimension} of $(K,\mu)$. It is an important parameter in the study of heat kernels, which corresponding to the speed of diffusion on the underlying sets. Heuristically, the larger the value $\beta^*$, the harder is for the diffusion process (Brownian motion) to drift away from the initial position. It is well-known that if $K$ is a domain in ${\Bbb R}^d$, then $\sigma^*=1$; if $K$ is the $d$-dimensional Sierpinski gasket, then $\sigma^*= \log (d+3)/(2\log 2)$ \cite{J}. There are extensions on the nested fractals \cite{Pi}, and approximate value of the Sierpinski carpet \cite{BB}; also for Cantor-type sets, $\sigma^*= \infty$ \cite{KLW}. More generally, the notion of Besov space and critical exponents have been extended to metric measure spaces $(K, d, \mu)$, where $(K, d)$ is a locally compact, separable metric space, and $\mu$ is $\alpha$-regular as before. It is known that with a heat kernel assumption and a {\it chain condition} on $(X, d)$, we have $1 \leq \sigma^* \leq\frac 12 (\alpha +1)$ \cite{GHL}.
\bigskip
In the previous studies of Dirichlet forms on $B^{\sigma^*}_{2, \infty}$, one often assumes that the space admits a Brownian motion with a Gaussian or a sub-Gaussian heat kernel. In such cases, it is known that if $\sigma > \sigma^*$, then $B^\sigma_{2, \infty}$ consists of constant functions only. For this we define another critical exponent
\begin{equation*}
\sigma^\#:=\sup\big\{\sigma: \ B^\sigma_{2,\infty} \ \hbox {contains non-constant functions} \big\},
\end{equation*}
Clearly, $\sigma^* \leq \sigma^\#$, and for the standard examples, we always have $\sigma^* =\sigma^\# $. In this paper, we will bring up the different situations through two asymmetric self-similar sets, and give a detail study of the two critical exponents as well as the functional behaviors of the associated Besov spaces. The investigation is intended to get a better understanding of the local regular Dirichlet forms, of which the existence is still not clear on the more general fractal sets.
\bigskip
Our consideration is on the {\it post critically finite} (p.c.f.) self-similar sets \cite{K}. Let $\{F_i\}_{i=1}^N$ be an iterated function system (IFS) of the form $F_i(x) = \rho(x-b_i)+b_i$ with $0<\rho<1,\ b_i \in {\Bbb R}^d$, and let $K$ be the self-similar set. Assume that the IFS has the p.c.f. property \cite {K}, let $V_0$ be the boundary of $K$, $V_n = \bigcup_{i=1}^NF_i(V_{n-1})= \bigcup_{|\omega| =n} F_{\omega} (V_0) $, and $V_*= \bigcup_{n=1}^\infty V_n$. We write $V_\omega = F_{\omega} (V_0)$, and for a function $u$ on $V_n$, we define
\begin {equation} \label {eq1.3}
E_n[u] = {\sum}_{x,y\in V_\omega ;\ |\omega| = n}|u(x)-u(y)|^2,
\end{equation}
and call it a {\it primal energy} on $V_n$. According to Jonsson \cite {J} and Bodin \cite {Bo} (see also \cite{GL}), we have the following discrete expression of the Besov semi-norm.
\medskip
\begin{proposition}\label{th1.1} For a p.c.f. self-similar set defined by the IFS as above, and for $2\sigma>\alpha$ we have
\begin{equation} \label {eq1.4}
[u]^2_{B^\sigma_{2,\infty}}\asymp
\sup_{j\geq 0}\Big \{ \rho^{-(2\sigma-\alpha)j}E_j [u]\Big\}.
\end{equation}
\end{proposition}
\bigskip
In the notion of electrical network, the primal energy form $E_n$ corresponds to a network $G_n$ on $V_n$ with unit resistance on each pair of vertices in $V_\omega$ ($|\omega|=n$) in $V_n$. We denote by $R_n(p, q),\ p, q \in V_0$, the trace (or induced resistance) of $G_n$ on $V_0$. For example, on the Sierpinski gasket, we have $R_n(p, q) = r^{-n} = \Big (\frac 53\Big)^n$ for all $p, q \in V_0$, and for the Vicsek cross, $R_n(p, q) = r^{-n} = 3^n$; in these cases, for any $n\geq 1$ and $u$ on $V_0$, there is a minimal energy extension of $u$ on $V_*$ (and hence on $K$) such that $r^{-n}E_n [u]= E_0[u]$, and for $u$ on $V_*$, the sequence $\{r^{-n}E_n [u]\}_n$ is increasing, so that ${\mathcal E} [u]:= \lim_{n\to \infty}r^{-n}E_n [u]$ exists, and $\mathcal E$ is the classical local regular Dirichlet form on $K$. This $r$ is called a {\it renormalizing factor}, and $r = \rho^{(2\sigma^*-\alpha)}$ in \eqref{eq1.4}.
\bigskip
In this paper, we will study the case that the traces $R_n(p, q), p, q \in V_0$ have different growth rates, which give rise to the two critical exponents of the Besov spaces on $K$. Our first task is to develop the needed theoretical background for the two critical exponents. Roughly speaking, $\sigma^*$ is determined by the minimum growth rate of the sequences $\{R_n(p,q)\}_n$ for $p, q\in V_0$ (Theorem \ref{th4.1}), and $\sigma^\#$ is determined by the maximum of such growth rates (Theorem \ref{th4.3}). We also provide some criteria of the density of $B^{\sigma^*}_{2, \infty}$ and $B^{\sigma^\#}_{2, \infty}$ in $C(K)$ and $L^2(K, \mu)$ respectively (Theorem \ref{th4.1}(i)-(ii), Propositions \ref{th4.2} and \ref{th4.4}). One of the major techniques in this study is to define an {\it equivalent relation} to partition the $V_n$'s according to the growth rates of $R_n(p, q),\ p, q \in V_0$, and consider the equivalent classes and the quotient network. From the electrical network point of view, taking quotient means shorting the circuit (putting zero resistance) at the vertices in the equivalent classes. The quotient network can simplify calculations, and give interesting properties and different geometries, in particular, the growth rate of the traces of the original network can be modified to the need on the quotient. We give a detail study of the structure of the quotient network in Section 3 (Theorem \ref {th3.2}): we show that the equivalent classes are related to the attractors of a graph directed system \cite {F, MW}, and give a sufficient condition for $R_n(p, q)$ to be a renormalization factor localized on certain equivalent classes (Lemma \ref{th3.4}).
\medskip
We remark that the device of quotient network was first considered by Sabot \cite {Sa} with a different definition ($G$-relation, $G$ for group), which is used to study the existence and uniqueness of Dirichlet forms on symmetric ramified self-similar fractals. We will draw some comparison of the two in Section 3.
\bigskip
We will present two asymmetric p.c.f. sets that the traces $R_n(p, q), \ p, q \in V_0$, have different growth rates. We make special emphasis on the constructive aspects to illustrate the new situations. The first example is modified from the Vicsek cross by adding two eyebolts on the cross to produce the irregularity (see Figure \ref{fig5}), we call it the {\it eyebolted Vicsek cross}. It consists of $21$ maps with contraction ratio $1/9$, and has four boundary points $V_0$. By equipping the $V_n$ with the primal energy, and using a generalized $\Delta$-Y transform from the electrical network theory, we show that the traces $R_n(p,q)$ have different growth rates, but the same power of growth $9^n$ (Proposition \ref{th5.2}). By using this we conclude that (Theorems \ref{th5.4} and \ref{th6.1}).
\medskip
\begin{theorem}\label{th1.2} For the eyebolted Vicsek cross $K$ in Figure \ref{fig5}, the critical exponents are
\begin{equation*}
\sigma^* =\sigma^\# = \frac 12 \Big (1+\frac{\log21}{\log9}\Big ).
\end{equation*}
Moreover,
\vspace {0.1cm}
\ (i) $B^{\sigma^*}_{2, \infty} \ (\subset C(K))$ \ is dense in $L^2(K, \mu)$, but not dense in $C(K)$;
\vspace{0.1cm}
(ii) there are two kinds of (non-primal) local regular Dirichlet forms that can be constructed on $K$, one satisfies the energy self-similar identity; the other follows from a ``reverse recursive construction". Their domains are different from
$B^{\sigma^*}_{2, \infty}$.
\end{theorem}
\medskip
From (i) and Proposition \ref{th1.1}, we see that we can not have a {\it regular} (sufficiently many continuous functions) Dirichlet form from the renormalized limit of the primal energy and has $B^{\sigma^*}_{2, \infty}$ as its domain. On the other hand, in (ii), we can use different conductances to obtain energy forms that yield local regular Dirichlet forms on $K$. One construction gives an energy form that satisfies the {\it energy self-similar identity} \cite {K}; it provides a concrete constructive proof to implement the abstract proof (fixed point theory) for the existence of such energy form on asymmetric p.c.f. sets \cite {L,Me,Sa,HMT, Pe}. The other construction, we call it {\it reverse recursive method}, is to fix an initial data at $V_0$, and iterate this to $V_n$ to obtain a sequence of compatible networks. This method first appeared in a probabilistic study by Hattori, Hattori and Watanabe \cite {HHW} on the Sierpinski gasket $K$ ($abc$-gasket), they showed that there is an asymptotically one-dimensional diffusion process on $K$. Some further development and extensions can be found in \cite {HJ, HK, HK1, HY} by Hambly {\it et al}, and in \cite {GLQ} by the authors.
\medskip
We call the second example a {\it Sierpinski sickle}. It is a connected p.c.f. set $K$ generated by an IFS of $17$ similitudes of contraction ration $1/7$ (see Figure \ref{fig7}); the boundary $V_0$ has three points. By using the $\Delta$-Y transform, we show that the traces $R_n(p,q), \ p, q \in V_0$ are comparable to $7^n$ and $(17/2)^n$ (Proposition \ref{th5.7}). By using this, we conclude that (Theorems \ref{th5.8}, and \ref{th6.2}),
\medskip
\begin{theorem} \label {th1.3} For the Sierpinski sickle (Figure \ref{fig7}), we have
\begin{align*}
\sigma^* = \frac 12 \Big (1+\frac{\log17}{\log7}\Big ), \qquad
\sigma^\# =\frac 12 \Big (\frac{2\log17-\log2}{\log7}\Big )\ .
\end{align*}
Moreover,
\vspace {0.1cm}
\ (i) $B^{\sigma^*}_{2, \infty} \ (\subset C(K)) $ is dense in $C(K)$, and $B^{\sigma^\#}_{2, \infty}$ is dense in $L^2(K, \mu)$.
\vspace {0.1cm}
(ii) there are (non-primal) Dirichlet forms on $K$ that satisfy the energy self-similar identity; but the reverse recursive method does not yield a Dirichlet form on $K$.
\end{theorem}
\bigskip
We remark that not all asymmetric p.c.f. set $K$ will give inhomogeneous rate on the $R_n(p,q)$'s. In fact, in the above two examples, the construction is quite delicate; if we make small variances on the IFS, then the growth rate of the $R_n(p,q)$'s on $K$ will have the same power (as in the Theorem \ref{th1.2}), and there are Dirichlet forms with energy self-similar identities, and have $B^{\sigma^*}_{2, \infty}$ as domain.
We will discuss this in the remark section.
\bigskip
For the organization of the paper, in Section 2, we recall some basic definitions, and make some comments of Proposition \ref{th1.1} on the discretization of the Besov norm. We also introduce the notion of the trace (induced resistance) and the $\Delta$-Y transform. In Section 3, we introduce the compatible equivalent relations on the network induced by the primal energy, and study the structure of the quotient network. In Section 4, we make use of this to prove some theoretical results for the two critical exponents. We present the two examples in Section 5, and prove the first part of Theorems \ref{th1.2} and \ref{th1.3}. The last part of the two theorems on the construction of Dirichlet forms are given in Section 6. In Section 7, we give some remarks of the two examples, and discuss briefly on another related Besov space ${B}^{\sigma}_{2,2}$ of the non-local Dirichlet forms. We also give an Appendix of the directed graph self-similar sets that is associated with the quotient networks in Section 3.
\bigskip
\section{\large \bf Preliminaries}
\bigskip
We first recall the definition of a Dirichlet form. Let $(M, d)$ be a locally compact, separable metric space, and let $\nu$ be a Radon measure on $M$ with supp$(\nu) = M$; the triple $(M, d, \nu)$ is called a {\it metric measure space}. Let $C_0(M)$ denote the space of continuous functions with compact support.
\medskip
\begin{definition}\label{de2.1}
On $(M, d, \nu)$,
a {\rm Dirichlet form} $\mathcal E$ with domain ${\mathcal F}$ is a symmetric bilinear form which is non-negative definite, closed, densely defined on $L^2(M, \nu)$, and satisfies the Markovian property: $u\in {\mathcal F} \Rightarrow \tilde u := (u\vee 0)\wedge 1 \in \mathcal F$ and ${\mathcal E} [\tilde u] \leq {\mathcal E} [u]$. (Here $\mathcal E [u] := {\mathcal E}(u, u)$ denote the {\rm energy} of $u$.)
\vspace{0.1cm}
A Dirichlet form is called {\rm regular} if ${\mathcal F}\cap C_0(M)$ is dense in $C_0(M)$ with the supremum norm, and dense in ${\mathcal F}$ with the ${\mathcal E}^{1/2}_1$-norm. It is called {\rm local} if ${\mathcal E}(u, \upsilon) =0$ for $u, \upsilon \in {\mathcal F}$ having disjoint compact supports.
\end{definition}
\medskip
\medskip
The importance of a local regular Dirichlet form is that it induces a {\it Laplacian} on $M$. However it is a non-trivial matter to construct or to prove the existence of such form. In fact there are only limited class of self-similar sets on which the existence of Laplacians is known. Throughout we will consider the specific class of p.c.f. self-similar sets \cite {K}, which is defined in the following. Unless otherwise specify, we will assume $M =K $ as a compact subset in ${\Bbb R}^d$ and $d$ is the Euclidean metric.
\bigskip
Let $\{F_i\}_{i=1}^N$ be an IFS on ${\Bbb R}^d$ such that
\begin{equation}\label{eq2.1}
F_i(x) = \rho(x -b_i) + b_i, \quad 1\leq i \leq N,
\end{equation}
where $0<\rho <1$ and $b_i \in {\Bbb R}^d$. Let $K= \bigcup_{i=1}^N F_i (K)$ be the self-similar set, and let $\mu$ be the self-similar measure defined by $\mu = \frac 1N\sum_{i=1}^N \mu \circ F_i^{-1}$. If the IFS satisfies the open set condition (OSC), i.e., there is a nonempty bounded open set $O$ such that $F_i (O) \subset O$ and $F_i(O) \cap F_j(O) = \emptyset$ for $i\not = j$, then the Hausdorff dimension of $K$ is ${\rm dim}_H (K) = \alpha = \frac {\log N}{|\log\rho|}$, and $\mu$ is the $\alpha$-Hausdorff measure normalized on $K$, it is $\alpha$-regular
in the sense of \eqref{eq1.1}. Without loss of generality, we always assume that $K$ is connected.
\medskip
We define the symbolic space of $K$ as usual. Let $\Sigma= \{1, \cdots N\}$ be the alphabets, $\Sigma^n$ the set of words of length $n$, and $\Sigma^\infty$ the set of infinite words $\omega = \omega_1 \omega_2 \cdots$; let $\pi : \Sigma^\infty \to K$ be defined by
$ \{x\} =\{\pi(\omega)\}=\bigcap_{n\geq1}K_{\omega_1\cdots \omega_n}$, a symbolic representation of $x\in K $ by $\omega$.
\medskip
Following Kigami \cite{K}, we define the
\emph{critical set} $ \mathcal{C} $ and the \emph{post-critical set } $\mathcal{P}$ for $K$ by
$$
\mathcal{C}=\pi^{-1}\Big({\bigcup}_{1 \leq i < j \leq N }\big( K_i \cap K_j\big )\Big),\quad \mathcal{P}={\bigcup}_{m\geq 1}\tau^m(\mathcal{C}),
$$
where $K_i = F_i(K)$, $\tau :\Sigma^\infty \to \Sigma^\infty$ is the left shift by one index. If $\mathcal{P}$ is a finite set, we call $\{F_i\}_{i=1}^N$ a {\it post-critically finite} (p.c.f.) IFS, and $K$ is a p.c.f. self-similar set. The {\it boundary} of $K$ is defined to be $V_0= \pi(\mathcal{P})$. (We always assume $\# (V_0) \geq 2$ to avoid triviality.) We also define
$$
V_n=\bigcup_{i \in \{1,\ldots,N\}}F_i(V_{n-1}),\quad V_*=\bigcup_{n\geq 1}V_n.
$$
It is clear that $\{V_n\}_{n=0}^\infty$ is an increasing sequence of sets, and $K$ is the closure of $V_*$. We call $V_\omega :=F_\omega(V_0)$ a \emph{cell} of $V_n$ for any $\omega \in \Sigma^n$, where $F_\omega =F_{\omega_1}\circ \cdots \circ F_{\omega_n}$.
\medskip
It is known that a p.c.f. IFS in \eqref{eq2.1} satisfies the open set condition \cite{DL} (More generally, this is true if the associate similar matrices $A_i$ of $F_i$ (instead of the $\rho$ in \eqref{eq2.1}) are commensurable i.e., there exists $A$ such that $A_i = A^{n_i}$; but it is not true without this assumption \cite {TKV}.) Hence the p.c.f. self-similar set $K$ has dimension $\alpha$, and is associated with a self-similar measure $\mu$ that is $\alpha$-regular.
\bigskip
For a Besov space $B^\sigma_{2, \infty}$ on a compact set $K$ with an $\alpha$-regular measure, we recall a continuity property of its functions (\cite{GHL}, over there the following proposition is put under the assumption that a heat kernel exists, but it was not used in the proof).
\medskip
\begin {proposition} \label{th2.2} For $2\sigma > \alpha$, then the identity map $\iota :
B_{2,\infty}^\sigma \to C^{(2\sigma-\alpha)/2} (K)$ is a continuous embedding. (Here $C^\beta(K)$ denotes the class of Lipschitz functions on $K$.)
\end {proposition}
\medskip
The discretized version of a Besov space in Proposition \ref{th1.1} was first established by Jonsson \cite {J} on the Sierpinski gasket, and he showed that the critical exponent $\sigma^* =\frac{ \log 5}{2 \log 2}$. He also introduced the notion of {\it regular triangular system} (RTS) on the $d$-sets ($d$ is $\alpha$ here) to study the piecewise linear bases of the Besov space generated by this system \cite {J1}. In \cite {Bo}, Bodin extended Jonsson's discretization theorem to the Besov spaces $B^\sigma_{p,q}, 1\leq p,q \leq \infty$, for a $d$-set that admits a RTS. He stated without proof that similar to the RTS case, the discretization is also true for p.c.f. sets. Actually there are technical steps that need to be justified, and they are provided in \cite {GL}. For our purpose, we will need Proposition \ref{th1.1} in a slightly more general form.
\bigskip
\begin{corollary}\label{th2.3} With the p.c.f. self-similar set defined as above, then for $2\sigma>\alpha$ and for any integer $\ell >0$,
\begin{equation} \label {eq2.2}
[u]^2_{B^\sigma_{2,\infty}}\asymp
\sup_{j\geq 0}\Big \{ \rho^{-(2\sigma-\alpha)
\ell j}\sum_{x,y\in F_\omega (V_0);\ |\omega| =\ell<|fim_middle|> $V_0 = \{p_i\}_{i=1}^5$ arranged in the counterclockwise direction. $J_i =\{p_i\}, i =1,2,3, \ J_4 = \{p_4, p_5\}$, then it defines a compatible relation. There are four boundary classes in $V_*$: the three singletons $J_i, i=1,2,3$, and $J^*_4$, which is a Cantor-set on the line segment $\overline {p_4 p_5}$.
On the pentagasket, if we let $J_1 = \{p_1, p_2\}, J_2 =\{ p_3, p_4, p_5\}$, then it is again a compatible relation, but the two boundary classes is more complicated (see Figure \ref{fig3}), its structure follows from Theorem \ref{th3.2}.
\bigskip
\noindent {\bf Remark}. In \cite {Sa}, Sabot first made use of the equivalent relation to study the Dirichlet form on a ramified self-similar set with a symmetric group $G$ acting on $V_0$. He defined a $G$-relation on $V_0$ by $x\sim y \Rightarrow gx \sim gy$ where $g \in G$, and extended this to $V_n$ by rule (ii) and required it to be compatible (it is called preserved $G$-relation \cite [Section 4.2.1, Definition 4.19] {Sa}). This induce equivalent relation on $V_n$ is different from ours, which is generated by both rules (i) and (ii). The former definition is more limited, as it is easy to check that on the pentagasket, under rule (ii) only, then all non-trivial relation cannot be compatible.
\bigskip
In the following we will prove a theorem on the structure of the equivalent classes.
For convenience, we call a set {\it equivalent set} if it is consisted of equivalent elements. For $A, B$ equivalent sets, we write $A\sim B$ if there are $x\in A,
y\in B$ such that $x\sim y$.
\bigskip
\begin{theorem} \label {th3.2}
Let $V_0 = \bigcup_{i=1}^s J_i$ be the union of the equivalent classes of a compatible relation, and let $ \{J_i^*\}_{i=1}^s$ be the family of boundary classes in $V_*$. Then $\{\bar J_i^*\}_{i=1}^s$ are attractor of a graph directed system, and $\dim_H (\bar J_i^*) = \dim_B (\bar J_i^*)$.
\vspace {0.1cm}
For the non-boundary classes, they are finite unions of contractive similitude images of $\{J_i^*\}_{i=1}^s$.
\end{theorem}
\medskip
\begin {proof}
Let $V_0 = \bigcup_{i=1}^s J_i$, and let $J_i^{(n)}$ be the boundary classes in $V_n, n\geq 0$ ($J_i^{(0)}= J_i$). Note that by (ii), $F_k(J^{(0)}_j)$ is an equivalent set. It is easy to see that $J^{(1)}_i$ is generated by the vertices in $ {\mathcal S}_i:= \big\{F_k(J^{(0)}_i): F_k \ \hbox {has fixed point in } \ J^{(0)}_i \big \}$ (by (i)), together with those in $\big \{F_k(J^{(0)}_j): F_k(J^{(0)}_j) \sim J,\ J \in {\mathcal S}_i,\ j \not =i \big \}$. We can hence express $J_i^{(1)}$ as
$$
J_i^{(1)} = {\bigcup}_{j=1}^s{\bigcup}_{k\in \Gamma_{i, j}} F_k(J^{(0)}_j), \quad 1\leq i \leq s.
$$
where $\Gamma_{i, j} = \{k: F_k(J^{(0)}_j)\sim J,\ J \in {\mathcal S}_i\}$ (see Figure \ref{fig3}b). We denote these boundary classes of $\{J_i^{(1)}\}_{i=1}^s$ by ${\mathcal B}^{(1)}$.
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To determine the non-boundary classes $\{I^{(1)}_i\}_{i=1}^t$ in $V_1$ (it may be empty), we replace the above ${\mathcal S}_i$ by $ {\mathcal T}_i:= \big \{F_k(J^{(0)}_i): F_k(J^{(0)}_i) \not \sim J, \ \forall \ J \in {\mathcal S}_j , \ 1\leq j\leq s \big \}$, and by the same way, we obtain
$$
I_i^{(1)} = {\bigcup}_{j=1}^s{\bigcup}_{k\in \Lambda_{i, j}} F_k(J^{(0)}_j), \quad 1\leq i\leq t
$$
(see Figure \ref{fig3}b). Note that $I_i^{(1)} \subset V_1 \setminus V_0$, and the union of all the boundary and non-boundary classes is $V_1$. We denote this class $\{I^{(1)}_i\}_{i=1}^t$ by ${\mathcal N}^{(1)}_1$.
\medskip
Next, using the above procedure in $V_2$, we obtain,
$$
J_i^{(2)} = {\bigcup}_{j=1}^s{\bigcup}_{k\in \Gamma_{i, j}} F_k(J^{(1)}_j), \quad I_i^{(2)} = {\bigcup}_{j=1}^s{\bigcup}_{k\in \Lambda_{i, j}} F_k(J^{(1)}_j),
$$
denote the two classes by ${\mathcal B}^{(2)}$ and ${\mathcal N}^{(2)}_1$. There are other non-boundary classes appeared, namely, those $F_k ({\mathcal N}^{(1)}_1), 1\leq k \leq N$ (see Figure \ref{fig3}c, note that for $I_i^{(1)} \in {\mathcal N}^{(1)}_1$, we have $I_i^{(1)} \subset V_1 \setminus V_0$; hence $F_k (I_i^{(1)}) \subset F_k(V_1) \setminus F_k(V_0)$, so that $F_k (I_i^{(1)})$ remains an equivalent class in $V_2$). We denote this family by ${\mathcal N}^{(2)}_2$. Hence the family of non-boundary classes is ${\mathcal N}^{(2)}_1 \cup {\mathcal N}^{(2)}_2$.
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Inductively, we obtain ${\mathcal B}^{(n)}$, and ${\mathcal N}^{(n)} := {\mathcal N}^{(n)}_1 \cup {\mathcal N}^{(n)}_2\cdots \cup {\mathcal N}^{(n)}_n$ where ${\mathcal N}^{(n)}_{\ell} = \{ F_k ({\mathcal N}^{(n-1)}_{\ell-1}): 1\leq k \leq N\} = \{ F_\omega ({\mathcal N}^{(n-\ell + 1)}_{1}): |\omega| = \ell-1 \},\ 2\leq \ell \leq n$. Therefore, for $ J_i^* \in {\mathcal B}^*$, i.e., $J_i^* \subset V_*$, we have
$$
J_i^* = {\bigcup}_{j=1}^s{\bigcup}_{k\in \Gamma_{i, j}} F_k(J^*_j), \quad 1\leq i \leq s,
$$
and $\Gamma_{i, j} = \{ k: F_k(J^*_j) \cap J_i^* \not = \emptyset\}$. We can set up the graph directed system $({\mathcal V}, \Gamma )$ with ${\mathcal V} = \{1, \cdots, s\}$ as the index of the $ J^*_i$, and $ \Gamma = \bigcup_{1\leq i, j\leq s} \Gamma_{ i,j}$ as the edge set. Therefore, $\bar J_i^*, 1\leq s \leq j$ are the attractors of $({\mathcal V}, \Gamma )$, and hence graph directed sets \cite {MW}. For ${\mathcal N}^{*}$, we have for $I_i^{*} \in {\mathcal N}^{*}_1$,
$$
I_i^{*} = {\bigcup}_{j=1}^s{\bigcup}_{k\in \Lambda_{i, j}} F_k(J^*_j),
$$
and for $\ell \geq 2$, ${\mathcal N}^*_\ell = \{ F_\omega ({\mathcal N}^{*}_1): |\omega| = \ell -1\}$. Hence for $I^* \in {\mathcal N}^{*}$, $\bar I^*$ is a finite union of graph directed sets.
\medskip
That $\dim_H (\bar J_i^*) = \dim_B (\bar J_i^*)$ is in \cite [p. 42] {F} where the graph directed system is assumed to be irreducible and the IFS is strongly separated. In the present case, the IFS satisfies the OSC; the proof can easily be adjusted by observing that every ball of radius $r$ can intersect at most a number $\ell$ of cells of comparable size for some $\ell$. For the non-irreducible case, Mauldin and Williams in \cite [Theorems 4 and 5]{MW} studied the Hausdorff measures of the attractors (they can be infinite), but left out the box dimension. This can easily be supplemented, and for the sake of completeness and for the need of the box count in Lemma \ref{th3.4}, we will sketch the main idea of this in the Appendix.
\end{proof}
\begin{figure}[th]\label{fig3}
\textrm{
\begin{tabular}{cc}
\begin{minipage}[t]{1.6in} \includegraphics[width=1.6in]{penta1.pdf}
\center{3a}
\end{minipage} \qquad \quad
\begin{minipage}[t]{1.6in} \includegraphics[width=1.6in]{penta2.pdf}
\center{3b}
\end{minipage}\qquad \quad
\begin{minipage}[t]{1.6in} \includegraphics[width=1.6in]{penta3.pdf}
\center{3c}
\end{minipage} &
\end{tabular}
}\caption{ The equivalent classes defined by $J_1= \{p_1, p_2\}, J_2 = \{p_3, p_4, p_5\}$. In the iteration, the two boundary classes follows a graph directed system, and new non-boundary classes are generated in each step.}
\end{figure}
\bigskip
To obtain some separation property of the boundary classes, we introduce a property on the compatible relation:
\vspace {0.2cm}
\noindent (B) \ {\it Any $1$-cell can intersect at most one boundary class in $V_1$.}
\medskip
Note that the previous examples all have property (B). On the other hand, on the pentagasket, if we let $J_1 =\{p_1\}$ and $J_2 = \{p_2, \cdots, p_5\}$. Then it is easy to see that it defines a compatible relation, but does not have property (B); in this case, $\bar J^*_2 = K$, and the non-boundary classes are some iterations of $\{p_1\}$.
\medskip
\begin {lemma} \label {th3.3} Under property (B), any $n$-cell $V_\omega$, $n\geq 1$, intersects at most one boundary class in $V_n$.
\end{lemma}
\medskip
\begin{proof} We use $\omega^-$ to denote the parent of $\omega$. Let $V_\omega$ be an $n$-cell, $n\geq 2$. For any boundary class $J$ in $V_n$, $J \cap V_{\omega^-}$ is a finite union of $F_{\omega^-}$-images of boundary classes in $V_0$ (by rules (i) and (ii) in Definition \ref{de3.1}), i.e., $F^{-1}_{\omega^-}(J \cap V_{\omega^-}) $ is a finite union of equivalent classes in $V_0$. As $F^{-1}_{\omega^-} (V_\omega)$ is a $1$-cell in $V_1$, it intersects at most one $F^{-1}_{\omega^-}(J \cap V_{\omega^-})$ (by property (B)). Hence $V_\omega$ intersects at most one boundary class in $V_n$.
\end{proof}
\bigskip
Let
$
E_n[u] = \sum_{x,y\in V_\omega ,\ |\omega| = n} |u(x)-u(y)|^2
$
be the primal energy of $u$. We will extend the consideration to the quotient network. For $u \in \ell (V_n^\sim)$, $u$ can be considered as a function in $ \ell(V_n)$ that takes constant value on each equivalent class $J \in V_n^\sim$. We have
\begin{equation}\label {eq3.1}
E^{\sim}_n [u] = \sum_{J, J' \in V_n^{\sim}}n_{J,J'}|u(J) - u(J')|^2= E_n[u], \quad u\in\ell (V_n^\sim),
\end{equation}
where $n_{J,J'}$ is the number of the edges connecting $p\in J$ and $q\in J'$. (Note that $n_{J,J'}$ is well defined as the set of equivalent classes gives a partition of $V_n$, hence for $J$ as a subset in $V_n$, each edge going out $J$ will meet with another equivalent class.)
Let $R^\sim_n(J, J')$ denote the corresponding trace of $V_n^{\sim}$ on $V_0^{\sim}$, then for $u \in \ell(V_0^\sim)$, as in \eqref{eq2.4'}, we have
{\small \begin{align}\label{eq3.2}
& \min_{v\in\ell(V_n^\sim),\ v|_{V_0} = u }E_n[v]
= \sum_{ i \not= j} \frac{1}{R^\sim_n(J_i,J_j)}|u(J_i)-u(J_j)|^2,
\end{align}}
We denote by $R^\sim(J_i,J_j)$ the asymptotic geometric growth rate of $\{R^\sim_n(J_i,J_j)\}_{n=0}^\infty$ if exists (see Definition \ref{de2.5}).
\bigskip
For $u\in \ell(V_*)$, and for a non-trivial equivalent class $J$ (i.e., contain more than one point) of $V_n$, we denote by $E_{J,n}(u)$ the energy of $u$ on $J$: the summation of all the terms $(u(x)-u(y))^2$ in $E_n(u)$ with $x,y\in J\cap V_\omega, |\omega|=n$. Similarly, we can define $E_{J,J', n}(u)$ with $x \in J \cap V_\omega, y \in J'\cap V_\omega$. The following lemma is a sufficient condition of the existence of a renormalization factor localized at a boundary class.
\medskip
\begin {lemma} \label {th3.4}
Let $J$ be a boundary class in $V_*$, and $\bar J$ has Hausdorff dimension $\gamma$. Suppose there exists $p, q \in V_0, p \not = q$ such that $R:=R(p, q) < \rho^{-(2- \gamma)}$,
then for any Lipschitz function $u$ on $\bar J$, we have
\begin{equation} \label {eq3.3}
\sup_{n\geq 0} \ R^{n} E_{J, n} (u) < \infty
\end{equation}
Furthermore if ${\mathcal H}^\gamma (\bar J) < \infty$, then the condition can be relax to $
R \leq \rho^{-(2- \gamma)}
$ and the same result holds.
\end {lemma}
\medskip
\begin{proof} Let $N(\rho^n)$ be the count of the $n$-cells $K_\omega$ that intersects $\bar J$. It follows from Theorem \ref{th3.2} that the Hausdorff dimension of $\bar J$ equals its box dimension, and $\gamma = \lim\limits_{n\to \infty} \frac {\log N(\rho^n)}{\log \rho^n}$. Hence for $\varepsilon >0$ satisfies $ R < \rho^{-(2- (\gamma + \varepsilon))}$, there exists $C>0$ such that $ N(\rho^n) < C \rho^{-n(\gamma + \varepsilon)}$. This implies that for all $n.$
$$
R^{n} E_{J, n} (u) \ \leq \ R^{n} \sum_{x, y \in J} |u(x)-u(y)|^2 \ \leq \ C' R^{n} \rho^{-n(\gamma + \varepsilon)} \rho^{2n} <C',
$$
and \eqref{eq3.3} follows. If ${\mathcal H}^\gamma (\bar J) < \infty$, then we can actually have $ N(\rho^n) < C \rho^{-n\gamma}$ (see Appendix), and the above inequality holds for $
R \leq \rho^{-(2- \gamma)}$.
\end{proof}
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\section{\large\bf Critical exponents of Besov spaces}
In this section, we prove some general results for the critical exponents $\sigma^*$ and $\sigma^\#$ of the Besov spaces on the p.c.f. sets with respect to the primal energy, then apply them to the two concrete cases in the next section.
\bigskip
\medskip
\begin{theorem}\label{th4.1}
Let $K$ be a p.c.f. self-similar set with an IFS satisfying (\ref{eq2.1}). Assume $R(p, q)\ (>1), \ p, q \in V_0$ exist, and let
$$
R^*=\min\{R(p,q):\ p\neq q, \ p,q\in V_0\},
$$
then for the Besov spaces $B^\sigma_{2, \infty}$ defined on $K$, the critical exponent $\sigma^*=\frac12\left(\frac{\log R^*}{-\log\rho}+\alpha\right)$.
\vspace {0.1cm}
Furthermore at $\sigma^*$,
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\ \ \ (i)\ if
$ R^{*n} \leq R_n(p, q)$ \ for all $n\geq 0$ and $ p, q \in V_0$,
then $B^{\sigma^*}_{2, \infty}$ is dense in $C(K)$;
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\ (ii) \ if $R^*$ satisfies \
$
\lim\limits_{n\to \infty}\ \frac {R^{*n}}{R_n(p, q)} = \infty$ \ for some $p, q \in V_0$, then $B^{\sigma^*}_{2, \infty}$ is not dense in $C(K)$.
\end{theorem}
\medskip
\begin{proof} Let $\sigma = \frac12\left(\frac{\log R^*}{-\log\rho}+\alpha\right) +2\varepsilon$, $\varepsilon>0$, then $2\sigma - \alpha>0$. We will prove that there exist $p, q \in V_0$, $p \not = q$, such that $u(p) = u(q)$ for any $u \in B^\sigma_{2, \infty}$. This implies $B^\sigma_{2, \infty}$ is not dense in $C(K)$, and by definition, we have $\sigma^* \leq \frac12\left(\frac{\log R^*}{-\log\rho}+\alpha\right)$.
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To this end, for any $u \in B^\sigma_{2, \infty}$, we restrict $u \in \ell(V_0)$ with values $u(p_i), \ p_i \in V_0$. From the trace of $G_n$ on $V_0$, we obtain
{\small \begin{align}\label{eq4.1}
& \min_{v \in \ell (V_n), v|_{V_0}= u}E_n[v]
= \sum_{ i \not= j} \frac{1}{R_n(p_i,p_j)}|u(p_i)-u(p_j)|^2.
\end{align}}
Let $R_\varepsilon^* = \rho^{-2\varepsilon}R^*$. Multiplying $R_\varepsilon^{*n}$ to both sides of (\ref{eq4.1}), it reduces to
{\small \begin{equation} \label{eq4.2}
\min_{v \in \ell (V_n), v|_{V_0}= u}\Big\{\rho^{-\big(\frac{\log R^*}{-\log\rho}+2\varepsilon\big)n}E_n[v]\Big\}
=
\sum_{ i \not= j} \frac{R_\varepsilon^{*n}}{R_n(p_i,p_j)}|u(p_i)-u(p_j)|^2.
\end{equation}}
By the definition of $R^*$, we have $R^*=R(p,q)$ for some $p,q\in V_0$, and
\begin{equation} \label {eq4.3}
{\small \frac{R_\varepsilon^{*n}}{R_{n}(p,q)}}\geq \rho^{-\varepsilon n} \rightarrow\infty\quad \textrm{ as } n\rightarrow\infty.
\end{equation}
As $u \in B^\sigma_{2, \infty}$, the left hand side of \eqref{eq4.2} is uniformly bounded for all $n>0$ (by Proposition \ref{th1.1}). Hence by \eqref{eq4.3}, $u(p)=u(q)$ on the right hand side of (\ref{eq4.2}). This completes the proof of $\sigma^* \leq \frac12\left(\frac{\log R^*}{-\log\rho}+\alpha\right)$.
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Next we consider $\sigma <\frac12\left(\frac{\log R^*}{-\log\rho}+\alpha\right)$ such that $2\sigma - \alpha >0$ . By the definition of $R^*$, we can find an $N=N(\sigma)$ such that
\begin{equation} \label{eq4.4}
\rho^{-(2\sigma-\alpha)N}\leq R_N(p,q), \quad \forall \ p,q\in V_0, \ p \not = q.
\end{equation}
Then by Proposition \ref{th2.6}, $B^{\sigma}_{2, \infty}$ is dense in $C(K)$. Therefore $\frac12\left(\frac{\log R^*}{-\log\rho}+\alpha\right) \leq \sigma ^*$.
\vspace {0.2cm}
For (i) in the last part, we have
$$
\rho^{-(2\sigma^*-\alpha)n } = R^{*n} \leq R_n(p, q) \quad \forall \ p,q \in V_0,
$$
and the assertion follows from Proposition \ref{th2.6}. For (ii), if we replace \eqref{eq4.3} there by the assumption, then the same argument applies and we conclude that $u(p) = u(q)$, so that $B^{\sigma^*}_{2, \infty}$ is not dense in $C(K)$.
\end{proof}
\bigskip
It is important to know the density of $B^{\sigma^*}_{2, \infty}$ in $C(K)$. Part (i) covers the standard cases that renormalization factors exist \cite {K}; there is example in Section 4 (eyebolted Vicsek cross) that satisfies (ii). In addition, we have a situation there (Sierpinski sickle) that ${R^{*n}}\asymp {R_n(p, q)}$, and the density question is not covered in the above two situations. We make use the technique of quotient network developed in the last section to handle this case.
\bigskip
\begin {proposition} \label {th4.2} With the assumptions in Theorem \ref{th4.1}, suppose there is a compatible relation with property (B), and satisfies
\vspace{0.1cm}
(i) For each non-trivial boundary class $J$ of $V_*$ and for any $u$ on $J\cap V_0$, there is an
extension of $u$ on $J$ such that \ $\sup_{n\geq0}R^{*n}E_{J,n}(u)<\infty$.
\vspace {0.1cm}
(ii) for any two distinct equivalence classes $J_i,J_j$ of $V_0$, $R^\sim(J_i,J_j)$ exists and satisfies $R^{\sim}(J_i,J_j)>R^*$.
\vspace {0.1cm}
\noindent Then $B^{\sigma^*}_{2, \infty}$ is dense in $C(K)$.
\end{proposition}
\medskip
\noindent {\bf Remark}. A sufficient condition for the existence of the $u$ in condition (i) is provided in Lemma \ref{th3.4}. The main idea behind condition (ii) is to use the equivalent class (i.e., shorting in the sense of electrical network) to get rid of the small $R_n(p,q)$, and reduces to an expression analogous to Theorem \ref{th4.1}(i). An example of this is the Sierpinski sickle in Section 4.
\bigskip
\begin{proof}
We let ${\mathcal B}_n$ (${\mathcal B}_*$) denote the family of boundary classes in $V_n$ ($V_*$ respectively), and let $B_n$ ($B_*$ respectively) be the union of the boundary classes. For $u\in \ell (V_0)$, we show that $u$ can be extended to $V_*$, then to $K$, and has bounded $B^{\sigma^*}_{2, \infty}$-norm.
This will imply $B^{\sigma^*}_{2, \infty}$ is dense in $C(K)$ by a similar argument (piecewise extension) as in the last paragraph of Proposition \ref{th2.6}. We will prove the assumption in three steps. (See Figure \ref{fig4}, note that the SG there is just for simplicity for illustration, it does not satisfies condition (ii))
\medskip
{\bf Step 1}. We use (i) to extend $u$ to the $J \in {\mathcal B}_*$ such that
$\sup_{J\in {\mathcal B}_*}\sup_{n\geq 0 }R^{*n}E_{J,n}(u) \leq M$ for some $M>0$. Hence $u$ is defined on $B_* \subset V_*$. We also define $u$ on $V_1\setminus (V_0\cup B_1)$ to be $\min_{z\in V_0} u(z)$.
\medskip
Our main task is to extend $u$ to the rest of $V_*$ and has bounded energy. We call $V_\omega$ a boundary cell if $V_\omega \cap B_* \not = \emptyset$, and a non-boundary cell otherwise.
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{\bf Step 2}. We use induction on $|\omega|\geq 2$ to define $u$ on the boundary cells $V_\omega$ as well as $V_{\omega i}, 1\leq i \leq N$, so that $u$ is constant on the equivalent classes. For this, suppose we have defined such $u$ on boundary cells $V_\omega$, $|\omega|=n-1$. We carry out the induction in two steps. For a non-boundary cell $V_{\omega i}$ that has an equivalent class $I$ intersects $V_\omega$, we assign $u$ on $I$ to take the value $I \cap V_{\omega}$. Next by property (B), $V_{\omega} ( \subset V_n)$ intersects a unique boundary class, say $J$ (Lemma \ref{th3.3}). We assign $u$ to be $\min_{z\in V_{\omega}\cap J} u(z)$ on the rest of the vertices in $V_{\omega i}$, $1\leq i \leq N$ that are not yet defined.
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{\bf Step 3}. Let
$
{\mathcal N}= \{\omega: \ V_\omega \hbox { is non-boundary cell}, V_{\omega^-} \hbox {
\ is boundary cell} \},
$
(See Figure \ref{fig4} for the dotted cells.) In Step 2, we have already defined the values of $u$ on these cells. To complete the construction, we continue to define $u$ on $V_* \cap K_\omega$. By using assumption (ii) and (\ref{eq3.2}) on $V_{\omega}^\sim$, for small enough $\varepsilon>0$ such that $R^*<\min_{i\neq j} R^{\sim}(J_i,J_j)-\varepsilon$, we can choose $N$ big enough so that the harmonic extension of $u$ from $V_{\omega}$ to $V_{n+N}\cap K_{\omega}$ satisfies $$
\big({\min}_{i\neq j} R^{\sim}(J_i,J_j)-\varepsilon\big)^N E_N(u\circ F_{\omega})\leq E_0(u\circ F_{\omega}),
$$
and $u$ is constant on the equivalent classes in $V_{\omega + N}$. By repeating the harmonic extension of $u$ on $V_{n+2N}\cap K_{\omega},V_{n+3N}\cap K_{\omega},\cdots$, we have $\sup\limits_{k\geq0}\Big(\min\limits_{i\neq j} R^{\sim}(J_i,J_j)-\varepsilon\Big)^{kN}
E_{kN}(u\circ F_{\omega})\leq E_0(u\circ F_{\omega})$, and consequently by Corollary \ref{th2.3},
\begin{equation}\label{eq4.5}
\sup\limits_{k\geq0}\Big(\min\limits_{i\neq j} R^{\sim}(J_i,J_j)-\varepsilon\Big)^k E_k(u\circ F_{\omega})\leq CE_0(u\circ F_{\omega}).
\end{equation}
This completes the construction of $u$ on $V_*$.
\begin{figure}[h]\label{fig4}
\centering
\textrm{
\scalebox{0.25}[0.25]{\includegraphics{SGn.pdf}}
}
\caption{ Let $J_1 =\{p_1, p_3\}, J_2 = \{p_2\}$ on $V_0$. For $n = 1,2,3$, the vertices in heavy line segments are the equivalent classes, and the grey cells are the boundary cells, Step 2 determines $u$ on the new vertices of the grey cells and the lined cells; Step 3 determines $u$ in the dotted cells.}
\end{figure}
Finally we estimate the energy $E_n(u)$. Note that $\sum_{J \not \in {\mathcal B}_n}E_{J, n} =0$ as $u$ is constant on such $J$ by construction; also for $n\geq1$, $\sum_{J,J' \in {\mathcal B}_n, J \not = J'} E_{J, J',n} =0$ because elements in $J$ and $J'$ have zero conductance (by Lemma \ref{th3.3}). Hence we can write $E_n(u)$ as
{\small \begin{equation} \label {eq4.6}
E_n(u)=\sum\limits_{J\in {\mathcal B}_n }E_{J,n}(u)+\sum\limits_{J\in {\mathcal B}_n, J'\not \in {\mathcal B}_n}E_{J,J',n}(u)+\sum\limits_{J \not \in {\mathcal B}_n, J' \not \in {\mathcal B}_n}E_{J,J',n}(u).
\end{equation}}
For the second sum, we have
{\small \begin{align}
\sum\limits_{J\in {\mathcal B}_n, J'\not \in {\mathcal B}_n}E_{J,J',n}(u)
& = \sum\limits_{|\omega|=n,V_\omega\cap J\neq\emptyset, J\in {\mathcal B}_n }\ \sum\limits_{x\in V_\omega\cap J}\ \sum\limits_{y\in V_\omega\cap J', J'\not \in {\mathcal B}_n}(u(x)-u(y))^2.\notag\\
&\leq \ C\sum\limits_{\ |\omega|=n,V_\omega\cap J\neq\emptyset, J\in {\mathcal B}_n}\sum\limits_{x\in V_\omega\cap J}\left(u(x)-u(x')\right)^2 \notag \\
&\leq \ C'\sum\limits_{\ |\omega|=n,V_\omega\cap J\neq\emptyset, J\in {\mathcal B}_n}\left(\sum\limits_{x,z\in V_\omega\cap J}\left(u(x)-u(z)\right)^2+\sum\limits_{x,z\in V_{\omega^-}\cap J}\left(u(x)-u(z)\right)^2\right)\label{eq4.7}\\
&\leq \ C''\sum\limits_{ J\in {\mathcal B}_n}E_{J,n}(u)+E_{J,{n-1}}(u),\notag
\end{align}}
where $u(y)$ takes value $ {\min}_{z\in V_{\omega^{-}} \cap J} u(z) =u(x')$ for some $x' \in V_{\omega^{-}} \cap J$; the second inequality follows by choosing a path on $J\cap V_{n}\cap K_{\omega^{-}}$ from $x$ to some point $z$ in $J\cap V_{\omega^-}$, this is controlled by the first term in \eqref{eq4.7}, and then connecting $z$ and $x'$ in $J\cap V_{\omega^{-}}$ which is controlled by the second term in \eqref{eq4.7}.
\vspace {0.1cm}
For the last sum in \eqref{eq4.6}, as $J, J' \not \in {\mathcal B}_n$, by the construction, $u$ is constant on $J$ and on $J'$. It follows from \eqref{eq4.5} that
{\small \begin{align}
\sum\limits_{J \not \in {\mathcal B}_n, J' \not \in {\mathcal B}_n}E_{J,J',n}(u)\ &=\ \sum\limits_{J \not \in {\mathcal B}_n, J' \not \in {\mathcal B}_n}E^\sim_{J,J',n}(u)=\ \sum\limits_{\omega\in {\mathcal N},|\omega| =k\leq n}E_{n-k}(u\circ F_{\omega})\notag\\
&\leq C\sum\limits_{\omega\in {\mathcal N},|\omega|=k\leq n}\Big(\frac{1}{\min\limits_{i\neq j} R^{\sim}(J_i,J_j)-\varepsilon}\Big)^{n-k}E_0(u\circ F_{\omega}).\label{eq4.8}
\end{align}}
For the $\omega$ in the sum, $V_{\omega^-}\cap J\neq \emptyset$ for some boundary class $J$,
then by the construction, the values of $u$ on $V_k\cap K_{\omega^-}$ are defined from the values of $u$ on $J\cap K_{\omega^{--}}$, and hence
\begin{equation*}
E_0(u\circ F_{\omega})\leq E_1(u\circ F_{\omega^-})\leq CE_{k,J\cap K_{\omega^{--}}}(u).
\end{equation*}
Thus (\ref{eq4.8}) is smaller than
\begin{equation*}
C'\sum\limits_{J \in {\mathcal B}^*}\sum\limits_{k=0}^n\Big(\frac{1}{\min\limits_{i\neq j} R^{\sim}(J_i,J_j)-\varepsilon}\Big )^{n-k}E_{k,J}(u).
\end{equation*}
To conclude, the above two estimates and (ii) imply that \eqref {eq4.6} satisfies
{\small \begin{equation*}
R^{*n}E_n(u)\leq C\sup\limits_{0\leq k\leq n}R^{*k}E_{J,k}(u)+C'\sum\limits_{J \in {\mathcal B}^*}\sum\limits_{k=0}^nR^{*k}E_{k,J}(u)+E_0(u)<\infty.
\end{equation*}}
Therefore $R^{*n}E_n(u)$ is uniformly bounded on $n$. This implies that $u\in B^{\sigma^*}_{2, \infty}$ and completes the proof.
\end{proof}
\bigskip
In the following, we will consider the second critical exponent $\sigma^\#$.
\medskip
\begin{theorem}\label{th4.3}
Let $K$ be a p.c.f. self-similar set with an IFS satisfying (\ref{eq2.1}). Assume $R(p, q)\ (>1), \ p, q \in V_0$ exist. Let
\begin{align*}
R^\#=\min\big \{s:\ & \textrm{ $\forall$ $p\not = q$ in $V_0$, $\exists$ a chain $p=p_1,p_2,\cdots,p_m=q$ in $V_0$}\\
& \textrm{ $\ni$ $R(p_i,p_{i+1})\leq s$, $1\leq i\leq m-1$}\big \}.
\end{align*}
Suppose there is a compatible relation on $V_0$ such that
for any small $\varepsilon >0$,
\begin{equation}\label{eq4.9}
\lim_{n\to \infty} \ \frac{(R^\#)^{(1-\varepsilon )n}} {R_n^\sim(J_i, J_j)}= 0, \quad \forall \ J_i, J_j \in V_0^{\sim}, \ J_i \not = J_j.
\end{equation}
Then $\sigma^\#=\frac12\left(\frac{\log R^\#}{-\log\rho}+\alpha\right)$\ .
\end{theorem}
\medskip
\begin{proof} To prove $\sigma^\# \leq \frac12\left(\frac{\log R^\#}{-\log\rho}+\alpha\right)$, we consider $\sigma = \frac12\left(\frac{\log R^\#}{-\log\rho}+\alpha\right) +2\varepsilon$, we claim that for $u \in B^\sigma_{2, \infty}$, $u(p) = u(q)$ for all $p, q \in V_0$. Then the same argument apply to any $u\in \ell(V_n)$, and hence $u$ is a constant function.
\vspace {0.1cm}
For $\varepsilon >0$ and for $R_\varepsilon^{\#} = R^\# \cdot\rho^{-2 \varepsilon}$,
the definition of $R^\#$ implies that there is a chain $p=p_1,p_2,\cdots,p_m=q$ such that
$R(p_i,p_{i+1})\leq R^\#$ for $1\leq i\leq m-1$. Hence
$$
\frac{R^{\#n}_\varepsilon}{R_{n}(p_i,p_{i+1})}\geq \rho^{-\varepsilon n} \rightarrow\infty\textrm{ as } n\rightarrow\infty. \quad \forall \ 1\leq i\leq m-1.
$$
By the same argument as in Theorem \ref{th4.1}, we conclude that $u(p_i) = u(p_{i+1})$ for all $1\leq i\leq m-1$, so that $u(p)= u(q)$, and the claim follows.
\vspace {0.2cm}
Next we consider $\sigma <\frac12\left(\frac{\log R^\#}{-\log\rho}+\alpha\right)$ such that $2\sigma -\alpha>0$. We show that each $u \in \ell(V_0^\sim)$ (equivalently, $u \in \ell(V_0)$ and is constant on each $J_i$) can be extended to be in $B^\sigma_{2, \infty}$. Then $B^\sigma_{2, \infty}$ contains non-constant function, and by definition, $\frac12\left(\frac{\log R^\#}{-\log\rho}+\alpha\right) \leq \sigma ^\#$.
\vspace {0.1cm}
The proof of the statement is the same as the corresponding part in Theorem \ref{th4.1}. By (\ref{eq4.9}), we can find an $N=N(\sigma)$ such that for all distinct $i,j$,
\begin{equation}\label{eq4.10}
\rho^{-(2\sigma-\alpha)N}\leq R^\sim_N(J_i,J_j), \quad \forall \ J_i, J_j \in V_0^\sim, \ \ J_i \not = J_j,
\end{equation}
then by \eqref{eq3.2} and Proposition \ref{th2.6}, we obtain $u \in B^\sigma_{2, \infty}$.
\end{proof}
\medskip
\noindent {\bf Remark.} It follows from the above argument that if $ u \in \ell (V_n^\sim)$, then $u$ can be extended to be in $B^\sigma_{2, \infty}$, $\sigma < \sigma^\#$ and $u$ is constant on each equivalent class $J \in V_*^\sim$.
\bigskip
\begin{proposition}\label{th4.4} With the same assumption as in Theorem \ref{th4.3}, Suppose that
\begin{equation}\label{eq4.11}
\max\{\dim_H \bar J :\ J \hbox {\rm{ a boundary class}} \}< \dim_H K.
\end{equation}
Then for $\sigma < \sigma^\#$, $B^\sigma_{2, \infty}$ is dense in $L^2(K,\mu)$. If further, for any $u$ on $\ell(V_0^\sim)$, there is an extension of $u$ on $V_*^\sim$ such that \
\begin{equation}\label{eq4.12}
\sup_{n\geq0}R^{\#n}E_{n}(u)<\infty.
\end{equation}
Then $B^{\sigma^\#}_{2, \infty}$ is dense in $L^2(K,\mu)$.
\end{proposition}
\medskip
\begin{proof} For any $\varepsilon >0$ and for any $f\in L^2(K, \mu)$, let $g\in C(K)$ satisfying $||g-f||_2 \leq \varepsilon$.
Let $\delta>0$ be such that for $x,y\in K$ with $|x-y|\leq\delta$, $|g(x)-g(y)|\leq\varepsilon$. For $\delta >0$, we let
$$
Q_{\delta,n}={\bigcup}_{|\omega|=n}\{ K_\omega: \ K_\omega \cap J \not = \emptyset,\ {\rm diam} (J) \geq \delta , \ J \in V_*^\sim \},
$$
and let $Q_\delta = \bigcap_{n=1}^\infty Q_{\delta,n}$. Then $Q_\delta$ is union of the closures of finitely many equivalent classes. In view of Theorem \ref{th3.2}, $\dim_H(Q_\delta)$ is the maximum of the Hausdorff dimensions of the boundary classes. By \eqref{eq4.11}, $\mu (Q_\delta) =0$,
we can find $N: =N(\varepsilon,\delta)$ satisfies $\mu(Q_{\delta, N}) < \varepsilon$. Define $g_N$ on $V_N$ such that
\begin{equation*}
g_N(x) =
\sup_{y\in V_N\cap J}g(y), \quad \hbox {for} \ x \in V_N\cap J, \ \ J \in V_*^\sim.
\end{equation*}
Then $g_N\in \ell(V_N^\sim)$. In view of the above Remark, we can extend $g_N$ to $B^\sigma_{2, \infty}$, which is continuous and is constant on each equivalent class of $V_*^\sim$, still denote this extension by $g_N$. Note that $g_N$ takes maximum and minimum values on $V_N$.
It follows that
\begin{align*}
||g_N-g||^2_2
&=\int_{Q_{\delta,N}}|g_N-g|^2d\mu+\int_{K\setminus Q_{\delta,N}}|g_N-g|^2d\mu \\
& \leq \left(2||g||_\infty\right)^2\cdot\mu(Q_{\delta,N})+(2\varepsilon)^2\cdot\mu(K)
\ \leq\ c\varepsilon^2
\end{align*}
for some $c>0$ (independent of $g$). Hence $||g_N-f||_2 \leq ||g_N-g||_2+ ||g-f||_2 \leq (c+1)\varepsilon$. The denseness of $B^{\sigma}_{2, \infty}$ in $L^2(K, \mu)$ follows.
\medskip
For the second part, the assumption \eqref{eq4.12} on $V_*^\sim$ implies that we can extend any $u\in \ell(V_0^{\sim})$ to be in $\ell(V_*^{\sim})$ and in $B^{\sigma^\#}_{2, \infty}$, so that the same argument shows that
$B^{\sigma^\#}_{2, \infty}$ is dense in $L^2(K, \mu)$.
\end{proof}
\bigskip
\bigskip
\section{\large\bf P.c.f. sets with inhomogeneous traces}
\bigskip
In this section, we will construct and study the two asymmetric p.c.f. sets as announced. We will assume the primal energy on $V_n$, i.e., $E_n [u] = \sum_{x,y\in V_\omega ,\ |\omega| = n} |u(x)-u(y)|^2$.
\bigskip
{\bf 1. Eyebolted Vicsek cross}.
In ${\Bbb R}^2$, let $\{p_1,p_2,p_3,p_4\}$ be the four vertices of the unit square $S$, and let $p_0$ be the center of $S$, that is,
$p_0=(0,0)$ and $p_1= (-1/2,-1/2), \ p_2 = (1/2,-1/2), \ p_3 = (1/2,1/2),\ p_4=(-1/2,1/2)$.
Divide $S$ into a mesh of sub-squares of size $1/9$, and pick $21$ sub-squares as shown in Figure \ref{fig5}.
\begin{figure}[th]
\textrm{
\begin{tabular}{cc}
\begin{minipage}[t]{1.7in} \includegraphics[width=1.7in]{F3}
\end{minipage} \qquad \quad
\begin{minipage}[t]{1.6in}
\includegraphics[width=1.6in]{F4}
\end{minipage} &
\end{tabular}
}\caption{The eyebolted Vicsek cross $K$}\label{fig5}
\end{figure}
\vspace {0.1cm}
Let $\{a_i\}_{i=1}^{21}$ be the center of these sub-squares. Let $\{F_i\}_{i=1}^{21}$ be the IFS on $\mathbb{R}^2$ with
$$
F_i(x) = \frac{1}{9}(x-a_i) + a_i, \qquad 1\leq i \leq 21 \ ,
$$
where $F_i, 1\leq i\leq 9$ correspond to the $9$ sub-squares along $\overline {p_1p_3}$, and the other $F_i$ correspond to the other $12$ sub-squares; let $K$ be the unique nonempty compact set such that
$
K=\bigcup_{i=1}^{21}F_i(K).
$
Then $\big(K,\{F_i\}_{i=1}^{21}\big)$ is a p.c.f. self-similar set with boundary $V_0=\{p_1,p_2,p_3,p_4\}$. We call this modified Vicsek cross an {\it eyebolted Vicsek cross}. The Hausdorff dimension of $K$ is $\alpha=\log21/\log9$, and the self-similar measure with the natural weight is the normalized $\alpha-$dimensional Hausdorff measure $\mu$ on $K$.
\medskip
In the \begin{large}${\boxtimes}$\end{large}-X transform in Lemma \ref{th2.7}, we define the vertex set on the X-side by $V_0'= V_0 \cup \{p_0\}$ where $p_0$ is an added point in the center (see Figure \ref{fig2}), and let $V_n'= \bigcup_{|\omega |=n} F_\omega(V_0')$.
\medskip
\begin{lemma}\label{th5.1}
Suppose $(V'_1, \mathbf{\xi})$ is a network with resistance $\mathbf{\xi}=(a,b,c,d)$ on the four edges of each subcell. Let $\mathbf{\Phi(\xi)} = (a', b', c', d')$ be the trace of $(V'_1, \mathbf{\xi})$ on $V'_0$ , then
\begin{equation}\label{eq5.1}
\mathbf{\Phi(\xi)}=
\left(5a+4c,\ 4b+3d+\varphi ({\mathbf \xi}), \ 4a+5c, \ 3b+4d+\varphi ({\mathbf \xi})\right).
\end{equation}
where $\varphi ({\mathbf \xi}) = \frac{(b+d)(2a+2c+b+d)}{2(a+b+c+d)}$\ .
\end{lemma}
\medskip
\begin{proof} The expression of $\varphi ({\mathbf \xi})$ is obtained by applying the parallel law of the resistances to the two eyebolts on $V_1'$ (see Figure \ref{fig6}). That $a'= 5a+4c$ is by applying the series law to the branch of $p_1$ to the center, and the same for $b', c', d'$ on the other three branches.
\end{proof}
\begin{figure}[h]
\centering
\textrm{
\scalebox{0.15}[0.15]{\includegraphics{Vicsekcross}}
}
\caption{Network on $V_1'$ and its trace on $V_0'$}
\label{fig6}
\end{figure}
\medskip
For $n\geq 0$, we let $G_n$ denote the network on $V_n$ with unit resistance on any two vertices of each subcell $V_\omega$ (i.e., there are $6$ edges on $ V_\omega$ as in the left picture in Figure \ref{fig2}).
\begin{proposition}\label{th5.2}
Let $R_n(p,q), \ p,q\in V_0$ be the trace of $G_n$ on $V_0$, then we have
\vspace {0.1cm}
\ (i) $R_n(p_i,p_{i+1})=\frac{a_n+b_n}{2}\asymp a_n$ \ for \ $1\leq i\leq 4, \ p_5 =p_1$;
\vspace {0.1cm}
(ii) $R_n(p_1,p_3)=\frac12(a_n+\frac{a_n^2}{b_n})\asymp\frac{a_n^2}{b_n}$, \ and
\ $R_n(p_2,p_4)=\frac12(b_n+\frac{b_n^2}{a_n})\asymp b_n$,
\vspace {0.1cm}
\noindent where \ $a_n=9^n$\ and \ $b_n=9b_{n-1}-\frac{b_{n-1}^2}{9^{n-1}+b_{n-1}}$
for $n\geq1$ ($b_0=1$). Moreover, \ $\lim_{n\to \infty} b_n/9^n =0$, and for any $0<\varepsilon <9$,\ $\lim_{n\to \infty} b_n/ (9-\varepsilon)^n =\infty$.
\end{proposition}
\medskip
\begin{proof} First we use the \begin{large}${\boxtimes}$\end{large}-X transform to convert the resistances from $G_n$ to $G_n'$, it follows that each cell in $G_n'$ has resistance ${\mathbf \xi} = \frac 14(1,1,1,1)$ (Lemma \ref{th2.7}). By applying Lemma \ref {th5.1}, we obtain the trace ${\mathbf\Phi(\mathbf \xi)}$ on each cell of $V_{n-1}'$. By induction and some simple calculation, we see that the trace of $G_n'$ on $V_0'$ is given by
\begin{equation*}
\mathbf{\Phi}^n({\mathbf \xi})= \frac 14(a_n,b_n,a_n,b_n),
\end{equation*}
where $a_n=9^n$ and $b_n=9b_{n-1}-\frac{b_{n-1}^2}{9^{n-1}+b_{n-1}}$, ($b_0=1$). Then applying the inverse \begin{large}${\boxtimes}$\end{large}-X transform (Lemma \ref{th2.7}), we obtain the expressions of $R_n(p,q)$ for $p,q\in V_0$ as stated.
To prove the asymptotic values of $b_n$, we let $x_n = \frac {b_n}{9^n}$, then we have
$x_n = x_{n-1} - \frac {x_{n-1}^2}{9(1+x_{n-1})}$, it follows that $\{x_n\}$ is non-increasing and has a limit $x$ satisfies $x = x-\frac {x^2}{9(1+x)}$. This implies $\lim_{n\to \infty} b_n/9^n =0$. The limit also implies that for any $0<\varepsilon <9$, $b_n \geq ( 9- \frac \varepsilon 2) b_{n-1}$ for large $n$. and $\lim_{n\to \infty} b_n/ (9-\varepsilon)^n =\infty$ follows. The asymptotic values in (i), (ii) also follows.
\end{proof}
\medskip
Now we apply the results in Section 3 to conclude the critical exponents of the eyebolted Vicsek cross $K$, and the density of the Besov space in $C(K)$ and $L^2(K, \mu)$. First we prove a lemma on the quotient network.
\medskip
\begin {lemma} \label {th5.3} We define a compatible equivalent relation on $V_0$ by identifying $p_2, p_4$, i.e., $V_0=\{p_1\}\bigcup\{p_2,p_4\}\bigcup\{p_3\} := J_1\bigcup J_2\bigcup J_3$. Then
\vspace {0.1cm}
\ (i) the relation satisfies \eqref{eq4.11} in Proposition \ref{th4.4};
\vspace {0.1cm}
(ii) the trace of $G_n^\sim$ on $V_0^\sim$ is given by
\begin {equation}\label{eq5.2}
R^\sim_n(J_1, J_3) = \frac 12(9^n+ 9^{2n}), \qquad R^\sim_n(J_1, J_2) =R^\sim_n(J_3, J_2) = \frac 14 (1+9^n),
\end{equation}
\end {lemma}
\medskip
\begin {proof} (i)
It is easy to see that $J^*_1$ and $J^*_3$ are singletons, $\bar J^*_2$ is the line segment $\overline{p_2p_4}$. Hence $\max\{\ \dim_H(\bar J^*_i):\ i=1,2,3\}= 1 < \alpha$, so that \eqref{eq4.11} holds.
\medskip
(ii) Observe that by identifying $p_2, p_4$, then $E_0^\sim [u] = E_0[u]$ for $u \in \ell(V_n^\sim)$. By comparing the conductances, we obtain the resistances on $V_0^\sim$ as $R^\sim_0(J_1, J_3) =1, R^\sim_0(J_1, J_2) =R^\sim_0(J_3, J_2) = \frac 12$. We make use of the $\Delta$-$Y$ transform in the calculation. Let $x_0, y_0, x_0$ be the corresponding resistances in the $Y$-form. Then
$$
x_0 = \frac 14 \quad \hbox{and} \quad y_0 = \frac 18.
$$
Following the same type of proof in Lemma \ref{th5.1} and Proposition \ref{th5.2} in connection with the quotient (modify Figure \ref{fig6} to a more simple graph), it is easy to show that the trace satisfies
$$
x_n = 9x_{n-1} \quad \hbox {and} \quad y_n=\frac 18.
$$
We then transform this back to the $\Delta$-form to get $R^\sim_n(J_i, J_j)$ inductively, which yields \eqref{eq5.2}.
\end{proof}
\bigskip
\begin{theorem}\label{th5.4}
For the Besov spaces $B^\sigma_{2, \infty}$ defined on the eyebolted Vicsek cross $K$, the critical exponents are
\begin{equation*}
\sigma^* =\sigma^\# = \frac 12 \Big (1+\frac{\log21}{\log9}\Big ).
\end{equation*}
Moreover, (i) $B_{2,\infty}^{\sigma^* }$ is dense in $L^2(K,\mu)$; (ii) $u \in B_{2,\infty}^{\sigma^* }$ takes constant values on each line segment parallel to $\overline {p_2p_4}$, and $B_{2,\infty}^{\sigma^* }$ is not dense in $C(K)$.
\end{theorem}
\medskip
\begin{proof} The cross $K$ has Hausdorff dimension $ \alpha = \frac {\log 21}{\log 9}$; also
$R^* = 9$, and $\lim_{n\to \infty} \frac {R^{*n}}{R_n(p_2, p_4)} = \infty$ (Proposition \ref{th5.2}). By Theorem \ref{th4.1}, $\sigma^*$ has the expression as asserted, and $B_{2,\infty}^{\sigma^*}$ is not dense in $C(K)$, and $u \in B_{2,\infty}^{\sigma^*}$ has the property as stated.
\vspace {0.1cm}
For $\sigma^\#$, we have $R^\# = 9$ by Proposition \ref{th5.2}. Take the compatible equivalent relation in Lemma \ref{th5.3}, then the conditions in Theorem \ref{th4.3} and Proposition \ref{th4.4} are satisfied. We conclude that $\sigma^\# $ has the same expression as $\sigma^*$, and $B^{\sigma^*}_{2, \infty}$ is dense in $L^2(K, \mu)$.
\end{proof}
\bigskip
{\bf 2. Sierpinski sickle.}
Let $V_0 = \{p_1, p_2, p_3\}$ with $p_1= (0,0), \ p_2 = (1,0), \ p_3 = (\frac 12, \frac {\sqrt 3}2)$. Let $\{F_i\}_{i=1}^{17}$ be the IFS of contractive similitudes on $\mathbb{R}^2$ such that
$$
F_i(x) = \frac 17 x + a_i, \qquad 1\leq i \leq 17,
$$
where the $a_i$'s are the $17$ points lie on the triangle determined by $V_0$ as indicated in Figure \ref{fig7}.
Let $K$ be the unique nonempty compact set such that
$
K=\bigcup_{i=1}^{17}K_i,
$
and call it a {\it Sierpinski sickle}. Then $K_i\cap K_j$
contains at most one point, and satisfies the p.c.f condition. The Hausdorff dimension of $K$ is $\alpha=\log17/\log7$, and the self-similar measure with the natural weight is the normalized $\alpha-$dimensional Hausdorff measure $\mu$ on $K$.
\begin{figure}[th]
\textrm{
\begin{tabular}{cc}
\begin{minipage}[t]{2.2in} \includegraphics[width=2.2in]{F1}
\end{minipage} \begin{minipage}[t]{2.2in}
\includegraphics[width=2.2in]{F2}
\end{minipage} &
\end{tabular}
}\caption{The Sierpinski sickle $K$}\label{fig7}
\end{figure}
On $V_0$, we arrange the three edges clockwise in the order of $\overline {p_1p_2}$, $\overline {p_2p_3}$, $\overline {p_3p_1}$, and the same way for the sub-triangles in $V_n$. Similar to the last example, we define the vertex sets $V_0'$ an $V_n'$ on the $Y$-side of the $\Delta$-$Y$ transform.
We show that the traces $R_n(p,q), p, q \in V_0$ of the primal energy have different asymptotic geometric rate.
\medskip
\begin {lemma} \label {th5.5}
Suppose $(V'_1, \mathbf{\xi})$ is a network with resistance $\mathbf{\xi}=(a,b,c)$ on the three edges of each subcell (as indicated in Figure \ref{fig8}). Then the trace of $(V'_1, \mathbf{\xi})$ on $V'_0$ is:
\begin{equation} \label {eq5.3}
{\mathbf \Phi} ({\mathbf \xi})=(a', b', c')=
\Big(6a+5c+ \varphi_a,\ 6a+8b+5c+\varphi_b,\ c+\varphi_c\Big).
\end{equation}
where $\varphi_a =\frac{(a+b)(a+c)}{2(a+b+c)}$, and $\varphi_b, \varphi_c$ are defined symmetrically.
\end {lemma}
\medskip
\begin {proof} We apply the $\Delta$-$Y$ transform and obtain \eqref{eq5.3} through a direct calculation (see Figure \ref{fig8}).
\end{proof}
\bigskip
\begin{figure}[h]
\centering
\textrm{
\scalebox{0.15}[0.15]{\includegraphics{Delta-Y_ex}}
}
\caption{The trace of $G_1'$ on $G_0'$}
\label{fig8}
\end{figure}
\medskip
\begin{lemma} \label {th5.6}Let ${\mathbf \Phi}({\mathbf \xi}) = (a', b', c')$ be as in \eqref{eq5.3}. Then
\vspace {0.1cm}
(i) if $ c\leq a\leq b$, then $\frac 72 c'\leq a' \leq b'$;
\vspace {0.1cm}
(ii) if $\frac 72 c\leq a \leq b$, then
there exists $ 0<\lambda_0 <1$ such that
$
\frac ba \leq \lambda_0 \ \frac {b'}{a'} \ .
$
\end{lemma}
\medskip
\begin {proof}
It is direct to check that $a\leq b$ implies $a'\leq b'$, and $c\leq b$ implies $\frac{a+b}{a+b+c} \geq \frac 12$. Hence
{\small \begin{equation}\label{eq5.4}
\frac{a'}{c'}
\geq\frac{6a+5c+\frac{1}{4}(a+c)}{c+\frac{1}{2}(a+c)}\geq \frac72,
\end{equation} }
and (i) follows. By using \eqref{eq5.3} and a simple estimate, we have
{\small \begin{align*}
{\small \frac{b'}{a'}
\geq\frac{6a+8b+5c+\frac{1}{4}(a+b)}
{6a+5c+\frac{1}{2}(a+c)}
=\frac{25+ 33\left(\frac{b}{a}+20\left(\frac ca\right)\right)}{22\left(\frac{c}{a} \right) +26}
\geq \frac{ 33\left(\frac{b}{a}\right)}{22\left(\frac{2}{7} \right) +26}
= \frac {231}{226} \cdot \frac ba\ } \ .
\end{align*}}
The assertion follows by letting $\lambda_0 =\frac{226}{231}$.
\end{proof}
\bigskip
We let $G_n$ denote the electrical network of the primal energy $E_n$ on $V_n$ , and let $G_n'$ be the corresponding network in the $Y$-form.
As each edge in $G_n$ has resistance $1$, then each edge in $G_n'$ has resistance $(a_0, b_0, c_0) =\frac 13 (1,1,1)$. Let $= (a_n, b_n, c_n):= {\mathbf \Phi}^n (a_0, b_0, c_0) $ be the traces of $G'_n$ on $V'_0$.
Also let $R_n(p_1,p_2)$, $R_n(p_2,p_3)$, $R_n(p_3,p_1)$ be the equivalent traces in the $\Delta$-expression. Then using the $\Delta$-$Y$ transform \eqref{eq2.7}, we have,
\medskip
{\small $R_n(p_1,p_2) = a_n+b_n+\frac{a_nb_n}{c_n}, \ \
R_n(p_2,p_3) = b_n+c_n+\frac{b_nc_n}{a_n}, \ \
R_n(p_3,p_1) = c_n+a_n+\frac{c_na_n}{b_n}.
$}
\bigskip
\begin{proposition}\label{th5.7}
With the above expressions, we have
{\small \begin{align*}
R_n(p_1,p_2) \asymp R_n(p_2,p_3)\asymp \left(\frac{17}{2}\right)^n, \quad \hbox {and} \quad
R_n(p_3,p_1)\asymp 7^n.
\end{align*}}
\end{proposition}
\medskip
\begin{proof} We will show that $ b_n \asymp \left(\frac{17}{2}\right)^n$, and $c_n, a_n \asymp 7^n$, and the proposition will follow.
By Lemma \ref{th5.6}, we have
{\small \begin{equation}\label{eq5.5}
\frac{c_n}{b_n}\leq\frac{a_n}{b_n} \leq \lambda_0^n \ (<1).
\end{equation}}
Then making use of this together with
{\small \begin{equation*}
\frac{b_n}{b_{n-1}}=5\cdot\frac{c_{n-1}}{b_{n-1}}+6\cdot\frac{a_{n-1}}{b_{n-1}}+8+ \frac{\left(1+\frac{a_{n-1}}{b_{n-1}}\right)\left(1+\frac{c_{n-1}}{b_{n-1}}\right)
}{2\left(1+\frac{c_{n-1}}{b_{n-1}}+\frac{a_{n-1}}
{b_{n-1}}\right)}
\end{equation*}}
(by \eqref{eq5.3}), we obtain $\frac {17}2 - \lambda_0^{n-1} \leq \frac{b_n}{b_{n-1}}\leq\frac{17}{2}
+\frac{23}{2}\lambda_0^{n-1}$,
which implies
$ b_n \asymp \left(\frac{17}{2}\right)^n$.
\medskip
Next, by using \eqref {eq5.3} and a direct calculation, we have
{\small \begin{align}
\frac{a_{n+1}}{c_{n+1}}-11
= \frac{\left(2+\frac{13a_n+c_n}{b_n}\right)\Big (\frac {a_n}{c_n}-11\Big ) +
\frac{132a_n-12c_n}{b_n}}{2\left(1+\frac{a_n+c_n}{b_n}\right)+
\left(1+\frac{c_n}{b_n}\right)\left(1+\frac{a_n}{c_n}\right)}.\label{eq5.6}
\end{align}}
Letting $\alpha_n = \Big|\frac {a_n}{c_n}-11\Big|$ and making use of (\ref{eq5.5}), \eqref {eq5.6} implies
$$
\alpha_{n+1} \leq \delta \alpha_n + \gamma \lambda_0^n
$$
for some $0<\delta<1$, $\gamma >0$, and for $n$ sufficiently large. An inductive argument shows that there exist $n_0$ and $0< \delta_1< 1$ such that for $n>n_0$, we have
$\alpha_{n+1}\leq \delta_1 \alpha_n$. It follows that there is $C_1$ such that
{\small \begin{equation}\label{eq5.7}
\alpha_n\leq C_1\delta_1^n \qquad \forall \ n\geq 0.
\end{equation}}
Now by \eqref{eq5.3} again and simplify the terms, we have
{\small \begin{align}
\frac{c_{n+1}}{c_n}
=7+\frac{\left(1+\frac{c_n}{b_n}\right)\Big(\frac {a_n}{c_n}-11\Big) -12\frac{a_n}{b_n}}
{2\left(1+\frac{a_n+c_n}{b_n}\right)}, \label{eq5.8}
\end{align}}
By (\ref{eq5.5}), (\ref{eq5.7}) and (\ref{eq5.8}), we conclude that $c_n \asymp 7^n
$. The same estimate also holds for $a_n$, and completes the proof.
\end{proof}
\bigskip
\begin{theorem}\label{th5.8} For the Besov spaces $B^\sigma_{2, \infty}$ defined on the Sierpinski sickle $K$, the critical exponents are
\begin{align*}
\sigma^* = \frac 12 \Big (1+\frac{\log17}{\log7}\Big ), \qquad
\sigma^\# =\frac 12 \Big (\frac{2\log17-\log2}{\log7}\Big ).
\end{align*}
Moreover, we have
\vspace{0.1cm}
\ (i) $B^{\sigma^*}_{2, \infty}$ is dense in $C(K)$.
\vspace{0.1cm}
(ii) For $\sigma^* < \sigma \leq \sigma^\#$, $B^{\sigma}_{2, \infty}$ is dense in $L^2(K, \mu)$.
\end{theorem}
\medskip
\begin{proof} The Sierpinski sickle $K$ has Hausdorff dimension $ \alpha = \frac {\log 17}{\log 7}$, and $R^* = 7$ (Proposition \ref{th5.7}). By Theorem \ref{th4.1}, the expression of $\sigma^*$ follows. To consider $\sigma^\#$, we know that $R^\# = \frac {17}2$ (Proposition \ref{th5.7}), and we need to check that condition \eqref{eq4.9} in Theorem \ref{th4.3} is satisfied.
\vspace {0.1cm}
For this we take the compatible equivalent relation to be $V_0 = \{p_1,p_3\}\bigcup\{p_2\}:= J_1\bigcup J_2$. Then $R_0(J_1,J_2) = 1/2$, and by a simple inductive argument, we have
\begin{equation} \label{eq5.9}
R^\sim_n(J_1,J_2)= \Big (\frac 12 + 8\Big )\cdot R^\sim_{n-1}(J_1, J_2) = \frac 12 \Big (\frac {17}2\Big )^n.
\end{equation}
Hence condition \eqref{eq4.9} is satisfied, and $\sigma^\#$ is as asserted.
\vspace{0.1cm}
To prove (i), we use the same equivalence relation as the above. We check the conditions in Proposition \ref{th4.2}.
First property (B) is satisfied trivially. Next, the closure of the boundary class $J^*_1$ is the line segment $\overline{p_1p_3}$, therefore $\dim_H(\bar J^*_1)=1$ and $\mathcal H^1(\bar J^*_1)<\infty$. We have by Lemma \ref{th3.4}, for a given $u$ on $J_1$, there is extension on $J^*_1$ with $7^{n}E_{J^*_1,n}(u)=E_{J_1,0}(u)$; also $R^{\sim}(J_1, J_2) = \frac {17}2 > R^* =7$.
Thus all the conditions in Proposition \ref{th4.2} are satisfied and $B^{\sigma^*}_{2, \infty}$ is dense in $C(K)$.
\vspace {0.1cm}
For (ii), that $B^{\sigma}_{2, \infty}$, $\sigma > \sigma^*$, is not dense in $C(K)$ is in the definition of $\sigma^*$. That $B^{\sigma^\#}_{2, \infty}$ is dense in $L^2(K, \mu)$ follows from Proposition \ref{th4.4}, as condition \eqref{eq4.11} holds by the same argument as in Lemma \ref{th5.3}, and the condition \eqref{eq4.12} holds. By the decreasing property of $B^\sigma_{2, \infty}$ on $\sigma$, it follows that of $B^\sigma_{2, \infty}$ is dense in $L^2(K, \mu)$ for $\sigma < \sigma^{\#}$.
\end{proof}
\medskip
It is well-known that if a p.c.f. set admits a self-similar energy form ${\mathcal E}$, then the re-normalized energy ${\mathcal E }_n[u]$ increases to ${\mathcal E}[u]$, which defines an (equivalent) Besov norm. This is not the case for the
Sierpinski sickle.
\medskip
\begin {corollary} \label {th5.9} On the Sierpinski sickle, there is non-constant $u \in B^{\sigma^*}_{2, \infty}$ such that \\ $\lim\limits_{n\to \infty}\rho^{-(2\sigma^* - \alpha)n} E_n[u] = \lim\limits_{n\to \infty} 7^nE_n[u] =0$.
\end {corollary}
\begin{figure}[h]
\centering
\textrm{
\scalebox{0.16}[0.16]{\includegraphics{Fig7}}
}
\caption{$u$ on $V_1$, constant on line segments parallel to $\overline{p_1p_3}$, non-constant on shaded triangles}
\label{fig9}
\end{figure}
\begin {proof} Let $u$ be defined on $V_0$ with values $u(p_1) =u(p_3) =0$ and $u(p_2) =1$. We extend $u$ on $V_1$ as follows: take $u$ to be constant $0$ on the $7$ sub-triangles of $F_i(V_0)$ on the left side; the values of the $F_i(V_0)$ in the 10 sub-triangles on the right as in Figure \ref{fig9}.
Note that there are $8$ sub-triangles that $u$ takes non-constant values. Next we define $u$ on $V_2$ by $u_i = u(F_i(p_1))+(u(F_i(p_2))-u(F_i(p_1)))\cdot u\circ F_i^{-1}, 1\leq i \leq 17 $ on $F_i(V_1)$.
We continue the same process to define $u$ on each $V_n$, and eventually on $V_*$. A direct calculation shows that
$$
7^n {\sum} _{x,y \in F_\omega (V_0): |\omega|=n} |u(x) -u(y|^2 \leq 7^n \cdot 8^n\cdot 2 \cdot \Big (\frac 18\Big )^{2n}.
$$
This implies $\lim_{n\to \infty} 7^n E_n [u]=0$. Also we have
$$
\sup_{n\geq 0} \Big \{ \rho^{-(2\sigma^* - \alpha)n} E_n [u] \Big\} \ = \ \sup_{n\geq 0} \big \{ 7^n E_n [u] \big\} < \infty,
$$
by Proposition \ref{th2.4}, $u$ can be extended to be in $B^{\sigma^*}_{2, \infty}$, and proves the statement.
\end{proof}
\bigskip
\section{\bf Constructions of Dirichlet forms}
\bigskip
\subsection{Eyebolted Vicsek cross}\label{sec4.2}
Since $B^{\sigma^*}_{2, \infty}$ is not dense in $C(K)$, $B^{\sigma^*}_{2, \infty}$ cannot be the domain of a local regular Dirichlet form on $K$. Nevertheless we will give two constructions of such Dirichlet forms on $K$, but the domains are different from $B^{\sigma^*}_{2, \infty}$.
\medskip
\begin{theorem} \label {th6.1} On the eyebolted Vicsek cross, there are two kinds of (non-primal) local regular Dirichlet forms that can be constructed, one satisfies the energy self-similar identity \eqref{eq2.4}, the other one is from a reverse recursive construction and does not satisfy \eqref{eq2.4}.
\end{theorem}
\begin{proof}
{\it First construction}: \ We assign two different renormalization factors $\tau', \tau{''}$ (to be determined) on the cells of $K$ as follows:
let $\tau_1=\tau_2=\cdots=\tau_9=\tau'$ on the $9$ sub-cells $F_1(K),\cdots,F_9(K)$ along the line $\overline{p_1p_3}$, and let $\tau_{10}=\tau_{11}=\cdots=\tau_{21}=\tau{''}$ on the remaining $12$ sub-cells $F_{10}(K), \cdots, F_{21}(K)$;
then similar to Lemma \ref{th5.1}, we obtain a new trace map $\mathbf{\Phi}_{\tau',\tau``}$ for ${\mathbf \xi} = (a, b, c, d)$:
{\small \begin{align*}
\mathbf{\Phi}_{\tau',\tau{''}}({\mathbf \xi})=
\Big({\tau'}(5a+4c),\ \tau{''}\left(3b+3d+ \varphi ({\mathbf \xi})\right)+{\tau'}b,\
{\tau'}(4a+5c), \ {\tau{''}}\left(3b+3d+\varphi ({\mathbf \xi})\right)+{\tau'}d\Big).
\end{align*}}
where $\varphi ({\mathbf \xi})=\frac{(b+d)(2a+2c+b+d)}{2(a+b+c+d)}$. Consider the equation
\begin{equation} \label{eq6.1}
\mathbf{\Phi}_{\tau',\tau{''}}(a,b,c,d)=(a,b,c,d),
\end{equation}
i.e., the trace of $G'_1$ coincides with the resistances on $G'_0$. If we apply this to $G'_n$ inductively, then we obtain a sequence of networks $\{G_k'\}_{k=0}^n$ that is compatible in the sense of Definition \ref{de2.5}, and given the energy self-similar identity. Specifically, let us take $a=b=c=d$ in \eqref{eq6.1}, then it reduces to be two simple linear equations, and the solution is
\begin{align*}
\tau' =\frac19, \quad
\tau{''} =\frac{16}{135}.
\end{align*}
Let $E_0(u)=\sum_{p,q\in V_0}(u(p)-u(q))^2$, define
\begin{equation*}
\mathcal{E}[u]=\lim\limits_{n\to\infty}\sum_{|\omega|=n}{\tau_\omega}^{-1}{E}_0(u\circ F_\omega),
\end{equation*}
and $\mathcal{E}[u]<\infty$ implies that $u\in C(K)$ \cite[Theorem 2.2.6(1)]{K}, thus we can let
$
\mathcal{F}=\{u\in C(K):\mathcal{E}[u]<\infty\}.
$
Then $(\mathcal{E},\mathcal{F})$ satisfies the self-similar identity
$$
\mathcal{E}[u]= \sum_{i=1}^{17} {\tau_i}^{-1} {\mathcal E}[u\circ F_i], \qquad u \in {\mathcal F}.
$$
It is known that this defines a local regular Dirichlet form on the metric measure space $(K, d_r,
\nu)$, where $d_r$ is the resistance metric on $K$, and $\nu$ is the self-similar measure with weights $\{\tau_i^s\}_{i=1}^N$ where $\sum_{i=1}^N {\tau_i}^s =1$ (\cite {HMT}, \cite {HW}).
\medskip
{\it Second construction}: \ The main idea is to use $\mathbf{\Phi}^{-n}$ (where $\mathbf{\Phi}$ is defined in (\ref{eq5.1})) to construct a sequence of conductances $\{c_n(x,y)\}_n$ in (\ref{eq2.3}) such that ${\mathcal E}_n[u]$ converges for $u\in C(K)$.
\medskip
Consider the network $G_n'$, let ${\mathbf y }_n$ be the resistance on each cell of $G_n'$. We are looking for ${\mathbf y }_n= (s_n, t_n, s_n, t_n)$ such that the trace is ${\mathbf y }_0 =(1,1,1,1)$, i.e., $\mathbf{\Phi}^n ({\mathbf y}_n) = {\mathbf y }_0$. As $\mathbf{\Phi}(s,t,s,t)= (9s, 9t- \frac {t^2}{s+t}, 9s, 9t- \frac {t^2}{s+t})$, it follows that
\begin{equation*}
\mathbf {y}_n=\mathbf{\Phi}^{-n}({\mathbf y}_0)=\left(s_n, t_n, s_n, t_n\right)
\end{equation*}
where $s_n=9^{-n}$ and $t_{n-1}=9t_n-\frac{t_n^2}{9^{-n}+t_n} (>0)$ for $n\geq1$. Hence by the compatibility of $G_n'$ and $G_0'$ with resistance $\mathbf{y}_n$ and ${\bf y}_0$ respectively, we have
{\small\begin{align}
&\min_{\upsilon}\Big\{\sum_{|\omega|=n}\Big (s^{-1}_n\sum\limits_{i=1,3}\left|\upsilon\circ F_\omega(p_i)-\upsilon\circ F_\omega(p_0)\right|^2+t^{-1}_n\sum\limits_{j=2,4}|\upsilon\circ F_\omega(p_j)-\upsilon\circ F_\omega(p_0)|^2\Big)\Big\}\notag\\
&=\sum\limits_{p\in V_0}|u(p)-u(p_0)|^2.\label{eq6.2}
\end{align}}
where the minimum is taken over all $\upsilon \in \ell (V_n')$ such that $\upsilon|_{V_0} = u$. Then by applying the inverse of\begin {large} ${\boxtimes}$\end{large}-X transform (Lemma \ref{th2.7}) to each cell in $G'_n$, we obtain an equivalent network $G_n$.
\begin{equation} \label {eq6.3}
\min_{\upsilon}\Big\{\sum_{x,y\in V_\omega,|\omega|=n}c_{n}(x,y)\left|\upsilon(x)-\upsilon(y)\right|^2\Big\}
= \sum_{ p,q\in V_0}\frac14|u(p)-u(q)|^2,
\end{equation}
where the resistances $c_n(x,y)^{-1}$ on $V_n$ are given by
\begin{align*}
&c_n(F_\omega(p_i),F_\omega(p_{i+1}))^{-1} =2(s_n+t_n),\ i=1,2,3,4,\ (p_5=p_1)\\
&c_n(F_\omega(p_1),F_\omega(p_3))^{-1} =2(s_n + \frac{s_n^2}{t_n}) , \\
&c_n(F_\omega(p_2),F_\omega(p_4))^{-1} =2(t_n + \frac{t_n^2}{s_n}).
\end{align*}
For $u\in C(K)$ and $n\geq0$, let
\begin{equation*}
{\mathcal E}_n[u] = \sum\limits_{x,y\in V_\omega,|\omega| = n }c_n(x,y)|u(x)-u(y)|^2.
\end{equation*}
By the compatibility of ${G_n}$ and $G_{n-1}$ through the ${\bf y}_n$ and ${\bf y}_{n-1}$, we see that ${\mathcal E}_n[u]$ is an increasing sequence on $n$, define
\begin{align*}
{\mathcal E}[u] =\lim\limits_{n\rightarrow\infty} {\mathcal E}_n[u], \quad
{\mathcal F}=\{u\in C(K): {\mathcal E}(u)<\infty\}.
\end{align*}
Note that $\mathcal F$ is dense in $C(K)$ by approximating $u \in C(K)$ through the piecewise harmonic functions constructed from \eqref {eq6.3} applied to the subcells. Hence it is not hard to see that $({\mathcal E},{\mathcal F})$ is a local regular Dirichlet form on the metric measure space $(K, |\cdot |, \mu)$.
\medskip
Finally we show by contradiction that the above Dirichlet form does not satisfy the self-similar identity. Assume that there exist positive numbers $\tau_1,\tau_2,\cdots,\tau_{21}$ such that for any $u\in \mathcal{F}$,
\begin{equation}\label{eq6.4}
\mathcal {E}[u]={\sum}_{i=1}^{21}{\tau_i}^{-1}\mathcal {E}[u\circ F_i].
\end{equation}
Recall that in our construction, the weight we put on each cell is the same, then we have $\tau_1=\tau_2=\cdots=\tau_{21}=\tau$.
\vspace {0.1cm}
Let $u_1$ be the function that is linear on the line segment $\overline{p_1p_3}$ with boundary values $u_1(p_1)=1$, $u_1(p_3)=0$, and $u_1$ is constant on all the eyebolted branches issued at some point on $\overline{p_1p_3}$.
Then the energy of $u_1$ is supported on $\overline{p_1p_3}$. We can easily show that $\mathcal {E}_n[u_1]=\frac12$ for all $n\geq0$, and thus $\mathcal {E}[u_1]=\frac12$. Similarly we have $\mathcal {E}[u_1\circ F_i]=\frac12\cdot\frac1{9^2}$ for each $i=1,2,\cdots,9$ along the line $\overline{p_1p_3}$, and $\mathcal {E}[u\circ F_i]=0$ for the rest twelve maps. By using \eqref{eq6.4},
we obtain $\tau=\frac19$.
\vspace{0.1cm}
Let $u_2$ be the harmonic function with boundary values $\Big(u_2(p_1),u_2(p_2),$ $u_2(p_3),u_2(p_4)\Big)=(0,1,0,0)$. By using (\ref{eq6.4}) $n$ times with $\tau_1=\tau_2=\cdots=\tau_{21}=1/9$, and $u=u_2$, we obtain
\begin{equation}\label{eq6.5}
\mathcal{E}[u_2]=\sum_{|\omega|=n}{\tau_\omega}^{-1}\mathcal {E}[u_2\circ F_\omega]=9^n\sum_{|\omega|=n}\mathcal {E}[u_2\circ F_\omega], \qquad n>0.
\end{equation}
Since for any $u\in \mathcal F$, $\mathcal {E}[u]$ is the limit of the increasing sequence $\mathcal {E}_n[u]$, the trace estimate yields
\begin{equation}\label{eq6.6}
9^n\sum_{|\omega|=n}\mathcal {E}[u_2\circ F_\omega]
\geq 9^n\sum_{|\omega|=n}\mathcal{E}_0[u_2\circ F_\omega]= 9^n\sum_{p,q\in V_\omega;|\omega|=n}\frac14|u_2(p)-u_2(q)|^2.
\end{equation}
On the other hand, by (\ref{eq4.1}) and Proposition \ref{th5.2}, we have
\begin{align}
9^n\sum_{p,q\in V_\omega,|\omega|=n}\frac14|u_2(p)-u_2(q)|^2
&\geq\frac14\min_{u:u|_{V_0}=u_2}\Big\{9^n\sum_{x,y\in V_\omega,|\omega|=n}\left|u(x)-u(y)\right|^2\Big\}\notag\\
&\geq C^{-1}\frac {a_n}{b_n}|u_2(p_2)-u_2(p_4)|^2\notag\\
&= C^{-1}\frac {a_n}{b_n}\rightarrow\infty \textrm{ as }n\rightarrow\infty.\label{eq6.7}
\end{align}
Hence we see from (\ref{eq6.5}), (\ref{eq6.6}) and (\ref{eq6.7}) that $\mathcal{E}(u_2)=\infty$, contradicting $u_2\in\mathcal{F}$.
Therefore the Dirichlet form does not satisfy the energy self-similar identity.
\end{proof}
\bigskip
\subsection {\bf Sierpinski sickle}
Let $K$ be the Sierpinski sickle. Despite $B^{\sigma^*}_{2, \infty}$ is dense in $C(K)$, the primal energy does not give a local regular Dirichlet form in view of Corollary \ref{th5.9}. We do not know if $B^{\sigma^*}_{2, \infty}$ can be domain of some other local regular Dirichlet form $(\mathcal{E},\mathcal{F})$ on $L^2(K,\mu)$ with $B^{\sigma^*}_{2, \infty}$ as domain. On the other hand, we have the following conclusion.
\medskip
\begin {theorem} \label {th6.2}The Sierpinski sickle admits a local regular Dirichlet form that satisfies the energy self-similar identity.
\end{theorem}
\medskip
\begin {proof} We will determine three renormalization factors $\tau_L, \tau_R, \tau_T$ on the cells of $K$ as follows: let
\vspace{0.1cm}
$\tau_1=\tau_2=\cdots=\tau_5=\tau_{L}$ on the left $5$ sub-triangles $F_1(K),F_2(K),\cdots,F_5(K)$;
\vspace {0.1cm}
$\tau_6=\tau_7=\tau_8=\tau_{T}$ on the $3$ top sub-triangles $F_6(K),F_7(K),F_8(K)$;
\vspace {0.1cm}
$\tau_9=\tau_{10}=\cdots=\tau_{17}=\tau_{R}$ on the right $9$ sub-triangles $F_9(K),F_{10}(K),\cdots,F_{17}(K)$.
\vspace {0.2cm}
\noindent Then similar to Lemma \ref{th5.5}, we obtain the trace map:
{\small \begin{align*}
\Phi_{\tau_L,\tau_R,\tau_T}(a,b,c) = & \ (a',b',c')\\ \nonumber
=&\ \Big({\tau_L}(5a+5c)+{\tau_T}{\left(a+\varphi_a\right)}, \ {\tau_R}(6a+7b+5c)+{\tau_T}{\left(b+\varphi_b\right)},\ {\tau_T}{\left(c+\varphi_c\right)}\Big).
\end{align*}}
where $\varphi_a = \frac{(a+b)(a+c)}{2(a+b+c)}$, and define $\varphi_b$, $\varphi_c$ symmetrically. Let us take $a=b=kc$ with $k>1$ and solve the equation
\begin{equation} \label{eq6.8}
\Phi_{\tau_L,\tau_R,\tau_T}(a,b,c)=(a,b,c),
\end{equation}
we obtain
\begin{align*}
\tau_L =\frac{k(k-1)}{5(k^2+6k+3)}, \quad
\tau_R =\frac{k^2-1}{(13k+5)(k^2+6k+3)}, \quad
\tau_T =\frac{2(2k+1)}{k^2+6k+3}.
\end{align*}
Let $E_0(u)=(u(p_1)-u(p_2))^2+k(u(p_2)-u(p_3))^2+k(u(p_3)-u(p_1))^2$ on $V_0$, define
\begin{equation*}
\mathcal{E}[u]=\lim\limits_{n\to\infty}\sum_{|\omega|=n}{\tau_\omega}^{-1}E_0(u\circ F_\omega),
\end{equation*}
and let
$
\mathcal{F}=\{u\in C(K):\mathcal{\mathcal E}(u)<\infty\}.
$
Then $(\mathcal{E},\mathcal{F})$ is a regular local Dirichlet form on $L^2(K,\mu)$, and satisfies the self-similar identity
$$
\mathcal{E}[u]= \sum_{i=1}^{17} {\tau_i}^{-1} \mathcal{E}[u\circ F_i], \qquad u \in {\mathcal F}.
$$
\end{proof}
\noindent {\bf Remark}. Unlike the eyebolted Vicsek cross, we cannot get the other Dirichlet form on the Sierpinski sickle through the reverse recursive construction. Indeed, for any nonnegative initial value $(a_0, b_0, c_0)$ with $a_0+b_0+c_0=1$ for the sub-triangles in $V_n$ (we can assume this because ${\mathbf \Phi}(\lambda(a_0, b_0, c_0) )=\lambda{\mathbf \Phi}(a_0, b_0, c_0), \ \lambda >0$), let $(a_n,b_n,c_n)={\mathbf \Phi}^n (a_0, b_0, c_0)$ be the trace.
We claim that,
$\frac{b_n}{a_n+c_n}$ goes to infinity very fast, that is
\begin{equation*}
\frac1{a_n+b_n+c_n}(a_n,b_n,c_n)\rightarrow(0,1,0) \ \ \textrm{ uniformly as } n\rightarrow\infty.
\end{equation*}
Indeed,if $c_0 \leq a_0 \leq b_0$, then by Lemma \ref{th5.6}, we see that there exists $0<\lambda_0<1$ such that for all $n\geq0$,
\begin{equation*}
\frac{b_n}{a_n+c_n}\geq \frac1{2\lambda_0^n}.
\end{equation*}
If $a_0 \leq c_0 \leq b_0$, then by a direct calculation, $b_1\geq a_1\geq c_1$ and reduces to the previous case. Finally if $b_0\leq a_0$ (or $b_0\leq c_0$), then
$
\frac{b_1}{a_1}\geq \frac{6a_0+5c_0+8b_0}{6a_0+5c_0+(a_0+b_0)/2}\geq \frac{12}{13},
$
hence
$$
\frac{b_2}{a_2}\geq \frac{6a_1+5c_1+8b_1}{6a_1+5c_1+\frac{a_1+b_1}2}\geq 1.
$$
Also we have $c_2\leq a_2$ by a similar calculation, and hence reduce back to the first case. We checked all the cases and the claim follows.
\medskip
Now if we adopt the same method as in the second construction in Theorem \ref{th6.1}, on the one hand, $\mathbf y_0=(0,1,0)$ is not an interesting choice (as $\mathbf{ y}_{n} = {\mathbf \Phi}^{-n} (\mathbf{ y}_0)=(\frac 2{17})^n\mathbf{ y}_0$ by \eqref{eq5.3}); on the other hand, for any initial value $\mathbf y_0\neq (0,1,0)$, we can not expect to have a non-negative sequence $\{{\mathbf y}_n\}_n$ such that ${\mathbf \Phi} (\mathbf{ y}_n)=\mathbf y_{n-1}$ for all $n>0$.
\medskip
\bigskip
\section {\bf Other variances and remarks}
\bigskip
For the eyebolted Vicsek cross, if we lift the lower right eyebolt to the upper right position, then the abnormality of the density in Theorem \ref {th5.4} will not appear. We can show that for this new $K$ and with the primal energy, then $\sigma^*=\sigma^\#=\frac{\log21+\log(35/4)}{\log9}$. As in the first construction in Theorem \ref{th6.1}, we can obtain a self-similar energy form with the renormalization factor $r = \frac4{35}$ by simply solving equations. By some further computation, we can obtain a local regular Dirichlet form that the domain is the associate Besov space $B^{\sigma^*}_{2, \infty}$. We omit the detail.
\bigskip
For the Sierpinski sickle, if we try to simplify the set by reducing some maps, then we will end up with a homogeneous resistance rate for $R_n(p, q), \ p, q \in V_0$ for the primal energy, as is shown in the following proposition.
\bigskip
\begin {proposition} \label{th7.1} Consider the self-similar set $K_1$ generated by the IFS with $15$ maps and contraction ratio $\rho=1/7$ as shown in Figure \ref{fig10}. Then the relationship of the resistance of the cells on any two levels is given by (as in Lemma \ref{th5.5}):
\small {\begin{equation*}
{\mathbf \Phi}(a,b,c)=\Big(6a+5c+\varphi_a,\ 5a+6b+4c+\varphi_b,\ c+\varphi_c\Big).
\end{equation*}}
\indent If we let $(a_n,b_n,c_n)={\mathbf\Phi}^{n}(1,1,1)$ (the $(1,1,1)$ is from the primal energy form on $V_n$), then there exists $\lambda>1$ such that
\begin{equation}\label{eq7.1}
a_n\asymp b_n\asymp c_n\asymp\lambda^n.
\end{equation}
There exists a Dirichlet form on $L^2(K,\mu)$ satisfying the energy self-similar identity with renormalization factor $\lambda^{-1}$, and the Dirichlet form has $B^{\sigma^*}_{2, \infty}$ as the domain (similar to the Sierpinski gasket).
\end{proposition}
\begin{proof}
It is clear that $c_n\leq a_n\leq b_n$, and using this, it is not hard to show that
$a_n\leq 34c_n$. Furthermore, we claim that $b_n \leq 60a_n$, then $a_n\asymp b_n \asymp c_n$.
\medskip
To prove the claim, by using the fact that $a_n+2b_n+c_n\geq \frac{4}{3}(a_n+b_n+c_n)$, we have
\begin{align}
a_{n+1}+c_{n+1} =6a_n+6c_n+\frac{(a_n+c_n)(a_n+2b_n+c_n)}{2(a_n+b_n+c_n)}
\geq \frac{20}{3}(a_n+c_n).\label{eq7.2}
\end{align}
On the other hand,
\begin{align}
b_{n+1} & = 5a_n+6b_n+4c_n+\frac{(a_n+b_n)(b_n+c_n)}{2(a_n+b_n+c_n)}\notag\\
& \leq 5a_n+\frac{13}{2}b_n+\frac{9}{2}c_n\leq \frac{13}{2}b_n+5(a_n+c_n).\label{eq7.3}
\end{align}
Combining (\ref{eq7.2}) and (\ref{eq7.3}), and using induction, we obtain
\begin{equation*}
b_n\leq 30(a_n+c_n) \leq 60 a_n,
\end{equation*}
and the claim follows.
\medskip
Note that ${\mathbf \Phi} :{\Bbb R}_+^3\rightarrow {\Bbb R}_+^3$ satisfies ${\mathbf \Phi}({\bf x})\leq {\mathbf \Phi}({\bf y})$ for any ${\bf x}\leq {\bf y}$ (coordinate-wise defined), and ${\mathbf \Phi}(c{\bf x})=c{\mathbf \Phi}({\bf x})$ for any $c>0$. For $n,m\geq1$, we have
\begin{align*}
(a_{m+n},b_{m+n},c_{m+n})&=\Phi^{(n+m)}(1,1,1)=\Phi^{(m)}(a_n,b_n,c_n)=b_n\cdot \Phi^{(m)}\left(\frac{a_n}{b_n},1,\frac{c_n}{b_n}\right)\\
&\asymp b_n\cdot \Phi^{(m)}\left(1,1,1\right)=b_n\cdot(a_m,b_m,c_m).
\end{align*}
Then (\ref{eq7.1}) follows by using a sub-additive argument.
\vspace {0.1cm}
We show that the above $\Phi$ defines a self-similar energy by using a fixed point theorem argument.
Let $D=\{(a,b,c):\ a+b+c=1,a, b, c \geq 0\}$ be the simplex, and let ${\widetilde{\mathbf \Phi}}: D\to D$ be the normalization of $\Phi$, i.e.,
\begin{equation*}
{\widetilde{\mathbf \Phi}}(a,b,c)=\frac1{11a+6b+10c+\varphi_a+\varphi_b+\varphi_c}\Phi (a, b, c).
\end{equation*}
For $\varepsilon>0$, let $D_{\varepsilon}=\{(a,b,c)\in D:\ a+c\geq\varepsilon\}$, then we can show by computation that we can choose $\varepsilon$ small enough so that $\widetilde {\mathbf \Phi}$ maps $D_\varepsilon$ to $D_\varepsilon$. By applying the Brouwer's fixed point theorem to $\widetilde{\mathbf \Phi}$ on $D_{\varepsilon}$, we can find a fixed point $p$ of $\widetilde{\mathbf \Phi}$ on $D_{\varepsilon}$. Obviously $p$ can not be $(1,0,0)$ or $(0,0,1)$.
Assume that $p=(a_0,b_0,c_0)$ and ${\widetilde{\mathbf \Phi}}(a_0,b_0,c_0)=(a_0,b_0,c_0)$, consequently ${\mathbf \Phi}(a_0,b_0,c_0)=\lambda(a_0,b_0,c_0)$, where $\lambda$ is the same parameter as in (\ref{eq7.1}). Thus by transforming $(a_0,b_0,c_0)$ back to the $\Delta$-form, we get the conductance $(c_0(p_1,p_2),c_0(p_2,p_3),c_0(p_3,p_1))$. We can set
{\small \begin{equation*}
{\mathcal E}_0(u)=c_0(p_1,p_2)(u(p_1)-u(p_2))^2+c_0(p_2,p_3)(u(p_2)-u(p_3))^2+c_0(p_3,p_1)(u(p_3)-u(p_1))^2.
\end{equation*}}
Set ${\mathcal E}(u)=\lim\limits_{n\rightarrow}\lambda^n\sum\limits_{|\omega|=n}{\mathcal E}_0(u\circ F_\omega)$ and ${\mathcal F}=\{u\in C(K): {\mathcal E}(u)<\infty\}$. $({\mathcal E},{\mathcal F})$ gives the self-similar energy with renormalization factor $\lambda^{-1}$.
Hence $B^{\sigma^*}_{2, \infty}$ is the domain of this Dirichlet form.
\end{proof}
\bigskip
We remark that the using $D_\varepsilon$ instead of $D$ is to avoid the fixed point $(0,1,0)$. This fixed point $(0,1,0)$ turns out to be repulsive\cite{Me,Sa}.
As in Proposition \ref{th7.1}, the same situation happens if we consider $\rho=1/6$ or $\rho=1/5$ (Figure \ref{fig11} and Figure \ref{fig12}). For $K_2$, the resistances relationship is (see (\ref{eq5.3}))
\begin{equation*}
{\mathbf \Phi} (a,b,c)=\Big(5a+4c+\varphi_a,\ 4a+5b+4c+\varphi_b,\ c+\varphi_c\Big).
\end{equation*}
and for $K_3$,
\begin{equation*}
{\mathbf \Phi} (a,b,c)=\Big(4a+3c+\varphi_a,\ 2a+4b+3c+\varphi_b,\ c+\varphi_c\Big).
\end{equation*}
We can proceed similar to Proposition \ref{th7.1}.
\begin{figure}[h]
\begin{tabular}{cc}
\begin{minipage}[t]{1.7in} \includegraphics[width=1.7in]{rho7}
\caption{$K_1$}\label{fig10}
\end{minipage} \quad
\begin{minipage}[t]{1.7in}
\includegraphics[width=1.7in]{rho6}
\caption{$K_2$}\label{fig11}
\end{minipage}
\begin{minipage}[t]{1.7in} \includegraphics[width=1.7in]{rho5}
\caption{$K_3$}\label{fig12}
\end{minipage}
\end{tabular}
\end{figure}
\bigskip
The construction of the energy form by the reverse recursive method was implicitly used by Hattori, Hattori and Watanabe on the Sierpinski gasket \cite{HHW} through a probability consideration, and they call the limit an {\it asymptotically one dimensional diffusion}. This diffusion was investigated further by Hambly and Kumagai\cite{HK1} on some other nested fractals (see also \cite{HJ,HY}). Recently, in \cite{GLQ}, the authors gave a detail study of this method on the Sierpinski gasket from an analytic point of view; they showed a dichotomy result that for any initial data, the Dirichlet forms obtained are either the standard or the one in \cite{HHW}. They also obtained sharp estimate of the eigenvalue counting functions of the associated Laplacian with respect to the $\alpha$-Hausdorff measure. The construction seems to be quite intuitive, but it has limitation (as it fails on the Sierpinski sickle). It will be interesting to find out the validity of this method on the more general class of fractals, and to investigate problems related to the associated Laplacian.
\bigskip
Besides the spaces $B^\sigma_{2, \infty}$, there is another important class of Besov spaces that is associated with the Dirichlet forms. Let
\begin{equation} \label {eq7.4}
[u]^2_{B_{2,2}^\sigma}:=\int_K\int_K\frac{|u(x)-u(y)|^2}
{|x-y|^{\alpha+2\sigma}}d\mu(y)d\mu(x),
\end{equation}
and define $B^\sigma_{2,2}:=\{u\in L^2(K, \mu):||u||_{B^\sigma_{2,2}}<\infty\}$, with norm
$||u||_{B^\sigma_{2,2}}:=||u||_2+ [u]_{B_{2,2}^\sigma}$. This family of spaces is the domain of some non-local Dirichlet forms, and is associated with the class fractional Laplacians, and the stable jump processes \cite{CK}. In a recent study of boundary theory of random walks \cite {KLW}, it was shown that for a class of random walks, the Martin boundary can be identified with the self-similar set $K$ (not necessary p.c.f. set), and the induced Dirichlet form on the boundary has the expression in \eqref{eq7.4}. In such setting the critical exponents of the $B_{2,2}^\sigma$ in connection with the random walk has also been studied in \cite{KL}.
\medskip
To put
\eqref{eq7.4} into the previous framework, it is not hard to see that the semi-norm $[u]_{B_{2,2}^\sigma}^2$ is equivalent to
\begin{equation}\label{eq7.5}
\int_0^1\frac{dr}{r}\cdot\frac{1}{r^{\alpha+2\sigma}}\int_K\int_{B(x,r)}(u(x)-u(y))^2d\mu(y)d\mu(x),
\end{equation}
which can also be expressed as
$
\sum\limits_{n=0}^\infty\rho^{-n(\alpha+2\sigma)}\int_K\int_{B(x,\rho^n)}(u(x)-u(y))^2d\mu(y)d\mu(x).
$
Similar to Proposition \ref{th1.1} (see also \cite {Bo}) , we have the following discretization of $[u]^2_{B^\sigma_{2,2}}$.
\bigskip
\begin {proposition}\label{th7.2}
Suppose the IFS $\{F_i\}_{i=1}^N$ is as in \eqref{eq2.1} and has the p.c.f. property. Then for $2\sigma> \alpha$,
\begin{equation}\label{eq7.6}
[u]^2_{B^\sigma_{2,2}}\asymp
\sum_{j=0}^\infty \rho^{-(2\sigma-\alpha)j}{\sum}_{x,y\in V_\omega,\ |\omega| = j}\big|u(x)-u(y)\big|^2.
\end{equation}
\end{proposition}
\bigskip
The spaces $B^\sigma_{2,2}$ satisfy the following inclusion relation: for $0<\varepsilon<\sigma$,
$
B^\sigma_{2,2}\subseteq B^\sigma_{2,\infty}\subseteq B^{\sigma-\varepsilon}_{2,2}.
$
Hence they share the same critical exponents as the class $B^\sigma_{2,\infty}, \sigma>0$. In view of Theorems \ref{th5.4} and \ref{th5.8}, we have
\medskip
\begin{corollary}\label{th7.3} For the Sierpinski sickle,
$B_{2,2}^{\sigma^*}$ is not dense in $C(K)$, and $B_{2,2}^{\sigma^\#}$ contains only constant functions. For the eyebolted Vicsek cross, $B^{\sigma^*}_{2, 2}$
contains only constant functions.
\end{corollary}
\medskip
\begin{proof}
For any $u\in B_{2,2}^{\sigma^*}$, by discretizing $[u]^2_{B_{2,2}^{\sigma^*}}$ as (\ref{eq7.6}), we have
\begin{equation*}
\sum_{m=0}^\infty7^m \sum_{x,y\in V_\omega;|\omega|=m}(u(x)-u(y))^2\asymp[u]^2_{B_{2,2}^{\sigma^*}}<\infty.
\end{equation*}
Then
\begin{equation}\label{eq7.7}
\lim_{m\rightarrow\infty}7^m \sum_{x,y\in V_\omega;|\omega|=m}(u(x)-u(y))^2=0.
\end{equation}
From this, we claim that $u$ is constant in the direction of $\overline {p_1p_3}$. For if otherwise, there must be some finite word $\tau$ such that $u\circ F_\tau(p_1)\neq u\circ F_\tau(p_3)$, then for any $n\geq0$,
\begin{equation*}
7^{|\tau|+n} \sum_{|\omega|=|\tau| +n}(u\circ F_\omega(p_1)-u\circ F_\omega(p_3))^2 \geq7^{|\tau|}\left(u\circ F_\tau(p_1)- u\circ F_\tau(p_3)\right)^2>0,
\end{equation*}
a contradiction to (\ref{eq7.7}), and the claim follows. This implies that $B_{2,2}^{\sigma^*}$ is not dense in $C(K)$.
We can also show that the rest statements are true by using similar arguments as before, the detail is omitted.
\end{proof}
\bigskip
\section *{\bf Appendix: Graph directed systems}
\bigskip
In here we give a brief supplement to the graph directed systems of Mauldin and Williams \cite {MW} on the box count and the box dimension to suit our purpose in Theorem \ref{th3.2} and Lemma \ref{th3.4}.
\bigskip
Let $({\mathcal V}, \Gamma)$ be a graph directed system with ${\mathcal V} = \{1, \cdots , N\}$ the set of vertices, and $\Gamma$ the set of edges on ${\mathcal V}\times {\mathcal V}$; let $\Gamma_{i,j}\subset \Gamma$ denote the set of edges from $i$ to $j$. For each $(i,j)$, let $\{F_e: e \in \Gamma_{i,j}\}$ be the associated contractive similitudes , then there exists non-empty compact sets $K_i$ such that
\begin {equation} \label{eq7.8}
K_i = \bigcup_j \bigcup_{e \in \Gamma_{i,j}} F_e(K_j).
\end{equation}
We assume that the family $\{F_e: e\in \Gamma\}$ satisfies the open set condition (OSC), i.e., there exists open sets $U_1, \cdots , U_N$ such that $ \bigcup_j \bigcup_{e \in \Gamma_{i,j}} F_e(U_j) \subset U_i$, and the sets in the union are non-overlapping. We also assume that all the $F_e$ has contraction ratio $\rho$ for simplicity, and that is what we use throughout the paper.
\medskip
We first consider the graph is strongly connected, i.e., for every $i, j\in {\mathcal V}$, there exists a path from $i$ to $j$. Corresponding to the graph directed system, there is an associated matrix $N\times N$ matrix $T = [n_{i, j}]$ where $n(i, j) = \#(\Gamma_{i, j})$. For ${\bf 1}$ a column vector of $1$'s, $T{\bf 1}$ counts the number of subcells of each $K_i$ (see \eqref{eq7.8}). Let $N_i(n)$ be the number of subcells of the $K_i$ in the $n$-th iteration, then $N_i(n) =T^n{\bf 1}$ . As $T$ is irreducible, by the Perron-Frobenius Theorem, the maximal eigenvalue $\lambda$ of $T$ is positive, and the eigenvector ${\bf v} > 0$. By using $ c^{-1} {\bf 1} \leq {\bf v} \leq c {\bf 1}$ for some $c>0$, we can show that
$$
N_i(n)\asymp \lambda^n.
$$
As all the $n$-level cells are of the same size $\rho^n$, and each one of them intersects at most $\ell$ of the $n$-level cells for some $\ell >0$ (by OSC), we see that
$$
\alpha = \lim_{n\to \infty} \frac{\log N_i(n)}{ |\log \rho^n|} = \frac {\log \lambda }{|\log \rho|}
$$
is the box dimension of the $K_i, 1\leq i \leq N$ , which is also the Hausdorff dimension, and $0< {\mathcal H}^\alpha(K_i) <\infty$ \cite {F, MW}.
\bigskip
If the directed graph is not strongly connected, we assume for simplicity that it has two strongly connected components ${\mathcal V}_1$ and ${\mathcal V}_2$, and we can write $T$ as
$$
T = \left[\begin{array}{cc}
T_1 & Q\\
0 & T_2
\end{array}\right]
$$
where $T_1$ and $T_2$ are irreducible. Let $\lambda_1$, $\lambda_2$ be the eigenvalues of $T_1$ and $T_2$ respectively. It is clear that $K_i,\ i \in {\mathcal V}_2$ behaves the same as the above irreducible case. To consider the $K_i, i \in {\mathcal V}_1$, we observe that
$$
T^n = \left[\begin{array}{cc}
T^n_1 & Q_n\\
0 & T^n_2
\end{array}\right]
$$
with $Q_n = \sum_{k=0}^{n-1}T_1^kQT_2^{(n-1)-k}$. Similar to the above, it is easy to estimate
$
{\bf 1'}^{t} Q_n{\bf 1} \leq C \sum_{k =0}^{n-1}\lambda_1^k\lambda_2^{(n-1)-k},
$
where ${\bf 1'}$ and ${\bf 1}$ are column vector of $1$'s, and have coordinates equals to $\#({\mathcal V}_1), \#({\mathcal V}_2)$ respectively.
\medskip
Let $\lambda = \max \{\lambda_1, \lambda_2\}$. If $\lambda_1 \not = \lambda_2$, then $ N_i(n) \asymp \lambda^n$ for $i\in {\mathcal V}_1$, and $K_i$ has box dimension $\alpha = \frac {\log \lambda }{|\log \rho|}$. On the other hand, if $\lambda_1 = \lambda_2$, then $ N_i(n) \asymp n \lambda^n$ for $i\in {\mathcal V}_1$, and the box dimension is the same. The difference is that in the first case $0 < {\mathcal H}^\alpha (E_i) <\infty$, but in the second case ${\mathcal H}^\alpha (E_i) =\infty$ (which is also the only case that the $\alpha$-Hausdorff measure is infinite) \cite [Theorems 4 and 5]{MW}.
\bigskip
\bigskip
\bigskip
{\it Acknowledgement}. The authors would like to thank Professors D.J. Feng, J.X. Hu and Dr. S.L. Kong for many valuable discussions. They are also indebted to Professor B. Hambly for bringing their attention to a number of references.
\bigskip
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| j}|u(x)-u(y)|^2\Big\}.
\end{equation}
\end{corollary}
\medskip
We will make frequently use of the following proposition to construct functions in $B^{\sigma}_{2, \infty}$\ \cite {GL}.
\medskip
\begin{proposition}\label{th2.4} Assume $2\sigma>\alpha$,
then for any function $u$ on $V_*$ , if $u$ satisfies
$$
{\sup}_{j\geq0}\Big \{ \rho^{-(2\sigma-\alpha)j}{\sum}_{x,y\in V_\omega,\ |\omega|=j} |u(x) -u(y) |^2\Big \} < \infty,
$$
$u$ can be extended continuously to $\tilde u$ on $K$, and $\tilde u \in B^{\sigma}_{2, \infty}$.
\end{proposition}
\medskip
Let $\ell(V_*)$ denote the class of real-valued functions on $V_*$. For $u \in \ell(V_*)$, we define an energy form ${\mathcal E}_n[u]$ on $V_n \ , \ n\geq 0$, by
\begin{equation} \label {eq2.3}
{\mathcal E}_n[u] = \sum_{x,y\in F_\omega (V_0),\ |\omega| = n} c_n(x,y)|u(x)-u(y)|^2,
\end{equation}
where $c_n(x,y)$ is the conductance of the nodes $x, y$. In literature, the most studied approach to construct a Dirichlet form on a p.c.f. set is to consider the sequence ${\mathcal E}_{n+1}[u] = \sum_{i=1}^N {\tau_i}^{-1}\ {\mathcal E}_n[u\circ F_i]$, where $0<\tau_i<1$ are the renormalization factors. If ${\mathcal E} [u]= \lim_{n\to \infty} {\mathcal E}_n[u]$ exists for all $u \in \ell (V_*)$, then ${\mathcal E}$ satisfies the {\it energy self-similar identity}
\begin{equation} \label {eq2.4}
\mathcal E[u] = \sum_{i=1}^N {\tau_i}^{-1}\ {\mathcal E}[u\circ F_i] \ , \qquad u \in {\mathcal F},
\end{equation}
and defines a local regular Dirichlet form on $L^2(K,\mu)$ for a given Radon measure $\mu$ fully supported on $K$ \cite{K, S}. If all the $\tau_i$ are equal, then the Dirichlet form $\mathcal E$ on the metric measure space $(K, |\cdot |, \mu)$ has domain ${\mathcal F} = B_{2, \infty}^{\sigma^*}$ ($\mu$ is the normalized $\alpha$-Hausdorff measure on $K$). If the $\tau_i$'s are not all equal, then we can consider the metric measure space $(K, d_r, \nu)$, where $d_r$ is the resistance metric on $K$, and $\nu$ is the self-similar measure with weights $\{\tau_i^s\}_{i=1}^N$ where $\sum_{i=1}^N {\tau_i}^s =1$, and the domain ${\mathcal F}$ is a modified Besov space with respect to $(K, d_r, \nu)$ (\cite {K}, \cite {Pi}, \cite {GHL}, \cite {HW}).
\bigskip
Let $G_n :=(V_n, r_n)$ denote the corresponding electrical network of \eqref{eq2.3} with resistance $r_n (x,y) = c_n(x,y)^{-1}$, $x, y \in V_n$ as resistance. It is known that \cite [Theorem 2.1.6] {K} for any $ m<n$, there is an induced network of $G_n$ on $V_m$ with resistance $R_{n, m} (x, y)$ such that for $u \in \ell(V_m)$,
\begin {equation}\label {eq2.4'}
\min \big \{{\mathcal E}_n[\upsilon]: \upsilon \in \ell (V_n), \ \upsilon|_{V_m} = u\big \} = \sum_{x,y \in V_m} \frac 1{R_{n,m}(x,y)}|u(x) -u(y)|^2.
\end{equation}
\medskip
Let $\{R_n\}_{n=0}^\infty$ be an increasing sequence of positive real numbers, suppose there exists $R> 1$ such that for any $\varepsilon >0$, there exists $N(\varepsilon)$ such that for all $n\geq N(\varepsilon)$,
\begin{equation*}
R^{(1-\varepsilon)n}\leq R_n\leq R^{(1+\varepsilon)n},
\end{equation*}
then we call $R$ the {\it asymptotic geometric growth rate} of $R_n$.
\medskip
\begin{definition} \label {de2.5} We call $R_{n,m}(x,y), \ x, y \in V_m$ the {\rm trace} (or the induced resistance) of $G_n$ on $V_m$. In particular, for $m=0$, we will use the notation $R_n(p, q), p, q \in V_0$ for simplicity. We also use $R(p, q)$ to denote the asymptotic geometric growth rate of $R_n(p, q)$ if it exists.
\end{definition}
\medskip
A function $h$ on $V_n$ is called {\it harmonic} on a subset $E\subset V_n$ if $h(x) = \sum_{x\sim y} c_n(x, y) h(y)$, $x \in E$. In the above, the function $\upsilon \in \ell(V_n)$ that attains the minimum (always exists) is a harmonic function on $V_n \setminus V_m$; we call it a {\it harmonic extension} of $u$ on $V_m$ to $V_n$. As $\upsilon$ is harmonic on the ``interior" of each subcell of $V_m$, we see that $\upsilon$ is a ``piecewise harmonic" function on $V_n$. These functions will be used to construct continuous functions in $B^\sigma_{2, \infty}$ as in the following.
\medskip
\begin {proposition} \label {th2.6} For the primal energy $E_n[u], n\geq 0$ as defined in \eqref{eq1.3}, suppose $\sigma$ satisfies $2\sigma > \alpha$, and there exists an integer $N\geq1$ such that
\begin{equation} \label{eq2.5}
\rho^{-(2\sigma-\alpha)N}\leq R_N(p,q), \quad \forall \ p,q\in V_0, \ p \not = q,
\end{equation}
then $u \in \ell (V_0)$ has an extension to $K$, and consequently, $B^\sigma_{2, \infty}$ is dense in $C(K)$.
\end {proposition}
\medskip
\begin {proof} For any $u \in \ell(V_0)$, from the trace of $G_N$ on $V_0$, we have
{\small \begin{align*}
& \min_{v \in \ell (V_N), v|_{V_0}= u}E_N[v]
= \sum_{ p, q \in V_0} \frac{1}{R_N(p,q)}|u(p)-u(p)|^2,
\end{align*}}
where $E_N[v]$ is defined as in \eqref{eq1.3}. Multiplying $\rho^{-(2\sigma-\alpha)N}$ to both sides, and by \eqref{eq2.5}, we obtain
\begin{equation*}
\min_{v \in \ell (V_n), v|_{V_0}= u}\Big\{ \rho^{-(2\sigma-\alpha)N} E_N[v]\Big \}
\leq \sum\limits_{p,q \in V_0}\left|u(p)-u(q)\right|^2.
\end{equation*}
With no confusion, we use $u$ again to denote the unique function in $\ell (V_N)$ that attains the minimum. By using this $u$ as initial data on each $F_\omega (V_0), |\omega| = N$, and continue this extension procedure to $V_{2N},V_{3N},\cdots$, there is $u$ on $V_* = \bigcup_{n\ge 0}V_n$ such that for all $k\geq1$,
\begin{equation*}
\rho^{-(2\sigma-\alpha){kN}}E_{kN} [u]
\leq\sum\limits_{p,q\in V_0}\left|u(p)-u(q)\right|^2.
\end{equation*}
By Corollary \ref{th2.3} and Proposition \ref{th2.4}, $u$ can be extended continuously to $K$ and $u\in B^\sigma_{2,\infty}$.
\vspace {0.1cm}
It follows that for any $v \in C(K) $, if we let $v_n$ to be the restriction of $v$ on $V_n$, we can extend $v_n$ on each cell $K_{\omega}, |\omega|= n$ so that $v_n \in B^{\sigma}_{2, \infty}$ (this $v_n$ is a piecewise harmonic function). The sequence $\{v_n\}_{n=1}^\infty$ converges to $v$ uniformly. This shows that $B^{\sigma}_{2, \infty}$ is dense in $C(K)$.
\end{proof}
\bigskip
To evaluate the trace $R_n(p,q)$ and
estimate the energy functional on a network, we will use some elementary techniques like the series law and parallel law of resistance and the $\Delta$-Y transform. Recall the $\Delta$-Y transform \cite {K, S} states that
the $\Delta$-shaped resistors $(R_{12}, R_{23}, R_{31})$ and the $Y$-shaped resistors $(a, b,c)$ in Figure \ref{fig1} in any network are equivalent by the following relation
\begin{equation} \label {eq2.6}
a =\frac{R_{12}R_{31}}{R}, \quad b =\frac{R_{12}R_{23}}{R},\quad c =\frac{R_{31}R_{23}}{R},
\end{equation}
with $R= R_{12} +R_{23} +R_{31}$, and conversely,
\begin{equation} \label{eq2.7}
R_{12} = \frac rc, \quad R_{23} = \frac ra \quad R_{31} = \frac rb ,
\end{equation}
where $r = ab+ bc+ ca$.
\begin{figure}[h]
\textrm{\centering
\scalebox{0.15}[0.15]{\includegraphics{Delta-Y}}\newline
}
\caption{$\Delta$-$Y$ transform}
\label{fig1}
\end{figure}
\medskip
In the example of eyebolted Vicsek cross in Section 5, we need to use an electrical network with four terminals. We give a version of equivalent electrical networks similar to the $\Delta$-Y transform, and call it the{\it \begin{large}
${\boxtimes}$\end{large}-X transform}.
\medskip
\begin{lemma}\label{th2.7}
For the two electrical networks as shown in Figure \ref{fig2} and assume that $yz = x^2$, then they are equivalent and the resistances satisfy
$$
a= \frac {xy}{2(x+y)}\ , \quad \hbox {and} \quad b = \frac {xz}{2(x+z)} \ \Big (= \frac {x^2}{2(x+y)}\Big )\ ;
$$
equivalently,
$$
x = 2(a+b)\ , \quad y = \frac {2a}b(a + b)\ , \quad \hbox {and} \quad z = \frac {2b}a(a + b)\ .
$$
\end{lemma}
\begin{figure}[h]
\textrm{\centering
\scalebox{0.20}[0.20]{\includegraphics{VICSEKTrasform}}\newline
}
\caption{equivalent networks with four vertices}
\label{fig2}
\end{figure}
\medskip
\begin {proof} We only outline the proof of the identity for $a$. By using the $\Delta$-Y transform on the square together with $\overline {p_2p_4}$, it is easy to calculate the effective resistance of $p_1$ and $p_3$ is $x$ (this can also be obtained by observing that no current should pass through $\overline {p_2p_4}$). Then take this in parallel with the resistance $y$ on $\overline {p_1p_3}$, we have the desired expression.
\end{proof}
\bigskip
\section{\large\bf Quotient network}
\bigskip
In this section, We will set up the equivalent relations and quotients on $V_n, n\geq 0$ which was first considered by Sabot \cite {Sa}. It will be used to study the other critical exponent $\sigma^\#$ in Theorem \ref{th4.3}.
\bigskip
\begin {definition} \label {de3.1}
Let $\sim$ be an equivalence relation on $V_0$ that contains at least two equivalent classes. We define the induced equivalent relation $\sim_n$ to be the smallest equivalent relation on $V_n$ generated by
\medskip
\ \ (i) (embedding) for $x \sim_{n-1} y$ in $V_{n-1} (\subset V_n)$, then $x\sim_n y$ in $V_n$;
\medskip
\ (ii) (self-similar) for $x \sim_{n-1} y$ in $V_{n-1}$, then $F_i(x) \sim_n F_i (y)$ for $1\leq i\leq N$.
\medskip
\noindent We say that $\sim$ is a \textit{compatible (equivalence) relation} if for any $n\geq0$ and any $x,y\in V_{n}$, $x\sim_n y$ in $V_n$ if and only if $x\sim_{n+1} y$ in $V_{n+1}$.
\end {definition}
\medskip
We will omit the subscript $n$ when there is no confusion, and we write $V_0 = \bigcup_i J_i$ where the $J_i$'s are equivalent classes of $V_0$, and. Note that (ii) implies
$$
F_\omega (p) \sim F_{\omega} (q), \quad if \ \ p\sim q, \ p,q \in V_0;
$$
furthermore if there are $q'\in V_0$, $|\omega'|=|\omega|$ such that $F_\omega (q) = F_{\omega'}(q')$, then for $p'\in V_0$ and $p'\sim q'$, then $F_\omega (p)\sim F_{\omega'}(p')$.
We will use $V_n^\sim, \ n\geq 0$ to denote the quotient spaces, i.e.,
$$
V_n^\sim = \big \{ [F_\omega(J)]: \ J\in V_0^\sim, |\omega|=n\big \}.
$$
Here $[F_\omega(J)] $ is the union of the $F_{\omega'}(J'), J' \in V_0^\sim, |\omega'| \leq n$ where $F_{\omega_i}(J_i) \cap F_{\omega_{i+1}} (J_{i+1}) \not = \emptyset $ for a finite sequence of cells in $V_m, m\leq n$ with $F_\omega (J) = F_{\omega_1} (J_1), \cdots , F_{\omega_k} (J_k) = F_{\omega'} (J')$.
\medskip
In view of (i), the compatible condition is only imposed on the sufficiency. It follows that for $m\leq n$, $V_m^\sim$ can be identified as a subset of $V_n^\sim$. The compatible relation therefore induces an equivalence relation on $V_*$ (also denote by $\sim$) with $V_*^\sim= \bigcup_n V_n^\sim$ such that each equivalent class $J \in V_*$ is the union of an increasing sequence of equivalent classes $J^{(n)}\in V_n$. It is easy to show inductively that if $J^{(n)}_1, J^{(n)}_2$ are distinct in $V^\sim_n$, then $J^{(m)}_1, J^{(m)}_2$ are distinct in $V^\sim_m$ for $m\geq n$, so that $J^*_1, J^*_2$ are distinct in $V_*$.
\bigskip
We call an equivalent class $J$ of $V_n$ (or $V_*$) a {\it boundary class} if $J\cap V_0\neq\emptyset$, and a {\it non-boundary class} otherwise.
\bigskip
\noindent {\bf Examples}. For the Sierpinski gasket with $V_0 =\{p_1 , p_2, p_3\}$, the partition $J_1= \{p_1, p_3\}$, $J_2 =\{p_2\}$ defines a compatible relation. It is easy to see that an element of $V_n^\sim$ is either a single vertex or is consisted of consecutive vertices on a line segments parallel to $\overline {p_1p_3}$ (see Figure \ref{fig4}). There are two boundary classes in $V_*$, $\{p_2\}$ and the set of dyadic points on the line segment $\overline {p_1p_3}$.
\vspace {0.1cm}
Consider the pentagasket with | 4,397 |
Olav Leggsson svartaskald (Óláfr Leggsson svartaskáld) var en isländsk 1200-talsskald, som enligt Skáldatal kan knytas till den norske kungen Håkon Håkonssons hird. Troligen var Olav mörkhårig och fick tillnamnet svartaskald som motsats till sin samtida namne, den vithårige Olav vitaskald.
Dråpet på Jon Snorrason
Olav svartaskald var "son till prästen Leggr", står det i Islänningasagan. Om hans liv vet man bara att han år 1230 vistades i Bergen i Norge. Han var då utblottad, men hade fått husrum hos Jon murti ("den lille") Snorrason, som var son till Snorre Sturlasson. En afton nära geisladagr (13 januari) år 1231 då Olav, Jon och dennes svåger Gissur Torvaldsson var druckna och skulle gå till sängs, fann de sovloftet mörkt och sängarna obäddade. Jon for då ut i förebråelser mot tjänarna, varför Olav sökte lugna ner honom. Då drämde Jon till Olav med en käpp. Gissur gick emellan och höll Jon tillbaka, men Olav fick fatt i en handyxa och slog den i huvudet på Jon. Därefter hoppade Olav ner genom loftluckan och försvann springande från platsen. Jons sår var inte värre än att både han och Gissur kunde rusa efter, men Olav såg de inte, ty det var beckmörkt ute. På morgonen dagen efter fortsattes sökandet, men Olav svartaskald var försvunnen och har sedan dess ej avhörts.
Jons sår tycktes ofarligt till en början, men han misskötte det och fortsatte sitt supande. Då gick det värk i såret, han blev sängliggande och dog på Sankta Agnes dag, den 21 januari. Gissur Torvaldsson, som senare skulle bli Snorre Sturlassons baneman och Islands förste jarl, blev vid återkomsten till Island den sommaren tvingad att svära femtedomsed på, att han ej, då Jon blev dräpt, hade varit i maskopi med Olav.
Verk
Av Olav svartaskalds litterära kvarlåtenskap återstår endast brottstycken. En halvstrof och en kvartsstrof anses komma från en drapa om kung Håkon, troligen diktad år 1230. Ytterligare en kvartsstrof kan hänföras till ett kväde om Skule jarl eftersom dennes<|fim_middle|> året 1231.
Finnur Jónsson, Den oldnorske og oldislandske litteraturs historie, del 2:1, København, 1898.
Noter
Externa länkar
Óláfr Leggsson svartaskáld: Drápa um Hákon (?); Drápa um Skúla jarl; Drápa um Krist (?); Brot úr mansöng (?); Lausavísa. Diverse diktfragment på norröna.
Sturlungasagan på danska i översättning av Kristian Kaalund.
Norröna skalder
Försvunna personer
Män
Födda okänt år
Avlidna 1200-talet
Personer på Island under 1200-talet | namn är nämnt. I Islänningasagan finns en lausavísa, och till detta kommer några fragment av en religiös dikt, kanske en Kristsdrápa, samt tre rader ur en kärleksdikt till en kvinna. Fragmenten har bevarats i Sturlungasagan, den Tredje grammatiska avhandlingen samt i Laufás Edda. "Man kan ikke af disse lævninger danne sig nogen forestilling om Óláfr som skjald", summerar Finnur Jónsson.
Källor och litteratur
Berättelsen om dråpet på Jon murti Snorrason redovisas i Islänningasagan (som ingår i Sturlungasagan) under de händelser som inträffade | 178 |
Ministry of Propaganda - 26/Nov/2006: "Sunday Afternoon Stroll"
Unfortunately the weather forecast got it the wrong way around today: Instead of it being nice in the afternoon and fairly wet in the morning it was pretty much the other way around. So I just went for a short late autumn afternoon stroll through the parks here in Old Town Swindon today.
Most of the leaves have now fallen, only the odd pocket here in there still on the trees. Some just outside of my house, as seen in the first picture. They would have looked much nicer in some sunshine, but there wasn't much of that around this afternoon.
Some rain was<|fim_middle|> the camera steady for a full second or two was a bit too much and there weren't any opportunities stabilise the camera on a pole or similar.
Hopefully the weather will be better next weekend and I'll get out for a longer walk then. There will also be a guided walk from Banbury Castle on 10/Dec/2006, I hope details will soon be listed on the Swindon Council Ranger Events page. I'm planning to join that walk, should be interesting. | falling while I walked along the old rail track and through Town Gardens, not much, but enough to pull up the hood of my jacket. From Town Gardens I crossed through Old Town to The Lawn, the clouds occasionally breaking up. Some reasonably nice autumn impressions at The Lawn, unfortunately the light was failing now and I didn't have my tripod with me. Holding | 72 |
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When a global IT leader needed a single, comprehensive, and accurate view of its global data and voice communications network – and those of its Fortune 500 managed-services clients – it turned to Sakon. The result? More than $80M in savings from 2011-2017, another $15M projected, and an easy-to-use, data-rich foundation from which to manage future network investment and innovation.
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Drawing on the intuition and insights of the Sakon team – a group steeped in the intricacies of enterprise network deployments and billing from years working at the major carriers – the teamwork and knowledge sharing among the client's Network Services and Sakon teams, and the data-gathering prowess of the Sakon Platform, Sakon conducted an exhaustive audit of the client's communications network.
Key to this effort was capturing all the network inventory, contracts, and bills in one system and bringing them into meaningful alignment, a Herculean task – the client's network inventory alone is comprised of more than 200,000 line items – made simple by Synkronize™, the enterprise-scale, data-synchronizing engine of the Sakon Platform. (<|fim_middle|> occur and more nimbly "right-sizing" communications needs on a per-facility basis. The single version of the truth afforded by Sakon also has armed Sourcing with the precise billing and services data it needs to manage its RFP process and negotiate more advantageous contracts.
Gaining a 20:20 view of global network inventory is also playing a pivotal role at the strategic planning level, helping the client map out its future communications-infrastructure needs – and those of its clients – as it assesses and plans where best to implement new network technologies, such as SDWAN, that promise major performance improvements at significantly less cost than legacy circuits.
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Applies the industry's only proven and effective three-way match to compare assets, contracts and actual costs to drive out waste. | See Synkronize diagram.) With the network and its billing dependencies now captured in the system, Sakon synthesized the data to find savings, including:
1. Services Billed at Wrong Rates
Large-scale consumers of network services like this client and its customers negotiate discounted rates with carriers. While these rates are clearly spelled out in the resulting contracts, they often are not reflected accurately in the resulting bills, something the Sakon Platform flags automatically.
2. Waived Services Mistakenly Charged
In the world of custom contracts, a promised "free" service is often charged anyway as the result of flaws in carrier billing systems.
3. Double Billing
Enterprise clients often are billed more than once for the same service as a result of miscommunications between the carriers' various billing departments.
4. Charges Applied to Decommissioned Services or Devices
When complexity keeps companies from tracking the status of individual devices, circuits, and services, it's easy to keep paying for a service or piece of equipment long since terminated.
5. Right Rate, Wrong Year
Enterprise communications contracts are full of long-term incentives – in this client's case a 5 percent discount year over year, which was not always reflected in the invoices generated by the carrier's legacy billing system.
These and other billing errors uncovered by the audit, and subsequently acted upon by the team, resulted in $10M in savings the first year alone, providing the client quick payback on its Sakon investment and a data-driven foundation for finding further savings. These early successes landed Sakon an esteemed position in the client's Global Partner program, where the Sakon Platform is a featured solution in its outsourced network management offering.
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Katchadourian, Herant A.
purl.st<|fim_middle|> and guilt
December 3, 2013 - December 10, 2013
Stanford Historical Society Oral History Program interviews, 1999-2012
SMS This | anford.edu/rs324ss2995
Katchadourian, Herant A. and Tracy, Allison
Stanford Historical Society
Herant Katchadourian begins by discussing his early life in Turkey, his family, and his family's move to Lebanon. He discusses a prolonged illness in his childhood and the impact of this on his life and his schooling, including his time at American University of Beirut. He discusses his struggle over choosing a career path, and his eventual decision to pursue a career in medicine, specifically psychiatry. Katchadourian discusses his medical training and residency at the University of Rochester. He discusses his return to Lebanon, his research during this time, and meeting his wife Stina. He tells the story of being recruited to Stanford by David Hamburg (whom he had met previously) and his first experiences on campus, including advocating for the teaching of a human sexuality class, which he went on to develop and teach. He notes his time as University Ombudsman and a University Fellow. He discusses how he became involved in the Human Biology program, his contributions to the development of the HumBio curriculum, as well as the continued development and popularity of his Human Sexuality class. He discusses his experience with colleagues in HumBio, the structure of the program, and other courses he developed. Katchadourian goes on to discuss his time as Dean of Undergraduate Studies and Vice Provost and major issues he dealt with while serving in the university administration. He notes longitudinal studies he conducted with students during this time, including an analysis of student types.
Herant Katchadourian, Stanford Historical Society, oral histories, interviews, biology, psychoanalysis, behavioral science, | 350 |
Hiker dies after fall at Red Rock Canyon Open Space in Colorado Springs
Climbing accident at Red Rock Canyon Open Space. July 23, 2019.
By Tony Keith |
Posted: Tue 1:42 PM, Jul 23, 2019 |
Updated: Wed 7:42 AM, Jul 24, 2019
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KKTV) - A hiker died after falling off a cliff at Red Rock Canyon Open Space in Colorado Springs Tuesday afternoon.
Police believe the fall was accidental and the hiker was in an area he wasn't supposed to be in, out of bounds of any trails.
"He was on the other side of<|fim_middle|> when officers got to him. At the time of this writing, he's only been identified as a middle-aged white male.
Editor's note: Police originally believed the person who fell was a climber. This article has been updated to reflect police now believe he was a hiker.
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Semi-versus-semi crash closes La Veta Pass in Colorado | the fence too close to the cliff, especially with the rain we've gotten in the last couple of days. The erosion, the soft ground: it was a recipe for disaster. We think he got too close to the edge and fell," said Sgt. Brian Cummings with the Colorado Springs Police Department.
The man reportedly fell about 85 feet in an area near Highway 24 and 31st Street. Authorities believe he was hiking alone at the time of the fall.
Officers have been patrolling the parks during the summer months and were nearby at the time.
"They were flagged down almost immediately and responded almost immediately," Cummings said.
The man was already dead | 134 |
Image courtesy of Smoke That Travels, directed by Kayla Briët.
Kayla Briët is an award-winning 20-year-old filmmaker and composer. Her 2016 documentary, Smoke That Travels, follows the Native American heritage Kayla grew up with. As a teenager, Kayla directed, edited, filmed, and scored the production all herself. Since its completion, the short film has had acclaimed success, winning her last year's YoungArts 'cinematic arts' category and travelling to over 35 different festivals. Most recently, the film was shown at the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA), and is due to show at the Smithsonian in Washington, D.C.
I was fortunate enough to speak with Kayla. Below, she talks about her journey in film, music, technology, and her legacy. Interview by Danielle Leard.
Lithium Magazine: What role would you say storytelling plays in our lives, and why is it important to translate it to film?
Kayla Briët: I think that we all tell stories. It's the only way that we're able to connect with each other, and to understand our differences. To be tolerant of another person is to understand what it's like in their shoes. For me, filmmaking is how I was able to combine different languages [including] visual arts, music, and editing. I grew up very shy and it was hard for me to communicate just through talking to people. I started out with music and piano pieces, and eventually [learned] the skills of visual arts and editing. Now I'm able to mesh everything together into a comprehensive piece. Storytelling in any kind of medium is [very] important and comes naturally in some form or another. It makes us distinctly human. It's powerful in that it can affect people in positive ways and in very negative ways. We see the effects of propaganda, stories that are true, stories of prejudice, and stereotypes--those are equally as powerful as stories that can debunk those and form a powerful connection.
LM: What are some of your favorite influences in film?
KB: Some of my biggest influences in film are actually my friends! I'm really inspired by [slam poet and YouTuber] Rhiannon McGavin/TheGeekyBlonde. I love her "<|fim_middle|> older, it's about not being afraid to reach out to people--to connect with people in real life and conversation, and that's a scary thing to do. Learning how to articulate yourself and connect with people, make friends, be a human!
LM: Do you have a favorite part of producing music?
KB: When someone's working on something worthwhile, you get into a creative flow, where the hardest part is starting out. You're trying to find a melody, you're trying to find a base, you're trying to find some kind of structure for what you want to create. Once you find that, you're able to be get into it. And when you get into it, you start improvising and enter this flow. There's this alignment with your idea and executing it. It is that kind of creative flow that is my favorite part of making music. Improvising. That's one of my favorite things. When I write songs I have a melody in my mind, and sometimes I don't know the lyrics yet, so I just sing gibberish for hours and hours! And then I start to write in lyrics. Having that creative flow is my favorite part [of producing music].
LM: What effects has Smoke That Travels' success had on the community?
KB: I think Smoke That Travels has brought all different cultures together. There are so many different types of indigenous cultures around that experience the same kind of emotions. There are natives in Taiwan, New Zealand, Australia, Scandinavia--every region has their indigenous peoples and we all suffer from this type of fear of "how will we be remembered?" [It] has really opened up my mind and heart to understanding different perspectives all over the world. I've gotten people who want to learn the language Neshnabek, people who want to share this in their classrooms for history--I think that's such a magical part of sharing your story. You never know who it will connect to. It's been quite unbelievable, so far. [It recently showed at MoMA and] it's going to be showing at the Smithsonian in Washington, D.C. Those are such grand and historical institutions! This experience has taught me that if you have a story, you shouldn't keep it to yourself. You should share it.
LM: Is there anything you want to say to encourage young people to share and document their stories?
KB: Definitely! I would say that with any kind of person's story that you're starting to share is that it's always quite scary at first. You have a lot of self-doubt. You wonder, "Is my story even worth sharing?", "Is it unique and different?", and "Are people even going to learn anything?" But I think personal stories of all capacities are worth sharing. Everyone has a perspective that people can learn from. Opening your heart and asking yourself what it means to be vulnerable is so important. Just make the thing and don't worry about being too polished! Don't worry about perfection! That is my main piece of advice that I would offer to any young storyteller: just make it and share it. It is the hardest thing ever--but the most important.
You can watch Kayla Briët's internationally acclaimed film Smoke That Travels here. Keep up with Kayla on Instagram, Twitter, YouTube, or her website.
loved how this interview was laid out + an interesting read!
Thanks Daisy! Kayla definitely had wonderful insight. | Bath Chats" series! She invited me to be apart of one! She literally just had a little flip camera on top of a Powerpuff Girls tissue box and we're sitting in this bath tub! I love how down-to-earth [Rhiannon] is. I also have another friend named Kira Bursky. She's a phenomenal filmmaker of narrative and music videos. She makes such whimsical stories that are similar to [those of] Tim Burton. [Kira] is also a musician! She has a production company called All Around Artsy where she does pretty much everything A-Z! Kira is one of those young creatives who just does everything on her own and is able to command an awesome spirit of collaboration. The friends that I am surrounded by are some of my biggest inspirations. Music, too! I love Grimes. She directs her music videos and produces her own music. I really identify [with] her.
LM: What has helped guide your vision for your documentary Smoke That Travels?
KB: I wanted to capture part of my childhood for myself and my baby brother to look back on when we're older. I've always had this fear that culture--my culture, my Native heritage, my Prairie Band Potawatami heritage--is slowly fading away. I wanted to make a reaction to that feeling of fear of losing a part of your identity. It had to be a personal story. I knew that I had to be in the film and speak in the film and narrate the film because it comes from what's in my heart. So, it was very scary. To answer your question, it was really scary to create something that would invite people into my childhood in that way. It's [more] nerve-wracking to share a film like that in front of your family than it is in front of strangers. But after I showed it to my family, they were great; they were proud of the film. If just one person said that they felt less alone or [had] learned something new from the film, I think that is more than I could even ask for. I'm very, very, very lucky that [Smoke That Travels] has been traveling to different festivals and online. It means something to people, and that is very dear to my heart.
LM: You're credited with directing, editing, filming, and scoring the production for Smoke That Travels. Do you have a specific aspect of the movie making process that you'd say is your favorite?
KB: In post, it's either between editing or the music. I love editing films because that's [where] the whole thing comes together--in the editing room. That's where you form the structure and tell the story. But I also love cinematography. It's just so fun! I love creating this aspect of my visual style.
LM: Do you have any plans for your future endeavors in film?
KB: So much! There's so much that I want to tackle. I'm really keen on delving more into the virtual reality space. I love the idea of virtual reality because you have interactive experiences and live action experiences. The ability to put yourself in another world, another perspective, and outside of yourself is just so amazing to me. There are people who have definitely inspired me to delve into all of the skills I need to pursue that. As for as other film projects, I'm really keen on getting more into the narrative style and fiction. I'm writing my first narrative right now, and I'm excited! It's a wishful love story of sorts. Overall, I'm just excited to delve into some things I've never done before!
LM: You mentioned that you started your career in creativity with music. When and why did you start pursuing music?
KB: When I was about 13 or 12 [years old], I first started messing about on the piano. I'd listen to songs on the radio and figure them out on the keys. Sometimes my parents would come home and heard me playing radio songs on the piano by ear. Through that, I learned how to form different types of pieces with different styles of music. That was kind of [my] 'gateway drug'.
LM: What are some of your favorite musical influences?
KB: I'm obsessed with these weird and random genres of music. Like, I'm really into Celtic music. And folk! I could listen to Irish folk music all day! I also listen to these Gregorian choirs. They're haunting. They do this thing where they sing two tones at once. I'm trying to do it, but I can't do it for you right now, sadly! [Laughs.] I'm inspired by a lot of different types of music.
Image courtesy of Kayla Briët and The Recording Academy.
LM: What was it like learning that you could blend art and technology/science into one?
KB: It's all just different languages of storytelling. I like that feeling of going for a thing, and imagining that thing, and being able to make it. I feel like these tools [such as] math and coding, especially, are just ways of being able to translate an abstract idea in your mind into something tangible and real. Combining tools like code, visual arts, style, and editing--forming all of that stuff together to translate your idea into the real world is so powerful. That combination of art and science is so natural. It should be expressed like that in schools. I think we should make arts and science more integrated because they really are just there to express ourselves.
LM: How has the internet guided your pursuit in your art?
KB: I feel like we [as millennials] grew up with the internet. I discovered a lot of my music taste through scouring YouTube and falling into rabbit holes! . . . It's all just part of our childhood that we're able to reach out into this archive of information. I learned a lot on my own in the first stages of my life. Now, as I've gotten | 1,232 |
I love being able to share in one of the most significant events in the life of a couple. As a photographer it also means so much to me to partner with clients who truly value what goes into wedding photography. It was clear from our first meeting that Danielle and Doug were on the same page with what they were looking for out of a wedding photographer, and we seemed to click right from the start. We met to see if we were a good fit for each other, then met to go over and tweak their timeline to keep everything flowing and allow time for their photography and allow time for them to enjoy each other. It's great to be able to build a relationship and learn about each other while preparing for something as exciting as their wedding.
After Krista and I went to Union Country Club to scope out the ceremony location and look around, we went to Doug and Danielle's beautiful home and were able to start the day with the girls. We had a blast with the kids, a few of the details, and made short work of a few bridal portraits and bridal party shots before racing over to Union in Dover to hang with the guys. The venue was wonderful, and the staff was incredibly helpful and supportive of us along the way. We were able to share (at the couple's request) a same day edit of the photos from their wedding at the reception by sitting them down and projecting their photographs on a large screen. It<|fim_middle|> in the shot of the bride and groom touching noses. Creative! Great job! | was great to be able to give them the time to sit back and take in the wonder and beauty of their big day. I love seeing and hearing their reactions as they relive moments that can seem to zoom by during the hustle of a wedding. We had a great party after the ceremony and dances as well. Family and friends were around the horseshoe bar and dancing well after midnight. It's a blast to be able to photograph a celebration like Doug and Danielle's.
What an awesome job Tyler. You guys were so great and made our daughters wedding a night she will never forget. Thanks again for everything.
You did amazing. Thank you so much! You got exactly what I wanted. The last one of Brady and I is absolutely priceless!
Great job capturing the moments!
This kid was great you did a lovely job photographing this event!
Great job capturing all of those wonderful moments!
Beautiful! I love the detail shots.
Outstanding wedding photos. My fave was the wedding party being | 201 |
July 25 (UPI) — The U.S. International Mathematical Olympiad team finished in fourth place in international competition, taking home gold and silver medals, the Mathematical Association of America announced.
The U.S. team's fourth place finish was out of 110 teams around the world and behind only Korea, China and Vietnam in the competition, which was held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
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The Syrian team finished 56th overall in the competition. | to be among the top five scoring teams again this year, highlighting our country's consistent mathematical talent and problem-solving capabilities among our high school students," said Michael Pearson, executive director of the MAA.
The competition based its scores on the number of points scored by individual team members on six problems. The competition lasted two days and teams were given 4.5 hours to work three problems.
The members of the 2017 U.S. team were Ankan Bhattacharya, Zachary Chroman, Andrew Gu, Vincent Huang, James Lin, and Junyao Peng.
They were accompanied by coach Po-Shen Loh, professor of mathematics at Carnegie Mellon University, and deputy coach Brian Lawrence, a graduate student at Stanford University.
Also in attendance at the IMO competition was Hafez Assad, the son of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, who went to Rio with the Syrian mathematics team.
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It's been particularly wet these last few<|fim_middle|>! | weeks here in rural Pennsylvania. The unending rain is putting a damper on the plans at the farm sanctuary this weekend. We have equipment being delivered to demo two buildings, a couple dozen volunteers eager to help, along with acres and acres of fields that desperately need cut. It's been weeks of planning, dozens of meetings, emails and phone calls to be ready for these two days. All of that time and energy, yet something completely out of our control is threatening our plans.
Life seems to work like that, doesn't it? You can chart your path, talk to all the right people, get support along the way and have a concrete plan – only for something to derail your agenda. After years of worrying and stressing about things beyond my control, I've learned to let go and dance in the rain.
Our organization has seen it's share of challenges but each have made us stronger and more rooted in our mission. When you're focused on doing the life saving work that we do, you go in knowing that it's not going to be an easy path to take. Nothing "worth it" is ever easy, but the things that ARE truly worth it are worth the fight.
With summer in full swing, we receive more calls than ever regarding stray and lost animals. People looking to help animals left outside in the heat, or locked in hot cars. People who are overwhelmed with the litter of kittens found under their porch, or not sure what to do about the dog roaming loose in their neighborhood. We are grateful that people in our communities want to step up for animals in need. We are also so appreciative to our donors who support us so we can continue this life saving work.
The summer also brings challenges with our volume of volunteers. With most vacations happening during the summer, quite a few of our animal care shifts go short-handed thus increasing the work load on our staff and shortening the time each animal in our care receives. We are actively looking for volunteers mornings & afternoons during the week and all shifts on the weekend. Did you know that only 2 hours a week can make a massive impact on the lives of homeless animals? As I always tell dog & cat lovers… you can only save and keep a FEW animals but by becoming a volunteer, you can help save THOUSANDS!
Interested in learning more about being a hero to animals in need? Click the VOLUNTEER tab on our website and fill our the questionnaire. We host Volunteer Orientations every week at the shelter. We would love to get you connected to our amazing community of compassionate animal lovers.
We have lots of things on the horizon for Animal Friends of Westmoreland | Animal Friends Sanctuary! I'll be back to update you after my trip out west! I'll be touring and volunteering at an animal sanctuary and am looking forward to this amazing, learning expereince. I'll be gaining valuable first hand insight on the inner workings of a sanctuary and how to properly house multiple species. I'm sure I'll have lots to share | 612 |
Arriving in style is always a wonderful and comfortable option. As we are now a kind of used to S- and E-Class Limousines, we did expect to find such an option of transportation again. In fact it was completely different: A Jaguar Limousine was waiting for us at arrival at Palermo Airport! We were flashed and our glamorous experience at Villa Igiea began. After 30 minutes of driving through unknown territory (I am kind of Italian Lover and know nearly every place of Italy - except Western Sicily and Sardegna) we arrived at one of Sicilys most iconic places to stay - the Grand Hotel Villa Igiea!
Check-in was smooth and fast and within minutes a staff<|fim_middle|> of the harbour.
We were guets of the hotel and enjoyed a free return airport transfer in addition to the overnight stay. Our above written expresses our own opinion. | member was already on the way to accompany us to our lovely... Suite! In fact it was the first suite upgrade we received during our trip after travelling to Berlin, Lisbon and Madrid. This Tower Suite was situated on the first floor and therefore had high and elegant ceilings. Upon entering the heavy door we knew that this is the right place to stay for us. A heavenly bed, spacious bedroom and a small living room in the tower. The views were towards the Mediterranean sea which was even better from our balcony surrounding the tower. Inside the bathroom there was a shower-tub combo, single vanity and toilet with bidet. Well the best were the big Molton Brown toiletries with a size of 100ml. By the way at check-out I found out that the standard rooms have Ortigia (there is a small shop in front of the hotel) - if I would have known this earlier I would have asked all staff members to get this unique products.
Before we were departing with the 1 o'clock train to Milazzo (to take the hydrofoil to Vulcano) we had breakfast at the terrace of the hotel. The buffet was vast with fresh fruits and excellent products - there was a cooking section where they prepared egg dishes in front of the guests. The cakes were good as well and the bread was not-italian-like - it was like in Central Europe and therefore perfect! We also tested the cool pool bar next to the outdoor pool. There we had a light lunch with burgers, which were quite good but relatively expensive.
I would say that Grand Hotel Villa Igiea is undoubtedly the most exclusive place to stay in Palermo and perfect for every traveler going to the Aeolian Islands and seeking for an elegant layover. We loved the classical style and the royal atmosphere as well as the pool with its view | 369 |
M.U.S.I.C. Inc. Chicago was founded in 2011 by Sarah Dupuis and Joi Truman with a handful of used, child-sized violins and a desire to provide a unique opportunity for students in Chicago's west side communities. Their vision was to create a program that integrated high achieving music education and character development. It wasn't long<|fim_middle|> communities. Their vision was to create a program that integrated high achieving music education and character development. | before it became abundantly clear the love each young student had for their instrument, the level of joy that went into learning and the impact on their vision for the future. M.U.S.I.C. Inc. received 501(c)-3 tax exempt status in 2014 and bring the joy and love of learning an instrument to more young students in Chicago.
M.U.S.I.C. Inc. Chicago was founded in 2011 by Sarah Dupuis and Joi Truman with a handful of used, child-sized violins and a desire to provide a unique opportunity for students in Chicago's west side | 125 |
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For many women of a certain age, Adam Brody's breakthrough roles were the ideal of an adoring boyfriend. For them, his latest role in Ready or Not might be a tough pill to swallow because, well, he's kind of an asshole. Or as Brody tells Glamour, "He's a misanthrope. He has no pretension and is just a miserable son of a bitch. Ready or Not in theaters now follows Grace Samara Weaving , an unsuspecting woman who marries into a family that made its fortune in the board game industry. On her wedding night, she must participate in a bizarre family tradition that goes downhill fast. Think of it as a campier, more murderous version of HBO's Succession.
It's easy to see why so many fans adore Sebastian Stan. The actor, who's best known for playing Bucky Barnes in the Avengers films, has been winning people's hearts with his humor and charm. But if there's one thing that the actor has in common with his character, it's the fact that he tends to keep his romantic affairs out of the spotlight.
But could there still be clues pointing to a possible relationship? Or is Sebastian currently single? Let's first take a look at the actor's romantic history.
Leighton Marissa Meester was born in Fort Worth, Texas, to Constance Lynn (Haas) Was ranked #1 on FHM magazine's "Fall TV's Hottest Stars" list in met Adam Brody while filming The Oranges () and later they started dating.
Geordie Shore's Chantelle Connelly shows off new bum following surgery. Despite Leighton Meester being very much married to Adam Brody, and the fact Blair Waldorf and Chuck Bass are literally just characters and not our IRL friends no matter how many times we watch Gossip Girl season back to back , we still find it a bit odd seeing Chuck aka Ed Westwick romantically involved with someone other than Blair. Anyway, after Ed was snapped at the BAFTAs with a mystery woman, we did some digging and found out he's dating model and actress Jessica Serfaty — who's previously been linked to Niall Horan — and they made it Insta official shortly after.
Find out everything you need to know about her here. Now the extraordinarily beautiful couple have taken their relationship to the next level with matching tattoos Call us bitter, but it's just not what we need to see on Monday morning when we're single AF. Captioning the insanely loved-up snap she wrote: "I almost wish we were butterflies and lived but three summer days — three such days with you I could fill with more delight than fifty common years could ever contain. Sorry, this feature isn't working right now.
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Leighton Meester has been in relationships with Sebastian Stan – and Aaron Himelstein – Leighton Meester has had an encounter with Garrett Hedlund Leighton Meester is a 33 year old American Actress. Her zodiac sign is Scorpio.
Brody, 33, starred in "The OC" as Seth Cohen. He and former "Gossip Girl" star Leighton Meester, 27, began dating earlier this year.
Even more, I think about how crazy it was that the actor who played him, Adam Brody, ended up marrying a star from another aughts-era teen drama Leighton Meester, a. Blair Waldorf from Gossip Girl , for the uninformed. In an interview with GQ , Brody was asked whether he thought that was weird, and, surprisingly, he does not. Though both of their hit shows were produced by Josh Schwartz, Brody and Meester actually met on the set of The Oranges back in and tied the knot in They have a 4-year-old daughter named Arlo.
In his interview with GQ , Brody also talked about being isolated from the public while he was on the show. I was dating my co-star for the majority of the show and all of our friends were dating each other, so there was this bubble. The two ran into each other at the airport last week. Now please excuse me while I put on some Bright Eyes and start a Chrismukkah shopping list.
Leighton Meester will always be a TV and fashion icon, because she brought so much sass and style to the role of Blair Waldorf on Gossip Girl. Adam Brody rose to fame playing Seth Cohen on another juicy prime time soap. The O. Both actors are still doing well in showbiz, but may never be as famous as they were while they were dazzling audiences in Gossip Girl and The O.
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Was it off-putting? Was there scandal? Crawford answered pretty definitively. Gossip Girl c o-producer and writer Joshua Safran told Vanity Fair in that Lively and Badgley were so professional, no one knew they broke initially. They kept it from everybody, which is a testament to how good they are as actors. Because they did not want their personal drama to relate to the show. Lively talked to Vanity Fair too then about what it was like dating Badgley while playing Serena van der Woodsen and working everyday with him.
They wanted that, because then it fed their whole narrative. People could buy into this world. United States.
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Although born in Texas, Meester spent her early years in Marco Island, Florida with her grandparents. There, she became involved with the local playhouse and made her stage debut in a production of "The Wizard of Oz". She moved to New York with her mother at the age of 11 and was soon working as a model and appearing in TV commercials. A steady stream of TV work followed, and in she landed the role of Blair Waldorf in Gossip Girl , which made her famous.
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Hi! Would you like find a partner for sex? Nothing is more simple! Click here, registration is free! | , Nate Archibald, and others. So get yourself comfortable and get ready to find out how the lives of the actors of Gossip Girl have changed, for better or worse, since it ended! Who did Leighton Meester date from the cast of Gossip Girl?
Blake Lively & Leighton Meester Were Not Friends pretty much every cast member began dating another cast member, but unfortunately, that I don't have to be constantly apologizing for the work that I've done in the past.
With all of that success and adoration, it might be hard to believe that Meester had such a rough start to life. Many have probably heard that the actress was born in prison, but that was only the beginning of a long, difficult road to get where she is today. Marshals 15 Most Wanted List when she broke out of prison. Technically, Meester was not born in the prison itself.
Her mother was transferred to a hospital for the birth, but she still had 16 months of her sentence to serve after her daughter came into the world. I had so much fun trying on the newest styles at sunglasshut…I couldn't leave without taking these beauties home madeforsummer SunglassHutPartner. Meester insists, however, that her childhood was not a bad one.
She fondly remembers lots of fun and love despite the money struggles.
Leighton Marissa Meester born April 9, [1] is an American actress, singer, songwriter, and model. Meester made her Broadway debut in Of Mice and Men In addition to acting, Meester has ventured into music. Meester has also recorded songs for various soundtracks.
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The self help section of my local library is overflowing with titles dedicated to leading a happy life. A few aisles over in the photography area however, the topics are mostly limited to ways to control your camera and process digital files. There's little on the practical skills needed to sustain a career and maintain one's joy of photography. Photography is a rewarding profession, but it's also abundant in potential traps and pitfalls. To avoid falling victim to these, it helps to have a code of values to lean on. Over the last decade, these are the methods which have consistently guided me in times of uncertainty.
1) Don't waste your energies comparing yourself harshly against other photographers. Instead, focus on creating your best work and making it original. If you see a particularly spectacular photo, use it as an educational tool. What techniques did the photographer use that you might be able to adopt in your own unique way? Their success is likely the result of a long sustained effort. With patience and persistence, you too will create head-turning work.
2) Accept jobs not solely for the money, but agree to only those that are artistically stimulating or provide an opportunity for creative growth. This is easier said than done, especially when we all have bills and pressing responsibilities. Yet, as the writer Anais Nin noted in 1941, "There is an ugliness in being paid for work one does not like." By filling the calendar with unfulfilling tasks, we lose the opportunity to nurture more rewarding projects. Sometimes, we have to walk away from one job in order to find something even more rewarding.
3) Avoid categorizing yourself with labels, or engaging in debates that seek to define terms such as "professional" and "amateur". A good photographer is not concerned with these phrases, but rather focuses on their craft. The word amateur is often does not imply a lack of skill. The actual definition is "to do something for the love of". This is the spirit that all professionals should strive to retain throughout their career.
4) Do not profess to have all the answers. Those with true knowledge understand how much more there is to learn. This path to learning is not limited solely to photography content. Inspiration can come from any number of disciplines including science, literature, and music. Today, there is so much information available at our fingertips. The challenge is not where to find it, but how to save it. I use a service called "Pocket" to save intriguing articles for future reference. Synced with their app, one can even read offline on a phone or tablet. This simple solution provides the ability to tune out all of the social noise, and focus on more thoughtful content.
5) Face issues head on, putting fear and<|fim_middle|> this story from Ansel Adams. He just spent a frustrating day with "several exasperating trials." Yet Adams wasn't discouraged, noting that "defeat comes occasionally to all photographers, as to all politicians, and there is no use moaning about it." He got back in the car, started driving, and soon found a majestic scene that would become one of his most famous works, Moonrise, Hernandez. Whether you're just starting your photography pursuit, or are exploring new creative avenues, you never know what treasures will greet you around the next bend. | uncertainty in their proper place. When I'm asked if photographing strangers on the streets is intimidating, the answer is "YES - and that's why I do it." Rarely is the path to success found along the unobstructed road. When we overcome obstacles, it makes us stronger. This kind of growth benefits us personally and professionally. Dale Carnegie said "Inaction breeds doubt and fear, action breeds confidence and courage."
6) Act not in haste, but with thoughtful deliberation, never quick to draw conclusions or join pessimistic company whether online or in person. The internet has given everyone an equal voice. In many cases, this has extremely beneficial. Yet, there are countless forum threads and blog posts that are sharing misinformation. For example, I've seen dozens of people claim a high quality camera or lens was producing blurry images. When pressed for more factual details, their technique was clearly at the root of the issue. Photographing a moving subject with a shutter speed of 1/15 without a tripod will make blurry photos every time, even with vibration reduction or image stabilization. With proper technique, the same products are capable of professional quality results. Always check the source and cross reference with independent research.
7) Take all constructive criticism thankfully, as it holds greater value than superfluous compliments. At a time when many business owners are paying for more "likes", it's easy to lose sight of this. Yet as author Anna Quindlen notes, "If you win the rat race, you're still a rat." To truly stand apart, seek real engagement with your audience. Their feedback may contain the kind of insight that we, as the creator of the work, can't see. As the artist, you have the option to embrace or ignore it.
8) Recognize that shortcuts will only cause you to miss important mile markers, ultimately postponing your arrival at the desired destination. If one wants to enjoy long term success, a strong foundation is key. This starts with a solid knowledge of manual exposure, the important camera features, and the language of photography. Buying more expensive gear won't result in leapfrogging the competition. No matter what piano an untrained musician sits at, they still can't play it. The effort you put in now will be rewarded later. This is echoed by writer Henry Miller who said "In this age, which believes that there is a shortcut to everything, the greatest lesson to be learned is that the most difficult way is, in the long run, the easiest."
9) Many photographers fall victim to "GAS" (gear acquisition syndrome). The truth is, your success has very little to do with what tool you're using, and more to do with your unique vision. Great images can be made from a phone to a DSLR and everything in between. Statistically speaking it's actually rather simple. By carrying a camera at all times, your photo opportunities increase, and with it, your success ratio soars. Remember, a camera's image quality is only as good as the person controlling it.
10) Before reaching any breathtaking vista, you must first climb, sweat, and navigate around thickets. This type of persistence is equally important on the path to good photography. Even the greatest photographers of all time had outings that were less than ideal. Perhaps no finer example than | 675 |
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After all the benefits of good business sense get passed on to us in the premiums we pay and loss protection we get. | insurtech, we still live in a world of aging systems, outdated architectures, all required to keep pace with the countless processes required to run an insurance business. Why is that?
Much of what's being touted as insurtech comes from people new to the insurance industry. People who do work in insurance don't have time to contemplate the future. They have their hands full with the present, having to manage time and cost, profit and loss, expenses and adjustments, investments and returns, retentions and ratios. Those who work in insurance have to worry about keeping their jobs by selling policies and service. Those who don't have to sell policies and service have to worry about keeping their jobs by trying to sell insurtech to those who do. Why is that?
Insurers are too conservative to notice the changing world around them.
They can't comprehend how technology will change the way insurance will be offered, bought, and sold.
IT spending is up (or down).
The bulk of the money will be spent on policy systems (or claims systems).
The number of vendors in the market will expand (or contract).
And those prognostications are ways delivered with dread and foreboding: Do something — anything — or you're doomed. Why is that?
The insurance industry doesn't have to save itself from anything. It's doing quite nicely, thank you. It's just trying to understand its technology options and make a living. And all it gets is stale Chicken Little rhetoric. Why is that?
In part, it's because insurers, vendors, advisors, analysts, and the trade media have different agendas. They seem to exist in different worlds. The effect is the rough equivalent of an astronomer with cataracts gazing through his telescope on a cloudy night: There may be some discernible light, but the picture is dim and confusing. So, the industry chugs along, keeping company with the notion that its competitive salvation is IT innovationor, as it were, insurtech. Why is that?
IT spending in the insurance industry may stagnate, but it isn't going down. And the insurtech proponents may make the most noise but, thanks to large insurers, the industry still spends the bulk of its IT budget on internal development, a luxury mid-sized and small insurers can't afford.
Faced with such facts, the best thing to do is face them. Insurtech can't be ignored, it has to be assessed pragmatically. Policyholders can't be ignored. They still require products and service. And change can't be ignored. Since it's inevitable, we just have to find our own ways to live with it.
In the light of day, the most obvious truths may be the hardest to see. Why is that?
2. Solutions will always be in search of problems.
3. … as he picked up his axe and saw.
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Since we're in the insurance-technology business, we tend to bristle a bit when we hear and read things about the insurance industry's ostensible lagging behind some other industries in the adoption of technology. Granting the existence of such lagging, why do people assume it's a symptom of technology aversion, as opposed to, say, good business sense?
How Do You Spell Risk?
Some people might put life, auto, and homeowner's insurance on their shopping lists. But it's not likely any large commercial risks or core administration systems will appear on those lists. By the same token, retailers surely have product-liability standards to uphold and commensurate liabilities to disclaim. But they don't have to comply with stringent national and state-specific regulatory requirements to which insurers are beholden. And while retailers certainly have to manage risks to inventory and customer safety, those risks are of a completely different nature from the ones that define insurance.
In addition to having to take into consideration such things as behavioral trends, actuarial tables, risk profiles, geographic locations, and more, insurers have to protect policyholders' privacy. Neither do they have the luxury of imposing retail mark-ups or selling policies at bargain basement rates, given the fact that, among the regulatory requirements they have to fulfill is mandatory reserves against claims not yet incurred.
Stability and caution breed the trustworthiness that equates to longevity in the insurance industry. The expression, "Insurance is sold, not bought," remains stubbornly true, regardless of the fact that most of us need it. And policyholders (understandably) demand more, requiring insurers to provide more, with attendant costs, from already thin margins.
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Insulin Desperately Needed for Syrians With Diabetes
July 13, 2016 by Elizabeth Pfiester
T1International works alongside people with diabetes around the world to advocate for access to diabetes supplies. The charity is currently running their Insulin for Syrians campaign, encouraging people to donate money that will be used to provide insulin and diabetes supplies to families in Aleppo and other locations in Syria where aid has been cut off.
A low estimate from T1International partner, the Syrian American Medical Society (SAMS), notes that there are at least 2,000 Syrians who are in urgent need of insulin, syringes and blood glucose monitoring supplies.
A man in Syria with a child with type 1 diabetes told T1International, "For us to secure the most basic necessities of life is becoming extremely difficult with a small child suffering from diabetes. I tried to run away towards Europe, but did not have the courage to risk taking my family in the sea after I saw pictures of children who drowned in the sea. We are trying to keep alive, but of all things I wish that my son could live like other children."
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In Aleppo the road is heavily targeted by snipers and air strikes, and it is exposed on two sides – the Kurdish militias and the government forces. The SAMS Logistics Manager said, "The doctors and the medical aid providers threaten themselves to deliver the insulin and the other medical aids to more than 300,000 living in the city. Many civilians are killed every day. They are facing many difficulties in their life, even if they did not need medical service. The hospitals are the main targets of the Syrian and Russian air strikes."
SAMS is one of the only groups continuing to operate in some of the worst parts of Syria, including Aleppo and Idlib where it's especially dangerous and where the need is great. They are doing their best to keep hospitals safe, despite the ongoing targeting of those facilities.
A donation of just $15 can provide someone with insulin for at least a month, and $135 would be enough to provide approximately one year's worth of insulin and a number of life-saving test strips to monitor blood sugar levels and adjust insulin dosages. You will truly give them the gift of life.
Insulin and other supplies will be purchased in Turkey from various providers as there is little to no insulin available in Syria now. It is brought over on a reefer truck by the incredible SAMS staff who cross extremely dangerous roads to get back to Syria. They know that although it is unsafe, there are thousands who need insulin urgently. There are only a number of operating hospitals left in Syria, many of them underground. These will be the main points of distribution of the insulin and supplies, where things can be kept cool.
There are a number of ways to donate. You can give via PayPal or ask us for bank details to do a direct transfer. Thank you. Beyond Type 1 has agreed to match £1000 ($1342) of the money raised to help address these urgent needs.
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Elizabeth Pfiester
Elizabeth Pfiester is the Founder and Director of T1International. She was born in the United States and has lived with type 1 diabetes for 25 years. Elizabeth moved to London in 2011 to complete her Master's degree in International Development at the London School of Economics and Political Science and has worked with non-profits, diabetes and health organizations ever since. She believes that where you were born should not determine whether you live or die with diabetes, and she is confident that by working together we can find solutions to the complex problems faced by people with diabetes.
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AI and testing are a match made in heaven
September 20, 2017 John Bates, Testplant
You can't escape the hype around artificial intelligence (AI) and how it's going to change the way we work and live. Nothing appears to be safe from its clutches, but despite some doom-and-gloom scenarios, software testing is one area that's already seeing positive benefits from AI's transformative powers.
DevOps, continuous delivery, and agile are reducing cycles from years or months to weeks or days, giving teams less time to test. It's extremely difficult for test teams to keep up with that pace using testing approaches from over 15 years ago. Mobile, web, Internet of Things (IoT), and technology fragmentation in general mean that, while everyone used to test on just one platform, they're now testing 40 or more. To get greater coverage of user journeys through their app, teams are finding that hundreds of tests aren't adequate—they need thousands of tests.
So, as the scope of testing is increasing and the time available to test is shrinking, it's clear that teams need a new, modern approach that enables true, end-to-end test automation. AI, machine learning, and analytics will be the catalysts to deliver true test automation — recommending the tests to carry out, learning continuously, intelligently predicting business impacts, and enabling development teams to fix issues before they occur.
Three ways AI is enabling predictive testing
1. Intelligent automation. The only way to truly test a digital app from the user perspective is through an intelligent automation engine that accesses the application as a user would—taking control of a machine, actually using the app to exercise workflows, and collecting intelligent analytics along the way. This requires technology that understands on-screen images and text, such as smart image search and dynamic neural networks (so-called deep learning).
2. Intelligent test coverage generation and bug-hunting. There is a potentially infinite number of paths through a complex app, so which ones should we follow in our automation? We can use AI classification algorithms, such as Bayesian networks, to select paths and bug hunt. As these paths are explored, the bug-hunting AI algorithm continues to learn from correlations in data to refine the coverage and help developers identify root causes and fix defects.
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Responsible QA engineers know the importance of test data in the development towards an efficient test automation framework. | hunting and coverage algorithms, AI and analytics will exponentially increase coverage and productivity. AI algorithms will hunt for defects in applications based on user journeys that are automatically generated from this bug-hunting model, while coverage algorithms will select the user journey that is the furthest away from others that have already been executed.
Non-instance-based learning algorithms also reduce the amount of learning required, giving quick results, which are essential in agile and DevOps environments. Ensuring that the algorithms are delivering defects and coverage is a balancing act, and where AI will need input from a smart tester who knows the system well and can dynamically adjust the trade-off between coverage and bug hunting.
3. Continuous testing, continuous learning, and predictive trends. Testing digital apps is not just a one-and-done exercise. It should be a continuous process, so that we're essentially monitoring the digital experience over time. An AI algorithm should be watching the test results over time, learning and looking for trends. These learning algorithms can then build decision trees that enable predictive analytics — and can identify, for example, if, based on experience, the increasing delay on a particular workflow will likely result in a system outage. Armed with this information, we could proactively address it before it becomes critical and causes customer outrage.
The transformative impact of AI will fundamentally change what testing is all about. Testing will move closer to the user. Through predictive analytics, testing will move closer to product design. And by learning the relationship between technical behaviors and user satisfaction, conversion, and retention, testing will move closer to revenue. AI will enable testing to quickly be perceived as a revenue-generating profit center rather than a opaque overhead.
John Bates is the CEO at Testplant.
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An unusual riverside venue will be throwing open its doors in Cambridge this summer.
The<|fim_middle|> said: "As our customers know, we love all things German at Thirsty. And a real German biergarten is something special.
"Our Thirsty version will feature German beer styles from our favourite UK brewers, imports from our brilliant young German craft brewers, such as von Freude of Hamburg and Berliner Berg of Berlin, along with a range of lovely German and Austrian wines.
"We also want the space to be family-friendly, so there will be plenty on offer for younger customers too. We think Cambridge is going to love it."
It is not all about the booze, visitors will also be able to relax in the museum's cobbled yard with a coffee, tea or soft drink during the day.
They can also tuck in to homemade cakes and ice creams from Jack's Gelato and the Rural Coffee Project.
Thirsty say larger one-off events will be held at the museum throughout the summer, including at least two outdoor cinema weekends with Enchanted Cinema.
A range of local musicians and DJs have also been lined up over the summer to provide a 'chilled' musical vibe to the visitors relaxing in the Biergarten.
Monthly markets are planned for the site. On Facebook organisers say they are also working on two other formats, so watch this space!
The museum's main building and outdoor spaces will also be made available for special private dining events or corporate group bookings.
For more information visit the Thirsty Cambridge Facebook page.
More details on the Cambridge Museum of Technology are available on its website. | Cambridge Museum of Technology will feature an exciting and broad programme of events in partnership with Thirsty from the end of April.
Thirsty has operated a bar and shop, featuring nightly outdoor food trucks, on Chesterton Road, Cambridge, since 2015.
Its latest venture will expand on the popular 'Thirstyfest' food and drink event concept that has been held across the city.
The museum, off Newmarket Road and opposite the Riverside Bridge, will be transformed into a new leisure destination.
Sam Owens of Thirsty said: "The museum owns one of the most amazing sites and buildings in Cambridge – a rare example of Victorian industrial architecture in our city, with lots of sheltered outside space, handily situated right on the river, just past Midsummer Common.
"There is so much potential to run amazing things there, whether one-off events or more permanent fixtures. This place is perfect for Thirsty and we are chuffed to bits to launch something totally different for Cambridge this summer."
Thirsty Riverside will first open from 4-11pm on Friday, April 28, 11am-11pm on Saturday, April 29, 11am-10pm on Sunday, April 30 and 11am-10pm on Monday, May 1.
Pull on your lederhosen, beer will be flowing every weekend from Friday lunchtime to Sunday evening from the end of April to the end of September.
Organisers say festoon lighting will be placed between the trees and along the railings and sail covers and large parasols will provide the weatherproofing. Seating and tables for 200 people will be available.
Food trucks will provide German-themed and other food, including Provenance Kitchen for 'German brunch' every Sunday at its Airstream trailer.
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Looking back at that last election, Labor should have lost it for many reasons. High on the list were questions emerging around land deals being done within the Chief Minister's portfolio – along with the rotten way that so many residents were being treated over questionable developments under the guise of Urban Redevelopment.
Despite these issues that so many people were angry about, the reality was that the Liberals did not present a plausible case that they were the alternate government.
How could we forget all that screaming and ranting about the tram? I was sure the sky was going to fall as well.
Too many swinging voters were scared off by all that noise. It was not what you should expect from a mature incoming government. Let alone that so much of it sounded like another version of rants and spin that we had suffered from the Abbott-led Federal government.
In short, the Liberal lost that election and left the incumbents<|fim_middle|> given the populist rhetoric from the Chief Minister.
How a government embraces transparency is an important sign. Again not much has changed. The most recent example of this was the Planning Minister's response to the Auditor-General's look into the mysterious deal with the Tradies over land swaps in Dickson. The Minister responded that all this was now behind us – nothing to see here.
Somehow this does not match up with the millions lost to the taxpayers. And so on transparency – the race to the bottom continues. They seem not to understand how the electorate is viewing them. Not good!
Recently I was in at the Legislative Assembly and could hear the Transport Minister responding to the question we all would like to hear about – why is there no tram stop in Mitchel? The response was nothing short of an insult to the electorate.
The Minister spun out a five-minute answer about how she Googled something and attempted really dumb jokes about the responses she got. It was very apparent that her understanding of how Google works was naïve at best – or better put – downright silly.
Is this a mature government? I do not think so.
Things have possibly worsened, despite the rhetoric and media releases to the contrary.
On the other side, we recently saw the intervention from the ACT Liberal senator that he was going to ask a question in the Senate Estimates about the plans for the tram to go to Woden. I shuddered when I heard that bit of stupidity.
So here we go again – the Liberals are about to bang on again about the tram. Have they not learnt anything from how they conducted the 2016 election? Apparently very little based on this announcement.
At this point in time, the ACT Labor neo-liberal Government is carrying on with the same arrogance that they had going into the 2016 election. So I expect that they will carry on like this for the next two and half years.
One dramatic change could be the departure of the current Chief Minister. Will he or won't he depart for that great vineyard in a southern state? If that did happen, then that could change the game going into the next election, as it would remove a face that has been identified with most of the issues residents see not being taken seriously. But who would replace him?
On the other side of the assembly, has the opposition started to act like an incoming government? I have seen a sign that two or three Liberals members are doing some in-depth work on several issues, but as yet I don't think that they have been able to create a profile that would be convincing and bring across enough of those swinging voters.
It will take an enormous amount of intelligent, people-friendly policy profiles and statements to deal a blow to this current government's hold on power – despite all their shady goings-on.
So back to my question: Who is to win the October 2020 ACT Elections?
The present Labor Government remains on the nose. The Greens seem to be a part civilizing influence that works some of the time. Meanwhile, the alternative still does not look ready especially given the occasional ultra conservative statements from a couple of them.
If the election was held today, I suggest that the Labor/Greens would scrape through but not because they are liked – more because of the lack of a positive sounding and a well-led alternative.
I guess we will be watching this space over the next year or so to see which individuals and which groups can sound more likeable, trustworthy, relevant and more 'government-like'. | in place. As for the list of independents – there were some good people standing but it was no surprise that the voting system worked against them and so none made it through. A shame.
With 18 months having passed since the 2016 election, have things changed on the hot topic of planning and development? Political watchers were amused that much was made of the fact that a few new jobs were established and some of the deck chairs were shuffled. Nothing but a good chuckle was the polite response to all the spin.
Sadly the reality is the culture of how the government deals with residents is much the same. Maybe it has even worsened | 132 |
isn't "barn" an "ett" word? so wouldn't "barnets" be correct?
Barn is an ett-word, yes. But this is the children's dogs, in the definite plural. Barnets is definite singular.
Could "barns hundarna" also work as a translation, since knowing which<|fim_middle|>ens hundarna". You follow me?... I was wondering if my sentence was more idiomatically correct?
We never use the definite after nouns in the genitive, just like you don't in English. You wouldn't say the children's the dogs. It's the same in Swedish.
It's also the same with possessive pronouns. We say min bok 'my book' and you cannot have a definite noun instead in either language – you can't say "my the book" and you couldn't have boken after min in Swedish either.
Ok. That was very enlightening. I understand a little bit more now. Tack så mycket!
It could be explained along these lines: the basic meaning of the definite form is to say 'you know which one I mean'. But since when you reach the word in question, you have already said something that makes it clear that it is something known, it doesn't make sense to add that grammatical marker. (if this doesn't make sense to you, just disregard it – it's just a suggestion for how to think of it).
new question: there is a phrase that is quite the same in my exercise, "Our children´s books", which translates into "våra barns böcker". I guess you will say this one (the children´s dogs) is a definite form, and the other one is not. But i can not understand why the other is not. In italian, we translate the two into: - "i cani dei bambini" (barnens hundar, hund = cane and barn = bambino) - "i nostri libri" which is equivalent to "i libri di noi" (våra = nostri/di noi and böcker = libri) both cases have the same "genitive" ("dei bambini" = "di noi"), so it is quite hard to get why I can not put "våra barnens böcker"
Swedish Children's Stories/easy language online?
Where to find swedish children's ebooks? | word the the belongs to is a little vague in English? This wasn't my answer, I'm just wondering.
No, that doesn't work. That would be the equivalent of "children's the dogs" which doesn't make sense in English either.
I can see what Jayna Johns is getting at, perhaps better phrased as 'the dogs of the children' - but would that be phrased in a similar way in Swedish to the English?
No, because Swedish does not use the of-construction as English does in examples like these.
Ok. I have a good question. The subject in this sentence is not the children but the dogs. I had incorrect for typing : "Barn | 142 |
GPV acquires Swiss CCS Group
Denmark's largest EMS (Electronics Manufacturing Services) company GPV, which is owned by the Danish industrial conglomer<|fim_middle|>.patrimonium.ch.
For additional information, please contact:
• Jens Bjerg Sørensen, CEO, Schouw & Co., tel. +45 8611 2222
• Bo Lybæk, CEO, GPV International, dir. tel. +45 2128 8797 | ate Schouw & Co., will acquire the Swiss-based EMS company CCS. The transaction will lift GPV's revenue by DKK 1.4 billion (EUR 190 million) to about DKK 2.6 billion (EUR 350 million) and place the company among the largest EMS companies in Europe.
The transaction creates a strong global EMS player with some 3,700 employees, production facilities in Asia, Europe and the Americas and a combined revenue of about DKK 2.6 billion. CCS is currently owned by a private equity fund advised by the Swiss Patrimonium.
Both companies have performed well in recent years. Where GPV grew to a revenue of almost DKK 1.2 billion in 2017 with an EBITDA of about DKK100 million, CCS is slightly larger with a 2017 revenue of DKK 1.4 billion and a similar profit. CCS and GPV employ 2,300 and 1,400 people, respectively, and both operate in the EMS segment with electronics, mechatronics, high precision mechanics and cable-harness as their core business areas.
GPV CEO Bo Lybæk explains: "At the beginning of 2018, we announced a new and ambitious growth plan for GPV with a revenue target of DKK 2.5 billion by 2022. Things have evolved faster than we had expected, and now, we have signed an agreement to acquire CCS that will both allow us to meet our strategic ambition and to create an EMS leader in electronics focused on box-build and mechatronic products."
"We are very pleased to become part of GPV who we know as proficient and talented industry peers," says CCS Group CEO Thomas Kaiser, and he continues: "At the same time, it is very important to us that GPV's owner Schouw & Co is known for their strategic and long-term approach and that it has the financial strength to invest for growth and to further develop our business."
A stronger, combined EMS business in the high-mix/low volume segment
GPV and CCS have both successfully served the HMLV (High-Mix/Low-Volume) segment of the EMS market. Both GPV and CCS provide electronics sub-assembly solutions and finished products (box-build) to their customers in high-mix and low-volume series, and demand for this type of electronics supplier is growing:
"GPV and CCS are quite similar in a number of ways. We both master service excellence and have highly flexible production set-ups, making us a strong partner for delivering the small and medium-sized series demanded by our customers. We see a big potential in staying focused on the HMLV segment," continues GPV's CEO Bo Lybæk.
"Together we will form an overall stronger EMS group: CCS has its own product design and engineering unit as well as cable-harness manufacturing specialising in cable customisation. GPV has a large department within test development, its own mechanics manufacturing capabilities and a presence in the Americas. Accordingly, the combined organisation will stand stronger in the value chain in both GPV and CCS markets."
Today, most of GPV's customers are headquartered in northern Europe, whereas most of CCS' customers are based in the German-speaking parts of Europe. GPV has production facilities in Denmark, Mexico and Thailand, while CCS has production facilities in Switzerland, Germany, Austria, Slovakia, Sri Lanka and China. GPV has long had a strategic goal of establishing a best-cost structure for its operations in continental Europe, and GPV and CCS clearly complement each other on three continents and in the most important best-cost regions.
Combined company to be headquartered in Denmark
The continuing, new and bigger EMS group will take the name of GPV, and its head office will be in Denmark. CCS' customers will still be served from CCS's existing offices and by its employees in Switzerland, Germany, Austria and other countries, and the overall intention is for the two companies to grow even stronger together:
"There is no doubt that size matters. Our procurement power and production capacity will double, and together we will have an even stronger position in the market. We will have the power and capacity to take on a greater volume of jobs from the combined customer base," notes Bo Lybæk who will stay on as Group CEO of the new organisation whereas Thomas Kaiser will continue to lead CCS and will be responsible for its integration into the new Group.
Strong commitment to invest for growth
At Schouw & Co. in Aarhus, Denmark, they are also pleased that a deal was reached to acquire CCS. An active ownership approach and a strong commitment to invest for growth has become a proven formula for the Schouw & Co.'s portfolio companies and not least for GPV:
"We have steadily invested to grow GPV since acquiring the company on 1 April 2016. In early 2017, GPV set up production facilities in Mexico, and later that year it took over Danish peer BHE. Since then, GPV has invested to expand capacity at all of its factory facilities, and the company is currently expanding the factory space at the facility in Thailand in a project scheduled for completion in 2020. Having economy of scale is absolutely essential for many of our businesses, and that is particularly true of an EMS business such as GPV," explains Schouw & Co. CEO Jens Bjerg Sørensen.
The acquisition of CCS is expected to be closed before the end of 2018. Thus, the acquisition is expected to have full effect from 2019.
GPV was founded in 1961 and is today Denmark's largest electronics manufacturer. GPV is a customer-driven EMS business (Electronics Manufacturing Services) providing advanced electronic solutions and mechatronics to customers all over the world. Headquartered in Denmark, GPV has production facilities in Denmark (Tarm and Aars), Thailand (Bangkok) and Mexico (Guadalajara). GPV reported revenue of DKK 1.2 billion in 2017 and has about 1,400 employees of which 85% are based in Thailand and Mexico. Since 1 April 2016, GPV has been a portfolio company of the Danish industrial conglomerate Schouw & Co. www.gpv-group.com and www.schouw.dk.
About CCS Group
CCS Group was founded in Switzerland in 1985 under the name of Formatest AG. CCS Group specialises in electronics, cable harness manufacturing and system integration. The company is headquartered in Lachen, Switzerland, and operates production facilities in Switzerland, Germany, Austria, Slovakia, Sri Lanka and China. CCS Group reported revenue of DKK 1.4 billion in 2017 and employs about 2,300 employees of which approx. 50% are based in Europe and the rest in Sri Lanka and in China. CCS is currently owned by a private equity fund advised by Swiss Patrimonium. www.ccsedms.com and www | 1,464 |
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Increasing tariffs for electricity transmission and dispatching is an inappropriate step that will hit entrepreneurs - Zablovskyi
The increase in the tariff for transmission and dispatching of electricity, which is planned by NERCU, will increase the number of enterprises that will be forced to suspend work. In addition, it will accelerate consumer and industrial inflation in Ukraine.
In such conditions, the increase in the tariff for the transmission and dispatching of electricity, which is planned by NERCU, will increase the number of enterprises that will be forced to suspend work.
In addition, it will accelerate consumer and industrial inflation in Ukraine.
This was stated by the Head of the Secretariat of the Council of Entrepreneurs under the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine Andriy Zablovskyi.
"Tariff increases not only for electricity, but also for the services of other natural monopolies, are inappropriate in the conditions of turbulence that the economy of Ukraine is currently experiencing. Such an increase will especially hit enterprises that are energy-intensive - because they do not currently have enough energy to work due to blackouts and shutdowns. They are forced to idle or reduce production," Zablovsky emphasized.
He emphasized: it is not appropriate to raise tariffs at the moment due to the fact that now is the most turbulent period of<|fim_middle|>: who will it affect?
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So it would be advisable to move away from trying to raise anything at least for the winter period.
"Now is a period of general uncertainty for business, and it is not advisable to prevent it from adapting to new working conditions. Especially since we have help from our international partners, including financial ones - under such conditions, reserves can be found so as not to take such steps now, and postpone this decision at least for the period of the war. This will help the business not just to survive, but also to preserve the economic, scientific and technological potential that they have in order to increase it after the war," Zablovsky emphasized.
The expert noted that the increase in tariffs will contribute to a significant acceleration of industrial and consumer inflation, because electricity occupies a significant share in the cost of any product or service.
"Now it is impossible to take such radical steps. Now the main task is not to interfere, but to give the business the opportunity to survive and adapt. We need a social contract, because everyone is in the same boat and should hear each other," he summarized.
As you know, the NCRECP has agreed to increase electricity transmission tariffs by +30% and dispatching tariffs by 116% in 2023.
Business associations opposed this decision, because it will contribute to the laundering of more than UAH 22 billion of funds of Ukrainians and businesses, which are currently needed to support families, continue the work of enterprises, and help the Armed Forces.
Economist Andrii Novak, in turn, said that raising tariffs is a wrong step that will hit consumers, provoke an increase in inflation and have a long-term negative effect on the entire economy of Ukraine.
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Source: tsn
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CSS3 stands for Cascading Style Sheets version 3.CSS is the standard and preferred mechanism for formatting HTML pages. CSS is used to design the view for HTML.CSS is a Combination of a Selector and a declaration. CSS is a cornerstone technology of the World Wide Web, alongside HTML and JavaScript.
What is CSS?
CSS is a Style sheet language used to define visual appearance and formatting of HTML documents.CSS is simple to use and easy to learn. CSS files can help define font, size, Colour spacing border and location of HTML data on a web page, and can also be used to create a continuous look throughout multiple pages of a website.
What is CSS3?
CSS3 is a latest standard of CSS earlier versions (CSS2).It is widely used Cascading Style Sheets coding language. It is essentially one of the sets of building blocks from which almost any website can be built today.
What is inline CSS?
The inline CSS is also a method to insert style sheets in HTML document. An inline style may be used to apply a unique style for a single element. To use inline styles, add the style attribute to the relevant element. The style attribute can contain any CSS property.
What is Internal CSS?
In internal CSS the style of CSS is specified in the <head> section. This is internal CSS, it affects all the elements in the body section. Internal CSS is used in the condition when we want a style to be used in the complete HTML body.
What is External CSS?
In External CSS we create a .css file and use it in our HTML page as per our requirements. Generally external Cascading Style Sheets are used whenever we have many of HTML attributes and we can use them as required; there is no need to rewrite the CSS style again and again in a complete body of HTML that inherits the property of the CSS file. There are two ways to create a CSS file. The first is to write the CSS code in Notepad and save it as a .css file, the second one is to directly add the style sheet in our Solution Explorer and direct Visual Studio to use it on our HTML page.
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What is Selector in CSS?
CSS selectors are used to select the content you want to style. Selectors are the part of CSS rule set. CSS selectors select HTML elements according to its id, class, type, attribute etc.
Some different types of selectors in CSS
CSS Element Selector
CSS Id Selector
CSS Class Selector
CSS Universal Selector
CSS Group Selector
What are the CSS3 modules?
CSS3 is collaboration of CSS2 specifications and new specifications, we can called this collaboration is module. Some important modules are:
Image Values and Replaced Content
2D&3D Transformations
Multiple Column Layouts
What is Contextual Selector?
Contextual selector specifies a specific occurrence of an element. It is combination of many selectors that are separated by white spaces. In this only the element that matches the specified element will be used not all the elements.
What are CSS frame works?
It is a pre-planned library, which allows easier and more standards-compliant webpage styling, using CSS language.
What is Tweening?
Tweening is the process in which we create intermediate frames between two images to get the appearance of the first image which develops into the second image.It is mainly used for creating animation.
What is CSS specificity?
CSS specificity is a score or rank that decides which style declaration has to be used to an element.(*) this universal selector has low specificity while ID selectors have high specificity.
Can you explain Embedded Style Sheets?
Using embedded style sheets will allow you to begin unleashing the full power of CSS by enabling you to apply styles to all HTML elements of a particular type on an entire web page. Whereas an inline style will only allow you to address one HTML element at a time, an embedded style sheet will allow you to address multiple HTML elements at once. This is accomplished by using the style element and a list of CSS rule sets.
What is ID Selector?
ID selector is an individually identified (named) selector to which a specific style is declared. Using the ID attribute the declared style can then be associated with one and only one HTML element per document as to differentiate it from all other elements. ID selectors are created by a character # followed by the selector's name. The name can contain characters a-z, A-Z, digits 0-9, period, hyphen, escaped characters, Unicode characters 161-255, as well as any Unicode characters a numeric code; however, they cannot start with a dash or a digit.
What is imported Style Sheet? How to link?
Imported Style Sheet is a sheet that can be imported to (combined with) another sheet. This allows creating one main sheet containing declarations that apply to the whole site and partial sheets containing declarations that apply to specific elements (or documents) that may require additional styling. By importing partial sheets to the main sheet a number of sources can be combined into one.
What is RWD?
RWD is the abbreviation for Responsive web design.In this technique, the designed page is perfectly displayed on every screen size and device, be it desktop, mobile, laptop or any other device. You don't need to create a different page for each device.
How block elements can be centered with CSS1?
Block level elements can be centered by:
The margin-left and margin-right properties can be set to some explicit value:
background: fluorescent;
margin-left: auto
In this case, the left and right margins will be each, five ems wide since they split up the ten ems left over from (40em-30em). It was unnecessary for setting up an explicit width for the BODY element; it was done here for simplicity.
What is the syntax of opacity in CSS3?
style="opacity:0.4;filter:alpha(opacity=40)"
Firefox uses the property opacity:x for transparency, while IE uses
Can you explain Alternate Style Sheet?
It allows the user to select the style in which the page is displayed using the view>page style menu. Through Alternate Style Sheet, user can see a multiple version of the page on their needs and preferences
What is At- rule?
At rule is rule that applies to the apply the whole style of sheet and not a specific selector only.
Can you explain CSS3 animation?
When the animation is created in the @keyframe, bind it to a selector, otherwise, the animation will have no effect.
Bind the animation to a selector by specifying at least these two CSS3 animation properties:
Specify the name of the animation
Specify the duration of the animation
What are the differences between CSS and CSS3?
CSS is the basic version so it doesn't support responsive design, and cannot handle media queries.
CSS cannot split into varied modules. The user cannot create 3D transformations and animations using CSS.
CSS doesn't have any box-sizing tool. The user has to follow the standard procedures to align the text.
CSS or cascading style sheets is the key element for web designing. Both CSS and CSS3 is more or less the same thing i.e. both are web designing tools.
CSS3:
CSS3 supports responsive design, and can also handle media queries. This feature adds entirely new responsive design capabilities to the CSS repertoire.
Css3 can split into modules. The user can easily create 3D transformations, transitions, and animations using CSS3. For the very first time, elements can move on screen without the help of Flash code or JavaScriopt. Elements can also change their size and color.
All the alignment problems are now fixed by the Box- Sizing tool. This tool allows its user to get the right size for their element without having to subtract dimensions for padding and borders.
CSS3 is nothing but an upgraded version of CSS. Just like HTML5 is an upgraded version of the basic HTML. This version comes<|fim_middle|> sheet. These are style sheets that define styles as part of the design of a given web page or site. The author of the page defines the styles for the document using one or more style sheets, which define the look and feel of the website — its theme.
What is User stylesheetsSection?
The user (or reader) of the web site can choose to override styles in many browsers using a custom user stylesheet designed to tailor the experience to the user's wishes.
What is graceful degradation?
In case the component fails, it will continue to work properly in the presence of a graceful degradation. The latest browser application is used when a webpage is designed. As it is not available to everyone, there is a basic functionality, which enables its use to a wider audience. In case the image is unavailable for viewing, text is shown with the alt tag.
What is progressive enhancement?
It's an alternative to graceful degradation, which concentrates on the matter of the web. The functionality is same, but it provides an extra edge to users having the latest bandwidth. It has been into prominent use recently with mobile internet connections expanding their base.
What is Outskirt Style?
Styling of fringes has been stretched out to pictures and adjusted outlines which incorporate making a picture of the fringes and after that naturally apply a picture to the outskirts through CSS. Outskirt span, picture source, picture cut, and the qualities for width beginning and extent have been included CSS3.
What is User-agent style sheets Section?
The browser has a basic style sheet that gives a default style to any document. These style sheets are named user-agent style sheets. Some browsers use actual style sheets for this purpose, while others simulate them in code, but the end result is the same.
What are the Pros of CSS3?
Although CSS3 is not the only web development solution, it does allow provide greater advantages for several reasons.
Customization: A web page can be customized and alterations created in the design by simply changing a modular file.
Bandwidth Requirements: It decreases server bandwidth requirements, giving rapid download time when a site is accessed with desktop or hand-held devices, providing an improved user experience.
Consistency: It delivers consistent and accurate positioning of navigational elements on the website.
Appealing: It makes the site more appealing with adding videos and graphics easier.
Viewing: It allows online videos to be viewed without the use of third-party plug-ins.
Visibility: It delivers the opportunity to improve brand visibility by designing effective online pages.
Cost Effective: It is cost-effective, time-saving, and supported by most browsers.
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What is CSS3 Flexbox?
Flexible boxes, or flex box, are a new layout mode in CSS3. Flexbox consists of flex containers and flex items.
A flex container is declared by setting the display property of an element to either flex (rendered as a block) or inline-flex (rendered as inline).Inside a flex container, there are one or more flex items.
Can you explain CSS opacity?
It is the property which elaborates the transparency of an element.
By this property, we can transparent the image that can take the values from 0.0-1.0, if the value is lower than the image is more transparent. IE8 and earlier version of the browser can take the values from 0-100.
filter: alpha(opacity=60); /* For IE8 and earlier */}
What is the word wrap/word wrapping in CSS3?
word wrap/word wrapping is used to allow long words to be able to break and wrap onto the next line in css3 we used word-wrap property like below class
.wrapWord{word-wrap:break-word;}
What is Pseudo-elements?
Pseudo-elements are used to add special effects to some selectors. CSS in used to apply styles in HTML mark-up. In some cases when extra mark-up or styling is not possible for the document, then there is a feature available in CSS known as pseudo-elements. It will allow extra mark-up to the document without disturbing the actual document
What is Property?
Property is a stylistic parameter (attribute) that can be influenced through CSS, e.g. FONT or WIDTH. There must always be a corresponding value or values set to each property, e.g. font: bold or font: bold san-serif.
What is Author style sheets Section?
Author style sheets are the most common type of style | 385 |
Mitchell, Gobert dominate as Jazz beat Bulls 120-95
CHICAGO - Donovan Mitchell scored 30 points, Rudy Gobert added 21 points, 10 rebounds and a career-high nine blocks, and the Utah Jazz pounded the Chicago Bulls 120-95 on Monday night.
The Western Conference leaders took control in the first half and rolled to their second straight win after losing five of eight.
Mitchell made five 3-pointers, one shy of his season high. The two-time All-Star also had six rebounds and six assists.
Gobert surpassed his previous high of eight blocks.
Joe Ingles made 5 of 6 3s and finished with 17 points. Jordan Clarkson scored 16, and Mike Conley added 15 points.
Zach LaVine led Chicago with 27 points, though he made just 10 of 25 shots. Thaddeus Young added 14 points and nine rebounds, and the Bulls lost for the third time in four games.
Mitchell scored 21 in the first half and was 4 of 6 on 3-pointers as the Jazz grabbed a 56-42 lead.
Ingles, the franchise's career leader in made 3s, also hit four. He buried three in a 19-0 run as Utah turned a three-point deficit late in the opening quarter into a 39-23 advantage early in the second.
Jazz: Gobert<|fim_middle|>azz: Host Brooklyn on Wednesday.
Bulls: Host Cleveland on Wednesday. | was questionable because of a bruised left hip. ... Coach Quin Snyder praised assistant Alex Jensen, saying "he will be successful as a head coach sometime here in the future." Jensen is in his eighth season with the Jazz. He starred from 1994 to 2000 at Utah, which is looking for a coach after firing Larry Krystkowiak last week.
Bulls: Former Bulls C Joakim Noah was on hand, and the Bulls honored him with a video tribute between the first and second quarters. ... Coach Billy Donovan said F Garrett Temple (sprained left ankle) "continues to make really, really good progress" from a sprained left ankle that kept him out of his sixth consecutive game. He said Temple responded "really well" to straight-ahead running on Monday and the next step will be testing his lateral movement. ... F Patrick Williams was listed on the injury report with a sprained left shoulder that Donovan thought was minor.
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Adventist Health Portland's skilled surgical teams have earned statewide recognition for their outstanding quality outcomes. Our newly built operating rooms are equipped with the latest diagnostic and surgical technology, designed with high-level patient care and safety in mind.
Required<|fim_middle|> PSO appointment and a medical/anesthesia history form to fill out. Depending on a patient's needs, the PSO visit can last 15-60 minutes. Some patients are phoned rather than seen personally.
During the visit, the PSO nurse gathers information — including medical history, pain assessment and dietary survey — and instructs the patient about their upcoming surgery or procedure by using handouts, booklets and videos. | surgery: A required surgery is one that must be done to ensure quality of life in the future, though not always an emergency and can often be scheduled in advance.
Advances in surgical procedures and anesthesia have made it possible for many patients to have surgery and go home on the same day. When appropriate, outpatient surgery has proven to reduce stress for the patient, speed the process of healing and reduce costs.
Many more intensive surgeries still require an overnight (or longer) stay in the hospital. The hospital stay allows our staff to more closely monitor your recovery and ensures immediate attention in case of complications.
The pre-surgery orientation (PSO) process is initiated by the surgeon's office when surgery is scheduled for a patient. Patients are given packets that include instructions on how to arrange a | 156 |
Thousands protest travel ban at Philadelphia International Airport
Thousands protest travel ban at PHL
PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- Chants of defiance filled Terminal A at Philadelphia International<|fim_middle|> sure we have reviewed and implemented the most secure policies over the next 90 days. I have tremendous feeling for the people involved in this horrific humanitarian crisis in Syria. My first priority will always be to protect and serve our country, but as President I will find ways to help all those who are suffering."
protestphilly newstravelphiladelphia international airportpresident donald trump | Airport Sunday where at one point thousands of outraged protesters gathered to decry President Donald Trump's latest executive order on immigration.
"It's good that people are coming out voicing their concerns," said Adam Accay of South Philadelphia.
Hundreds of protestors at PHL right now snarling traffic @6abc pic.twitter.com/gKTsFrtA7Y
— Jeannette Reyes (@6abcJeannette) January 29, 2017
Adam Accay's parents were born in Syria. His mother came out to fight for what she says was the America that welcomed her nearly 40 years ago.
"I'm so proud to be an American and we all should be proud and we should never let anything divide us," said Hined Akkeh of South Philadelphia.
Large crowd is mobilized and motivated at PHL. Chanting "Let them in!" Constitutional Rights are alive and well in Philadelphia. pic.twitter.com/toAck7g3gt
— Thomas J. Nestel III (@TNestel3) January 29, 2017
The protest kicked off just before 2 this afternoon. Crowds quickly flooded the roads, bringing traffic to a halt for hours on the I-95 airport ramps, causing people to miss their flights.
By late afternoon, protesters confronted dozens of police officers demanding they be let into the airport.
It was the second protest in two days. Demonstrators say they are speaking out against President Donald Trump's executive order placing temporary bans on entry into the U.S. of people from seven Muslim-majority countries.
Though as the night wore on, some stepped aside and said the message was losing its focus.
Protestors to police: "Who do you protect? Not us!" @6abc pic.twitter.com/8cd3Unz9Z3
"I don't think we are getting anywhere by lumping too many things together and attacking the police. They are here to protect us," said Rachel Street of South Philadelphia.
VIDEO: More than 4 hours later, small group of protesters still at the airport. @6abc pic.twitter.com/xcL4LhCjUY
But police say interactions were largely peaceful. No arrests were made and only one person was cited with disorderly conduct.
"They were very warm to the police and very grateful for the job that we were doing, but I think a lot of people may have lost sight of the fact that there were a lot of innocent people impacted today, who missed flights and weren't able to get to the airport to pick up loved ones," said Philadelphia Police Chief Inspector Joe Sullivan.
President Donald Trump released the following statement:
"America is a proud nation of immigrants and we will continue to show compassion to those fleeing oppression, but we will do so while protecting our own citizens and border. America has always been the land of the free and home of the brave. We will keep it free and keep it safe, as the media knows, but refuses to say. My policy is similar to what President Obama did in 2011 when he banned visas for refugees from Iraq for six months. The seven countries named in the Executive Order are the same countries previously identified by the Obama administration as sources of terror. To be clear, this is not a Muslim ban, as the media is falsely reporting. This is not about religion - this is about terror and keeping our country safe. There are over 40 different countries worldwide that are majority Muslim that are not affected by this order. We will again be issuing visas to all countries once we are | 726 |
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Vertigo is a spinning sensation. The patient usually describes it as the "world spinning". Sometimes the patient will say the world is still, but they feel like they are spinning. Vertigo is a sensation that for the most part is due to a vestibular problem (inner ear balance problem). When evaluating a new patient with the complaints of vertigo, it is really important to try<|fim_middle|>, are bumping into things more than you used to, or even losing your balance and falling.
As a physical therapist who specializes in treating balance problems, I have come to understand the importance of using both sides of my body when I am training in order to improve symmetry in my body. Part of my offseason training involves throwing with my non-dominant hand, which allows my left leg to balance me during the same movements I am constantly using for disc golf on my right leg. Strengthening and balance training of my left leg and core are also key elements to my program.
At Equinox Physical Therapy one of the things that we screen for is asymmetry. In addition to other tests, we analyze our patient's walking pattern and posture, and assess their strength in both legs in order to find out if asymmetry of the body could be contributing to the patient feeling off balance. This allows us to educate our patient regarding these results as well as treatments which will create improved symmetry in the body, improved balance, and decrease risk for falls.
Whether you have been involved with sports, have had an injury or surgery on one side that has thrown off your balance, or just think that you might have asymmetry from any other activities that you have been doing for years, I encourage you to find a trained vestibular therapist and get evaluated. You might be surprised what they will find. Your body will thank you!
Falls in the elderly are not normal and should not be accepted as a fact of life. This week, I had a patient who was 90 years old and told me that he was doing pretty well until this last year. In the last 12 months he has fallen 6 times! These falls have happened at home and in the community. Because he is on blood thinners, falls for him are even more dangerous because of the risk of internal bleeding. I am glad he found me, but sad that it took so long to find help. It turns out that he is a retired pediatrician, and his son is an orthopedic surgeon, but neither of them thought of going to physical therapy. I hope that the patient let his primary care doctor know he was falling, but this was not the source of the referral. The person who suggested physical therapy was his audiologist, who thankfully was looking at the big picture when talking with the patient and not just focused on his or her own particular specialty.
You may be wondering, what do we know about falls in the elderly? Here are 3 simple facts from the Center of Disease Control and Prevention website.
1. One out of three adults age 65 and older falls each year, but less than half talk to their healthcare providers about it.
2. Among older adults (those 65 or older), falls are the leading cause of injury death.
3. In 2009, about 20,400 older adults died from unintentional fall injuries.
Now that you know the facts, you could be the person who helps save an elderly person from serious injury or death. If you see an elderly person with bruises on their arms, legs, or face, ask them how did it happen? If you see an elderly person who is walking and touching the walls or furniture for support, ask them if they are falling or having a balance problem. If you see an elderly person who is struggling to rise from a chair, ask them if they are having a balance problem or falling.
If the answer is yes, let the person know that a physical therapist who specializes in treating balance problems could change his or her life. Finding a local vestibular balance specialist is as easy as going to the Vestibular Disorders Association website, and searching under the tab entitled "Finding Help and Support".
Balance therapy is a generalized category of physical therapy exercises to help an individual improve their balance. The ultimate goals of balance therapy are to prevent falls and increase a person's functional abilities and independence, both at home and in the community.
1. Lifestyle. Is the person sedentary with hobbies such as reading, playing bridge, or watching TV? Is the person active with hobbies such as golf, tennis, boating, or gardening?
3. Personal choice. What does the person want to achieve or be able to do that they cannot currently do because of poor balance? This is different for every person. Some people just want to be able to walk around their home without falling, and to go to the grocery story or doctor's office on their own. Some people want to improve their balance so that they do not need to use a cane or walker. Some people have given up a sport they used to love because of their poor balance, and their goal is to return to playing golf or tennis again with their friends.
4. Health Status. A person's underlying health status plays a factor in setting reasonable goals. For instance, if the person has terrible arthritis in their knees, a reasonable goal is probably not that they would be able to run a marathon or climb Kilimanjaro. However, it may be reasonable that they should be able to climb a flight of stairs safely, or be able to walk their dog each morning with good balance.
I want to encourage you to think about your personal goals and discuss these things with your balance therapist. Having good goals with motivate you to do your home exercise program, and allow you to chart your progress.
One really cannot understand how much we use our vision to help us balance until it is taken away. That is why a standardized test for balance is to stand with feet together and eyes closed. The test is called the Romberg test, and the goal for most adults regardless of their age is to stand for at least 30 seconds with good balance.
Last week, my patients with balance problems were tested in a more functional way. Equinox Physical Therapy is located in Sarasota, Florida and what became Hurricane Hermine was approaching our shores. It was around 1 pm when the brunt of the storm rolled into Sarasota. The sky became pitch black. Looking outside my office window, one would think it was midnight! The patients who were coming in for afternoon appointments were used to coming in the daylight, not in conditions where the sky was dark as night. This made negotiating the parking lot much more challenging. Then the electric when out, and the hallway was almost completely dark. Everyone could clearly see how much we rely on our vision to help us balance and walk, and we were all grateful when the electric was restored. In the dark, some patients did better than others. The ones that did the best were the patients whose brains had learned how to use inner ear balance information and somatosensory information (the information from our joints and muscles that that tells the brain what position our body is in). The patients with damaged inner ear systems, or the patients that were not good at using their inner ear information, had the greatest trouble in the dark.
This week is Balance Awareness Week, Sept 12-18th, 2016. Please join me and others in our fight to stop dizziness in its tracks. If you would like to learn more about your specific type of inner ear balance problem, the Vestibular Disorders Association website has very good patient information. Let's continue working together to defeat dizziness!!!
VOR stands for the Vestibular Ocular Reflex. This is basically the coordination that one has between head and eye movements. The way it works is this: when a person is moving their head, the ears send information to the brain to tell the brain how the head is moving. The brain then uses this information to coordinate the eye movements so that the person can stabilize their gaze on an object even though their head is in motion. We do this all the time! For instance, if I am talking to someone, and nodding my head yes or no, then I am using my VOR.
Initially, this exercise may cause dizziness, or increase the person's baseline dizziness. The patient should first do this exercise at a slow speed, and for a short duration (30 seconds). That way if the exercise causes dizziness, the dizziness should dissipate in a few minutes after stopping the exercise. With practice, the exercise will no longer cause dizziness or nausea. Once this happens, then we work on increasing the duration of the exercise little by little until eventually they can do it for 2 minutes and feel fine afterwards. At that point, we work on increasing the speed of the head motion, so that the brain learns how to process faster and faster head motions, and not feel dizzy. After that, we move on to other variations. You see, there is a progression to the exercise, and a vestibular specialist will be able to teach you how to do the exercise correctly, and guide you in your journey toward recovery.
The Vestibular Ocular Reflex (VOR) is the mechanism that allows a person to keep their eyes on a fixed target while their head is moving, for instance when you are looking at your friend and nodding your head "yes" or "no". The reason we are able to do this is because our inner ear system acts like little gyroscopes that tells our brain when our head is in motion. Your brain then takes that information, and tells the eye muscles what to do to keep your eyes on the target.
The VOR exercise is especially important when a person has had damage to their inner ear system. The brain, which was used to getting normal inner ear information previously, will have to relearn how to use the information that has lessened due to illness or injury.
I'll give you a common example. Let's say that a person has an inner ear infection that affects their Left inner ear system, and decreases responsiveness of the Left vestibular system (the balance part of the ear) to send information during head motions. When the person now moves their head, the left ear is sending less information than the healthy right ear. This difference in input to the brain being sent from the two ears can result in symptoms of dizziness, nausea, or unsteadiness. Ironically, some patients will avoid moving their head so that they don't get dizzy, but movement is the only way for the brain to learn how to use the inner ear information again!
Vestibular Ocular Reflex exercises help the brain through this retraining process, because the exercise forces the brain to receive inner ear information and practice using it to keep the eyes on a fixed target. Patients start with slow head turns, keeping the eyes on a fixed target placed on the wall at eye level 4 feet away. They start in a seated position and move the head 20 degrees to each side in a back and forth head motion. They also do the exercise in an up and down head motion as if nodding "yes". As they are able to do the exercise symptom free, we increase the duration of the exercise to 2 minutes.
The next step is to gradually increase the speed of the head motion. If you are doing the exercise correctly, your symptoms will decrease over the next few weeks. If you aren't doing the exercise correctly, you may think the exercises don't work! This is why working with a vestibular specialist is so important. If you are not improving, they can figure out what you are doing wrong and help you learn how to perform the exercise correctly, and hence, recover as much inner ear function as your body will allow.
My physical therapy practice in Sarasota, Florida, is devoted to helping people with balance and inner ear problems. So you may be wondering why I am writing about visual problems The reason is: vision is extremely important in maintaining good balance! We use our vision to understand where we are in space, and how to negotiate obstacles in our environment. As adults, we have an idea of what good vision is, and we are likely to notice if our vision changes. But what if the person we are talking about is a small child, maybe even an infant who may not be able to communicate or recognize that he/she is having a visual problem? This child, in addition to a visual problem, could also be experiencing a balance problem, because we know that good vision and good balance are closely connected.
I was lucky to be talking about this problem with my friend and associate Dr. Mohamad S. Jaafar. Dr. Jaafar is Professor of Ophthalmology and Pediatrics at the George Washington University, and Chief of the Division of Ophthalmology at the Children's National Health System, Washington, DC. He is passionate about training young doctors to be experts in his field and is the Past-Director of Washington's Pediatric Ophthalmology Fellowship Program, which is the oldest, largest, and most renowned such program in the world.
Dr. Jaafar and I want to help parents recognize visual problems in their children, so that they know when to seek help. Bear in mind that there is an association of eye diseases in some children who have hearing loss (such as retinal dystrophy, cataract and misalignment of the eyes). Dr. Jaafar was kind enough to provide this top 5 list, so that parents know what to look for if they suspect their child may have a visual problem.
1. Bumping into things or acting clumsy.
2. Always sitting close to the TV or holding books and I-pads too close to their face.
3. Crossed or wandering eyes.
4. Tilting or turning the head, or assuming a chin-up or chin-down posture (ocular torticollis).
5. Disliking having one eye covered but not the other (may indicate a "lazy eye" – amblyopia).
Acoustic Neuromas are nerve sheath tumors surrounding the vestibular or cochlear nerves. The vestibular nerve is the balance nerve that goes from the inner ear to the brain. The cochlear nerve is the hearing nerve that goes from the cochlea to the brain. When the tumor grows, it can press on the nerves as they travel through a boney canal to reach the brain. This is how the tumor can damage a person's balance and hearing. Also in this boney canal is the facial nerve. Damage to the facial nerve can result in facial paralysis.
At Equinox Physical Therapy, we specialize in treating people who have balance problems or facial paralysis as a result of acoustic neuromas. The majority of these patients come to see me following surgery, or radiation to the tumor. A few months ago, I had the pleasure of speaking to the members of the Acoustic Neuroma Association in Sarasota, Florida. They had the idea to videotape the talk for the members who were unable to attend the meeting. They were so pleased with the video, that they asked me if they could post it on their national website. The title of the talk was "The Vestibular System and How it is Affected by Acoustic Neuroma". If you would like to learn more about this topic, you too can watch the video below.
The Vestibular System and How It Is Affected by Acoustic Neuroma from Acoustic Neuroma Association on Vimeo.
Vestibular Rehabilitation- What is it? Who is it for?
Do you like to learn by listening and watching? If so, you may enjoy coming to a free lecture that I am giving next week. The title of the talk is "Understanding and Treating Dizziness and Balance Disorders with Vestibular Rehabilitation". I will be co lecturing with Dr. Jack Wazen, MD. Spaces are limited, so if you would like to attend, please register online here, or call 941-556-4219.
It's that time a year for the annual trip to the Christmas tree lot. When a person has Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo (BPPV), bending the head down, or tipping the head back, can trigger a vertigo spell. It goes without saying, that if you are standing on a ladder and reaching overhead to hang something on a tree, you definitely don't want the world to spin!
For those of you with balance problems or BPPV, give yourself the present you deserve, and go and see a trained vestibular specialist and get treated for your problem. That would be the best present of all!
network with other acoustic neuroma patients and find encouragement and support.
Do the shoes you are wearing matter when you have a balance problem or a history of falling? The answer to this question is ABSOLUTELY!
I still remember the lady who came to see me for balance therapy in Sarasota, Florida with complaints of falling. She was wearing 5-inch stilettos that didn't even have an ankle strap! Now I ask you, do you have to be a balance specialist to know that maybe this is not such a good idea?
So what is a good idea?
1. A FLAT shoe is the best, avoid shoes with a high heel if you can tolerate a flatter shoe.
2. A shoe with a flat WIDE HEEL is better than a small pointy heel. The wide heel provides a more stable foundation when shifting your weight.
3. NO FLIP FLOPS or SLIDE style shoes. These loose shoes can cause a trip and fall.
4. A shoe with a SNUG FIT around the HEEL is important.
5. STRAPS or LACES that tighten- Don't just slide your feet in and out of your shoes. If they have Velcro straps or laces, use them to make your shoe secure. Ankle straps should fit snuggly.
6. For people with peripheral neuropathy, avoid shoes that are too cushioning as they decrease your already limited ability to feel the ground.
7. Make sure that your toes are comfortable in the shoe, as you use your toes to stabilize your balance. | and get the patient to answer the following question: Does your vertigo last for seconds, minutes, hours or days before the spinning stops? I always try to make it clear that I am talking just about the spinning sensation alone, and not the dizziness, nausea, or imbalance that may follow.
The reason why it matters so much as to how long the spinning sensation lasts is because the duration of the vertigo is different for different diseases of the inner ear system. In the case of Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo, the spinning should last for seconds. In the case of Meniere's Disease, the spinning can last for hours to days before it stops. The treatment for these two problems is very different.
I just wanted to share this with you so that you can take a minute to really reflect on the pattern of your vertigo, so that when you are talking with your doctor or physical therapist, they are getting the correct information that will help to lead them to the correct diagnosis and treatment for your problem.
It is always great to read a blog and learn a little something about your health that you can put to quick use, but sometimes it is also nice to get more in depth on a topic. For those of you that live in the Sarasota area, I would like to invite you to attend a free lecture that I have been asked to give at Alderman Oaks. The topic is understanding and treating inner ear balance disorders. Being able to teach the community about my passion, the balance system, is always a great pleasure. I hope you can join us. If you attend, please make sure to come up and say hello after the lecture!
This has been a busy year for me, as I have been traveling to spending time with other therapists who specialize in treating facial paralysis. I had the pleasure of spending three days at Radboud University Medical Center in the Netherlands with Carien Beurskens, PT. She is such an amazing therapist with years of experience and knowledge, and it was a true honor to spend time with her and her patients. I was so excited to apply what I learned with Carien to treating my patients in Sarasota, Florida when I returned home. Thank you, Carien! A trip to Sidney, Australia allowed me to meet with Susan Coulson, PT and spend a few hours learning more about the interdisciplinary team that she is a part of in Australia. She was very encouraging and supportive. Thank you, Susan! The most intensive experience I had this year was at the 13th International Facial Nerve Symposium, which was a scientific meeting of doctors, therapists, and scientists from around the world who came together for 3 days of intensive meetings in Hollywood, California. The rehabilitation section was headed by Jackie Diels, OT, from Wisconsin, whose expertise was seen not only in the rehabilitation section meetings, but also on the various panels she participated in and in her wonderful talk to the general assembly. Jackie's knowledge, creativity, and scientific approach in treating and teaching patients how to improve their facial function are unmatched in my opinion. Thank you, Jackie, for all you have shared teaching therapists from around the globe. These wonderful women have helped me grow as a therapist, and I'm grateful to be able to work with patients who have facial paralysis at Equinox Physical Therapy in Sarasota, Florida.
My name is Dr. Hannah Leatherman, and I work with Dr. Laura Wazen at Equinox Physical Therapy in Sarasota, Florida during the winter months. I am a trained vestibular therapist, which is a physical therapist who specializes in treating patients with dizziness and balance problems. Balance is very important to me, because I am also a professional athlete in the sport of disc golf. I am required to have exceptional balance to have success competing on the professional disc golf tour. The sport of disc golf is similar to golf in that you must drive, approach, and putt towards a hole. Instead of hitting a ball with a club, you are throwing a small frisbee or disc. When I throw a shot with my dominant hand, my follow through forces me to stand on my right leg while maintaining good balance.
In sports and in life, we frequently use one side of our body more than the other. It is natural to have imbalances between our left and right sides, as most of us have a dominant arm and leg. If the imbalance becomes too great, it will lead to problems. Repetitive movements, habits, postures, or even injuries and surgeries can lead to abnormal imbalances on your left and right sides. As you age this can lead to serious balance problems. You may begin noticing that you are having trouble walking a straight line | 956 |
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