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Utility Split Trust – Capital Units

Triax Diversified High-Yield Trust

First Asset Morningstar U.S. Consumer Defensive Index Fund

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National Energy Board approves Line 9 hydrotest results, continues regulatory oversight

CALGARY, Sept. 30, 2015 /CNW/ - The National Energy Board (NEB) has approved the hydrostatic test results submitted by Enbridge for the Line 9B Reversal and Line 9 Capacity Expansion Project (Line 9) and will continue its strict regulatory oversight as Enbridge moves the pipeline into operation.

In June 2015 the NEB directed Enbridge to conduct hydrostatic testing on three segments of Line 9. The successful hydrotests confirm the NEB's confidence in the integrity of the pipeline and its confidence that the line can safely be returned to operation.

There are no further NEB pre-operation requirements. When the pipeline becomes operational there are strict conditions that have been imposed by the NEB including bi-weekly ground patrols, quarterly integrity testing and an additional in-line inspection within the first year of operation.  Enbridge is also required to limit the pressure of the pipeline for its first year of operation, adding another layer of safety.

The review of the hydrotest results is one of many assessments undertaken by the NEB on the Line 9 project. Following a public hearing process the NEB approved Line 9 in March 2014, subject to 30 conditions, finding the project to be in the public interest. Since that time, the NEB has thoroughly assessed dozens of submissions from the company on issues such as consultation efforts, emergency planning and pipeline integrity. Line 9 will continue to be subject to the regulatory scrutiny of the NEB through to the end of its use.

Quick Facts

  • The NEB approved the Line 9 project in March 2014 subject to 30 conditions. There were 171 individuals and groups who participated in this hearing process which occurred from February 2013 to March 2014.
  • In 2014 the NEB conducted 230 inspections and 6 audits for all NEB regulated pipelines and infrastructure. This is in addition to the 100+ technical meetings and exercises conducted on an annual basis. These tools are effective in allowing the Board to proactively detect and correct non-compliances before they become issues.
  • The Line 9B project will reverse the segment of Line 9 between North Westover, Ontario and Montreal, Québec, in addition to expanding the entire Line 9 capacity from Sarnia, Ontario to Montreal and making a revision to the Line 9 Rules and Regulations Tariff to allow transportation of heavy crude.

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Timetable (AGAW06)

Analysis on Graphs and its Applications Follow-up

Monday 26th July 2010 to Friday 30th July 2010

Monday 26th July 2010
08:30 to 08:55 Registration
08:55 to 09:00 Welcome from Sir David Wallace (INI Director)
09:00 to 10:00 B Davies ([Kings])
Non-Weyl Asymptotics for Resonances of Quantum Graphs
Consider a compact quantum graph ${\cal G}_0$ consisting of finitely many edges of finite length joined in some manner at certain vertices. Let ${\cal G}$ be obtained from ${\cal G}_0$ by attaching a finite number of semi-infinite leads to ${\cal G}_0$, possibly with more than one lead attached to some vertices.

Let $H_0$ ( resp. $H$) $=-\frac{{\rm d}^2}{{\rm d} x^2}$ acting in $L^2({\cal G}_0)$ ( resp. $L^2({\cal G})$ ) subject to continuity and Kirchhoff boundary conditions at each vertex. The spectrum of $H$ is $[0,\infty)$, but unlike the normal case for Schrödinger operators $H$ may possess many $L^2$ eigenvalues corresponding to eigenfunctions that have compact support. However some eigenvalues of $H_0$ turn into resonances of $H$, and when defining the resonance counting function \[ N(r)=\#\{ \mbox{ resonances $\lambda=k^2$ of $H$ such that $|k|<r$}\} \] one should regard eigenvalues of $H$ as special kinds of resonance.

One might hope that $N(r)$ obeys the same leading order asymptotics as $r\to\infty$ as in the case of ${\cal G}_0$, but this is not always the case. A Pushnitski and EBD have proved the following theorem, whose proof will be outlined in the lecture.

Theorem 1 The resonances of $H$ obey the Weyl asymptotic law if and only if the graph ${\cal G}$ does not have any balanced vertex. If there is a balanced vertex then one still has a Weyl law, but the effective volume is smaller than the volume of ${\cal G}_0$.

10:00 to 10:30 Morning Coffee
10:30 to 11:15 R Band ([Weizmann])
Scattering from isospectral graphs.
In 1966 Marc Kac asked 'Can one hear the shape of a drum?'. The answer was given only in 1992, when Gordon et al. found a pair of drums with the same spectrum. The study of isospectrality and inverse problems is obviously not limited to drums and treats various objects such as molecules, quantum dots and graphs. In 2005 Okada et al. conjectured that isospectral drums can be distinguished by their scattering poles (resonances). We prove that this is not the case for isospectral quantum graphs, i.e., isospectral quantum graphs share the same resonance distribution. This is a joint work with Adam Sawicki and Uzy Smilansky.
11:15 to 12:00 G Berkolaiko ([Texam A and M University])
Nodal domains and spectral critical partitions on graphs
The $k$-th eigenfunction of a Schrodinger operator on a bounded regular domain $\Omega$ with Dirichlet boundary conditions defines a partition of $\Omega$ into $n$ nodal subdomains. A famous result by Courant establishes that $n \leq k$; the number $k-n$ will be referred to as the nodal deficiency. The nodal subdomains, when endowed with Dirichlet boundary conditions, have equal first eigenvalue, which coincides with the $k$-th eigenvalue of the original Schrodinger problem. Additionally, the partition is bipartite, i.e. it consists of positive and negative subdomains (corresponding to the sign of the eigenfunction), with two domains of the same sign not sharing a boundary. Conversely, for a given partition, define the energy of the partition to be the largest of the first Dirichlet eigenvalues of its subdomains. An $n$-partition with the minimal energy is called the minimal $n$-partition. It is interesting to relate the extremal properties of the partitions to the eigenstates of the operator on $\Omega$. Recently, Helffer, Hoffmann-Ostenhof and Terracini proved that $n$-th minimal partition is bipartite if and only if it corresponds to a Courant-sharp eigenfunction (an eigenfunction with nodal deficiency zero). We study partitions on quantum graphs and discover a complete characterization of eigenfunctions as critical equipartitions. More precisely, equipartitions are partitions with all first eigenvalues equal. We parameterize the manifold of all equipartitions and consider the energy of an $n$-equipartition as a function on this manifold. For a generic graph and large enough $n$ we establish the following theorem: a critical point of the energy function with $b$ unstable directions is a bipartite equipartition if and only if it corresponds to an eigenfunction with nodal deficiency $b$. Since by constructions it has $n$ nodal domains it is therefore the $n+b$-th eigenfunction in the spectral sequence. Since at a minimum the number of unstable directions is $b=0$, our results include the quantum graph analogue of the results of Helffer et al. They also provide a new formulation of known bounds on the number of nodal domains on generic graphs. This is joint work with Rami Band, Hillel Raz and Uzy Smilansky.
12:30 to 13:30 Sandwich Lunch at INI
14:00 to 14:45 J Keating ([Bristol])
Quantum statistics on Graphs
I will discuss possible quantum exchange statistics in the case of graphs
14:45 to 15:30 J Bolte ([Royal Holloway])
Many-particle systems on quantum graphs with singular interactions
Single quantum particles on graphs have proven to provide interesting models of complex quantum systems; their spectral properties have been studied in great detail. In this talk we discuss extensions to quantum many-particle systems on graphs with singular interactions. We focus on two-particle interactions that are either localised at the vertices, or are of Dirac-delta type on the edges. In both cases the interactions are realised in terms of self-adjoint extensions of suitable Laplacians in two variables. These extensions can be characterised in terms of boundary conditions, and given particular boundary conditions the type of interactions can be identified. (This talk is based on joint work with Joachim Kerner.)
15:30 to 16:00 Afternoon Tea
16:00 to 16:45 S Avdonin ([Alaska])
Recursive Algorithms Solving Inverse Problems on Quantum Graphs
In this talk we describe a new approach to solving boundary inverse problems on quantum graphs. This approach is based on the Boundary Control method and combines the spectral and dynamical approaches to inverse problems on graphs. It was proposed in [1] for the Schr\"odinger equation with standard matching conditions and was extended in [2] to the two-velocity wave equation. Since the number of edges of graphs arising in applications is typically very big, we propose a recursive procedure which may serve as a base for developing effective numerical algorithms. For trees, this procedure allows recalculating efficiently the inverse data from the original tree to the smaller trees, `removing' leaves step by step up to the rooted edge. Numerical tests for inverse problems are impossible without producing accurate inverse data. This means that we have to have reliable numerical algorithms for solving the direct Problems --- given the coefficients of equations and the graph topology find its spectral (and dynamical) data. Even for the simplest graph --- a finite interval or the semi-axis --- this is a rather difficult problem from the numerical point of view. The surprising fact is that to solve numerically, say, the Gelfand--Levitan equation and find the potential from the given spectral function is much easier than to find the spectral function from the given potential. For graphs with many edges these difficulties increase dramatically. Therefore, at the moment there are no efficient algorithms for, or numerical experiments in, solving inverse problems on graphs. Based on the results of [3], we propose a way to reduces the `direct' problem to solving second kind Volterra integral equations. 1. S. Avdonin and P. Kurasov, Inverse problems for quantum trees,} Inverse Problems and Imaging, {2} (2008), 1--21. 2. S. Avdonin, G. Leugering and V. Mikhaylov, On an inverse problem for tree-like networks of elastic strings}, Zeit. Angew. Math. Mech., {90} (2010), 136--150. 3. S. Avdonin, V. Mikhaylov and A.Rybkin, The boundary control approach to the Titchmarsh-Weyl $m-$function,} Comm. Math. Phys., {275} (2007), 791--803.
16:45 to 17:30 K M Schmidt (Cardiff University)
The HELP Inequality on Trees
This is joint work with BM Brown and M Langer. We establish analogues of Hardy and Littlewood's integro-differential equation for Schroedinger-type operators on metric and discrete trees, based on a generalised strong limit-point property of the graph Laplacian.
17:30 to 17:45 R Rueckriemen (Dartmouth College)
The Floquet spectrum of a quantum graph
We define the Floquet spectrum of a quantum graph as the collection of all spectra of operators of the form $D=(-i\frac{\partial}{\partial x}+\alpha(\frac{\partial}{\partial x}))^2$ where $\alpha$ is a closed $1$-form. We show that the Floquet spectrum completely determines planar 3-connected graphs (without any genericity assumptions on the graph). It determines whether or not a graph is planar. Given the combinatorial graph, the Floquet spectrum uniquely determines all edge lengths of a quantum graph.
17:45 to 18:00 J Lipovsky ([Charles University in Prague])
The Absence of Absolutely Continuous Spectra for Radial Tree Graphs
We will introduce a family of Schrödinger operators on tree graphs with coupling conditions given by (b_n-1)^2+4 real parameters where b_n is the branching number. We will show the unitary equivalence of the Hamiltonian on the tree graph and the orthogonal sum of the Hamiltonians on the halflines. We will use this unitary equivalence to prove that for a large family of coupling conditions there is no absolutely continuous spectrum of the Hamiltonian on the sparse tree. On the other hand, we will show nontrivial examples of trees with the spectrum which is purely absolutely continuous.
18:00 to 19:00 Welcome Wine Reception (supported by Meiji Institute for Advanced Study of Mathematical Sciences-MIMS)
Tuesday 27th July 2010
09:00 to 10:00 U Smilansky (Weizmann Institute of Science)
Periodic walks on random graphs and random matrix theory
The spectral statistics of the discrete Laplacian of d-regular graphs on V vertices are intimately connected with the distribution of the number of cycles of period t (t-cycles) on the graph. I shall discuss this connection by using a trace formula which expresses the spectral density in terms of the t-cycle counts. The trace formula will be used to write the spectral pair correlations in terms of the properly normalized variance of the t-cycle counts. Based on these results, I would like to propose a conjecture which uses Random Matrix Theory to compute the variance of the t-periodic cycle counts in the limit V,t -> infinity fixed value of with t/V. Numerical computations support this conjecture.
10:00 to 10:30 Morning Coffee
10:30 to 11:15 J Harrisson ([Baylor])
Properties of zeta functions of quantum graphs
The Ihara-Selberg zeta function plays a fundamental role in the spectral theory of combinatorial graphs. However, in contrast the spectral zeta function has remained a relatively unstudied area of analysis of quantum graphs. We consider the Laplace operator on a metric graph with general vertex matching conditions that define a self-adjoint realization of the operator. The zeta function can be constructed using a contour integral technique. In the process it is convenient to use new forms for the secular equation that extend the well known secular equation of the Neumann star graph. The zeta function is then expressed in terms of matrices defining the matching conditions at the vertices. The analysis of the zeta function allows us to obtain new results for the spectral determinant, vacuum energy and heat kernel coefficients of quantum graph which are topics of current research in their own right. The zeta function provides a unified approach which obtains general results for such spectral properties.
11:15 to 12:00 A Terras ([San Diego])
Explicit Formulas for Zeta Functions of Graphs
Explicit formulas for the Riemann and Dedekind zeta functions, as developed by Andre Weil, have often been compared to the Selberg trace formula. We look at analogs for the Ihara zeta function of a graph.
12:30 to 13:30 Sandwich Lunch at INI
14:00 to 14:45 A Teplyaev ([Connecticut])
Uniqueness of Laplacian and Brownian motion on Sierpinski carpets
Up to scalar multiples, there exists only one local regular Dirichlet form on a generalized Sierpinski carpet that is invariant with respect to the local symmetries of the carpet. Consequently for each such fractal the law of the Brownian motion is uniquely determined and the Laplacian is well defined. As a consequence, there are uniquely defined spectral and walk dimensions which determine the behavior of the natural diffusion processes by so called Einstein relation (these dimensions are not directly related to the well known Hausdorff dimension, which describes the distribution of the mass in a fractal).
14:45 to 15:30 T Isola ([tbc])
Line integrals of one-forms on the Sierpinski gasket
We give a definition of one-forms on the gasket and of their line integrals, and show that these are compatible with the notion of energy introduced by Kigami. We then introduce a suitable covering of the gasket (which is a projective limit of a sequence of natural finite coverings) and prove that n-exact forms have a primitive which lives on this covering.
15:30 to 16:00 Afternoon Coffee
16:00 to 16:45 D Guido ([Roma])
Some (noncommutative) geometrical aspects of the Sierpisnki gasket
We present here a 2-parameter family of spectral triples for the Sierpinski gasket, based on spectral triples for the circle. Any hole (lacuna) of the gasket is suitably identified with a circle, and the triple for the gasket is defined as the direct sum of the triples for the lacunas. The first parameter is a scaling parameter for the correspondence between circles and lacunas, the second describes the metric on the circle, which is, roughly, a power of the euclidean metric. We study for which parameters the following features of the gasket can be recovered by the corresponding triple: the integration on the gasket (w.r.t. the Hausdorff measure), a non-trivial distance on the gasket, a non-trivial Dirichlet form (the Kigami energy).
16:45 to 17:30 B Winn ([Loughborough])
Relationship between scattering matrix and spectrum of quantum graphs
We investigate the equivalence between spectral characteristics of the Laplace operator on a metric graph, and the associated unitary scattering operator. We prove that the statistics of level spacings, and moments of observations in the eigenbases coincide in the limit that all bond lengths approach a positive constant value.
17:30 to 17:45 V Chernyshev ([BMSTU])
Statistical properties of semiclasssical solutions of the non-stationary Schrödinger equation on metric graphs
The talk is devoted to the development of the semiclassical theory on quantum graphs. For the non-stationary Schrödinger equation, propagation of the Gaussian packets initially localized in one point on an edge of the graph is described. Emphasis is placed on statistics behavior of asymptotic solutions with increasing time. It is proven that determination of the number of quantum packets on the graph is associated with a well-known number-theoretical problem of counting the number of integer points in an expanding polyhedron. An explicit formula for the leading term of the asymptotics is presented. It is proven that for almost all incommensurable passing times Gaussian packets are distributed asymptotically uniformly in the time of passage of edges on a finite compact graph. Distribution of the energy on infinite regular trees is also studied. The presentation is based on the joint work with A.I. Shafarevich.
17:45 to 18:00 T Petrillo ([UCSD])
On the Splitting of Primes in Coverings
An explicit formula for zeta functions on graphs will be introduced. The result will be extended to L-functions on graphs. An example and possible extensions will be discussed.
Wednesday 28th July 2010
09:00 to 10:00 G Milton ([Utah])
Complete characterization and synthesis of the response function of elastodynamic networks
In order to characterize what exotic properties elastodynamic composite materials with high contrast constituents can have in the continuum it makes sense to first understand what behaviors discrete networks of springs and masses can exhibit. The response function of a network of springs and masses, an elastodynamic network, is the matrix valued function W(omega), depending on the frequency omega, mapping the displacements of some accessible or terminal nodes to the net forces at the terminals. We give necessary and sufficient conditions for a given function W(omega) to be the response function of an elastodynamic network assuming there is no damping. In particular we construct an elastodynamic network that can mimic any achievable response in the frequency or time domain. It builds upon work of Camar-Eddine and Seppecher, who characterized the possible response matrices of static three-dimensional spring networks. Authors: F. Guevara Vasquez (University of Utah), G.W. Milton (University of Utah), D.Onofrei (University of Utah)
10:00 to 10:30 Morning Coffee
10:30 to 11:15 D Lenz ([Jena])
Unbounded Laplacians on graphs: Basic spectral properties and the heat equation
We discuss Laplacians on graphs in a framework of regular Dirichlet forms. We focus on phenomena related to unboundedness of the Laplacians. In particular, we provide criteria for essential selfadjointness, empty essential spectrum and stochastic incompleteness. (Joint work with Matthias Keller).
11:15 to 12:00 H Kovarik ([Torino])
Heat kernel estimates for Laplace operators on metric trees
We consider the integral kernel of the semigroup generated by a differential Laplace operator on certain class of infinite metric trees. We will show how the time decay of the heat kernel depends on the geometry of the tree. (This is a joint work with Rupert Frank).
12:00 to 12:45 A Laptev (Imperial College London)
On some sharp spectral inequalities for Schrödinger operators on graphs
12:45 to 13:00 D Onofrei ([Utah])
Characterization of the static response of a two-dimensional elastic network
We will show that, in the 2D static case , any positive semidefinte and balanced matrix $W$ is the response matrix of a purely elastic planar network. Moreover we will present a constructive proof for the fact that the network we design for a particular response matrix $W$ can fit within an arbitrarily small neighborhood of the convex hull of the terminal nodes, provided the springs and masses occupy an arbitrarily small volume.
13:00 to 14:00 Sandwich Lunch at INI
19:30 to 22:00 Conference Dinner at Emmanuel College (supported by Meiji Institute for Advanced Study of Mathematical Sciences-MIMS)
Thursday 29th July 2010
09:00 to 10:00 D Grieser ([Oldenburg])
Fat graphs: Variations on a theme
A fat graph is, generally speaking, a family of spaces depending on a parameter $\varepsilon$ which converge metrically to a metric graph as $\varepsilon\to 0$. The problem of studying the behavior of the spectrum of the Laplacian or other geometric operators, under this limit, arises in various contexts and can be approached by a variety of techniques. In this survey talk I will explain some of these techniques and mention some recent results.
10:00 to 10:30 Morning Coffee
10:30 to 11:15 A Zuk ([Paris])
On a problem of Atiyah
We present constructions of closed manifolds with irrational L2 Betti numbers
11:15 to 12:00 C-K Law ([National Sun Yat-sen])
A Solution to an Ambarzumyan Problem on Trees
The classical Ambarzumyan problem states that when the eigenvalues $\lambda_n$ of a Neumann Sturm-Liouville operator defined on $[0,\pi]$ are exactly $n^2$, then the potential function $q=0$. In 2007, Carlson and Pivovarchik showed the Ambarzumyan problem for the Neumann Sturm-Liouville operator defined on trees where the edges are in rational ratio. We shall extend their result to show that for a general tree, if the spectrum $\sigma(q)=\sigma(0)$, then $q=0$. In our proof, we develop a recursive formula for characteristic functions, together with a pigeon hole argument. This is a joint work with Eiji Yanagida of Tokyo Institute of Technology.
12:30 to 13:30 Sandwich Lunch at INI
14:00 to 14:45 E Zuazua ([Basque])
Hardy inequalities and asymptotics for heat kernels
We will discuss some Hardy inequalities and its consequences on the large time behavior of diffusion processes. Roughly speaking, the Hardy inequality ensures a further and faster decay rate. Two differente situations will be addressed. First we shall consider the heat equation with a singular square potential located both in the interior of the domain and on the boundary, following a joint work with J. L. Vázquez and a more recent one with C. Cazacu. We shall also present the main results of a recent work in collaboration with D. Krejciírk in which we consider the case of twisted domains. In this case the proof of the extra decay rate requires of important analytical developments based on the theory of self-similar scales. As we shall see, asymptotically, the twisting ends up breaking the tube and adds a further Dirichlet condition, wich eventually produces the increase of the decay rate. Some consequences in which concerns the control of these models will also be presented. References: J. L. Vázquez and E. Zuazua The Hardy inequality and the asymptotic behavior of the heat equation with an inverse square potential. J. Functional Analysis, 173 (2000), 103--153.} J. Vancostenoble and E. Zuazua. Hardy inequalities, Observability and Control for the wave and Schr\"odinger equations with singular potentials, SIAM J. Math. Anal., Volume 41, Issue 4, pp. 1508-1532 (2009) D. Krejcirik and E. Zuazua The heat equation in twisted domains, J. Math pures et appl., to appear. C. Cazacu and E. Z. Hardy inequalities with boundary singular potentials, in preparation.
14:45 to 15:30 R Carlson ([Colorado])
Dirichlet to Neumann Maps for Infinite Metric Graphs
Motivated by problems of modeling the human circulatory system, boundary value problems for differential operators -D2 + q are considered on the metric completions of infinite graphs with finite volume, finite diameter, or other smallness conditions. For a large family of graphs, the existence of an ample family of simple test functions permits a generalized definition of the Dirichlet to Neumann map taking boundary functions to their normal derivatives. Properties of this map, problems exhibiting more regular derivatives, and approximation by finite subgraphs will be discussed.
15:30 to 16:00 Afternoon Tea
16:00 to 16:45 M Eastham ([Cardiff])
The continuous and discrete spectrum of an asymptotically straight leaky wire
The approach to quantum graphs developed by Exner and his co-workers is based on a Hamiltonian which contains a singular potential term with a delta-function support on (in two dimensions) a curve C. Here we give conditions on the potential and on the geometry of C under which the associated spectrum is either a semi-infinite interval or the whole real line. The geometry is expressed in terms of a new and simpler concept of asymptotic straightness which does not rely on an asymptotic estimate for the curvature, and which is only imposed on disjoint long sections of C. We also discuss the case where C is a star graph with N rays and the lower spectrum is discrete. We obtain an estimate for the lowest eigenvalue and we contribute to the conjecture that this eigenvalue is maximised for a given N when the star graph is symmetric. A number of open spectral problems related to this work are mentioned. (Joint work with Malcolm Brown and Ian Wood.)
16:45 to 17:30 I Veselic ([Chemnitz])
Discrete alloy type models: averaging and spectral properties
We discuss recent results on discrete alloy type models, in particular those with non-monotone parameter dependence. Among others Wegner estimates, averaging techniques, appropriate transformations on the probability space and decoupling properties are dicussed. This is related to the exponential decay of the Green's function and localisation properties.
17:30 to 17:45 M Matter (Université de Genève)
Limits of self-similar graphs and criticality of the Abelian Sandpile Model
We consider covering sequences of (Schreier) graphs arising from self-similar actions by automorphisms of rooted trees. The projective limit of such an inverse system corresponds to the action on the boundary of the tree and its connected components are the (infinite) orbital Schreier graphs of the action. They can be approximated by finite rooted graphs using Hausdorff-Gromov convergence. An interesting example is given by the Basilica group acting by automorphisms on the binary rooted tree in a self-similar fashion. We give a topological as well as a measure-theoretical description of the orbital limit Schreier graphs. In particular, it is shown that they are almost all one-ended with respect to the uniform distribution on the boundary of the tree. We study the statistical-physics Abelian Sandpile Model on such sequences of graphs. The main mathematical question about this model is to prove its criticality -- the correlation between sites situated far away each from the other is high -- what is typically done by exhibiting, asymptotically, a power-law decay of various statistics. In spite of many numerical experiments, the criticality of the model was rigorously proven only in the case of the regular tree. We show that the Abelian Sandpile Model on the limit Schreier graphs of the Basilica group is critical almost everywhere with respect to the uniform distribution on the boundary of the tree.
Friday 30th July 2010
09:00 to 09:45 SA Fulling (Texas A&M University)
Index Theorems for Quantum Graphs
Work in collaboration with P. Kuchment and J. Wilson
09:45 to 10:30 Morning coffee
10:30 to 11:15 M Zaidenberg ([Institut Fourier])
Variations on discrete Floquet-Bloch Theory in positive characteristic
The classical Floquet theory deals with Floquet-Bloch solutions of periodic PDEs. A discrete version of this theory for difference vector equations on lattices, including the Floquet theory on infinite periodic graphs, was developed by Peter Kuchment. Here we propose a variation of this theory for matrix convolution operators acting on vector functions on lattices with values in a field of positive characteristic.
11:15 to 12:00 O Post ([Humboldt])
Convergence results for thick graphs
We will give an overview of convergence results for several natural Laplace-like operators on the thick graph to candidates on the underlying metric graph. Of particular interest are the glueing conditions which can be obtained at a vertex by a pure Laplacian. Moreover we show convergence of the Dirichlet-to-Neumann map of a thick graph with boundary to the corresponding operator of the metric graph.
12:30 to 13:30 Sandwich Lunch at INI
14:00 to 14:45 B Pavlov ([Auckland])
Dirichlet-to-Neumann techniques for periodic problems
Spectral analysis in low energy region will be developed for the Schrodinger operator on periodic multi-dimensional lattices and, in particular a method of estimation of mobility of electron/holes in Silicon=Boron sandvich structures will be suggested. I am able to provide a draft of the paper as soon as you need it.
14:45 to 15:30 B Vainberg ([UNCC])
Necklace graphs and slowing down of the light
A possible device for slowing down of the light (propagation of wave packets) will be discussed which is based on periodic branching waveguides. Reduction to a quantum graph with a specific boundary conditions at vertices plays a crucial role.
15:30 to 16:00 Afternoon tea
16:00 to 16:45 M Keller ([Jena])
Absolutely continuous spectrum for trees of finite forward cone type
We study a class of rooted trees which are not necessarily regular but exhibit a lot of symmetries. The spectrum of the corresponding graph Laplace operator is purely absolutely continuous and consists of finitely many intervals. Moreover for trees of the class which are not regular the absolutely continuous spectrum is stable under small perturbations by radially symmetric potentials. (This is joint work with Daniel Lenz and Simone Warzel.)
16:45 to 17:30 S Haeseler ([Jena])
The parabolic Harnack inequality for quantum graphs
We consider quantum graphs with Kirchhoff boundary conditions. We study the intrinsic metric, volume doubling and a Poincaré inequality. This enables us to prove a parabolic Harnack inequality. The proof involves various techniques from the theory of strongly local Dirichlet forms.
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Wednesday, February 08, 2006

insert pun on 'drag'

Finally another new one. More soon.

Tuesday, February 07, 2006

Now with 200% more award nominations

Newtown Ghetto Anger has been nominated for an Eric Award! I'm up for Best Web Comic.

I have no idea how the awards work, or who gets to vote on them, or why, but it's certainly nice to be included amongst such luminaries of the humour and web comic worlds. But I guess if you can vote for me, then do. Or something.

[UPDATE: Looks like they removed the "humour comic" category, and the nominees have been cut down to a shortlist. Have edited the above to reflect this.]

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Feb. 7, 2014, Fairfax, Va.—Americans for Limited Government President Nathan Mehrens today issued the following statement on the latest jobs numbers:

"We learned this week that the Obama Administration views a shrinking workforce participation as a good thing based upon their response to Congressional Budget Office analysis of Obamacare which asserts that more than 2 million people are likely to leave the full-time workforce due to Obamacare.

"The ups and downs of any monthly unemployment report pale in comparison to this startling analysis.  While the labor participation rate shifted upward slightly, it still remains that 3.5 million fewer people who are 16-54 are participating in the workforce compared to January 2009 levels. If they were included in today's jobs report, the unemployment rate would be 8.6 percent, instead of the reported 6.6 percent.

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The 3 Most Difficult Things a Human Being Can Do

Anthony de Mello, quoting Sidney Harris: The three most difficult things that a human being can do are not physical feats or intellectual achievements. They are first, returning love for hate; second, including the excluded; and third, admitting that you are wrong.

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Beauty and Liturgy

When was the last time you went to Mass in order to experience beauty? In his book Beauty: The Invisible Embrace, John O’Donohue explains the connection between beauty and liturgy: …whenever we awaken beauty, we are helping to make God present in the world. Consequently the rituals and liturgy of religion can be occasions where beauty truly comes alive….Thomas Aquinas and and the medieval thinkers wisely recognized that beauty was at the heart of reality; it was where truth, unity, goodness and presence came together. Without beauty they...

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“Being a loving parent is work that guarantees the transformation of the ego for in the work of rearing children the limits of your selfishness, need and smallness are continually challenged. Somehow you find within your heart a love that is willing to stretch further and further. In this sense, the work of parenting is profoundly blessed work. Some people pray in words; in the work of raising children, parents pray every day with every fibre of their being.” John O’Donohue, Beauty: The Invisible Embrace, page 164

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Emptiness that Haunts the Heart: A Caution for the Digital Age

Is the digital age making it more difficult for us to recognize, appreciate and encounter beauty? Traditionally, journey was a rhythm of three forces: time, self and space. Now the digital virus has truncated time and space. Marooned on each instant, we have forfeited the practice of patience, the attention to emergence and delight in the Eros of discovery. The self has become anxious for what the next instant might bring. This greed for destination obliterates the journey. The digital desire for the single instant schools the mind...

Quote of the Day: The Storm Center of the Universe

“For when we talk about confirmation our conversation is really about baptism; when we are dealing with baptism we are discoursing about Christian initiation; when we are into initiation we are face to face with conversion in Jesus Christ dead and rising; and when we are into conversion in Jesus Christ dead and rising we are at the storm center of the universe.” – Aidan Kavanagh, OSB

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I’m a voracious reader. You have to read to survive. People who read for pleasure are wasting their time. Reading isn’t fun; it’s indispensable. –Woody Allen What better occupation, really, than to spend the evening at the fireside with a book, with the wind beating on the windows and the lamp burning bright?…Without moving, you walk through the countries you see in your mind’s eye; and your thoughts, caught up in the story, stop at the details or rush through the plot. You pretend you’re the characters and...

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I was looking at my commonplace book and was again struck by the eloquence of Henry David Thoreau. Here are some of my favorite Thoreau quotes, most of them from Walden: I should not talk so much about myself if there were anybody else whom I knew as well. …to stand on the meeting of two eternities, the past and the future, which is precisely the present moment Every generation laughs at the old fashions, but follows religiously the new. In short, I am convinced, both by faith...

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I’ve known some bibliomaniacs in my time, but Archdeacon Meadow has got to be one of the worst afflicted: Archdeacon Meadow accumulated so many books that he was forced to sell a considerable portion of his collection. But as their auction proceeded he experienced such passionate anguish that he left the room and returned again in disguise to begin bidding for his own books. –Otto L. Bettman, The Delights of Reading: Quotes, Notes and Anecdotes

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Humiliation through Rereading

This quote by Joseph Epstein rings true with me: Rereading can be…a humility-inducing activity, when, on rereading, one learns that the first time around with a book, one’s politics or fantasies or personal anxieties were in fact doing most of the work. Rereading books first read when young, one is inclined to weep for the naif one not so long ago was. And while at it one discovers, if one gets to reread the same book twenty years hence, one is even one now. I can think of...

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I saw this comment on a post in someone else’s blog the other day: My theory is, at least they’re reading. Who cares what they read? Just read, damn it. If the discussion were about kids who were just learning to read, I’d be inclined to agree–there is a point in everyone’s life when the best way to improve as a reader is to read as much as you can, regardless of the content (mostly–I hate Captain Underpants!). But the blog post was about reading in general, and...

A Grief Observed

About ten days ago I wrote about a former student who had been ordained a deacon. Yesterday I saw him again, but the circumstance were far from joyful. He was the assisting deacon at a funeral mass I attended. The funeral was for my friend’s husband, who passed away at the age of 49 from cancer. He found out he had cancer about ten months ago, shortly after he found out they were expecting their third child. Their daughter was born a few weeks before he died. C.S....


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The Yellow Wallpaper by Charlotte Perkins Gilman

It was nursery first and then playroom and gymnasium, I should judge; for the windows are barred for little children, and there are rings and things in the walls.

The Yellow Wallpaper by Charlotte GilmanI agree with Julie Davis: the less said about The Yellow Wallpaper the better, so that you can read it fresh, without any baggage or imposed interpretations. This horror classic gave me chills. It reminded me a little bit of The House on the Borderland, and it fits right in with the Alfred Hitchcock stories I’ve been reading for my Deal Em In Short Story Challenge.

The Yellow Wallpaper is readily available online or in ebook format, and it will take you about a half an hour to read. Find a quiet corner this evening and lose yourself in this creepy tale.

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Why government may not fund political parties now – Ekweremadu | Nigeria News Today. Your online Nigerian Newspaper

Deputy President of the Senate, Ike Ekweremadu, has blamed the withdrawal of government subventions for political parties on abuse, noting that it was still inadvisable to reintroduce it.

Ekweremadu also said that high level consultations were in top gear to obtain the views of critical stakeholders about the ongoing constitution review.

He spoke when the Inter-Party Advisory Council of Nigeria (IPAC) visited him at the weekend on the ongoing constitution amendment.

He said: “Giving subvention to political parties was the case in the past. But, we had to amend the constitution to remove that, the reason being that it was thoroughly abused by some people.

“They register a political party and wait for election. Government gives them subvention, then they put it in their pockets and make no efforts to win. To them, political parties are platforms for making cool money from the government”.

Rather than government funding, Ekweremadu urged political parties to agitate for the introduction of proportional representation to widen political representation in the legislature, which would in turn help smaller political parties to thrive.

“When this is done, instead of first-past-the-post system where a party that pulls the highest number of votes, even by a single vote, takes the parliamentary seat, while the other parties go home empty-handed, no matter how well they performed, parties will now be allocated parliamentary seats based on the percentage of the total votes they garnered in an election.

“That way, smaller parties will be accommodated in the parliament. They will know that they will not go empty-handed if they work hard”, he added.

Meanwhile, he said the National Assembly was holding consultations with some critical stakeholders to ensure a smooth sail of the constitution amendment exercise and an outcome that will be tune with the aspirations of Nigerians.

“For instance, we have gone to the judiciary. We have gone to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and other stakeholders asking them to express their views.

“We got a lot of responses. So, we are going ahead, and your visit today will help to shape the final document, which we will present to the Senate”, he continued.

Ekweremadu, who is also the Chairman, Senate Committee on Constitution Review, said that, the current consultations would culminate in a joint retreat in a few weeks to enable members of the Senate and House Committees on Constitution Review to reach consensus on issues slated for amendment.

He said that representatives of the State Houses of Assembly would be part of the retreat to arm them with firsthand knowledge of the thrusts of the proposed amendments ahead of the transmission of the Alteration Bills to them for approval.

He explained that the current exercise drew substantially from the failed Fourth Alteration Bill, and that proposed amendments would be drafted into several Alteration Bills to avoid a situation where the rejection of one amendment could lead to the death of the entire amendments.

Earlier in his address, the National Chairman of IPAC, Hon. Mohammed Nalado, said IPAC was making efforts, with the support of the International Republican Institute (IRI), United States Aid Agency (USAID), Political Party Policy and Leadership Development Centre, among others, to faciliate electoral reforms that would guarantee free, fair, credible and transparent electoral process.

It also requested the National Assembly to consider amending the constitution to reintroduce government funding of political parties, reduction of age limit for elections, and cause persons who cross-carpet to lose their seats.

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Corey Taylor confirms Slipknot will play more live dates

Singer tweets that the Iowa metallers have booked a US tour

Corey Taylor has confirmed that Slipknot will play more live shows this year.

The singer, who has previously refused to be drawn on the possibility of further touring and recording with the band beyond a show at Brazil’s Rock In Rio festival later this year, has now revealed that they’ve got a US tour lined up.

Writing on his Twitter page, the singer said:

Whole bunch of things being plotted. More solo/book tours in Europe and US, new Stone Sour album, a US Slipknot tour. Going to be busy!

The singer has always been cagey about the band’s long term future and the possibility of recording a fifth studio album without bassist Paul Gray, who passed away last year, but this new tour would appear to suggest that plans are made for the band to have a future beyond their European tour this summer.

Corey Taylor is currently promoting his first book Seven Deadly Sins which has been universally well received.


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Not that Anybody Asked Me Again: Anker SoundBuds

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So here’s my thing about headphones. I lose them or damage them quite a bit, your classic run them through the washing machine or such, and I don’t have very well trained ears. So I tend to buy cheap ones with the understanding that I’ll replace them pretty often. For the last few years, my go-to has been whatever The Wirecutter says is the best cheap in-ear bud.

That said, I do like the convenience of bluetooth wireless, especially when I’m commuting and the cable would have to run around bags, jackets and the like. So when The Wirecutter said that these Anker SoundBuds earbuds were the least-bad of the cheap wireless options and they were on a one day sale for $22, I took the deal.

Here’s a more detailed review than they probably deserve:

Pros: price, battery life, comfort (for me)

Cons: sound quality (sometimes), connection consistency.

Interesting: The on-off mechanism.

Physically, these buds are a little unusual, the earbud part is attached to what is a slightly smaller than half-inch plastic cube. My package came with six, yes six, different earbud tips, four sizes of a closed-ear model, and two sizes that block less of the ear, supposedly the closed-ear sound better. Not only that, but they come with three sizes of a rubber square that goes around the cube with a hook designed to keep the bud in the ear better.

The Wirecutter review says that many of their reviewers complained about the fit. I must have weird ears, because I find them a lot more comfortable and stable than most other earbuds that I’ve used, wired or wireless. I think the smallest size of the tip is smaller than other models, and it fits my ear nicely. I found the rubber casing really hard to assemble, but as it happens, I also found the headphones much more comfortable without them. In my experience of about two weeks with them, they are pretty stable in my ears. The control is easy to use.

I find the sound and connection to be a little flakey, but basically consistent with being inexpensive bluetooth earbuds.

The sound is perfectly fine for podcasts, and I find it generally okay for music, though I suspect that somebody with actually trained ears would find it wanting. FWIW, the Wirecutter review describes the sound as “not too bad”, “cheap”, and “inoffensive”. So, you know, high praise indeed. One weird problem I had was that with a very small number of my music files, the sound gets clipped and static-y as though the levels are too high. Not sure why, there doesn’t seem to be a pattern to where it happens, and no other sound device I use has this problem.

As for connection and range, I can easily get about 15 to 20 feet. They are spec’ed to 33, I think, but I don’t think I’ve gotten that in the wild. The connection is often solid, but a little inconsistent. I’ve had a few times where it seems connected but doesn’t play audio and I’ve had to unpair and re-pair it, which at least it does quickly. I’ve also had modes where the connection gets quiet every few seconds, or gets really choppy, but usually re-connecting fixes it. Overall the connection is noticeably less consistent than the $55 bluetooth earbuds these are replacing, but not so bad that the usability is really affected.

Anker claims eight hour play time on the battery. I haven’t run the battery totally down, but that seems consistent with my experience, which is that about three hours of use drops the battery to about 60%. The battery life is way better than the $55 ones, which is nice.

The SoundBuds’ most unique feature is the magnet. A problem with many bluetooth headphones is that the UI to turn them on and off is a pain, typically it’s a long press of the play button or something, and it’s often just irritating. The SoundBuds are magnetic, the two cubes for each ear stick to each other back to back. When they are separated, they automatically turn on (and attempt to pair with the most recent device they connected to), and when they are re-attached, they turn themselves off. If they separate and don’t connect for two minutes, they power down.

It’s a very elegant mechanism that works great in many situations. Putting them on, for example. They usually have turned themselves on and connected in the time between when I separate the ears and when I have them in my ear. That’s convenient. Normal shut off is also quick and easy. (The play-pause and volume controls are large and easy to hit, which helps.)

Storage is a little tricky, I often accidentally detach the magnets putting the SoundBuds away in my bag. It’s also hard to charge them without detaching the magnets. They don’t seem to have anything like an airplane mode, so you always turn them on when detaching, and it sometimes seems like they get confused if you turn them on and off too quickly. Overall, though, I think the magnet thing is good for me, if you are frequently going to have them in a place where they will get jostled, though, it might be a problem.

Overall, a nice investment for $22, current price is $34 as I write this, which still isn’t bad. If you are a stickler for sound quality, these will probably be unsatisfying, but as a listen to podcasts on the train device, they are inexpensive and work pretty well.


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Woking confirm renewal of major sponsor deal

Woking have announced the renewal of our key partnership with major sponsor, Laithwaite Financial Services Ltd.

Laithwaite Financial Services Ltd has partnered with Woking Football Club since the 2014-15 season and in 2015 took on the role as one of the club’s most significant backers, with the naming rights to the Laithwaite Community Stadium. The new agreement ensures that the naming rights to the Laithwaite Community Stadium and sponsorship of the Geoff Chapple Lounge will run until the end of the 2019-20 season.

Elliot Machin says: “This is an exciting time of opportunity for the Football Club, with a new management team bringing a fresh approach on the pitch. It is, therefore, a great boost to sign this important agreement with Laithwaite Financial Services Ltd for a further 3 seasons. The central aspect to any sponsorship deal are the commercial considerations for both parties, but our relationship with Andrew Laithwaite and his team is much more than that. He brings a love of football, particularly youth football and a genuine appreciation for the club. Laithwaite Financial Services Ltd has been a fantastic partner and we are very grateful for their continued support and increased investment”.

Laithwaite Financial Services Ltd is a Woking based firm of Independent Financial Advisers, dispensing investment and pension advice since 2001. Andrew Laithwaite (Managing Director) comments: “It was a great honour to be granted the naming rights for Kingfield 2 years ago. Having the rights to the name of Woking Football Club’s historic home is a responsibility we take seriously. The community element of the Club and the Stadium itself represents the importance of the club’s work locally and was an important factor in our decision to support Woking FC. The relationship with Woking Football Club is special and has grown over the years and we are delighted to commit to continuing with our partnership."

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August 19, 2012

Won’t You Be My Neighbor? Shreveport, Louisiana

By Sablemable

This is it, readers!  What a wonderful treat I have to present to you today!

Built in 1936, today’s home is referred to as Streamline Moderne, a late style of Art Deco, but without the ornamentation and with the introduction of curved lines, glass brick and flat roofs.

The architect of this home was Theodore A. Flaxman.  I couldn’t find any information about him, but he apparently built a lot of this style of buildings in Shreveport.  Several of his structures are now classified as historic, including this house.

Continuing on, the home has 4 bedrooms, 3 full bathrooms and 1 half bathroom.  There is 3,827 square feet.  There has been some restorations done inside, but darned if I can tell what’s been restored, as the details are accurate to the era.

The price is $775,000.00 and Coldwell Banker J. Wesley Dowling Associates, Inc. have the listing and may be reached at 318-213-1555.

If you look at the first photo, this is the half-round glass blocked area off the front door steps.  Beautiful!

Notice the recessed lights in the base of the steps?

The cabinets look original, but maybe not and the flooring is probably new, but looks great!  Also looks like stainless steel countertops.  Yes, there’s a Viking stove, but we don’t care, the kitchen is still marvelous!

According to the listing description, this bathroom had been restored.  Can you tell any difference?  I can’t.

And, this bathroom is ALL original!

I have to confess that I had about given up on finding a home to show today, but thankfully, I switched regions and began exploring the South.  Whew!

What are your feelings about today’s home, readers?

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  1. Laura Reply

    August 19, 2012 at 11:50 am

    I heart that house big time! I’m a bit of a steamline moderne student, and this home is a real rarity in the U.S. The style was used a lot in public spaces (think railroad stations and diners) but not much in residential architecture. (Sorry, getting my geek on. 🙂 ) This place is awe. some. Hope the house is on a historical register, and that the new owners treasure it for what it is. How beautiful!

    • sablemable Reply

      August 19, 2012 at 12:49 pm

      Hi, Laura! From my understanding, this house is on a historical register and it is the only SM home in Shreveport. I’m not very familiar with SM, but I will be!

      There is a building here in my home town that is SM. The same family has owned it since its construction in the late Thirties. There’s even an upstairs apartment where the family lived. Fantastic building and I didn’t even know it was considered SM!

  2. Sara In AZ Reply

    August 19, 2012 at 12:32 pm

    That house is amazeballs!!!

    • sablemable Reply

      August 19, 2012 at 12:51 pm

      Saraaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!!!!!!!! I know! When I found it, I almost blacked out from lack of oxygen!

  3. Eartha Kitsch Reply

    August 19, 2012 at 3:02 pm

    My goodness….MY GOODNESS!!!

  4. Maureen Reply

    August 19, 2012 at 3:26 pm

    I think this is the most beautiful house I have ever seen!!! I literally gasped when I saw the first picture.

  5. sudha Reply

    August 20, 2012 at 5:07 am

    we have a lot of such Art deco- modern transition homes in india, and the city i was born and grew up in particular have classified vintage homes..unfortunately due to the age of Indian architecture these homes are not considered heritage or historic yet. so many are being torn down to make way for multi level apartment homes…:(

  6. Onyx Reply

    August 20, 2012 at 5:13 am

    Oh wow, I’m seriously in love.

  7. deborah Reply

    August 20, 2012 at 5:52 am

    That’s a bit of heaven in a brick…

  8. Mary Reply

    August 20, 2012 at 9:48 am

    Fantastic! Love it!…

  9. Andrea Reply

    August 20, 2012 at 12:21 pm

    Saaaaaable! I think I just died when I saw that house! Wow, wow, WOW!

  10. Jennifer G. Miller Reply

    August 20, 2012 at 10:39 pm

    Love this house! I lived in Shreveport for many years, and I would jump at the chance to go back if I could live there!

  11. Silvercat Reply

    August 21, 2012 at 1:34 pm

    Wow, that’s gorgeous. All that beautiful wood!

  12. Jenn Reply

    August 25, 2012 at 7:57 am

    Wow, that is really a beautiful home, I half expect Nick and Nora Charles to be sitting on the couch with martinis in hand.
    Love this site, I’ve been logging in for a long time now, keep up all the great work you ladies do, thank you!

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    December 22, 2012 at 12:25 pm

    Read about this house in local Shreveport rag in Dr’s office this morn. Owner bought home in ’06 took an 8-week architecture course at Harvard and restored it using materials that were available in 30s. Good stuff & Great Post!!

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    March 23, 2013 at 12:26 pm

    I lived across the street from this house when the original owner passed away and Mr Long bought it. The master bathroom originally had a maroon bathtub, commode, and vanity (stood on chrome legs). I was amazed because my house was traditional and had the exact same fixtures in the master when we bought it. I was happy to see he left the family room the way it was with that huge bar area and the custom sofa in the rounded area where the glass blocks are. When I saw this room, it was still stocked with old glass liquor containers.
    He did a great job on the restoration of the house. I hope he gets his asking price. It is a great neighborhood to live in also. People there are very warm and inviting. We renovated our house and lived there for six years. I miss our house and the great neighbors!

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    May 8, 2017 at 7:19 am

    There was a drastic price drop, into the $400,000s, and it recently sold.

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Creevagh Heights B&B in Lacken, near Killala, Co. Mayo, Ireland

Carol and Harry Whelan offer a warm welcome to Creevagh Heights, their beautiful family-run Bed and Breakfast in the most scenic part of north County Mayo. Creevagh is a small townland in Lacken, overlooking Killala and Lacken Bay. Rich in local lore and history, Lacken is a small fishing area situated on the on the Killala-Ballycastle Coast Road just 15 miles from the bustling town of Ballina.

Ideally situated as a base for exploring the rugged North West Coast, Creevagh Heights is located just 10 minutes from Downpatrick Head and Céide Fields and 40 minutes’ drive from the stunning Belmullet Peninsula. A property boasting both history and modern luxuries, it features spectacular views of the Atlantic. Amenities include beautifully appointed private and en-suite bathrooms, tea and coffee-making facilities and complimentary wireless internet.

Surrounded by memorable and breathtaking scenery, Creevagh Heights is situated near numerous waypoints on the Wild Atlantic Way.

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Mary Robinson’s Light in the Window goes Home to Mark Mayo Day

Ballina, 14 April 2015 – Joining in Mayo Day’s inaugural celebrations, perhaps the most iconic piece in Mary Robinson’s archive will play a symbolic role in connecting Mayo communities around the world as they celebrate all that is good and great about their homeland.

In her time as first female President of Ireland, Mary Robinson was instrumental in re-engaging Ireland with its global diaspora, placing a light in the window of Aras an Uachtarain as a symbolic beacon to light the way for Ireland’s diaspora to reconnect with home and to welcome them to their homeland. That light now shines from the window of Ballina Library, as a key feature of The Mary Robinson Centre’s first exhibition ‘Giving Voice’, which runs to the end of October, a reminder of Mary Robinson’s ground breaking work in giving voice to our overseas diaspora.

On May 2nd next, in celebration of Mayo Day, this symbolic light in the window will move to its ultimate home in Mary’s childhood bedroom at Victoria House, where it will take pride of place when The Mary Robinson Centre opens in early 2017. It is in this room, where as a child watching fishermen on the Moy, Mary dreamed big dreams, dreams that would ultimately result in Mary Robinson becoming a global figure and one of the greatest champions of human rights in our world today.

Mayo Day has captured the imaginations of Mayo people around the world. With a worldwide diaspora now estimated at 9.3 million, the global Mayo population remains loyal to its roots in the West of Ireland. ‘The light in the window is one of the most enduring images of Mary’s Presidency’ remarked Susan Heffernan, Project Manager at The Mary Robinson Centre. ‘It travelled with Mary to many overseas events and was always warmly welcomed by Ireland’s overseas communities. Mary is very proud of her home county and its people. For those reasons, it’s very important to us at The Mary Robinson Centre that we have a role to play in not just celebrating Mayo, but also reaching out to Mayo communities around the world as they too celebrate their home county.’

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Saturday, 5 January 2013

Year of the Gentleman

In which G.M. Norton issues a rallying cry to the male of the species to find their inner gentleman.

Whatever happened to strolling in the moonlight, picking flowers for the woman of your dreams and generally being a chivalrous sort of chap?

In today’s society it seems that too many men are rude, badly-dressed and spend far too much time watching football and drinking beer, more often than not with their hands stuffed down their trousers.

However, I really do believe that there is a desire for change bubbling beneath the surface. A desire to become a better man. To become a gentleman. Can you feel it?

I would like to encourage the gentrification of the polyester-clad masses and to celebrate the chivalry that is still alive and well. To achieve this, I am calling upon the knowledgeable and eminent readership of Norton of Morton to support my crusade for 2013 – Year of the Gentleman.

Let us make 2013 the year to stand up and be counted. For man to take his first tentative step towards Gentleman. To become the envy of his peers. To be viewed in wide-eyed admiration from fair maidens. To be the kind of man his children (or future children) can look up to and want to be like. Given a little work, almost any man can exude the most David Niven-panache.

Of course, I understand that times have changed and not all men would feel comfortable treading the same path that their great-grandfathers followed. We now live in a different world compared to one hundred years ago when the archetypal English gentleman would have been gallant to the fairer sex, had a pew in the church, was privately educated and had a stiff upper lip.

Although 2013 is a completely different place to how it was in 1913, the same gentlemanly principles still apply – good manners, decency, dressing smartly and the desire to properly woo and worship a lady.

My aim for 2013 is to make it my mission to turn more men into gentlemen by offering tips, encouragement and sharing my experiences. I do hope you will join me.

The revolution starts now.

G.M. Norton
Protagonist of ‘Norton of Morton’

P.S. If you witter on Twitter, please do use the hashtag #yearofthegentleman
P.P.S. Thank you to dear Porcelina for bestowing upon me my second Liebster blog award. I have now constructed a trophy room to proudly display them.

  1. You can count me in, old sport. What a topping idea - I look forward to seeing (and toasting) its success.

    1. Thank you for your support, dear boy. With a bit of luck, Year of the Gentleman will prosper. I do hope people take part, chivalry deserves to be properly celebrated and we may even inspire a few men to follow the path signposted Gentleman.

  2. Such a fantastic and much needed idea. I will do my part on this side of the pond to further the cause in the hopes that it will supplant such things as the ridiculous notion of 'meggings' in the hearts and minds of the style-conscious public.

    1. Good day, sir. It is super to have an American chumrade across the pond join this noble crusade. I wish I was oblivious to the term 'meggings' but alas no, the image of a man wearing them will forever be etched in my rather delicate mind.

      Together, our fearless band of ladies and gentlemen can make the world a more stylish and refined place.

  3. Lovely idea, it doesn't do any harm to dress dandier and be polite!

    1. Absolutely, it's a pity more people don't have the same mindset but hopefully we can encourage an improvement! Since enjoying your latest blog post, I was rather hoping the mention of football would strike a chord with you, fair lady.

  4. I am a girl but I support your mission. If it means more chivalry and and fewer charmless chavs then I think your goal is an admirable one.

    Just out of interest Monsieur Norton, we can all name gentlemen of yesteryear who inspire but who do you rate these days for a good gentlemanly role model in terms of style and charm?

    1. What a spiffing question, dear lady. For a good gentlemanly role model that is super stylish and exudes that all-important charm, I would have to say either George Clooney or Leonardo DiCaprio. For examples closer to Blighty, the two that spring to mind are Ewan McGregor and Colin Firth.

      Two young thespians also showing gentlemanly promise are Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Ryan Gosling.

      I would be most interested in discovering who you think are modern gentlemanly role models.

  5. Mr DiCaprio has certainly formed into a gentleman as he has aged.
    McGregor is an interesting choice that would not have sprung to my mind, but now I think of it... yes. Quiet... refined. Usually!
    As for Gosling, I agree. Certainly his style is mature and smart, and in interviews he seems witty and charming. And I hear he rescued a damsel in distress once thus proving his chivalric quality! I see him as the Steve McQueen gentleman type.

    I was reading an interview with Michael Fassbender where he said he used George Sanders as inspiration for his role as Lt. Archie Hicox. I think the research paid off. But whether this translates in his off screen persona too I am not sure.

    Strange that it always comes back to movie stars isn't it?
    I hear David Beckham's name mentioned as a potential gent but I do not see that myself. He is no Gregory Peck or Cary Grant that is for sure. But he does dress well sometimes and seems like a decent caring sort, just lacks the charm and wit for me to be a bona fide gentleman.
    Tom Ford seems very gentlemanly and of course he dressed the best gent of them all in Skyfall!
    Men and boys definitely could do with some more modern gentlemanly role models.


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As an undergrad, I was at a lecture by a Jewish associate-professor in politics who bemoaned anti-semitism in academia and he asked students to come up with the reason why societies in general and universities in particular, have been so anti-semitic.

Note we’re not speaking of the State of Israel here or Zionism, both of which suffer under scrutiny but of the average Jew, especially in academia.

I’m not Jewish but WASP and from the ranks of fellow WASPs has come much anti-semitism over the years. This has always puzzled me. Sure they crucified our Lord and sure they can be a pain in the butt when they get on their high horses but basically, they’re hardworking, successful and would like to get on with life as we do.

So why the prejudice?

The UK’s trade union for academics, the University and College Union, is “institutionally anti-Semitic,” a London employment tribunal heard Monday.

The claim was made on the opening day of a potentially landmark case, which partially revolves around UCU’s resolutions concerning an academic boycott of Israel.

Over 30 witnesses for the claimant include the Booker Prize winning novelist Howard Jacobson — who has submitted a witness statement but will not be cross-examined — as well as Jewish community officials and numerous academics, both Jewish and non-Jewish. The seven witnesses for the respondent are all UCU officials.

Two of the three witnesses who testified during the opening session Monday discussed UCU’s decision to allow the international relations spokesperson for the Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU), Bongani Masuku, to speak at a UK conference promoting boycott and divestment of Israel in December 2009.

Just two days earlier, the South African Human Rights Commission had publicized its finding that Masuku was guilty of hate speech against the Jewish community of South Africa. The statements, which were made at a student rally at the University of Witwatersrand the previous March, included threats to South African families with children in the IDF, as well as a promise to make the lives of Zionists in South Africa “hell.”

It goes on and on.   Brave thing to try on in the closed Marxist world of British academia – his tenure is sure to be “reviewed”.   And there’s nothing new in it.   The snakepit of the Guardian has been infested with antisemites for donkey’s years:

From the cancellation of lectures by some pro-Israeli speakers, through the heckling and intimidation of others, to the despicable attacks upon Talya Lador-Fresher (Israel Deputy Ambassador to the UK) last year in Manchester and a protester outside SOAS just recently, these events indicate beyond all doubt that something is seriously amiss in the higher education system of Great Britain. Ambassador Ron Prosor apparently thinks so too.

“Speaking at a conference on British-Israeli diplomatic relations at the think-tank Chatham House, he said there had “never been so much hatred and hypocrisy towards the state of Israel in British universities.”

Just as there seems to be very little enthusiasm in those same establishments to face up to the issue of Islamist radicalization within the confines of their protected walls, or the long-since known (but recently further publicized) subject of the funding of some of those institutions by human-rights abusing regimes and dictatorships, nothing very effective appears to be being done to counter the virulently anti-Israel (and sometimes anti-Semitic) atmosphere in what are supposed to be bastions of free debate and liberal enlightenment.

And as Chuckles, who sent the top piece asked – where are the convictions?   One commenter wrote:

Most nations in former Europe collaborated with the Nazis against the Jews.  The Brits were the worst of the lot.

Jews were barred from entering the Holy Land even though the Brits signed a Declaration to create a homeland for the Jewish people in Palestine and to follow the resolutions of the League of Nations under the San Remo Conference and the British Mandate:

You can read it here:

You can also read about the White Paper of 1939 here:

Of course, if you’re Christian and you know about the tribe of Dan, along with the very pointed omission in Revelation, then it’s no surprise at all – par for the course really.  We have some of the best people in this land but we also have many of the under-a-rock dwellers and you need go no further than Chatham House to find specimens of the type.

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  1. Amfortas
    November 1, 2012 at 06:52

    Perhaps we should put the expensively educated, University-agitpropped hate-speaking bigoted anti-semites in a large hall with the expensively educated, University-agitpropped hate-speaking bigoted misandric feminists, and lock the doors. The affirmative actionite ‘ayes’ would have it I think.

  2. james wilson
    November 1, 2012 at 17:28

    Since Karl Marx, no people have done more to undermine classical liberalism than Jews. Ironically, they have been largely displaced by the seed which they planted, which is among other things anti-Semetic. This does not bother them as much as you may think it should. The Jewish Bolsheviks accepted their own extermination by Stalin philosophically, because the revolution must go on.

    Axlerod, Emanuel, Alinsky, Annenberg….floated their messiah down a river in Hawaii, gave him a birth certificate from Conneticutt, educated him in the dialectic, greased his skids at every level, and wrote his teleprompter. The manipulation and control of people must be more satisfying than sex. It certainly has longer staying power.

  3. dearieme
    November 1, 2012 at 20:01

    “Most nations in former Europe collaborated with the Nazis against the Jews. The Brits were the worst of the lot”: twaddle – indeed arguably racist twaddle.

    (As one should expect, I suppose, from someone who writes “former Europe”. Eh?)

    “Jews were barred from entering the Holy Land”: and yet the number of permits for Jews to settle in Palestine in the the thirties were never fully taken up, nor were the visas granted for entry to Britain. So, the facts would seem to be quite the opposite of the claims.

  4. November 1, 2012 at 20:08

    Interesting. I’m learning more this side of 50 than I think I did in the previous 50.

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The campaigns of President Obama and Governor Mitt Romney have counted on an army of volunteers who have, among other things, knocked on doors, made phone calls and staffed booths at county fairs and parades in every state in the country.

It's MORNING EDITION from NPR News. I'm Renee Montagne.

And I'm Steve Inskeep.

So many people are so cynical about politicians who give us so many reasons to be cynical, that it's easy to overlook the many Americans who believe. They believe in a candidate, believe in an issue, believe in democracy or at least believe they need to fend off the other guy.

MONTAGNE: President Obama and Mitt Romney count on armies of volunteers who've knocked on doors, made phone calls and staffed booths at county fairs and parades. NPR's Don Gonyea has met many in the past year, including two this past week in Ohio.

DON GONYEA, BYLINE: This is the Obama for America field office, just off a freeway in a suburb of Columbus, Ohio.

UNIDENTIFIED WOMAN: Hi, I'm calling from President Obama's campaign. We were seeing if you were able to come in on Tuesday for get out the vote?

GONYEA: Volunteers work the phones and enter data into computers and do, pretty much, whatever needs to be done.

LYNN BUFFINGTON: Ok, well, my name is Lynn Buffington. I live in Beaver Creek, Ohio. What else do you want to know?

GONYEA: What do you do for a living?

BUFFINGTON: I'm a medical biller.

GONYEA: How old are you?

BUFFINGTON: I am 59, soon to be 60.

GONYEA: Buffington is a lifelong Democrat. She first volunteered for a campaign back in 2000 for Al Gore. She recalls that day 12 years ago.

BUFFINGTON: I do, I do, because I was very timid and very unsure, but I just said, you know, it was kind of this feeling of if I don't do it, who is, you know? You've got to act. You know, the old 60s thing, if you're not part of the solution, you're part of the problem. But I was just very timid about it.

GONYEA: So now it's 2012. Are you timid?

BUFFINGTON: No, not at all.

GONYEA: Now she's a neighborhood team leader, organizing canvassing and outreach in an area that covers some 15 precincts. She did the same job for the Obama campaign in '08 and never really stopped, keeping in touch with Obama For America organizers and with Obama supporters in her community over the past four years.

BUFFINGTON: I mean, I have two kids and I care very much about the world that they live in. And I absolutely believe that they will live in a better world with Barack Obama as president.

GONYEA: Especially, she says, in Ohio where just a handful more votes per precinct could have given Democrat John Kerry a victory over President Bush in '04.

BUFFINGTON: I use that often when I talk to volunteers. I say you can make a really big difference, because it's just a few votes per precinct that could make the election.

GONYEA: Now to another Columbus suburb and another non-descript office, and a group of volunteers working for Mitt Romney.

AMBER DYER: I'm Amber Dyer. I'm a stay at home mom. I've got two young boys, wonderful husband.

GONYEA: Dyer is 39 years old. She just moved to Ohio from North Carolina this summer. This is her first campaign ever.

DYER: This is all new to me. Going door to door, I make phone calls. But I absolutely love it. I feel like what I'm doing is something the country needs. I mean, I feel like people need to hear what's going on this campaign. They need to hear the voice of Mitt Romney. And if I can do that by making a phone call or two, then I feel like I've done my duty.

GONYEA: She says she was unpacking boxes after her move and saw a TV report that she thought was unfair to Romney and decided she needed to get involved. She says she had butterflies the first time she walked in.

DYER: But I was embraced with open arms and given a phone and given a voice.

Hello? Yes, I'm calling for Frederick. Hi, Frederick, this is Amber Dyer. I'm a volunteer for Mitt Romney and the Republican Party...

GONYEA: Dyer says she's made great friends. One of her fellow volunteers likens the atmosphere to the TV show "Cheers," but without the beer. Dyer says the camaraderie is a powerful thing.

DYER: I am in Columbus, Ohio but I have met people in this office from California. I've met people in this office from Tennessee. I'm sorry, I get emotional. From Texas, from all over this country, that know that this is a battleground state that is so important for us to win and they're volunteering their time and they're taking their time out to be here.

GONYEA: Amber Dyer says should Mitt Romney lose she'd be very disappointed, but adds that life will go on. Both she and Obama volunteer Lynn Buffington believe they are a small but important piece of a winning effort in Ohio. Each predicts that their candidate will carry the state and the presidency today.

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