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Jacquemontia pentantha (Jacq.) G. Don, Gen. Syst. 4:283. 1838. van Ooststroom in van Steenis, Fl. Males., ser. 1, 4:435.1953, Robertson, A revision of the genus Jacquemontia (Convolvulaceae) in North & Central America & the West Indies, Ph.D. thesis, Washington University, St. Louis, Missouri ,1971, R.R. Stewart, Ann. Catalogue Pl. W. Pak. & Kashm. 577.1972, Austin in Ann. Missouri lot. Gard. 62:172.1975. (Fig. 7, A).

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Jacquemontia pentantha

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  • Convolvulus pentanthus Jacq.

    Climbers, the stems herbaceous, pubescent to glabrate. Leaves ovate to broadly ovate, 3-6 cm long, basally cordate, apically acuminate, glabrate. Flowers in dense cymes, usually with 1-2 flowers opening at any one time. Sepals ovate to lanceolate, acute to acuminate, 4-5 x 2-4 mm, pubescent. Corolla mostly blue, sometimes white, 2 cm long. Fruit capsular, globose, brown, glabrous. Seeds brown, 2.5 mm long, glabrous.

    Fl. Per.: June to August.

    Type.: Jacquin herb. (lectotype, D’Arcy, Taxon 19:554-560.1970, W.).

    D-4 Sind: Karachi, R. Ali 2086 (RAW), Karachi, Gandhi Gardens, 20.11.1965, Saida Qureshi s.n. (KUH).

    Distribution: An American species, cultivated and occasionally escaped in several Asian countries.

    This species and Jacquemontia paniculata (Burm. f.) Hallier f. are often difficult to separate on herbarium specimens. Normally the sepals of Jacquemontia pentantha are only 2-4 mm wide wh ile those of Jacquemontia paniculata are 5-6 mm wide. Corollas of Jacquemontia pentantha are 2 cm long, wh ile those of Jacquemontia paniculata are up to 1 cm long.

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Nine years ago ‚Äúprobably the most controversial, brilliant, independent-minded and principled politician of his age‚Äù died. This was how the Birmingham Post described the devout Anglican Enoch Powell, who believed it would infringe the rights of those he championed to be subjected to anti-discrimination legislation, and spoke out forcefully.

Powell was sacked from the shadow cabinet after a speech in 1968 in which he warned of the dangers of race relations laws and immigration by large numbers of non-white people, and predicted, "Like the Romans, I seem to see 'the River Tiber foaming with much blood'."

Famously, a few years later, Robert Relf was willing to go to jail rather than take down a sign outside his house reading ‚ÄòFor Sale - to a white family only'.

I remembered the stance taken by these principled but misguided men when the Archbishops of Canterbury and York stated in a letter to the Prime Minister: ‚ÄúIn legislating to protect and promote the rights of particular groups the government is faced with the delicate but important challenge of not thereby creating the conditions within which others feel their rights to have been ignored or sacrificed, or in which the dictates of personal conscience are put at risk. The rights of conscience cannot be made subject to legislation, however well meaning.‚Äù

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But this was certainly not the case when laws prohibiting discrimination on grounds of ethnicity (with no exemptions for belief or conscience) were first passed. Indeed many racists regarded themselves as seeking to protect the nation‚Äôs Christian heritage. Even now, across Europe, there has been a resurgence of the extreme right, including a grouping in the European Parliament committed to ‚Äòdefending Christian values, the family, and European civilization‚Äô. If the Archbishops are right, race relations legislation is wrong.

Controversy over the claim that ‚Äòconscience‚Äô can overrule measures protecting lesbians, gays and their families from discrimination has been growing. In September 2006, the Roman Catholic Archbishop of Glasgow spoke out in defence of nine firefighters disciplined for refusing to hand out fire safety leaflets during a lesbian and gay festival. A fire service spokesperson explained that "Firefighters cannot, and will not, pick and choose to whom they offer fire safety advice. Strathclyde Fire and Rescue has a responsibility to protect every one of the 2.3m people it serves, irrespective of race, religion or sexuality."

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Another area where conscience is sometimes regarded as not in line with the law is of state interference in a husband‚Äôs rights over his wife, and parents‚Äô rights over their children, which some see as divinely ordained. An article on a right-wing Christian website, for instance, condemns the Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994 for introducing ‚Äúan offence of ‚Äòmarital rape,‚Äô drafted by the Law Commission, unknown in the Law of God, and in conflict with the marriage service of the Book of Common Prayer, where the promises given by a man and woman to each other establish a binding consent to sexual intercourse‚Äù.

Also a committee concerned with putting into practice the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child is accused of demanding that ‚Äúthe God-given duty of parents to discipline their children be legislated away both in the home and in private schools‚Äù. There have even been cases in the UK where supposedly pious men of other religious backgrounds have murdered relatives for acting in ways they considered immoral.

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In any case, while Christians and others might sometimes defy a law which they consider unjust, they would usually do so after careful consideration, as part of a campaign for its repeal and with a willingness to take the consequences. Nobody should be above the law. The principle championed by the Archbishops of Canterbury and York would open the door to all kinds of consequences which they themselves would no doubt deplore.

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There are also problems involved in forcing anyone to do anything: it is better by far when people freely choose to treat others with respect. Yet, if laws are sometimes necessary, those which prevent the vulnerable from injury and unfair treatment should be upheld.

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Rockstar / Yoga fanman Adam Levine of Maroon 5 gets sexy for prostate & testicular cancer prevention.

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Did it change how you work out?
I had been lifting weights for years. After our first yoga session, I vowed never to lift another weight again.

Do you believe in the mind-body connection?
I was skeptical, to say the least. I was wary of the cliche´s associated with yoga: spirituality used as a marketing tool or Eastern philosophy sold at Starbucks to disenchanted lawyers and accountants looking for meaning. What I soon realized is that yoga welcomes everyone—that’s extremely appealing.

How do you maintain your practice on tour?
Being a traveler, yoga is by far the most convenient way to exercise while I’m on the road. You don’t need anything but a few feet of space and a mat. And I can always find at least an hour a day to practice.

(Levine made videos with his teacher to take on the road with him.)

What is your advice to people who think they are too inflexible to do yoga?
Start simple. Yoga will drastically improve you in every way imaginable. But let’s face it, I only practice yoga because the classes are always packed with beautiful women. (I am totally kidding.)

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  3. Joyous Living says:

    "guest" is crazy!!! THANK YOU…there is usually very little eye candy for the chickas :) Love what he has to say about yoga…might have to actually check out the music…

  4. kelly says:

    love the pictures but it seems like they could have spent a little more time photo-shopping out the girlfriend..her hands are good but her body seems to be missing pieces lol like the second pic you can see half her hip like if she was peaking from behind him but then the rest of her is missing

  5. Guest says:

    He'd be way sexier without all those tatoos.

    • Camren Von Davis says:

      disagree. he's mad sexy BECAUSE of them

    • Klaudia says:

      …Funny I was just thinking: So many people with tattoos that are so cheap and mainstream, Adams are mos definetely an expression of his identity and are a beautiful contrast to his insight…. But I respect your dislike for tattoos 😉 . I love them when are artistic unique and Adam's are definetely part of his beauty. imho

  6. Kim Stetz says:

    anyone know the sanskrit on his chest?

    • dan says:

      there is a double-danda after it, which is used to mark the end of a verse or paragraph (a single is used for the end of a line or sentence), which is also to say I don’t know why it’s there

    • tapas says:

      tapas (Sanskrit: "Warmth, heat,") — hence psychic energy, spiritual fervor or ardor . 1) Purificatory spiritual disciplines, severe austerity, penance and sacrifice

    • Richa says:

      Tapas (tapas, Sanskrit: तपस्) means deep meditation, effort to achieve self-realization.

      It is derived from the word tap (Sanskrit: तप् or ताप) which depending on context means “heat” from fire or weather, or blaze, burn, shine, penance, pain, suffering, mortification.

  7. txgirl says:

    Um he must be tiny if just her one hand covers it all.

    • Frank Torchio says:

      Nothing wrong with a small penis. A woman I know once told me that guys with big dicks are just big dicks. Sexual satisfaction is not contingent on the size of a man's penis.

      • Kim Mann says:

        I'm a woman and size does matter!! But then … I suppose if his sole purpose is to pleasure himself, then it doesn't matter.

  8. Leon says:

    He's getting a rusty trombone!

  9. mandy says:

    what was the point of those videos. they were beyong boring.

  10. mandy says:

  11. […] Elephant Journal has some more risque photos if you’re interested, click here. What about you – do you practice yoga exclusively, or do you like to add weight lifting to […]

  12. […] you attach that sexually charged image to your blog article or use *s for swear words in your title because you want to save souls and only further a cause? Or […]

  13. kitty says:

    love the man, love his music, the tats are sexy and the gf is one lucky chica!

  14. Dawn says:

    Unfortunately, his teacher needs to give him better alignment cues. His teacher was not helping him at all and it is clear that he needs more instruction and verbal and physical adjustments. I was surprised and disappointed at the quality of that instruction.

    • guest says:

      me too! warrior was all wrong….

    • Devon says:

      agreed. her first instruction of push shoulders down is completely out of alignment and will hurt him in the longrun.

    • Kathy says:

      Yep. No alignment instruction. Hand placement is so important in dog pose, The index finger side of his hand was lifted off the mat. His hips were not squared to front of mat for warrior I. His elbows were not positioned over wrists for chaturanga. I kept wanting to step in and give him alignment cues. Poor Adam. His practice would benefit so much with more thorough instruction.

  15. Helen Paul-Smith says:

    He is certainly bringing attention to something? Pehaps the fact that we are an over sexed culture.

  16. jura says:

  17. […] testimonials to the glories of yoga, it gives yoga a certain cachet. When I first read a quote from Adam Levine saying that once he tried yoga he decided would never pick up weights again, I thought it was […]

  18. michael says:

    Do you think the average woman thinks tatts like these are sexy or is it just the younger generation of women? Age 45

    • yogasamurai says:

      Guy needs a shower and a shave – and what about a real job? It would build up his character – and core strength.

    • yoga bear says:

      depends on the lady,don't you think?

    • Denise says:

      I think it's generational. I am 49 and I think tatts are hideous and appalling, no matter what the design or subject matter. But most twenty-somethings I know seem to take them for granted, like they're as normal and necessary as makeup or pierced ears.

      • Sam says:

        Makeup and pierced ears are abnormal and in no way necessary. We are not born with makeup on, and we do not need it in order to survive. I am twenty and I do not, nor ever will, wear makeup and I am surviving just fine. Many would argue that not wearing makeup is actually better for your skin and body in the long run. Makeup and piercings fall under the same category as tattoos: body modification.

    • Paula says:

      I'm 41,4 kids, corporate management job, 4 kids, and find him to be incredibly sexy! Love the tattoos :).

  19. […] for a yoga memoir: Sharon Salzberg, Stephen Cope, Noah Levine, Ashton Kutcher, Gwyneth Paltrow, Adam Levine, […]

  20. Joshua Plant JoshMPlant says:

    I cannot help but objectify him… #delicious

  21. yogasamurai says:

    Wow, really impressed with the "interiority" this guy displays. Really deep stuff. Is he stoned, or just depressed? The fact is, even his asanas are lame. He's certainly on par with the Queen of Introspective Awareness, Kathryn Budig. Thankfully, though. he skipped the balloons. He might have floated away?

    • Klaudia says:

      One of the things I learned to admire the most from the samurai culture, is the capacity to look within and observe our thoughts before coming to a sudden judgement. Even if his , mine or any one's asanas are LAME, there is Yoga being done, which is such of a huge step into external and internal transformation. When I noticed some corrections to be done in his poses, the only thought that came to me was: How great is to see another addition to the yoga world. I bet your asanas were lame at some point 😉 .

  22. I am now not sure where you’re getting your information, but good topic. I needs to spend a while studying more or figuring out more. Thank you for wonderful info I was looking for this info for my mission.

  23. Travis Michitsch says:

    Sometimes I contemplate if folks truly take time to write something original, or are they only just dishing out words to fill a site. This surely doesn’t fit that mold. Thank you for taking the time to write with awareness. Now And Then I look at a page and question whether they even proofread it.Fantastic work with this article.

  24. Dana Langer says:

    He broke up with his girlfriend.

  25. june michelle says:

  26. […] in a skimpy bikini in a Peta PSA, why do we turn around and yell, “more, more!” about naked Adam Levine and his girlfriend…umm…lending a hand in support of Testicular Cancer awareness? Is it time that we accepted the fact that all of […]

  27. thisisnotyoga says:

    seriously….wtf!?!?!?! why?!!?!?!?!?! why!?!?!?!?!

  28. […] Rockstar / Yoga fanman Adam Levine of Maroon 5 gets sexy for prostate & testicular cancer preven…. Adam Levine dei Maroon 5, con una mano in più. […]

  29. pete says:

    yoga is using this as an example?,more lousy marketing.. wow, its on the downhill even faster than aerobics,small penus, small man no talent..pimples all over his back..this guy will do and say anything to get viewing…why?..spiritualism in a porn setting..rubbish.

    • klaudia says:

      You sound like a teenage girl talking in the bathroom about another girl they are jealous of laughing at it ….. you are in a site, that share so mucn insight, you might want to work on that “Your actions speak so loudly that I cannot hear what you say.” quote by Ralph W. Emerson.

  30. Hands:Adam’s girlfriend, model and Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue star Anne Vyalitsyna:

  31. klaudia says:

    LOL right on Lasa…..and even if he was an eunuch, there is much more to passion and sexual intimacy than a prominent breast , buttocks or penis. the size is fun when we use just lust as receptor. But when we use all our senses and imagination, little is needed for sexual ecstasy.

  32. […] guilt, implying that it’s others who are wasteful thoughtful fools 10. looking at photos of naked Adam Levine, Ryan Gosling, Ryan Lochte, Robert Pattinson, Zac Efron/Kristen Stewart, Scarlett Johansson, Katy […]

  33. Bijou says:

    Always a hottie!

  34. fitnessgames says:

    This video is a little to explicit!

  35. janejenilee says:

    YAAAAAAAAAY Thank you 😉

  36. brumagnes says:

    we can say that it's yoga supra sexy…for this girl in the car.

  37. SeanW says:

    I was under the mistaken impression that yoga allowed for mistakes. Being someone who is interested in yoga and looking for an introduction to it that suits my schedule and desire for non-judgmental instruction — I can see, based on the comments here, that if you engage in yoga you are opening yourself up to a lot of criticism (not to mention having your instructor criticized as well) of technique, personal appearance, and method.

    Unrealistic as it may seem I'm hoping to find a discipline that is more supportive and less judgmental.

    But thanks for the heads up with this website. Clearly the social component is full of critics just like in every other religion.

    • Lisa says:

      Don't let it turn you off. Yoga can be really be great and it is really good for the body and mind. :)

    • erikbukos says:

      Sean, check out meetup<dot>com look for some yoga in the park or beach. Try some promo offers at some studios. You'll will find a great class if you look around and it will change your life if you work at it. Honestly, this article deserves the negativity because it's just a piece of sad click-bait. Also, if you, Adam Levine, want people to watch you on video… should really set a good example of a yoga practice. Some of these comments are warranted.

  38. Micky says:

    Its really amazing article great work in this blog.
    Thanks for the posting.

  39. Monte Gale says:

    Unique handmade wedding gowns seems to me pretty stunning and I'm very much impressed to see all of the above Eco-friendly wedding dress indeed!

  40. Most yoga texts advise that one should preserve the life force of semen. This article does nothing but use sex appeal to drive traffice to EJ's sites for Search Engine Optimization. This website is dieing a slow death. Just let the suffering end.

  41. Rogelio Nunez says:

    He must be using his rt. hand too much, for masturbation, because he cant staighten the rt arm completely in down dog….

  42. OMG.. what a look he has ! He is awesome !

  43. Kitty says:

    Interesting! You can show a vagina but not a penis!

  44. Janice says:

    what a fucking bunch of bullshit. it was a good cause until i viewed this. what are u thinking?

  45. Jessica says:

    Kudos to Adam for: (1) bringing more mainstream attention to the multitudinous health benefits of yoga (2) giving guys masculine 'permission' to embrace it (3) making it rockstar-cool and sexy (I mean of course it already was – but who can deny how great he looks! :) I think these are things that we can all celebrate.

    Yes, these kinds of messages are still needed! I just had a doctor tell me that yoga was 'just for stretching' and was no good to increase bone density (aka not load bearing). Yikes!

  46. Guest says:

    Tiny little man with a nasally singing voice. I liked him better as Prince.

  47. erikbukos says:

    I'm glad yoga has kept his ego in control.

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Five Reasons I Do Want to Be a Yoga Teacher. ~ Alexa Maxwell

Via on Feb 27, 2012

{Editor’s Note: Yesterday Alexa commented on my blog about why I don’t want to teach yoga and let me know she was going to write a response. I think she may have convinced me!}

People don’t believe me when I say I’m shy. I seem to be an outgoing sort, and eight years semi-clad on a stage in Times Square certainly does not indicate a reserved little wallflower. Yet, inside I’m insecure, hesitant, scared. I prefer to be a follower rather than a leader.

So, why on earth do I want to be a yoga teacher?

I am not a yoga show-off, rocking all the poses (check out my other articles, “Drunken Pigeon” and “Fear of Downward Dog”). I don’t think I know any better than anyone else the wheres, hows and whys of yoga poses. I only know a handful of Sanskrit.

But Kate’s recent article got me thinking—there must be a good reason (hell, maybe even five!) that I want to do this. So, here goes:

1. I love yoga and what it has done for me physically, mentally and spiritually.

It has made me not only familiar with, but a fan (finally!) of my own body. I want to share this and pass it on to others. (Um, not to make them a fan of mine, you understand, but of their own. You got that, right?)

2. The idea of a job where I can be clad in comfy clothes and run around barefoot makes me giggle and grin.

I have always envisioned myself as a sort of hippie. I don’t know why; I don’t wear bohemian blouses and flowing skirts except for in my fantasies—and try as I might, my hair just does not grow past my shoulders. If I put a flower or two in it, they inevitably look squished instead of fresh, and they quickly fall out (from embarrassment, no doubt.)

3. I want to deepen my own practice.

I know this is a big cliché, or a tired ploy to get people to pay for training who probably will never really want to teach, but it’s true for me. I want to understand more. I want to know the background of yoga and why it does what it does to my body. I want to explore the spiritual side. I want to know about the petals, darn it! Sure, I could get all this in books or on the internet without spending thousands of dollars, but I know me. I won’t do it. Sit me down in a formal (or semi-formal) structure and I’ll learn it. Otherwise, it could linger on my “to-do” list for a hundred years.

4. I want to be taken care of.

Maybe this just applies to the training part, but I’m tired of doing it all alone. I’ve been traveling solo since July—figuring out buses, getting lost, getting robbed, eating what’s available and cheap instead of what I want. I’m tired of trying to find the hostel, weary of hoping to fit in and be of service where I’m volunteering. I’m tired of stumbling through a second language that I am just not proficient in and being frustrated with misunderstandings or total miscomprehension. In this last month of my travels, I want someone to tell me where to go, what I’m eating, where to put my bag, and what time yoga class starts. I want someone to guide me so that eventually I’m ready to go back to guiding myself.

5. I want to bring yoga to those who might not come to it.

I don’t want to work with you. Probably. If you’re reading this, you already know yoga, you already love it, and you’re more than likely “better” than me at it. (Not a judgment, just a general observation.) Hell, this body just turned 49. I wasn’t a jock in my teens or twenties, I’m not magically going to become one now. If you are, that’s great, but you’re not who I want to teach. I want to teach the young’uns. Little kids.

In my last few years of teaching kindergarten, I incorporated yoga sessions into my class. I even bought and cut a roll of mats last year. I enjoyed passing on the love of yoga and the exploration of poses to five and six-year-old kids. I didn’t end with a Namaste—not in a public school, where even Jesus and Santa are not allowed, but ended each class with a thank you.

“Who should we thank today? The sunshine outside? Your body? The gym teacher?”

It’s almost the same thing, and more P.C.

Eventually, I might take a class to teach seniors, as I’ll eventually be joining their ranks. I want to bring yoga to those who might not come to it if I weren’t helping them along as a smiling ambassador. It’s all about sharing.

So those are my reasons.

I bet every person who commits to a teacher training has some that are similar, and some that are drastically different. That’s what makes us potentially so great when we come out of the training phase, refreshed and eager to take it to the next level, or take it to the streets, or in my case, the preschools, and spread our newfound wealth of knowledge, accumulating more as we go along. I want to be part of the rainbow of people who love to bring yoga to others, not ‘cause I’m better than anyone else, but because I feel, almost evangelistically, like spreading the good news.

Yoga’s kind of cool, and so are you, kid.

Editor: Kate Bartolotta

Alexa Maxwell is a writer, teacher, traveler and student of yoga. She is a huge fan of elephant journal and is honored to be part of the herd. You can read more at her blog here , follow her on Twitter @catnipkiss, or wait for her upcoming travel memoir which is a work in progress.

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4 Responses to “Five Reasons I Do Want to Be a Yoga Teacher. ~ Alexa Maxwell”

  1. Vision_Quest2 says:

    You've done the summer solstice events at Times Square for eight years' running?

  2. Tanya Lee Markul tanya lee markul says:

    Lovely reasons! Thank you for sharing!

    Just posted to "Featured Today" on the Elephant Yoga homepage.

    Posting to Elephant Yoga on Facebook and Twitter.

    Tanya Lee Markul, Yoga Editor
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  3. catnipkiss says:

    thanks Tanya! Love elephant, love Facebook – it's a win-win :)

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The Magic Recipe.

Via on Feb 13, 2012

Tel Aviv, Israel, February 1st

Wow.. I feel so good that I find it hard to find the words. My heart feels open, I feel powerful and quiet. It feels like I have found a key, the key to my strength. And I have found the door I want to open.

What happened? I guess it was the adding up of a couple of things. Yesterday I felt crappy.

I had left the Chassidic wedding to crash at the friend of a friends place. This in itself is tremendously cool, by the way. After staying with Riphael and Adinah I spend one night at their friends Reuven and Yehudith. Because I had no place to stay in B’nei Brak Reuven called a friend of his and explained I was a traveling Buddhist writer blablabla and needed a place to sleep (it was really impressive to hear how Reuven elevator-pitched me, he should be my agent). The guy at the other side, also a very religious man, was supposedly thrilled because it was an opportunity for him to do a good deed. This is absolutely the cool side of strong religious practice; to have an attitude of really wanting to do good, to embrace the opportunity when it comes along.

Zazen in Dojo 300x300 The magic recipeAnyway, I slept nicely and woke up early. After morning meditation my host still hadn’t woken up so I decided to leave quietly. I jumped in a bus, got stuck in traffic and found myself an hour later at the wrong train station. I wanted to work on my post about the wedding because I recently noticed that I can only write about something when I can still feel it. So I realized I was losing time and was putting pressure. Then I got lost and couldn’t find wifi. I wanted to be all cool about it and the coffee is good here so I treated myself on a cup of coffee. Then I had to buy another because I found wifi at a coffeeshop. I’m sensitive to caffeine and started feeling stressed out. Security people were obnoxious, that didn’t help either. I found a place to work but with the email coming in it starts to pile up. Blablabla.

I reconnected with Miles, dropped my bags in the dojo and went for a workout to get rid of the caffeine. Then I meditated for about 40 minutes. Later that night I joined the meditation class: another hour and a half of meditation. Guess what? I felt brand new. More importantly: I feel that I have found my secret recipe. Two hours of meditation and an hour of exercise: when I give this to my system, it flourishes. It’s up to me. If I stick to this discipline my bullshit will go away.

 The magic recipeI had a strong email exchange with a Jewish friend. I said some confrontational stuff, called him on his shadow. I signed with my full name (including my spiritual name): Atalwin Sho-Jitsu Pilon. Atalwin means Noble Friend, Sho-Jitsu means Truly Straight and Pilon means mortar: a truly straight, bullshit crushing, noble friend. It’s a strong name. I realized that want I want to do this year is own my name: become more and more clear, leave no room for bullshit, be straight and be a noble friend. This realization together with the recipe feels incredibly powerful.

I am two weeks on the road now. I am ready.

About Atalwin Pilon

Atalwin Pilon (40) is man on a mission. In January 2012, he left his home and his country to travel the world. He is on a spiritual quest, searching for what he calls the 21st century warrior: courageous men and women who are driven by compassion and integrity instead of greed and fear. He wants to know if one man can make a difference and if he can make a difference himself by offering his skills and heart to the world. He will write a book about his findings: "The Quest for the 21st Century Warrior". Feel free to contribute to his journey if his cause speaks to you. He needs your suggestions, hospitality, introductions and/ or your generosity to be be successful. You can make difference too. If you want Atalwin as your life coach you can book a Skype session now. You can follow his adventures on his website (he writes often). And you can find him on Twitter and Facebook too.

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Friday, July 3, 2015

Political outreach to Hispanics will pay off

Posted on Nov. 7, 2012 at 12:00 a.m.

Esther J. Cepeda

CHICAGO — Note to those finance chairmen of any political party or philanthropic organization who may have been dismayed to learn about Hispanics’ paltry campaign contributions during this presidential race: Look to the future.

A recent Associated Press analysis found that Americans living in predominantly wealthy, white neighborhoods accounted for almost all sizable campaign contributions in the current presidential election. Hispanic donors represented less than 4 percent of more than 3 million-plus contributions of $200 or more.

However, as with most issues affecting the Hispanic community, this too shall pass.

There’s no question that, right now, Latinos are not as affluent as whites. The U.S. Census Bureau estimates median household income for Hispanics at $37,759 compared to $54,620 for non-Hispanic whites, according to 2010 figures.

This is in line with the fact that the Hispanic unemployment rate has been higher than the general population’s throughout the downturn and with the reality that nearly nine times as many non-Hispanic whites graduate from college as do Latinos.

But to anyone who makes their living garnering support for institutions, this should matter little. There’s a well-known adage in the fundraising biz that says that organizations require three types of important contributions: talent, time and treasure.

Sure, the treasure isn’t there yet — but this will surely change. The Hispanic population is the youngest in this country, with a median age of 27, compared to 42 for whites, according to the Pew Hispanic Center. Nearly a quarter of Hispanics today are children under the age of 18.

While there will always be disparities, simple logic says that as this population ages, substantial numbers of “median age” and young Hispanics will have had the time to put themselves on a financial footing that will enable higher-dollar campaign contributions.

Look at it this way and Hispanics are not so much a challenge as an opportunity. The Jeb Bushes and Karl Roves of the GOP have been saying for years that they need to reach out to Latinos to ensure their party’s future. Yet right now, Republicans are squandering the talent and time portion of the sustainable organization equation.

While I’ve seen many impressive Latino politicians such as Sen. Marco Rubio of Florida and Gov. Susana Martinez of New Mexico stumping for Mitt Romney, I can’t remember seeing a single news feature about large numbers of teen and 20-something Hispanics breaking their backs to get out the vote for Republicans.

Most of the intense young Latino enthusiasm was spent on President Obama. And while you can criticize how that enthusiasm was generated, the fact of the matter is that the Democrats have courted Latinos’ time, talent and loyalty the way one imagines the Republicans have courted the biggest names on Wall Street.

Hispanics may not be big players in philanthropy or political contributions today. But the many organizations who will someday have to rely on the Latino population boom to sustain their operations can’t afford to see this demographic as anything less than lucrative prospects who will eventually donate after a long period of attentive cultivation.

Esther J. Cepeda’s email address is estherjcepeda@washpost.com


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Whether or not you're planning to travel this summer, you can make your home feel like a vacation house. These easy style ideas bring a carefree, island sensibility to any home, giving you more time to relax and enjoy the season's many delights. Just keep in mind the words of humorist and writer James Dent: "A perfect summer day is when the sun is shining, the breeze is blowing, the birds are singing, and the lawn mower is broken."

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The Sheer Curtain

Take down heavy window drapes, and put them away for the season. Instead, let in the light with sheer cotton or organza fabric panels—they'll give you some privacy and draw in the sunshine. An added bonus: Lighter fabrics blow and billow in the breeze, a quintessential feel-good summer scene.

The Catchall Basket

With all of summer's outdoor activities come a barrage of toys and equipment, from buckets and shovels to Frisbees and sun hats. Place an attractive large basket near the door to stash stray items so they don't make their way inside. The time-saving bonus: You'll know exactly where to look for the catcher's mitt when you're running late for the game.

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Invest in a collection of outdoor torches and citronella candles. You'll enjoy the glow anytime. And you'll be armed and ready in case pesky mosquitoes invite themselves to your impromptu dinner under the stars.

The Finger Food

If you like to entertain outdoors, offer utensil-free classics, such as hot dogs, hamburgers, dips, and shrimp. That way, guests won't have to juggle forks and knives while they stand and chat. And after the party, you can relax—and think of all the dishes you won't have to wash.

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When kids are playing outdoors all day long, they're sure to keep running in and out of the house asking for drinks. Minimize this thirsty traffic by stocking a big cooler outside with ice and beverages. For a stylish and nostalgic touch, substitute a galvanized tin tub for the basic plastic cooler.

The Icy Drink Solution

You'll always have cool drinks on hand if you freeze plastic bottles filled with juice or soda. They're great for picnics, because they keep other foods chilled and will eventually melt to quench your thirst. Buy bottles labeled PET—they're incredibly strong and will withstand dozens of freeze-thaw cycles. Just leave some air at the top of the bottle, and don't twist the cap on too tightly. Otherwise, the bottle will burst when it freezes.

The Table Weight

Setting a table outdoors is romantic and festive, until the tablecloth starts blowing over your guests' heads. The easy and attractive solution comes in the form of tiny decorative weights that clip onto the corners or edges of the tablecloth. The weights will keep everything in place, and you can keep your peace of mind.

The Bare Floor

Roll up your rugs for the season, and expose the wood floors—it's a quick and easy way to give your home a visual cooldown. If your floors are in bad shape, a lightweight sisal or jute rug is a great, inexpensive option that brings a fresh, island feeling to any interior.

The Mason Jar

The classic Mason jar (first patented in 1858 by Pennsylvanian John Landis Mason) and its association with harvesting fresh berries and fruits make it a perennial summertime symbol. The jars are ideal vessels for fresh flowers, whether they're from the garden, just-picked wildflowers, or store-bought blooms. Cluster together jars of various sizes for an offbeat display, and keep the arrangements simple and casual.

The Slipcover

A good old-fashioned slipcover is the winning solution for a summer switchover. Go with easy-to-wash white canvas—it has a clean attitude (think white jeans, another summer mainstay). If you don't want to go to the time and expense of having custom slipcovers made, purchase less expensive ready-made versions. Or, you can just buy fabric and strategically tuck and pin it onto your sofa and chairs.

The Window Box

Window boxes are beautiful options for both country and city dwellers. Ask your local nursery which varieties of plants will last in direct or indirect light, depending on your location. Try to mix colors and textures. The artistry of your little garden will greet you—and your neighbors—with every glance toward the window.

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Swaiman's Pediatric Neurology

Principles and Practice, 2-Volume Set

  • Kenneth Swaiman, MD, Director Emeritus, Division of Pediatric Neurology, Professor Emeritus of Neurology and Pediatrics, University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis, Minnesota
  • Stephen Ashwal, MD, Distinguished Professor of Pediatrics, Chief of the Division of Child Neurology and Pediatrics, Loma Linda University School of Medicine, Loma Linda, California
  • Donna Ferriero, MD MS, W.H. and Marie Wattis Distinguished Professor and Chair, Department of Pediatrics, Physician-in-Chief, USCF Benioff Children's Hospital, University of California, San Francisco, California
  • Nina Schor, MD, PhD, William H. Eilinger Professor and Chair, Department of Pediatrics, Professor, Department of Neurology, Pediatrician-in-Chief, Golisano Children's Hospital, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, New York

Swaimanâs Pediatric Neurology, by Drs. Kenneth Swaiman, Stephen Ashwal, Donna Ferriero, and Nina Schor, is a trusted resource in clinical pediatric neurology with comprehensive, authoritative, and clearly-written guidance. Extensively updated to reflect advancements in the field, this fifth edition covers new imaging modalities such as pediatric neuroimaging, spinal fluid examination, neurophysiology, as well as the treatment and management of epilepsy, ADHD, infections of the nervous system, and more. The fully searchable text is now available online at www.expertconsult.com, along with downloadable images and procedural videos demonstrating intraventricular hemorrhage and white matter injury, making this an indispensable multimedia resource in pediatric neurology.
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Neurology, Pediatric Neurology

Book information

  • Published: December 2011
  • Imprint: SAUNDERS
  • ISBN: 978-1-4377-0435-8

"Owning this book is a potential major hazard to workplace productivity...there is the amazing online electronic version that can lead you seamlessly from one compelling section to another, with amusing diversions via Pub Med on the way. Whole days could be passed like this, so enormously interesting, wide-ranging and well-presented is the content...This book is suitable for paediatric neurologists of all vintages and would make an excellent addition to any personal, departmental or hospital library. It is comprehensive, stimulating and engaging and I plan to direct trainees to it as a reference source. It is a long time since I put my hand in my pocket to purchase a textbook, but if I had not been fortunate enough to have been asked to review this book, I believe I would have made an exception...Swaiman et al has found a firm place on my occupational bookshelf."

European Journal of Paediatric Neurology, November 2012,

Table of Contents

Part I is Online Only Clinical Evaluation

1 General Aspects of the Patientâs Neurologic History e1

Kenneth F. Swaiman

2 Neurologic Examination of the Older Child e15

Kenneth F. Swaiman

3 Neurologic Examination after the Newborn Period until 2 Years of Age e33

Kenneth F. Swaiman and Lawrence W. Brown

4 Neurologic Examination of the Term and Preterm Infant e43

Kenneth F. Swaiman

5 Muscular Tone and Gait Disturbances e60

Kenneth F. Swaiman and Lawrence W. Brown

6 Vision Loss e71

Douglas R. Fredrick

7 Hearing Impairment e89

Isabelle Rapin and Oranee Sanmaneechai

8 Vertigo e118

Joseph M. Furman and Margaretha L. Casselbrant

9 Taste and Smell e126

Julie A. Mennella

Part II is Online Only Neurodiagnostic Testing

10 Spinal Fluid Examination e140

David J. Michelson

11 Pediatric Neuroimaging e151

Nathaniel D. Wycliffe, Barbara A. Holshouser, and Stephen Ashwal

12 Pediatric Neurophysiologic Evaluation e185

Mark S. Scher

Part III Emerging Neuroscience Concepts

13 Brain Plasticity and its Disorders 3

Michael V. Johnston

14 Neurodegeneration in the Neonatal Brain 13

Frances J. Northington and Lee J. Martin

15 Neuroinflammation 29

Pierre Gressens and Zinaida S. Vexler

Part IV Perinatal Acquired and Congenital Neurologic Disorders

16 Neonatal Seizures 33

Frances E. Jensen and Faye S. Silverstein

17 Hypoxic-Ischemic Brain Injury in the Term Newborn 47

Steven P. Miller and Donna M. Ferriero

18 Neonatal Brain Injury 59

Adam Kirton, Linda S. de Vries, Lori Jordan, and Jerome Y. Yager

19 Injury to the Developing Preterm Brain: Intraventricular Hemorrhage and White Matter Injury 77

Laura R. Ment and Janet S. Soul

20 Perinatal Metabolic Encephalopathies 100

Rebecca N. Ichord

Part V Congenital Structural Defects

21 Overview of Disorders of Brain Development 120

William B. Dobyns, Renzo Guerrini and A. James Barkovich

22 Disorders of Neural Tube Development 125

Nalin Gupta and M. Elizabeth Ross

23 Disorders of Forebrain Development 145

Elliott H. Sherr and Jin S. Hahn

24 Disorders of Cerebellar and Brainstem Development 160

Kathleen J. Millen and Joseph G. Gleeson

25 Disorders of Brain Size 173

Ghayda Mirzaa, Stephen Ashwal, and William B. Dobyns

26 Malformations of Cortical Development 202

William B. Dobyns, Renzo Guerrini, and Richard J. Leventer

27 Hydrocephalus and Arachnoid Cysts 232

James M. Drake and Amal Abou-Hamden

28 Congenital Anomalies of the Skull 247

Pedro A. Sanchez-Lara and John M. Graham, Jr.

29 Prenatal Diagnosis of Structural Brain Anomalies 263

Tally Lerman-Sagie, Gustavo Malinger, and Liat Ben-Sira

Part VI Genetic, Metabolic, and Neurocutaneous Disorders

30 Introduction to Genetics 277

William B. Dobyns, Susan L. Christian and Soma Das

31 Chromosomes and Chromosomal Abnormalities 307

Maria Descartes, Bruce R. Korf and Fady M. Mikhail

32 Aminoacidemias and Organic Acidemias 328

Gregory M. Enns, Tina M. Cowan, Ophir Klein, and Seymour Packman

33 Inborn Errors of Urea Synthesis 357

Uta Lichter-Konecki and Mark L. Batshaw

34 Diseases Associated with Primary

Abnormalities in Carbohydrate Metabolism 368

Marc C. Patterson and Kenneth F. Swaiman

35 Disorders of Glycosylation 390

Hudson H. Freeze and Marc C. Patterson

36 Lysosomal Storage Diseases 403

Gregory M. Pastores

37 Mitochondrial Diseases 452

Darryl C. De Vivo and Salvatore DiMauro

38 Peroxisomal Disorders 468

Gerald V. Raymond, Kristin W. Baranano, and S. Ali Fatemi

39 Neurotransmitter-Related Disorders 486

Matthew T. Sweney and Kathryn J. Swoboda

40 Phakomatoses and Allied Conditions 497

Elizabeth A. Thiele and Bruce R. Korf

41 Degenerative Disorders Primarily of Gray Matter 518

Rose-Mary N. Boustany and Mohamad K. El-Bitar

42 Channelopathies 544

Kelly Knupp, Julie A. Parsons, and Amy R. Brooks-Kayal

Part VII Neurodevelopmental Disorders

43 Global Developmental Delay and Mental Retardation/Intellectual Disability 554

Elliott H. Sherr and Michael I. Shevell

44 Cognitive and Motor Regression 575

David J. Michelson and Stanford K. Shu

45 Developmental Language Disorders 604

Ruth Nass and Doris A. Trauner

46 Dyslexia 613

Sally E. Shaywitz and Bennett A. Shaywitz

47 Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder 622

David E. Mandelbaum

48 Autistic Spectrum Disorders 638

Deborah G. Hirtz, Ann Wagner and Pauline A. Filipek

49 Neuropsychopharmacology 664

Rebecca Rendleman and John T. Walkup

50 Pediatric Epilepsy: An Overview 703

Peter R. Camfield and Carol S. Camfield

51 Neurophysiology of Seizures and Epilepsy 711

Carl E. Stafstrom and Jong M. Rho

52 Genetics of Epilepsy 727

Maria Roberta Cilio and Susannah Cornes

53 Generalized Seizures 736

Gregory L. Holmes

54 Focal and Multifocal Seizures 751

Douglas R. Nordli, Jr.

55 Epilepsy and Neurodevelopmental

Disorders 767

Roberto Tuchman

56 Myoclonic Seizures and Infantile Spasms 774

Kendall Nash and Joseph Sullivan

57 Febrile Seizures 790

Shlomo Shinnar

58 Status Epilepticus 798

Lawrence D. Morton and John M. Pellock

59 Antiepileptic Drug Therapy in Children 811

Jeannine M. Conway, Ilo E. Leppik, and

Angela K. Birnbaum

60 The Ketogenic Diet 836

James W. Wheless

61 Epilepsy Surgery in the Pediatric

Population 854

Mary L. Zupanc and Charles J. Marcuccilli

62 Behavioral, Cognitive, and Social Aspects

of Childhood Epilepsy 871

Wendy G. Mitchell, Miche`le Van Hirtum-Das, Jay Desai,

and Quyen N. Luc

Part IX

Nonepileptiform Paroxysmal Disorders

and Disorders of Sleep

63 Headaches in Infants and Children 880

Donald W. Lewis

64 Breath-Holding Spells and Reflex Anoxic

Seizures 900

Sarah M. Roddy

65 Syncope and Paroxysmal Disorders Other than

Epilepsy 905

Neil R. Friedman, Debabrata Ghosh, and Manikum

66 Sleep-Wake Disorders 926

Suresh Kotagal

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Disorders of Balance and Movement

67 The Cerebellum and the Hereditary Ataxias 939

Paymaan Jafar-Nejad, Stephen M. Maricich, and

Huda Y. Zoghbi

68 Movement Disorders 965

Terence D. Sanger and Jonathan W. Mink

69 Cerebral Palsy 999

Kenneth F. Swaiman and Yvonne W. Wu

70 Tics and Touretteâs Syndrome 1009

Harvey S. Singer

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White Matter Disorders

71 Genetic and Metabolic Disorders of the White

Matter 1020

Adeline Vanderver and Nicole I. Wolf

72 Acquired Disorders affecting the White

Matter 1052

Naila Makhani and Brenda Banwell

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Brain Injury and Disorders of Consciousness

73 Impairment of Consciousness and Coma 1062

Donald A. Taylor and Stephen Ashwal

74 Traumatic Brain Injury in Children 1087

Jason T. Lerner and Christopher C. Giza

75 Non-accidental Head Trauma 1126

Elizabeth E. Gilles and Ann-Christine Duhaime

76 Hypoxic-Ischemic Encephalopathy in Infants

and Older Children 1149

Ronald M. Perkin and Stephen Ashwal

77 Disorders of Intracranial Pressure 1185

Mark S. Wainwright

78 Spinal Cord Injury 1198

N. Paul Rosman and Chellamani Harini

79 Determination of Brain Death in Infants

and Children 1221

Stephen Ashwal

Infections of the Nervous System

80 Bacterial Infections of the Nervous

System 1241

Martin G. TaÂ¨uber and Urs B. Schaad

81 Viral Infections of the Nervous System 1262

James F. Bale, Jr.

82 Fungal, Rickettsial, and Parasitic Diseases

of the Nervous System 1291

Carol A. Glaser, Paul F. Lewis, and Janice K. Louie

Part XIV

Tumors and Vascular Disorders of the Nervous

83 Tumors of the Brain and Spine 1339

Roger J. Packer, Tobey J. MacDonald, and Gilbert Vezina

84 Paraneoplastic Syndromes Affecting the

Nervous System 1388

Mustafa Khasraw and Yasmin Khakoo

85 Cerebrovascular Disease in Children 1395

Adam Kirton and Gabrielle deVeber

86 Neurologic Manifestations of Rheumatic

Disorders of Childhood 1437

Nina Felice Schor, Emily von Scheven,

and Stephen Ashwal

Part XV

Neuromuscular Disorders

87 Normal Muscle 1463

V. Venkataraman Vedanarayanan and Owen B. Evans, Jr.

88 Anterior Horn Cell and Cranial Motor Neuron

Disease 1482

Ching H. Wang and Anne M. Connolly

89 Peripheral Neuropathies 1503

Stephen A. Smith and Robert Ouvrier

90 Inflammatory Neuropathies 1532

John T. Sladky and Stephen Ashwal

91 Diseases of the Neuromuscular Junction 1549

Srikanth Muppidi, Gil I. Wolfe, and Richard J. Barohn

92 Muscular Dystrophies 1570

Diana M. Escolar and Robert T. Leshner

93 Congenital Myopathies 1607

Jonathan B. Strober

94 Metabolic Myopathies 1613

Ingrid Tein

95 Inflammatory Myopathies 1658

Anthony A. Amato and John T. Kissel

96 Channelopathies: Myotonic Disorders

and Periodic Paralysis 1667

Richard T. Moxley III and Chad Heatwole

Part XVI

Systemic and Autonomic Nervous System Diseases

97 Endocrine Disorders of the Hypothalamus

and Pituitary in Childhood and

Adolescence 1690

Qing Dong and Stephen M. Rosenthal

98 Disorders of the Autonomic Nervous System:

Autonomic Dysfunction in Pediatric

Practice 1703

Felicia B. Axelrod

99 Disorders of Micturition and Defecation 1720

Jennifer A. Zimmer and Bhuwan P. Garg

100 Poisoning and Drug-Induced Neurologic

Diseases 1731

Laurence E. Walsh and Bhuwan P. Garg

101 Neurologic Disorders in Children with Heart

Disease 1758

Catherine Limperopoulos and AdreÂ´ J. du Plessis

102 Interrelationships between Renal

and Neurologic Diseases and

Therapies 1782

Robert S. Rust

103 Neurologic Disorders Associated with

Gastrointestinal Diseases and Nutritional

Deficiencies 1821

Yitzchak Frank and Stephen Ashwal

104 Neurologic Complications of

Immunization 1867

Claudia A. Chiriboga

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Care of the Child with Neurologic Disorders

105 Pediatric Neurorehabilitation

Medicine e234

Michael J. Noetzel

106 Pain Management and Palliative

Care e250

John Colin Partridge

107 Ethical Issues in Child Neurology e264

David L. Coulter

108 The Impact of Computer Resources on Child

Neurology e275

Michael M. Segal and Steven Leber

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The vertical plots plots include observation number, observation number rejected by gross check and by variational quality control, observation number monitored averaged over 10 regions: global(90S-90N, 0-360E),Northern Hemisphere (20N-80N, 0-360E),Southern Hemisphere (20S-80S, 0-360E), Tropics (20S-20N, 0-360E),USA (25N-50N, 125W-65W), Canada (50N-90N, 125W-65W),North and Central America (0N-90N, 165W-60W), South and Central America (0S-90S, 165W-60W),Europe (35N-70N, 10W-25E), Asia (5N-45N, 65E-145E).

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S. Sergeev

Department of Theoretical Physics, Research School of Physical Sciences and Engineering, The Australian National University, Canberra 0200, ACT, Australia

Received 16 February 2006; Accepted 9 May 2006

Copyright © 2006 S. Sergeev. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

A lattice model of interacting q-oscillators, proposed by V. Bazhanov and S. Sergeev in 2005 is the quantum-mechanical integrable model in 2+1 dimensional space-time. Its layer-to-layer transfer matrix is a polynomial of two spectral parameters, it may be regarded in terms of quantum groups both as a sum of sl(N) transfer matrices of a chain of length M and as a sum of sl(M) transfer matrices of a chain of length N for reducible representations. The aim of this paper is to derive the Bethe ansatz equations for the q-oscillator model entirely in the framework of 2+1 integrability providing the evident rank-size duality.


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Volume 26 (2001), Issue 9, Pages 513-523

Explicit solution for an infinite dimensional generalized inverse eigenvalue problem

Kazem Ghanbari

School of Mathematics and Statistics, Carleton University, ON, Ottawa K1S 5B6, Canada

Received 28 March 2000; Revised 7 September 2000

Copyright © 2001 Kazem Ghanbari. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

We study a generalized inverse eigenvalue problem (GIEP), Ax=λBx, in which A is a semi-infinite Jacobi matrix with positive off-diagonal entries ci>0, and B=diag(b0,b1,), where bi0 for i=0,1,. We give an explicit solution by establishing an appropriate spectral function with respect to a given set of spectral data.


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Concerning the dual group of a dense subgroup

W. W. Comfort, S. U. Raczkowski and F. Javier Trigos-Arrieta

Proceedings of the Ninth Prague Topological Symposium (2001) pp. 23-35

Throughout this Abstract, G is a topological Abelian group and [^G] is the space of continuous homomorphisms from G into T in the compact-open topology. A dense subgroup D of G determines G if the (necessarily continuous) surjective isomorphism [^G]\twoheadrightarrow[^D] given by h --> h|D is a homeomorphism, and G is determined if each dense subgroup of G determines G. The principal result in this area, obtained independently by L. Auß enhofer and M. J. Chasco, is the following: Every metrizable group is determined. The authors offer several related results, including these.

  1. There are (many) nonmetrizable, noncompact, determined groups.
  2. If the dense subgroup Di determines Gi with Gi compact, then \oplusi Di determines \Pii Gi. In particular, if each Gi is compact then \oplusi Gi determines \Pii Gi.
  3. Let G be a locally bounded group and let G+ denote G with its Bohr topology. Then G is determined if and only if G+ is determined.
  4. Let \non(N) be the least cardinal \kappa such that some X subset or equal \TT of cardinality \kappa has positive outer measure. No compact G with w(G) >= \non(N) is determined; thus if \non(N)=\aleph1 (in particular if CH holds), an infinite compact group G is determined if and only if w(G)=\omega.
Question. Is there in ZFC a cardinal \kappa such that a compact group G is determined if and only if w(G) < \kappa? Is \kappa = \non(N)? \kappa = \aleph1?

Mathematics Subject Classification. 22A10 22B99 22C05 43A40 54H11 (03E35 03E50 54D30 54E35).
Keywords. Bohr compactification, Bohr topology, character, character group, Au{\ss}enhofer-Chasco Theorem, compact-open topology, dense subgroup, determined group, duality, metrizable group, reflexive group, reflective group.

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It's all in the mind. At least that's where it starts in terms of pursuing an exercise regimen, according to a recent study. The investigation, performed on 5,167 Canadians by a team of researchers led by Sai Yi Pan of the Public Health Agency of Canada, found that self-confidence in participants' ability to exercise and a strong desire to do so were the main factors in whether they actually went ahead with an exercise program. And the main reasons for holding back from exercise were negative psychological factors.

"Our findings highlight the need for health promotion programs to enhance people%u2019s confidence and motivation, as well as providing education on the health benefits of physical activity," said Pan. In interviews, participants were asked, for example, about their level of confidence in being able to do 30 minutes of moderate exercise three or four times a week or 60 minutes of light exercise a day.

A high self-efficacy score correlated with higher physical activity (PA) levels regardless of gender, age, education level and income level. "Confidence in one's personal ability to carry out exercise plays a central role in the direction, intensity and persistence of health-behavior change," the authors stated. "People who have higher PA self-efficacy will perceive fewer barriers to PA, or be less influenced by them, and will be more likely to enjoy PA."

 Participants were also asked about their intention to pursue exercise over the following six months. As with self-efficacy, a high intention score correlated with a high likelihood of engaging in exercise. The fact that self-confidence and motivation have such sway in people's pursuit of exercise suggests that, to get more people exercising, programs should be undertaken that target the strengthening of these factors.

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Yesterday, we released our Coordinated Assessment Toolkit (also known as our Coordinated Entry/Coordinated Intake Toolkit)! It’s been a labor of love for the Center for Capacity Building, and we’re very excited to have it out on the website at last.

But…it’s not finished.

Don’t get us wrong – there’s lots of great stuff in there already. The toolkit has four sections: Planning and Assessment, Data and Implementation, Evaluation, and Community Examples and Materials. The Planning and Assessment section has materials to help get you started in thinking about what coordinated assessment is and how it could look and function in your community. Data and Implementation gives you some information on how to collect and share data in an effective way when doing intakes and assessments and making referrals. Evaluation is all about measuring and continuing your success. The Community Examples section provides materials from communities that have done this already and information on how they’ve made everything work.

But we need, and want, more. We know there a lot of communities that have started to plan for and implement this approach, and we want to share your products and lessons learned with everyone else. Send us your checklists, assessment and intake forms, policy and procedure documents, and data reports. And send us your suggestions and feedback as well. Specific information about including domestic violence survivors and youth is also coming but we would like input in these areas as well.

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Bush Commits Big Funding To Mars; Scoffs At Earth As 'Lost Cause'

Amidst criticism that the proposed $12 billion to be spent on the U.S. space program over the next five years could be better spent elsewhere -- or, at the very least, not spent in the midst of such a large national debt -- President Bush held a press conference today defending his proposal, citing the importance of exploring other worlds now that the planet Earth, in part due to his actions, is "doomed".

"It is very important not just to our nation, but to the entire planet, that I spend this money on NASA rather than programs for our poor and seniors and children and disadvantaged," Bush explained. "As a species, our hope lies on the new soil of Mars, not here on the crusty old Earth."

Spending money on programs of social betterment would be akin to paying money to try and close fault lines in the Earth itself, Bush said -- which is incidentally something he once tried to do.

"I long believed those fault lines to be a major source of problems for our planet," he said wistfully. "Cracks in something as big as Earth can't be a good thing, I thought. And I still do think that. But after I ran my oil businesses into the ground spending the revenues on trying to close giant cracks in the Earth, I realized something: every now and then, there is something that money just can't fix. Like our planet, for instance."

Due to factors like immense strife towards the U.S. by many nations (some of which with nuclear capabilities), countries such as Pakistan and India engaged in serious war, millions of people going hungry every day, population overcrowding, Michael Jackson continuing to be lauded despite being accused of molesting children, and more, Bush said spending money to improve life on Earth would be an equally fruitless venture.

"Let's face it, my fellow Americans: we messed up this planet pretty bad," he said. "Hell, the whole damn thing will probably explode in a few years anyway, thanks to things like the U.S. opting out of the Kyoto protocol or my Clear Skies Initiative. It's doomed, and I for one don't like being on things that are doomed."

Thus, the future for humanity lies on Mars, which Bush hopes to establish human colonies on via the moon.

"Once we begin colonizing Mars, we'll be able to start life anew, eliminating mistakes of the past such as making cocaine illegal, and the invention of the Democratic party," he said.

Eventually, "friendly Martian aliens" would emerge from deep within the planet's core to further assist mankind, said Bush, assuring a utopia of sorts.

"My top scientists have assured me that life may have once existed on Mars, which probably means that super-intelligent beings still live within the planet's cheese-core," the President said. "Once they detect our presence, they'll come out and share their secrets of technology with us."

However, some passionate fans of Earth are already voicing their discontent with Bush's condemning of their planet.

"Earth is the best! These colors don't run, baby!" shouted one man, pointing to his shirt, which was green and blue.

"Mars? Don't you mean FREEDOM PLANET?" asked one woman angrily. "By which I don't mean that it's a planet of freedom, but that I'm trying to call it a derogatory name!"

Other Americans say the prospect of living with aliens frightens and confuses them.

"I've seen that movie 'Mars Attacks'," said one man uneasily. "That was based on a true story, right?"

"Aliens are faggots," said another man matter-of-factly. "I don't want some faggot alien fucking hitting on me. Jesus Christ."

But for others, moving to Mars is fine by them.

"As long as it's not filled with damn, dirty apes," one woman told us.

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/cheerDue to the fact that US servers were offline nearly all day yesterday, players are being given a free day of service.  While it doesn't make any of yesterday's technical difficulties go away, and certainly hasn't quieted numerous complaints, it seems like a fair resolution.

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Rod Humble spills his thoughts on 'The Marriage'

Rod Humble's art-meets-game title The Marriage is only a few weeks old, but the critical response from both gaming and non-gaming communities has been enormous. Arthouse Games caught up with Rod to dissect his thoughts on the reception of his "game". The interview touched on future projects and also brought up the question we all wanted to hear: What does Rod's wife think of The Marriage?

Including an explanation of the game's meaning has been one of the most criticized aspects of The Marriage. Art doesn't come with an instruction manual, games do, and Rod specifically labeled The Marriage as the former. He stands by his decision, however, and is proud to have seen the game affect such a wide audience. Relationship websites even featured his work, fueling the fire that The Marriage is more than just a game.

While you're in the matrimonial mood, check out Kloonigames' April Fools parody of The Marriage aptly titled The Divorce.

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Voyager: Now you see it, now you don't

What is it with the iTunes Store and Star Trek? I blogged a few days ago that the first season of Star Trek Voyager was available for purchase via the iTunes Store. We then got a report that the episodes were 'abridged,' though I can't verify that for myself. Now, Voyager is no where to be seen on the iTunes Store. Keep in mind this isn't the first time Star Trek has disappeared from iTunes, only to warp back onto it at a later date.

Here's hoping Capt. Janeway can get her crew and ship out of whatever calamity has made them go missing.

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Obama ad appears in Burnout Paradise [Update]

[Update -- Though Ms. Rockwood was unclear in her response to Gigaom, MTV Multiplayer has discovered that, for whatever reason, the ad only appears in the Xbox 360 version. Furthermore, a certain AlexW at Criterion Games have stepped forward to say the advertising in Burnout Paradise do not fund the awesome updates they've been providing. So now the question is, what do they fund? Thanks, Enrique!]

Enjoying those free Burnout Paradise updates? Well, they are free partly due to the in-game advertisements, such as this one placed by Democratic Presidential Nominee Barack Obama. Holly Rockwood, director of corporate communications at Electronic Arts, has confirmed that the above ad is an official one placed by Senator Obama's campaign team.

Rockwood explains that EA will "accept advertising from credible political candidates ... Like political spots on the television networks, these ads do not reflect the political policies of EA or the opinions of its development teams."

Obama's use of in-game campaign ads strikes us as a bit strange -- because as of yesterday, Senator Obama is still placing television and video games (and yes, bad parenting too) at the forefront of the causes for underachievement.

[Via Joystiq]

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