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There is a very interesting feminist campaign happening at the moment and it feels like its time has come. I'm writing this post to urge you to support it.
What feels like hundreds of years ago a British member of parliament Claire Short made public her opposition to degrading pictures of women in the press. In particular page three of The sun which had become synonymous with topless women. As soon as you opened the paper you were confronted with a thrusting pair of bosoms, sometimes implausibly large and cosmetically enhanced or photoshopped. It led the way for female nudity to be used in a titilliating manner in newspapers. Not porn mags, but NEWSpapers freely available to all and seen by children on a daily basis. The Sun still has page three in 2012.
Claire Short was vilified by the popular press and even some of the quality newspapers couldn't resist the urge to poke fun at her 'uptightness' at wanting to spoil some 'harmless fun'. The mauling she got was appalling. I can do no better than repeat her own words given in an interview to The Independent newspaper in 2004:
"In 1986, I stood up in the Commons to introduce my 10-minute rule Bill to take pornographic pictures out of newspapers. I committed to this proposal in early 1986 when Winston Churchill, the then Tory MP for Davyhulme, and the grandson of the wartime leader, introduced an Obscene Publications Bill.
It was a terrible Bill. It listed a series of images that would be treated as obscene whenever and wherever they were printed, a list which included scenes of horrific violence as well as a variety of descriptions of sexual activity. Its effect would have been to endanger much war reporting, many illustrations in medical textbooks and much sex education material.
I responded with an unrehearsed speech opposing the Bill, but saying that we could introduce more tightly drawn legislation, for example, to remove the degrading images of women as available sex objects that were circulated in the mainstream of society through the tabloid press.
The speech led to an avalanche of enthusiastic letters from women and my decision to introduce a Bill to remove such pictures from newspapers. This has led to a healthy debate about the difference between sexual openness and pornographic degradation, but also to a vicious campaign of vilification of me by The Sun.
This campaign was renewed with great vigour after I left the Government in 2003. A woman journalist asked me at a lunch whether I was still opposed to Page 3. I said I was, and this led to busloads of Page 3 girls parked outside my house all day in the hope of setting up embarrassing photos, and mock-up pictures of me as a very fat Page 3 girl.
They even sent half-dressed people to the house I share with my 84-year-old mother in Birmingham and had people hiding in cars and chasing me down the street in an effort to get embarrassing photographs. I deal with such attacks by not looking at the paper, but it is oppressive to have a double-decker bus plastered with Sun posters outside the front door from seven in the morning. In the afternoon, I rang the police to ask whether traffic restrictions applied to The Sun, and they were eventually moved on.
It is hard not to conclude that The Sun sets out to frighten anyone who might dare to agree that such pictures should be removed from newspapers. It was suggested to me after The Sun's 2003 campaign by a Westminster journalist of long experience that The Sun's attacks should be seen as an issue of privilege; an attempt to bully and intimidate an MP to prevent them from raising issues in the House. The Clerk of the House, whom I consulted, agreed there was an issue to raise; however, the Speaker did not agree and I did not take it further.
My own conclusion about the Page 3 phenomenon, and the subsequent proliferation of pornographic-style images across the media, together with the offensive burden of offers of pornography and Viagra that have to be cleared daily from our e-mail systems, is that we need to push back this ugly coarsening and degradation of our society. I bow to no one in my respect for John Stuart Mill's On Liberty, but I do not believe that inappropriate sexually provocative imagery, plastered across society, is an example of liberty. I also find it very sad that the degraded Sun has been courted so strongly and shown so many favours by Tony Blair and the spin merchants at No 10."
Reading that still makes me want to spit feathers. Now in 2012 another campaign has sprung up to stop the daily degrading pictures of women in The Sun. And at the time of writing it has almost 17500 supporters. Will you be one of them?
If you want to stop this practice which demeans both women and men, and sends confusing and mixed messages about feminity, about what real women are, about respect for women, to our youth of both genders then I urge you to sign. Simply click this link and add your name.
The campaign was started by Lucy Ann Holmes and you can follow and support her on Twitter here . And here's a video for you from Lucy herself. You might also be interested in Role Models for Women, Does it Matter?
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Posted on September 18th, 2012 by Jane
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Thanks for posting this, and reminding us of the utterly vicious treatment inflicted on Clare Short.
I have only one minor quibble with your headline:
Women are feminists.
Men, if they are decent people, are feminist allies. They are most welcome to join us as allies. But only women can be feminists.
That distinction is important, because of the vulnerability of women's movements to being taken over by the dominant male cultural paradigm.
I find this opinion both sad and outdated. Telling somebody their gender excludes them from a movement, particularly when it is hoped that the views of the movement will become the social norm, is counter-productive, hypocritical and sexist. I want an equal society, not a female-dominant one. It is a great shame that you so much doubt the strength of your own gender when challenging "the male-dominance paradigm" as you put it, and also the ability for women to thrive in a society which does not oppress men for their benefit. These kinds of views are alienating young women of my generation (late teens/ early 20s).
It's about time Dominic Mohan was held responsible for the years and years of horrific bullying and misogyny he perpetrated on Clare Short.


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Adeosun, FIRS boss for tax amnesty symposium
The Minister of Finance, Mrs. Kemi Adeosun, will on March 1, lead a high-powered Federal Government's delegation to the Voluntary Assets and Income Declaration Scheme (VAIDS) stakeholders' symposium in Kaduna State.
The VAIDS stakeholders' symposium is being hosted by the Kaduna State Government, and will be attended by the state's Governor, Mallam Nasir el-Rufai; Executive Chairman of the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS), Babatunde Fowler; members of the State Executive Council; members of the State House of Assembly; and traditional rulers.
Also expected at the tax amnesty sensitization forum, according to a statement issued by FIRS, are business leaders, business owners and groups, tax advisers, captains of industries, as well as professional and artisan bodies, among other strategic economic groupings within Kaduna State and environs.The statement noted that the VAIDS stakeholders' symposium was aimed at promoting greater public understanding of the procedure for the tax amnesty scheme.
"The one-day stakeholder engagement event by the Federal Internal Revenue Service and the Federal Ministry of Finance in collaboration with the Kaduna State government is aimed at forging mutually beneficial cooperation between the government and diverse socio-economic interest groups for the success of the VAIDS scheme", FIRS said.
Adeosun also noted that predictable tax revenue inflow would lead to more investment by the Federal and State Governments in infrastructure and job and wealth creation across the nation.
She urged tax payers to take advantage of the VAIDS opportunity to regularise their tax profiles, adding that tax defaulters would be subjected to investigations as well as made to face criminal prosecution for tax offences upon the close of the VAIDS window.VAIDS programme commenced on July 1, 2017, and provides opportunity for tax payers to voluntarily and truthfully declare their assets and incomes before the March 31st, 2018 deadline.
The Scheme embraces all Federal and state taxes like the Companies Income Tax, Personal Income Tax, Petroleum Profits Tax, Capital Gains Tax, Stamp Duties, Tertiary Education Tax, Technology Tax, Tenement Rates, and Property Taxes.
It also covers all back taxes for the last six years in line with the statutory periods of limitation under the relevant tax statutes.Tax payers who utilise the VAIDS window are expected to be free of penalties and interests on owed tax backlogs and tax audits. They will also be allowed to spread the payment of calculated tax backlogs over a maximum period of three years"
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A generation ago, the doctor always knew best. Medical decision-making was cloaked in secrecy. Medical charts and X-rays were handled clandestinely. And hospitals' outcomes, volumes, and mortality rates were not available for general consumption if the data were collected at all.
Today, we have access to all this and more. The era of transparency is upon us, and it's redefining the way hospitals deliver care to patients. As health care moves from a system that rewards volume (by paying for every procedure) to one that rewards value (by paying for outcomes), transparency is not only the right thing to do, but also the pragmatic thing to do.


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It's the last episode of Series 1 of ...Ted so we were buzzing! Unfortunately, so was the audio (sorry about that).
Jack has briefly exited this mortal coil, which means Ted and Dougal have to attend to his wake. Mrs Doyle is tickled pink by all these women with their jobs and the mourners lament Jack's missed potential. He could have been Pope.
Join the Congregation as we look back on every episode of Father Ted, with new guests on each pod! And in case forensic detail of the show isn't enough for you, we talk incessantly about all sorts of stuff, like Father Austin Purcell.
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You may not be familiar with the Metro franchise, since Metro 2033 was only on the 360 and PC, but that's no reason to overlook the successful game's sequel, Metro: Last Light, which will come to PS3 as a multiplatform release. Now that we've seen the game up close and personal, we're convinced that it's going to be worth a look.
Metro 2033 is a first person shooter taking place in the year 2033 in post apocalyptic Moscow, where humans have been forced underground into the metro stations to survive, and soon have more than each other to fight. Encounters with mutants create some frantic and desperate fights in tight spaces with dark atmospheres, as you play as the main character, Artyom. Metro: Last Light continues Artyom's story, with him desperately fighting his way through the claustrophobic passages of the metro once again, but for reasons currently unknown.
What we do know is what we saw at the E3 preview of the game, which was a dark, gritty, and painstakingly detailed game that appears to have all the makings of another solid shooter title. The preview began with our character infiltrating an enemy facility, using stealth tactics and lighting to his advantage. Artyom can shoot the lights out to envelope himself in the shadows and hide from enemies, but he can be even sneakier and just walk up to them and twist the bulb out. The environment appeared to be even more interactive than that, as, while sneaking past more unsuspecting guards, a burning fire could be shot at to spread and put out the coals, or even the soup pot hanging above it could be shot to douse the flames. After a couple quick demonstrations of these mechanics, our previewers decided to forgo stealth and dive right into the fight.
The one shot pistol Artyom uses packs quite a punch, effectively downing enemies like they just got railed with a shotgun blast. However, the weapon requires constant reloading and, while taking cover, bits of the wall were chipped away as enemies unloaded storms of hot lead our way. The effect looks completely natural, but deteriorating cover is scary too, requiring quick maneuvering to stay out of harm's way. Eventually, an enormous Gatling gun saved the day, as Artyom unleashed waves of bullets upon his enemies. The light flashed from the muzzle within the darkened environment, lighting up enemies and surroundings alike, as the thundering sounds of bullets drove home the immense power of the weapon in hand. Of course, the enormous speakers in the room may have helped add to that effect as well.
We eventually came upon a mysterious ally, who lead us through some slightly more populated areas of the metro. Our enemies were determined, however, and gave chase, shooting Artyom in the leg. Luckily, our ally heaved him into a mining cart, and we provided covering fire as an escape was made. The fast paced action of firing across the railways at enemies giving chase in their own carts was intense and full of obstacles, but it was consistently easy to make out exactly what was going on, thanks to the lack of a real HUD in Metro: Last Light. Instead, health is indicated not only by a visual bleed effect, but by huffing and panting from the character. Rounds in different guns can be seen being chambered, letting us know visually we're using ammo, instead of numerically. It leaves you with the feeling you're watching a first person movie, instead of just a first person game.
The chase didn't last long, but before it wrapped up, developer 4A Games confirmed that we'll not only fight humans in Metro: Last Light, but the mutants seen in the first game as well. The demo ended showing a particularly large brute busting through a wall, and charging at our character. It's sure to take more than just a pistol shot to drop this guy, but we'll have to wait to find out just how tough he is.
Metro: Last Light is scheduled to debut sometime in 2012, but it already has outstanding graphical and lighting effects, which hopefully carries into quality gameplay. So far, everything seems to indicate that's the case, making it something to keep a look out for next year.


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This is a follow up on Evariste's question Hom and direct sums.
Let $R$ be an associative ring with one. The word "module" shall mean left $R$-module. Say that a module $A$ preserves direct sums if the functor $\hom_R(A,?)$ does.
The main question is
Does the condition that $A$ preserves direct sums imply that $A$ is finitely generated?
The converse is clear: see this answer.
As observed by Mariano Suárez-Alvarez in a comment to this answer, if $A$ can be written as the union of an increasing sequence $(A_n)_{n\in\mathbb N}$ of submodules, then $A$ does not preserve direct sums. [The argument is described in the answer.]
Say that $A$ is countably cofinal if it can be written as such a union. If $A$ is neither finitely generated nor countably cofinal, say that $A$ is uncountably cofinal.
[Here is the motivation for this terminology. A group which can be written as the union of an increasing sequence of subgroups is called countably cofinal, and a group which is neither finitely generated nor countably cofinal, is called uncountably cofinal. Uncountably cofinal groups have been studied by Serre, Tits, MacPherson, Bergman, and many others: see this Google Search. In particular, uncountably cofinal groups do exist.]
The second question is:
Do uncountably cofinal modules exist?
In a very partial answer, I'll try to prove that no such modules exist if $R$ is a Dedekind domain.


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If you decorate your home with holiday decorations, you probably have everything up already. But, if the decorating bug hasn't yet hit, and you'd like to try and decorate without cluttering up your home, try to choose decorations that do not have to be stored away for eleven months of the year. Here are a few things to consider:
Buy real: Instead of buying an artificial wreath, tree, or garland, go for the real thing. When the holidays are over you can dispose of them instead of using up storage space. Conifers can be easily added to your compost pile.
Poinsettias: This traditional holiday plant can brighten up any room and needs zero storage space after the holidays.
Go easy on the knick-knacks: Don't make the holidays an excuse to litter your home with dancing snowmen or an elf on every shelf. The holidays do not make it alright to clutter every inch of clear space. Instead, play holiday music when guests come into your home to set the mood.
Handmade: If you have children, take time to create some homemade edibles. Spending time with you children and creating something together is a good idea any time of year.
To achieve a comfortable balance during the holidays, try and keep your decorating to a minimum. If you do decorate to the fullest extent, you may spend most of your holiday season worrying about your decorations and how you will store them the rest of the year, and not enough time celebrating with loved ones.


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Dawn is such a time for dwelling on simple thoughts, don't you think?
I was thinking it time to list again some of the people I have met on this journey, who have been of inspiration and help to me.
Click on their names to learn more about them.
I hope you find a few new friends, too!
AUTHORS – I can't begin to name everyone – but thank you all of you I have met at SilverWood, and Alli, and online friends I have met blogging, and tweeting! As a hopeless failure at fitting in guest blogging, I will make time in the Autumn to play better:)


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The problem
Baboons, an occasional feature of Greyton, are increasingly visiting the village foraging for fruit, vegetables, water and shade. In a survey undertaken it is evident residents North of Kloof Street are experiencing increased incidents of destruction of veggie gardens, trees and property as well as worries for personal safety and that of children and pets. Baboons are attracted to Greyton because it offers easy pickings and is accessible. Poor/Inadequate waste management is a contributing factor.
How we address the issue
Improve waste management.
Adopt proposed baboon management plan with monitors.
Financial load must be spread over large area including currently unaffected areas. Accountability and management crucial to success.
Investigate establishment of Special Ratings Area to finance the programme in equitable manner.
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The cost of doing nothing
Escalation is inevitable. If unchecked the baboons will extend their foraging range to include all of Greyton with daily incusions into the village.
Baboons will start entering homes in search of food/trash.
Significant property damage – thatch, gutters, fences, trees, satellite dishes.
A change in lifestyle. Residents will have to lock doors and windows and be on constant alert.
Visitors/Tourists affected which may impact tourism.
Baboons cannot be untrained. If they habituate to Greyton, the problem will become entrenched.
Legal framework
Need to follow baboon management policies of Cape Town and Cape Nature.
Euthanasia cannot be undertaken without following the correct procedures dictated by the policy. It is also not proven to be effective. Cape Nature does not support relocation.
Draft proposal
Introduce non-lethal, non-aggressive monitor programme starting June 2017. Go big or go home.
Programme to employ one manager and four monitors (or more) on duty daily – sunrise-sunset.
Equal importance placed on the protection and conservation of the baboons.
Monitors tasked with:
Ensuring baboons do not cross an identified buffer zone and enter Greyton by following the baboons and acting as a deterrent.
Collect data of movements and numbers of baboons to provide accurate data/insight for the management process.
Monitor waste/rubbish.
Use spare time completing useful community or conservation type tasks.
Address waste disposal of holiday/weekend houses.
Financial model
Theewaterskloof Municipality will provide four monitors as part of the Expanded Public Works Programme (EPWP):
Daily rate of R100 per monitor.
Total contribution R8 400 per month.
Addition funding to be sourced from the community:
A daily rate 'top up' for monitors of R50, totaling R4 200 per month.
A manager at a daily rate of R250, totaling R5 250 per month.
Total cost of around R9 700 per month.
(If an additional monitor is required the full salary of R3 150 would have to be sourced from the community, increasing total cost to R12 600 per month.)
Equipment cost will be financed separately.
Total programme cost (excluding equipment) ranges from R17 850 to R21 000 per month.
In the long term the establishment of a Special Ratings Area (SRA) will be sought:
All rate payers pay an additional monthly rate towards the funding of this programme.
Not feasible to establish in the short term, pragmatic action needs to be taken now.
Accountability and capacity
The programme needs to be accountable and deliver the goods. Requires professional and effective management, with adequate staff, equipment and funding, addressed by the community as a whole. Need more volunteers from the community.


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| January 20, 2015, 6:20 pm
Four Denver high schools will benefit from a Kaiser Permanente grant to provide new biomedical engineering classes beginning this fall.
Denver Public Schools announced the three-year $650,000 grant on Tuesday at Manual High School, one of the schools to receive some of the funds.
Tom Boasberg, superintendent of DPS, said the new courses, are representative of "a shift in career and technical education."
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text: Interest in theories of religion has never been greater. Scholars debate single theoretical approaches in different scholarly journals, while the 'new atheists' such as Richard Dawkins and Daniel Dennett criticize the whole idea of religion. For everyone eager to understand the current state of the field, Contemporary Theories of Religion surveys the neglected landscape in its totality. Michael Stausberg brings together leading scholars of the field to review and discuss seventeen contemporary theories of religion. As well as scholars of religion, it features anthropologists, archaeologists, classicists, evolutionary biologists, philosophers and sociologists. Each chapter provides students with background information on the theoretician, a presentation of the theory's basic principles, an analysis of basic assumptions, and a review of previous critiques. Concluding with a section entitled 'Back and Forth', Stausberg compares the different theories and points to further avenues of discussion for the future.


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Alright, this is going to seem like a weird question, but the package that had this kit in it went through a snowblower. Fell out of a jacket pocket into a snow birm, and well you can figure out the rest. Luckily i found the board unscathed, but not much else lol.
Anyway, i have a bunch of these lying around-
I know they lack the internal diodes compared to the rfp30n06l's, but is there any way to use them, along with external diodes as replacements?
I have everything else, the resistors, led's, 1n4001, just wondering if i can use the mosfets i have, along with some external diodes (any idea what rating if so?) in lieu of ordering replacement mosfets.
Or should i just spend the few bucks to get new replacement mosfets?
Can i get beefier mosfets of the same internal diode configuration to switch higher currents/voltages if so? Does that require different rated resistors, and a different diode than the 1n4001 if so?
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Please could you give a brief introduction on yourself and your company to my readers who may not have come across you before…
Glorious Tiaras are an award winning bridal hair accessory and brooch bouquet designers, founded by me, Heidi Reid, in 2011. All Glorious designs are unique creations that are handcrafted to order, using high quality elements such as fresh water pearls, diamante, Swarovski crystals, and genuine vintage jewellery. As our pieces are made to order we can accommodate particular requirements such as altering colour or components, and even combine elements of more than one piece to create something bespoke for the bride. We create Glorious accessories for Glorious brides!
How did your business get started and what were the ideas behind it?
With a degree in Creative Arts, and an employment history in the photography industry, I'd always had a strong connection with design, but it was actually when I uncovered the handcrafted tiara I'd worn on my wedding day that the idea for a wedding accessories business began. My original business plan for Glorious Tiaras developed around a highly creative business which would allow me to use my technical skills, that would make the most of my unique eye for design, my warm personality, and that I could run from a home studio to initially keep overheads low. I was determined that my clients would find my designs beautiful, unique, affordable, and find me to be someone who was fun, inspiring, reassuring and professional to work with. Three years on, I'm proud that these elements still shape everything I do at Glorious.
Why did you choose to focus on weddings?
Being involved in someone's wedding has to be one of the most rewarding things you could wish to do for a living. It's wonderful to get excited with brides about their dress, their theme, and the look that they want to achieve. When I'm commissioned to design a headpiece or a brooch bouquet, I have the enormous satisfaction of knowing that in a small way I'm involved in one of the most important moments of someone's life! I imagine only being a midwife ranks up there in terms of job satisfaction!
What inspires you as a designer?
I gather inspiration from a great range of sources! My studio is bursting with mood boards, sketches, pictures and cuttings, and of course Pinterest is my friend. Glorious headpieces have been inspired by shapes found in nature; by vintage Hollywood glamour; by the hair adornments worn by the ballerinas of the Bolshoi ballet, and I keep a close eye on key themes coming from the top bridal designers.
Do you have any tips for our brides on choosing the right hair accessories for their special day?
Make friends with your designer, they have a wealth of experience and ideas for you to draw on! If you can provide pictures of your dress, links to a Pinterest board featuring ideas for your hair, share hairstyle ideas for your day, and be sure to tell your designer of any particular likes or dislikes (some brides don't do 'traditional', hate pearls, or know that they want their accessory to tie in with the detailing on the bodice of their dress).
I love your vintage brooch bouquets and think it is fabulous that you offer a bespoke service. Could you tell us in more detail about the process of ordering a bespoke bouquet from first getting in contact with Glorious Tiaras to receiving the purchase?
When a client first gets in contact with Glorious Tiaras about a brooch bouquet (and it's not always the bride, as this is a popular gift from Mums and Grandmothers to the bride), we talk through the style of the bride's dress, the theme that she has planned for her day, colour schemes, and the venue. I encourage the bride to tell me if there's anything particularly personal to her and the groom that she'd like to see included in her bouquet – this can be anything from their initials, to a butterfly, or items of family jewellery. I talk the client through the sizes and shapes available and the time scale we'll be working to. Most importantly, we discuss and agree a budget for the bouquet, and I take a deposit, or full payment.
I offer my clients the chance to see pictures of the vintage brooches as I source them for the commissioned bouquet, and start working them together – some don't want to see their bouquet until it arrives, beautifully packaged, whilst others really enjoy seeing the work that goes into the bouquet, and having the opportunity to have some continuing input in the design process.
There are many wonderful things about the brooch bouquets - they last forever, can be passed on through families, displayed in the home after the ceremony, and can be uniquely personalized for the occasion (I wouldn't recommend throwing one though!)
Bespoke bouquets take 8-10 weeks to complete. However, for the bride on a shorter time scale, there are ready-made bouquets available on the website. http://www.glorioustiaras.co.uk/section/bouquets
Can you tell us your three favourite products from your store and why they are your top picks?
Amelie tiara is simple, clean and delicate, with swirls of seed beads that work beautifully with the lace detailing that's so popular in a lot of gowns. She's been one of our most popular hair adornments of 2014! http://www.glorioustiaras.co.uk/tiara-amelie
Audrey tiara started life as a commissioned piece for a Glorious bride, who was looking for a traditional tiara that had a vintage feel, and that would compliment the crystal detailing on the bodice of her gown. The version of Audrey currently on the Glorious Tiaras website is larger than the original, and channels design elements featured in the tiara worn by Audrey Hepburn in Breakfast at Tiffany's. Her sparkle and old time glamour appeal to the part of me that so admires the style of the 1950's Hollywood starlets. http://www.glorioustiaras.co.uk/tiara-audrey
The Gothic Brooch Bouquet. I love the drama of this piece. It's a bold, statement item, which I would love to see carried by a bride in a medieval setting, with vaulted roofs, pointed arches!http://www.glorioustiaras.co.uk/brooch-bouquet-gothic
Are there any future projects in the pipeline that you would like to tell us about?
I'm very excited to be launching the Glorious 2015 collection in October! It's breathtakingly sophisticated and glamorous, with a nod to the decadence of 1930's Parisian styling.
Do you have any goals or aspirations for your company in 2015?
Our Glorious brooch bouquets are currently in stock at Rocks for Frocks in the Wedding House in Liverpool, but in 2015 I'm very keen to meet with other UK bridal boutiques, with a view to having them stock our Glorious hair accessories. If anyone is reading this and looking for new suppliers please get in touch!
Do you have any tips for anybody thinking of setting up their own business?
Pick something you are extremely passionate about. Starting your own business can be tough, and I think most people are surprised at the amount of time they have to spend doing the less exciting stuff like filling in accounts sheets, filing, updating your website, learning about search engine optimisation, and calling suppliers. If you don't have the allure of ultimately doing something that you wouldn't change for the world, the mundane stuff will knock your enthusiasm for what you do.
Don't rush in! Take the time to plan what you'd like your clients to know you and your business for. Think about any training you would benefit from before you start out.
Put together a budget based on your starting overheads, advertising, and cost of a website, and don't be tempted to stray from it without really good reason.
Research your market. What are other businesses in your field doing? How can you compliment what they do? Improve on what they do? Offer something completely unique that will appeal to your customers?
Keep yourself fresh! Take time to get out and speak to other people, see new things, and give yourself the space to be Glorious.
With thanks to J Broughton Photography for the wonderful photos.


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|Inductive Resistor Open source development of highly efficient inductive resistor circuits.
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Here is my perspective.
I learned of your circuit from Peter.
I started the thread.
It took off and there were "skeptics".
I jumped in to see what the deal was and built a circuit.
My personal goal was always to get the heat gains in the circuit
as claimed by the Quantum article. I wasn't trying to prove any
model by doing that. When I got the Textronix, I was using it
for my purpose of documenting the results of the circuit experiment
and not to prove your model.
You obviously can see that some of the results support your model,
that is a side benefit of the result. I'm glad that some of my experiments
and Glens and anyone else's help lend support to your model, but that
isn't the intention behind those experiments. AND it is important to see
that just because that isn't the experimenter's intention, it doesn't give
any less support to your model!
Your own circuit build was to support your model, but that is because the
purpose of you doing your circuit was to prove your model.
I told you long ago that most people in this forum wants to see a circuit
and build it and why it works isn't priority. It is a practical thing to be
able to have a heater circuit with gains and it can be developed more
thoroughly I'm sure.
It still supports your model anyway even if that isn't the circuit builder's
intention. You have a lot going for you and congratulations are in order
for inspiring such an incredible journey that has taken place here.
There is more to do and learn and having a paper to document the
results that references the inspiration as being the Quantum circuit,
which in turn was inspired by your model, then all the better!
Until I was in receipt of Harvey's email - referenced above - I had no idea that you, Glen or anyone was actually seriously proposing that because you did not get the COP>17 that you did not actually replicate. I'm only sorry you did not bring this to my attention before. I would have departed from this collaboration much sooner.
An experimentalist usually attempts to evaluate the truth of a thesis. As a rule they do not claim ownership of the thesis but of the eloquence to which they test the thesis. In other words - how close to the argument does the experiment go? Is is substantially proven in one way or in another way? Or is it proven at all? Their interests therefore are academic. And, correctly, the only reward is academic recognition.
Far be it from me to attribute motives here. But I would have to be particularly naive not ignore some obvious facts. If this is not a replication but an independent discovery then truly the invention is yours. But why this need to claim ownership? Ownership of discoveries are usually only advanced to protect intellectual property rights. And intellectual property rights, in turn, lead to some serious considerations relating to patenting options. Now. Would it therefore work in your best interests to claim that it's a replication? Indeed not. In fact your best interests would then be to ensure that you never reach the dizzy heights of COP>17. In effect your own best interests would thereby be better served if you, in fact, did not investigate the effect more thoroughly. Which puts paid to your objectivity as an experimentalist.
But then I also need to ask myself this. Why this late need to deny that there is any association with the Rosemary Ainslie Circuit? It is plastered on your schematics. It is everywhere on your posts. It's even referenced off this forum. All over the place. I stress that I do not know your motive. I am not in your head. But you'd have to be more than mere mortal not to consider some of this. Are you becoming increasingly aware that without a handle on the intellectual property rights you can't secure some potential benefit in the technology. The original COP>17 claim proved entirely due to your abilities - your skills at experimenting and yet no personal enrichment? you've released it to the world courtesy your replication, but you still have to compete with the rest of the world to sell the technology? That hardly seems fair? And indeed it's not.
So here's hoping that you're still reading. The thesis suggests that the hidden energy source on electric circuitry is in conductive and inductive components. Counter intuitively - it requires thick wire as opposed to thin. But that's all it says. It does not say how thick, it does not say what materials to use at the core, it does not stipulate the best shape, size or material of any of these components. It does not identify which element to use and where and with what material. it does not say what is the best way to apply it to lighting, to fridges, to stoves, to hot water cylinders or to household heating systems. It does not say how it could be applied to motors, to cars, or lawn mowers or anything at all. Or even the circuit arrangement that would most promote it. It actually does not even touch on motors. And to the best of my knowledge those detailed components need to be determined and registered and patented. What is in the public domain is simply the knowledge that this switching circuit is able to reduce the consumption from the supply. So. No authority can apply a blanket surcharge for using the energy that Nature gives us freely, in the material of circuit components. And the knowledge of this is in the public domain. But, by all means, patent those parts. That's got to be good to encourage investors and investment. And that's good cause for research. But don't ever try and patent the use of the system. That's been out there for nearly 8 years and climbing.
So if all this this contention is based on the requirement to enjoy some fruits for your skills the opportunities here are boundless. And it is entirely yours to exploit and enjoy. I have NO claim to such knowledge. God forbid. As it relates to the thesis, I've said my say. There is no way on God's earth that I will allow anyone to zap some sort of preclusion to the use of a simple system to reduce the consumption of electricity if I have breath in my body and fight in my soul. Just will not. I'll fight it with all that I've got. And I absolutely therefore refute that you've stumbled on a discovery. What I suspect you have not yet realised is the patent potential still associated with this discovery. What I find strangely comforting is that you might want this ownership at all. It speaks volumes to the credibility of the claim which would, otherwise, have been lacking. And it is just so easily within your grasp as you evidently have more than enough talent to discover these things. And no-one can deny you the fruits of that intellectual knowledge. Just can't be done. It's yours to patent or to give. Just as you please.
I have never intended to impose a thesis on the unwary. The fact is that if I include my name to the paper without the thesis - it would make no sense. That's actually my only contribution. That's why I joined. If required to then let replication simply prove the quantum claim. A nice package deal. The thesis wins by default.
But that's not the issue. What is being questioned is the need to reference the thesis at all. If Glen publishes this as an anomaly - quite apart from the difficulty that would possibly ensue to publishing it at all - would be that it would establish this as a discovery. I do not know how that will fall in with my patent. I should rather state - with my LAPSED PATENT. I went to some considerable lengths to ensure that this was established and in the public domain that no-one could ever take ownership of what I consider to be a boundless source of energy from Mother Nature herself. It's absurd. The days of exploiting such natural knowledge needs to be put into our history books and the chapter closed.
If Glen can contend this, and he's Glen, known to be a charitable open source team player what happens when the next person does this. Now let's say that someone else sees this advantage - God forbid an exploitive capitalist, (all over the place) or a mere entrepreneur (most of the aspiring world) and they see that Glen can claim this discovery. How small a variation to Glen's circuit would it need for them to also claim a discovery. And how much money will it take to establish that this is a more final claim to a 'DISCOVERY' than Glen's? And which patent will win out in the end? And will ownership go to the United Arab Emirates or to China?
All such claims and counter claims may very well be seen to be absurd. But it's scarey. What if one or any such claims work? I have been trying, as a matter of principle, to establish that the 'discovery part' is over and done. Don't go there. It's not my discovery. It belongs to the world. It's just a source of energy that I believe is in all bound material. If anyone is the discoverer then it's whoever discovered dark matter. That's all it is. I just happen to have located it. I think. I'm reasonably certain that others will come up with their explanations for it. But the discovery part? That's done and dusted. And by many more people than me and more comprehensively and experimentally than I have done.
Regarding any chance of the author's publishing. If they publish as an anomalous independent discovery I'll get all over the place if I can and if I'm not locked out here. If they publish as a replication of the quantum circuit - I would have absolutely no objection. How could I. That's the basis of the experiment described in this thread. More than free to do so or not. But the actual conflict was that I was writing a paper with them. My thesis was always referred to in all prior attempts at writing this. Suddenly I could not do so. I had to explain the thesis in an introduction to a paper. Probably for the first time ever, the authors saw that there was some obscure and incomprehensible explanation of this effect that they had never even considered. I dont want to go into the correspondence. Just know that the attack was merciless and long winded and even now I am still discovering new aspects of their complaints. And all this time I thought that COP>17 was natually linked to my thesis which is linked to my patent. It's been extraordinary. I'm more than happy to withdraw as collaborating author. In fact I have already done so.
Last edited by witsend; 02-02-2010 at 02:55 PM.
the best is cadmium
sorry,I'm bored reading long discuss and quarrels becaue English is not my native language.
did you eliminated possibility that circuit become parametric oscillator accumulating energy in time ?
Rosemary, I think perhaps you may have possibly misread both Glen's post above and Cecati's letter. I say this because I did not get the same impression from these that you have gotten. HARVEY
This is not ambiguous. Cecati has advised me personally and now in writing. This is not suitable for his publication. If you do not withdraw that paper it will be Rejected - may not resubmit. Your choice. I put you all on notice. I HAVE WITHDRAWN FROM THIS COLLABORATION OF AUTHORS
Last edited by witsend; 02-03-2010 at 03:29 AM. Reason: edited
Cleaning up the mess
If we could at least get back to the particulars and leave the bickering for emails please. What journal is suitable, PHYSICS ONLY Cause of THE WAY ITS WRITTEN, dont forget your dealing with particulars which alienate it from CONVENTIONAL categories (Even the physics, dark matter and others are never used in energy transformation etc).
I dont see the point of all that is going on, i would like to know th what and how it could be in TIE if WRITTEN IN A RENEWABLE ENERGY CATEGORY WAY. If not then all the bickering is just going to be that and no one learns any thing. That's only to get the technology known and not only Rose's exclusive model if that's the main aim now, i think we should try and find a balance, if it got into TIE then at least the positive interest is there for the physics of it. Rose can win also.
Cant adapt it for TIE?
Okay If its only going to be physics cause of all the magnetic model and zippons? etc, and / OR also Harvey's additions?, Then we are stuck with conflicting physics which will also conflict with CONVENTIONAL understanding just like Steorn do. Dark matter etc, well i will state with all my experience and study that if that is the case and direction now then Replications will have to support the model more.
That's why i wanted to wait till may, to get more replications WHICH FORCE THE ACADEMIA TO COME TO YOU. I know as i have talked to them. MORE HARD DATA FROM REPLICATIONS.
Wait till you see the developers licenses go out in Feb from Steorn, and wait for the OPEN SOURCE WRATH...the same thing will happen. Watch your non profit org do it.
ROSE -Aaron and Glen, replicated due to their own aptitude and theories, not taking any thing away from you, it was the same with Harvey came up with his views etc, in this Genre it helps replications which is the only thing that can move open source FREE energy forward, REPLICATIONS, Academia can be forced to take notice this way.
please consider this. We need some positive interests, with HARD DATA, theories can be delayed but not HARD DATA.
Black like power had to do it that way, i am only saying that the likely hood of this model of yours being done to perfection still needs collaboration Rose, PLEASE DON'T WASTE IT, just think of the paper, we are here to help, but now Glen has no scope , Harvey is ready to jump off a bridge and you are getting your self very worked up.
I think we could do both , but with out replications the open source FREE energy model cannot move forward.
TIE should be more supportive given the nature and magnitude of this technology, i have seen today another case file where the mainstream shunned a proven device, and you wonder why every second post of mine is about us getting our own non profit R and D center.
Lets all find a way to get back on track, i am sorry readers here have had to endure this.
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I would remind you all, readers, experimentalists, contributing members all. The initial tests was designed to evaluate a thesis. Not COP>17. Nothing but a thesis. The thread was designed to invite members and readers to test COP>17. COP>17 referred to a paper published in Quantum magazine October 2002. it may not be a wonderfully clear copy. But the fact is that the printed article does, indeed, refer to my magnetic field model. That's the thesis. And that thesis was explicitly referenced in the early chapters of this thread and throughout. And the understanding was that all tests would be made freely available to the public.
May I ask you therefore, Glen, if there is any variation to this agreement. I am satisfied that it was Aaron's understanding that nothing was to be withheld from the public. And I am certain that he would not do so. Are you, on the contrary, withholding access to your data? Are you now uncovering information that you are withholding not only from the public but from the authors in this collaboration? And do you consider that this is your right to do so? It hardly seems to be in support of Open Source interests. And is Harvey and Ashtweth aware of this? And both on record to secure open source interests?
While I grant you that the 'unfolding' of that cop>1 was due to your skills at experimenting, it has much, much more to do with the equipment made available to you to realise that advantage. And I would remind you that I was in constant contact with you in evaluating those waveforms, trying to find the correspondence to our own findings. My findings took years to perfect. With that equipment that I negotiated, and with my guidance, you found the required waveform in a matter of weeks. That equipment and that 'unfolding' are, to use Harvey's term 'intertwined'. You could not have done it without the right equipment. The equipment could not have done it without you. And neither you nor the equipment would have managed it without my first disclosing its existence. And that 'reverse engineering'? To the best of my knowledge it took one first attempt to get a resistor that romped home with COP>1. I am not here trying to belittle your capabilities. I am simply pointing out that we are all - yet again to use Harvey's words, 'intertwined'. Credit perhaps could be a little more generously shared and acknowledged.
Last edited by witsend; 02-03-2010 at 11:14 PM.
And one last point to our readers and members.
Get it that Harvey and Glen are trying to imply some vanity that I have associated with my model. The idea is to let you think that there is some pique at not emphasising my model. It's easy to 'suggest' and 'attribute motives'. But nothing here could be further from the truth. The insights in my model may eventually be pretty far reaching. I do hope so. But I want the thesis to be advanced by mainstream. it belongs to academics and it's best protection is with academics. They don't have interest in intellectual property rights as a rule.
In any event, I've discovered nothing. At best I've found a link to two known established theories being String theories and their unifying principle and dark energy which everyone's looking for. And that's what's unique. This test of mine proves that link. That's it's first value. The second value is that it has been put into the public domain by virtue of my lapse in registering a patent. Which means that it belongs to the general public and no-one can patent it ever. Which may be a good thing. I hope so. I'd be sorry if some opportunistic attempt at patenting this simple switching circuit also left us with the obligation to fund a new monopolist. God forbid. I'm sure we've all had enough of them.
So rest assured. I do not want the test to be acknowedged as a replication for any purposes of vanity. I'm way too old and way too past caring. What I want is to ensure that no-one tries to muscle in here. Just not on. And certainly not in the spirit of open source. Golly.
Last edited by witsend; 02-03-2010 at 11:58 PM.
so what you are saying is....?
I thought the whole idea here was that resonance and back emf was producing heat and some energy excitement and not the other way around?
Didn't somebody replicate the effect?
I'm sort of relying on open source to protect their rights here. The effect belongs to the world. It does not belong to Glen. Nor does it belong to Glen and Harvey. And they want it. But so do others. And more to the point, so WILL others. It's that 'mad up for grabs' bit that's good and bad. With that much interest is also that much endorsement.
THE GOOD NEWS IS THAT CLEARLY WE HAVE FINALLY BROKEN THROUGH THE ENERGY BARRIERS. Because this is what happens when there's radically new technology emerging. Look at how Telsa had to fight. Just seems to be an historical necessity. Not even Open Source seem to be able to resist the lure. Kindly people turn into monsters when that lure gets too strong. Golly.
Last edited by witsend; 02-04-2010 at 12:00 AM.
Fuzzy deserves a great deal of credit for all he has done. He has helped this genre immensely.
Open Source means ANYONE, and i mean anyone, can commercialize it. But considering that this will also raise public awareness off it, and inspire others to further study it, i cannot see a "down side" to this.
There is a strong possibility, that the effect will eventually gain greater public awareness while the Model is ignored. It may not be "fair", but that's the way it is.
For a new model of physics to be accepted or even seriously considered, it must come from a fairly-well respected member of the mainstream scientific community... as Einstein and Issac Newton were. That is just the way it is.
In the words of the immortal George Carlin:
"It's a big club, and WE AREN'T IN IT!"
Empirical findings and inventions are a different story...
Thomas Edison was not a member of the mainstream when he started out, nor were the Wright Brothers nor was Tesla.
And in fact, although Tesla's AC system is the most widely accepted means of generation and transmission of energy ever seen in History... his ideas on physics were totally ignored and still are to this day.
If they advance this as a discovery they ensure that these opportunities are left wide open for grabs. Open Source is about to let go the only claim they will ever be able to make that this 'discovery' belongs to the world and not to interested parties. This in defiance of the evidence. If you are a proponent of energy remaing 'free' then you are possibly doing this movement serious and irrevocable damage.
Glen. Your response here is unfortunate.
I again put it to you - my intentions and involvement with this experiment were for purposes of replicating the COP 17 claim that Aaron brought under discussion. I had no ulterior motives, nor do I entertain ulterior motives. I am very sorry indeed that you presume this. I am entirely innocent of all that you are claiming.
I am very sorry it has come to this. I still do not understand why this issue is of any material importance to the paper. I have advised you that you are free to write the paper without my authorship if that is what you require. I put it on record that your involvement here was as a replication. I reserve the right to argue this in public as you made this an issue of public notice. That is all I wish to state.
I also put on record that your skills in exposing this effect are exemplary and that your presentation of the data equally so. I am very glad for your help and your assistance whether it was intended or not. And I wish you no ill will. Frankly, I still do not understand what it is you are objecting to. Clearly you are angered. Clearly I do not know why. And clearly I do not deserve this abuse.
A neutral opinion
I would just like to say that I have been following this thread and the earlier one, and while I don't know much about the thesis or the circuit involved, I have been a neutral observer to all that has transpired.
The earlier thread was largely co-operative and friendly in nature, and seemed to achieve great things. Then the writing of this "paper" and attempt to get it published appeared to cause some friction, culminating in the current sad state of this thread.
From all that I have read, there appears to be at least two main causes for this conflict.
1. Email communications were disrupted, possibly intentionally by someone wanting to cause harm to your work.
2. Misunderstandings caused conflict, possibly due to the disrupted communications.
I do not see anything to suggest that anyone involved in this excellent work has or had ulterior motives at any time, and it seems clear to me that the personal attacks in this thread are due to misunderstandings.
For example, the definition of "replication" seems to vary from one person to another. To some people a replication must be an exact copy of the original in every way or they consider it to be something completely different. Other people consider an attempt to replicate (even if the end result is different in some ways) to be near enough to consider it a replication.
As a completely neutral observer with no personal agenda, I ask everyone participating in this thread to please think carefully about what others say/type. Don't assume that your first interpretation is the correct one, especially if it seems insulting or otherwise negative. The english language is full of ambiguities, especially in written form when a person's tone of voice and body language can not help to indicate the true meaning of their message. This problem can be made even worse when english is not the primary language for someone participating in a conversation.
Rather than assuming the worst of each other, pointing fingers and flinging insults, why not take a deep breath, calm down, and try to work everything out like the mature adults that I am sure you are in every day life.
The survival of your work, paper, and possibly human lives could depend on your ability to forgive, forget, and work well together again. Go on, kiss, hug and make up.
Regarding The Fequency
Harvey has argued that the distinctions in the waveforms, being the inductance(8.64uH) conflicting with the turns ratio and geometry quoted - and variations in the applied frequencies and duty cycles constitute sufficient cause to represent a material departure from the original circuit for Glen's test to constitute an independent discovery. The possible circuit variations and frequency tests were further listed in the PCT application which from memory, was sent to everyone sometime in October 2009.
These arguments are spurius. In the first instance it must be remembered that my own familiarity with the appropriate waveform was only ever evident through the Fluke oscilloscope at my disposal. My personal reference to the appropriate tuning was to look for what I also referred to as a 'shadow cycle'. This collaboration elected to refer to this as a 'preferred mode of oscillation'. It is a unique waveform and however it is described it has - associated with it - a unique series of harmonics that take the shape of a 'picket fence' with the regularity of the 'fence' structure dependent on the frequency at which it resonates. The details of the 'fence' are not as evident within the constraints of the Fluke display. Donovan Martin, however, was involved with replicating the experiment briefly, before helping me with the submission of our paper to the IET in January of 2009. Unlike me he had access to a Tektronix TDS3054B DPO and himself studied the appropriate waveforms and harmonics on the same type of instrument as was made available to Glen. The waveform pattern, however it is described, is exactly the same as that which is evident on the equipment made available to Glen. Indeed my application to Tektronix was for precisely this instrument so that Donovan would be able to assist in identifying the required pattern if required. Also, the pattern itself was very much more evident on the Tektronix than on the Fluke due to its increased bandwidth capacity.
Regarding the tuning.
In tuning this device to 'find' that harmonic I adjusted the pots to the point that it fell into what I referred to as 'flop mode'. At this stage the 'predetermined duty cycle' is overridden as it's described in the Quantum paper. And also at this point the waveform becomes aperiodic. Thereafter I looked for the 'picket fence' which best describes the harmonic. When this is also evident, I then made reference to the DC average voltage across the shunt and the RMS voltage across the load, with multiple waveforms for reference on the Fluke screen. In initiating a test I also collected data from a data dump and analysed this in exel. Then, when I had established the required parameters I would then run the experiment to gauge the level of heat on the resistor and the rate at which the battery was measured to lose its charge. I would do periodic data dumps of the voltage across the shunt to establish that the gains persisted. But I learned, as time went by, that provided the required waveform was evident I really did not need to do those regular data dumps.
Over the years I also used a variety of resistors and found that the coefficient of performance, the resonating frequency which it developes and the 'preferred mode of oscillation' as we have now elected to call it, varies greatly with the resistor that is being used on the circuit. There are those that require a higher initial duty cycle, and those that require a smaller duty cycle. There are resistors that do not seem to give a gain at any frequency and those that always give a gain at any frequency. The very best result was the result published in the Quantum Magazine that I referred to being a technical journal and available in South Africa.
This variation in perfomance is extreme - notwithstanding the often apparent slight differences between any two resistors. I can only conclude that this is because the of the variation in the inductance and self capacitance of that resistor and the manner in which this interacts with the other circuit components. It is to be stressed that the required waveform cannot be imposed on the apparatus. The circuit finds its preferred mode by careful tuning of the adjustment potentiometers. It then - when it is close to the required duty cycle, goes into 'flop mode'. You remember this is when the duty cycle is overridden. Then some more fine adjustments and one seeks out the 'picket fence' pattern in the waveform. You will all recall that Glen's first evidence of gain was his Test 3. The 'picket fence' was evident. Test 4 - albeit having the required parameters failed. And there was no evidence of that 'harmonic'. I never even did the data dumps related to that test. I did not need to. It was immediately evident that the test had failed. At the time I did not know how to explain what was required. I simply did not see the 'shadow' which was evident in Test 3. I advised Glen directly that this was missing that harmonic. It's posted in the thread.
Last edited by witsend; 02-04-2010 at 06:07 PM.
Regarding COP>2
The fact that the results exceed a coefficient of performance greater than two is entirely explained in the model. The proposal is that charge moves at 2C. It is a non-local event. Our measurements occur in the 'wake' of the actual event. And this event will recurr many times before we are able to record it. Therefore if energy is delivered and returned once in each switching cycle one can expect a cop >1. If it is delivered and returned many times during each switching cycle - it will EXCEED cop >1. Therefore the model itself requires a greater than cop 1.
So again. The coefficient of performance is dependent on subtle variations between resistors and the coefficient of performance is expected to exceed COP>1.
Last edited by witsend; 02-04-2010 at 05:46 PM.
Regarding the test apparatus.
I have never been called on to produce the circuit apparatus until members of this forum required it. It would have helped them no doubt. But I dismantled my apparatus when I sent the fluke, the multimeter and the digitial display devices to Aaron. I said then that I would not again be doing any further experiments. It had dominated many years of life. My eyesight was deteriorating. And I had lost all appetite for this, having done it so extensively for so many years preceding. Also I no longer had the optimised resistor as one of our team had taken this for independant testing. I do not, however, have to apologise for this. It is just a matter of fact. I believe that the other circuit component parts are readily available. And there is nothing to prevent a replication. What is required is a patience in searching for the optimised settings on any particular resistor. I found very few that did not exceed COP>2. Nor did I take photographs because it did not occur to me that this would be required. There is a second 'box' or apparatus set up that was sent to ABB Research. I also don't know what has happened to that apparatus. Glen and Harvey are aware of this. They know the circumstances intimately. This argument is being used to discredit the claim. The truth is I have never undertaken to produce any circuitry. And I no longer had the apparatus nor the tools to measure. this put paid to any further attempts at replication. And frankly, I was rather anxious that a wide variety of resistors would be used and tested. That's the only way the more precise inductance values will ever be established.
Between the actual Quantum publication and the new paper prepared for the IET was a total of 7 years. It was a miracle that the apparatus survived the 3 changes of address that I had. It was substantially degraded and there was evident rust on the switch. The switch - in any event - had to be rebuilt and at the end of Donovan's final replication done for the IET paper - I effectively gave the resistor and some inductors to a friend - involved in those same tests under Donny's supervision. The box was banged up and he wanted to 'start again'. Thereafter I willingly dismantled for Aaron. That's the history of the apparatus. Frankly I was glad to see the last of it. Do testing yourselves, obsessively for years on end and see if you would not share that sentiment. And I am not an experimenter. My interests are in the theory.
Last edited by witsend; 02-04-2010 at 05:43 PM.
In conclusion.
Therefore there is no material difference between the results that Glen has obtained and my own. It is varied - but that is due to the resistor. All this time arguing would have been better spent finding out how much inductance is required to actually improve the results.
I have already argued that if Glen is anxious to disclaim a replication he would not be well served to produce COP> 17. His argument would fail. But in the light of this, then his impartiality as an experimenter also fails. He would no longer be well served to find that value.
My final point is this. My negative wave form relates not to the voltage across the resistor. I only referenced that my negative waveform across the shunt was greater. Obviously. It explains the improved performance of my results.
In order to claim verification of your thesis you would have to have the original device and a independent model not connected in any way to the original as proof of a verification of your findings.
In order to claim verification of your thesis you would have to have the original data and a independent set of data not connected in any way to the original as proof of a verification of your findings.
If there is no original device or data but only a set of a differing independent set of data and a device how can you claim anything without the originals?
Your's and Donovan's device used in a patent application, museum exhibit and submittal to EIT and you retained nothing as proof of your partner Donovan or your work?
You claim not to even have ever taken a photograph even Donovan hasn't of the device but there is a public newspaper article in South Africa with them and in the referenced Quantum article as public record?
You claim intellectual property rights to the device but you been on the four Open Source forums ( Naked Scientist, OverUnity, OverUnity Research and Energetic ) looking for a independent verification of your findings?
I stand on record that this was only a preplanned exercise by you for a independent verification of your claim, by giving no construction information to any experimenter, only moral support as not to have "ANY" pier review bias on new findings on the independent model verification for a private Academic thesis on the "Magnetic Field Model" to be filed with your name attached to it.
Sorry, i didnt read all the latest Posts too,
but hows about, to put a note, Glens enhanced or improved Heater Circuit.
Anyhow i think, that sounds like a compromise.
Theorizer are like High Voltage. A lot hot Air with no Power behind but they are the dead of applied Work and Ideas.
1. Rosemary was under the impression from the start that any attempted replications would ultimately support her thesis if successful.
2. The people trying to replicate Rosemary's circuit were either unaware of the thesis, or simply more interested in trying to replicate the high COP effect.
Rosemary, when you make comments like the one quoted above, it is like throwing fuel on a fire. It serves only to sustain the highly emotional argument that I am sure is upsetting to all involved. This applies to everyone that has made personal attacks throughout this argument.
I believe that everyone involved in this argument is really on the same side... the side that wants to give the world better energy alternatives. This argument is not about dark motives or big egos... it is about misunderstandings that snowball until the argument is a huge avalanche of destruction that is crushing all your hard work.
Everyone involved simply needs to calmly, clearly and politely present what they want to come out of this collaboration. Make a concise list in point form and avoid ambiguous language and personal attacks. If this can be done without throwing fuel on the fire of the argument, then I believe you will find a lot of common ground.
Try to treat each other as you would close friends, family members or spouses. If you can't get past arguments and misunderstandings in every day life then you lose friends, families are dysfunctional, and divorces eventuate.
Those involved in this argument need to stop looking at each other as the enemy, and remember that you are all on the same side, fighting for a brighter future for our planet and the human race.
Acknowledgement that this was a replication.
Publication of the experiment as a replication.
I cannot be associated with the paper if it is published in TIE as a replication therefore I withdraw as author
If it is published in any other journal I may be able to be author. I reserve my rights.
I will forge ahead and publish my own paper in a physics journal.
All collaborators already invited but with constrained collaboration rights. And this to ensure that I never go through this fandango again.
I'm going to try this again.
The discovery of dark matter belongs to someone? One day I'll look it up. The development of string theorists is the only branch of physics that can reach a unifying principle. But they do not know where those strings are or even how they're shaped. I have a strange proposal that links these two fields of study. NO BIGGIE as I've mentioned before. And as the sun sets in the west - this will be attacked and modified and conditioned - as required - in the painful process of academic argument. Fortunately I do not need to be party to the argument. I only need to explain where the link is. My name will never be associated with this except in some bazaar way - at best. Far better minds than mine will do what is required here.
Then if this is published - does not mean it's right - it means it will be discussed. But if there is any kind of consensus ever reached and it's in favour of the thesis, then no-one will be able to patent this. Because the technology to advance this is already in the public domain. That is why I am so anxious to keep this tenuous link with the Quantum paper which links to the patent which links to the thesis. It's a package deal.
I think what is happening here is the assumption that my thesis will be established. It will NOT. But it sure as hell will be a contender. And that will be a good thing for Open Source. On so many levels. I am not sure why this general concern to be disassociated. If the concern is that I will be famous - and I am promoting myself. I have no idea if I will be famous. But I do know that I'm in for a gruelling attack if this is published and that I do not relish the attention. And more to the point I will need to - at it's least - know that there is some shelter here on these forums. I never expected this experiment of mine to garner so much publicity or attention. I swear to you all that I only discovered this interest in challenging the energy barriers at the beginning of last year - 13 months ago. I thought my blog spot would simply lie forgotten in the dusty pages of the internet archives.
Glen's replication will be linked to every reference of that thesis if it is promoted as a replication. If it is advanced as a 'discovery' it will be up for grabs and lost forever as competing interests claim some variation of this dicovery. And I will be left fighting a rear guard action trying to advise the world that we've already found this and that it's already patented - I'VE DONE IT AGAIN. It's already been published in the patent archives and is now in the public domain - is what I mean.
That is why I insist that this is a replication. Else, believe me I would have moved on.
Last edited by witsend; 02-05-2010 at 10:14 AM. Reason: EDITED The archive thing
Here's my offer and I'd be happy to lean across the Atlantic, the Indian and even the Pacific Oceans to shake hands on it.
Any excercise such as we've been involved in also involves gruelling hours of testing and counter testing, proving and retesting. That work was done - exhaustively - by Glen. The data was perfectly collated that it can be referenced in any context required. To get it to that high standard of completion we need to thank a variety of players. Topping that list is Poynty and MileHigh. Between them they systematically showed where the arguments' weaknesses lay and we duly addressed them. Harvey's contribution here was big. He knew his way around the required probe positioning and how to expose what was required and its significance. In the absence of Donovan's earlier active input - this was both welcome and required. He also knew the needed parameters to establish these facts conclusively.
But that side of the work is now done. What is now required is the careful collation of that data that the evidence can be put forward for the reviewers. Let me remind you. The reviewers DO NOT establish the veracity of the claims. Publication allows the broad field of mainstream academia to establish this. The reviewer states if the argument is contradictory, or weak, or if there needs to be more data included, or if there needs to be some emphasis enhanced or not, as required. That is part of the discussion process.
What needs to be established is 'which journal' to present this to. I think IEEE are quite frankly too scared to take this on. It's claims are profoundly disturbing to mainstream and the thesis is barely tested. But I have reason to believe that there are physics journals that may be more interested. Then the same argument needs to be presented but with an entirely different emphasis. I believe I may be able to solicit assistance here. Then we can restructure the paper and resubmit it and that will be that. Again, the input need not come from the collaborators. Any one of us can do it. But as I know the argument best, it is possibly better that I attend to this exercise.
Alternatively there are other journals that may consider the 'replication' without the support of a thesis. That's also doable, but it is possible that the respectability of such a journal may not be as high as the IEEE or the TIE division within it. I am happy to look into such for you and will be just as happy to write the paper with my name omitted. Just know that this offer is conditional to its being considered a replication.
Or I could do both papers the one for the electrical side and the one for the physics side. You choice.
I would add - there is nothing I can do about it if you promote this as a discovery. I will need to challenge it after the event which first presupposes that it is published. I can only record my intention to fight such a claim with every means at my disposal and will be sorry to have to do so. Notwithstanding which, I would earnestly remind you to find out which is preferable from a publishing preference. Anomalies are not, usually, published. That's how they've managed to discount the extraordinary progress of so many experimentalists throughout this forum. I suspect your advises in this regard are not what they should be.
Last edited by witsend; 02-05-2010 at 10:49 AM.
Just seen Glen's last post. I've now tried my best. You guys do your thing. I'll get on with my own paper. I'll contact anyone of the collaborators privately if they wish to add their names when my paper is completed and accepted for publication.
I'm really sorry that this has all come to pass.
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