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Comparison of Intel (nasm) and AT&T (gas) Assembler Format
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This article will explains some of the more important syntactic and semantic differences between two different assembler style: Intel and AT&T. The AT&T style is used by GNU Assembler (GAS) and the Intel style used by Netwide Assembler (NASM).
Although the goal of this article would be specifically show the differences between syntax, the source codes provided here has been tested on Linux machine using corresponding assembler. This article is written in purpose to help you more easily convert from one flavor of assembler to another.
Building the Program
When there is a source code involved, you can use following command to build the example. Do assembling and linking, depend on your compiler.
ELF (Executable and Linkable Format) is executable format used by Linux.
nasm -f elf -o program.o program.asm
as -o program.o program.s
ld -o program program.o
Linking when an external C library used
ld --dynamic-linker /lib/ld-linux.so.2 -lc -o program program.o
Basic Structure
The structure of a program is at least consists of a section for code, heap, and stack.
; Intel format ; Text segment begins section .text global _start ; Program entry point _start: ; codes are written here
# AT&T format # Text segment begins .section .text .globl _start # Program entry point _start: # codes are written here
1. Operands Order
One of the noticeable difference between the AT&T and Intel formats is the way they refer to source and destination operands within an instruction. The order of source and destination operand are swapped each other.
Under Intel format, after the instruction come destination followed by a comma and the source operand (the first operand is the destination). Under the AT&T these roles are reversed: the source comes before the comma and the destination (the first operand is source).
; Intel format PUSH EBP MOV EBP, ESP SUB ESP, 48 CMP [EBP+4], 10
# AT&T format pushl %ebp movl %esp, %ebp subl $0X48, %esp
At first glance, AT&T is likely more natural as we read and write from left to right. However, this lead to some flaw and inconsistencies (won't be discussed here).
The primary reason of AT&T source-operand order is due to the VAX assembly format for which the AT&T was originally invented. The Motorola 68000 and its descendents were heavily influenced by the VAX. Likewise, their assembly language format moves in this direction as well.
2. Naming
2.1 Value & Register Naming
AT&T is quite famous for it's heavy use of prefixes. In AT&T, registers are prefixed with a '%' and immediate value are prefixed with a '$'. Intel in other hand, use plain naming for registers and immediate value.
Intel syntax sure doesn't use prefix for writing register. However it uses a suffix to distinguish hexadecimal and binary number from decimal. The 'h' suffix used for hexadecimal number and the 'b' suffix used for binary number. Also, Intel use 0 in front of the hexadecimal number, while AT&T use 0x.
; Intel format MOV EAX, 1 MOV EBX, 0FFh INT 80h
# AT&T format movl $1, %eax movl $0xFF, %ebx int $0x80
2.2 Instruction Naming
AT&T format use slightly different names than the Intel format. They differ in keeping with VAX and Motorola traditions where instruction names include a suffix which describes the size of the data they modify. Under Intel format, these data size directives are normally described using the 'BYTE PTR', 'WORD PTR', 'DWORD PTR', prefix phrases.
; Intel format MOVZX EAX, BYTE PTR [ESI+5] SUB EAX, 30 DEC WORD PTR [EBX] INC CX CMP AL,5
# AT&T format movzbl 0x5(%esi), %eax subl $0x30, %eax decw (%ebx) incw %cx cmpb $0x5, %al
Under AT&T format, instruction suffixes are "b" for byte size operations (8-bits), "w" for word size operations (16-bits), "l" for double-word operations (32-bits), and "q" for quad-word operations (64-bits). As you may notice in the 'movzbl' (Move with zero-extend) instruction, more than one suffix letter is used when an instruction's source and destination operand differ in size. The first suffix letter describes the source operand while the second letter describes the destination.
3. Memory Addressing
Under Intel format, memory addressing is simple calculation of address enclosed by '[' and ']'. The AT&T format in other hand use '(' and ')' to enclose it.
3.1 Indirect Addressing Mode
Recall to x86 assembly language, there are five indirect addressing modes when writing an instruction:
- immediate indirect
- register indirect
- base register + offset indirect
- index register * width + offset indirect
- and base register + index register * width + offset indirect.
; Intel format ; Immediate MOV EAX, [0100] ; Register MOV EAX, [ESI] ; Register + Offset MOV EAX, [EBP-8] ; Register * Width + Offset MOV EAX, [EBX*4 + 0100] ; Base + Register*Width + Offset MOV EAX, [EDX + EBX*4 + 8]
# Intel format # Immediate movl 0x0100, %eax # Register movl (%esi), %eax # Register + Offset movl -8(%ebp), %eax # Register * Width + Offset movl 0x100(,%ebx,4), %eax # Base + Register*Width + Offset movl 0x8(%edx, %ebx,4), %eax
Under AT&T format, indirect addressing mode are written to the general form of "OFFSET(BASE, INDEX, WIDTH)". OFFSET, if present, must be a constant integer. BASE and INDEX, if either is present, must be registers. WIDTH, if present, applies to the register named in Index, and must be the constant 1,2, 4, 8. If width is not specified, the default constant 1 is taken.
Under Intel, indirect addressing is as simple as math formula "[BASE + INDEX*WIDTH + OFFSET] using the same terminology as used by AT&T format.
Under AT&T, all immediate addresses are written simply as an OFFSET with a missing BASE, INDEX, and WIDTH parameter. The immediate indirect address is written by itself with no special prefix or suffix characters.assembly, programming


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El Dorado fuel cell electric buses complete Altoona testing, eligible for $300K HVIP voucher in California
17 July 2018
El Dorado National fuel cell electric buses (FCEBs), using BAE System's Series Hybrid technology with Ballard FCveloCity-HD fuel cell system modules, recently completed rigorous testing at The Altoona Bus Research and Testing Center under a program established by the Federal Transit Administration (FTA).
El Dorado National (ENC) is the first bus manufacturer to complete the rigorous 12 year / 500,000-mile life cycle Altoona testing of a hydrogen fuel cell transit bus.
With these positive results, fuel cell technology will now be a viable and production-ready technology for transit operators looking for zero-emission travel. With the ability to refuel within 20 minutes and a proven transit duty cycle range of over 200 miles, the Axess FCEV is the only zero-emission transit bus that can seamlessly integrate into existing transit fleets.— Mike Ammann, Vice President of Sales for El Dorado
The El Dorado National FCEBs are now eligible for a $300,000 voucher incentive under the California Hybrid and Zero-Emission Truck and Bus Voucher Incentive Project (HVIP).
El Dorado National has produced 20 FCEBs in its Riverside, California plant, all powered by Ballard in collaboration with BAE Systems, under the American Fuel Cell Bus (AFCB) program. The latest version of El Dorado National's Axess FCEB offers additional hydrogen storage, thereby extending the range beyond 300 miles.
There are currently 21 FCEBs in operation with several transit agencies in California, some with many years of revenue service. These buses operate on long routes with demanding duty cycles under extreme weather conditions. This includes the Coachella Valley, where Sunline Transit currently operates 8 fuel cell electric buses.

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How to Get Rid of Clover in Your Lawn
Clovers – some people love and keep them in their gardens, sometimes purposely planting them, while others prefer a more uniform looking lawn. If you happen to be a part of the second group and you are looking for a way to get rid of plants for good, look no further.
So, if you:
- Are trying to remove clovers from your lawn;
- Are looking for different ways to do it;
- Want to know more about clovers and why they appear,
Then read on! This article will answer your questions.
Why does clover happen in the first place?
Clovers don't just grow on your lawn for no reason. Many factors are responsible for the plant's growth and here are 5 of the most common:
- Too high or too low soil pH – If the pH of your soil is too high or too low, the chances of clovers showing up on your lawn are bigger. Overall, this sort of plant isn't very picky and can grow in almost any type of environment.
- Your soil lacks nitrogen – If you spot clovers in your lawn, that means the soil lacks important nutrients and especially nitrogen. That's what clover does, it traps nitrogen from the atmosphere in its own roots. That nitrogen is later used by the soil to grow grass plants. The whole process is called nitrogen fixation.
- You've cut the grass way too short – If you want to get rid of weed plants like clovers, make sure to keep the grass in your garden a bit higher than you would normally do. Longer grass can shade and crowd out other sorts of plants, thus killing them. Remember to place your mower blade at a minimum of 3 ½ inches so the grass can grow taller and stronger.
- The grass doesn't receive enough moisture – Dry and crunchy grass is less dense and is open for a weed attack. You need to keep the soil moist at all times. Water your garden in a slow manner so the moisture has a chance to reach deep into the soil – around 4-6″ below the surface. Do this once or twice a week in drier periods and in the morning so the plants don't get sick.
- The soil in your garden is compacted (due to not enough organic matter) – This sort of plant favours more compacted types of soil. Clovers have longer roots than grass and can reach water at deeper levels. So, if the earth in your garden lacks in the organic matter department, you have a bigger chance of getting clovers growing there.
Are clovers bad for my garden?
Not really, having clovers benefits your garden. They help your lawn by adding nitrogen to the soil, which gives the surrounding flora a good boost. Also, the plant needs little to no maintenance – it requires minimum fertiliser, compost, or weeding and is drought tolerant. Clovers can save your garden from other weeds by out-competing them and do well in more shady spots.
On the other hand, clovers give birth to small blossoms which can attract bees. Bees are extremely important for the environment and you should never harm them but try having a lawn covered by the insect. So, for those that are allergic to the striped bug, having a lawn covered in hundreds of tiny flowers isn't the best garden solution out there.
Also, if you are looking for a clean and uniformed green space, clovers won't do you much good in terms of aesthetics. This sort of plant can easily out crowd turf and ornamental grass, giving your lawn a weedy and unmaintained look.
The types of clovers you can see growing in your garden
White or Dutch clover
This type of clover is the most popular and can grow in almost any type of soil. The tiny plant can be found most commonly growing in medium to heavy alkaline soils. The dutch clover has longer stems and forms little white flowers that shape a ball.
You can spot yellow trefoil on lawns that have weaker looking grass. This clover spreads extremely fast if not monitored and can survive close mowing. We advise you to restrain yourself from cutting the grass in your garden lower in order to remove the yellow trefoil. The method can do more harm than good because it can weaken the tuft, even more, especially on poor soils.
Other sorts of clovers that you can spot on your lawn like birdsfoot trefoil, black medick, hare's foot, and slender trefoil spread and grow by seeds.
How to remove clover from your lawn the natural way
Many people frown upon the idea of adding chemicals to their green spaces and they are right to do so. A lot of the times, the products that are made to kill weeds in your garden also can inflict damage to your other plants and soil. Here are a few methods to remove clovers from your lawn in a safe and natural way:
- Add nitrogen to the soil in the form of fertiliser, corn gluten, or top dressing. Make sure to check the soils' pH before adding the fertiliser because it can block out some the other needed nutrients. Also, avoid purchasing a product that has a higher concentration of nitrogen. This clover removing technique is slow but very effective.
- Remove the plants manually. Don't just go pulling on the clovers, there is a certain approach to removing them. As soon as you see the tiny plants growing, loosen the soil around the base with your fingers and carefully pluck the clover. Remember to pull from the base of the stem so you can extract the whole root. If you pluck only the top part of the clover, it will just regrow. This method is quite effective in getting rid of the tiny weeds but overall is a lot more time-consuming.
- Suffocate the clovers. Just cover the parts of your garden in which the weed grows with some sort of plastic sheeting like a black garbage bag and wait. The clovers will die in a few weeks, due to the lack of sunlight and oxygen. Keep in mind that there is a big chance for the surrounding grass to get destroyed, along with the clover.
- Spray them with a mixture of dish soap and vinegar. This weed removing remedy is good for spot treating your garden, due to the fact that you have more control. Just make sure to avoid spraying plants located near the clover patches.
- Stop the clovers seeds from sprouting by applying corn gluten. The product won't affect the surrounding plants and is easily accessible. To kill the plants, spread around 20 pounds of corn gluten meal per 1,000 square feet of lawn and water thoroughly. Over time there won't be anything left from the pesky clovers.
- Кeep your grass taller so it can stay healthier. Mowing your grass low won't cause the clovers any trouble but will affect the state of your lawn. Plus, a taller lawn can take advantage over the small plants.
How to remove clover from your lawn using chemical-based solutions
Natural weed removing remedies can take a lot of time to show results. If you are looking for a faster way to get rid of the weed, opt for a chemical-based solution. Here is what you can try:
- Ammonia – Burn the clovers with ammonia. The chemical has the ability to scorch and kill the clover plant for good. Make sure to buy sulphate of ammonia made especially for lawns and apply it right after rain. If you don't favour waiting for a cloudy day, water your garden before the application with the help of a hose. Spread the chemical directly on the clover covered areas of your garden and only there. Perform the treatment once a month for best results. You can find this sort of ammonia in your local hardware store.
- Herbicides – You can kill existing clovers and stop others from growing by applying herbicides. Remember to buy a herbicide that contains 4-Dichlorophenoxyacetic acid and Dicamba. Spread the product directly on top of the plants and keep it away from other plants. Do this once a month for maximum results. Keep in mind that commercial herbicides will take a couple of weeks to rid you of weeds.
See? Removing clovers isn't as hard as you probably thought. However, before undertaking the task of getting rid of the weed for good, make sure to do it in a cautious manner. Most of the methods described here can and will kill other plants surrounding the clovers if you are not careful while performing them.
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- Clovers may appear due to several factors, such as soil condition, level of irrigation, soil pH, etc.
- Clovers can actually be beneficial to your garden by providing nitrogen.
- The most common types in the garden are the White Clover and Lesser Yellow Trefoil.
- There are several ways to remove clovers naturally.
- Ammonia and herbicides can help rid you of clovers chemically.
- Take care when applying these methods, as some can harm the surrounding plants.
If you happen to have experience with removing clovers from your garden or other helpful tips, feel free to share the useful information in the comment section below this article. Happy gardening!
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Tribune Opinion: Candidates failed to address region's key issues during debate
October 10, 2012
We were disappointed this week when we watched the presidential debate.
Of course both candidates displayed the occasional loose relationship with facts, and the debate often strayed into wonkish territory, but that's not what got our attention. For us, there was something missing. Despite holding the 90-minute event in Denver, neither candidate — nor moderator Jim Lehrer — found time to address several issues that are key to the West and important here in Weld County.
» Water: Neither Barack Obama nor Mitt Romney made any mention of water policy. While this isn't surprising, it is disappointing. As anyone who's spent much time in Weld can attest, decisions about water usage shape nearly every aspect of life in this part of the country. That's true throughout the West, which is home to a couple of important swing states, Colorado and Nevada. Since both candidates took the time to come to Colorado, it would have been nice to hear them address water policy because it's an important issue that's often overlooked in the national conversation.
» Immigration: This one also escaped mention. Of course immigration isn't just a regional issue. It's frequently the subject of grandstanding from politicians across the country this time of year, and we don't need more of that. What we do need, however, is a reasonable, intelligent conversation about securing the nation's borders while also ensuring the country maintains its role as a land of opportunity. This is particularly true in agricultural areas like Weld where there's a real need for a sensible immigration policy that upholds the law and allows farmers access to the seasonal labor supply they often need.
» Energy: Both candidates made cursory mention of energy policy and agreed some form of American energy independence is an important public policy goal, but neither candidate offered much in the way of specifics. If the U.S. does achieve energy independence in the coming years, much of that energy — either by way of fossil fuels or renewable sources — will come from Weld. That will have real consequences — good and bad — for the community. While we certainly believe that many of the most important energy decisions must be made at the state and local level, it's also true that decisions made in Washington, D.C., carry a lot of weight. It would have been nice to hear both candidates address the nation's energy policy in a meaningful way.
While the focus of the debate was understandably on the economy, we wish the candidates would have found time for some substantive discussions of issues important to the West.
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In Alex
Twenty men hang off the sides of the train's engine, more sitting on the roof, arms and faces hanging from the windows – this is the third-class train from Cairo to Alexandria.
In comparison, my first-class seat has air-conditioning and the windows are closed against the warm late afternoon air. Our train is watched by a man and his young son, standing in the vivid green fields, and two men bringing in their fishing nets as we cross the Nile. The train is spotted with agonizingly young naval offices, scalps still smarting from the brutally short clippings that show up childhood scars, whorls and crowns, who squeeze past the tea trolley in their spotless newly issued uniforms.
Alex's history is written in its seafront hotels' and cafés' names – Omar El Khayamma, Romance, Cafe de la Paix, New Savoy, Cleopatra, Windsor Palace, Portofino, the Cecil… For sensational coffee – surely some of the best in the country – reader I urge you to visit the Brazilian café near Midan Saad Zagloul on the corniche. It could even show Melbourne how it's done (cue to sharp intake of breath!). Also ticked off the list was Pompey's Pillar, a 25m high pillar of red Aswan granite once part of a larger temple complex built in the 400s and is one of the few remaining true antiquities from Alex.
Embarrassingly, the last time I was in Alexandria, I managed to avoid the Alexandria Library, the modern replacement to the most famous library in antiquity. Today's library is a round disk representing the sun – symbolizing "the flow of information from Egypt to the rest of the world," said my guide. Sometimes you need these reminders for how influential this country has been on subsequent civilizations.
The beautiful library, with its shell of glass and stainless steel, with characters from the world's alphabets carved into it, dominates the city's 20km-long cornice, the promenade that runs along the Mediterranean seafront. Does it succeed in mimicking its famous predecessor? Architecturally, it's amazing, but scholars would possibly turn in their graves at the sight of masses of schoolchildren filing through the doors. But in a country that, educationally, appears to be asleep at the wheel, that's no bad thing…
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The rise of social media has given consumers more power than ever before, arming them with a platform where they can engage brands in real time. This has created a shift in marketing. While traditional tactics involved pushing out brand content with little focus on creating conversations, new campaigns tap influencers to engage with consumers and create brand loyalty among them.
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We've all enjoyed the spectacular results when glaciers carved their way through the landscape and it seems intuitive that glaciers inhibit mountain growth due to erosion.
Not necessarily, say geologists, they can actually encourage mountain growth.
A new study in Nature found that glaciers in the southern reaches of the Patagonian Andes have acted as a kind of protective shield throughout that mountain range's 25-million-year history. As most people realize, glaciers erode mountains and slow their growth once the mountain peak reaches above the snowline. Above this elevation, where glaciers remain permanently frozen, scientists believed that the masses of ice carve away at the mountain face as they slide down its surface—an idea known as the 'buzzsaw' theory.
At the relatively low elevations found in the southern Andes, they expected the buzzsaw effect would have had a major impact on the mountains throughout the 25 million years they've been building.
Instead, the team found just the opposite. They measured the ages of rock samples from a vast track of the Patagonian Andes and discovered that at higher southern latitudes—where the mountains are at lower elevation and so the glacial buzzsaw should have a bigger impact—the rock was older than expected, meaning erosion has been taking place at a much slower rate than previously thought.
Rather than slicing away at the mountain peaks, the scientists found that the glaciers instead seem to have helped the mountains grow. "The glaciers act like armor to protect the uplifting mountains from erosion, allowing them to reach heights well above those predicted by the glacial buzzsaw theory," said Mark Brandon, a Yale geologist and co-author of the new study.
Despite the lower elevations found in the Patagonian Andes, the glaciers remain cold enough that their bases are frozen and stuck to the mountain surface, Brandon said. Whereas warmer glaciers melt at their base and slide down the mountain, these colder glaciers appear to have provided an icy shield.
The new finding presents the first evidence to contradict the glacial buzzsaw theory, Brandon said—a theory that has proven difficult to test on large scales and over geological time scales.
Next, the team will try to use the results to calibrate a global erosion model to understand how climate affects the mountain building process.
Citation: Stuart N. Thomson, Mark T. Brandon, Jonathan H. Tomkin, Peter W. Reiners, Cristián Vásquez, Nathaniel J. Wilson, 'Glaciation as a destructive and constructive control on mountain building', Nature 467, 313-317 (16 September 2010) doi:10.1038/nature09365
Glaciers Boost, Not Inhibit, Mountain Growth
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Assaults and Attempts (2015 – 16)
Assault on an Ahmadi
Karachi; January 27, 2016: Mr. Javed Ahmad Khokhar and Rana Iftikhar Ahmad, Ahmadi residents of the County Garden were returning home at night when some unknown assailants fired three shots at them. Mr. Khokhar was hit in his arm near the shoulder. He was immediately shifted to a hospital. He survived as a result of effective treatment.
Assault on an Ahmadi for his faith
Hafizabad; March 2016: Mr. Muhammad Ashraf, Ahmadi was going to his farm when a mulla intercepted him and slapped him powerfully. In the second attempt Mr. Ashraf held his hand, and the attacker withdrew. Mr. Ashraf's eye got sore and his ear got hurt due to the impact of the slap. He suffered severe ear ache for days.
When Mr. Ashraf's uncle came to know of it, he went to the house of that mulla, whose relatives then hid him inside. Later at night the mulla's relatives came to see Mr. Ahsraf's uncle and sought pardon. They were forgiven.
It was learnt later that the mulla was following Mr. Ashraf for some days to harm him.
Three Ahmadis of a family targeted
Gulshan Iqbal, Karachi; October 11, 2015: Three members of a family were shot at brutally when they returned home at night. As a result two of them got seriously injured.
Mr. Saleem Rafaqat along with his two nephews, Mr. Moaaz Ahmad and Mr. Shamir Ahmad aged 20 and 17 years returned home after offering evening prayers. When they reached in front of their house, two unidentified men opened fire at them. They were immediately shifted to a hospital. One bullet was found stuck in Mr. Rafaqat's neck touching the back bone, which disturbed the movement of his feet. The other bullet fractured the bone of his arm and damaged his hand. Another bullet grazed past the head of Moaaz. He was discharged from the hospital after first aid.
Shamir Ahmad was critically injured. A bullet pierced through his abdomen from right to left, which damaged his vital organs. His stomach and liver were badly damaged. He remained on ventilator and got stable only after several operations.
BBC Urdu reported the incident on October 12, 2015. It reported that the police declared it an incident of robbery but the spokesperson of the Ahmadiyya community refuted this suggestion. Another Ahmadi, Mr. Noman Najam was target-killed earlier in Karachi on March 21 for his faith. In 2012, 50 percent of all Ahmadis killed for their faith in Pakistan were from Karachi.
An Islamist organization claimed credit for this attack. The claim was widely circulated in the social media. Its original is reproduced here along with its translation:
Lion-hearted Mujahedeen of the Islamic Kingdom of Khurasan targeted three Qadianis (apostates) even in the tough conditions of Karachi, thanks to God.
Operations by intelligence agencies are on the increase in Karachi. Mujahideen are being arrested daily. Despite that, praise be to God, they targeted Qadianis and Rawafiz (Shia) who are the biggest supporters of Kafirs. Mujahedeen have presented a sample to the Qadianis through this successful action. We warn them to
stop their proselytization and close down their worship places. Otherwise, we will keep on killing the blasphemers, by the will of God.
Spokesperson of the Ahmadiyya community stated that anti-Ahmadiyya hate literature is published and distributed frequently. It is a threat to the lives of Ahmadis. It was clearly mentioned in National Action Plan that action will be taken against such literature and speeches, but no action is taken against promoters of hate against the Ahmadiyya community. Terrorists take great advantage of this propaganda and attack Ahmadis. He demanded that authorities arrest the attackers and bring them to justice.
Lethal attack on an Ahmadi
Gulshan Iqbal, Karachi; November 18, 2015: Two unknown pillion riders opened fire on Chaudhry Munir Ahmad, an Ahmadi, when he came home in car at about 11 pm. A bullet hit Mr. Ahmad in his right upper arm and got stuck in the shoulder. Other three bullets hit the car. Mr. Ahmad managed to drive his car into his house. He was immediately taken to Liaqat National Hospital by his neighbor where bleeding was stopped through first aid. He was discharged from the hospital a few hours later.
Doctors removed the bullet on November 21, 2015 in a successful operation.
Ahmadi roughed up by religious thugs
Nankana; August 20, 2015: Mr. Farhan Saleem S/O Malik Muhammad Saleem went to the local coaching centre to prepare for C.S.S. examination. Two men came to the centre and asked for Mr. Farhan, the Qadiani. At the time approximately 20 students were present in the classroom. The intruders got hold of him, dragged him out and started beating him. One of Mr. Saleem's non-Ahmadi fellows tried to intervene. The assailants called him insane for supporting a 'blasphemer'. Mr. Saleem saved himself by fleeing.
It is learnt that some members of a Khatme Nabuwwat organization had visited the coaching centre earlier and told the professor to stop teaching Mr. Saleem and forbid him coming there.
Assault on security detail of an Ahmadiyya mosque
Taunsa Sharif, District DG Khan; July 11, 2015: Two unidentified armed men attacked the local Ahmadiyya mosque at the time of morning prayers. At the time Ahmadis were coming to the mosque, approximately 10 Ahmadis were inside the mosque, and the gate was closed from inside for security reasons. A policeman and an Ahmadi were on security duty outside the mosque. Two men, wrapped in sheets, came from the side street and tried to disarm the policeman. The policeman resisted, at which the assailants opened fire at both of them. The Ahmadi remained safe while three shots hit the policeman, one in his abdomen and two in his leg. The assailants snatched his gun and ran away.
The policeman was immediately shifted to the nearest hospital and then driven to Nishter Hospital in Multan. Fortunately he survived.
The police acted promptly against this terror attack and arrested the main culprits. According to the daily Pakistan of July 16, 2015, they had links with Taliban, Al-Faruq group. A written guide to make suicide jackets, jihadi literature, a Kalashnikov, two hand grenades and one 9 mm pistol were also recovered from them.
It appears from this incident and the follow-up report that the main anti-Ahmadiyya Khatme Nabuwwat organization has operational links with TTP. It is worth mentioning that during the attack on the two Ahmadiyya mosques in Lahore in May 2010 the assailants raised the slogans of Khatme Nabuwwat Zindabad (Long live the end of prophethood) during the attack.
Approximately a month after this attack, the Ahmadi witness, Mr. Ikramullah was killed by two unidentified men on August 19, 2015.
Acid attack on an Ahmadi doctor
Mayo Hospital, Lahore; December 29, 2014: Dr. Qazi Munawwar Ahmad was walking towards the parking lot from his clinic at around 6 p.m. The visibility was poor due to fog and darkness. At a street corner somebody threw acid on his face which injured him severely and burnt his jacket. He was rushed to the hospital. He was in great pain as the quantity and acidity was ample, resulting in damage to his face.
Acid was thrown on him in the past as well, but he did not shift his clinic; the locals requested him to continue his practice there.
Gulshan Park, Lahore; January 18, 2015: The house of Mr. Arshad Ali Dogar, an Ahmadi, is located in front of the Ahmadiyya mosque here. On 18 January 2015, two unidentified men came there on a motorbike at about 3:15 a.m. They fired 4-5 gunshots at Mr. Dogar's gate and moved ahead. On the way they fired some gunshots in the air. Then one of them walked back and again fired 4-5 shots at the gate. They departed but came back half an hour later to check the street. The police were informed but they arrived very late and collected the shells from the location.
The policemen asked Mr. Dogar to come to the police station to file a report. He, however, opted to exercise discretion.
Guldasht Town, Lahore; January 11, 2015: A retired Superintendent of Police, Zubair Sara held a religious get-together (Milad) at his house. Opponents of the Ahmadiyya community used loudspeaker at the occasion and bad-mouthed the community. They propagated hate and violence against the community and told the participants to pull Ahmadis out of their homes and kill them.
Update of case against attackers in Gujranwala riot
Gujranwala: It would be recalled that an anti-Ahmadi riot was precipitated last year in Gujranwala on July 27, 2014 by extremist elements, on the accusation that an Ahmadi youth allegedly defiled the picture of Holy Ka'aba on Facebook. In this riot three Ahmadi females, including a 7-month old infant were killed in arson attack. Ahmadi homes and properties were looted and gutted by mob in police presence. All the Ahmadi residents of the neighborhood had to flee from homes for safety, and remained dislocated for months. None of the criminals who committed grave crimes or initiated the riots were arrested initially even though some of them were named in the FIR. The Ahmadi youth who was falsely accused of blasphemy was arrested and was not granted bail despite the fact that investigation did not find him guilty.
The Ahmadi youth suffered prosecution for over a year from the prison. Eventually he was acquitted of the false charge.
The mullas, led by Zahid-ur-Rashidi of Gujranwala and others of Khatme Nabuwwat factions formed a Joint Committee to defend the attackers, created a Legal Committee and met the authorities to pressurize them to act in favour of the criminals involved in the riots. They had success, and no serious action was taken by the administration for months – till the religious terrorists attacked the APS in Peshawar, and there was a consensus to move against extremists under the policy outlined in National Action Plan.
The authorities eventually did become active to apply law to the criminals involved in the riot; however, the hidden psych of Ahmadis being 'they' and the Muslims being 'ours' betrays itself in the cutting edge actions, for example:
- From the big mob comprising hundreds, only 8 men were named. The police let three of these off the hook by declaring them innocent.
- Thirty-four of the accused, who were eventually named after a police inquiry, are free on bail. Mulla Zahid Qadri who incited the mob on megaphone was arrested in September 2015, but is now free on bail.
- Samiullah, one of the accused had become an absconder; he was arrested on December 10.
- None of the leading religious bigots who unabashedly and publicly decided to stand in solidarity with killers and arsonists has been detained by the police for investigation.
Ahmadi suffers violence at the hand of mulla
Sadhoki, District Gujranwala; December 29, 2014: Opponents of the Ahmadiyya community often hold rallies and conferences here and incite the people. They call for the social boycott of Ahmadis. Mr. Faheem Ahmad works here in a medical store. On 29 December 2014, a mulla Ikramullah Rizvi of the local mosque went to the store and asked for a drug. When Mr. Ahmad was asked by the store owner to pass the medicine, the mulla said, "I have told you that I am not going to take medicine from the hand of this Mirzai dog." Mr. Ahmad replied that he was not going to give him the item either. At this the mulla got furious and started beating Mr. Ahmad. The store owner intervened and the mulla went back only to come back with a gang of acolytes. The shop-owners didn't allow them entry in the store at which they went back threatening Mr. Ahmad for life.
The incident was reported to the local police. The SHO called both parties to the police station and held the mulla responsible for the disturbance and warned him against a repeat.
In view of the hostile situation and probable violence, Mr. Ahmad decided to shift from Sadhoki.
15 months on, Ahmadi families await return
Lahore: The daily The Express Tribune published the following story on October 9, 2015.
Three of the six Ahmadi families displaced in Gujranwala after an infuriated mob torched their houses in Arafat Colony have not been able to return home despite the passage of over 15 months.
The mob had attacked houses belonging to members of Jamaat-i-Ahmadiyya in the colony on July 28, 2014 after asserting that 20-year-old Aqib Saleem, an Ahmadi, had shared a blasphemous post on Facebook. A case was registered against Saleem and police had nabbed the blasphemy suspect. His case was later heard at an anti-terrorism court. Five-year-old Hira Tabassum, three-year-old Kainat Tabassum (sic) and their grandmother Bushra Begum were burnt alive in the incident. The mob had torched another five houses in the locality. The residences were pillaged before being set ablaze.
Saddam Hussain, Iftikhar Ahmed,
Khurram, Asif Butt, Asif Dhobi, Tariq Sindhu, Maulvi Hakim Khan and Muhammad Noor had been nominated in an FIR of the incident filed on the complaint of Muhammad Boota, the father of the deceased girls. Police had declared Khan, Hussain and Butt innocent. Khan had been accused of inciting the mobsters by making provocative announcements at a local mosque in the FIR. The other suspects have been imprisoned.
Lahore High Court had dismissed Sindhu's bail application last week. The Supreme Court had turned down bail applications of Noor and Khurram on September 2, 2009.
On the other hand, the court trying Saleem had acquitted him on August 15, 2015. The counsel for the petitioner had informed the court that his client had been accused of sharing the post in question on July 27, 2014. He said a probe had established that his Facebook account had not been used from July 20 to 28.
Local Ahmadi leader Iqrar Ahmed told The Express Tribune that three of the affected families had returned to the locality. He said locals had not allowed the remaining families to return. Ahmed said Boota, Fazal and Saleem's families had not been allowed to return. He said they had returned to the locality but had vacated their residences once again after being threatened. Ahmed said the families in question were directly involved in the attack.
He said Boota's mother had been killed by the mob and Saleem was accused of blasphemy. The community leader said families that had returned were not related to them. Ahmed said police had been patronising the suspects instead of nabbing them earlier. He said they were arrested following the introduction of the National Action Plan against terrorism. Ahmed said police had informed the community that the department would ensure the safe return of the remaining families when the time was right.
Note: It is learnt that the police eventually arrested in September one Qari Zahid who was a riot leader in that he incited the rioters on a megaphone; a court has released him on bail.


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Galactic astronomy - ESTEC Science Faculty
Several members of the Science Faculty at ESTEC carry out research in the field of Galactic astronomy. This includes research on star formation and evolution, on resolved stellar populations, on exoplanets, on the kinematics and dynamics of stars and stellar systems, and on the interstellar medium. Research is carried out by tenured staff and fellows, usually in collaboration with other scientists in the community.
If you are interested in the ESA fellowship and are looking for contacts to ask questions or discuss your research plans, you will find below a list of people and a short summary of what we do. Do not hesitate to write to us, even if you do not see you preferred topic in the list, as chances are that one of us is working in that area, also through external collaborations.
Here is a schematic summary of who does what
|Star formation & evolution
|Interstellar medium
|Jos de Bruijne
|Guido De Marchi
|Bernard Foing
|Giovanna Giardino
|Ana Heras
|Gaitee Hussain
|Kate Isaak
|Tereza Jerabkova
|Erik Kuulkers
|Rene Laureijs
|Daniel Michalik
|Göran Pilbratt
|Timo Prusti
|Jan Tauber
|Alice Zocchi
Individual Research areas
- Jos de Bruijne is interested in dynamical modelling of galaxies, in young stellar groups (dynamics, structure, radial velocities, astrometry, runaway stars), and in high-time-resolution energy-resolved photon-counting observations in the optical using Superconducting Tunnel Junction detectors. For more information see the list of publications.
- Guido De Marchi's main scientific interests include star formation, the properties of pre-main sequence stars and their accretion process, the study of resolved stellar populations, the structure of star clusters and their dynamical evolution, and the properties of the interstellar medium in nearby galaxies. He makes extensive use of the HST and the VLT in his research and works with photometry and spectroscopy from the UV to the near IR. He leads an approved research programme with JWST on star formation in the local group. For more details see starformation.eu and his list of publications.
- Bernard Foing's research interests include Galactic Astrobiology (interstellar medium and diffuse interstellar bands, fullerenes and PAHs, large organics in space), Solar/Stellar/Exoplanetary science (stellar spectroscopy and photometry, solar like activity and variability in stellar systems, exoplanet characterisation), Planetary science and Techniques (space missions and ground observations, instruments, telescopes, cameras, spectrometers, Young professionals training). He is also involved in the joint activities with ESAC in the Exoplanets and protoplanetary disks group. For more information see the list of publications.
- Giovanna Giardino's currents scientific interests are connected with the astrophysical research that will be enabled by the NIRSpec instrument on board the JWST, with a particular focus to the studies of the formation and evolution of galaxies and the preparation of observations to observe the atmosphere of extra-solar planets. For more information see the list of publications.
- Ana Heras' current interest is the study of exoplanets and their host stars, focusing on multi-band observations of planetary transits to analyse the stellar activity, and understand its impact on the light curves for an improved determination of the planet parameters. Other areas of interest include the assessment of planetary candidates through complementary observations and statistical analysis. Ana also collaborates with the Exoplanets and protoplanetary discs group at ESAC. For more information see the list of publications
- Gaitee Hussain's research interests are focused on probing the role that stellar activity plays in the evolution of stars and in shaping their immediate surroundings. As stars form they interact with large circumstellar discs, setting the conditions in which fledgling planetary systems are born. Much older billion-year-old sun-like stars also display activity and variability at all wavelengths, shaping the environments in which planets are embedded; this activity also limits our ability to detect those same planets. I develop techniques to probe stellar activity and variability, model Space Weather around these stars, and to robustly detect exoplanets around young and very active stars. For more information see http://www.eso.org/~ghussain/ and her list of publications
- Kate Isaak (to be completed, also look at the joint activities with ESAC in the Exoplanets and protoplanetary disks group.)
- Tereza Jerabkova (to be completed.)
- Erik Kuulkers's research interests include various types of cataclysmic vaiables and X-ray binaries. He is particularly interested in the study of thermo-nuclear explosions on neutron stars (called Type I X-ray bursts), as well as binary parameters determination of compact star systems. One of his current research projects is a program to monitor the source activity in the Galactic bulge regularly and frequently with INTEGRAL, following ~200 sources every INTEGRAL orbit (~2.6 days) for 3.5 hours, whenever the region is visible and making X-ray and gamma-ray light curves and images available as soon as possible. For more details see the Galactic bulge monitoring program. Here is a list of his publications.
- Rene Laureijs is interested in the physics of interstellar dust, the related physical processes, and the observational implications. He has been involved in research projects observing dusty targets in the interstellar medium of the Galaxy and in other galaxies, dust polarization, debris discs, etc. These studies were done using infrared and submillimetre facilities like IRAS, ISO and Planck. In the context of the Euclid mission, his personal research interests have shifted towards extragalactic astronomy and the investigation of solar system objects. Here is a list of the publications
- Daniel Michalik is interested in astrometry, particularly in the context of long-period binaries and nearby open clusters. His PhD thesis research laid the foundation for the Tycho-Gaia Astrometric Solution (TGAS) in the first Gaia data release. Other areas of interest include observational astronomy from Antarctica. For more information see the list of publications
- Göran Pilbratt (to be completed...)
- Timo Prusti's scientific interests fall under topics related to star formation. These span studies of young star clusters in nearby regions to research of disks around stars. At the moment work is focusing to utilise the Gaia DR2 as of 25 April 2018. Of special attention are young stellar populations in the Gould Belt region both to probe star formation processes, but also to understand the Gould Belt structure itself. For more information see the list of publications
- Jan Tauber's personal research has revolved around the study of the interstellar medium in our own Galaxy, in particular its spatial structure. In the distant past he built instruments for ground-based and balloon-based observations of molecular lines at submm wavelengths. In the past years, he has been closely involved in the Planck mission, which has yielded superb all-sky continuum maps of the Milky Way that can be used to constrain the properties of both the gas and dust that it contains. He has a particular interest in the measurement of the Galactic magnetic field using Planck polaried data. More recently, together with Pedro Carvalho and Marcos López-Caniego, he is developing a catalogue of compact sources extracted from the Planck maps on the basis of their thermal emission. These sources include many of the coldest clumps in the galactic ISM. Here is his list of publications.
- Alice Zocchi's research focuses on the dynamics of stellar clusters, particularly globular clusters, where several factors play a role. Rotation, pressure anisotropy, external tides, mass segregation, and the presence of an intermediate mass black hole in the centre contribute to shape the observable properties of these clusters. As part of her fellowship, she is including these factors into dynamical models to describe the systems, with the aim of obtaining a better understanding of their formation and evolution. Data from Gaia are an important piece of this puzzle: by providing accurate proper motions for a large number of stars Gaia enables a deep investigation of the dynamics of these systems. Here is a list of her publications.
This web page is managed by Guido De Marchi at ESTEC.
To contact us by email, please use the address depending on the location.
- If the person resides at ESTEC, use the form email@example.com
- If the person resides at ESAC, use the form firstname.lastname@example.com


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Although the idea of making Tilya a logical language was partly inspired by the Lojban project, Tilya has different goals. From time to time I will call attention to the similarities and differences between the two languages. In the long run, there will probably end up being more differences than similarities, but there are enough similarities that references to Lojban may help to clarify the intended meaning or usage of the corresponding features in Tilya.
Consonants Vowels bilab. alv. postalv. velar front unr. back rounded stops p b t d k g i u high affricates q c nasals m n e o mid fricatives f v s z x j h r approximants w y a low lateral appr. lThe next-to-last syllable of words containing more than one syllable is stressed. One-syllable words are unstressed. Each part of a compound word is stressed on the next-to-last syllable, with the strongest stress on the final root.
The simplest predicate consists of a single root word with the suffix "-a". These roots, called qefqa in Tilya (Lojban gismu), always have a CVCC structure. The word qefqa itself is an example of this type of predicate, with the root "qefq-" and the suffix "-a". More complex predicates can be built by combining roots with the suffix "-i" between them. Thus, from the roots "hirk-" (rain) and "nofh-" (arch), the predicate "hirk-i-nofh-a" (rainbow) is constructed.
The main predicate of a sentence is indicated by the predicate marker a. The simplest kind of argument is a two-letter pronoun such as bo (I), ja (you), or re (he, she, or it). Names, which begin with the vowel i- and can be of any length, can also be used as arguments. Suffixes such as -a are added to names just as they are with predicates.
Predicates are categorized according to the kind and number of arguments they take. Some are more "noun-like", and others more "verb-like".
NOUN-LIKE: jexha [S ~] S is a doughnut. Bo a kenyi-jexha. I MP jelly doughnut "I am a jelly doughnut." VERB-LIKE: qenha [S ~ O] S (resident) resides (dwells, lives) in O (home). Bo a qenha iberlina. I MP reside Berlin "I live in Berlin." VERB-LIKE: bilna [S I ~ D] S gives D to I. Bo ja a bilna re. I you MP give it "I am giving it to you."Predicates can be made into arguments in a number of ways. The simplest way is to use the particle ke. This particle takes a predicate as an argument and allows it to be plugged in to the argument slot of another predicate. In the examples it is translated as "some", although more literally it means "more than zero (at least one; a quantity of), but not all". It can be used as the equivalent of either the definite or indefinite articles of English.
Ke racma a qenha ke wetwa. some bear MP reside some forest "Bears live in the forest." Ke qenha a racma. some reside MP bear "The resident is a bear."The indefinite pronoun no in conjunction with the relativizer ga can be used to include more complex arguments.
No ga qenha ke lolwa a huvga no ga lugra ke logja. one that reside some moon MP require one that provide some oxygen "Those who live on the moon require a supply of oxygen."Predicates can be inflected for tense, aspect, and mood by adding prefixes such as "jei-" (past tense) or "tai-" (imperative).
Bo ja a jei- bilna ke fokma. I you MP PAST-give some water "I gave you some water." Bo a tai- bilna ke wesma! I MP IMPER-give some brain "Give me the brain!"
zilma [S ~ qe L] S is blue at location L. Ke pasya a zilma. some bird MP blue "The bird is blue." Ke pasya a zilma qe [na] tijwa. some bird MP blue at [all] wing "The bird has blue wings." rehka [S ~ O qe L] S bites O at location L. Ke jejda a rehka bo. some mosquito MP bite I "A mosquito bit me." Re a rehka bo qe [ke] rugla. it MP bite I at [some] elbow "It bit me on the elbow."
kerfu pasya ... kerfipasya ... tijwipozgu kerfipasya black bird ... blackbird ... red-winged blackbird "a black bird" ... "a blackbird" ... "a red-winged blackbird"The phrase "kerfu pasya" can refer to any bird that is black (such as a black swan), but the word "kerfipasya" refers to certain kinds of black birds that form one or more defined categories. By convention, the phrase "tijwipozgu kerfipasya" can only refer to birds of the species Agelaius phoeniceus. Words and phrases composed of roots with the "-i" and "-u" suffixes are treated as single words for the purposes of assigning definitions, and their meanings cannot necessarily be predicted from the meanings of their components. Still, Tilya doesn't allow such idiomatic compounds as the English "ladybird", which is a beetle. A "reiyicdipasya", whatever it may be, is necessarily a warm-blooded animal with feathers, which hatched from a hard-shelled egg.
Long compounds may be abbreviated by substituting the suffix "-e" for any of the "-i" or "-u" suffixes. For instance, "bezlitijwu vejwa" ("rotating-wing aircraft") is a compound meaning "helicopter", but in actual practice, the short form "bezlitijwe" is used. Inexact, metaphorical compounds may be formed by using the suffix "-o" in place of the final suffix "-a".
jenha [S ~] S is a quantity of paper. lolfa [S ~ O qe L] S folds O at location L. jenhilolfe [S ~] S is origami (an art object of folded paper). gimpa [S ~] S is an anteater. lukra [S ~] S is a pig. gimpilukro [S ~] S is an aardvark (metaphorically, an "anteater-pig").Another way to combine predicate words is with the modifier particle so. The mnemonic "sort of" is useful in understanding the use of this particle: for instance, a "kerfa so pasya" is a "black sort of bird". That is, out of all the possible entities that can be described as "birds", it belongs to the subset that can be described as "black". Following the Lojban precedent, "black" in this case means "black in the way that birds are black". This kind of construction is analogous to what Lojban calls a tanru, and it is used for similar purposes.
But there is another way to combine predicate words: by simply combining them in sequence without any particles between them. This construction is analogous to the serial verbs of some languages, and also serves to translate adverbs in languages like English. Note that each predicate in the sequence may have its own arguments following it, but they all share the same subject.
A tai- hotsa mopma bo rozma ke lolwa. MP IMPER-fly carry I go-to some moon "Fly me to the moon." Ke joxfirurta a joxfa cucma kuhsa ke joxfitovja. some gazelle MP quick run flee some cheetah "The gazelles are running quickly to flee from the cheetah."
Ke pasya a hotsa qe nahpa ke hirkinofha. Mema bo a le ka dahwa? some bird MP fly at area-above some rainbow why? I MP not can do "Birds fly over the rainbow. Why can't I?"Another kind of modifier is a prepositional phrase, which follows the phrase it modifies.
ke zelva a zaxra ma ke jevga so pasya some gerbil MP thump due-to some scary sort-of bird "The gerbils are thumping at the scary bird."
Bla a qujca ke peswa qelwa. VAR MP assign some god exist "Consider the proposition that a god exists." Meno a ka yogya bla? which? MP can know VAR "Who can know whether that is true?"In this example, the variable "bla" is assigned the value "ke peswa qelwa" (someone's god exists). The predicate "yogya" (to know the truth value of a proposition) requires a complete proposition as an argument. Since "bla" stands for a proposition, it may be used as the second argument of "yogya". Of course, in this simple example, it's easier just to include the proposition "ke peswa qelwa" as the argument of "yogya".
Meno a ka yogya ke peswa qelwa? which? MP can know some god exist Who can know whether or not a god exists?But in more complex cases, it may be difficult or impossible to embed propositions inside larger constructions without changing the structure of the sentence or adding delimiters. Since explicit delimiters were considered undesirable in the design of Tilya, I decided to rely on variables for such cases.
bezla [S ~ O] S rotates around O (pivot, axis). bezlitijwe [S ~] S is a helicopter. bilna [S I ~ D] S gives D to I. bla (example of a variable) bo [pron] I; me. cucma [S ~ qe L] S runs at location L. dahwa [S ~ O] S (agent) does (performs) O (activity). fokma [S ~] S is a quantity of water. ga [conj] that (relativizer). gimpa [S ~] S is an anteater. gimpilukro [S ~] S is an aardvark. hirka [S ~] S is precipitation (typically rain). hirkinofha [S ~] S is a rainbow. hotsa [S ~ qe L] S flies at location L. huvga [S ~ O] S requires (needs) O. iberlina [name] Berlin. ja [pron] you. jei- [infl] (past tense). jejda [S ~] S is a mosquito. jenha [S ~] S is a quantity of paper. jenhilolfe [S ~] S is origami (an art object of folded paper). jevga [S ~ O] S frightens (scares) O; S is scary. jexha [S ~] S is a doughnut. joxfa [S ~] S is quick (fast, rapid). joxfirurta [S ~] S is a gazelle. joxfitovja [S ~] S is a cheetah. ka [adv] can, is able. ke [quan] more than zero (at least one; a quantity of), but not all. kenya [S ~] S is jelly. kenyijexha [S ~] S is a jelly doughnut. kerfa [S ~ qe L] S is black (color) at location L. kerfipasya [S ~] S is a blackbird (various species of Icteridae, or Turdus merula). kuhsa [S ~ O] S flees from O. le [adv] not. logja [S ~] S is a quantity of oxygen. lolfa [S ~ O qe L] S folds O at location L. lolwa [S ~ O] S is a satellite of O; S is a moon. lugra [S ~ O ko R] S provides O to R. lukra [S ~] S is a pig. ma [prep] due to, because of. mema [question] why? meno [question] which? who? mopma [S ~ O] S carries O. nahpa [S ~ O] S is the area above O. no [pron] one. nofha [S ~ qe L] S has the shape of an arch at location L. pasya [S ~] S is a bird. peswa [S ~ O] S is a god of O (religion, tradition, worshiper). qe [case] at (locative). qefqa [S ~] S is a basic Tilya root word (CVCC structure). qelwa [S ~ qe L] S exists at location L. qenha [S ~ O] S (resident) resides (dwells, lives) in O (home). qujca [V ~ P] Let V (variable) represent P (proposition). racma [S ~] S is a bear (animal). re [pron] he, she, it; him, her. rehka [S ~ O qe L] S bites O at location L. rozma [S ~ D de O sa R] S goes to D (destination) from O (origin) by means of R (route). rugla [S ~ O] S is an elbow of O (living being). rurta [S ~] S is an antelope. so [conj] sort of. tai- [infl] (imperative). tijwa [S ~ O] S is a wing (appendage for flying) of O (living being, aircraft). tilya [S ~] S is the Tilya language. tovja [S ~] S is a cat. vejwa [S ~] S is an aircraft. wesma [S ~ O] S is a brain of living being O. wetwa [S ~] S is a forest. yogya [S ~ P] S knows the truth value of P (proposition); S knows if P. zaxra [S ~] S thumps (makes noise by repeated jumping). zelva [S ~] S is a gerbil. zilma [S ~ qe L] S is blue (color) at location L.


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This cardamom pear cake recipe comes from Andrew Schloss, the author of Almost from Scratch: 600 Recipes for the New Convenience Cuisine. Though this cookbook is not exclusively dairy-free, it offers many recipes and ideas for those who are interested in cooking with convenient ingredients.
Special Diet Notes: Cardamom Pear Cake
By ingredients, this recipe is dairy-free / non-dairy, nut-free, peanut-free, soy-free, and vegetarian.
- 6 under-ripe pears, cored and cut in eighths
- 1 tablespoon ground cardamom
- 2 cups sugar
- 4 eggs, large or extra-large
- 1 cup canola oil
- ½ cup orange juice
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- ¼ teaspoon almond extract
- 3 cups flour
- 1 tablespoon baking powder
- ½ teaspoon salt
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Grease and flour a 10-inch tube pan, preferably with a removable bottom.
- Toss the pear wedges, cardamom and one-third cup of the sugar in a mixing bowl until the pears are thickly coated with sugar and spice. Set aside while preparing the cake batter.
- To make the batter, beat the remaining sugar and eggs until thick and creamy. Beat in the oil, one-quarter cup at a time, followed by the orange juice, and the vanilla and almond extracts. Don't worry if the batter splits; it will become smooth once the dry ingredients are added.
- Sift the flour, baking powder and salt together, and beat into the batter just until the batter is smooth and thick.
- Spread one-third of the batter across the bottom of the prepared pan. Layer with one-third of the pears, and repeat the layers two more times.
- Bake for 1 hour and 50 minutes, until a tester comes out barely moist.
- Cool in the pan on a rack.


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Human cell based High-throughput Genotoxicity Screening Assay
(Patent information: WO 2012137186 A1)
In vitro and in vivo methods are available to detect compounds which may induce genetic damage either directly, or indirectly. Registration of pharmaceuticals requires the testing of these compounds using a standard battery of tests for detecting genotoxicity. Currently, the recommended tests comprises: 1) Ames test (reversion of mutations in bacteria), 2) In vitro cytogenetic evaluation of chromosomal damage with mammalian CHO cells, or mouse lymphoma tk assay, and 3) In vivo test for chromosomal damage using rodent hematopoetic cells. These tests are time consuming, and expensive; therefore these are often done at late stages of preclinical drug development. Additionally, each of these tests has drawbacks that may result in false results. Since the replication and DNA damage repair mechanisms are very different in bacteria and mammalian cells, the Ames test may at times be inappropriate. The Ames test has shown to be inadequate in examining some antibiotics, and compounds known to interfere with mammalian cell replication. There are even compounds where standard in vivo tests do not provide enough data regarding genotoxicity; examples include compounds that not systemically absorbed and not available to the target tissues – some radioimaging agents, aluminum based antacids, topically applied pharmaceuticals. The reasons stated above, and the increasing number of diseases associated with genotoxicity worldwide prompted the initiation of a project for a rapid, cell based reporter assay, anthem genotoxicity screening assay that could be used even in early phases of discovery.
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Human Cell Based High-throughput Genotoxicity Screen News
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Genotox screen
Various types of DNA damage that includes oxidation, alkylation, hydrolysis of base and adduct formation occurs via endogenous cellular processes. UV-A/B, ionization radiation and a large number of compounds present in the environment (pollutants), natural products, and chemically synthesized for use as pharmaceuticals, food additives, and in agriculture are examples of exogenous agents that causes damage to DNA. Cells exposed to the agents respond to these DNA damaging agents using sensor proteins such as ATM, ATR, the Rad17-RFC complex, and the 9-1-1 complex. These proteins initiate p53 dependent and independent pathways that results in the activation of many genes involved in DNA repair and cell cycle progression. There is ample evidence from literature that DNA damage is complex, and a single gene reporter will not be sufficient in sensing various types of damage. Anthem has therefore engineered a three reporter system for sensing genotoxic stress that will sense both p53 dependent and independent effects.
Features of Anthem genotoxicity screening assay
- It is an engineered human cell line based screen that is compatible for high-throughput analysis.
- The same cell line reports four parameters – cytotoxicity, and three genotoxicity read-outs.
- The amount of compound required is minimal ~ 10 mg/compound
- The assay can be completed and analyzed in 2 days, versus weeks for other conventional assays
- Extensive validations have been conducted in-house, at external sites and in collaboration with labs in Europe (the data has been published *).
- The sensitivity and specificity values far exceed any of the standard assays currently in use.
- It is the best in class assay if concordance with regards to in vivo data.
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MOTIONTAG – Creating Seamless, Sustainable And Smart Mobility 2020
I interviewed Stephan Leppler, CEO & CO-Founder at MOTIONTAG. MOTIONTAG is a transport analytics tool for smartphone apps made in Germany. It reliably tells you how, when and where your users are traveling by collecting smartphone sensor data and processing it with smart algorithms.
MOTIONTAG – Creating Seamless, Sustainable And Smart Mobility.
Why did you create MOTIONTAG?
MOTIONTAG emerged out of projects at the Innovation Center for Mobility and Societal Change (InnoZ) where MOTIONTAG's founders were working together on the first smartphone-based GPS-tracking project (yes, even before Google did so!). This is how the initial idea and our mobility analytics solution originated.
We understood that the norms of data collection are very outdated- you can witness that for example in the public transport sector where data about passengers' travel behavior is generated with the help of manual click counters and pen & paper surveys. Seeing this in the 21st century is frankly unacceptable. 21st-century mobility needs adequate, precise, multimodal, intelligent mobility data!
Stephan Leppler – CEO & CO-Founder at MOTIONTAG
As MOTIONTAG's co-founder and CEO, I hold a degree in environmental engineering and was always fascinated by technological innovations in mobility and infrastructure-related matters. Before starting MOTIONTAG, I worked at the Infrastructure and enterprise division of the Institute of applied ecology (Öko-Institut) and as a mobility consultant at the Innovation Center for Mobility and Societal Change (InnoZ) where I led the aforementioned department of GPS tracking.
What is your vision?
We at MOTIONTAG believe that the mobility future of cities must be sustainable, smart and connected. Our focus is to connect existing and emerging mobility services in a seamless way through sound mobility insights on which new services can then be developed, such as personalized information, digital travel companions or smart ticketing schemes.
We believe that city planning and design will become more agile, which requires systems that respond to real-time data and citizen's evolving needs. Our vision, therefore, is to make mobility intelligent by describing and understanding real-world mobility through data-driven services. MOTIONTAG acknowledges that mobility goes beyond public transportation and scaled its solution for different actors in the mobility ecosystem, for public and private transport providers, transport authorities and cities, logistic companies and research institutes.
How do you help your customers and partners?
As a B2B company, we work with different stakeholders in the mobility sector. The Swiss National Railways (SBB), Swiss Post, Deutsche Bahn (DB) or Berlin's public transport authority (BVG) are among our clients.
Consequently, our use cases differ depending on whom we are conducting our projects. Generally, we help our customers to understand how their users (or citizens) are moving across a given space, using what modes of transport and for what purpose a journey was undertaken.
How do we do this?
Our core product is a software that is integrated into our clients' existing apps or ready-made white-label apps. By providing this micro-service we contribute added value to existing solutions. Using machine learning on smartphone sensors the technology can fully automatically and in real-time detect when, where, why and how people use transport services- imagine Google Analytics for the mobility sector- this is what MOTIONTAG is creating.
Consequently, we can determine travel preferences and travel patterns that are imperative for efficient traffic and city planning practices but also for scaling one's operation in the transport industry. Understanding the intermodal activities of users, completely changes the interaction providers can have with their users and allows for the implementation of new services, such as seamless ticketing solutions, personalized travel offers and information, and contextual services.
This way MOTIONTAG brings intelligence to urban mobility and helps stakeholders from the transport industry to stop guessing and start measuring what passengers really want.
What makes MOTIONTAG different?
Like every company, MOTIONTAG, of course, has competitors in the market that are likewise collecting mobility data for their clients and building services with the help of this data. Many of these competitors are focusing on automotive data or are using the data to target health and insurance markets. At MOTIONTAG, in contrast, we set our goal to create added value for the mobility market as a whole and are using data for this purpose only.
Thanks to our independent and in-house developed technology we have built the first software capable of generating detailed, real-time data on how individuals travel around cities- no matter how many and what modes of transport they use.
The granular and intermodal data that we are generating is imperative to solve the unfolding urban mobility chaos and create user-centered services that pose real alternatives to individual transportation.
The underlying problem on the streets is that mobility service providers do not have holistic data available on how everyday urban mobility works and operate in isolated silos. They might know the usage of their own system but not how users move before and after and hence do not know how well integrated their service is in the overall city structure and where untapped opportunities are resting. Without a clear picture of actual demand, urban mobility resembles a wild west situation and is heading towards total gridlock and collapse- already visible in the megacities of the Global South.
How to get in contact with MOTIONTAG?
Are you interested to know more about the technical side of MOTIONTAG? You can find on the following link: MOTIONTAG – Creating Seamless, Sustainable And Smart Mobility
By its website:
You can easily get in contact with us via our website www.motion-tag.com
By the next events and conferences:
We also are quite active in showcasing our solutions at different industry events. You can visit us for example at the MOVE 2020 Conference in London (February 11-12) or the German IT-TRANS (March 3-5 in Karlsruhe).
By its Social Networks:
We have a lot of exciting new projects starting within the next months and will announce them via our social media channels. Follow us on Facebook, Linkedin and Twitter.
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/motiontag/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/motiontag/
- Twitter: https://twitter.com/motiontag
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Our school counselors support student learning through three areas of development: Educational, Social/Emotional, and Career.
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Our counseling department consists of five School Counselors, Student Assistance Counselor, Secretary, Registrar, School Social Worker, College & Career Specialist and College & Career ESP. Together we support students and their families on creating a high school program that fits their interests and assist them in deciding on post-secondary options. Students are assigned a counselor based on their last names (see below).
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10.4.05: Thanks to everyone who came to the show! It was a blast.
There are some new illustrations on their respective page.
I am now keeping an online journal of drawings. Have a look see!
More new comics and other stuff is on the way.
9.20.05: SPX is only days away, and it looks like I'm finally ready to go.
There are a couple little updates here and there, in comics and illustrations.
Please look for updates to my new strip, Babyfat both here and in the Daily Orange.
8.23.05: Lots of things are happening for this year's Small Press Expo in September!
First and foremost, True Porn 2, with a story by Robin Enrico and I will be released.
MK Reed's reprinting of Catfight will have a pin-up by me, which is now also on the illustrations page.
Also, a fun compilation by Isaac Cates will have something from me too. Here is a little sneak peak-- do you dare?
A preview for an anthology of "memoirs" from the life of Matt Hawkins will have a comic from me, about a panic attack at an elementary school ice cream party.
And finally, I will be debuting a new book about the story of buying my first pack of cigarettes while underage. Also, I'll have some tee shirts and tote bags for sale featuring Skull Kitty.
It should be a great show, so be sure to stop by!
There are also a couple little updates to the site, see if you can spot them!
7.26.05 : There are some new drawings in the "doodles" section, some promising enough to be made into tee shirts soon.
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Christmas Boot Camp 2012
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Posted by Chrissy at 10:35 AM
If our kids were forced to eat with chopsticks they'd starve! They sure are fun to watch, but I'm glad they can use forks.
that's about my skill level with chopsticks sometimes! I love how long Evie was even willing to try....about twice until she just picked it up with her hands! Again....that's how I was for years...
My favorite line: "The one I pick my nose with." I guess that is one way to remember which is your index finger.
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I have written two different blogs and a poem trying to express how I feel without it impacting my life in a negative way now. (Somehow I pay for it later) For some reason, I'm struggling with this. I go into too much detail or my feelings come on too strong. I said that in 2020 that I wasn't going to worry or try for other people's' approval and here I am only days in worrying about it. I know better.
After sometime of stillness and prayer, I remembered why I started this blog and why I need this writing thing so much. It's an outlet for me partly. It's good for me mentally but also I enjoy the artform it is and the amazing connections that I have made. However, currently, I'm making this whole thing very complicated and stressful by my overthinking- when I'm more worried about the "trigger" factor than being honest and real. I need to just go back to the basics.
This will be last time that I mention California in a blog or in my writing because it makes me feel ill and very unhappy. This isn't to hurt the good friends that I met there. Those women know who they are and you were a Godsend to me. I will cherish our time always.
This is because being there about killed me and that's not drama, this is not an over statement. I was close to ending my own life while trying to survive there everyday. My mental health was affected in the worst probably way. I was utterly alone, uncared for by people who should have loved me the most and treated like complete trash there. I blame myself for not leaving sooner, for not demanding to be treated better than I was. I was confused, I lost who I was and was trying to do "the right thing" while falling apart. This time in my life was a living nightmare. I am choosing to not relive it anymore.
Many of you who have been reading my blog for awhile know that my writing was depressing and sad during this time in my life. I tapped into places I didn't ever plan on going but I'm glad I did. I want to thank you all for staying with me during this time because your prayers and encouragement got me through… along with finding the willpower to find counseling. I'm so very grateful to be here right now. It was actually a fellow blogger that kept me alive during this terrible time in my life. Not a close "friend" or family member, not my partner in life. No, those people weren't really there for me during this time, honestly.
The reason I'm making a point to say this is the LAST time that I will write about this place is because it's also the LAST time I want to hear about my time there. When I drove away, I was happy, overjoyed, in heaven… recused from the pits of freakin hell!
Being associated with California makes me nauseated. It takes me back to a time and place that I don't ever want to think about. The other day my husband, very innocently told someone that we were from California and I felt my stomach-turn and I became angry the rest the day. I'm NOT from freakin California! I'm from Colorado! I know I shouldn't let it get to me. It may sound like the dumbest thing ever and maybe it is. Think of the very worst moment in your life and someone kept bring it up or refering to it over and over and tagging your name and picture to it every single post, everyday. That's what it feels like to me.
Trust me, I am paying for our time there in major ways and it will takes years to recover what happen in the first 6 months, let alone the entire 18 months of pure torture of mentally, emotionally and financially damage! I pray to God that He puts armor around me from it affecting me longer than it has to.
The calls still come in from that place and they don't stop and won't go away. My husband won't let it go and I get it. He liked it there and why wouldn't he. He had a life and friends. He went out to eat and got to do cool things. He had great experiences while he lived there that we never got to have. We were trapped. It was the rest of the family that was miserable. It was me that dying slowly everyday and all alone in hell.
He still hasn't let his old position go either. I shouldn't be upset about hearing him miss things but I am sickness by it truly and that's just how it is. I can't say I'm sorry because I just feel this way. A place that gave me PTSD…broke me in an unrepairable ways and just about killed our marriage and me…I can't stand hearing or even thinking about it. I'm not sure he really knows how close we were to not being here in this moment right now because of our time there. I'm beyond ready to close that book and burn it.
Frankly, since I left my life in Colorado, my work, my family and friends, my life haven't been that great. I've lost far more than I've gained and that's total honesty. I've given everything to help my husband to be successful in his career and I haven't benefited much from any of that. I've given so much of myself that at times there's nothing left to give. The very least I should get is some respect for what I do to hold this family together. It's not easy when at times keeping myself together is a job in itself.
When we drove away and were finally headed to New Jersey, we were different with each other but good together. It was like all the pain had a purpose. We both were finally on the same page. My husband realized he hadn't done a good job of caring for his wife but he wanted to and was going to. I trusted that and I wanted to let the past go and I want to now! California had confused him too but now together, taking care of business and working together, we were better than ever because we had a common goal. Breathing different air!
We remembered the deep love and amazing friendship that we had before the poison had infected us. The selfishness and one sided entitlement that was all around, was not part of our world anymore. Slowly, we were remembering the fun, witty, kind and strong, faithful people we are.
Now living in New Jersey, this is our home. I'm happy here and everyone has been so helpful and friendly so far. I'm being positive but it's easy when people are down to Earth and normal. I want it to continue on and in this upward motion for us. However, I need to LEAVE California behind for this positive flow to continue. I can't keep reliving my nightmare. Everytime the (negative) people or topic comes up it changes me and the function of my relationships back to shit that it once was and I don't want that. The smug, nasty looks and bs- I'm over it. I can't live that way and I will not relive it again. So I'm declaring today… I've put that B to bed! I don't want to hear a word about it or anything to do with it again. Keep all that noise from my ears…your phone calls and chit chat gossip.
I'm done.


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2:40 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. Session Five "Equal Protection in Jury Selection - Batson, Miller-El and Beyond" (1.00 General credit hour)
• Honorable Scott J. Crichton, Associate Justice, Louisiana Supreme Court, Shreveport, LA
3:40 p.m. – 3:50 p.m. - Networking Break
3:50 p.m. – 4:50 p.m. Session Six "Biomechanics and Injury Mechanisms" (1.00 General credit hour)
• David J. Barczyk, D.C., Barczyk Biomechanics Institute, Lafayette, LA
Speakers' Materials
Session Three - "LGBT Law: 2017 Year in Review"


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Thank you to the North Olympic Shuttle & Spindle Guild for the opportunity to encourage fiber artists with my "Creative Small Business Basics" Workshop.
My slideshow from the presentation is on Slideshare.
Come take a class with me at Peninsula College on campus or online!
pencol.edu #PenColMedia
Intro to Multimedia Web
WordPress Web Design
Social Media Marketing
Intro to Digital Video
Directing and Production
Digital Video Projects
Digital Storytelling
Infographics and Data Visualization
Intro to 3D Design
Art + Technology: Photoshop 1 – 6
Color Theory
Computer & Tablet Basics
Small creative businesses are encouraged to be part of these artful events:
North Olympic Fiber Arts Festival