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At an early age, Monomoy's Ganshaw found her niche in net
Josie Ganshaw first walked onto Monomoy's soccer pitch as a 12-year-old eighth-grader. She'd already had a growth spurt, so she had the size to match her older teammates, but most kids turn 12 during sixth grade, not eighth.
Coach Jen Peterson only needed half a game to know she'd found her next starting goalkeeper.
"She was fearless, and it was her ability to come out and make decisions and communicate even as an eighth-grader that set her apart," Peterson said. "Her other things, her shot blocking and all that, were good for an eighth-grader. But I think her really being that young and being able to control the game and the defense the way she wanted was impressive."
Flash ahead to 2020, and Ganshaw is now 16 and a senior captain in the midst of her fifth year in net. She's pursued goalkeeping with an almost single-minded focus, and said she knew she wanted to be a goalie long before the Sharks or her club career with Oceana Soccer Club and now Cape Cod ReUnited.
Even as a kid playing in the Harwich Recreation Department league, she resisted any coach who tried to move her to another spot.
"The first time I dove and saved a ball, it's like the feeling when you know you've finally done something correct," Ganshaw said. "Whenever I would do camps and stuff, the coaches would say, 'You're not supposed to know your position right now.' And I was like, 'Well this is what I want to do. I like it. It's my favorite thing.'
"I've always liked talking to my team, and just being able to see the whole field and knowing that you have control."
Goalkeeping combines physicality and communication, and Ganshaw can do both. That's what has made her so valuable to coaches like Peterson and ReUnited coach Kevin Greene.
Greene, like Peterson, said he could see Ganshaw's leadership skills immediately when she first tried out for the under-12 team, and he's selected her as a team captain each year she's been on the team.
"We put her in net, and she was just fantastic," Greene said. "Even when she was 12, she was ridiculously confident for a kid. You need that to be a goalie, to be fearless, to go diving for tackles or challenges and not be afraid of hard shots."
Ganshaw's on-field personality contrasts how she describes herself when not playing soccer. She said she doesn't normally feel comfortable speaking to strangers, but that all changes if those strangers happen to be wearing the same uniform.
"I've always talked to my team since I was little, so I've never really had a problem focusing on the game," she said. "When I'm on the field, it doesn't matter who I'm playing with."
Soccer has always been where Ganshaw feels most at home, which has made the last six months especially challenging. The coronavirus pandemic eliminated organized practices and competitions until varsity preseason began in mid-September, and she said throughout the summer she worried her senior season would get canceled.
Instead, she'll get a shortened season and no postseason, plus a slew of play modifications by the Massachusetts Interscholastic Athletic Association designed to minimize contact and transmission of COVID-19, the disease caused by the coronavirus.
"It's definitely weird, but I think everyone is just happy to be back playing," Ganshaw said. "It's definitely a place where I can get out all my stress. When I had mono the year before last in the spring, I couldn't play club soccer and I remember I was wicked stressed out all the time."
Even without one last playoff run, Monomoy has still been very successful during Ganshaw's tenure. She hasn't just been a key member of the Sharks over the last five years — she's been more or less their lone goalie the entire time.
It took a rib injury to keep her out of the net during her first year, and even then she didn't sub out until halftime and then was back for the next game.
"I didn't tell anyone about it because I didn't want to miss the game, but I just wasn't helping the team," said Ganshaw. "I went to the chiropractor a bunch of times that week, and then I was ready to go for the next game."
That ended up being the only playing time Ganshaw has missed over the last five years. The Sharks earned playoff berths every year from 2016-18 and a Cape & Islands League title in 2017, and Ganshaw earned league all-star honors for the first time last fall.
"There were a couple games that she kept us in last year where she played out of her mind," Peterson said. "She made a stop yesterday in a 7-0 game that I think was the best save I've ever seen her make. It was a 7-0 game, and she made a killer diving block on a player."
Having an older sister already in the program helped ease Ganshaw's transition to Monomoy. Katie Ganshaw was a sophomore when Josie tried out, and would now be in her sophomore year playing for Bridgewater State University had her conference not called off the fall season due to the pandemic.
Katie plays defense, which meant Josie had someone she'd known for years to talk to on the back line.
"We never got to play together until we reached high school, and that was the best bonding experience," Josie said. "The first game we played together we had a little yelling incident, and Coach didn't know what to do. But after that, it was a sibling bond, she was my defense and it was perfect."
Ganshaw also wants to play soccer at the next level. She envisions herself as a Division I goalie, but to this point doesn't have any offers on the table.
"It's in my head that I'm definitely playing soccer at the next level," she said. "It's just where it is that I'm not sure yet."
Peterson and Greene both said they were confident Ganshaw would find her way to a college soccer program, and that she has the talent to make it at the DI level. Greene said he's tried to add technical footwork training to Ganshaw's repertoire, which would allow teams to use her as an additional back-line passer — a common strategy at both this and the collegiate level.
"College soccer generally, if she wants to play and she's willing to do DIII or DII, (she'll play) easily," Greene said. "And then, DI will be a big jump, but something she's definitely capable of."


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Two pilots have died after a Mirage 2000 jet crashed over a Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) runway following a technical glitch.
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The pilots were Sqn Ldr Siddartha Negi and Sqn Ldr Samir Abrol. Negi landed in the wreckage and Abrol later succumbed to his injuries, reported the Times of India.
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The Los Angeles Lakers have granted permission to the New York Knicks to interview assistant coach Jason Kidd for their vacant head coaching position, according to Marc Stein of the New York Times. Kidd was the first coach to be added to Frank Vogel's staff last summer when the current lead man took over for Luke Walton. Kidd had previously interviewed for the Lakers' head coaching position. The Knicks fired David Fizdale earlier this season.
According to Brad Turner of the LA Times, the Knicks already spoke to Kidd on Friday and hope to have an in-person interview before the Lakers go to Orlando with the other 21 teams that are set to resume the NBA season in late July.
Kidd's ambition to return to the head coaching ranks is known given his reported strong impression on the Lakers' front office last year and according to Knicks' reporter Steve Popper of Newsday Sports, the former Nets and Bucks head coach is interested in the open position. The Knicks have been reported to be interviewing a mix of young and veteran head coaching candidates including former Lakers' head coach and current Warriors' assistant Mike Brown.
Kidd's hiring to the Lakers came with quite a bit of controversy. The Hall of Fame point guard has had his fair share of off-court incidents, including a DUI and pleading guilty to domestic violence. The latter offense reportedly scared the Lakers off of hiring him as their main manager on the bench. He was also under scrutiny for publicly declaring his interest in the job before Walton was fired. That led to some speculation that he was setting himself up as the heir to Vogel should the latter be fired in the case of a poor start to the season.
As the season has progressed, however, Lakers' players, as well as Vogel, have only been complimentary of Kidd and his commitment to the team. The Nets have also reportedly listed him as a potential candidate to return to the franchise to succeed Kenny Atkinson.
On top of his Hall of Fame resume as a player, including a stint in New York, the Knicks may be banking on Kidd's relationship with Giannis Antetokounmpo as a potential reason to pursue the superstar's former coach. That relationship may be overstated, however, as the Bucks had limited success under Kidd and have flourished since his successor, Mike Budenholzer, took over. People around the Bucks also don't seem to give much credit to Kidd for Antetokounmpo's development into the probably MVP this season.


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We are now less than two weeks away from what will certainly be an unprecedented period of transactions on the quarterback market. The 2020 NFL offseason will forever be defined by the activity at the most important position in all of professional sports, with an array of all-time greats and former Pro Bowlers and top overall picks from recent drafts all unsure of where they will be playing next season.
After spending time at the combine with agents, team executives and coaches, this much remains clear: there are more needy mouths than spots at the table, and the free-agent or trade market for at least two or three QBs is going to be much softer than those players are anticipating. There are going to be some ticked off quarterbacks out there by the end of March, and several guys will either be facing less money than they anticipated or fewer opportunities than they anticipated … or both.
"There are going to be starting quarterbacks in this league who are going to be very unhappy campers," as one team exec put it to me. "Do the math. It doesn't all add up."
I've been chronicling this pending phenomenon in this space since midseason, when it became clear the market was about to be glutted with options from a wide pantheon of quarterbacks of varied accomplishment, compensation level and upside. Whatever your desire, there would be a QB to fill it from the likes of Tom Brady, Drew Brees, Philip Rivers, Teddy Bridgewater, Jameis Winston, Marcus Mariota and possibly Ryan Tannehill, as free agents, to potentially guys like Cam Newton, Andy Dalton and Derek Carr via trade. A lot to wade through, and when coupled with a 2020 draft that will feature at least four quarterbacks taken in the first half of the first round – and with a growing sense of four possibly in the top 10 alone – and five likely among the top 30 or so picks, there simply aren't enough starting positions to go around.
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I provided a projection on how I could see this shaping up a while back, based on how things would play out if Tom Brady ended up with the Chargers. This week I spoke to a longtime NFL source of mine, who is particularly connected in quarterback circles and has unique relationships in the executive and agent community. He is someone who over the years has always had great instincts and an uncanny feel for how the quarterback market – both free agent and draft – would play out. I wanted to see how strongly he felt about certain possibilities this year.
Of course, he issued the caveat everyone is uttering around the league right now – "I've never seen anything like this before with this many starting quarterbacks possibly on the move," he said – but definitely has some strong, informed hunches as to how this might all play out. Here was how he sized up the oncoming onslaught of quarterback movement:
Tom Brady: New England
No matter what anyone is reporting, the Patriots will have a role in this saga at the appropriate time. Robert Kraft will get his time with Brady. And while the Chargers, Raiders, 49ers (I suppose), Titans and Bucs will sniff around, and some will have serious interest, I would never discount Brady finishing his career with the only franchise he has known after fooling around with some potential suitors.
Philip Rivers: Tampa Bay
This source thinks Bruce Arians will be able to speak Rivers' language and recruit him to Florida, especially with the Rivers family already relocating to that state. "Of all the options, Philip is the one who fits this scheme best," he said. "Indianapolis makes sense, too, because of (Frank) Reich, but I think Tampa is the best overall fit."
Ryan Tannehill: Tennessee
"I would transition him," he said. "If you get Brady you could let him go or trade him if he's signed the tag. This is the best fit for the player and the team. I don't think he leaves."
Teddy Bridgewater: Carolina
"He fits the mold of what Matt Rhule would want from his QB. He is steady. He is a leader. He is still really young. Keep your picks for other positions (than QB). I don't see them building around Cam (Newton) and this is a team in transition. I think, assuming he is healthy enough at some point this spring, Cam gets traded."
Cam Newton: Las Vegas
"If he is healthy this is a great fit. (Jon) Gruden knows all of these quarterbacks from studying them and meeting them at ESPN. I could see him buying low on Cam. He's ready to move on from (Derek) Carr. The Panthers need draft picks and the Raiders have plenty." I have heard similar sentiments from other well-connected sources about this proposition and have yet to encounter a trusted source in the NFL who believes Carr will be back with the Raiders.
At this point I asked if he thought Winston could be in play with the Raiders, which is something I have heard myself. "Totally, I could him with Gruden. Big arm. Wants to go downfield. Different from Carr in a lot of ways. That makes sense to me, too." I also asked about a proposition I have been thinking a lot about lately – the prospect of Carr and Newton being part of the same trade. This source hadn't considered that but it didn't sound crazy to him, either. Carolina would get more service time on a contract with Carr at the same team-friendly rate as Newton. "I could see it being a scheme fit," he said.
Andy Dalton: Chicago
Dalton's connections to new Bears offensive coordinator Bill Lazor are well known.
Nick Foles: Indianapolis
"He has strong ties to the coach and he's cheaper than Rivers. He was with (GM Chris) Ballard in KC. The Bears have some interest too, and (coach Matt Nagy) likes him, too. I think he gets traded."
Marcus Mariota: Arizona
"Totally fits what they are doing. I think he'd be great with Kyler (Murray)."
As for the teams not mentioned here, this source expects the Chargers to draft a quarterback in the first round: either Justin Herbert or Jordan Love. He doesn't see the Lions drafting one but does expect them to trade down. He believes the Skins are serious in their investigation of Tua Tagovailoa, but I also asked about Carr possibly being a fit in Washington if the Raiders move on from him. Carr has strong ties to defensive coordinator Jack Del Rio, and he protects the football. "What did he do against (new Skins head coach) Ron Rivera?" he asked me. Only a one game sample, but Carr was strong, going 26 for 38 for 315 yards, 2 TDs and 1 INT in his only game against Rivera, FWIW.
Ultimately, he expects four quarterbacks to be selected among the top six picks. No one has a crystal ball, especially in a market as bizarre as this one, but I found myself nodding along in agreement through much of this conversation. We'll see how the scorecard plays out in a few weeks, but I suspect there are more than a few prescient predictions in here.


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"... a von Neumann algebra is a *-algebra of bounded operators on some Hilbert space of countable dimension - that is, a bunch of bounded operators closed under addition, multiplication, scalar multiplication, and taking adjoints: that's the * business. However, to be a von Neumann algebra, our *-algebra needs one extra property! ... given any self-adjoint operator A in our von Neumann algebra and any measurable function f: R -> R, we want there to be a self-adjoint operator f(A) that again lies in our von Neumann algebra. ... Every von Neumann algebra can be built from so-called "simple" ones as a direct sum, or more generally a "direct integral", which is a kind of continuous version of a direct sum. As usual in algebra, the "simple" von Neumann algebras are defined to be those without any nontrivial ideals. This turns out to be equivalent to saying that only scalar multiples of the identity commute with everything in the von Neumann algebra. People call simple von Neumann algebras "factors" for short. Anyway, the point is that we just need to classify the factors: the process of sticking these together to get the other von Neumann algebras is not tricky. The first step in classifying factors was done by von Neumann and Murray, who divided them into types I, II, and III. ... We say a factor is type II1 if it admits a trace whose values on projections are all the numbers in the unit interval [0,1]. ... Playing with type II factors amounts to letting dimension be a continuous rather than discrete parameter! ... Weird as this seems, it's easy to construct a type II1 factor. Start with the algebra of 1 x 1 matrices, and stuff it into the algebra of 2 x 2 matrices as follows:
( x 0 )x |-> ( ) ( 0 x )
This doubles the trace, so define a new trace on the algebra of 2 x 2 matrices which is half the usual one. Now keep doing this, doubling the dimension each time, using the above formula to define a map from the 2^n x 2^n matrices into the 2^(n+1) x 2^(n+1) matrices, and normalizing the trace on each of these matrix algebras so that all the maps are trace-preserving. Then take the union of all these algebras... and finally, with a little work, complete this and get a von Neumann algebra! One can show this von Neumann algebra is a factor. It's pretty obvious that the trace of a projection can be any fraction in the interval [0,1] whose denominator is a power of two. But actually, any number from 0 to 1 is the trace of some projection in this algebra - so we've got our paws on a type II1 factor. This is ... the only II1 factor ... that contains a sequence of finite-dimensional von Neumann algebras whose union is dense in the weak topology. A von Neumann algebra like that is called "hyperfinite", so this guy is called "the hyperfinite II1 factor". ... the algebra of 2^n x 2^n matrices is a Clifford algebra, so the hyperfinite II1 factor is a kind of infinite-dimensional Clifford algebra. But the Clifford algebra of 2^n x 2^n matrices is secretly just another name for the algebra generated by creation and annihilation operators on the fermionic Fock space over C^(2n). Pondering this a bit, you can show that the hyperfinite II1 factor is the smallest von Neumann algebra containing the creation and annihilation operators on a fermionic Fock space of countably infinite dimension. ...".
DavidFinkelstein's ChrononModel, in which "... The dynamics is composed of a finite number ofelementary dynamical processes, "chronons," with a finite time scaletav and Clifford statistics. ...", is Fundamentally Finite,
and my HyperDiamond FeynmanCheckerboard formulation of my D4-D5-E6-E7-E8VoDou Physics model is also Fundamentally Finite,
so that in David'sQuantum Relativity Workshop in January 2002 we discussed (amongother things) the question: if Physics is really FundamentallyFinite, what is the point of taking the union of all 2n x 2n matrixClifford algebras and completing that to get the hyperfinite II1factor as an infinite-dimensional algebra? In short,
My impression of our discussion is that:
- although a Finite Structure may be Fundamental,
- we don't know exactly how big our Finite Structure has to be to describe Everything
- so we might have to always be readjusting the size of our Finite Structure according to circumstances,
- while an Infinite Limit Structure can be chosen once-and-for-all.
- the existence of an Infinite Limit in the mathematical sense implies that going from one level of finiteness N to another larger level of finiteness M is a consistent process so that no Bad Surprises will happen if as the level of finiteness increases (compare the Epsilon-Delta formulation of differential calculus, and the existence of Infinitesimals in Surreal Numbers and NonStandard Analysis), and
- an Infinite Limit Structure allows us to make Continuous Structures and related things for which calculation can be much simpler than calculations using large Finite Structures (for example, my calculations of particle masses and force strength constants use Continuous Structures).
My conclusion is that an Infinite Limit Structure is an Ideal Structure that is Practically Useful.
Irving Segal, in his review (Bull.AMS 33 (1996) 459-465) of the book Noncommutative Geometry (AcademicPress 1994) by Alain Connes, said:
"... The W*-algebras ... investigated by Murray and von Neumann (henceforth, MvN) ... and ... C*-algebras ... investigated by the Gelfand school were formally similar and in fact essentially identical in the finite-dimensional case. But they differ in topology in the infinite-dimensional case, which ... in fact ... rather fundamentally changes the character of the theory.
The algebras of MvN were closed in the weak operator topology,
while those of Gelfand were closed in the uniform (operator bound norm) topology. ...
... von Neumann ... was particularly fond of the "approximately finite" factor of type II1, which in fact plays a basic role in the representation of fermion fields. ...
... the Clifford algebra over a Hilbert space ... is the simplest of the type II W*-algebras ... the Clifford algebra is a central simple algebra that is altogether different from the algebra of all bounded operators on Hilbert space ... this algebra plays a fundamental role in the analysis of free fermionic quantum fields. ... it is the algebra generated by the canonical fermionic Q's ... The Clifford algebra is the simplest of the factors that are direct limits of matrix algebras ...".
Vaughan Jones and Henri Moscovici, in their review (Notices of theAMS 44 (August 1997) 792-799) of the book Noncommutative Geometry(Academic Press 1994) by AlainConnes, said:.
"... If functions on [0,1] are represented on L^2([0,1],dx) as multiplication operators, the continuous functions form a C*-algebra and the L^infinity functions form a von Neumann algebra [also called a W*-[algebra] ... [a factor of a von Neumann algebra is a] von Neumann algebra ... whose center contains only scalar multiples of the identity ...
... von Neumann wrote a paper reducing any von Neumann algebra to a factor ... by a "direct integral" - a continuous analogue of the direct sum of algebras. ...
... There is, up to isomorphism, a single II1 factor with the "hyperfinite" property; i.e., any finite set of elements can be arbitrarily well approximated by elements in a finite-dimensional subalgebra. ...
... Connes began a penetrating study of automorphisms of type II factors ... The first step was was to classify periodic automorphisms of the hyperfinite II1 factor R ... Connes ...[introduced]... a new approach to hyperfiniteness: injectivity of the von Neumann algebra M, meaning that M has a Banach space complement in B(H). ... The result [was]
(injective) <=> (hyperfinite)
... If one had to find a single word to sum up ... the work of Connes ... it would be the word "automorphisms". ...".
Goodman, de la Harpe, and Jones, in their bookCoxeter Graphs and Towers of Algebras (Springer 1989), say (atpages 31, 49-52, 185-186, 222-231):
"... We realize the hyperfinite II1 factor R as the completion, with respect to the unique tracial state tr, of the infinite tensor product of Mat2(C),
R = ( x(infinite) Mat2(C)) )-.
Any closed subgroup G of SU(2) acts on x(infinite) Mat2(C) by the infinite tensor product of its action by conjugation on Mat2(C). The action preserves the trace, so extends to an action on R. ...
We can now use the McKay correspondence between finite subgroups of SU(2) and affine Coxeter graphs ... to calculate the Bratteli diagrams or principal graphs when G is finite. ...
... It is useful to describe a pair of multi-matrix algebras N in M by its Bratteli diagram B(NinM),which is a bicolored weighted multigraph ... These diagrams were first introduced in order to study inductive limit systems of finite dimensional C*-algebras ... Example ... let S3 be the group of permutations of {1,2,3} and let S2 be that of {1,2}. ... the Bratteli diagram ...[is]...
1 2 1* * * \ / \ / * * 1 1
Consider similarly S3 as a subgroup of the group S4 of permutations of {1,2,3,4} ...
1 3 2 3 1* * * * * \ | \ | / | / * * * 1 2 1
... As ... we always draw Bratteli diagrams ... with the upper level representing the larger algebra ... the coloring of the vertices is actually superfluous, since the ... types of vertices are labelled by their level ...
... the derived tower is the chain of relative commutants ( N' n Mk )(k>0) , where ( Mk )(k>0) is the tower for the pair N in M. ...
... Let A be the infinite tensor product of Mat2(C) ... It is well known that A has a unique C*-norm and that A-, the C*-completion of A, is a simple C*-algebra. ... Let N be the weak closure of A- ... There is an obvious shift endomorphism on A ... which ... extends to N ... The circle group acts on A by the infinite tensor product of its action ... on Mat2(C); this action ... extends to an action on N. ... We shall ...[let]... M = N x Mat2(C) ...[and]... G the maximal torus T ... in order to compute the derived tower for Rbeta in R ...[where beta is a modulus of a Markov trace]... a Markov trace of modulus beta on N in M ...[is defined to be]... a faithful trace tr on M with faithful restriction to N for which there exists a (necessarily unique) trace Tr on L = End(r,N)(M) such that Tr(x) = tr (x) [and] beta Tr(xE) = tr(x) for all x in M ...
... when beta > 4 ... the tower for the pair Rbeta in R can be identified with
N^T in ( N x Mat2(C) )^T in ( N x Mat2(C) )^T x ( N x Mat2(C) )^T in ...
... the infinite symmetric group Sinfinite acts ergodically on N (by permutation of the tensorands), and this action is implemented by unitarikes in N^T ... That is, ther derived tower is precisely the sequence of fixed-point algebras for the tensor product action of T on x(k) Mat2(C) (k > 0). The Bratteli diagram is Pascal's triangle ...
. . . 1* 3* 3* 1* \ / \ / \ / 1* 2* 1* \ / \ / 1* 1* \ / 1*
... and the principal graph ...[which is obtained from]... the Bratteli diagram of the derived tower ...[by deleting]... on each level the vertices corresponding to the old stuff, and the edges emanating from them ... is
... * * * * * * ...Ainfinite,infinite = \ / \ / \ / \ / \ / * * * * *
... Note that it differs from the graph for beta = 4 ...[which is]...
* * * Ainfinite = / \ / \ / * * * ...
It seems to me that the tensor product offactors of the form Mat2(C) must be based on the complex-Clifford-periodicityof order 2, in which the tensor factorization is
Since Cl(2n,C) = Mat2^n(C) and Cl(2,C) = Mat2(C), it can bewritten as
That leads me to think that myD4-D5-E6-E7-E8 VoDou Physics model is basically similartohyperfinite II1, but with real instead of complex structure, asfollows:
MyD4-D5-E6-E7-E8 VoDou Physics model uses the real-Clifford-periodicityof order 8, in which the tensorfactorization is
Cl(8,R) = Mat16(R) and has graded structure
and total dimension 2^8 = 256 with full spinor dimension sqrt(256)= 16 and two mirror image half-spinors,each 8-dimensional. Note that the52-dimensional exceptional Lie algebra F4 corresponds to the (8 + 28+16 )-dimensional vectors plus bivectorsplus full spinors.
Since Cl(8n,R) = Mat16^n(R) and Cl(8,R) = Mat16(R), it can bewritten as
My D4-D5-E6-E7-E8 VoDou Physicsmodel realizes a real-hyperfinite II1 factor Rreal as thecompletion of the infinite tensor product of Mat16(R),
Similar to the action of SU(2) on Mat2(C), there is a naturalaction of Spin(16) on Mat16(R), so that any closed subgroup G ofSpin(16) acts on x(infinite) Mat16(R) by the infinite tensor productof its action by conjugation on Mat16(R).
SU(2) = Spin(3) is a nice subgroup of Spin(16), so it seems thatthe subgroups of Spin(3) would extend to give subgroups of Spin(16),thus giving the McKay results of A-D-Eclassification for the subgroups of Spin(16).
Adrian Ocneanu, in his article Quantized Groups, String Algebras and Galois Theory for Algebras, at pages 119-172 in Operator Algebras and Applications, Volume 2, edited by David E. Evans and Masamichi Takesaki (Cambridge 1988), said:"... We introduce a Galois type invariant for the position of s subalgebra inside an algebra, called a paragroup, which has a group-like structure. Paragroups are the natural quantization of (finite) groups. ... harmonic analysis for the paragroup corresponding to the group Z2 is done in the Ising model ...
... The algebra ... is ... R, or the hyperfinite II1 factor ... also called ... the elementary von Neumann algebra. The algebra R ... is the weak closure of the Clifford algebra of the real separable Hilbert space, is a factor ... which has very many symmetries ... A ... theorem of Connes implies that any closed subalgebra of R which is a factor ... is isomorphic either to Matn(C) or to R itself. Thus any finite index subfactor N of R is isomorphic to R, and all the information in the inclusion N in R comes from the relative position of N in R and not from the structure of N. ... in our context this guarantees that the closure of all finite dimensional constructions done below will us back to R. ... for subfactors of finite Jones index, finite depth and scalar centralizer of ... R ... In index less than 4 ... the conjugacy classes are rigid: ... axioms eliminate one connection for each Dn and the pair of connections on E7 [because they are not geometrically flat]. Thus there is one subfactor for each diagram An, one for each diagram D2n, and a pair of opposite conjugate but nonconjugate subfactors for each diagram E6 and E8. ... there is a crystal-like rigidity of the position of subfactors of R. ...
... the golden ratio subfactor N in M ... of the hyperfinite II1 factor ... is the fixed point algebra of a homomorphism s: M -> Mat2 x M which ... behaves like a group (or rather like a quantum group or Kac algebra.) ...".
Y. Ito and I. Nakamura, in their paper at http://www.maths.warwick.ac.uk/~miles/Warwick_EConf/Draft2/Nakamura.ps , say:"... The ADE Dynkin diagrams provide a classification of the following types of objects (among others):
- (a) simple singularities (rational double points) of complex surfaces ... ,
- (b) finite subgroups of SL(2,C),
- (c) simple Lie groups and simple Lie algebras ... ,
- (d) quivers of finite type ... ,
- (e) modular invariant partition functions in two dimensions [which I guess would include such physical things as the Ising model, etc] ... ,
- (f) pairs of von Neumann algebras of type II1 ...".
Note that the book of Goodman, de la Harpe, and Jones list, on page 224, a full A-D-E correspondence, including all D and E7, whereas Ocneanu, in his article Quantized Groups, String Algebras and Galois Theory for Algebras, in Operator Algebras and Applications, Volume 2, edited by David E. Evans and Masamichi Takesaki (Cambridge 1988), says that R, or hyperfinite II1, contains subfactors for each of the A-D-E classification except odd D and E7, because odd D and E7 are not geometrically flat. Perhaps Ocneanu's result was written after the book of Goodman, de la Harpe, and Jones had been mostly (but not completely) finished, because Goodman, de la Harpe, and Jones say on page 218 "... Ocneanu ... can show that there are only finitely many subfactors of the hyperfinite I1-factor (of index < 4) for each Coxeter graph, up to conjugation by automorphisms, and he determines which Coxetrer graphs are allowed. ...".
For more work by Ocneanu, see his 1990 lecture n Tokyo titled Quantum Symmetry, Differential Geometry of Finite Graphs and Classification of Subfactors, available as notes taken by Yasuyuki Kawahigashi.
The Spin(16) symmetry of the Mat16(R) components of
has several interesting features:
- the 128-dim full-spinors of Spin(15) and Cl(15,R);
- to the 128-dim full spinors of Spin(14) and Cl(14,R), which are the 64-dim +half-spinors of Spin(14) and Cl(14,R) plus the 64-dim -half-spinors of Spin(14) and Cl(14,R);
- to 2 copies of the 64-dim full spinors of Spin(12) and Cl(12,R);
- to 4 copies of the 32-dim full spinors of Spin(10) and Cl(10,R); and
- to 8 copies of the 16-dim full spinors of Spin(8) and Cl(8,R), which are 8 copies of each of the 8-dim half-spinors of Spin(8) and Cl(8,R).
I visualize each of the Cl(8) = Mat16(R) components of Rreal =( x(infinite) Mat16(R)) )- of myD4-D5-E6-E7-E8 VoDou Physics model as describing localphysics in one small-point-neighborhood-node of what might be calleda pregeometric foam.
Marcel Berger says in his book (28 December 2001 versionbeing proof-read by BenjaminMcKay) Riemannian Geometry Today Introduction andPanorama:
"... The compact manifold being M, let us denote by RM(M) ... the space of all Riemannian metrics on M and the set of all Riemannian structures RS(M) ... its quotient by the group of all diffeomorphisms of M ... The idea is to consider some map (called a functional) F: RS(M) -> R defined on the Riemannian structures of any compact Riemannian manifold M, and to look for its infimum inf _RS(M) (F) where the infimum is taken over the metrics on M ...
.... Since 1995, Nabutovsky has been unveiling "awful" properties of RS(M) for compact manifolds M of dimension five or more. We will sketch here some results of this kind, which for us are fascinating both in themselves and in his method of proof. Posterity will judge their value to mathematics, but the least one can say is that they are disturbing. ...
... On a compact surface M, thanks to the conformal representation theorem, and the results at the end of [section 11.4.3]... we have a beautiful picture of RS (M). There is a flow on RS(M) taking any Riemannian metric to a metric of constant curvature. But the space of constant curvature metrics is the Teichmuller space described in [section 6.6.2]...
Thus one sees a picture of RS(M) as a fiber bundle whose base (Teichmuller space) is finite dimensional, and whose fibers are infinite dimensional and contractible.
We will briefly discuss dimensions three and four, but first let us see how terrible RS(M) is for all manifolds of dimension five or more. ...
... We want to survey the topography of RS(M), where the notion of height of a mountain or depth of a valley is measured using one of the functionals F: RS (M) -> R ... In particular, we are interested in the critical points of that functional, concerning ourselves with where these points appear on our relief map of RS(M). ...
... it is a very natural notion to exploit Morse theory to describe the topology of RS(M) by using the fibration
Diff(M) -> RM(M) -> RS (M) = RM(M) / Diff(M)
... we find that the total space RM(M) is topologically trivial, since it is convex, and then we can use a spectral sequence to uncover a rich topology on RS(M) from the rich topology of Diff(M). Sadly, unlike the theory of compact manifolds from [section 10.3.3]... here we are at sea because the topology of Diff(M), one of the most natural objects of study in differential topology, is almost completely a mystery ...
... One of Nabutovsky's theorems will show ... that there are infinitely many connected components, and that there are infinitely many connected components of every level set of many functionals ...
... We ... enter the realm of algorithmic computability theory, and the proof is a deep Riemannian refinement of Novikov's proof of the algorithmic unsolvability of the problem of recognizing a sphere Sn of dimension n > 5. ...
... For the moment, Nabutovsky has only achieved partial results for the Hilbert functional (the integral of the scalar curvature), which ones imagines will yield Einstein structures.
It seems that the common moral of these stories is that (at least for standard functionals) looking for critical points, even for local minima, will not yield natural "best" metrics when one has too many minima (uncomputably growing numbers) looking for the absolute minimum is not a tractable job.
This also explains why the problem of distributing points spaced apart on a sphere, which is problem 7 in Smale's 1998 list ... is today apparently a hopeless task ...
... On three dimensional manifolds, the above theorems as stated are certainly false, since Thurston has proven that there is an algorithm to recognize the three dimensional sphere. But this does not solve his geometrization programme ...
... On four dimensional manifolds, Nabutovsky thinks that most of his results may be valid and approachable by the same avenues. ...
... Finally special attention should be given to Connes ...[whose Noncommutative Geometry is]... the beginning of a complete program to put most (perhaps all) geometries into a very general frame. The frame is that of algebras of operators ... In this frame, according to various extra suitable axioms one can recover almost any kind of geometry, including of course Riemannian ones, from families of operators. The next step in the program will be to generalize every concept one could wish, e.g. curvature.
For the metric itself this is done ...
... in Connes ...Noncommutative Geometry]... one finds a formula giving the distance between any two points using the Dirac operator ... on spinors ... which has the advantage that it carries over to noncommutative geometry ...".
Note that in General Relativity the space of Riemannian structureson spacetime RS(spacetime) corresponds to the space of possibleconfigurations of matter/energy in spacetime. Compare similarformulations of possible configurations for Bohm-many-worldsstring quantum theory, for timelike brane M-theory, and for spacelikebrane F-theory., which may be useful in sum-over-historiesinterpretations, particularly with respect to primenumbers and zeta functions.


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Google-owned fitness company Fitbit has come under fire for new allegations on behalf of Australia's competition watchdog, the ACCC (Australian Competition and Consumer Commission), which alleges the company made "false or misleading representations" about warranty rights for customers "under Australian Consumer Law law after their Fitbit wearable devices malfunction".
The allegations further state that between May 2020 and February 2022, Fitbit made statements to Australian consumers that they would not be entitled to any refunds for a defective product if they sought to make a return after 45 days from the date of purchase or shipment. . This is the second time Fitbit has been criticized by the ACCC, following very similar allegations made against the wearables maker in 2018 (opens in new tab).
"Fitbit has again drawn the attention of the ACCC for allegedly misleading consumers about their consumer warranty rights," ACCC President Gina Cass-Gottlieb said in a statement, "We are taking this case against Fitbit because we consider the alleged serious conduct and that manufacturers must have processes in place that ensure compliance with the Australian Consumer Act."
When asked for comment, a Fitbit spokesperson told Australia: "Fitbit will review the ACCC's claims and has no further comments to share at this time."
Google was unable to contact for comment at the time of publishing.
Analysis: Respecting your rights
Under Australian consumer law, a customer's rights in relation to a defective product are not limited for any period of time, whether from the date of purchase or otherwise. The law further mandates that companies and manufacturers that sell a product that has a major problem, or that develops a major problem, must provide Australian consumers with a refund or an offer of replacement.
A deduction from a refund made based on how long a consumer had a product before developing a major problem is also not allowed under Australian consumer law.
Fitbit's new stoush with the Australian watchdog adds to a rough few months for the fitness tracker giant, having faced troubling issues plaguing its existing products as it continues to lose ground in the wearables market to the Apple Watch and seeing the competitor Samsung gaining considerable momentum with its Galaxy Watch offerings.
Meanwhile, Google's other entry into the wearables space – the Google Pixel Watch – has faced some problems of its own, despite an initially warm reception upon its launch. Given the importance of fitness tracking for wearables and Google's ownership of pioneers in the fitness tracking space (aka Fitbit), persistent problem reports (opens in new tab) with the Pixel Watch's burned calorie tracking would be cause for concern for the tech giant. Poor battery life has also been a constant complaint since the launch of the Pixel Watch, a problem similarly faced by the main competitor, the Apple Watch, when compared to less-featured wearables such as the Fitbit range. Likewise, user reception pointing out how poorly the Pixel Watch manages to differentiate itself from competitors or demonstrate any advantage has led to considerable disappointment due to the hype prior to the watch's launch.
While the aforementioned issues are not under consumer law protections, this legal battle could be a cause for concern and, we hope, a spur for Google to improve its entries into the wearables market, with Fitbit's ability to comply with consumer laws. consumer is probably one of those areas now high on the agenda.
The ACCC is seeking penalties, injunctions, a compliance program and other orders against Fitbit, with adjustments expected for future lawsuits given Fitbit is headquartered in the United States.


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See, Funny Business, will be a not-at all-serious but substantial gathering of some of the areas finest comedic talent in a variety of forms standup, sketch, and improv. And as a bonus, there will be some music and poetry. You might enter the Monterey Club all wound up and stressed out, but soon these comedians will start unraveling your spaghetti-ball brains until you break into redeeming laughter. But lets hope Meadows and the rest of the acts can joke appropriately.
If not, luckily, as far as weve seen, grandmas dont frequent the Monterey Club (2608 S. Federal Highway, Fort Lauderdale). Seriously now, whats the deal with people making jokes about their grandmas? If there is one group of people in South Florida whom we dont want to anger to the point of collective revolt (and therefore would be wise not to stereotype), its the grannies. Just one more grandma joke may send an electrical signal through the whole colony, err, condominium, igniting a relentless attack. Imagine them organizing armed with Town Cars, loaded Depends, and Twitter (oh yes, they are hip to 21st-century revolutionary tactics) functioning like fire ants.
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KAUST DepartmentComputer, Electrical and Mathematical Sciences and Engineering (CEMSE) Division
Material Science and Engineering Program
Physical Science and Engineering (PSE) Division
Spintronics Theory Group
Preprint Posting Date2017-12-08
Permanent link to this recordhttp://hdl.handle.net/10754/626548
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AbstractA complete set of the generalized drift-diffusion equations for a coupled charge and spin dynamics in ferromagnets in the presence of extrinsic spin-orbit coupling is derived from the quantum kinetic approach, covering major transport phenomena, such as the spin and anomalous Hall effects, spin swapping, spin precession, and relaxation processes. We argue that the spin swapping effect in ferromagnets is enhanced due to spin polarization, while the overall spin texture induced by the interplay of spin-orbital and spin precession effects displays a complex spatial dependence that can be exploited to generate torques and nucleate or propagate domain walls in centrosymmetric geometries without the use of external polarizers, as opposed to the conventional understanding of spin-orbit mediated torques.
CitationPauyac CO, Chshiev M, Manchon A, Nikolaev SA (2018) Spin Hall and Spin Swapping Torques in Diffusive Ferromagnets. Physical Review Letters 120. Available: http://dx.doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.120.176802.
SponsorsA.M and C. O. P were supported by King Abdullah University and Technology (KAUST). M. C. and S. A. N. were supported by the program "Emergence et partenariat strategique" at the Univ. Grenoble Alpes. S. A. N. acknowledges support from PRESTIGE Postdoctoral Fellowship Programme, cofunded by the European Union. S. A. N. acknowledges support from the Act 211 Government of the Russian Federation, Contract No. 02.A03.21.0006.
PublisherAmerican Physical Society (APS)
JournalPhysical Review Letters
Additional Linkshttps://journals.aps.org/prl/abstract/10.1103/PhysRevLett.120.176802


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Rolling into Luther from Route 66, you see the Chicken Shack and Couch's Pecan Grove, but you have to swerve off of the Mother Road to catch Luther's other hot spots that include restaurants and shops like Rustic Farm and Farmstead Cafe at 116 S Main. Just turn south off 66, cross the tracks past Sonic and the Feed Mill, and you'll be close to Main Street.
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My old red iPod is on the skids again. So tonight I brought a different companion out on my walk:
This old square radio, powered by an old square battery, belonged to my maternal grandfather, once upon a time. If I had to guess, I'd say it's probably 35 years old or so — recent enough to accommodate both AM and FM operation.
It doesn't get much use, but I keep it around for some undefined sense of utility, like if the lights ever go out for a truly extended period of time.
Not sure what I expected of it. In my heart of hearts, maybe I hoped I would turn it on and the New York suburbs of 1980 would come out, with the Scooter calling a Yankees spring training game … or WABC playing "Rock With You" … or at least some good greasy oldies, like Frankie Lymon and the Teenagers or summat.
Of course I didn't do nearly so well. I kept it stuck on the AM band the whole time, and could come up with nothing better than:
– bland going-nowhere ESPN Radio Final Four blather
– inoffensive but uninteresting Spanish-language music
– a random station from Pittsburgh – just about all I could understand were the words "McKees Rocks"
– some plummy-voiced pismire defending Indiana's move toward state-approved homophobia ("…when people say you're being intolerant, they're really being intolerant of you, aren't they?" No, and f–k you.)
– the Sixers Radio Network … and when the Sixers Radio Network is the highlight of your walk, well, that's pretty sad
As I walked, I realized my house is just about the highest point on my course; it's literally all downhill from there. That probably didn't help the reception. Neither did the fact that the antenna is firmly wedged inside its casing.
(Both can be remedied to some degree: I can walk a different course, and I can find something skinny to pry up the antenna.)
I did enjoy a couple of highlights in the relative higher ground of my subdivision.
For a minute or two I caught New York City sports-talk station WFAN, which is something my grandfather might have listened to for the latest Yanks and Giants news, had it been around in his time. (The newsbreak I caught was sponsored by Bethpage Federal Credit Union. Yay out-of-town color!)
On my way out I briefly pulled in a French-language talk station somewhere between 850 and 900; and on my way back I caught CHLM 900-AM out of Hamilton, Ontario. Somebody was gabbing, once again, but it was Canadian gab, so that at least was interesting for two minutes.
I left the radio on CHLM. Early results might be disappointing, but I'm not done with this yet.


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According to report reaching oyogist.com, the Police Command in Osun has called on some youths and groups of people to desist from a planned protest in commemoration of the one-year anniversary of the #EndSARS saga in the state.
This was disclosed in a statement in Osogbo on Monday by the Police Public Relations Officer in the state, SP Yemisi Opalola, who added that police would use legitimate means to avert such protest.
Opalola said that the Commissioner of Police in the state, Olawale Olokode, had given a marching order to the Area commanders, Divisional Police Officers and Tactical units to be at alert and nip in the bud any act capable of truncating the peace of the state.
The statement read, "The intelligence that availed the police command revealed underground/nocturnal plans by some youths/group of people to embark on protest in commemoration of one-year anniversary of the #EndSARS saga.
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"Therefore, the Commissioner of Police has given marching orders to the Area commanders, Divisional Police Officers and Tactical units to be at alert and nip in the bud any act capable of truncating the peace of the state."
Opalola said the Commissioner of Police advised parents and guardians to warn their wards to be law-abiding and desist from such planned protest/gathering/assembly as the state Police Command would arrest and prosecute defaulters.
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Those sympathetic to the sector's cause feared that the new guidelines would have resulted in a tougher approach to the beleaguered industry, in line with Monti's declared policy of 'zero tolerance' towards state aids in general. But the industry is pushing the EU to adopt a more lenient approach as the issue is debated over the next year.
Philippe Kern, secretary-general of the European Film Companies Alliance (EFCA), said member states' efforts to support their film industries were being hampered by the existing regime and insisted governments should not be forced to account for their handouts to the sector. "What we are saying is that with the European film industry so weak in its own market – with a 15% share – why is the Commission worried about state aids? The EU's own industry is marginalised," he explained.
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Polish meat firm eyes takeover of local producer
The forthcoming transaction will mark another acquisition by Gobarto after the deals to take over local pig breeder PPH Ferma-Pol from the Polish Treasury, and two other industry players, meat cutting specialist Meat-Pack and meat distributor Bekpol.
In a filing to the Warsaw Stock Exchange (WSE), Gobarto said it had concluded "the negotiations related to purchasing a 100% stake in… Jama sp. z o. o. in Wałbrzych". Set up in 1996, Jama is owned by local businessman Marek Piotr Piekaj, who also serves as president of the company's management board.
New distribution capacities
Jama said it owns three distribution centres in Wałbrzych, Nysa and Kamienna Góra, all three located in Poland's south-western region, meaning it is "capable of supplying products on a daily basis to several hundred stores not only in the regions of Lower Silesia and Opolskie, but also in the Czech Republic".
Meanwhile, senior company representatives said that Gobarto was planning to develop a network of distribution centres in the coming years.
"We want to cover Poland [with our distribution centres] to optimise the costs of logistics, the costs of storage, and present a unified offer to our customers as a countrywide distributor," Dariusz Formela, president of Gobarto's board, told local news agency PAP.
In addition to this, "the year 2018 will be the year when investments in farms could be implemented" by Gobarto, according to the company's president.
Gobarto claimed it is the largest player in the Polish red meat slaughtering and packaging industry. The company distributes pork, beef, and game meat, and said it controls 25% of the country's game meat market.
Among its other assets, Gobarto owns a slaughterhouse in Grąbkowo, in Poland's western Wielkopolska region, and a meat processing plant in Ciechanowiec, in the country's north-eastern region. Last year, Gobarto leased the facility in Ciechanowiec to Cedrob, owner of an 82.98% stake in Gobarto.
Net profit on the rise
Gobarto said that, last year, the company managed to raise its net profit to PLN24.7m (€5.84m), an increase of 64.1% compared with 2015. Gobarto reported revenues of some PLN1.45bn (€344m) for 2016, down 1.1% compared with a year earlier. Of these, about PLN180.7m (€42.75m) was generated by export sales, representing close to 12.5% of its total revenues, according to data released by the meat industry player.
Gobarto previously operated as PKM Duda SA and officially changed its name in October 2016. The group comprises about 30 subsidiaries located in Poland, Germany and Ukraine, and has been listed on the WSE since 2002. In addition to the domestic market, Gobarto said it exports its output to a number of countries in Europe, Asia and Africa.


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Chris Christie to Make 'Press Announcement' Today Without Taking Questions From Media
New Jersey Governor and former Republican presidential hopeful Chris Christie is set to make an announcement from the State Rotunda on Tuesday, though specifics behind the planned remarks are not known as this time.
What was originally billed as a "news conference in which reporters could ask questions," is now simply a "press announcement" that will not feature questions from reporters.
Christie, who was one of the first establishment GOP figures to endorse Donald Trump's then-unlikely candidacy, has been floated as a potential name for the quickly-forming administration. However, the energy surrounding a potential Christie appointment has dropped significantly in recent weeks.
The New Jersey pol was once considered a candidate for Trump's VP spot, followed by talk for Attorney General.
However, his name has been in the headlines for all the wrong reasons in recent weeks; while the national focus was on the election and Trump's surprise victory, two key aides of Christie's were found guilty for their role in the scheme to block off traffic on the George Washington Bridge.
The Governor has not held a press conference in nearly two months. One source told the New York Post recently, "Trump thought it was shameful that Christie didn't take the fall for Bridget Kelly… Trump is really angry that Christie is sending a soccer mom to jail. He believes 100 percent that Christie was behind it all."
Christie will likely not seek reelection in 2017 in the Garden State. As a recent New Jersey Spotlight article noted:
The state continues to face systemic problems and his approval rating among voters is below 20 percent. "What's the opportunity to stay here, where you don't have any political capital, your ratings are sub-20 percent favorables, you have no leverage, no willing partners in the Senate President or Speaker, not very likely to get anything done," the NJGOP source said. "So spin his wheels here for a year? That just doesn't strike me as anything he would do."
Mediaite will have live coverage of the press announcement as it happens.
[h/t CBS New York]
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DAAD Development-Related Postgraduate Courses (EPOS) in Germany 2021-22 (Fully Funded)
DAAD Development-Related Postgraduate Courses (EPOS) in Germany 2021_22 (Fully Funded)
With its development-oriented postgraduate study programs, the DAAD promotes the training of specialists from development and newly industrialized countries. Well-trained local experts, who are networked with international partners, play an important part in the sustainable development of their countries. They are the best guarantee for a better future with less poverty, more education and health for all. The scholarships offer foreign graduates from development and newly industrialized countries from all disciplines and with at least two years' professional experience the chance to take a postgraduate or Master's degree at a state or state-recognized German university, and in exceptional cases to take a doctoral degree and to obtain a university qualification (Master's/PhD) in Germany.
Here are more details about the DAAD Development-Related Postgraduate Courses (EPOS)
Deadline is March 31, 2021
- Country: Germany
- Financial coverage: Fully Funded
- Eligible Regions: Anyone from any region can apply.
Eligibility Criteria :
Who can apply for DAAD Development-Related Postgraduate Courses (EPOS)?
Graduates with at least two years' professional experience from the following countries: list of eligible countries
Benefits :
Duration of financing
12 to 36 months (depends on the study program)
- According to academic level, monthly payments of 850 euros for graduates or 1,200 euros for doctoral students
- Health, accident and liability insurance coverage payments
- Travel allowance, unless these expenses are covered by the country of origin or another source of funding
In certain circumstances, scholarship recipients may receive the following additional benefits:
- Monthly rent subsidy
- Monthly allowance for accompanying family members
Other details :
What can be funded?
Individual scholarships exclusively for Postgraduate courses in Germany that are listed on the "List of all Postgraduate courses with application deadlines 2021/22".
Application Process:
- Candidates meet the necessary academic requirements and can be expected to successfully complete a study program in Germany (above-average score for the first academic exam; top third, language skills)
- Candidates have a bachelor's degree (usually a four-year course) in an appropriate subject
- Candidates have at least two years of professional experience.
- Candidates can demonstrate that their motivation is related to the development and they are expected to assume social responsibility and initiate and support change processes in their personal and professional environment after their training/scholarship.


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Colombian pastor learns program from Vineland cops
VINELAND – The city has had a new face patrolling the streets over the past week.
Pastor Carlos Villamarin from Bogota, Colombia, has been working as a police chaplain intern for the Vineland Police Department, in hopes of taking what he learns here and using it to create a similar police chaplain program back home.
"I feel honored," Villamarin said of being the first chaplain intern in Vineland.
Villamarin has been shadowing chaplain liaison Officer Jason Scalzi for a week, participating in various programs the police chaplains do.
Scalzi connected with another pastor from Bogota after attending the International Conference of Police Chaplains, which led to Villamarin coming to intern at the police department.
"Every day this week we've had a great experience," Scalzi said.
On Thursday, the two knocked on doors as part of the Door-to-Door program, talking to residents and setting up residential block meetings to give members of the community the opportunity to voice any concerns they may have.
"I'm a firm believer that cooperation with the faith-based community and the police department makes a difference in people's lives," Scalzi said.
Scalzi added that some of the other things they've done this week included feeding the hungry and offering services to someone dealing with depression.
Villamarin said he enjoyed "how the community responds to the program and how they're always willing and happy to see a police officer in the street."
Some of the other community outreach programs the officers and chaplains do include National Night Out in August and Dog Days of Summer, which happen throughout the summer.
Today, the police department will be at Cumberland County College for another community outreach event from 9 a.m. to noon.
One of the biggest things the chaplains do is help with station-house adjustments — when a juvenile is picked up for a non-indictable offense and an officer asks the parent/guardian to bring the child to the station and discuss the offense.
What the chaplains typically do is talk to the youth and do community service projects with him or her. The idea is that this will help prevent the juvenile from committing future offenses.
"It's a great opportunity to reach the juveniles before they continue a life of crime," Scalzi said.
He added that the program has seen great results.
Police Chief Timothy Codispoti "110 percent believes in this program," Scalzi said of the chaplain program.
Currently, Vineland has 10 local clergy who are police chaplains.
To become a police chaplain, one must first be an ordained minster, then go through an background check with the police department. Once that is done, the person much be recommended by Scalzi, senior police chaplain Gary Holden and Codispoti before reaching the interview stage. If accepted, the mayor appoints the person.
Scalzi said the department follows an open-door policy, which allows the police chaplain to have "99.9 percent access" to the police department.
"There's nothing to be hidden," Scalzi said of the relationship between the department and the chaplains.
This concept is something Villamarin wants to duplicate in Colombia. He said it was great "how the whole department, from chief to the officers, is open."
He added the biggest problem in Colombia is that police don't want the chaplains in the police department for fear of exposing corruption.
Scalzi said the department would take on another intern in the future, given the success of this one.
"It's been awesome being able to just feel what the community response is toward the program," Villamarin said. "It's been quite an experience for me."


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A story following a botany professor focusing only on research and does not care for fame, money, or love. Meeting a girl he had ill feelings with in the past, their interest in one another develops as she shows off her doctorate knowledge in ornithology.
Other Name: 两个人的小森林
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Turkey's science watchdog under probe over leaked recordings
Fevzi KIZILKOYUN / Erdinç ÇELİKKAN ANKARA
University students are seen in a competition about encripted documents organized by the TÜBİTAK in this photo.The revelations of an alleged telephone conversation between Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and his son allegedly proving their graft has raised questions about the reliability of the country's scientific watchdog, as it is responsible for providing encrypted telephones for senior state and government officials.
"It is very interesting; they even tap the state's cryptic phones from [the Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey - TÜBİTAK]. A president cannot speak with a prime minister without being wiretapped at an instant," Erdoğan said Feb. 25, while arguing that the scandal justified the recent bills that gave more control to the government over the Internet and the intelligence agency and announcing similar measures for TÜBİTAK.
Now, according to the results of an examination launched at the watchdog, the state's top auditing body may also step in. Upon an order by Science, Industry and Technology Minister Fikri Işık, a wide examination at the institution has been launched, with an expert team assigned the task. The examination has been extended to both the Telecommunications Directorate (TİB) and the Communication Technologies Institution (BTK).
After wiretapping bugs were found in Erdoğan's office in late December 2011, the Center of Research for Advanced Technologies of Informatics and Security (BİLGEM), working under TÜBİTAK, developed encrypted telephones in 2012. Those phones were tested by the National Intelligence Organization (MİT) before being distributed to senior state and government officials, with MİT saying in a report they could not be wiretapped.
However, the codes to cipher the telephones were allegedly leaked, facilitating wiretapping.
Encrypted telephones use different algorithms for ciphering signals, so it is impossible to wiretap them, officials said. "Wiretapping is possible only if codes are leaked," an official said.
It has been suggested that may be the reason why Erdoğan drew attention to the alleged responsibility of TÜBİTAK in the affair.
Five personnel working at TÜBİTAK were suspended at the outset of the investigation.
"Claims are being examined with all aspects and there may be suspensions at the senior level of TÜBİTAK at the end of the investigation," an official from the Ministry of Science, Industry and Technology said.
The five have already been banned from entering the institution. Depending on the results of the investigation, the State Audit Board (DDK), working under the Presidency and the Prime Ministry Inspection Board, may also intervene in the incident.
In his same speech on Feb. 25 which was delivered after the posting of an 11-minute recording on YouTube on Feb. 24, Erdoğan said: "We will bring legal action against these [wiretapping] activities. If we let it go on, there will be no privacy for families nor for the state in this country." The video has been watched close to 4 million times in 48 hours.
Also on Feb. 24, reports of widespread wiretapping were published by two pro-government newspapers, prompting Erdoğan to describe it as "the biggest eavesdropping scandal in Turkish history."
According to reports, hundreds of people, including the prime minister, his closest associates, the head of MİT, as well as a number of journalists, scholars and business leaders, have been tapped by prosecutors.


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Rio Ferdinand is not impressed with Harry Maguire's anticipation on Chris Wood for the goal.
The United captain was marking the striker when he scored.
Old Trafford legend Ferdinand says: "You can't be that far off you man there and allow that space.
"You're working with people who need one chance and can score goals.
"What do we see here?
"Gets in front of him. Not close enough. Punished.
"Get against people! Hold people! Rough people up!
"That's what it's about, you've got to make it difficult for people. That's too easy."