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This volume of the CRM Conference Series is based on a carefully
refereed selection of contributions presented at the "11th
International Symposium on Quantum Theory and Symmetries", held in
Montreal, Canada from July 1-5, 2019. The main objective of the
meeting was to share and make accessible new research and recent
results in several branches of Theoretical and Mathematical
Physics, including Algebraic Methods, Condensed Matter Physics,
Cosmology and Gravitation, Integrability, Non-perturbative Quantum
Field Theory, Particle Physics, Quantum Computing and Quantum
Information Theory, and String/ADS-CFT. There was also a special
session in honour of Decio Levi. The volume is divided into
sections corresponding to the sessions held during the symposium,
allowing the reader to appreciate both the homogeneity and the
diversity of mathematical tools that have been applied in these
subject areas. Several of the plenary speakers, who are
internationally recognized experts in their fields, have
contributed reviews of the main topics to complement the original
contributions.
This volume of the CRM Conference Series is based on a carefully
refereed selection of contributions presented at the "11th
International Symposium on Quantum Theory and Symmetries", held in
Montreal, Canada from July 1-5, 2019. The main objective of the
meeting was to share and make accessible new research and recent
results in several branches of Theoretical and Mathematical
Physics, including Algebraic Methods, Condensed Matter Physics,
Cosmology and Gravitation, Integrability, Non-perturbative Quantum
Field Theory, Particle Physics, Quantum Computing and Quantum
Information Theory, and String/ADS-CFT. There was also a special
session in honour of Decio Levi. The volume is divided into
sections corresponding to the sessions held during the symposium,
allowing the reader to appreciate both the homogeneity and the
diversity of mathematical tools that have been applied in these
subject areas. Several of the plenary speakers, who are
internationally recognized experts in their fields, have
contributed reviews of the main topics to complement the original
contributions.
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Penelope Allen, James Green, Antonia Rey, Hedy Sontag, Harris Yulin, …
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Stacy Keach and Faye Dunaway star in this western depicting the
legendary gunfight at the O.K. Corral. Doc Holliday (Keach) travels
with Kate Elder (Dunaway), whose services he won in a poker game,
to the town of Tombstone in Cochise County to visit his old friend
Wyatt Earp (Harris Yulin). Upon arrival, they find the election
campaign in full swing with Sheriff Wyatt standing as a candidate.
But the powerful gang of cowboys in the Clanton family strongly
object to his bid and the two warring factions decide to meet at
the O.K. Corral to settle their differences in a shoot-out to the
death.
This book is the culmination of five years of research into the
topic of child ghosts. With well over three hundred examples given,
it is by far the most thorough work on the topic, and is
recommended for those with a serious interest in the paranormal, as
well as those of a more curious disposition.
Our world is undergoing immense changes. Never before have the
conditions of life changed so swiftly and enormously as they have
changed for mankind in the last fifty-plus years. We have been
carried along...with no means of measuring the increasing swiftness
in the succession of events. We are only now beginning to realize
the force and strength of this storm of change that has come upon
us.
Though none of us are yet clear as to the precise way in which
this great changeover is to be effected, there is a worldwide
feeling now that changeover or a vast upheaval is before us.
Increasing multitudes participate in this uneasy sense of an
insecure transition. In the course of one lifetime, mankind has
passed from a state of affairs that seems to us now...to have been
slow, dull, ill-provided, and limited, but at least picturesque and
tranquil-minded, to a new phase of excitement, provocation, menace,
urgency, and actual or potential distresses. More and more, our
lives are intertwined with one another...a worldwide morass, and we
cannot get away from that fact. We have become nothing more than
nondescript, political pawns in a "winner-takes-all..".global chess
game.
"It is the common fate of the indolent to see their rights become a
prey to the active. The condition upon which God hath given liberty
to man is eternal vigilance; which condition if he breaks,
servitude is at once the consequence of his crime and the
punishment of his guilt." John Philpot Curran in a speech on "The
Right to Vote" in 1790:
"It is the common fate of the indolent to see their rights become a
prey to the active. The condition upon which God hath given liberty
to man is eternal vigilance; which condition if he breaks,
servitude is at once the consequence of his crime and the
punishment of his guilt." John Philpot Curran in a speech on "The
Right to Vote" in 1790:
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I Was Surprised (Paperback)
Aaron David McKenzie; Edited by Austin Richard McKenzie; Lynn Marie Trevino
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Our world is undergoing immense changes. Never before have the
conditions of life changed so swiftly and enormously as they have
changed for mankind in the last fifty-plus years. We have been
carried along...with no means of measuring the increasing swiftness
in the succession of events. We are only now beginning to realize
the force and strength of this storm of change that has come upon
us.
Though none of us are yet clear as to the precise way in which
this great changeover is to be effected, there is a worldwide
feeling now that changeover or a vast upheaval is before us.
Increasing multitudes participate in this uneasy sense of an
insecure transition. In the course of one lifetime, mankind has
passed from a state of affairs that seems to us now...to have been
slow, dull, ill-provided, and limited, but at least picturesque and
tranquil-minded, to a new phase of excitement, provocation, menace,
urgency, and actual or potential distresses. More and more, our
lives are intertwined with one another...a worldwide morass, and we
cannot get away from that fact. We have become nothing more than
nondescript, political pawns in a "winner-takes-all..".global chess
game.
Thesis (M.A.) from the year 2010 in the subject Communications -
Movies and Television, grade: "Merit," University of Reading
(German Studies), course: MA (Res), language: English, abstract:
This dissertation examines two DEFA films produced in the 1960's by
Joachim Kunert and Konrad Wolf, who became part of East Germany's
2nd generation of filmmakers and who explored the causes of
National Socialism and the remedies for the dreadful catastrophe
that overcame Germany between 1933 and 1945. The collapse of the
Reich in 1945 saw the end of the 12 year National Socialist reign
of terror over Germany. The Nazi's had ensured that they had
control of cultural life in Germany and had invested heavily in a
film industry that created a national myth in order to support Nazi
Party aims and which manipulated the public. The defeat of Germany
saw the discrediting and failure of fascist, national identity,
myth making, artistic stereotypes and the foundational films
produced in Germany during the period 1933-45. By the 1960's DEFA,
the GDR's state film production company had been exploring the
origins of National Socialism for twenty years, starting with
Wolfgang Staudte's Die Morder sind unter uns, 1946, DEFA. The GDR's
state film company, DEFA, was given the task of" ...]restor ing]
democracy in Germany and remove all traces of fascist and
militaristic ideology from the minds of every German ...] (Allen,
1999,3). These films were produced to enable the Germans to have an
"honest confrontation with the military and moral catastrophe that
...]the Germans had brought on themselves ...]" (Barnouw,2008,48)
and sought to "develop a cinematic language ...]to confront the
recent German past (Pinkert,2008,20). The "grammar" of DEFA anti-
fascist films was established by such films as Staudte, Die Morder
Sind Unter Uns orIrgendwo in Berlin, 1946, Gerhard Lamprecht, DEFA
and Die Buntkarierten,1949, Kurt Maetzig, DEFA or Rotation,1949,
Wolfgang Staudte, DEFA. These films were made by a generat
Political correctness appears innocuous enough until one truly
looks at the ripple effect created by today's manipulative players
looking for an advantage. Political correctness is a lie because
saying it isn't so, doesn't change the facts...the facts are that
pigs don't fly and life "ain't" fair This charade has become so
ingrained in our culture today that no one is willing to call it
what it is; a facade for a culture of entitlement based on denial
and rejection of responsibility. While political correctness has
been solidifying its place in our lives for some time now, it has
recently been joined by its natural adjunct partner...socialism.
Our current administration has decided it knows what's best for us
in spite of a majority of voters expressing an opposing opinion.
But my real fear is that his agenda and ambitions are going to
destroy America... Obama is not the first president with a large
streak of narcissism. But the others had equally expansive feelings
about their country. He epitomizes today's "me" culture with their
"it's not my fault" mentality supported by their entitlement
attitude. He is the embodiment of everything that is "wrong" with
America today...he is the maestro of the blame-game (mistakes will
be made, but others can be blamed). We have misplaced our
traditional values while buying into the liberal's progressive
mindset. Our losses have been mounting for decades and the
accumulative consequences are coming to bear. The list is endless:
common sense, common courtesies, responsibility, accountability,
integrity, family values, love of country...and God. I'm not
suggesting he caused this decline in America's moral values; but I
would suggest his radical vision for America...and beyond, is to
take what we see today to the next level. From his distorted
perspective he is myopically focused on shepherding us to what's
"right" for America.
Political correctness appears innocuous enough until one truly
looks at the ripple effect created by today's manipulative players
looking for an advantage. Political correctness is a lie because
saying it isn't so, doesn't change the facts...the facts are that
pigs don't fly and life "ain't" fair This charade has become so
ingrained in our culture today that no one is willing to call it
what it is; a facade for a culture of entitlement based on denial
and rejection of responsibility. While political correctness has
been solidifying its place in our lives for some time now, it has
recently been joined by its natural adjunct partner...socialism.
Our current administration has decided it knows what's best for us
in spite of a majority of voters expressing an opposing opinion.
But my real fear is that his agenda and ambitions are going to
destroy America... Obama is not the first president with a large
streak of narcissism. But the others had equally expansive feelings
about their country. He epitomizes today's "me" culture with their
"it's not my fault" mentality supported by their entitlement
attitude. He is the embodiment of everything that is "wrong" with
America today...he is the maestro of the blame-game (mistakes will
be made, but others can be blamed). We have misplaced our
traditional values while buying into the liberal's progressive
mindset. Our losses have been mounting for decades and the
accumulative consequences are coming to bear. The list is endless:
common sense, common courtesies, responsibility, accountability,
integrity, family values, love of country...and God. I'm not
suggesting he caused this decline in America's moral values; but I
would suggest his radical vision for America...and beyond, is to
take what we see today to the next level. From his distorted
perspective he is myopically focused on shepherding us to what's
"right" for America.
By this point in our lives (my target readers) we've all heard the
old adage "You can't go home." But what does it mean? As life winds
down and the drone of existence begins to wane, I'm feeling an
intangible desire or need to reach back into my past and reconnect
with a by-gone time and people...living and/or dead. It feels like
an elusive melody that seems distantly familiar, yet strange and
unidentifiable. If all the above sounds like a premonition of the
inevitable, I agree and accept that my time is ticking away. But
it's not about dying...it's about going home I'm not afraid of
dying, but I do struggle with the reality that I will no longer
physically exist. I have to wonder if the term "going home" isn't a
misnomer and maybe...just maybe, we're trying to return to
"Neverland" (Fridays With Landon). When we were very young we
searched for that elusive, utopian community...and studies have
shown that in our declining years, we slowly revert to our
childhood. Another line-of-thought is that it's all just a mirage.
We know and accept that a man can be dying of thirst, in the middle
of the driest desert, and his mind will anesthetize him by creating
the illusion of an oasis. If we can acknowledge that phenomenon
(the mind's coping mechanism) then it shouldn't be much of a
stretch to reason that the elderly possess those same innate coping
capabilities...to ease their journey home. Of course their mirage
would be about "going home..".not to a place, but to another time.
What is the driver for this (apparently) universal pilgrimage? I
have to wonder, even compare it to an addict's motivation (The Path
to Addiction)...one more trip down that path of pleasant memories
even as the host is being sacrificed.
By this point in our lives (my target readers) we've all heard the
old adage "You can't go home." But what does it mean? As life winds
down and the drone of existence begins to wane, I'm feeling an
intangible desire or need to reach back into my past and reconnect
with a by-gone time and people...living and/or dead. It feels like
an elusive melody that seems distantly familiar, yet strange and
unidentifiable. If all the above sounds like a premonition of the
inevitable, I agree and accept that my time is ticking away. But
it's not about dying...it's about going home I'm not afraid of
dying, but I do struggle with the reality that I will no longer
physically exist. I have to wonder if the term "going home" isn't a
misnomer and maybe...just maybe, we're trying to return to
"Neverland" (Fridays With Landon). When we were very young we
searched for that elusive, utopian community...and studies have
shown that in our declining years, we slowly revert to our
childhood. Another line-of-thought is that it's all just a mirage.
We know and accept that a man can be dying of thirst, in the middle
of the driest desert, and his mind will anesthetize him by creating
the illusion of an oasis. If we can acknowledge that phenomenon
(the mind's coping mechanism) then it shouldn't be much of a
stretch to reason that the elderly possess those same innate coping
capabilities...to ease their journey home. Of course their mirage
would be about "going home..".not to a place, but to another time.
What is the driver for this (apparently) universal pilgrimage? I
have to wonder, even compare it to an addict's motivation (The Path
to Addiction)...one more trip down that path of pleasant memories
even as the host is being sacrificed.
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