-Caveat Lector- from: http://www.aci.net/kalliste/ <A HREF="http://www.aci.net/kalliste/">The Home Page of J. Orlin Grabbe</A> ----- Today's Lesson From Schrodinger's Kittens and the Search for Reality by John Gribben Feynman's unsung insight suggested, more than a half century ago, that the behavior of electromagnetic radiation, and the way in which it interacts with charged particles, could be explained by taking seriously the fact that there are two sets of solutions to Maxwell's equations, the equations that describe electromagnetic waves moving through space like ripples moving across the surface of a pond. One set of solutions, the 'common-sense' solutions, describes waves moving outward from an accelerated charged particle and forwards in time, like ripples spreading from the point where a stone has been dropped into the pond. The second set of solutions, largely ignored even today, describes waves travelling backwards in time and converging onto charged particles, like ripples that start from the edge of the pond and converge onto a point in the middle of the pond. As I discussed in Chapter Two, when proper allowance is made for both sets of equations interacting with all the charged particles in the Universe, most of the complexity cancels out, leaving only the familiar common-sense (or 'retarded') waves to carry electromagnetic influences from one charged particle to another. But as a result of all these interactions, each individual charged particle--including each electron--is instantaneously aware of its position in relation to all the other charged particles in the Universe. The one tangible influence of the waves that travel backwards in time (the 'advanced' waves) is that they provide feedback which makes every charged particle an integrated part of the whole electromagnetic web. Poke an electron in a laboratory here on Earth, and in principle every charged particle in, say, the Andromeda galaxy, more than two million light years away, immediately knows what has happened, even though any retarded wave produced by poking the electron here on Earth will take more than two million years to reach the Andromeda galaxy ===== Symbolism Bald Eagle Bites Clinton On the left hand, no less A BALD eagle, the emblem of the United States, bit President Clinton at a ceremony on the White House lawn yesterday. Mr Clinton's staff had arranged for the eagle, Challenger, to be present when he announced that the species was being taken off the endangered list after a 27-year conservation project. The President described the eagle as the "living symbol of our democracy" and then moved over to talk to the bird's handler, Al Cesari. Mr Clinton looked distinctly uneasy as he stood just out of pecking distance of the bird, whose image appears on the great seal of the United States, on the dollar bill and a host of other national symbols. As the President turned to congratulate volunteers from the eagle-salvation programme who were standing behind Challenger's perch, the 10-year-old bird bent forward and pecked him hard on the left hand. Mr Clinton withdrew his hand quickly, shook it and inspected the damage, as an embarrassed Mr Cesari moved in. A spokesman for the White House said later: "The President was bitten, but no blood was drawn. He told aides as he left the ceremony that he was sure that bird was not the only creature in Washington who would like to have a go at him." The eagle had been reduced from an estimated population of half a million, when it was chosen as America's emblem in 1783, to only 417 pairs in 1963. The London Telegraph, July 3, 1999 Investment Banking Is There Life After Leeson? The investment bank ING bought for �1 The name's almost the same, but the ING Barings of today is a far different animal from the UK investment bank that Nick Leeson's rogue trading brought down four and a half years ago. Picked up for �1 ($1.58) by the Dutch bank and insurance company ING Group, ING Barings has experienced no shortage of upheaval since then, as it has struggled with the management and cultural issues shared by other investment banks owned by larger financial services organisations. It also shared the pain of two years of turbulence in emerging markets. In less than five months last year, ING Barings lost a new chief executive, Arjun Mathrani, then its chairman and interim chief executive, Marinus Minderhoud. It also cut 1,200 of 10,000 jobs worldwide and saw the departure of some of its most prominent UK corporate bankers. What has emerged from two years of turmoil is a bank focusing on medium- size companies in Europe, while retaining an interest in emerging markets. ING Barings now takes in the branch network of the former ING Bank International, the parent's treasury operations, Barings Securities, as well as the remnants of the old Barings Brothers in London. Crucial to success was finding the right chief executive. David Robins, who joined in October, had the organisational experience needed to build mutual confidence between London and Amsterdam. As former UK head of Union Bank of Switzerland and its European chief operating officer, Mr Robins had intimate knowledge of dealing with a distant parent. He had also seen the strife of a merger when UBS bought - but in effect was taken over by - Swiss Bank Corporation. He immediately brought in Malcolm Le May, a former UBS lieutenant who stayed only briefly at the new Warburg Dillon Read, as global head of corporate and institutional finance. Not having "baggage" from either side helped, but was not sufficient. Mr Mathrani, who had spent 28 years at Chase Manhattan, had also started with a clean slate but found himself embroiled in a power struggle. "He didn't know what he was getting into and he didn't have a mandate to fix it," according to a banker familiar with the situation. Mr Minderhoud, one of Mr Mathrani's main antagonists, quit a few months later when the size of ING Barings' losses became apparent. Although the group does not break out ING Barings' results from its banking in general, it said in October that corporate and investment banking would produce profits in 1998 of Fl 1.5bn (E681m, $697m) less than expected. In this environment, Mr Robins said yesterday: "We went to Amsterdam and said we have to manage this as a partnership. It's not us versus them." He reports directly to Michel Tilmant, the Belgian main board member who came into the group through ING's takeover of Banque Bruxelles Lambert. ING Group said yesterday it was "very happy with the new structure and the new management of David Robins, Malcolm Le May and their team" and with ING Barings' return to profit in the first quarter of 1999. Group insiders said Gottfried van der Lugt, ING chairman, was delighted with progress. The Financial Times, July 3, 1999 ----- Aloha, He'Ping, Om, Shalom, Salaam. Em Hotep, Peace Be, Omnia Bona Bonis, All My Relations. Adieu, Adios, Aloha. Amen. Roads End Kris DECLARATION & DISCLAIMER ========== CTRL is a discussion and informational exchange list. Proselyzting propagandic screeds are not allowed. Substance�not soapboxing! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory', with its many half-truths, misdirections and outright frauds is used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRL gives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. 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