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    Superior General\u27s Report 2012 (English)

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    Table of Contents -- I. General Introduction -- 1.1. Some Contextual Elements -- (pg. 5) -- 1.1.1. Global Trend No. 1: A World Controlled by Economics -- (pg. 5) -- 1.1.2. Global Trend No. 2: A More Multicultural World -- (pg. 6) -- 1.1.3. Global Trend No. 3: In a World at the Same Time Globalised and Differentiated, a New Place for the Religious -- (pg. 6) -- 1.1.4. Global Trend No. 4: A New Distribution of the World Population and Religions -- (pg. 7) -- 1.1.5. Global Trend No. 5: A Better Awareness of the Dignity and Role of Women in the World and in the Church -- (pg. 7) -- 1.1.6. Other Trends -- (pg. 8) -- II. The Animation of the Congregation -- 2.1. Spiritan Spirituality and Publications -- (pg. 9) -- 2.1.1. Centre for Spiritan Studies (CSS) -- (pg. 9) -- 2.1.2. Spiritan Anthology -- (pg. 10) -- 2.1.3. Information Documentation/Anima Una -- (pg. 10) -- 2.1.4. Spiritan Life -- (pg. 10) -- 2.1.5. Formation Matters -- (pg. 11) -- 2.1.6. Causes of Our Founders and Ancestors -- (pg. 11) -- 2.2. Formation -- (pg. 12) -- 2.2.1 Word Method -- (pg. 12) -- 2.2.2. Stages of the Work -- (pg. 13) -- 2.2.3. Aspects of Formation -- (pg. 13) -- 2.2.4. Towards the Future -- (pg. 14) -- 2.3. Brothers in the Congregation -- (pg. 15) -- 2.3.1. First Letter to Members -- (pg. 15) -- 2.3.2. Replies and Second Letter -- (pg. 16) -- 2.3.3. Ariccia 2008 -- (pg. 16) -- 2.3.4. Spiritan Life -- (pg. 16) -- 2.3.5. Progress -- (pg. 16) -- 2.3.6. Barriers to Progress and Challenges Ahead -- (pg. 17) -- 2.4. Lay Spiritans/Lay Associates -- (pg. 17) -- 2.4.1. I Already Attained: Spiritan Laity are a Branch of the Spiritan Tree (T.A. 11.2) -- (pg. 18) -- 2.4.2. Current Situation in Unions -- (pg. 18) -- 2.4.3. ECG/Ariccia 2008 (Cf. Anima Una - 62, 3.4) -- (pg. 19) -- 2.4.4. Lay Spiritans/ Lay Associates: Towards a More Unified Vision -- (pg. 20) -- 2.5. Mission Appointment -- (pg. 21) -- 2.5.1. The Role of Mission Appointment in the Mission of the Congregation -- (pg. 21) -- 2.5.2. Some Important Constitutive Elements in Making Mission Appointments -- (pg. 22) -- 2.5.3. Some Elements to Make Mission Appointment Successful -- (pg. 23) -- 2.5.4. Change of Mission Appointment -- (pg. 23) -- 2.5.5. Appointment as a Punishment -- (pg. 23) -- 2.6. Spiritan Commitment to Justice, Peace and Integrity of Creation -- (pg. 24) -- 2.6.1. Ecumenism and the Inter-Religious Dialogue -- (pg. 25) -- 2.6.2. Spiritans in Health Ministries -- (pg. 26) -- 2.7 Spiritans Involved in Educational Works -- (pg. 28) -- 2.7.1. Many Meetings Devoted to the Commitment of the Congregation to Educational Works -- (pg. 28) -- 2.7.2. Some Fundamental Elements Emphasized During the Meeting -- (pg. 29) -- 2.7.3. A Big Variety of Commitments in Educational Works -- (pg. 30) -- 2.8. General Secretariat -- (pg. 31) -- 2.8.1. Publications, Information and Communication -- (pg. 33) -- 2.8.2. Communications -- (pg. 34) -- 2.9. The Causes of Spiritan Confreres in View of Their Canonisation -- (pg. 35) -- 2.10. General Procurator to the Holy See (SRL 211) -- (pg. 36) -- 2.11. Spiritan Rule of Life and Organization (2004-2012) -- (pg. 37) -- III. The Mission of the Congregation -- 3.1. Africa and the Indian Ocean Islands -- 3.1.0. UCAI: Union of Circumscriptions of Africa and the Islands -- (pg. 39) -- 3.1.1. UCEAF: Union of Circumscriptions of Eastern Africa -- (pg. 39) -- 3.1.1.(1) Ethiopia Foundation -- (pg. 39) -- 3.1.1. (2) Kenya Foundation -- (pg. 41) -- 3.1.1. (3) Tanzania Province -- (pg. 42) -- 3.1.1. (4) Uganda Foundation -- (pg. 43) -- 3.1.2. UCOI: The Union of Circumscriptions of the Indian Ocean -- (pg. 44) -- 3.1.2 (1) India Circumscription -- (pg. 45) -- 3.1.2 (2) Madagascar Circumscription -- (pg. 46) -- 3.1.2 (3) Mauritius Circumscription -- (pg. 47) -- 3.1.2. (4) Reunion Circumscription -- (pg. 48) -- 3.1.2. (5) Seychelles Circumscription -- (pg. 49) -- 3.1.3 UCSAC: Union of Circumscriptions of Central Africa -- (pg. 50) -- 3.1.3 (1) Cameroon Province -- (pg. 51) -- 3.1.3 (2) Central Africa Foundation -- (pg. 52) -- 3.1.3 (3) Congo-Brazzaville Province -- (pg. 53) -- 3.1.3 (4) -- Gabon/Equatorial Guinea Foundation -- (pg. 55) -- 3.1.4 UCSCA: Union of Circumscriptions of South Central Africa -- (pg. 56) -- 3.1.4. (1) Malawi International Group -- (pg. 57)3.1.4 (2) Mozambique International Group -- (pg. 58) -- 3.1.4 (3) South African District -- (pg. 59) -- 3.1.4 (4) Zambia International Group -- (pg. 60) -- 3.1.5. UCAWA: Union of Circumscriptions of Anglophone West Africa -- (pg. 63) -- 3.1.6 UCWA: Union of Circumscriptions of West Africa -- (pg. 64) -- 3.1.6 (1) Gambia Foundation, The -- (pg. 64) -- 3.1.6 (2) Ghana Province -- (pg. 65) -- 3.1.6 (3) Sierra Leone Foundation -- (pg. 66) -- 3.1.7 USCN: Union of Spiritan Circumscriptions of Nigeria (pg. 67) -- 3.1.7 (1) -- Nigeria North East Province -- (pg. 69) -- 3.1.7 (2) Nigeria North West Foundation -- (pg. 70) -- 3.1.7. (3) Nigeria South East Province -- (pg. 70) -- 3.1.7 (4) Nigeria South West Foundation -- (pg. 71) -- 3.1.8. Algeria International Group -- (pg. 72) -- 3.1.9. Angola Province -- (pg. 73) -- 3.1.10 Cape Verde District -- (pg. 75) -- 3.1.11. Congo-Kinshasa Foundation -- (pg. 76) -- 3.2. Asia -- 3.2.1. UCEAS: Union of Circumscriptions of East Asia -- (pg. 79) -- 3.2.1. (1) Philippines Circumscription -- (pg. 80) -- 3.2.1 (2) Taiwan-Vietnam Circumscription -- (pg. 81) -- 3.2.2 Pakistan International Group -- (pg. 84) -- 3.3 Europe -- 3.3.1. UCE: Union of Circumscriptions of Europe -- (pg. 85) -- 3.3.1. (1) British Province -- (pg. 86) -- 3.3.1. (2) Circumscription Europe -- (pg. 87) -- 3.3.1. (3) Croatia International Group -- (pg. 88) -- 3.3.1. (4) France Province -- (pg. 89) -- 3.3.1. (5) Ireland Province -- (pg. 91) -- 3.3.1. (6) Netherlands Province -- (pg. 92) -- 3.3.1. (7) Poland Province -- (pg. 94) -- 3.3.1. (8) Portugal Province -- (pg. 94) -- 3.3.1 (9) Spain Province -- (pg. 97) -- 3.3.1. (10) Switzerland Province -- (pg. 99) -- 3.3.1. (11) Italy, Spiritan Presence in (pg. 100) -- 3.4 North America and the Caribbean -- (pg. 3.4.1 UCNAC: The Union of the Circumscriptions of North America and the Caribbean -- (pg. 201) -- 3.4.1. (1) Canada Province -- (pg. 103) -- 3.4.1 (2) Haiti Foundation -- (pg. 104) -- 3.4.1. (3) Mexico International Group -- (pg. 104) -- 3.4.1. (4) Puerto Rico Foundation -- (pg. 105) -- 3.4.1. (5) Transcanada Province -- (pg. 106) -- 3.4.1. (6) Trinidad Province -- (pg. 107) -- 3.4.1. (7) -- United States Province -- (pg. 108) -- 3.4.2. Guadeloupe District -- (pg. 110) -- 3.4.3 Guyane, District of -- (pg. 111) -- 3.4.4 Martinique District -- (pg. 112) -- 3.5. Oceania -- 3.5.1. Australia International Group -- (pg. 113) -- 3.6. South America -- 3.6.1 UCAL: Union of Circumscriptions of Latin-America -- (pg. 115) -- 3.6.1 (1) Alto Jurua District -- (pg. 117) -- 3.6.1. (2) Amazonia District -- (pg. 120) -- 3.6.1. (3) Brazil Province -- (pg. 120) -- 3.6.1. (4) Brazil South West District -- (pg. 122) -- 3.6.1 (5) Paraguay International Group -- (pg. 123) -- IV. Bursar General\u27s Report -- 4.1. Implementation of Torre D\u27Aguilha Chapter 2004 -- 4.1.1. Economic Structure of the Congregation -- (pg. 125) -- 4.1.2. Economic Organisation in our Tradition According to SRL -- (pg 125) -- 4.1.3. New Emphases -- (pg. 125) -- 4.1.4. Torre D\u27Aguilha Chapter 2004: A Turning Point -- (pg. 126) -- 4.1.5. What Model of Financial Organisation? -- (pg. 126) -- 4.1.6. Proposal: Organisation of Economic Solidarity -- (pg. 127) -- 4.1.7. General Bursar\u27s Office: A New Team -- (pg. 128) -- 4.1.8. The Financial Council -- (pg. 129) -- 4.1.9. Realising Credibility - A Spiritan Culture -- (pg. 129) -- 4.1.10 Personal Contribution for the General Administration - SRL 233 -- (pg. 132) -- 4.1.11 Renovation of the Generalate House -- (pg. 132) -- Appendices -- (pg. 134)https://dsc.duq.edu/spiritan-gr/1005/thumbnail.jp

    Group-labeled light dual multinets in the projective plane (with Appendix)

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    In this paper we investigate light dual multinets labeled by a finite group in the projective plane PG(2,K)PG(2,\mathbb{K}) defined over a field K\mathbb{K}. We present two classes of new examples. Moreover, under some conditions on the characteristic K\mathbb{K}, we classify group-labeled light dual multinets with lines of length least 99

    General Chapter 1998: Maynooth

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    Table of contents -- Forward -- (pg. iv) -- Launch Out into the Deep -- Introduction -- (pg. 1) -- The Congregation as a Sailing Ship -- 1. Presentations -- (pg. 16) -- 1.1 Evangelisation Among the Nomads of Borana Land - Ethiopia -- (pg. 20) -- 1.2 Overview of First Evangelisation -- Senegal, Guinea-C, Guinea-B, Mauritania, Algeria -- (pg. 24) -- 1.3 Education in the Spiritan Misson -- USA East -- (pg. 28) -- 1.4 Informal Education of Children -- Bangui -- (pg. 31) -- 1.5 Where are we in Our Commitment to Justice and Peace? -- Generalate J&P Co-ordinator -- (pg. 34) -- 1.6 A Voice for the Voiceless - Brazil -- (pg. 38) -- 1.7 Refugee ministry in the East African Province -- (pg. 42) -- 1.8 Justice and Peace in Daily Life - Cameroon -- (pg. 46) -- 1.9 -- A Situation of Conflict: A Time of Grace - Angola -- (pg. 49) -- 1.10 An African Expression of the Spiritan Charism - WAF -- (pg. 49) -- 1.11 The Evangelisation of a Missionary - Amazonia -- (pg. 56) -- 1.12 New Breath in an Aging Province - Germany -- (pg. 60) -- 1.13 Together for Mission - Paraguay -- (pg. 63) -- 1.14 Nationality, Ethnicity and Culture in Community - Congo-Brazzaville -- (pg. 67) -- 1.15 An Experience of Lived Solidarity - Zimbabwe -- (pg. 70) -- 1.16 Different Aspects of Community Life -- France -- (pg. 74) -- 1.17 Mission in an Aging Province - England -- (pg. 77) -- 1.18 Professed Spiritans and Lay Associates - General Council -- (pg. 81) -- 1.19 An Experience of Collaborative Ministry - TransCanada -- (pg. 84) -- 1.20 A Lay Associate from Europe - England -- (pg. 88) -- 1.21 A Pilgrim for the Kingdom - Brazil - Puerto Rico -- (pg. 91) -- 1.22 Partnership with the Laity - Central African Foundation -- (pg. 95) -- 1.23 Continuing the Spiritan Charism in our Colleges - Ireland -- (pg. 98) -- 2. Our Mission -- (pg. 107) -- 3. Our Sources of Inspiration -- (pg. 114) -- 4. Our Living Together -- (pg. 121) -- 5. Collaborative Ministry -- (pg. 126) -- 6. Finance -- (pg. 134) -- 7. Directory of Organisation -- (pg. 142) -- 8. History -- Anniversaries -- (pg. 146) -- 9. Changes to the Rule of Lifehttps://dsc.duq.edu/spiritan-gc/1004/thumbnail.jp

    Understanding The Necessity Of Rebooting Copyright Laws In Context Of The Advancement Of AI

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    John McCarthy coined the term "Artificial Intelligence" in 1956, but this term remains undefined legally. It's machines ability to do clever things and it is the science of letting computers perform tasks that people do with intelligence. AI is the ability of computers to think, perceive, learn, problem-solve, and make decisions. AI has hindered Intellectual Property Rights especially Copyright. When computers were invented, copyright laws were not envisioned. AI now completes task without human intervention. Before then, computers were tools that required human input. Copyright protects human creativity. Copyright protects moral and economic rights. Authors create copyrightable works. There are many restrictions to safeguard human work, but when AI creates copyrightable material, the laws need to be changed. The international community must develop a solution for AI-generated work's authorship and ownership under copyright law. AI-generated works will suffer from non-human authorship. The sui generis system or AI-specific copyright laws may solve this challenge. AI-generated works ought to be more strictly regulated, and human invention should be prioritised above machine creativity. Hence, a comprehensive strategy must be established immediately. This research paper elaborates the necessity of revamp copyright laws for AI and AI-generated works

    The random geometry of equilibrium phases

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    This is a (long) survey about applications of percolation theory in equilibrium statistical mechanics. The chapters are as follows: 1. Introduction 2. Equilibrium phases 3. Some models 4. Coupling and stochastic domination 5. Percolation 6. Random-cluster representations 7. Uniqueness and exponential mixing from non-percolation 8. Phase transition and percolation 9. Random interactions 10. Continuum modelsComment: 118 pages. Addresses: [email protected] http://www.mathematik.uni-muenchen.de/~georgii.html [email protected] http://www.math.chalmers.se/~olleh [email protected]

    Seller Reputation and Trust in Pre-Trade Communication

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    We characterize the unique equilibrium in which high ability sellers always announce the quality of their items truthfully, in a repeated game model of experienced good markets with adverse selection on a seller's propensity to supply good quality items. In this equilibrium a seller's value function strictly increases in reputation and a seller's type is revealed within finite time. The analysis highlights a new reputation mechanism based on an endogenous complementarity the market places between a seller's honesty in pre-trade communication (trust) and his/her ability to deliver good quality (reputation). As maintaining honesty is less costly for high ability sellers who anticipate less “bad news” to disclose, they can signal their ability by communicating in a more trustworthy manner. Applying this model, we examine the extent to which consumer feedback systems foster trust in online markets, including the possibility that sellers may change identities or exit.cheap talk, consumer rating system, reputation, trust.

    The Nebraska Transcript, Fall 2013, Vol. 46 No. 2

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    Dean’s Message, pg. 2 Faculty Updates Profile: Richard Duncan, pg. 4 Profile: Glenda Pierce Retires, pg. 6 Faculty Notes, pg. 10 Schmidt Granted Tenure, pg. 20 Hurwitz Uses Computer Science Training, pg. 22 Sullivan Joins Civil Clinic Faculty, pg. 24 Feature: College Opens Doors to New Clinical Experience, pg. 26 Around the College Admissions: Introducing the Class of 2016, pg. 30 Poser Tours Air Force Base, pg. 33 CSO: Behind the Statistics, pg. 34 Levick’s Perry Fuller Program Lecture, pg. 38 Cline Williams Jurist in Residence: Hon. Randall Rader, pg. 40 Pound Lecture Delivered by Levinson, pg. 42 Student Accolades, pg. 44 Poser in China, pg. 47 2013 Spring Commencement, pg. 48 Our Alumni Jim Hewitt’s Varied Career, pg. 52 Swanson Father, Son Visit Beijing, pg. 56 Schmid Law Library Serves Alumni, pg. 58 Alumni Council Awards Pictorial, pg. 60 AlumNotes, pg. 61 In Memoriam, pg. 70 Annual Report, pg. 73 Baylor Evnen Gift Honors Former Partners, pg. 86 Robert Veach Seminar Room Updated, pg. 87 Calendar of Events, pg.

    A Physical Unclonable Function Based on Inter-Metal Layer Resistance Variations and an Evaluation of its Temperature and Voltage Stability

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    Keying material for encryption is stored as digital bistrings in non-volatile memory (NVM) on FPGAs and ASICs in current technologies. However, secrets stored this way are not secure against a determined adversary, who can use probing attacks to steal the secret. Physical Unclonable functions (PUFs) have emerged as an alternative. PUFs leverage random manufacturing variations as the source of entropy for generating random bitstrings, and incorporate an on-chip infrastructure for measuring and digitizing the corresponding variations in key electrical parameters, such as delay or voltage. PUFs are designed to reproduce a bitstring on demand and therefore eliminate the need for on-chip storage. In this dissertation, I propose a kind of PUF that measures resistance variations in inter-metal layers that define the power grid of the chip and evaluate its temperature and voltage stability. First, I introduce two implementations of a power grid-based PUF (PG-PUF). Then, I analyze the quality of bit strings generated without considering environmental variations from the PG-PUFs that leverage resistance variations in: 1) the power grid metal wires in 60 copies of a 90 nm chip and 2) in the power grid metal wires of 58 copies of a 65 nm chip. Next, I carry out a series of experiments in a set of 63 chips in IBM\u27s 90 nm technology at 9 TV corners, i.e., over all combination of 3 temperatures: -40oC, 25oC and 85oC and 3 voltages: nominal and +/-10% of the nominal supply voltage. The randomness, uniqueness and stability characteristics of bitstrings generated from PG-PUFs are evaluated. The stability of the PG-PUF and an on-chip voltage-to-digital (VDC) are also evaluated at 9 temperature-voltage corners. I introduce several techniques that have not been previously described, including a mechanism to eliminate voltage trends or \u27bias\u27 in the power grid voltage measurements, as well as a voltage threshold, Triple-Module-Redundancy (TMR) and majority voting scheme to identify and exclude unstable bits

    The Navier-Stokes regularity problem

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    There is currently no proof guaranteeing that, given a smooth initial condition, the three-dimensional Navier–Stokes equations have a unique solution that exists for all positive times. This paper reviews the key rigorous results concerning the existence and uniqueness of solutions for this model. In particular, the link between the regularity of solutions and their uniqueness is highlighted
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