As the authors of the article “Beyond the Group Mind: A Quantitative Review of the Interindividual–Intergroup Discontinuity Effect” which was published in Psychological Bulletin, observed, It is estimated that just in the final decade of the twentieth century, the deadly wars of places like Rwanda, Bosnia, and Ethiopia claimed the lives of 30 m…[Read more]

Historians have long argued that arbitration was the preferred means of
resolution for most disputes in later medieval England; but does this apply
also to the settlement of homicides? Despite the strenuous efforts of the
English legal system after the Norman Conquest to force homicides through
the royal courts, historians have argued that…[Read more]

In 2023 there is a vacant lot in central Menangle with a security fence. The reconstructed hall is proposed to open in 2024. On the security fence is an information sign with the hall’s history, what is happening, funding and building timeline. The information signage on the site security fence states: The existing hall is unusable due to…[Read more]

El escapismo extremo de los psicólogos materialistas impulsado por el materialismo académico y la Precisa “Profecía de Mar” de Jung – tan Recientemente Probada como Verdadera. Pregunta de un periodista a Carl Jung: ¿Cree que, dentro de veinte años, a alguien le importará el espíritu de los símbolos, de lleno en la era de los viajes interpl…[Read more]

El escapismo extremo de los psicólogos materialistas impulsado por el materialismo académico y la Precisa “Profecía de Mar” de Jung – tan Recientemente Probada como Verdadera. Pregunta de un periodista a Carl Jung: ¿Cree que, dentro de veinte años, a alguien le importará el espíritu de los símbolos, de lleno en la era de los viajes interpl…[Read more]

Hammering, loud peals of thunder had startled me into consciousness. As a young child of six, the storm had roused me from the comfortable oblivion of my deep sleep. The booming rolls of thunder had woken my father as well. His head peered from behind the door. Finding me awake, we went onto the porch of our summer cottage, which was perched high…[Read more]

The Campbelltown Arts Centre is holding the Fibro Majestic Exhibition from 8 July to 13 August 2023 with free entry. The exhibition celebrates the heritage of the fibro house in Australia.

“Ideal theorists” in contemporary liberal political theory argue that we can only arrive at a conception of what our most important political values require by reference to an imagined ideal state of affairs and that we must therefore, to some extent, engage in utopian thinking. Critical theorists, from Marx and the Frankfurt School, have tra…[Read more]

In 2017 the Camden Historical Society celebrated its 60th anniversary. Society president Dr Ian Willis gave an anniversary address at the Camden Library Museum complex on 24 July. Founded in 1957, the aim of the society has been to tell the Camden story and the local identities and events that are part of it.

The art installation The Tree of Life by sculptors Gillies & Marc celebrates the endangered Camden White Gum. The sculpture is located adjacent to the entry of the Camden Council administration building at Oran Park. The work was commissioned by the council in 2016 for the opening of the new office building.

We present a model for pricing a credit derivative product where party A has sold default put protection on a Euro denominated bond. Specifically, upon bond issuer default, party A must pay to party B a notional amount of 10 million USD (excluding accrued interest). In exchange, party B must pay a fixed rate to party A, on a quarterly basis,…[Read more]

We present a valuation model for pricing a gold derivatives trade. The trade can be structured to synthesize a typical gold-miner’s hedge, specifically, a swap in which one party receives long-term interest rates and pays a blend of short-term interest rates and short-term gold lease rates.

We present a model for pricing a path-dependent, equity-linked payoff. Here a bounded price return is calculated from an underlying index at certain pre-specified dates. The total return at maturity is given by the sum of the bounded price returns above, but where a specified number of the highest of these returns are set to a cap value.

A model is presented for pricing an American call option on stock. The option tenor is n years, and its strike price is increased every anniversary. It has also the following feature: if the stock price stays in excess of 200% of the current strike price during 10 consecutive trading days. The seller can issue a notice to the buyer that one half…[Read more]

In 2022 the Wollondilly Shire Local Planning Panel approved the demolition and reconstruction of the Menangle Community Hall. The Menangle Community Association originally lodged the Development Application with Wollondilly Shire Council in July 2021. The Menangle Community Association originally is managing the Menangle School of Arts project.…[Read more]

Motivación: Creencias espirituales como Impulso o Motivación.
Cuando hablas con “personas espirituales”, las creencias espirituales no son solo una motivación, sino una fuente muy profunda de inspiración y un impulso poderoso. En contraste, la espiritualidad como motivación brilla por su ausencia en gran parte de la academia propiamente dich…[Read more]

Motivación: Creencias espirituales como Impulso o Motivación.
Cuando hablas con “personas espirituales”, las creencias espirituales no son solo una motivación, sino una fuente muy profunda de inspiración y un impulso poderoso. En contraste, la espiritualidad como motivación brilla por su ausencia en gran parte de la academia propiamente dich…[Read more]

1. Motivation: Spiritual beliefs as a Drive or Motivation.
When you talk to “spiritual people” – spiritual beliefs are not just a motivation but a very profound source of inspiration and a powerful drive. In contrast spirituality as a motivation is conspicuously absent from much of academia proper. Beginning in 2017, I did substantial research.…[Read more]