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This is a WebGL tech demo created using ThreeJS + Vertex Shaders and Fragment Shaders. It consists in a music visualizer with some post-processing shaders and a particle system to stress test ThreeJS technology on modern video-cards.
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GoDaddy accused of dragging feet on domain transfers, says there's nothing unusual going on
Users of domain registrar Namecheap who've been trying to transfer domains in from GoDaddy in the wake of its SOPA revolt in the past couple days have been running into a bit of a speed bump: Namecheap alleges in customer service emails that GoDaddy is blocking its WHOIS requests, which means it needs to "manually insert WHOIS details into the form."
By Chris Ziegler
Source Namecheap
Dec 26, 2011, 9:38 PM UTC |
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Users of domain registrar Namecheap who've been trying to transfer domains in from GoDaddy in the wake of its SOPA revolt in the past couple days have been running into a bit of a speed bump: Namecheap alleges in customer service emails that GoDaddy is blocking its WHOIS requests, which means it needs to "manually insert WHOIS details into the form." In a follow-up blog post today, Namecheap also says that GoDaddy "appears to be returning incomplete WHOIS information" in violation of ICANN rules, taking the opportunity to sling a little mud in GoDaddy's direction:
It's a shame that GoDaddy feels they have to block their (former) customers from voting with their dollars. We can only guess that at GoDaddy, desperate times call for desperate measures.
It turns out that GoDaddy's move isn't new, though — it's been happening for a long time, long before SOPA entered the vernacular. Without knowing of the registrar in question (Namecheap), GoDaddy had this to say:
...it sounds like what you are describing is a standard practice used by GoDaddy, and many other registrars, to rate limit WHOIS queries to combat WHOIS abuse... It doesn't sound right that we would be non-responsive to a request to increase port 43 access from a registrar who was initiating transfer requests and reached the daily limit of WHOIS queries, even if it came in over the Christmas weekend.
From the outside, we don't know how aggressively Namecheap has been pinging GoDaddy's services — but it sounds like it's at least plausible that it was automatically shut down or throttled per a preexisting policy, which would suggest that it could be a misunderstanding on Namecheap's part.
Coincidentally, Namecheap is openly opposed to SOPA — the very legislation that got GoDaddy into hot water with many of its customers over the past week.
Update: We were just provided a statement from GoDaddy's senior director of product development, Rich Merdinger, which echoes what the company has already said — the claim is that this isn't a direct response to an elevated rate of domain transfers, and circumstantial evidence suggests that GoDaddy is correct on that point.
Namecheap posted their accusations in a blog, but to the best our of knowledge, has yet to contact Go Daddy directly, which would be common practice for situations like this. Normally, the fellow registrar would make a request for us to remove the normal rate limiting block which is a standard practice used by Go Daddy, and many other registrars, to rate limit Whois queries to combat WhoIs abuse.
Because some registrars (and other data gathering, analyzing and reporting entities) have legitimate need for heavy port 43 access, we routinely grant requests for expanded access per an SOP we've had in place for many years. Should we make contact with Namecheap, and learn they need similar access, we would treat that request similarly.
As a side note, we have seen some nefarious activity this weekend which came from non-registrar sources. But, that is not unusual for a holiday weekend, nor would it cause legitimate requests to be rejected. Nevertheless, we have now proactively removed the rate limit for Namecheap, as a courtesy, but it is important to point out, there still may be back-end IP addresses affiliated with Namecheap of which we are unaware. For complete resolution, we should be talking to each other -- an effort we are initiating since they have not done so themselves.
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Allan Pinkerton— Spy Master, The Original Private Eye, and Union Buster
Allan Pinkerton in 1861 as he gained fame a Lincoln's protector and secret agent.
Allan Pinkerton, America's first detective and the founder of the security company that still bears his name was born on August 25, 1819 in Glasgow, Scotland. Admired as a hero to some, he was despised by generations of workers as a union buster and scab herder.
Pinkerton started as a class conscious working man. The son of a duty disabled policeman, he apprenticed as a cooper and participated in the Chartist movement to obtain the franchise for working men and other political reforms. Chartist "riots" were violently suppressed by troops in many cities.
Newly married and deeply disappointed by the failure to achieve the vote, Pinkerton decided to immigrate to the Canada at the age of 23 in 1842. He and his wife were shipwrecked off Nova Scotia and came ashore penniless with only the clothes on their back. A friend tipped him off to a job at a Chicago brewery. He worked at his trade there for five years before relocating to rural Dundee, Illinois nearly fifty miles northwest of the city.
He apparently wanted to go into business providing oak wood from the abundant local woodlots to the brewery but reportedly accidentally stumbled on a ring of counterfeiters, which he reported to local authorities. In those days when each bank issued their own paper notes, counterfeiting was a common crime. Several well organized gangs found the remote farmsteads of recently settled Kane and McHenry counties—good places to set up operations far away from police but close enough to the city to get their bad paper quickly into circulation.
Pinkerton began using disguises, false identities and other tricks to track down counterfeiting gangs. He was appointed a part time deputy sheriff and later began to work on contract for the banks whose notes were being counterfeited. Pinkerton thought he had found a niche and a home.
But he also supported the Underground Railway which used the rural area as a transportation path for the same reasons as it was chosen by the crooks. His known abolitionist sentiments led to a crushing electoral defeat in a run for local office.
But his daring exploits chasing counterfeiters had been picked up in the popular press. He packed up his new reputation and returned to Chicago where he hired himself out as a freelance detective. Among his customers were the Treasury Department in the pursuit of more counterfeiters and the Cook County Sheriff, who hired him to locate two girls who had been kidnapped and taken to Michigan. He found the girls and shot one of the captors, making headlines for his daring do.
The Sheriff hired him as a full time detective—the first such officer in any Illinois police agency. He also continued to take private clients on the side.
Pinkerton's "seeing eye" became one of America's first and most recognizable company logos.
In 1855 he formed his own private agency, the North-Western Police Agency, soon to become The Pinkerton National Detective Agency. Its famous logo was an All Seeing Eye with the motto "We never sleep"—thus the origin of the term private eye. Pinkerton quickly built a large operation with many operatives who were trained in surveillance and under-cover operations. He demanded his operatives keep detailed records of their cases and on all known criminals they encountered. He kept the records, including descriptions, aliases, known associates, and modes of operation of hundreds of criminals. He even became the first to use photographs to identify suspects. No other private law enforcement agency and few public ones had anything like the manpower or sophistication of Pinkerton's operations.
Among the frequent customers of the new agency were the railroads, which is how Pinkerton came the attention of a railroad lawyer and politician, named Abraham Lincoln. Pinkerton's steadfast support of the Republican Party didn't hurt either. Lincoln tapped Pinkerton to assist his personal friend and bodyguard Ward Hill Lamon for security as he made his way from Illinois to Washington for his inauguration. Pinkerton operatives uncovered a plot by Confederate sympathizers to kill Lincoln as he changed trains in Baltimore and allegedly foiled the attempt by sneaking the lanky Lincoln through town disguised as an old woman.
Pinkerton, rear and Lincoln's friend and bodyguard Ward Hill Lamon with the goatee escorted President elect Lincoln on his perilous journey by train for the 1861 inauguration.
As the Civil War erupted, Lincoln learned to his chagrin that the Army had no real intelligence service. He tapped Pinkerton to become the first head of the new Intelligence Service, forerunner of the U.S. Secret Service. Pinkerton deployed his operatives behind the lines, often disguised as Confederate soldiers and employed various tipsters. He personally went on some missions in enemy territory using the name Major E.J. Allen. He was very close to another old acquaintance from the Illinois Central Railroad, General George McClellan.
Unfortunately, Pinkerton consistently overestimated the size of opposing Confederate forces by as much two times their actual numbers. That caused the cautious McClellan to avoid battle with the main Confederate forces when possible while demanding ever more men and arms for the President. Military historians agree now that had McClellan moved his vastly larger and better equipped army more quickly and with greater determination to follow up on successes, the war could have been significantly shorter.
Pinkerton on horseback in George McClellan's headquarters provided disastrous over-estimates of Confederate numbers and strength which caused the cautious commanding general from taking decisive action.
Eventually Lincoln grew tired of both McClellan's dithering and Pinkerton's exaggerations. Pinkerton left the Service after 1862, but his agency continued to contract with the government for numerous intelligence operations through the rest of the war.
In post war years Pinkerton's agencies pursued gangs of bank and train robbers, most notoriously Missouri outlaws Frank and Jesse James. The Pinkerton Agency got a public black eye when its men threw a bomb killing a child and blowing the arm off the James boys' stepmother. After an operative who got a job working on an adjacent farm was discovered and killed, Pinkerton withdrew from the case. He considered it the biggest failure of his career.
Pinkerton range detectives like these played a bloody roll in range wars between Western cattle barons and small ranchers and homesteaders accused of rustling cattle.
Soon rapid post war industrialization led to growing labor unrest. Pinkerton, the former Chartist, had no trouble enlisting his men as strike breakers and spies against unions. One of the most famous early examples was the infiltration of the Molly McGuires, a secret organization of Irish miners in the Pennsylvania anthracite coal fields by Irish-born operative James McParland. Identities of Molly leaders and members were passed to local employers who employed vigilantes, who may or may not have included other Pinkerton men, to ambush and kill them and their families. McParland's testimony in court also led to the execution of six men and the destruction of the Molly McGuires.
Pinkerton detective James McParland infiltrated the Molly Maguires in the Pennsylvania coal fields sending several to the gallows. He had a long career with the agency and years later arranged for Big Bill Haywood and Charles Moyers of the Western Federation of Miners to be kidnapped from Colorado to stand trial in Idaho on bogus charges of planting a bomb that killed a former governor.
McParland was rewarded with rapid promotion through the company ranks and specialized in labor cases. Twenty years later he kidnapped Big Bill Haywood, Charles Moyers and other leaders of the Western Federation of Miners from Colorado and took them on a sealed train to Idaho where they were put on trial for the bombing murder of a former governor.
Pinkerton in a Harper's Weekly illustration shortly before his death.
Pinkerton died in Chicago on July 1, 1884 at the age of 64. He fell on the pavement and bit his tongue. It became infected and he died in agony.
By that time a huge amount of his company's business was anti-union activity. Company agents were involved in the gun battle with striking steelworkers during the Homestead Strike of 1891, suppressing the Pullman Strike of 1894, and in the infamous Ludlow Massacre of 1914 to list only a few of the most infamous cases.
The agency also was hired by foreign governments to suppress local radicals, most famously by Spain to work against nationalists in Cuba who included the abolition of slavery as one of their top goals.
Dashiell Hammett, the inventor of tough guy detective fiction based his character the Continental Op on his experience as a labor spy in Butte, Montana. He may have been involved in investigations that lead to the lynching of legendary IWW organizer Frank Little. The bitter experience made him a life-long radical.
Dashiell Hammett became a young Pinkerton operative before World War I and became so disillusioned by the anti-union work he was called on to do, including work that may have led up to the lynching of Industrial Workers of the Word (IWW) organizer Frank Little in Butte, Montana, that the famous creator of hard-boiled detective fiction dedicated much of the rest of his life to supporting radical causes.
In the 1930's a Senate Committee led by Wisconsin Progressive/Republican Robert M. La Follette, Jr. investigated the Pinkerton Agency for its systematic use of spies to infiltrate labor unions. To this day Pinkerton is a curse word to unionists and the company is still used to protect scabs and harass picket lines.
In 1999 the Pinkerton Agency and was acquired by the Swedish based international security firm Securitas AB. It merged with its chief rival, the William J. Burns Detective Agency, in 2001. Today it operates as an American subsidy of the Swedish firm under the name Pinkerton Consulting and Investigations. And the work goes on.
Labels: Abraham Lincoln, Allan PInkerton, Chartists, Civil War, counterfeiters, Dashiell Hammet, detective, James McParland, Jesse James, McHenry County, Molly McGuires, Pinkerton Agency, scabs, Scotland, spy
Very interesting, Pat. Why did he do his 180 from Chartist and abolitionist to essential union buster? Simple greed? Identification with his robber baron clients?
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Results awaited in election that pitted incumbent against ex-wrestler and a woman in landlocked Central Asian country.
Voting has closed in Mongolia's presidential election, which has pitted the incumbent against a former wrestler and a woman, amid calls for a fairer wealth distribution from a mining boom that has raised questions over the role of foreign investors.
Polls closed at 10:00pm local time (1400 GMT) on Wednesday, and while results could arrive overnight, and any candidate that wins more than 50 percent of the vote will claim victory and avoid a run-off on July 10.
All three candidates claim they want to ensure a fair distribution of wealth in Mongolia, a remote, landlocked nation.
Recent polls suggest that President Tsakhia Elbegdorj will secure a second term to continue his policy of using foreign cash to help drive the rapid development of Mongolia's economy, which grew by 17.5 percent in 2011 and 12.3 percent last year.
The expansion has been achieved after the arrival of foreign mining giants, which have moved in to exploit huge and largely untapped reserves of coal, copper and gold, especially at the southern Oyu Tolgoi mine.
Concerns over rising inequality in the cities and environmental damage in the rural areas continue to dominate debate in the country's parliament.
Elbegdorj's main challenger is likely to be Badmaanyambuu Bat-Erdene, a champion wrestler and candidate from the Mongolian People's Party (MPP).
The third candidate, Natsag Udval, from the Mongolian People's Revolutionary Party (MPRP), is reportedly Mongolia's first female presidential candidate.
Udval is a supporter of former President Nambar Enkhbayar, who is serving a two-and-half year jail term on corruption charges.
Bat-Erdene helped draw up a new environmental protection law amid concerns that the country's landscape was being damaged by industry.
Both of Elbegdorj's challengers harbour policies aimed at amending Oyu Tolgoi's contract amid concerns over rampant development and inequality.
A survey carried out between June 14-16 by the Ulaanbaatar-based Sant Maral Foundation, a traditional stronghold of the ruling Democratic Party, suggested that 54 percent of Mongolians will vote for Elbegdorj.
The country held its first elections in 1992, signalling a transition to democracy that has been largely peaceful, although accusations of vote-rigging in 2008 parliamentary elections resulted in deadly riots. | {
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Q: Adding new key/value of type string to pList I am trying to add programmatically new row to my pList file on iPhone. But I can't find out how.
I want to add key: someKey/ type: string/ someValue: string
NSString *path = [[NSBundle mainBundle] pathForResource:@"MyPlist" ofType:@"plist"];
NSMutableDictionary *plist = [[NSDictionary dictionaryWithContentsOfFile:path] mutableCopy];
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A: You can't modify files in the application bundle, which is what your code above is attempting to do.
If the file is supposed to be modifiable, you need to move it into the documents folder first (say, on first run) and then read / write to that one subsequently. There are plenty of questions dealing with how to do this, for example : copying plist to document directory
A: You can use NSDictionary for key-value coding:
// create dictionary
NSDictionary *dict = [NSDictionary dictionaryWithObject:@"value" forKey:@"key"];
// add it to plist
[plist setObject:dict forKey:@"customDictionary"];
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You've been given the responsibility of choosing the spring team lunch venue. Cue panic as you try to find a menu that caters for the vegetarians, the celiac, Tom with the dairy intolerance etc etc. Enter stage left: Rovi in Fitzrovia. It's a Yotam Ottolenghi creation, but unlike anything you've seen from him before. The team have paired up with local farmers to produce a vegetable-led menu, with a focus on live-fire cooking. Our #KillerDish was the epic chalkstream trout – melt-in-the-mouth fish steak served with kohlrabi, a pistachio salsa and bergamot. | {
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Zjednoczone Emiraty Arabskie na Mistrzostwach Świata w Lekkoatletyce 2009 – reprezentacja Zjednoczonych Emiratów Arabskich podczas czempionatu w Berlinie liczyła 2 zawodników. Żaden z przedstawicieli tego państwa nie zdołał awansować do finału.
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Generally speaking I enjoy watching drunken fools jump onto the field during a professional game, and then eventually get leveled and carted off to jail. It's entertaining. It hasn't been until this year that I ever saw someone rush the field and act like an idiot for a cause.
If you frequent the 104.5 The Team website, then you are assuredly are familiar with the Jungle Bird, that crazy guy who interrupted Webb Simpson's U.S. Open celebration, and has since raided the field during a Notre Dame game and "cooed" his way through the Women's British Open trophy presentation. That fantastic fool is doing his part to spread awareness about deforestation. A worthy cause, no doubt. Well, now we also have Mark Harvey, who "streaked" his was onto the field last night during the Ravens v. Patriots primetime match-up. I put "streaked" in quotations because the guy technically wasn't naked, not that I would want him to be, I'm just saying. Anyway, Harvey, who was able to allude security for quite a long time, apparently is using is boldly irresponsible decision making to spread the word about bullying. Harvey painted his body in large lettering which said something along the lines of "don't be a bully, be a hero," a message that I hope resonated with whomever he shared a cell with last night.
If you want to check out Harvey's website, you can find it here. There you will find the true message behind his madness, and some slightly uncomfortable ramblings about him being a super hero. Enjoy. | {
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On Gorsuch decision, Casey put people before politics
DESPITE HIS TENUOUS POLITICAL position as a Democrat facing reelection in a state won by Republican President Donald Trump, U.S. Sen. Bob Casey chose his constituents over threats from a well-funded opposition.
In announcing his intention to vote no on the confirmation of Supreme Court nominee Neil Gorsuch, Casey listened to constituents like myself who asked him to vote against Gorsuch—a judge with a penchant for putting corporations before people.
In an age when too many politicians value their own interests more than the constituents they represent, Casey chose the people over himself. For that, he has earned my respect.
Still, announcing his intention to vote against Gorsuch's nomination is politically dangerous, especially since a coalition of conservative groups led by the Judicial Crisis Network pledged to spend up to $10 million to help get Gorsuch confirmed.
If such a coalition could spend that kind of money to support Gorsuch, it could also spend similar money to oppose Casey. I asked the Senator why he was willing to take such a political risk.
"Politics should play no role in my duty to review an appointee to the most powerful court in the world," Casey said in an emailed response.
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Briscoe's heartbreaking week ends with win
DARLINGTON, S.C. — Chase Briscoe capped a heartbreaking week by winning the Xfinity Series' return to action at Darlington Raceway on Thursday.
Briscoe was in the Darlington infield Tuesday awaiting the race's original start when he digitally joined wife, Marissa, for a 12-week exam for their expected baby. The couple heard the tragic news: There was no fetal heartbeat. "The worst news I could've heard," Briscoe posted on Instagram on Wednesday.
Still, Briscoe was in the lineup for the series' first action since March 7 due to the coronavirus pandemic, and used two strong restarts and a quick pit stop to finish on top. He got the lead out of the pits during the final caution, then pulled away from Kyle Busch and Justin Allgaier on the subsequent restart with seven laps to go for his fourth career win and second this season.
"This is the biggest day of my life after the toughest day of my life," Briscoe said.
Busch seemed to have the race in hand as he took the second stage in a dominant showing. But he was called for speeding in the pits and ordered to the back of the 39-car field.
But Busch was there to challenge Briscoe at the end, the cars touching off the final turn before Briscoe crossed the finish line in front by 0.08 seconds.
Allgaier was third, Austin Cindric fourth and Noah Gragson, the pole sitter who won the first stage, was fifth.
For Busch, it was another error that cost him a win at Darlington. In the NASCAR Cup Series race Wednesday night, he clipped Chase Elliott late to cause a spin — Elliott waited and extended his middle finger at Busch — and finished second to Joe Gibbs teammate Denny Hamlin.
Busch was satisfied with his run." I had a good showing, put on a little bit of an exciting show there at the end," he said.
Busch and Timmy Hill were in all three Darlington races. The two plan to run all four races at Charlotte, too.
After the delay Tuesday because of rain, more storms delayed the planned noon start for another 4½ hours.
Xfinity Toyota 200 Results
At Darlington (S.C.) Raceway
Lap length: 1.37 miles
(Start position in parentheses)
1. (11) Chase Briscoe, Ford, 147 laps, 50 points. 2. (26) Kyle Busch, Toyota, 147, 0. 3. (10) Justin Allgaier, Chevrolet, 147, 48. 4. (7) Austin Cindric, Ford, 147, 42. 5. (1) Noah Gragson, Chevrolet, 147, 50.
6. (23) Daniel Hemric, Chevrolet, 147, 40. 7. (4) Ryan Sieg, Chevrolet, 147, 40. 8. (9) Ross Chastain, Chevrolet, 147, 42. 9. (12) Harrison Burton, Toyota, 147, 28. 10. (3) Justin Haley, Chevrolet, 147, 28.
11. (22) Brett Moffitt, Chevrolet, 147, 0. 12. (30) Jeremy Clements, Chevrolet, 147, 26. 13. (6) Brandon Brown, Chevrolet, 147, 24. 14. (17) Anthony Alfredo, Chevrolet, 147, 23. 15. (13) BJ McLeod, Chevrolet, 147, 22.
16. (15) Josh Williams, Chevrolet, 147, 21. 17. (16) Alex Labbe, Chevrolet, 147, 20. 18. (5) Riley Herbst, Toyota, 147, 19. 19. (36) Joe Graf Jr, Chevrolet, 147, 18. 20. (8) Brandon Jones, Toyota, 147, 17.
21. (19) Ray Black Jr, Chevrolet, 147, 16. 22. (28) Timmy Hill, Toyota, 147, 0. 23. (34) Jeffrey Earnhardt, Chevrolet, 147, 14. 24. (24) Chad Finchum, Toyota, 147, 13. 25. (2) Michael Annett, Chevrolet, 146, 20.
26. (25) Tommy Joe Martins, Chevrolet, 146, 11. 27. (31) Colby Howard, Chevrolet, 146, 10. 28. (29) Joe Nemechek, Chevrolet, 145, 0. 29. (20) Vinnie Miller, Chevrolet, 145, 8. 30. (33) Mason Massey, Toyota, 143, 7.
31. (32) Ronnie Bassett Jr, Chevrolet, 143, 6. 32. (21) Kody Vanderwal, Chevrolet, 142, 5. 33. (35) Bayley Currey, Chevrolet, 142, 0. 34. (27) Matt Mills, Chevrolet, 135, 3. 35. (14) Myatt Snider, Chevrolet, 129, 2.
36. (18) Jesse Little, Chevrolet, vibration, 122, 1. 37. (39) Colin Garrett, Toyota, 111, 1. 38. (38) Landon Cassill, Chevrolet, handling, 35, 1. 39. (37) Stephen Leicht, Toyota, suspension, 1, 1.
Average Speed of Race Winner: 115.371 mph.
Time of Race: 1 hour, 44 minutes, 26 seconds.
Margin of Victory: .086 seconds.
Caution Flags: 5 for 28 laps.
Lead Changes: 10 among 6 drivers.
Lap Leaders: N.Gragson 0-46; R.Chastain 47; K.Busch 48-91; J.Allgaier 92; B.Brown 93; J.Allgaier 94-95; C.Briscoe 96-129; J.Allgaier 130-135; C.Briscoe 136-145; K.Busch 146; C.Briscoe 147
Leaders Summary (Driver, Times Led, Laps Led): N.Gragson, 1 time for 46 laps; C.Briscoe, 3 times for 45 laps; K.Busch, 2 times for 45 laps; J.Allgaier, 3 times for 9 laps; R.Chastain, 1 time for 1 lap; B.Brown, 1 time for 1 lap.
Wins: C.Briscoe, 2; H.Burton, 1; N.Gragson, 1; B.Jones, 1.
Top 16 in Points: 1. C.Briscoe, 223; 2. H.Burton, 204; 3. A.Cindric, 197; 4. N.Gragson, 193; 5. R.Chastain, 188; 6. J.Allgaier, 186; 7. R.Sieg, 183; 8. J.Haley, 168; 9. B.Jones, 165; 10. M.Annett, 139; 11. R.Herbst, 128; 12. B.Brown, 115; 13. A.Labbe, 107; 14. J.Williams, 104; 15. D.Hemric, 94; 16. R.Black, 92. | {
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ICBC to fund Eastern Rail lines project in Ghana
22 May 2012 (Last Updated May 22nd, 2012 18:30)
The Ghanaian government is expecting to secure $990m funding from the Investment and Commercial Bank of China (ICBC) for repair works on the Eastern Rail lines, which include sections between Nsawam to Accra and Achimota to Tema.
China's Exim Bank is also expected to provide another $1.95bn for reconstruction works on the Nsawam to Kumasi rail lines.
Ghana Railway Development Authority (GRDA) acting chief executive officer Emmanuel Opoku told the Ghana News Agency that $500m would be taken from the $3bn Chinese loan facility for rehabilitation works on the Western Rail line.
"Currently, all three rail lines, including the western, central and eastern, are not in good shape due to bad tracks," Opoku said.
"Rehabilitation works would include mainly the tracks, bridges, signals and telecommunication systems."
Under the repair works, GRDA will upgrade all the gauges, from 10.67mm to 14.35mm, to enable it to connect Ghana to other Economic Community Of West African States (ECOWAS) countries.
According to GRDA, the construction of the standard gauge rail tracks will enable the country to increase the speed of the trains from 57km/h to about 180km/h.
In addition, the government is also planning to extend the railway service to the northern sector and the Volta region, as the country's rail services are currently being used only by the southern sector.
"The Authority had taken into consideration issues raised by the disability associations on the need for them to import coaches, which were disability-friendly, and would work to ensure that all rehabilitation works on importation of new coaches were to their assertion."
The project is also expected to reduce traffic on the roads, as well as provide a safer means of transportation.
In March 2012, the government had secured a loan of $600m from US-based Conti Engineering and General Electric for the rehabilitation of the Western rail lines and repairs of Accra's drainage systems.
According to GRDA, about $200m of the total fund, will be used for the repair of the Western rail project.
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Teary-eyed Malaysian legend Lee Chong Wei announces retirement from badminton
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Three-time Olympic silver medallist Lee Chong Wei's 19-year-old career has come to an end - Photogallery
Three-time Olympic silver medallist Lee Chong Wei's 19-year-old career has come to an end. The legendary badminton player called for a press conference where he announced his retirement. "I told the Badminton Association of Malaysia (BAM) that I want to spend time with my family. For the sake of my health, it's not suitable for me to exert myself," Wei said as he wiped away his tears. From 2008 to 2012, the 36-year-old had secured the world no. 1 spot. The Malaysian badminton star decided to quit after battling against nose cancer for a year and later went through intensive treatment in Japan. At the conference, he thanked his fans for their undying support, "My decision to retire is a heavy one. I really love this sport. But it is a demanding sport. I thank all Malaysians for the past 19 years." Several Indian badminton players took to social media to praise Lee Chong Wei's illustrious career. Saina Nehwal posted a message on Twitter, she said, "Really loved ur performances for many years @LeeChongWei .. ur great badminton legend and it's very sad to know that ur retiring ... I wish u the best for future and pls take care of ur health." (All photos: Instagram)
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Who left his cage open? Robbie the troll is loose and frothing at the mouth. It's probably the absence of protean in his diet; causes episodes of veracity deficit disorder such as this rant.
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\section{Introduction}
The old idea that the QCD running coupling ``freezes'' at low energies
has been phenomenologically successful in a wide variety of contexts.
(See Refs. \cite{mat,webber} and references therein.) Theoretical
evidence that ``freezing'' does occur, and for purely perturbative reasons,
comes from the third-order calculation of $R_{e^+e^-}$ \cite{r2} which,
when ``optimized'' with respect to renormalization scheme, yields such
behaviour \cite{mat}. Pad\'e approximant methods indicate a similar
conclusion \cite{eks}. Another approach is the Banks-Zaks (BZ) expansion
\cite{bz,white,grun,st}, within which ``freezing'' is natural and
ubiquitous. The relevance of the BZ expansion to low-energy QCD
phenomenology hinges on an extrapolation in the number of (massless) flavours,
$n_f$, from $16{\scriptstyle{\frac{1}{2}}}$ down to about 2. Our point in this paper is that
the credibility of this extrapolation has been significantly enhanced
by the recent calculation of the QCD $\beta$ function to 4 loops \cite{rit}.
The BZ expansion \cite{bz}-\cite{st} is an expansion in
$n_f^{\rm crit} - n_f$, where $n_f^{\rm crit}$ is the critical number
of flavours at which asymptotic freedom is lost; {\it i.e.}, where the first
$\beta$-function coefficient changes sign. In QCD $n_f^{\rm crit}$ is
$16 {\scriptstyle{\frac{1}{2}}}$. For $n_f$ slightly less than $16 {\scriptstyle{\frac{1}{2}}}$ the $\beta$
function starts out negative, but quickly turns positive, and there is
thus an infrared fixed point $a^*$ close to the origin \cite{cas,bz}.
Provided the couplant $a(\mu)$ initially lies between 0 and $a^*$
(necessary for asymptotic freedom), the couplant will ``freeze'' to
$a^*$ as the energy scale $\mu$ tends to zero. Thus, in the BZ
expansion, ``freezing'' is natural and universal and will occur for all
$n_f < 16 {\scriptstyle{\frac{1}{2}}}$, unless or until the BZ expansion breaks down.
Ref. \cite{st} has suggested that the BZ expansion is qualitatively
relevant to the real world where only 2 or 3 quark flavours are light
compared to the QCD $\Lambda$ scale. The crucial issue is whether the
expansion shows reasonable numerical convergence when $n_f \approx 2$.
Assuming good behaviour, Ref \cite{st} made a prediction for a certain
coefficient. As we discuss, this prediction is borne out by the recent
calculation of the QCD $\beta$ function to four-loops \cite{rit}.
The plan of the paper is as follows: Section 2 presents the notation
and extracts the relevant coefficients. Sections 3 and 4 discuss the
BZ expansion for quantities at $Q = 0$ and at general $Q$, respectively.
An important role is played by $\gamma^{*}$, the slope of the $\beta$
function at the fixed point, and we discuss its coefficients (the
``universal invariants'' of Grunberg \cite{grun}) to fourth order.
Sect. 5 contains concluding remarks. Appendix A summarizes the
results for a general $SU(N)$ colour group. Appendix B discusses
the issue of renormalization-scheme (RS) invariance and the notion of
`regular' and `irregular' schemes. The Higgs-decay case, which we argue
is not a good guide to infrared behaviour, is discussed in Appendix C.
\section{Notation}
We write the $\beta$ function in the form:
\begin{equation}
\label{eq: beta}
\beta \left( a\right) \equiv \mu \frac{da}{d\mu} = -b a^2 \left( 1 + ca +
c_{2} a^2 + c_{3} a^3 +\ldots \right) \,,
\end{equation}
where $a \equiv \alpha_{s}/\pi$. The coefficients, in the $\overline{\rm MS}$
scheme, are \cite{cas,c2,rit}:
\begin{eqnarray}
\beta_0 = 2b & \! \! = \! \!& 11 - \frac{2}{3} n_f \,,
\nonumber \\
\beta_1 = 8 bc & \! \! = \! \! & 102 - \frac{38}{3} n_f \,,
\nonumber \\
\beta_2 = 32 b c_2 & \! \! = \! \! & \frac{2857}{2} -
\frac{5033}{18} n_f + \frac{325}{54} n_f^2 \,,
\\
\beta_3 = 128 b c_3 & \! = \! &
\left( \frac{149753}{6} + 3564 \zeta_3 \right)
- \left( \frac{1078361}{162} + \frac{6508}{27} \zeta_3 \right) n_f
\nonumber \\
& \!\!\!\!& \mbox{}
+ \left( \frac{50065}{162} + \frac{6472}{81} \zeta_3 \right) n_f^2
+ \frac{1093}{729} n_f^3.
\nonumber
\end{eqnarray}
Here $\zeta_s$ is the Riemann zeta-function ($\zeta_3 =1.202056903 \ldots$,
$\zeta_5 = 1.036927755 \ldots$).
For $n_{f}$ just below $16 {\scriptstyle{\frac{1}{2}}}$, the $\beta$ function has a
zero at $a^{*} \sim -\frac{1}{c}$, and $a^*$ is asymptotically
proportional to $(16 {\scriptstyle{\frac{1}{2}}} - n_{f})$. Its limiting form:
\begin{equation}
a_{0} \equiv \frac{8}{321}\left( 16 {\scriptstyle{\frac{1}{2}}} - n_{f}\right)
\end{equation}
serves as the expansion parameter for the BZ expansion \cite{st}. Because
the constant of proportionality is so small, $a_0$ remains small ($\le 0.4$)
even with $n_f=0$. To proceed, one re-writes all perturbative coefficients,
eliminating $n_f$ in favour of $a_0$. The first two $\beta$-function
coefficients, which are RS invariant, become:
\begin{eqnarray}
b &=& \frac{107}{8} a_{0}, \\
c &=& -\frac{1}{a_{0}} + \frac{19}{4}.
\end{eqnarray}
Within the class of so-called `regular' schemes \cite{grun,st}, which
includes $\overline{\rm MS}$, perturbative coefficients have a polynomial dependence
on $n_f$, and we may write
\begin{equation}
\label{ciexp}
c_{i} = \frac{1}{a_{0}} \left( c_{i,-1} + c_{i,0} a_{0} + c_{i,1} a_{0}^2
+ \ldots \right).
\end{equation}
The coefficients, in $\overline{\rm MS}$, are collected in the table below.
\begin{center}
\begin{tabular}{|rclcr|}
\hline
$c_{1,0}$ &=& $\frac{19}{4}$ &=& 4.75 \\
\hline
$c_{2,-1}$ &$=$& $- \left( \frac{8}{107} \right)
\left( \frac{37117}{768} \right) $ &=& $-3.61$ \\
$c_{2,0}$ &=& $\frac{243}{32}$ &=& 7.59 \\
$c_{2,1}$ &=& $\left( \frac{107}{8} \right)
\left( \frac{325}{192} \right) $ &=& 22.6 \\
\hline
$c_{3,-1}$ &=& $ \left( \frac{8}{107} \right)
\left( \frac{53981}{1152} + \frac{5335}{32}\zeta_3 \right) $
&=& 18.5 \\
$c_{3,0}$ &=& $-\frac{1544327}{13824} - \frac{16171}{288}\zeta_3$
&=& $-179$ \\
$c_{3,1}$ &=& $\left( \frac{107}{8} \right)
\left( \frac{2587}{96} +\frac{809}{144}\zeta_3 \right) $
&=& 451 \\
$c_{3,2}$ &=& $ - \left( \frac{107}{8} \right)^2
\left( \frac{1093}{3456} \right) $ &=& $-56.6$ \\
\hline
\end{tabular}
\end{center}
The BZ expansion can be applied to any perturbatively calculable
physical quantity of the form:
\begin{equation}
\label{eq: R}
{\cal{R}} = a \left( 1 + r_{1} a + r_{2} a^2 + r_{3} a^3
+ \ldots\right).
\end{equation}
In a `regular' scheme the coefficients $r_{i}$ are polynomials in $n_f$,
and hence in $a_{0}$:
\begin{equation}
\label{riexp}
r_i = r_{i,0} + r_{i,1} a_0 + r_{i,2} a_0^2 + \ldots .
\end{equation}
Note that a term $r_{i,j} a_0^p$ or $c_{i,j} a_0^p$ can be assigned a
degree $i+j-p$, and all terms in any formula must have matching degree.
The prototypical example is the $e^+e^-$ ratio:
\begin{equation}
R_{e^{+} e^{-}}(Q) \equiv \frac{\sigma_{\rm tot} \left( e^{+} e^{-} \rightarrow
{\mbox{\rm hadrons}}\right)}{\sigma \left( e^{+} e^{-} \rightarrow \mu^{+}
\mu^{-}\right)},
\end{equation}
where, neglecting quark masses, we can write
$R_{e^{+} e^{-}} \left( Q \right) = 3
\Sigma q_{i}^2 \left( 1 + {\cal R}_{e^+e^-}\right)$, where ${\cal R}_{e^+e^-}$
has the form (\ref{eq: R}). [Actually, for ${\cal R}_{e^+e^-}$ there is a
problem in that $r_2$ involves a term
$1.2395 (\Sigma q_{i})^2/(3 \Sigma {q_{i}}^2)$ whose $n_f$
dependence is ambiguous because it depends on the electric charges we
assign to the additional, ficticious quarks. This arises because
$R_{e^+e^-}$ involves not just QCD, but its coupling to electromagnetism.
Fortunately, this term seems to make only a small numerical contribution.
We shall ignore it henceforth.] The coefficients,
in $\overline{\rm MS}$ with the renormalization scale $\mu$ equated with $Q$, are
collected in the table below \cite{r2}:
\begin{center}
\begin{tabular}{|rclcr|}
\hline
& & Coefficients in ${\cal R}_{e^+e^-}$. [$\overline{\rm MS}$($\mu=Q$)] & & \\
\hline
$r_{1,0}$ &=& $\frac{1}{12}$ &=& 0.0833 \\
$r_{1,1}$ &=& $\left( \frac{107}{8} \right)
\left( \frac{11}{4} - 2 \zeta_3 \right) $ &=& 4.63 \\
\hline
$r_{2,0}$ &=& $-\frac{12521}{288} + 13 \zeta_3$ &=& $-27.85$ \\
$r_{2,1}$ &=& $ \left( \frac{107}{8} \right)
\left( \frac{401}{24} - \frac{53}{3}\zeta_3 + \frac{25}{3}\zeta_5 \right) $
&=& 55.0 \\
$r_{2,2}$ &=& $ \left( \frac{107}{8} \right)^2
\left( \frac{151}{18} - \frac{19}{3}\zeta_3 - \frac{\pi^2}{12} \right) $
&=& $-8.34$ \\
\hline
\end{tabular}
\end{center}
Another example is the Bjorken sum rule:
\begin{equation}
\int_0^1 dx g_1^{\rm ep-en}(x,Q^2) = \frac{1}{3}
\left| \frac{g_A}{g_V} \right| \left( 1 - {\cal R}_{\rm Bj} \right).
\end{equation}
(The same QCD corrections, apart from a $(\Sigma q_{i})^2/(3 \Sigma {q_{i}}^2)$
term, appear in the Gross Llewellyn-Smith sum rule.) The coefficients,
from Ref. \cite{bj} are listed below.
\begin{center}
\begin{tabular}{|rclcr|}
\hline
& & Coefficients in ${\cal R}_{\rm Bj}$ [$\overline{\rm MS}$($\mu=Q$)] & & \\
\hline
$r_{1,0}$ &=& $- \frac{11}{12}$ &=& $-0.917$ \\
$r_{1,1}$ &=& $\frac{107}{8}$ &=& 13.38 \\
\hline
$r_{2,0}$ &=& $-\frac{1385}{72} - \frac{55}{4} \zeta_3$ &=& $-35.76$ \\
$r_{2,1}$ &=& $ \left( \frac{107}{8} \right)
\left( \frac{2749}{432} + \frac{61}{18} \zeta_3 - 5 \zeta_5 \right)$
&=& 70.25 \\
$r_{2,2}$ &=& $ \left( \frac{107}{8} \right)^2
\left( \frac{115}{72} \right) $ &=& 285.73 \\
\hline
\end{tabular}
\end{center}
We mention that the same decomposition of coefficients is needed
in the ``large-$b$'' approximation \cite{max}, which employs the
opposite limit ($b \to \infty$, rather than $b = (107/8)a_0 \to 0$ as here).
\section{BZ Expansion: Q = 0}
The fixed-point condition $\beta(a^{*}) = 0$ always has a solution
as a power series in $a_0$:
\begin{equation}
\label{astar}
a^{*} = a_{0} \left[ 1 + v_1 a_{0} + v_2 a_{0}^{2} +
v_3 a_{0}^{3} + \ldots \right].
\end{equation}
A straightforward calculation yields:
\begin{eqnarray}
\label{eq: AA}
v_1 &=& c_{1,0} +c_{2,-1},\nonumber \\
v_2 &=& (c_{1,0}+2c_{2,-1})(c_{1,0} +c_{2,-1})+c_{2,0}+c_{3,-1}, \\
v_3 &=&
c_{1,0}^3 + 6 c_{1,0}^2 c_{2,-1} +
c_{1,0}(3 c_{2,0} + 4 c_{3,-1} + 10 c_{2,-1}^2)
\nonumber \\
& & {\mbox{}} + c_{2,-1}(4 c_{2,0} + 5 c_{3,-1}) + 5 c_{2,-1}^3 + c_{2,1} +
c_{3,0} + c_{4,-1} \,. \nonumber
\end{eqnarray}
(Numerically, $v_1 =1.1366$, $v_2 =23.27$, $v_3 = c_{4,-1} - 138.6$,
in the $\overline{\rm MS}$ scheme. The poor apparent convergence of the $a^*$
series need not bother us, since $a^*$ is RS dependent.)
A physical quantity ${\cal R}$ will also have an infrared
limit given by a power series in $a_{0}$. One simply takes the
perturbative expansion of ${\cal R}$, Eq. (\ref{eq: R}); substitutes
$a=a^*$, given by (\ref{eq: AA}); and re-expands in powers of $a_{0}$.
This yields:
\begin{equation}
\label{eq: RR}
{\cal R}^{*} = a_{0} \left[ 1 + w_1 a_{0} + w_2 a_{0}^{2} +
w_3 a_{0}^{3} + {\cal O}(a_{0}^{4}) \right],
\end{equation}
where
\begin{eqnarray}
w_1 &=& v_1 +r_{1,0},\nonumber \\
w_2 &=& v_2 + 2r_{1,0} v_1 + r_{2,0} + r_{1,1}, \\
w_3 &=& v_3 + (2 v_2 + v_1^2) r_{1,0} + v_1 (2r_{1,1} + 3 r_{2,0})
+ r_{2,1}+ r_{3,0}.\nonumber
\end{eqnarray}
These coefficients are RS-scheme independent (see Appendix B) and so their
numerical values are significant. They should be order-1 numbers, if
all is to be well.
For the $e^+e^-$ case, Ref. \cite{st} obtained the value of the
first coefficient, $w_1 = 1.22$, but $w_2$ could only be obtained as
$-18.25 + c_{3,-1}$, since $c_{3,1}$ was then unknown. To quote
Ref. \cite{st}: ``For the expansion to be credible one needs
$c_{3,-1}(\overline{\rm MS})$ to be in the range, say, $+13$ to $+21$.'' This
prediction is confirmed by the new $\beta$-function result \cite{rit},
which yields $c_{3,-1} = 18.5$. Therefore, $w_2$ is quite small,
$0.23$, giving a respectable series:
\begin{equation}
\label{ree}
{\cal R}_{e^+e^-}^* = a_0 \left[ 1 + 1.22 a_0 + 0.23 a_0^2 + \ldots \right].
\end{equation}
The next coefficient,
\begin{equation}
\label{wee}
w_3{\scriptstyle{(e^+e^-)}}
= c_{4,-1} + r_{3,0}{\scriptstyle{(e^+e^-)}} - 164.0,
\end{equation}
would require calculation of both $\beta$ and ${\cal R}_{e^+e^-}$ to one
more order.
In the Bj-sum-rule case the corresponding result is
\begin{equation}
\label{rbj}
{\cal R}_{\rm Bj}^* = a_0 \left[ 1 + 0.22 a_0 - 1.21 a_0^2 + \ldots \right] ,
\end{equation}
where the coefficients are also of order unity. It is interesting that
the ${\cal R}^*$ in this case is even smaller than in the $e^+e^-$ case.
The next coefficient is
\begin{equation}
\label{wbj}
w_3{\scriptstyle{({\rm Bj})}}
= c_{4,-1} + r_{3,0}{\scriptstyle{({\rm Bj})}} - 203.7.
\end{equation}
\section{BZ Expansion: Nonzero Q}
A formulation of the BZ expansion for quantities at a general $Q$
was derived in Ref. \cite{st}. We briefly review the main ingredients.
First, we need a suitable form of the boundary condition for the
$\beta$-function equation. Setting
$\hat{\beta} \left( x \right) \equiv \beta \left( x \right) / b$, we
write
\begin{equation}
\label{eq: int}
b \ln \left( \frac{\mu}{\tilde{\Lambda}} \right) = \lim_{ \delta \rightarrow
0} \left[ \int_{\delta}^{a} \frac{dx}{\hat{\beta} \left(x\right)} +
{\cal C}\left( \delta\right)\right].
\end{equation}
The constant of integration \({\cal C}\left( \delta\right)\) needs to be
suitably singular as $\delta \rightarrow 0$ and we choose \cite{opt,st}:
\begin{eqnarray}
{\cal C} \left( \delta \right) &=& \mbox{\rm P.V.} \int_{\delta}^{\infty}
\frac{dx}{x^2\left(1+cx\right)} \nonumber \\
&=& \frac{1}{\delta} + c\ln\delta + c \ln \left|c\right| +
{\cal O}\left(\delta\right).
\end{eqnarray}
Note that Cauchy's principal value (P.V.) is introduced to deal with the
pole at $x = -1/c$ when $c < 0$. This choice amounts to a definition of
$\tilde{\Lambda}$, within a given RS. [We use a tilde to distinguish it
from the older, but still widely used, definition of the $\Lambda$
parameter \cite{bbdm}. The relation is $\ln(\Lambda/\tilde{\Lambda}) =
(c/b) \ln(2 \! \mid \! c \! \mid \! /b)$. While the two definitions are not
dissimilar for small $n_f$, they become infinitely different as
$n_f \to 16 {\scriptstyle{\frac{1}{2}}}$. In the BZ-expansion context the use of $\tilde{\Lambda}$
is much more convenient.]
As explained in Ref. \cite{st}, it is convenient to put the $\beta$
function into the form
\begin{equation}
\label{betaf}
\frac{1}{\hat{\beta}\left(x\right)} = - \frac{1}{x^2} + \frac{c}{x} -
\frac{1}{ {\hat{\gamma}}^{*} \left(a^{*} - x\right)} + H\left(x\right).
\end{equation}
where ${\hat{\gamma}}^{*}$ is $\gamma^{*}/b$, with $\gamma^{*}$ being
the slope of the $\beta$ function at the fixed point:
\begin{equation}
\label{gamstar}
\gamma^{*} \equiv \left. \frac{\beta\left(x\right)}{dx}\right|_{x=a^{*}}
= -b a^{*}
\left( 1 + 2 ca^{*} + 3 c_{2} {a^{*}}^{2}+ 4 c_{3} {a^{*}}^{3} +\ldots \right).
\end{equation}
As discussed below, $\hat{\gamma}^*$ can be obtained as a series in $a_0$.
The remainder function $H(x)$ can be expanded as a power series,
$H_0 + H_1 x + \ldots$, whose coefficients are of order $a_0$.
One now inserts (\ref{betaf}) into (\ref{eq: int}) and performs the
integration. One can then eliminate $a$ and $a^{*}$ in favour of
${\cal R}$ and ${\cal R}^{*}$. In fact, since the result must be RS
invariant, one can --- without loss of generality --- short-cut this
step by utilizing the ``effective-charge'' RS in which $a \equiv {\cal R}$.
This leads to the formula
\cite{st}:
\begin{equation}
\label{eq: YY}
\rho_{1} = \frac{1}{\cal R} + \frac{1}{\hat{\gamma}^{*(n)}}
\ln\left(1- \frac{{\cal R}}{{\cal R}^{*(n)}} \right)
+ c\ln\left(\left|c\right| {\cal R} \right)
+ \sum_{i=0}^{n-4} \frac{H_i^{\rm (ec)} {\cal R}^{i+1}}{i+1}.
\end{equation}
The last term, involving the $H_i^{\rm (ec)}$ coefficients (of the
effective-charge scheme), is only relevant in fourth order and beyond.
Thus, for the first three orders the equation takes the same form, just with
the parameters $\hat{\gamma}^*$ and ${\cal R}^*$ approximated to the
appropriate order. On the left-hand side, $\rho_1$ is the RS invariant
\cite{opt}
\begin{equation}
\label{eq: X}
\rho_{1} \equiv b\ln\left( \frac{\mu}{\tilde{\Lambda}}\right) - r_{1}
\equiv b \ln\left( \frac{Q}{\tilde{\Lambda}_{\rm eff}} \right),
\end{equation}
where $\tilde{\Lambda}_{\rm eff}$ is a characteristic scale specific to
the particular physical quantity ${\cal R}$. It is related to the
$\tilde{\Lambda}$ parameter of some reference scheme (eg. $\overline{\rm MS}$) by
an exactly calculable factor $\exp(r_1/b)$ involving the $r_1$ coefficient
in that scheme, evaluated at $\mu=Q$. (We caution that $\rho_1$ {\it cannot}
be split into ${\cal O}(1)$ and ${\cal O}(a_0)$ pieces in a RS-invariant
way \cite{st}.)
Numerically inverting Eq. (\ref{eq: YY}) provides ${\cal R}$ as a
function of $Q$. The resulting ${\cal R}(Q)$ naturally agrees with ordinary
perturbation theory to the corresponding order at large $Q$, but freezes
to the value ${\cal R}^{*(n)}$ as $Q \to 0$. The BZ series expansion for
${\cal R}^{*}$ was discussed in the previous section. The BZ expansion
for ${\hat{\gamma}}^*$ is obtained straightforwardly by substituting the
expansion of $a^*$ (Eqs. (\ref{astar}) and (\ref{eq: AA})) into
(\ref{gamstar}). This gives:
\begin{equation}
{\hat{\gamma}}^{*} = a_{0}\left[ 1 + g_1 a_{0} +
g_2 {a_{0}}^{2} + g_3 {a_{0}}^{3} + \ldots \right]
\end{equation}
where,
\begin{eqnarray}
g_1 &=& c_{1,0},\nonumber
\\
g_2 &=& {c_{1,0}}^{2} - {c_{2,-1}}^{2} -c_{3,-1}
, \\
g_3 &=&{c_{1,0}}^{3} - {4c_{2,-1}}^3
- 5 {c_{1,0}}{c_{2,-1}}^{2} - 4 {c_{1,0}} c_{3,-1}
\nonumber \\
& & \mbox{} - 2 c_{2,-1} c_{2,0} - 6 c_{2,-1} c_{3,-1} - c_{3,0} - 2c_{4,-1}.
\nonumber
\end{eqnarray}
It is noteworthy that certain terms of degree $n$ are absent in $g_n$:
$g_1$ does not contain $c_{2,-1}$; $g_2$ does not contain $c_{2,0}$ or
$c_{2,-1} c_{1,0}$; and $g_3$ does not contain $c_{2,1}$ or $c_{2,0} c_{1,0}$
or $c_{2,-1} {c_{1,0}}^2$.
The significance of $\gamma^* = b \hat{\gamma}^*$ is that it
is the `critical exponent' governing how ${\cal R}$ approaches
${\cal R}^{*}$ as $Q \rightarrow 0$; asymptotically,
$ {\cal R} - {\cal R}^* \propto Q^{\gamma^{*}}$.
As pointed out by Grunberg, the $g_n$ coefficients are RS invariants,
and are universal, in the sense that they are not specific to some
particular physical quantity ${\cal R}$. (See Appendix B for discussion
of some subtleties.)
The new $\beta$-function result \cite{rit} enables us to determine
the numerical value of the second invariant; $g_2 =-8.99$. (The exact
expression, for general $N$, is given in Appendix A.) Hence the
${\hat{\gamma}}^*$ series is:
\begin{equation}
\label{gamser}
{\hat{\gamma}}^{*} = a_{0}\left[ 1 + 4.75 a_{0} - 8.99 {a_{0}}^{2}
+ \ldots \right]
\end{equation}
Clearly, the $\hat{\gamma}^*$ series is not as well behaved as the
${\cal R}^*$ series that we saw earlier. In Fig. 1(a) we show $\gamma^*$
($= b \hat{\gamma}^*$) as a function of $n_f$. (Fig. 1(b) shows
shows the same quantity normalized by $1/(ba_0)$.) The lower and upper solid
curves are the first- and second-order results, respectively, while the
middle solid curve is the third-order result. The dashed curve represents
the third-order result re-cast as a Pad\'e approximant:
\begin{equation}
\label{gampade}
\hat{\gamma}^* \approx a_0 \frac{(1 + 6.64 a_0)}{(1 + 1.89 a_0)}.
\end{equation}
For comparison we also give, as the dotted curve, the prediction arising
from an optimized-perturbation-theory analysis of the $e^+e^-$ case
\cite{mat} (see comments in Appendix B). The reasonable agreement between
the last three curves gives us some confidence that the extrapolation
to low $n_f$ is qualitatively valid, even if the quantitative precision is
not good.
The next coefficient is
\begin{equation}
\label{g3}
g_3 = 269.44 - 2c_{4,-1}.
\end{equation}
We therefore predict that $c_{4,-1}(\overline{\rm MS})$ will turn out to
be somewhere around $135 \pm 10$. Assuming that the $w_3$ coefficients
in (\ref{wee}) and (\ref{wbj}) are modest, we can expect that
$r_{3,0}{\scriptstyle{(e^+e^-)}} \approx 29 \pm 10$ and
$r_{3,0}{\scriptstyle{({\rm Bj})}} \approx 68 \pm 10$.
Knowing $\hat{\gamma}^*$ and ${\cal R}^*$, we can numerically solve Eq.
(\ref{eq: YY}) to obtain ${\cal R}(Q)$ as a function of
$Q/\tilde{\Lambda}_{\rm eff}$. The result, for the $e^+e^-$ case in
third order, is shown in Fig. 2 for $n_f = 14, 10, 6$ and $2$.
(It may be directly compared with similar figures for first and second
order in Ref. \cite{st}.) Corresponding results in the Bjorken-sum-rule
case are shown in Fig. 3. Note that the $\tilde{\Lambda}_{\rm eff}$'s
defining the units of $Q$ in Figs. 2 and 3 are not the same: however,
they are easily converted to a common $\tilde{\Lambda}$ using
Eq. (\ref{eq: X}).
\section{Concluding Remarks}
The result of van Ritbergen {\it et al.}'s \cite{rit} calculation of the
$\beta$ function to four-loops sheds much light on the BZ expansion.
It supports the idea that the expansion is relevant to the phenomenologically
interesting case of only two light quark flavors. That, in turn,
implies perturbatively explicable ``freezing'' of the QCD running coupling
constant.
We mention again the very interesting work on the ``large-$b$''
approximation (see \cite{max} and references therein) which draws on
large-$n_f$ results. This is the opposite approximation to ours.
It extrapolates upwards from $n_f = - \infty$ ({\it minus}
infinity if the theory is to be asymptotically free) towards $n_f \approx 2$,
whereas we are extrapolating down from $n_f = 16{\scriptstyle{\frac{1}{2}}}$. We think both
approximations are useful; neither is very precise, but both seem to be
qualitatively valid, and offer a great deal of insight into QCD. Our
preliminary studies indicate that the large-$b$ approximation also
predicts ``freezing,'' and we hope to report on this shortly.
\vspace*{4mm}
{\bf Acknowledgements}: We thank Ji\v{r}\'i Ch\'yla for correspondence,
particularly regarding the issues in Appendix B.
This work was supported in part by the U.S. Department of Energy under
Grant No. DE-FG05-92ER40717.
\newpage
\section*{Appendix A: SU($N$) generalization}
The critical number of flavours is:
\begin{equation}
n_f^{\rm crit} = \frac{11}{2} N.
\end{equation}
The $\beta$-function coefficients in $\overline{\rm MS}$ are \cite{rit}
\begin{eqnarray}
\beta_0 = 2b & \! = \!&\frac{1}{3}(11 N - 2 n_f)
\nonumber \\
\beta_1 = 8 bc & \! = \! & \frac{1}{3 N}(34 N^3 - n_f (13 N^2 - 3))
\nonumber \\
\beta_2 = 32 b c_2^{\overline{\rm MS}} & \! = \! & \frac{1}{108 N^2} \left( 5714 N^5 +
n_f(-3418 N^4 + 561 N^2 + 27) + n_f^2(224 N^3 - 66 N) \right)
\nonumber \\
\beta_3 = 128 b c_3^{\overline{\rm MS}} & \! = \! & \frac{1}{1944 N^3}
\left( 601892 N^7 - 25920 N^5 + \zeta_3 (9504 N^7 + 684288 N^5)
\right.
\nonumber \\
& \!\! & \mbox{} + n_f \left[ - 485513 N^6 + 58583 N^4 - 21069 N^2 - 5589
\right.
\nonumber \\
& \!\! & \mbox{} + \left.
\zeta_3 (- 4320 N^6 - 118368 N^4 + 9504 N^2) \right]
\nonumber \\
& \!\! & \mbox{} + n_f^2 \left[ 69232 N^5 - 19816 N^3 -22428N
+ \zeta_3 (18144 N^5 - 13824 N^3 + 52704N ) \right]
\nonumber \\
& \!\! & \mbox{} + \left. n_f^3 [1040 N^4 - 616 N^2] \right)
\end{eqnarray}
The BZ expansion parameter becomes
\begin{equation}
a_0 = \frac{16}{3(25 N^2 -11)} (n_f^{\rm crit} - n_f)
\end{equation}
The invariant coefficients are
\begin{eqnarray}
b &\!=\!& \frac{(25 N^2-11)}{16} a_{0}, \\
c &=& -\frac{1}{a_{0}} + \frac{(13N^2-3)}{8 N}.
\end{eqnarray}
In $\overline{\rm MS}$
\begin{eqnarray}
c_{2,-1} &\! =\! & \frac{(-1402 N^4 + 242 N^2 + 33)}{48 N (25 N^2 - 11)},
\\
c_{2,0} &\! = \! & \frac{(318N^4 + 55 N^2 -9)}{384 N^2},
\\
c_{2,1} &\! = \! & \frac{(25 N^2 -11) (112 N^2 - 33)}{3072 N}
\\
c_{3,-1} &\! = \! & \frac{(14731 N^6 -30047N^4 - 58839 N^2 - 2277)}
{1152 N^2(25N^2 -11)}
\nonumber \\
& \! \! & \mbox{} +
\frac{11}{8}\frac{(25 N^4 - 18 N^2 + 77)}{(25N^2-11)} \zeta_3
\end{eqnarray}
The Grunberg invariants, the coefficients in the expansion of
$\hat{\gamma}^*$ are:
\begin{eqnarray}
g_1 & \! \! = \! \! & \frac{(13N^2-3)}{8 N},
\\
g_2 & \! \! = \! \! &
\frac{(366782 N^8 - 865400 N^6 + 1599316 N^4 - 571516 N^2 -3993)}
{768 N^2 (25 N^2 - 11)^2}
\nonumber \\
& \!\!\!\! & \mbox{}
- \frac{11}{8} \frac{(25 N^4 - 18 N^2 + 77)}{(25 N^2 - 11)} \zeta_3.
\end{eqnarray}
\section*{Appendix B: Regular and Irregular Schemes}
In this appendix we discuss renormalization-scheme invariance of
the BZ expansion results. Since the expansion parameter
$a_{0} = \frac{8}{321} (16\frac{1}{2} - n_{f})$ is an RS-invariant pure
number, one expects the coefficients in the BZ expansion of a physical
quantity ${\cal R}$ to be RS-invariant, but it is important to have
confirmation. We first consider the fixed point results at $Q=0$ (which
are independent of the $\tilde{\Lambda}$ parameter).
In the text, as in Ref \cite{st}, we limited the discussion to
so-called `regular schemes' in which the coefficients in ${\cal R}$
and $\beta(a)$ have a polynomial dependence on $n_f$. Such schemes
are natural in diagrammatic terms, since each fermion loop gives an
$n_f$ factor. They are convenient for our purposes, since the
BZ-expansion coefficients are easily extracted from calculations
made in those schemes. However, we emphasize that ``irregular'' schemes
are not necessarily ``bad.'' They will also lead to the same BZ-expansion
results, but the extraction of the BZ coefficients from calculations in those
schemes will be less straightforward. An analogous situation arises,
for example, with gauge invariance; a certain class of gauges may
be convenient for some purposes, but inconvenient for others.
It is easy to show the invariance of the BZ coefficients within the
class of `regular' schemes. This was done in Ref. \cite{st} by
considering the RS-invariants $\rho_2, \rho_3, \ldots$ \cite{opt}
that are invariant combinations of ${\cal R}$ and $\beta(a)$ coefficients,
and expanding them in powers of $a_0$. A `low-brow' version of the proof
is also instructive. Consider a change of RS, $ a \mapsto a'$, where
\begin{equation}
\label{rstrans}
a' = a\left( 1 + u_{1} a + u_{2} a^{2} + \ldots \right).
\end{equation}
The coefficients in the expansion of ${\cal R}$ change to
\begin{eqnarray}
r'_{1} &=& r_{1} - u_{1}\, , \nonumber \\
r'_{2} &=& r_{2}- u_{2} -2 u_{1}r_{1} +2u_{1}^{2} \, ,
\end{eqnarray}
etc.. The $\beta$ function transforms to
$\beta'(a') =(\partial a'/\partial a) \beta(a)$, whose coefficients are:
\begin{eqnarray}
c' &=& c \nonumber \\
c'_2 &=& c_2 + u_2 -u_1^2 - u_1 c, \nonumber \\
c'_3 &=& c_3 + 2 u_3 + c u_1^2 - 2 c_2 u_1 - 6 u_1 u_2 + 4 u_1^3,
\end{eqnarray}
etc.. If both the primed and unprimed scheme are regular, then the
$c_i$, $c_i'$ and $r_i$, $r_i'$ coefficients are expandable as in
Eqs. (\ref{ciexp}), (\ref{riexp}), and the $u_i$ coefficients in the
scheme transformation can be expanded as:
\begin{eqnarray}
\label{uiexp}
u_{1} &=& u_{1,0} + u_{1,1}a_0 \, , \nonumber \\
u_{2} &=& u_{2,0} + u_{2,1}a_0 + u_{2,2}a_0^{2}\, ,
\end{eqnarray}
etc.. It is then straightforward to prove the invariance of the combinations
appearing in the BZ expansion of ${\cal R}$ and $\gamma^*$. For instance,
from the relations
\begin{eqnarray}
r'_{1,0} &=& r_{1,0} - u_{1,0} \, , \nonumber \\
c'_{2,-1} &=& c_{2,-1} + u_{1,0} \, , \nonumber \\
c'_{3,-1} &=& c_{3,-1} - u_{1,0}^2 - 2 c_{2,-1} u_{1,0},
\end{eqnarray}
one sees that $r'_{1,0} + c'_{2,-1} = r_{1,0} + c_{2,-1}$,
and $c'_{3,-1} + (c'_{2,-1})^2 = c_{3,-1} + (c_{2,-1})^2$, showing that
these combinations are RS invariant. Extending this procedure one can prove
the invariance of the higher-order $w_i$ and $g_i$ coefficients.
Any scheme related to $\overline{\rm MS}(\mu=Q)$ by a transformation (\ref{rstrans})
with $u_i$'s expandable as in (\ref{uiexp}) is a `regular' scheme.
[It is noteworthy that in a general, regular scheme the coefficients
$c_{2,2}, c_{3,3}, \ldots$ are non-zero, while in a more restrictive class
of `strictly regular' schemes, of which $\overline{\rm MS}(\mu=Q)$ is an example,
these coefficients vanish. This distinction is unimportant for the BZ
expansion, but matters for the large-$b$ approximation \cite{max}.] The
`effective charge' (or `FAC') scheme, in which $a \equiv {\cal R}$ for
some specific physical quantity, is a `regular' (but not `strictly regular')
scheme. However, it is easy to construct RS's that are `irregular' simply
by considering a transformation in which the $u_i$ depend on $n_f$ in a
non-polynomial fashion, so that the coefficients $r'_i$ are no longer
expandable in positive powers of $a_0$. There is nothing intrinsically
`bad' about such schemes. They can arise quite naturally. For example,
the 't Hooft scheme, in which $c_2=c_3=\ldots=0$, is `irregular' \cite{max}.
[Recall that, in `regular' schemes, $c_{3,-1} + (c_{2,-1})^2$ is invariant
and does not vanish.] The principle-of-minimal-sensitivity (PMS) scheme
for any given physical quantity is also `irregular.' In both these
cases the $r_i$ coefficients have $1/a_0$ pieces.
In a `regular' scheme, obtaining the BZ expansion to $n$th order requires
terms of order $n+1$ in the $\beta$ function, and of order $n$ in the
physical quantity ${\cal R}$. In an `irregular' scheme the same information
is distributed among higher-order coefficients as well. Starting from an
`irregular' scheme, one would require some knowledge of perturbative
coefficients to higher orders; maybe to all orders. However, provided
one carefully kept all terms that could contribute to a given order in $a_0$,
one would obtain the same BZ expansion.
Finally, we discuss the finite-$Q$ case. Following Ref. \cite{st},
we have formulated the result as Eq. (\ref{eq: YY}), which is to be solved
numerically to obtain ${\cal R}$ as a function of $Q$. This formula
involves the RS-invariant quantities $\rho_1$,, $\hat{\gamma}^*$,
${\cal R}^*$, $c$, and $H_i^{\rm (ec)}$. The $\tilde{\Lambda}$ parameter
and $Q$ appear only in $\rho_1$. The $H_i^{\rm (ec)}$ coefficients
(relevant only in 4th order and beyond) are directly related to the
$\tilde{\rho}_2, \tilde{\rho}_3, \ldots$ invariants of Ref. \cite{opt}
which can be conveniently redefined (hence the tilde) to coincide with the
$\beta$-function coefficients of the `effective charge' scheme \cite{exinv}.
The RS invariance of the BZ expansion of $\hat{\gamma}^*$ \cite{grun}
is verifiable by the procedure discussed above. It is expected because
of the well-known result \cite{gp} that the slope of the $\beta$ function
at a fixed point is an invariant. However, there is an important
caveat to the last statement \cite{chyla}, which necessitates some
further discussion. The quoted result follows by differentiating the
$\beta$-function transformation,
$\beta'(a') =(\partial a'/\partial a) \beta(a)$, to give
\begin{equation}
\frac{\partial \beta'}{\partial a'} =
\frac{\partial a}{\partial a'}
\frac{\partial^2 a'}{\partial a^2} \beta(a)
+ \frac{\partial \beta}{\partial a}.
\end{equation}
The first term vanishes at the fixed point --- provided that neither
$\partial a/\partial a'$ nor $\partial^2 a'/\partial a^2$
is singular there \cite{gp}. Ch\'{y}la \cite{chyla} has pointed out that,
in general, it can be quite natural for those factors to be singular (and
arbitrary scheme transformation can of course make fixed points appear
and disappear!). In general, then, the critical exponent $\gamma^*$ in
${\cal R} - {\cal R}^* \propto Q^{\gamma^{*}}$ as $Q \to 0$ is {\it not}
the same as $\partial \beta/\partial a|_{a=a^*}$. However, these two
quantities will coincide in a large class of schemes. It also seems
safe to assume that they coincide in the context of the BZ expansion,
where there is necessarily a fixed point at $a^* = a_0 + \ldots$.
[We find that the 3rd-order PMS scheme, though `irregular,' also
yields $\gamma^* = \partial \beta/\partial a|_{a=a^*}$. This requires
a detailed analysis of the optimization equations \cite{opt,mat} as
$Q \to 0$. The PMS results (in the $e^+e^-$ case) for $\gamma^*$ are
shown as the dotted curve in Fig. 1.]
\section*{Appendix C: Higgs decay}
In this appendix we discuss the case of Higgs-boson decay into
hadrons. This seems to be a much more problematic than the cases
discussed earlier. It could be viewed as conflicting with the
general picture we have presented. We shall argue, though, that the
crucial role of quark masses in this quantity makes it unsuitable as
a guide to the infrared behaviour of perturbative QCD. First, let
us discuss the numbers.
The hadronic decay width of the Higgs has the form
$\Gamma_H = \frac{3G_F}{4\sqrt{2}\pi} M_H \sum_q m_q^2 \Gamma(a)$
with $\Gamma(a) = 1 + \Gamma_1 a + \ldots$, and where $m_q$ is the
running quark mass evaluated at some scale. For $\Gamma_H$ there
is a factorization-scheme ambiguity (how much of the radiative
corrections should be absorbed into $m_q^2$, and much should be
left in the explicit series $\Gamma(a)$?). However, one can define
the quantity \cite{ver}
\begin{equation}
{\cal R}_{\rm Higgs} = -\frac{1}{2} \frac{d \ln(\Gamma_H/M_H)}{d \ln M_H^2}
\end{equation}
which is free of this factorization-scheme ambiguity, and is a
physical quantity of the same form ${\cal R} = a(1+ r_1 a + \ldots )$
considered earlier. The coefficients, from Ref. \cite{ver} are collected
in the table below.
\begin{center}
\begin{tabular}{|rclcr|}
\hline
& & Coefficients in ${\cal R}_{\rm Higgs}$. [$\overline{\rm MS}$($\mu=Q$)] & & \\
\hline
$r_{1,0}$ &=& $\frac{23}{12}$ &=& $1.917$ \\
$r_{1,1}$ &=& $\left( \frac{107}{8} \right) \left( \frac{11}{6} \right)
$ &=& $24.52$ \\
\hline
$r_{2,0}$ &=& $-\frac{503}{18} - \frac{55}{4} \zeta_3$ &=& $-44.47 $ \\
$r_{2,1}$ &=& $ \left( \frac{107}{8} \right)
\left( \frac{2935}{144} - \frac{7}{4}\zeta_3 - \frac{\pi^2}{3} \right) $
&=& $200.5$ \\
$r_{2,2}$ &=& $ \left( \frac{107}{8} \right)^2
\left( \frac{275}{72} - \zeta_3 - \frac{\pi^2}{12} \right) $
&=& $321.1$ \\
\hline
$r_{3,0}$ &=& $-\frac{22631621}{82944} - \frac{13939}{432} \zeta_3 +
\frac{4675}{48}\zeta_5 + \frac{107}{24}\pi^2 $ &=& $-166.6 $ \\
$r_{3,1}$ &=& $ \left( \frac{107}{8} \right)
\left(- \frac{208411}{3456} - \frac{20755}{288}\zeta_3 -\frac{355}{48}\zeta_5
- \frac{137}{192}\pi^2 \right) $ &=& $-2162$ \\
$r_{3,2}$ &=& $ \left( \frac{107}{8} \right)^2
\left( \frac{694303}{6912} - \frac{119}{4} \zeta_3 + \frac{25}{4}\zeta_5
- \frac{317}{96}\pi^2 \right) $
&=& $6901$ \\
$r_{3,3}$ &=& $ \left( \frac{107}{8} \right)^3
\left( \frac{985}{108} - \frac{5}{2} \zeta_3 - \frac{11}{24}\pi^2 \right) $
&=& $3808$ \\
\hline
\end{tabular}
\end{center}
In Ref. \cite{h3} it was observed that, at third order in the
effective-charge (or `FAC') scheme, there is a fixed point with
${\cal R}^*_{\rm Higgs} \sim a^* \approx 0.15$. The authors viewed this
as probably spurious. Indeed, it is odd that it is only about half the
size of the frozen couplant found in the $e^+e^-$ case, and so is far
from the leading-order BZ expectation that $a^* \sim a_0$. At 4th order
Ref. \cite{ver} finds that this fixed point is no longer present.
We have checked that the situation is much the same in optimized perturbation
theory \cite{opt,kss}.
The $Q=0$ BZ series in this case is:
\begin{equation}
{\cal R}^*_{\rm Higgs} = a_0(1 + 3.05 a_0 + 7.67 a_0^2 + \ldots )
\end{equation}
whose coefficients are considerably larger than in the $e^+e^-$ or
Bjorken-sum-rule cases (Eqs. (\ref{ree}), (\ref{rbj})). For a low number
of flavours the ``corrections'' are as big as the leading term, and
both the same sign. (The next coefficient in the expansion is
$c_{4,-1}-109$ and is still unknown; our estimate (see Eq. (\ref{g3})
suggests that it is around $26 \pm 10$.) One could conclude that this is
perhaps a case where the BZ expansion breaks down before $n_f=2$, so
that maybe there is no freezing in this case.
We believe, however, the problem is that this quantity is just
not a useful indicator of massless QCD's infrared behaviour, because of
the way that quark masses are involved. For exactly massless quarks
the hadronic Higgs-decay rate is zero, because the Higgs-quark coupling
is proportional to quark mass. (The calculations neglect quark masses
in the radiative corrections but not, of course, in the overall coupling
factor.) If we keep the quark masses finite when we consider, theoretically,
the limit $M_H \to 0$, we will trivially get zero as soon as the decay becomes
kinematically forbidden. To avoid this we would need to consider a limit
in which $m_q$ tends to zero at least as fast as $M_H$; say
$m_q \propto (M_H)^{\kappa}$ with $\kappa \ge 1$. But then
${\cal R}_{\rm Higgs}$ is not of the form $a(1 + r_1 a + \ldots )$, and
depends on $\kappa$, making it ill-defined. These issues do not arise
for ${\cal R}_{e^+e^-}$ or ${\cal R}_{\rm Bj}$, which are meaningful for
massless quarks.
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Moreover, studies have shown that having animals in the workplace can make workers more productive, while lowering stress levels. JC Mahan is the salon owner at JC's Funky Hair Ranch and has been a hair stylist for many years. JC loves pets, doing hair and making people happy and feel confident with their hairstyles. As a National Educator for Paul Mitchell Products for twenty years, he is a big believer in continuing education. JC is the only hair stylist in Oklahoma to receive the honor of being named a Master Associate by Paul Mitchell Education. JC's Funky Hair Ranch also works to educate each client on proper home hair care and styling techniques.
JC's Funky Hair Ranch it is not your regular salon. With its rustic wood paneled building that is filled with Cowboy-Funk decor; Funky Hair Ranch is an expression of JC's Feng Shui. JC's Funky Hair Ranch is best known for its amicability in their service and urge to teach about hair styling to their clients. Their large base of clientele just goes to prove their motto: Change is good. Change is my Friend. At JC's Funky Hair Ranch, we want you to feel special, provide quality hair services and let you lower your stress levels. So, come give your hair a treat, lower your blood pressure and relax with Nellie Roo and WyFi. | {
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Telsaan Tea has an open, versatile space with privately funded wi-fi for meetings and gatherings. Seating is available for up to 24 people. In general, small groups can meet here without reservations, unless extended business hours are needed.
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Keywords Modeling, simulation and characterization of multi-junction solar cells.
2009 – Present | Institut National des Sciences Appliquées, Public Engineering School, Rennes, France.
Master's Degree in Materials Science and Nanotechnology engineering.
2011 - 2012 | Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, NY, USA.
Exchange program with INSA of Rennes in the Electrical and Microelectronic Engineering Department.
2009 | University Institute of Technology (IUT), Lannion, France.
Graduated with a two-year degree in Applied Physics specializing in Materials Science.
2012 – Present | SOITEC, Solar Energy BU, Bernin, France.
§ Extensive work to get a better understanding of the physical functioning of the devices with the focus on performance optimization.
§ Study and characterization of InGaP/InGaAs/Ge triple-junctions solar cells.
§ Setup and characterization of a new system measuring the spectral response of solar cells.
§ Spectral responsivity measurements of quantum dot solar cells.
§ Analysis and measurement of electrical properties of III-V semiconductor materials.
§ Optimization of metal contacts on GaN, InGaN films.
Project graduation consisting in the adaptation of a hybrid engine to a thermal miniature car.
Studied and characterized state-of-the-art triple junctions solar cells incorporing nanostructures such as quantum dots/wells.
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With the 2017-19 state budget now more than a month and a half overdue, increasing attention is being paid to the impact the delayed passage of the budget will have on schools, as evidenced by this Wisconsin State Journal article.
In a recent memo to members of the Legislature's budget-writing Joint Finance Committee (JFC), the Department of Public Instruction (DPI) has outlined the impact of the delay on various state school finance calculations for the 2017-18 school year, for public school districts, as well as private choice schools and independent charter schools.
One of the key dates is October 15, when the DPI is required by state law to certify state general school aid amounts for public school districts. School districts rely on these amounts and other data provided by the DPI in order to set their tax levies by the November 1 deadline.
The DPI indicates the 2017-19 biennial budget must be signed into law by October 3 to enable it to accurately run the October 15 General Aid Certification. The DPI plans to release these numbers to districts on Friday, October 13, because October 15 falls on a Sunday this year.
Although no specific changes are proposed in the budget to the state general school aid formula (i.e., no additional aid dollars are added) in the first year of the budget, the general aid calculation has grown increasingly complex in recent years as it now incorporates a number of aid deductions related to vouchers.
That calculation now includes a deduction from all school districts for the Independent Charter School Program, district-by-district aid deductions for statewide and Racine voucher programs and the special needs voucher program as well as a specific aid deduction to Milwaukee Public Schools (MPS) for the Milwaukee voucher program.
Because school districts have the authority to adjust their property tax levies to make up for these deductions, missing this deadline may result in insufficient state aid deductions, which the DPI indicates would increase costs to the state's general fund.
Another deadline identified by the DPI is October 27. In order for school districts to set their property tax levies with an adjusted revenue limit that accurately reflects their aid deductions for resident pupils who participate in the statewide or Racine voucher programs or receive special needs vouchers, the DPI indicates the budget must be signed into law by October 27. The DPI warns that failure to meet this deadline may result in districts under-levying the revenue limit adjustment allowed for aid deductions for choice and charter programs. Districts would not have the ability to be made whole for the aid deducted from their allotment once their levies have been set as this offset comes from increasing property taxes.
Under current law, per pupil payments for the various "choice" programs are indexed to the annual increase, if any, in the per pupil revenue limit adjustments and the increase in per pupil categorical aids provided to public school districts. In the absence of a signed budget bill, the DPI has no authority to increase the per pupil payment to schools in these programs above current law levels. Under the governor's original budget proposal, those per pupil payments were slated to increase by $217. It is uncertain what the actual increase will be because the budget hasn't been finalized and the status of some of the governor's proposed aid increases (e.g., Sparsity Aid–see separate blog post) is unclear.
The lack of finality regarding these per pupil payments to "choice" schools will affect the amount of aid deducted from public schools, which in turn will affect those public school district's ability to adjust their revenue limits and levies to compensate for these aid deductions and set their levies.
And, speaking of Sparsity Aid, the delay in passage of the budget likely means that the state's smallest and most rural school districts will not receive their Sparsity Aid payments on the same timeline as prior years. Historically, these aids have been paid in September, but the DPI memo indicates that with continued uncertainty about the amount of these payments and which districts will qualify to receive payments, these payments will likely be delayed and will not be paid out in September.
Finally, districts hoping to use the low-revenue ceiling adjustment could be out of luck if the budget isn't signed into law by October 27. Whether this adjustment will be provided to low revenue districts in the 2017-18 school year remains unclear. Assuming current proposals are approved by lawmakers and the governor, the DPI will need time to adjust revenue limit worksheets to enable these adjustments and time to double check district levies to make sure districts haven't exceeded their revenue limit authority if they use the low-revenue ceiling. | {
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Blue Raider Volleyball Steamrolls Alabama A&M
By Calvin White
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MTSU volleyball welcomed the Alabama A&M Bulldogs to Alumni Memorial Gym on Wednesday night. The Blue Raiders were in control from start to finish, winning in three dominating sets as they gear up for the C-USA opener on Saturday.
"The team's mentality heading into the match was to keep playing our game and not play down, "said freshman phenom Adri Rhoda. I think we did a good job of that. I think we played our game."
Rhoda produced points all night for the Blue Raiders, leading the way with game highs in kills (9), and aces (5). However, Rhoda was not alone. MTSU had nine players with multiple kills and collected 15 aces throughout the match.
The Blue Raiders are now 11-3 on the season and have won eight out of their last nine matches, giving them the momentum they need heading into conference play.
"We're all really excited with the preseason we've had," Rhoda said. "We're starting the conference play against a really tough opponent but that's how we want it. We want to beat them and we're really excited. Our mentality is in the right place."
The tough opponent Rhoda is referring to is Western Kentucky, who will stroll into Murfreesboro boasting a 12-2 record as of Wednesday. Saturday's match begins at 2:00 p.m. in the Alumni Memorial Gym as the Blue Raiders seek to continue their hot start to the season into conference play.
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NewsOne Minute: Herman Cain Says Some People Shouldn't Vote
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Herman Cain: 'Stupid People Are Ruining America'
Cain pointed out that only 58% of registered voter actually voted in the last presidential election. "What about the 42% that stay at home?" he asked. He's not so sure they should be voting in the first place. "I have even heard people say, 'Well, I don't vote because I don't know what's going on,'" Cain remarked. "And I say 'good!' Stupid people are ruining America and I'm glad some of a them stay home." Read more.
Florida Extends 'Stand Your Ground' To Cover Warning Shots
Florida Governor Rick Scott signed into law Friday an extension of the state's controversial "Stand Your Ground" law, which would cover warning shots. According to Newsy, the bill was written with the case of Marissa Alexander in mind. Alexander, 33, was found guilty of aggravated assault and sentenced to 20 years in prison after firing what her defense claimed was a warning shot at the husband during a domestic dispute. An appellate court later overturned her conviction and ordered a retrial. Read more.
Florida Man Charged With Attempted Murder After Throwing Hot Grits
A Florida man is facing attempted murder charges after allegedly throwing a pan of hot grits and grease on a neighbor. Edward Holley, 60, was taken into custody Wednesday at an Orange County home after allegedly flinging the hot pan's contents on Darryl Blacknell, 29,MyNews13 reported. Blacknell, who had allegedly been sitting on Holley's porch, ran off screaming in pain while suffered second- and third-degree burns on 30% of his body. Read more.
Alabama Veteran Granted VA Benefits After More Than 50 Years of Denials
A Korean War Veteran's 56-year struggle for Veterans Affairs benefits is finally over. Willie McCall, 85, suffers from debilitating, combat-related health issues and was essentially forgotten by the federal government. Before totally giving up on his VA benefits, McCall's nephew, Freddie Porterfield, contacted NBC affiliate WSFA. McCall says during his time as a rifleman during the Korean conflict, the weather was so cold it left him with frostbite, jungle rot and circulation issues. He walks with a cane and has special orthotic shoes. Despite multiple diagnoses, he was denied VA benefits. His denials go back to the late 1950s. Read more.
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FOUNDATION FOR END-OF-LIFE CARE INC
Transform dying into the final act of living well.
aka Hospice Foundation for End-Of-Life Care, Inc., Vitas Hospice Charitable Fund, Caring Foundations, LLC, | Hollywood, FL | www.foundationeolc.org
Mission & Vision Our goal is to provide compassionate assistance to hospice patients and their families on a nationwide basis by funding certain expenses that go beyond the hospice care benefit through our Special Needs Fund.
Dr. Richard B Fife
3440 Hollywood Blvd Suite 415
Hollywood, FL 33021 USA
Fundraising Contact
Patricia Lauck
Fundraising contact phone: (954) 272- Ext 9847
3440 Hollywood Blvd. Suite 415
Legal name of organization: Foundation for End of Life Care, Inc.
Hospice (P74)
Special Needs Program
The Foundation works nationally with social workers from a number of hospice programs and makes grants through its Special Needs Fund to assist patients and their families with extraordinary expenses that lie outside the realm of hospice care but are critically important to the patient's comfort or peace of mind.
The Foundation remains committed to working with hospice social workers nationally to help identify the patients and families they serve who lives have been changed not only by the health crisis they are facing but also by the financial crisis they face at the very same time by supporting them with financial grants to assist with everyday living expenses that are not met by the Medicare benefit.
To reach out to the public via social media efforts (web page, facebook, twitter) to align with like organizations to help educate the public at large about hospice and what it means, earlier access to hospice care, as well as the available resources to the patient population.
The Foundation For End-Of-Life Care is comprised of a well informed group of professionals who have made the hospice care sector their life's goal to bring about education, access, and quality care for those in need of hospice care. We are engaged in a broad stroke of social media outreach, engaging in local and national fundraising campaigns to also bring about awareness of hospice care.
The Foundation, since its inception has been helping families in financial crisis who are coping with the terminal illness of a loved one. More recenlty over the past six years the Foundation for End of Life Care, Inc., granted more than 6,000 special need grants for indigent patients and their families who are experiencing financial hardship. We provided essential items such as food, clothing, overdue rent and utility payments and last-minute travel for final reunions. Comfort items such as window air conditioners, pest control services and reading glasses also were funded for needy patients.
Hugh Westbrook
Foundation for End of Life Care, Inc.
Harold Wallace
Mary McKenna
Esther Colliflower
Foundation For End-Of-Life Care, Inc.
Richard Fife
Does the board conduct a formal orientation for new board members and require all board members to sign a written agreement regarding their roles, responsibilities, and expectations? Not applicable
Has the board conducted a formal, written assessment of the chief executive within the past year ? Not applicable
Have the board and senior staff reviewed the conflict-of-interest policy and completed and signed disclosure statements in the past year? Not applicable
Has the board conducted a formal, written self-assessment of its performance within the past three years? Not applicable
SOURCE: Self-reported; last updated 8/2/2021,
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You don't have to hibernate in winter—there are plenty of fun things to do in Detroit. Bundle up and get out there and enjoy Detroit!
Oh, and hockey. Looks like we'll have a (shortened) season after all.
1. Free Art Friday Detroit (Facebook link) - Every Friday local artists hide art around the city for lucky "scavengers" to find and keep. This week they go global with art from around the country and world. Follow their Facebook page and the #FAFDET hashtag on Twitter for clues. Go find art! January 11th.
2. Grown in Detroit - Head to the Detroit Historical Museum to see this documentary about the Catherine Ferguson Academy, one of only 3 schools in U.S. for pregnant and parenting teens. January 12—13.
3. Wild Winter Arctic Adventure - The Detroit Zoo is open year-round and is magical in the winter. Activities this weekend include ice carving demonstrations, arctic-themed arts and crafts, games and entertainment. January 12—13.
4. Metro Jazz Voices - The Sunday Music Bar at the DIA features this Detroit group perfoming selections of the Great American Songbook in four-part harmony. January 13th.
5. Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History - It's Charter One Free Family Second Sunday at the museum and admission is free. Special showings of the Voices of the Civil War film series & more. January 13th. | {
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Sr Pritisha Brownley is a professional paediatric nurse who has worked in neonates, general paediatrics, haematology and oncology since 1990. Pritisha qualified in paediatrics and neonatal nursing science in 1996. She worked in Saudi Arabia in 1999 in paediatric oncology/haematology and completed oncology paediatric nursing whilst there. She has been working at CMJAH since 2010.
sponsored by the Carnegie Wits Diaspora Foundation.
Dr Capra is a paediatric oncologist who trained as a subspecialist in the UK & Canada and now works in Dublin. He is a keen cyclist and a member of various international clinical trial and research collaborative groups.
Dr Jennifer Geel is the chair of the Wits Paediatric Fund and Ministerial Advisory Committee on Cancer Control and Prevention. She is enrolled for a PhD, studying the relationship between simple blood tests and changes on PET-CT of children with Hodgkin lymphoma, hoping that more cost-effective versions of precision medicine may be possible in low and middle-income countries.
Dr Kenny Govendrageloo is a private practice Paediatric Cardiologist based at Sunninghill Hospital, Johannesburg. His interests are in the area of Diagnostic echocardiography, Foetal echocardiography, Cardiac intensive care, Pulmonary Hypertension, Lysosomal Storage Disease and a keen special interest Pompe Disease.
Jillian co-ordinates volunteer activities in the paediatric oncology unit at Charlotte Maxeke Johannesburg Academic Hospital, assisting with all non-medical activities. She also coordinates the Charlotte Maxeke Johannesburg Academic Hospital volunteer programme including selection, training, support and education of all the volunteers who give up their time to support the parents and children on an in- an outpatient basis.
Vanessa Hemp is a Clinical Psychologist who trained at Wits University. She was involved in forming The Day Clinic, a registered mental health clinic providing psychological services to adolescents and adults, where she currently serves as a director of adolescent services.
The only bone marrow registry in Africa with World Marrow Donor Association (WMDA) Qualification status. Bone marrow and stem cell transplants are used to cure children with various aggressive cancers, as well as rare and life-threatening diseases such as IPEX syndrome and inherited metabolic disorders. Based in Cape Town, the registry actively recruits and assists volunteer donors, as well as fundraising to perform international donor searches and transplants.
Chantel Lowry qualified as a social worker and started her career at Life New Kensington Clinic working with brain and spinal injury patients. However, she's always had a passion for children and so jumped at the opportunity to work in the paediatric oncology unit at Wits Donald Gordon Medical Centre. She is currently completing her Masters' degree, focusing on the influence of cultural practices on primary caregivers' coping ability and resilience when their child is diagnosed with cancer.
Dr Macaulay holds a Masters' degree in Genetic Counselling and a PhD in Clinical Epidemiology, both obtained from the University of the Witwatersrand (Wits). She is the Genetic Counselling Manager at the National Health Laboratory Service in Johannesburg, and a lecturer in the Division of Human Genetics at Wits.
Sr Pat McCusker is a paediatric nurse who has worked with children for more than 38 years. She has spent most of her time as a nurse working in the haematology/oncology unit. She loves the challenge of helping patients and the families of children with life-threatening illnesses and how to cope with treatment and associated problems. Pat is passionate about educating patients, families and nurses.
Dr Ramdin works as a senior Neonatologist, specializing in care and neurodevelopment of premature infants and sick neonates, at Charlotte Maxeke Johannesburg Academic Hospital, one of Southern Africa's largest tertiary and academic hospitals, and is the coordinator of the National Neonatal Resuscitation program and has recently embarked on a joint neonatal resuscitation program with Zimbabwe. | {
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Google to 'phase out' third-party cookies in Chrome, but not for two years
Lawrence Sonoiya
Google will join Safari and Firefox in blocking third-party cookies in its Chrome web browser. However, unlike those browsers (which have already started blocking them by default), Google intends to take a phased approach. Justin Schuh, the director at engineering for Chrome, writes that Google's "intention is to do this within two years."
In those cookies' place, Google is hoping that it can institute a new set of technical solutions for various things that cookies are currently used for. To that end, it has proposed a bunch of new technologies (as have other browser makers) that may be less invasive and annoying than tracking cookies have become.
These new technologies are supposed to make it easier for advertisers to target certain demographics without laser-sighting down to specific people, ensure that the infrastructure many sites use for logins don't break, and help provide some level of anonymous tracking so advertisers can know if their ads actually converted into sales.
If it all came to pass, it would radically shift the way ad tracking and privacy work on the web. It could also open up entirely new vectors of tracking we have yet to imagine.
The rhetoric between browser makers is getting sharper
The context for Google's cookie-killing proposal is that there's a pitched battle being waged between browser makers to remake the future of privacy on the web. On the one hand are browsers like Safari and Firefox, browsers with code that increasingly take an absolutist stance against cross-site tracking. On the other is Google and Chrome, whose developers are trying to cut down on tracking without kneecapping revenue for websites.
The difference between them all isn't just whether and how to implement that tech, but when. Google wants to wait a bit, Apple and Firefox believe the crisis is already too big and have already started blocking third-party cookies — perhaps before there's a viable replacement for some use cases (and in some cases, they may not want there to be one).
The battle is big and the rhetoric is getting sharp. People accuse Apple of wanting to smother the web in favor of a walled-garden App Store. Others accuse Google of wanting to maintain an ad-tracking dystopia. Google worries that cutting off cookies now will encourage bad actors to switch to harder-to-stop fingerprinting methods, but then everybody notices that it's awfully convenient that Google doesn't want to stop ad tracking until later.
But because these are web people, the fights are happening in places you're probably not really watching: email lists, github, and W3C panels and working groups. Compared to other tech fights, it probably looks relatively tame and — like all standards bodies — moves quite slowly. But the stakes are sky high: a huge proportion of the ads you see on the web are driven by third-party cookies and part of an infrastructure that tracks and trades on your data and even your identity.
The technical replacements for cookies are complex, political, and not finished yet
The specifics of the proposals get very complicated very quickly, unfortunately, and make explaining third-party cookies seem elementary by comparison. At a high level, Google wants to create a "privacy sandbox," where websites are able to gather some information but ultimately hit a wall where the browser cuts them off. Apple has proposed an API for helping retail websites track conversions that Google seems to like, but the two companies don't agree on how much information should be allowed. There are proposals for grouping people into large demographic "flocks" and replacement mechanisms for logging in with third-party services.
These ideas and more are getting hashed out — and hopefully they will be, because failing to do so will mean a further fracturing of how different people experience the web. There's unlikely to be anything like 100 percent agreement, but the hope is that we'll get some kind of consensus on what should replace third-party cookies.
Those cookies were never really meant to do as much work — or contain and share as much information — as they currently do. The list of things that third-party cookies do is very long and finding agreement on how (or whether!) to replace them is going to take a long time.
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Il Governo Forlani è stato il trentottesimo esecutivo della Repubblica Italiana, il terzo dell'VIII legislatura.
Il governo rimase in carica dal 18 ottobre 1980 al 28 giugno 1981 per un totale di 253 giorni, ovvero 8 mesi e 10 giorni.
Il governo Forlani ottiene la fiducia della Camera sabato 25 ottobre 1980 con 362 voti favorevoli (DC, PSI, PSDI, PRI, SVP, Union Valdotaine), 250 contrari (PCI, PR, PDUP, Indipendenti di Sinistra, MSI), 9 astenuti (PLI). I votanti erano 612, i presenti erano 621. La rappresentante dell'Associazione per Trieste non partecipa al voto.
Il governo ottiene la fiducia del Senato mercoledì 29 ottobre con 188 voti favorevoli (DC, PSI, PSDI, PRI, SVP, Union Valdotaine) e 120 contrari (PCI, PR, Indipendenti di Sinistra, MSI). Poiché al Senato l'astensione valeva come voto contrario, i due senatori del PLI Malagodi e Fassino non partecipano al voto.
Cadde a seguito dello scandalo della loggia P2. Forlani si dimise il 26 maggio 1981.
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by Walter Wang January 17, 2014 1 comment
Did you ever wonder why more non-profit institutions have not taken the plunge into solar energy? The short answer is that as non-profit institutions, such institutions are not able to utilize the tax incentives and other tax related benefits that often drive adoption of solar on a commercial scale in the US.
A new, sophisticated model for helping non-profits go solar has been developed by San Diego based CollectiveSun that utilizes a crowdfunding model to fund projects that provides a return on investment to investors over a 10 year period.
The first project that CollectiveSun completed was for the TERI Marshall House located in Vista, California. TERI Inc.'s mission is to change the way the world views and helps individuals touched by autism and special needs. The goal of the non-profit is to improve the quality of life for children and adults with developmental and learning disabilities.
Through the CollectiveSun crowdfunding campaign, $44,577.32 was raised from 27 investors. The lowest investment amount was $25 and the highest investment amount was $10,000. While every project will be different, this project is now paying 8% interest to the investors.
CollectiveSun partnered with Baker Electric Solar to design and install an 11.5 kW solar power system. The system will displace approximately 95 percent of the residence's electrical usage. How much will the installation of the system save TERI? It is estimated to save $77,228 over the 25 year life of the system.
The crowdfunding platform that CollectiveSun has developed moves impact investing into a new era. The impact is two-fold. Increasing adoption of solar energy and helping out a worthy cause.
Walter Wang is an energy tax policy expert and managing editor of CleanTechies. A list of his publications can be found here. Follow Walter on Twitter: @energytaxprof
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Pharma production is 'too conservative' and needs to 'be bolder' in adopting nascent technologies, or be left behind by new models, suggested one MD.
Last week, panellists at Pharma Integrates assessed how significant an impact developing technology could make to standard manufacturing processes in the pharma industry.
Artificial Intelligence, digitisation, automation, 3D printing, and continuous manufacturing were reviewed during the 'Applying new technologies to the pharma value chain' panel discussion, which considered the validity of various approaches and urgency of adoption.
For each new technology, one quote has been selected to offer the panel's perspective on what the industry could see in the years to come.
3D printing is another technology wherein the potential applications have been discussed across a range of industries, and the US Food and Drug Administration has been particularly supportive of those companies looking to invest in the area.
One of the benefits of 3D printing in smaller batches is that tablets can be tailored to an individual patient's needs. During the discussion, Brian Henry, VP of drug product design at Pfizer, was more sceptical about its promise and posed the question of what new capabilities it brings to the table.
The potential for AI to revolutionise healthcare is often talked about, but Nick Lynch, CTO of Pistoia Alliance, said that curbing expectations of the technology will be crucial for practical implementations.
The digital revolution sweeping other industries is also having an impact on the pharma manufacturing sector. Mike Houghton, managing director of process industry and drives at Siemens, was strident in his views that pharma needs to adopt digital processes seen in other industries, and quickly.
No discussion on the future of manufacturing would be complete without continuous manufacturing. At the same conference, there was an in-depth discussion about what can be expected from this technology, but Henry referred to the technology as a "here and now" method – no longer to be talked of as the 'future' of manufacture.
On the topic of automation, Houghton again brought experience from other industries to point out how the pharma industry could be working harder to keep pace with innovation. | {
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You may have a strong, well-developed company mission, and a vision that summarizes your organization's long-term plans and values. You may also have a brilliant content-marketing strategy, capable of attracting thousands of new people to your brand and keeping your current customers engaged. But, how well do these two areas of your brand strategy mesh?
My experience in working with small- to mid-sized businesses is that content-marketing strategies often get treated as separate entities, distinct from a brand's core mission and objectives. Why? Because content marketing is seen as an external platform, an advertisement, when it should be seen as both an external display and a showcase of your company's internal values.
In fact, you should be using your content-marketing strategy as a platform to support your brand's mission and vision. Here's how.
1. Recognize the importance of brand consistency.
Your first step should be to recognize the importance of brand consistency across all your platforms. This is the only way to build continuity with your customers.
Even if you have a personal brand, or display a logo in order to visibly demonstrate that this content was written by your brand, the content isn't "you" if it deviates from your main identity.
This is true no matter what medium you pursue, including social media marketing and paid advertising. Whenever a reader encounters your brand, he or she should have the same "feel," the same overall experience, which ties directly into the identity you created through your mission and objectives.
2. Draw topics from your mission and objectives.
Mimicking the aesthetics and style customers associate with your overall brand is a good way to tie your identity closer to your content campaign. But don't be afraid to draw new topics as well directly from your mission and objectives, to further your association with those causes.
For example, if you've explicitly stated your desire to reduce carbon emissions through the use of green technology, why not write the occasional post on how to be more environmentally friendly in the business world? If you're out to improve educational resources, why not highlight an interesting case study or news development in the educational realm?
3. Keep tone and demographics in mind.
It's also important to keep your demographics and your tone in mind throughout your content campaign: Let your mission and objectives dictate your operations along those line.
For example, say your mission is to help teams improve communication and bond with one another. Why not practice what you preach by writing in a more conversational, collaborative style, with ample opportunities for your readers to engage directly with you? This is a way of demonstrating your mission through your writing style, targeting exactly the types of people you sought to impress in the first place.
If your company's mission or objectives relate to corporate social responsibility, you'll probably be involved in efforts related to those objectives. For example, if you're all about building the economy in your local community, you might be a speaker at an entrepreneurial summit, or your team might volunteer for reconstruction efforts in your area to encourage more business development.
When you engage in these opportunities, show them off. Write a press release, or at the very least develop an on-site post covering your efforts. It makes a big impact when you put your money where your mouth is, so to speak.
5. Use images and video.
Throughout your content campaign, you should use images and videos to demonstrate your capacity to follow through on your mission and objectives. This can be applied to almost any of the strategies listed above; for example, you can include photos of your team participating in your cleanup efforts, or live-stream your speech at the entrepreneurial event.
Visuals make contentmore engaging, which leads to higher rates of social visibility and sharing, ultimately producing a more substantial boost for your brand.
6. Evaluate your touchpoints and customer reaction.
Throughout your efforts to incorporate more of your mission and vision into your content campaign, carefully evaluate your impact, just as you would any adjustment. Post new mission-related materials only periodically, never neglecting your core content campaign. And be sure to watch how prospective and current customers react. You'll almost certainly need to make adjustments along the way.
If your organization has a strong mission and vision at the center of its operations, there's no reason why your content-marketing strategy shouldn't be there to promote it and back it up. Let your customers know exactly what kind of company is behind the content they're reading, and make your values known to your readership.
As you've seen, all it takes is a handful of adjustments, including a few new types of content and modifications to your current lineup: The benefits can be highly significant to your brand visibility and reputation. | {
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Wohler will boast the only platform-based closed captioning system capable of supporting all global standards.
Wohler Technologies is acquiring Europa Australia Pty Ltd, a closed captioning and data insertion company led by industry pioneer Elio Deluca.
Upon completion of the deal, Wohler will boast the only platform-based closed captioning system capable of supporting all global standards.
"Europa Australia is known for its ability to provide cost-effective solutions customized to the specific needs of each broadcast client," said Carl Dempsey, Wohler president and CEO. "The purchase of Europa Australia positions Wohler as a premier provider of closed-captioning and data control solutions. Through our new relationship with Elio and the Europa Australia engineering team, we will be equipped to respond to the development of closed-captioning standards in any country. This is a fantastic add-on to our existing talented engineering team. It is our ambition to be an extension of our clients' engineering resources and we can only do this is if we invest in the right talent and technology."
Europa Australia was established in 1996. Its closed-captioning processing technology developed by Europa Australia is compliant with CEA-608/708, the U.S. closed-captioning standard, and with OP:47, the Australian closed-captioning standard.
The Europa Australia technology is also available to other manufacturers who need to incorporate closed-captioning and extended data service solutions into their systems.
Australian broadcaster, Nine Network, has installed AmberFin iCR systems for video file transcoding and audio and caption processing at its new National Playout Centre (NPC) in Sydney. Nine Network's NPC is a highly efficient, file-based, HD broadcast facility. It simplifies operations by centralizing all playout for Channel Nine's 18 channels across Australia using a single HD file format.
RadiantGrid Intelligent Media Transformation Platform(TM)The Wohler RadiantGrid Intelligent Media Transformation Platform(TM) provides a consolidated, seamless software architecture that combines intensive media processing capabilities, such as transcoding, standards conversion, audio processing, caption processing, and quality control, with highly intelligent content management fabric and workflow orchestration layers. Based on an extensible service-oriented architecture, the platform integrates smoothly with editorial, archive, traffic, business process, and rights management systems. | {
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Pale straw yellow in colour with greenish tinges. Since it is not filtered, it might have some slight veiling. The fragrance is fruity, with subtle floral and mineral notes, while the flavour is medium-bodied, delicate and savoury with an almondy finish. Excellent as an aperitif and with all seafood dishes, white meats and fresh cheeses. | {
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Q: Crystal Report Datasource remap I am working with Crystal Reports and MS SQL Server.
I need to remap the crystal report to point to a different database on the same SQL Server. Is there an automated way of doing this, or do I have to remap for every single report? I am currently doing this by adding a new data connection, and then updating the stored procedure with the specified paramether to change database(catalog). Also, after remaping, the .asp that displays the report crashes like this:
Active Server Pages, ASP 0115 (0x80004005)
A trappable error (E06D7363) occurred in an external object. The script cannot continue running.
The code is:
Set mainReportTableCollection = Session("oRpt").Database.Tables
For Each mnTable in mainReportTableCollection
With mnTable.ConnectionProperties
.Item("user ID") = "<some_login_name>"
.Item("Password") = "<some_password>"
.Item("DSN") = "<some_DSN>"
.Item("Database") ="<some_Database>"
End With
Next
It runs, however, if i comment out the last two assignations.
Thanks in advance.
Yours trully, Silviu.
A: You'll find hereafter the procedure I use (I simplified it on the fly, suppressing our own objects and global variables). This procedure allows to redirect a report from an original connection used at development time to the active SQL server. It is written in VB and uses 2 main objects:
*
*The original report object opened through an instance of crystal report
*An ADODB connection being the active connection (called P_currentConnection) to the current SQL server
This function (could be also a sub) is called before viewing/printing the report object in the application. It can be used when distributing reports among replicated databases where users, depending on their location, connect to different servers/databases.
Public Function connectReportToDatabase( _
P_report As CRAXDRT.Report)
Dim table As CRAXDRT.DatabaseTable, _
For Each table In P_report.Database.tables
If table.DllName <> "crdb_ado.dll" Then
table.DllName = "crdb_ado.dll"
End If
table.ConnectionProperties.DeleteAll
table.ConnectionProperties.Add "Provider", P_currentConnection.Provider
table.ConnectionProperties.Add "Data source", P_currentConnection.Properties("Data source").Value
table.ConnectionProperties.Add "Database", P_currentConnection.DefaultDatabase
table.ConnectionProperties.Add "Integrated security", P_currentConnection.Properties("Integrated security").Value
table.ConnectionProperties.Add "Persist Security Info", P_currentConnection.Properties("Persist Security Info").Value
table.ConnectionProperties.Add "Initial Catalog", P_currentConnection.Properties("Initial Catalog").Value
table.SetTableLocation table.location, "", P_currentConnection.ConnectionString
table.TestConnectivity
Next table
It can be called with a procedure such as:
Dim crystal As CRAXDRT.Application, _
m_report as CRAXDRT.report
Set crystal = New CRAXDRT.Application
Set m_rapport = crystal.OpenReport(nameOfTheReport & ".rpt")
connectreportToDatabase(m_report)
In case your report includes subreports, You might also have to redirect them to the active connection. In this case, you'll have to browse all objects in your report, check the ones that are of the report type and redirect them to the new connection. I am sure you'll have fun adding the corresponding extra lines to this original procedure.
A: You can get any of the info from the current report connection info. So if your not changing servers, then set the crystalServer variable to the reports current server.
'SET REPORT CONNECTION INFO
For i = 0 To rsource.ReportDocument.DataSourceConnections.Count - 1
rsource.ReportDocument.DataSourceConnections(i).SetConnection(crystalServer, crystalDB, crystalUser, crystalPassword)
Next
For i = 0 To rsource.ReportDocument.Subreports.Count - 1
For x = 0 To rsource.ReportDocument.Subreports(i).DataSourceConnections.Count - 1
rsource.ReportDocument.OpenSubreport(rsource.ReportDocument.Subreports(i).Name).DataSourceConnections(x).SetConnection(crystalServer, crystalDB, crystalUser, crystalPassword)
Next
Next
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Q: Show/Hide fields on One2many tree - Odoo v8 I have some fields I'm showing in my One2many tree view:
<page string="Budget Lines Planned">
<field name="account_budget_bsi_line" colspan="4" nolabel="1" attrs="{'readonly':[('state','!=','draft')]}">
<tree string="Budget Lines Planned" editable="bottom" >
<field name="opening_stock"/>
<field name="sales_planned" />
<field name="amount_total"/>
<field name="interauxiliary_transfers_planned" />
<field name="interauxiliary_receipts_planned" />
<field name="prod_purchased_planned" />
<field name="closing_stock_planned" />
</tree>
</field>
</page>
This is from a custom module, which has a workflow with states, ie: draft, approved, next, done etc.
Suppose on next state, I want to hide opening_stock field, and show some other field.
I know this can be achieved on forms by using attrs="{'readonly':[('state','!=','draft')]}" or invisible or whatever.
But doesn't seem to work on One2many tree views, so, how can I achieve that in this case?
A: I'm fairly sure there is no way to dynamically hide an entire column of a One2many field's tree. You can dynamically hide the column's contents per row with attrs. In the case below, if the line had a Name of "Example", then it would show as a blank cell when in a Draft state.
<field name="opening_stock" attrs="{'invisible': [('state', '!=', 'draft')]}"/>
If you really must show a different One2many tree view, then you can try using multiple field/tree definitions in the view and using the attrs on the One2many field itself like so:
<field name="account_budget_bsi_line" attrs="{'invisible': [('state', '=', 'draft')]}">
<tree>
...
<field name="opening_stock"/>
...
</tree>
</field>
<field name="account_budget_bsi_line" attrs="{'invisible': [('state', '!=', 'draft')]}">
<tree>
...
<!-- Exclude field opening_stock -->
...
</tree>
</field>
I'm not sure if this will work for your needs, but it's the closest I can think to a solution.
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Beginners Guide To Setup React Project With Parcel Tutorial is the topic. In this example, you will see how we can use Parcel as a module bundler for React.js development. Most of the time, we have used webpack as a module bundler. It is very famous right now. But to configure the webpack is tedious. You need to have some knowledge about webpack plugins and configuration. Parcel solves this problem. It arrives with Zero configuration. That is why today I am showing you how you can use Parcel for your next React.js project. If you are new to a parcel, webpack, react.js, then please check out following tutorials on this blog.
First, we will start our project by creating a package.json file.
Okay, now, we need to install parceljs globally in our system.
In above example, I have used ES6 arrow functions. Now, include this file in the index.html file and we need to start the server.
Now start the development server with the following command.
Though we have not use any es6 plugin, it still compiles the ES6 version of JS to ES5, and that is the central power of Parcel that we do not need to configure the ES6 plugin for the project. It by default comes with Parceljs.
To work with React.js, we need to install the following dependencies.
As React.js is written in ES6; we will need a way to transpile the code. Parcel does that for you with no need for configs, all you have to do is install its presets. We do need a presets, but we do not need to configure it as we have configured in webpack. Parcel does it for us, and that is the main advantage of it. We just install the dependencies, and that is it.
Create a .babelrc file and add the following code.
Okay, now create a div with the id of an app.
Create one folder called src. Move the app.js file inside src folder and also update the path inside an index.html file.
If your server gives an error in the console, then please restart the server.
Inside the src folder, create the new folder called components. In the components, make a new component called Dashboard.js.
Include this component inside src >> app.js file.
It will target the dom element of id app. If you got any error, please recheck this code or restart the server. Now you can see that our dashboard component is rendering inside the index.html page. Now, you can build any shape of your application structure as you want. Just keep in mind that it is scalable for a long term.
For production use, we just need to run the following command.
It will generate following files.
They are minified and production ready files.
Now, add development and production both of the scripts in the package.json file.
Now, hit the following command to ready for production build.
Also, for development mode, hit the following command.
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Telangana Verdict Plays Vital Role In AP Politics?
Telangana Elections are adding curiosity day-by-day. Many surveys and reports indicate a neck-and-neck between TRS and Maha Kutami in Telangana. Telangana Verdict day i.e; December 11th is a crucial day not only to Telangana but also for Andhra Pradesh. If the result of Telangana is in favour of Mahakutami, TDP can have fortunes in AP.
But if the Congress-led Mahakutami fails to come to power in Telangana by any chance, it would be a death-blow to TDP in AP. The opposition parties can dominate easily in AP politics. Chandrababu Naidu is aware of this big risk and so he supported Congress even at national level. Anyhow 5 state results which will be announced on Dec 11th will decide the future of Congress and TDP.
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Q: Roman numerals not close enough together Instead of 'III' (three 'I's), I want the numbers to look more like those in the attached image. When using Computer Modern font, is it possible to just remove the horizontal space between letters? a previous post worked around this by defining a new command using /makebox, but some of the dimensions used absolute length units and therefore is not a solution for different fonts, especially when you want to use this in subscripts or superscripts.
A: The following defines two macros. The first is \tighten which reduces the
space between every letter of its argument by a given length (by default
0.25ex). This is intended for manual insertion of roman numerals.
The second is \TightRoman which uses \tighten to set a counter with
tightened Roman numbers.
\documentclass[]{article}
\makeatletter
\newlength\tighten@stretch
\newcommand*\tighten[2][0.25ex]{%
\if\relax\detokenize{#2}\relax% detect empty argument
\else
\bgroup
\tighten@stretch=#1
\expandafter\tighten@#2@%
\egroup
\fi}
\def\tighten@#1#2{%
#1%
\tighten@check{#2}{%
\kern-\tighten@stretch
\tighten@#2
}}
\def\tighten@check#1{%
\ifx @#1%
\expandafter\@gobble
\else
\expandafter\@firstofone
\fi}
\newcommand*\TightRoman[2][0.25ex]{%
\edef\TightRoman@tmp{\Roman{#2}}%
\expandafter\TightRoman@i\expandafter{\TightRoman@tmp}{#1}}%
\newcommand*\TightRoman@i[2]{%
\tighten[#2]{#1}}
\makeatother
\begin{document}
\noindent
\newcounter{mycounter}%
\loop\ifnum\value{mycounter}<20
\stepcounter{mycounter}%
\TightRoman{mycounter}\space
\repeat
\tighten{XII}
\end{document}
Results:
A: You can insert a negative space between two characters:
\documentclass{article}
\newcommand{\joinR}{\hspace{-.1em}}
\newcommand{\RomanI}{I}
\newcommand{\RomanII}{\mbox{\RomanI\joinR\RomanI}}
\newcommand{\RomanIII}{\mbox{\RomanI\joinR\RomanII}}
\newcommand{\RomanIV}{\mbox{\RomanI\joinR\RomanV}}
\newcommand{\RomanV}{V}
\newcommand{\RomanVI}{\mbox{\RomanV\joinR\RomanI}}
\newcommand{\RomanVII}{\mbox{\RomanV\joinR\RomanII}}
\newcommand{\RomanVIII}{\mbox{\RomanV\joinR\RomanIII}}
\newcommand{\RomanIX}{\mbox{\RomanI\joinR\RomanX}}
\newcommand{\RomanX}{X}
\begin{document}
I \RomanI
II \RomanII
III \RomanIII
IV \RomanIV
V \RomanV
VI \RomanVI
VII \RomanVII
VIII \RomanVIII
IX \RomanIX
X \RomanX
\end{document}
The above should work with all font switches (\tiny, \scriptsize, \footnotesize, ..., \Huge). You can adjust the spacing as needed, if you want them closer together/further apart.
microtype's letterspace package also provides \textls that you can use (the starred version):
\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{letterspace}
\newcommand{\ROMAN}{\textls*[-100]}
\begin{document}
I \ROMAN{I}
II \ROMAN{II}
III \ROMAN{III}
IV \ROMAN{IV}
V \ROMAN{V}
VI \ROMAN{VI}
VII \ROMAN{VII}
VIII \ROMAN{VIII}
IX \ROMAN{IX}
X \ROMAN{X}
\end{document}
A: I think this post solved my problem: Enlarging tracking (= letter spacing)
\usepackage[letterspace=-150]{microtype}
\textls{III}
gives the desired results.
| {
"redpajama_set_name": "RedPajamaStackExchange"
} |
"Bertha" is our StepOnePlus machine for real-time/quantitative PCR.
The StepOnePlus can do both real-time runs or end-point runs.
Bertha is connected to a laptop with the StepOne software. It is also possible to run Bertha as a stand-alonge system. | {
"redpajama_set_name": "RedPajamaC4"
} |
A long time ago - I think it was in 2015 - someone asked me why I didn't have a Facebook page. Back in those days, I shared what I was doing on my personal page and relied on people sharing. I remember it distinctly; I had just completed my first portrait of Kurt Cobain.
"Why don't you have a Facebook business page for your art?"
"What a great idea," I replied to the person. "Why the heck didn't I think of that before?"
There was a time when I was considered to be a pretty cutting edge user of social media. The most obvious marketing move had eluded me during the first year of this journey.
A Facebook page allows people to follow me wherever they are from by just clicking the LIKE button. Those likes have grown in number over the last three years. The growth happens more slowly and surely than it does quickly. That said, there have been a number of projects over the years that drew more people in than others.
Because the number of people who watch my work on Facebook has grown to 5,777 (as of this morning), it is incredibly hard for me to appreciate who they all are and where they live. I know that I have great support from my home community of Fort McMurray. I owe a debt of gratitude for all the opportunities that have come my way because I live in this beautiful place full of people who our interested in my particular style. However, there is the odd occasion when I am given a sense as to how far flung the reach has become over the years.
Yesterday I posted that I had a couple of prints available of my Gord Downie portrait, the one where he is wearing a poppy. People reached out to enquire about it from across Canada and several US states. Gord Downie and The Tragically Hip touched so many souls over the many years that they made music. I was particularly touched by Amy's visit, when she swung by to pick up one of the prints that I had in studio.
The Tragically Hip, and particularly Gord Downie, meant a lot to her. This piece of art will be the first on the walls of her rebuilt home. She was one, among thousands, who lost everything when a wildfire devastated our community in 2016. Her positive attitude about the whole thing is really incredible.
I am deeply grateful to everyone who watches my journey and shares their appreciation for what ends up on the easel. You have enabled an unexpected late career shift that is proving to be tremendous fun. Thank you. | {
"redpajama_set_name": "RedPajamaC4"
} |
Teacher's Manual to accompany What Do These Bids Mean?
Step-by-step exercises visualize everyone's hands from their bids only. No cards!
Only the book's 15 Quizzes & Answers show actual hands.
All activities are taught at bridge tables with just Bidding Boxes.
This Teacher's Manual contains 10 additional Quizzes & Answers to hand out. | {
"redpajama_set_name": "RedPajamaC4"
} |
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Choose what ads do you want to see, by their location. | {
"redpajama_set_name": "RedPajamaC4"
} |
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in Dataset Viewer.
Subset of cerebras/SlimPajama-627B,
consisting of 10% of the train split and 100% of the test and
validation splits.
The train split consists of chunk2 from the original
[cerebras/SlimPajama-627B] dataset, split into five zstd-compressed jsonl
files for efficient loading. The dataset is 70 GB compressed, 249 GB
uncompressed.
@misc{cerebras2023slimpajama,
author = {Soboleva, Daria and Al-Khateeb, Faisal and Myers, Robert and Steeves, Jacob R and Hestness, Joel and Dey, Nolan},
title = {{SlimPajama: A 627B token cleaned and deduplicated version of RedPajama}},
month = June,
year = 2023,
howpublished = {\url{https://www.cerebras.net/blog/slimpajama-a-627b-token-cleaned-and-deduplicated-version-of-redpajama}},
url = {https://huggingface.co/datasets/cerebras/SlimPajama-627B},
}
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