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we develop the theory of interstellar scintillation as caused by an irregular plasma having a power - law spatial density spectrum with a spectral exponent of @xmath0 corresponding to a medium with abrupt changes in its density .
an `` outer scale '' is included in the model representing the typical scale over which the density of the medium remains uniform .
such a spectrum could be used to model plasma shock fronts in supernova remnants or other plasma discontinuities .
we investigate and develop equations for the decorrelation bandwidth of diffractive scintillations and the refractive scintillation index and compare our results with pulsar measurements .
we consider both a medium concentrated in a thin layer and an extended irregular medium . we conclude that the @xmath0 model gives satisfactory agreement for many diffractive measurements , in particular the vlbi meaurements of the structure function exponent between 5/3 and 2 .
however , it gives less satisfactory agreement for the refractive scintillation index than does the kolmogorov turbulence spectrum .
the comparison suggests that the medium consists of a pervasive background distribution of turbulence embedded with randomly placed discrete plasma structures such as shocks or hii regions .
this can be modeled by a composite spectrum following the kolmogorov form at high wavenumbers and steepening at lower wavenumbers corresponding to the typical ( inverse ) size of the discrete structures .
such a model can also explain the extreme scattering events .
however , lines of sight through the enhanced scattering prevalent at low galactic latitudes are accurately described by the kolmogorov spectrum in an extended medium and do not appear to have a similar low - wavenumber steepening . |
(CNN)It was like a scene out of "Make Way for Ducklings" on Tuesday on a rainy street in Washington. CNN Situation Room correspondent Brian Todd and photojournalist Khalil Abdallah were on their way to interview a legal analyst on L Street NW when they happened on a brood of baby ducks causing a stir. Abdallah reports the ducklings and their mom had crossed heavily trafficked street, and some restaurant patrons stopped on the sidewalk to corral them. A man gave up his umbrella for the cause "while the mom was going crazy." "One duckling tried to run back to the street but they caught it in time," Abdallah said. The mother duck followed the umbrella while pedestrians stopped cars on L street for them to safely cross the road. The Washington Post reports the pedestrians took the bird family to "a more enclosed grassy area" at 16th and L streets NW. (Yes, baby ducks warrant two national news stories.) "We thought it was an extraordinary situation," Todd said. "You see pigeons, you see squirrels, you see the occasional raccoon in the D.C. area, and ... you see deer ... We've never seen anything like this in the middle of town." |
Paul: What color flowers should I get
Cindy: any just not yellow
Paul: ok, pink?
Cindy: no maybe red
Paul: just tell me what color and what type ok?
Cindy: ugh, red roses! |
we study the single productions of supersymmetric particles at tevatron run ii which occur in the @xmath0 processes involving r - parity violating couplings of type @xmath1 .
we focus on the single gaugino productions which receive contributions from the resonant slepton productions .
we first calculate the amplitudes of the single gaugino productions .
then we perform analyses of the single gaugino productions based on the three charged leptons and like sign dilepton signatures .
these analyses allow to probe supersymmetric particles masses beyond the present experimental limits , and many of the @xmath2 coupling constants down to values smaller than the low - energy bounds .
finally , we show that the studies of the single gaugino productions offer the opportunity to reconstruct the @xmath3 , @xmath4 , @xmath5 and @xmath6 masses with a good accuracy in a model independent way .
-1 in -1 in @twoside 45 |
Boston (CNN)Now the real Boston Marathon trial can begin. A federal jury's decision to convict Dzhokhar Tsarnaev of 30 charges related to the 2013 Boston Marathon bombings was the most anticlimactic of anticlimaxes. The 21-year-old's lawyers admitted from the beginning that their client had participated in the horrific terrorist attack, which both scarred and strengthened this city. The outcome of this first phase may have been preordained, but nearly two years after the bombing, the trial has held Boston and the region in thrall — more so than I might have imagined. The case regularly lands on the front pages of our two daily newspapers, the Globe and the Herald, and often leads the local television newscasts. The Twitter feeds of reporters covering the trial are avidly followed. We haven't learned much new, although harrowing details about the deaths of the Tsarnaev brothers' four victims have come out. More than anything, many people find something cathartic in seeing the seemingly insolent, unrepentant Tsarnaev being brought to justice. The only issue to be decided is whether Tsarnaev should be executed. Which is why the second phase of his trial is the one that really matters. Was Tsarnaev so thoroughly under the sway of his radicalized older brother, Tamerlan, that he should be spared lethal injection? Or had this seemingly typical teenager transformed himself into a hardened jihadist who obsessed over al Qaeda propaganda such as the article "Make a bomb in the kitchen of your mom"? What kind of justice should Tsarnaev receive? There is no death penalty in Massachusetts, and in September 2013, according to a Globe poll, 57% of respondents supported life in prison for Tsarnaev; just 33% said he should be executed. By moving the case into federal court, U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder made it likely that Tsarnaev would receive the death penalty. Keep in mind that no members of the jury were deemed eligible to serve unless they stated beforehand that they were willing to consider putting Tsarnaev to death. But imagine a different scenario in which Tsarnaev had been allowed to plead guilty in return for a life sentence. He would have been denied the public stage he has been granted; although he has not testified (so far), his terrorist actions have been replayed over and over again for people to see the world over. The 2015 Boston Marathon will take place in less than two weeks, on Monday, April 20. Thousands of runners will clog the 26.2-mile route, and tens of thousands will cheer them on — as they did last year, proving to the world that we will not be intimidated. And Tsarnaev's lawyers will still be fighting for their client's life. It is a natural if disturbing reaction to events like this that it's easier to remember the names of the perpetrators than of their victims. But Dzhokhar Tsarnaev is a loser and a nobody. He should be allowed to fade away into the obscurity of a maximum-security prison cell. The people who deserve to be remembered are those he and his brother killed on Marathon Day — Martin Richard, Krystle Campbell and Lingzi Lu — and Sean Collier, the MIT police officer they executed in cold blood. It is they who should live on in our collective memories. |
Cathy: Just realized I left my sunglasses at yours
Broke: Yes, they are waiting for you to pick them up
Cathy: Might come round at 10 tonight if that's alright
Broke: Yeah okay, see ya |
to generate small neutrino masses radiatively , the zee - model introduces two higgs doublets and one weak - singlet charged higgs boson to its higgs sector . from analyzing the renormalization group equations , we determine the possible range of the lightest cp - even higgs boson ( @xmath0 ) mass and the higgs boson self - couplings as a function of the cut - off scale beyond which either some of the coupling constants are strong enough to invalidate the perturbative analysis or the stability of the electroweak vacuum is no longer guaranteed . using the results obtained from the above analysis
, we find that the singlet charged higgs boson can significantly modify the partial decay width of @xmath1 via radiative corrections , and its collider phenomenology can also be drastically different from that of the charged higgs bosons in the usual two - higgs - doublet models .
# 1#2#3#4#1 * # 2 * ( # 4 ) # 3 _ to appear in physical review d _ |
Los Angeles (CNN)It's more than just one state's internal problem. The historic California drought hurts the rest of the union, too. That's because California is a breadbasket to the nation, growing more than a third of its vegetables and nearly two-thirds of its fruits and nuts. Here's why we should heed the ongoing drought in the most populous state, a slowly expanding natural disaster now in its fourth year that this week prompted Gov. Jerry Brown to announce a mandatory 25% cutback in water consumption in all cities. In 2014, one expert predicted consumers would pay more for some groceries because of the California drought. He was often right, according to statistics gathered by Timothy Richards, agribusiness professor at Arizona State University. Prices rose last year for these items on your kitchen table: . • Berries rose in price by about 80 cents per clamshell to $3.88 . • Broccoli by 11 cents per pound to $1.89. • Grapes by 64 cents a pound to $3.06 . • Melons by 24 cents a pound to $1.23. • Packaged salad by 23 cents a bag to $2.91. • Peppers by 26 cents a pound to $2.39. Though fruits and vegetable prices fell in February, overall prices are expected to rise this year, because of inflation, U.S. Department of Agriculture economist Annemarie Kuhns said. Fresh fruit prices are projected to rise between 2.5% and 3.5%, and vegetables between 2% and 3%, close to historical average increases, Kuhns said. Whether the California drought will affect food prices again this year is unknown, thanks to a strong dollar. The greenback's strength allows producers to import crops that may be withering under the absence of West Coast rain or other misfortunes elsewhere in the nation, Kuhns said. Moreover, the drop in oil prices also eases the cost of transporting food from California to the other 49 states, she said. What economists don't know yet is whether farmers will plant fewer crops because of the drought. Those decisions are now being made in the field and could boost supermarket prices, she said. "The drought in California does have the potential to impact the price we pay for fresh fruit and fresh vegetables and dairy and fresh eggs we pay at the counter," Kuhns said. "We are not sure what the exact impact will be." The reality is there's a major drought throughout the West and Southwest. While not as bad as California, Texas and Oklahoma are also seeing extreme and exceptional drought -- the two worst categories -- in several parts of their states, the U.S. Drought Monitor said this week. Overall, the Western drought affects more than 52 million people, the monitor says. As a result, consumers paid a whopping extra 12.1% for beef and veal in 2014, the USDA reports. Straining under a drought that began in 2012, ranchers in Texas and Oklahoma last year saw smaller grazing pastures, paid more for feed, and experienced difficulties accessing water to cool their cattle. So the cattlemen began culling their herds, Kuhns said. This year's beef and veal prices should rise only by 6% at most, still higher than the 4.1% historical average, the feds project. But beef prices offer an object lesson about the drought. "There's other areas being affected," Kuhns said. It's called the Golden State for the gold rush of yore, but let's face it: the rest of the nation flocks to California for vacation because of another golden reason. Its year-round sunshine. So the next time you take a holiday in California, you'll find a few changes around here, thanks to the drought. Like asking for a glass of water at a restaurant. You won't find water waiting for you on the table. Eateries now "can only serve water to customers on request," the State Water Resources Control Board declared in March under expanded emergency regulations. Tourists can also expect to hear a lot of requests at hotels about whether they want their linens and towels laundered daily. These requests are mandatory under the new regulations. And they'll see fewer homes running decorative fountains. Because much of the snowpack in the Sierra Nevada has alarmingly disappeared, many ski resorts shut down early this year, including at Lake Tahoe, and some are now building zip lines, mountain bike trails and wedding venues to keep tourists coming, the Sacramento Bee reported. "If the drought continues through next winter and we do not conserve more, the consequences could be even more catastrophic than they already are," State Water Board Chair Felicia Marcus said in March. But what about those yummy California wines, you ask? Guess what. They're only getting better -- because of the drought. Yes, you read that right. The 2014 wine grape harvest was "third in a string of great vintages this decade," the Wine Institute says. "California vintners and growers across the state are grateful for another excellent vintage, despite an ongoing drought and earthquake that rocked south Napa in late August just as crush was getting underway," the institute said in a statement last year. "A mild winter and spring caused early bud break, although the overall length of the growing season was similar to past years." Wine grapes use relatively low water, said institute spokeswoman Gladys Horiuchi. "Yes, drought years tend to produce terrific quality," she added. "With the record high California wine grape harvests in 2012, 2013 and 2014, there is a good supply of California wine." That may be the only thing to toast about this drought. |
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Sarah: hey, why you so cheerful?
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mesoscopic dynamics of self - organized structures is the most important aspect in the description of complex living systems .
the belousov zhabotinsky ( b z ) reaction is in this respect a convenient testbed because it represents a prototype of chemical self - organization with a rich variety of emergent wave - spiral patterns . using a multi - state stochastic hotchpotch model ,
we show here that the mesoscopic behaviour of the non - stirred b z
reaction is both qualitatively and quantitatively susceptible to the description in terms of stochastic multilevel cellular automata .
this further implies that the mesoscopic dynamics of the non - stirred b z reaction results from a delicate interplay between a ) a maximal number of available states within the elementary time lag ( i.e. a minimal time interval needed for demise of a final state ) and b ) an imprecision or uncertainty in the definition of state .
if either the number of time lags is largely different from 7 or the maximal number of available states is smaller than 20 , the physicochemical conditions are inappropriate for a formation of the wave - spiral patterns .
furthermore , a white noise seems to be key for the formation of circular structures ( target patterns ) which could not be as yet systematically explained in existing models . |
(CNN)Rebekah Gregory blinked back tears as she thought about the verdict. It had been almost two years since Dzhokhar Tsarnaev and his brother planted bombs at the Boston Marathon, setting off deadly explosions that wounded her and hundreds of others. In court last month, she testified that one of the blasts on that day in 2013 left her lying in the street, staring at her own bones. Now, jurors have found him guilty on all 30 counts he faced for the deadly bombings and their aftermath. But no verdict can ever totally make up for the pain, she said. "I don't believe that there will ever be justice brought to this, no mater if he does get the death penalty or he remains in prison for the rest of his life," she said, crying as she spoke to reporters outside her Texas home. "I do believe, however, that he should be held accountable for his actions. And I'm very thankful for each of the jury members that are making him do that." Gregory, who wrote a widely publicized letter to Tsarnaev after testifying, said the trial has left her and other victims reeling from a flood of emotions as they relive horrifying memories, but it's an important step. "Everything is being brought up again full force. Our lives will never ever be the same, but I hope with this we can move forward and remember that we are still here for a reason, that there's a bigger plan," she said. "I may be standing on one fake leg, but I'm standing here, stronger than ever, because someone tried to destroy me, and he failed." For Gregory and others who lived through the 2013 attack, Wednesday's verdict brought a mix of emotions, from triumphant vows to move forward, to expressions of gratitude, to debate over whether Tsarnaev should be sentenced to death. There were no outbursts inside the federal courthouse in Boston. In fact, there was barely any peripheral noise as people sat on the edges of their seats. As Tsarnaev fidgeted and scratched the back of his head, some survivors and victims' family members lowered their heads and dabbed tears. As CNN's Alexandra Field noted from inside the courtroom, "They've waited a long time for this." The family of Sean Collier, a 26-year-old police officer shot to death in his patrol car on the campus of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, said Tsarnaev and his brother, Tamerlan, were terrorists who "failed monumentally" in striking fear in people. "While today's verdict can never bring Sean back, we are thankful that Dzhokhar Tsarnaev will be held accountable for the evil that he brought to so many families," the Collier family said in a written statement. To Richard "Dic" Donohue, an MBTA police officer left in a pool of blood after being wounded in a shootout with the Tsarnaevs in Watertown, the verdicts show that "as a society, ... terrorism will not prevail, and we will hold those accountable for their acts against our nation." "Justice has been served today," Donahue tweeted. Survivor Karen Brassard said she needed to attend the trial to help her heal. She doesn't believe Dzhokhar Tsarnaev's brother Tamerlan, now dead, persuaded him to take part in the plot, as the defense contended. Dzhokhar, in her view, was "all in." "Obviously we are grateful for the outcome today," Brassard tolder reporters. "It's not a happy occasion, but it's something that we can put one more step behind us." That sense of turning the page was echoed by Bruce Mendelsohn, who is among those who rushed to save lives at the marathon finish line. The verdicts mean that Dzhokhar Tsarnaev is no longer a bombing suspect -- he is now officially a "convicted killer." You can't call it celebration. But there is a newfound peace of mind, at least, in and around Boston. This was a community that suffered greatly after the bombing and subsequent manhunt. And they got through it by rallying around each other, a deep bond reflected in the mantra "Boston Strong." That feeling was reaffirmed all around the city by Wednesday's verdict. And it's evident in people like Heather Abbott, who lost her left leg below the knee. Since then, she's become a living example of someone who wasn't stopped by the terror -- learning not only to walk again, but to run again. "Nothing can ever replace the lives that were lost or changed forever," Abbott said Wednesday on Facebook. "But at least there is some relief in knowing that justice is served and responsibility will be taken." That view was commonly shared. For those hurt -- physically, mentally, emotionally -- by the horrors of 2013, Wednesday was key to their progression. But it's not the end of the road. Just ask Jeff Bauman. The picture of him, bloodied, being rushed through the streets of Boston by good Samaritan Carlos Arredondo, became a symbol of the carnage and heroism from this attack. Even after losing both his legs, Bauman has become a symbol since of resilience -- moving on with his life, by marrying and fathering a child. On Wednesday, Bauman said the verdict "will never replace the lives that were lost and so dramatically changed." "But it is a relief," he added, "and one step closer to closure." CNN's Ann O'Neill and Steve Almasy contributed to this report. |
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we study the critical behavior of the single - site entanglement entropy @xmath0 at the mott metal - insulator transition in infinite - dimensional hubbard model . for this model
, the entanglement between a single site and rest of the lattice can be evaluated exactly , using the dynamical mean - field theory ( dmft ) . both the numerical solution using exact diagonalization and the analytical one using two - site dmft gives @xmath1 ( u - u_c)$ ] , with @xmath2 the double occupancy at @xmath3 and @xmath4 being different on two sides of the transition . |
Liverpool goalkeeper Simon Mignolet took the time to pose for pictures with pilots in an aeroplane cockpit as he returned to England after serving on international duty with Belgium in Euro 2016 qualifiers against Cyprus and Israel. Although Mignolet was included in Marc Wilmots' match-day squads for both games, he was denied the chance to add to his 14 international caps in either, with Chelsea stopper Thibaut Courtois preferred instead. Mignolet posted the pictures of himself in the cockpit on his official Facebook account on Wednesday. Liverpool goalkeeper Simon Mignolet (centre) poses with pilots as he returns home from international duty . Mignolet had been with the Belgium squad for their Euro 2016 qualifying games against Cyprus and Israel . Mignolet shares the view from the cockpit window as he returns to England in time to face Arsenal . The 27-year-old is back in England ahead of Liverpool's crucial Premier League game with top-four rivals Arsenal at the Emirates on Saturday. Mignolet, who recovered from some shaky form at the start of the season, has become a key player in the Reds' renaissance since the turn of the year. He recently revealed in an interview how he feels his mental strength helped him cope through the rough patch. Speaking about his exile from the first-team early in the campaign, he told FourFourTwo: 'I was positive. Every goalkeeper goes through those stages, and you only get mentally stronger from them. Because we play so many games, I just looked forward to the next match. Mignolet has recovered from an early season dip in form to play a key role in Liverpool's rise up the table . 'I always wanted to keep improving and moving forward. I'm in my second year now at Liverpool and I've learned a lot. 'There's always something to work on. I've just turned 27 but I still pick up things every day. That helps get through difficult moments.' Mignolet has been in impressive form since his return to the Liverpool side and has kept six consecutive Premier League clean sheets away from home. Mignolet has kept six clean sheets in his last six consecutive away Premier League games . |
Alex: Were you able to attend Friday night's basketball game?
Benjamin: I was unable to make it.
Alex: You should have been there. It was intense.
Benjamin: Is that right. Who ended up winning?
Alex: Our team was victorious.
Benjamin: I wish I was free that night. I'm kind of mad that I didn't go.
Alex: It was a great game. Everything alright tough?
Benjamin: Yeah man thanks for asking, it's just that my mom is sick and I am taking care of her.
Alex: Oh sorry to hear that. Hope she makes a fast recovery 💪
Benjamin: She will, she just has a nasty flu but she will be alright :D
Alex: Glad to hear that!
Benjamin: What was the score at the end of the game?
Alex: Our team won 101-98.
Benjamin: Sounds like it was a close game then.
Alex: That's the reason it was such a great game.
Benjamin: I'll go to the next one for sure.
Alex: It's next weekend so you better put on your calendar ahaha
Benjamin: ahaha I will I will. Talk to you later!
Alex: Alright! Tell your mom I hope she gets better quickly. |
we present the discovery of eight quasars at @xmath0 identified in the sloan digital sky survey ( sdss ) overlap regions .
individual sdss imaging runs have some overlap with each other , leading to repeat observations over an area spanning @xmath14000 deg@xmath2 ( more than 1/4 of the total footprint ) .
these overlap regions provide a unique dataset that allows us to select high - redshift quasars more than 0.5 mag fainter in the @xmath3 band than those found with the sdss single - epoch data .
our quasar candidates were first selected as @xmath4-band dropout objects in the sdss imaging database .
we then carried out a series of follow - up observations in the optical and near - ir to improve photometry , remove contaminants , and identify quasars .
the eight quasars reported here were discovered in a pilot study utilizing the overlap regions at high galactic latitude ( @xmath5 deg ) .
these quasars span a redshift range of @xmath6 and a flux range of @xmath7 mag .
five of them are fainter than @xmath8 mag , the typical magnitude limit of @xmath0 quasars used for the sdss single - epoch images .
in addition , we recover eight previously known quasars at @xmath0 that are located in the overlap regions .
these results validate our procedure for selecting quasar candidates from the overlap regions and confirming them with follow - up observations , and provide guidance to a future systematic survey over all sdss imaging regions with repeat observations . |
St. John, U.S. Virgin Islands (CNN)Government officials are trying to track down vacationers who stayed at villas in the Virgin Islands who may have been exposed to a deadly pesticide. Local officials said methyl bromide is suspected to have been used improperly several times in the U.S. Virgin Islands, in different parts of the island; even the governor said his condominium complex was fumigated with it in 2013, without his knowledge. Investigators are still trying to piece together exactly what happened at the Sirenusa resort, where a Delaware family's vacation in paradise turned into a nightmare. Theresa Devine and Steve Esmond and their two children fell gravely ill and suffered seizures; two brothers, ages 14 and 16, remain in comas. But this was likely not an isolated incident. Local authorities here tell CNN there is evidence methyl bromide was used at least twice at the gated Sirenusa resort on St. John by the pest control company Terminix. They also say Terminix used the pesticide across the islands on different occasions. Dawn Henry, the commissioner designee of the local Department of Planning and Natural Resources, or DPNR, said that while investigating what happened, the agency found methyl bromide was likely also used last fall at the same Sirenusa resort, as well as in a vacation villa in St. Croix and in two nontourist locations. Methyl bromide is banned from indoor use, and is only approved as an agricultural pesticide. Other pest control companies on the Virgin Islands were found in possession of methyl bromide and officials said they are checking records to see whether it was used improperly. Ken Mapp, the governor of the Virgin Islands, said it was. "What these companies did or appear to have been doing is clearly a violation of the law and they'll be held accountable for it," Mapp said. He said he learned his own complex was fumigated with methyl bromide in 2013, but said there have been no additional reports of people falling ill. Authorities are trying to track down anyone who has stayed at the affected villas or who might have been exposed. Family slowly recovering from illness after Virgin Islands trip . Terminix issued a statement saying it is "committed to performing all work ... in a manner that is safe for our customers, employees, the public and the environment" and is "looking into this matter internally, and cooperating with authorities." When CNN visited the Terminix office on St. Thomas, which is corporate-owned, an employee refused to comment, and another employee closed the door. Henry said all canisters of methyl bromide known to exist in the area have been confiscated and will be shipped off-island for destruction as soon as possible. In the meantime, an attorney for Esmond and Devine said the family is still struggling. The two teenage boys remain in comas. Their father has regained consciousness and is slowly getting better. Devine is in better condition and is undergoing occupational therapy. DPNR, the local environmental agency, already had been under scrutiny. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, which has oversight, designated it "high risk," saying the agency "does not meet management standards." The EPA's inspector general is also investigating. According to the Department of Justice, a former commissioner and two DPNR directors have been sentenced to jail terms since 2008. That year, Dean C. Plaskett was sentenced to nine years for receiving kickbacks in awarding local government contracts. In 2014, Roberto Tapia, the Justice Department said, pleaded guilty to using his position to engage in illegal drug trafficking while he was head of that same agency. He was sentenced to 70 months in federal prison. In January, Mapp was sworn in and appointed Henry as a new designee to run the department, so it is under a new administration. A spokeswoman for the EPA said the DPNR has been cooperative in this investigation. She added that none of the troubles the agency has had are directly related to pesticide enforcement, but instead general practices. Mapp said the agency's problems have nothing to do with what happened to the Devine and Esmond's family. Instead, he blames the pesticide companies. "It occurred because someone was cutting corners, thought they could enhance their profit margin and thought they could get away with it, and apparently in my own residence someone had been getting away with it for quite some time," Mapp said. Part of the investigation, he said, will be tracking whether the proper paperwork was filled out when the canisters were ordered, or if the pesticide was smuggled in. The Department of Justice is also investigating. "If they purchased it and on these forms they said their use was for agriculture purposes, which is the only legal way they could use it, and then brought them into the territory and used them in commercial and residential buildings, that's a clear and malice violation of the law," Mapp said. |
Luke: are you still looking for someone to join netflix family?
Paul: yes, 1 person :)
Luke: i am the one!
Paul: sure, i will send you the login and password on sunday
Luke: ok we can talk tomorrow
Paul: i don't really remember it now
Luke: send me also the bank account details so I can wire you the money every month. Are you paying for this or someone else?
Paul: I do, and I keep track of everyone accessing so you should not expect any bans :D
Luke: easy mate :D you still on holidays with your girl?
Paul: last dinner :( tomorrow we are out
Luke: how long have you been there?
Paul: less than 8 days :/ |
in this paper , we present surface brightness profiles for 79 globular clusters in m31 , using images observed with _ hubble space telescope _ , some of which are from new observations .
the structural and dynamical parameters are derived from fitting the profiles to several different models for the first time .
the results show that in the majority of cases , king models fit the m31 clusters as well as wilson models , and better than srsic models . however , there are 11 clusters best fitted by srsic models with the srsic index @xmath0 , meaning that they have cuspy central density profiles
. these clusters may be the well - known core - collapsed candidates .
there is a bimodality in the size distribution of m31 clusters at large radii , which is different from their galactic counterparts . in general , the properties of clusters in m31 and the milky way fall in the same regions of parameter spaces .
the tight correlations of cluster properties indicate a `` fundamental plane '' for clusters , which reflects some universal physical conditions and processes operating at the epoch of cluster formation . |
Rome (CNN)A destination for the destitute, Sicily is the "promised land" for thousands of migrants and refugees making the desperate journey from North Africa to Europe's Mediterranean coast. More than 10,000 people have arrived from Libya since last weekend alone, according to the Italian Coast Guard. Stories of death at sea and unimaginable suffering are nothing new in the waters between North Africa and Italy; boat people have been arriving on Italy's islands for more than a decade. But what makes the current influx different is the increase in numbers and the absence of control from the ports of embarkation, specifically those in Libya, because when Moammar Gadhafi was in control, he also controlled the flow of migrant ships. In 2008, the-then Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi and Gadhafi signed an historic friendship agreement in which Italy promised to invest $5 billion in Libyan infrastructure and Gadhafi promised to close what he described as a "spigot" of migrants. During a three-day state visit to Italy in August 2010, he famously threatened to "turn Europe black" if Libya did not enjoy cordial relations with the European Union. After the agreement, Gadhafi kept his promise and the number of arrivals drastically decreased. For a time, almost all migrant arrivals came from Tunisia, just 70 miles from the Italian island of Lampedusa. Because Italy sent most of those migrants who did not qualify for political asylum back to Tunisia, the flow eventually tapered off. And once a new Tunisian government was in place, after the Arab Spring, Italy signed an accord with Tunisia in which they promised to help patrol Tunisia's ports. But after Gadhafi was overthrown, the flow of migrants from Libya exploded again: the International Organization for Migration (IOM) in Rome told CNN that more than 140,000 migrants arrived from the North Africa coast in 2011. In October 2013, after a tragic boat accident off the coast of Lampedusa in which 349 people -- including an infant still attached to its mother by the umbilical cord -- died, trapped like sardines in their smugglers' boat as it sank, Italy decided it had to act. In November of 2013, the Italian Navy launched a €9M-a-month search-and-rescue program called Mare Nostrum, in which Italian naval ships patrolled the seas to rescue migrants. In just one year, the program rescued more than 160,000 migrants, according to the Italian Navy. Due to budget constraints and criticism from the European Union that the program itself was encouraging migrants to head across the Mediterranean, the mission ended in October 2014. By the end of the year, more than 174,000 people had been rescued in Italy; an estimated 3,072 people died making the journey, according to the IOM. In November last year, the European Union's border control, Frontex, started its own mission -- Triton -- with a budget of less than a third that of Mare Nostrum. Frontex has no vessels or surveillance equipment of its own, so has to rely on European member states to lend them ships; a ship from Iceland, at the far north of the continent, is currently involved in Frontex's operations off southern Europe. When Italy ended Mare Nostrum, the U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees Antonio Guterres warned that some European governments were making "keeping foreigners out a higher priority than upholding asylum standards." "This is a mistake, and precisely the wrong reaction for an era in which record numbers of people are fleeing wars," Guterres told a UNHCR policy meeting. "Security and immigration management are concerns for any country, but policies must be designed in a way that human lives do not end up becoming collateral damage." Once migrants arrive in Italy, they are supposed to be processed for political asylum and monitored until it is granted or denied, but Italy has been sanctioned by the European Union for not fingerprinting new arrivals. By law, Italy has to take care of the arrivals, but many have no intention of staying in the country, and few of the reception centers are gated, meaning migrants can come and go as they please. And with no physical border controls between Italy and other European countries, they can then disperse across the continent. Moutassem Yazbek, 27, an IT specialist who worked for six years in Dubai, arrived in Sicily in December on board a smuggler's boat. He told CNN he was never fingerprinted in Italy, and eventually made it to Germany where he is studying to learn the language and find work. He says the human trafficking network is a finely-oiled machine that fills a growing need. "I would have done anything to get here," Yazbek said. "It was worth the risk, the bad treatment and the fear. Hard as that may be to believe, it is a better life." |
Olafur: are we doing anything for New Year's Eve?
Nathalie: I was thinking about something classy, like opera or sth like that
Zoe: how much does it cost?
Olafur: opera is not for me
Nathalie: so what do you propose?
Nathalie: it's 100$
Olafur: I was thinking about partying somewhere
Nathalie: partying sounds fun, as long as it will be classy
Zoe: <file_link>
Zoe: Breakfast at Tiffany's party sounds classy
Olafur: <file_link>
Olafur: is it classy enough?
Nathalie: :O
Nathalie: this club is AMAZING
Zoe: whoa
Nathalie: we'll going to Soho then
Olafur: we just need to hurry up and buy some tickets soon
Zoe: sure |
we estimate the contribution of extragalactic radio sources to fluctuations in sky temperature over the range of frequencies ( 10 - 300 ghz ) used for cosmic microwave background ( cmb ) anisotropy measurements .
cmb anisotropy observations at high resolution and low frequencies are especially sensitive to this foreground . we have compiled a catalog of 2207 bright radio sources , including 758 sources with flux measurements at 90 ghz .
we develop a method to extrapolate the source spectra and predict skymaps of extragalactic radio sources at instrument resolutions of @xmath0 fwhm .
our results indicate that the brightest radio sources will dominate microwave anisotropy for a wide range of resolutions and frequencies .
our skymaps predict the location and flux of the brightest radio sources at each frequency , making it straightforward to develop a template for masking the pixels containing them .
this masking should be sufficient to protect high resolution cmb anisotropy observations from unacceptable radio source confusion .
epsf.sty submitted to the _ astrophysical journal _ |
(CNN)Sofia Vergara's ex-fiance is speaking out about their dispute over frozen embryos created while they dated. In an op-ed published by The New York Times on Wednesday, Nick Loeb explained his rationale for fighting to keep the two female embryos he shares with the actress. "I wanted to keep this private, but recently the story broke to the world," Loeb wrote. "It has gotten attention not only because of the people involved -- my ex is Sofia Vergara, who stars in the ABC series "Modern Family" -- but also because embryonic custody disputes raise important questions about life, religion and parenthood." Loeb says he met the actress in 2010 and they got engaged two years later, at which point they decided to create the embryos and conceive a child via a surrogate. After two attempts failed to bring fertilized embryos to term, they created two more embryos using her eggs and his sperm. "When we create embryos for the purpose of life, should we not define them as life, rather than as property?," he said. "... A woman is entitled to bring a pregnancy to term even if the man objects. Shouldn't a man who is willing to take on all parental responsibilities be similarly entitled to bring his embryos to term even if the woman objects?" Loeb said he filed a complaint against the 42-year-old actress to prevent her from destroying their two embryos conceived through in vitro fertilization. He filed it in August in Santa Monica, California, where they apparently lived while they dated. "We signed a form stating that any embryos created through the process could be brought to term only with both parties' consent. The form did not specify -- as California law requires -- what would happen if we separated," he said. " I am asking to have it voided." Representatives for Vergara have declined to comment in the past. Loeb has said he believes "life begins at fertilization" and wants to implant the embryos in a surrogate and bring them to term. He said he doesn't want any money from the egg donor. The case has led to questions about who has the right to embryos. Typically, a prior legal agreement between a couple spells out who has ultimate authority, said fertility specialist Dr. David Tourgeman, who's not involved in this case. "Usually when embryos are created, whether the couple is married or just consenting adults, there's usually a power of attorney that is described to these embryos, if they are frozen for future use," he said. In most cases, the mother or the origin of the egg is given power of attorney, although anyone can make a request, Tourgeman said. If there's a disagreement, the courts usually get involved to decide who legally owns the embryos, he said. Vergara is now reportedly engaged to actor Joe Manganiello. |
Max: Know any good sites to buy clothes from?
Payton: Sure :) <file_other> <file_other> <file_other> <file_other> <file_other> <file_other> <file_other>
Max: That's a lot of them!
Payton: Yeah, but they have different things so I usually buy things from 2 or 3 of them.
Max: I'll check them out. Thanks.
Payton: No problem :)
Max: How about u?
Payton: What about me?
Max: Do u like shopping?
Payton: Yes and no.
Max: How come?
Payton: I like browsing, trying on, looking in the mirror and seeing how I look, but not always buying.
Max: Y not?
Payton: Isn't it obvious? ;)
Max: Sry ;)
Payton: If I bought everything I liked, I'd have nothing left to live on ;)
Max: Same here, but probably different category ;)
Payton: Lol
Max: So what do u usually buy?
Payton: Well, I have 2 things I must struggle to resist!
Max: Which are?
Payton: Clothes, ofc ;)
Max: Right. And the second one?
Payton: Books. I absolutely love reading!
Max: Gr8! What books do u read?
Payton: Everything I can get my hands on :)
Max: Srsly?
Payton: Yup :) |
historically , ge has been considered as a neutron - capture element . in this case , the r - process abundance of ge is derived through subtracting the s - process abundance from total abundance of the solar system . however ,
the ge abundance of the metal - poor star hd 108317 is lower than that of the scaled residual r - process abundance " in the solar system about 1.2 dex . in this work , based on the comparison between the ge abundances of the metal - poor star and stellar yields
, we find that the ge abundances would not be produced as the primary - like yields in the massive stars and mainly come from the r - process .
based on the observed abundances of metal - poor stars , we derived the ge abundances of the weak r - process and main r - process .
the contributed percentages of neutron - capture process to ge in the solar system are about 59% , which means that the contributed percentage of ge residual abundance " in solar system is about 41% .
we find that the geresidual abundance " would be produced as the secondary - like yields in the massive stars .
this implies that ge element in the solar system is not only produced by the neutron - capture process .
[ firstpage ] nucleosynthesis , abundances - stars : abundances - stars : metal poor - element : germmanium |
(CNN)This week, Hillary Clinton surprised the world yet again — not with the official launch of her campaign but for the unconventional way she did it. She sure pushed the envelope. With her video, new logo and road trip, she opened a long communications campaign not only to "rebrand" herself but to completely reframe who she is, what she stands for and how she intends to run. We'll find out over the next year and a half whether it will work. Many in the press and on late-night television scratched their heads this week; others were scathing. Ruth Marcus -- a columnist for the Washington Post -- dismissed her launch video as a "relentlessly, insultingly vapid" effort of "demographic box-checking." Jon Stewart lampooned it as a "State Farm commercial gone viral" and also "boring as s---." Since the media will likely be the stand-in primary opponent for Hillary, their belief in her authenticity is a critical factor in whether she can reframe herself in voter's eyes. But from a marketing perspective, her launch may have been much more successful than critics think. The YouTube announcement video took on the central strategic challenge for the campaign and candidate: To flip Clinton's message from self-absorbed "I" to empathetic "we." While critics may sneer, it is hard to deny that the image it projects of Hillary is more confident, fresher, simpler and forward-looking, with even a bit of the upstart feel of two of the most successful product launch companies, Nike and Apple. Clinton's team may have begun to create an empathetic relationship with voters that has eluded her in the past, most crucially when she lost the nomination fight to Barack Obama in 2008. In marketing terms, rebranding is a strategy to bring a new name, term, symbol or design to an established brand with the aim of developing a new identity in the minds of consumers. Reframing is a strategy that goes further: it seeks to change how a consumer (or voter) emotionally experiences an established brand. A rebrand may change how you think about a brand; a reframe may change how you feel about it. In the Apple case, the company at one time fell on its face when it unveiled the original Macintosh; some thought the company was headed for oblivion. But when Steve Jobs returned as CEO, he went back to the drawing board and soon unveiled the iPod, which not only changed the way consumers thought about Apple, but how they experienced it. Not only a rebrand -- but a reframe. Take Hillary's road trip to Iowa in the van nicknamed Scooby. The press lampooned her, but I would bet that for many others, her unscripted and anonymous stop at Chipotle reinforced the "everyday Americans" campaign theme. Hillary stood in line to order, an everyday customer among everyday people at an everyday fast-food chain. Also introduced last week was what will come to be the single most-ubiquitous element of her campaign: Clinton's new and controversial campaign logo. It is a brilliant, iconic expression of the emotional connection she wants people to have with her, her message and her movement. In fact, her logo is all about movement. Simple, confident, high tech and shorthand to a much younger set of voters, the bold red arrow moving left to right in front of the strong blue H says it all: You are the important ones. I'm here to support you with everything I've got. Let me help you move forward. Taken together, all the pieces of Clinton's announcement -- as well as the unconventional media she used to deliver them -- bring her back on stage not as a leader from yesterday but, surprisingly, as one for the future. Coincidentally, the way Marco Rubio announced his run for the Republican nomination most likely amplified the impact of Clinton's reframing. For all his posturing about being the new generation, Rubio followed to a "T" the most traditional script for announcing a candidacy: traditional stage and podium, dark suit, bright tie, wife and kids on camera, a live speech, all about himself, timed for the evening news. Rubio's logo, the signature of his image, drew immediate criticism for being amateurish and unconsidered, even leaving Alaska and Hawaii off the map of America. In stark contrast, Hillary showed the confidence and finesse to buck tradition on every front. It was Hillary who pulled the ultimate jiu-jitsu. There are those, of course, who will be alienated, if not disgusted, by the way her campaign has unfurled such a sophisticated marketing plan. In a day when voters are yearning for authenticity, how do we know this is the real Hillary or a candidate in a mask? Fair question. But for better or worse, mass marketing has become the staple of presidential campaigns -- that's where most campaign dollars go. Both sides know how to play, sometimes brilliantly. Remember the Reagan advertisements of 1984, proclaiming "Morning in America"? What we know is that over time, voters see a lot of unscripted moments of a candidate where the real character comes through. And if they spot hypocrisy between ads and the candidate, that campaign will get into trouble fast. That's why the key to Hillary Clinton's success in reframing her message and movement will be consistency. She must not only take the essence of a humble, empathic relationship with voters and integrate it into all elements of her communication, she must also live it every day. Otherwise there will be messaging "schizophrenia," the solid start with flashes of brilliance will peter out and she'll be facing the same voter perceptions that doomed her race in 2008. In the meantime, one can imagine Clinton getting a huge, satisfying belly laugh out of the early returns on her efforts. |
Val: it's raining!
Candy: I know, just started...
Val: r we going? we will be wet
Candy: maybe wait a little? see if stops
Val: ok. let's wait half h and than see
Candy: god idea, I call u then
Val: great :) |
thanks to s long exposures of the galactic plane , the two brightest soft gamma - ray repeaters , sgr 1806 - 20 and sgr 1900 + 14 , have been monitored and studied in detail for the first time at hard - x / soft gamma rays .
this has produced a wealth of new scientific results , which we will review here . since sgr
1806 - 20 was particularly active during the last two years , more than 300 short bursts have been observed with and their characteristics have been studied with unprecedented sensitivity in the 15 - 200 kev range .
a hardness - intensity anticorrelation within the bursts has been discovered and the overall number - intensity distribution of the bursts has been determined .
in addition , a particularly active state , during which 100 bursts were emitted in 10 minutes , has been observed on october 5 2004 , indicating that the source activity was rapidly increasing .
this eventually led to the giant flare of december 27th 2004 , for which a possible soft gamma - ray ( @xmath080 kev ) early afterglow has been detected .
the deep observations allowed us to discover the persistent emission in hard x - rays ( 20 - 150 kev ) from 1806 - 20 and 1900 + 14 , the latter being in a quiescent state , and to directly compare the spectral characteristics of all magnetars ( two sgrs and three anomalous x - ray pulsars ) detected with . |
(CNN)Two years ago in a less turbulent time, Mike Premeau and Kathy Danke launched a small business, Memories Gourmet Pizza Co., in their Wisconsin town. The two were successful in getting their line of frozen pizzas, including breakfast pizzas and gluten-free options, in stores across Nichols, west of Green Bay. They grew a base of loyal customers. But all that was threatened this week when people began mistaking them for Memories Pizza of Walkerton, Indiana, which made national headlines after its owners said they would refuse to cater a same-sex wedding. People posted angry comments on Memories Gourmet Pizza's Facebook page and called its phone number to protest. And almost overnight, Premeau and Danke found themselves thrust unwillingly into a national debate over Indiana's controversial Religious Freedom Restoration Act. "My stomach was in my throat all afternoon," Danke told CNN affiliates WBND and WFRV. "All of a sudden, our Facebook page started getting flooded," Premeau said. "I was shocked. It was like I was a rat running around in a cage, wondering what's going on here." In a cruel coincidence, the flood of outrage began on Wednesday, April Fool's Day. "If I'm ever in the area, I'll be sure to starve to death before I give you and you intolerance any of my money!" wrote one commenter on Facebook. "I don't have much of a message, except that I hope your bigotry puts you out of business very quickly," a man said in a voice mail. Indiana pizzeria finds itself at the center of 'religious freedom' debate . Premeau thinks the firestorm was sparked by people Googling "Memories Pizza" and confusing the two businesses -- despite the fact that Nichols and Walkerton are in separate states and almost 300 miles apart. He and Danke tried to defuse the outcry with a Facebook post saying in part, "We are not that company in Indiana, nor do we agree or condone their words or actions." In response, they began getting messages of support on Facebook, along with a few sharp-tongued comments from supporters of the other Memories Pizza. Premeau said he also got a call from a man whose initial post may have set off the social media storm, apologizing for the mistake. Still, he worries that damage to his wholesale pizza business may have been done. "This misinformation and this defamation of character could cause me to lose the business over someone else's identity in another state," he said. |
Tiffany: buy me a burger on your way home
Railey: ok
Tiffany: thx, sis :) |
we show how to switch on and off the ratchet potential of a collective brownian motor , depending only on the position of the particles , in order to attain a current higher than or at least equal to that induced by any periodic flashing .
maximization of instant velocity turns out to be the optimal protocol for one particle but is nevertheless defeated by a periodic switching when a sufficiently large ensemble of particles is considered .
the protocol presented in this letter , although not the optimal one , yields approximately the same current as the optimal protocol for one particle and as the optimal periodic switching for an infinite number of them . |
(CNN)Getting caught napping on the job is never good. Getting caught napping on the job in the cargo hold of a plane takes it to a whole different level. Alaska Airlines Flight 448 was just barely on its way to Los Angeles from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport on Monday afternoon when the pilot reported hearing unusual banging from the cargo hold. "There could be a person in there so we're going to come back around," he told air traffic control. The banging in the cargo hold did come from a person and he turned out to be a ramp agent from Menzies Aviation, a contractor for Alaska Airlines that handles loading the luggage, the airline said. The man told authorities he had fallen asleep. It appears he was never in any danger. The cargo hold is pressurized and temperature controlled, the airline said. The plane was also only in the air for 14 minutes. The passengers knew something wasn't right, almost as soon as the plane took off. "All of a sudden we heard all this pounding underneath the plane and we thought there was something wrong with the landing gear," Robert Higgins told CNN affiliate KABC. The pounding grew louder. "At that point, we started hearing yelling, screams for help, very, very faint," Jamie Davis said. "That's when we notified the flight attendant that there was somebody underneath us." As the banging continued, a federal air marshal sprang into action. "At some point, the marshal kind of made himself known," said Troi Ge. "He started banging back, and he yelled really loud and said, 'We're getting ready to land, hold on to something.'" The emergency landing spooked the folks aboard Flight 448. Affiliate KOMO spoke to Marty Collins, another one of the passengers. "We just took off for L.A. regular and then ... about five minutes into the flight the captain came on and said we were going back and we'd land within five to seven minutes, and we did," Collins said. "When we landed was when all the trucks and the police and the fire trucks surrounded the plane." "I think it's scary and really unsafe, too," Chelsie Nieto told affiliate KCPQ. "Because what if it's someone who could have been a terrorist?" The ramp agent appeared to be in OK after the ordeal. He was taken to an area hospital as a precaution, the airline said. He passed a drug test and was discharged. The employee started work at 5 a.m. and his shift was scheduled to end at 2:30 p.m., just before the flight departed. "During a pre-departure huddle, the team lead noticed the employee was missing. The team lead called into the cargo hold for the employee and called and texted the employee's cell phone, but did not receive an answer. His co-workers believed he finished his shift and went home," the airline's blog said. Alaska Airlines said it's investigating. The man had been on a four-person team loading baggage onto the flight. All ramp employees have security badges, and undergo full criminal background checks before being hired, according to the airline. After the delay, the flight with 170 passengers and six crew members on board made it to Los Angeles early Monday evening. CNN's Greg Morrison contributed to this report. |
Andy: Hi nephew!
Paul: Hi uncle!
Andy: Are you home? I'm nearby and thought I would drink coffee with you :)
Paul: Yup. I'm home. Feel free to come!
Andy: If that is ok I will visit you in about 1 hour.
Paul: Sure. A lot of political cases for us to talk about :D
Andy: Haha. No.
Andy: Too much politics with Hannah's father.
Andy: I have enough arguments over politics forever.
Paul: Hahah. Ok. Waiting for you then.
Andy: See you. |
we investigate numerically the hydrodynamic instability of an ionization front ( if ) accelerating into a molecular cloud , with imposed initial perturbations of different amplitudes .
when the initial amplitude is small , the imposed perturbation is completely stabilized and does not grow .
when the initial perturbation amplitude is large enough , roughly the ratio of the initial amplitude to wavelength is greater than 0.02 , portions of the if temporarily separate from the molecular cloud surface , locally decreasing the ablation pressure .
this causes the appearance of a large , warm hi region and triggers nonlinear dynamics of the if .
the local difference of the ablation pressure and acceleration enhances the appearance and growth of a multimode perturbation .
the stabilization usually seen at the if in the linear regimes does not work due to the mismatch of the modes of the perturbations at the cloud surface and in density in hii region above the cloud surface .
molecular pillars are observed in the late stages of the large amplitude perturbation case .
the velocity gradient in the pillars is in reasonably good agreement with that observed in the eagle nebula .
the initial perturbation is imposed in three different ways : in density , in incident photon number flux , and in the surface shape .
all cases show both stabilization for a small initial perturbation and large growth of the second harmonic by increasing amplitude of the initial perturbation above a critical value . |
(CNN)Would a taste of the finest Swiss chocolate make you happy? Or soaking in the warm Icelandic springs? Perhaps the great jazz and rock music scene in Denmark is for you? It's not just the fun activities that make locals and travelers to those countries happy, according to the third World Happiness Report, released by the Sustainable Development Solutions Network for the United Nations on April 23. People who live in the happiest countries have longer life expectancies and more social support, experience more generosity, have more freedom to make life choices, have lower perceptions of corruption and have a higher gross domestic product per capita, the report shows. The tiny country of Bhutan, a very happy country famous for measuring the "Gross National Happiness" of its people, gets the credit for focusing world attention on happiness: Its Prime Minister proposed the idea of a World Happiness Day to the United Nations in 2011. Recognizing "happiness and well-being as universal goals and aspirations in the lives of human beings around the world," the U.N. General Assembly declared March 20 as World Happiness Day in 2012. This officially designated happy date marked its fourth year last month. Through the happiness report, the Sustainable Development Solutions Network hopes to encourage governments at every level to measure and improve their people's happiness. "There is no single key to happiness," said Jeffrey Sachs, the network's director and an economics professor at Columbia University. "All of these countries do well in several ways. Being rich? That's good, but it's only a modest part of the story. Trusting society, having a government that ranks on low in corruption, a society where people are generous and volunteering -- all of these are important for happiness." Even if you don't live in one of the 10 happiest countries in the world, a visit to these happy places will give you a taste of what the locals enjoy every day. Here are the top 10 happiest places on Earth, according to the World Happiness Report. 1. Switzerland . Switzerland took the top spot from Denmark in 2015, rising from third to first place in this year's list of the world's happiest countries. Bern, the capital city of Switzerland, has the cobblestone streets and medieval architecture that make it apparent why the old city is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Since the city's founding in the 12th century, it has expanded in an often neat and orderly fashion. And the lovely River Aare offers in-town swimming and boating. Looking to get out of the capital city? Book a trip to Lucerne, where you can take a boat trip on the lake, ride the panorama gondola, take in the views on the new Dragon Ride aerial cableway and ride on the world's steepest cog railway. Book the Golden Round trip and get all four trips -- and stunning views of the Alps -- in one day. (The railway reopens in mid-May.) And no matter where you go, there will certainly be plenty of delicious chocolate to try. 2. Iceland . Nature and culture combine to make Iceland a truly happy place, so delightful that the tiny country jumped from ninth to second place this year. Explore South Iceland, where many of the ancient tales -- called sagas -- that document Iceland's 10th- and 11th-century history are remembered. A two-hour drive from the capital city of Reykjavik, south Iceland is home to Vatnajokull Glacier, the 60-meter (197-foot) Skogafoss Waterfall and amazing fresh seafood. (Though you could probably skip the fermented shark ...) No matter where you visit, there's probably a geothermal swimming pool or hot spring spa to soak your weary bones after a long day of exploring. And when you get back to the capital, note that the renowned annual Reykjavik Art Festival will take place from May 17 through June 7. 3. Denmark . Never mind that Denmark lost the top spot this year and is now the third-happiest country in the world. Looking at all that Danes have to be happy about, you won't notice the slight dip while you're enjoying jazz at the Copenhagen Jazz Festival in July, hanging out with the hipsters at Queen Louise's Bridge, taking a canal tour or playing beach volleyball in front of the Royal Danish Playhouse. Prefer your music in the woods? Head to Smuk Fest ("The Beautiful Festival"), a rock/pop festival in the woods of Skanderborg held in August. Wherever you go, enjoy that Danish tradition of "hygge," sometimes translated too simply as the need for "coziness." It's really a complex sense of intimacy, community and contentment that generally happens with friends and family, and it makes for one happy country. Project Happy: 10 ways to get happy . 4. Norway . The sun never sets in some parts of Norway during the summer months, and the North Cape area is one of the best spots to play when the sun stays out for 24 hours. Visitors love to golf, hike and even run a marathon during the months ruled by the midnight sun. If your taste buds dictate your travels, head to the Norwegian capital city of Oslo, a gastronomic paradise where the Michelin food guide has awarded five stars among four restaurants: Ylajali, Statholdergaarden and Fauna (one star each) and Maeemo (two stars). 5. Canada . Canada combines European style, sensibility and history with the enormous natural wonder of North America. Within the French-speaking province of Quebec, a tour through the historic city of Old Quebec is a treat for any Francophile. Founded in the early 17th century, it's the only North American city north of Mexico that still has its fortifications. The historic district is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Just a few minutes from downtown Quebec City, Ile d'Orleans is a small island where farming and agriculture are still a way of life. And if nature is what you crave, in less an hour from Québec City, you could be hiking through the Parc national de la Jacques-Cartier, home to the glacial Vallée de la Jacques-Cartier. 50 states, 50 spots to get happy around the U.S. 6. Finland . What a happy event to spot the rare Saimaa ringed seal, which adapted to freshwater living after the Ice Age cut off its lake home from the sea. There are only about 300 of them in the world, and they can be found at Lake Saimaa in eastern Finland. But you might have more luck spotting the white whooper swan, Finland's national bird, whose arrival heralds the start of spring. For a more urban experience, visit Helsinki's Market Square and Museum of Contemporary Art Kiasma. And you can still spot animals in the capital city: In mid-May, the cows will be herded into the fields in Viikki, a neighborhood in Helsinki, after the long winter. Locals always gather to celebrate this moo-ving event. 7. Netherlands (Holland) Though the Netherlands' tulips are without equal, and they are most stunning at Keukenhof (known as the Garden of Europe), there are so many beautiful spots across the country to walk and bike to welcome spring and its trademark flower. For a more regal celebration, note that the kingdom celebrates its 200th year this year with many festivities. 8. Sweden . In a country that's very fond of celebration, Swedes love to celebrate midsummer, the longest day of the year, most of all. It's a national holiday marked with traditional food and dances around a maypole. Can't make the midsummer parties? There's still plenty to do. Just 20 minutes from the capital city of Stockholm, the Stockholm Archipelago of about 30,000 islands offers endless opportunities for contentment. Swimming, hiking, cycling, fishing, horseback riding -- it's all within your reach by booking a boat ride. (Some boat trips include meals and tours of many of the islands.) 9. New Zealand . New to the top 10 list of happiest countries, New Zealand has plenty of reasons to celebrate. Though it's always been an attractive spot to explore, Peter Jackson choosing the country to host the filming of the "Lord of the Rings" movie trilogy has given New Zealand more attention than money could buy. The capital city of Wellington has benefited from the growth of the movie industry, developing a happening restaurant and design scene. And many of the country's natural wonders have gained international attention, including the 2,291-meter (7,516-foot)-high Mount Ngauruhoe, which played the fictional Mount Doom. It's part of Tongariro National Park, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. 10. Australia . The Great Barrier Reef, the world's largest collection of coral reefs, is a natural phenomenon not to be missed. Australians are arguing fiercely over manmade threats to its existence (and no one is happy about that). Once you've had a chance to explore that magical underwater realm, head to the Australian state of Tasmania, an island 240 kilometers (149 miles) off the mainland coast. The Tasmanian Wilderness, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, includes one of the last surviving temperate rainforests in the world. To see the wilderness up close, try hiking the stunning 65-kilometer (40-mile) Overland Track. It takes about six days for hikers (who must book the trip in advance), but day-trippers can take short hikes starting at Cradle Mountain Visitor Centre and Dove Lake. |
Tim: Hey, you have a few minutes?
Joe: Sure, what's up?
Tim: I'm thinking about inviting a few people from work over and I kinda thought that maybe some boardgames would be a cool idea.
Tim: And I wanted to consult the expert on the matter :)
Joe: As you know I'm always happy to share my expertise with anyone willing to listen. You will just need to stop me when I get too wound up :D
Tim: Haha :) Ok, So I know you ran the local club - any tips how to organize a newbie gaming evening? And what games to bring?
Joe: yeah, sure - just a few general tips :)
Joe: Start games before you start drinking :) And don't bring any game that is either over-complicated, requires too much time to explain, or god forbid encourages direct conflict - you know, the plotting-scheming stuff. So no Game of Thrones :)
Joe: Or alternatively you can chose some cooperative games - like Arkham Horror, Robinson Crusoe, Pandemic
Tim: Got it :D
Joe: Also would be great to know what theme they all like - if there is one. And if not then there are some 'vanilla' games - like Codenames or Catan. Any idea what they might be into?
Tim: Not really - there are some guys who I know like sci-fi and comic books, but no idea about the girls...
Joe: The best way - just talk with them - might be surprised by their tastes and experiences. Maybe some of them are already into gaming? There are nerds in every walk of life :)
Tim: Yeah, I know, all too well :)
Tim: Anyway, thanks for the tips - co-op games sound like a good idea for a start.
Joe: yeah, and then if the idea sticks you can roll out the big guns :)
Tim: Will do that :) |
we use particle - in - cell ( pic ) simulations to study the nonlinear evolution of ion velocity space instabilities in an idealized problem in which a background velocity shear continuously amplifies the magnetic field .
we simulate the astrophysically relevant regime where the shear timescale is long compared to the ion cyclotron period , and the plasma beta is @xmath0 .
the background field amplification in our calculation is meant to mimic processes such as turbulent fluctuations or mhd - scale instabilities .
the field amplification continuously drives a pressure anisotropy with @xmath1 and the plasma becomes unstable to the mirror and ion cyclotron instabilities . in all cases ,
the nonlinear state is dominated by the mirror instability , not the ion cyclotron instability , and the plasma pressure anisotropy saturates near the threshold for the linear mirror instability .
the magnetic field fluctuations initially undergo exponential growth but saturate in a secular phase in which the fluctuations grow on the same timescale as the background magnetic field ( with @xmath2 in the secular phase ) . at early times , the ion magnetic moment is well - conserved but once the fluctuation amplitudes exceed @xmath3 , the magnetic moment is no longer conserved but instead changes on a timescale comparable to that of the mean magnetic field .
we discuss the implications of our results for low - collisionality astrophysical plasmas , including the near - earth solar wind and low - luminosity accretion disks around black holes . |
(CNN)Have you ever found the creative inspiration you were seeking at the most unexpected time, or thought you were having that long-awaited problem-solving epiphany just as you nodded off to sleep? According to neuroscientists John Kounios and Mark Beeman, there's a reason for that. Their book, "The Eureka Factor", explores the influences at work behind that much sought-after "Aha!" moment. Research suggests that in trying to conjure up inspiration, most of us end up suppressing it. The book explains how to clear out mental junk, in order to make way for pivotal revelations. Dr. Kounios explained: "Insights involve unusual connections. Cognitive psychologists call these 'remote associations'. They are processed mostly in the brain's right hemisphere. Insights occur when a subconscious remote association suddenly pops into awareness. This is accompanied by a burst of activity in the brain's right temporal lobe." "We wrote "The Eureka Factor" to help people understand how creative insight works in the brain so they can use various strategies harmoniously without having them cross-circuit each other, " said Kounios. "For example, there is evidence that imagining the future helps to put someone in an insightful state. However, if a person imagines a specific future that makes them anxious, then insightfulness could decrease because anxiety is a creativity killer." "That said, a positive mood and a broad, expansive spread of attention are a couple of key features of the insightful state," he added. Following are some of the tips they suggest for unleashing your creative potential -- both at home and at work. Spaciousness helps broaden thoughts. Even high ceilings have been shown to broaden attention. Small, windowless offices, low ceilings and narrow corridors will do little to inspire our brains and make us flexible, creative thinkers. Relaxing outdoor colors such as blue and green contribute to this state. "Emergency" colors such as red suppress it. Surprisingly, dark colors and dim lighting can also be beneficial: by obscuring visual details, they help people think more abstractly. Static surroundings encourage static thinking. Don't be predictable. You should sometimes change everyday routines, such as where you go for coffee or your route to work. Rearrange your furniture and decor from time to time, at home and in your workplace. Hold meetings in a variety of places. Make sure to include some nonconformists in your inner circle. Unusual people tend to be out-of-the-box thinkers, and their unique outlook might help you attack a problem from a different angle. The threat of a firm deadline will narrow your thinking and inhibit your insight. Try and use soft target dates and a flexible schedule to establish a helpful, nonthreatening time frame. Rewards and punishments for meeting or missing deadlines, if needed at all, should be vague and mild so they don't contribute added pressure. A positive outlook will help stimulate a more open mind, one that can process a greater number of ideas. If you struggle to think happy, try focusing on the people and things that bring you joy. To put a twist on Pasteur's famous saying, chance favors the happy mind. When you're stuck on a problem, take a break to do or think about something very different. Expose yourself to a variety of people and places. Listen to music or go to a pleasing movie, art exhibit or talk a walk. Play a game, dance, do yoga, read. Insight triggers appear at the most unlikely times and places. We all know how important sleep is to our cognitive thinking. The sleep-deprived mind is more likely to fixate on small matters -- an absolute killer to creativity. Ample sleep also helps foster the discovery of hidden connections between ideas. Insightful thought is at its best when your powers of inhibition are weaker, because reduced focus opens up your awareness to remote associations that wouldn't come to you when you're feeling sharp. If you're an early bird, you should try doing your creative work at night. If you're a night owl, try the morning. Perhaps the single most important thing to remember is that your mental state can change. It takes a while to sink into an insightful mindset. Try and schedule uninterrupted blocks of time for relaxed, freewheeling creative thought. Turn off your phone. Get rid of the clock. Let abstract ideas and vague impressions flow where they will. Tips have been extracted from the book "The Eureka Factor", which has been written by Dr. John Kounios and Dr. Mark Beeman. How missing sleep can damage your IQ . How to make rejection work for you . 7 habits of highly ineffective people . |
Shelly: This year I'm volunteering at the food shelter!
Tracy: Good 4 u!
Jody: Gr8!
Shelly: How about u? Any volunteer work?
Tracy: Nah. Not into that.
Jody: Sure! Every year I do some charity 4 Xmas :) |
stellar light from an agb star is scattered by the circumstellar dust and polarized in the direction perpendicular to the source .
therefore , images of circumstellar envelopes around agb stars in polarized light traces the dust distribution and can be used to search for asymmetries , and to achieve a better understanding of the mechanisms at play when agb stars are transformed into planetary nebulae .
the polcor instrument is a combined imager , polarimeter , and coronograph providing images with an angular resolution down to 02 .
we have used it to map the dust distribution around three agb stars : w aql , and the detached shell sources dr ser , and u cam .
w aql is a binary and we find indications of a bi - polar dust distribution around the star .
the observations of the latter two sources clearly reveal the detached shells , likely the result of a brief , strongly enhanced mass - loss rate during the late evolution of these stars .
mapping the detached shells gives us clues to the symmetry of the mass loss and important evolutionary processes . |
Tikrit, Iraq (CNN)Mass graves believed to hold Iraqi soldiers have been discovered in newly liberated Tikrit. Up to 1,700 bodies may be recovered. ISIS claimed to have executed that many soldiers captured in June outside Camp Speicher, a fortified Iraqi base near Tikrit. A total of 47 bodies have been exhumed from two of the 11 mass graves discovered in Tikrit, an Iraqi government official said Tuesday. Hundreds are believed to have been executed by ISIS in June 2014 . Grieving Iraqis, apparently not related to the soldiers, gathered to pray over the bodies. When the first three bodies were found, 10 Iraqi soldiers saluted the dead by firing seven shots into the air. The national anthem was played while soldiers wept. All the bodies were decomposed. Some had their hands bound, Damon said. The remains will be sent back to Baghdad for DNA tests to establish identify, said Ali Tahir, a director in the Iraqi morgue who was supervising the digging and extraction. Damon said there may be eight mass graves inside the presidential palace complex, which contains the residences of former Iraqi President Saddam Hussein, and two other sites outside the city. The presidential palaces complex became ISIS headquarters after the militants occupied the city. Iraqi soldiers and Shiite militias retook Tikrit a few days ago after a fierce battle. Damon interviewed a soldier who said he survived the massacre by playing dead. The solider said ISIS captured the troops outside Camp Speicher and marched them to the presidential palace complex, telling them they would be safe until a prisoner swap was arranged. Once inside the compound, the soldiers were separated into smaller groups, executed and buried in mass graves, the survivor told Damon. He said he was tossed into a river and floated to an embankment. On Monday, Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi said revenge is not the way to deal with the discovery of the bodies. He said several people involved in the killings have been detained. Families of the missing soldiers had been demanding answers from the Iraqi government about what happened. As ISIS swept through northern Iraq in June, some military units were ordered to Camp Speicher. Their families claim the men received orders from their commanders to leave the base and move closer to Baghdad. They left unarmed and in civilian clothes, they say. Military commanders and the Iraqi Defense Ministry denied any such orders being issued and said the men deserted. ISIS released videos that showed what seemed to be an endless line of military recruits marched at gunpoint and later posted images showing cold-blooded mass killings. Damon said Iraqi officials told her it may take weeks or months to exhume all the bodies. Human Rights Watch described the "Speicher Massacre" -- as it has been dubbed in Iraq -- as the "largest reported incident" where "ISIS captured more than 1,000 soldiers fleeing Camp Speicher ... then summarily executed at least 800 of them." Based on satellite imagery and witness testimony, Human Rights Watch last year was able to identity a number of mass grave sites inside Tikrit and the presidential palace complex. The families gave DNA samples to the Iraqi Ministry of Health last year so authorities would be able to match them to unidentified bodies the government may find. CNN's Arwa Damon reported from Tikrit, and Ralph Ellis wrote in Atlanta. CNN's Jomana Karadsheh contributed to this report. |
Harry: Going to Ikea, need anything?
Sarah: Oh yes! :D
Harry: perfect XD
Sarah: So could you please buy for me: white table cloth 120 cm x 140 cm, as simple as it gets, two medium size wardrobe organisers (the ones with grey flowers), one wooden spatula and three bottle cleaners.
Sarah: If you happen to go the food section, I wouldn't mind a Daim's frozen cake and a bag of meatballs ;)
Harry: Ok, got it. Will do my best.
Sarah: You can use my Ikea Family card, just give them the number and my last name and tell them you forgot to bring it ;) 17927192.
Harry: Thanks! Stay online, I may need your help.
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Harry: Is this table cloth ok? Or that one?
Harry: <file_photo>
Sarah: First one's perfect ;) |
we study strategies for establishing long - distance entanglement in quantum networks . specifically , we consider networks consisting of regular lattices of nodes , in which the nearest neighbors share a pure , but non - maximally entangled pair of qubits . we look for strategies that use local operations and classical communication
we compare the classical entanglement percolation protocol , in which every network connection is converted with a certain probability to a singlet , with protocols in which classical entanglement percolation is preceded by measurements designed to transform the lattice structure in a way that enhances entanglement percolation .
we analyze five examples of such comparisons between protocols and point out certain rules and regularities in their performance as a function of degree of entanglement and choice of operations . |
(CNN)Gastrointestinal illness has gripped 100 people on the cruise ship Celebrity Infinity, according to a report from the Centers for Disease Control. Of the ship's 2,117 passengers, 95 have suffered from vomiting, diarrhea and other symptoms, the CDC said. The illness has also affected five members of the 964-person crew. The CDC has yet to determine what's causing the ailments. Two staffers from the agency are scheduled to meet the West Coast-based ship in San Diego on Monday. The Infinity left San Diego on March 29. It made its last stop in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, on April 10, according to MarineTraffic.com. Celebrity Cruises has been taking action since the outbreak began, including increasing cleaning and disinfection procedures, keeping passengers informed and taking specimens from the afflicted for testing by the CDC, the agency says. According to the Maritime Executive, this is the third time the Celebrity Infinity has suffered an outbreak of gastrointestinal illness, with others occurring in 2006 and 2013. The ship was built in 2001 and refurbished in 2011. |
Sean: Friendly reminder of trade deadline today. Let's get those last minute trade request sent.
Rick: So does John get Lamar Jackson or is he scrambling for another qb??
Sean: Nick needs to really think about rolling with Blake. John needs a QB!
John: I think I would have rights to Lamar but I think the consensus is that he's on waivers so he's open. I guess I'm just hoping RGIII and Brock play or just wait...
Rick: Crazy it happens though! he one thing in the chart that isn't addressed. We could vote and go from there. I just want you to lose a player and Nick not to get Lamar.
John: In 15 years I've never seen a ream trade a big time RB or WR for a QB this late n the season do anything in the playoffs. That ends their season. Of course a one QB team isn't worth anything either. I have t take my chances.
Sean: Damned if you do, damned if you don't.
Rick: people's evidence #658 why the QB rule doesn't work.
John: I might have a way to drop the rule completely next year.
Sean: I guess we will have to talk about after the season.
Rick: Nobody liked my IR suggestion a couple of years ago. That solves a large percentage of the issue tho
Sean: 1 QB not 2 for a 14 league...
John: as I said, we can look at if after the season. I just wouldn't want to make it any easier. What has made the league so great its that it has been really difficult so far. |
three identical bosons or fermions are considered in the limit of zero - range interactions and finite effective range . by using a two channel model ,
we show that these systems are not integrable and that the wave function verifies specific continuity conditions at the contact of three particles .
this last feature permits us to solve a contradiction brought by the contact model which can lead to an opposite result concerning the integrability issue . for fermions , the vicinity of integrability
is characterized by large deviations with respect to the predictions of the bethe ansatz .
1- sorbonne universits , upmc univ paris 06 , umr 7600 , laboratoire de physique thorique de la matire condense , f-75005 , paris , france + 2- cnrs , umr 7600 , laboratoire de physique thorique de la matire condense , f-75005 , paris , france |
(CNN)A white casket sat at the front of New Shiloh Baptist Church in West Baltimore as a gospel choir sang for a large crowd gathered to honor Freddie Gray. The 25-year-old died in police custody 15 days ago after he was arrested on a weapons charge. His death from a severe spinal chord injury sparked widespread outrage toward the Baltimore Police Department. Gray's death in custody is the latest in a string of high profile deaths involving African-Americans and law enforcement. Many have demanded answers about what happened to Gray and his funeral drew civil rights leaders, politicians, and relatives of others who died in police custody. Democratic Congressman Elijah Cummings of Maryland spoke at the funeral: "To mother Gloria and to the entire family, I want you to know we stand with you during this difficult time." Cummings said he "looked at the cameras" and reflected on the great amount of attention Gray was receiving in death: "Did anybody recognize Freddie Gray when he was alive?" he asked. Cummings said that Gray joined the church in 2001. He was in youth choir and was a junior usher. "He loved church," Cummings said. Gray also played football. "Did you see him?" the representative asked. "There are those who will tell you don't cry. I'm not going to say that," Cummings said. Gray also had a history of run-ins with the law. According to court documents CNN obtained, there were more than 20 criminal court cases in Maryland against Gray, and five of those cases were still active at the time of his death. The cases involve mostly drug-related charges, but there are charges from March for second-degree assault and destruction of property. Gray was due in court on a possession charge on April 24. He had been in and out of prison since 2009 for various drug cases, according to the Maryland Department of Corrections. Families United for Justice was also at the funeral. The group includes relatives of Eric Garner, who died last July after a New York City police officer put him in a chokehold. Protests erupted after a grand jury declined to indict that officer. Other members of the group include relatives of Amadou Diallo, who was fatally shot by New York police officers, and Alberta Spruill, who died of a heart attack after police threw a stun grenade into her apartment during a botched raid. The White House sent Cabinet Secretary Broderick Johnson, chair of the Obama administration's My Brother's Keeper Task Force; Heather Foster, an adviser in the White House Office of Public Engagement; and Elias Alcantara from the Office of Intergovernmental Affairs. Exactly what happened to Gray remains a mystery. His family said his voice box was crushed and his neck snapped before he slipped into a coma and died. News of Gray's smashed upper spine and the delay in getting him medical care has triggered outrage across the country. Hundreds of protesters peacefully rallied on the streets of Baltimore on Saturday against the alleged police role in Gray's death. A small group turned violent. About a dozen young men smashed police vehicles with garbage cans, climbed on top of the cars and stomped on them. Some hurled water bottles and other objects at police. Others funneled their anger toward local businesses, looting or damaging a 7-Eleven, a Michael Kors store and a Subway restaurant. Baltimore police arrested 35 people, including four juveniles. Six officers suffered minor injuries during the chaos, which ended a week of civil and peaceful protests. Gray's twin sister deplored the violence. "My family wants to say, 'Can y'all please, please stop the violence,' " Fredericka Gray said Saturday night. "Freddie Gray would not want this." Baltimore City Paper said its photo editor, J.M. Giordano, was tackled and beaten by police while covering the protests. The paper said Giordano was standing near protesters when someone threw a rock at police. Officers responded, and Giordano was unable to get out of the way. "They just swarmed over me," he said. "I got hit. My head hit the ground. They were hitting me, then someone pulled me out." The incident was caught on video, which Baltimore City Paper posted online. And Reuters photographer Sait Serkan Gurbuz said Baltimore police detained him Saturday night. Officers called the detention of the two journalists inadvertent. "One journalist (Gurbuz) was released with a criminal citation, which is being recalled," police said in a statement. "One journalist (Giordano) was released without any charges." Cell phone video of Gray's arrest shows him screaming and being dragged, with some witnesses saying he looked like his leg was injured. Baltimore Police Commissioner Anthony Batts said he was appalled that Gray did not receive proper care immediately. He also said officers should have given Gray timely medical care "multiple times" -- such as at the site of the arrest and at other times during his transport to the police station. Batts also said there are no excuses for the fact that Gray was not buckled into the transport van. But Baltimore's Fraternal Order of Police Lodge 3 shot back: "These comments appear to be politically driven and in direct contrast to the commissioner's own request not to jump to any conclusions until the entire investigation is complete," union President Gene Ryan said in a written statement. Five of the six officers involved in the arrest have provided statements to investigators, Batts said. The sixth officer has invoked his right to refuse to answer questions. And while the preliminary work on Gray's autopsy has been completed, the medical examiner's office is waiting on toxicology results and might ask spinal experts to look at the case, authorities said. A full report could take 30 to 45 days. Not just Freddie Gray: Others who died in police custody . Holly Yan reported and wrote from Atlanta; Miguel Marquez reported from Baltimore. CNN's Ben Brumfield, Betsy Klein and Vivian Kuo contributed to this report. |
Jim: Hello, welcome to the store, how can I help you
Finn: Hello could you help me track my shippment?
Jim: yes, can you please tell me your order number
Finn: It's 45678
Jim: Thank you, from what I can see your package has left the warehouse and will be delivered to you tommorrow |
an interpretation of the beam spin azimuthal asymmetries measured at jlab in deep exclusive electroproduction of charged and neutral pions is presented .
the model combines a regge pole approach with the effect of nucleon resonances .
the @xmath0- and @xmath1-channel contributions are described using a dual bloom - gilman connection between the exclusive form factors and inclusive deep inelastic structure functions .
the results are in agreement with data provided the excitations of nucleon resonances are taken into account . |
Charlie Austin has revealed how his good mate Joey Barton ignored him on his first day at Queens Park Rangers before realising his mistake - with the duo then becoming good friends. The striker has had a Premier League debut season to remember and is being touted as a possible England debutant in the future after scoring 15 goals in the competition. His close friendship with club captain Barton is well publicised but they're first encounter is one Austin is unlikely to forget. Charlie Austin (left) and Joey Barton have become good friends despite their very early setback . Speaking to The Guardian he said: 'My first day, I came to the training ground within 45 minutes of signing and I was waiting for the security barrier to lift when he came out. I thought: 'That's Joey Barton.' 'He looked at me, just got in his car and drove off. 'I thought: 'Brilliant, here we go!' To be fair to him, he came in the next day, shook my hand and said it wasn't until he got home that he knew I had signed. The following day he invited me and Bianca, my wife-to-be, out to dinner and from then until now we've been close mates.' QPR take on West Brom, on Saturday before travelling to fellow strugglers Aston Villa on Tuesday, and Austin knows his side can't afford to lose. The 25-year-old says QPR can't afford to lose their next two games and must pick up at least four points . Club captain Barton (centre) has been relegated with the club before and will want to avoid the drop . He said: 'You look at those two games and you think we need to get four to six points.' Austin's first season has been somewhat spectacular and he's currently fourth in the highest goalscoring charts behind Harry Kane, Diego Costa and Sergio Aguero and the striker his humbled to be in the same mix as them. 'It's quite surreal because I couldn't have dreamed to be in the mix with people like that.,' he says. Austin (centre) scores against Aston Villa and he'll look to do the same when they play on Tuesday . |
Patricia: Hey, could you give me a call in an hour or so, I can't talk now.
George: Yeah, of course.
Patricia: Thanks. |
existing optimal control protocols for mitigating the effects of relaxation and/or rf inhomogeneity on broadband pulse performance are extended to the more difficult problem of designing robust , refocused , frequency selective excitation pulses . for the demanding case of and equal to the pulse length , anticipated signal losses can be significantly reduced while achieving nearly ideal frequency selectivity .
improvements in performance are the result of allowing residual unrefocused magnetization after applying relaxation - compensated selective excitation by optimized pulses ( rc - sebop ) .
we demonstrate simple pulse sequence elements for eliminating this unwanted residual signal .
selective excitation ; rc - sebob ; relaxation ; @xmath0 relaxation ; @xmath1 relaxation ; optimal control theory |
Istanbul, Turkey (CNN)Sitting on a sunny bench in Istanbul's Gezi Park, Fadime Gurgen dismisses the controversy surrounding the 100th anniversary Friday of the massacre of Armenians under the Ottoman Empire with a wave of her hand. Gurgen, a 55-year-old cleaner, says her family has had close friendships with Armenians going back generations. "There is no such thing as genocide," she says. "Other people are trying to create hostility between us." Most Turks agree with Gurgen. Ninety-one percent of Turks do not believe that the events of 1915 -- when, according to Armenians, 1.5 million ethnic Armenians were systematically killed in the final years of the Ottoman Empire -- were genocide, according to a recent poll. It's a sentiment shared by the Turkish government, which denies that a genocide took place, maintaining that hundreds of thousands of Turkish Muslims and Armenian Christians died in intercommunal violence around the bloody battlefields of World War I. Turkey also disputes Armenia's count of the numbers killed, putting it at 300,000. It's a heavily disputed position -- the killings are widely viewed by scholars as genocide and the Armenian government and diaspora are lobbying for wider recognition in the international community. Armenian Prime Minister Hovik Abrahamyan said Friday in statement that Turkey's Ottoman rulers had planned and carried out a "monstrous crime" in the years of World War I and called on more countries to recognize and condemn the genocide. Many Armenians living in Turkey still feel treated as second-class citizens. However many have hope that Turkey's younger generation is more willing to accept that a genocide occurred than their parents. "Students are much, much more liberal," says Diana Van, whose grandparents escaped the mass killings. Van is a member of the delegation for the Armenian Genocide commemoration and is writing her Masters thesis on the issue at Ankara University. "They have access to alternative information written in English, which is not taught in school (in Turkey). With more access to books, to alternative information, and with a larger democratization process, Turkey will be able to face its history." A century after her Armenian ancestors escaped death in Eastern Turkey, Van says she is frustrated that Turkey is unwilling to accept what happened. "Your identity is denied by Turkey," she says. "They do not want to face this past. In Turkey, the word Armenian is still used as a curse. Whenever you want to hurt somebody, you say, 'you are like an Armenian.'" Van says an admission of genocide by Turkey would largely be symbolic. While her grandparents lost their land, she has returned to their villages and she recognizes that trying to reclaim it would be impossible. "I do not believe that this is going to happen," she says of the territorial claims made by many Armenians. "One hundred years have passed. I went to my ancestors' land, and I saw those Armenian lands full of Kurdish people, who have five to 16 children per family, and I saw that it's not Anatolia. It's not my homeland that I had in my imagination." A growing number of scholars and world leaders believe that what happened should be called genocide. Germany looks set to join the European Parliament, France, Austria, Canada and some 20 other countries in labeling the atrocity a "genocide." Two weeks ago the Pope referred to mass killings as "the first genocide of the 20th century" -- a move that infuriated Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who called the claim "nonsense" and recalled his ambassador to the Vatican. Some notable countries do not recognize the killings as genocide, including the UK and Israel and earlier this week U.S. President Barack Obama, wary of damaging relations with Turkey amid growing unrest in the Middle East, did not use the word genocide. There are several reasons why Turkey maintains its position on the issue. Turks say that to most people there the term "genocide" is associated with Nazis -- not the beloved founders of modern Turkey. Last year, the Turkish government expressed condolences to Armenians, and accepted that hundreds of thousands of their ancestors died as they were marched out of cities and towns in Central and Eastern Anatolia in the waning years of the Ottoman Empire. But the government called it a "necessary deportation" during the messy and violent period of transition leading up to World War I -- when many Armenian radicals were threatening to side with Russia. Turkey says that there was never a deliberate, ethnically-driven effort to exterminate the Armenian population. "It was a wartime precaution, like the U.S. relocated the Japanese population during World War II," says Dr. Kamer Kasim, Dean of Abant Izzet Baysal University. Kasim dismisses the drive for the "genocide" label as little more than a propaganda campaign being waged by the Armenian diaspora. Politics and timing is another issue. At a time when President Erdogan is in full campaign mode ahead of upcoming parliamentary elections, he is attempting to assuage concerns about unemployment and slowed growth by drumming up nationalist fervor with promises of a "New Turkey" akin to the glory days of the Ottoman Empire. It's hardly the time to label the country's founders as murderers. That wouldn't play well with Turks, many of whom have gone through years of schooling that instilled in them a fierce pride in their past. In the same way that American schools often whitewashed the history of U.S. settlers and their relations with Native Americans, Turkish schools have long taken an airbrush to the "Young Turks." The movement, which began in 1908, was comprised of the army officers who were in power as the country transitioned from the hands of spoiled sultans to Mustafa Kemal Atatürk -- the much-adored leader who came to power in 1923 and is credited with founding the modern Turkish state. The taboo surrounding the use of the word genocide began to crack about a decade ago when two of Turkey's best-selling international authors, Orhan Pamuk and Elif Safak, joined other intellectuals in raising the issue of whether the country's forefathers had committed genocide. Pamuk and Safak were met with crushing resistance. They were harangued in the court of public opinion, and tried in real-life court on charges of "insulting Turkishness." Since 2003, Turkish schools have been forbidden from using the term genocide. Calling the events of 1915 a genocide would undermine the very narratives the Turks hold most dear, says Burcu Gultekin Punsmann, a senior analyst at Ankara Policy Center who has studied Turkish-Armenian relations for a decade. She says the country simply isn't ready to dismantle the foundation it was built on, or stain the legacy of its founders. "Turkey is still too young and too insecure to rewrite its history and question the events unfolding at the establishment of the republic," Punsmann says. But in a statement issued to mark the anniversary of the killings, President Erdogan urged dialogue, saying "...As descendants of two ancient peoples who a hundred years ago shared the same destiny whether in joy or in sorrow, our common responsibility, and calling, today is to heal century old wounds and re-establish our human ties once again. Turkey will not remain indifferent to this responsibility and will continue to do its utmost for friendship and peace." But there are other issues, including fears that an official recognition of genocide could unleash a flood of lawsuits against the Turkish government. In 2006, descendants of exiled Armenians filed suit in a U.S. court against two German banks for restitution of assets, based on evidence that Ottoman ministries required that seized Armenian assets be turned over to the government and transferred to banks in Germany. One 97-year-old Armenian woman living in the U.S. claims to have land deeds proving that her parents owned land that now houses an airport. Her case is winding its way through the Turkish court system, but her lawyer, Ali Elbeyoglu, says the genocide debate has no effect: "We have deeds, so we are following the law and politics don't matter." Others say that the genocide is distracting the country from more pressing issues between Turkey and Armenia, like the closed border between the two hostile neighbors. Aybars Gorgulu, a foreign policy expert at TESEV, one of Turkey's leading think tanks, argues that it is Armenia, not Turkey, which suffers most from the tensions surrounding the issue. And he says it isn't in Armenia's best interest to push hard for a recognition of genocide that he doesn't believe will ever come. "There's no diplomatic relations between the countries, and that plays into why Turks think there's a crazy diaspora obsessed with genocide, but that's not true," Gorgulu says. "The best thing for Armenia would be to enter into dialogue with Turkey, normalize relations, and open the border." Meanwhile, the publicity surrounding the anniversary on Friday has prompted debate amongst Turks of all ages. On Sunday there will be a conference at Bogazici University on the atrocity -- one of few in Turkey that openly uses the term genocide. Nisan Gul Goker, a 21-year-old art management student with bright pink lipstick, is one of the few Turks who believes that her country should change course. "They keep referring to this as an 'Armenian incident' in quotations and can't call it genocide," she says, boarding the metro to her classes at Aydin University. "We should be ashamed of this and accept it." |
Rory: Hey Mitch, how are you? I hope you're doing ok. We are thinking of signing up Bill for that International camp. Sammy will be going too. Do you think it would be possible for you to take Bill and Sammy if you go down?
Mitch: I'm doing well - pretty tired. Yes, I do think that's possible :)
Rory: Great, that would mean a lot to us. Thanks a lot.
Mitch: That'd be wonderful! July, I'll be at a few camps ;)
Rory: Of course, we'll chip in for gas. Ok, no problem :)
Mitch: Thx, no worries. I hope you're all doing well. Time is flying by ;)
Rory: Ok, great. I know, it's crazy.
Rory: Do you know exactly which date you'll be leaving?
Mitch: Sunday, the 29th
Rory: Ok, cool. It's such a long drive.
Mitch: Yeah, around 1000 km, but I'll try to get there early Mon morning.
Rory: That's a pretty ambitious undertaking :)
Mitch: I have to, camp starts Mon 9.
Rory: Just be careful, and take lots of breaks, don't fall asleep at the wheel, etc.
Mitch: I'll have the boys to keep me awake, and lots of snacks :)
Rory: Ok. We will probably put Bill on a Flixbus, so he'll arrive around 10 am Sun
Mitch: Cool, just make sure he has his phone on him.
Rory: Ok, no problem. We'll give him your number, but most likely Joanna will be picking him up.
Mitch: Oh, ok. That makes things easier. I'll meet him after.
Rory: Great, thanks a lot for doing this, I don't know how else we would get him down to Croatia.
Mitch: No problem. Talk to you later.
Rory: Ok, bye. |
_ suzaku _ has , for the first time , enabled the hard x - ray variability of the seyfert 1 galaxy mcg6 - 30 - 15 to be measured .
the variability in the 1445 kev band , which is dominated by a strong reflection hump , is quenched relative to that at a few kev .
this directly demonstrates that the whole reflection spectrum is much less variable than the power - law continuum .
the broadband spectral variability can be decomposed into two components a highly variable power - law and constant reflection as previously inferred from other observations in the 210 kev band .
the strong reflection and high iron abundance give rise to a strong broad iron line , which requires the inner disc radius to be at about 2 gravitational radii .
our results are consistent with the predictions of the light bending model which invokes the very strong gravitational effects expected very close to a rapidly spinning black hole .
ps . |
(CNN)From banking to hospitality and real estate to e-commerce, Ashish Thakkar built his vast business empire from scratch. The Ugandan tycoon started small with a little computer shop that kept him busy after leaving school at 15. These days, his Mara Group spans over 20 countries and he's been called "Africa's youngest billionaire." In late 2013 Thakkar joined forces with the former boss of Barclays bank -- Bob Diamond -- to start an investment fund focused on Africa called Atlas Mara. The powerful duo raised $325 million through a share flotation - well above the $250 million target. But his vision spans beyond Africa, and Earth -- Thakkar was the first African to sign up for the opportunity to travel to space with Richard Branson's company, Virgin Galactic. CNN's Marketplace Africa spoke to Thakkar about African innovation, entrepreneurship and collaboration. An edited version of the interview follows. CNN: You are active in several African countries. How is the current business landscape on the continent? Ashish Thakkar: Right now in the last 18 years I have been active on the continent, I have never seen so much global excitement around Africa that I've seen today. The climate and the ease of doing business on the continent has drastically improved. Unfortunately, it's one of those cases where perception is so different from reality. The reality on the ground is so much better than the perception. You've got to remember, as Africa, we are 54 countries. Some of the countries may be challenging and may have issues, but that cannot be an excuse to generalize the entire continent which is unfortunately something that happens quite a bit. CNN: Why do you think that entrepreneurs are so important to the future growth of the African continent? AT: We have a very young demographic -- 85% of our populations are under the age of 35. We have an extremely entrepreneurial society and culture. Yet, entrepreneurship is not in the education system. Where do our entrepreneurs go for advice and the right guidance? And it's something, frankly, that I am extremely passionate about, because the answer to unemployment is not foreign direct investment or large scale manufacturing plants, etc. It's going to be nurturing small and medium enterprises. So, it's great to see that there is a real entrepreneurial vibe coming into the system, and innovation is totally embedded into that. CNN: What is it about Africa that encourages innovation? AT: The biggest advantage we have at the moment, and you've seen this with mobile phone penetration, is that we don't have legacy systems. We didn't have landlines and we didn't need them. We didn't have to go through that hassle of creating landlines everywhere. We leapfrogged straight into mobile telephony. Today, we have over 750 million phones on the continent -- more than North America and Western Europe put together. We can actually leapfrog in so many different ways. Mobile money is another brilliant example. Mobile money was created in Kenya. The whole concept of having money on your phone, which is the best thing because it's secure, it's practical, made more sense. So, these kind of innovations, you're going to see a lot more of on the continent. I spend a lot of time with young entrepreneurs when I travel across the continent, and just seeing the kind of innovation and new ideas and concepts that they're coming up with is just so inspiring. CNN: What advice would you give to a young entrepreneur who's just starting out? AT: Entrepreneurship is a journey, it's not a destination. There are going to be so many challenges, you are going to get knocked down so many times, but you've got to get up, dust yourself off and get back to it. The persistence, the passion, and staying on course is very crucial. You'll be tempted to cut corners, you'll be tempted to do things that get you there quicker, but it never lasts. People say the youth are the leaders of tomorrow - we're not. We're the leaders of today, but it's our responsibility to take the seat at the table. CNN: What needs to be done most urgently to grow African economies? AT: Pan-African collaboration is extremely important. I think things like regional integration, inter-African trade does need to increase and is increasing. I mean, the progress in the East African community has been amazing. The manner in which they've harmonized so many different laws and policies and mindset and priorities within that region has been fantastic. So, we need to see more of that take place on the continent. The fact that we're 54 countries, yet we're a billion people is an advantage and a disadvantage. I think to strengthen our weakness in that collaboration across the continent is crucial. CNN: Are you confident about the future of the continent? AT: I am so bullish and so proud of how the continent has evolved in terms of leadership, the mindset of our leaders. It is so inspiring to see that. It's unfortunate that, you know, globally the highlight remains things like Ebola...The little issues that we do have are just magnified, yet on the broad scale we are doing so amazing. CNN: Is this Africa's century? AT: Mara's logo is the African Lion and our little joke, which a lot of people don't appreciate, hence I love it even more, is that the Indian Tiger and the Chinese Dragon have had their days and it's now the African Lion's turn. And it genuinely is -- this is our turn. More from Marketplace Africa . Read this: Africa's green lean speed machines . Read this: Family ties mixed with fresh fruit on island paradise . Editor's Note: CNN Marketplace Africa covers the macro trends impacting the region and also focuses on the continent's key industries and corporations . |
Jenny: Are we going to that concert on Saturday
Jeremy: sure, it's the only opportunity to hear them
Joan: but we could start with a drink
Jenny: I don't know anything affordable nearby
Jeremy: and Barcelona?
Jenny: Where is it?
Jeremy: 8th av
Jenny: perfect |
we investigate the influence of spatial dispersion on atom - surface quantum friction .
we show that for atom - surface separations shorter than the carrier s mean free path within the material , the frictional force can be several orders of magnitude larger than that predicted by local optics .
in addition , when taking into account spatial dispersion effects , we show that the commonly used local thermal equilibrium approximation underestimates by approximately 95% the drag force , obtained by employing the recently reported nonequilibrium fluctuation - dissipation relation for quantum friction . unlike the treatment based on local optics , spatial dispersion in conjunction with corrections to local thermal equilibrium not only change the magnitude but also the distance scaling of quantum friction . |
Would-be drug smugglers were roasted when police discovered marijuana hidden within a leg of lamb. The slab of meat and its unusual herb accompaniment was found by police in the Northern Territory, after something smelled suspicious to the Northern Substance Abuse Intelligence Desk. Officers then decided to x-ray the lamb, which revealed the 20g bag of marijuana. Scroll down for video . Police discovered 20 grams of marijuana hidden within a leg of lamb in the Northern Territory . It is believed the lamb had been shipped to a company at Darwin Airport, and would then be sent on to the Tiwi Islands 100kms to the north. The stash would have been worth $2000 if it had been sold, which is about four times the normal price of the drug in suburban Australia. 'In an Indigenous community you're looking at $100 for 1 gram,' Detective Senior Sergeant Mark Malogorski told the ABC. In a statement released on Thursday, police said the sender would be 'feeling a little sheepish' after their attempt to smuggle the marijuana was sniffed out. It is believed the lamb had been shipped to a company at Darwin Airport, and would then be sent on to the Tiwi Islands 100kms to the north . Northern Territory Police said the stash would have been worth $2000 if it had been sold . 'Officers became suspicious while checking a consignment of meat and a quick x-ray revealed seasoning of a completely illegal nature.' 'The lamb was subjected to an autopsy where 20 grams of cannabis was removed. In a statement released on Thursday, police said the sender would be 'feeling a little sheepish' after their attempt to smuggle the marijuana was sniffed out . 'Investigations into this attempted smuggling are ongoing and police will continue to target the possession and distribution of drugs and alcohol into remote communities. Offenders are warned that they face serious charges when they are caught.' |
Ken: Fuck you, you pimp
Greg: What?
Ken: Fuck you man, I want my money back
Greg: Was your account hacked by some prankster?
Ken: No, I'm the prankster, just having a laugh at your expense
Greg: Well, fuck you too then XD |
we present an analytic derivation of the temporal dependence of the perpendicular transport coefficient of charged particles in magnetostatic turbulence , for times smaller than the time needed to charged particles to travel the turbulence correlation length .
this time window is left unexplored in most transport models . in our analysis
all magnetic scales are taken to be much larger than the particle gyroradius , so that perpendicular transport is assumed to be dominated by the guiding center motion .
particle drift from the local magnetic field lines and magnetic field lines random walk are evaluated separately for slab and 3d isotropic turbulence .
contributions of wavelength scales shorter and longer than the turbulence coherence length are compared .
in contrast to slab case , particles in 3d isotropic turbulence unexpectedly diffuse from local magnetic field lines ; this result questions the common assumption that particle magnetization is independent on turbulence geometry . extensions of this model will allow for a study of solar wind anisotropies . |
(CNN)A sexual harassment complaint has been filed against New Zealand Prime Minister John Key after a waitress complained about him repeatedly pulling her ponytail at an Auckland cafe. CNN affiliate TVNZ reported that the complaint was filed Thursday morning by Graham McCready, an accountant described in the New Zealand press as a "serial litigant," who has previously launched private prosecutions against Key. McCready's complaint claimed that Key had breached a section of the country's Human Rights Act relating to sexual harassment, TVNZ reported. It reported that he was seeking considerable compensation for the waitress, 26-year-old Amanda Bailey, and "if she does not want it I ask for the money be given to Women's Refuge." Key publicly apologized to Bailey, a waitress at his local cafe, for repeatedly tugging on her ponytail, after she complained about his behavior in a blog post. The post, published on New Zealand political website The Daily Blog, says that the odd behavior began during last year's election season. It was "hardly an acceptable form of greeting," Bailey wrote. She wrote that while she didn't directly make her objections clear verbally, her body language "screamed 'I don't like that.'" "As he approached me, he thought it would be fitting to raise his hands high and make scary, suspense sound effects, like the music from the movie 'Jaws'," read the post. "As he towered overhead I slunk down, cringing, whilst (Key's wife) Bronagh told him to 'Leave the poor girl alone.'" The behavior carried on for a number of months and on several occasions, the post states. Eventually the cafe's manager made it clear to Key that his actions were unwelcome. Key, who regularly visits the Auckland cafe with his wife, told reporters that his behavior was in the context of "a bit of banter," but said that he had apologized when it was clear she had taken offense. The blog post says that the prime minister offered the offended waitress two bottles of his own JK 2012 Pinot Noir wine by way of apology. "We have lots of fun and games there, there's always lots of practical jokes and things. It's a very warm and friendly relationship," he told reporters in Los Angeles en route to ANZAC day commemorations in Gallipoli, Turkey. "But if you look at it now, no. When I realized she took offense by that I just sort of immediately went back, gave her some wine, apologized and said I was terribly sorry." Politicians and public figures also rounded on Key, with Green MP Metiria Turei saying that the prime minister should be held to the same standards of behavior as the rest of the electorate. "A lot of New Zealanders know what it's like to feel as if you're not taken seriously in a job. As politicians, our job is to make people feel safe at work, not bullied," New Zealand media reported her as saying. "It's a sign of how out of touch John Key has become when he can't even monitor how inappropriate his personal behavior is, and when people are not comfortable with how he is behaving." Jackie Blue, head of the Equal Employment Opportunities Commission, echoed the sentiment. "It's never OK to touch someone without their permission," TVNZ reported her as saying. "There are no exceptions." Political analyst Bryce Edwards told the network that the "strangeness factor" of the accusation would haunt Key. "A lot of people will be laughing at John Key, that's harder to recover from," he said in a segment. The National Council of Women of New Zealand, while accepting that Key was joking and did not mean to offend, criticized the premier. "The fact that our Prime Minister has joined the list of people outed for sexism highlights how much sexism is a part of our culture. And it starts at the top," the organization's chief executive Sue McCabe wrote in an open letter. "Up and down this country, day after day, people are touched without giving their consent. At one end of the scale, it is an unwelcome pull on a ponytail. At the other end, it's our shocking levels of violence against women." |
John: wanna go see "A Star is Born" on Wed?
Joan: sorry can't
Joan: super busy
Joan: don't have time for anything :(
John: that's a shame
Joan: I'm free on Thursday
John: I could do Thursday
Joan: ok! so around 8pm?
John: sure sounds great
John: I'll see where it's palying and send you the details
Joan: ok great! |
we present new spectroscopic observations of the gravitational arcs and the brightest cluster galaxy ( bcg ) in the cluster ms2137 - 23 ( @xmath0 ) obtained with the echelle spectrograph and imager on the keck ii telescope .
we find that the tangential and radial arcs arise from sources at almost identical redshifts ( @xmath1 ) .
we combine the measured stellar velocity dispersion profile of the bcg with a lensing analysis to constrain the distribution of dark and stellar matter in the central 100 kpc of the cluster .
our data indicate a remarkably flat inner slope for the dark matter profile , @xmath2 , with @xmath3 at 99% cl .
steep inner slopes obtained in cold dark matter cosmological simulations such as navarro frenk & white ( @xmath4 ) or moore ( 1.5 ) universal dark matter profiles are ruled out at better than @xmath5%cl .
as baryon collapse is likely to have steepened the dark matter profile from its original form , our data provides a powerful test of the cold dark matter paradigm at the cluster mass scale . |
(CNN)Donald Sterling's racist remarks cost him an NBA team last year. But now it's his former female companion who has lost big. A Los Angeles judge has ordered V. Stiviano to pay back more than $2.6 million in gifts after Sterling's wife sued her. In the lawsuit, Rochelle "Shelly" Sterling accused Stiviano of targeting extremely wealthy older men. She claimed Donald Sterling used the couple's money to buy Stiviano a Ferrari, two Bentleys and a Range Rover, and that he helped her get a $1.8 million duplex. Who is V. Stiviano? Stiviano countered that there was nothing wrong with Donald Sterling giving her gifts and that she never took advantage of the former Los Angeles Clippers owner, who made much of his fortune in real estate. Shelly Sterling was thrilled with the court decision Tuesday, her lawyer told CNN affiliate KABC. "This is a victory for the Sterling family in recovering the $2,630,000 that Donald lavished on a conniving mistress," attorney Pierce O'Donnell said in a statement. "It also sets a precedent that the injured spouse can recover damages from the recipient of these ill-begotten gifts." Stiviano's gifts from Donald Sterling didn't just include uber-expensive items like luxury cars. According to the Los Angeles Times, the list also includes a $391 Easter bunny costume, a $299 two-speed blender and a $12 lace thong. Donald Sterling's downfall came after an audio recording surfaced of the octogenarian arguing with Stiviano. In the tape, Sterling chastises Stiviano for posting pictures on social media of her posing with African-Americans, including basketball legend Magic Johnson. "In your lousy f**ing Instagrams, you don't have to have yourself with -- walking with black people," Sterling said in the audio first posted by TMZ. He also tells Stiviano not to bring Johnson to Clippers games and not to post photos with the Hall of Famer so Sterling's friends can see. "Admire him, bring him here, feed him, f**k him, but don't put (Magic) on an Instagram for the world to have to see so they have to call me," Sterling said. NBA Commissioner Adam Silver banned Sterling from the league, fined him $2.5 million and pushed through a charge to terminate all of his ownership rights in the franchise. Fact check: Donald Sterling's claims vs. reality . CNN's Dottie Evans contributed to this report. |
Parker: yo do you know anything 'bout the arrowverse
Jason: yea
Parker: do you know its all connected to the DC Universe
Jason: that wasn't really hard to know Park
Parker: yea man i know, still..
Jason: you like the dc universe better than the marvel right?
Parker: obviously
Jason: yea me too
Parker: btw have you downloaded the latest episode of arrow season 7
Jason: its still downloading
Parker: text me when its done
Jason: dont come without a usb
Parker: yea i know -_-
Jason: cool |
in this article , we explore the kinematics of timelike geodesic congruences in warped five dimensional bulk spacetimes , with and without thick or thin branes . beginning with geodesic flows in the randall sundrum ads ( anti de sitter ) geometry without and with branes we find analytical expressions for the expansion scalar and comment on the effects of including thin branes on its evolution .
later , we move on to congruences in more general warped bulk geometries with a cosmological thick brane and a time - dependent extra dimensional scale . using analytical expressions for the velocity field , we interpret the expansion , shear and rotation ( esr ) along the flows , as functions of the extra dimensional coordinate . the evolution of a cross - sectional area orthogonal to the congruence , as seen from a local observer s point of view , is also shown graphically .
finally , the raychaudhuri and geodesic equations in backgrounds with a thick brane are solved numerically in order to figure out the role of initial conditions ( prescribed on the esr ) and spacetime curvature on the evolution of the esr . |
(CNN)It's obvious that Tom Brady's love for his wife, model Gisele Bundchen, will never go out of fashion. Bundchen walked the runway for the last time Wednesday, and the New England Patriots quarterback wasn't just there to support her in person, he expressed his emotions to the world on Facebook. "Congratulations Love of my Life," Brady wrote. "You inspire me every day to be a better person. I am so proud of you and everything you have accomplished on the runway. I have never met someone with more of a will to succeed and determination to overcome any obstacle in the way. You never cease to amaze me. Nobody loves life more than you and your beauty runs much deeper than what the eye can see. I can't wait to see what's next. I love you." He followed the text with two hashtags, #GOAT ("greatest of all time") and #thebestisyettocome. Bundchen, 34, announced her retirement from the catwalk last weekend. "I am grateful that at 14, I was given the opportunity to start this journey. Today after 20 years in the industry, it is a privilege to be doing my last fashion show by choice and yet still be working in other facets of the business," the Brazilian-born model wrote on Instagram. Supermodel Gisele Bundchen struts her stuff a final time . Bundchen was the highest-paid model in 2014, according to Forbes magazine, with a total $47 million in contracts. She is the face of Chanel and Carolina Herrera and has her own line of lingerie. Bundchen and Brady have been married since 2009. The couple has two children. What's next for Bundchen? Based on an interview she did with Brazil's Estado de S. Paulo newspaper, sounds like more quality time with Brady and their children. "I want to be with my family more and focus on special projects," she said. CNN's Shasta Darlington contributed to this story. |
Peter: Need to talk to u...
Anna: Can't talk now, I'm still at work :/
Anna: will call u in 20 min, ok?
Peter: ok. |
the status of present theoretical description of very high energy hadronic interactions is reviewed .
the impact of new results of accelerator and cosmic ray experiments on hadronic interaction model constructions is discussed in detail .
special attention is payed to remaining uncertainties in model extrapolations into the ultra - high energy domain , in particular , concerning model predictions for the muon component of extensive air showers .
new promising theoretical approaches are outlined and future experimental prospects are discussed . |
Miami (CNN)World heavyweight boxing champion Wladimir Klitschko has an important title defense coming up, but his thoughts continue to be dominated by the ongoing fight for democracy in Ukraine. Speaking to CNN from his Miami training base ahead of the April 25 showdown with American challenger Bryant Jennings in New York, Klitschko said the crisis in his homeland has left him shocked and upset. "My country is unfortunately suffering in the war with Russia -- not that Ukraine tried to give any aggression to any other nation, in this particular case Russia, unfortunately it's the other way around," Klitschko told CNN. "I never thought that our brother folk is going to have war with us, so that Ukrainians and Russians are going to be divided with blood," he added. "Unfortunately, we don't know how far it's going to go and how worse it's going to get. The aggression, in the military presence of (Russian) soldiers and military equipment in my country, Ukraine, is upsetting." Klitschko is the reigning IBF, WBA, WBO and IBO champion and has, alongside older brother Vitali, dominated the heavyweight division in the 21st century. Vitali, who retired from boxing in 2013, is a prominent figure in Ukrainian politics. The 43-year-old has led the Ukrainian Democratic Alliance for Reform since 2010 and was elected mayor of Kiev in May last year. Tensions in the former Soviet state remain high despite a ceasefire agreed in February as Europe, led by German Chancellor Angela Merkel and President of France Francois Hollande, tries to broker a peace deal between the two sides. The crisis in Ukraine began in November 2013 when former President Victor Yanukovych scuttled a trade deal with the European Union in favor of forging closer economic ties with Russia. The move triggered a wave of anti-government protests which came to a head Kiev's Maidan Square in February 2014 when clashes between protesters and government security forces left around 100 dead. The following month, Russian troops entered Ukraine's Crimean peninsula before Russian President Vladimir Putin completed the annexation of Crimea -- a move denounced by most of the world as illegitimate -- after citizens of the region had voted in favor of leaving Ukraine in a referendum. More than 5,000 people have been killed in the conflict to date. "People are dying in Ukraine every single day," Klitschko said. "I do not want to see it, nobody wants to see it ... it's hard to believe these days something like that in Europe -- and Ukraine is Europe -- can happen." But with the backing of the international community, Klitschko is confident Ukraine can forge a democratic future rather than slide back towards a Soviet-era style dictatorship. "I really wish and want this conflict to be solved and it can only be solved with Western help," he said. "Ukraine is looking forward to becoming a democratic country and live under Western democracy. This is our decision and this is our will to get what we want. "If somebody wants to try to put (us) back to the Soviet times and be part of the former Soviet Union, we disagree with that. We want to be in freedom. "We have achieved many things in moving forward and showed to the world that we do not want to live under a dictatorship." Klitschko, whose comments were made as part of a wide-ranging interview for CNN's Human to Hero series, is routinely kept abreast of developments in Ukraine by brother Vitali but also returns home whenever he can. "As much time as I can spend, I am there in the Ukraine. It's not like I am getting the news from mass media and making my own adjustments and judgments on what's going on. It's an actual presence and understanding from the inside ... It obviously affects my life, it affects the life of my family." The 39-year-old and his fiancée Hayden Panettiere celebrated happier times last December when the American actress gave birth to a baby daughter, Kaya. "I need to get used to it that I'm a father, which is really exciting. I hope I'm going to have a big family with multiple kids," he said. Klitschko isn't sure when he'll finally hang up his gloves. "I don't know how long I can last ... motivation and health have to be there to continue." But after leaving almost all his boxing opponents battered and bruised -- the Ukrainian is seeking an impressive 18th consecutive title defense against Jennings -- Klitschko is keen to carry on fighting his own and his country's corner in the opposite way outside the ring. "I just really want that we'll have less violence in the world ... I hope in peace we can do anything, but if we have war then it's definitely going to leave us dull and numb." Watch Wladimir Klitschko's Human to Hero interview on CNN's World Sport program on Wednesday April 8 at 1130, 1245, 1445, 2130, 2245 and 2345 and Thursday April 9 at 0445 (All times GMT) and here online. |
Harry: heyyyy are you there??
Cindy: Yes dear what is it?
Harry: Can you call Ela and tell her i need to talk urgent please pick my call.
Cindy: what happened now? an other fight :O
Harry: please tell her
Cindy: MAN! you guys... am i some kind of a messenger service here?
Harry: PLEASEEEEEEEEE ?
Cindy: ok doing.... but thats the last time.
Harry: Yes like always:P
Cindy: Hate you seriously man.
Harry: Thank you
Cindy: Done you can call her now. |
we present a method to include stereoscopic information about the three dimensional structure of flux tubes into the reconstruction of the coronal magnetic field . due to the low plasma beta in the corona
we can assume a force free magnetic field , with the current density parallel to the magnetic field lines .
here we use linear force free fields for simplicity .
the method uses the line of sight magnetic field on the photosphere as observational input .
the value of @xmath0 is determined iteratively by comparing the reconstructed magnetic field with the observed structures .
the final configuration is the optimal linear force solution constrained by both the photospheric magnetogram and the observed plasma structures . as an example
we apply our method to soho mdi / eit data of an active region . in the future
it is planned to apply the method to analyse data from the secchi instrument aboard the stereo mission . |
(CNN)A 17-year-old teen who has been living at Connecticut Children's Medical Center since December while being forced to have chemotherapy to treat Hodgkin's lymphoma has completed treatment and left the hospital Monday, according to her attorney, Josh Michtom. Cassandra C., as she is identified in court documents, was ordered into custody of the Connecticut Department of Children and Families by a judge in December. She ran away in an effort to discontinue chemo, claiming she did not want to be treated. Earlier this month, CNN reported that she was in remission, feeling well and her treatment was almost complete. Cassandra was diagnosed with Hodgkin's lymphoma in September, and doctors gave her an 85% chance of survival if treated but said she would die within two years if left untreated. She started the treatment in November but ran away after two days, according to court documents, when she decided she did not want to put the poison of the treatment into her body. That's when a judge ordered her into custody of the state. Attorneys for the teen and her mom have tried to appeal, but they did not succeed. Cassandra remained in the hospital. In the most recent legal maneuvering, a judge denied a request by Cassandra's attorney to allow her return home on grounds that she was no longer at risk for imminent harm. Now that her treatment is complete, the temporary order of custody ends, Michtom told CNN. Previously he said the hospital was "effectively a jail" to his client. "As we do for every patient we care for at Connecticut Children's, we wish her the best for a happy and healthy future," Robert Fraleigh, director of corporate communications for Connecticut Children's Medical Center, said in a statement Monday. Joette Katz, commissioner of the Connecticut Department of Children and Families, said in a statement that they are pleased that Cassandra is healthy and has recovered. She credits the doctors at Children's Medical Center and the staff at her department for this happy outcome. Acknowledging that the ordeal has been difficult for Cassandra and her family, Katz said, "We were responsible to save Cassandra's life under these circumstances, and we are very happy that she is now moving successfully to another phase in her life -- a healthy and happy one." |
Breonna: Melissa so are you ok with men acting like pigs and grabbing you whenever they feel like it?
Melissa: Of course not!
Breonna: So why you’re saying this?
Melissa: No one is saying men should behave like animals. Its that kind of thinking that makes men afraid to just be masculine in general though. Not all men are pigs.
Hailey: Thank you! I had a friend get yelled at by a girl for 5 minutes because he held the door for her and said “Ladies first”.
Melissa: Poor him.
Christine: Men aren't allowed to be men? how?
Hailey: Yeah, I felt sorry for him.
Holly: Melissa yes this!
Michelle: not one of those fruit loop "feminists" speak for me!!! In fact MOST women cant stand them. gtfoh with your pussy hats, your metoo crap, you "screaming" at Potus through your vaginas etc. Dont try to shove your thinking on everyone. how about HIMTOO!!! i LOVE OUR strong REAL MEN!!!! TOO BAD IF ANY OF THOSE CRAZY CAT LADIES DONT LIKE IT |
we study the mass at the origin in the uncorrelated sabr stochastic volatility model , and derive several tractable expressions , in particular when time becomes small or large . as an application
in fact the original motivation for this paper we derive small - strike expansions for the implied volatility when the maturity becomes short or large . these formulae , by definition arbitrage free ,
allow us to quantify the impact of the mass at zero on existing implied volatility approximations , and in particular how correct / erroneous these approximations become . |
Kano, Nigeria (CNN)Hundreds of decomposed corpses were discovered buried in shallow graves in the streets of the northeastern Nigerian town of Damasak this past weekend, according to local officials and a resident. The town had recently been freed from the Boko Haram terror group in a joint Nigerian-Chadian military operation. A provincial government committee was visiting the area as part of an effort to assess the level of destruction in towns that had been in the deadly grip of Boko Haram. "We found hundreds of dead bodies in shallow graves and on the streets of Damasak during our visit," Damasak local government spokesman Babagana Mustapha told CNN on Monday. "Those bodies in shallow graves have badly decomposed while those found on the streets were desiccated from [exposure to] dry winds," Mustapha added. The victims included men, women and children murdered by Boko Haram when they seized the area in November, said Abubakar Kyari, a senator-elect for the region. "The staggering number of dead bodies found in Damasak is a testimony of the large-scale atrocity Boko Haram committed when they were in control of the town" Kyari added. Mustapha said the bodies were buried in 20 clearly marked mass graves. Although Mustapha did not give a precise number of corpses recovered, Damasak residents who participated in the exhumations put the figure at more than 400. "We collected over 400 corpses from the streets and in shallow graves during our visit in Damasak," said Idris Karimbe, one of the volunteers who took part in the burial. "The number of bodies we recovered this time around far exceeded the ones found last month," said another resident, Musa Bremah. Bremah was referring to the discovery of around 90 bodies in a shallow grave outside Damasak last month after its recapture. A regional military coalition involving troops from Nigeria, Niger, Chad and Cameroon has in recent months recaptured swathes of Nigerien territory seized by Boko Haram. The joint military operation is part of an ongoing collaborative effort at crushing the Islamist group that has widened its deadly attacks to Niger, Chad and Cameroon. |
Catherine: Hi Jake, last week I applied for an accounting position @ Pandora.
Jake: Hey Cathy! Really? That's great!
Catherine: R u still working there?
Jake: I sure am. It's already been 5 yrs.
Catherine: Time flies. So I take it ur satisfied?
Jake: I am, I rarely think about changing companies.
Catherine: Does the company offer possibilities of personal development & promotion?
Catherine: I mean is there a clear career path?
Jake: Yup, that's the main pro of this place & the benefits.
Jake: I was promoted twice during these 5 yrs & the salary increase with each promotion is quite significant.
Catherine: That's good to hear. Most companies 2day are implementing cost saving policies & the employees are the ones who suffer.
Catherine: I mean at my current workplace u can only count on inflation salary increases. So u barely see the difference on ur paycheck.
Jake: That's what I hear from most of my friends. It's a tough time 4 employees on the market nowadays.
Jake: 4 now our company is still dynamically expanding.
Catherine: And how about the benefits u mentioned?
Jake: The company partially finances language & accounting courses.
Jake: There's also a yearly bonus that depends on your achievements and private healthcare.
Catherine: That sounds like a dream :D Your HR dept. gave me a call yesterday and invited me to an interview on Monday.
Jake: That's great! I'll keep my fingers crossed :)
Catherine: Thanks Jake :) Is there anything I should prepare/review before the interview?
Jake: Well I think it would be beneficial to know some facts about the company.
Jake: You can find them on the official website, in the "about us" section: <file_other>
Catherine: OK, I'll definitely take a look.
Jake: And they may ask u some Qs about accounting principles, the basics. But I mean that won't be a problem 4 u.
Jake: I remember u graduated with honours from uni.
Catherine: That's true. :) I'm a bit nervous though.
Jake: There's no need to be. Give me a call after the interview. Good luck!
Catherine: Thanks. TTYS! |
at low temperatures the phase diagram for the quantum hall effect has a powerful symmetry arising from the law of corresponding states .
this symmetry gives rise to an infinite order discrete group which is a generalisation of kramers - wannier duality for the two dimensional ising model .
the duality group , which is a subgroup of the modular group , is analysed and it is argued that there is a quantitative difference between a situation in which the spin splitting of electron energy levels is comparable to the cyclotron energy and one in which the spin splitting is much less than the cyclotron energy . in the former case the group of symmetries is larger than in the latter case .
these duality symmetries are used to constrain the scaling functions of the theory and , under an assumption of complex meromorphicity , a unique functional form is obtained for the crossover of the conductivities between hall states as a function of the external magnetic field . this analytic form is shown to give good agreement with experimental data .
the analysis requires a consideration of the way in which longitudinal resistivities are extracted from the experimentally measured longitudinal resistances and a novel method is proposed for determining the correct normalisation for the former . |
(CNN)If there's one thing that hurts more than the saddle sores from cycling around China for 460 days, it's having the bike you did it on stolen just days before completing your epic trip. That's what happened to cyclist Wang Pingan as he neared the end of a two-wheel trek that covered thousands of miles through every major province in the vast country, according to local media. Arriving in the southern city of Shenzhen, in southern Guandong province, Wang locked up his trusty mountain bike, loaded with panniers, to check out electronics markets in the city's Huaqiangbei area. Within 10 minutes the thieves struck. But here's where the story takes an unexpected turn. Despite police initially saying odds were stacked against the bike ever being recovered, Shenzhen's finest managed to track it down and return it. The Southern Metro News reported that police apprehended an alleged criminal and sent Wang a photo of a bike they recovered. He recognized it instantly. They said the theft, from a road junction "infested" by cycle thieves was caught on surveillance cameras. The bike had likely been sold twice before being recovered. "We don't want this lad visiting Shenzhen and having a bad memory of the city," a police spokesman told the paper. Now, with 29,200 kilometers under his tires, Wang can continue the final few days of his epic journey. He'll be able to add his final destination, Hainan Island, to a route that has already taken in some of the country's most far-flung places. Among them are Mohe in Heilongjiang, China's northernmost and coldest place, Urumqi in the west and Xishuangbanna Dai Autonomous Prefecture in the southwest.. Wang, a recent university graduate, who embarked on his trip with a budget of little more than $100, had earlier turned down offers from across China to help him get a new bike, vowing to walk if he couldn't be reunited with his "old lover." "It has a special meaning to me," he said, according to SMN. Before the bike's recovery, Wang had posted a heart-rending tribute to his bike on social media, recalling their adventures together. "The bicycle itself doesn't have a high value, but spending more than a year with it, it's like a best friend who has accompanied me on my way, and taken me to every place without complaints," he writes. "Thank you, my buddy, maybe I'll never see you again ... I remember I cried during the difficult times at the beginning of the trip and you were by my side." CNN's Shen Lu, Maggie Hiufu Wong and Barry Neild contributed to this story . |
Pete: What flavour yogurt did you want again? My brain is like a sieve today.
Jen: Pear but only if they've got it. Otherwise don't worry about it.
Pete: I'll have a look around. If they don't have pear can I get a different flavour?
Jen: I don't like any other flavour. If they don't have pear just don't get anything at all then.
Pete: OK. |
we present a preliminary analysis of the photospheric activity of corot - exo-2a , a young g7v star accompanied by a transiting hot jupiter recently discovered by corot .
we apply spot modelling techniques developed for the analysis of the sun as a star and capable to extract from corot high precision light curves information on the variation of the total spotted area and the longitude of active regions along the 142 days of the observations .
this preliminary analysis shows that the active regions form within two active longitudes separated by about @xmath0 and rotating with periods of 4.5221 and 4.5543 days , respectively , and that the total spotted area oscillates with a period of about 28.9 days .
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Sanaa, Yemen (CNN)As soon as the buses parked, the people scrambled onto the airport tarmac. They carried duffel bags, plastic bags full of clothes and small suitcases. They'd already abandoned larger bags in a mound. Only carry-on luggage was allowed on this Air India plane. The passengers were mostly Indian nationals, plus Yemenis and people from other countries who had been working in Yemen's capital, Sanaa. They sprinted or walked with deliberation to the airplanes. The stress of living in a war zone showed on the passengers' faces. Nobody wanted to be left behind. They climbed the steps to the airliner and were greeted by the Air India crew, all wearing pressed uniforms, the flight attendants fully made up. After takeoff, the flight attendants went up and down the aisle offering drinks to the 188 evacuees as if they were on a vacation flight. But some passengers were already fast asleep, exhausted by the push to get out of Yemen, site of some of the most chaotic fighting in the Mideast. This scene has been repeated in recent days as countries work to get their citizens out of Sanaa during a small window when Saudi planes are not bombing the city in an attempt to drive out the Houthis, a Shiite group that has taken over the capital. Air India is especially active because so many Indian nationals work in other nations. Over the last few days, India has evacuated some 2,500 people from Yemen, said Gen. Vijay Kumar Singh, the Indian deputy foreign minister who's overseeing the evacuation. The flights are going to Djibouti, the small African nation nearly 430 kilometers (267 miles) away. Some evacuees are fleeing on boats at port cities such as Aden. People are leaving behind much more than luggage. Damodar Thakur, a professor at Sanaa University, lived in the capital 34 years and built a life there. He loved living in Yemen. "I never felt like a foreigner," he said. Like the others, he was exhausted and jangled by the shelling and lack of electricity for long stretches. "At night, my goodness!" he said. "Gunshots being fired every minute. Sometimes the sky full of sparkling lights. Some women crying, children terrified. Really bad." The Houthi rebels control Sanaa, including the airport. But the Saudis are bombing the city and thus control air access in a way, so getting people out requires coordination. The Saudi air force gave Air India a four-hour window to go to and from Sanaa and a specific travel route for a safe landing. As the plane approached the city, the crew could see the scars of the fighting. There were no cars on the roads. Dozens of buildings were destroyed. At the airport, the landing strips and airport terminal were untouched by Saudi bombs, but buildings on the outskirts of the airport and planes along the airstrip had been blown to bits. The loading of passengers was swift. They approached the planes carrying boarding passes -- another touch of normalcy in the otherwise abnormal event. They didn't pay for the flight, though they had to purchase exit visas from the Houthis. Children sat on their parents' laps to maximize the number of people on the plane. Some passengers fell asleep as soon as they took their seats before takeoff. Everyone seemed to carry the weight of war, especially nurses who had tended the wounded. From Djibouti, the evacuees will most likely disperse to their home nations. "Now I can only pray for Yemen and those we left behind," Thakur said. |
Lincoln: I think I've broken your toilet seat. :(
Lincoln: I'm so sorry, I'll buy and install a new one.
Hudson: Can't it be fixed?
Hudson: Send me a pic.
Lincoln: <file_photo>
Hudson: Hmm, it seems like you've broken a hinge.
Hudson: I'll try to replace it with a new one and I'll let you know, if it works, ok?
Lincoln: Ok. I'm so sorry. :(
Lincoln: Are you mad at me?
Hudson: No, of course I'm not. You know: shit happens. ;)
Lincoln: Then maybe at least I'll buy this new hinge?
Hudson: It literally costs pennies.
Hudson: Really, don't worry about this, it's not a big deal. ;)
Lincoln: :) |
experiment na44 has measured proton and antiproton distributions at mid - rapidity in sulphur and proton collisions with nuclear targets at 200 and 450 gev / c per nucleon respectively .
the inverse slopes of transverse mass distributions increase with system size for both protons and antiprotons but are slightly lower for antiprotons .
this could happen if antiprotons are annihilated in the nuclear medium .
the antiproton yield increases with system size and centrality and is largest at mid - rapidity .
the proton yield also increases with system size and centrality , but decreases from backward rapidity to mid - rapidity .
the stopping of protons at these energies lies between the full stopping and nuclear transparency scenarios .
the data are in reasonable agreement with rqmd predictions except for the antiproton yields from sulphur - nucleus collisions . |
(CNN)Just as the agency begins to recover from a series of high-profile missteps, the Secret Service is facing yet another scandal. A female employee accused Xavier Morales, a supervisor within the agency, of assault after he made sexual advances at her, according to The Washington Post. "The woman told police and agency investigators that Morales, her boss, told her during the party at Capitol City Brewing Company that he was in love with her and would like to have sex with her," and later tried to kiss her in the office, according to a report from The Washington Post. During the incident, he "grabbed her arms when she resisted" and the two tussled until Morales gave up, sources told the paper. The Post reports that the March 31 party was in celebration of Morales' new assignment as head of the Louisville field office. A Secret Service spokesperson confirms that Morales was placed on administrative leave and his security clearance was suspended. This incident was first reported on April 2, and Secret Service Director Joe Clancy was briefed that afternoon. Clancy called the allegations "very disturbing." "Any threats or violence that endangers our employees in the workplace is unacceptable and will not be tolerated," he said in a statement. This is just the latest chapter for an organization embroiled in scandal over the past several months. Last month, two top-ranking officials were suspended following an incident at a White House command post during an investigation of a possible bomb. Clancy was not made aware of the episode until five days later. The agency has also faced scrutiny for another lapse in late January when a drone crash-landed on the White House lawn. Secret Service Director Julia Pierson resigned in September after a fence-jumper gained access to the East Room of the White House. Earlier in September, an armed security contractor was allowed to get into an elevator with President Barack Obama during a trip to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta. An independent report released in December found that the Secret Service is stretched "beyond its limits," needing more training, more staff, and a director from outside its ranks. Clancy, who formally assumed the post in February, is a 27-year veteran of the agency. "It's going to take time to change some of this culture," Clancy said at a House Appropriations Committee hearing last month. "There's no excuse for this information not to come up the chain. That's going to take time because I'm going to have to build trust with our workforce." The incident will be further investigated by the Office of the Inspector General. |
Paul: hey Matthew did you find anyone to couch the game Saturday?
Matthew: hey Paul, no still looking
Paul: my plans changed so I can do it if you need
Matthew: ahh yes that be great! thank you
Paul: no problem see you Saturday |
the density matrix renormalization group ( dmrg ) has been extended to study quantum phase transitions on random graphs of fixed connectivity . as a relevant example
, we have analysed the random ising model in a transverse field .
if the couplings are random , the number of retained states remains reasonably low even for large sizes .
the resulting quantum spin - glass transition has been traced down for a few disorder realizations , through the careful measurement of selected observables : spatial correlations , entanglement entropy , energy gap and spin - glass susceptibility , among others . |
(CNN)How will the new "Fantastic Four" differ from the original movie of a decade ago? For starters, as a new trailer shows, Sue and Johnny Storm's father initiates the project that ends up giving the foursome their powers. They also end up in another dimension, and we see the early flirtation between Sue Storm and Reed Richards as well. The movie, due out August 7, promises a very different take on the classic Marvel comics characters, played this go-round by Miles Teller, Kate Mara, Michael B. Jordan and Jamie Bell. We also get our first glimpse of the villainous Dr. Doom in this new trailer, released Sunday. Fans on Twitter had mixed reactions. Check out the trailer here: . The trailerpalooza of "Star Wars," "Batman v. Superman" and "Fantastic Four" kept sci-fi and superhero fans chattering all weekend. Not to be outdone, the new trailer for "Jurassic World" came out Monday morning. It features even more of star Chris Pratt. Pratt's scientist character knows dinosaurs better than anyone. After a genetically modified mutant dinosaur escapes from an island theme park along with others, he takes charge of a mission to contain the dangerous creatures. (The trailer also includes part of a scene that caused controversy after Joss Whedon called it "sexist" last week.) The movie is first in the rampaging-dino franchise since "Jurassic Park III" in 2001. And, as we see for the first time, the dinosaurs have learned to communicate with each other. Uh-oh. Early word on Twitter was pretty good. Here's the new trailer for the movie, out June 12: . |
Maria: hey guys!
Maria: everything ready for the conference?
Kate: yes, almost
Tommy: I think we will have a good panel
Sam: I really hope there will be some people
Tommy: we should have good audience
Maria: Are you preparing a power point?
Tommy: I'll have a prezi
Maria: you're paying for it?
Tommy: it's good, worth the money
Maria: how much is it?
Tommy: I believe $10 a month for academics
Maria: not that bad |
the dynamical response of the abrikosov vortex lattice in the presence of an oscillating driving field is calculated by constructing an analytical solution of the time - dependent ginzburg - landau equation .
the solution is steady - state , and work done by the input signal is dissipated through vortex cores , mainly by scattering with phonons .
the response is nonlinear in the input signal , and is verified for consistency within the theory .
the existence of well - defined parameters to control nonlinear effects is important for any practical application in electronics , and a normalised distance from the normal - superconducting phase - transition boundary is found to be such a parameter to which the response is sensitive .
favourable comparison with nbn experimental data in the optical region is made , where the effect is in the linear regime .
predictions are put forward regarding the suppression of heating and also the lattice configuration at high frequency . |
(CNN)The University of Michigan has decided to proceed with a screening of the film "American Sniper" despite objections from some students. More than 200 students signed a petition asking the school not to show the movie as part of UMix, a series of social events the university stages for students. Bradley Cooper was nominated for an Oscar for his portrayal of Chris Kyle, a Navy SEAL and the most lethal sniper in U.S. military history. Kyle was fatally shot at a Texas shooting range in 2013. Some students believed the movie's depiction of the Iraq War reflected negatively on the Middle East and people from that region. Michigan's Detroit metropolitan area is home to the nation's largest Arab-American population. But there was a backlash to the decision to yank the movie, and a counter-petition asked school officials to reconsider. On Wednesday, E. Royster Harper, University of Michigan's vice president for student life, said in a statement that "It was a mistake to cancel the showing of the movie 'American Sniper' on campus as part of a social event for students" and that the show will go on. "The initial decision to cancel the movie was not consistent with the high value the University of Michigan places on freedom of expression and our respect for the right of students to make their own choices in such matters," the statement said. UMix will offer a screening of the family-friendly "Paddington" for those who would rather not attend "American Sniper." The announcement drew praise from Michigan head football coach Jim Harbaugh. |
Melody: did you get your computer fixed yet?
Peggy: no, im spending a lot of time using the library computers.
Melody: do they know whats wrong with it?
Peggy: might be something with the circuit board. they hope to have an answer tomorrow
Melody: thats pretty serious. might be cheaper just to buy a new one
Peggy: thats true. well see.
Melody: if you need to get a new one, i highly recommend the mac model that i have
Peggy: ok, good to know. i'll write if i have any questions
Melody: youre probably due for a new one anyway, no?
Peggy: you're right. 5 years is a long time to own one.
Melody: yes, thats ancient by laptop standards
Peggy: ok. i might just not bother getting it repaired after all.
Melody: sounds like a good idea |
starting from a microscopic model , we investigate the optical spectra of molecules in strongly - coupled organic microcavities examining how they might self - consistently adapt their coupling to light .
we consider both rotational and vibrational degrees of freedom , focusing on features which can be seen in the peak in the center of the spectrum at the bare excitonic frequency . in both cases
we find that the matter - light coupling can lead to a self - consistent change of the molecular states , with consequent temperature - dependent signatures in the absorption spectrum .
however , for typical parameters , these effects are much too weak to explain recent measurements .
we show that another mechanism which naturally arises from our model of vibrationally dressed polaritons has the right magnitude and temperature dependence to be at the origin of the observed data . |
(CNN)A look at Oklahoma City, 20 years later. A fly-by of Pluto, 4 billion miles away. And the struggle to save the last male northern white rhino in the world. These are your best videos of the week: . On April 19, 1995, the Alfred R. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, was bombed by two disaffected young Americans. One hundred sixty-eight people died in the terrorist attack, including 19 children. As the 20th anniversary of the tragedy approaches, CNN captured video of the memorial that stands on the site today. The video is at the top of this story. The use of marijuana as a medicinal treatment actually dates back millennia, to at least 2730 B.C. CNN's Sanjay Gupta looks at the history of the herb in medicine -- including its prescription by Queen Victoria's doctor. Watch the video: . Just because you're a politician doesn't mean you come naturally to glad-handing. From the "swing and miss" to the "smile, the cameras are rolling," the video age has captured a number of strange attempts by politicians attempting to look socially casual. Watch the video: . Just as Jimmy Fallon become the go-to guy for viral video, newly minted "Late Late Show" host James Corden began staking his claim. CNN's Lisa France addresses the latest late-night matchups. Watch the video: . On Thursday, a video of ESPN reporter Britt McHenry insulting a tow company clerk came out -- and immediately went viral. McHenry was suspended for a week. Watch the video: . There are just four countries in the entire world that don't guarantee any form of paid maternity leave. The U.S. is one of them. This and other details of women's status in the United States are examined in this video, as well as a remarkable series by CNN's Jessica Ravitz. Watch the video: . Five northern white rhinoceroses are left in the entire world. All are in captivity -- and just one is male. He's now being protected by armed guards around the clock. Watch the video: . TEPCO, the Japanese utility, sent a robot in to examine the remains of the Fukushima nuclear plant, destroyed in a 2011 tsunami. What it recorded was startling. Watch the video: . Leave it to NASA to create a car that might make the problems of parallel parking a thing of the past. Oh, and it'll also probably work well on space missions. Former NFL player Aaron Hernandez was found guilty of murder earlier this week. What happened at his trial? Watch the video: . This summer, after nine years traveling through space, the New Horizons spacecraft is scheduled to reach Pluto. What will we learn? Some new pictures offer clues. |
Marleen: Hello my dear, I'll be leaving in half an hour to go to town. If you have any idea for a present for Rita let me know.
Marleen: Text me here with your ideas for a present for her.
Barry: But I've got none! I leave the choice entirely to you.
Barry: I'm at home now.
Marleen: Am at Kaiser's. Lovely silk kerchiefs. What do you think?
Barry: One can't have too many!
Marleen: But isn't it a bit too personal?
Barry: Not at all.
Marleen: <file_photo>
Marleen: Which?
Barry: The one with yellow pattern, definitely. She loves yellow.
Marleen: The most expensive of the five.
Barry: How much?
Marleen: 39
Barry: Oh come on. Not so bad.
Marleen: Shall we go 50/50?
Barry: OK |
by using the concept of negativity , we investigate entanglement in ( 1/2,1 ) mixed - spin heisenberg systems .
we obtain the analytical results of entanglement in small isotropic heisenberg clusters with only nearest - neighbor ( nn ) interactions up to four spins and in the four - spin heisenberg model with both nn and next - nearest - neighbor ( nnn ) interactions . for more spins
, we numerically study effects of temperature , magnetic fields , and nnn interactions on entanglement .
we study in detail the threshold value of the temperature , after which the negativity vanishes . |
(CNN)They may not be "Star Trek"-type extraterrestrials, but we may be close to finding evidence of alien life, a NASA scientist says. "I think we're going to have strong indications of life beyond Earth within a decade, and I think we're going to have definitive evidence within 20 to 30 years," NASA chief scientist Ellen Stofan said Tuesday during a panel discussion on water in the universe. "We know where to look. We know how to look," she said. "In most cases, we have the technology, and we're on a path to implementing it. And so I think we're definitely on the road." NASA released a graphic noting that scientists have found evidence or indications of water on a number of celestial bodies, including the dwarf planet Ceres and Jupiter's moon Europa. The Hubble Space Telescope has been key to the discoveries, NASA said in a news release. "Scientists using NASA's Hubble Space Telescope recently provided powerful evidence that (Jupiter's moon) Ganymede has a saltwater, sub-surface ocean, likely sandwiched between two layers of ice," the agency noted. There are some caveats involved, of course. NASA isn't talking about intelligent alien civilizations from the Alpha Quadrant; it's referring to microorganisms. "We are not talking about little green men," Stofan said at the panel. "We are talking about little microbes." Still, former astronaut John Grunsfeld said it's an exciting time -- and he thinks it's just a matter of time before we find life outside our solar system as well. "I think we're one generation away in our solar system, whether it's on an icy moon or on Mars, and one generation on a planet around a nearby star," he said. And, he added, who knows what that life will look like? "Once we get out beyond Mars, the likelihood that it's similar to Earth because we share that material gets very, very low," he said. "And I think that's where it starts getting exceptionally exciting." |
Joshua: Hi sister, when will you be arriving
Sarah: i will reach New York this coming Thursday.
Joshua: That's great. See you then.. I will be waiting for my gift
Sarah: yeah sure.. hahaha |
in the context of agent based modeling and network theory , we focus on the problem of recovering behavior - related choice information from origin - destination type data , a topic also known under the name of network tomography . as a basis for predicting agents choices we emphasize the connection between adaptive intelligent behavior , causal entropy maximization and self - organized behavior in an open dynamic system .
we cast this problem in the form of binary and weighted networks and suggest information theoretic entropy - driven methods to recover estimates of the unknown behavioral flow parameters .
our objective is to recover the unknown behavioral values across the ensemble analytically , without explicitly sampling the configuration space . in order to do so ,
we consider the cressie - read family of entropic functionals , enlarging the set of estimators commonly employed to make optimal use of the available information . more specifically
, we explicitly work out two cases of particular interest : shannon functional and the likelihood functional .
we then employ them for the analysis of both univariate and bivariate data sets , comparing their accuracy in reproducing the observed trends . |
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