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him to assure himself thereof, and ready to run the moment he sees others in the slightest degree disposed to follow the like course; while a disciplined body marches boldly on, confident that those who are inclined to swerve from the contest will be compelled to their duty, so that there is no misgivings in the mind of any one with regard to the want of support on the part of his comrades; and while thus each man in the undisciplined host marches on in doubt, in the disciplined on the contrary he marches on in confidence: in the latter one united impulse thus urging on the whole, while in the former every one is actuated by an impulse of his own. Discipline, therefore, operates as much in a beneficial way by impelling the heterogeneously influenced mass to combat through the medium of fear, as it does by rendering it docilely subservient, both in its most extensive and most minutely complicated movements, to the will of the master-mind that presides over it: while knowlege by expanding the human intellect, enables civilised man not only to be constantly devising new weapons of destruction, and rendering others more powerfully effective; but by enabling also those so endowed to take more extended views of the art of war, and make more extensive and effectively combined arrangements than those over whom knowlege has not yet shed her deifying influence: civilised man is thus placed as far above his yet untamed fellow-being in power, as he confessedly is in almost every other quality of which man has reason to be proud.
As the keystone of discipline is passive obedience, hence those nations celebrated for passive courage will, when equally disciplined and as ably commanded, always possess as great a superiority over those celebrated for active courage, as the man who is cool in argument will over the irritable and passionate. A body of Englishmen, therefore, equally well-disciplined and commanded with a similar body of Frenchmen, have always beaten, and will always beat the latter. A man possessed of active courage can never be brought so perfectly into a state of passive discipline as the man of passive courage, and is more liable to the influence of a panic besides: the one requiring to be urged on by successive impulses, pouring onwards like a torrent at one moment, and retrograding as suddenly and speedily at another; while the other moves firm and steadily onwards from a single impulse given, neither flushed into precipitation by the success he may meet with, nor driven to despair by reason of a repulse. The man of passive courage becomes usually more desperate and obstinate in his resistance the more he is pushed to extremities, in which state he is as dangerous to approach as the lion when set at bay; and in fact, the English have gained all their most brilliant victories when
reduced as it were to something like a state of despair: Poictiers, Cressy, Agincourt, and Waterloo, attest the truth of this. The calm and resolute man will always possess an immense advantage over the fiery and impetuous, in whatever way they may be opposed; and when, at the battle of Maida, the whiskered veterans of France observed the beardless Britons halt composedly within some twenty paces of the muzzles of their muskets, and in the midst of a murderous fire from them disencumber themselves of the blankets at their backs, which tended to embarrass in the forthcoming contest with the bayonet, no wonder a sudden terror should seize on them, when seeing men so decidedly bent on making serious work of it, by the cool fearless courage thus displayed in their preparations for it. The English also maintain a great superiority over the French on account of their superiority in boxing; for when an Englishman knows he can generally beat two or three Frenchmen in this way, he will seldom hesitate to face the like number with any other weapon; this giving a confidence to an English soldier, and making him look down with contempt on his adversary: for although it is a good maxim for a general to treat the talents and courage of his adversaries with respect, it is no less a good rule to teach the body he commands to despise them, as by this means he secures their advancing with greater confidence, and behaving with greater energy in the contest. The English also maintain a further superiority which I have before indirectly alluded to-that of being capable, by reason of their passive courage, of being impelled onwards to battle by fear, as much as by encouragement; while the French, by reason of their active courage, can only be excited on by the latter. It is an observation of a French general, that 6C you must keep constantly speaking in a cheering manner to Frenchmen in battle, while Englishmen you must threaten in order to stir them up to greater exertions ;" and in this there is much truth, for although in English discipline both encouragement and threatenings can be effectively employed, in French discipline the former is only capable of being efficiently had recourse to, by reason of the dissimilar spirit of the two nations. Encouragement alone, however, will never urge a coward on to danger, it is downright fear that will accomplish this; and hence it is no wonder we always find the French fail when the contest is to be decided by the bayonet, for the cowardly portion of them quickly deserting their brave comrades, the latter have sense enough to follow speedily the example, seeing it is hopeless to contend single-handed against the compact mass impelled onwards on them. It has also been a fashion in the French army, since the period of the Revolution, for the officers to mix more familiarly with the men than is allowed in the British service, which militates strongly too
against an energetic discipline depending on fear being sustained: for the individual who mixes freely in the company of his officer, and is placed in something like a state of social equality with him, will necessarily pay less regard to his orders than if kept at a most respectful distance: for the old adage, that "too much familiarity breeds contempt," is universally applicable; and when a soldier finds that he is a cleverer man than his officer, and is accustomed to treat him when off parade as a being on somewhat of an equality with himself, half the influence of the officer is consequently lost, and neither his threats nor his encouraging words will have any thing like the effect, as if he had conducted himself less familiarly with his men.
The mode of life of nations yet in a rude state of civilised existence, by nursing them up in a familiarity with hardships, fortifies thus their natural courage; while the intestine and foreign broils in which they are almost constantly engaged, make them all in some measure a nation of warriors, but of warriors depending on their individual bravery alone for success, their ignorance precluding them from benefiting by the various discoveries and systems of methodic warfare which the knowlege of civilised nations has enabled them so successfully to avail themselves of. If it was not, therefore, for these discoveries in modern warfare, and for that methodic and scientific system of tactics which the greater knowlege of civilised nations has enabled them to mature, the rude and uncivilised portion of mankind would possess as decided a superiority over the civilised, as the latter now do so pre-eminently over the former; and in fact, was it not for this acquired superiority in the tact and science of war, fostered and matured by the institution of standing armies, the civilised world would at this day be as liable to be overrun, and overwhelmed in darkness by the rude inhabitants of the desarts, as it was in the proud era of Roman splendor, or in the more recent memorable inroads of the Arabians and Tartars. It is from the period of the institution of standing armies, therefore, that we may date the permanency and progressive advancement of our civilisation; and in fact, standing armies and the liberty of the press form the two most potent instruments of the dissemination of knowlege and civilisation for while the first serves as a bulwark to protect the portion already acquired from extinction by barbarous hordes, the latter scatters abroad the rays of civilisation and knowlege to enlighten those very hordes who hostilely menaced their overthrow. Rome kept on extending her influence, and spreading civilisation and knowlege over the world, as long as her armies were maintained in proper discipline, by being kept in subservience to the civil power; and consequently all her means of attaining
these objects slowly vanished when the military power usurped over the civil, and losing thus its discipline, became no better than an armed rabble.
We see from the history of all nations of times past, that up to about the period of the institution of regular armies, the remoter parts of Europe continued to be inundated by one rude horde after. another; the latter always effacing all traces of civilisation made by the preceding one, and keeping thus mankind in a state of stationary barbarism. The same effect we perceive to have taken place in central Africa, where the moment a nation began to make advances in civilisation and knowlege, some one not yet emerged from barbarism poured in like a torrent on it, and effaced every trace of its civilised grandeur and acquirements. Such was the fate of the rich and populous kingdom of Bornou, till overturned by the barbarous and warlike Fillatahs; and such too will eventually be the fate of the Fillatah empire, when civilisation has sobered down the warlike spirit of the great body of the nation, unless a standing army on the European model be organised to defend it.
Standing armies are as essential too for the internal tranquillity of a populous state, as they are for defending it against external enemies. They are always ready to be called out when popular commotions require their application; by means of which, property in populous countries where they are in being acquires a security which it could not otherwise attain, and in the attainment of this point consists the main excellence of every government. Would the whole civil power be capable of quelling the dangerous riots which take place every now and then in our manufacturing towns, when disputes take place between the masters and workmen, which, if not put an end to, would quickly drive manufacturing capital out of the country to be more profitably employed elsewhere. It is wonderful to contemplate the immense power which European discipline and tactics confer; for by means of a few months drilling, a body of men may be made to overthrow another body of ten times their force, though equally well-armed, and constituting in fact a part of the same mass from which the disciplined body had been drawn. We have seen very lately a body of about four thousand disciplined Europeans defeat with ease an army of sixty thousand Burmans: yet if these same four thousand Europeans had still been plodding agriculturists and artisans, and been drawn out to oppose the Burmans, though equally wellarmed and provided as when in a state of discipline, yet there is little doubt that one-half of their force of Burmans would have routed them with perfect ease. Discipline and the constant exercise of arms make the civilised portions of mankind unnervated for warlike pursuits, and act not only as a body by methodic rules,
but accustoming them to consider war as a profession they have espoused, they are consequently constantly thinking about the actions they may be engaged in, and thus gradually steel their minds against the terrors of future conflicts.
When the benefits conferred on the world by the institution of standing armies are so manifest, it is astonishing we should, even at the present enlightened era, still find individuals cavilling at their existence. If all those engaged in the cotton manufacture of England, and all the machinery connected with it were destroyed, half a century would scarcely be able to restore it to its wonted state again; while in the meantime rival nations would outstrip us in its manufacture, and undersell and debar us from the very markets we were formerly accustomed to supply: and to the annihilation of a standing army, and all the means wherewith to reconstruct it on the same efficient footing, the same remarks are equally applicable. Nor would the advice so often urged, to take away the power from the king of dismissing officers at pleasure, be less pernicious, withdrawing as it would in a considerable degree the dependance of the military on the civil power, and creating thus a body as dangerous to the state, as the modern janisaries or pretorian bands of old. To His Royal Highness the late much-lamented Duke of York, England is indebted for the perfection to which the organisation of her military power is now brought, and which his high talents and his high station equally contributed to accomplish; for while few possessed the abilities requisite to fill so distinguished a place, or the business, talent, or amenity, to perform the duties of it fully and satisfactorily, both to the army and the public, none, except one of his exalted rank, dared to have so boldly annihilated the corruptions and imperfections which polluted and disordered the whole military system. No man ever more effectually fulfilled the office he was installed in; and no man was ever more respected and beloved by those over whom he was placed for while his talent enabled him to execute his official duties with ability, his strong sense of justice, affable condescension and kind heart made him the idol of all, from the general to the drummer-boy; and the soldier's widow and the soldier's orphan have equal cause to shed the tear of affection and sorrow over the tomb of their warmest friend and greatest benefactor.
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Let's Not Forget: Jesse Eisenberg Is a Movie Star
The news that Jesse Eisenberg would play Lex Luthor was met with a barrage of Social Network jokes and raised eyebrows: but let's not forget, he may seem like an indie darling, but he has some blockbuster bona fides.
By Esther Zuckerman
The news that Jesse Eisenberg would play Lex Luthor in the upcoming Man of Steel sequel was met with a barrage of Social Network jokes and raised eyebrows: but let's not forget, he may seem like an indie darling, but he has some blockbuster bona fides.
For as much as the sentence "Jesse Eisenberg to play Lex Luthor" seems scientifically designed to elicit enraged/derisive Twitter responses, it's important not to get carried away. From both a business and creative perspective, Eisenberg isn't that crazy a choice, particularly if you imagine the current state of superhero blockbusters, which appear to be seeking both box-office dominance and cinematic cred. If anything, that was the legacy of Christopher Nolan's Batman films, which elevated the superhero flick to something that was so well-regarded that the Oscars expanded their Best Picture category because of the outcry that The Dark Knight didn't get a Best Picture nomination.
For movies that seek to be both commercial and critical successes, Eisenberg's a bit of a canny choice. Consider: Eisenberg belongs to a rare class of actors that a) have had a Best Actor Oscar nomination in the last five years, b) have been in at least two 90 percent+ fresh movies on Rotten Tomatoes in that time frame, and c) and have made a movie grossing over $100 million in the last year. Let's review: Eisenberg was nominated for an Oscar for The Social Network. He has been in the well reviewed Zombieland, The Social Network, and as of the most recent Toronto Film Festival, The Double. Meanwhile, Now You See Me, was one of the surprise hits of last summer, grossing $117.7 million.
Other men—we're looking at actors here—that can count that among their achievements include Christian Bale, Brad Pitt, George Clooney, Jeremy Renner, and Bradley Cooper. Basically: the A-List, with Bale obviously having already dominated the superhero game and both Renner and Cooper have already joined their own superhero franchises.
Eisenberg—what with his New Yorker pieces and playwriting—may seem like an anomaly for a superhero movie, but he's really playing with the big boys when you look at the stats.
And, of course, aside from being younger and more, well, nebbishy than most Lex Luthors before him, Eisenberg's resume does suggest he'd make a good baddie. In a way, the Luthor role is similar to the role he got his Oscar nomination for: Mark Zuckerberg. As Linda Holmes wrote at NPR after the news: "The invented movie version of Zuckerberg, in many ways, was Lex Luthor. He was the triumphant schemer, the frustratingly one-step-ahead guy who nobody loves but everybody fears." And Zack Stenz tweeted: "It's a shame Jesse Eisenberg doesn't have a history of playing a driven, arrogant genius driven by his resentment of privileged jocks..."
There's really no reason to doubt this choice since it's all there for Eisenberg. You know, until we actually see the movie in 2016.

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selected recent twittering
11/20/2008 11/21/2008 by tom moody Comments Off on selected recent twittering
Speedy J has yet to benefit from substantial critical analysis
Don DeLillo, responding to George Will: "being called a 'bad citizen' is a compliment to a novelist"
future song titles: "Word Planet in Title," "Slocum" (thought of those walking around today)
"Formal Ajax copyright 2008 by Charles Broskoski" isn't even AJAX, sez WIH. This merits elaboration but where?
night of the hunter, night of the living dead, night of the lepus
wish my interns would stop slacking off
"I quit my job just to quit. I didn't quit my job to write fiction. I just didn't want to work anymore." Don DeLillo
"computer restarted while watching the craft" (actual search request)
Brie Happens (swear I overheard someone say that when I came out of the subway today)
tv quiz show interviews blogger via skype - blogger takes photo of show host on tv screen for her blog readers - this makes host squirm
a critique of contemporary politics and the power of representation
a distant mirror -> little ice age -> greenland -> rubies -> chromium (wikipedia trail)
The Wizard of Ounce
11/20/2008 6/17/2016 by tom moody Comments Off on The Wizard of Ounce
Jeffrey Saut:
While most people know "The Wizard of Oz" as one of the most popular films ever made, what is little known is that the book was based on an economic and political commentary surrounding the debate over "sound money" that occurred in the late 1800s. Indeed, L. Frank Baum's book was penned in 1900 following unrest in the agriculture arena due to the debate between gold, silver, and the dollar standard. The book, therefore, is supposedly an allegory of these historical events, making the events easier to understand. In said book, Dorothy represents traditional American values. The Scarecrow portrays the American farmer, while the Tin Man represents the workers, and the Cowardly Lion depicts William Jennings Bryan. Recall that at the time Mr. Bryan was the official standard bearer for the "silver movement," as well as the unsuccessful Democratic presidential candidate of 1896 who gave the "Crucified on the Cross of Gold" speech at that year's Democratic National Convention. Interestingly, in the original story Dorothy's slippers were made of silver, not ruby, implying that silver was the Populists' solution to the nation's economic woes. Meanwhile, the Yellow Brick Road was the gold standard, and Toto (Dorothy's faithful dog) represented the Prohibitionists, who were an important part of the silverite coalition. The Wicked Witch of the West symbolizes President William McKinley; and the Wizard is Mark Hanna, who was the chairman of the Republican Party and made promises that he could not keep. Obviously, "Oz" is the abbreviation for "ounce."
After Hollywood was through with it, the lessons of Baum's story were trite conventional wisdoms:
1. Don't aspire to anything greater than slopping hogs outside that prairie shack you're living in (even though we're having a blast here in Tinseltown).
2. Life is irrational and threatening but eventually the witch melts and you get through it OK.
3. People have more talent than they think they have. Wooo, deep.
Update: Alan N. Shapiro has a better way of looking at Item 3 above. It isn't made clear in the Hollywood version but is ultimately more satisfying to read than Sauter's reduction of Baum's tale to dated political symbols above (which now seems flimsy, in comparison to the passage below):
Speaking of classics about wizards, L. Frank Baum's The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (1900) is a very important text of Western literature – much more than a children's novel as it is usually regarded to be – that has yet to be lucidly interpreted. The enormous popularity of the 1939 film The Wizard of Oz, starring Judy Garland, is in some ways responsible for this missing interpretation. The Wonderful Wizard of Oz is a story about why the psychological character of the cultural citizen of modern Western society is that of someone who does not have a brain (the Scarecrow), who does not have a heart (the Tin Woodman), and who does not have courage (the Cowardly Lion), although at the same time the cultural citizen of the West secretly (always already, to use the Althusserian phrase) has a brain, has a heart, and has courage, but he has not yet figured out how to existentially access them.


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+ Decisions, decisions…not at L'Entrecote de Paris
Sometimes all you want is a little simplicity in life and that includes not taking an eternity to decide what you're ordering at your favorite eatery. That's easily done at L'Entrecote de Paris, opening in the Brickell area Sept. 5, where they've perfected one dish, France's legendary and signature Steak Frites. In fact, it's the only entree on the menu but that's alright because it's done to perfection. A specialty select cut of meat is delectably prepared rare, medium rare or well done and the 7-ounce portion for lunch and 9-ounce dinner portion is elegantly fanned out on the plate and topped with the chef's 21-ingredient secret sauce. The expertly prepared crunchy shoestring fries are the ideal topping. All guests start off their meal with fresh mixed green salad featuring frisee and romaine with cherry tomatoes, walnuts drizzled ever-so gently with mustard dressing. And to finish things off choose from a light as air circular tri-color mousse of mint, white chocolate and chocolate drizzled with chocolate sauce. The traditional creme brulee, profiteroles and a selection of five macarons are among other dessert choices. Aperitifs like house made quiches, cheese platter and pates are perfect starters and Russian River Valley Pinot Noir and a Left Bank Bordeaux are highlights of an extensive, carefully-chosen wine list. Try this fantastic French Bistro for lunch, dinner or for an after-work cocktail at the polished wood and brass-accented bar. L'Entrecote de Paris is at Brickell Plaza, 1053 SE 1 Ave., 305-759-9995 or click here to visit their website.
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> Pomorie
Pomorie, Bulgaria
Distance to district city: 18 km.
Price Category: 3 What's this?
Sightseeing nearby: Emine Cape
Location: The town of Pomorie (population: 15,000) is situated on a narrow and rocky peninsula, bordered by the sea on one side and by the Pomorie lake - on the other. It is situated some 18km north of connecting Bourgas and roughly the same distance south of connecting Nessebar.
History: Pomorie's establishment dates back to the 4th century BC. At that time, Apolonia (present-day connecting Sozopol) built its own colony under the name of Anhialo. A colony of the metropolis of Messembria (present-day connecting Nessebar) was founded here in the 5th century BC. The town gradually worsened its relations with Messembria because the population of the latter was Doric while Anhialo was inhabited predominantly by Ionic people. At that time, the town lived on fishing, mining and salt trading. The shallow waters of the bay secured ideal conditions for that - it was where the town's first settlers discovered layers of salt in the sand. The ancient town was stretching further inland over an area called Paleokastro (meaning Old Fortress), which still holds remains of that time. Anhialo suffered barbarian invasions and in the 8th century it was rebuilt by the Byzantine empress Irina. The town's frequently changed hands but all in all, it was for a longer time under Bulgarian than under Byzantine domination. Similarly to connecting Nessebar, in 1366 Anhialo was conquered and resold to Byzantium by Amadeus of Savoy and his knights. It fell under Ottoman rule together with connecting Nessebar in 1453. After the Liberation the town regained power and was of utmost importance in the Bourgas Bay, having in mind that connecting Bourgas grew into a big city only in the 20th century. At the time of the Liberation, Pomorie had around 12,000 inhabitants or about 4 times the then-population of connecting Bourgas. In 1906 the town caught fire and was almost entirely ruined down save for an ensemble of a few old houses in the eastern part of the town. It is widely known as a salt-mining centre. Abundance of fruit and vegetables has spurred the development of wine production and canning industries.
Places of Interest: Besides its lovely beaches, the town appeals to tourists with its mud-cure sanatorium built about 2km away from the town on the banks of the Pomorie lake. The curative features of the lake's mud were discovered already in the 3-4th century BC, though the first mud-cure establishment was built here in 1902. The mud eases bone and muscular disorders, radiculitis, rheumatism, sciatica, lumbago, discal hernia, etc. As regards historical monuments, two old churches - the Transfiguration Church (dating back to the 18-19th century) and the Assumption Church (19th century) - are well preserved. The Transfiguration Church has a valuable wood-carved iconostasis. Moreover, a stone bas-relief of St. Georgi is preserved in the St. Georgi the Victorious Monastery of Pomorie, located in the very centre of the town and build in the 17th century.
Outside the town, a domed tomb-mausoleum (3rd-4th century) built to host the corpse of a high-ranking Thracian, can be found in the area of Kouhata Mogila near the Europa Camping. It is interesting for its construction, as it consists of a tunnel leading to round camera. The tomb is open to visitors. The village of Sarafovo is 6km south of Pomorie. The village is situated on the coast and offers pleasant beaches as well. The natural reserve of the Atanassovo lake is located to the south of Sarafovo in a large lagoon. Once the lake was nestling place for hundreds of birds, though the construction of the Bourgas Airport on one side and the development of the city of connecting Bourgas on the other have gradually reduced this role of its.
Accommodation: The majority of tourists use private lodgings. Among the town's hotels, the popular ones are the Anhialo Hotel, Pomorie Hotel and Byala Kushta Hotel. The Europa camping site offers accommodation in bungalows, while the Aheloy camping site, located 8 km north of the town, may be preferred by campers with tents and caravans.
Featured Hotels:
- Grand Hotel Pomorie - Sunset Resort Hotel
- Hotel Festa Via Pontica - Saint George Hotel
- Pomorie Bay Apartments and Spa - Stemak Hotel - Trakietz Hotel - Viva Beach Hotel - Zeus Hotel
- Hotel Palace
Catering: The most famous restaurants in the town are Tsarevets Restaurant and Peneka Restaurant. Apart from the restaurants at the hotels there are a number of small private establishments, refreshment stairs and shops. On can buy fresh fruits and vegetables at low prices from the local inhabitants directly or at the marketplace. Some rest homes (more than 30 in number) allow non-residential clients to dine at reduced vouchers.
Transport: High-frequency bus lines connect Pomorie to connecting Bourgas, while the international Bourgas Airport is near the town, too. Route taxis, minibuses and ordinary taxis run along the same route as well. Private water transport to connecting Bourgas and connecting Nessebar can be used upon agreement with boatsmen.


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\section{Introduction}
The mixed Hegselmann-Krause (HK) model originated from the HK model. The original HK model comprises a finite set of agents characterized by their opinion, a number in $[0,1]$. Agent $i$ updates its opinion $x_i$ by taking the average opinion of its neighbors, the agents whose opinion differs by at most some confidence threshold from $x_i$. There are two types of HK models: the synchronous HK model and the asynchronous HK model. For the synchronous HK model, all agents update their opinion at each step, whereas for the asynchronous HK model, only one agent uniformly selected at random updates its opinion at each time step. For the mixed model, all agents can decide their degree of stubbornness and mix their opinion with the average opinion of their neighbors. In \cite{mHK}, the mixed model is studied deterministically as follows. Given a confidence threshold $\epsilon>0$ and a set $[n]=\{1,2,\ldots,n\}$ including all agents, $$x_i(t+1)=\alpha_i(t)x(t)+\frac{1-\alpha_i(t)}{|N_i(t)|}\sum_{k\in N_i(t)}x_k(t)$$ where
$$\begin{array}{rcl}
    x_i(t) &\hspace*{-6pt}\in\hspace*{-6pt}& \mathbf{R^d}\ \hbox{is the opinion of agent $i$ at time $t$}, \vspace{2pt} \\
    \alpha_i(t) &\hspace*{-6pt}\in\hspace*{-6pt}& [0,1]\ \hbox{is the degree of stubbornness of agent $i$ at time $t$}\ ,\vspace{2pt} \\
    N_i(t) &\hspace*{-6pt}=\hspace*{-6pt}& \{j\in [n]:\norm{x_i(t)-x_j(t)}\leq \epsilon\}\ \hbox{is the neighborhood of agent $i$ at time $t$.}
\end{array}$$ An agent is \emph{absolutely stubborn} if its degree of stubbornness equals 1. In this paper, we study it nondeterministically and involve a social relationship which can vary over time. Interpreting in graph, each vertex stands for an agent. The edge connecting two vertices indicates a relationship between the two, such as a friendship. We involve two types of graphs: the social graph and the opinion graph. The social graph depicts the social relationship in which two vertices are social neighbors if and only if they are socially connected, whereas the opinion graph depicts the opinion relationship in which two vertices are opinion neighbors if and only if they are at a distance of at most $\epsilon$ apart. In words for the nondeterministic mixed model, an agent updates its opinion by the mechanism: decide its degree of stubbornness and mix its opinion with the average opinion of its social and opinion neighbors. Before detail the mechanism of the nondeterministic mixed model and how it also works for the Deffuant model, we introduce some terms and the Deffuant model.

\begin{definition}{\rm
A \emph{social graph} at time $t$, $G(t)=([n],E(t))$, is an undirected graph with vertex set and edge set,
$$[n]\ \hbox{and}\ E(t)=\{(i,j)\in [n]^2: \hbox{vertices $i$ and $j$ are socially connected}\}.$$
A \emph{social graph for update} at time $t$, $\Tilde{G}(t)=([n],\Tilde{E}(t))$, is a subgraph of the social graph at time $t$ for the opinion update.
An \emph{opinion graph} at time $t$, $\mathscr{G}(t)=([n],\mathscr{E}(t))$, is an undirected graph with vertex set and edge set,
$$[n]\ \hbox{and}\ \mathscr{E}(t)=\{(i,j)\in [n]^2: i\neq j\ \hbox{and}\ \norm{x_i(t)-x_j(t)}\leq \epsilon\}.$$ A \emph{profile} at time $t$, $\tilde{G}(t)\cap \mathscr{G}(t)$, is the intersection of the social graph for update and the opinion graph at time $t$.}
\end{definition}

\begin{definition}{\rm
An opinion graph $\mathscr{G}$ is \emph{$\delta$-trivial} if any two vertices in $\mathscr{G}$ are at a distance of at most $\delta$ apart.}
\end{definition}

\begin{definition}{\rm
A \emph{matching} $M$ in graph $G$ is a set of pairwise nonadjacent edges, none of which are loops.}
\end{definition}

\begin{definition}{\rm
 A symmetric matrix~$M$ is called a \emph{generalized Laplacian} of a graph $G = (V, E)$ if for~$x, y \in V$, the following two conditions hold:
 $$ M_{xy} = 0 \ \hbox{for} \  x \neq y \ \hbox{and} \ (x,y) \notin E \quad \hbox{and} \quad M_{xy} < 0 \ \hbox{for} \ x \neq y \ \hbox{and} \ (x,y) \in E. $$
 Let~$d_G (x)$ = degree of~$x$ in $G$, let~$V (G)$ = vertex set of~$G$, and let~$E (G)$ = edge set of~$G$.
 Then, the \emph{Laplacian} of~$G$ is defined as~$\mathscr{L} = D_G - A_G$ where
 $$ D_G = \diag ((d_G (x))_{x \in V (G)}) \quad \hbox{and} \quad A_G = \ \hbox{the adjacency matrix}. $$
 In particular, $(A_G)_{xy} = \mathbbm{1} \{(x,y) \in E (G)\}$ when the graph~$G$ is simple.}
\end{definition}

The original Deffuant model consists of a finite number of agents characterized by their opinion, a number in $[0,1]$. Two socially connected agents are uniformly selected at random and approach each other at a rate $\mu\in [0,1/2]$ if and only if their opinion distance does not exceed some confidence threshold, say $\epsilon>0$. The model is as follows:
$$\begin{array}{rcl}
    x_i(t+1) &\hspace*{-6pt}=\hspace*{-6pt}& x_i(t)+\mu(x_j(t)-x_i(t))\mathbbm{1}\{\norm{x_i(t)-x_j(t)}\leq \epsilon\},\vspace{2pt}  \\
      x_j(t+1) &\hspace*{-6pt}=\hspace*{-6pt}& x_j(t)+\mu(x_i(t)-x_j(t))\mathbbm{1}\{\norm{x_i(t)-x_j(t)}\leq \epsilon\}.
\end{array}$$
Now, we consider two interaction mechanisms: the pair interaction and the group interaction. For the pair interaction, a selected pair of agents can approach each other at distinct rates if and only if their opinion distance does not exceed $\epsilon$, whereas for the group interaction, an agent can decides its degree of stubbornness and mix its opinion with the average opinion of its social and opinion neighbors.
The difference between the Deffuant model and the HK model is their interaction mechanism. The former is pair interaction, whereas the latter is group interaction.

For nondeterministic mixed model, we assume that
\begin{itemize}
    \item $\alpha_i(t)$, $t\geq 0$ are independent and identically distributed random variables on $[0,1]$ for all $i\in [n]$, \vspace{2pt}
    \item $U_t$, $t\geq 0$ are independent and identically distributed random variables with a support $S$. For the pair interaction, $U_t=\{(i,j)\in [n]^2: \alpha_i(t)<1\ \hbox{or}\ \alpha_j(t)<1\}$ and $S\subset \{\hbox{all matchings in}\ G(0)\}$, whereas for the group interaction, $U_t=\{i\in [n]:\alpha_i(t)<1\}$, $S\subset \mathscr{P}([n])$, the power set of $[n]$, and $V(S)=\{i: i\in a\ \hbox{for some}\ a\in S\}\supset [n]$, \vspace{2pt}
    \item $\Tilde{E}(t)=U_t\cap E(t)$ for the pair interaction, whereas $\tilde{E}(t)=E(t)$ for the group interaction, \vspace{2pt}
    \item $(\Omega,\mathscr{F},P)$ is a probability space for $\mathscr{F}\subset\mathscr{P}(\Omega)$ a $\sigma$-algebra and $P$ a probability measure.
\end{itemize}

The update rule goes as follows:
\begin{equation*}
 x(t+1)=\alpha_i(t)x_i(t)+\frac{1-\alpha_i(t)}{|\mathscr{N}_i(t)|}\sum_{k\in \mathscr{N}_i(t)}x_k(t)
\end{equation*}
 where
$\mathscr{N}_i(t)=\{j\in [n]: (i,j)\in \tilde{E}(t)\cap \mathscr{E}(t)\}$ is the collection of social and opinion neighbors of agent $i$ for opinion update. Express in matrix,
\begin{equation}
\label{mHK-nondeter}
 x (t + 1) = \diag (\alpha (t)) \,x (t) + (I - \diag (\alpha (t))) \,A (t) \,x (t)
\end{equation}
 where $A (t) \in \mathbf{R^{n\times n}}$ is row stochastic with
 $$ A_{ij} = \mathbbm{1} \{j \in \mathscr{N}_i (t) \} / |\mathscr{N}_i(t)| $$
 and where
 $$ \begin{array}{rclcl}
      x (t) & \hspace*{-6pt} = \hspace*{-6pt} & (x_1 (t), x_2 (t), \ldots, x_n (t))' & \hspace*{-6pt} = \hspace*{-6pt} & \hbox{transpose of} \ (x_1 (t), x_2 (t), \ldots, x_n (t)), \vspace*{4pt} \\
      \alpha (t) & \hspace*{-6pt} = \hspace*{-6pt} & (\alpha_1 (t), \alpha_2 (t), \ldots, \alpha_n (t))' & \hspace*{-6pt} = \hspace*{-6pt} & \hbox{transpose of} \ (\alpha_1 (t), \alpha_2 (t), \ldots, \alpha_n (t)). \end{array} $$ In particular, \eqref{mHK-nondeter} reduces to
\begin{itemize}
    \item the synchronous HK model if $G(t)$ is complete, $S=\{[n]\}$ and $\alpha_i(t)=0$ for all $i\in [n]$ and $t\geq 0$, \vspace{2pt}
    \item the asynchronous HK model if $G(t)$ is complete, $S=\big\{\{i\}\big\}_{i\in [n]}$, $U_t$ is a uniform random variable on $S$, denoted by $U_t=\unif{(S)}$, and $\alpha_i(t)=0$ if $i\in U_t$ at all times, and \vspace{2pt}
    \item the Deffuant model if $E(t)=E$, $S=\big\{\{(i,j)\}\big\}_{(i,j)\in E}$, $U_t=\unif{(S)}$ and $\alpha_i(t)=\alpha_j(t)=1-2\mu$ for all $(i,j)\in U_t$ and $t\geq 0$.

\end{itemize}

\section{Main results}
The power of the mixed model is that it can address at least two interaction mechanisms: pair interaction and group interaction. For the Deffuant model, the convergence parameter $\mu$ is constant, namely that the two selected socially connected agents can only approach each other at the same rate. However, for the pair interaction in the mixed model, all agents can decide their convergence parameter at all times. We involve the term ``matching'' in graph theory to express not only a pair of agents can update their opinion. Apart from the deterministic case in  \cite{mHK} that all agents are considered, only those agents who are not absolutely stubborn are considered in the nondeterministic case, which stands to reason since the update occurs only on the non-absolutely stubborn.

\begin{theorem}\label{Thm:fin}
Assume that $0\leq\limsup_{t\to\infty}\sup\{\alpha_i(t):i\in [n]\ \hbox{and}\ \alpha_i(t)<1\}<1$ almost surely. Then, all components of a profile are $\delta$-trivial in finite time almost surely for all~$\delta>0$, i.e.,
 $$ \tau_{\delta} := \inf \{t \geq 0 : \hbox{all components of $\tilde{G}(t)\cap \mathscr{G} (t)$ are $\delta$-trivial} \} < \infty\ \hbox{almost surely}.$$
\end{theorem}

Corollary~\ref{cor:asym} depicts circumstances under which asymptotic stability holds. It turns out that agents in the same component for infinitely many times achieve their consensus.
\begin{corollary}\label{cor:asym}
 Assume that~$0\leq \sup_{t\in \mathbf{N}} \sup \{\alpha_i (t):i\in [n]\ \hbox{and}\ \alpha_i(t)<1\}< 1$ almost surely.
Then, all components of a profile are $\delta$-trivial after some finite time, i.e., asymptotic stability holds in \eqref{mHK-nondeter}.
\end{corollary}
Next, we show circumstances under which a consensus can be achieved. The author in \cite{mHK} has indicated that an opinion graph preserves $\delta$-triviality for all $\delta>0$, therefore when $\mathscr{G}(t)$ is $\epsilon$-trivial and the social graph for update is connected for infinitely many times, the profile is connected for infinitely many times. Hence, a consensus can be achieved given that asymptotic stability holds in this case, which elaborates Corollary \ref{cor:consensus}.
\begin{corollary}\label{cor:consensus}
 Assume that~$0\leq \sup_{t\in \mathbf{N}} \sup \{\alpha_i (t):i\in [n]\ \hbox{and}\ \alpha_i(t)<1\}< 1$, the social graph for update is connected for infinitely many times and $\mathscr{G}(t)$ is $\epsilon$-trivial almost surely. Then, $$\lim_{t\in \infty}\max_{i,j\in [n]}\norm{x_i(t)-x_j(t)}=0$$
\end{corollary}

\section{The mixed model}
The proof of Theorem \ref{Thm:fin} goes through several steps. The general ideas are to find a monotone bounded function and construct an inequality involving the current opinion and the updated opinion. We introduce several lemmas before the proof.
\begin{lemma}[\cite{mHK}]\label{NL8}
 Let~$Z(t)=\sum_{i,j\in [n]}\|x_i(t)-x_j(t)\|^2\wedge\epsilon^2.$ Then,~$Z$ is nonincreasing with respect to~$t$. In particular,
$$\begin{array}{rcl}
    \displaystyle Z(t)-Z(t+1)&\hspace*{-6pt} \geq\hspace*{-6pt} &\displaystyle 4 \sum_{i\in [n]}\bigg(1+|\mathscr{N}_i(t)|\frac{\alpha_i(t)}{1-\alpha_i(t)}\mathbbm{1}\{\alpha_i(t)<1\}\bigg)\|x_i(t)-x_i(t+1)\|^2.
\end{array}$$
\end{lemma}

\begin{lemma}[Perron-Frobenius for Laplacians \cite{TJP}]
\label{L5}
 Assume that~$M$ is a generalized Laplacian of a connected graph.
 Then, the smallest eigenvalue of~$M$ is simple and the corresponding eigenvector can be chosen with all entries positive.
\end{lemma}
\begin{lemma}[Courant-Fischer Formula \cite{RC}]
\label{L6}
 Assume that~$Q$ is a symmetric matrix with eigenvalues~$\lambda_1 \leq \lambda_2 \leq \cdots \leq \lambda_n$ and corresponding eigenvectors~$v_1, v_2, \ldots, v_n$.
 Let~$S_k$ be the vector space generated by~$v_1, v_2, \ldots, v_k$ and~$S_0 = \{0 \}$. Then,
 $$ \lambda_k = \min \{x' Q x : \|x \| = 1, x \in S_{k - 1}^{\perp} \}. $$
\end{lemma}
\begin{lemma}[Cheeger's Inequality \cite{LPR}]
\label{L7}
 Assume that~$G = (V, E)$ is an undirected graph with the Laplacian~$\mathscr{L}$. Define
 $$ i (G) = \min \bigg\{\frac{|\partial S|}{|S|} : S \subset V, 0 < |S| \leq \frac{|G|}{2} \bigg\} $$
 where~$\partial S = \{(u,v) \in E : u \in S, v \in S^c\}$. Then,
 $$ 2i (G) \geq \lambda_2 (\mathscr{L}) \geq \frac{i^2(G)}{2 \Delta (G)} \quad \hbox{where} \quad \Delta (G) = \ \hbox{maximum degree of~$G$}. $$
\end{lemma}

\begin{lemma}[\cite{mHK}]
\label{L10}
 Assume that~$Q$ is a real square matrix and that~$V$ is invertible such that the matrix~$VQ = \mathscr{L}$ is the Laplacian of some connected graph.
 Then, 0 is a simple eigenvalue of $Q'Q$ corresponding to the eigenvector~$\mathbbm{1} = (1, 1,\ldots, 1)'$.
 In particular, we have
 $$ \lambda_2 (Q'Q) = \min \{x'Q'Qx : \|x \| = 1 \ \hbox{and} \ x \perp \mathbbm{1} \}. $$
\end{lemma}

\begin{lemma}\label{delta nontrivial lb}
 If some component $G$ in $\tilde{G}(t)\cap\mathscr{G}(t)$ is $\delta$-nontrivial and $\alpha_i(t)<1$ for all $i\in V(G)$, then
$$ \sum_{i \in V(G)} \,\|x_i (t) - x_i (t + 1) \|^2 > \frac{2 \delta^2(1 - \max_{i \in V(G)} \alpha_i (t))^2}{|V(G)|^8}. $$

\end{lemma}

\begin{proof}
Without loss of generality, we may assume that~$\tilde{G}(t)\cap \mathscr{G} (t)$ is connected.
 For~$\mathbbm{1} \in \mathbf{R^n}$ and~$W = \Span(\{\mathbbm{1} \})$, $\mathbf{R^n}=W\oplus W^\perp$.
 Then, write
 $$ x (t) = \left[c_1 \mathbbm{1} \,| \,c_2 \mathbbm{1} \,| \,\cdots \,| \,c_d \mathbbm{1} \right] +
            \left[\hat{c}_1 u^{(1)} \,| \,\hat{c}_2 u^{(2)} \,| \,\cdots \,| \,\hat{c}_d u^{(d)} \right] $$

 where $c_i$ and $\hat{c}_i$ are constants and $u^{(i)} \in \mathbbm{1}^\perp$ is a unit vector for all~$i \in [d]$.
 $$ \hbox{Claim:} \quad \sum_{k = 1}^d \,\hat{c}_k^2 > \frac{\delta^2}{2}. $$
 Assume by contradiction that this is not the case.
 Then, for all~$i, j \in [n]$,
 $$ \begin{array}{l}
    \displaystyle \|x_i (t) - x_j (t)\|^2 =
    \displaystyle \sum_{k = 1}^d \,\hat{c}_k^2 (u^{(k)}_i - u^{(k)}_j)^2 \vspace*{-4pt} \\ \hspace*{40pt} \leq
    \displaystyle \sum_{k = 1}^d \,\hat{c}_k^2 \ 2 ((u^{(k)}_i)^2 + (u^{(k)}_j)^2) \leq 2 \,\sum_{k = 1}^d \,\hat{c}_k^2 \leq \delta^2, \end{array} $$
contradicting the~$\delta$-nontriviality of~$\tilde{G}(t)\cap \mathscr{G}(t)$.
 Let~$B (t) = \diag (\alpha(t)) + (I - \diag (\alpha(t))) A (t)$. Then,
 $$ x (t) - x (t + 1) = (I - B (t)) \,x(t) = \left[\hat{c}_1 (I - B (t)) u^{(1)} \,| \,\cdots \,| \,\hat{c}_d (I - B(t)) u^{(d)} \right],$$
 from which it follows that
 $$ \sum_{i = 1}^n \,\|x_i (t) - x_i (t + 1) \|^2 = \sum_{j = 1}^d \,\hat{c}_j^2 \|(I - B (t)) u^{(j)} \|^2. $$
 Now, observe that
 $$ I - B (t) = (I - \diag (\alpha (t)))(I + D (t))^{-1} \mathscr{L} $$
 where~$\mathscr{L}$ is the Laplacian of~$\tilde{G}(t)\cap \mathscr{G} (t)$ and~$D (t)$ is diagonal with~$D_{ii} (t) = d_i (t)$, the degree of vertex~$i$.
 Assume that~$\alpha_i (t) < 1$ for all~$i \in [n]$.
 Then, $I - \diag (\alpha (t))$ is invertible, and according to~Lemmas~\ref{L7} and~\ref{L10},
 $$ \begin{array}{l}
    \displaystyle \|(I - B(t)) u^{(j)} \|^2 =
    \displaystyle u^{(j)'} (I-B(t))' (I-B(t))u^{(j)} \geq
    \displaystyle \lambda_2 ((I-B(t))' (I-B(t))) \vspace*{8pt} \\ \hspace*{25pt} =
    \displaystyle \lambda_2 \bigg(\mathscr{L} \,\diag\bigg(\bigg(\bigg(\frac{1-\alpha_i(t)}{1 + d_i(t)}\bigg)^2 \bigg)_{i = 1}^n \bigg) \mathscr{L} \bigg) \vspace*{8pt} \\ \hspace*{25pt} \geq
    \displaystyle \bigg(\frac{1 - \max_{i \in [n]} \alpha_i (t)}{n} \bigg)^2 \lambda_2 (\mathscr{L}^2) =
    \displaystyle \bigg(\frac{1 - \max_{i \in [n]} \alpha_i (t)}{n} \bigg)^2 \lambda_2^2 (\mathscr{L}) \vspace*{8pt} \\ \hspace*{25pt} >
    \displaystyle  \frac{4 (1 - \max_{i \in [n]} \alpha_i (t))^2}{n^8} \end{array} $$
 where we used that
 $$ \lambda_2 (\mathscr{L}) \geq \frac{i^2 (\mathscr{G}(t))}{2 \Delta(\mathscr{G} (t))} > \frac{(2/n)^2}{2n} = \frac{2}{n^3}. $$
In particular, we obtain
 $$ \sum_{i = 1}^n \,\|x_i (t) - x_i (t + 1) \|^2 > \frac{2 \delta^2(1 - \max_{i \in [n]} \alpha_i (t))^2}{n^8}. $$
\end{proof}

\begin{proof}[\bf Proof of Theorem~\ref{Thm:fin}]
By the assumption, there is $(t_k)_{k\geq 0}\subset\mathbf{N}$ strictly increasing such that $\max\{\alpha_i(t_k):i\in[n]\ \hbox{and}\ \alpha_i(t_k)<1\}\leq\gamma<1$ for some random variable $\gamma$ and for all $k\geq 0$. For all $m\geq 1$,
\begin{equation*}\label{tel}
    n^2\epsilon^2>Z(0)\geq Z(0)-Z(m)=\sum_{t=0}^{m-1}[Z(t)-Z(t+1)].
\end{equation*}
Letting $m\to\infty$ and applying Lemma \ref{NL8},
\begin{equation}\label{inq}
    n^2\epsilon^2\geq\sum_{t\geq 0}[Z(t)-Z(t+1)]\geq 4\sum_{t\geq 0}\sum_{i\in[n],\alpha_i(t)<1}\norm{x_i(t)-x_i(t+1)}^2.
\end{equation}
Set $\tau=\tau_{\delta}$. Assume by contradiction that $\tau=\infty$ on some $E\in \mathscr{F}$ with $P(E)>0$. Now, we separate to two parts: pair interaction and group interaction.\\

\noindent{\rm (i)}\ For group interaction, taking expectation on both sides on $E$, denoted by $\mathbf{E}_E$,
\begin{align}
    n^2\epsilon^2\ &\geq\ 4\sum_{t\geq 0}\mathbf{E}_E\bigg(\sum_{i\in [n],\alpha_i(t)<1}\norm{x_i(t)-x_i(t+1)}^2\bigg) \notag\\
    &=\ 4\sum_{t\geq0}\sum_{a\in S} \mathbf{E}_E\bigg(\sum_{i\in[n],\alpha_i(t)<1}\norm{x_i(t)-x_i(t+1)}^2\bigg|U_t=a\bigg)P(U_t=a) \notag\\
    &\geq\ 4\min_{a\in S}P(U_0=a)\sum_{t\geq 0}\sum_{a\in S}\mathbf{E}_E\bigg(\sum_{i\in [n],\alpha_i(t)<1}\norm{x_i(t)-x_i(t+1)}^2 \bigg| U_t=a \bigg) \notag\\
    &\geq\ 4\min_{a\in S}P(U_0=a)\sum_{t\geq 0}\mathbf{E}_E\bigg(\sum_{i\in [n]}\norm{x_i(t)-x_i(t+1)}^2 \bigg) \label{deter}\\
   &>\ 4\min_{a \in S}P(U_0=a)\sum_{t\geq 0}\mathbf{E}_E\bigg(\frac{2\delta^2(1-\max_{i\in [n]}\alpha_i(t))^2}{n^8}\bigg) \label{lb}\\
    &\geq\ 4\min_{a\in S}P(U_0=a)\sum_{k\geq 0} \mathbf{E}_E\bigg(\frac{2\delta^2(1-\max_{i\in [n]}\alpha_i(t_k))^2}{n^8}\bigg) \notag\\
    &\geq\ 4\min_{a\in S}P(U_0=a)\sum_{k\geq 0} \mathbf{E}_E\bigg(\frac{2\delta^2(1-\gamma)^2}{n^8}\bigg)=\infty,\ \hbox{a contradiction,} \notag
    \end{align}
    where $\min_{a\in S}P(U_0=a)>0$ is due to finite support $S$, \eqref{deter} follows $V(S)\supset [n]$, $\alpha_i(t)<1$ for all $i\in [n]$ and $t\geq 0$ during \eqref{deter}, and \eqref{lb} follows Lemma \ref{delta nontrivial lb}.\\

 \noindent{\rm (ii)}\ For pair interaction, since $\tau=\infty$ on $E$, there are $(i,j)\in \tilde{E}(t)\cap \mathscr{E}(t)$, $\alpha_i(t)<1$ and $\norm{x_i(t)-x_j(t)}>\delta$ for all $t\geq 0$, therefore from \eqref{inq},
 \begin{equation*}
     n^2\epsilon^2 >  4\sum_{k\geq 0}(1-\gamma)\delta/2=\infty,\ \hbox{a contradiction.}
 \end{equation*}
Therefore, time~$\tau$ is almost surely finite.
\end{proof}

\begin{proof}[\bf Proof of Corollary~\ref{cor:asym}]
Assume by contradiction that a profile is $\delta$-nontrivial for infinitely many times on $E\in \mathscr{F}$ with $P(E)>0$. Then, there is a $\delta$-nontrivial component $G$ in $\tilde{G}(t_k)\cap \mathscr{G}(t_k)$ for $(t_k)_{\geq 0}\subset \mathbf{N}$ increasing. Let $\gamma=\sup_{t\in \mathbf{N}}\sup \{\alpha_i (t):i\in [n]\ \hbox{and}\ \alpha_i(t)<1\}$\\

\noindent{\rm (i)}\ For group interaction, following \eqref{deter} in the proof of Theorem \ref{Thm:fin},
\begin{align*}
   \eqref{deter}  &>\ 4\min_{a \in S}P(U_0=a)\sum_{k\geq 0}\mathbf{E}_E\bigg(\frac{2\delta^2(1-\max_{i\in V(G)}\alpha_i(t))^2}{|V(G)|^8}\bigg) \\
    &\geq\ 4\min_{a\in S}P(U_0=a)\sum_{k\geq 0} \mathbf{E}_E\bigg(\frac{2\delta^2(1-\max_{i\in [n]}\alpha_i(t_k))^2}{n^8}\bigg) \\
    &\geq\ 4\min_{a\in S}P(U_0=a)\sum_{k\geq 0} \mathbf{E}_E\bigg(\frac{2\delta^2(1-\gamma)^2}{n^8}\bigg)=\infty,\ \hbox{a contradiction,} \notag
\end{align*}

\noindent{\rm (ii)}\ For pair interaction, $G$ is a complete graph of order 2, say $V(G)=\{i,j\}$, therefore $\norm{x_i(t_k)-x_j(t_k)}>\delta$ and $\alpha_\ell(t_k)\leq \gamma$ for all $k\geq 0$ and for some $\ell\in V(G)$. Via \eqref{inq} in the proof of theorem \ref{Thm:fin},
\begin{equation*}
     n^2\epsilon^2 >  4\sum_{k\geq 0}(1-\gamma)\delta/2=\infty,\ \hbox{a contradiction.}
\end{equation*}
Therefore, all components of a profile are $\delta$-trivial after some finite time.
\end{proof}

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Climate activists prepared to be jailed if it means change
As climate-change protests and protesters get more desperate, so authorities may take more desperate measures to quiet them
07 July 2019 - 08:25 Laurie Goering
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London — British lawyer Farhana Yamin spent three decades writing papers on climate-change threats, speaking on panels, and advising vulnerable countries on climate policy. But none of it led to much action to stop global warming, she says.
So in April she tried a new tactic: glueing herself to the door of oil company Shell's headquarters in London, as part of a civil disobedience campaign for climate action, spearheaded by the Extinction Rebellion group.
Two weeks later, with 1,200 protesters arrested, Britain became the first country to declare "a climate emergency". And last week, the government committed to reducing its planet-warming emissions effectively to zero by 2050.
To turn to activism, "you have to come to a certain point", said Yamin, blinking back tears. "And in my 30 years of being a leader in climate change, I got to that point," she told a London Climate Action Week event on the growing climate movement at think-tank Chatham House.
From suffragettes pushing for the vote for women to other battles for civil rights, "virtually every single liberty you can think of has been gained as a result of mass protests and some civil disobedience or other", she said.
Governments and security services will need to re-evaluate what they view as threats as protests grow globally
Sam Geall, a Chatham House researcher on China and energy issues
And when it comes to wilder weather, rising seas and other threats from climate change, "civil disobedience helps ring the alarm bell a little louder".
Climate protests are surging around the globe — from the international student strike movement inspired by Swedish teen Greta Thunberg to Extinction Rebellion actions across Britain.
There they have driven a surge in promises to tackle climate change as the government and companies scramble to head off disruption amid growing public anger with the slow response.
Chris Stark, head of Britain's Committee on Climate Change, said a year ago that his independent group, which has advised the state to step up climate change preparations, "worried about getting a report to the government that they weren't ready for".
But now, after the demonstrations, "the window for policy has shifted so much", he told a separate climate week event.
Daze Aghaji, a climate protester and student at Goldsmiths, University of London, says many young people now feel "the social contract is void" as they prepare to face serious climate challenges older leaders are failing to take on.
That means "we are going to rebel", she told the Chatham House discussion. "We can't wait for politicians to say, 'This is what we'll give you'."
Yet the explosion of street demonstrations also presents risks — not least that states might crack down more aggressively on activists than they have so far, said event participants.
When Yamin was arrested after sticking herself to the Shell building, she was handcuffed. "But at the end of the day, I got a cup of tea when I got to the police station," she says. "That's not what it's like when you're in Pakistan or Nigeria."
Sam Geall, a Chatham House researcher on China and energy issues, warns that governments and security services will need to re-evaluate what they view as threats as protests grow globally.
"What do you interpret as serious disruption?" he asks, comparing 10 minutes of traffic chaos with £1m of oil company profit. "We need to understand ... who's not being punished" for causing climate damage.
Aghaji says street protests over air pollution, which she has helped co-ordinate, have drawn in young, teenage activists in some parts of the world, despite them being warned of the risks.
One 13-year-old in Mexico told her: "It's come to the point where I can't sit there and do nothing anymore."
Anna Taylor, co-founder of the UK Student Climate Network, said she and her peers feel they had no other choice. "We went on strike because we are desperate, we are angry and we are scared."
Grey-haired rebels
Asked what laws are acceptable to break as part of civil disobedience, Yamin pointed to arrests of Extinction Rebellion activists for trespass, public nuisance and serious disruption. "For me, it's very important I don't endanger others," she says, but adds, "This isn't a school trip. This is serious, risky stuff."
So far, none of the British activists arrested in April have been charged, she says, but she hopes she will be. "It is important to have my day in court. The point of the legal system is to show [climate change is] a much greater injustice."
She urges anyone worried about climate threats to add the word "activist" to their CV and become one in their daily lives.
A key reason is that young people, who face so many pressures, need older generations to spare them some of the work, she emphasises. "I appeal to all of you with grey hair, no dependents, sitting with mortgage-free lives, to join whatever activism you're comfortable with."
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Catholics need to take the moral absolutes of their religion seriously when they enter the voting booth, says a document prepared for release today by U.S. Catholic bishops.
Called "Faithful Citizenship: A Catholic Call to Political Responsibility," the 17-page document restates Catholic doctrines with a look ahead to next year's elections. It will be posted today at the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops Web site, www.usccb.org.
The U.S. Conference issues a document on voting guidelines every four years, just before presidential primaries begin.
Since the 2000 presidential contest between George W. Bush and Al Gore, there have been two wars, a major terrorist attack on U.S. soil and a devastating clergy abuse scandal in the Catholic Church itself, the document says.
"Our community of faith and especially we, as bishops, are working to face our responsibility and take all necessary steps to overcome the hurt, damage and loss of trust resulting from the evil of clerical sexual abuse," it says.
Still, the church has an important role in public life, it adds, and the church must "encourage Catholics to act on our faith in political life." This includes running for office, working within political parties and contributing time and money to campaigns.
The document says Catholics should not place their faith in U.S. military prowess.
The United States must lead, it says, in promoting religious liberty and human rights, supporting the United Nations, banning nuclear, chemical and biological weapons, providing shelter for persecuted refugees and bringing peace to regional conflicts.
"The United States should adopt a more generous immigration and refugee policy," it says, including a "generous legalization program for undocumented immigrants," programs for reuniting families and protecting immigrant workers from being exploited.
"There's a temptation in political life to only vote your pocketbook or your party," said John Carr, director of the USCCB's department of social development and moral peace. "This is a challenge from the church to go beyond that and to think how these choices affect the weak and those who are left behind.


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Opinion: Veteran's memorial dishonors non-Christian soldiers
Plagues paying homage to Christianity on the Evendale Veteran's Memorial violates the U.S. Constitution.
Opinion: Veteran's memorial dishonors non-Christian soldiers Plagues paying homage to Christianity on the Evendale Veteran's Memorial violates the U.S. Constitution. Check out this story on cincinnati.com: https://cin.ci/2HZQKaI
Opinion contributor Published 9:22 p.m. ET April 25, 2018
"A policeman's prayer" plaque at the Village of Evendale, Veterans, Fire and Police Tribute Tower. Photo shot Tuesday April 24, 2018.(Photo: Cara Owsley/The Enquirer)
Little Evendale has a big problem.
It's a wonder how this could be in such an enviable community. Last May, the village dedicated a nearly $390,000 Veterans' Memorial, showcasing a bell tower, along with seven bronze plaques affixed to stone pillars. The purpose is to celebrate our military, firemen and police. The five military plaques, however, violate the United States Constitution by offering prayers to a deity – Jesus Christ.
Unlike the poignant memorials in adjacent Blue Ash and Sharonville, Evendale officials have by their actions discredited all non-Christian military personnel. This is remarkable considering the entire Constitution says not one word about God or Christianity. The divisive message Evendale conveys is not "Thank you, veterans," but "Thank you, Christian veterans."
I met with Mayor Richard Finan (former president of the Ohio Senate), but he refuses to replace these plaques with ones that give honor in a non-discriminatory way. He claims the Christian plaques had been at another location for more than four decades. The "historical artifacts" argument is commonly used by those whose purpose is to continue an unfair status quo. This is blatant imposition of sectarianism in a public space.
Village of Evendale, Veterans, Fire and Police Tribute Tower. Photo shot Tuesday April 24, 2018. (Photo: Cara Owsley/The Enquirer, Cara Owsley/The Enquirer)
Not every patriot who has served our country has worshipped Jesus as God. My father returned from World War II, renouncing his religious beliefs. He never really recovered from his dangerous missions deactivating mines in the Sea of Japan. But in Evendale, the message for him is to take his place in the margins of society. The question Mayor Finan must answer is this: What greater sacrifice must non-Christian soldiers make to earn your respect?
How can the village of Evendale get something this important so wrong? The answer lies in understanding the growing Christian nationalism movement. And it brings us to the truth that Evendale's problem is reflective of America's problem.
Christianity is a positive force for good. And patriotism is how we show our love for our country's traditions. But single-minded religious zealotry, coupled with hyper-nationalism, can create a toxic conflation. Christian nationalists seek to rule others because of their dualistic mindset which emphasizes us versus them.
A respected lawyer told me she fully agrees the Jesus Christ plaques violate the Constitution. But she does not want me to pursue a federal lawsuit against Evendale because "promoting the values of Jesus must prevail." That's Christian nationalism. Every issue is framed to involve religion or patriotism. We are expected to accept the Christianization of America as our national destiny.
"A Flyer's prayer" for U.S. Air Force on a plaque at the Village of Evendale, Veterans, Fire and Police Tribute Tower. Photo shot Tuesday April 24, 2018. (Photo: Cara Owsley/The Enquirer)
Christian nationalists demand ever more control over our branches of government, and political issues both local and national. Prayer and Bible studies in public schools. The Ten Commandments at the courthouse. Crosses at military facilities. It never ends. Real religious freedom, however, means protecting those of other religions, or those with no religion at all, from repression by the Christian majority.
Mayor Finan should do the right thing and obtain plaques that do not erode the time-honored policy of church-state separation. This decision would preserve his impressive political legacy.
Not everyone's truth is in reference to the Christian divine. You don't have to wear a cross around your neck – or any other religious symbol – to be a true American.
Tom Gelwicks is a Cincinnati lawyer who resides in Evendale.
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Mrs. Lillie Mae Peterson,74, of Elizabethtown, NC, died Saturday, March 30, 2019, at New Hanover Regional Medical Center, Wilmington, NC.
Survivors: two daughters, Shelia Kelly of Raleigh, NC and Keyoka Peterson of Fayetteville, NC, one son, Quentin Peterson of Riegelwood, NC, six grandchildren, Courtland, Dikembe, Consuela, Jaylen, Quentin Jr. and Quinn, three great-grandchildren, Tyrin, Ceyonna and Ethan.
Visitation: Family will receive friends at the home of Quentin Peterson at 1238 East Arcadia Rd., Riegelwood, NC.
Funeral: Saturday, April 6, 2019, at 1pm, at Baldwin Branch Missionary Baptist Church, 4047 Hwy 242 S., Elizabethtown, NC, pastor Rev. Dr. Louie Boykin, eulogy by Elder Billy Thompson Sr., officiating by Pastor Lorraine Jackson.
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Subject: Re: Wrestling Discussion Thread Mon 28 Apr 2014 - 3:10
Up watching a TNA PPV whilst studying... they just used Mass Effect 3 music for a video package.
It does now. It's the second highest singles belt in the company, and they've spent the past few weeks raising it up with a tourney full of upper midcard guys. Last year it was the third-tier title, so Wade holding it then didn't mean much. It was like the European Championship of the Attitude Era, or Dean Ambrose's permanent prop the US title.
OK, it's the second highest singles belt in the company, yet just by default.
I can't share your sentiment with the rest of that, though. It's being fought for by 'upper midcard guys' as it can be seen that they're contributing to no other consequential part of the show. Look at who was in that tournament: nearly all of them were shoehorned onto WrestleMania in a big battle royal, even the champion. With the arguable exception of the winner, right now do any of those other twenty-nine guys really matter to the WWE product in the grand scheme of things? Again, excluding Cesaro, it was a mix of enhancement talent, good hands and guys who have had their day. It's the guys on the WrestleMania poster (like Hogan, Triple H, Undertaker and Cena) that really mattered, that were the real stars of the WWE show.
How often does a match really matter in WWE? How often does a bout exude that special sort of aura that's only witnessed in wrestling when over wrestlers compete for the first time, or the oucome genuinely seems up in the air, or is fought over a meaningful championship or rivalry? I think we've been lucky with four already this year (Undertaker/Lesnar, Daniel Bryan/Batista/Orton, Bryan/Triple H and the first Wyatts/Shield match), but I wouldn't say any more than that.
Subject: Re: Wrestling Discussion Thread Mon 28 Apr 2014 - 10:57
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It's the guys on the WrestleMania poster (like Hogan, Triple H, Undertaker and Cena) that really mattered, that were the real stars of the WWE show.
Guys like that don't just pop up overnight - it takes time to build them up as credible threats and credible stars. Likewise, a belt doesn't mean something until it's been built up as something to truly be sought after. The tournament is a solid way of accomplishing both. I think passing off the guys in that tournament as enhancement talent is unfair. Think about some former IC champs when it was the second top-tier built by default - Bret Hart, Shawn Michaels, Kevin Nash, The Rock, Triple H, Steve Austin... I could go on, but would you have passed off those guys when they were gunning for the IC championship?
I'm not saying that it's a certainty guys like Cesaro, Ziggler, Barrett etc. will reach the top of the pile. I'm saying that in order for them to do so, it's going to take time.
That's just how they've been presented to me as a customer by the WWE. WWE has stop-started so many pushes that I'm feeling so much of the roster is beyond the point of credibly being rebuilt, and very much been typecast as mid card filler. For every time Dolph Ziggler beats John Cena in a TLC match, he loses to an Alexander Rusev five times. Everybody just trades wins and loses in WWE, and it means bugger all to me.
That list of former champions you've complied is of holders from over fifteen years ago. Though the IC title has been involved in several entertaining feuds/segments this millennium, I wouldn't say it's been an instrumental part of anybody's upward mobility through the card since The Rock in 1998. I'm not buying, say, Cody Rhodes as a credible holder of prestigious belt solely because he mentions Shawn Michaels or Ricky Steamboat enough times, before inevitably losing to The Big Show, or someone. Nobody has advanced because they've been Intercontinental Champion in years.
I think it's an ornament, and a belt for jobbers. I wouldn't kick up if they awarded it to Damien Sandow or Jinder Mahal - it would mean about the same as it does to me these days.
I think it's an ornament, and a belt for jobbers.
See, I wholly disagree there. It might have been a few years ago, but I have the impression that these days it is being repositioned as a championship for those with a possible world championship in their future. If a Jinder Mahal won the belt, I'd be really shocked. Barrett, Cesaro, any of the Shield - those that are certainly on the rise... these are the types I'd expect to see holding the championship. I'm trying to be optimistic, because the lack of a properly structured midcard has hurt WWE in recent times, and I think they are rectifying that.
I unfortunately see it the other way: of those in the tournament, RVD, Sheamus, Alberto Del Rio, Mark Henry, Dolph Ziggler and Jack Swagger are guys with the world championship in their past. Same goes for a bunch of folk hovering around the WWE midcard, such as Rey Mysterio, The Miz, The Big Show and Christian. No doubt we'll see Chris Jericho return soon and be reheated as a championship contender, but he's old news too.
Cesaro and Barrett might yet make it, but does WWE have the patience to build them up over a sustained period of time? I'd like to see them get behind these guys, but there's a multitude of reasons - some beyond the wrestlers' control, others not - why barely anyone can break away from the pack.
Cesaro and Barrett might yet make it, but does WWE have the patience to build them up over a sustained period of time?
I think so. WWE has a history ever since Lesnar left them in the lurch of either stop/starting pushes (Ziggler, Swagger) or putting a rocket up someone's arse until they crash and burn (Ryback, Sheamus) and neither work. In the past year we've seen steady, sustained pushes for quality talents in the Shield, the Wyatts and Daniel Bryan. I reckon we'll see that becoming the trend.
I'd like to think so too, but WWE's past form with those two doesn't leave me feeling confident that they will. After headlining three or four consecutive PPVs in 2010 then being decisively crushed by John Cena, Barrett floundered in midcard limbo, sometimes threatening to advance to a more meaningful position, but more often losing to Randy Orton, Sheamus, The Miz and others in throwaway TV matches. On a similar accord, Cesaro started well with the US title, then went on a losing streak, dropped the belt to Kofi Kingston (?) and spent most of the last year in a tag team that rarely won.
Both very talented, but WWE has to give me more reason to believe in them than they have before.
Just think were WWE might be if it had carried through with it's pushes. Drew McIntyre would probably be a five-time champion by now.
Labelling someone as "The Chosen One" is surely only setting them up for failure though, right?
Mind you, it worked for Brock "The Next Big Thing" Lesnar.
I don't know if this has been posted here yet, but this is great - JBL on what it takes to be a successful heel: http://www.layfieldreport.com/how-to-be-a-bad-guy-in-pro-wrestling.blog
Subject: Re: Wrestling Discussion Thread Wed 30 Apr 2014 - 12:47
So ICW have a Glasgow event coming up on the 27th July could be a good time for a GNamer meet up.
http://m.ticketmaster.co.uk/event/36004C98E3F2813D?
I'd hopefully be able to make that, aye.
Sound!
Oh Tickets seem to sell fast so I wouldn't wait too long to buy.
I could maybe do that. I'd certainly buy a ticket, but can't guarantee for 100% that I'd actually be able to go. More likely than not, I'd hope.
Subject: Re: Wrestling Discussion Thread Fri 2 May 2014 - 2:01
Everybody just trades wins and loses in WWE, and it means bugger all to me.
This is 50/50 booking, and it is a waste of time.
Here's a thought on WWE pushing people and making them stars: who have they made in to stars since John Cena and Batista in 2005 (where they put world titles on them both, and made them the focal point of Raw and Smackdown respectively)? CM Punk doesn't count, he and the crowds got him over, and WWE almost fucked his popularity up with dodgy booking. Take Daniel Bryan out of your thinking too, he got over through hard work and fan support too, he's only in the position he is now because fans forced him in to this position. So, who have WWE made in to massive stars in the last near decade?
WWE losing Edge really hurt them - he was a solidly built up star and would have easily squeezed into any storyline. Sure, he'd be close to retiring, but he could be putting people over.
You're right though - there's a booking problem in WWE. I still maintain it's changing for the better now though.
Subject: Re: Wrestling Discussion Thread Tue 6 May 2014 - 17:15
Short Sleeve Sampson, who played Jerry The King Smaller at the Extreme Rules pre-show (that WeeLC match!) posted this picture on Facebook during the show, WWE were not best happy with him.
"So, I'm going to nearly win the match twenty times and make Harper and Rowan look really dumb, sound good?"
Meanwhile, JBL posts some Cranky Vince tweets.
I've seen that picture about 5 times before now and only just noticed that Cena and the Wyatt's were having a chinwag, except Harper whose looking a little lonely.
Subject: Re: Wrestling Discussion Thread Mon 19 May 2014 - 20:10
Been to my first WWE Live Event in Cardiff which was great, thought it was good as it was 3 hours of nearly all wrestling. So might be better then RAW or SD in some ways due to that.
I've got pictures about 80+ from it, so to many to put here but will put as an album on Facebook which I link in.
But it went down like this
Justin Roberts comes out and says no Bryan due to injury, Orton comes out and Challenges Roman to a match which last about 5 secs due to interference from Rybackaxel then Ambrose & Seth comes down. There's a all out brawl in till Brad Maddox comes out to make a tag match of Rybackaxel v Ambrose & Seth to start right away and that Orton v Roman will happen as the main event as a street fight. Ambrose & Seth Win,
then we had Sin Cara v Rusev (W) with Lana,
6 tag divas match which was Rosa, Snuka and Layla whom WWE must of forgot was British as she was just announced as Layla V Cameron,
Naomi and the Divas Champ Paige (W) who got a huge pop when she was a announced from Norwich, England in the UK and she even tried to dance at the end
NXT Title match Bo Dallas whom was excellent on the mic v the Champ Adrian Neville (W) whom also got a decent pop, I did have to explain who these guys were to the rest of the group
Tables Match Kane with another big pop v Big Show (W) whom also got a decent pop
Fandango with Layla v Mark Henry in a Dance Off which was voted by the audience via twitter instead of a match, Fandango does his thing then Henry goes up the lights goes off then you see this glove, Henry does thriller and even did the splits then Fandango attacked him for Henry to do a WSS on him then some more dancing and brought some kids in to dance with him
Fatal Four-way for the intercontinental championship, Swagger out first with Zeb who does a little bit like it's great to be in England & tries to sing tom jones v RVD v Big E v with the biggest pop of the night especially when he said on the mic that he had some bad news for the yanks in the ring and he's pleased to be back home in the UK the Champ Wade Barret (W)
Street Fight Orton v Roman (W), great match of course had interference from both rybackaxel & the rest of the shield
And that was that 7 match's and a dance off.
Subject: Re: Wrestling Discussion Thread Thu 29 May 2014 - 23:55
Anyone watching NXT Takeover tonight? If it's anything like the last live special, it should be cracking.
Subject: Re: Wrestling Discussion Thread Fri 30 May 2014 - 12:40
Where do you normally watch those NXT ppvs?
In other news I'll be seeing a PBW (premier British wrestling) event in my local area in about a weeks time, the best thing about it? Grado is on the card.
ITS YERSEL!
Make sure to sing his entrance as loud as you can.
And either Reddit's Squared Circle or 420chan's /wooo/ put up streams for most live events, so I just catch it there.
Ahh I might remember that for the future but Takeover will be getting shown before Payback this Sunday.
Be excited - despite not feeling as high profile as Arrival, it manages to really shine. Zayn/Breeze is quality and Charlotte/Natalya is my women's MOTY so far.
Subject: Re: Wrestling Discussion Thread Sat 31 May 2014 - 17:16
I'm really looking forward to it as I've not watched NXT for a good bit because of its awkward time slot on sky & all the other TV I usually watch.
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