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Science in Japan Forum 2019
On 7 June, the JSPS Washington Office held its 24th annual "Science in Japan" forum at the Cosmos Club. Located in the Dupont Circle neighborhood, the Cosmos Club is a private social club for distinguished individuals in science, literature and the arts. The theme of the event was "New Eyes on the Universe," which refers to newfound capabilities to study the universe through high energy cosmic rays including neutrino and gravitational wave detection. When combined with observation by optical and radio telescopes, astronomers and astrophysicists can unlock new breakthroughs about the universe through "Multi-Messenger Astronomy" (MMA). In this sense, electro-magnetic waves, various particles and gravitational waves are referred to as "messengers" that can help to discover fundamental facts about the universe and physics.
Attendees came from a wide range of professions and organizations, including a group from the National Science Foundation (NSF), who attended to collect insights from talks to identify opportunities for collaboration with JSPS. NSF Program Officer for Particle Astrophysics James Whitmore had nominated one of the speakers and noted the fundamental nature of the research to be discussed and the difficulty in envisioning practical applications. A faculty member from Kyoto University with a background in linguistics was present and noted the depth of intellectual collaborations between the U.S and Japan. Individuals who attended on their own behalf included an individual from a consulting group and an adult graduate student who were generally curious about the history of these fields, as well as an intern from a U.S. aerospace company who is pursuing a career in space policy.
Dr. Kohji Hirata (Director, Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS))
Dr. Hirata introduces Dr. Takaaki Kajita (Institute for Cosmic Ray Research, University of Tokyo)
Director of the JSPS Washington Office Dr. Kohji Hirata provided the opening remarks, in which he highlighted the critical role of JSPS in supporting a wide range of natural sciences, humanities and social science research in Japan. While JSPS does not fund research in foreign countries directly, he expressed JSPS' desire to establish greater collaborations between Japanese and North American researchers. Dr. Hirata unfortunately had to break the news to the audience that keynote speaker and Nobel Prize Winner Dr. Takaaki Kajita would not be attending the event due to unforeseen circumstances. Dr. Kajita received the prize in 2015 for making a breakthrough discovery in "neutrino oscillations," which proved that the particle indeed had mass, which contrasted hypotheses in the Standard Model of particle physics that assumed they were mass-less. A message from Dr. Kajita was distributed, which discussed importance of multi-messenger astronomy for making observations that go deeper into the nature of the universe and physics. He then emphasized the importance of the ensuing discussion at the seminar for advancing multi-messenger astronomy and facilitating world-wide collaboration.
Mr. Seiichi Shimasaki, Science Counselor of the Embassy of Japan in the United States, spoke next to give an overview of some of the breakthroughs that the invited guests would discuss. He praised the 2015 discovery of gravitational waves by the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory (LIGO) project in the U.S, which is now forming an international network in collaboration with a similar observatory in Japan known as the Large-scale Cryogenic Gravitational wave Telescope (KAGRA). Mr. Shimasaki also noted an upcoming project by the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) to launch satellites to measure cosmic rays to help understand the history of the universe. He ended his speech by discussing the prospects of using data analytics and artificial intelligence (AI) as a key tool to analyze massive datasets produced by projects, and how astrophysics is "on the verge of piercing the universe's greatest mysteries."
Keynote Speech (replacement for Prof. Kajita): Dr. Richard Green, National Science Foundation (NSF)
Dr. Richard Green, National Science Foundation (NSF)
Dr. Richard Green, Division Director of Astronomical Sciences at NSF, began by thanking JSPS for the privilege of attending the event and stressed how it would not have been possible without Dr. Kajita's vision and work. He emphasized the critical importance of collaboration on MMA, and how the NSF views this field as a major contributor to their overall research objectives.
Dr. Green discussed a number of notable international collaborations and future opportunities. The Atacama Large Millimeter Array (ALMA), a collaboration involving North American, Japanese and European partners, studies warm gases and hot dusts in space which can reveal insights about planetary formation. He briefly discussed international collaboration on the Ice Cube project, where strings of photo multiplier tubes are buried in ice that can detect and measure the energy and direction of neutrinos which can help reveal neutrino sources (such as blazars) and the way they are launched across the universe. He took the opportunity to introduce a number of NSF grants including future collaborations on LIGO research and a wide range of astrophysical investigation grants.
Dr. Green also discussed the history of multi-messenger astrophysics. A century ago, scientists such as Victor Hess, Robert Millikan and Jacob Clay noted that there were ionizing forces impacting earth's atmosphere. In the 1960s, scientists such as John Bahcall and Raymond Davis began experimenting with methods to detect neutrinos and made fundamental contributions to our understanding of the particle. During an event in 1987 known as "SN 1987a," several neutrino detectors went off hours before the visible light from a collapsing supernova was observed, with observations confirming that 99% of the energy of a supernova core collapse is radiated away in the form of neutrinos.
He ended his presentation by stating that he believes international collaborations around MMA are primarily driven by the curiosity and intellectual drive of scientists who build new machines, invent new technology and invite investment to answer pressing questions.
1st session, Gravitational Wave, Speaker #1: Prof. Gabriela González, Louisiana State University
Prof. Gabriela González, Louisiana State University
Dr. Gabriela González spoke regarding her work observing gravitational waves as part of the LIGO project, an undertaking which took decades of efforts from thousands of individuals around the world.
She began by presenting Albert Einstein's theory on the existence of gravitational waves, who hypothesized that two large masses rotating each other produced the ripples of space-time distortion in space-time. To confirm this hypothesis, researchers around the world experimented with interferometers. These devices, which run perpendicular lasers in a vacuum, must reach the kilometer-scale to achieve the necessary sensitivity to detect gravitational waves. This led to the LIGO scientific collaboration, involving two detectors, and the eventual detection of a gravitational wave in 2015 that was attributed to the merging of two black holes.
The Italian detector VIRGO joined the project in 2016, which led to more detections. With more detectors involved, researchers can achieve greater localization of the cosmic event that is producing the gravitational waves to allow astronomers to investigate their source. The Japanese detector KAGRA is expected to join the network soon, while an Indian detector will join in 2026.
One such detection included a signal that lasted 10 seconds rather than a fraction of a second, which indicated that the signal came from a neutron star merger, the first time such an event had been observed using both light and gravitational waves. The wave detected was designated GW170817 and led to the revelation that gravitational waves travel at the speed of light. This led to a paper published involving 3,000 collaborators comparing data to disentangle information on this multi-messenger event. Dr. González was asleep when the signal came through and recalls awakening at 7:30 am to numerous emails discussing the signal and calling her colleagues to see what was going on.
Dr. González played audio clips for the audience where the frequency of these gravitational waves was converted into sound, which she described as the "first two notes of the gravitational wave symphony." Dr. González ended her presentation by expressing excitement about the prospect of increasing the sensitivity of detectors and possible improvements to the technology to reveal insights about the nuclear physics of these cosmic events.
When asked about the practical applications of research on gravitational waves, Dr. González referred to Einstein's theory of relativity; if anyone had asked Einstein what his theory was useful for, he would say for understanding the universe. However, without Einstein's theory of relativity, the world today would not have ubiquitous and highly useful applications such as Global Position Systems (GPS). She feels a similar way about gravitational waves, as it is not currently possible to envision the practical applications of such work that aims to unlock fundamental properties of the universe. The technology used in the gravitational wave facilities is cutting-edge, and includes work by the private sector on vacuum systems, seismic isolation, sensing technology, and reflective coatings for large optics, which will have more general applications.
1st session, Gravitational Wave, Speaker #2: Prof. Takayuki Tomaru, National Astronomical Observatory of Japan / High Energy Accelerator Research Organization (KEK)
Prof. Takayuki Tomaru, National Astronomical Observatory of Japan / High Energy Accelerator Research Organization (KEK)
Dr. Takayuki Tomaru of the Gravitational Wave Project Office of the National Observatory of Japan spoke about the KAGRA detector which is under construction in Kamioka, Japan. He began by introducing the problems with gravitational wave detectors that the KAGRA project aims to resolve. Namely, interferometers have good sensitivity in two directions, but have poor angular resolutions which makes localizing the source of the waves difficult. When the VIRGO detector joined the LIGO network, localization was improved considerably, while the addition of KAGRA will bring a tenfold increase in localization improvement, since having multiple detectors located in different geographical locations allows for better triangulation of the source.
Furthermore, the sensitivity of existing interferometers such as LIGO and VIRGO detectors is limited in the low and mid-frequency ranges by seismic noises and thermal noises, respectively. To mitigate these challenges, KAGRA is located underground in a low seismic activity area to limit seismic noise, while an innovative cryogenic mirror system limits thermal (heat) noises.
Dr. Tomaru then discussed a number of problems that the team encountered in the construction of the facility, such as water leaking into tunnels, as well as several instrumentation challenges that the KAGRA team engineered innovative solutions to mitigate, such as the 'geometrical anti-spring.' Despite these challenges, the installation of hardware has been completed. Prof. Tomaru concluded his presentation by emphasizing that KAGRA was the "2.5th generation" of detectors and how technological breakthroughs made by his team will be used in future telescopes.
After the seminar, Dr. Tomaru discussed some of the other technical challenges encountered when constructing the $160 million facility. Given the sensitive nature of these measurements, the team has to be very attentive to conditions such as temperature and pressure to ensure the detector can achieve its mission, requiring a number of clever workarounds to unforeseen challenges.
2nd session, Cosmic Rays, Speaker #1: Prof. Darren Grant, Michigan State University
Prof. Darren Grant, Michigan State University
Dr. Darren Grant began his presentation by discussing the nature of the neutrino; he described them as fundamental particles of nature that are the neutral partners of other particles such as electrons. They are the second-most common particles after photons, and rarely interact with matter. He pointed out to the audience that by the time he finished his introductory slide, 3,000 trillion neutrinos had passed through our bodies.
Dr. Grant also reviewed some of the history related to neutrinos, including Kenneth Greisen's proposed detector to look for neutrinos from the crab nebula, and Fred Reines' first measurements of neutrinos. In the 1960s, Moisey Markov proposed the first underwater neutrino detector. Such approaches use optical module photodetectors that detect 'Cherenkov radiation', or the light produced by particles (such as neutrinos) when they pass through a certain medium. Sites for such detector arrays must be deep and must allow light to penetrate. Notable developments on these efforts include detector arrays deployed in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Hawaii (DUMAND, 1993) and in Lake Baikal in Russia (1996).
In 1988, Francis Halzen and J.G Learned began their project known as AMANDA to deploy detector arrays buried in 2 kilometers of ice, leading to the first measurements of very high energy neutrinos. The IceCube initiative, the successor to AMANDA, includes an expanded array in Antarctica to enable astronomy using neutrino measurements, by identifying sources such as super massive black holes and gamma ray bursts. The project includes 52 institute worldwide, including NSF and JSPS. IceCube allows the measurement of the highest energy neutrinos ever recorded; about one each month is recorded, with researchers assigning them names such as "Bert" and "Ernie" from the children's program Sesame Street. Dr. Grant mentioned that the project is also seeking to uncover secrets regarding the nature of dark matter, one of the universe's greatest mysteries.
In September 2017, Dr. Grant was awoken by an alert of an event of extra-galactic origin detected by IceCube. Once such a detection is made, IceCube personnel notify astronomers to train their telescopes on an area of the sky to search for the source; this led to the observation of a gamma ray emissions from a blazar. The team went back in their data and saw a number of neutrino events from the same source direction in late 2014. Dr. Grant compared the mapping of these neutrino sources to a negative photograph; the whole picture becomes clearer as time goes on and more data is collected.
Dr. Grant ended his presentation with a quote from Mick Jagger, "Anything worth doing is worth overdoing," and emphasized his ambition for IceCube Generation 2 to achieve 10-20 times as much sensitivity to produce further astronomical insights using neutrinos.
2nd session, Cosmic Rays, Speaker #2: Prof. Shoichi Ogio, Osaka City University
Prof. Shoichi Ogio, Osaka City University
Dr. Shoichi Ogio of Osaka City University's presentation focused on ongoing experiments in observations of ultra-high energy cosmic rays (UHECRs). Cosmic rays are high energy particles such as high energy protons and atomic nuclei that travel through the universe in non-linear trajectories, and are affected by terrestrial, galactic and intergalactic magnetic fields. These particles can reach extremely high energies for their size; their energy of 50 joules is roughly equivalent to the force from a standard baseball thrown at 60 miles per hour. Their source is unknown, although physicists believe their mechanism of acceleration is fermi acceleration; thus, identifying the source of UHECRs requires identifying astrophysical objects that could accelerate them to these energies.
Source candidates for UHECRs include gamma ray bursts (produced either by a core collapse of a massive star, a neutron star merger, or neutron star-black hole merger) and active galactic nuclei. Very large detector arrays (about 100km2) are necessary to detect these extremely rare events. They can be detected using optical techniques by detecting fluorescent light (a fluorescence detector) produced by the interaction between UHECRs and the atmosphere. The Japanese Tokyo-1 detector recorded the first such fluorescence event. Each detector uses devices called scintillators or surface detectors, which generate photons in response to incident radiation. Examples include Volcano Ranch in New Mexico, where 90 scintillators were deployed over 8km2 between 1959 and 1978, and the Akeno Giant Air Shower Array in Yamanashi Prefecture in Japan, involving 111 scintillators over 100km2.
Dr. Ogio belongs to the Telescope Array project, which constructed an array combining 38 fluorescence detectors and 500 surface detectors between 2003 and 2008. The combination of these two approaches allows for both analysis of the direction the cosmic ray comes from, as well as indicators of the chemical composition of the cosmic ray. He showed the audience a number of pictures and diagrams of the area, and described plans to greatly expand the experiment by adding more detectors and increasing the area covered to 3,000km2.
He ended the presentation by highlighting upcoming projects that could reveal more hints about the source of UHECRs, and emphasizing the importance of international collaborations. These include AugerPrime in Argentina, where instrumentation upgrades are being made to surface detectors to allow event-by-event composition of information, the Probe of Extreme Multi-Messenger Astrophysics (POEMMA) project to observe cosmic ray air showers using satellites in space at the University of Chicago, and the fluorescence detector Array of Single-pixel Telescopes (FAST) which aims to address requirements for a large-area and low-cost detector for measuring properties of UHECRs.
At the reception, Dr. Ogio was asked what the next step in his research would be if the source of UHECRs were to be discovered. He explained that the next step would be to solve how cosmic rays propagate through the universe from their source and reach the earth, which would then allow analysis of the strength and distribution of matter. Given that this is very fundamental science, he was not sure what the implications of these discoveries would be, but it could map the distribution of dark matter and other fundamental physics questions.
3rd session, Discussions on New Astronomy, Speaker #1: Prof. Michitoshi Yoshida, Subaru Telescope, National Astronomical Observatory of Japan
Prof. Michitoshi Yoshida, Subaru Telescope, National Astronomical Observatory of Japan
Dr. Michitoshi Yoshida, Director of the Subaru Telescope of the National Astronomical Observatory of Japan, presented on a number of key topics in MMA. He outlined how physicists and astronomers are using various electromagnetic waves to explore different aspects of the universe. For example, radio waves allow us to explore cold gases; infrared light correspond to cool stars and dust; optical techniques allow us to see stars; ultraviolet radiation indicates hot stars and hot plasma; and X-rays correspond to hot gas.
He defined MMA as astronomy leveraging these different wavelengths, along with gravitational waves and particles such as neutrinos and cosmic rays, and mentioned some historical breakthroughs. These include the 1948 detection of cosmic rays associated with solar flares, the 1964 detection of the solar neutrino, and the initiation of neutrino astronomy with the SN 1987A event detected by the Kamiokande detector.
His next topic of discussion was the synthesis of heavy metals such as gold and platinum in the universe, a long-standing mystery for astronomers and physicists. He discussed the hypothesis that if heavy metals were synthesized during neutron star mergers, then the optical emissions from such an event would decay faster than infrared emissions. After the seminar, Dr. Yoshida explained that this hypothesis is based on the opacity of heavy metals; these elements block optical radiation, while infrared radiation passes through, which has been confirmed by data collected from neutron star merger observations using the Subaru Telescope. One such observation, the GW178017 discussed by Dr. González, led to other insights regarding the origin and emission mechanisms of gamma ray bursts, the interactions between relativistic jets and interstellar media, and the structures of neutron stars.
Dr. Yoshida then discussed the localization problems of detectors that had been discussed by other speakers. He showed diagrams of the localizations produced by the LIGO detector network; despite advances, they still include massive samples of stars to sort through to discover the source of the event producing gravitational waves. Dr. Yoshida presented a solution for this challenge: the Japanese Collaboration for GW Electromagnetic Follow up project (J-GEM), which uses narrow and wide-field telescopes to follow up on GW detection more efficiently.
He concluded the presentation by musing about the future possibilities of MMA, such as revealing further insights into cosmic nucleosynthesis (such as heavy metals), uncovering the mechanisms of supernova explosions and the formation of neutron stars, probing inside of stars through the study of gravitational waves, and determining the origin and nature of gamma ray bursts.
3rd session, Discussions on New Astronomy, Panel Discussion
All speakers (Moderator : Prof. Christopher Packham, University of Texas at San Antonio)
The panel discussion began with Dr. Christopher Packham of University of Texas at San Antonio, the moderator, asking the panelists about various principles and ways forward with MMA. Dr. González considers MMA as a way to "add different senses to better understand the universe," and Dr. Tomaru considered the possibility of determining the distance of astronomical objects and events through improving the sensitivity of gravitational wave detectors. Dr. Grant noted that the primary way to synergize collaborations on MMA is to continue to develop open policy across researchers and experiments, which Dr. Yoshida agreed with by pointing out that some actors in the space lack an open data policy. Dr. Green provided an example of such a lack of synergy; when the first neutron star merger was detected, "everyone turned their telescopes towards that – that is a waste of resources." He suggested a way to process alerts so the right telescope can be assigned the right job. Dr. Ogio noted that while he is in the field of charged particles rather than MMA, his field also needs a quicker way to analyze data from each event.
The first audience question built on this topic of open policy and data by asking the panel whether it was risky to rely on spontaneous rather than institutionalized collaborations, and how to deal with actors who are not open to sharing data. Dr. González noted that such spontaneous collaborations have seen significant growth in numerous fields, with Dr. Green agreeing by discussing a "bottom-up movement" in the field to collaborate and more efficiently use resources and facilities.
The moderator then asked the panel about methods to promote further collaboration between the U.S and Japan, as well as how to increase interest among early-career scientists. Dr. Green repeated his belief that "the science leads," but mechanisms such as regular meetings and post-doc/student exchanges could deepen linkages. Dr. Grant stated his belief that early-career scientists are "incredibly intuitive" and generally are attracted to new and exciting ideas such as those being explored in the MMA field.
The next question asked the panelists to choose what observation facility they considered most important to advance the field. Dr. Yoshida noted the difficulty in picking one but noted the importance of large telescopes such as Subaru in performing spectroscopy on target objects. Dr. González, instead of selecting a facility of facilities, instead emphasized the importance of having networks of facilities with similar sensitivity to triangulate sources.
An audience member then asked the panel if it wouldn't be better to put these detectors in space. Dr. González agreed that it sounds like a good idea but presented the case that the LISA interferometer that started around the same time as LIGO will only be launched into space in 2034.
The next question concerned possible revelations about dark matter that MMA could unveil. Dr. Grant described how the Ice Cube team uses gamma ray formation as a guide to where they should look for matter signatures in terms of neutrinos, although they have yet to uncover any correlations.
An audience member questioned Dr. Yoshida's assertion that gold could not be synthesized in the core of a star. Dr. Yoshida then walked the audience through his thinking on the issue. Since nuclear fusion is the main reaction in the core of a star, and heavier elements than iron cannot be synthesized by nuclear fusion, this indicates that additional neutron sources are needed to form heavy elements within a star, which can come from neutron capture. He explained that the neutron capture process inside stars is too infrequent to produce heavier metals than lead.
The moderator then called on the panelists to speculate on what could be some major breakthroughs in the next 20 years. Dr. Yoshida said that he was interested in the simultaneous detection of gravitational waves and neutron signals from a supernova, while Dr. Grant expressed confidence that the cosmic ray mystery would be solved. Dr. Ogio hoped that his team could more precisely determine the structure of the a mysterious 'hotspot' source of cosmic rays and expects that we will experience another supernova explosion in our galaxy. Dr. González expressed a general desire for deviations from existing theories and moving on to bigger theories regarding fundamental properties of the universe. Dr. Tomaru stressed the need for a larger frequency range for detectors and the possibility of using satellites to explore the millihertz range. Dr. Green noted the asymmetric understanding of the three messengers, and the need for standard models regarding particles and electromagnetic radiation, although there is no underpinning for gravity as well as larger forces such as dark matter.
Dr. Hirata closed the event by inviting the audience to attend JSPS's next seminars; next November in Boston and next March in Bethesda. At the following reception, Dr. Hirata introduced the Chief Executive Officer of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), Dr. Rush Holt. He spoke about his fifty-year association with Japan and recalled watching the Apollo 11 landing from Kyoto. He went on to praise the collaborations discussed at the seminar and how scientific investigation into these subjects transcends national borders and cultural differences. Dr. González and Dr. Green also gave remarks for a toast.
Co-Sponsors :
AAAS (American Association for the Advancement of Science)
DOE (U.S. Department of Energy)
ICRR of University of Tokyo (Institute for Cosmic Ray Research, University of Tokyo)
KEK (High Energy Accelerator Research Organization)
NAOJ (National Astronomical Observatory of Japan)
NSF (National Science Foundation)
Program – Science in Japan Forum 2013


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Q: How could I calculate an expression across the slices of a 3D-array? I have calculated this hc index for every 24 values of a 24x24 square matrix (a). It returns a vector (hc) with 24 values.
hc<-vector("numeric",24L)
for (i in 1:24) {
  hc[i]<- -sum((c(a[,i])/colSums(a)[i])*log((c(a[,i])/colSums(a)[i]), base = 2))
  }

I want to calculate this for each of the 1000 matrices of an array and don't know exactly how to proceed (a function?, another nested "for" statement?...). And get 1000, 24length vectors. One for each matrix in the array. I would really appreciate any help. Thanks!

A: Here's an alternative approach, if you actually have an array:

# Simplified version of your function
f <- function(x) -sum(x / sum(x) * log2(x / sum(x)))

set.seed(1)
n <- 1000

matrices <- replicate(n, matrix(runif(24 ^ 2), nrow = 24))
str(matrices)
#>  num [1:24, 1:24, 1:1000] 0.266 0.372 0.573 0.908 0.202 ...

result <- apply(matrices, c(2, 3), f)
str(result)
#>  num [1:24, 1:1000] 4.36 4.36 4.37 4.36 4.34 ...

If your matrices are in a list:
matrix_list <- lapply(seq_len(n), function(i) matrices[, , i])
list_result <- lapply(matrix_list, apply, 2, f)
str(head(list_result))
#> List of 6
#>  $ : num [1:24] 4.36 4.36 4.37 4.36 4.34 ...
#>  $ : num [1:24] 4.43 4.32 4.31 4.4 4.37 ...
#>  $ : num [1:24] 4.26 4.21 4.31 4.24 4.24 ...
#>  $ : num [1:24] 4.31 4.36 4.27 4.32 4.35 ...
#>  $ : num [1:24] 4.39 4.27 4.35 4.29 4.22 ...
#>  $ : num [1:24] 4.25 4.42 4.19 4.32 4.33 ...

Created on 2018-03-05 by the reprex package (v0.2.0).

A: Firstly, your code is very inefficient. You are calculating sum of every column in the matrix twice in every iteration. It would be better to calculate all of these at the beginning, or simply to calculate a sum when needed.
The following is more "R-like" code that should also be faster:
mat <- matrix(runif(100, 1, 100), nrow = 24, ncol = 24)

mat_res <- sapply(seq_len(ncol(mat)),
    function(i, mat) {
        col <- mat[, i]
        s <- sum(col)
        sc <- col / s
        l <- log2(col) / s
        - sum(sc * l)
    },
    mat = mat)

Now, to apply this to all 1000 matrices? First, make a list of 1000 matrices:
list_of_mats <- lapply(1:1000,
    function(i) matrix(runif(100, 1, 100), nrow = 24, ncol = 24))

Then, apply a function over each of these matrices:
lapply(list_of_mats,
    function(mat) {
        ## Note that this process is the same as above!
        sapply(seq_len(ncol(mat)),
            function(i, mat) {
                col <- mat[, i]
                s <- sum(col)
                sc <- col / s
                l <- log2(col) / s
                - sum(sc * l)
            },
            mat = mat)
    })

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INVENTED PLACES
To a certain extent, everybody who makes images is working within and about an invented place. There are some effective examples that can be quoted.
01 The invented City of Terramafiusa from Domenico Gnoli's Orestes or The Art of Smiling , Simon and Schuster, New York, 1961. "If you tried to find Terramafiusa on today's maps, you couldn't find it..."
02 Sir Thomas More, Utopia , first edition, 1516 printed in Louvain - the island itself delineated and the Utopian alphabet.
04 Osbert Lancaster Pelvis Bay - 1938 Dustjacket endpapers and a comparison of sea front.
03 Gift handkerchief given to a child, c1800 from book catal. Realms of Childhood , Schiller, New York, 1983.
05 November 1956, Walt Disney, and grandson Chris in front of Sleeping Beauty's Palace at Disneyland. MORE
06 H.C.Sandy, Rickety Town from MY MAGAZINE 1916 p.825
07 Toonerville by Fontaine Fox, a land invented by a cartoonist
DICTIONARY OF INVENTED PLACES ed. Manguel and Guadalupi, biblio. much recommended
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Disneyland Brochure (Dick Briel Collection)
ANIMATED ARCHITECTURE (AD MAGAZINE)
WONDERWORLD IN CORBY, Derek Walker Associates, Group Seven a theme park that didn't even start AD MAGAZINE 1982
CACOMORPHIA, LILLIPUT MAGAZINE
Le Guide des Cites, Schluten and Peeters
FISH TANKS PHOTOGRAPHED CM, Brighton 2018
KNOTT'S BERRY FARM, CALIF., BROCHURE C 1955, AND A SELECTION OF POSTCARDS
SUN CITY OFFICIAL GUIDE 1993
The Atlas of Experience,Louise van Swaaij, Jean Klar and David Winner
HOLIDAY ANNUAL , 1922 GREYFRIARS SCHOOL
MORE PROGRESS AT PELVIS BAY, 1936
URBANISME IMAGINAIRE, SOLEIL 1947,
Plants and Life on the Moon, Filippo Morghen, Racolta, Naples 1767
BUCK ROGERS' Venus (with "very high mountains) drawn by Russ Keaton
POPEYE'S HOME TOWN
film set for Shangri La, Capra 1937
Plummer's Park imaginary suburb for a soap drama Leslie Thomas' , Tropic of Ruislip
wood cut for the 1518 edition of Utopia, printed in Basle, drawn by Ambrosius Holbein.
SYNTHETICA an invented land, FORTUNE October 1940 the relationship between the synthetic substances
Coronation Street, a birds's eye view c1975
Emmerdale, a birds's eye view c1975
Essential reading, Manguel and Guadalupi, The Dictionary of Imaginary Places, and J.L.Borges short story, Tlon, Uqbar, Orbis Tertius.

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Tc99m-Pyrophosphate Scanning for Traumatic Myocardial Infarction
Madhavi Chawla, Rakesh Kumar, Arun Malhotra
Department of Nuclear Medicine, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India
Rakesh Kumar
E-62, Ansari Nagar (East), AIIMS Campus,New Delhi 110029
We present a 40-year-old male who had myocardial infarction (MI), 48 hours following a road traffic accident. EKG showed anterior wall MI and complete heart block. Tc99m-Pyrophosphate scan and angiography confirmed the diagnosis. The possibility of traumatic MI should be considered in cases of chest trauma and the patient should be observed for 48 hours. Pyrophosphate scintigraphy can be useful in these patients.
Keywords: Traumatic Myocardial Infarction, Tc99m- Pyrophosphate scan, Chest injury.
Chawla M, Kumar R, Malhotra A. Tc99m-Pyrophosphate Scanning for Traumatic Myocardial Infarction. Indian J Nucl Med 2006;21:23-4
Chawla M, Kumar R, Malhotra A. Tc99m-Pyrophosphate Scanning for Traumatic Myocardial Infarction. Indian J Nucl Med [serial online] 2006 [cited 2022 Jan 18];21:23-4. Available from: https://www.ijnm.in/text.asp?2006/21/1/23/43436
Acute myocardial infarction (MI) most commonly results from thrombus formation at the site of a previously stenosed vessel. Other less common causes of acute MI include embolus, coronary vasospasm, systemic inflammatory disorders and trauma. Blunt trauma generally produces mechanical damage to coronary artery endothelium, which in turn encourages thrombus formation, resulting in MI. In management of patients with suspected or known MI, the important clinical steps are not only to confirm the diagnosis, but also to assess the site and size of infarct. The EKG is the most commonly used diagnostic tool and has an accuracy of around 80 %. But there are certain limitations in the interpretation of EKG, which include previous infarcts, conduction defects, acute pericarditis, electrolyte abnormalities and use of cardio-active drugs [1],[2],[3] . Moreover, EKG cannot accurately define the size and specific location of the infarct. Elevated serum enzyme levels provide a sensitive means of diagnosing acute MI, but these peak during first 24 hours following MI, hence have a limited role in patients with late presentation [4] . Radionuclide infarct imaging with Tc-99mpyrophosphate (PYP) and In-111- labelled Antimyosin antibody provides a sensitive and reasonably specific means of diagnosing acute MI and estimating the size of infarct 3-10 days after the myocardial infarction. We present the case of a young male who suffered an acute MI after a road traffic accident, which was later confirmed by Tc-99m-PYP scan.
A 40-year-old male complained of generalised body aches and chest pain, following a road traffic accident. There were no visceral or bony injuries. The X-Ray chest was normal. On day 2, he had a syncopal attack lasting for nearly 30 minutes with chest pain but no breathlessness. On examination BP was 110/ 70 mm/Hg and pulse 50/min. S1, S2 were found to be normal. The EKG showed ST elevation and QS pattern in V1 lead with PR interval of 0.20s and QRS interval of 0.16s. The CPK level was 268 IU/L (Normal 25-90 1U/ L) and LDH level was 819 IU/L (Normal 88- 230 IU/ L). The patient was hospitalised with the presumptive diagnosis of an acute anterior wall MI with AV Block. The patient was given aspirin, morphine and isosorbide-dinitrate. On day 3, the patient had another episode of syncopal attack, which was diagnosed as Stroke-Adams Syndrome. An EKG done soon after the syncopal attack showed acute anterior wall MI with complete heart block. The patient was put on a temporary pace maker as the heart block did not respond to intravenous atropine. On day 4, echocardiography was done which revealed left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) of 35 % with akinesia in distal 1/3 of septum, apex and anterior wall. On day 5, the patient was referred for Tc99m- Pyrophosphate (PYP) myocardial scan for confirmation of diagnosis and for the delineation of the extent of the MI. The PYP scan demonstrated abnormally increased radiotracer uptake in anterior wall, septum and apex [Left Anterior Descending (LAD) artery territory] [Figure 2]. On day 15, after the patient stabilised angiography was done to see the status of coronaries, which showed 100 % block of LAD with the thrombus
Traumatic MI, though rare, is a serious complication following chest trauma, which produces coronary endothelial damage leading to subsequent thrombus formation and consequent MI. It is more often missed than diagnosed because its possibility is not suspected and the observed clinical manifestations are attributed to commonly associated lung trauma. Nearly 20% of chest trauma involves the heart and can lead to potential complications, including MI. LAD artery being the anterior most is most vulnerable to injury. Generally a patient with trauma is treated on an out patient basis if skeletal fracture or visceral trauma is excluded. But excluding these injuries does not preclude the possibility of a traumatic MI. If a coronary artery is severed it may produce MI instantly, but if the injury is of a lesser degree it may produce MI as late as 48 hours, as seen in this case. So it is advisable to keep the patient under observation for 48 hours even if there is a slightest suspicion of cardiac injury. It is also advisable to undergo radionuclide infarct imaging if enzyme profile and EKG findings are equivocal.[Figure 1]
Thrombotic occlusion of an artery produces hypoxia, which triggers massive production of free radicals resulting in damage to the cell membrane. Decreased production of ATP and damage to the cell membrane results in calcium influx into the cell. The influxed calcium is avidly taken up by mitochondria and causes membrane and cytoskeletal damage. Damage to cell membrane ultimately causes cell death and exposes Actin and Myosin filaments. Increased influxed calcium and exposed Actin and Myosin filaments are the basis of radionuclide infarct imaging. PYP is a calcium-seeking agent, which accumulates at the site of increased calcium deposition. This usually occurs in irreversibly damaged myocardium. Poliner LR et al studied 52 patients with acute Q wave MI and reported a sensitivity of 90 % with planar imaging [5] . Turi et al studied 726 patients with acute non-Q MI and reported a sensitivity of 89% [6] . Radiolabelled anti-myosin Fab is a viable alternative to PYP scanning with a similar sensitivity and specificity for infarct detection.
In this case, the patient was stable on the first day after the road traffic accident and deteriorated on the second day. This pattern is characteristic in patients with traumatic MI, as the thrombus formation generally takes place some time after the endothelial damage of the coronary artery. In conclusion, the possibility of traumatic MI should be considered in cases of chest trauma. The suspected cases of cardiac injury should at least be observed for 48 hours since the clinical manifestation of traumatic MI may not develop soon after the traumatic event. PYP scintigraphy can be a useful diagnostic modality in patients with late or atypical presentation to confirm the diagnosis and to determine the extent of myocardial injury.
1. Levine H D, Phillips E. Apprasial of the newer electrocardiography correlation in 150 consecutive cases. N Engl J Med 1951:245:83343.
2. Savage R M, Wagener G S, Ideker R E, et al. Correlation of postmortem anatomic findings with electrocardiographic changes in patient with myocardial infarction. Retrospective study of patients with typical anterior and posterior infarcts. Circulation 1977; 55: 279-85
3. Cooksey J D, Dunn M, Massie E. Clinical vectocardiography and electrocardiography. 2nd edn Chicago: Yearbook Medical Publishers 1977; 361.
4. Lee T H, Weisberg M, Cook E F, et al. Clinical impact of creatinine kinase - MB for diagnosis of myocardial infarction in the emergency room. Arch Inter Med 1987; 147: 115-21.
5. Poliner LR, Buja L M, Parkey RW, et al. Clinicopathologic findings in 52 patient s studied by technetium- 99m stannous pyrophosphate myocardial scintigraphy. Circulation 1979; 59: 257-67.
6. Turi ZG, Rutherford JD, Roberts R, et al. Electrocardiographic enzymatic and scinitigraphic criteria of acute myocardial infarction as determined from study of 726 patients (a MILIS study) Am J Cardiol 1985;56:252-56.
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ÅF AB Interim Report January - March 2013
Jonas Wiström, President and CEO +46 70 608 12 20 Stefan Johansson, CFO +46 70 224 24 01 Viktor Svensson, Director Corporate Information +46 70 657 20 26
Publisert 26 april, 2013
* Net sales totalled SEK 2,125 million (1,407)
* Operating profit totalled SEK 166 million (127)
* Operating profit, excluding integration cost, totalled SEK 183 million (127)
* Operating margin, excluding integration cost, was 8.6 percent (9.0)
* Profit after tax totalled SEK 121 million (92)
* Earnings per share, before dilution: SEK 3.04 (2.72)
A few words from the President, Jonas Wiström:
ÅF's first-quarter operating profit in 2013, excluding integration costs, rose
by 44 percent to SEK 183 million (127). Integration costs for the first quarter
totalled SEK 17 million. The first quarter comprised two fewer working days than
the corresponding period last year, and this has been calculated to have had a
negative effect on earnings of approximately SEK 20 million.
Epsilon, which was acquired towards the end of 2012, has been trading under the
ÅF brand since 1 January, and work on integrating consulting operations is
developing well. The merger has significantly strengthened ÅF's market position
and its potential to win major assignments in research-intensive industries.
Initiatives to realise cost synergies have exceeded expectations; we now
estimate that cost synergies will be in excess of SEK 75 million a year,
compared with our original estimate of SEK 50 million. To achieve these extra
synergies the total integration costs have been recalculated at approximately
SEK 50 million instead of the previously communicated figure of SEK 30 million.
These costs will be charged to first-half profit.
For the first quarter of the year ÅF's operating margin, excluding integration
costs, was 8.6 percent (9.0). The main explanation for this slight dip in
operating margin is weaker demand in terms of investments in industry and energy
than we saw in the corresponding period in 2012.
Growth in the first quarter was approximately 50 percent, mostly attributable to
the acquisition of Epsilon and the Norwegian consulting company, Advansia.
Organic growth was 2 percent, although this equates to 5 percent when adjusted
to take account of the lower number of working days.
Cash flow from operating activities was weaker than usual, but this can be
explained by the build-up of working capital, primarily in the Infrastructure
Division.
The highest level of profitability was reported by the Infrastructure Division
with an operating margin of 13.8 percent (12.2); operating profit for the
division rose by approximately 50 percent and growth was good. The Industry and
Technology divisions began to feel the effect of weaker demand in the market,
which was reflected in operating margins of 7.6 percent (11.0) and 8.3 percent
(12.1) respectively, while the International Division, which continued to work
in what remains a weak market in Europe, reported an operating margin of 3.1
percent (2.0).
The market prospects for the remainder 2013 do not present a uniform picture.
While the outlook would appear to remain very good for infrastructure projects,
the prospects for investments in industry and energy are less certain.
Interest in ÅF as an employer remains very strong. In March ÅF was named as the
consulting industry's most attractive employer and was recently ranked among
Sweden's Top Ten Employers, all categories, by Swedish engineering students in a
Universum survey.
ÅF's most important objective is to continue to generate levels of profitability
that place us among the very best performers in our industry - regardless of the
state of the economy. The company now has 7,000 highly qualified employees,
backed up by a network of 17,000 independent consultants. Our ambition is to
continue to grow, both organically and through acquisitions, without
compromising profitability.
Group Head Office:
ÅF AB (publ), SE-169 99 Stockholm, Sweden
Visitors' address:  Frösundaleden 2, 169 70 Solna, Sweden
Tel. +46 10 505 00 00   Fax +46 10 505 00 10
www.afconsult.com / info@afconsult.com
Corporate ID number 556120-6474
The information in this interim report fulfils ÅF AB's disclosure requirements
under the provisions of the Swedish Securities Markets Act and/or the Financial
Instruments Trading Act. The information was released for publication at 11:00
CET on 26 April 2013.
All assumptions about the future that are made in this report are based on the
best information available to the company at the time the report was written. As
is the case with all assessments of the future, such assumptions are subject to
risks and uncertainties, which may mean that the actual outcome differs from the
anticipated result.
This is a translation of the Swedish original. The Swedish text is the binding
version and shall prevail in the event of any discrepancies.
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Pens vs. Caps - Game 6 - Recap
Tuesday, May 12, 2009 Damian Romano No comments
[By Derek Tarr]
If I were to tell you that the Pens did not allow Ovechkin to score a single goal, you would assume that the Capitals night ended by shaking hands. But yesterday the Caps finally found secondary scoring and forced a game 7 that no Penguins fan wanted to see.
This game was a dichotomy of the entire series, back and forth action with neither team able to pull away when they had their opportunity to do so. The Penguins utterly dominated the first period, out shooting the Capitals 18 – 5 and much like the every other game of the series Varlamov stood on his head, only allowing one goal. The Penguins continued to get their secondary scoring as Bill Guerin was the only Penguin who beat Varlomav by firing a wicked wrist shot over the shoulder of the Capitals goaltender. I could not have asked for the game to start in any other fashion as it seemed that the Penguins would finally give all of our blood pressures a break and close out this series in easy fashion, if only it could have been so easy. The second period followed the form of the entire series; the capitals came out with a purpose and took the fight directly to the pens and 6 minutes into the second tied up the game on a Koslov goal. We were all wondering when he was going to find his game and unfortunately he found it tonight. The Capitals took the lead with a little over 5 minutes remaining in the period with a Flesh-Man goal (a side note here, Tomas Fleischman has the creepiest name in history, I feel like instead of scoring goal on Fleury he should be trying to "Put the lotion on the Skin", but I digress.).
As the period wound down the Caps handed the Penguins another gift with undisciplined play and with under a minute remaining in the period Mark Eaton, yes Mark Eaton scored yet again to even the score at 2 a piece. Eaton has been the most pleasant surprise of the post-season, chipping in timely goals and playing solid D. During the season I thought that he was more of a liability on the ice but he is quickly proving his worth. In the final stanza the Pens and Caps continued their back and forth play. Kris Letang roped in a power play goal 4:40 into the third and triggered a avalanche of goals, as the Capitals tied the game under a minute later on a Laich goal and then took the lead 30 seconds later as Koslov found the net again, receiving some timely goaltender interference from the USS Gill. Hal, in an attempt to make a defensive play on Koslov, cut behind the Flower and effectively stopping Fluery from being able to get across the crease to stop Koslov's shot. I imagine the resulting conversation went something like this:
Flower: Hal Get out of the Crease!
Hal: I'm afraid I can't do that Marc...
All bad movie references aside, the unfortunate break the Pens got on the goal, seemed to galvanize the team and forced them to play with desperation. As the penguins cranked up the pressure the Capitals seemed to shrink into a defensive posture and they paid for it. With under 5 minutes remaining, Brooks Orpik fired a shot towards Varlamov, Crosby, who has been making his living in front of the net this series, did it again. Sid deflected Brook's shot away from the Caps net minder and hacked the puck into the net, tying the game at 4. With the period coming to a close, the penguins received a break when the referees seemed to cough up their whistles and called Laich for slashing with 2:02 remaining. They had multiple chances on the resulting power play to close this game out in regulation but to no avail. As overtime every Pens fan's biggest fear was realized when David Stekel beat Fleury short side to force a decisive game 7 in Washington on Wednesday. I for one did not want to see this game go back to the Capitals home ice, but what can you do? The Penguins need to buckle down and come out swinging on Wednesday night and knock the Capitals and their fans out early.
All bias aside, this series has been an incredible to watch and is the best thing to happen to hockey in years. We can only hope that it ends with the Pens moving on and Ovechkin and the Caps going golfing. So pray to the Hockey Gods, God, Buddha, Muhammad, Jeff Jimmerson, Yanni, whoever the hell it may be, that the Penguins come out and pecker slap these Capital bastards on Wednesday.
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Q: How to convert ViewResult.Model to a Model Object in asp.net core mvc I want to convert my result.Model into Post model in my test method. But i am getting null.
My Controller Action Method:
public async Task<IActionResult> EditPost(int id)
    {
        var post = await _blogService.QueryPosts()
                    .Include(x => x.PostCategories)
                    .AsNoTracking()
                    .FirstOrDefaultAsync(x => x.Id == id);

        var mapperConfig = new MapperConfiguration(x =>
            x.CreateMap<Post, SavePostViewModel>());

        var mapper = mapperConfig.CreateMapper();

        var model = mapper.Map<Post, SavePostViewModel>(post);

        model.CategoryIds = post.PostCategories.Select(x => x.CategoryId).ToList();

        return View(model);
    }

My Test Method:
[Test]
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[TestCase(2, 3)]
public async Task HttpGet_EditPost_When_Id_Is_Valid_Get_Correct_Post(int postId, int
expectedTotalPostCategories)
  {
        // Act
        var result = await _blogController.EditPost(postId) as ViewResult;
        var post = result.Model as Post;

        // Assert
        Assert.IsInstanceOf<ViewResult>(result);
        Assert.IsNotNull(post);
        Assert.AreEqual(expectedTotalPostCategories, post.PostCategories.Count);
    }


When you need to entertain the kids and are on a low income and tight budget – hit the park! It doesn't get much simpler – or cheaper – than heading to one of these fab local parks in Morayfield and around Moreton Bay for hours of fun!
Let the kids cool off while they play at Settlement Cove Lagoon in Redcliffe.
This paradise by the sea has some great shaded kid's playgrounds.
It features a spectacular man-made swimming lagoon with a fenced off pool area just right for little ones, sandy lagoon areas and wading pools.
Get back to nature at Bullocky Rest on Lake Samsonvale.
The kids will love the shaded playground which has a slide, fireman's pole and a small flying fox.
But best of all are the opportunities for outdoor nature play. You can go bushwalking, fishing and do a bit of turtle and koala spotting.
Greenway Central Park in Narangba is a must-do.
With a fabulous flying fox and fun fort for the big kids, there's also a dedicated playground especially for the younger ones.
There's open space for a game of cricket or footy, and nature walks to enjoy.
Centrale Park in North Lakes is one of the many parks in Morayfield but with a difference.
Featuring an edible garden, this modern space has climbing equipment and a full playground.
There's loads of open space and bikeways and a fun interactive water feature.
Head to Scarborough Beach Park for a fun play by the beach.
The park has a fabulous adventure playground and basketball court, lots of grassy space – and the kids will love climbing in the majestic, winding cotton trees.
You can also enjoy a swim at the beach and have fun exploring the rock pools.
Town Park Lake Eden will keep the whole family happy.
With a great shaded play area for the kids, it includes a climbing wall, slide and swings and is perfect for kids up to about 8 years old.
Bring a picnic, or Mum and Dad can relax in the nearby café while the kids play for hours.
Both big and little kids will enjoy Aurora Boulevard Park at North Lakes.
Younger kids will love the large slide and climbing net as well as a play truck and cubby house.
And the big kids will enjoy the basketball half court, skate park, huge climbing structures, slide and swings.
John Oxley Reserve in Murrumba Downs is one of Moreton Bay region's most loved parklands for families.
With a great shaded bark chipped playground, this popular party spot has loads of play equipment for the kids to slide, climb, spin, jump, balance and swing.
Let your inner musician shine at Club North Park in North Lakes.
This musical themed play area features music inspired play equipment that encourages creative and sensory play the kids will love.
There's also fun rope climbing equipment and a large field for the kids to kick a ball, throw a Frisbee, or fly a kite.
Pine Rivers Park in Strathpine has something to entertain everyone in the family.
The kids will love the playground, featuring a flying fox, pedal-powered train and children's maze.
There's also swings, a see-saw, and helicopter style rotating rides.
And lots of open space means plenty of room for a game of football, cricket or whatever takes your fancy!


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Innovation, Disruption, and the Sixth Force
Posted by: admin In: Expert Opinion 18 Jun 2014 0 comments
Regulated industries beware. Disruption is headed your way, too. Companies whose incumbency has been protected by regulation face devastating competition from entrants none too concerned with pesky legalities.
Michael Porter, in his seminal book Competitive Strategy, proposed a model of five forces that can be used to analyze the attractiveness of an industry. While in business school at Harvard, I had the good fortune to address with Porter, a faculty member there, what I believed to be an important SIXTH force—regulation. We were discussing the airline industry at the time, and I argued that since some players yield relatively more influence over regulation, and since regulation sets the boundaries of the playing field, one cannot look at only Porter's five forces to accurately describe a competitive setting
Over the subsequent two decades, scofflaws, aided by technological advances, have spurred disruptive innovation at a staggering pace. Regulation, viewed in Porter's earlier works as of little competitive concern, is now at the heart of the matter.
Unsurprisingly, incumbents in the industries under assault don't go down without a fight. Instead, they turn to the weapons that helped structure an industry in their favor in the first place. What they desperately want is inertia. They want the object at rest to stay at rest. It's not that they are anti-innovation. They are anti-cataclysm.
The rules that built the industries were often designed to protect consumers from the risks posed by asymmetric information, monopoly power, or utter disdain for their well being. Certainly, some regulation was over-done or even wrong-headed. But, for the most part, the rules provided a safer, fairer marketplace.
Companies worked hard to shape regulations in ways that would not disadvantage them relative to competitors. If possible, advantages were sought. In the end, some equilibrium was reached—a set of boundaries within which Clay Christenson's "sustaining innovation" could emerge, but where discontinuous change was unusual. Investments under these circumstances could be made with less risk. Profits were more predictable. Management approaches and organizational structures emerged to reliably turn out like quality products and services at standard costs.
Competing and prospering wasn't easy, of course. But the rules of the game were better understood.
Over time, technology was adopted by incumbent competitors creating mainly marginal improvement at the customer level and to generate more profound impacts through internal efficiency. The spoils of these gains benefited the owners of the most powerful firms, at least until all the majors adopted the same, basic approaches.
Then, in the 1990s, technology not only advanced in power. It simultaneously rapidly decreased in cost. The competitive world became a bit more egalitarian.
What was the impact? What IS the impact?
Information asymmetry has become information transparency.
Monopoly power is shaken by upstarts.
Consumers' well being relies more on individual diligence than government paternalism.
What emerges?
Medallioned taxis challenged by on-demand rides from Uber and Lyft.
The local record shop upended by file sharing and the iTunes Store.
The Bell System (once serving jacks in the wall) replaced by Apple and Samsung in collaboration with Verizon Wireless, Virgin, and Sprint serving customers who no longer use wire-line telephony.
Hotels challenged by homeowners and apartment dwellers renting their accommodations by the night through Airbnb.
Even old-line businesses like automobile manufacturing and sales are impacted. Tesla, the darling of the eco-friendly and growth investors alike, has run straight into incumbent protectionism. The company wishes to do what other successful companies have done of late—sell its innovative products directly to consumers. Yes, I know. Crazy talk.
The problem isn't that selling products to consumers directly is at all radical. The most successful retail innovation of the last decade is, arguably, the (vertically integrated) Apple Store, known at once for terrific customer service and outstanding warranty support. The issue is that existing auto dealers are attempting to protect their business model from cataclysm. They fear, with good reason, that antiquated automobile consumer protection approaches, if shown unnecessary (or even inefficient: see http://www.ftc.gov/system/files/documents/advocacy_documents/ftc-staff-comment-missouri-house-representatives-regarding-house-bill-1124-which-would-expand/140515mo-autoadvocacy.pdf ), would lead to the unraveling of the entire distribution system on which their model relies.
So, instead of competing through their own innovation, automobile dealers are seeking legal and legislative intervention to secure the rents they earn from an industry historically protected by government action.
What makes these challenges troubling to incumbents is that consumers are demonstrating demand for the upstarts' models in droves. The writing is on the wall. Industry dynamics are in flux. Regulation provides only fleeting refuge. Sooner or later, that old, warm, protective blanket will give way. And, it should. In a market economy, protecting industries' sunk costs of adhering to outdated regulation is inefficient and anti-progress. Ironically, in these situations some measured phase out of regulation is actually supportive of consumer interests.
The problem for incumbents is that their market strength insulates them from upstarts for quite some time. Why is this a problem? Because the upstarts' growing consumer support sneaks up on industry stalwarts. By the time incumbents realize that they face real threats, their ability to effectively respond is impaired. Too little is able to be done too late. And, like many telcos and record labels, the incumbents wither.
Whether regulation should have been included in Porter's "forces" from the beginning is an open question. What is indisputable is that companies who continue to overly rely on regulation instead of their own innovation to secure their competitive position are running a substantial risk.
To learn what three industries are primed to be disrupted next, check back for the next post to this column.
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80amps' Eric Martin Interviewed for MSNBC Story on Paula Deen
Posted by: admin In: Expert Opinion, News 07 Feb 2013 0 comments
Eric Martin was featured in MSNBC's story on Paula Deen. Â Read the story below:
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Heat's On in Paula Deen's Kitchen: Smithfield Drops Chef
While the saying goes, "if you can't stand the heat, get out of the kitchen," that's easier said than done for a woman who has built a food empire out of a humble, Southern home kitchen.
Fallout for the celebrity chef Paula Deen continued Monday, as Smithfield Foods announced it has ended its partnership with Deen after it was revealed she used racist language.
"Smithfield condemns the use of offensive and discriminatory language and behavior of any kind. Therefore, we are terminating our partnership with Paula Deen," the company said Monday in a statement to CNBC. "Smithfield is determined to be an ethical food industry leader and it is important that our values and those of our spokespeople are properly aligned."
Court documents revealed the food celebrity famous for high-calorie Southern cuisine has used racial slurs and tolerated discriminatory jokes in her various business dealings. Deen has since posted three online video apologies. Fans, meanwhile, are flooding social-media outlets to defend their queen of Southern cooking.
Smithfield's decision to ax its partnership with Deen comes after the Food Network on Friday dropped Deen, and said it would not renew her contract, which expires at the end of this month. Her cooking shows have been a staple on that network for years in which fans watched her fry butter and use donuts for hamburger buns, hamburger included.
(Read More:Â Paula Deen's Fans Take to Social Media to Defend Her)
Deen's Empire Worth an Estimated $6.5 Million Annually: Analyst
Marshal Cohen, chief industry analyst for The NPD Group, estimates Deen's empire to be worth around $6.5 million annually which includes her retail and contract revenue.
Beyond her food network contract, Deen has product deals with many companies from big pharmaceuticals to big-box retailers. Deen's name is associated with a diabetes drug by Novo Nordisk. Deen previously disclosed she suffers from diabetes.
Deen's vast product deals also span a who's who of retail: Macy's, Sears, Wal-Mart, JCPenney and QVC (owned byLiberty Interactive). Many of those companies are now evaluating their relationships with the well-known chef.
In a statement to CNBC, Paul Capelli, QVC vice president of corporate communications, said: "QVC shares the concerns being raised around the unfortunate Paula Deen situation. QVC does not tolerate discriminatory behavior. We are closely monitoring these events and the ongoing litigation."
"We are reviewing our business relationship with Ms. Deen, and in the meantime, we have no immediate plans to have her appear on QVC."
Sears Holdings tells CNBC they are "currently exploring next steps as they pertain to Ms. Deen's products."
Bad Celebrity Behavior in a Digital Age
As companies address the Deen situation, the public jury on her racial comments is still out.
Americans' willingness to forgive celebrity misconduct often depends on whether the transgressions occur in the particular field the celebrity "plays in," said Eric Martin, a partner at consulting firm Boost Partners.
"Tiger [Woods] rebounds, as does Manti Te'o, in a way that Lance Armstrong or Pete Rose never will" because the misconduct by Rose and Armstrong was in their respective industries, Martin explained.
"Martha Stewart's insider trading conviction was far enough outside her field of celebrity that she could reemerge," Martin said.
In Deen's case, the public is not only reassessing her food business and dealings—but its star, who built an empire on a warm, giving public persona.
"Paula Deen's celebrity isn't simply about her food. It was also about her being the loving mom/grandma people admired. She had celebrity for being a nice, decent, giving person," Martin said. "Using racial slurs, no matter where one is from, but particularly in the South, strikes at the very heart of that image."
But perhaps unlike some previous celebrity flubs, Deen's missteps are happening in a rapid-fire, social-media age, where judgement via Tweets can be swift.
"Damage can happen at hyper speed in this era of social media, and the blogosphere," said Marty Brochstein, senior vice president of the International Licensing Industry Merchandisers' Association.
Brochstein also agrees with Martin in that Deen's controversy could be especially damaging. "Anything that even hints at racism is particularly injurious to a brand," Brochstein said.
Brochstein said it's important for companies that have business arrangements with Deen to react—but not over react.
Martin, however, thinks Deen's image may have taken too much of a hit already. "I think her star is quite tarnished and will never regain its luster. She certainly can redeem her reputation among her core followers," Martin said. "But I do not see her empire being rebuilt," he said.
—By CNBC's Courtney Reagan
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Two Jurors In The Danny Masterson Rape Trial Tested Positive For COVID, So The Jury Has Been Told To Start Deliberations Over
Judge Olmedo told the court on Monday morning that the new panel must start the deliberations "as if the earlier deliberations had not taken place."
by Anna Betts
Posted on November 28, 2022, 7:45 pm
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Actor Danny Masterson appears at his arraignment in Los Angeles Superior Court in Los Angeles on Sept. 18, 2020.
On Monday, the jury at the rape trial of That '70s Show actor Danny Masterson was told to start deliberations again, after two jurors were dismissed because they tested positive for COVID-19.
Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Charlaine Olmedo has replaced the jurors with two alternates, leaving only one alternate left. The jury, which was previously made up of seven women and five men, is now six men and six women.
Judge Olmedo told the court on Monday morning that the new panel must start the deliberations "as if the earlier deliberations had not taken place," according to Variety.
Variety reported that Masterson's defense attorney, Philip Cohen, objected to replacing the jurors and made a motion for a mistrial, but it was denied.
The news comes as the jurors had just returned from a week off after they announced on Nov. 18 that they were deadlocked after three days of deliberations.
The jurors informed the court that they could not reach a verdict on any of the three rape counts against Masterson, and they were told to resume deliberations on Monday, Nov. 28.
Masterson, 46, is facing three counts of rape by force or fear for allegedly sexually assaulting three women at his Hollywood Hills home in 2001 and 2003. In each incident, the women say that Masterson supplied them with alcohol and that when they became disoriented, he took them upstairs to his bedroom and violently raped them.
He has pleaded not guilty to the charges and claimed that he only had consensual sex with the women.
Over the course of about four weeks, jurors heard graphic testimony from the three women Masterson is charged with raping, the detectives who investigated their allegations, and people who recalled hearing about them.
Jurors also heard from a fourth woman who accused the actor of sexual assault and whose testimony echoed that of the other alleged victims.
The Church of Scientology has taken center stage in the trial because Masterson himself is an active member of the church, and all three of the victims were Scientologists at the time of the alleged assaults.
During the trial, prosecutors described how the women feared they would be ostracized from the institution, and friends and family who belonged to it, if they reported the allegations to the police.
The three women said church officials threatened to excommunicate them if they reported the incidents to the police and made them feel like they — not Masterson — were responsible for the alleged assaults.
Masterson chose not to testify during the trial, and his attorneys did not call any witnesses to the stand. He faces 45 years to life in prison if convicted of all three counts of rape.
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What ails Steve Jobs?
[ Music ] ^M00:00:03 >> So we now know the reason behind Steve Jobs weight loss. It has nothing to do with cancer. It's a hormone imbalance. Welcome to the CNET News Daily Debrief, I'm Charlie Cooper here with my colleague Tom Krazit and the early morning shocker, Apple, very brief statement, Steve Jobs and a little bit more detailed, but still very lapidary. He says that the issue that's caused so much speculation the last several months, a hormone imbalance. What do we know about what else Steve Jobs? >> Not much more than that. From what -- I'm no doctor to be very clear and from what... >> But would you play one on TV? >> No, not even going to attempt. From what I understand though this sort of hormone imbalances are very tricky things to diagnose. It -- you know, can be something where you have -- you know something's wrong and you know it might be hormone related, but there are so many different variables that come into play with that kind of thing that it can be a real chore for your medical team to sort of figure out what precisely is the cause. And it sounds like that's what they've done. They've identified whatever it is that was causing Steve to lose weight far more than -- than he should have been. And supposedly they have come up with a simple and straightforward remedy, which they did not exactly say what that was, but you know they're saying that basically after three months or so Steve should be back in business. >> And the good news from the Apple perspective is that he's going to continue to serve as the Chief Executive not... >> That's correct. >> We're not talking about a recurrence of the pancreatic cancer. >> That's right. >> That has sidelined him in the past. >> Yes, and Tim Cook took over Apple for -- for several months after Jobs was operated on to remove pancreatic cancer. I believe it was 2004. Yes, it's not gonna happen. He's not going anywhere. He's still the CEO. He's obviously not giving the Macworld keynote, but he's not -- he's' not stepping down from his day to day responsibility. >> Until now Apple's position has been Steve continues to service CEO and his health basically it's a private matter. Why do you think they have decided to detail what's ailing him? >> Well, you know it's -- it's not clear. I mean I think they have finally decided that while they would like Steve's health to be a private matter, this story has just taken off to the degree where it no longer can be controlled... >> It sure has. >> The way they would like to control it. You know I think we saw that most clearly over the holiday break when Gizmodo put out a story claiming that Steve's health was rapidly declining. >> Yeah. >> I think it has come to the final straw. >> And was totally inaccurate. >> I mean you know the -- Apple's decision to be coy with matters of Steve's health has allowed a number of people who would like to profit from this information, to step into that void with their own sort of disinformation campaign. >> The short sellers. >> Exactly. To sort of manipulate the stock in that sense and I think they finally realized that whatever benefits there were to keeping it a private matter for Steve that they were outweighed by the problem is that this strategy have caused. >> On the one hand you have the short sellers and the other hand like the Gizmodo report spurges. >> Well, I mean I think -- I think they were told that Steve's health was in rapid decline by somebody who, you know wished that to be made public, you know and regardless of whether or not it was actually true. And they ran with it and you know that's -- that's their business. I mean that's -- the question or decision that they probably hear about, but you know I think when it comes to Apple they try to stay above the fray for a long time. And many of us had you know for a very long time, but this is just clearly evolved to the point where it's out there and it has to be discussed and this is how they've chosen to do it. >> And today the reaction of Wall Street has been positive for the last we looked the stock was up a couple of bucks. >> Well, you gotta review it in balance of the whole last couple of weeks though because the stock went down after their report that his health was rapidly declining. So the stock gains back the value that it lost back then. So your trading kind of a right around where you were and I think people are relieved that Apple has finally said, yes, Steve has some health problems, he does not have cancer. He does not have anything that's -- that's affecting his ability to lead the company, so I think there's some relief in that sense. I mean, I think you can argue however though that skipping the Macworld keynote, which Apple has not said was explicitly linked to the health decision, but seems pretty clear is one of Steve's biggest duties as Apple's spokesman and chief. So, you know it's gonna be interesting to see how this plays out. >> In the New Year, new news. >> Welcome to 2009. >> Thanks, Tom. On behalf of CNET News, I'm Charlie Cooper. ^M00:04:35 [ Music ]
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basis is http://www-hera-b.desy.de/subgroup/infra/ps-files/Detector_2002.pdf from November 22 2001 and the geodatic measurements from June 12. 2001; From the geodatic measurements only translations, no rotations were taken.
Note that all OTR and ITR magnet chambers are removed except for MC01 and MS01.
Describes components which are placed into the VESSEL volume except TARGET and SI-Superlayers. These are handled separately. The vessel region is divided into two parts, the nonmagnetic part is a separate superlayer RPOT. Due to complicated overlaps inside the magnet volume (starting at 155.7 cm) all parts of it will be inserted directly into MAGN.
The roman pot itself consists of a cylindrical and a conical part, the endcup with a shape of a spherical segment,an outer flange between endcup and conical parts and two conical parts representing the flange between endcup and beampipe. Since the conical part crosses the magnet border it is divided into two parts.
There are four shielding bands and one support ring for them at the exit window. Each shielding band is parallel to the z-axis at a distance of 8 mm from the vessel axis until SI07. From there to the endflange the band has a slope of 5.923 deg with respect to z-axis. For simplification the boundary between the straight and the sloped part is the begin of the magnet region. The bands are 5 micrometer thick. The front support for the RF shielding is missing.
The vessel endcup sphere crosses the z-axis at 191.4-191.7 cm. Changes with respect to previous version: The vessel was shifted in z by - 2mm in beginning of 2000, these shift however is implemented only now.
file $HBROOT/GEO/TARG/tar010701.dat corresponds to proposed configuration (email from Mike Medinnis from 05 Jun 2001). Full Target, wires can be selected via wire commands. Note that the specific weight of CARBON foil differs from pure Carbon,its quoted to be around 1.E-3 g/cm. All dimensions and positions are given in cm.
no changes with respect to previous versions.
SI01 - SI08 with all sectors in, but few chips (upstream) in SI01-SI03 in sectors 0, 6 and 9 still singlesided, in sector 6 all doublesided. x/y positions of the chips are taken from last run values.
No changes with respect to previous versions. Note small shifts in x/y/z due to geodatic measurements.
No changes with respect to previous version except for a small shift due to geodatic measurements.
Reorganisation of the MUON system. It is now divided into four Superlayers MU01 -MU04 according to the four shielding and chamber systems; small corrections in z and increase of transversal dimensions of all superlayers.
The vessel endcup sphere crosses the z-axis at 191.4-191.7 cm.
The distance of 2 mm to the beam is a nominal one. It should be corrected in the same way as alignment of other detector components is taken into account.
SI01 - SI08 with all sectors in, but few chips (upstream) in SI01-SI03 in sectors 0, 3 and 6 still singlesided, in sector 9 all doublesided.
Caps and other additional material build in.
Note small shifts in x/y/z due to magnet shift (geodatic measurements).
Note small shifts in x/y/z due to geodatic measurements.
Note small shift due to geodatic measurements.
2.0731 is the configuration in for data from July 2002. It is obtained from version 2.1205 with other alignment data for the VDS (Martin Braeuers file run19170_30.geo.RWA). This forces a small shift of Superlayer SI01 and SI02 positions in z.
The GEANT geometry RZ-file can be found in /afs/desy.de/group/hera-b/GEO/GEAN/arte020731.out.
Two modules with a new slightly changed configuration are build in each in superlayer SI01 and SI02. It concerns the material which is outside the SI chip. The changes should have small influence on the material distribution.
This endcup is a spherical segment in geant - here no changes are made. However according to request from reconstruction in the ARTE Table NWAL it is now approximated by a quadratic box.
Beginning with ARTE version ARTE-03-04-r2 the Artebank NESL was extended by the attribute radl which stores the mean radiation thickness of a superlayer. To avoid incompatibilities between older Arte-versions and newer geometry versions or vice versa, geometry version 2.0103 was adapted for newer Arte versions as GEOM/VERS 2.1024.
Beginning with ARTE version ARTE-03-04-r2 the Artebank NESL was extended by the attribute radl which stores the mean radiation thickness of a superlayer. To avoid incompatibilities between older Arte-versions and newer geometry versions or vice versa, geometry version 2.0903 was adapted for newer Arte versions as GEOM/VERS 2.1026.
2.1203 was the configuration in end 2002 with the implementation of some alignment information especially for target, VDS and MUON.
The NESL/GESL/entries for superlayer PTL3 are wrong.
The orientation for +5 deg and -5 deg layers in MS14 and MS15 must be reversed.
2.1204 was the configuration in end 2002 with the implementation of some alignment information especially for target, VDS and MUON.
The bug found in version 2.1203 was corrected. Another change with respect to the old geometry were some shifts of MAGNET, RICH and ECAL based on the statement that everybody (alignment,FLT and SLT) uses for the magnet center x/y/z = (0.,0.,450 cm). In a hera-B meeting (23.01.03) it was decided to remove this shifts.
basis is http://www-hera-b.desy.de/subgroup/infra/ps-files/Detector_2002.pdf from March 07 2001 and the geodatic measurements from June 12. 2001; From the geodatic measurements only translations, no rotations were taken.
The TARGET wires have the positions as given from magnet-off alignment (e-mail from T.Zeuner Nov 07 2002) for MAGNET OFF.
a new VDS in agreenment with alignment data (shifts in x and y by ~ 1-3 mm, also shifts in z - Data from M. Braeuer). This will result also in different superlayer positions. Attention: Superlayer SI01 and SI02 overlap.
In MS14 and MS15 the stereolayers had the wrong sign, i.e. for all +- 5 degree layers the sign is reversed.
file $HBROOT/GEO/TARG/tar021203.dat corresponds to target positions obtained from MAGNET-OFF alignment (email from T. Zeuner from Nov. 7 2002). With MAGNET ON all wires are shifted by 0.333 cm to positive x and by 0.036 cm to negative y for compensation of primary beam deflection due to our magnetic field.
Since ARTE-04-01-r2 for horizontal and vertical wires all rotation matrices in GTAR are 1, so such transformation is obsolete.
Note that all GEDE planes have a rotation matrix different from 1.
Note small shifts in x/y/z due to renormalization as described above.
Note small shift due to renormalization as described above.
file $HBROOT/GEO/MUON/muon021126.dat; This Geometry is exactly the same as we have now in reconstruction with alignment corrections.
Don't apply alignment corrections twice!
3.0103 is the configuration in begin of 2003.
3.0105 is the configuration in begin of 2003.
On Jan. 03. 2003 M.Funke informed the collaboration that during the Christmas shutdown two broken target wires have been replaced. Whereas for inner-1 an identical wire as before was inserted, for outer-2 the previous Carbon wire was replaced by a Tungsten ribbon - 500 micrometer in proton direction and 50 micrometer transversal. Geometry 3.0105 is the same as 2.1205 except for this replacement, in particular no changes were made in the position of the targets. The new target ascii file is tar030103.dat.
All dimensions and positions are given in cm.
3.0106 is the configuration in January 2003.
The target positions were updated with respect to version 3.0105. Changes were made only for wires which were in operation. The corresponding target ascii file is tar030106.dat.
3.0206 is the configuration in February 2003. It differs from 3.0105 and 3.0106 only in targets. The corresponding target ascii file is tar030206.dat.
3.0521 is the configuration in January 2003.
3.0522 is the configuration in February 2003.


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Aziz Ansari Is Taking His 'Road to Nowhere' to BAM
The comedian, who has won over audiences with his work on "Parks and Recreation" and "Master of None," is returning to the spotlight after a one-year hiatus
by Andrea Leonhardt April 12, 2019 January 28, 2021
Aziz Ansari is coming to BAM. Photo credit: Improv.com
Aziz Ansari, the very funny "Master of None," is currently on his stand-up comedy tour, and fortunately for Brooklynites, despite the show's title "Road to Nowhere," the tour is leading him also to BAM on Thursday, May 16.
Ansari had his breakthrough in 2009 as local official Tom Haverford in the popular sitcom "Parks and Recreation," starring Amy Poehler. That same year, he also made a big impression on movie audiences with his scene-stealing small part in "Funny People" which featured Adam Sandler and Seth Rogen.
His 2015 Netflix comedy series "Master of None" has won numerous Emmy and Golden Globe Awards and nominations. In 2017, Ansari was honored with the Charlie Chaplin Britannia Award for Excellence in Comedy.
Ansari also had a number of popular stand-up specials, including "Aziz Ansari: Dangerously Delicious" and "Aziz Ansari: Live in Madison Square Garden." His fast-talking, high-energy approach to humor also earned him a headlining spot at the Bonnaroo Festival in 2010.
In addition to his work as a writer and performer, Ansari has lent his voice to animated projects in both film and television including the Fox animated series "Bob's Burgers," as well as the animated features "Epic" and "Ice Age: Continental Drift." In 2015, Ansari carved out some time to write a best-selling book about relationships called "Modern Romance," which he co-authored with sociologist Eric Klinenberg.
This is Ansari's first tour since he was suspected of sexual misconduct in 2018. The comic was accused by an anonymous woman of allegedly forcing himself on her at his apartment. While he thought the incident was consensual, she did not. In response, Ansari took time off to process the incident; this past February he returned to the spotlight, kicking off his tour.
His comedy style tends to focus on aspects of his personal life. Accordingly, the Brooklyn audience can expect him to add his take on the current times by touching on topics ranging from cultural appropriation, racism and sexual misconduct.
"I like talking about things that are going on in my life because that's always going to be different and original," he said. "No one else is gonna be talking about my personal experiences."
Photo credit: azizansari.com
Aziz Ansari: Road to Nowhere
When: Thursday, May 16, 7:00pm
Where: BAM Howard Gilman Opera House, 30 Lafayette Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11217
How much: $44 – $84. For tickets, go here.
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