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How America Can Step Up Its Leadership Role in the Arctic
James Collins, Michael Sfraga, Ross Virginia, Kenneth Yalowitz
National Interest
Summary: The United States must make clear that it is prepared to continue Arctic cooperation and welcomes constructive Russian activity in the region.
On April 24, the United States will assume the chairmanship of the Arctic Council for two years. The Council is an eight-country forum, which since its inception in 1996, has successfully governed pan-Arctic cooperation on a consensus basis. A key question for the United States is whether the current complex geopolitical environment and tense atmosphere in Russian relations with the West will impinge future Arctic cooperation. According to the report of an international group of leading experts, cooperation can be maintained, provided all Arctic countries continue to address Arctic issues on their own merits and manage competing national interests within a framework of international cooperation that has shielded this region since the end of the Cold War. The task of the United States will be to provide the leadership and political vision to keep the Arctic Council and the Arctic on a positive path.
Ambassador Collins was the U.S. ambassador to the Russian Federation from 1997 to 2001 and is an expert on the former Soviet Union, its successor states, and the Middle East.
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In the post–Cold War era, tensions in the Arctic were replaced by the constructive work of the Arctic Council on environmental protection, sustainable development and commitment to responsible stewardship of a rapidly changing region. These efforts were facilitated by the UN Treaty on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS), which has provided an accepted framework to resolve border conflicts and set rules of the game for dividing up seabed natural riches and ensuring rights of passage in the Arctic Ocean.
This vision is now being challenged by events in the region and outside. Russia's recently increased military presence and large-scale military maneuvers in the region have sparked concerns among its Arctic partners about a more militarized Arctic, and U.S. energy sanctions on Russian oil and gas projects in response to Russia's involvement in the war in Ukraine have injected outside political issues into the Arctic's economic development. The press at times has described these developments in sensational terms as the beginning of a new "great game" in which Arctic states are locked in open-ended competition for territory, resources and prestige.
The fact is, however, that there is scant evidence to support this portrayal. Rather, extended seabed claims beyond the 200-nautical-mile zone granted each state under UNCLOS are being considered by UNCLOS bodies, and so far, all concerned states are committed to this diplomatic process. Further, most accessible and known offshore oil and gas deposits in the Arctic are located within the 200-nautical-mile exclusive economic zones of the Arctic states and are not contested. One question is how Russia or other states would react if their extensive claims to additional extended territorial shelf limits are not accepted. Several Arctic states have made competing claims and several besides Russia have taken steps to increase their military presence in the Arctic. All argue this is necessary to defend borders and natural resources therein.
Since October, 2014, a group of approximately fifty international experts, government officials and representatives of leading NGO's convened by the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, Dartmouth, the University of Alaska Fairbanks and the University of the Arctic has been meeting to discuss prospects for the Arctic and prepare policy recommendations for the U.S. Arctic Council chairmanship program. Meeting on February 23 in Washington, the group unanimously concluded that the Arctic must and, with adequate political will, can remain an area for peaceful cooperation, scientific research and sustainable economic development, and should be kept apart from the current complex geopolitical environment.
All agreed that U.S. failure to ratify UNCLOS continues to weaken the American voice in the Arctic and that ratification would enhance U.S. authority on Arctic issues, as well as underscore its commitment to peaceful development of the Arctic and avoidance of border conflict. As is well known, the Arctic is experiencing significant change due to global warming, resulting in the rapid melting of sea ice, potential increases in Arctic shipping and planning for the development of energy and natural resources.
U.S. planning for its chairmanship is well advanced under the newly formed position of Special Arctic Representative, occupied by the recently appointed retired Coast Guard Admiral Robert Papp. That planning focuses on three areas—addressing the impacts of climate change, improving economic and living conditions and Arctic Ocean safety, security and stewardship. The February conference endorsed these plans and also decided a series of recommendations in a report to the U.S. government on additional steps to pursue within the Arctic Council with a particular focus on the geopolitical context. These included:
Provide for regular consultations at the subpolitical level to keep lines of communication open.
Help establish a multilateral center for training and exercises on search and rescue and dealing with oil spills to develop cooperative practices and communication possibilities in the Arctic.
Resume military-military contacts as soon as conditions permit and enhance contacts between Coast Guards to address maritime safety and operational challenges for the region. The Arctic Coast Guard Forum is an important example.
Develop a standardized procedure for communicating the movement of military assets in the Arctic to deal with natural disasters to prevent misunderstandings that could develop from rapid deployment of military assets during emergencies.
Arctic issues are beyond the scientific understanding and management capacity of any single country, and cooperation is essential in the face of enormous challenges there. This will take political will and commitment on all sides in the current environment. The United States must make clear that it is prepared to continue Arctic cooperation and welcomes constructive Russian activity in the region. Only time will tell, but the Arctic remains one of the few promising pathways, despite the major downturn in Western relations with Russia.
This article was originally published in the National Interest.
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Irvine Harbour is on the Ayrshire Coast between Ardrossan and Troon. Entry is by the starboard hand beacon at 55°36'.18 N 04°42'W. Admiralty charts 1866, 2220 & 2126. Notice to Mariners number 01/07 IH refers to the extinguished port hand perch.
From a distance, Irvine can be identified by five blocks of multi story flats located near to the town centre, together with numerous chimneys and church spires. Two nautical miles down the coast, the two and a half cable long, light coloured facade of a paper mill is prominent, particularly when approaching from the south. A tall white tide marker station, referred to locally as the pilot house, is just within the harbour entrance. It is usually seen before the six metre high entrance beacon which is surmounted by a circular deck and solar panels. At night the entrance beacon (Fl.G.3s 6m 5M) flashes green lights every three seconds. A pair of leading lights, (F.R.15m5M - F.G.10m5M) red showing above green 051°T, located on towers 100 metres apart on the harbour wharf, initially give the line of the fairway, and can usually be picked out in daylight. The extent of the stone groynes forming the channel from the entrance beacon to the shoreline is indicated by lines of wooden perches to port and starboard. The entrance beacon also marks the approximate position of the sand bar, which has a charted depth of less than a metre at MLWS. There can be breaking seas at the bar in wind over tide conditions, especially after a spell of heavy rain, when the rivers Irvine and Garnock are in spate. The depth on the bar is affected by the wind. Vessels without local knowledge should exercise extreme caution in northerly or southerly winds as there is a set across the entrance. In particular, note that the charted depth over the bar may vary from season to season.
A retracting pedestrian bridge has been established at: 55°36'.46N 04°41'.44W just up stream from the second leading light. The purpose of this bridge is to provide pedestrian access to the "Big Idea" Innovations Centre. At MHWS, this hazard to navigation has an air draft of 5 metres under the central span. In the open position the channel is through the opening marked by port and starboard lights on the two bridge supports. In the closed position two additional red lights, mounted on the bridge mid channel, are illuminated.
On the river there are 3 trots of fore and aft moorings which are available for resident boats only. On the Irvine side there are pontoons with berths available for both residents and visitor boats. These are on the west section of the pontoons, with the east section being reserved for the Maritime Museum exhibits. There is no booking system in place and fees should be paid at the Ship Inn. We hope to expand this opportunity shortly with provision of power and water.
Petrol, diesel and bottled gas are available at garages in town, about one mile away from the harbor.
There are numerous pubs, restaurants and hotels in the harbour area. The Magnum Leisure Centre offers facilities for most indoor sports, including an indoor swimming pool and sauna. The Harbour Arts Centre exhibits the work of local artists and often has live entertainment. Further up the harbour adjacent to the slip, Irvine Water Sports Club offers hospitality to the crews of visiting vessels. Showers are also available. The Scottish Maritime Museum is located at various sites about the harbour area. Exhibits include a Clyde puffer, a Victorian ship workers flat, an historic engine shop which has been transported from a Govan shipyard and re erected in Irvine. The railway station is close by with frequent fast trains to Glasgow and Prestwick Airport. Beyond the railway station is an extensive shopping mall which offers a 24 hour choice of supermarkets and most other shopping requirements. Bogside Flats on the north shore of the harbour is a registered site of special scientific interest, largely mud flats and bird sanctuary. Extra care should be taken not to pollute the Harbour. Toilets and Showers are provided by North Ayrshire Council at their facility adjacent to the Pilot House.
Whilst every care has been taken in compiling these Sailing Directions and they are believed to be correct at the time of printing (January 2013),the author will not be held responsible for any loss, mishap or accident occurring as a result of using the information contained herein.


Women at a nail salon on the Upper West Side of New York, November 3, 2014.
Last week, Sarah Maslin Nir's two-part New York Times exposé on New York City's nail salon industry spurred Governor Andrew Cuomo to enact emergency protections for the state's nail salon workers to guard against alleged labor, wage and safety violations. The story also raised an important business question: What should the industry do now to protect workers and rehabilitate itself in the eyes of customers? Unfortunately, getting an unvarnished answer isn't easy.
From those in the industry who will talk, there's little agreement. Some spokespeople insist that products are safe, as long as they're used as directed, and say that educating nail technicians is the key to avoiding risk. Others, however, say that the industry must take broader action. Not surprisingly, many workers' advocates are calling for more regulation and enforcement, along with harsher penalties for nail salons that don't protect employees.
"The manicure-pedicure industry needs to look at what measures it can instantly impose upon itself voluntarily to head off substantial regulation. And [those measures] could be onerous," says Sam Singer, president of Singer Associates, a San Francisco-based crisis communication firm.
Beyond allegations of wage theft and other violations alleged in the Times story, it's not unusual for salons to hire nail technicians on commission, which may not equal the minimum wage for the number of hours worked, says nail salon consultant Jaime Schrabeck, who is also the owner of Precision Nails, a salon in Carmel, California. Even workers who went to school and are licensed often do not know this practice is illegal, she adds. Schrabeck says cosmetology schools and other training facilities should also teach students and trainees about their rights when it comes to getting paid.
New York's new regulations require salons to be bonded, so those assets can be tapped for worker reimbursement if salon owners aren't paying fairly. Getting such a bond for several thousand dollars shouldn't be too prohibitive for salons, and would further protect employees, says New York City employment attorney Lloyd Ambinder, a partner at law firm Virginia & Ambinder, LLP, which is representing workers who filed suit against Envy Nails, alleging wage and other labor violations.
And while increased wages and bond requirements also increase overhead, investing in workers isn't necessarily a death knell for affordable services. Nail and waxing salon chain MiniLuxe, which has nine locations in Massachusetts and Texas, offers full-time employees 401(k) options, health care benefits, and paid time off. CEO Sue Thirlwall says these policies also helps it retain workers. MiniLuxe's signature manicure is still only $20 and its signature pedicure is $39.
Charlene Obernauer, executive director of New York City Committee for Occupational Safety and Health (NYCOSH), a membership organization of groups concerned with worker health and safety, believes that barriers to licensure also put workers at risk. In New York, NYCOSH advocates removing requirements such as immigration status and having a tax identification number so workers can be licensed regardless of their citizenship status. She also says the exam should be offered in Nepali, as people from Nepal make up one of the largest populations of nail workers in the city.
"That's a huge issue, and I think it's where New York State can really step up," Obernauer says.
Nail salon health concerns include long-term exposure to chemicals, transmission of infection and disease, and repetitive stress injuries. Schrabeck says that many major manufacturers have already removed the controversial chemicals toluene, dibutyl phthalate, and formaldehyde from their formulations. However, some salon owners buy cheaper brands that may contain the chemicals, which are legal in the U.S.
An emailed statement from OSHA says that it has been concerned about nail salon health issues and is looking at updating the agency's "outdated" Permissible Exposure Limits for Workers, which have not changed since their adoption in 1971. But regulatory consultant Doug Schoon, co-chair of the Nail Manufacturer's Council (NMC) which was created by the PBA and includes nail care product manufacturers, says most risk can be eliminated through using products according to manufacturers' directions. That includes using gloves where indicated and ensuring that the salon is properly ventilated.
Still, not all nail salon workers are in a position to stand up to poor workplace practices. Schrabeck says salon owners need to take responsibility for the products they use and the working conditions in their salons. "At some point the salon owners have to be held accountable for what they're doing. You can't tell me they don't know that what they're buying, based on the price, based on the packaging, is not adequate, that it's not meeting what would be considered the minimum standards for what should be used," she says.
In addition, she says simply requiring workers and customers to wash their hands before a manicure can help make conditions more sanitary. Giving workers adequate breaks, comfortable seating, and proper sanitizing equipment are all basic, but important practices in a well-run salon, she adds.
MiniLuxe avoids some of these issues by simply not offering certain services, such as acrylic nail application and others that contain harsh chemicals. The company's gentler approach helped it close $23 million in Series C funding in October 2014. Thirlwall estimates it will double its number of locations over the next year.
Posting the report cards could motivate compliance and help some businesses attract customers. "I think that nail salons [with good grades] could double or triple their business," Singer says.
But, many experts agree that this is also an economic issue, driven by consumer demand for cheap grooming services. Even with all of the attention that's been paid to nail salon workers, the industry as a whole and salons, in particular, need to inform consumers about why it's time to stop shopping for nails done on the cheap.
"Ultimately everyone is getting shorted except for the salon owner," Schrabeck says.


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The Interview: Managing Change With Mary Huss
By Janet Reilly
Publishing dynamo and Bay Area Council chair Mary Huss on adaptability, change management and the future of our region in uncertain times. (Spencer Brown)
Mary Huss has been making (business) news in the Bay Area for nearly three decades. The infectiously charismatic Huss has served as publisher of the San Francisco Business Times since 1991. In 2018, she added the Silicon Valley Business Journal — another American City Business Journal publication— to her portfolio as well. While newspapers nationwide have folded, Huss' titles have thrived under her entrepreneurial leadership, thanks to new media products and annual events like 100 Most Influential Women in Business and Best Places to Work in the Bay Area.
Last year, Huss added a different kind of title to her name: chair of the Bay Area Council. The 75-year-old, CEO-led public policy group tackles some of the region's toughest challenges, like housing, homelessness and transportation. It is a challenge she relishes — even in these tough economic times.
I caught up with Huss via Zoom at her Sausalito home. Even with technology as a buffer between us, Huss' energy, magnetism and intelligence shone bright. Our discussion ran the gamut from economic forecasts to women in publishing to choosing career over marriage. Meet Mary Huss …
It has been about a year since you became chair of the Bay Area Council. I'm thinking it's not a year that you had anticipated. No.
What was your vision when you took on this role and how has that vision changed given the current environment? It began with sadness. I was encouraged by Bernard Tyson [the prior chair] to take the role, and I was terrified of stepping into those shoes. You know Bernard Tyson; he was this great leader and convener of our region. He inspired me to step into the role and I felt like we had real momentum, especially
on the issues of homelessness and transportation.
But the shock of losing Bernard — literally the week that the gavel was to be passed — was the beginning of a lot of shock and change. And one thing that was already creeping in was a sense of disillusionment with our business climate. It was anecdotal, but it was beginning to track in surveys that there was a sense of exodus, people were leaving, and that was very much related to the high cost of housing and the high cost of doing business.
And that wasn't just San Francisco, you're talking Bay Area-wide. Yes, and it was making it harder to attract a workforce. Whereas 15 years ago, 10 years ago, young talent came in droves. Now they're actually choosing not to live in the Bay Area. That was certainly a concern of mine.
So, the priorities are largely unchanged: housing, homelessness, transportation … Well, another area of focus that has really emerged is the issue of our business climate. What's going to keep businesses here and stop people from leaving? I'm going to blend into my role with the Business Times here, but what I was experiencing anecdotally in stories our reporters would write about "the exodus" is now starting to show up in polls. It breaks my heart because I love California, I love the Bay Area, and I love San Francisco. But it's a reality.
It's a challenge and you obviously like challenges and are not afraid of them. I mean, this is where real leadership is necessary. Well, I don't know. Maybe I'm crazy.
Is there anything about the pandemic response of the Bay Area business community — the large corporations — that has surprised you in any way? This has been an accelerator on so many levels. Take the health care industry [with telemedicine]. We've seen changes that would have taken 18 months or two years to fully implement happen in two or three weeks. The same thing has happened in the banking industry.
Do you think it has fundamentally changed the way people work? Is it lasting? Yes, I think so. The utilization of technology is so much better now; we've all gotten rapid-fire better at all of this stuff. Look at the businesses of the dot-com era that failed because the consuming audience wasn't ready for them. We just weren't advanced enough yet.
As the publisher of a major media entity, you had to pivot and adapt long before the pandemic. Do you think that made you particularly adept at making changes? You're right. We've had to pivot and adapt and pivot and adapt.
It's a different world than it was when you started, for sure. Yes. At the time of the Great Recession, people were moving to digital, classifieds were tanking, ad revenue was declining, and the financial crisis just accelerated that. So, we've had to adapt. We have so many different revenue streams that we didn't have then.
You had to invent those revenue streams. Whether it be with your events or targeting different audiences, you were very adaptable. I like change. And this is not to set aside the sadness and the tragedy and the loss, because it's deep. But here's what I don't think — and call me wrong in five years, all right? — I don't think people are going to stop. Office culture won't end. How do you really build a culture if you can't be together? It's going to be different, but there's going to be a time of recovery and people will gather again to work. I can't imagine they won't.
The type of thing that really has my attention is what Pinterest did when it canceled its lease. They canceled and they're doing great. It's not like they're going, 'Hey, we've got to save some money here.' And then you've got Stripe, which actually chose to leave the City, and they are giving employees $20,000 cash if they move. [Twitter CEO] Jack Dorsey has publicly said, "No one wants to move to San Francisco anymore. No one can afford to live in San Francisco anymore." That has my attention.
What's it like to cover the business community when so much business has shut down? Well, I think it's harder for reporters. It's harder for newer reporters that are fresh on the scene to build relationships. Your more senior reporters, they do just fine. There are all kinds of ways to listen and to be plugged in, but it is harder.
Do you feel that the pandemic has changed the way people consume media? Oh yeah. I think so. We've seen double-digit growth in our audience. I myself am devouring media constantly. I think people are hungry for information.
You've had such a long, successful career in media, yet it's still really a male-dominated field. What challenges have you faced as a woman coming through the ranks, and what advice might you give to young women who would like to go into the media and publishing business? I started on the news side. I have a journalism degree, but I ended up gravitating to the business side and I was very goal driven. I feel lucky to have been in an entrepreneurial organization. Now, if I go back and I think of some of the things back then, there was all kinds of sexism going on that I just kind of [blocked out with] tunnel vision.
I got opportunities and I was never afraid to take them. It has always surprised me that sometimes people will not want to take an opportunity that presents itself. My advice is: Don't be afraid and don't think you can't do something. I can't tell you how many things I had no idea how to do. You can't let your fear of failure or the feeling that you don't know what you're doing get in the way. I think entrepreneurial organizations give you a chance to find your way more often.
What have you learned about yourself during the pandemic? I haven't gone and gotten a haircut, and I hate myself for it. Seriously though, I have learned thatI really don't want to go out and risk it. I'm willing to take a lot of risks in my life, but I'm pretty conservative about where I'll go and who I'll interact with. In a way though, that might be costing me.
Have you learned any new skills or picked up anything? I installed my own modem. I installed my own printer. No, really!
Why do you think the Bay Area business community will prevail? I believe in our spirit of innovation. I believe that we are entrepreneurs, that we bootstrap ourselves, that we always invent our way out of it. Now, this is going to be a lot harder and it's going to take everybody pulling together. When I first came to California, the Oakland fires had just happened and the [Loma Prieta] earthquake shortly before that. We were in a recession. The U-Hauls were leaving town then, too. People were predicting the demise of many, many things. But we just boomed four or five years after that. It's a lot worse now than it was then because of the pandemic and climate change, but I believe we will bounce back.
Lighting Round
The biggest risk I've taken … Taking on something that I don't know how to do, from the first time I left the most comfortable job at a daily to join a startup.
My biggest regret is … Well, look, I've never gotten married. We could go deep into the psychology of it, but I think I've missed something by not having a real partner in life. But I don't think it's accidental.
I'm happiest when … Traveling to an exotic, new place. I just enjoy getting deep into the culture. I love it.
If I had a magic wand, I would … Restore civility and humanity to our country.
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9 Days | Belize City to Caye Caulker
Group size: Max 16, avg 12
The tiny Caribbean nation of Belize is packed full of wonders, from the world's oldest known Maya sites to the second largest reef system on the planet. On this refreshing journey, immerse yourself in the world of the Maya on visits to mysterious jungle ruins, and glimpse the living traditions of this ancient civilization as you learn to make tortillas alongside local women. Gain insights into community conservation at a wildlife sanctuary founded by a National Geographic grantee, and culminate your adventure on the idyllic isle of Caye Caulker, perched along the pristine Belize Barrier Reef.
San Antonio Women's Cooperative visit with Pottery Class and Local Lunch, Visit a G Adventures-supported local women's cooperative, which was founded as a way for under-educated women to earn income and share centuries-old Mayan techniques and knowledge. Meet some of the inspiring women here and gain insight into the tradition of throwing pots. Then sit down to lunch together, sampling traditional foods of the Cayo region.
Itinerary - 9 Days
Day 1 Belize City/Burrell Boom
Arrive at any time in Belize City and transfer to our hotel, located just near the village of Burrell Boom.
Day 2 Burrell Boom
Enjoy a full day boat excursion to Lamanai—a Maya archaeological site dating from as early as 1,500 BC. Located on the wildlife-rich shores of the New River Lagoon and surrounded by dense jungle, Lamanai is one of the oldest known Maya sites in Central America. Explore the sprawling stone ruins with a local guide, and note the abundance of crocodile motifs at the site; the name "Lamanai" translates as "submerged crocodile" in the regional Maya dialect. Afterward, return to our hotel to relax at the patio bar and pool, or stroll the grounds to spot local wildlife.
Day 3 Burrell Boom/San Ignacio
This morning, we'll visit the Community Baboon Sanctuary, co-founded by National Geographic Grantee Dr. Robert Horwich. This community-run organization is dedicated to the conservation of the Yucatán black howler monkey, locally called a baboon. Tour the sanctuary with a guide and observe these endangered monkeys in the wild. Then head to the village of San Antonio to visit a G Adventures–supported women's cooperative. Try your hand at throwing clay in the cooperative's pottery workshop, and learn how to prepare corn tortillas using ancient Maya techniques. After lunch, continue to the bustling town of San Ignacio.
Day 4 San Ignacio
Discover the stunning Maya ruins of Xunantunich, built over a thousand years ago on a hilltop above the Mopan River. Climb the steps of El Castillo, the site's tallest structure, to enjoy panoramic views of the jungle; and wander amid intricately carved stelae and well-preserved temples and palaces. Spend the afternoon at leisure, choosing from a variety of optional activities.
Enjoy a free day to explore San Ignacio and the surrounding countryside. Opt to descend into the spiritual "underworld" of the Maya at the Actun Tunichil Muknal cave, an ancient burial site where mysterious rituals took place; visit a butterfly garden to see the brightly coloured local species; or go canoeing or tubing through the region's breathtaking limestone caves.
Day 6 San Ignacio/Caye Caulker
Drive back towards the coast and catch a ferry to Caye Caulker—one of the Caribbean's most beautiful cayes or islands—located along the Belize Barrier Reef. Settle into your hotel in this breezy island paradise and choose to take a walk through laid-back Caye Caulker village, home to a small but diverse community of local residents and expats.
Day 7 Caye Caulker
Set out to explore the island on a leisurely bike tour with a local guide from the G Adventures–supported Bike with Purpose project. This afternoon, opt for a snorkelling excursion on the Belize Barrier Reef, the second largest barrier reef on the planet. Come face-to-face with sea turtles, manta rays, parrotfish, nurse sharks, and other fascinating creatures as you swim through the warm tropical waters. In the evening, choose to take a relaxing sunset cruise around the island.
Spend the day at leisure, opting to join a full-day sailing and snorkelling trip to Hol Chan Marine Reserve—the first marine reserve in Belize. Swim alongside schools of tropical fish in this spectacular natural aquarium and visit the Coral Gardens, perhaps spotting a manatee or two among the vibrant coral formations. Cap off the day with a cruise back to Caye Caulker just before sunset. Tonight, we'll enjoy a farewell dinner at a popular local restaurant.
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NEW YORK and LONDON; May 24, 2010 – Insurers plan to invest $84 million, on average, over the next three years to improve their multi-channel distribution strategies, according to findings of a global survey of 125 insurers by Accenture (NYSE:ACN).
The survey also indicates that insurers will shift investment priorities to mobile technologies, digital marketing, including social media such as Facebook, and channel integration over the next three years. While a limited number of insurers said their current investments are focused on creating mobile capabilities, improving digital marketing, and integrating channels (19 percent, 34 percent and 36 percent, respectively), a much higher percentage of insurers are planning or considering investments in these areas for the near future (62 percent, 49 percent and 44 percent, respectively).
According to the survey, insurers will increasingly tailor their marketing strategy to specific customer segments. More than one-quarter (26 percent) of insurers said they will customize their products, promotions, channels, services, and pricing strategies to specific customer segments in the next three years. The survey showed that only 14 percent of insurers currently tailor all of these activities by customer segment.
Nearly two-thirds of insurers (63 percent) do not consider their current distribution model as a source of competitive advantage.
The emergence of new technologies was the most widely cited factor (85 percent) by insurers for making decisions to invest in distribution over the next three years, followed closely by changes in customer needs and attitudes (84 percent), new regulations (81 percent) and the increasing importance of advice in the distribution of insurance products (also 81 percent).
Sixty-three percent of insurers said that all services -- including quoting, underwriting, billing, claims declaration and account management -- will be available online within the next three years; only 21 percent will have these services available on mobile devices within that time.
Three out of four insurers (75 percent) said that developing relationships with "non-tied" channels (independent agents and brokers, and others) was a main priority, with nearly as many (73 percent) naming the development of specialized tools and sales support as a major focus.
Two-thirds (66 percent) of insurers identified investment in training as a key priority for optimizing the performance of their captive sales force, with nearly as many (64 percent) identifying specialized tools and sales support, including information technology (IT), as their main priority.
Aligning IT infrastructure with a defined distribution strategy was cited by 63 percent of insurers as a key challenge.
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The Ghost Brigades are the Special Forces of the Colonial Defense Forces, elite troops created from the DNA of the dead and turned into the perfect soldiers for the CDF's toughest operations. Theyre young, theyre fast and strong, and theyre totally without normal human qualms.
The universe is a dangerous place for humanity—and it's about to become far more dangerous. Three races that humans have clashed with before have allied to halt our expansion into space. Their linchpin: the turncoat military scientist Charles Boutin, who knows the CDFs biggest military secrets. To prevail, the CDF must find out why Boutin did what he did.
Jared Dirac is the only human who can provide answers -- a superhuman hybrid, created from Boutin's DNA, Jareds brain should be able to access Boutin's electronic memories. But when the memory transplant appears to fail, Jared is given to the Ghost Brigades.
At first, Jared is a perfect soldier, but as Boutins memories slowly surface, Jared begins to intuit the reasons for Boutins betrayal. As Jared desperately hunts for his "father," he must also come to grips with his own choices. Time is running out: The alliance is preparing its offensive, and some of them plan worse things than humanitys mere military defeat… John Scalzis debut novel Old Mans War was a finalist for science fictions Hugo Award. His other novels include The Ghost Brigades and The Androids Dream. He lives in southern Ohio with his wife and daughter.
Jared Dirac is the only human who can provide answers—a superhuman hybrid, created from Boutin's DNA, Jareds brain should be able to access Boutin's electronic memories. But when the memory transplant appears to fail, Jared is given to the Ghost Brigades.
At first, Jared is a perfect soldier, but as Boutins memories slowly surface, Jared begins to intuit the reasons for Boutins betrayal. As Jared desperately hunts for his "father," he must also come to grips with his own choices. Time is running out: The alliance is preparing its offensive, and some of them plan worse things than humanitys mere military defeat.
"A mix of Starship Troopers and Universal Soldier, Ghost Brigades evokes awakening, betrayal, and combat in the best military sci-fi tradition."—Entertainment Weekly
"An impressive piece of work."—Philadelphia Inquirer
"Fast and deep . . . I like the galaxy this author's playing in, the characters he limns, the situations he's playing with, and I'm glad there's at least one more volume on the way."—San Diego Union-Tribune
"In Heinleinesque fashion, the book is loaded with scenes of comradeship, isolation, ruthlessness and the protocols, which govern the lives of active-duty soldiers. But this is where Scalzi, famous for his blog 'The Whatever, surpasses Heinlein. Scalzi weaves in subtle discussions of humanity's growing fear of aging and our simultaneous attraction and repulsion to the Frankenstein-like creatures we are able to create."—San Antonio Express-News
"Scalzi is a natural heir to Heinlein, and his second book in this series is a good old-fashioned space opera, which takes time to question the nature of free will."—St. Louis Press-Dispatch
"The alliance of three alien races against interstellar humanity, the defection of a human military scientist, and the signs of an impending war call for desperate measures from the Colonial Defense Forces. The creation of the superhuman hybrid Jared Dirac from the DNA of the traitor Charles Boutin is intended to provide a window on Boutin's mind and on the reasons for the alien alliance, but the transfer apparently fails, and Dirac is assigned to the Ghost Brigades, Special Forces troops cloned from the DNA of dead men minus any moral qualms. The sequel to Old Man's War combines taut military action with keen insights into the moral issues revolving around developing technologies. Scalzi has a finely tuned sense of balance between personal drama and the 'big picture in this SCI FI Essential Book choice. Highly recommended."—Library Journal (starred review)
"Scalzi's riveting and original Old Man's War introduced readers to the Colonial Defense Forces (CDF), an Earth-based galactic army composed of senior citizens rejuvenated by high-tech wizardry into youthful warriors. In this equally engaging, battle-driven sequel, the CDF's latest operation entails tracking down renegade scientist Charles Boutin, who is responsible for handing over deadly military secrets to humanity's extraterrestrial enemies. Fortunately, a computer-based replica of Boutin's consciousness is on file and ready for transfer into newly cloned special-forces soldier Jirad Dirac, who shares Boutin's DNA. When the consciousness transfer doesn't quite take, Dirac is handed off to a battalion for routine but closely monitored training. Just when Dirac is getting comfortable with his own identity, however, Boutin's memories kick in, and Dirac and his team are summarily dispatched to an enemy planet to capture Boutin and solve the mystery of his treason before humanity is destroyed. Scalzi skillfully weaves together action, memorable characterizations, and a touch of philosophy in a first-rate military sf outing."—Carl Hays, Booklist
"[A] fast-paced interstellar military drama . . . It follows Jared Dirac, a superhuman soldier, from unusual birth to ambiguous death. Dirac is an altered clone of Charles Boutin, a military scientist who betrayed humankind to alien aggressors, and the Colonial Defense Forces' only hope of finding Boutin lies in transplanting his memories into Dirac's brain. When the transplant seems to fail, Dirac is sent to Special Forces, known as the Ghost Brigades for their habit of creating new soldiers from the DNA of the dead. His indoctrination there comes in handy when Boutin's memories begin to surface. Scalzi pays gleeful homage to Ender's Game, The Forever War and Starship Troopers."—Publishers Weekly
"The sequel to Old Man's War combines taut military action with keen insights into the moral issues revolving around developing technologies. Scalzi has a finely tuned sense of balance between personal drama and the 'big picture' ... Highly recommended."
--Library Journal (starred review) on The Ghost Brigades
"A mix of Starship Troopers and Universal Soldier, Ghost evokes awakening, betrayal, and combat in the best military sci-fi tradition."
--Entertainment Weekly on The Ghost Brigades
"An impressive piece of work." -- Philadelphia Inquirer on The Ghost Brigades
"Fast and deep...I like the galaxy this author's playing in, the characters he limns, the situations he's playing with, and I'm glad there's at least one more volume on the way."
-- San Diego Union-Tribune on The Ghost Brigades
"In Heinleinesque fashion, the book is loaded with scenes of comradeship, isolation, ruthlessness and the protocols, which govern the lives of active-duty soldiers. But this is where Scalzi, famous for his blog 'The Whatever,' surpasses Heinlein. Scalzi weaves in subtle discussions of humanity's growing fear of aging and our simultaneous attraction and repulsion to the Frankensteinlike creatures we are able to create." -- San Antonio Express-News on The Ghost Brigades
"Scalzi is a natural heir to Heinlein, and his second book in this series is a good old-fashioned space opera, which takes time to question the nature of free will."
-- St. Louis Press-Dispatch on The Ghost Brigades
"Astonishingly proficient."
--Publishers Weekly (starred review) on Old Man's War
"Top-notch. His combat scenes are blood-roiling. His dialogue is suitably snappy and profane. And the moral and philosophical issues he raises... insert useful ethical burrs under the military saddle of the story."
--The Washington Post on Old Man's War
"Smartly conceived and thoroughly entertaining, Old Man's War is a splendid novel."
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The Ghost Brigades are the Special Forces of the Colonial Defense Forces, elite troops created from the DNA of the dead and turned into the perfect soldiers for the CDF's toughest operations. They're young, they're fast and strong, and they're totally without normal human qualms.
The universe is a dangerous place for humanity--and it's about to become far more dangerous. Three races that humans have clashed with before have allied to halt our expansion into space. Their linchpin: the turncoat military scientist Charles Boutin, who knows the CDF's biggest military secrets. To prevail, the CDF must find out why Boutin did what he did.
Jared Dirac is the only human who can provide answers -- a superhuman hybrid, created from Boutin's DNA, Jared's brain should be able to access Boutin's electronic memories. But when the memory transplant appears to fail, Jared is given to the Ghost Brigades.
At first, Jared is a perfect soldier, but as Boutin's memories slowly surface, Jared begins to intuit the reason's for Boutin's betrayal. As Jared desperately hunts for his "father," he must also come to grips with his own choices. Time is running out: The alliance is preparing its offensive, and some of them plan worse things than humanity's mere military defeat...
Praise for "Old Man's War"
"Though a lot of SF writers are more or less efficiently continuing the tradition of Robert A. Heinlein, Scalzi's astonishingly proficient first novel reads like an original work by the late grand master...The novel's tone is right on target, too--sentimentality balanced by hardheaded calculation, know-it-all smugness moderated by innocent wonder. This virtuoso debut pays tribute to SF's past while showing that well-worn tropes still can have real zip when they're approached with ingenuity."
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John Scalzi won the 2006 John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer, and his debut novel Old Mans War was a finalist for science fictions Hugo Award. His other books include The Androids Dream and The Last Colony. He has won the Hugo Award, the Romantic Times Reviewers Choice Award for science-fiction, the Seiun, The Kurd Lasswitz and the Geffen awards. His weblog, Whatever, is one of the most widely-read web sites in modern SF. Born and raised in California, Scalzi studied at the University of Chicago. He lives in southern Ohio with his wife and daughter.
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John Scalzi can do no wrong. Having fallen in love with "Old Man's War," I was momentarily hesitant to suddenly pick up a book that had a whole new cast of characters. It turns out I had nothing to fear... Scalzi's character-handling is superb, creating likeable and accessible protagonists and background figures. This book is not a direct sequel to its predecessor, it's more like a "parallel-quel." Eventually we meet some familiar faces, and it doesn't take long to feel like we're right back in the OMW Universe. Scalzi's handling of speculative science makes this a delicate balance between Hard Sci-Fi and Space Opera. At the beginning of the series, we're introduced to a semi-utopian glimpse of the future, but as the series develops, it become progressively more dystopian. Scalzi also is a master of balancing horrific events with humor, (occasionally gallows humor,) in a crafty and brilliant way that makes this sci-fi author jealous. But I forgive Mr. Scalzi... it's impossible not to.
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Fabio Capello will learn England's Euro 2012 fate on Friday admitting his charges face a stiffer challenge next summer than they did at the World Cup.
In what Capello has confirmed will be his final tournament as England coach, there is a clear worst-case scenario - it pits the Three Lions against one of last years' finalists in South Africa, Spain or Holland, plus Cristiano Ronaldo's Portugal and a resurgent French outfit, who won at Wembley just over 12 months ago.
Quite obviously, it would be a draw substantially harder than a pairing with the United States, Algeria and Slovenia which proved so troublesome in South Africa, leading Capello to his firm conclusion; the Euros are tougher than the World Cup. Capello said: "Absolutely. This time it will be stronger."
He added: "It will be stronger because if you look at the groups and all the teams, particularly the three European teams who reached the World Cup semi-finals; the technical level is at the top, the organisation of the teams is at the top.
The FA's director of football development Sir Trevor Brooking may have caused a stir by refusing to rule out the possibility of Capello remaining in post beyond the end of his £6million-a-year contract next summer. However, the 65-year-old Italian's mind is made up. Once England's Euro 2012 campaign is over, so is his time in the job.
Yet Giovanni Trapattoni, who is 72, has already agreed a two-year extension to remain as Republic of Ireland chief, so the issue is not quite as ludicrous as it appears.
Capello has no intention of following suit. Neither, really, does he want to be in the adjoining dug-out to his illustrious compatriot.
"I hope not," he said. "The countries are close and also it would be two Italian managers, so I prefer not to be drawn with them. We cannot draw Italy as we are in the same pot, but this would be the same for me to face another Italian manager."


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They are asking fans to bring items such as dilute, rice pudding, rice, biscuits, long-life milk, shower gel and deodorant.
Reds in the Community chief executive officer, Paul France, said: "This will be the last Reds Against Hunger collection held at Oakwell Stadium this season, and we hope to make this one the biggest so far.
"We launched the campaign just before Christmas to help support those in need over the festive period.
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The U.S. Intelligence Community (IC) stands at the dawn of a new era of technological innovation and transformation unprecedented in its history. In this final report, the CSIS Technology and Intelligence Task Force set out to understand the emerging technology landscape, identify the opportunities and challenges to applying technology to intelligence missions, and generate recommendations that will enable the IC to adapt, integrate technology, and maintain an advantage over sophisticated rivals.
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\section{Introduction}
\input{sections/introduction}

\section{Setting}
\input{sections/setting}

\section{Generalized all-or-nothing phenomenon}
\label{sec:aon}
\input{sections/generalized_aon}

\section{Maximum-likelihood estimation}
\label{sec:mle}
\input{sections/application_tensor_PCA}

\section{Conclusion}
\input{sections/conclusion}

\section*{Acknowledgement}
This work was supported in part by
NSF Center on Science of Information
Grants CCF-0939370 and NSF Grants CCF-1524312, CCF-2006440, CCF-2007238.

\section{Postponed proofs of \texorpdfstring{\Cref{sec:aon}}{}}
\label{app:proofs_aon}
\input{appendix/postponed_proofs_aon}

\section{Postponed proofs of \texorpdfstring{\Cref{sec:mle}}{}}
\label{app:proofs_mle}
\input{appendix/postponed_proofs_mle}

\section{Useful lemmas}
\label{app:lemmas}
\input{appendix/appendix_useful_lemmas}

\newpage
\bibliographystyle{IEEEtran}

\subsection{Application to the sparse tensor-PCA problem}
In the following we assume for $d \ge 2$ the following sparse tensor-PCA model with observations
\begin{equation}
\label{eq:model_PCA}
\mathbf{Y} = \sqrt{\lambda} \mathbf{x}^{\otimes d} + \mathbf{Z},
\end{equation}
that corresponds to the additive Gaussian model defined in \Cref{eq:model} using $\mathbf{X} = \mathbf{x}^{\otimes d}$, with $\mathbf{x} \in \mathbb{R}^p$ and $n = p^d$, and considering the Frobenius norm for tensors in $\mathbb{R}^n$ \footnote{Note that this problem can also encompass the planted problem in hypergraph, with observations in the \emph{upper-triangular part} of the tensor as
\begin{equation*}
\mathbf{Y} = (\sqrt{\lambda} \mathbf{x}^{\otimes d} + \mathbf{Z}) \mathbbm{1}_{\{i_1 < \dots < i_d\}}
\end{equation*}
and with $n = \binom{p}{d}$. Results easily extend to the hypergraph variation seamlessly.}. A discrete uniform prior $\tilde{\mathbb{P}}_p$ over $\mathcal{S}_{p-1}$ induces a discrete uniform prior $\mathbb{P}_n$ over $\mathcal{S}_{n-1}$, hence the assumption of the model defined in \Cref{eq:model} are satisfied. Here and in the following we assume $\tilde{\mathbb{P}}_p$ to be a Bernoulli prior over the subset of the unit sphere with $k$ binary entries, hence
$$\mathbf{x} \in \left\{0,\frac{1}{\sqrt{k}}\right\}^p \cap \mathcal{S}_{p-1}=\mathcal{C}_{p,k} = supp(\tilde{\mathbb{P}}_p)$$
The cardinality of the hypothesis space is hence $M_p = \binom{p}{k}$, and $\lambda_n = \log M_p = k \log\left(\frac{p}{k}\right)(1 + o(1))$. The prior $\tilde{\mathbb{P}}_p$ maps to the uniform prior $\mathbb{P}_n$ over the space $supp(\mathbb{P}_n) \subsetneq \mathcal{C}_{n, s} =\{0, s^{-1/2}\}^n \cap \mathcal{S}_{n-1}$, where $s=k^d$. Note here the difference between the $supp(\mathbb{P}_n)$, that is the set of tensors formed as $\mathbf{x}^{\otimes d}$ with $\mathbf{x} \in \mathcal{C}_{p,k}$, and the set $\mathcal{C}_{n,s}$, that is the set of tensors with \emph{any} $s$ entries equal to $s^{-1/2}$. We here study the constrained estimators $\CMMSE$ and $\CMEP$ on the set $\mathcal{C}_{n,s}$, as it allows an easy characterization in terms of the unconstrained one. The main theorem of this section gives a sufficient condition for an AoN phenomenon to hold for the MEP.
\begin{theorem}
\label{th:aon_MEP}
For the sparse Bernoulli tensor-PCA model defined in \Cref{eq:model_PCA}, with $k \in o\left(\log^{\frac{1}{4d -1 }} p \right)$, the $\MEP$ satisfies the weak AoN transition as:
\begin{align*}
&\liminf\limits_{n\to \infty} \MEP_n(\beta \lambda_n)  \ge \frac{1}{4} \ \qquad \beta < 1 \\
&\lim_{n\to \infty} \MEP_n(\beta \lambda_n)
\ \ =  0 \ \ \qquad \beta > 1
\end{align*}
The same transition holds for the $\CMEP_n(\beta \lambda_n)$.
\end{theorem}
We conjecture that the MLE undergoes a strict AoN transition, but further work is necessary to establish the full characterization of the MLE in the impossibility regime.
\begin{proof}
The main idea of the proof is to relate the MMSE to the MEP studying the constrained counterpart of both. For these latter two quantities, a simple first-moment method can be applied, as there exists a minimum non-vanishing distance between any two points in the constrained set $\mathcal{C}_{n,s}$. Hence, for any estimator $\hat{\mathbf{X}}(\mathbf{Y})$, using the Markov inequality we can derive the following bound on its error probability:
\begin{align*}
\EP_n(\hat{\mathbf{X}}) = {\mathbb E}\left[\mathbbm{1}_{\{\|\hat{\mathbf{X}} - \mathbf{X} \|^2 > 0 \}}\right] &= \mathbb{P}\left[\| \hat{\mathbf{X}} - \mathbf{X} \|^2 \ge \frac{2}{s}\right] \\
&\le \frac{s}{2} {\mathbb E}\left[\| \hat{\mathbf{X}} - \mathbf{X} \|^2\right]
\end{align*}
Note that this is only possible if the estimator is constrained in $\mathcal{C}_{n,s}$. The following bounds can hence be derived with the full proof given in the appendix.
\begin{lemma}
\label{le:mmse_mep_relations}
Given the problem in \Cref{eq:model_PCA}, the following bounds hold:
\begin{equation}
\label{eq:ub_p_error}
\frac{s}{2} \CMMSE_n(\lambda) \ge
\CMEP_n(\lambda)
\end{equation}
\begin{align}
\label{eq:lb_p_error}
\CMEP_n(\lambda) &\ge \frac{1}{4} \CMMSE_n(\lambda)^2 \\
\MEP_n(\lambda) &\ge \frac{1}{4} \MMSE_n(\lambda)^2
\end{align}
\end{lemma}
The inequality given in \Cref{eq:ub_p_error} relates now the $\CMMSE$ to $\CMEP$, such that if the $\CMMSE$ is small enough, then the $\MEP$ is small too. We can further have a bound that relates the $\MMSE$ to the $\CMMSE$ in the same direction, so as to derive a chain of inequalities between the $\MMSE$ and the $\MEP$. This is given by the following lemma.
\begin{lemma}
\label{le:mmse_cmmse}
For any $\epsilon > 0$, $\MMSE_n(\lambda) < \epsilon$ if and only if $ \CMMSE_n(\lambda) < 4 \epsilon s$.
\end{lemma}
\begin{proof}
Let us define the (constrained-) MSE distance as, respectively, $$\CMSE_n(\mathbf{X}, \mathbf{Y}) = \| \mathbf{X}_{\Cl_2}(\mathbf{Y}) - \mathbf{X} \|^2$$ and
$$\MSE_p(\mathbf{X}, \mathbf{Y}) = \| \mathbf{X}_{l_2}(\mathbf{Y}) - \mathbf{X} \|^2.$$
We can write the expectation conditioning on the event $A$ that the first distance is smaller then a given $\delta < \frac{1}{2 s}$,
$$A = \{(\mathbf{X}, \mathbf{Y}) \colon \CMSE_n(\mathbf{X}, \mathbf{Y}) \le \delta \}$$
as:
\begin{align}
\label{eq:cmmse_decomposition}
\CMMSE_n(\lambda) &= {\mathbb E}\left[\CMSE_n(\mathbf{X}, \mathbf{Y})\right]\nonumber \\
&={\mathbb E}\left[\CMSE_n(\mathbf{X}, \mathbf{Y}) | A \right] \mathbb{P}[A] + \nonumber\\
& \hspace{1cm} + {\mathbb E}\left[\CMSE_n(\mathbf{X}, \mathbf{Y}) | A^c \right] \mathbb{P}[A^c].
\end{align}
We now characterize the optimal constrained $l_2$ estimator as the simple rounding of the top entries of the standard posterior average estimator.
\begin{lemma}
\label{le:top_k}
The optimal estimator constrained in the hypothesis space $\mathcal{C}_{n,s}$ for the problem in \Cref{eq:model_PCA} for the MSE reads
$$\mathbf{X}_{\Cl_2} = \argmin\limits_{\hat{\mathbf{X}}(\mathbf{Y}) \in \mathcal{C}_{n, s}} {\mathbb E}[\| \hat{\mathbf{X}}(\mathbf{Y}) - \mathbf{X}\|^2] = \Top_s\left( {\mathbb E}[\mathbf{X} | \mathbf{Y}] \right),$$
where the $\Top_s(\cdot)$ operator rounds the top $s$ entries of $\mathbf{X}$ to $s^{-1/2}$, and zeros out all other entries.
\end{lemma}
Now we can easily note that the following geometrical lemma:
\begin{lemma}
\label{le:top_k_geometric}
For any integer $n$ and $s$ and $\mathbf{U} \in \mathcal{C}_{n,s}$, $\mathbf{V} \in \left[0, s^{-1/2}\right]^n$ and $\delta < \frac{1}{2 s}$, such that $\|\mathbf{U} - \mathbf{V}\|^2 \le \delta$, $$\Top_s(\mathbf{V}) = \mathbf{U}.$$
\end{lemma}
Combining \Cref{le:top_k} and \Cref{le:top_k_geometric} it follows that
\begin{equation}
\label{eq:cmse_zero}
{\mathbb E}\left[ \CMSE_n(\mathbf{X}, \mathbf{Y}) | A \right] = 0
\end{equation}
as $\Top_s(\mathbf{X}_{\Cl_2}) = \mathbf{X}_{\Cl_2}$.
Using the same decomposition for the MMSE with respect to the event
$$B = \{(\mathbf{X}, \mathbf{Y}) \colon \MSE_n(\mathbf{X}, \mathbf{Y}) \le \delta \}$$
we get
\begin{align}
\label{eq:mmse_decomposition}
\MMSE_n(\beta) &= {\mathbb E}[\MSE_n(\mathbf{X},\mathbf{Y}) | B ] \mathbb{P}[B] + \nonumber \\
&\hspace{1cm} +{\mathbb E}[\MSE_n(\mathbf{X},\mathbf{Y}) | B^c] \mathbb{P}[B^c] < \epsilon
\end{align}
Bounding as ${\mathbb E}[\MSE_n(\mathbf{X}, \mathbf{Y})| B] \ge 0$, $\mathbb{P}[B] \ge 0$ and ${\mathbb E}[\MSE_n(\mathbf{X},\mathbf{Y}) | B^c ] \ge \delta$ we get from \Cref{eq:mmse_decomposition}
\begin{equation}
\label{eq:b_c}
\mathbb{P}[B^c] < \frac{\epsilon}{\delta}.
\end{equation}
From \Cref{le:top_k}, we have further that for $\delta < \frac{1}{2 s}$,
\begin{align*}
B &\subset \{\CMSE_n(\mathbf{X},\mathbf{Y}) = 0 \} \subset A
\end{align*}
hence that
\begin{equation}
\label{eq:a_c}
\mathbb{P}[A^c] \le \mathbb{P}[B^c].
\end{equation}
Plugging Equations \ref{eq:cmse_zero}, \ref{eq:b_c} and \ref{eq:a_c} into the decomposition in \Cref{eq:cmmse_decomposition} and using the fact that $\CMSE_n(\mathbf{X}, \mathbf{Y}) \le 2$ we finally get
$$\CMMSE_n(\lambda) \le \frac{2 \epsilon}{\delta}.$$ The theorem follows from the arbitrariness of $\delta < \frac{1}{2 s}$.
\end{proof}
Plugging in the result of \Cref{le:mmse_cmmse} and \Cref{eq:ub_p_error} we get the further lemma that relates the MMSE in the recovery regime to the C-MMSE and the MEP.
\begin{lemma}
$\MMSE_n(\lambda_n) \in o(1/s)$ if and only if $\CMMSE_n(\lambda_n) \in o(1)$. If $\MMSE_n(\lambda_n) \in o(1/s^2)$ then $\MEP_n(\lambda_n) \in o(1)$
\end{lemma}
In the same regime $\beta > 1$, we can hence use the results on the generalized AoN, \Cref{th:rate}, to have the MMSE to be $o(1/s^2)$. For such theorem to hold, we use the following lemma on the overlap rate function of the sparse tensor-PCA problem.
\begin{lemma}[Proof given in Proposition 3, \cite{niles2020all}]
\label{le:rate_bernoulli_pca}
For the Bernoulli sparse tensor-PCA problem with signal $\mathbf{X} = \mathbf{x}^{\otimes d}$, $d \ge 2$, and $\mathbf{x} \in \{0, 1/\sqrt{k}\}^p \cap \mathcal{S}_{p-1}$ the following bound on the overlap rate function of the tensors $\mathbf{X}, \mathbf{X}'$ holds for any $t \in [0, 1]$:
\begin{equation*}
r_n(t) \ge \sqrt{t} - \frac{\mathcal{O}(1)}{\lambda_n}
\end{equation*}
\end{lemma}
Combining \Cref{le:rate_bernoulli_pca}, \Cref{th:rate}, \Cref{le:mmse_cmmse} and \Cref{le:mmse_mep_relations} we finally get the claim of the main theorem as $$\sqrt{t} \ge \frac{2t}{1+t}$$ for $t \in [0, 1]$ and as $k \in o\left(\log^{\frac{1}{4d -1 }} p \right)$ implies $$\lambda_n^{-1/2 + \epsilon} = (k \log(p/k) + o(1))^{-1/2 + \epsilon} \in o(1/s^2) = o(1/k^{2d})$$
\end{proof}
Analogously, we can prove the following transition for the constrained MMSE.
\begin{theorem}
\label{th:aon_CMMSE}
For the sparse Bernoulli tensor PCA model with $k \in o\left(\log^{\frac{1}{2d -1 }} p \right)$, the $\CMMSE$ satisfies the AoN transition
\begin{align*}
&\liminf\limits_{n\to \infty} \CMMSE_n(\beta \lambda_n)  \ge 1 \ \qquad \beta < 1 \\
&\lim_{n\to \infty} \CMMSE_n(\beta \lambda_n)
\ \ =  0 \ \ \qquad \beta > 1
\end{align*}
\end{theorem}
\begin{proof}
The proof follows the same steps of the proof of \Cref{th:aon_MEP}, with only two main differences. First, in the impossibility regime, we can use the stronger bound $\CMMSE_n(\lambda) \ge \MMSE_n(\lambda)$ in place of \Cref{eq:lb_p_error} to get the first part of the theorem. In the recovery regime, we can use the weaker requirement $\MMSE_n(\beta \lambda_n) \in o(1/s)$ that is satisfied by the assumption of the theorem $k \in o\left(\log^{\frac{1}{2d -1 }} p \right)$.
\end{proof}

\subsection{Contribution}
In this work, we provide new results on the AoN phenomenon in the sparse estimation setting, with the following main contributions:
\begin{itemize}
    \item In \Cref{th:rate}, we generalize the AoN phenomenon proved in \cite{niles2020all} for the additive Gaussian noise model and the MMSE to arbitrarily \emph{asymptotics} in the \emph{recovery} regime. The proof follows a conditional second-moment method argument \cite{szpankowski2011average} and extends the proof given in \cite{niles2020all} with a careful control of the asymptotics of the bounds. This result is of independent interest as more stringent conditions than the simple error vanishing characterization are needed in specific applications.
    \item As an application of the first result, we study the \emph{maximum-likelihood estimator} in the sparse tensor-PCA problem and show in \Cref{th:aon_MEP} that also this estimator undergoes a weak AoN transition.
    \item The proof of the latter results is of independent interest, as it exploits the relations between different estimators with first and second-moment methods, crucially introducing the analysis of estimators \emph{constrained} in the signal hypothesis space. As a side result, the weak AoN phenomenon is proved for the constrained MMSE in \Cref{th:aon_CMMSE}.
\end{itemize}

\subsection{Related work}
The problem of high dimensional statistical estimation that we study here has received much attention recently, with considerable progress obtained in the last years in understanding planted matrix and tensor models. Early works on statistical and computational limits of estimation focused on dense problems where the signal effective dimensionality scales linearly with the problem's dimensionality. Examples include: (i) compressed sensing \cite{donoho2009message} and matrix-PCA \cite{dia2016mutual, deshpande2014information} where the approximated message passing (AMP) algorithms are introduced and demonstrated to match the statistical phase transition; (ii) the tensor-PCA extension \cite{richard2014statistical} where the statistical and computational transitions are currently separated by a gap, considering a wide range of algorithms, i.e. spectral \cite{montanari2016limitation, perry2020}, AMP \cite{lesieur2017statistical}, Sum-of-Square \cite{hopkins2015tensor} and gradient descent \cite{arous2020algorithmic, biroli2020iron}. Many of these works focused on the mean-square-error and (high dimensional, i.e., matrix or tensorial) posterior average estimator. Nonetheless, recently more attention has been given to other estimators, e.g., in \cite{jagannath2020statistical} where the vectorial maximum-likelihood estimator has been shown to reach optimal correlation with the planted signal in the tensor-PCA model. See \cite{zdeborova2016statistical} for a thorough review in the field.

In the sparse regime in which the hidden signal's dimensionality is sublinear to the problem's dimensionality, the AoN phenomenon emerges. This phenomenon have been shown recently to hold in a wide range of problems, i.e., for sparse linear regression \cite{reeves2019all}, sparse matrix-PCA \cite{barbier2020all} and sparse tensor-PCA \cite{niles2020all} according to the mean-square-error loss. However, to the best of our knowledge, only a few other works studied how the same AoN phenomenon extends to other estimators. Examples include \cite{corinzia2019exact, corinzia2020statistical}, where non-matching upper and lower bounds are provided for the transition of the vectorial-MLE in the sparse planted hypergraph problem (equivalent to sparse tensor-PCA up to a reparameterization of the dimensionality of the problem), and \cite{gamarnik2017high} where the AoN is proved in the sparse linear regression model for the vectorial-MLE estimator.

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Humans reside in a few loosely aligned city-states. Fully aware of their inability to defend against magical abilities, humans have grown very fearful of anything that is the least bit magical in nature. The extent of the human's fear can be seen by how much leeway humans grant the Soldiers of Hope in their activities. However, normal humans fear the Soldiers as much as they revere them, as most of the Soldiers are Demi lineage, humans who can use magical abilities. Conversely, the Soldiers are composed primarily of Demi lineage because it is the only safe place for them. Most Demi lineages are so weak in their magical abilities that they have very little advantage in a fight against an ordinary human, let alone a mob of angry humans.
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Despite their fear of magic, humans are actually very friendly with human and dwarven strangers as those strangers often have tales of the world outside the city walls. Humans love to hear of the outside world because many humans wish that they had the courage to venture out beyond their city's walls. Unfortunately, the humans love for strangers often makes them easy targets for theft and cons. Less scrupulous humans will try to take advantage of the goodwill that humans often give strangers. However, a human's love of strangers doesn't extend to Arboreals nor Aquatians as the human fear of magic trumps all else when it comes to the more openly magical races.
While humans would at least offer a very chilly form of hospitality to any Arboreals or Aquations that they may knowingly encounter, humans are outright hostile towards wraiths. Revenants have been at the center of many tragedies within human cities and to humans wraiths and revenants are indistinguishable.
Meg is a Demi lineage whose abilities are weak enough that she that she believed she was an ordinary human. She is currently developing what abilities she has.


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and conferences" seem to be expanding.
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when done well in tough economic times.
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"Idar-Oberstein adorned" is a series of exhibitions on contemporary jewellery organised by the Department of Gemstones and Jewellery in cooperation with the Jakob Bengel Foundation and the city of Idar-Oberstein. The exhibition rooms are located on the ground floor of the beautiful Art Nouveau villa of the Jakob Bengel Foundation at Wilhelmstraße 44 in Idar-Oberstein.
Current exhibitions:
Eva-Maria Kollischan - I'm off then
Prof. Kollischan shows new works, created during a research semester, as well as an installation in the Bengelstiftung. Prof. Baumkötter from the HFK Bremen writes about Ms Kollischan's oeuvre: "It is an artistic work in different media that examines its conditions and means and does so in a very independent way. The aim of these works is not an aesthetic of any kind but the processing and investigation of the various media with the help of one's own subjectivity."
2 December 2021 - 21 January 2022 at Villa Bengel
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Next exhibitions:
Historical treasures of the region - Fischer Company
Every year, the exhibition programme includes a presentation from Idar-Oberstein's rich past. In 2020, we will show the results of a voyage of discovery through the archives of the chain manufacturer Walter Fischer. Today, Fischer mainly produces chains in brass, sterling silver and aluminium. The range of products is wide: the brass portfolio alone contains 2,600 chain designs; for the other two materials it is somewhat less. Every year, 30 to 50 new or reissued designs are added. The exhibition shows the history of the company and the determination with which the theme of chains has been pursued for over 70 years.
27 January - 1 April 2022 at Villa Bengel
Pieter Lemmens - Rideo Ergo Sum
(accompanying ThinkingJewellery XII at the Idar-Oberstein university)
Can art be satisfied with a role as a supplier of consumer goods in the market of the culture industry? Or is it time to focus more on the political implications of art in order to engage more proactively with contemporary social issues? Paintings by Pieter Lemmens, one of the speakers, will be shown at the symposium. Perhaps the most essential question related to Lemmens' work is: what exactly is there to laugh about? Criticism through humour and exaggeration runs like a thread through Lemmens' work.
Opening on 14 October 2021, 19:00 at the University of Applied Sciences in Idar-Oberstein.
MORE INFO, REGISTRATION & LIVESTREAM
Bruce Asbestos - S/S20 & S/S21
(accompanying ThinkingJewellery XII in Galerie Pfälzer Hof)
In 2021, the cooperation between the university and the Jakob Bengel Foundation with the galleries Chrom VI and Pfälzer Hof will continue. On the theme of the 12th Jewellery Symposium "The Political Challenge of Art", Galerie Pfälzer Hof will show the installations S/S 2020 and S/S 2021 S/S 2021 uses experimental 3D modelling and rendering to create a playful digital catwalk for Bruce Asbestos' spring/summer collection. Based on research trips to New York City, Chicago and Philadelphia and Asbestos' love of American pop culture, the outfits shown on the catwalk address the power of cultural identity in a globalised visual culture. The S/S catwalk features wild interpretations of American icons, including 'Kroc', a crocodile figure based on American McDonald's tycoon Ray Kroc, who made the company a symbol of American capitalism. (curated by Dr. Eila Goldhahn)
Opening 15 October 19:00
Duration: 15 October to 31 October, daily from 17:00 to 23:00
Gallery Pfälzer Hof, Wasenstraße 90, 55743 Idar-Oberstein
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David Bielander - Jewellery
(accompanying ThinkingJewellery XII at the Jakob Bengel Foundation)
David Bielander does not work in themes or phases. All his works are one, a constantly growing body of work, interwoven, interconnected and slowly in motion. In this way, previously created works make astonishing developments. So what does it mean to imitate an animal or a flower in this dystopian reality? Who do we stick our tongue out at with the iconic rubber lip from 1999? And how does it interact with the 2019 Pinocchio nose carved from the wood of a confessional?
17 October - 25 November 2021 at Villa Bengel.
Kyoco Taniyama – ISHI NO TABI, YAMA
(to ThinkingJewellery XII in Gallery Chrom VI)
In 2021, the cooperation between the university and the Jakob Bengel Foundation with the Chrom VI and Pfälzer Hof galleries will continue.
On the theme of the 12th Jewellery Symposium "The Political Challenge of Art", Chrom VI is showing works by the Japanese Kyoco Taniyama. Her creative inspiration is motivated by the concept of "ubiety". Guided by the seemingly simple question "Where am I now?", Taniyama addresses the individual's confusion, which is increasingly intensified by globalisation.
16 October - 25 November 2021 at the Chrom VI Gallery.
More info: Registration & Livestream
Dieter Lorenz and Bernd Munsteiner - Stone Pictures
13 August - 10 October 2021 at Villa Bengel
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11th of June - 8th of August 2021 at Villa Bengel


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