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Holidays are Here! Mets 2019 Holiday Cap Review
As I get ready for Greek Easter this Sunday, I'm starting to get into the festive mood, and with festivities comes lots of color, extravagance and uniqueness.
The same qualities can be said about the Mets Holiday uniforms for 2019, undoubtedly the best since this relatively new tradition was introduced to Major League Baseball.
So let's look at the special event caps and jerseys and give it an honest critique:
MOTHER'S DAY CAP: B+
The Mother's Day cap this year in slightly inverted from the previous iteration that we saw in 2018. Instead of the pink panel, we see a pink brim, and a blue top panel. The interlocking "NY" is also in pink. Like last year, regular Mets uniform tops will be worn with the Mother's Day Ribbons. Overall this is a good look, nothing revolutionary, but good overall.
ARMED FORCES DAY CAP: C+
What used to be a C- has just turned into a C+, as the camouflage, something I've never been fond of in a baseball uniform, is now being worn on the proper corresponding holiday. Unfortunately, that's the only tangible improvement that can be seen… The cap is rather dark, uninspiring, and, well camo!
I think this will look better on some teams over others, but I still view this as an average cap that I won't be thrilled to see on-field.
MEMORIAL DAY CAP: A
The only cap we don't have a photo of, this cap is your standard Mets cap with a respectful, Memorial Day MLB patch. In addition, the uniforms have a "lest we forget" poppy, which is also a nice touch when remembering our fallen. The best part of all of this, though? None of this is for sale, so the motive for this (at least in a direct sense) isn't profit driven.
FATHER'S DAY CAP: A+
This tie-die Mets cap is probably the only one here that I will end up buying myself. I love the sky blue tie-die, and the royal blue brim, it'll match my socks from a couple years ago. I give this one an A+, while it doesn't look great for all teams, it'll look dandy on the Amazin's.
INDEPENDENCE DAY CAP: B
Outside of the National League patch, this cap strikes me as rather… unremarkable. The theme here is throwback logos, given the 150th Anniversary of Major League Baseball, but the Mets have never had a radically different cap logo, and even the small differences that would set a 1962 Met cap and a 2019 Met cap apart are not incorporated into the logo. With that being said, the cap itself is still visually pleasing, but I'm sure I'll have a different thought when it's juxtaposed with the royal blue Mets uniform.
What's your thoughts of the 2019 Holiday Mets uniforms? Let me know in the comments down below, or on Twitter, @NikoGoutakolis.
Mets Home Opener 2019 Review
Last Thursday, I traveled east to Flushing, Queens to see the Mets take on the Washington Nationals, the game, a one o'clock start, was the Mets Home Opener after a very impressive 5-1 roadtrip to start the season.
I entered through the Jackie Robinson Rotunda at around 11:30am, with moderate lines that you would expect on Opening Day. There were no metal detectors, only wands which seemed to expedite the procedure somewhat.
Unfortunately my ticket didn't scan, so I had to go to the Ticket Office and get a hard ticket printed out, which I actually prefer. New for this year, mobile tickets replace most of the paper tickets, and it is no longer possible to get a seat location slip upon entry into the ballpark. Thus, I noticed far more people struggling with print-at-homes, and long waits in the office ensued.
Once inside, I purchased a copy of Mets Magazine from my favorite salesman, and climbed the escalator to see the Mets lineup (in oversized Topps Baseball Cards).
I wanted to try one of the new critically acclaimed food options that had been praised, and I settled upon Sliders & Sinkers, a place with little to no organization. To keep a very long story short, I ordered the Slider combo in a souvenir helmet, and they were out of most anything and everything, which was a big disappointment.
Eventually, I got some sliders, which, while cold, was rather tasty.
The ceremonies itself were very pleasant, Jacob deGrom got a great reception, and the annual tradition of giving the team a good luck wreath continued into 2019.
Unfortunately, the game itself was rather disappointing, with the Mets not scoring a single run. I did like the new scoreboard, which was recently overhauled.
All in all, while the game was disapointing, it was great to return to Citi Field after the long winter, bask in the sun, and root on the Amazin's.
I have high hopes for this team in 2019, and here's to many more great memories to come at Citi Field.
Six Good Signs We Saw In the First Six Games
To start the 2018 season, the Mets went 11-1. Didn't think we could beat that? Well, the 2019 New York Mets are 5-1 in their first six games, and this team (arguably) looks better than they did last year!
So let's tale a closer look at the start of this ball club, and examine exactly what it is that is making this team so promising….
A. The Makeup of the Team
I mentioned last year when David Wright and Jose Reyes left that this would signify the end of an era for the New York Mets, and while it was nice to say farewell to some players that have shaped the history of the team, the flip side of players leaving is new aspiring players coming up, complemented by robust free agent signings.
B. The aggressiveness from the Front Office
I was in absolute shock when they actually went through with their word and gave Pete Alonso a spot on the team. This is one of the many testaments to how aggressive new GM Brodie Van Wagenen has been. It's interesting to hear that the Mets are still reaching out to Dallas Keuchel; if Brodie were to go after him, that would make this offseason one of the most complete in terms of acquisitions in team history.
C. The Managerial Decisions from Callaway, Complemented by his new Coaching Staff
It's not only the on-field talent that has a lot of new faces, the coaching staff that surrounds manager Mickey Callaway has gone through a complete overhaul as well. Two of the most well received changes was the addition of long-time National League skipper Jim Riggleman as the bench coach, who some believe might be calling more of the shots than a normal bench coach would, and could potentially replace Callaway if that is ever warranted, and hitting coach Chili Davis, a twenty year Major League veteran, who is promoting small ball play and taking the ball the other way, something you've seen Dominic Smith doing with lots of success early on.
D. The Camaraderie between Teams
The Mets have never had a hostile roster, but seeing the entire team on the same page with a revived energy is great to see. While Pete Alonso and Dominic Smith are competing for the same first base job, it's clear that they have the same interests, and are genuinely rooting for each others success. Even bench players like Keon Broxton have been seen rallying the troops on the bench.
E. The Early Success from Jacob deGrom
It's fair to say that Jacob deGrom has been as close to immaculate as one could be through his first two starts. Through 13 innings, he's recorded 24 strikeouts, and has yet to give up a run. Some are calling him the undisputed best pitcher in baseball and it certainly makes deGrom's contract extension look mighty fine.
F. Help is on the way….
I've always stated that injuries are a big part of the game, and while this team looks complete, things will only get better with Travis d'Arnaud and Todd Frazier re-joining the team in less than a week, and the (hopefull) return of Yoenis Cespedes in the not-do-distant future.
Next week on MetsPlus, get a comprehensive look into my experience at the Mets Home Opener!


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\section{\label{intro}Introduction}

Parametric down-conversion \cite{mandelspdc} is a nonlinear optical process that is widely used in the preparation of entangled quantum states for photonic quantum information systems. It is used to produce correlated photons for remote clock synchronization \cite{homsync2,homsync1}, in quantum ghost imaging \cite{ghostph}, in quantum teleportation \cite{advtelport}, in protocols for quantum key distribution \cite{scarani}, and it is also used to prepare squeezed states for multi-photon applications \cite{sqlight,squreview}, including their use for sub-shot-noise observations of gravitational waves \cite{ligosqu}. While some applications focus on the spatiotemporal degrees of freedom of individual photon pairs in the parametric down-converted state (PDCS), others harness its multi-photon properties with less emphasis on the spatiotemporal degrees of freedom.

Higher dimensional states allow more entanglement; they provide more information capacity and more security in quantum cryptology \cite{bechmann,cerf}. For a pure state, one can quantify the dimensionality of the entangled state by the Schmidt number --- the average number of modes in the Schmidt decomposition of the state. Orbital angular momentum modes \cite{allen,mtt} are often used to represent the PDCS as a high-dimensional state with a relatively large model Schmidt number \cite{law,pires,miatto1,gattispdc}. But it captures only the spatial degrees of freedom.

The particle-number degrees of freedom in the PDCS are also entangled, with the corresponding Schmidt basis being the Fock basis. One can expect that the total entanglement in terms of all the degrees of freedom in the PDCS would be much higher than estimates solely based on the spatiotemporal degrees of freedom in the state would indicate. However, the calculation of such a full Schmidt number is severely challenging, as evident from recent attempts \cite{adesso,leuchs1,bsqvac, sharapova,namiki}. These studies impose restrictions on the degrees of freedom, for example by considering only a finite number of discrete modes.

Here, we determine the entanglement of the PDCS in terms of the full Schmidt number, including the infinite-dimensional spatiotemporal and particle-number degrees of freedom. This calculation is facilitated by a Wigner functional formalism \cite{stquad,ipfe}. We apply the semi-classical approximation where the pump is assumed not to be significantly affected by the process. Thus, the parametric down-conversion process becomes equivalent to a squeezing operation on the vacuum state. Being interested in the maximal potential entanglement in the state prior to any processing or measurement, we'll assume that the PDCS is a pure state, ignoring any loss occuring during the preparation stage. At some point, we'll assume some minor processing of the state for the sake of tractability, but such processing is assumed not to affect the purity of the state.

To compute the Schmidt number, the PDCS must be represented as a bipartite state. The photons in a pure PDCS are all produced in pairs, but they are not necessarily distinguishable, unless there is some mechanism to tag them. Often, some form of post-selection is used to tag the photons. In practice, such post-selection can be done by using two complimentary displaced apertures or different complimentary wavelength filters. Here, we'll use type II phase-matching, which tags the two photons with different states of polarization. The resulting {\em bipartite squeezed state} is analogues to a two-mode squeezed state, where the two ``modes'' are the two states of polarization and does not restrict the other degrees of freedom.

The paper is organized as follows. We generalize the bipartite squeezing operator to incorporate all the spatiotemporal degrees of freedom in Sec.~\ref{squop}. It is used in Sec.~\ref{vol} to derive an expression for the full Schmidt number with the aid of a Wigner functional approach. In Sec.~\ref{pdcp}, the detailed kernel for type II parametric down-conversion is incorporated into the expression of the expression of the full Schmidt number. This expression consists of a functional determinant, which is evaluated in Sec.~\ref{calc} by applying suitable approximations. By considering typical experimental conditions, we present numerical curves for the full Schmidt number in Sec.~\ref{numexp}, showing a dramatic increase in the entanglement of the PDCS. In Sec.~\ref{concl}, we end with some conclusions.

\section{\label{squop}Squeezing operator}

Including all the spatiotemporal degrees of freedom in the bipartite squeezing operator, one can express it as
\begin{equation}
\hat{S} = \exp\left(\tfrac{1}{2}\hat{a}_e\diamond\zeta_{\text{eo}}^*\diamond\hat{a}_o
-\tfrac{1}{2}\hat{a}_e^{\dag}\diamond\zeta_{\text{eo}}\diamond\hat{a}_o^{\dag}\right) ,
\label{gensqu}
\end{equation}
where the squeezing parameter becomes a kernel function and the subscripts $e$ and $o$ represent the extra-ordinary and ordinary states of polarization, respectively, as produced by parametric down-conversion with type II phase-matching. The contractions of the ladder operators on the kernels are represented by the notation
\begin{align}
\hat{a}_e\diamond\zeta_{\text{eo}}^*\diamond\hat{a}_o \equiv & \int \hat{a}_e(\mathbf{k}_1)\zeta_{\text{eo}}^*(\mathbf{k}_1,\mathbf{k}_2)\hat{a}_o(\mathbf{k}_2) \nonumber \\
& \times \frac{\text{d}^3 k_1}{(2\pi)^3\omega_1}\ \frac{\text{d}^3 k_2}{(2\pi)^3\omega_2} .
\label{defafbind}
\end{align}
In terms of this notation, the Wigner functional for a bipartite squeezed vacuum state reads
\begin{align}
W_{\text{bsv}}[\alpha,\beta] = & \mathcal{N}_0^2 \exp\left[-2\left(\alpha^*\diamond\mathcal{C}\diamond\alpha
+ \beta^*\diamond\mathcal{C}\diamond\beta \right. \right. \nonumber \\
& \left. \left. + \alpha^*\diamond\mathcal{S}\diamond\beta^* + \alpha\diamond\mathcal{S}^*\diamond\beta\right)\right] ,
\label{wigpure2vak}
\end{align}
where $\alpha$ and $\beta$ are the fields for the two different states of polarization, $\mathcal{N}_0$ is a normalization constant, and
\begin{align}
\begin{split}
\mathcal{C} \equiv & \cosh_{\diamond}\left(2|\zeta_{\text{eo}}|\right) \\
\mathcal{S} \equiv & \exp_{\diamond}(i\theta_{\text{eo}})\diamond\sinh_{\diamond}\left(2|\zeta_{\text{eo}}|\right) ,
\end{split}
\label{defcs}
\end{align}
with $\zeta_{\text{eo}}=|\zeta_{\text{eo}}|\diamond\exp(i\theta_{\text{eo}})$ \cite{Note1}. The subscript $\diamond$ indicates that the products in the expansion of a function are $\diamond$-contractions and the first term is a Dirac delta function.

\section{\label{vol}Full Schmidt number}

In order to quantify the entanglement in the pure bipartite squeezed vacuum state, we use a Wigner functional approach \cite{stquad,ipfe} to compute the full Schmidt number. The Wigner functional approach alleviates this calculation significantly. We start by computing the partial trace of Eq.~(\ref{wigpure2vak}) over $\beta$, which is done by performing the functional integration over $\beta$. In the process, we use the fact that $\mathcal{C}$ and $\mathcal{S}$ commute because they involve the same kernel. The result is
\begin{align}
W_\text{pt}[\alpha] = & \int W_{\text{bsv}}[\alpha,\beta]\ \mathcal{D}^{\circ}[\beta] \nonumber \\
 = & \frac{\mathcal{N}_0}{\det\{\mathcal{C}\}} \exp\left(-2\alpha^*\diamond\mathcal{C}^{-1}\diamond\alpha\right) .
\end{align}
The Wigner functional of the partial trace is that of a mixed state and has the form of a thermal state. The inverse of the full Schmidt number is given by the purity of the partial trace:
\begin{equation}
\frac{1}{\mathcal{K}} = \int W_\text{pt}^2[\alpha]\ \mathcal{D}^{\circ}[\alpha] = \frac{1}{\det\{\mathcal{C}\}} .
\end{equation}
Hence, the full Schmidt number can be expressed as
\begin{equation}
\mathcal{K} = \det\{\mathcal{C}\}
\equiv \exp\left(\text{tr}\left\{\ln_{\diamond}\left[\cosh_{\diamond}\left(2|\zeta_{\text{eo}}|\right)\right]\right\}\right) .
\label{sndef}
\end{equation}
Up till now, no approximations were employed, apart from the semi-classical approximation. The representation of the full Schmidt number in terms of a cosh-function is expected from the equivalent expressions based on the particle-number degrees of freedom only. The functional nature of the cosh-function and the determinant shows that the spatiotemporal degrees of freedom are also incorporated here.

\section{\label{pdcp}Parametric down-conversion}

For a quantitative evaluation of Eq.~(\ref{sndef}), we need an expression for the parametric down-conversion kernel. In addition to the phase-matching conditions, there are other experimental details that affect the form of this kernel. Here, we'll assume degenerate collinear operation. The restrictions thus imposed already reduces the amount of entanglement in the state. However, we pay the prize for the sake of definitiveness and tractability.

The unitary operator for parametric down-conversion with type-II phase-matching is
\begin{equation}
\hat{U}_{\text{pdc2}} \equiv \exp\left( \hat{a}_e\diamond H_{\text{eo}}^*\diamond\hat{a}_o - \hat{a}_e^{\dag}\diamond H_{\text{eo}}\diamond\hat{a}_o^{\dag}\right) ,
\label{ueosv}
\end{equation}
where
\begin{align}
H_{\text{eo}}(\mathbf{a}_1,\mathbf{a}_2) = & \eta\ \text{sinc}\left(\tfrac{1}{2}\pi^2w_{\text{p}}^2\beta
|\mathbf{a}_1-\mathbf{a}_2|^2\right) \nonumber \\
 & \times \exp\left(-\pi^2 w_{\text{p}}^2|\nu_1\mathbf{a}_1+\nu_2\mathbf{a}_2|^2\right) ,
\label{spdckern2}
\end{align}
with $\mathbf{a}$ being the two-dimensional transverse spatial frequency vector, $\nu_1=n_o/n_3$, $\nu_2=n_{\text{eff}}/n_3$, and
\begin{align}
\begin{split}
\eta & = \frac{\pi^2\alpha_0\sigma_{\text{II}}L w_{\text{p}}}{n_3^2 \lambda_{\text{p}}^2} \sqrt{\frac{\pi\delta\lambda}{2\lambda_{\text{p}}}} , \\
\beta & = \frac{n_o n_{\text{eff}} L\lambda_{\text{p}}}{\pi n_3 w_{\text{p}}^2} .
\end{split}
\label{pardefs}
\end{align}
Here, $\alpha_0$ is the complex amplitude of the coherent state representing the pump (the only complex quantity in the expression and not to be confused with the field $\alpha$ in the expression of the Wigner functional), $\sigma_{\text{II}}$ is the nonlinear coefficient of the crystal for type-II phase-matching, expressed as a cross-section (with units of area), $L$ is the length of the nonlinear crystal, $w_{\text{p}}$ is the waist radius of the pump beam, $\delta\lambda$ is the wavelength bandwidth of the pump, $n_o$ is the ordinary refractive index, $n_{\text{eff}}$ is the effective extra-ordinary refractive index, $n_3=\tfrac{1}{2}(n_o+n_{\text{eff}})$ and $\lambda_{\text{p}}$ is the pump wavelength. The nonlinear coefficient also depends on the wave vectors of the three beams, but for the conditions considered here, these dependences are expected to be weak enough to ignore.

Comparing Eq.~(\ref{ueosv}) to Eq.~(\ref{gensqu}), we see that one can substitute $|\zeta_{\text{eo}}|\rightarrow 2|H_{\text{eo}}|$ into Eq.~(\ref{sndef}), to obtain
\begin{align}
\mathcal{K} = & \det\left\{\cosh_{\diamond}\left[4|\eta| \left|\text{sinc}\left(\tfrac{1}{2}\pi^2 w_{\text{p}}^2\beta |\mathbf{a}_1-\mathbf{a}_2|^2\right)\right| \right. \right. \nonumber \\
 & \left. \left. \times \exp\left(-\pi^2 w_{\text{p}}^2|\nu_1\mathbf{a}_1+\nu_2\mathbf{a}_2|^2\right)\right]\right\} .
 \label{hoof1}
\end{align}

\section{\label{calc}Calculation}

In its most general form, the functional determinant of a functional cosh-function is intractable. However, there are ways to approach the problem. Our aim here is not an exhaustive analysis for all possible conditions, but a representative example to see what is possible. For example, if $|\eta|$ is very small (close to zero), then we have
\begin{equation}
\cosh_{\diamond}\left(4|H_{\text{eo}}|\right) \approx \mathbf{1}+8|H_{\text{oe}}|\diamond|H_{\text{eo}}| ,
\end{equation}
where $\mathbf{1}$ denotes a Dirac delta function. Then, the determinant becomes
\begin{equation}
\mathcal{K} \approx \exp\left(8\text{tr}\left\{|H_{\text{oe}}|\diamond|H_{\text{eo}}|\right\}\right) .
\label{trh2}
\end{equation}
This trace can be calculated to give
\begin{equation}
8\text{tr}\left\{|H_{\text{oe}}|\diamond|H_{\text{eo}}|\right\} = \frac{|\eta|^2}{\pi w_{\text{p}}^4\beta} .
\label{trh2a}
\end{equation}
In terms of Eq.~(\ref{pardefs}), the full Schmidt number becomes
\begin{equation}
\mathcal{K} \approx \exp\left(\frac{|\eta|^2}{\pi w_{\text{p}}^4 \beta}\right)
= \exp\left(\frac{\pi^5 |\alpha_0|^2\sigma_{\text{II}}^2 L \delta\lambda}{2 n_3^3 n_o n_{\text{eff}}\lambda_{\text{p}}^6}\right) .
\label{quadm}
\end{equation}

The opposite limit (very large $|\eta|$) doesn't work, because $H_{\text{oe}}$ tends to zero for increasing $|\mathbf{a}|$. As a result, there are always regions where the argument of the cosh-function is small, even when $|\eta|$ is very large.

An alternative is to caclulate the expression order-by-order, using the expansion
\begin{align}
\ln_{\diamond}\left[\cosh_{\diamond}\left(4|H_{\text{oe}}|\right)\right]
\approx & \tfrac{1}{2}Z - \tfrac{1}{12} Z^{\diamond 2} + \tfrac{1}{45} Z^{\diamond 3} \nonumber \\
& - \tfrac{17}{2520} Z^{\diamond 4} + ...\ ,
\end{align}
where $Z \equiv 16 |H_{\text{oe}}|\diamond|H_{\text{eo}}|$. However, it still assumes that the kernel is relatively small. For the determinant, we need to compute the traces of all terms. The trace of the first term is given in Eq.~(\ref{trh2a}). For the higher-order terms, the integrals are intractable, but they can be simplified by applying suitable approximations.

In most experimental setups, the Rayleigh range of the pump beam is much longer than the thickness of the crystal. Hence, $\beta\ll 1$, which is the {\em thin-crystal approximation}. The phase-matching function (sinc-function) is then approximately equal to 1.

It is tempting to remove the sinc-function from the integral and evaluate the integral for the remaining expression. However, without the phase-matching function, the PDCS is not normalizable. So, the integral tends to diverge. A better approach is to replace the sinc-function by an exponential function with the negative argument of the sinc-function. However, this Gaussian approximation of the phase-matching function \cite{law} deviates from the sinc-function already at the sub-leading order in the expansion in terms of $\beta$ \cite{miatto3,noncol}. Its only purpose is to regularize the integral. Once the integral is evaluated, one sets $\beta\rightarrow 0$, except for an overall factor of $\beta$, which indicates that the result in the thin-crystal approximation is suppressed. Under the thin-crystal approximation, the PDC kernel in Eq.~(\ref{spdckern2}) is replaced by
\begin{align}
H_{\text{tc}}(\mathbf{a}_1,\mathbf{a}_2) = & \sqrt{2\pi} \eta\ \exp\left(-\tfrac{1}{2}\pi^2w_{\text{p}}^2\beta |\mathbf{a}_1-\mathbf{a}_2|^2\right) \nonumber \\
& \times \exp\left(-\pi^2 w_{\text{p}}^2|\nu_1\mathbf{a}_1+\nu_2\mathbf{a}_2|^2\right) .
\label{spdckerntc}
\end{align}
All the traces become tractable in the thin-crystal limit.

Another useful approximation is the {\em plane-wave approximation} where the pump beam radius is assumed to be much larger than any of the other parameters. As a result, one can treat the pump beam as a plane wave, leading to a two-dimensional Dirac delta function in the Fourier domain. The Dirac delta function is given by a limit process: when $w_{\text{p}}\rightarrow\infty$, the angular spectrum of the pump beam becomes
\begin{equation}
\lim_{w_{\text{p}}\rightarrow\infty} \exp\left(-\pi^2 w_{\text{p}}^2|\mathbf{a}_3|^2\right) = \frac{1}{\pi w_{\text{p}}^2} \delta(\mathbf{a}_3) ,
\end{equation}
where $\mathbf{a}_3 = \nu_1\mathbf{a}_1+\nu_2\mathbf{a}_2$. Using the plane-wave approximation, one can evaluate the integrals for the higher-order traces without modifying the sinc-functions.

The parameter dependences obtained under these two approximations are the same. The only differences are the numerical factors for the terms in the expansions. The traces of the even higher orders all have the form
\begin{equation}
\text{tr}\{Z^{\diamond n}\} = \xi A X^{2n} ,
\end{equation}
where $\xi$ is a numerical factor, and $A$ and $X$ are dimensionless quantities given by
\begin{align}
\begin{split}
A & = \frac{n_o^2 n_{\text{eff}}^2}{4 n_3^4\beta} , \\
X & = \frac{2\pi^2|\alpha_0|\sigma_{\text{II}} L}{n_o n_{\text{eff}} \lambda_{\text{p}}^2 w_{\text{p}}} \sqrt{\frac{\delta\lambda}{\lambda_{\text{p}}}} .
\end{split}
\label{axdefs}
\end{align}

\begin{figure}[th]
\includegraphics{vergelk0.eps}
\caption{Comparison of the curves for the model, the two approximations and the  small-amplitude model, plotted as functions of the dimensionless parameter $X$.}
\label{verg}
\end{figure}

Inspired by the expressions for these two approximations, we propose a closed-form expression for the full Schmidt number, given by
\begin{equation}
\mathcal{K} \approx \exp[A-A\cos(X)] ,
\label{volmodel}
\end{equation}
in terms of the quantities in Eq.~(\ref{axdefs}). We compare the curve for this model to those for the two approximations and the small-amplitude model for Eq.~(\ref{quadm}) in Fig.~\ref{verg}. Only the arguments of the exponentials are compared. Since these arguments share the same amplitude $A$, we remove it as well. So, the functions plotted in Fig.~\ref{verg} are
\begin{align}
\begin{split}
f_{\text{model}} & = 1-\cos(X) , \\
f_{\text{quad}} & = \tfrac{1}{2} X^2 , \\
f_{\text{tc}} & = \tfrac{1}{2} X^2 - \tfrac{1}{12} X^4 + \tfrac{16}{405} X^6 - \tfrac{17}{630} X^8 , \\
f_{\text{pw}} & = \tfrac{1}{2} X^2 - \tfrac{1}{9\pi} X^4 + \tfrac{11}{225\pi^2} X^6 - \tfrac{2567}{99225\pi^3} X^8 .
\end{split}
\label{modeldefs}
\end{align}
The comparison in Fig.~\ref{verg} shows that the curve for the model lies between those of the two approximations, while the quadratic curve lies above the others and thus over-estimates the magnitude for larger values of the parameter $X$. Based on the agreement among the different curves, we consider the model valid up to about $X\approx 0.8$.

In terms of the spatial degrees of freedom only, under the thin-crystal approximation, the expression for the Schmidt number is \cite{law}
\begin{equation}
\mathcal{K}_{\text{biphot}} \approx \frac{1}{2\beta} .
\end{equation}
Here it is assumed that the PDCS can be regarded as a biphoton state, and the thin-crystal approximation is implied by the use of the Gaussian approximation for the phase-matching function, which in turn implies that $\beta$ must be very small. An equivalent factor of $1/\beta$ appears in the definition of $A$ in Eq.~(\ref{axdefs}).

\section{\label{numexp}Numerical example}

To see how the incorporation of the particle-number degrees of freedom affects the Schmidt number, we'll consider an example with typical experimental parameters for such a parametric down-conversion experiment. Our hypothetical experiment, which is designed to satisfy the conditions for the thin-crystal and plane wave approximations, has a pump beam given by a 1~W pulsed laser with a pulse-repetition frequency of 100~MHz, a pulse width of 100~fs, a center wavelength of 400~nm and a waist radius in the crystal of 1~mm. The nonlinear crystal is a 10~mm long BBO crystal, cut for degenerate collinear down-conversion. Under these conditions, $\beta = 0.00211$, which gives $\mathcal{K}_{\text{biphot}} = 236.6$.

How does the incorporation of the particle-number degrees of freedom affects this result? There are $2.01\times 10^{10}$ photons per pulse for 1~W of optical power. It gives $|\alpha_0| = 0.14\times 10^6$. Here, the cross-section for the BBO is $\sigma_{\text{II}}=0.76\times 10^{-8}~\mu\text{m}^2$, so that $|\alpha_0|\sigma_{\text{II}} \approx 0.001~\mu\text{m}^2$ ($X=0.052$). The wavelength bandwidth is about 5~nm for a pulse width of 100~fs. The resulting full Schmidt number is only $\mathcal{K}_{\text{full}} = 1.15$.

To understand this number, we remind ourselves that the biphoton Schmidt number is conditioned on the detection of a biphoton. However, most pulses do not produce a down-converted biphoton under these conditions. The full Schmidt number, which is the average number of terms in the Schmidt decomposition, also considers the dominating vacuum state in those pulses without biphotons. In other words, the vacuum, which does not carry any spatiotemporal degrees of freedom, completely dominates the Schmidt decomposition.

\begin{figure}[th]
\includegraphics{schmidt1.eps}
\caption{Full Schmidt number plotted on logarithmic axes as a function of the enhanced cross-section $|\alpha_0|\sigma_{\text{II}}$.}
\label{volsn}
\end{figure}

One option to have more down-converted photons is to increase the power of the laser. For a 100~W laser the value of $|\alpha_0|$ increases by a factor of 10, leading to an enhanced cross-section of $|\alpha_0|\sigma_{\text{II}}\approx 0.01~\mu\text{m}^2$ ($X=0.52$). In this case, the full Schmidt number jumps to $\mathcal{K}_{\text{full}} = 2\times 10^6$. A logarithmic plot of the curve for the full Schmidt number, given in Eq.~(\ref{volmodel}), as a function of the enhanced cross-section $|\alpha_0|\sigma_{\text{II}}$ is shown in Fig.~\ref{volsn}. One can see a drastic increase of several orders of magnitude in the value of the full Schmidt number for one order of magnitude increase in the enhanced cross-section.

\section{\label{concl}Conclusions}

The main results of this paper are (a) the expression for the full Schmidt number of the PDCS that is obtain in Eq.~(\ref{hoof1}) with the aid of the Wigner functional formalism, without any severe restrictions on the spatiotemporal degrees of freedom and (b) the enormous values of the full Schmidt number shown in Fig.~\ref{volsn} --- much larger than previous estimates (see for example \cite{bsqvac}). While the latter is of special significance for any photonic quantum information system that uses a PDCS as a resource for high-dimensional entanglement, it is to our knowledge unprecedented in any field of quantum physics. The result suggests that measurements combining all the degrees of freedom may benefit significantly from the much larger entanglement dimension. It may for example produce significant improvements in quantum metrology, such as that which is to be applied in gravitational wave detection \cite{ligosqu}.

The final calculations to obtain a quantitative value for the full Schmidt number are still challenging. Fortunately, we could perform these calculations with the aid of some innocuous approximations. We did need to perform the calculation on an order-by-order basis, which limits how far we can plot the curves. Nevertheless, the result that we obtain at the 8-th order level can be plotted far enough to show the dramatic increase in the full Schmidt number. Beyond this point, it is reasonable to expect that the rise would eventually slow down, because the rate of increase in the full Schmidt number would eventually outpace the rate at which photons with a full complement of modes are added, based on an increase in the enhanced cross-section. To see the slow-down, a different approach is needed to evaluate the determinant. It is the hope that such an approach can be found in a future investigation.

\section*{Acknowledgement}

We acknowledge fruitful discussions with Thomas Konrad and Luis Lorenzo Sanchez Soto. This work is based on the research supported in part by the National Research Foundation (NRF) of South Africa (Grant Number: 118532).

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Sims' criminal justice reform passes Illinois General Assembly
Belt: When we break down barriers to economic access, equity and opportunity, the whole state benefits
Saying farewell to Senate colleagues
Senate President Harmon statement on success of Black Caucus agenda
Newly re-elected Senate President Harmon calls for lawmakers to focus on "jobs and justice"
Peters spreads word on SNAP eligibility for college students under new program
Published: Tuesday, August 27, 2019 05:20 AM
SPRINGFIELD – A measure sponsored by State Senator Robert Peters (D-Chicago) that will give college students who may be eligible for SNAP benefits more opportunities to learn about the program was signed by the governor and became law Friday.
"There are a lot of students who struggle to find their next meal because they're not ever aware they're eligible for SNAP benefits," Peters said. "This law will help raise awareness of the program so that college kids can rely on the community around them to not go hungry."
Senate Bill 1641 requires the Illinois Student Assistance Commission to identify and flag college students who could be eligible to receive Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits, and requires the Commission to post notices that includes SNAP eligibility requirements and other information where students are likely to see them.
Read more: Peters spreads word on SNAP eligibility for college students under new program
Holmes measure ends out-of-pocket costs for diagnostic mammograms
Published: Monday, August 26, 2019 11:12 AM
SPRINGFIELD – A measure sponsored by State Senator Linda Holmes (D-Aurora) expanding insurance coverage for diagnostic mammograms has been signed into law by the governor.
Currently, insurance covers an initial screening mammogram without any co-pay or cost sharing. If dense breast tissue or an abnormality is detected, a doctor will want a second look with a more comprehensive ultrasound (diagnostic) mammogram, and a co-pay is applied. In Illinois, those co-pays can run from $600 to $700, which could discourage women from getting that screening.
"A diagnostic mammogram should be covered in the same manner as a routine screening mammogram," Holmes said. "About 10 percent of initial mammogram results require a subsequent diagnostic mammogram, which can arguably be the most important test in the screening process. This new law can save lives."
Read more: Holmes measure ends out-of-pocket costs for diagnostic mammograms
Morrison: Illinois should be a leader in employment for individuals with disabilities
SPRINGFIELD – A package of proposals by State Senator Julie Morrison (D-Deerfield) aimed at increasing state employment of individuals with disabilities has been signed into law by Gov. Pritzker.
"Having a job means having dignity, independence and purpose, regardless of whether or not an individual has a disability," Morrison said. "The State of Illinois should be a leader in showing that individuals with disabilities are just as capable in the workplace and have a valued role in contributing to our state and our economy."
Morrison – who is chair of the Senate Human Services Committee and founder of the Special Needs Caucus – passed the series of measures to help break down the barriers to employment individuals with disabilities face.
Read more: Morrison: Illinois should be a leader in employment for individuals with disabilities
Hutchinson law protects non-profits from tax hike
SPRINGFIELD – Illinois non-profits will be spared a tax hike thanks to legislation passed by State Senator Toi Hutchinson (D-Chicago Heights) that was signed into law on Friday by Gov. Pritzker.
Hutchinson's new law – passed under Senate Bill 1257 – decouples Illinois from a new tax on nonprofits that was included in President Trump's 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act.
"Across Illinois, nonprofits take care of our seniors, ensure children are safe in the community and support individuals with disabilities," Hutchinson said. "Imposing a new tax on these organizations would only risk disrupting vital services that Illinoisans rely upon every day."
Read more: Hutchinson law protects non-profits from tax hike
Manar proposal to crack down on out-of-control PBMs signed into law
Glowiak Hilton's measure to fight human trafficking now law
Martinez law works to protect students from sexual abuse
Collins and Flowers' plan to fight maternal and infant mortality signed into law
Van Pelt proud that Illinois is one step closer to major criminal justice reform
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Joyce demands transparency following the passage of criminal justice reform bill
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Bush: My work to make Illinois a better, safer and more inclusive place is far from over
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Loughran Cappel sworn in for first full term as senator
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Padraic Joyce: 'I'm 43 and that's the most embarrassing day of my career'
Damien Comer's hamstring injury piled more pain on Joyce
Mayo's Aidan O'Shea climbs above Séan Andy Ó Ceallaigh of Galway at Tuam Stadium. Photo by Ramsey Cardy/Sportsfile
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John Fallon, Tuam Stadium
NFL Division 1: Mayo 3-23 Galway 0-17
Galway manager Padraic Joyce didn't mince his words and described this hammering by old rivals Mayo as the most embarrassing day of his career.
And Joyce, in his first year in a charge of a county that he inspired to two All-Ireland wins, said the responsibility for the biggest league defeat in 68 years to their neighbours lay firmly on his shoulders.
Galway fans, probably grateful that they were watching it on television rather than being in Tuam Stadium, might not be so harsh and point out that it is up to those inside the white lines to produce the goods, not least against their fiercest rivals.
"We were a mile off it. It was like men and boys all day. I will take responsibility for that as the manager of the team. I am not going to throw the lads under the bus. I prepared them, I got them on the pitch and I will take full responsibility.
"It was a disappointing day, probably the most embarrassing day of my career. I am 43 years of age and I have never seen a performance as bad, to tell you the truth."
Damien Comer lasted just four minutes and Joyce fears the hamstring injury could rule him out of the championship, while Johnny Duane also went off early and join a casualty list which sees captain Shane Walsh out with knee and ankle injuries.
Next up is a clash with Dublin and Joyce feels his men really have to prove a point.
"The only positive news of the day is the only way is up. We can't go any lower than that. We are training twice this week and we have a nice battle this week against the five-in-a-row champions.
"When you are playing your fiercest rivals, if you need to motivate lads they are in the wrong game. We should not have had to be motivating lads. Mayo were up for the game, I don't know why we could not be up for it. It is a psychological thing. I don't know what it is but you are losing a fighting battle when you go so far behind early on."
Captain Aidan O'Shea was superb at full-forward and centre-forward Mark Moran crowned his debut with 1-2 in a man of the match display.
"We had five U-21s out there and we brought on two more," said manager James Horan. "A lot of the young players who have come through are really talented. Mark Moran, as he has been for Westport all season, is very comfortable on the ball.
"I think our teamwork was very good today, looking to give the right ball at the right time, good support lines. We dropped it a bit at the start of the second-half but I thought when we were moving the ball we were very good."
Mayo, with the breeze, led by 1-5 to 0-1 after just 12 minutes with Moran finding the net after good work by Eoghan McLaughlin, O'Shea and Cillian O'Connor.
Two points from Paul Conroy and one from Rob Finnerty cut the gap but a point from Tommy Conroy increased their lead to 1-9 to 0-5 after 21 minutes and they then hit 1-7 without reply to lead by 2-17 to 0-7 at the break, with Paddy Durcan going forward and impressive corner-back Oisin Mullin involved before O'Shea delivered the final pass.
That interval tally was more than Mayo scored in any of their five league games earlier this year and they continued to dominate after the restart with a sloppy Galway defence being punished when Conor Loftus collected a delivery from Moran to hit the net.
Scorers for Mayo: C O'Connor 0-10 (8f), M Moran 1-2, C Loftus 1-2 (1m), P Durcan 1-2, A O'Shea 0-3, T Conroy 0-3, S Coen 0-1 (1m) Galway: R Finnerty 0-7 (6f), P Conroy 0-3, L Silke 0-2, G O'Donnell 0-1, C McDaid 0-1, A Varley 0-1, C D'Arcy 0-1, M Barrett 0-1.
MAYO: D Clarke; O Mullin, D McBrien, L Keegan; P Durcan, S Coen, E McLaughlin; M Ruane, C Loftus; F McDonagh, M Moran, D O'Connor; T Conroy, A O'Shea, C O'Connor.
Subs: B Walsh for McDonagh (45), P O'Hora for McBrien (51), R O'Donoghue for D O'Connor (55), D Coen for C O'Connor (55), J Flynn for Ruane (64),
GALWAY: C Gleeson; C Campbell, S A Ó Ceallaigh, J Heaney; L Silke, J Duane, C McDaid; C D'Arcy, J Maher; E Brannigan, D Comer, J Leonard; R Finnerty, P Conroy, I Burke.
Subs: M Daly for Comer (4 mins), G O'Donnell for Duane (10), A Varley for Brannigan (29), T Flynn for Maher (half-time), M Barrett for D'Arcy (57).
Referee: Maurice Deegan (Laois)
GAA must keep 'revolutionary' replay changes to ensure fixture certainty - Michael Reynolds
After a 'scary few hours', Bríd Stack back on her feet
Ladies Football in Waterford breaks new ground
How a woman in Wales plans to reunite a Waterford girl with a missing football
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Коллеж Оттавы,  — коллеж общего и профессионального образования, расположенный в секторе Халл г. Гатино региона Оттава в канадской провинции Квебек. Это крупнейший колледж региона Оттава.

История
Коллеж был основан в 1967 г. в числе 12 первых коллежей Квебека и до 1975 г. носил название Халлский коллеж, Cégep de Hull, после чего был переименован в Коллеж Оттавы (в 2005 г. во французском названии слово «коллеж» было заменено на «сежеп», чтобы отличать от частных коллежей; в русском языке разница между терминами отсутствует).

При создании он включил в себя следующие учебные заведения:
 Халлский технологический институт, Institut de Technologie de Hull
 Классический коллеж Маргерит Д'Ювиль, Collège classique Marguerite-D'Youville,
 Классический коллеж Марии Посредницы, Collège classique Marie-Médiatrice,
 Халлский педагогический институт, École normale de Hull,
 Халлский семейный институт, Institut familiale de Hull,
 Школу медсестёр Больницы Святого сердца, École des Infirmières de l'Hôpital Sacré-Cœur.

Коллеж состоит из 3 кампусов:
 кампус им. Габриель Руа в Халле,
 кампус им. Феликса Леклерка в Гатино,
 кампус им. Луи Ребуля в Халле (центр дополнительного образования).
Кроме того, существует учебный центр в Маниваки.

Примечания

Ссылки
 Site web officiel
 Site web des Griffons
 Site web pour les inscriptions

Образование в Гатино
Учебные заведения Канады

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Compared to New York, West Des Moines has a very low population density. West Des Moines is perfect for those who like a quiet city.
West Des Moines, IA is a great place to live. It has its pros and cons like any city, but with a quality of life rating of 10/10 and an overall value of 9/10, it's no surprise why so many people choose to live here.
Population density is a way of determining how crowded an area is. West Des Moines has a population density of 2,114, with 56,609 current residents.
Out of the 56,609 current residents, 48% are male and 52% are female. 60% of the residents are married and 40% are single.
As for living in West Des Moines, the air quality is 65% and the weather, on average, is 55% sunny, 32% rainy, and 34% snowy. The average temperature is 49°F.
Whether you're looking to buy or rent a home in West Des Moines, you should know that 58.8% of homes are owned while 34.4% of homes are rented, and 6.7% of homes are vacant. The median price of a home is $166,620, the median age of homes is 18 years, the annual home appreciation is -1.06% and the annual property tax is 16.13%.
When looking at the community of West Des Moines, it's important to determine the crime rate. West Des Moines's crime rate is 3 total number of crimes reported per 100,000 total population. The average age of residents in West Des Moines is 35 years and the breakdown of political affiliations is 56.43% Democratic, 41.82% Republican, and 1.75% Independent.
When looking at West Des Moines, it's important to understand employment statistics. 4.20% of residents are unemployed in West Des Moines (which does not include the percentage of residents who are no longer in the labor force). Of the employed West Des Moines residents: 24.3% of employed residents work in the management and business field, 26.44% are in the arts and sciences field, 10.5% are in the customer service field, 29.7% are in the sales field, 0.14% work in farming, fishing, and forestry, 3.9% of employed residents work in the construction field, and 5.1% work in production. When it comes to education, the ratio of teachers to students is 1:15. The percentage of residents who have graduated high school is 96.64%, 7.35% of residents have an associate's degree, 35.21% of residents have a bachelor's degree, and 14.02% have a master's degree.
If you plan on commuting to work in West Des Moines, you should be aware that the average commute time is 20 minutes, compared to the national average commute time of 26 minutes. When it comes to commuting, residents of West Des Moines have a few different options. 85% of commuters use their own cars, 8% of commuters carpool, 2% of commuters use the transit system, and 4% of residents work from home.


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Bridgewater Logistics, one of South Africa's foremost road-transport logistics specialists, enters 2019 with solid foundations in place to continue on its growth path.
First and foremost, the company's team comprises talented people with the skills and experience required to ensure high levels of efficiency and productivity in this fast-paced industry where there is very little scope for error.
"Finding and retaining skills in the third-party logistics sector has long been a challenge, and needs to be given utmost attention by all industry participants. Bridgewater Logistics has built up a Meet the Bridgewater Team of people over the years with the skills we need to continue differentiating ourselves in this increasingly competitive industry. These skills span top-level management through to the 'coal face' – both of which are high pressured working environments," Quinton de Villiers, managing director of Bridgewater Logistics, says.
Importantly, the company has also built up a strong network of partners, which includes shippers, other carriers and end-customers. This focus on the physical aspects of transport and distribution that is so often neglected by management teams will continue to ensure efficient-functioning supply chains.
"Bridgewater Logistics has built up a solid professional relationship with many shippers by being able to deliver according to the expectations that we have created. They are never disappointed when it comes to factors, such as packaging, on-time delivery and customer service. However, this does not mean that we have grown complacent, and we will definitely be building on our capability to deliver value in the new business year," De Villiers says.
Consistently high levels of quality throughout all operations will also be maintained by the company's solid reporting systems.
Bridgewater Logistics provides specialist transport and logistics consultancy services to industry, in addition to specialising in both long-haul and short-haul solutions. These are complemented by the company's sophisticated warehousing and distribution capabilities.


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Gene variants raise risk of migraines in African-American children
Pediatric researchers have discovered common gene variants associated with migraines in African-American children. The research adds to knowledge of genetic influences on childhood migraine and may lead to future precision medicine treatments for African-American children with these intense headaches.
"Scientists already know that migraines may run in families, and other researchers have discovered multiple genetic links to migraine in European adults," said study leader Hakon Hakonarson, MD, PhD, director of the Center for Applied Genomics at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP). "However, this is the first large-scale genetic study of migraine in children and in African-Americans."
Hakonarson and colleagues published their study online on Sept. 28, 2018 in the Journal of Medical Genetics.
The researchers performed genome-wide association studies (GWAS) in separate groups of African-American (AA) and European-American (EA) children from CHOP's pediatric network. One study compared 380 AA children with migraine to 2,129 ancestry-matched control subjects. Another study compared 599 EA children with migraine to 7327 EA controls.
The scientists found a novel genetic susceptibility locus on chromosome 5, specifically 5q.33.1, that predisposed AA children to migraine, but was not significant for the EA children. The team then performed a replication study that confirmed this finding in an independent pediatric cohort of 233 AA migraine patients compared to 4038 AA control subjects without migraine.
Further analysis of the risk locus on chromosome 5 implicated two genes, NMUR2 and GLRA1, both involved in signaling pathways in the central nervous system. The researchers said this finding was consistent with previous GWAS research in adults that pointed to genes involved in neurotransmitter release.
"This work provides new insights into the genetic basis of childhood migraine," said Hakonarson. He added, "Our hope is that follow-up research on these signaling pathways may eventually lead to targeted migraine treatments for African-American children."
The National Institutes of Health (grant HG006830) supported this research.
Xiao Chang, et al, "Common variants at 5q33.1 in Europeans predispose to migraine in African-American children," Journal of Medical Genetics, online Sept. 28, 2018. http://doi.org/10.1136/jmedgenet-2018-105359
About Children's Hospital of Philadelphia: Children's Hospital of Philadelphia was founded in 1855 as the nation's first pediatric hospital. Through its long-standing commitment to providing exceptional patient care, training new generations of pediatric healthcare professionals, and pioneering major research initiatives, Children's Hospital has fostered many discoveries that have benefited children worldwide. Its pediatric research program is among the largest in the country. In addition, its unique family-centered care and public service programs have brought the 546-bed hospital recognition as a leading advocate for children and adolescents. For more information, visit http://www.chop.edu
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UK manufacturing output rose to a four-month high in August though input prices also rose for the first time in seven months, according to the latest IHS Markit /CIPS UK Manufacturing PMI data.
The data, taken from questionnaires sent to purchasing executives in more than 600 industrial companies, found production rose across all five PMI components: output, new orders, employment, suppliers' delivery times and stocks of purchases.
The domestic market was the "prime source" of new contract wins in August, while exports also remained "robust" as the continued weakness of sterling providing UK exporters with a competitive boost.
Job creation in manufacturing rose for the thirteenth consecutive month in August, and the rate of job growth was the quickest seen since June 2014.
The headline PMI score for August rose to 56.9 in August, up from 55.3 in July, to what is the second-highest monthly score in more than three years.
Purchase price inflation rose for the first time in seven months, though the report states the rate of price growth "remained well below the record high seen at the start of the year", though 31 per cent of respondents reported price hikes, generally linked to rising commodity prices.
Manufacturers' selling prices are reported to have risen "at a solid, yet slower, pace".
The survey found optimism among UK manufacturers "improved in the three months to August", which was put down to growing demand, expansion into new markets and a stronger global economy.
More than half of the survey respondents expect output will be higher in a year's time, and less than seven per cent are forecasting a decline.
Rob Dobson, director at IHS Markit who compile the survey, said: "The UK manufacturing sector continued to show signs of solid progress during the third quarter, with rates of expansion in output, new orders and employment all gathering pace in August.
"The key question is whether this positive start to the second half of the year can be sustained.
"This is looking increasingly likely during the near-term, given the breadth of the expansion. "Business conditions improved across the three main subsectors – consumer, intermediate and investment goods – and at smaller and large-scale producers alike.
He added: "There are increasing signs of supply-side issues leading to raw material and staff shortages, which could become a constraint on output growth going forward, while also leading to higher costs.
Commenting on the latest manufacturing PMI figures, Andy Hall, of Barclays corporate banking in Scotland, said: "Manufacturing continues to register encouraging levels of growth across all measures.
"However, the benefits of a weak sterling and an improving global economy, as well as the continuing support from domestic demand, won't necessarily have the desired effect unless the sector invests more to improve efficiency and beef up capacity.


The Eagles put the finishing touches on a busy week by re-signing receiver Jeremy Maclin to a one-year contract on Friday afternoon.
Maclin's signing is the fourth deal the team has reached with one of its own players. On Wednesday, they extended the contract of left tackle Jason Peters, then re-signed potential free-agent receiver Riley Cooper and extended center Jason Kelce on Thursday.
Maclin, the team's No. 1 draft pick in 2009, tore his ACL early in training camp last season, ending his season before it began. He said after the Eagles' 10-6 season ended that he wanted to return to Philadelphia.
There were reports that suggested Maclin wanted a one-year deal so he could prove his worth�� and excel in head coach Chip Kelly's offense�� then sign a mega-deal next season. Those same reports indicated that the Birds wanted to go longer on the length of Maclin's deal.
His contract is reported to be worth $6 million, with $3.5 of that guaranteed.
�I�m excited to see Jeremy play in our offense,� Kelly said in a statement. �You saw the potential of that in the spring and summer, but obviously he didn�t get an opportunity last year.
"However, what was great to see was how he was literally here every single day since being injured. You can see he has a passion for the game of football.
Maclin was the team's leading receiver in 2012 with Andy Reid as the head coach. That season, he finished with 69 catches for 857 yards and seven touchdowns.


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2018 Auditor General report handed over to Speaker
Auditor General Deodat Sharma handing over the 2018 report to Speaker of the National Assembly, Dr. Barton Scotland
By Editor On Sep 30, 2019
Speaker of the National Assembly, Dr. Barton Scotland, Monday afternoon received the 2018 Auditor General Report.
It was presented at Public Buildings in Georgetown, the home of the National Assembly.
Auditor General Deodat Sharma said he hopes the report will be presented in the National Assembly as soon as possible.
"My report today presented to the Honourable Speaker will be laid in the National Assembly at the earliest opportunity at which time it becomes a public document," he said.
Since December 21st, 2018, the Opposition has not attended a sitting and said it will not return to the National Assembly.
The Speaker said he has not received information relating to the next sitting of the National Assembly.
"I haven't received information on that yet…if the Clerk of the National Assembly would have received such information then certainly he would have shared that information with me," he told the media shortly after receiving the report.
The National Assembly comes out of recess on October 10 after a two-month recess.
Before it went into recess on August 10, the body last met on May 23.
However, since then, the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) has determined that the December 21st No-Confidence motion against the Government was validly passed.
Asked about the present status of the National Assembly, the House Speaker said "the National Assembly continues."
The 2018 Auditor General report was handed over in the presence of some members of the Public Accounts Committee, namely Jermaine Figueira, Nigel Dharamlall and Bishop Juan Edghill.
Opposition Members of Parliament, Bishop Juan Edghill and Nigel Dharamlall
Speaking with the media after the event, Edghill said his party will not be returning to the National Assembly at the next sitting but he still believes the public should have access to the report since the Public Accounts Committee has noticed several anomalies in Government spending over the past three years.
"We're making it very clear that as the Parliamentary Opposition, we don't expect not being present in the National Assembly or not attending a sitting of the National Assembly or not having a sitting of the National Assembly would be the reason for (hiding) the content of this report," he said.
Edghill suggested that a mechanism be put in place to ensure the contents of the report are made public to ensure transparency and accountability.
He also called on the Auditor General's office to "step up its vigilance" of how state funds are spent to ensure that monies are not being misused for campaign financing.
The News Room was told by the Clerk of the National Assembly, Sherlock Isaacs that he is not aware of anything stopping the Assembly from meeting despite the CCJ ruling.
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Edinburgh UK EH8 9LD
chenzhong_eric@hotmail.com
http://www.sps.ed.ac.uk/gradschool/community_and_representation/research_student_profiles/sociology/chen_eric_zhong
MSc (Public Health Research) – University of Edinburgh
BSc (Reproductive Biology) – University of Edinburgh
Current Research Project
What do people think about when considering whether or not to have children? An exploratory qualitative study in Scotland.
The key aim of the study is to explore what individuals think about when considering whether or not to have children. This research considers such process within the context of recent fertility and family/household changes in Scotland. Respondents views and experiences of relationships, family and parenthood will be elicited through the process of in-depth interviewing. Employing an interpretive approach to the analysis of the respondents' narratives, it is hoped that insights can be gained to better understand the social interactions and processes that underlies family formation and childbearing decision making in Scotland.
More information about the study and how to participate can be found in the link below:
http://www.crfr.ac.uk/fertility.html
Professor John MacInnes
Professor Sarah Cunningham-Burley
Awards / Funding Sources (for PhD)
University of Edinburgh – College of Humanities and Social Science Studentship (2007 - 2009)
University of Edinburgh – The School of Social and Political Studies Award (2007- 2009)
University of Edinburgh – Sociology Postgraduate Award (2007 - 2009)
Other Involvement and Affiliations
My research is affiliated with the Centre for Research on Families and Relationships (CRFR) and is in close conducted at the Family Planning and Well Women Services (NHS Lothian), where I also work as a part-time administrator. From my everyday interaction with the patients and staff, I draw my inspiration for my research and make valuable networks with experts and participants.
My involvement with women's sexual and reproductive health led me to work closely with other organisations in Lothian targeted at young people – The Health Opportunities Team (HOT), Healthy Respect and the Sexual Health Team (SHT) from the City of Edinburgh Council. With the SHT, I work as a session worker, delivering workshops on sexual health and relationships to teenagers aged 15-17 in high schools. I currently work as a sessional worker with HOT looking after the drop-in space and was involved in an active research project that was completed in April 2010.
Involvement in Professional Bodies
British Sociological Association (BSA) - Member (2007 - present)
British Society for Population Students (BSPS) - Member (2007 - present)
Centre for Research on Families and Relationships (CRFR) – Associated Student (2007 – present)
The European Journal of Contraception and Reproductive Healthcare - Reviewer (2009 - present)
Involvement in University Activities
Tutoring/ Supervision
09/10 Workshop Demonstrator Professional Skills for Reproductive Biology (Hons)
09/10 Dissertation Supervisor Honour project (2 student)
09/10 Tutor Global Health (1st year, MBChB)
09/10 Tutor Disability (1st year, MBChB)
Kickstart (Widening Participation)
Workshop Facilitator for Sociology (2008 & 2009)
Group Leader (2009)
Sociology Society
Secretary (2009/10)
Event administrator (BSA Postgraduate Day School Event, Edinburgh 24th March 2010)
Fertility Intentions and Behavior (particularly Contraceptive Use)
Demographic Trends in Fertility Rates
Lay and Expert Knowledge of Reproductive Science
Additional Research Involvement
University of Edinburgh Law School Research Annex
Fieldworker (2008/09). Racism and Social Marginalisation: A comparative Study of three European Member States (Funded by the European Union Fundamental Rights Agency)
MRC Social and Public Health Sciences Unit (Glasgow)
Fieldworker (2008). Gay Men's Sexual Health Survey
Fieldworker (2008). Evaluation of Healthy Respect 2 National Demonstration Project
Survey Assistant (2010). Adolescent Living in Contemporary Europe (ALICE)
Coder and Data entry (2010). Understanding and Using Public Health Research (Swine Flu)
Health Opportunities Team
Active Researcher (2009/10). Alcohol and Emotional Health
ZE Chen (April 2010). Young People's Views on Alcohol Use and Emotion Health. Health Opportunities Team.*
Guttinger A and Chen ZE (2009). How well do women recall past contraceptive use? A pilot study. J Fam Plann Reprod Health Care 35(3): 173 - 175.
Chen et al. (2008). Why are rates of sterilization in decline? A pilot study designed to explore reasons for declining female sterilization in Scotland. Contraception 78: 309 - 314.
* If you would like a copy of the report, please contact me.
Conference Posters and Presentations
Chen ZE. Biological Clock or something else? How people talk about fertility decisions, [Presentation]. CRFR Emotions Seminar Series, 29 April 2010. University of Edinburgh
Chen ZE. Meaningful Parenthood - Weber's typology of social action and individuals' accounts of parenthood motivation. [Presentation]. New Directions Conference, 26-27 April 2010. University of Edinburgh
Chen ZE. Baby-talk: Preliminary findings from 4 pilot interviews exploring individual's experiences of fertility [Presentation]. New Researchers Conference, 3 June 2009. Centre for Research in Families and Relationships; Edinburgh.
Chen ZE, Glasier A and Warner P. Towards understanding the decline of female sterilisation in Scotland: A pilot study [Poster]. Faculty of Sexual & Reproductive Healthcare Annual Scientific Meeting, 21-22 May 2009. Royal College of Physicians; Edinburgh.
Scott A, Chen ZE, Keighren F and Baikie S. Change in Sexual Health in Female Sex Workers and Substance Using Women [Poster]. Faculty of Sexual & Reproductive Healthcare Annual Scientific Meeting, 21-22 May 2009. Royal College of Physicians; Edinburgh.
Chen ZE. Reflections on the Life-line: How useful is it during qualitative interviews with individuals on their reproductive lives? [Presentation]. New Directions Conference, 21-22 May 2009. University of Edinburgh
Chen ZE. I'm Bringing sex(y) back: Developing a Bio-Sociological Framework for the Demography of Fertility [Presentation]. New Directions Conference, 26-27 May 2008. University of Edinburgh


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Released Sep. 6th, 2017
Published by: Activision
Developed by: Bungie
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Destiny 2 is an online-only multiplayer first-person shooter video game developed by Bungie and published by Activision. It was released for PlayStation 4 and Xbox One on September 6, 2017, followed by a Microsoft Windows version the following month. It is the sequel to 2014's Destiny and its subsequent expansions. Set in a "mythic science fiction" world, the game features a multiplayer "shared-world" environment with elements of role-playing games, such as live events. Players assume the role of a Guardian, protectors of Earth's last safe city as they wield a power called Light to protect the Last City from different alien races. One of these races, the Cabal, led by the warlord Dominus Ghaul, infiltrate the Last City and strips all Guardians of their Light. The player sets out on a journey to regain their Light and find a way to defeat Ghaul and his Red Legion army and take back the Last City.
Like the original, activities in Destiny 2 are divided among player versus environment (PvE) and player versus player (PvP) game types. In addition to normal story missions, PvE features three-player "strikes" and six-player raids. A free roam patrol mode is also available for each planet and features public events as well as new activities not featured in the original. These new activities have an emphasis on exploration of the planets and interactions with non-player characters (NPCs) on the planets; the original Destiny only featured NPCs in social spaces. PvP features objective-based modes, as well as traditional deathmatch game modes. All PvP game modes are four-versus-four, a change from the previous installment, which featured six-versus-six, three-versus-three, and two-versus-two variants. Like the original Destiny, the game features expansion packs which further the story and adds new content and missions. The first expansion, Curse of Osiris, released in December 2017, while a second, Warmind, released in May 2018.
Upon release, Destiny 2 received generally favorable reviews from critics. The game received praise for its many improvements over its predecessor. The original Destiny received much criticism for its story, but Destiny 2 was praised as having a "more robust story" and an actual fleshed out villain. As with the original, gameplay for the most part was also highly praised. Reviews were split on the recategorization of the weapons and the newer activities like the Adventures and Lost Sectors, but praise was unanimous on the exploration of the game world. Changes to PvP were welcomed by some reviewers, though others were critical for the mode lacking player choice. Destiny 2 was nominated for and won various awards, such as at The Game Awards 2017 and Game Critics Awards.
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Intel: 3.5 GHz Core i3-3250 or 3.5 GHz Pentium G4560
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NVIDIA: 2 GB GeForce GTX 660 or 2 GB GTX 1050
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Intel: 3.4 GHz Core i5-2400 or 3.5 GHz Core i5-7400
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AMD: 8 GB Radeon R9 390
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Southeast Asia presents opportunities to experience unique languages, cultures, and different foods. It can be hard to take in everything while remembering to be a responsible traveler, but it's really important to develop these new habits.
It's important to greet people in a culturally-appropriate way while traveling in Southeast Asia. The wai is used when greeting someone, saying goodbye, thank you, or even sorry.
To properly wai, a person should put their palms together and bow their head. There are three levels of the wai depending on the respect you want to show the other person. With someone you're comfortable with, the hands are positioned at the chest. To someone you don't know as well or an elder, put your hands near your mouth. For someone of high respect, such as a monk, your hands should be near your forehead or eyes. When traveling across Southeast Asia, you might hear people refer to this greeting differently: wai in Thailand, nop in Laos, sampeah in Cambodia, or others to describe this type of greeting.
In many parts of Southeast Asia, Buddhism plays an important role in people's lives. Being respectful at a temple will show those around you that you care about the culture and beliefs of the community.
When you go to a temple, dressing appropriately is always important. It's best to wear a t-shirt and shorts, pants, or skirts that cover your knees. Feet are considered the lowest part of the human, and it's disrespectful to point them a statue of a Buddha or to any person while sitting on the floor (basically, think of where the bottoms of your feet are facing, and just sit cross-legged instead). Shoes are not worn inside temples during visits. During a Rustic program, local leaders will teach you more about temples, which will help you adapt to the customs quickly.
Shopping in Southeast Asia is incredibly inexpensive and there are fantastic souvenirs to buy for friends and family. I was shocked to see the overuse of plastic bags at markets and food courts. Currently, there is a movement to stop using plastic straws across the world. We're realizing the massive waste we're creating from single-use plastics such as straws, bags, and bottles.
Do your part to care for the earth while traveling by packing a reusable straw, whether bamboo or metal, or by simply telling your server you don't need a straw.
Want to go even further? Buy a reusable bag (like this one that Rustic sells—all proceeds go to the Rustic Pathways Foundation) that can fit in a pouch smaller than your hand to bring with you to night markets. With this bag, you won't need a single plastic bag, and you'll also have some cool Rustic gear to show off to your friends. I always have a hard time remembering to say no to the straw or plastic bag, but once you get the hang of it, things get much easier.
Thank you so much for reading about my Global Fellowship and some easy ways to become a more responsible traveler! Please check out the Rustic Pathways Foundation to find out how to get more involved!
There's still time to enroll in a Rustic Pathways student travel program this summer. Click below to request a copy of our free catalog today!
As a high school student, Cate traveled to Australia, Costa Rica, Laos, Tanzania, and Thailand with Rustic Pathways. After traveling to Tanzania in 2016, she and two other Rustic students started Miles for Maji, fundraising events to raise awareness about the global water crisis and support Foundation education projects. She became the first Rustic Pathways Foundation Global Fellow in 2018 and added Fiji and Cambodia to the list of countries she's visited with Rustic, in addition to returning to Laos and Thailand. Cate now attends Clark University in Worcester, Massachusetts.


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When I was unemployed and my kids were going to a preschool we couldn't afford, I approached the director and asked if I could create a website for the school. The only payment I asked for was allowing my kids to attend her school free of charge. The kind soul she was, she agreed to my request; and as a result, my kids attended the best preschool in our city.
What I arranged was a side hustle that saved my family thousands of dollars. The gig lasted the duration of my unemployment and until my youngest graduated from the school. The website I created and maintained was, truthfully, not that great; but the director and her staff loved it. Money saved for my family was money earned.
I remember with fondness going to the school to take photos for the website of students engaged in school projects, as well as school events like the annual parade. And I wrote content for the school site, which was title "Director's Corner." At times it was extremely fun, at others time consuming and frustrating.
The side hustle concept isn't new. But for people who are unemployed, it can be a game changer. It can keep them out of debt like my side hustle did for us, or it can earn them as much money as they were making while they were employed. It all depends on what they have to offer.
This is an obvious reason. The money you earn could supplement your unemployment income. In my case I didn't pocket cash. But over the course of of my unemployment and beyond my wife and I saved money we would have had to pay.
Considered part of the Gig economy, driving for Uber can be lucrative if you're willing to drive odd hours during the day, as well as put mileage on your car. Some of my clients have made this their main source of income.
One of my clients referees football and umpires baseball more often now that he's out of work and has more flexibility. He's making a good sum of money doing something he loves. He's even learning how to referee soccer.
You might be an amateur photographer who can "shoot" weddings at a fraction of the cost of an established photographer. After taking thousands of shots for one or two weddings, you'll learn how to be more efficient. Better understand lighting or where you should stand.
If reading is your thing, you might consider proofreading as a side hustle. Writers don't want their work published littered with typos, so they hire people who have a keen eye for finding mistakes. You could advertise your services on a site called fivver.com.
A website called sidehustlenation.com suggests 117 possible gigs (and the list keeps growing) you could consider based on your skills.
One of the most important things you can do during the job search is get out of your house. Having a side hustle that requires this is ideal, as it gets you away from your television, computer, or out of bed. You'll also interact with people, e.g., your clients.
If your side hustle is computer based, that's fine, as long as you take breaks to exercise or do errands . Better yet, set up a virtual office at Starbucks or your local library, especially if you need to get away from distractions. My gig required visiting the school often, including during lunchtime when I landed full-time employment.
Choose side hustle gigs that require you leaving your house, such as personal trainer, yard worker, house cleaner, nanny, junk hauler, tour guide, etc.
Whenever you're around people there are opportunities to network. Always keep your ears open and ask questions about what your clients do. Make it clear that your side hustle is exactly that.
Business consulting is a great example of interacting with people who could be helpful for networking, particularly if said businesses are in your industry. Starting a small business marketing service will also give you exposure to great networking opportunities.
Even running a grocery shopping business can expose you to people of all types. Imagine talking with people in the check-out line and inserting into the conversation that you're shopping for clients, but your real job is software engineer.
Eventually shoppers in line will say, "I know someone who works at Company (XYZ) and she's looking for a software engineer. Do you have a personal business card I can give her?" And, of course, you're prepared to hand them your business card.
Bring in additional income to make up for what might be a poorly paid position. This is more likely if your side hustle can be done during the evening. I coach people on using LinkedIn, including writing their profiles. This is done strictly during the evenings and on weekends.
As an accountant, you can continue your side hustle by servicing the small clients you gained while unemployed. You'll perform accounting services during evening hours.
Your side hustle could lead to a career change. One of my LinkedIn connections, Jack Wang, worked in banking until he joined the non-profit world. Wisely he continued financial advising on the side. Now he has made financial advising his full-time calling and is doing quite well with his own business.
Another close LinkedIn connection, Kevin Willett, started out in banking, as well, but is now running a very successful business networking group called Friends of Kevin. He utilizes what he learned about networking, as a VP of banking, to facilitate this group. He loves what he's doing, and he's been doing it for quite some while.
You can see how running a side hustle can be beneficial to your job search—earning money, getting out of the house, networking, exercising your skills, and continuing your business while employed.
It's been awhile since I designed and maintained my kids' school's website, but I remember with fondness my visits to their school to take hundreds of photos of happy children. My side hustle allowed our three kids to attend a very good preschool. That made it all worthwhile.
This entry was posted in Career Search and tagged Entrepreneurship, job search, Side Hustle on August 21, 2017 by Things Career Related.
Although I agree a side hustle is almost always a good idea (I had one from 1984 until 1994 when it became my full time job for the next decade) please note there are tax obligations that go alongside any side hustle. Also in most (all?) states it will directly affect unemployment compensation. And yes, barter is considered income. Just be aware to stay on the right side of the various agencies to keep yourself "safe".
Good to keep in mind, Hollis. In Massachusetts one can earn up to 1/3 of their UI benefits without it affecting their benefits. After then it's dollar for dollar.


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The monarchy had a deep rooted history in Australia and was part of the fabric of the nation, the veteran journalist Piers Akerman told a crowd of 100 people attending a luncheon in Wagga Wagga on 22 June called by Australians for Constitutional Monarchy. He pointed out that it was the symbol of the crown that safeguards people from the political process, according to a report in the Wagga Advertiser of 23 June.
"The republican movement will always seek to push their agenda and I' m deeply concerned about the amount of pro-republican material currently in Old Parliament House as part of the Democracy Exhibition," he said.
Australians should be proud of their history and strive to preserve cultural ties, he declared.
"Australia is very fortunate. We are one of the world's oldest democracies, culturally, we are not inherently racist and I think we can be proud of our history in welcoming people to this country."
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Elmont to county: Safer roads!
A car slammed into the fence of a home along Dutch Broadway in late June. A police officer said this was the fifth auto incident he had responded to at that location.
Elmont residents have a big problem, and it can be spotted almost every day along the western half of Dutch Broadway. Cars zip by, sometimes at speeds of more than 60 mph, as they cross the Queens-Elmont border into Nassau County. Speeding cars have caused several accidents along the street.
County Legislator Carrie Solages, who represents Elmont and has been advocating for safer roads in Elmont for years, explained that there are several blind corners near the intersection of Dutch Broadway and Elmont Road because of a slope in the road.
Solages and several Elmont community groups and residents are calling on Nassau County, which oversees Dutch Broadway, to make safety upgrades to the road. The effort began when speeding cars killed two young women in 2015 and 2016. Karl Valere, a local activist and the founder of the community group We Are Elmont, started a petition to get a traffic light installed on Dutch Broadway after 19-year-old Amay George's death in 2015. With Solages's help, the group eventually got a speed indicator installed near the Dutch Broadway School.
But Valere said that wasn't enough. "We asked for stop signs, traffic lights and studies on the speeding violations and accidents that indicate that this is a dangerous road," he said.
To try to prove the case, Solages took Shila Shah-Gavnoudias, former commissioner of the county Department of Public Works; Robert Walker, former chief deputy county executive; and Thomas Krumpter, former police commissioner, on a tour of Dutch Broadway to discuss ways to make the road safer. Solages asked if the county would consider removing lanes, upgrading crosswalks, installing traffic signals and adding signage.
Not much was done. Then, in 2016, a car struck and killed 12-year-old Gabrielle Johnson as she walked to Elmont Memorial High School. Solages again appealed to county leaders to conduct a traffic study, with a focus on the intersection of Dutch Broadway and Diamond Street. Again, not much was done.
"It was clear that the previous county executive was not hearing our request," Solages said.
Last June, a car struck a home at the same intersection. The homeowner, who identified himself only as Barry, built a fence around his yard to try to keep his two children safe. With his fence now damaged, what little peace of mind Barry once had is now gone.
Barry said he had several videos of cars speeding past at nearly 80 mph. He noted that things improved after a speed indicator was installed on the road last year, but it is now gone, and drivers have returned to speeding.
Solages explained that because many roads in Elmont and across the county have problems similar to Dutch Broadway, mobile speed indicators are constantly moved around due to high demand. Instead of another speed indicator, Solages, Barry and other residents are calling for the county to put up a traffic light or signs at the intersection of Dutch Broadway and Diamond Street.
Some residents also expressed concern that Dutch Broadway would become even busier once construction begins next year on the New York Islanders' new arena at Belmont Park, scheduled to open in 2021.
"Dutch Broadway will be a secondary road that will be flooded with cars heading to and from the stadium, trying to avoid traffic on Hempstead Turnpike," said Ferida Khan, a mother who lives near the Dutch Broadway School.
Neither the Nassau County executive's office nor the Department of Public Works responded to the Herald's requests for comment. But Solages said he had met with representatives of those offices recently, and that the county had pledged to conduct a proper traffic study of the street. He added that this year's county budget included funds set aside for new crosswalks and countdown clocks at several Dutch Broadway intersections.
In a letter to the DPW, Valere, of We Are Elmont, asked for additional traffic studies on Linden Boulevard, which is also a county road. The streets there, he said, need crosswalks and stop signs, because Elmont residents are consistently forced to cross roads with no signs.


Students at the academy are supported with their development of faith in many ways, with our academy chaplain Mr Rodriguez-Casado at the heart of everything we do around Christian distinctiveness. He is available throughout the academy week to speak informally with students about matters of faith and for other advice and guidance, together with the more formal sessions laid on for our academy community.
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Q: Play store saying supported device 0 I have tried all the ways to figure it out but unable to resolve. Below is my code snipeet of manifest and gradle
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<manifest xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
    package="com.datadrive"
    android:versionCode="39"
    android:versionName="1.34">

    <uses-sdk
        android:minSdkVersion="16"
        android:targetSdkVersion="25"/>

    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.INTERNET" />
    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION" />
    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE" />
    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION" />

<!--    <uses-feature
        android:name="android.hardware.location.gps"
        android:required="false"/>-->

    <application
        android:allowBackup="true"
        android:icon="@drawable/app_icon"
        android:label="@string/app_name"
        android:supportsRtl="true"
        android:theme="@style/AppTheme_NoAction">
        <activity
            android:name="com.datadrive.activitites.SplashActivity"
            android:screenOrientation="portrait"
            android:theme="@style/AppTheme.FullScreen"
            android:windowSoftInputMode="adjustResize|stateHidden">
            <intent-filter>
                <action android:name="android.intent.action.MAIN" />

                <category android:name="android.intent.category.LAUNCHER" />
            </intent-filter>
        </activity>
        <activity
            android:name="com.datadrive.activitites.MainActivity"
            android:screenOrientation="portrait"
            android:theme="@style/AppTheme_NoAction"
            android:windowSoftInputMode="adjustResize|stateHidden" />
        <activity
            android:name="com.datadrive.activities_new.MainActivitySecond"
            android:screenOrientation="portrait"
            android:theme="@style/AppTheme_NoAction"
            android:windowSoftInputMode="adjustResize|stateHidden"></activity>
        <activity
            android:name="com.datadrive.activitites.LoginActivity"
            android:screenOrientation="portrait"
            android:theme="@style/AppTheme_NoAction"
            android:windowSoftInputMode="adjustResize|stateHidden" />
        <activity android:name="com.datadrive.activitites.DemoActivity">
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            <intent-filter>
                <action android:name="android.intent.action.MAIN" />
                <category android:name="android.intent.category.LAUNCHER" />
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        </activity>
        <activity android:name="com.datadrive.activitites.ViewDetailsActivity" />
        <activity android:name="com.datadrive.activitites.ViewDataBaseActivity"></activity>
    </application>

</manifest>

And below is my gradle code snippet :
 apply plugin: 'com.android.application'

android {
    compileSdkVersion 25
    buildToolsVersion "25.0.2"
    defaultConfig {
        applicationId "com.datadrive"
        minSdkVersion 16
        targetSdkVersion 25
        versionCode 39
        versionName "1.35"
        testInstrumentationRunner "android.support.test.runner.AndroidJUnitRunner"
    }
    buildTypes {
        release {
            minifyEnabled true
            proguardFiles getDefaultProguardFile('proguard-android.txt'), 'proguard-rules.pro'
        }
    }
}

dependencies {
    compile fileTree(include: ['*.jar'], dir: 'libs')
    androidTestCompile('com.android.support.test.espresso:espresso-core:2.2.2', {
        exclude group: 'com.android.support', module: 'support-annotations'
    })
    compile 'com.google.android.gms:play-services-location:10.2.4'
    compile 'com.android.support:appcompat-v7:25.3.0'
    compile 'com.android.support:design:25.3.1'
    testCompile 'junit:junit:4.12'
    compile 'uk.co.chrisjenx:calligraphy:2.2.0'
    compile 'com.android.volley:volley:1.0.0'
    compile files('libs/simplelatlng-1.3.0.jar')
    compile files('libs/crittercism_v5_0_4_sdkonly.jar')
    compile 'commons-io:commons-io:2.4'
}

I have tried to upload my app's new version to play store and it is showing 0 supported devices.
For testing, I rollbacked my old version  changed only version code/name in gradle file and tried to upload the apk again. It is showing 0 supported devices too.
Few days ago, that version  supported more than 10000 devices.
Is it because google policy changed or I updated my gradle and android studio?

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