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The Power Index: law enforcers, top spy David Irvine at #8
The man most responsible for protecting Australia from a terrorist attack is not your typically dour spook. David Irvine — or "Irvinsky" as Kevin Rudd calls him — holds an honours degree in Elizabethan history, is the author of two books on Javanese shadow puppetry and speaks workable Indonesian, Mandarin, French and Italian. Those who […]
Matthew Knott,
The man most responsible for protecting Australia from a terrorist attack is not your typically dour spook. David Irvine — or "Irvinsky" as Kevin Rudd calls him — holds an honours degree in Elizabethan history, is the author of two books on Javanese shadow puppetry and speaks workable Indonesian, Mandarin, French and Italian.
Those who know him describe him as perceptive, cerebral and highly respected within the intelligence community and across the political divide. Which is a relief, frankly, because as Director-General of Security, he is in charge of ASIO, one of the most powerful and secretive organisations in the country.
Irvine's organisation has experienced a dramatic — some say alarming — transformation from a backwater into a behemoth following the September 11 attacks. ASIO's budget has increased 535% since 2001, according to the Australian Strategic Policy Institute, and its number of staff has trebled from 618 to 1860. His officers have unprecedented powers to detain people for seven days (even if they're not suspected of an offence), to tap phones and hack computers.
"He [Irvine] is a sensible, balanced, decent person," a former top intelligence analyst tells The Power Index. "He's a fit and proper person to run ASIO but I worry about the powers that ASIO has. He's got powers that he could exercise in quite a frightening way."
Since Irvine took the job in May 2009, ASIO's budget has continued to grow and its powers have been expanded — a testament to his lobbying skills, given that terrorism is no longer the hot-button issue it once was.
He's been particularly vocal about the need to beef up Australia's cyber-security capabilities.
In July he warned that people are being "radicalised – literally, in their lounge rooms" by "unfettered ideas and information" obtained on the internet.
His urgings played no small part in the government's decision to draft a new cybercrime bill that makes it easier for ASIO and other agencies to monitor what Australians are up to online. When the bill becomes law later this year, ASIO will be able to order companies, including internet service providers, to preserve electronic evidence until a warrant is obtained.
Irvine scored another coup earlier this year: ASIO was granted extensive new powers to spy on Australian individuals and entities based overseas and share the information with the Australian Secret Intelligence Service (ASIS) and the Defence Signals Directorate (DSD).
He has also overseen the creation of a terrorism control centre, housed at ASIO HQ, which aims to break drown the historical distrust between the spooks and the cops. It is staffed by officers from ASIO, ASIS, the DSD and the Australian Federal Police.
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So many of us skip the reference checking process. Why? We figure that the past employers will only give up job title and dates of employment, and that's not worth it.
Number 1 - If you make the call and get only job title and dates of employment, you will at least have limited your liability for negligent hiring.
Negligent hiring is a cause of action that makes an employer liable to a third party when a worker injures the third party and the employer knew or should have known that the worker was likely to cause harm. For example, in one of the early cases, a utility company worker assaulted a customer while making repairs in the customer's home. The customer sued the utility, alleging that if it had investigated the worker's background, it would have learned that he had been fired from a previous job for assaulting a co-worker.
By making a reasonable effort to contact all references and prior empl9yers, even if they do not provide any useful information, you will have exercised reasonable care to avoid hiring a dangerous person. This effort can be very helpful in defending a negligent hiring claim.
Number 2 - The person you speak with may give you additional information - but you'll never know unless you try. Only ask (with the job description in front of you) about past performance, using the skills listed in the job description.


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For Indigenous Leaders in Guatemala, Defending Their Land Can Mean Jail Time
Abelino Chub Caal, an indigenous Q'eqchi leader in northeast Guatemala, was sitting down to lunch with his wife and children in the town of San Pedro Carchá, when he was approached by police and arrested without explanation. He was later charged with aggravated land grabbing, arson, coercion, illicit association, and association with illegal armed groups, based on a complaint filed by Cobra Investments, a Guatemalan company owning banana plantations. He has now been in prison without trial for 15 months, and still no evidence has been presented to substantiate the charges brought against him.
Abelino is a university student and a volunteer with Guillermo Toriello Foundation, an organization dedicated to the implementation of the Peace Accords following the end of the Guatemalan Civil War. He was targeted because he had worked tirelessly for the land rights of indigenous Q'eqchi communities and attempted to mediate conflicts with large agricultural plantations that have been pushing out impoverished indigenous farmers. Agroindustry, particularly the palm oil and mining industries, is taking indigenous land in the region.
The justice system in Guatemala has a long history of being used to hold innocent indigenous political prisoners for years with delayed trial proceedings. A hearing on his case has been scheduled for May 8. This hearing has already been postponed twice in recent months, once because the police failed to transfer Abelino to the court from jail, and a second time because a prosecuting attorney failed to show. International scrutiny is needed to make sure that the case is not further postponed and that Abelino is not held for trial unjustly.
Conflict over land has been recognized by the US government as being the major cause of the Guatemalan Civil War which included a genocidal military campaign against Maya communities by the ruling elite. Today, only 2.5% of the farms control two-thirds of the land in Guatemala.
The Peace Accords, supported by international donors such as the United States, European governments and the World Bank, promised to address the problems of extreme inequality and lack of land for indigenous communities. Instead the donors and the Guatemalan government have allowed large-scale plantations to continue to expand at the expense of indigenous communities, leading to new tension and conflict. Agribusinesses wishing to grow crops like palm oil for the processed food and biofuels industries in countries like the United States rely on corruption and use the justice system to persecute indigenous land rights defenders. They intimidate them with the prospect of months and years in jail before even coming to trial.
Over the last decade the United States and other international donors have successfully supported United Nations assistance to Guatemala, enabling an independent prosecutor's office that has brought charges against political leaders and businessmen for human rights violations and corruption. However, it is time that donors exert pressure on Guatemala's justice system to extend reforms into the countryside so that it can't be used as a political tool against community leaders.
Tragically Abelino Chub Caal's case is not unique. Hundreds of arrest warrants have been issued against community leaders and rights defenders in Guatemala based on unsubstantiated complaints. Impunity for threats, attacks, false arrests and practically indefinite detentions of rights defenders must end.
** This blog was updated on May 8 at 10:56 AM EDT.
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I have been living and working here in the DR for some time. I am also married to a Dominican lady. It was nerver my intention to stay. I have recently been reading about the New Decree for All Foreigners. I thought that i would be able to get my residency. However, when i went to the office i was told i had to apply via the immigration office in SD. Here they told me i had to return to the UK to get a residency. Does anyone know of any other way without having to return to the UK.


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This Flea Has Style
Favorite local flea market grows bigger and beyond Dallas
Elizabeth Rhodes
Dec 18, 2015 | 9:10 am
One of Dallas' favorite shopping traditions has plenty of good cheer to spread this season. Flea Style — which we used to know and love as Dallas Flea — is taking up residence in Fair Park's Automotive Building and expanding to Houston.
The next event takes place in Dallas on March 12, 2016, when the 100,000-square-foot space will be filled with goods from 200-plus artisans and small businesses. Think handmade, vintage, or other one-of-a-kind lifestyle wares for women, men, children, and pets.
Also expect live music, food trucks, a bar, and a free gift bag for the first 100 shoppers. Entry is $5 cash, although kids 12 and under get in free.
"With the overwhelming response we've gotten over the years, which included calls for markets in more cities, we decided it was time to expand," founder Brittany Cobb said in a release. "We can't wait for what 2016 will bring and look forward to occupying our new home in Fair Park, as well as to bring our concept to Houston and beyond."
The first Houston event will take place on May 7, 2016, at Silver Street Studios. The 20,000-square-foot space will be filled with unique goods from more than 75 local vendors, plus live entertainment and stuff to eat and drink.
The Flea Style rebranding also includes a fancy new website, featuring event information and applications; photo galleries; and a blog with vendor Q&A's, DIY projects, and other editorial content that will be refreshed between events.
Cobb's baby has come a long way since its roots in 2009 as a one-time holiday pop-up shop. The biannual market extravaganza now welcomes more than 10,000 shoppers. There are plans to expand to another city, which Flea Style hopes to announce in late spring 2016.
Dallas Flea will now be known as Flea Style, and it's moving to Fair Park.
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Event celebrating Dallas' Braniff Airways a must for fashion & flying buffs
Teresa Gubbins
Braniff was always a stylish airline.
Dallas' original hometown airline is having a moment: Braniff International will celebrate its 95th anniversary with an event that promises to be a must for fashion and airline buffs alike.
Called The Braniff Style Tour & Fashion Show, it'll take place on March 11 at the Alexander Mansion, with David Preziosi, Braniff Airways Foundation Board Member and Executive Director of Texas Historical Foundation, presenting a program on what a release calls one of the most revolutionary airlines in history.
The event will include lunch and a mini fashion show featuring Braniff's epochal flight attendant uniforms created by haute couture fashion designers Emilio Pucci and Halston.
Braniff International began in June 1928 with a small Stinson Detroiter single-engine six-passenger airplane that flew its first flight from Oklahoma City to Tulsa. It operated as an airline until 1982.
Braniff Airlines flight attendants decked out in stylish uniforms.Courtesy photo
Braniff Airways is now a branding/marketing, online retail and historic airliner tour firm with a portfolio of licensing agreements worldwide. Its history has been preserved by Braniff Airways Foundation, an organization created by Richard Ben Cass, a former pilot and Braniff collector and expert whose book Braniff Airways: Flying Colors was published in 2015.
The Foundation curates the Braniff International Heritage Archives, formerly Braniff Flying Colors Collection, which contains Cass' lifetime collection, and includes original Braniff Airways Advertising Department records and archives.
The collection was founded in 1972, and has become the largest and most comprehensive collection of Braniff memorabilia that includes more than 1000 crew uniforms.
The Foundation also acts as an advocacy group for Braniff buildings in danger of demolition, including the mid-century themed Braniff Operations and Maintenance Base in conjunction with lead Flying Crown Land Group.
In 2014, they authored a nomination for the Braniff Hostess College to determine its eligibility for inclusion in the National Register of Historic Places. The Hostess College is undergoing a complete restoration and will become a public use facility in the future.
The fashion show promises lots of stretchy fabrics and zowie colors, while the lunch menu is a fun throwback, inspired by vintage Braniff flight menu, with chicken Romanoff, a garden vegetable medley, and strawberry cheesecake.
The Braniff Style Tour & Fashion Show is March 11. Doors open at 10:30 am, with the style show beginning promptly at 11 am, and lunch at 12 pm. Tickets are $60 for "First Class" (includes lunch) and $20 for "Coach" (style show only). Tickets are available online. Proceeds benefit the restoration of the Alexander Mansion.
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As a parent who loves to travel with my two children, I often find it hard to do so while trying to keep focused on responsible tourism practices and not let my core values slip based on convenience – or should I say lack thereof! It can also be quite a challenge at times to find places off-the-beaten-track that are suitable for the kids and myself, and trying to please everyone at once is not always an option.
On my recent business trip to Laos to get the teams there updated on Travelife certification and to encourage the development of new Khiri Reach projects, I discovered – much to my delight – that Luang Prabang has so many of the right kind of travel alternatives that are fun, interesting, educational and sustainable. These are the kind of options that make the kids happy, and make me even happier!
This city on the Mekong River offers some delightful places where you can eat a variety of fresh local products and customary fare, or opt for quaint cafes with fabulous baked goods, where the French influence is more than apparent.
However, unlike before, many of these eateries now promote the use of refillable bottles and even offer a small discount if you bring your own coffee cup. They do not provide plastic straws and offer you the chance to buy the traditional bamboo straws once found everywhere in Laos.
Many establishments have also stopped using polystyrene take away boxes and are replacing plastic bags with paper carriers – and instead of getting weird stares when presenting a washable reusable box for take outs the staff knowingly smile and nod in appreciation.
The local Luang Prabang Tourism Association with the support of the German development agency, GIZ, and other partners, have even launched a campaign with a 'Refill My Bottle' map showing the local businesses that offer free or cheap water stations, so now there is no excuse to ever buy a plastic bottle of water again.
A 40-minute drive out of the main town brings us to the only Buffalo Dairy farm in the whole country. Here I had the privilege of meeting the inspiring ladies behind this miraculous operation – Rachael from the United States and Susie from Australia – who as they themselves explain: "This is a mid-life crisis with a purpose not a Porsche".
The Buffalo Dairy farm is a must stop where you can spend hours learning about ethical animal husbandry and new cruelty free practices. Besides the cleanest happiest buffalos I have ever seen, there are piglets to feed, rabbits to cuddle and numerous winged two-legged friends – all of which seem content to waddle and cluck about together. Among other things, the kids can bathe the buffalos, help with the milking, bottle-feed the calves that are almost weaned, before they are reunited with their mothers, and returned to the farmers they were rented from.
And in case you didn't know, Buffalo milk is not only very nutritious but also a suitable alternative for those suffering from cow milk allergies and intolerance. The entire range of products made on the farm is sustainable and prepared with true artisanal passion.
In all my years in Asia, I have never had better homemade cheese, let alone buffalo milk cheese – blue, mozzarella, ricotta, feta and many more. Then there is a baked ricotta cheese cake that is perfection-on-a-plate and your kids will fall in love with the ice-cream, which is too good not to have at least two scoops of, with lots delightful flavors on offer such as homemade caramel, tamarind, black sesame and lemongrass.
The road from the farm back to town is dotted with organic farms, coffee roaster plantations and other interesting places, but this time we went to Ock Pop Tok, one of the most important textile and artisanal institutions in all of Laos, located just outside the main UNESCO protected area of Luang Prabang.
At Ock Pop Tok the kids were enthralled with the cycle of silkworms, the basket weaving, the working looms and much more. This riverside gem works with over 500 locals in villages across the country keeping ethnic traditional handicrafts alive, while educating and providing income for Laotian women.
The institution's brightly coloured textiles and designs are not just to be found in its shop, but also in its gardens, café, living crafts center and even in its little boutique resort. The concepts and applications at work here are a true example of how responsible practices and a focus on sustainability can be both luxurious and ethical, and it not only benefits a business financially, but contributes to people's lives and conserves nature in the best way possible.
With all this, tons of biodiversity and a growing movement toward ecological awareness and implementation, Luang Prabang is the right kind of place to holiday with your children whether you are alone or in a group.
For more interesting projects and information about sustainable events and responsible tour, please contact [email protected].


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Capitola is a city in Santa Cruz County, California, on the coast of Monterey Bay. The population was 9,918 at the 2010 census.
The original settlement now known as Capitola grew out of what was then called Soquel Landing. Soquel Landing got its name from a wharf located at the mouth of Soquel Creek. This wharf, which dates back to the 1850s, served as an outlet for the produce and lumber grown in the interior.
In 1865, Captain John Pope Davenport, a whale man at Monterey, moved his operations to be near the wharf. Unable to capture any whales, he moved his operations the following year to Point Año Nuevo.
In 1869, Frederick A. Hihn, who owned the property in the vicinity of the wharf, decided to develop it as a seaside resort. At first he leased the area to Samuel A. Hall and the area became known as Camp Capitola. Most authorities believe that it was Hihn who chose the name of Capitola, but they are unsure as to why he did so.
Several possibilities have been asserted, one being that it was named for the heroine of The Hidden Hand, a novel by the popular author E.D.E.N. Southworth, favored by Hall's daughter Lulu. Capitola is known as the oldest beach resort on the West Coast.
Capitola has mild weather throughout the year, enjoying a Mediterranean climate characterized by cool, wet winters and warm, mostly dry summers. Due to its proximity to Monterey Bay, fog and low overcast are common during the night and morning hours, especially in the summer.


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\section{Introduction}

The study of multi-matrix models\footnote{By matrix models we mean integrals over matrices or the quantum mechanics of matrix valued degrees of freedom},
and particularly their large $N$ limit \cite{'t Hooft:1973jz}, is of great interest.
It is well known, for instance, that the large $N$ limit of their description of D$0$ branes \cite{Polchinski:1995mt} has been conjectured to provide a definition of $M$ theory \cite{Banks:1996vh}.
In the context of the AdS/CFT duality \cite{Maldacena:1997re}, \cite{Gubser:1998bc}, \cite{Witten:1998qj},
due to supersymmetry and conformal invariance, correlators of supergravity and $1/2$ BPS states reduce to calculation of free matrix model overlaps
\cite{Lee:1998bxa}, \cite{Corley:2001zk} or consideration of related matrix hamiltonians \cite{Berenstein:2004kk}.
For stringy states, in the context of the BMN limit \cite{Berenstein:2002jq} and $\cal{N}$ $=4$ SYM, similar considerations apply
\cite{Constable:2002hw}, \cite{Beisert:2002ff}, \cite{deMelloKoch:2003pv}.
A plane-wave matrix theory \cite{Kim:2003rza} is related to the $\cal{N}$  $=4$ SYM dilatation operator
\cite{Beisert:2004ry}. Recently, multi-matrix, multi-trace operators with diagonal free two point functions have been identified
\cite{Kimura:2007wy}, \cite{Bhattacharyya:2008rb}. In earlier works \cite{Eguchi:1982nm}, \cite{Bhanot:1982sh}, \cite{Gross:1982at}
it has been argued that $QCD$ can be reduced to a finite number of matrices with quenched momenta.

As such, the study of the quantum mechanics of two hermitean matrices, or equivalently of a single complex matrix, is of particular interest, as this system already possesses many of the complexities of multi-matrix models.

Previous related studies of two hermitean matrices have typically treated the two matrices asymmetrically. For instance, in the approach first developed in \cite{Donos:2005vm}, one of the matrices, which generates the large $N$ planar background, is treated in a coordinate representation, and the other in a creation/anihilation basis. This was done in the context of $1/2$ BPS states and a dual free harmonic Hamiltonian
\cite{Corley:2001zk}, \cite{Berenstein:2004kk}
with the matrix generating the background being the holomorphic component of a complex matrix. A precise phase space identification between the collective density description of the dynamics of this matrix \cite{Jevicki:1979mb}, and the droplet description of the LLM \cite{Lin:2004nb} metric is obtained \cite{Donos:2005vm}.
The generalization of this approach to include $g_{YM}$ interactions was developed in \cite{Rodrigues:2005ec}.
By considering the planar background generated by of one of the two Hermitean matrices, further properties of the spectrum were established in \cite{Cook:2007et}.
Non supersymmetric, $g_{YM}$ dependent backgrounds have been considered in \cite{Rodrigues:2008uh}, but still within an aproach where the two matrices are treated asymmetrically.

In Sections $2-5$ of this communication, we consider a more symmetrical approach to the quantum mechanics of two hermitean matrices $X_1$ and $X_2$, with $1,2$ spatial indices (or complex matrix $Z=X_1+iX_2$), by introducing matrix valued polar coordinates. In particular, we study the kinetic energy operator, or laplacian. In Section $2$, after diagonalizing the "radial" matrix, two sets of variables are identified in terms of which it is possible to invert the metric and obtain its determinant. For both sets, there is no mixing between the radial eigenvalue differentials and the angular differentials. Both metrics depend on the eigenvalues of the radial matrix. The corresponding laplacians are derived. In Section $3$, we obtain the unique laplacian that acts on gauge invariant states, expressed in terms of the eigenvalues of the radial matrix and of a single "angular" unitary matrix.  A constraint on the set of these states is identified. In Section $4$, for potentials which depend only on the radial eigenvalues,
we show that the radially symmetric sector is equivalent to a system of non-interacting $2+1$ dimensional "s-state" fermions. In Section $5$ we consider the density description of this system, and obtain the additional potential resulting from the radial inter-eigenvalue repulsion.

In Section $6$, we consider an arbitrary number of complex matrices and identify in this case too, the presence of repulsive radial inter-eigenvalue interactions. We conclude with some comments in Section $7$.

\noindent
\section{Matrix polar coordinates}

\noindent
We wish to consider the quantum mechanics of two $N\times N$ hermitean matrices $X_1$ and $X_2$ with hamiltonian

\bea
        \hat H &=& - \frac{1}{2} \left(\frac{\partial}{\partial (X_1)_{ij}} \frac{\partial}{\partial (X_1)_{ji}} +
\frac{\partial}{\partial (X_2)_{ij}} \frac{\partial}{\partial (X_2)_{ji}} \right) + V(X_1,X_2) \nonumber \\
&=& - \frac{1}{2} \nabla^2 + V(X_1,X_2)
\eea

\noindent
We introduce matrix valued polar coordinates

\be\label{ZRU}
  X_1 + i X_2 = Z = R U \quad , \quad Z^{\dagger} = U^{\dagger} R
\ee

\noindent
with $R$ hermitean and $U$ unitary. Since $R$ is hermitean, it can be diagonalized as $R=V^{\dagger} r V$, with $r$ a diagonal matrix and $V$ unitary, and we obtain

\bea\label{ZVW}
                Z = V^{\dagger} r V U &=& V^{\dagger} r W, \quad W\equiv VU \nonumber \\
               \quad Z^{\dagger} = U^{\dagger} V^{\dagger} r V &=& W^{\dagger} r V
\eea

\noindent
We will refer to the parametrization in terms of $(r,V,U)$ as parametrization (I), and the parametrization in terms of $(r,V,W)$ as parametrization (II).
The number of degrees of freedom is preserved, since these matrix coordinates are defined up to $V \to D V$, $W \to D W$ with $D$ a diagonal unitary matrix.

Introducing the anti-hermitean, Lie-algebra valued differential matrices

\be\label{antidef}
        dX \equiv V dU U^{\dagger} V^{\dagger} \quad , \quad dS \equiv dV V^{\dagger} \quad , \quad dT \equiv dW W^{\dagger}
\ee

\noindent
we obtain:

\bea\label{differ}
dZ &=& V^{\dagger} (dr + [r,dS] + r dX) VU = V^{\dagger} (dr + r dT - dS r) W \nonumber \\
dZ^{\dagger} &=& U^{\dagger} V^{\dagger} (dr + [r,dS] - dX r) V = W^{\dagger} (dr + r dS - dT r) V
\eea

\noindent
The metric is defined from the infinitesimal length squared

\bea\label{lelem}
{\rm Tr} dZ^{\dagger} dZ &=& {\rm Tr} \left[ (dr)^2 + [r,dS][r,dS] - r^2 (dX)^2 + [r,dS][r,dX] \right] \nonumber \\
&=& {\rm Tr} \left[ (dr)^2 - r^2 (dS)^2 - r^2 (dT)^2 + 2 r  dS  r dT \right]
\eea

\noindent
Starting with parametrization (I), we note that the infinitesimal length squared has a `local'(or "pointwise") form in terms of the double index $(i,j)$, i.e.:

\bea
{\rm Tr} dZ^{\dagger} dZ &=& \sum_i dr_i^2 - \sum_{ij} (r_i-r_j)^2 dS_{ij}dS_{ji} \nonumber \\
&-& {\frac{1}{2}} \sum_{ij} (r_i-r_j)^2 \{dS_{ij}dX_{ji}+dX_{ij}dS_{ji}\} \\
&-& {\frac{1}{2}} \sum_{ij} (r_i^2+r_j^2) dX_{ij}dX_{ji} \nonumber
\eea

\noindent
Recalling the antihermiticity of the differentials and writing $ds^2= g_{A,B}d\bar{x}^A dx^B$ with
$dx^A=(dr_i,dX_{ii},dS_{{ij}(i<j)},dX_{{ij}(i<j)},dS^*_{{ij}(i<j)},dX^*_{{ij}(i<j)})$, we obtain for $g_{A,B}$:

$$
\left(
\begin{array}{cccccc}
1 & 0 & 0 & 0 & 0 & 0 \\
0 & r_i^2 & 0 & 0 & 0 & 0 \\
0 & 0 & 0 & (r_i-r_j)^2 & {\frac{1}{2}} (r_i-r_j)^2 & 0 \\
0 & 0 & 0 & {\frac{1}{2}} (r_i-r_j)^2 & {\frac{1}{2}} (r_i^2+r_j^2) & 0 \\
0 & 0 & 0 & 0 & (r_i-r_j)^2 & {\frac{1}{2}} (r_i-r_j)^2 \\
0 & 0 & 0 & 0 & {\frac{1}{2}} (r_i-r_j)^2 & {\frac{1}{2}} (r_i^2+r_j^2)
\end{array}
\right).
$$

\noindent
It follows that

\be\label{Vol}
   \det {g_{A,B}} = \prod_i r_i^2 \left(   \prod_{i<j} \frac{1}{4} (r_i^2-r_j^2)^2 \right)^2 = ( \prod_i r_i^2 ) (\Delta^2_{MR})^2
\ee

\noindent
where we have defined

\be
\Delta^2_{MR}(r_i) \equiv \prod_{i<j} \frac{1}{4} (r_i^2-r_j^2)^2  .
\ee

\noindent
The laplacian is obtained in the standard way, and it takes the form:

\bea\label{lapone}
\nabla^2_{(I)} &=& \frac{1}{\prod_k r_k} \frac{1}{\Delta^2_{MR}} \frac{\partial}{\partial r_i}\left( {\prod_k r_k} {\Delta^2_{MR}} \right) \frac{\partial}{\partial r_i} \\
&+& \sum_{i\ne j} \frac{2(r_i^2+r_j^2)}{(r_i^2-r_j^2)^2} \frac{\partial}{\partial S_{ij}} \frac{\partial}{\partial S^*_{ij}}
+ \sum_{ij} \frac{4}{(r_i+r_j)^2} \frac{\partial}{\partial X_{ij}} \frac{\partial}{\partial X^*_{ij}} \nonumber \\
&-& \sum_{i\ne j} \frac{2}{(r_i+r_j)^2} \left( \frac{\partial}{\partial S_{ij}} \frac{\partial}{\partial X^*_{ij}} +
\frac{\partial}{\partial X_{ij}} \frac{\partial}{\partial S^*_{ij}} \right)
 \nonumber
\eea

\noindent
For parametrization (II), we note that the second expression for the infinitesimal length squared in equation (\ref{lelem}) can be further diagonalized, for each $i$ and $j$,by introducing:

$$
dY^+=\frac{1}{\sqrt{2}} (dT+dS) \qquad dY^-=\frac{1}{\sqrt{2}} (dT-dS)
$$

Then

\be\label{eltwo}
{\rm Tr} dZ^{\dagger} dZ = {\rm Tr} [ dr^2 + \frac{1}{2} [r,dY^+][r,dY^+] - \frac{1}{2} \{r,dY^-\}\{r,dY^-\} ]
\ee

Writing again $ds^2= {\rm Tr} dZ^{\dagger} dZ = g_{A,B}dx^A d\bar{x}^B$, we obtain

$$
    \det {g_{A,B}} = \prod_i 2 r_i^2  (\Delta^2_{MR})^2
$$

and straightfowardly

\bea\label{laptwo}
\nabla^2_{(II)} &=& \frac{1}{\prod_k r_k} \frac{1}{\Delta^2_{MR}} \frac{\partial}{\partial r_i}\left( {\prod_k r_k} {\Delta^2_{MR}} \right) \frac{\partial}{\partial r_i} \\
&+&\sum_i \frac{1}{2 r_i^2} \frac{\partial}{\partial Y^-_{ii}} \frac{\partial}{\partial Y^{*-}_{ii}}
+ \sum_{i\ne j} \frac{2}{(r_i+r_j)^2} \frac{\partial}{\partial Y^-_{ij}} \frac{\partial}{\partial Y^{*-}_{ij}} \nonumber \\
&+& \sum_{i\ne j} \frac{2}{(r_i-r_j)^2} \frac{\partial}{\partial Y^+_{ij}} \frac{\partial}{\partial Y^{*+}_{ij}} \nonumber
\eea

\section{Invariant states}

We are interested in the action of the above laplacians, or Hamiltonian, on invariant states, i.e., states obtained by tracing strings of $Z$'s and $Z^{\dagger}$'s :

$$
            {\rm Tr} (...Z^{n_p}{Z^{\dagger}}^{m_p}...Z^{n_q}{Z^{\dagger}}^{m_q}...)
$$

\noindent
These states depend only on the eigenvalues $r_i$ of the radial matrix $R$ and on the unitary matrix

$$
                Q \equiv VUV^{\dagger} = W V^{\dagger}
$$

\noindent
Starting with parametrization (II), we note that

$$
      dQ=dTQ-QdS= \frac{1}{\sqrt{2}}(dY^{+} Q-Q dY^{+}) + \frac{1}{\sqrt{2}}(dY^{-} Q+Q dY^{-})
$$

\noindent
from which, on this invariant subspace,

\bea
\frac{\partial}{\partial Y^{+}_{ij}}  &=& \frac{\partial Q_{ab}}{\partial Y^{+}_{ij}}\frac{\partial}{\partial Q_{ab}}
= \frac{1}{\sqrt{2}} (E^{(L)}_{ji}-E^{(R)}_{ji}) \nonumber \\
\frac{\partial}{\partial Y^{-}_{ij}} &=& \frac{1}{\sqrt{2}} (E^{(L)}_{ji}+E^{(R)}_{ji})
\eea

\noindent
where we have introduced the generators of left and right $U(N)$ "rotations":

$$
      E^{(L)}_{ji} = Q_{jb} \frac{\partial}{\partial Q_{ib}} \quad  E^{(R)}_{ji} = Q_{ai} \frac{\partial}{\partial Q_{aj}}
$$

\noindent
Substitution of these expressions into the laplacian (\ref{laptwo}) yields

\bea
\nabla^2 &=& \frac{1}{\Delta^2_{MR}} \sum_i \frac{1}{r_i}  \frac{\partial}{\partial r_i}\left( r_i {\Delta^2_{MR}} \right)
\frac{\partial}{\partial r_i}
- \sum_i \frac{1}{4 r_i^2} (E^{(L)}_{ii}+E^{(R)}_{ii})(E^{(L)}_{ii}+E^{(R)}_{ii})  \\
&-&\sum_{i \ne j} \left( \frac{2(r_i^2+r_j^2)}{(r_i^2-r_j^2)^2} (E^{(L)}_{ij}E^{(L)}_{ji}+E^{(R)}_{ij}E^{(R)}_{ji})
 - \frac{4 r_i r_j}{(r_i^2-r_j^2)^2} (E^{(L)}_{ij}E^{(R)}_{ji}+E^{(R)}_{ij}E^{(L)}_{ji}) \right) \nonumber
\eea

\noindent
Before arriving at the final expression, note from (\ref{eltwo}) that $dY^{+}_{ii}$ is absent, and therefore we require:

\be\label{const}
0 = \frac{\partial}{\partial Y^{+}_{ii}} = \frac{1}{\sqrt{2}} (E^{(L)}_{ii}-E^{(R)}_{ii}) \quad ; \quad E^{(L)}_{ii}=E^{(R)}_{ii}
\ee

\noindent
The final form of the laplacian is then:

\bea\label{lapinv}
\nabla^2 &=& \frac{1}{\Delta^2_{MR}} \sum_i \frac{1}{r_i}  \frac{\partial}{\partial r_i}\left( r_i {\Delta^2_{MR}} \right)
\frac{\partial}{\partial r_i}
- \sum_i \frac{1}{r_i^2} E^{(L)}_{ii} E^{(L)}_{ii} \\
&-&\sum_{i \ne j} \left( \frac{2(r_i^2+r_j^2)}{(r_i^2-r_j^2)^2} (E^{(L)}_{ij}E^{(L)}_{ji}+E^{(R)}_{ij}E^{(R)}_{ji})
 - \frac{4 r_i r_j}{(r_i^2-r_j^2)^2} (E^{(L)}_{ij}E^{(R)}_{ji}+E^{(R)}_{ij}E^{(L)}_{ji}) \right) \nonumber
\eea

\noindent
In terms of parametrization (I), from

$$
dP \equiv dQ Q^{\dagger} = dS + dX - Q dS Q^{\dagger}
$$

\noindent
one obtains, when acting on invariant states,

\bea
\frac{\partial}{\partial X_{ij}}  = E^{(L)}_{ji} \qquad \frac{\partial}{\partial S_{ij}} = E^{(L)}_{ji}-E^{(R)}_{ji} .
\eea

\noindent
Substitution of these in (\ref{lapone}) results in the laplacian (\ref{lapinv}), with states having to satisfy the contstraint (\ref{const}),
now resulting from the $dS_{ii}$ mode. As expected, the form of the laplacian (\ref{lapinv}) is unique.

\section{Radial fermionization}

In the case of the simple integral ($d=0$ system) over two hermitean matrices, it follows from the form of the "`volume"' element (\ref{Vol}) that an additional term is added to the action expressing the the repulsive  inter-egenvalue interaction amongst the radial eigenvalues. By either integrating out the angular dependence, or by factoring it out if the action is only dependent on the radial eigenvalues (as is the case for the free theory in an harmonic potential) \cite{Mtho}, one straighforwardly obtains a BIPZ  \cite{Brezin:1977sv} type equation.

For the hamiltonian system, it is a well known result \cite{Brezin:1977sv} that the singlet sector of a $N \times N$ single hermitean matrix hamiltonian with a potential depending only on
its eigenvalues is equivalent to a system of $N$ non-interacting fermions. This is a result of the anti-symmetry under the exchange of any two coordinates of the Van der Monde determinant

$$
\Delta (x_k) = \prod_{i<j} (x_i-x_j)
$$

We consider the case of a potential that depends only on the eigenvalues of the radial matrix $U$. An example would a potential of the form:

$$
V(X_1,X_2) = {\rm Tr} v(ZZ^{\dagger}) = {\rm Tr} v(Z^{\dagger}Z)
$$

\noindent
with $v(x)$ a polynomial. Then, on "s-states" (independent of the "angular" degrees of freedom $Q$), and letting $\rho_i=r_i^2$,

$$
- \frac{1}{2} \nabla^2 = - \frac{1}{2} \frac{1}{\Delta^2_{MR}} \sum_i \frac{1}{r_i}  \frac{\partial}{\partial r_i}\left( r_i {\Delta^2_{MR}} \right)
\frac{\partial}{\partial r_i}
 = - \frac{2}{\Delta^2(\rho)} \sum_i  \frac{\partial}{\partial \rho_i} \left( \rho_i {\Delta^2(\rho)} \right)\frac{\partial}{\partial \rho_i}
$$

\noindent
This kinetic energy operator acts on symmetric wavefunctions $\Phi$. Defining

\be\label{wav}
                                        \Psi = \Delta~\Phi \quad ,
\ee

\noindent
its action on $\Psi$ takes the form:

\bea
&-& \frac{2}{\Delta} \sum_i  \frac{\partial}{\partial \rho_i}  \rho_i {\Delta^2} \frac{\partial}{\partial \rho_i} \frac{1}{\Delta} = - 2 \sum_i \frac{1}{\Delta} \frac{\partial}{\partial \rho_i} \Delta ~\rho_i ~\Delta  \frac{\partial}{\partial \rho_i} \frac{1}{\Delta} \nonumber \\
= &-& 2 \sum_i \left(    \frac{\partial}{\partial \rho_i} + \sum_{k\ne i} \frac {1}{\rho_i-\rho_k}\right) \rho_i
\left(    \frac{\partial}{\partial \rho_i} - \sum_{j\ne i} \frac {1}{\rho_i-\rho_j}\right) \\
= &-& 2 \sum_i \left( \frac{\partial}{\partial \rho_i} \rho_i  \frac{\partial}{\partial \rho_i}-\sum_{j\ne i} \frac {1}{\rho_i-\rho_j}
+  \sum_{j\ne i} \frac {\rho_i}{(\rho_i-\rho_j)^2} - \sum_{j\ne i}\sum_{k\ne i} \frac {\rho_i}{\rho_i-\rho_k}\frac {1}{\rho_i-\rho_j} \right)
\nonumber
\eea

\noindent
The second term clearly vanishes, and the last two vanish due to the identity

$$
 \sum_{\begin{array}{c} i,j,k\\ i \ne j \\ i \ne k \\ j \ne k \end{array}} \frac {\rho_i}{(\rho_i-\rho_k)(\rho_i-\rho_j)}     = 0
$$

\noindent
which generalizes the identity applicable to the single hermitean case. It is easily proven by choosing any three distinct eigenvalues.

Therefore, the eigenvalue equation for the energies of the system takes the form,

\be\label{lapfree}
\left( - 2 \sum_i  \frac{\partial}{\partial \rho_i} \rho_i  \frac{\partial}{\partial \rho_i} + v(\rho_i) \right) \Psi =
\left( - \frac{1}{2} \sum_i \frac{1}{r_i} \frac{\partial}{\partial r_i} r_i  \frac{\partial}{\partial r_i} + v'(r_i) \right) \Psi
= E \Psi
\ee

\noindent
This is the "s-state" Schroedinger equation for $N$ non-interacting $2+1$ dimensional non-relativistic fermions.

\section{Density description}

In this section we describe the key features of the density descripton of radially symmetric fermions int terms of the density of radial eigenvalues. We use the collective field theory approach of Jevicki and Sakita \cite{Jevicki:1979mb}.

The existence of such a descripton requires the identification of a suitable set of invariant operators which close under "`joining"' and "`splitting"', equivalent to the closure of underlying Schwinger-Dyson equations.

Remarkably, the following set can be identified as such:

\be\label{}
\Phi_k = {\rm Tr} e^{ik Z^{\dagger}Z} = \sum_i e^{ik r_i^2} \quad;
\quad \Phi(x)= \int \frac{dk}{2\pi}e^{-ikx} \Phi_k = \sum_i \delta(x-r_i^2)
\ee

\noindent
One has

\be
\frac{\partial \Phi_k }{\partial Z^{\dagger}_{ij}} = ik \left( Z e^{ik Z^{\dagger}Z}  \right)_{ji} ~, \quad
\frac{\partial \Phi_k }{\partial Z_{ij}} = ik \left( e^{ik Z^{\dagger}Z} Z^{\dagger} \right)_{ji}
\ee

\noindent
from which the "`joining"' operator $\Omega$ \cite{Jevicki:1979mb} takes the form

\bea\label{bw}
\Omega_{kk'} &=& \frac{\partial \Phi_k }{\partial Z^{\dagger}_{ij}}  \frac{\partial \Phi_{k'}}{\partial Z_{ji}}  =
- k k' {\rm Tr} Z^{\dagger} Z e^{i(k+k') Z^{\dagger}Z}  \\
\Omega_{xx'}&=& \int \frac{dk}{2\pi} \int \frac{dk'}{2\pi} e^{-ikx} e^{-ik'x} \Omega_{kk'} =
\partial_x \partial_{x'} \left[ x \Phi(x) \delta (x-x')    \right] \nonumber
\eea

For the "`splitting"' operator $\omega$ \cite{Jevicki:1979mb}

\bea
\omega_k &=& \frac{\partial^2 \Phi_k }{\partial Z^{\dagger}_{ij}\partial Z_{ji}} = - k \int_0^k dk' \Phi_k {\rm Tr} Z^{\dagger} Z e^{i(k-k') Z^{\dagger}Z}+ i k N \Phi_k \nonumber \\
&=& - k \sum_{ij} \int_0^k dk' e^{i k' r_i^2} e^{i (k-k') r_j^2}r_j^2 + ikN \sum_i e^{i k' r_i^2}
\eea

\noindent
This term requires careful manipulation:

\bea
\omega_k &=& - k \sum_{ij} \int_0^k dk' e^{i k' r_i^2} e^{i (k-k') r_j^2}r_j^2 + ikN \sum_i e^{i k r_i^2} \\
&=& - k \sum_{i\ne j} \int_0^k dk' e^{i k' r_i^2} e^{i (k-k') r_j^2}r_j^2 - k^2 \sum_i r_i^2 e^{i k r_i^2}
+ ikN \sum_i e^{i k r_i^2} \nonumber \\
&=& ik \sum_{i\ne j} r_j^2  \frac{ e^{i k r_i^2}- e^{i k r_j^2}}{r_i^2 - r_j^2}- k^2 \sum_i r_i^2 e^{i k r_i^2}
+ ikN \sum_i e^{i k r_i^2} \nonumber \\
&=& -2ik \sum_{i\ne j}   \frac{ r_j^2 e^{i k r_j^2}}{r_i^2 - r_j^2}-ik (N-1) \sum_i e^{i k r_i^2} - k^2 \sum_i r_i^2 e^{i k r_i^2}
+ ikN \sum_i e^{i k r_i^2} \nonumber\\
&=& -2ik \sum_{i\ne j}   \frac{ r_j^2 e^{i k r_j^2}}{r_i^2 - r_j^2}- k^2 \sum_i r_i^2 e^{i k r_i^2}
+ ik \sum_i e^{i k r_i^2} \nonumber
\eea

\noindent
hence

\bea
w_x&=&\int \frac{dk}{2\pi} e^{-ikx} w_k =
-\partial_x \left[ 2 x \Phi(x) \int \frac{dy \Phi(y)}{x-y} + \Phi(x) - \partial_x (x \Phi(x))\right] \nonumber \\
&=& -\partial_x \left[ x \Phi(x) \left( 2 \int \frac{dy \Phi(y)}{x-y} - \frac{\partial_x \Phi(x)}{\Phi(x)}\right) \right]
\eea

\noindent
As it has been shown to be consistent \cite{DasKA},
the $\partial_x \Phi(x)/\Phi(x)$ term can be neglected
\footnote{It is associated with a $i=j$ regularization and is, in any case, subleading in $1/N$.} and we have finally

\be\label{lw}
w_x= -\partial_x \left[ x \Phi(x) \left( 2 \int \frac{dy \Phi(y)}{x-y}\right)\right]
\ee

\noindent
In the density variable descripton \cite{Jevicki:1979mb}, the Jacobian $J$ associated with the change of variables to the invariant operators satisfies:

$$
\left( \int dx' \Omega_{xx'} \frac{\partial}{\partial \Phi(x')} + w_x +
\int dx' \frac{\partial \Omega_{xx'}}{\partial \Phi(x')} \right) ~J = 0
$$

\noindent
Since $\int dx' \partial \Omega_{xx'} / \partial \Phi(x')=0$, if follows from (\ref{bw}) and (\ref{lw}) that

$$
\partial_x \frac{\partial}{\partial \Phi(x)} ~\ln J = 2 \int \frac{dy \Phi(y)}{x-y}
$$

\noindent
The solution is

$$
ln J = \int dx \int dy \Phi(x) \Phi(y) \ln |x-y| ~; \quad   J = \prod_{i<j} \frac{1}{4}(r_i^2-r_j^2)^2 = \Delta^2_{MR}(r_i)
$$

\noindent
in precise agreement with the results of Section $2$, e.g., (\ref{Vol}). The prefactor in (\ref{Vol}) is simply the result of the change of variables $x=r^2$.

How does the repulsion amongst the radial eigenvalues express itself as a contribution to the potential? This is given by  \cite{Jevicki:1979mb}:

$$
\omega \Omega^{-1} \omega = \int_0^{\infty} dx ~x \Phi(x)
\left( \int_0^{\infty} \frac{dy ~\Phi(y)}{x-y} \right)^2
$$

\noindent
Let us introduce a density of radial eigenvalues $\phi(r)$ such that

$$
 \int_0^{\infty} dx \Phi(x) ~f(x) =   \int_0^{\infty} 2 r dr \Phi(r^2) ~f(r^2) \equiv
 \int_0^{\infty} dr \phi(r) ~f(r^2)
$$

\noindent
and extend the domain of definition of $\phi(r)$ to the real line by requiring $\phi(-r)=\phi(r)$. Then

\bea
\omega \Omega^{-1} \omega &=& \int_0^{\infty} dr ~r^2 \phi(r)
\left( \int_0^{\infty} \frac{ds ~\phi(s)}{r^2-s^2} \right)^2 \nonumber \\
&=& \frac{1}{2} \int_{-\infty}^{\infty} dr  \phi(r)
\left( \int_0^{\infty} \frac{ds ~r ~\phi(s)}{r^2-s^2} \right)^2 \nonumber \\
&=& \frac{1}{8} \int_{-\infty}^{\infty} dr  \phi(r)
\left( \int_{-\infty}^{\infty} \frac{ds ~\phi(s)}{r-s} \right)^2 \nonumber \\
&=&\frac{\pi^2}{24} \int_{-\infty}^{\infty} dr  \phi^3(r)
\eea

\noindent
Remarkably, as is the case in the collective field descripton of the singlet sector of the single hermitean matrix
\footnote{In this case the cubic potential is the Thomas-Fermi density term of $1$ dimensional fermions}, a local cubic potential is generated in the bosonized radially symmetric sector of the $2+1$ fermions.

\section{More complex matrices}

As is well known, the case of larger number of matrices is of great importance in the context of the AdS/CFT corespondence  \cite{Maldacena:1997re}, \cite{Gubser:1998bc}, \cite{Witten:1998qj}. Of particular importance is the case of $3$ complex matrices, which are associated with the $3$ Higgs of the bosonic sector of $\textit{N}=4$ SYM.

Let us consider in general $m$ complex matrices $Z_A ~, A=1,...,m$. Then

$$
          \sum_A Z_A^{\dagger}Z_A
$$

\noindent
is an Hermitean, positive definite matrix. As in the previous subsections, we will denote its eigenvalues by $r_i^2$. The corresponding density variables are:

\be
\Phi_k = {\rm Tr} e^{ik \sum_B Z_B^{\dagger}Z_B} = \sum_i e^{ik r_i^2} \quad;
\quad \Phi(x)= \int \frac{dk}{2\pi}e^{-ikx} \Phi_k = \sum_i \delta(x-r_i^2)
\ee

\noindent
One has

\be
\frac{\partial \Phi_k }{\partial (Z_A)^{\dagger}_{ij}} = ik \left( Z_A e^{ik Z_B^{\dagger}Z_B}  \right)_{ji} \qquad
\frac{\partial \Phi_k }{\partial (Z_A)_{ij}} = ik \left( e^{ik Z_B^{\dagger}Z_B} Z_A^{\dagger} \right)_{ji}
\ee

\noindent
For $\Omega$, the result is identical to the that of the previous section:

\bea\label{bwm}
\Omega_{kk'} &=& \frac{\partial \Phi_k }{\partial (Z_A)^{\dagger}_{ij}}  \frac{\partial \Phi_{k'}}{\partial (Z_A)_{ji}}  = - k k' {\rm Tr} Z_A^{\dagger} Z_A e^{i(k+k') Z_B^{\dagger}Z_B}  \\
\Omega_{xx'}&=& \int \frac{dk}{2\pi} \int \frac{dk'}{2\pi} e^{-ikx} e^{-ik'x} \Omega_{kk'} =
\partial_x \partial_{x'} \left[ x \Phi(x) \delta (x-x')    \right] \nonumber
\eea

\noindent
For $\omega$, one obtains

\bea
\omega_k &=& \frac{\partial^2 \Phi_k }{\partial (Z_A)^{\dagger}_{ij}\partial (Z_A)_{ji}} = - k \int_0^k dk' \Phi_k {\rm Tr} Z^{\dagger} Z e^{i(k-k') Z^{\dagger}Z}+ i k ~m N ~\Phi_k \nonumber \\
&=& - k \sum_{ij} \int_0^k dk' e^{i k' r_i^2} e^{i (k-k') r_j^2}r_j^2 + i k ~m N ~\sum_i e^{i k' r_i^2}
\eea

\noindent
As described in the previous section, this yields

\be\label{lwm}
w_x= -\partial_x \left[ x \Phi(x) \left( 2 \int \frac{dy \Phi(y)}{x-y} + \frac{N(m-1)}{x}\right)\right]
\ee

\noindent
and hence the Jacobian satisfies

$$
\partial_x \frac{\partial}{\partial \Phi(x)} ~\ln J = 2 \int \frac{dy \Phi(y)}{x-y} + \frac{N(m-1)}{x}
$$

\noindent
A full treatment of the ensuing Jacobian is beyond the scope of this article, but the first term on the right hand of side shows it to be multiplied by the Van der Monde type determinant $\Delta^2_{MR}$, associated with the radial inter-eigenvalue repulsion.

\section{Comments and Conclusion}

By introducing matrix valued polar coordinates, we were able to obtain the form of a two hermitean matrix hamiltonian in terms of the eigenvalues of the ``radial matrix" (or the eigenvalues of $Z Z^{\dagger}$)  and of a single ``angular" unitary matrix ($Q$). For potentials which only depend on the radial eigenvalues, the radial Schroedinger equation can be mapped to the Schroedinger equation of a system of non-interacting $2+1$ dimensional "`radial fermions"'. We obtained the form of the additional potential resulting from the repulsive interaction amongst the radial eigenvalues in the density description of the system. The presence of repulsive interactions amongst the radial eigenvalues has been identified for an arbitrary number of complex matrices.

The emergence of higher dimensional laplacians from matrices and the appearance, as a result of quantum effects, of repulsive inter-eigenvalue interactions, is potentially of great interest to the AdS/CFT correspondence \cite{Maldacena:1997re}, \cite{Gubser:1998bc}, \cite{Witten:1998qj} and to the general issue of the emergence of gravity (e.g.,\cite{Berenstein:2005aa} ) and it deserves further study.

As a note of clarification, clearly the use of the term "fermionization" is appropriate to the one dimensional radial wave funtions described in this communication. We do not use it in the sense of a full $2+1$ dimensional fermionization. However, even in the presence of "angular" excitations, the redefinition (\ref{wav}) would still map the laplacian (\ref{lapinv}) to the much simpler form of (\ref{lapfree}), added by the same angular contribution.

\section{Acknowledgements}

We would like to thank Antal Jevicki and Robert de Mello Koch for comments on an earlier version of this article. J.P.R. would like to thank the hospitality extended to him by the Theory High Energy Group of Brown University during a recent visit, when most of this article was written up.

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"That's me being a choreographer." Mary Sheldon Scott points to a large painting on the wall of her downtown Seattle studio, one of her original works. The deep oranges and blues blend through a textured swirl on the canvas. "I love the kinetics of working large." she says. Natural light floods her work space in the center of the room through a large skylight. A work in progress stands on an easel, with a table full of supplies next to it.
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"This is where it all started." Scott says as we both watch her laptop. She shows me a video of Linsyanne Owen, filmed by Robert Campbell. Owen crawls along the floor in a warehouse-like space, the camera following her at the same crouched level. "I wanted to get away from commissions and get back to my own ideas." Scott says. "All these people interested me in different ways, but also presented different challenges. They all had to look different – I had to make sure I wasn't just folding into myself."
Scott's continual curiosity is evident: "I continue to need to learn how to make movement…it just fascinates me endlessly. I still choreograph everything, but once the performer comes in, everything has to bend. It also fascinates me how to make it come alive – half that work is the performer…but how do you find a resonance between how you work and how that other person manifests the work…how do you get the gestalt of their physicality?"
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I ask about how her painting process compares to her choreographic process. "People tend to work on the same idea over and over again in visual art with no shame, and we also do as choreographers, but the pieces aren't so thematically recognizable. I would say that my visual art has more about movement in it than the dance has about visual art. A lot of what choreographers are taught early on has to do with more architectural forms – spatial patterns, and all of that."
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Scott received her Masters in Choreography from University of Colorado Boulder, but has spent most of her professional career working in Seattle. But working in one place doesn't hold her back from other possibilities. "I feel like I could do them (solos) forever, no matter where I am – there would always be someone interesting to work with. It's not bound to one company, one geography, one time period. You can take it anywhere." Next, Scott is planning on taking the solos idea to film. With Powell, who she's been working with since '94, she plans to choreograph two more solos and make films in her studio. "At this point, there is just a lot of understanding about what our shared interests are," she says of her and Powell's partnership. "We kind of want to be a traveling band." she says, smiling. Recent Cornish BFA graduates Nashon Marden and Sumaya Mulla-Carrillo will dance in the films. While the excitement behind her eyes about the project is apparent, Scott still voices her uncertainties. "Will it satisfy that need for me to make movement stories? Or will it be too altered? I want to see if dance can still be kinetically experienced through film."
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While she moves forward with new ideas in her choreography, Scott seems to be taking a period of inventory/maintenance on her current collection of paintings. "I'm going through everything that's unfinished and either finishing it or throwing it away. I want to try to work smaller." Some artists might hear the word "smaller" and feel limited. However, Scott, sitting in her own studio/gallery/film set, surrounded by her own work, speaks with calm confidence.
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April 15, 2014 Jacob Rice
The flagship campus of the University of Wisconsin may not have the most ghosts, but it does have some of the most consistently active spirits in the country. You won't find a frat house or residence hall with ghosts. You'll find publicly open halls and administrative buildings (and a hill) that you can investigate to your little heart's content.
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There are many ghosts active at the Science Hall, especially on the top floors
The most haunted building at UW-Madison is the Science Hall. Yes, the place of cold, hard logic and skepticism has the most active ghost.
Why is the Science Hall so haunted? It starts at the beginning. More than a few workers died during its building. It also started out as an anatomy classroom. That means a lot of bodies piled up in the basement. Those bodies were lifted up to the fifth floor labs by pulleys. Then, they were stored in the attic, which happens to be the most active part of the building.
There's no identified ghost in the building. It appears to be a mass – and anonymous – haunting. You can hear knocks, bangs and whispers throughout the top floor. You routinely see objects move on their own.
The Ghosts of Memorial Library
There are 3 ghosts active in Memorial Library
Memorial Library is the most active library at any university. The library has 3 known ghosts roaming its stacks of books. The first is Helen White, a professor and novelist, who died in 1967. You may see her in a purple dress, walking along the rows and, occasionally, helping a student find a good book. Helen will pull it off the shelf and drop it right at your feet.
Sally Brown is the second ghost in Memorial Library. She's a floating apparition. She'll float right next to you and whisper in your ear. Sally is a peaceful ghost. She just wants you to follow proper library etiquette.
There's another spirit that haunts the basement and its archives. There's not much to say about this spirit. It tends to keep to itself and hides from most living humans. If you ever see a shadow person duck when you see it, you may have just seen this shy ghost.
Funny thing to note about Memorial Library, it should be the original library that's haunted. It's seen a lot of history. You may want to check it out and its beautiful reading room. The original library is now called the Wisconsin Historical Society Library and you can find it at 816 State Street in Madison.
The Ghosts of the Wisconsin Union Theater
2 spirits haunt the aisles of the Wisconsin Union Theater
Two people died at the theater and they still haunt it to this day. The first ghost is a construction worker, who died in 1939. There isn't much information about his death. The second ghost is a former percussionist, who died during his section collapsed during a music performance.
How can you tell the ghosts are active? You can see mist-like apparitions walking down the theater's aisles. The lights in the sound booth also turn on-and-off by themselves. Some people also report hearing whispers. They also experience a deep sadness or intense paranoia.
Bascom Hill Hauntings
Bascom Hall & Bascom Hill have 4 ghosts wandering around
There's not one or two ghosts here: There are four ghosts. Bascom Hill is unique because it's a sacred hill to Native Americans; it has a spirit attached to a monument; and, two people are buried on the hill.
Samuel Warren and W. Nelson died in the late 1830s. Warren was struck by lightning and killed. We're not really sure how Warren died, but most suspect he died of an unknown illness. Both men are buried by the Lincoln monument. Witnesses have reported them walking along the paths on the hill and, sometimes, they appear in pictures taken of the Lincoln statue. These spirits tend to be active after dark and they are consistent. Many ghost hunters have captured evidence of their activity.
Bascom Hill is also a Native American burial ground. Now, no one has seen the ghosts of the tribe buried in the hill. But, some believe the burial ground ramps up the activity, especially in Bascom Hall. Witnesses report hearing construction activity and the chatter of construction workers. This sounds like a residual haunting to me and not an intelligent haunting.
As for the rumors of Abe Lincoln walking around, we say it's an urban legend spurred on by the monument to him.
Image Sources: All from Wisc.edu, the official site of the University of Wisconsin – Madison.
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Chinhoyi - Zimbabwe's First Lady Grace Mugabe has warned her husband's deputies that they risk losing their jobs if they do not perform to the expectations of the 93-year-old leader.
Addressing thousands of ruling Zanu-PF supporters at a rally held on Saturday at the Chinhoyi University of Technology, the First Lady said vice presidents served at President Robert Mugabe's will.
This came at a time when one of Mugabe's deputies, Emmerson Mnangagwa, was reportedly leading a faction within the ruling Zanu-PF party that was angling to take over power when the nonagenarian eventually left office.
"At one point I received calls from people within the party who wanted us to go into the streets and demonstrate against Mnangagwa because they were not happy with him," said Grace.
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"I told them that vice presidents are appointed by the president and they serve at his mercy. So they must act in a manner that pleases the president," she added.
The First Lady last week called on Mugabe to name his successor. Grace, who was reportedly leading a faction that wanted to torpedo Mnangagwa's presidential ambitions, called on her husband to appoint a female vice president.
President Mugabe, however, said he was not ready to leave office any time soon, arguing that any new presidential candidate that would face off with former premier Morgan Tsvangirai of the main opposition Movement for Democratic Change party would be defeated.
"Some are saying I'm going, I am not going anywhere. Some are saying I am dying, I am not dying," said the veteran leader.
Mugabe, who has failed to groom a successor in 37 years in power, said his party was sharply divided and called for unity among Zanu-PF members as Zimbabweans prepared for general elections due next year.
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King Charles showing 'weakness' as Harry and Andrew 'undermine coronation', expert says
On Wednesday evening, GB News ran a segment about the recent staged protest at Buckingham Palace in which supporters of the campaign group Republic placed a massive 'polling station' sign on the palace gates as they call for an elected Head of State. Dan Wootton spoke about the campaign and asked his show guest, royal biographer Tom Bower, about what other factors could "undermine" King Charles' coronation.
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Tom Bower answered: "Well I think it's even worse than that because I think that King Charles is showing the very weakness that I always feared.
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Earlier this month, Prince Harry published his memoir 'Spare' and named Queen Camilla, who will also be crowned at the May 6 coronation, of leaking stories about the Royal Family to the British media.
In an interview promoting the book on CBS, Prince Harry said he has not spoken with his brother Prince William or father King Charles in "a while" and that the "ball is very much in their court" when it came to reconciliation.
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Debates of March 25th, 2004
House of Commons Hansard #29 of the 37th Parliament, 3rd Session. (The original version is on Parliament's site.) The word of the day was budget.
Interparliamentary Delegations
National Veterans Funeral Honours Act
Department of Industry Act
Questions Passed as Orders for Returns
Question No. 27
New Horizons Program
Canadian Food Inspection Agency
Gérard Paradis
Ordre de la Couronne
Renfrew County
Dominic Agostino
Jean Vigneault
Federal Economic Development
Presence in Gallery
Business of the House
Points of Order
Employment Insurance Program
The EnvironmentOral Question Period
LaSalle—Émard Québec
Paul Martin LiberalPrime Minister
Mr. Speaker, I recall the discussion quite well, and also the fact that Mr. Gray went to Berlin and had the support of all ministers.
Bernard Bigras Bloc Rosemont—Petite-Patrie, QC
Mr. Speaker, the former minister also said that her two colleagues even went before cabinet to prevent her from signing the Berlin mandate.
Given these critical comments from his colleague, can the Prime Minister tell us what credibility can be given to his supposed determination to implement the Kyoto protocol?
Mr. Speaker, former Deputy Prime Minister Gray had responsibility, assumed that responsibility fully, went to Berlin and signed the mandate. He had our support.
Sponsorship ProgramOral Question Period
Canadian Alliance
Monte Solberg Canadian Alliance Medicine Hat, AB
Mr. Speaker, this morning in the public accounts committee Huguette Tremblay confirmed that the President of the Privy Council contacted Chuck Guité. She confirmed that this morning.
A minute ago, the Prime Minister stood up and essentially said that Ms. Tremblay is lying. Is that his position today?
Vancouver Quadra B.C.
Stephen Owen LiberalMinister of Public Works and Government Services
Mr. Speaker, the public accounts committee is hearing evidence from various people and has obviously been getting different points of view, different evidence. The process is to find the truth. It is not complete yet. What the hon. member referred to has contradicted in the House a statement by that witness.
Members of this cabinet have said they will come forward to any of these processes to say what they knew, if anything, or to defend themselves, and we stand ready to do that. That is why these processes are continuing, but that allegation this morning has been directly contradicted by this minister.
Mr. Speaker, we are getting a lot of different stories from the government. Maybe I will ask the minister directly. My question for the President of the Privy Council is, has he ever contacted Chuck Guité in any possible way? Has he ever provided political direction to Mr. Guité? Will he give us an answer, yes or no?
Bourassa Québec
Denis Coderre LiberalPresident of the Queen's Privy Council for Canada
Mr. Speaker, the answer is no.
Chuck Strahl Canadian Alliance Fraser Valley, BC
Mr. Speaker, it is becoming clear that the Liberals are having trouble following their own train of thought. The Prime Minister says that there was political direction, a small group of people giving political direction, behind this entire scandal. He is mad as hell and touring the country about it, but today he says he denies the witness is telling the truth. The witness is somehow misleading what? The committee? The House? The minister?
Why does the Prime Minister not get to the bottom of this and release Mr. Gagliano's papers, which will reveal the truth about this entire sordid affair?
Mr. Speaker, the processes are set up. There will be a public inquiry in public, judicially. We have the public accounts committee. It will hear evidence from various people.
These are fact finding processes. Let the processes go forward, and if any of those processes require documents, let them ask for them and the government will produce them.
Mr. Speaker, the processes, as the minister calls them, have asked for papers. They asked for them in the public accounts committee and the Liberal members denied it.
The Prime Minister says there was political direction behind the sponsorship scandal. Is the president of the PCO the director? Is that the political direction? Where is this political direction? The Prime Minister says he knows where it is. Why does he not release the Gagliano papers and get to the bottom of this so that we can shed light and shed the truth on what went on in the sponsorship scandal?
Mr. Speaker, the reason that the government asked the opposition to accelerate the hearings of the parliamentary committee, the reason that we asked Judge Gomery to take on the inquiry, the reason that we set up Mr. Gauthier, was to get to the bottom of this.
We appreciate very much the fact that Ms. Tremblay appeared this morning and we want other people to come forward because we do want to get to the bottom of this. We want to find out exactly what happened and we want those who did it to be punished.
Public ServiceOral Question Period
Eugène Bellemare Liberal Ottawa—Orléans, ON
Mr. Speaker, I asked a question of the President of the Treasury Board on Tuesday concerning the government's expenditure review program.
The minister did not answer my question. The morale of our career public servants is important for me and they deserve a clear answer. I will ask the minister once again. Does the government's expenditure review mean job cuts in the public service?
Winnipeg South Manitoba
Reg Alcock LiberalPresident of the Treasury Board and Minister responsible for the Canadian Wheat Board
Mr. Speaker, I wish to apologize to the member. When he previously asked this question, I was musing on the fact that he was the only member of the House who has been asking questions on the public service, the only one who showed any interest at all in the 450,000 people who work for us.
My answer to his question is no.
Insurance CompaniesOral Question Period
Yvon Godin NDP Acadie—Bathurst, NB
Mr. Speaker, according to a recent report of the Insurance Bureau of Canada, in 2003, the 200 general insurance companies made profits of $2.6 billion, which represents a 700% increase over 2002. Meanwhile, seniors, young people and low income individuals are forced to sell their vehicle or to break the law by driving without insurance, because their premiums sometimes exceed payments on their car.
Does the federal government intend to do something to stop these companies from robbing Canadians?
Brome—Missisquoi Québec
Denis Paradis LiberalMinister of State (Financial Institutions)
Mr. Speaker, as we saw in the budget, the government is acutely aware of the needs of Canadians.
As regards insurance premiums specifically, these premiums are set by the provinces. I believe it is important to have an ongoing dialogue between the federal and provincial governments to ensure that the big winner is the Canadian taxpayer.
Foreign AffairsOral Question Period
Svend Robinson NDP Burnaby—Douglas, BC
Mr. Speaker, my question is for the Prime Minister. Next month, His Holiness the Dalai Lama will be visiting Canada to conduct religious teachings and to meet with parliamentarians, including the foreign affairs committee.
I want to ask the Prime Minister whether he will agree to meet with His Holiness the Dalai Lama, as almost half the members of the House from all parties have requested of him, and will he agree to consider serving as an intermediary in talks between the People's Republic of China and His Holiness the Dalai Lama?
Toronto Centre—Rosedale Ontario
Bill Graham LiberalMinister of Foreign Affairs
Mr. Speaker, we have received representations in respect of the visit of the Dalai Lama. We have a great deal of respect for His Holiness as a Nobel Prize winner and as someone who is coming to our country and will be treated with a great deal of respect.
In terms of whether or not we would have official government discussions with him, that is another matter, but that does not mean in any way that we in the House and everyone on this side of the House in particular do not regard the Dalai Lama with the highest of respect and the veneration he is due.
Jason Kenney Canadian Alliance Calgary Southeast, AB
Mr. Speaker, the President of the Privy Council denies ever having contacted Chuck Guité. Chuck Guité was replaced in that office by Pierre Tremblay.
I would like to ask the President of the Privy Council if he met with Pierre Tremblay while he was running the sponsorship program. If so, how often? And how much did he interfere in the management of this program?
Mr. Speaker--
Order. I know the Minister of Public Works and Government Services is very popular, but we have to be able to hear his answer. The cheering is great, but the hon. minister will want to answer the question and members will want to hear the answer.
Stephen Owen Liberal Vancouver Quadra, BC
Mr. Speaker, this question is clearly related to the sponsorship incidents which are the subject of the inquiry by the public accounts committee and by the judicial inquiry to be held by Justice Gomery. That is where we should be putting these questions. The minister has favoured the House with a denial to an earlier question, but clearly these questions belong before the processes that have been set up to answer them.
Another one bites the dust, Mr. Speaker. He will not even answer.
I would like to give another opportunity to the President of the Privy Council, because the Prime Minister tells us that he consulted with all of his ministers, including this one, about their involvement and knowledge of the sponsorship scandal. Today we have testimony, serious testimony, that this minister was interfering in that program while Pierre Tremblay ran the office. Did he or did he not? Will he not stand in this place and admit his involvement in the sponsorship scandal right now?
First of all, Mr. Speaker, we have allegations, uncorroborated allegations, about something that was said to have happened, and now totally uncorroborated and unsupported by anyone other than this member making up a question.
These processes are set up to answer them. All members of the government are willing to come forward when asked to answer these sorts of questions in the proper way in the proper forum.
Government ContractsOral Question Period
West Vancouver—Sunshine Coast B.C.
John Reynolds Canadian AllianceHouse Leader of the Official Opposition in the House of Commons
Mr. Speaker, the Prime Minister vowed only last week to put an end to cronyism and political patronage. Canadians almost believed him when he said he would do it come hell or high water.
David Peterson is floating on heavenly waters today. The former Liberal premier of Ontario is also the brother of a minister in this Liberal government. His law firm has just been awarded a contract extension worth in the neighbourhood of $1 million over the next year. When precisely does the Prime Minister plan to "condemn to history the practice and politics of cronyism"?


Former personnel chief Corey Coleman, who resigned last month, was accused of hiring women who might become sexual partners for male workers.
A former personnel chief of the Federal Emergency Management Agency is being investigated for sexual misconduct, including allegations that he hired women he met at bars and on dating websites in the hopes that they would become sexual partners for male employees.
Corey Coleman, who joined FEMA in 2011, resigned in June amid an investigation into claims that he sexually harassed female employees and created a "toxic" work environment, FEMA Administrator William "Brock" Long told The Washington Post.
"What we uncovered was a systemic problem going back years," Long said of the seven-month preliminary investigation into allegations against Coleman.
Long said Coleman was found to have hired dozens of male friends and fraternity brothers, as well as women he met at bars and on dating websites, and then bypassed federal hiring channels to promote them to various roles within the agency.
One FEMA official, who spoke with the Post on the condition of anonymity, said Coleman would transfer certain women to different departments and regional offices in the hopes of positioning them as potential sexual partners for his male friends.
"[Coleman] knows exactly what he can get away with and pushes the limits as far as he can, while 'leadership' above him is standing by and doing nothing to stop him," the person wrote in the April review.
In a statement published on FEMA's website, Long said he was requesting that the inspector general's office at the Department of Homeland Security, under which FEMA falls, initiate a further investigation "to address lapses in professional responsibility" at the agency over sexual harassment complaints.
These allegations are deeply disturbing, and harassment of any kind will not be tolerated at FEMA," Long said.
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Discover the cobbled and narrow streets of the Gothic Quarter
Admire the facades of Antoni Gaudí's masterpiece, La Sagrada Familia
Get to know Barcelona up close and surround yourself with vivid greens and vibrant color at Park Güell. Enjoy the chance to save time and skip the entrance line at the park. Choose your pick-up point at your convenience and begin your tour with private transportation to some of the most scenic spots in town. Specialized guides will delve into the depths of Barcelona's architectonic legacy, culture and people, while you sit back and enjoy the ride. The tour starts in the center of town at Plaça Catalunya, home to some of the most distinctive Catalan architecture: Passeig de Gracia. Take in the striking facades of the private modernist buildings in the area. Antoni Gaudí's La Pedrera is certain to stick out. In the part of town aptly described as the "apple of discord," discover many impressive examples of modernist houses like Gaudí's Casa Batlló, Casa Lleó Morera and Casa Ametller. Venture toward the historic Gràcia district until you reach the world-famous Park Güell. Located on a hill with spectacular views of Barcelona. Park Güell showcases Gaudí's signature style in combination with natural forms. Meander through the uniquely beautiful corners of the park with a professional guide providing interesting facts and stories to understand the work of Gaudí. Follow the footsteps of the famous architect and continue to the Eixample. This district was projected by Ildefons Cerdà as an extension of the old town, to control the growth of the city. Drive toward the modernist gems: Hospital de Sant Pau and Gaudí's masterpiece, La Sagrada Familia. No photographs you've ever seen of this basilica will compare to your first experience in front of Gaudí's temple. Discover the symbolism in the architecture through your knowledgeable guide. Continue an architectural tour toward the Mediterranean sea, passing by the Plaza Monumental de Barcelona. Make a pit stop at the contemporary Agbar Tower, the newest reference point for the Barcelona skyline. Once you reach Bogatell beach, cross the waterfront through Port Vell (Old Port), Gothic Drassanes and Columbus Monument, near the iconic La Rambla, and end up at the brand new World Trade Center. Climb the Montjuic Mountain. Find the Mirador de l'Alcalde, a terrace that offers spectacular views over the Barcelona skyline. On the same mountain, find facilities from the 1992 Olympics: the remodeled Olympic Stadium, originally built in 1929 and Palau Sant Jordi by Arata Isozaki. Get a taste of old-school urban planning and architecture designed for the International Exhibition of 1929, as Plaça Espanya references St. Peter's Square in the Vatican. See the the Magic Fountain of Montjuïc and the National Palace. Head to the center of the Old Town. Finish the day in the quaint corners of the Gothic Quarter with a relaxing walking tour, with echoes of the Roman and medieval city's past all around you. Stop at the Cathedral Avenue to admire the magnificent temple's Gothic façade and practically travel back in time to the origins of Barcelona at Plaça Sant Jaume, the seat of today's City Hall.
Private transport
Skip-the-line entrance tickets to Park Güell
Gratuities (optional)
This tour is for small groups (8 maximum)
Arnau was an excellent guide, great driver, highly recommend him!
Pam – United States Verified booking
Very diisappointing; not as advertised; tour guide gypped us $20EU
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Ragnarok Online II Launched in Korea on March 26, 2012
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SEOUL, KOREA -- GRAVITY Co., Ltd. GRVY +15.99% ("Gravity" or the "Company"), an online game developer and publisher based in South Korea, announced that Ragnarok Online II was commercially launched in Korea on March 26, 2012.
Ragnarok Online II, a sequel to Ragnarok Online, the Company's flagship title, is a free-to-play massively multiplayer online role playing game with micro-transaction system, or sale of virtual in-game items model, which provides virtual item shops in the game where players can purchase value-added items to customize, personalize and enhance their characters and game playing experiences.
The Company has already entered into license and distribution agreements for Ragnarok Online II with local licensees in Thailand, Japan, the Philippines, Singapore, Malaysia, Vietnam, China, Indonesia and Brazil. After launching Ragnarok Online II in Korea, Gravity intends to release the game in a couple of overseas markets in 2012.
"We are happy to announce the launch of Ragnarok Online II, one of the most anticipated games among gamers," commented Mr. Hyun Chul Park, the CEO of Gravity. "We are confident that Ragnarok Online II will satisfy the fans of Ragnarok Online as well as any gamers who are not familiar with the prequel. We will make every effort to release Ragnarok Online II in the overseas markets as soon as possible to offer the best gaming experience of all time to the gamers worldwide."
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Q: Javascript/Jquery validating decimal input on keypress/keydown I'm trying to find a way to validate a text input on key press, I want to allow numbers only inside my text input including decimals.
I was taking the approach of using jQuery.keydown, and checking what the key was and using event.preventDefault() if the key was not in the allowed list. But since then I've read that keys aren't consistent throughout browsers and I'm also worries about different OS's.
I've come across this question but I'm not fluent in regex and not sure whether this would suit my needs:
jquery - validate characters on keypress?
With that approach a regex that expects 00.00 would stop the user when 00. is typed in since the regex is checked upon key up.
Thanks

A: You should not rely on key events as that would mean the validation would fail if the user does a right-click -> paste with invalid characters.
What you should instead do is use something like zurb's textchanged event - which will accurately trigger regardless of the mode of input (key, paste, drag and drop, whatever)
http://www.zurb.com/playground/jquery-text-change-custom-event
Inside your textchanged handler, you can put in the appropriate regex to deal with decimals.

A: I have used e.which to validate the decimal numbers
$(document).ready(function () {
    var isEnable=true;
$(".only-number-period").live('keydown', function (e) {
    //isEnable = (e.which != 110) ? false : true;
        if( ((e.which == 9) || (e.which == 46) || (e.which == 8) || (e.which == 110) || (e.which >= 48 && e.which <= 57) || (e.which >= 96 && e.which <= 105))){
            if(isEnable ==false && e.which ==110){return false;}
        }else{
        return false
        }
    if (isEnable == true) {
    isEnable=(e.which ==110)?false:true;
        }
    });
});

link::http://jsfiddle.net/rTr2w/

A: using Shannon's answer, I provide the following simple JS code:
jQuery('.numbersOnly').keyup(function () {
    if(($(this).val().split(".")[0]).indexOf("00")>-1){
        $(this).val($(this).val().replace("00","0"));
    } else {
        $(this).val($(this).val().replace(/[^0-9\.]/g,''));
    }
});

See this in action: http://jsfiddle.net/SnakeEyes/eu7P9/2/
update
To avoid multiple . symbol, use the following code:
jQuery('.numbersOnly').keyup(function (e) {
    if(($(this).val().split(".")[0]).indexOf("00")>-1){
        $(this).val($(this).val().replace("00","0"));
    } else {
        $(this).val($(this).val().replace(/[^0-9\.]/g,''));
    }

    if($(this).val().split(".")[2] != null || ($(this).val().split(".")[2]).length ){
        $(this).val($(this).val().substring(0, $(this).val().lastIndexOf(".")));
    }
});

Example: http://jsfiddle.net/SnakeEyes/eu7P9/3/

A: If you want to restrict input (as opposed to validation), you could work with the key events. something like this:
<input type="text" class="numbersOnly" value="" />

And:
jQuery('.numbersOnly').keyup(function () {
    this.value = this.value.replace(/[^0-9\.]/g,'');
});

or, we can update this after the user has 'left' the field, with the on change event, this way the user can still navigate through the text with the arrow keys.
jQuery('.numbersOnly').on('change', function () {
    this.value = this.value.replace(/[^0-9\.]/g,'');
});

This immediately lets the user know that they can't enter alpha characters, etc. rather than later during the validation phase.
You'll still want to validate because the input might be filled in by cutting and pasting with the mouse or possibly by a form autocompleter that may not trigger the key events.
Fiddle: http://jsfiddle.net/shannonhochkins/eu7P9/

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I may stay another day to do some other rides, as there is so much in Fruita…high on the list is Mojoe.
E: Eagle, CO. Sylvan Lake…Returning to complete the ride that got cut short in 1995 when I broke my neck…on a log that is still visible on Google Earth! Might just bring a chainsaw.
Sadly, I pressed for time to get out of the mountains due to snow, and not wanting to miss Buffalo Creek, I never got to do this trail…TBC.
see it crossing the trail^…pretty sure that's it as it was in that meadow. I'll know in a few days. I have to do this. Hopefully it's still open to bikes.
H: The Berryman Trail, MO– "Located in Mark Twain National Forest on the low shoulders of the ancient and gnarled Ozark Mountains, Berryman offers classic Midwestern mountain biking.
I: Brown County State Park, IN – "This is flowing singletrack at its best, built in one of the largest contiguous hardwood forests east of the Mississippi River. The trail designers used every bit of the 600 feet of elevation change available to create five independent loops and three connector trails." Didn't make this due to unfavorable trail conditions so I pushed forward to an unplanned Ohio instead.
J: Raystown, PA– Bet and I had the pleasure of riding Raystown/Allegrippis (track link) and Rattling Creek a year ago (video). It's going to be extremely hard to pass Alley as it is so awesome. I want to ride Roth Rock and Alley, but I may have to cut it out as I've already ridden it. Rode it, see blog post here.
M: My trail work home for the next 6 months…TREES! I miss trees.
N: Not on the map above, but Kingdom Trails is certainly on my list of places to visit while posted in NY. I made it.
I'm going to hit as many Happy Cow sites as I can on the way as well…oh boy! If only Travis, my travel partner from the Wilson Tour was with me to do it again. Actually he opted out of my restaurant hops 99% of the time.
Fourteen days is the plan, but I'm not sure if I'll pull it off. I planned ambitiously as a back-up, and intend to do the best I can to make it happen, but I may have to cut a few rides out, or make them shorter than planned mileage-wise.
Trying to sell my old rig and build a new, but something tells me I'll be taking the bike I have as time is running out quickly. I want to do the DC before I go, but don't know if I'll have time. When I get back I should be in prime shape to whip it out in two, maybe 1 day (but still doubting the latter).
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