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June 21, 2019 Leave a commentStudyBy Donald M. Bishop
Portrait of Charles A. Thomson.
Cultural interchange is "fundamentally reciprocal" and "a matter of give and take. It means influencing and being influenced." These were themes in a speech to the Public Affairs Institute of the University of Virginia on July 8, 1939, by the Assistant Chief of the Division of Cultural Relations of the Department of State, Charles A. Thomson. Strikingly, he spoke of "The Profits of Cultural Interchange." Not "benefits," but "profits."
This bracing speech will interest all students of U.S. relations with the American republics. In the body of his speech, Thomson reviewed Latin American cultural influences on the United States – in painting, music, architecture, education, and popular arts, archaeology and medicine. More than 75 years ago, he especially expressed an optimistic regard for the prospects of "cultural interchange" with Mexico.
Historians will note how Thomson drew on the thinking of Walter Prescott Webb when he noted "the Great Plains were won for American life by techniques and instruments that had been borrowed originally from Mexico." He also cited Herbert E. Bolton's insight that U.S. history is "part of the epic of that 'greater America' which we share with the other nations of this hemisphere."
Heitor Villa-Lobos was a Brazilian musician and composer. He has become one of the best-known South American composer of all time.
Long before Americans integrated "diversity" into our national thinking and historical narratives, moreover, Thomson noted how Brazilian scholars were revaluing "the African contribution to that country's development, somewhat similar in character to the reinterpretation of the role of the Indian in national culture which has taken place in Mexico." This "may be of value to our students of social relations," he said modestly.
The speech's main theme, however, addressed the American tendency to assume that the U.S. will "pour out knowledge and enlightenment." The excerpts from the speech that follow this introduction rather voiced a positive sense of mutuality as the State Department sought to be "an official agency serving as a clearinghouse for exchange of information and a center of coordination and cooperation" that would help strengthen "significant activities toward international understanding now carried on by colleges, universities, foundations, institutes, and other private agencies." The tendency to view the United States as a benefactor nation still affects popular thinking about development and public diplomacy. Thomson's emphases from 80 years ago – "influencing and being influenced" — are worth a fresh read.
Mayan Theater of Los Angeles, cited by Thomson as an example of Latin American "impress" on American architecture. The designer was Francisco Cornejo. Photo from the Library of Congress.
In much of our thinking within this country concerning cultural exchange, emphasis is placed on what we can contribute to the other American republics. Generosity seemingly prevails over self-interest. It is complacently and perhaps all too easily assumed that the United States is equipped to pour out knowledge and enlightenment on the peoples of the south. There is much talk of the contributions which may be made to the other American republics by our teachers, writers, and technical experts, but little consideration of what gifts of value we may receive from their creative thinkers and artists.
Yet cultural interchange in its nature is fundamentally reciprocal. It is necessarily a matter of give and take. It means influencing and being influenced. If we have much of value to contribute to the other American republics, we also have much to receive.
Photo of Heitor Villa-Lobos Photo from the Brazilian Embassy.
. . . the profits of cultural interchange are real. The future may bring them to us far more abundantly than has the past. Both the United States and other American republics remained colonies in the cultural sense long after their political bonds with the mother countries had been broken. We looked to Britain for our models and standards; the countries to the south looked to Spain and France. But now we and they are coming of age. Both of us are learning to stand on our own feet, and to have confidence in our own judgments as to what is good in intellectual and cultural achievement. We in this hemisphere are developing, some more slowly than others, a culture which is not borrowed from across the seas, or reflected from other and older nations, but which is our own, which is made in America. Therefore the time is ripe as it has never been before for exchange between the two Americas. In the past the east-west bonds linking both Americas to Europe have been strong. Neither of us would see those bonds weakened. But now the two Americas have something to give each other. The argosies of the spirit for this hemisphere may come from the south and north, as well as from the east and west.
Source: Charles A. Thomson, "The Profits of Cultural Interchange," Department of State, Bulletin, Volume 1, Number 2, July 8, 1939. 26, 31. A hat tip to Matt Armstrong.
Donald M. Bishop
Donald M. Bishop is the Bren Chair of Strategic Communications in the Brute Krulak Center for Innovation and Creativity at Marine Corps University in Quantico, Virginia. Mr. Bishop served as a Foreign Service Officer – first in the U.S. Information Agency and then in the Department of State – for 31 years.
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We Like We är en dansk experimentell, klassisk musikkvartett, bildad 2012.

Om ensemblen
We Like We består av fyra yngre kvinnor i en ovanlig instrumentkombination, Josefine Opsahl (cello), Katrine Grarup Elbo (violin), Katinka Fogh Vindelev (vokal och elektroniskt) och Sara Nigaard Rosendahl (slagverk). De tre förstnämnda bildade tillsammans med elektronmusikern Kirstine Fogh Vindelev kvartetten hösten 2012, då de studerade vid Köpenhamns musikkonservatorium. Barnafödsel och andra omständigheter gjorde dock att Kirstine Fogh Vindelev blev nödgad att lämna ensemblen efter deras första offentliga konsert 2013 och hon ersattes då av Sara Rosendahl. Samtidigt valde gruppen att gemensamt kombinera deras akustiska instrument med olika elektroniska tillbehör och kallar sig "ett klangkollektiv".

Det speciella med kvartetten, vilket också avspeglar sig i deras ensemblenamn, är att de fyra valt att arbeta helt och hållet i kreativ samverkan med kollektivt musikskapande utgående från improvisationsteknik, något som är mycket ovanligt inom klassisk musik men desto mer vanligt inom genrer som jazz eller rockmusik. Utgående från den klassisk-akustiska grunden experimenterar de även med rytm, elektronik och ljud och framträder inför vitt skilda publikgrupper inom såväl traditionellt klassiska som genreöverskridande sammanhang, till exempel på Roskildefestivalen 2015.

I november 2014 utkom deras första album, A New Age of Sensibility (The Being Music). Titeln är inspirerad av den engelska benämningen på engelsk litteratur under andra halvan av 1700-talet, "An Age of Sensibility", under den så kallade upplysningstiden av samhälleliga och idémässiga förändringar och speglar ensemblens strävan efter samhällsförnyelse med nya former av samverkan i stället för egoistiskt präglad konkurrens.

Diskografi
2014 – A New Age of Sensibility (The Being Music)

Referenser

Källor
Seismograf 10 december 2014, "We like kollektiv musik"

Externa länkar
We Like We:s webbplats

Danska musikgrupper
Danska klassiska kompositörer
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He holds cat fishing and long distance casting records & has dedicated much of his life to cat fishing.He has written many helpful informationals on cat fishing technique & associated tools. He responds to the fishing community with humility and kindness in every post on his forums. A true fishing hero.
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I grew up fishing Keystone Lake with my Grandfather and other relatives. I became disabled due to an oilfield injury and then heart trouble later on. I spend about as much time fishing as I possibly can. I grew up in North Central Oklahoma where there are a wealth of fishing environments to keep a young man busy.
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Ukrainian filmmaker Oleh Sentsov, serving a 20-year sentence in a remote Russian prison, has been on a hunger strike for more than 100 days.
Ukrainian filmmaker Oleh Sentsov, serving a 20-year sentence in a remote Russian prison, has been on a hunger strike for more than 100 days. He was arrested by Russian forces in Crimea in 2014, had Russian citizenship imposed upon him, and was convicted on fabricated charges of plotting terrorist acts. The charges are in retaliation for his opposition to Russia's occupation of Crimea.
The United States is deeply concerned about Mr. Sentsov's deteriorating health. On August 21, the 100th day of Sentsov's hunger strike, State Department Spokesperson Heather Nauert said, "We renew our demand that Russia immediately release him and all Ukrainian citizens unlawfully imprisoned in Russia and on the Crimean peninsula."
"We are alarmed," Ms. Nauert said, "about the prospect of another innocent person dying in Russian custody. We hope Russian authorities will release Mr. Sentsov to avoid such a tragedy, which would inevitably lead to calls for those officials responsible to be held to account."
Oleh Sentsov has demonstrated courage and a commitment to principle. In a letter from prison in 2017, Sentsov wrote these words about his participation in the 2014 pro-democracy demonstrations in Ukraine:
"The last time I went to the Maidan, where people had already begun perishing, my mother said, 'Why are you going there? You have two children!' I answered that it was precisely because of that that I was going there – I don't want them to live in a country of slaves."
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\section{Introduction}

The improvement of a lattice action is meant to reduce the effects of lattice artifacts and thus to bring calculated quantities closer to their continuum limits.
In our work on the SU(3) gauge theory with sextet fermions \cite{Shamir:2008pb, DeGrand:2008kx,DeGrand:2010na,Svetitsky:2010zd} we have adopted normalized hypercubic (nHYP) smearing \cite{Hasenfratz:2001hp,Hasenfratz:2007rf} in the expectation that it would yield reliable results on fairly coarse lattices.
We found, indeed \cite{DeGrand:2010na}, that the smeared-link action
keeps the critical hopping parameter $\kappa_c(\beta)$ of the Wilson--clover
action much closer to its continuum value of $1/8$ even for strong bare couplings $g_0^2\equiv6/\beta$.
It also
pushes a first-order phase transition towards stronger bare couplings, thus allowing calculation of the running coupling $g^2_{\text{SF}}$
in a regime where both $g_0^2$ and $g^2_{\text{SF}}$ are quite strong.
Moreover, the smeared plaquette averages are much closer to unity than the ``thin-link'' plaquettes, a clear sign that the gauge field is being effectively
smoothed.

In this note we show that nHYP improvement extends to the axial Ward identity (AWI).
In a calculation involving Wilson fermions, the AWI is frequently used to determine $\kappa_c$ by demanding that the quark mass $m$ be zero, a consequence of conservation of the isovector axial current.
One can adjust the improvement coefficient
$c_{\text{SW}}$, which multiplies the clover term in the fermion action \cite{Sheikholeslami:1985ij}, in order to minimize errors in the AWI itself.
One sign of such errors is the sensitivity of $m$ to the location where the AWI is measured.
L\"uscher and collaborators \cite{Luscher:1996sc,Luscher:1996ug} proposed a procedure of measuring $m$ at points of the lattice that are inequivalent because of the boundary conditions used in the Schr\"odinger Functional (SF) method.
Demanding that $m=0$ at two such points gives conditions for fixing $\kappa_c$ and $c_{\text{SW}}$.

L\"uscher {\em et al.}~\cite{Luscher:1996ug} applied the AWI criterion to the quenched SU(3) gauge theory, defining the axial current using thin links.
While $c_{\text{SW}}=1$ at tree level, they found numerically
that $c_{\text{SW}}\simeq1.8$ is required for $\beta=6$.
Jansen and Sommer \cite{Jansen:1998mx} did a similar calculation for QCD with thin-link Wilson fermions ($N_f=2$) and again found that a large value of $c_{\text{SW}}-1$ is required.
Defining the current with nHYP-smeared links,
Hoffmann, Hasenfratz, and Schaefer~\cite{Hoffmann:2007nm} reduced the
required $c_{\text{SW}}$ in the quenched theory from 1.55 to 1.05 at $\beta\simeq6.4$.
This is dramatic evidence for the claim that nHYP smearing brings the theory much closer to the continuum limit.

In this paper we present a calculation in theories with $N_f=2$ dynamical triplet
and sextet quarks.
For quarks in the triplet representation, we compare the thin-link and smeared-link theories and find results as dramatic as in the quenched theory.
We find small violations of the AWI in the smeared-link sextet theory as well.
We conclude that setting $c_{\text{SW}}$ to 1 is adequate when nHYP smearing is used.

The procedure of keeping $c_{\text{SW}}=1$ while using smeared links was advocated for triplet QCD in Ref.~\cite{Capitani:2006ni} and subsequently tested in large-scale calculations~\cite{Durr:2008rw, Kurth:2010yk}.  For a determination of $c_{\text{SW}}$ with partial stout smearing, see~\cite{Cundy:2009yy}.

\section{Determination of $c_{\text{SW}}$} \label{sec:Csw}

We follow closely the method of Refs.~\cite{Luscher:1996sc,Luscher:1996ug,Jansen:1998mx,Hoffmann:2007nm}.
The $O(a)$-improved action is \cite{Sheikholeslami:1985ij}
\begin{equation}
	S = S_{\text W}[U,\bar\psi,\psi] +
	a^5c_{\text{SW}}\sum_x\bar\psi\frac i4\sigma_{\mu\nu}F_{\mu\nu}\psi,
	\label{eq:action}
\end{equation}
where $S_{\text W}$ is the conventional Wilson action comprised of the plaquette gauge action and the fermion hopping term.
The second term in \Eq{eq:action} is the clover term, wherein $F_{\mu\nu}$
is the lattice-discretized field strength.
The gauge links in the hopping and clover terms are ``fat links,'' defined via nHYP smearing as described in Ref.~\cite{Hasenfratz:2001hp} and with the same smearing parameters.

On a lattice with $L^3\times T$ sites, we impose Dirichlet boundary conditions on the gauge fields on the temporal boundaries of the lattice,
\begin{equation}
U_k(x)\big|_{x_0=0}=\exp C_k,\qquad
U_k(x)\big|_{x_0=T}=\exp C'_k,
\end{equation}
with the asymmetric choice%
\footnote{Note the appearance of $T$ in \Eq{bkgd}.
The authors of Refs.~\cite{Luscher:1996sc,Luscher:1996ug,Jansen:1998mx,Hoffmann:2007nm} use $L$ instead, which means that for the lattice used here our background field is weaker than theirs.
}
\begin{equation}
C_k=\frac i{6T}\text{diag}(-\pi,0,\pi),\qquad
C'_k=\frac i{6T}\text{diag}(-5\pi,2\pi,3\pi).
\label{bkgd}
\end{equation}
The fermion boundary conditions are homogeneous,
\begin{eqnarray}
  P_- \psi(t=0) &= P_+ \psi(t=T) &= 0,
\nonumber\\[2pt]
 \bar\psi(t=0) P_+ &= \bar\psi(t=T) P_- &= 0,
\label{SFrho}
\end{eqnarray}
with $P_\pm=\frac12(1\pm\gamma_0)$.
The gauge-invariant boundary fields that
can be used as wall sources are
\begin{eqnarray}
\zeta &=&\sum_{\bf x} U_0({\bf x},t=0) P_+ \psi({\bf x},t=1)\\
\bar\zeta&=& \sum_{\bf x} \bar\psi({{\bf x},t=1}) P_- U^\dagger_0({\bf x},t=0)\\
\zeta'&=&\sum_{\bf x} U^\dagger_0({\bf x},t=T-1) P_- \psi({\bf x},t=T-1)\\
\bar\zeta'&=& \sum_{\bf x} \bar\psi({{\bf x},t=T-1}) P_+ U_0({\bf x},t=T-1).
\label{SFzeta}
\end{eqnarray}
(These are the same as those used by \cite{Luscher:1996sc}, but written in
explicit form.)
The gauge fields are periodic in the spatial directions, while the fermion fields satisfy $\psi(L)=e^{i\pi/5}\psi(0)$ \cite{Luscher:1996sc}.

The axial Ward identity
\begin{equation}
\partial_\mu A_{\text{imp}}^{\mu a} = 2mP^a
\label{eq:PCAC}
\end{equation}
gives a definition of the quark mass $m$.
Equation~(\ref{eq:PCAC}) contains the $O(a)$-improved axial current,
\begin{equation}
A_{\text{imp}}^{\mu a}=A^{\mu a}
+c_Aa\partial^\mu P^a.
\end{equation}
The pseudoscalar density and the unimproved axial current are defined by the local products
\begin{equation}
P^a=\bar\psi\gamma_5\frac{\tau^a}2\psi,\qquad
A_{\mu}^{a}=\bar\psi\gamma_5\gamma_\mu\frac{\tau^a}2\psi.
\end{equation}
In practice, one evaluates correlation functions of \Eq{eq:PCAC},
\begin{equation}
	\partial_{\mu}\langle A_{\text{imp}}^{\mu a}(x)\widehat O\rangle =
	2m\langle P^a(x)\widehat{O}\rangle,
	\label{eq:pcac}
\end{equation}
where $\widehat O$ is any operator located at non-zero distance from $x$.
It is convenient \cite{Luscher:1996sc} to use the pseudoscalar field made of the boundary operators to define wall sources $\widehat O$ and $\widehat O'$ at $t=0$ and $t=T$, respectively, {\em viz.,}
\begin{equation}
\widehat O^a = \bar\zeta \gamma_5 \frac{\tau^a}2 \zeta,\qquad \widehat O^{\prime a} = \bar\zeta' \gamma_5 \frac{\tau^a}2 \zeta'.
\end{equation}
Thus we define the correlation functions
\begin{eqnarray}
f_P(x_0)&=&- \frac13\langle P^a(x_0)\widehat{O}^a\rangle\\
f_A(x_0)&=&- \frac13\langle A_0^a(x_0)\widehat{O}^a\rangle,
\end{eqnarray}
which depend only on $x_0$ by translation invariance of the wall sources.
The spatial derivatives in \Eq{eq:pcac} vanish similarly,
whence one obtains an estimate for $m$,
\begin{equation}
	m(x_0) = \frac{\partial_{0}f_A(x_0)+
	c_A a\partial_{0}^2f_P(x_0)}{2f_P(x_0)},
	\label{eq:mass}
\end{equation}
where for $\partial_0$ we use a symmetric derivative and $\partial_{0}^2$
is the nearest-neighbor second derivative.
Using $\widehat O'$ we define analogously
\begin{eqnarray}
f_P'(T-x_0)&=&- \frac13\langle P^a(x_0)\widehat O^{\prime a}\rangle\\
f_A'(T-x_0)&=&- \frac13\langle A_0^a(x_0)\widehat O^{\prime a}\rangle,
\end{eqnarray}
which leads to an alternative estimate $m'(x_0)$, defined by the parallel of \Eq{eq:mass} in terms of $f_P',f_A'$.
If the AWI is respected by the improved action then one would expect that $m$ and $m'$ are independent of $x_0$ and equal to each other.

Equation~(\ref{eq:mass}) and its primed counterpart still contain the unknown coefficient $c_A$.
An alternative definition of the mass eliminates this dependence.
If we write \Eq{eq:mass} as
\begin{equation}
m(x_0)=r(x_0)+c_As(x_0),
\end{equation}
and similarly for $m',r',s'$,
the alternative is
\begin{equation}
	M(x_0,y_0) = r(x_0)-s(x_0)\frac{r(y_0)-r'(y_0)}{s(y_0)-s'(y_0)},
	\label{eq:new_m}
\end{equation}
which differs from $m,m'$ in $O(a^2)$.
We also define the quantity $M'$ by exchanging primed and unprimed variables in \Eq{eq:new_m}.
Then, still following Refs.~\cite{Luscher:1996ug,Jansen:1998mx,Hoffmann:2007nm},
we define the measure of residual violation of the AWI to be
\begin{equation}
	\Delta M = M\left(\frac34T,\frac14T\right)-M'\left(\frac34T,\frac14T\right).
	\label{eq:dm}
\end{equation}

\section{Numerical results}

All our calculations were performed on lattices with $L=8$, $T=16$.
For triplet as well as for sextet quarks we chose two values of $\beta$,
in the weak and intermediate coupling regions.
Varying $c_{\text{SW}}$, we calculated $\Delta M$ as defined in \Eq{eq:dm}.
Our results are displayed in Tables~\ref{tab:dm_csw_fund_table}--\ref{tab:optimal_slope} and in Figs.~\ref{fig:dm_csw_all_fit} and~\ref{fig:fits}.

\begin{table}[htb]
\begin{ruledtabular}
\begin{tabular}{dddd}
\beta & \kappa & c_{\text{SW}} & a\Delta M \times 10^4 \\
\hline
7.4 & 0.1255 & 1   &   1. 3(11) \\
    &        & 1.1 &  -3.2(7)  \\
    &        & 1.2 &  -9.3(14) \\
    &        & 1.3 & -15.5(13) \\[3pt]
5.8 & 0.1267& 1   &   7.2(73)  \\
    &        & 1.1 &  -1.1(23) \\
    &        & 1.2 &  -6.6(19) \\
    &        & 1.3 & -16.4(31) \\
\end{tabular}
\end{ruledtabular}
\caption{Results of $\Delta M$ calculations on $8^3\times16$ lattice. SU(3) gauge theory with $N_f = 2$ fermions in the fundamental representation, fat links.
2000 trajectories were run at $\beta=7.4$ for each value of $c_{\text{SW}}$, and 3000
at $\beta=5.8$.
\label{tab:dm_csw_fund_table}}
\end{table}
\begin{table}[htb]
\begin{ruledtabular}
\begin{tabular}{dddd}
\beta & \kappa & c_{\text{SW}} & a\Delta M \times 10^4 \\
\hline
7.4 & 0.1346  & 1.2156 &   7.8(21) \\
    & 0.1334  & 1.3445 &   1.4(24) \\
    & 0.13245 & 1.4785 &  -5.4(22) \\[3pt]
5.7 & 0.14133 & 1.27   &  39.(15)  \\
    & 0.13786 & 1.55   &  8.5(30)  \\
    & 0.13433 & 1.83   &  -0.7(41) \\
\end{tabular}
\end{ruledtabular}
\caption{$\Delta M$ for thin-link fermions in the fundamental representation, for comparison with Table~\ref{tab:dm_csw_fund_table}.
Values of $\beta$, $\kappa$, and $c_{\text{SW}}$ were chosen as in Ref.~\cite{Jansen:1998mx}.
4000 trajectories were run at $\beta=7.4$ for each value of $c_{\text{SW}}$, and 18000
at $\beta=5.7$.
\label{tab:dm_csw_fund_thin_table}}
\end{table}
\begin{table}[htb]
\begin{ruledtabular}
\begin{tabular}{dddd}
\beta & \kappa & c_{\text{SW}} & a\Delta M \times 10^4 \\
\hline
8   & 0.12688 & 1   & -2.1(8)  \\
    &         & 1.1 &  0.9(8)  \\
    &         & 1.2 &  3.5(10) \\
    &         & 1.3 &  8.8(16) \\[3pt]
5.8 & 0.12835 & 1   & -3.4(15) \\
    &         & 1.1 & -2.9(19) \\
    &         & 1.2 &  0.9(20) \\
    &         & 1.3 &  6.9(61) \\
\end{tabular}
\caption{As in Table \ref{tab:dm_csw_fund_table}, but for fat-link fermions in the sextet representation. 4000 trajectories were run for each $\beta,c_{\text{SW}}$.
\label{tab:dm_csw_table}}
\end{ruledtabular}
\end{table}

\begin{figure}[ht]
\includegraphics[width=\columnwidth,clip]{fig1.eps}
\caption{Determination of $c_{\text{SW}}$ for the fat- and thin-link theories with triplet quarks, using the $\Delta M$ data in Tables~\ref{tab:dm_csw_fund_table} and~\ref{tab:dm_csw_fund_thin_table}.
The curves are linear fits whose slopes and intercepts are given in Table~\ref{tab:optimal_slope}.
\label{fig:dm_csw_all_fit}}
\end{figure}
\begin{figure}[ht]\includegraphics[width=\columnwidth,clip]{fig2.eps}
\caption{Data for the fat-link theory with sextet quarks (Table~\ref{tab:dm_csw_table}), plotted together with
the fat-link triplet data from Fig.~\ref{fig:dm_csw_all_fit}.
The linear fits shown have the
parameters listed in Table~\ref{tab:optimal_slope}.
Data points for $\beta=5.8$ have been given slight horizontal shifts for clarity.
\label{fig:fits}}
\end{figure}

\begin{table}[htb]
\begin{ruledtabular}
\begin{tabular}{lldd}
  Theory & smearing  &  c_{\text{SW}}^*    &  \text{Slope}      \\
	\hline
$\beta=7.4$, triplet & thin links & 1.37(3)  & -0.005(1)            \\
$\beta=7.4$, triplet & fat links  & 1.04(1)  & -0.0057(5)            \\[3pt]
$\beta=5.7$, triplet & thin links & 1.78(8)  & -0.004(2)             \\
$\beta=5.8$, triplet & fat links  & 1.10(3)  & -0.007(2)             \\[3pt]
$\beta=8$,    sextet & fat links  & 1.07(2)  &  0.0033(5)            \\
$\beta=5.8$,  sextet & fat links  & 1.17(6) &  0.002(1)
\end{tabular}
\end{ruledtabular}
\caption{Results of fitting $\Delta M(c_{\text{SW}})$ to a straight line for each theory: the value of $c_{\text{SW}}$ where $\Delta M=0$, and the fitted slope.}
\label{tab:optimal_slope}
\end{table}

For the fat-link theories, we fixed $\kappa$ for each $\beta$ by demanding that $r(T/2)=0$
at $c_{\text{SW}}=1$, that is,
by setting to zero the unimproved quark mass.
This is an alternative to requiring, say, $M(x_0,y_0)=0$ for some $x_0,y_0$;
it follows on the observation that the second term in \Eq{eq:new_m} is generally
small and recognizes the fact that the
AWI (\ref{eq:PCAC}) should hold for nonzero mass as well.
In comparing to other work we note that the $\kappa$-dependence of $\Delta M$
has been seen to be very weak~\cite{Luscher:1996ug,Jansen:1998mx}.
For the same reason, we did not vary $\kappa$ for the fat-link theories as we varied $c_{\text{SW}}$ at given $\beta$.

The optimal value $c_{\text{SW}}^*(\beta)$ is determined by demanding $\Delta M=0$.
We do this via linear fits to $\Delta M(c_{\text{SW}})$, with the results shown in Table~\ref{tab:optimal_slope} and plotted in the figures.

In the theory with triplet fermions we compare the fat-link results to $\Delta M$ in the thin-link theory, calculated at values of $\beta$, $\kappa$, and $c_{\text{SW}}$ used by Jansen and Sommer~\cite{Jansen:1998mx}.  [In this case, $\kappa$ was shifted with $c_{\text{SW}}$ to keep $M(\frac12T,\frac14T)=0$.]
It is clear that for $c_{\text{SW}}\simeq1$ the fat-link action gives much smaller values of $\Delta M$ for both values of $\beta$.
The fat-link action also gives $c_{\text{SW}}^*(\beta)$ very close to unity, even at the stronger coupling $\beta=5.8$, for both the triplet and the sextet theory.

\section{Discussion}

Figs.~\ref{fig:dm_csw_all_fit} and~\ref{fig:fits} and Table~\ref{tab:optimal_slope} show that
discretization errors in both fat-link theories are generally
small, as reflected in the value of $\Delta M$ at $c_{\text{SW}}=0$.
In comparing thin- and fat-link fermions for the triplet theory, we find that the slope of $\Delta M$ vs.~$c_{\text{SW}}$ is similar but that
the nonperturbatively determined coefficient $c_{\text{SW}}^*$
is much closer to one for the smeared links.

Our comparison between thin- and fat-link theories
uses results obtained
at (roughly) the same values of the bare coupling.
One could compare instead at points of similar physics by demanding that
the values of $\beta$ give, for example, the same string tension.
This would constitute a comparison of the different
discretizations at equal lattice spacing.
Our results, however, make this elaborate exercise unnecessary.
In contrast with the triplet thin-link results,
the fat-link results change very little in going from $\beta=7.4$ to~5.8.
Thus, had we tuned our bare couplings
to the slightly different values needed to reproduce the
lattice spacings of Ref.~\cite{Jansen:1998mx},
there would be no qualitative change in the conclusions.

Turning to the sextet theory, one might be concerned by the small slope of
$\Delta M(c_{\text{SW}})$, which acts to enlarge the error bar on $c_{\text{SW}}^*$.
Is this due to having chosen a quantity with low sensitivity to $c_{\text{SW}}$?
Let us consider the tree-level value of $\Delta M$, denoted $\Delta M^{(0)}$.
This quantity sets a scale for AWI violation by the
background field on the finite lattice.
It is easily determined numerically, by calculating the Green functions in
Sec.~\ref{sec:Csw} in the single gauge configuration that is the classical
solution to the boundary conditions, namely, a constant electric field.
(We set $c_{\text{SW}}=1$ and $\kappa=1/8$.)
In the triplet theory we obtain $a\Delta M^{(0)}=0.00025$,
whereas for the sextet theory, $a\Delta M^{(0)}=-0.00065$.
In the sextet theory the fluctuations of the dynamical fields
{\em weaken\/} $\Delta M$ at $c_{\text{SW}}=1$ considerably from its
tree-level value.  The observation that $\Delta M(c_{\text{SW}}=1)$
is small on the scale set by $\Delta M^{(0)}$
means that there is no reason to vary $c_{\text{SW}}$ away from 1.

The authors of Refs.~\cite{Luscher:1996ug,Jansen:1998mx,Hoffmann:2007nm}
fixed $c_{\text{SW}}^*$ by demanding $\Delta M=\Delta M^{(0)}$.
This is an attempt to determine $c_{\text{SW}}^*$ in infinite volume, by supposing
that the finite-volume corrections to the dynamical $\Delta M$ and to
the tree-level $\Delta M^{(0)}$ are the same.
Since this assumption is not yet supported by any study of volume dependence,
we eschew this procedure in favor of demanding $\Delta M=0$.
In other words, we determine $c_{\text{SW}}^*$ for our volume without
making any statement about the $L\to\infty$ limit.

The smallness of discretization effects we report for the fat-link theories
is consistent with the reduced discretization errors found in
other observables in the SU(3)/sextet theory~\cite{DeGrand:2010na} as well as
in the SU(2)/adjoint theory~\cite{SU2}.%
\footnote{For a similar determination of $c_{\text{SW}}$ in the SU(2) gauge theory with thin-link
fermions in the fundamental and adjoint representations, see \cite{Mykkanen:2010ym,Karavirta:2011mv}.}
This lends support to our decision to stick with the tree-level value,
$c_{\text{SW}}=1$.  Indeed, thanks to asymptotic freedom,
the continuum limit of a lattice gauge theory
with a given (Dirac-) fermion content is completely determined once
the fermion masses are fixed.  Improvement is the art of reducing
discretization errors when the lattice spacing is nonzero.
Since it does not change the continuum limit, improvement is always
at one's discretion, never mandatory.  Our experience is that,
thanks to the fat-link action, using $c_{\text{SW}}=1$ provides as much
improvement as we need.

\begin{acknowledgments}
We thank Stefan Schaefer for correspondence and Thomas DeGrand for much discussion.
B.~S. and Y.~S. thank the University of Colorado for hospitality.
This work was supported in part by the Israel Science Foundation
under grant no.~423/09.
\end{acknowledgments}

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Q: Problems with C language code
Write a complete program.

*

*The program should read two integers: m and n, from the keyboard.

*Allocate memory for a dynamic 2D m * n array of doubles.

*Initialize the array according to the formula A[i][j]=(i-5)/(j+1).

My code:
#include <stdio.h>
#include <math.h>

int main() {
    int m,n;
    scanf ("%d %d",&m &n);

    double**A=(double**) malloc (m*size of (double*));
    double*B=(double*) malloc (m*n * size of (double));

    for (int i=0;i<n;i++){
        A[i]=B+i*m;
    }

    for (int i=0;i<n;i++){
        for (int j=0;i<m;j++){
            A[i][j]=(i-5)/(j+1);
        }
    }
    free (A);
    free (B);

    return 0;
}

A: Few things wrong:

*

*size not defined.

*#include <math.h> is not needed since you don't call any math functions.

*Strictly speaking you should #include <stdlib.h> as this declares malloc() and friends.

*A , is missing in scanf ("%d %d",&m &n);.

*No need to cast malloc() return value.

*Always start variable names with a small letter.

*You have one } too many.

*Indentation and code formatting is really bad and is asking for trouble.**

*...

Check this section of the C-FAQ to see if you've done the allocation correctly.
Idea: Read through the C-FAQ mentioned above, it will teach you a lot and will turn out to be a valuable time investment.
**Here's an example of good code indentation & formatting (without fixes):
int main()
{
    int m;
    int n;

    scanf("%d %d", &m, &n);

    double** A = malloc(m * size of (double*));
    double*  B = malloc(m * n * size of (double));

    for (int i = 0; i < n; i++)
    {
        B[i] = B + i * m;
    }

    for (int i = 0; i < n; i++)
    {
        for (int j = 0; i < m; j++)
        {
            A[i][j] = (i - 5) / (j + 1);
        }
    }

    free(A);
    free(B);

    return 0;
}

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The Cracked Mirror: An Indian Debate on Experience and Theory by Gopal Guru and Sundar Sarukkai (New Delhi: Oxford University Press), 2012; pp 248, Rs 625.
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$$  |x-y||z| \le |y-z||x| + |z-x||y|$$
I am way overthinking this, there must be an easier solution to this. Any thoughts?

A: Notice
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SARANAC LAKE — A pride flag at the home of a transgender woman in Saranac Lake was vandalized this weekend. Police are investigating the incident.
Kelly Metzgar, executive director of the Adirondack North Country Gender Alliance, has lived in the village for nearly 39 years as an out trans woman who flies her flags "proudly." She said this was the "first instance" of harassment she's experienced.
"I knew it was bound to happen at some point," Metzgar wrote on social media on Sunday.
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SLPD Chief Darin Perrotte said on Monday there was no new information on the investigation.
Surveying the scene, Metzgar said it was clear the flag was "purposely dismantled."
Three screws had to be taken out from the door frame. One on the bottom was ripped out of the hole and was bent in the process. It must have taken a bit of work, she said.
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But she did want to call attention to it. Many others fly pride flags in the area, she said, and she said they should be aware.
Metzgar said she didn't feel the flag vandalism was done on a specific day for a reason, but highlighted the general tone of the country's discourse over transgender and LGBTQIA-plus rights right now.
"Why is it happening now? Because we see a lot of hate in this country," Metzgar said. "We see that from politicians. We see that from community members."
From recent anti-transgender legislation in other states to a mass shooting at an LGBTQIA-plus nightclub in Colorado last month, there has been a lot of news about transgender people recently, and Metzgar said there are many who do not support people like her.
"There is just a lot of hate in this country. I didn't think we had it here in Saranac Lake, so that was actually kind of surprising," Metzgar said.
She said it was a bit of a wakeup call that "there are haters here."
"With the level of anti-LGBTQI and transgender hate in this country, this serves as a reminder that even in our seemingly secure Saranac Lake, there are haters in our community looking to cause chaos and mayhem," she wrote on Facebook.
With the work she does as the executive director of the Adirondack North Country Gender Alliance, Metzgar said she is a "target." But because she believes her work with the nonprofit is important to stave off or reduce this type of hate, she puts herself out there.
The ANCGA hosted Saranac Lake's first LGBTQIA-plus pride festival this past summer in Riverside Park.
"So people don't have to go through — especially the young people — the bulls***," Metzgar said. "People shouldn't have to go through what we went through when we were young."
"I am unphased by this overall. Perhaps a bit more mindful which is a good thing," Metzgar wrote. "I will not allow this incident to frighten or scare me. I am proud of who I am and what I've had to go through in life to be able to live authentically."
She said it made it clear she had more work to do.
"If the intent was fear, then it's like 'Yeah, no,'" Metzgar said. "We won't let the haters win."


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IRVING, Texas – While the focus remains heavily on the draft and free agency, it won't be too long before the Cowboys report to training camp in Oxnard, Calif.
It'll be a longer camp and preseason this year with the Cowboys playing five exhibition games, including the Hall of Fame Game in Canton, Ohio. That pushes up the start date to camp, meaning the pads will be coming on before too long.
So as we count down the days to camp, let's take a light-hearted look at the significance of each number as we stroll through the years of Cowboys football.
Let's start the countdown, taking a closer look at the number 100:
Former coach Tom Landry and the Cowboys recorded their100th victory with a 40-3 win at Texas Stadium against the Saints on Sept. 24, 1973. Their 10-4 record that year led to their eighth straight playoff season, a streak that broke the Cowboys' own NFL record at the time.
The team holds a perfect 100 percent winning clip when DeMarco Murray rushes for100 yards.The
Cowboys are 4-0 all-time when he's hit the 100-yard mark, most recently in last season's opener with a 131-yard performance in a win at the Giants. Murray only played in 10 games last year, but he made the first one count in a season where the entire team struggled to get going on the ground.
Among former Cowboys players with at least four 100-yard rushing games, Robert Newhouse and Duane Thomas have also recorded perfect winning percentages. The Cowboys were 6-0 when Thomas broke the century mark and 5-0 when Newhouse accomplished the feat.
Those 100-yardrushing performances weren't uncommon for former running back Emmitt Smith, who holds the Cowboys' record with 76 100-yard rushing games in his career. The Cowboys were 57-19 when Smith rushed for at least 100 yards. Smith has 33 more 100-yard rushing games than the next player on the list, Tony Dorsett, but the Cowboys held a 39-4 record when Dorsett hit the mark.The last time the Cowboys had two 100-yard rushers in a game came in 1998, when Smith and Chris Warren rushed for a combined 224 yards and three touchdowns at Washington in a 31-10 win.
Michael Irvin holds the record for most 100-yard receiving games with 47. The next best mark is Tony Hill, who hit 100 yards 26 times. The Cowboys went 36-11 when Irvin reached the mark and 17-9 when Hill hit it.
Some teams may be more accustomed to colder or warmer weather than others, but the Cowboys are 0-3 all-time when the weather reaches 100 degrees. The hottest game they've ever played in came in September 2000 in a 41-14 loss at home against Philadelphia in 109-degree heat. That same month, the Cowboys lost, 32-31, in a 100-degree loss at Arizona. The three losses in the scorching heat, including a three-point loss to Arizona in 1997, came after training camps in Austin and Wichita Falls. Being used to the heat doesn't necessarily mean results will follow. [embedded_ad]
The Cowboys have recorded four returns of exactly 100 yards in their history. One came on an interception return touchdown by Mike Gaechter against Philadelphia in 1962. The other three came on kickoff return touchdowns by Mel Renfro in 1965, Mark Washington in 1970 and, most recently, Reggie Swinton in 2002.
Tony Romo's 100th touchdown pass occurred in 2009 in a loss to the Giants. He threw two touchdowns to Roy Williams and finished with a total of 392 yards and three touchdown passes.
Jason Witten hit the 100-reception mark in a season for the first time last year. He finished with 110 total catches on the year.
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Sophie Brouillet
ABOUT SOPHIE BROUILLET
Born in Montreal, Sophie Brouillet has been passionate about art from an early age and enjoyed her first art classes at five years old. It was only in 2000, however, as an adult, that life allowed her the freedom to pursue her passion for painting and drawing. Quickly making up for lost time, Sophie has since participated in multiple exhibitions in Canada and has shown her work in Canada and the United States.
Sophie engages her imagination to create expressionist pieces of work that deeply reflect her feelings and personality. The artist marries abstract techniques and expressionism to capture animals, human beings, and other natural subjects to depict them with strength, emotion, and motion while leaving room for the viewer to interpret and engage their imagination.
Sophie's subjects almost seem to observe us as much as we observe them. Each work demonstrates Sophie's passion for the animals and people she depicts.


The pioneering, 'bloke folk' triumvirate (PAUL SARTIN, BENJI KIRKPATRICK & SAUL ROSE) return with their third release. Produced by Rupert Christie.
Second album from Faustus – Benji Kirkpatrick (of Bellowhead) and Paul Sartin (of Bellowhead/Belshazzar's Feast) and Saul Rose (of Waterson Carthy and Kings of Calicutt). Produced by Stu Hanna (of Megson).
An exceptional record, one of the years greatest traditional records. " Easily the best record I've been involved in." – Saul Rose. Faustus is Paul Sartin and Benji Kirkpatrick of Bellowhead and Saul Rose (probably the countries best melodeon player). Think vocal harmonies. Think Elizabethan pop. Think fretboard wizardry. Think the Melodeon. If you can think all of that, then you have just conjured up the world of 'Faustus'.


Elegant round toe cut-out lace-up with block heel. Its soft round point and simple lines makes it the perfect transitional style for daytime and evening! Faux leather and faux suede upper and 100% recycled lining material.


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Serving the people of Langho, Billington, Old Langho, Dinkley, Brockhall and York
Welcome to St Leonard's
Previous Clergy
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8th March 2020 Blog
Please find attached a letter regarding the suspension of public worship by the Archbishops of Canterbury and York in light of the Coronavirus. This means that all Sunday services, meetings and social events cease with immediate effect.
Read our regularly updated coronavirus (COVID-19) guidance for churches: cofe.io/Coronavirus.
All guidance will continue to reflect appropriate Public Health advice.
Vicar's Letter
December Online Services
We are reopening….
The present St Leonard's Church was consecrated in 1880. It was built in the centre of the Parish to replace the original Church at Old Langho. The reason for relocating the Parish Church was because the population had grown and was more concentrated around the route taken by the railway in the villages of Billington and Langho.
Whalley Road
BB6 8AB
Tel: 01254 247039 | Email: revtswindells@aol.com | Facebook: @StLeonard'sLangho | Twitter: @stleonardsvicar
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package com.planet_ink.coffee_mud.Libraries;
import java.util.*;
import java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit;

import com.planet_ink.coffee_mud.Common.interfaces.*;
import com.planet_ink.coffee_mud.Libraries.interfaces.*;
import com.planet_ink.coffee_mud.Libraries.interfaces.CatalogLibrary.CataData;
import com.planet_ink.coffee_mud.MOBS.interfaces.MOB;
import com.planet_ink.coffee_mud.core.*;
import com.planet_ink.coffee_mud.core.CMSecurity.DbgFlag;
import com.planet_ink.coffee_mud.core.collections.*;
import com.planet_ink.coffee_mud.core.interfaces.*;

public class Sessions extends StdLibrary implements SessionsList
{
	@Override public String ID(){return "Sessions";}

	private volatile long nextSweepTime = System.currentTimeMillis();

	public final SLinkedList<Session> all=new SLinkedList<Session>();

	private final static Filterer<Session> localOnlineFilter=new Filterer<Session>()
	{
		@Override
		public boolean passesFilter(Session obj) {
			if((obj!=null) && (!obj.isStopped()) && (((obj.getStatus())==Session.SessionStatus.MAINLOOP)))
			{
				final MOB M=obj.mob();
				return ((M!=null)&&M.amActive()&&(CMLib.flags().isInTheGame(M,true)));
			}
			return false;
		}
	};

	@Override public Iterator<Session> all(){return all.iterator();}
	@Override public Iterable<Session> allIterable(){return all;}
	@Override
	public Iterator<Session> localOnline()
	{
		return new FilteredIterator<Session>(all.iterator(),localOnlineFilter);
	}
	@Override
	public Iterable<Session> localOnlineIterable()
	{
		return new FilteredIterable<Session>(all,localOnlineFilter);
	}

	@Override
	public int getCountAll()
	{
		return getCount(all());
	}

	@Override
	public int getCountLocalOnline()
	{
		return getCount(localOnline());
	}

	protected int getCount(Iterator<Session> i)
	{
		int xt=0;
		for(;i.hasNext();)
		{
			i.next();
			xt++;
		}
		return xt;
	}

	@Override
	public Session getAllSessionAt(int index)
	{
		return getAllSessionAt(all(),index);
	}

	protected Session getAllSessionAt(Iterator<Session> i, int index)
	{
		int xt=0;
		Session S;
		for(;i.hasNext();)
		{
			S=i.next();
			if(xt==index)
				return S;
			xt++;
		}
		return null;
	}

	@Override
	public synchronized void add(Session s)
	{
		if(!all.contains(s))
			all.add(s);
	}

	@Override
	public synchronized void remove(Session s)
	{
		all.remove(s);
	}

	@Override
	public void stopSessionAtAllCosts(Session S)
	{
		if(S==null)
			return;
		S.stopSession(true,true,false);
		if(all.contains(S))
		{
			S.run();
			if(all.contains(S))
			{
				S.stopSession(true,true,true);
				remove(S);
			}
		}
	}

	protected void sessionCheck()
	{
		setThreadStatus(serviceClient,"checking player sessions.");
		for(final Session S : all)
		{
			final long time=System.currentTimeMillis()-S.getInputLoopTime();
			if(time>0)
			{
				if((S.mob()!=null)||((S.getStatus())==Session.SessionStatus.ACCOUNT_MENU)||((S.getStatus())==Session.SessionStatus.CHARCREATE))
				{
					long check=60000;

					if((S.getPreviousCMD()!=null)
					&&(S.getPreviousCMD().size()>0)
					&&(S.getPreviousCMD().get(0).equalsIgnoreCase("IMPORT")
					   ||S.getPreviousCMD().get(0).equalsIgnoreCase("EXPORT")
					   ||S.getPreviousCMD().get(0).equalsIgnoreCase("CHARGEN")
					   ||S.getPreviousCMD().get(0).equalsIgnoreCase("MERGE")))
						check=check*600;
					else
					if((S.mob()!=null)&&(CMSecurity.isAllowed(S.mob(),S.mob().location(),CMSecurity.SecFlag.CMDROOMS)))
						check=check*15;
					else
					if((S.getStatus())==Session.SessionStatus.LOGIN)
						check=check*5;

					if(time>(check*10))
					{
						final String roomID=S.mob()!=null?CMLib.map().getExtendedRoomID(S.mob().location()):"";
						if((S.getPreviousCMD()==null)||(S.getPreviousCMD().size()==0)
						||((S.getStatus())==Session.SessionStatus.LOGIN)
						||((S.getStatus())==Session.SessionStatus.ACCOUNT_MENU)
						||((S.getStatus())==Session.SessionStatus.CHARCREATE))
							Log.sysOut(serviceClient.getName(),"Kicking out: "+((S.mob()==null)?"Unknown":S.mob().Name())+" who has spent "+CMLib.time().date2EllapsedTime(time, TimeUnit.MILLISECONDS, true)+" out-game.");
						else
						{
							Log.errOut(serviceClient.getName(),"KILLING DEAD Session: "+((S.mob()==null)?"Unknown":S.mob().Name())+" ("+roomID+"), out for "+CMLib.time().date2EllapsedTime(time, TimeUnit.MILLISECONDS, true));
							Log.errOut(serviceClient.getName(),"STATUS  was :"+S.getStatus()+", LASTCMD was :"+((S.getPreviousCMD()!=null)?S.getPreviousCMD().toString():""));
							if(S instanceof Thread)
								CMLib.threads().debugDumpStack("Sessions",(Thread)S);
						}
						setThreadStatus(serviceClient,"killing session ");
						stopSessionAtAllCosts(S);
						setThreadStatus(serviceClient,"checking player sessions.");
					}
					else
					if(time>check)
					{
						if((S.mob()==null)||(S.mob().Name()==null)||(S.mob().Name().length()==0))
							stopSessionAtAllCosts(S);
						else
						if((S.getPreviousCMD()!=null)&&(S.getPreviousCMD().size()>0))
						{
							final String roomID=S.mob()!=null?CMLib.map().getExtendedRoomID(S.mob().location()):"";
							if((S.isLockedUpWriting())
							&&(CMLib.flags().isInTheGame(S.mob(),true)))
							{
								Log.errOut(serviceClient.getName(),"LOGGED OFF Session: "+((S.mob()==null)?"Unknown":S.mob().Name())+" ("+roomID+"), out for "+CMLib.time().date2EllapsedTime(time, TimeUnit.MILLISECONDS, true)+": "+S.isLockedUpWriting());
								stopSessionAtAllCosts(S);
							}
							else
								Log.errOut(serviceClient.getName(),"Suspect Session: "+((S.mob()==null)?"Unknown":S.mob().Name())+" ("+roomID+"), out for "+CMLib.time().date2EllapsedTime(time, TimeUnit.MILLISECONDS, true));
							if(((S.getStatus())!=Session.SessionStatus.LOGIN)
							||((S.getPreviousCMD()!=null)&&(S.getPreviousCMD().size()>0)))
								Log.errOut(serviceClient.getName(),"STATUS  is :"+S.getStatus()+", LASTCMD was :"+((S.getPreviousCMD()!=null)?S.getPreviousCMD().toString():""));
							else
								Log.errOut(serviceClient.getName(),"STATUS  is :"+S.getStatus()+", no last command available.");
						}
					}
				}
				else
				if(time>(300000))
				{
					final String roomID=S.mob()!=null?CMLib.map().getExtendedRoomID(S.mob().location()):"";
					if((S.getStatus())==Session.SessionStatus.LOGIN)
						Log.sysOut(serviceClient.getName(),"Kicking out login session after "+CMLib.time().date2EllapsedTime(time, TimeUnit.MILLISECONDS, true)+".");
					else
					{
						Log.errOut(serviceClient.getName(),"KILLING DEAD Session: "+((S.mob()==null)?"Unknown":S.mob().Name())+" ("+roomID+"), out for "+CMLib.time().date2EllapsedTime(time, TimeUnit.MILLISECONDS, true));
						if(S instanceof Thread)
							CMLib.threads().debugDumpStack("Sessions",(Thread)S);
					}
					if(((S.getStatus())!=Session.SessionStatus.LOGIN)
					||((S.getPreviousCMD()!=null)&&(S.getPreviousCMD().size()>0)))
						Log.errOut(serviceClient.getName(),"STATUS  was :"+S.getStatus()+", LASTCMD was :"+((S.getPreviousCMD()!=null)?S.getPreviousCMD().toString():""));
					setThreadStatus(serviceClient,"killing session ");
					stopSessionAtAllCosts(S);
					setThreadStatus(serviceClient,"checking player sessions");
				}
			}
		}
	}

	@Override
	public boolean activate()
	{
		nextSweepTime = System.currentTimeMillis()+MudHost.TIME_UTILTHREAD_SLEEP;
		if(serviceClient==null)
		{
			name="THSessions"+Thread.currentThread().getThreadGroup().getName().charAt(0);
			serviceClient=CMLib.threads().startTickDown(this, Tickable.TICKID_SUPPORT|Tickable.TICKID_SOLITARYMASK, 100, 1);
		}
		return true;
	}

	@Override public boolean tick(Tickable ticking, int tickID)
	{
		tickStatus=Tickable.STATUS_ALIVE;
		try
		{
			final double numThreads=all.size();
			if(numThreads>0.0)
			{
				for(final Session S : all)
				{
					if(!S.isRunning())
					{
						CMLib.threads().executeRunnable(S.getGroupName(), S);
					}
				}
			}
			if(System.currentTimeMillis() >= nextSweepTime)
			{
				nextSweepTime = System.currentTimeMillis()+MudHost.TIME_UTILTHREAD_SLEEP;
				if((!CMSecurity.isDisabled(CMSecurity.DisFlag.UTILITHREAD))
				&&(!CMSecurity.isDisabled(CMSecurity.DisFlag.SESSIONTHREAD)))
				{
					isDebugging=CMSecurity.isDebugging(DbgFlag.UTILITHREAD);
					sessionCheck();
				}
			}
		}
		finally
		{
			tickStatus=Tickable.STATUS_NOT;
			setThreadStatus(serviceClient,"sleeping");
		}
		return true;
	}

	@Override
	public boolean shutdown()
	{
		if(CMLib.threads().isTicking(this, TICKID_SUPPORT|Tickable.TICKID_SOLITARYMASK))
		{
			CMLib.threads().deleteTick(this, TICKID_SUPPORT|Tickable.TICKID_SOLITARYMASK);
			serviceClient=null;
		}
		return true;
	}

	@Override
	public MOB findPlayerOnline(String srchStr, boolean exactOnly)
	{
		final Session S=findPlayerSessionOnline(srchStr, exactOnly);
		if(S==null)
			return null;
		return S.mob();
	}

	@Override
	public Session findPlayerSessionOnline(String srchStr, boolean exactOnly)
	{
		// then look for players
		for(final Session S : localOnlineIterable())
			if(S.mob().Name().equalsIgnoreCase(srchStr))
				return S;
		for(final Session S : localOnlineIterable())
			if(S.mob().name().equalsIgnoreCase(srchStr))
				return S;
		// keep looking for players
		if(!exactOnly)
		{
			for(final Session S : localOnlineIterable())
				if(CMLib.english().containsString(S.mob().Name(),srchStr))
					return S;
			for(final Session S : localOnlineIterable())
				if(CMLib.english().containsString(S.mob().name(),srchStr))
					return S;
		}
		return null;
	}
}

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This documentary traces the paths of 38 young migrants from Guinea-Bissau who became beggars in Senegal. The children who appear in the film have benefited from an education/re-integration programme that was implemented by the West African Network for the Protection of Children (RAO) and co-ordinated at the national level by civil society organisations. The six-step programme covers all stages, starting with the identification of children on the street to the reintegration of those children back into their homes in Guinea-Bissau. To prevent the children from leaving again, the programme helps the families develop income-generating activities. RAO was created in 2005 with programmes in Mali, Guinea-Bissau and Senegal, but is now active in all 15 ECOWAS member countries and in Mauritania. Besides the NGOs that co-ordinate RAO's activities, the network also brings together many stakeholders on the issue of child protection including: the ECOWAS Commission, the Mano River Union Secretariat and the national directorates for child protection across the region.


Variant of localized scleroderma usually occurring along the length of a limb or around the trunk. The lesions appear as linear areas of induration, the lilac ring being inconspicuous or only present at the advancing border. They are usually single and unilateral, although a hemiplegic distribution may also occur, involving half the body. Sometimes the lesions may extend to involve the underlying muscles, or even bone.


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> leads to annoying bugs (like missing files in a distributed tarball).
> instances to file a patch?).
> changing the config file to run that instead.
I'm more talking about newcomers who don't have a process of their own.  If it is all setup with scripts and tutorials right off the livecd (could be a locally running url) submitting well formatted patches by new developers becomes trivial.  The key is to make it easy to find the documentation and make the process somewhat easier, or at least more convenient then having to figure out the steps to get the code, change the configs and then restart the servers.  I don't want to put process ahead of getting code contributions, it would just be a more integrated workflow where a developer wouldn't have to learn each step separately (well except for the actual development and various vcs workflows).  Anyway just an idea.  I plan on writing a script for pulling down each piece of infrastructure code and another script for diffing, packaging and deploying the service in the test instance.  If others find it useful I will add other workflow scripts.


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Building D to be named Duchossois Family Educational Center
Harper College News Bureau
Kim Duchossois believes in the power of lifelong learning.
Whether helping to cultivate someone's entrepreneurial spirit – a value embodied by her enterprising family – or working on her own development, Duchossois is a proponent of personal and professional growth.
And Harper College, she maintains, is a place where that growth can flourish.
"Harper helps empower people to elevate their socioeconomic status, their productivity and their overall well-being," Duchossois said. "I firmly believe that."
Over the past few years, Duchossois has become a valued donor to the College and an ambassador on behalf of Harper's work. To recognize her generous support, which cumulatively totals more than $1 million, Building D will be known as the Duchossois Family Educational Center.
The Harper College Board of Trustees unanimously approved the recommendation at its November board meeting.
"The generous support Kim Duchossois has demonstrated will have a long-lasting impact on Harper College's ability to increase access to quality, affordable education that improves lives and helps build a vibrant community for residents and businesses," said Vice President and Chief Advancement Officer Laura Brown.
One of Harper's original six buildings, Building D reopened last year after a renovation transformed the 1969-era structure into a state-of-the-art learning environment. It houses general classrooms, lecture halls, the temporary library and labs for English as a Second Language, World Languages and American Sign Language. Its centerpiece is the popular Beaubien Family Rotunda, which creates an inviting place for students to meet and study.
Duchossois, a Barrington-area philanthropist and chairman of The Duchossois Family Foundation, has been instrumental in providing funding for Harper's Angel Grant program, which helps both students and community members advance their emerging and active businesses. She was inspired to get involved with Harper's entrepreneurship program by the pioneering business incubator curriculum that Barrington High School rolled out several years ago.
"Entrepreneurship programs help build confidence, they help develop executive function and they build leadership," Duchossois said. "They can be an incredible boost to our economy."
In learning about Harper, she also came to support the Harper College Promise Scholarship Program, which provides students in Districts 211, 214 and 220 with two years of tuition at Harper – if they're willing to earn it.
Duchossois said she was "blindsided" by the idea of having a building named after her family, but sees it as "a tremendous honor and something to be proud of."
"Harper is an invaluable asset to the community, and I believe there's never been a more critical time to utilize its potential," she said. "If we can serve as an endorsement for all the wonderful things happening, then I'm on board with that."
Last Updated: 3/4/20


Reading over the summer holidays? Why not be rewarded for it with our Monster Reading Challenge for Teens.
Simply sign up, log the books you read and write a short review to be in the draw for some amazing prizes.
Every book you read gets you in the running to win one of our many book prizes!
Check out the display case at Lionel Bowen Library to see all the prizes up for grabs.
Prize winners will be contacted by telephone.
1. Register online: Fill in the Eventbrite online registration form.
2. Borrow books at Randwick City Library and start reading anytime between 14 December 2018 to 25 January 2019.
You must have your own youth adult Library Card and borrow books on this card.
3. Once you have finished your book, fill out an online reading log and send it to Birgit.Schickinger@randwick.nsw.gov.au to go into the draw for monster prizes!
Enter the book's title and library barcode number.
Don't forget to write your full name and contact phone number.
All entries must be submitted by 25 January 2019.
4. For more chances at winning our amazing book prizes, write a short review of the books you've read. Fill out our review form and send it to Birgit.Schickinger@randwick.nsw.gov.au.


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Missionary addresses Rotary Club
Josh Dorrell, a member of the Galveston Rotary Club, recently presented a program to the Livingston Rotary Club about the Segera Mission in Kenya, of which he serves as executive director. Photo by Emily Banks Wooten | PCE
By Emily Banks Wooten
Josh Dorrell, a member of the Galveston Rotary Club, recently presented a program to the Livingston Rotary Club about the Segera Mission in Kenya, of which he serves as executive director.
According to Dorrell, the Segera Mission was founded by Rev. Carlton "Pappy" Gleason in 2002, after first visiting Kenya four years earlier and seeing the tremendous needs. At the age of 88, Gleason, called "Pappy" by all that knew him, started a medical clinic, a school, a feeding program for widows and orphans, and a mission outreach program. When he died there at age 94 over 1,400 people attended his funeral.
Following his death, Gleason's daughter Janice ran the mission while searching for someone who could carry on her and her father's work at Segura Mission. Through a series of connections, the search ended in 2019 with Dorrell.
"After visiting Segera Mission, meeting the incredible team on the ground in Kenya, and seeing the vast impact Segera Mission had on the community, I felt the Lord was calling me to take over," Dorrell said.
Located 30 miles from the remote village of Nanyuki, considered the "Gateway To Mount Kenya" in Central Kenya, Segera Mission is nestled between the Ol Pejeta Conservancy and Mount Kenya National Park. The capital city of Nairobi, where the country's international airport resides, is located approximately 150 miles from Segera Mission.
Segera is primarily a farming community filled with community members whose families have worked the land for multiple generations. Segera is also home to three main tribes: the Turkana, the Masai and the Samburu. Each tribe is highly revered by their respective communities and has their own distinct beauty and challenges.
In addition to facing dangers from natural disasters like droughts, Segera's remoteness makes meeting basic needs like medical care challenging with the closest medical facility being 35 miles away on foot.
"Our goal at Segera Mission is to give the people of Kenya the message of God's love and a chance for a better life through our four pillars which are discipleship, community development, education and healthcare," Dorrell said. "We build God-centered communities primed to reach Kenya with the gospel of Jesus.
"We want to ensure that they have access to basic needs like clean water, as well as economic stability and proper housing," he said, adding that 60% of illnesses there are from bad water. "We make sure they have access to clean water.
"We want to invest in Kenya's future by providing quality education and making sure that every student has what they need to be successful. There are 325 kids that attend our school every day and they receive two meals a day at school," Dorrell said, commenting that the school is for fourth through the eighth grade and that the high school students attend boarding schools.
"We provide opportunities for Kenyans to truly thrive without the fear of things like harmful cultural practices or unsafe birthing conditions. Healthcare is a huge, huge issue in our region," he said, adding that there are over 1,000 monthly visits to the clinic and 25-30 births a month. "The primary healthcare issues are HIV/AIDS/TB testing and treatment and female genital mutilation which is systemic, unhealthy, ungodly and just dangerous.
"It's one of the poorest countries I've ever seen in my life," Dorrell said, adding, "Job training is one of the biggest ways to change systemic poverty."
Dorrell was born and raised in Waco and his parents were involved in urban ministry and international ministry. He's a 2004 graduate of Baylor University.
To learn more about Segera Mission or to contribute, go to segeramission.org.


feel the connection like I do.
was one of the safest places on the planet.
it'll be well worth it.
unique vantage point for spotting and photographing wild animals.
a creative way to watch wildlife in the wild.
beautiful parks, nice restaurants, theaters and more.
and warm during the day.
museum and reptile research center since 1961.
car so, I don't have experience renting or driving ourselves.
countries. It seems pretty straight forward.
stuffed and risky way get around. Maybe worth an experience.
Always keep some warm clothes for the evening and morning chill.
Kenya. It is almost always the #1 place for visitors coming to Kenya.
There are many nice hotels, resorts and camps in Masai Mara and around.
navigation systems. I think we went into Serengeti, but we'll never know.
Luckily the hotel staff got worried and sent someone to find us.
been able to spot pretty much every animal or bird on our wishlist.
any time. If you're not bothered by rain, it'll be fun.
stayed at had great service and wonderful experience.
take you to out into the park and setup a fancy breakfast in the bushes.
morning sun… just being hippos.
options to make our experience memorable.
flew in and used the hotel's transportation and guide. Both work well.
There are plenty of animals and birds that we can spot mostly ourselves.
us back from any safari, while we've been lost in the enormous park.
It's not wise to be lost during evening hunting time.
to find animals and birds, making it easier to find them.
safari. It's the most spectacular safari drive.
rooftop SUV as it drove through the savanna towards the deep red sun rise.
I can still feel the pleasant breeze on my face and the crisp clear air.
defenseless, roam freely with confidence.
handy because they tend to be shy and very quick.
unlike some of the big cats, giraffes are easier to find and photograph.
The most dangerous animals in the park are the hippos.
rhino are well cared for by the rangers.
Elephants generally travel in herds led by the oldest female elephant.
groups. They are plentiful in many national parks in Kenya and Uganda.
few are relatively easy to spot and photograph.
around their neck and chest.
A Maasai male in traditional outfit.
hands and a piece of wood carved into a lethal weapon.
on the world stage along side Kenyans of other tribes.
organize visits to the Maasai settlements.
welcome song when we arrived their hamlet in Masai Mara.
Once you've seen the wildlife you may be looking for some relaxation time. The coastal cities of Mombasa and Watamu have a variety of hotels and RCI timeshares that can accommodate you. Check them out for a change of pace.
reception and the National Park entrances.
Learn the common phrases and words of Swahili.
smiles and greets very enthusiastically.
Loved how detailed the write-up is and the pictures are great too! Masai Mara has long been in the bucket list, I hope I can tick it off soon!
Thanks Samarpita! It's definitely a bucket list item. Its expensive but totally worth it. You'll love it in Masai Mara!
What a great post! I've always wanted to get out to Masai Mara and see the animals! The insights and advice will be very helpful when I start planning my trip! Thank you for sharing!
Thanks Sam! Appreciate your feedback.
What a beautiful journey you have taken me to ! This post is so lovely & seems so real. Thanks for sharing. I truly hope to visit Masai Mara soon.
I can't wait to visit Kenya! I went on safari in South Africa and have been longing to visit East Africa ever since. Nairobi National Park sounds really cool, and I love the Maasai traditional clothing.
For anyone who loves wildlife like me and is a strong supporter of PETA, seeing these animals being their natural self in their habitat gives immense peace and happiness. You have managed to take some amazing photographs, any tips? We are planning to visit someday Africa, and Kenya and Tanzania top our lists.
I'd love to visit Kenya – before I would have said mainly for safari but this post has given me so many more reasons!
Hi Dollie, I do you'll visit. its amazing.


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Lynx girls are runners-up at Huron
Both the Brandon Valley boys' and girls' cross country teams finished in the top half of the field Saturday, Sept. 16, at Broadland Creek National Golf Course in Huron.
The girls' team had three top-20 finishers and finished second with 73 points, and the boys' team took fifth with 148 points.
"The teams looked very good," said Lynx coach Larry Beesley. "A lot of solid performances and medal-winning performances against 13 of the 17 (Class) AA schools and some very good (Class) A schools."
Three Brandon Valley girls medaled, and five were in the top 25.
Haylee Waterfall finished third in the 91-runner field with a time of 19:17. Lauren Wells was eighth in 19:52 and Katie Wentzy, 20th, in 20:17.
Allison Rief finished 21st in 20:20, and Kylie Foss finished in 20:27 in 25th place.
"Our one- through five-gap was at 70 seconds, which is very good," Beesley said. "(It's) hard to put kids between us when we are that tightly grouped."
Two Brandon Valley boys medaled in the 97-runner field: Britton Elkin, eighth place, 16:59; and Eli Cheever, 14th, 17:22.
"(It was a) nice race for Britton, who set the freshman class record for BV, breaking former BV All-State and Ben Schultz's mark."
Also finishing in the top 50 were Zach Hentschel, 40th, 18:11; and Thomas Redford, 46th, 18:23.
"Many had their fastest 5,000-meter times of the year or of all time," Beesley said. "I like the path this team is taking."
The JV boys' team took fourth place out of 12 teams with a score of 108. Colter Elkin led the Lynx in 10th place in a field of 78 with a time of 14:50.
The JV girls didn't compete at the team level, but Caitlyn Hanson led the Lynx with a sixth-place finish in a field of 80 runners with a time of 17:15.
"(It was a) really good race for Caitlyn, who grabbed a medal in the race," Beesley said. "Her time sets a BV eighth-grade class record as well as setting the BV school record for Huron 4,000 meters."