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Half a World Away
Like his American counterparts, Tire Town Komaoka store manager Yuji Asuke puts in long hours – 12 to 14 Monday through Saturday. But unlike many one-store American dealers, Asuke pulls in $1.3 million in annual sales with just himself and two other full-time employees.
By Jim Smith
on weekdays and 7 p.m. on Saturdays. Most Japanese have their vehicles serviced on weekends – Asuke has a part-timer who just works Saturdays ®" leaving the weekdays open for fleets, retirees and the odd emergency job.
Tire Town Komaoka isn't very large, and has just 11 parking spaces. One of Asuke's daily chores is erecting the numerous outdoor tire and wheel displays that line the front of the store, and taking them down each night. "Japan is safe," he says, "but not that safe."
Three impeccably clean service bays handle all the tire, undercar and underhood work done at this location. One bay features a scissors lift and another has an alignment rack. Two Euro-style tire machines and one computer balancer hold spots near the back wall. One bay wall is covered floor to ceiling with part of Tire Town's tire inventory/display, extending along the upper portion of the back wall over the workbenches.
The showroom/customer area, while jammed with POP and rack displays of tires, wheels, oil, audio/video systems and more, is equally clean. A long wall-length counter features neatly arranged car magazines and catalogs for wheels, tires and tuner parts. Some displays are covered with hundreds of snapshots of customer cars, showing off their latest tire/wheel upgrades, engine enhancements or body modifications.
Besides the usual services, Tire Town also installs car electronics – stereos, video systems, electronic toll readers and navigation systems. Video navigation systems are quite popular as the Japanese government provides an elaborate satellite navigation service, including traffic congestion updates, free of charge.
Tire sales makes up about 50% of the store's revenue, says Asuke, and vehicle service brings in another 30%. Surprisingly, if only because the store caters to the booming tuner market, wheel sales make up only 20%.
It is very expensive to own and maintain vehicles in Japan, where the average salary is around $40,000. Tolls alone will break you. But you don't see any rust buckets or junkers. Even in a crowded country well covered by public transit, Japanese drivers depend on their cars, and take very good care of them.
In Japan, garages charge different rates for alignments based on the size and type of vehicle. An alignment on an AWD sedan, for instance, costs about $225 at Tire Town. A mini-van will run about $300, while aligning a standard 2WD sedan will run about $150.
Tire Town carries Yokohama, Bridgestone, and some Continental, Michelin, Dunlop and BFGoodrich tires. Obviously, Yokohama-brand tires dominate. By American standards, tire prices are high: at Tire Town a 195/65R15 sells for about $72 each, while a 215/60R15 retails for about $95. For Yokohama-brand winter tires, the low was $44 for a 135/80R12 and the high was $255 for a 225/45R17.
All workers at Tire Town wear neat, clean coverall uniforms. Grease and oil do not blacken their hands, and extra care is taken with each customer's vehicle. Asuke personally greets each customer, assesses what they want/need, closes the sale and drives the car to the service area. Each of the two tire sales we saw while visiting there took maybe 10 minutes tops, and all four tires were changed and balanced within 20 minutes.
If the staff isn't busy with customers, there is plenty to do around the store. There is always a floor to wash, displays to clean, incoming shipments to unload and stack, and magazines to straighten.
When the store opened five years ago, says Asuke, who has been there the last three years, it relied heavily on newspaper advertising. Once the business was established with customers, Tire Town shifted to direct mail. That, and word of mouth, especially among tuner customers, has been more than enough to keep the store busy.
His job, says Asuke, is "very satisfying" and he takes a great deal of pride in his store. "When customers come back because they were satisfied, that is the best part of the job."
All Things Cars
Mega-retailer/installer Autobacs Seven Ltd. is the Godzilla of the Japanese automotive aftermarket, if only because it is truly the biggest, baddest and most dominating force in the market. It has successfully engulfed nearly every aspect of auto product retailing – from gas stations to e-commerce to marketing its own custom sports car, and everything in between ®" in its home country. And now it is now straddling the seas, taking its dynamic brand of retailing into battle elsewhere in Asia, in Europe and in North America.
Founded in 1948 as a parts and tires wholesaler, Autobacs Seven is now Japan's largest auto products chain with 533 retail stores and sales of over $1.7 billion. With the home market saturated, Autobacs is expanding internationally with nine overseas stores in France, Taiwan, Singapore and Thailand, and it has plans to open stores in South Korea and the United States.
Autobacs Seven is comprised of three types of aftermarket part/tire stores and repair shops, as well as a thriving e-commerce part/tire/wheel business, a used car business and even its own custom-made sport car line.
Its five Type I Super Autobacs stores average about 805,000 square feet in size, and have 30 or so service bays and 300 parking spaces. Its smaller Type II Super Autobacs stores, 24 total, come in at 400,000 square feet, 10-plus bays and 80 parking spaces. Its tiny Autobacs Auto Service Centers (459 locations) average 190,000 square feet, 6 bays and only 50 or so parking spaces.
But it is the mega-stores, which generate just 4% of the chain's total revenue, that attract all the attention.
A giant Super Autobacs store is a car enthusiast's greatest dream come true. Three full floors of every replacement or enhancement part possible; racing steering wheels, seats and harnesses; books, magazines and videos; a comprehensive vehicle audio and video department with all the latest gadgets; model and toy cars and collectibles; personal driving products like gloves, sunglasses and watches; CDs and DVDs; even a small sit down restaurant. And hundreds upon hundreds of tire and wheel brands and lines to choose from.
The mega-stores even have cosmetics displays, as well as baby and household items. Since many guys bring their girlfriends, wives or families when they visit a store, Autobacs figures it might as well offer something for women and capture additional sales.
The store's 30-plus service bays are so clean you could eat off the floor. While they do handle most common undercar/underhood repairs, the stores are not set up for "heavy duty" services.
All locations perform statutory vehicle safety inspections, install whatever they sell, and handle routine oil/lube work. Groups of bays are designated for particular services, minimizing internal congestion.
Courtesy short-range cell phones keep customers connected to the service department while they shop upstairs or at a nearby store. Once service work on their car is completed, the customer is called.
An escalator takes customers from the ground floor garage area to the upper two floors, which are dedicated to everything car. Autobacs Seven's focus is evolving into "a total car life support business" that encompasses products and services consumers need throughout the lifecycle of their car, says CEO Koichi Sumino. It wants to build repeat business, and hold that customer, not just as he/she grows older, but through every vehicle that customer owns – true cradle-to-grave retailing.
"The automobile is not merely something produced by car manufacturers, but is something users create," says Sumino. "We believe a car should be like a custom-made suit that is tailored to each user's specific needs." Autobacs certainly gives shoppers multiple options to find the right "fit.".
The stores are dynamic, bright and active, and while they do cater more to younger male audience – 16 to 45 ®" seniors and women aren't left out. Prompt attention, courtesy and precise answers to questions are delivered. Customer service is so vital to the operation, says Sumino, that Autobacs opened its own sales and technician training school.
As with other retailers in Japan, Autobacs locations are open from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. weekdays, and 10 to 10 Saturdays.
Sales of tires and wheels made up 21.3% of Autobacs' store system revenues in 2002. Car electronics was the leading category with 29.8%, while motorsport products/other goods made up 19.3%. Sales of interior and exterior parts and products made up 20.7%, and oil and battery sales another 8.9%.
The tire and wheel area on second floor covers virtually every contingency, featuring displays of Dunlop, Yokohama, Pirelli, Toyo, Falken, Goodyear, BFGoodrich, Cooper, Bridgestone, Michelin and numerous private brands like Maxrun and Cleveride.
Some 240 different wheels are also on display, ranging from 16 to 23 inches. Tire/wheel package prices ranged from $2,030 to $3,150, with one 23-inch set weighing in at $4,180.
Car electronics included video game systems, in-car navigation systems, DVD players, sound systems, speakers and stereo units.
Each section in the store has its own staff and operate like mini-stores. This can be a bit inconvenient as one has to pay for items in that particular department. The requisite pocketful of sales receipts doesn't seem to deter shoppers, who eagerly browse the meters of aisles.
Sumino says Autobacs' strategy for the U.S. market is to "cater to enthusiasts of Japanese cars, particularly those interested in customizing their cars" – aka the tuner market.
In the U.S., he says, there are relatively few "automotive goods stores that specifically cater to car enthusiasts.
"Overseas, we would like to broaden our potential customer base to include those consumers who do not usually give much particular thought to their cars," Sumino says.
Autobacs set no timetable for its planned move across the Pacific, but overall it does plan to expand its Type II stores to 300 units and its massive Type I outlets to 100 locations.
But if you see something gigantic rise from the sea along the Southern California coastline, it probably won't be some mythical movie monster.
Apollo Vredestein Tires Inc.
Contact: Rene WoltersPhone: 770-302-2163Fax: 770-234-4158
1175 Peachtree St. NE, 10th Floor, Atlanta GA 30361


To be a Foster parent does not take incredible strength, it does not take super powers, or special gifts. The right timing isn't needed, nor is a perfect home. It does not require great wealth, a heart of gold, or above average patience.
What fostering takes is much simpler. It takes the ability to love someone who needs love, when you aren't sure if that love will be reciprocated or how long that love will last. So, it basically takes what you need for any relationship, whether it be of a romantic, friendly, or parental nature, as my friend Jessica put it to me today, it's being willing to risk a piece of your heart.
If you loved everyone you love with a guard up to keep you from getting too attached, you would not know real love. Loving people is always a gamble. But it's what we are made to do and called to do.
I some times wonder if people think you have to be a robot to be a foster parent. Foster parents aren't people who have a special switch they can turn on and off that keeps them from getting too attached. By saying *you* couldn't do it because *you* would get too attached, insinuates that I don't get too attached.
I currently have a 3 week old baby sleeping on my chest. I feel his chest pushing into mine as he takes breaths. A little whistle in his nose squeaks as he does so. His head is soft, with the most delicate blonde fuzz, and has that newborn smell that causes oxytocin to flow whenever you breathe his scent in. Every now his little feet dig into my tummy to readjust himself, 10 itty bitty toes, delicious and sweet. When I move my face towards his, he opens his mouth like a baby bird for what I like to imagine are baby kisses (but actually are just lips in search of milk!) Some times when he's asleep, he smiles and laughs– don't tell me that's gas, it's a smile and every time we see it we ooh and ahh. When he cries at night, Milkman interrupts his sleep and leaps up to change his diapers and feed him his bottles. During the daytime we wear him hours each day close to our hearts so he can learn how to bond and form healthy attachments, we seldom put him down. I some times weep when I stare at him, completely overtaken with his innocence and beauty.
Do I sound like someone who isn't too attached? Do we sound like people who can just take care of an innocent human life and then not shed a tear when we get the call that it's time for him or her to leave us? Of course we are attached. We love our foster children.
I am not special. I am not more gifted than you. I do not produce some sort of magical half love reserved for fatherless children. I do not find goodbyes to be easy. What I am is willing. I am willing to have my heart broken for those who have broken lives. I am willing to get attached. I am willing to risk the pain of saying goodbye. I am willing to love.
Can you be willing to love too? It could mean the world to a child.


November 14, 2017 — Spectronic Medical announced that new data for their MRIPlanner software, generating synthetic computed tomography (sCT) images from a single magnetic resonance (MR) image, will be presented in the November issue of the International Journal of Radiation Oncology, Biology, Physics (a.k.a the Red Journal).
The MR-OPERA study shows that an MRI-only treatment planning workflow using the MRIPlanner software is dosimetrically accurate and robust for a variety of equipment vendors, field strengths and treatment techniques. This means that, for the first time, an MRI-only treatment planning workflow for prostate cancer therapy is feasible at most MRI-equipped radiation therapy clinics.
The study also concluded that the differences observed between CT and sCT dose distribution are small, and when compared with other uncertainties in radiation therapy they are negligible.
The overall (multicenter/multivendor) mean dose differences between sCT and CT dose distributions were below 0.25 percent for all evaluated organ and target structures. Gamma evaluation showed a mean pass rate of 99.12 percent (+/- 0.63%, 1 SD) in the complete body volume and 99.97 percent (+/- 0.13%, 1 SD) in the planning target volume using a 2 percent/2-mm gamma criteria.
The results of the study show that the sCT conversion method can be used clinically, with minimal differences between sCT and CT dose distributions for target and relevant organs at risk. The results are consistent between centers, indicating that an MRI-only workflow using MRIPlanner is robust for a variety of field strengths, equipment vendors and treatment techniques.
MRIPlanner is currently CE marked and approved for clinical use in Europe.


Turn the oven on the 400.
Clean the chicken breast of any fat.
Then place one chicken breast inside the roulpat and fold the roulpat over the chicken breast.
With the rolling pin, pound the chicken breast to flatten it a bit. Remove the chicken breast and repeat this process with the other ones.
Place the chicken breast on the chopping block and slice the chicken in its width in small strips of 1/3 of an inch. Place those strips in the metal bowl and add the salt and pepper.
Mix well to coat the chicken. Add the egg and mix well again to make sure that all chicken strips are well coated with the egg mixture.
In another bowl, mix the parmesan and the Mexican Chili Powder and mix well.
With your fingers, transfer the chicken strips in the bread mixture and mix so that the chicken fingers will be coated with the mixture. Take a large silpat or 2 medium silpat ( previously laid on perforated sheet) and lay the chicken breasts on the it.
Place the perforated sheet in the oven and cook for 6-8 minutes.


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Miguel Torres, empresa vinícola.
 Miguel A. Torres Riera, actual president de l'empresa.
 Miguel Torres Gómez, futbolista

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\section{Introduction}
Since Leinaas, Myrheim, and Wilczek's pioneering works~\cite{Leinaas77,Wilczek82}, anyons have been the subject of intense research. These last two decades, these exotic quasiparticles have triggered much attention because of their potential use for  quantum computers \cite{Nayak08}. In two dimensions, their nontrivial braiding properties may indeed be a key ingredient to perform operations, and their robustness with respect to perturbations provides an efficient protection against decoherence \cite{Kitaev03}. Anyons are also inextricably linked to topologically ordered phases of matter and long-range entanglement (see Ref.~\cite{Wen17} for a recent review). Although a complete classification of these phases is still lacking, substantial progress has been recently achieved for bosonic topological orders \cite{Schoutens16,Wen16}.

Some of these phases naturally emerge in microscopic models. In particular, the string-net model proposed by Levin and Wen in 2005 \cite{Levin05} allows for the realization of any doubled achiral topological phases and provides an ideal framework to study phase transitions that may arise in the presence of sufficiently strong external perturbations~ \cite{Gils09_1,Gils09_3,Burnell12,Schulz13,Schulz14,Schulz15,Dusuel15,Schulz16_1,Schulz16_2,Mariens17}. In the string-net model, most perturbations considered so far are responsible for a transition between a topological phase and a trivial (non topological) phase.  These transitions are often successfully described by the theory of anyon condensation, also known as topological symmetry breaking, which is the counterpart of the Landau symmetry-breaking theory for conventional phases~\cite{Bais09_1,Burnell11_2,Mansson13,Kong14,Eliens14,Neupert16,Burnell18}.

The goal of the present paper is to study phase transitions between two nontrivial phases. To this aim, we consider the string-net model in the ladder geometry for microscopic degrees of freedom obeying ${{SU}(2)_2}$ fusion rules given in Eqs.~(\ref{eq:fusion1}) and (\ref{eq:fusion2}). This system is likely the simplest where the competition between two non-Abelian theories can be considered on equal footing. There are two families of anyon theories obeying ${{SU}(2)_2}$ fusion rules, giving rise to two distinct quantum string-net condensed phases. These non-Abelian theories can be distinguished by their Frobenius-Schur indicator, which encodes their behavior with respect to bending operations \cite{Kitaev06,Rowell09}.
The main result of this work is that the low-energy effective Hamiltonian corresponds to a transverse-field cluster model, which is known to display a second-order quantum phase transition described by the $so(2)_1$ conformal field theory \cite{Lahtinen15_1}. Higher-energy sectors are obtained by freezing spins in this model.

\section{Fusion rules and Hilbert space}
Following Levin and Wen \cite{Levin05}, we consider degrees of freedom defined on the links of a trivalent graph. In the present case, these links can be in three different states: $1, \sigma$, and $\psi$. The Hilbert space is spanned by the set of configurations satisfying the branching rules, which stem from the ${{SU}(2)_2}$ fusion rules
\begin{eqnarray}
1 \times a = a \times 1&=& a, \:\: \forall a \in \{1,\sigma,\psi\}, \label{eq:fusion1} \\
\sigma \times \sigma= 1+\psi, \:\: \sigma \times \psi&=& \psi \times \sigma=\sigma, \:\: \psi\times \psi= 1.
\label{eq:fusion2}
\end{eqnarray}
These rules imply, for instance, that if two links of a given vertex are in the state $\sigma$, the third link must be in the state $1$ or $\psi$. Violations of these constraints lead to states that are not considered here (charge excitations). For any trivalent graph with $N_{\rm v}$  vertices, the dimension of this Hilbert space is given by \cite{Gils09_3}
\begin{equation}
\label{eq:dimH}
\dim \mathcal{H}= 2^{N_{\mathrm v}+1}+2^{N_{\mathrm v}/2}.
\end{equation}

There are 16 anyon theories obeying the aforementioned fusion rules. These theories can be divided into two sets according to the Frobenius-Schur indicator of  $\sigma$ that can take two different values $\varkappa_\sigma=\pm 1$. Each set contains eight theories that have the same $F$-symbols, but different $S$-matrix and $T$-matrix \cite{Kitaev06,Rowell09}.

\section{The string-net model}
According to the string-net construction \cite{Levin05}, we can build, for any input theory, operators that project onto any state of the corresponding doubled (achiral) theory.
In their seminal paper \cite{Levin05}, Levin and Wen detailed the action of these operators in terms of the $F$-symbols of the theory considered. This procedure is valid for theories with positive Frobenius-Schur indicators but one must be careful when a string $s$ has a negative $\varkappa_s$. As will be shown in a forthcoming paper~\cite{Simon18}, a simple way to properly take into account such a situation is to replace the quantum dimension $d_s>0$  of the particle $s$ by $\varkappa_s d_s$. Note that this prescription reproduces the result for the semion \mbox{theory \cite{Levin05}}, derived by considering a negative quantum dimension.

Although Ref.~\cite{Levin05} focuses on hexagonal plaquettes, it is straightforward to obtain the action of these projectors on any type of plaquette (see  Appendix \ref{app:Bp}). Matrix elements of these operators only involve $F$-symbols and $\varkappa_s$. Consequently, for the problem at hand, these projectors are identical for each set of theories with the same $\varkappa_\sigma$. For convenience, in the following, we will alternatively refer to Ising theory for the set where $\varkappa_\sigma=+1$ and to ${{SU}(2)_2}$ for the set where $\varkappa_\sigma=-1$. \\

To study the competition between DIsing and D${{SU}(2)_2}$ topological phases (prefix D stands for doubled and achiral \cite{Levin05}), we consider the Hamiltonian
\begin{equation}
H= - \cos \theta\: \sum_p B_p^{1^+} -\sin \theta \: \sum_p B_p^{1^-},
\label{eq:ham_LW}
\end{equation}
where $p$ runs over all plaquettes of the system. Operators $B_p^{1^+}$ and $B^{1^-}_{p}$ are projectors onto the vacua ${1^+}$ and ${1^-}$ of DIsing and D${{SU}(2)_2}$ theories in the plaquette $p$, respectively. We refer the reader to Refs.~\cite{Burnell12,Schulz16_1} for a discussion of these doubled phases and their particle content. Importantly, these operators mutually commute except when $(p,p')$ correspond to neighboring plaquettes where $[B_p^{1^+},B^{1^-}_{p'}] \neq 0$. Furthermore, when acting on the same plaquette $p$, they are related by the following identity:
\begin{equation}
B_p^{1^+}= (-1)^{N_{l_\sigma}} B^{1^-}_{p} (-1)^{N_{l_\sigma}},
\label{eq:unit}
\end{equation}
where $N_{l_\sigma}$ is the operator that counts the total number of loops made of $\sigma$ links. Hence, $B_p^{1^+}$ and $B_p^{1^-}$ are unitarily equivalent and the spectrum $H$ is invariant under the transformation $\theta \leftrightarrow \pi/2-\theta$.

Interestingly, for any $\theta$, the Hamiltonian commutes with $B_p^{\sigma^+}$ and $B^{\sigma^-}_{p}$ that are projectors onto the states ${\sigma^+}$ and ${\sigma^-}$ of DIsing and D${{SU}(2)_2}$ theories in the \mbox{plaquette} $p$. By construction, one indeed has $[B_p^{1^\pm},B_{p'}^{\sigma^\pm}]=0$ for all $(p,p')$ but, as shown in Appendix \ref{app:Bp}, one further has here $B_p^{\sigma^+}=B_p^{\sigma^-}$.

Finally, depending on the system topology, one may also have other (nonlocal)  conserved quantities measuring the presence of $\sigma^\pm$ in noncontractible loops as we shall now see in a concrete example.

\section{The two-leg ladder and Hamiltonian symmetries}
In the present work, we focus on a two-leg ladder with periodic boundary conditions. In this geometry, fusion rules given in Eqs.~(\ref{eq:fusion1}) and (\ref{eq:fusion2}) imply that the Hilbert space of this system decouples in two different sectors \cite{Gils09_3}. Indeed, strings of $\sigma$ can only form closed loops since $\sigma \times 1=\sigma \times \psi=\sigma$  and $\sigma \notin \sigma \times \sigma$. In the so-called odd sector, each plaquette has only one leg with a $\sigma$ link and there is only one loop of $\sigma$ links going around the ladder. Hence, in this sector, $B_p^{1^+}$ and $B_p^{1^-}$ have the same matrix elements [see Eq.~(\ref{eq:unit})]. By contrast, in the even sector, each plaquette has either no leg or two legs with a $\sigma$ link and there can be closed loops encircling plaquettes (see Fig.~\ref{fig:odd_even}). Let us note that a similar decoupling exists for $\mathbb{Z}_2$ fusion rules \cite{Morampudi14}.

\begin{figure}[t]
\includegraphics[width=0.4\columnwidth]{./state_odd_m} \hfill
\includegraphics[width=0.4\columnwidth]{./state_even_m}
\caption{Pictorial representation of states belonging to the odd (left) and  even (right) sectors. Blue, green, and red links represent $1,\psi$, and $\sigma$ states, respectively.}
\label{fig:odd_even}
\end{figure}

As argued in Refs.~\cite{Gils09_1,Schulz15}, the string-net Hamiltonian defined on a two-leg ladder with periodic boundary conditions also preserves the flux above and below the ladder. In the present case, for any $\theta$, $H$ only commutes with $P_a^{\sigma^\pm}$ and $P_b^{\sigma^\pm}$ that are projectors onto the flux $\sigma^\pm$ above and below the ladder, respectively. As shown in Appendix \ref{app:Bp}, one has  $P_{a,b}^{\sigma^+}=P_{a,b}^{\sigma^-}$ so that we will omit superscript $\pm$ in the following (idem for $B_p^{\sigma^\pm}$).

Projectors $P_a^{\sigma}$, $P_b^{\sigma}$, and $B_p^{\sigma}$ only involve loops of $1$ and $\psi$ ($S_{\sigma \sigma}=0$). As a direct consequence, $\sigma$ links are left unchanged by these projectors since \mbox{$\sigma \times 1=\sigma \times \psi=\sigma$}. Thus, these mutually commuting operators preserve the decoupling between odd and even sectors so that, {\it in fine}, the Hamiltonian can be decomposed as follows:
\begin{eqnarray}
H&=&H_{\rm odd} \oplus H_{\rm even},\\
&=&\underset{p_a^\sigma,p_b^\sigma,\{b_p^\sigma\}}{\oplus} H_{\rm odd}^{(p_a^\sigma,p_b^\sigma,\{b_p^\sigma\})} \oplus H_{\rm even}^{(p_a^\sigma,p_b^\sigma,\{b_p^\sigma\})},
\end{eqnarray}
where $p_a^\sigma,p_b^\sigma$, and $b_p^\sigma$ are the eigenvalues of $P_a^{\sigma}$, $P_b^{\sigma}$, $B_p^{\sigma}$, respectively. Let us mention that fusion rules impose that if $N_\sigma=\sum_p b_p^\sigma$ is even (odd), then $p_a=p_b$ ($p_a \neq p_b$).

In each sub-sector indexed by  $(p_a^\sigma,p_b^\sigma,\{b_p^\sigma\})$, one can easily generate an eigenbasis by considering states
\begin{eqnarray}
\label{eq:state}
|p_a^\sigma,p_b^\sigma,\{b_p^\sigma\},  \phi \rangle = &{\mathcal N} &
\big[p_a^\sigma P_a^{\sigma} +(1- p_a^\sigma) (\mathbbm{1}-P_a^{\sigma})\big]  \nonumber \\
&\times&\big[p_b^\sigma P_b^{\sigma} + (1- p_b^\sigma) (\mathbbm{1}-P_b^{\sigma})\big]  \nonumber \\
&\times& \underset{p}{\Scale[1.5] \Pi}\big[b_p^\sigma B_b^{\sigma} \hspace{0.5pt} + \hspace{0.5pt} (1-b_b^\sigma) (\mathbbm{1}-B_b^{\sigma})\big]  | \phi  \rangle, \qquad
 \end{eqnarray}
where $| \phi \rangle$ is a reference state and ${\mathcal N}$ is a normalization factor. Of course, $|\phi \rangle$ may be annihilated by the action of these operators and different reference states may lead to the same final state so that one has to carefully check the completeness of this basis.

Operators $B_p^{1^+}$ and $B_p^{1^-}$ appearing in the Hamiltonian involve loops of  $\sigma$ ($S_{1 \sigma} \neq 0$) that provide dynamics to the $\sigma$ links.  Roughly speaking, these operators shrink or extend $\sigma$ loops as schematically illustrated in Fig.~\ref{fig:flip_flop}.
\begin{figure}[h]
\includegraphics[width=\columnwidth]{./flip_flop}
\caption{Pictorial representation of two even reference states and their spin representation. In the sub-sector (0,0,0), these reference states lead to different states connected by the operator $B_{p}^{1^\pm}$ acting on the rightmost plaquette. }
\label{fig:flip_flop}
\end{figure}
This property further decouples each sub-sector indexed by $(p_a^\sigma,p_b^\sigma,\{b_p^\sigma\})$ into sub-sub-sectors. Indeed, in the even sector, if a state has a plaquette $p$ with $b_p^\sigma=1$ and either two or no $\sigma$ legs, it conserves this property under the action of the Hamiltonian.
Furthermore, the number of plaquettes $b_p^\sigma=1$ with (upper and lower) $\sigma$ legs  must be even, otherwise $\mathcal N=0$. For instance, in the sub-sector $\mbox{$(0,0, b_{p_1}^\sigma=b_{p_2}^\sigma=1)$}$ where only two plaquettes $p_1$ and $p_2$ contain a $\sigma^\pm$ flux, there are two sub-sub-sectors spanned by reference states with or without $\sigma$ loops encircling $p_1$ and $p_2$, respectively.

This result is easily generalized for any value of \mbox{$N_\sigma=\sum_p b_p^\sigma$}. For a given sub-sector $(p_a^\sigma,p_b^\sigma,\{b_p^\sigma\})$ corresponding to a given $N_\sigma \geqslant 1$, one has $2^{N_{\sigma}-1}$ distinct sub-sub-sectors of dimension $2^{N_{\rm p}-N_{\sigma}}$ ($N_{\rm p}$ being the total number of plaquettes).
For $(p_a,p_b)=(0,0)$ and $N_\sigma=0$, there is only one sub-sub-sector of dimension $2^{N_{\rm p}}$.

To summarize,  $H$ can be splitted into two sectors, odd and even, according to the parity of $\sigma$ links on the legs of the ladder. In each sector, one can further block-diagonalize $H$ in different sub-sectors according to the presence of a $\sigma^\pm$ flux in plaquettes (measured by \mbox{$B_p^{\sigma}$}) as well as above and below the ladder (measured by $P_a^{\sigma}$ and $P_b^{\sigma}$). Each of these sub-sectors then splits into sub-sub-sectors according to the position of $\sigma$ loops in the reference states.

Keeping in mind that the dimension of the odd sector is $4^{N_{\rm p}}$ \cite{Gils09_3}, the aforementioned considerations allow for the following decomposition of  the Hilbert space dimension:
\begin{eqnarray}
\dim \mathcal{H}&=&\dim \mathcal{H}_{\rm odd}+\dim \mathcal{H}_{\rm even},  \\
&=& 4^{N_{\rm p}}+ 2
\Bigg[
2^{N_{\rm p}}+ \sum_{N_{\sigma}=1}^{N_{\rm p}}
\left(
\begin{array}{c}
N_{\rm p}
\\
N_{\sigma}
\end{array}
\right)
2^{N_{\rm p}-N_{\sigma}} 2^{N_{\sigma}-1}
\Bigg], \nonumber
\end{eqnarray}
where the binomial coefficient simply arises from the different ways to choose the $N_{\sigma}$ plaquettes carrying a $\sigma^{\pm}$ flux among $N_{\mathrm p}$. The factor of 2 in front of the bracket comes from the fact that, in the even sector, the spectrum of $H$ is the same for $(p_a,p_b)=(0,0)$ and $(1,1)$, as well as for $(p_a,p_b)=(0,1)$ and $(1,0)$.
With periodic boundary conditions, one has $N_{\rm p}=N_{\rm v}/2$, so that one directly recovers Eq.~(\ref{eq:dimH}).

\section{Low-energy sectors}
To discuss the phase diagram, the first step consists of identifying the sector(s) in which the ground state lies. To achieve this goal, we performed exact numerical diagonalizations of the Hamiltonian. The location of the ground state as a function of $\theta$ is given in Table \ref{tab:main}.

For $\theta \in ]\pi,3\pi/2[$, ground states are found in all sectors where each plaquette with $b_p^\sigma =0$ are surrounded by two plaquettes with $b_p^\sigma = 1$. Since one has $[B_p^{1^+},B^{1^-}_{p}] = 0$, eigenstates of $H$ in these sectors are simultaneous eigenstates of $B_p^{1^+}$ and $B_p^{1^-}$ with eigenvalues $b_p^{1^+}$ and $b_p^{1^-}$, respectively. The corresponding energy is
\begin{equation}
E(\{b_p^{1^+}\},\{b_p^{1^-}\})=-\cos \theta \sum_p b_p^{1^+} - \sin \theta \sum_p b_p^{1^-}.
\end{equation}
Hence, in this parameter range, the ground-state energy per plaquette is $e_0=0$. For all other values of $\theta$, the ground state is always obtained found in a sector where $N_\sigma=0$.

\begin{table}[h]

\begin{tabular}{c c c c c }
\hline
\hline
$\theta$ & parity & $N_\sigma$ & $(p_a,p_b)$ & degeneracy\\
\hline
$]0,\pi/2[$   & odd   & 0 & $(0,0)$ & $1$ \\
$]\pi/2,\pi[$ & even & 0 & $(0,0),(1,1)$ & $1+1$ \\
$]\pi,3\pi/2[$ & -- & -- & -- & -- \\
$]3\pi/2,2\pi[$ & even & 0 & $(0,0),(1,1)$ & $1+1$\\
\hline
\hline
\end{tabular}
\caption{Ground-state sector as a function of $\theta$. }
\label{tab:main}
\end{table}

For $\theta=0$, the system is, by construction, in a DIsing phase. The degeneracy of $k$th energy level $E_k=-N_{\rm p}+k$ is
\begin{equation}
\label{eq:deg}
\mathcal{D}_k=\left(
\begin{array}{c}
N_{\mathrm p}
\\
k
\end{array}
\right)\times
\left(1+2\times 3^k\right),
\end{equation}
where the binomial coefficient stems from the different ways to choose $k$ plaquettes among $N_{\mathrm p}$ carrying the nontrivial flux excitations. One can check that $\displaystyle{\dim \mathcal{H}=\sum_{k=0}^{N_{\rm p}} \mathcal{D}_k}$. Importantly, one expects $\mathcal{D}_0=3$ ground states with $e_0=E_0/N_{\mathrm p}=-1$: two of them are found in the even sector and the third one lies in the odd sector. The same results hold for $\theta=\pi/2$ where the system is in a D${{SU}(2)_2}$ phase.

\section{Spectrum of the odd sector}
As already mentioned, in the odd sector, $B_p^{1^+}$ and $B_p^{1^-}$ have the same matrix elements so that each energy level in $H_{\rm odd}^{(p_a^\sigma,p_b^\sigma,\{b_p^\sigma\})}$ is indexed by an integer that simply counts the number of plaquettes carrying a trivial flux. More precisely, one has
\begin{equation}
E(\{b_p^{1}\})=-(\cos \theta+ \sin \theta) \sum_p b_p^{1},
\end{equation}
where $b_p^{1}=0$ or $1$ is the eigenvalue of $B_p^{1^\pm}$ in the corresponding eigenstate. Trivial transitions stemming from level crossings belonging to different sub-sectors are observed for \mbox{$\theta=3\pi/4,7\pi/4$}.

\section{Spectrum of the even sector}
The nontrivial part of the spectrum is found in the even sector where the Hamiltonian can be written in a simple form. Indeed, in each sub-sub-sector determined by the quantum numbers $(p_a^\sigma,p_b^\sigma,\{b_p^\sigma\})$ and the position of the $\sigma$ loops, the state of each plaquette with $b_p^\sigma=0$ is described by a $\mathbb{Z}_2$ variable that can be interpreted as the flux inside this plaquette (for instance, $1^{+}$ or $\psi^{+}$). A simple way to encode a state $|p_a^\sigma,p_b^\sigma,\{b_p^\sigma\}\rangle$ is to associate an effective spin-$1/2$ configuration to its reference state $|\phi\rangle$. By convention, for any link configuration, we will say that a plaquette is in the state $|\! \! \uparrow \rangle$ if it has no $\sigma$ legs and in the state $|\! \! \downarrow \rangle$ if it has two $\sigma$ legs (see Fig.~\ref{fig:flip_flop} for illustration). In this spin representation,  $B_p^{1^+}$ acts effectively as \mbox{$(\mathbbm{1} +\sigma_p^x)/2$} on the spin variable located on plaquette $p$ whereas $B_p^{1^-}$ acts as \mbox{$(\mathbbm{1} -\sigma_{p-1}^z \sigma_p^x \sigma_{p+1}^z)/2$}. One can check that these expressions of $B_p^{1^\pm}$ are compatible with Eq.~(\ref{eq:unit}).
In addition, as already mentioned, the presence (or the absence) of $\sigma$ legs in plaquettes with $b_p^\sigma=1$ is preserved by the Hamiltonian. In the spin language, it means  that spins located in plaquettes with $b_p^\sigma=1$ are frozen and $B_p^{1^\pm}$ acting on these plaquettes gives 0.

\subsection{$N_\sigma=0$}
In the sub-sectors without $\sigma^\pm$ flux, all spins can freely fluctuate so that the Hamiltonian reads
\begin{equation}
H_{\rm even}^{(0,0,0)}=-\cos \theta \sum _p \frac{\mathbbm{1} + \sigma_p^x}{2} - \sin \theta \sum_p \frac{\mathbbm{1} -\sigma_{p-1}^z \sigma_p^x \sigma_{p+1}^z}{2}.
\end{equation}
This model, known as the transverse-field cluster model (TFCM) \cite{Pachos04} can be solved exactly using the standard Jordan-Wigner transformation \cite{Montes12,Lahtinen15_1}. In the thermodynamical limit, the ground-state energy per plaquette can be written as
\begin{equation}
e_0 = -\frac{1}{2}\bigg[ \cos\theta+\sin\theta+\frac{2}{\pi} \left( \frac{2+g}{g} \right)^{1/2} {E}\left(\frac{4}{2+g}\right) \bigg], \qquad \qquad
\end{equation}
where $\displaystyle{E(k)= \int_0^{\frac{\pi}{2}} {\mathrm d} \theta\sqrt{1-k^2 \sin^2 \theta} }$ is the complete elliptic integral of the second kind with \mbox{$g=\tan \theta+(\tan \theta)^{-1}$}, and the low-energy gap is
\begin{equation}
\Delta = \min\left(|\cos\theta+\sin\theta|,|\cos\theta-\sin\theta| \right).
\end{equation}
Hence,  the phase diagram in this sub-sector $(0,0,0)$ consists of four equivalent gapped phases \cite{Montes12,Verresen17} with a unique ground state separated by four transition points at $|\tan \theta|=1$. As explained in Ref.~\cite{Lahtinen15_1}, with periodic boundary conditions, these critical points are described by the $so(2)_1$ conformal field theory.

\begin{figure}[h]
\includegraphics[width=\columnwidth]{./decoupling}
\caption{Sketch of the decoupling induced by frozen spins (red) in the TFCM. The sub-sub-sector displayed here corresponds to $N_\sigma=3$ where two plaquettes with $b_p^\sigma=1$ have two $\sigma$ legs and the third one has no  $\sigma$ legs. }
\label{fig:decoupling}
\end{figure}

\subsection{$N_\sigma \geqslant 1$}
For sub-sectors where $N_\sigma \neq 0$, the situation is slightly different since one must then consider the TFCM with frozen spins. Actually, these frozen spins effectively cut the system into several subsystems as shown in Fig~\ref{fig:decoupling}. As a result, it is sufficient to study the spectrum of the TFCM with frozen spins at the boundaries \cite{Configuration}  to determine the spectrum of all sectors with $N_\sigma \geqslant 1$. The influence of the boundary conditions manifests notably in the finite-size critical spectrum \cite{Cardy89} but phase transitions that may occur in the thermodynamical limit in sectors with $N_\sigma \geqslant 1$ are the same as in the \mbox{$N_\sigma = 0$} sector.

\section{Discussion}

Interestingly, very similar results are found when studying the competition between double semion and  toric code phases \cite{Morampudi14}. This striking similarity has two main origins. First, the fact that, once the map of $\sigma^\pm$ is fixed, i.e., for a given set of $b_p^\sigma$, one can describe the present system by $\mathbb{Z}_2$-variables. Second, the model discussed in Ref.~\cite{Morampudi14} concerns two (Abelian) theories with different Frobenius-Schur indicator obeying $\mathbb{Z}_2$ fusion rules, and projectors onto the vacuum of these theories also obey Eq.~(\ref{eq:unit}).

We checked that the correspondence between both models also holds in the honeycomb lattice. Thus, one recovers a first-order transition between DIsing and D${{SU}(2)_2}$ phases in the nontrivial low-energy sector at the self-dual points $|\tan \theta|=1$. However, the role played by frozen spins in two dimensions remain to be elucidated.\\

\acknowledgments

I would like to thank E. Ardonne, S. Dusuel, and V.~Lahtinen, S. H. Simon, and J. K. Slingerland for fruitful and insightful discussions.

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Azarenka Unsure Of Next Event With Custody Dispute Affecting Travel.
In the Miami Open, Victoria Azarenka lost in the semifinals. This is her second tournament of 2018.
When we inquired about her less number of matches in this season, Victoria Azarenka indicates that her custody dispute is restricting her travel still, and she is so much in trouble because of this that she does not know what will be her next tournament appearance. "When I have some news to share, I will be ready to share them," she told the press following her semifinal in Miami.
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AZARENKA DELAYS WTA TOUR UNTIL TORONTO
Former Stanford champ Victoria Azarenka was touted to make her return to the WTA Tour with an appearance at the tournament this year but she has cancelled.
She would now make her comeback on the grass courts after complaining of a viral illness.
"I've been sick with a viral illness all week, and will therefore not be able to compete next week. The tournament, which is one of the best events of the year, was marked on my calendar from the day I planned my return to the tour after giving birth to Leo. I am very sad not to be able to play in front of the amazing fans in Stanford. I hope to be back next year," a statement credited to her read.
The Belarusian was poised to be among the leading characters at the hard court event, alongside veteran Maria Sharapova, Petra Kvitova and top seed GarbineMuguruza. Read more »
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BELARUS AND SWITZERLAND GO HEAD TO HEAD
The Fed Cup semifinals will hold on April22-23, 2017 in Minsk and fans will be looking to support either of the duo of Belarus or Switzerland who will be going on head to head as they battle to get into the final of the Fed Cup event.
For Belarus, they would be hoping to go all the way and secure their first ever Fed Cup final. Switzerland however is looking to get to the Fed Cup Final for the first time since after 1998. The semifinal event will see Belarus play host to their Swiss counterparts.
Belarus will be facing a strong opposition to their Fed final cup dream, one which would be coming from the Swiss team who are looking towards erasing the painful memories from last season where the eventual champions of the event, Czech Republic knocked them out during the semifinals of the event. Read more »
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AZARENKA RETURNS TO TENNIS AFTER BREAK
Tennis star Victoria Azarenka has returned to the sport after a time out. The Belarus international took time out to give birth to her first child but after just six weeks, she has returned to the gym.
Azarenka, 27, has confirmed that she hopes to be ready for the summer and in time for the US Open. She recently met with world number one Serena Williams. The stars took picture that quickly circulated in the media.
"I always enjoy our meetings on and off the court! Always love for @serenawilliams," Azarenka posted on her Instagram handle.
Azaranka – who lives and trains in California – told Tennis Channel Victoria that she hopes to make an impression at the US Open despite her time out. She ranks low but she remains in the WTA top 20 list. Read more »
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KERBER'S VICTORY OVER SERENA IN THE AUSTRALIAN OPEN
The finals of the first Grand Slam of 2016 had seen two beautiful tennis stars go head on into the match at the Australian Open, with Angelique Kerber on one side, and Serena Williams on the other.
Serena Williams had roared into the game, which was the first Grand Slam of 2016, in a bid to shake off the disappointment after falling two matches short of the Calendar Year Grand Slam.
Williams had saved her most dominant performance without dropping a set, for the semifinal. There, she had lost just four games to the reigning BNP Paribas WTA Finals Singapore presented by Agnieszka Radwanska, SC Global Champion.
In the Championship Match on the other side of the net, was Angelique Kerber, the German veteran who for the first time was in her first major final despite playing the best tennis of her career Read more »
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Preview Of Aegon Open Nottingham
The opening stage of Aegon Open Nottingham will see events held at international levels in Nottingham, the Netherlands, Hertogenbosch and Great Britain.'
There will be 3 players who are the world's top 40 coming into action. Victoria Azarenka has withdrawn to play due to health issues. Although the former leading player will be out, there will be top seed Karolina Pliskova, Johanna Konta and Caroline Wozniacki who would be taking part in the field.
Azarenka has been a champion in 2009 and she began her tournament with an achievement over Elena Vesnina in the first round before Ysaline Bonaventure. The player impressed the audience with her record that made her win the final over Samantha Crawford, who is the youngest qualifier from America. Victoria has won 8 matches out of 10 matches that she has played. The Belarusian tennis player has been the former top player who has won Australian Open titles for singles twice in 2012 and 2013. Azarenka was the only player to have won the title of Grand Slam singles. Read more »
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Facebook Users Spent 50 Million Fewer Hours Per Day on the Site Last Quarter
By Katie Reilly
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg said people spent 50 million fewer hours per day on the site last quarter after the company made changes to display fewer viral videos.
"Our focus in 2018 is making sure Facebook isn't just fun, but also good for people's well-being and for society," he said Wednesday in a Facebook post. "We're doing this by encouraging meaningful connections between people rather than passive consumption of content. Already last quarter, we made changes to show fewer viral videos to make sure people's time is well spent."
"In total, we made changes that reduced time spent on Facebook by roughly 50 million hours every day," he added.
Facebook also recently announced changes to the algorithm behind its News Feed to show users more "meaningful" posts from friends and family members, instead of posts from brands and publishers — an effort to make sure "the time we all spend on Facebook is time well spent."
Facebook Announces Plans to Ban Some 'Deepfake' Videos
Sen. Warren Hits Facebook Ad Policy With Fake Ad
Facebook's stock fell about 4% after Zuckerberg reported the drop in user engagement, even though the company's fourth-quarter earnings surpassed expectations and daily active users rose to 1.4 billion, a 14% increase compared to this time last year.
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Il cratere è dedicato al fisico tedesco Max von Laue.

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If you enjoyed Richard Osman's The Thursday Murder Club, what books like it might you also enjoy (other than the sequel, The Man Who Died Twice, which was released in September 2021)? First, to clarify what The Thursday Murder Club is about, in my view. It's about a group of pensioners living in a pleasant, affluent community in the UK who solve a murder mystery. It's not about a glamorous and beautiful FBI agent or a cynical, hard-drinking detective, it doesn't bring alive the seedy side of life in a grim urban setting. There are no drug smugglers or people traffickers. All in all, it's very firmly in the 'cosy mystery' genre. It's also very funny, a parody of a murder mystery, really. The author, Richard Osman, is not entirely evading the challenges of real life—after all, getting old and dying is not a lot of fun, and it's going to happen to all of us—but mostly he's providing light entertainment.
What other books are like it? To start with the most recent one, Robert Thorogood, creator of the Death in Paradise TV series (now in its 10th season), another mainstay of British light entertainment, has also just written a murder mystery. It's called The Marlow Murder Club and is set in the town of Marlow on the River Thames. It features Judith as the main character. In her 70s, she still works setting cryptic crossword puzzles for newspapers. The action starts when she hears her neighbour across the river shouting 'Hey, no!' Like The Thursday Murder Club, it's a very pleasant murder mystery, an enjoyable relaxing read. The setting is rather lovely, making you want to swim in a river.
To find real classics of the genre, however, you have to go further back in time. One of the best authors of easy to read but highly satisfying murder mysteries is Josephine Tey. Born in Inverness in Scotland, her real name was Elizabeth Mackintosh and she was also a playwright. Many of her novels feature Detective Inspector Alan Grant of Scotland Yard, and they are all worth reading. My favourite book by her, however, is Brat Farrar. It's set on the south coast of England after World War II and it's about a family called Ashby. Both parents have died, so it's Aunt Beatrice who is bringing up her nieces and nephews. On no account find out anything else about this book online before reading it!
In writing The Thursday Murder Club, Richard Osman doubtless took inspiration from the Miss Marple books by Agatha Christie. Yes, everyone has heard of them, but they really are among the best. No one has really ever managed to do plots as well as Agatha Christie did, which is probably why she remains so widely read and translated. In terms of which Miss Marple to read, there are 15 of them (including two books of short stories) in total, but some of the best ones are A Murder is Announced, Murder at the Vicarage and 4.50 from Paddington. They're also fun to listen to as audiobooks. Often Joan Hickson, who plays Miss Marple on TV, is the audiobook narrator (even when, as in the case of Murder at the Vicarage, the 'I' in the book is not Miss Marple, but the vicar). I found her voice hard to adjust to at first, but unforgettable: I can still hear her speaking to me now.
Perhaps the modern book series that most closely resembles The Thursday Murder Club—in featuring a well-heeled female heroine aged 50+ living in the English countryside and in being a parody of the murder-mystery genre—is by MC Beaton, who sadly died last year. Her detective is former PR executive Agatha Raisin, and the first book in the series is called The Quiche of Death. To me, the Agatha Raisin books are hilarious. I read all of them when my kids were tiny and I was home without other adult company a lot. Like The Thursday Murder Club, these are books that offer light-hearted escapism.
Lastly of books that, like The Thursday Murder Club, embrace the ridiculous, I highly recommend the Charles Paris series by Simon Brett. The main character is a louche, out-of-work actor who lives in a bedsit in London. The first book in the series, and the one to start with, is called Cast, In Order of Disappearance. First published in 1975, these books, as well as being laugh-out-loud funny, capture life in an era which seems very different to life now, nearly half a century on. If you like audiobooks, they've also been adapted by the BBC into radio plays, starring Bill Nighy as Charles Paris.


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'The Car' is uniquely masterful
Arctic Monkeys shift genres to orchestral rock with newest album
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Arctic Monkeys, the classic indie band, has done it again with their newest album, "The Car." Their seventh studio album and first original release in nearly four years, "The Car" has been highly anticipated by fans both in the UK and here in the States.
Interestingly, "The Car" seems to exhibit a new side of Alex Turner's creativity. Each song sounds very carefully and methodically composed, contrasting greatly from the band's past works, although similar to 2018's "Tranquility Base Hotel & Casino." Rather than the fast-paced, surface-level garage rock songs of albums such as "Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not" and "AM," Turner has masterfully created a collection of more complex, psychedelic songs. Although fans of the band's previous work may be a bit disappointed by this shift, I look at it more as artistic growth than a change of sound.
Even with this difference, there are still hints of classic Arctic Monkeys flair scattered across "The Car." Turner's distinct voice makes it obvious who the album is by, and his and Jamie Cook's stylistic guitar reminds listeners of the band's origins in the alternative genre. One very noticeable dissimilarity of the album is the prominent violin featured in every song. Although I loved it, I was not expecting it at all. The utilization of string instruments made "The Car" sound less like an indie album and more like the soundtrack of an indie film. Specifically, in songs such as "Body Paint" and "Hello You," the violin mixed with Turner's vocals, piano and the other effects tell a story full of emotion and meaning, with hints of early Arctic Monkeys angst. Surprisingly, in "Perfect Sense," these features combined with the acoustic guitar and an interesting drumming style to make a song reminiscent of a "Pet Sounds"-era Beach Boys.
By far, my favorite song on the album is "There'd Better Be A Mirrorball." Despite the melody being slightly repetitive, the melancholic feel makes that aspect unimportant. In "There'd Better Be A Mirrorball," Turner uses the metaphor of a party to represent his relationship, where the ending of the relationship is the equivalent of leaving the party. He uses imagery of dancing with someone, so when he says, "So if you wanna walk me to the car, you oughta know I'll have a heavy heart," it implies that it's probably his last dance with this person. Throughout the song, he repeats the sentiment, "So can we please be absolutely sure that there's a mirrorball for me?" In this way, Turner is hoping for some glimmer of brightness or jubilance in store for him after parting ways with his partner — he's hoping that there's a mirrorball waiting for him. I found Turner's use of the mirrorball metaphor very interesting, especially in contrast to Taylor Swift's use of it in her song "mirrorball."
Although I loved the meticulous orchestration of "The Car," it is a lot more low-key and repetitive than what I was expecting. It's crazy to think that Arctic Monkeys can go from such lively songs like "Fluorescent Adolescent" and "505" to the mellow, melancholic sounds of "Jet Skis On The Moat" and "Mr Schwartz." Overall, though, "The Car" is a decisive step in a new direction for Arctic Monkeys, and I'm here for it.
"The Car:" ★★★★★
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Who Has More Student Loan Debt—Doctors or Lawyers?
By Katie Taylor
On a Sunday afternoon several years ago, my wife and I sat at our kitchen table, staring glumly at a budget I'd worked up for us.
Even though we were both attorneys at the time, the numbers were ... less than great. My wife worked at a small law firm, and I worked as a government attorney—good jobs by most standards. But I carried a hefty debt load from law school, and those monthly payments took a serious chunk out of our budget.
My law school loans felt like a river I would never be able to cross, and I spent hours (days?) feeling sorry for myself. "I'd like to tour the country encouraging people not to go to law school," I huffed. "At least not if they have to take out loans to do it."
I know ... first-world problems and all that ... but the emotional weight of debt is real. And lawyers carry an enormous share of the student loan debt in the U.S.
See also: Digging Out of Law School Debt? Here's How You Compare With Your Peers
But through some recent friendships, I've learned that there's a group of professionals in an even worse situation than attorneys.
If misery loves company (and history would suggest that it does), law school graduates who want to complain about our student debt should call up a doctor friend and invite them out for drinks ... but not if we don't want to be beaten at our own game.
Medical school graduates battle more debt
The debt situation for law school graduates is difficult. But it's worse for doctors. Why? We have a few answers.
1. Medical school is one year longer than law school
One year may not seem like much, but when those nine months cost upwards of $40,000, $50,000, or even $60,000, tacking on an extra year makes a big difference. That's also another year doctors aren't paying back their loans.
And depending on the types of loans they have, that might be another year that a student's loans are remaining unpaid while accruing interest.
2. One word: residency
While many lawyers graduate and head straight for BigLaw jobs (and the six-figure salaries that accompany them), most medical students must spend between two and three years working long hours for about a third of the salary a first-year law associate makes.
This pay disparity is particularly baffling when you consider the type of work residents do right out of the gate. They're managing their own case load and treating patients while a first-year associate at a law law firm probably won't interact with an actual client for another couple years.
3. Many doctors complete fellowships after residency
In some fields, a doctor's training doesn't end with the residency. They must then complete a one- or two-year fellowship, generally at a similarly low salary.
With residency and fellowship requirements, a doctor could easily work for four or five years before landing a position with a paycheck that approaches the high salaries we think of for doctors. And during those years, interest is accruing—perhaps unchecked if residents or fellows defer their loans or put them into forbearance, as many do.
4. More tests cost more money
As a recently graduated law student, you have to hand over serious cash to take the bar.
Med students do that four times during medical school and residency AND at the end of a residency or fellowship program. Most also have to be re-certified every 10 years. That's like paying to take the bar six times before you get to call yourself legit.
What it means for lawyers
When I start feeling overwhelmed by my student loans, I don't always want to think about how much worse someone else has it. Sometimes I just want to wallow.
But those loans aren't going away on their own. That means I need to pull out of my malaise and focus on what matters: getting them paid off faster. Recognizing the struggles facing other professionals helps me put things into perspective.
None of us are alone in this battle with our student loans, and most of us can draw inspiration from someone who's doing the work to pay down an even bigger debt load.
So if you're a lawyer, next time you see a young doctor, give them a silent I-know-what-you're-going-through nod.
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Mr. Heald: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what the occupancy rate of beds is in acute mental health wards in each London hospital in respect of (a) detained patients and (b) voluntary patients. [16624]
Mr. Hutton: I refer the hon. Member to the reply I gave on 5 November 2001, Official Report, columns 101–02W.
Mr. Heald: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what progress has been made in the mapping of local mental health services; and if he will publish the results. [16622]
Jacqui Smith: The results of the comprehensive mapping of mental health services conducted in autumn 2000 were made available to local implementation teams (LIT) in January 2001 and have been available on a Durham University website in July 2001. This contains all data supplied by each LIT for the 2000 Mapping. The database will remain available to LITs for their continued use for local planning and monitoring purposes.
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As part of the comprehensive review process between April and October 2001 the Mapping has been updated to provide a picture of service provision as of 30 September 2001. Reports based on analysis and summary of the data in the form of tables and maps will be available by the end of January 2002.
The data provided by the Mapping 2001 will be published in the form of an atlas and will also be available to the public on the Department's website at www.doh.gov.uk/servicemapping/index.htm.
Mr. Heald: To ask the Secretary of State for Health when he plans to commission the development of a tool kit to support mental health services in promoting mental health for people from ethnic minority communities; and if he will make a statement on (a) the work so far and (b) the cost. [17089]
Jacqui Smith: Work on developing the tool kit will be taken forward under the auspices of the National Institute for Mental Health in its 2002–03 work programme.
Mr. Heald: To ask the Secretary of State for Health at what age mental health services users are transferred from adolescent to adult services. [16612]
Jacqui Smith: This is an area in which local practice varies quite widely at present.
The National Service Framework for Mental Health specified that local arrangements (including service protocols) should be in place to ensure clarity in the handling of referrals of young people in the borderline ages (for example, 16 to 21 years) to ensure that no young person's mental health needs remain unmet.
Earlier this year, Ministers announced that child and adolescent mental health services will form part of the planned Children's National Service Framework, alongside maternity and hospital and social services for children. The Children's National Service Framework will be based on key NHS Plan values including the integration of services, partnership working and breaking down professional barriers. The question of unifying transfer ages between services will be fully considered in the context of developing standards and good practice guidance for this new and important service framework.
Mr. Heald: To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many (a) medium and (b) low secure beds there are for mental health patients. [16611]
Jacqui Smith: Returns indicate that at April 2001, the latest date for which information is currently available, there were 2,231 medium secure beds and 1,353 other secure beds for mental health patients.
Mr. Heald: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what the average annual cost is per patient to the NHS of a person with a diagnosis of severe mental illness. [17221]
Jacqui Smith: People with severe mental illness may access a range of National Health Service services at various times and in no predictable way and it is not possible from the information held centrally to disaggregate the costs of different services to enable the calculation of an average annual cost to the NHS per severely mentally ill patient.
Mr. Heald: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what procedures are in place, and what changes are planned, to ensure that mental health-related calls to NHS Direct are handled in such a way that those contemplating suicide receive the treatment they need. [17223]
Jacqui Smith: NHS Direct nurse advisers use formalised computer based clinical assessment systems to enable them to offer appropriate support and advice to callers who may be contemplating suicide. In addition they receive specific training to assist them in undertaking a risk assessment which includes the assessment of potential deliberate self-harm. Links have been made and protocols are in place to enable nurse advisers to refer callers to local specialist mental health crisis services and to appropriate mental health helplines.
Student Nurses
Mr. Heald: To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many student nurses received (a) hardship loans and (b) NHS hardship grants in each of the last three years, and how many have been made in the current year. [17219]
Mr. Hutton: The hardship loans that student nurses in receipt of the means tested national health service bursary are eligible to apply for, are funded by the Department for Education and Skills (DfES) through the allocations made to higher education institutions by the Higher Education Funding Council for England. NHS education and training commissioners (work force development confederations) are required to allocate funds for the purpose of providing NHS hardship grants for students experiencing financial difficulties and who have exhausted all other sources of support.
The Department does not routinely monitor take-up of either form of hardship support. However, evidence from the DfES 1998–99 student income and expenditure survey indicated around 2 per cent. of NHS students claiming access/hardship support. These data are supported by information the Department gathered during 1999, which reported a total of 105 payments of NHS hardship grants (that is to say payments to fewer than 1 per cent. of eligible students).
NHS-funded Students
Mr. Heald: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what the timetable is for the review of student funding policy in relation to NHS-funded students. [17220]
Mr. Hutton: On 3 October my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for the Department for Education and Skills announced plans for a fundamental review of DfES student support arrangements. The new arrangements will be introduced from autumn 2003 at the earliest. The Department will be working with DfES to ensure that the needs of health professional students are taken fully into account in the design of the new arrangements, and will consider carefully what implications the changes have for the support which the national health service provides directly through the NHS bursary scheme.
National Health Service Reform and
Health Care Professions Bill
Mr. Heald: To ask the Secretary of State for Health whether he intends to table amendments to the National Health Service Reform and Health Care Professions Bill; and if he will make a statement. [16623]
Mr. Hutton: At this stage, as with any Bill of this size and complexity, there may be a need for some minor or consequential amendments. The scrutiny of the Bill during its passage may highlight areas where improvements could be made, and where an amendment might therefore be required.
Patient Priority
Mr. Swayne: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what guidance his Department gives to clinicians for the purposes of determining the priority of patients to be treated. [14281]
Mr. Hutton: We have made it clear that patients must be treated according to their clinical need and priority. In July 1997 an Executive Letter (EL (97) 42) was issued to the national health service about access to secondary care services. It stated that
"clinical priority must be the main determinant of when patients are seen as outpatients or admitted as inpatients."
Since then, additional forms of guidance from the Department on waiting list management and clinical priority have been given to the NHS. "Getting Patients Treated—The Waiting List Action Team Handbook" was issued to all NHS trust chief executives in August 1999 and advises on the order in which patients should be treated.
Recently, the NHS was instructed to use guidance drawn up by the NHS Modernisation Agency called the "Primary Targeting Lists Approach" to assist them in treating patients within the shorter maximum waiting times targets for 2001–02. The guidance states that patients with greatest clinical priority must be treated first and gives NHS organisations the practical advice to treat patients in the right order within the maximum waiting times targets.
The guidance can be found at the following websites:
Name of guidance issued
Executive Letter 1997–42 www.doh.gov.uk/publications.comh.html
Getting Patients Treated—The Waiting List Action Team Handbook www.doh.gov.uk/wtaction team.htm
Primary Targeting Lists Approach www.modernnhs.nhs.uk/npat/documents


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REIVEW: Scrooged (1988)
In this retelling of A Christmas Carol, Frank Cross (Bill Murray), a selfish, cynical television executive, is haunted by three spirits bearing lessons on Christmas Eve.
This is one of those classic Christmas films that I had never seen before so watching it as an adult without the nostalgia factor is probably a different experience to those who've watched it for years. I will say, if I had watched Scrooged as a child, it would have really freaked me out and scared me at some points.
There's the ghost of Frank's former boss Lew Hayward (John Forsythe) who warns Frank that he's about to be visited by three ghosts. The make up and prosthetics are great as he really does look like a rotting corpse, with a mouse in his head and everything. Then there's the Ghost of Christmas Future which was dressed like the Grim Reaper but again had freaky prosthetics going on. The future it shows Frank is also kind of horrifying and one scene would definitely have given child-me nightmares.
I think that's one of the things I found so odd about Scrooged. It's supposed to be a comedy and with Bill Murray in the lead there is certainly a lot of funny moments, but the tone when it comes to some of the ghosts and what one of Frank's fired employees goes through is a lot darker. It really pushes some characters to their limit and the humour is also often dark and weird and the whole thing just feels a bit disconcerting. That's not to say Scrooged is bad or this hybrid of tone doesn't work, strangely it does and how chaotic it is works in its favour.
Having Bill Murray as the lead and in the Ebeneezer Scrooge role works as he has a dry sense of humour but still manages to play Frank as someone you might not hate to be around due to his offbeat vibe, even when Frank is at his cruellest.
I can see why Scrooged is a Christmas film that people routinely watch. It has the happy ever after and is based off of a classic Christmas story, but it's also weird and has a darker undertone that doesn't make it cheesy. 3/5.
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Excursions in World Music, Seventh Edition
Timothy Rommen, Bruno Nettl
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August 5, 2016 by Routledge
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Excursions in World Music is a comprehensive introductory textbook to world music, creating a panoramic experience for students by engaging the many cultures around the globe and highlighting the sheer diversity to be experienced in the world of music. At the same time, the text illustrates the often profound ways through which a deeper exploration of these many different communities can reveal overlaps, shared horizons, and common concerns in spite of and, because of, this very diversity.
The new seventh edition introduces five brand new chapters, including chapters by three new contributors on the Middle East, South Asia, and Korea, as well as a new chapter on Latin America along with a new introduction written by Timothy Rommen. General updates have been made to other chapters, replacing visuals and updating charts/statistics. Excursions in World Music remains a favorite among ethnomusicologists who want students to explore the in-depth knowledge and scholarship that animates regional studies of world music.
A companion website is available at no additional charge. For instructors, there is a new test bank and instructor's manual. Numerous student resources are posted, including streamed audio tracks for most of the listening guides, interactive quizzes, flashcards, and an interactive map with pinpoints of interest and activities. An ancillary package of a 3-CD set of audio tracks is available for separate purchase.
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1. Introduction: Studying Musics of the World's Cultures (Timothy Rommen)
2. Music of South Asia (Jim Sykes)
3. Music of the Middle East and North Africa (Richard Jankowsky)
4. Musics of East Asia I: China (Isabel K.F. Wong)
5. Musics of East Asia II: Korea (Joshua Pilzer)
6. Musics of East Asia III: Japan (Isabel K.F. Wong)
7. Music of Indonesia (Charles Capwell)
8. Music of Sub-Saharan Africa (Thomas Turnino)
9. The Musical Culture of Europe (Philip V. Bohlman)
10. Music in Latin America (Timothy Rommen)
11. Music in the Caribbean (Timothy Rommen)
12. Native American Music (Bruno Nettl)
13. Music of Ethnic North America (Byron Dueck)
Bruno Nettl is Professor Emeritus of Musicology at the University of Illinois School of Music, and recipient of the Charles Homer Haskins Prize (by the American Council of Learned Societies) as a distinguished humanist.
Timothy Rommen is Professor of Music and Africana Studies at University of Pennsylvania.


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Q: Getting the bound type of templated column controls in gridView Hi I have following grid view
  <asp:GridView ID="grdSettings" runat="server" Height="400px" Width="100%"
                        AutoGenerateColumns="false" >
                        <Columns>
                            <asp:TemplateField HeaderText="XYZ"  BoundFieldName="XYZTypeName">
                                <ItemTemplate>
                                    <asp:Label ID="lblCustomerName" runat="server" Text='<%# Bind("CustomerName") %>'>
                                    </asp:Label>

                                        <asp:Label ID="lblCostumerId" runat="server" Text='<%#Bind("CustomerId") %>'></asp:Label>

                            </asp:TemplateField>
                        </Columns>
                     </asp:GridView>

Which is bound by List of Customer  ,class is as follows
Class Customer
{
  public string CustomerName { get; set; }
  public int CustomerId { get; set; }
}

Now on a method named GetGridStuff() , i need to iterate in every column and get the type that was bound to controls in template field. For example in case of the first control in the template field
 <asp:Label ID="lblCustomerName" runat="server" Text='<%# Bind("CustomerName") %>' >
                                    </asp:Label>

I need to know what type of property data it contains , in this case its CustomerName. I need to get this dynamically at run time as to write code in part of program which is not aware if this grid structure. I have the grid object with me and i can access all properties.

A: Let me try this, being away from coding for more than 5 years now and if I understand the problem correctly as you may want to handle it through server side code.
Look for an event called ItemBound (or similar forgive me for my memory), this gives you values of all the items in current row (Properties). You also need to declare temp control types (label,textbox etc) and assign corresponding value to these controls using e.FindControl with appropriate type casting, e.g. Label l = (Label)e.Findcontrol("Name")
downside of the approach you should avoid too much of process as it is going to execute on every row creating of the grid.
Let me know if you still want a precise code to handle the problem but otherwise this description should at least help you to look for Row Level Event to crack the prob and also encourage you to stick to tech forums :)

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