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G20 countries represent two thirds of the world population, and four fifths of global economic output, as measured by gross domestic product (GDP). Collectively, these countries currently emit three quarters of global annual greenhouse gases (GHG).
There are good reasons to draw attention to the climate mitigation action of the G20. Because of their collective size, it is vital that G20 countries reduce their per capita emissions to the safe range mentioned above, even though this would be insufficient on its own to tackle climate change. Because of their enormous political and economic power, these countries help determine the dynamics of the global economy.
A thorough comparison of the climate mitigation action of G20 countries is a vital precondition for stimulating national debates about what is fair and possible. A transparent comparison of climate action will inform such debate, hold governments to account, and help the world understand what it would take to avoid dangerous climate change. A comparison of climate action across nations must consider a range of criteria: the historical development of emissions; the capacities and capabilities of countries; indicators of decarbonisation, such as the development of renewable energy, and carbon and energy intensity; the national and international climate policy performance of governments; and policy ambition, as expressed in countries' Intended Nationally Determined Contributions (INDCs), in the context of the globally agreed 2°C target.
This report focuses in particular on two assessments: the Climate Action Tracker (CAT); and Climate Change Performance Index (CCPI). Climate Transparency has chosen these assessments on the basis that they: cover all G20 economies; have transparent methodologies; use recent and publicly available data; and adopt complementary approaches that together reveal a composite picture of mitigation action.
This composite picture of climate mitigation action by G20 countries consists of three parts:
It summarizes findings of the G20 Country Profiles representing the joint judgement of Climate Transparency and its partners. It also includes a tables of key indicators of G20 countries and a G20 Performance Ranking which summarizes the assessments of the Climate Action Tracker and the Climate Change Performance Index.
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REHVA guide mitigates airborne risk of virus
Draft guidance document warns of faecal-oral transmission risk
Building managers should avoid recirculation, switch off thermal wheels, and maintain negative pressures in washrooms, if they are to minimise the risk of Covid-19 transmission.
This is the advice in a new draft Guidance Document aimed at preventing Covid-19 from being transmitted through HVAC systems. Published by the Federation of European Heating Ventilation and Air Conditioning Associations (REHVA), it comes after a review of academic papers on the transmission of infectious diseases.
While the predominant means of transmission is through respiratory droplets of more than 10 microns, the document says, the virus can also be transmitted through the air when small particles (less than 5 microns) form from the evaporation of droplets.
It adds that there is not yet direct evidence of airborne transmission of Covid-19, but based on research of the similar SARS coronavirus outbreak in 2003-04, the guidance says infection could be airborne.
It recommends supplying as much air to buildings as possible, by opening windows and expanding operation times of HVAC. Exhaust ventilation systems of toilets should be left on, and negative pressure must be maintained in toilets to avoid faecal-oral transmission.
In heat-recovery systems, the guidance recommends turning off thermal wheels during Covid-19 episodes because of the possibility of particles being resuspended.
It also says that humidification has no practical impact on the virus; Covid-19 is resistant to environmental changes and is susceptible only for a very high relative humidity (RH) above 80% and a temperature above 30°C.
This is contrary to experts such as Dr Stephanie Taylor, who are advocating a 40-60% RH range.
The guidance recommends avoiding central recirculation and advises that decentralised systems – such as fan coil units using local circulation – should be turned off, or cleaned regularly, to avoid resuspension of particles.
Insulation firm 'rigged tests and lied'
Government's new procurement guidance targets low tenders
Manufacturers face 'challenging questions' and new Brexit rules
Carbon budget urges greater ambition from government

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Q: Updating Bitmap from BackgroundWorker in MVVM/WPF I'm trying to update a BitmapImage in the UI from a BackgroundWorker thread. I know enough about background workers to generally set them up, and how to use an ObservableCollection to update a list from a BackgroundWorker, but I'm struggling getting the image to update.
When I set
So far it looks like this:
XAML:
<Image Source="{Binding ImageSource}" />

ViewModel:
public class ViewModel : INotifyPropertyChanged
{
    public event PropertyChangedEventHandler PropertyChanged;
    public void NotifyPropertyChanged(string propertyName)
    {
        if (PropertyChanged != null)
        {
            PropertyChanged(this, new PropertyChangedEventArgs(propertyName));
        }
    }

    private BitmapImage ImageSource_;
    public BitmapImage ImageSource
    {
        get { return ImageSource_; }
        set { ImageSource_= value; NotifyPropertyChanged("ImageSource"); }
    }

    private BackgroundWorker UpdateImageBGW = new BackgroundWorker();

    public ViewModel()
    {
        // this works fine
        ImageSource = UpdateImage();

        UpdateImageBGW.DoWork += new DoWorkEventHandler(UpdateImage_DoWork);
        UpdateImageBGW.RunWorkerAsync();
    }

    private void UpdateImage_DoWork(object sender, DoWorkEventArgs e)
    {
        // this gets called fine and grabs the updated image, but setting it to
        // ImageSource never updates the UI
        ImageSource = UpdateImage();
    }
}

A: use ObservableCollection like this:
 public partial class MainWindow : Window
{
    private ObservableCollection<int> myVar;

    public ObservableCollection<int> MyProperty
    {
        get { return myVar; }
        set { myVar = value; }
    }

    BackgroundWorker bw;
    public MainWindow()
    {
        InitializeComponent();
        this.DataContext = this;
        MyProperty = new ObservableCollection<int>();
        bw = new BackgroundWorker();
        bw.DoWork += bw_DoWork;
        bw.RunWorkerAsync();
    }

    void bw_DoWork(object sender, DoWorkEventArgs e)
    {
       for(int i = 0; i < 10;i++)
       {
           MyProperty.Add(i);
       }
    }
}

and xaml:
<ListBox HorizontalAlignment="Left" ItemsSource="{Binding MyProperty}" Height="224" Margin="93,50,0,0" VerticalAlignment="Top" Width="321"/>

A: The problem is you are trying to update a UI element from a background thread. You cannot interact with elements created on the UI thread from any other thread because of security reasons. If you want to update the UI from a background thread, do something like this:
Dispatcher.Invoke((Action)delegate() { /*update UI thread here*/ });

This method will create the bridge that allows you to talk to the UI thread. Check out this stackoverflow thread that has more example.
Best of Luck

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Tasmania news: Sue Neill-Fraser appeal set for May, officer in hospital after evade incident
Posted Thu 30 Jan 2020 at 10:30pm Thursday 30 Jan 2020 at 10:30pm Thu 30 Jan 2020 at 10:30pm , updated Fri 31 Jan 2020 at 3:48am Friday 31 Jan 2020 at 3:48am Fri 31 Jan 2020 at 3:48am
Sue Neill-Fraser is serving a 23-year prison sentence for the murder of her partner Bob Chappell. (Supplied)
abc.net.au/news/sue-neill-fraser-appeal-set-for-may/11916376
Here's what you need to know today:
Sue Neill-Fraser appeal set for May
The Court of Criminal Appeal will begin hearing Hobart woman Susan Neill-Fraser's appeal against her murder conviction in May.
Neill-Fraser, 65, is serving a 23-year prison sentence for murdering her partner Bob Chappell on board the couple's yacht, the Four Winds, 11 years ago.
A Supreme Court jury found her guilty in 2010.
Neill-Fraser had previously exhausted all her appeal options until state laws introduced in 2015 gave her another chance.
At a directions hearing at the Supreme Court in Hobart on Friday, Justice Helen Wood agreed with a timetable proposed by Neill-Fraser's legal team, which includes a May 25 start date for the appeal hearing.
The appeal hearing will initially focus on Neill-Fraser's argument that there is fresh and compelling evidence then-homeless 15-year-old Meaghan Vass boarded the Four Winds and that Mr Chappell was attacked while Ms Vass was on board.
Neill-Fraser's lawyer Paul Galbally said the court could then rule on that material — expected to take up to 10 days to be heard — before other grounds of appeal are argued, if necessary.
"The court can consider in relation to that particular matter and, if necessary, can proceed with the balance of the grounds," Mr Galbally said.
The court also heard Neill-Fraser's team is considering whether it will continue with a ground of appeal that argues the dinghy seen near the Four Winds about the time Mr Chappell was attacked was not the Four Winds' tender.
The remaining ground of appeal relates to evidence led by the prosecution at Neill-Fraser's 2010 trial. Her team says DNA and other testing, and the reconstruction of the winching of a body, was misleading.
Neill-Fraser appeared by video link today. Several of her supporters sat in the back of the court during the preliminary hearing.
Neill-Fraser was granted leave to appeal the conviction in March last year, after convincing a Supreme Court judge her legal team had "fresh and compelling" evidence that should be heard.
Her lawyers lodged a notice of appeal with the Supreme Court in August.
If Neill-Fraser's appeal is successful she could face a re-trial or her conviction could be quashed. If the appeal fails, Neill-Fraser can challenge the conviction again if she finds other fresh and compelling evidence.
Yacht distress call after mast lost
Two people have been brought to safety after their yacht lost its mast and ropes became caught in the boat's propeller off Tasmania's north east coast last night.
In a statement, Tasmania Police said the St Helens Volunteer Marine Rescue (VMR) received a distress call about 8:00pm Thursday from the vessel which was "reported to be drifting north, parallel with the coast with two persons on board who were attempting to anchor the boat".
After determining the 10-metre yacht was too large and conditions too rough for it to be safely towed, the VMR "launched their vessel and at about 10pm they took the two occupants on board, uninjured but cold and wet".
The vessel was "left at anchor and will be retrieved during daylight", police said.
Palliative care money woes
Palliative Care Tasmania has said it could be forced to shut down if it does not receive any further financial assistance from the Commonwealth in the new financial year.
The peak body for end-of-life care in Tasmania has received $1.5 million in state and federal funds over the last three years — but there are concerns the organisation won't receive any further financial assistance past June 30, putting its future in jeopardy.
Colleen Johnston from Palliative Care Tasmania said she has not received assurances from the Federal Health Minister that the funding agreement will continue into the new financial year.
"We would have to close, we don't have the funding to remain open. We have an office in Hobart and an office in Launceston and we provide services on the North West Coast, we also get up to King and Flinders Island," she said.
Federal Health Minister Greg Hunt has been contacted for comment.
Officer in hospital after evade incident
A Tasmanian Police officer is recovering in hospital after being hit by a motorcycle on Hobart's eastern shore late yesterday, after an alleged evade police event.
The officer was involved in a police operation on Goodwins Road in Clarendon Vale when he was hit by the motorcycle shortly after 5:00pm.
He was out of his patrol car and on foot when the incident happened and suffered significant bruising but is expected to make a full recovery.
The motorcycle had been involved in an evade police incident earlier in the day — with the rider and pillion passenger, both aged in their 20s, arrested at the scene.
Police are seeking any video footage of the incident or the motorcycle being ridden beforehand.
Information can be provided to Tasmania Police on 131 444 or Crime Stoppers anonymously on 1800 333 000 or online at crimestopperstas.com.au.
Tasmanian weather
The state forecast for Friday is for a late shower and hot conditions in the south. Late shower, warm-to-very warm in the northwest. Mostly sunny, very warm in the northeast.
Saturday: Showers, mild in the southwest. Mostly cloudy, very warm in the southeast. Isolated showers, mild-to-warm in the north.
Sunday: Showers, cool in the southwest. Late shower, mild in the southeast. Clearing shower, cool-to-mild in the northwest. Showers easing, mild in the northeast.
Monday: Isolated showers, cold in the south. Clearing shower, cool-to-mild in the northwest. Mostly sunny, cool in the northeast.
A full and updated list of warnings can be found on the Bureau of Meteorology's Tasmanian Warnings summary webpage.
Update information about fires and permits can be found on the Tasmanian Fire Service website.
Forecast * all temperatures in Celsius
Burnie 26 14
Cape Bruny 31 12
Devonport 27 14
Hobart 40 16
King Island 32 19
Flinders Island 35 17
Launceston 35 14
Liawenee 29 14
Port Arthur 33 14
Smithton 24 17
Swansea 36 15
Queenstown 34 16
Source: Bureau of Meteorology
Posted 30 Jan 2020 30 Jan 2020 Thu 30 Jan 2020 at 10:30pm , updated 31 Jan 2020 31 Jan 2020 Fri 31 Jan 2020 at 3:48am
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October 14, 2014 | Nigeria
Poland to Improve Trade With Nigeria
By Kester Kenn Klomegah in Warsaw, Poland
For the past few years, Federal Republic of Nigeria and Poland have expressed strong concern about practical ways to improve their bilateral economic cooperation, raise trade volume and widen investment. As Africa has now become attractive for many foreign players, Poland has started refocusing its attention and redirecting resources to the African region.
Buziness Africa research has shown that Poland is currently focusing selectively on a number of African countries. Poland is keen to reactivate its bilateral relations with selected African countries that have enormous economic potentials like Nigeria, South Africa, Angola, Egypt and Namibia. In this connection, Poland is now seeking better collaboration towards strengthening political and economic relations with Nigeria.
In June 2012, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Nigeria signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on political consultations with her Polish counterpart to raise the level of bilateral relations between the two countries.
As a step further, the Polish Prime Minister, His Excellency Donald Tusk, paid a working visit to Nigeria from 11th–14th April 2013, that visit was considered by policy experts and analysts as important as it aimed at examining and identifying the key areas of cooperation and to pave the way for potential investors and industry directors interested in Nigeria. It was also aimed at balancing trade figures by opening Polish market to export goods from Nigeria.
Nigeria, as is well known, has a population of about 178 million population, according to the World Population Review 2014. The country features 36 states and its federal capital known as Abuja. It is Africa's foremost business destination and the largest economy in Africa. Aside, it is the leading member of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) which has a further population of 130 million population. The cumulative effect of this is access to a market that has over 300 million people.
H. E. Ambassador Samuel Jimba at the 2013 Independence Day reception told his guests that he was in no doubt that "Nigeria is a hugely significant market in Africa that will provide mutually beneficial advantages for investors. The increasing attractiveness of Nigeria's investment climate and the growing confidence in the economy has been created largely by the economic reform agenda implemented since the return to democracy in 1999."
"The reforms which have continued to be strengthened till the present time, introduced transparency, accountability and liberal free-market principles to the way business is conducted. The private sector has been recognized as the engine of growth for the economy and has been stimulated for increased participation, so that the objective of economic development and progress can be realized," Jimba added.
In recent times, focus has been directed at diversifying the economy with attention being paid to non oil exports and agriculture. Opportunities currently exist for the exploitation and export of natural gas, bitumen, limestone, coal, tin, columbite, gold, silver, clay, and iron ore, among others, according to him.
Nigerian economy is based on the mining industry and the export of oil is the main source of national income. Nigeria imports mainly machinery, chemicals, means of transport, industrial goods and food. The companies exporting their products to Nigeria include among others Czech, Chemical Plant "Police", Tele-Fonika Kable, Fibris, Lotos Group, ABB, Ursus.
According to the data provided by the Ministry of Economy, Polish export to Nigeria increased from $88.7 million in 2011 to $95.9 million in 2012.Trade turnover also raised, from $111.9 million in 2011 to $114 million in 2012 similarly as balance - from $65.5 million in 2011 to $77.3 million in 2012.
The Polish Deputy Minister for Economy, Andrzej Dycha has expressed worry about the current $100 million trade volume between his country and Nigeria as at 2013, and pledged to assist in improving it. Some of the areas where Poland will increase its trade volume, according to Dycha, are power, oil and gas, agriculture, shipping, among others.
"I am in Nigeria to seek ways of improving on Polish trade volume with this country. Regrettably, we were able to secure just $100 million trade volume with Nigeria last year, but we are doing everything possible to improve on it. That is why we are here to seek ways to improve on the trade volume. Already, some Polish businessmen have started doing business in the country and we are going to invest in energy, oil and gas, agriculture, shipping, and other areas of business interest," he pointed out.
Nigerian market is of interest for Polish companies in the mining, energy and telematics industries (projects connected with the construction of coal mines and coal-fired power plants, power lines, renovations of existing power plants, use of biomass and biofuels, oil recovery). A multimillion investment made by the Neconde Consortium, whose shareholder since 2011 has been Kulczyk Investment, confirms attractiveness of the Nigerian market to Polish companies.
Poland is the third largest producer of fertilizer in Europe and net producer of agro-machinery and pesticides from which Nigeria can benefit immensely. Polish and Nigeria private sectors are also be encouraged to engage in joint venture schemes in Nigeria's agriculture, an area that has limitless potentials in terms of raw materials like, cocoa, palm oil, groundnuts, bean seeds, cotton and tropical fruits which Poland needs for its factories.
It is noteworthy that Polish authorities are indicating willingness to cooperate with our Ministry of Science and Technology on facilitating the establishment of science and technology incubation parks in Nigeria. These parks, when established, are to become the main hub for technological inventions, development and manufacture, for the Nigerian and African regional markets. It would be mutually beneficial to Poland and Nigeria.
In addition, Poland has been pushing for maritime opportunities for investors, especially in the ongoing development of Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency's (NIMASA) shipyard and dockyard facility. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) recalls that President Goodluck Jonathan performed the groundbreaking ceremony of the dockyard and shipyard and inauguration of Nigeria Maritime University in May.
Poland would cooperate with Nigeria in developing the shipyard and other maritime facilities in the country. Poland has some expertise and technical know-how on railway development and planning of transportation network and infrastructure. "We have good platform for ventures; we have good offers for infrastructure development and can offer soft loan at below one per cent interest, to finance the development of maritime academy," the Polish diplomat said.
Further steps have been taken to upgrade political consultations. "The start of a strategic dialogue between Poland and Nigeria is an important step on the path toward expanding Poland's activity in Africa," said MFA Undersecretary of State Katarzyna Kacperczyk at a meeting with Nigeria's Deputy Foreign Minister Martin Uhomoibhi on 4 July 2014.
In an official statement of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the global and regional security, Nigeria's domestic situation, and prospective development of Poland-Nigeria economic cooperation were high on the meeting's agenda. The meeting also focused on current political relations between Poland and Nigeria, including the outcome of the EU-Africa summit, which took place in Brussels on 2-3 April. Cooperation between the two countries' defense sectors, as well as Poland-Nigeria research and cultural cooperation were also discussed.
Economic issues and the increasing presence of Polish companies in Nigeria were some of the other major topics raised during the meeting. Minister Kacperczyk recalled that Nigeria had been the first country to host Prime Minister Donald Tusk before the launching of the Polish government's Go Africa programme, aimed at promoting Polish companies' activity in African markets.
The second edition of the Poland-Africa Congress (to be attended by high-level government representatives, entrepreneurs, investors, academics, cultural activists and non-government organisations from both sides) is scheduled to take place in Lodz this November 2014. It will provide another occasion to deepen relations between the two countries' business sectors. The consultations were first organised under an agreement establishing cooperation between Poland's and Nigeria's foreign ministries, signed in Abuja in July 2012. Further development of relations is planned thanks to the new strategic dialogue mechanism.
Both countries have, notably, had warm and cordial relations dating back to 1960 when they established diplomatic relations. In 1962, Nigeria and Poland signed the first trade agreement. In theory of foreign policy objectives, Nigeria and Poland relations have been marked by mutual cooperation and support for each other in the international fora. On its part, Poland regards Nigeria as one of its most important partners in Africa, south of the Sahara. (Source: Buziness Africa)


Eaglescliffe Medical Practice has a Patient Participation Group which was established in 2015.
We meet monthly and our AGM is in September.
We are affiliated to the National Association for Patient Participation.
To support the practice and staff as they strive to continually improve the provision of healthcare.
To make stronger the relationship between patients and the practice, which is critical to the provision of modern, high-quality general practice.
To work towards improving patient experience.
We would very much like to hear your views.
In 2017 we raised over £2,000 to purchase 2 new ambulatory blood monitors. These devices take a blood pressure reading over a 24 hour period to give you an average reading. The monitors are compact and lightweight to optimise patient comfort. We are delighted with the introduction of two devices and they have made a difference by reducing the practice waiting times to be monitored and diagnosis.
In 2018 we raised funds to purchase 2 additional pulse oximeters with our young children in mind. These devices take a reading on your oxygen levels and are useful in evaluating the severity of an illness, to help determine whether the patient needs further treatment. Our fundraising helped to purchase the devices along with the finger probes specifically for young children.
The need for specialised equipment is an ever-growing list for the practice with items breaking, technology develops and new items are brought onto the market.
It was brought to our attention by patients that there was a need to review standard letters which are sent out after various medical tests. This year we have worked with the doctors and admin team to update these standard letters and this is an on going process.
Recently we have been working along side the staff to improve the information provided on the practice website.
We hold occasional tombola and raffles - these will be advertised on this page.
Please pop along and take a look at the collection of books we have had kindly donated by our patients.
You may find a couple of books for the summer at only 50p per book and all donations go towards the PPG fundraising.
We are happy to receive any unwanted books for our stall - please just drop them off at reception.
We also invite speakers from outside agencies and other medical professionals along to our meetings and have also had valuable input from the staff at the surgery. For example recently we have had talks from Health Watch, Catalyst Stockton, Care Co-ordinators and our Practice Pharmacist.


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\section{Introduction}

The high-energy scattering of a dipole off a nucleus/hadron in the {\em mean
  field approximation} is decribed by the BK-equation~\cite{BK1,*BK2}. The
main results following from the BK-equation are the so-called geometric
scaling behaviour of the scattering
amplitude~\cite{Iancu:2002tr,Mueller:2002zm,MP1,*MP2} and the, roughly,
powerlike energy dependence of the saturation
scale~\cite{Mueller:2002zm,MP1,*MP2} which are supported by the HERA
data~\cite{Stasto:2000er,Triantafyllopoulos:2002nz}.

Over the last few years, we have had real breakthroughs in our understanding
of high-energy scattering near the unitarity limit. Namely, we have understood
how to deal with small-$x$ dynamics at high energy {\em beyond the mean field
  approximation}, i.e., beyond the BK-equation. In this work, after briefly
introducing the known dynamics in the mean-field case, we discuss the main
steps of the recent theoretical progress as follows: We start with a
discussion of the first step beyond the mean field approximation, which was
done in Ref.~\cite{Mueller:2004se} by enforcing the BFKL evolution in the
scattering process to satisfy natural requirements as unitarity limits and
Lorentz invariance. The consequence was a correction to the saturation scale
and the breaking of the geometric scaling at high energies.  Then, we explain
the relation between high-energy QCD and statistical physics found in
Ref.~\cite{Iancu:2004es} which has clarified the physical picture of, and the
way to deal with, the dynamics beyond the BK-equation. We explain that {\em
  gluon number fluctuations} from one scattering event to another and the {\em
  discreteness} of gluon numbers, both ignored in the BK evolution and also in
the Balitsky-JIMWLK equations~\cite{CGC1,*CGC2}, lead to the breaking of the
geometric scaling and to the correction to the saturation scale, respectively.
In a next step we show the new evolution equations, the so-called Pomeron loop
equations~\cite{Mueller:2005ut,IT1,*IT2,Kovner:2005nq}, which include a new
element in the evolution, the Pomeron loop. Finally, we discuss the
possibility of phenomenological
implications~\cite{KSB1,*KSB2,Kozlov:2007wm,Hatta:2006hs,Iancu:2006uc,Dumitru:2007ew}
of the recent theoretical advances. (For further studies on the recent
theoretical advances (not discussed here) see also~\cite{DD1,*DD2,*DD3,*DD4,N1,*N2,B1,*B2,*B3,SB1,*SB2,Bondarenko:2006rh,Blaizot:2006wp,Iancu:2006jw,Dumitru:2007ew,Munier:2006um,Ko1,*Ko2,*Ko3,Braun:2006gy}.)

\subsection{Mean field approximation}
\label{sec:mfa}

Consider the high-energy scattering of a dipole of transverse size ${\bf
 r}=({\bf x}-{\bf y})$ off a target (hadron, nucleus) at rapidity $Y =
\ln(1/x)$. The $Y$-dependence of the $T$-matrix in the mean field
approximation is given by the BK-equation ($Y$-dependence is suppressed for
simplicity)
\begin{equation}
\frac{\partial T_{\bf xy}}{\partial Y} = \frac{\alpha_sN_c}{2\pi^2} \int
d^2{\bf z} \ M_{\bf
  xyz}\,\left[ -T_{\bf xy} + T_{\bf xz} + T_{\bf zy}-  T_{\bf xz}\,T_{\bf zy} \right] \ .
\label{eq:BK_eq}
\end{equation}
This equation can be interpreted as follows; If increasing the rapidity of the
dipole by $dY$ while keeping the rapidity of the target fixed, the probability
for the dipole to emit a gluon increases. In the large-$N_c$ limit the initial
quark-antiquark state plus the emitted gluon can be viewed as two dipoles -
one of the dipoles consists of the inital quark and the aniquark part of the
gluon whike the other dipoles is given by the quark part of the gluon and the
inital antiquark. The probability for the spliting of the inital dipole $({\bf
  x}-{\bf y})$ into two doughter dipoles with transverse sizes $({\bf x}-{\bf
  z})$ and $({\bf z}-{\bf y})$ is given by the weight in Eq.(\ref{eq:BK_eq}),
$\alpha_s N_c M_{\bf xyz}/(2\pi^2) d^2{\bf z} dY$, where ${\bf z}$ is the
transverse size of the emitted gluon and $M_{\bf xyz} = ({\bf x}-{\bf
  y})^2/[({\bf x}-{\bf z})^2 \, ({\bf x}-{\bf z})^2]$~\cite{Mueller:1993rr}. On the right-hand side
of Eq.(\ref{eq:BK_eq}), the first three terms (first one is virtual) describe
the scattering of a single dipole with the target whereas the last term gives
the simultanous scattering of the two doughter dipoles with the target, as
shown in Fig.~\ref{fig:BK_eq}. Without the last term, the BK-equation reduces
to a linear equation, the BFKL equation, which gives the growth of $T_{\bf
  xy}$ with rapidity, while the nonlinaer term, $T_{xz}\,T_{zy}$, tames the
growth of $T_{\bf xy}$ such that the unitarity limit, $T_{\bf xy} \leq 1$, is
satisfied.
\begin{figure}
\begin{center}
\epsfig{file=Kovchegov_Eq_T_ite.eps,width=15cm}
\end{center}
\vspace*{-0.2cm}
\caption{The diagrammatic representation of the BK-equation for dipole-hadron
  scattering.}
\label{fig:BK_eq}
\end{figure}

One of the main results following from the BK-equation is the {\em geometric
  scaling} behaviour of the
$T$-matrix~\cite{Iancu:2002tr,Mueller:2002zm,MP1,*MP2} in a large kinematical
window
\begin{equation}
T(r,Y) = T(r^2\,Q^2_s(Y)) \ ,
\label{eq:gs}
\end{equation}
where $Q_s(Y)$ is the so-called {\em saturation momentum} defined such that
$T(r \simeq 1/Q_s,Y)$ be of ${\cal{O}}(1)$.  Eq.~(\ref{eq:gs}) means that the
$T$-matrix scales with a single quantity $r^2\,Q^2_s(Y)$ rather than depending
on $r$ and $Y$ separatelly. This behaviour implies a similar scaling for the
DIS cross section, $\sigma^{\gamma^{*}p}(Y,Q^2) =
\sigma^{\gamma^{*}p}(Q^2/Q^2_s(Y))$, which is supported by the HERA
data~\cite{Stasto:2000er}.

Another important result that can be extracted from the BK-equation is the
rapidity dependence of the saturation momentum (leading-$Y$
contribution)\cite{Mueller:2002zm,MP1,*MP2},
\begin{equation}
Q^2_s(Y) = Q_0^2 \ \mbox{Exp}\left[\frac{2\alpha_s N_c}{\pi}
\frac{\chi(\lambda_0)}{1-\lambda_0} Y \right] \ ,
\label{eq:Qrmf}
\end{equation}
where $\chi(\lambda)$ is the BFKL kernel and $\lambda_0 = 0.372$.

The shape of the $T$-matrix resulting from the BK-equation is preserved in the
transition region from weak ($T\simeq \alpha_s^2$) to strong ($T \simeq 1$)
scattering with increasing $Y$, showing a ``travelling wave'' behaviour as
sketched in Fig.\ref{fig:BK_eq1}, on the left hand side. With increasing $Y$,
the saturation region at $r \gg 1/Q_s(Y)$ where $T \simeq 1$ however widens
up, including smaller and smaller dipoles, due to the growth of the saturation
momentum. As we will see in the next sections, the situation changes a lot
once gluon number fluctuations are taken into account.

\section{Beyond the mean field approximation}
\label{sec:bmf}

\subsubsection{Lorentz invariance and unitarity requirements}

Let's start with an elementary dipole of size $r_1$ at rapidity $y = 0$ and
evolve it using the BFKL evolution up to $y=Y$. The number density of dipoles
of size $r_2$ at $Y$ in this dipole, $n(r_1,r_2,Y)$, obeys a completeness
relation
\begin{equation}
n(r_1,r_2,Y) = \int \frac{d^2 r}{2\pi r^2} \ n(r_1,r,Y/2) \ n(r,r_2,Y/2) \
\label{eq:nlf}
\end{equation}
where on the right hand side the rapidity evolution is separated in two
successive steps, $y=0 \to y=Y/2 \to y=Y$. With
\begin{equation}
T(r_1,r_2,Y) \simeq c \ \alpha_s^2 \ r_2^2 \ n(r_1,r_2,Y)
\label{eq:Tn}
\end{equation}
eq.(\ref{eq:nlf}) can be approximately rewritten in terms of the $T$-matrix as
\begin{equation}
  \left(\frac{1}{r_2^2} \ T(r_1,r_2,Y)\right) \simeq \ \frac{1}{2 c \alpha_s^2}\ \int d\rho \
  \ \left ( \frac{1}{r^2} \ T(r_1,r,Y/2) \right) \ \left( \frac{1}{r_2^2} \
    T(r,r_2,Y/2) \right)
\label{eq:Tlf}
\end{equation}
where $\rho = \ln(r^2_0/r^2)$. In Ref.~\cite{Mueller:2004se} it was realized
that the above completeness relations, or, equivalently, the Lorentz
invariance, is satisfied by the BK evolution only by violating unitarity
limits. This can be illustrated as follows: Suppose that $r_2$ is close to the
saturation line, $r_2 \simeq 1/Q_s(Y)$, so that the left hand side of
Eq.(\ref{eq:Tlf}) is large.  On the right hand side of Eq.(\ref{eq:Tlf}) it
turns out that $T(r_1,r,Y/2)/r^2$ is typically very small in the region of
$\rho$ which dominates the integral. This means that $T(r,r_2,Y/2)/r_2^2$ must
be typically very large and must violate unitarity, $T(r,r_2,Y/2) \gg 1$, in
order to satisfy (\ref{eq:Tlf}).

The simple procedure used in Ref.~\cite{Mueller:2004se} to solve the above
problem was to limit the region of the $\rho$-integration in Eq.(\ref{eq:Tlf})
by a boundary $\rho_2(Y/2)$ so that $T(r,r_2,Y/2)/r_2^2$ would never violate
unitarity, or $T(r_1,r,Y/2)/r^2$ would always be larger than $\alpha_s^2$.
The main consequence of this procedure, i.e., BK evolution plus boundary
correcting it in the weak scattering region, is the following scaling behaviour of
the $T$-matrix near the unitarity limit
\begin{equation}
T(r,Y) = T\left(\frac{\ln(r^2Q_s^2(Y))}{\alpha_s Y/(\Delta\rho)^3}\right)
\label{eq:Trbmf}
\end{equation}
and the following energy dependence of the saturation momentum
\begin{equation}
Q_s^2(Y) = Q_0^2 \ \mbox{Exp}\!\left[\frac{2\alpha_s N_c}{\pi}
\frac{\chi(\lambda_0)}{1-\lambda_0} Y \left(1-\frac{\pi^2
    \chi''(\lambda_0)}{2(\Delta\rho)^2 \chi(\lambda_0)}\right)\right]
\label{eq:Qrbmf}
\end{equation}
with
\begin{equation}
\Delta\rho = \frac{1}{1-\lambda_0} \ln\frac{1}{\alpha_s^2} +
\frac{3}{1-\lambda_0} \ln \ln \frac{1}{\alpha_s^2} + \mbox{const.} \ .
\end{equation}
Eq.(\ref{eq:Trbmf}) shows the breaking of the geometric scaling, which was the
hallmark of the BK-equation shown in Eq.(\ref{eq:gs}), and Eq.(\ref{eq:Qrbmf})
shows the correction to the saturation momentum (cf. Eq.(\ref{eq:Qrmf})), both
emerging as a consequence of the evolution beyond the mean field approximation.

\begin{figure}
\begin{center}
\epsfig{file=T_AY_ite.eps,width=7cm} \hfill
\epsfig{file=T_AV_ite.eps,width=7cm}
\end{center}
\caption{Left-hand side: The ``travelling wave'' behaviour of the solution to
  the BK-equation. Right-hand side: The $T$-matrix at two different
  rapidities, $Y_1$ and $Y_2$, for different events (thin lines). The thick
  lines represent the average over the events, $\langle T \rangle$, at the two
  rapidities, respectivelly. The shape of $\langle T \rangle$ becomes flatter
  with rising rapidity.}
\label{fig:BK_eq1}
\end{figure}
\subsubsection{Statistical physics - high density QCD correspondence}
\label{sec:smqcd}
The high energy evolution can be viewed also in another way which is inspired
by dynamics of reaction-diffusion processes in statistical
physics~\cite{Iancu:2004es}. To show it, let's consider an elementary target
dipole of size $r_1$ which evolves from $y=0$ up to $y=Y$ and is then probed
by an elementary dipole of size $r$, giving the amplitude $\bar{T}(r_1,r,Y)$.
It has become clear that the evolution of the target dipole is {\em
  stochastic} leading to random dipole number realizations inside the target
dipole at $Y$, corresponding to different events in an experiment.  The
physical amplitude, $\bar{T}(r_1,r,Y)$, is then given by averaging over all
possible dipole number realizations/events, $\bar{T}(r_1,r,Y) = \langle
T(r_1,r,Y)\rangle$, where $T(r_1,r,Y)$ is the amplitude for dipole $r$
scattering off a particular realization of the evolved target dipole at $Y$.
An illustration is shown in Fig.\ref{fig:BK_eq1}, the right-hand side plot,
where the $T$-matrix for different events (thin lines) and the average over
all events (thick lines), $\langle T \rangle$, are shown at two different
rapidities, respectivelly.

The mean field description breaks down at low target dipole occupancy due to
the {\em discreteness and the fluctuations of dipole numbers}. Because of
discreteness the dipole occupancy can not be less than one for any dipole
size.  Taking this fact into account by using the BK equation with a cutoff
when $T$ becomes of order $\alpha^2_s$~\cite{Iancu:2004es}, or the occupancy
of order one (see Eq.(\ref{eq:Tn})), leads exactly to the same correction for
the saturation momentum as given in Eq.(\ref{eq:Qrmf}).  The latter cutoff is
essentially the same as, and gives a natural explanation of, the boundary
used in Ref.\cite{Mueller:2004se} and briefly explained in the previous section.

The dipole number fluctuations in the low dipole occupancy region result in
fluctuations of the saturation momentum from event to event, with the strength
\begin{equation}
\sigma^2 =  \langle \rho_s^2 \rangle
- \langle \rho_s \rangle^2 \propto   \frac{\alpha_s
  Y}{(\Delta\rho)^3} \
\label{eq:disp}
\end{equation}
extracted from numerical simulations of statistical models. The averaging over
all events with random saturation momenta, in order to get the physical
amplitude, causes the breaking of the geometric scaling and replaces it by a
new scaling law, the so-called {\em diffusive scaling}, in which case the
scattering amplitude is a function of another variable,
\begin{equation}
\langle T(r,Y) \rangle = f\left(\frac{\ln(r^2 Q_s^2(Y))}{\sqrt{\alpha_s
      Y/(\Delta\rho)^3}}\right) \ .
\label{eq:Tqs}
\end{equation}
This equation differs from Eq.(\ref{eq:Trbmf}) since Eq.(\ref{eq:Trbmf})
misses dipole number fluctuations. Note that because of the geometric scaling
violation, the result in Eq.(\ref{eq:Tqs}) changes the shape as the rapidity
increases, as illustrated in Fig.~\ref{fig:BK_eq1} (right-hand side) by the
decreasing slope of the thick line with growing rapidity, in contrast to the
solution to the BK-equation in Eq.(\ref{eq:gs}).

The statistical physics/high-density QCD correspondence suggests the following
picture for the wavefunction of a highly evolved hadron which is probed by a
dipole of transverse size $r$: As the hadron is boosted to high rapidities the
density of gluons inside the hadron grows. Also the fluctuation in gluon
numbers, which is characterized by the dispersion in Eq.~(\ref{eq:disp}),
grows with rising rapidity. However, as long as $\sigma^2 \ll 1$, which means
$Y \ll Y_{DS} \simeq \ (\Delta \rho)^3/\alpha_s$, the effects of fluctuations
can be neglected and the evolution of the hadron is described to a good
approximation by the BK-equation. Thus, for $Y \ll Y_{DS}$, as shown in
Fig.\ref{fig:picture}, to the left of the saturation line, $\rho \ll \langle
\rho_s(Y)\rangle = \langle \ln(Q_s^2(Y)\,r_0^2)\rangle$, is the ``saturation
region'' with the ``large-size'' (small momentum) gluons at a large
density, of order $1/\alpha_s$ or the $T\simeq 1$, while the shadowed region
is the transition region from high to low gluon density, or the front of the at
$T$-matrix (geometric scaling regime). At higher rapidities, $Y \gg Y_{DS}$,
where the fluctuations become important, the geometric scaling regime is
replaced by the diffusive scaling given in Eq.~(\ref{eq:Tqs}).
\begin{figure}[htp]
\begin{center}
\epsfig{file=nucl_wf_ite_r.eps,width=11cm}
\end{center}
\caption{The phase diagram of the wavefunction of a highly evolved hadron.}
\label{fig:picture}
\end{figure}

\subsubsection{Pomeron loop equations}
It was always clear that the BK equation does not include fluctuations.
However, it took some time to realize that also the Balitsky-JIMWLK equations
do miss them. It turned out~(see first Reference in \cite{IT1,*IT2}) that the
Balitsky-JIMWLK equations do include BFKL evolution, ``pomeron mergings'' but
not also ``pomeron splittings'', which are represented by the three graphs in
Fig.~\ref{fig:BJIMWLK} for two dipoles scattering off a target,
respectivelly.  After this insight, the so-called Pomeron loop
equations~\cite{Mueller:2005ut,IT1,*IT2} have been constructed to account for
``pomeron splittings'' or dipole number fluctuations.

The Pomeron loop equations can be expressed in a Hamiltonian language, in
which case one extends the JIMWLK-equation~\cite{Mueller:2005ut}, or in terms
of scattering amplitudes~\cite{IT1,*IT2}, in which case the Balitsky equations
are extended. In order to be close to the BK-equation discussed in
sec.~\ref{sec:mfa}, we show the Pomeron loops using the scattering amplitude.
In the large-$N_c$ limit, they can be written either as a stochastic equation
of Langevin-type,
\begin{eqnarray}
\frac{\partial T_{\bf xy}}{\partial Y} &=& \frac{\alpha_sN_c}{2\pi^2}
\int\limits_{\bf z} \ M_{\bf
  xyz}\,\left[ -T_{\bf xy} + T_{\bf xz} + T_{\bf zy}-  T_{\bf xz}\,T_{\bf zy}
\right] \nonumber \\
&+& \frac{\alpha_s}{2 \pi} \sqrt{\frac{\alpha_s N_c}{2\pi^2}}
\int\limits_{{\bf u,v,z}} {\cal A}({\bf x},{\bf y}|{\bf u},{\bf z}) \frac{|{\bf u}-{\bf v}|}{({\bf
    u}-{\bf z})^2} \sqrt{\nabla^2_{\bf u}\nabla^2_{\bf v}\,T_{\bf uv}}\ \nu({\bf u},{\bf v},{\bf z};Y)
\label{eq:Le}
\end{eqnarray}
or, equivalently, as a hierarchy of coupled equations of averaged amplitudes,
where for simplicity we show only the first two of them, which read
\begin{eqnarray}
\frac{\partial \langle T_{\bf xy}\rangle}{\partial Y} &=& \frac{\alpha_sN_c}{2\pi^2}
\int\limits_{\bf z} \ M_{\bf
  xyz}\,\left[ -\langle T_{\bf xy}\rangle + \langle T_{\bf xz}\rangle +
  \langle T_{\bf zy}\rangle -  \langle T_{\bf xz}\,T_{\bf zy}\rangle
\right] \nonumber \\
\frac{\partial \langle T_{\bf xz} T_{\bf zy}\rangle}{\partial Y}&=& \frac{\alpha_sN_c}{2\pi^2}
\int\limits_{{\bf t}} \ M_{{\bf
  xzt}}\,\left[ -\langle T_{\bf xz}T_{\bf zy}\rangle + \langle T_{\bf xt}T_{\bf zy}\rangle +
  \langle T_{\bf tz}T_{\bf zy}\rangle -  \langle T_{\bf xt}\,T_{\bf tz}T_{\bf zy}\rangle
\right] \nonumber \\
&+& \frac{\alpha_sN_c}{2\pi^2}
\int\limits_{\bf t} \ M_{\bf
  zyt}\,\left[ -\langle T_{\bf xz}T_{\bf zy}\rangle + \langle T_{\bf xz}T_{\bf zt}\rangle +
  \langle T_{\bf xz}T_{\bf ty}\rangle -  \langle T_{\bf xz}\,T_{\bf zt}T_{\bf ty}\rangle
\right] \nonumber \\
&+& \left(\frac{\alpha_s}{2 \pi}\right)^2 \frac{\alpha_s N_c}{2\pi^2}\
\int\limits_{{\bf u},{\bf v}} {\cal R}({\bf x},{\bf z},{\bf z},{\bf y}|{\bf
  u},{\bf v}) \ \langle T_{\bf uv} \rangle
\label{eq:hie}
\end{eqnarray}
where the noise is non-diagonal (non-Gaussian) in the first two arguments
\begin{equation}
\langle \nu({\bf u}_1,{\bf v}_1,{\bf z}_1;Y)\nu({\bf u}_2,{\bf v}_2,{\bf
  z}_2;Y^{\prime}) \rangle = \delta_{{\bf u}_1{\bf v}_2} \ \delta_{{\bf
    u}_2{\bf v}_1} \ \delta_{{\bf z}_1{\bf z}_2} \ \delta_{YY^{\prime}} \
\end{equation}
the triple Pomeron kernel~\cite{Braun:1997nu} reads
\begin{equation}
{\cal R}({\bf x}_1,{\bf y}_1,{\bf x}_2,{\bf y}_2|{\bf u},{\bf v}) =
\int\limits_{\bf z} \nabla^2_{\bf u}\nabla^2_{\bf v}\, \left[M_{\bf uvz}\,{\cal A}({\bf x}_1,{\bf y}_1|{\bf u},{\bf z})\,{\cal A}({\bf x}_2,{\bf y}_2|{\bf z},{\bf v})\right]
\end{equation}
and $\alpha_s^2 {\cal A}$ is the amplitude for dipole-dipole scattering in the
two-gluon exchange approximation and for large-$N_c$, with
\begin{equation}
{\cal A}({\bf x},{\bf y}|{\bf u},{\bf v}) = \frac{1}{8} \ \ln^2
\left[\frac{({\bf x}-{\bf v})^2\,({\bf y}-{\bf u})^2}{({\bf x}-{\bf
      u})^2\,({\bf y}-{\bf v})^2}\right] \ .
\end{equation}
In above equations the integrations are always over transverse sizes,
$\int_{{\bf x},{y}} = d^2 x \ d^2y$.

Last term in Eq.(\ref{eq:Le}), containing the non-Gaussian noise $\nu$, is
new as compared with the BK-equation and accounts for fluctuations in the
dipole numbers or the stochastic nature of the evolution in small-$x$ physics.
The hierarchy in Eq.(\ref{eq:hie}) reduces to the BK-equation only in the mean
field approximation, i.e., when $\langle T\,T \rangle = \langle T\rangle
\langle T\rangle$. The hierarchy in Eq.(\ref{eq:hie}), as compared with the
Balitsky-JIMWLK hierarchy, involves in addition to linear BFKL evolution
(Fig.\ref{fig:BJIMWLK}(a)) and pomeron mergings (Fig.\ref{fig:BJIMWLK}(b)),
also pomeron splittings (Fig.\ref{fig:BJIMWLK}(c)), and therefore, in the
course of the evolution, also {\em pomeron loops}. The three pieces of
evolution are represented by the linear terms, nonlinear terms and the last
term on the right-hand side of the second equation in Eq.(\ref{eq:hie}),
respectivelly, which describes the scattering of two dipoles off a target.

\begin{figure}
\begin{center}
\epsfig{file=BJIMWLK_ite.eps,width=12cm}
\end{center}
\caption{Two dipoles scattering off a hadron: (a) BFKL interaction, (b) ``pomeron mergings'', (c) ``pomeron splittings''. }
\label{fig:BJIMWLK}
\end{figure}

\subsubsection{Phenomenology}

It isn't yet clear at which energy fluctuation/Pomeron loop effects start
becoming important. The results shown in the previous sections,
Eq.(\ref{eq:Qrbmf}) and Eq.(\ref{eq:Tqs}), are valid at asymptotic energies. A
solution to the evolution equations, which is not yet available because of
their complexity, would have helped to better understand the subasymptotics.

Using the statistical physics/high density QCD correspondence,
phenomenological consequences of fluctuations in the fixed coupling case have
been studied, for example for DIS and diffractive cross
sections~\cite{Hatta:2006hs}, forward gluon production in hadron-hadron
collisions~\cite{Iancu:2006uc} and for the nuclear modification factor
$R_pA$~\cite{KSB1,*KSB2}, in case fluctuations become important in the range
of LHC energies. Recently, in the fixed coupling case, it has been shown that
dipole-proton scattering amplitudes which include fluctuation effects seem to
describe better the HERA data.  Also the parameters turn out reasonable: The
diffusion coefficient $D \simeq 0.35$ ($\sigma^2 = D\,Y$) is in agreement with
numerical simulations of approximations to Pomeron loop
equations~\cite{N1,Iancu:2006jw} and the saturation exponent $\lambda \simeq
0.2$ ($Q_s^2 = (x_0/x)^{\lambda}$) is decreased as expected theoretically. On
the other hand, allowing the coupling to run, however, within a toy
model~\cite{Iancu:2006jw} which is supposed to mimic the QCD evolution
equations with Pomeron loops, it has been argued that gluon number
fluctuations/pomeron loops can be neglected in the range of HERA and LHC
energies. See also Refs.~\cite{Mueller:2004se,Beuf:2007qa} for more studies on
running coupling plus gluon number fluctuations.

\begin{footnotesize}
\bibliographystyle{blois07}
{\raggedright

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Monday I wore my favorite cool weather outfit. I predict it's the last time I'll get to wear it until Columbus Day. I'm feeling a little bittersweet about that.
This is my favorite outfit because of the marriage of color, texture (cord dress & knit tights with red french knot nubs to die for!), pattern (birds, nests, butterflies & blooms print shirt and on earrings), and shine (bracelet and wee cubic zirconia on necklace). Color, texture, pattern, and shine are four elements of a great outfit, at least according to What Not to Wear. There's a fifth element, but I can't remember what it is. Does anyone know?
I hope you have a blast wearing this today since you will be retiring it until Fall. I too will have to say goodbye to a few fun pieces until then too.
Do you love your Danskos? I am thinking about a pair for the Fall during my kids' sports seasons. Are they waterproof?
I just got these and I highly recommend Danskos. They are soooooo comfortable. I don't like to wear shoes in the house but sometimes I cheat and keep these on because even just sitting around in them makes my feet feel better. they give your foot so much support. i hope to get another pair soon, that's how much i love these!
I'm not sure if they are waterproof or even resistant. I usually wear wellies on rainy days.
Love those shoes, great with tights.
thanks! i think i'll get a lot of cross season wear from these shoes.
Such a cute outfit! Love the color of the your dress, and those shoes are fabulous. I've been eying similar shoes from an online shop. It seems like so many people have them and I always admire how they look with cute tights and dresses.


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Odds & Ends: Royals, Byrnes, Colon, Twins
By Luke Adams 2 | May 2, 2010 at 7:00pm CDT
A few links to browse, as we prepare for the Mets' third consecutive appearance on Sunday Night Baseball….
R.J. Anderson of Fangraphs weighed in on the Royals' demotion of Alex Gordon.
Dave Cameron of U.S.S. Mariner (via Twitter) has a gut feeling that the M's will release Eric Byrnes tomorrow. Heading into today's game, Byrnes had a slash line of .107/.265/.179 in 34 plate appearances.
Bob Dutton of the Kansas City Star tweets that reports of the Royals selling Ramon Colon to Korea's Kia Tigers appear to be premature. However, the deal for the righty should happen sometime mid-week.
In a guest piece at Minorleagueball.com, Twins' prospect guru Seth Stohs tells readers about five Twins prospects that you might not know, but probably should.
ESPN New York's Ian O'Connor spoke with Omar Minaya about several Mets-related issues, including his early impression of Ike Davis and Jerry Manuel's contract status. Minaya offers praise for Manuel, but says he won't be approached about an extension until season's end.
The New York Post's Joel Sherman writes that the Rays' front office will continue to keep their club competitive, regardless of how many fans are in the stands. He also opines that the presence of Desmond Jennings and Jeremy Hellickson in Triple-A Durham gives the team the flexibility to make a trade that would help them both immediately and in the long-term.
Bill Shaikin of the Los Angeles Times examines how the Dodgers' cost cutting has affected their scouting and player development.
J.D. Durbin has signed a one-year deal with NPB's Softbank Hawks, according to Kyodo News. The 28-year-old right-hander last pitched in the majors in 2007 for the Phillies.
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mattinglyfan
I guess Dave Cameron's gut has connections to the Mariner's front office.
David X
It's Roman Colon, not Ramon.
melonis_rex
Anyone else think Mike Sweeney should be released before Byrnes?
jwredsox
Sure the Rays will try to keep their team competitive but the question is what state will the Rays be in when their lease is up………
markjsunz
Thae rays have a ton of highly regarded prospects down on the farm, and they have the best starting staff in baseball with a group of young studs. With the addition of Soriano from the Braves this might be the year the rays win it all. They are going to give the yankees all they want in the east.
I agree the starting staff is one of the best. If Zito keeps pitching really well I think the giants have the best starting staff. But yes, I agree with your point.
TwinsVet
What's certainly true is the Rays get the best "bang for the buck" from their pitching. I don't think their rotation is making more than $10m combined. Talk about value…
The Gordon article on Fangraphs is proof that you can make stats say whatever you want them to say. It ignores what your eye shows you when you watch Gordon play this year. It also ignores the fact that Gordon was going to be forced down by a hot Callaspo, a defensive commitment to second base (read as Getz), a heavy left handed lineup, and the ability to have two utility players on the bench for Hillman…and crappy play.
Suzysman
"The Gordon article on Fangraphs is proof that you can make stats say whatever you want them to say."
You mean like "average 1B are about a dime a dozen where average 3B are not as easy to find?"
"It ignores what your eye shows you when you watch Gordon play this year."
Yeah, because watching those whole 9 games Gordon played could clearly see he… well, was rushed back from his surgery?
"It also ignores the fact that Gordon was going to be forced down by a hot Callaspo, a defensive commitment to second base (read as Getz)"
Actually, it seems you ignored that in your angst to try and illogically bash the article
"…and crappy play"
Okay we will first ignore the fact we are talking about the Royals, a team which, you know, should be building around kids and not trying to play the "hot bat" as if the next win will mean locking up the playoffs. Instead we will ask you one one of these you think is better?
.194/.342/.323/.665 – .299 wOBA
oops, that doubled up
I have watched Alex for many years and not just on TV. I have been at the K when he has hit homers, made errors, and gotten his nose shattered. Further, I regularly drove a couple of hours to watch him play minor league games. I had hope for him, so don't take that as angst. However, he does not appear to be an average 3B at this point. He has trouble with the slow roller and has never learned to catch the ball with two hands or at least with one hand in a more traditional manner.
As for hitting, Callaspo hit over .300 last year and is hitting well this year. 3B is a more natural position for it. Why not start him there?
If Gordon was rushed back from surgery, it was last year. He seems to be running well and he has repeatedly stated that he is pain free.
If Gordon has been treated unfairly by the Royals, it occurred when they had him skip Omaha years ago to go straight from the Wranglers to the Royals.
"I have watched Alex for many years and not just on TV."
Many meaning, parts of three?
"However, he does not appear to be an average 3B at this point."
Well, all his fielding stats show consistent average to above average play outside double play averages so not sure what to tell you – maybe your idea of "average" is too high?
"As for hitting, Callaspo hit over .300 last year and is hitting well this year. "
And for their careers, the two are almost identical. Of course, there is no reason the two cant be in the lineup at the same time if the Royals were smart enough to use Callaspo at 2B where his bat production is well above average, or at DH + Super-Utility spelling days off/needs.
"If Gordon was rushed back from surgery, it was last year. He seems to be running well"
That's great to hear about his most recent return! Only problem; Broken Thumbs rarely affect a players running
Actually, expecting a player to prove himself over 1 month of playing time after a torn Labrum last year and then 2 weeks the following year after a broken thumb is, well, idiotic – especially for a team that should be building around young players with tremendous upside like Gordon; not burying them under scrub-vets (Betancourt/Guillen/Ankiel) or role-players illogically being given fulltime jobs (Getz)
Only problem; Broken Thumbs rarely affect a players running
rofl. I loved that
Frank McCourt has trained his puppets very well. They are all actually convinced that money has nothing to do with their lack of production.
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Water crossing. Note the AT blaze on the far bank.
Nicer section of the trail.
The start of the trail off Caribou Pond road.
Muddy trail. Quite a bit of this.
"Thought provoking" bit of the trail. Watch out here!
Water source. Cold and tasty!


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Wallace Arthur Manasseh Richards III
Richards, approximately 2005
Description, clothing, jewerly and more : A white t-shirt, blue jeans, a lightweight hunter green and dark gray North Face jacket, and a gold Figaro link chain necklace with a bEthnicity : let attached to make it longer.
Distinguishing characteristics, birthmarks, tattoos : African-American male. Black hair, brown eyes. Richards has a large dark-colored scar on the top of his wrist, large scars on both knees, scars on his back and on his left side, and acne on his cheeks. He has previously fractured his arm. His nicknames are Walle and Little Wallace.
Information on the case from local sources, may or may not be correct : Richards was last seen at approximately 11:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. on November 10, 2005, when he dropped a friend off at her place of employment, Larry Flynt's Hustler Club in the vicinity of the 1300 block of Kearney Street in San Francisco, California. He was supposed to return to pick up his friend at 7:30 p.m., but never arrived and has never been heard from again.
Richards was driving his friend's gold four-door 2003 Mercedes-Benz C240 at the time of his disappearance; she lent it to him because he promised to have the oil changed for her.
Authorities activated the car's security tracking device on November 15, and located the vehicle undamAge at the time of disappearance: d in the vicinity of Embers Way and Hesperian Boulevard in San Lorenzo, California. There was no sign of Richards at the scene and no indications of foul play.
Richards's loved ones stated he does not know anyone in the area where the car was found. They do not believe he stole his friend's car, as he had his own, a red 2001 Pontiac Trans-Am which he took good care of and was very attached to.
His family stated Richards does not use drugs and rarely drinks alcohol. He was arrested for grand theft in 2001 but never prosecuted; his family says the charge was the result of Richards having unknowingly purchased a stolen motorcycle.
He graduated Berkeley High School in 2000 and had attended San Francisco State University for 18 months before dropping out; at the time of his disappearance, he was planning to re-enroll at the university and study to be a television repairman. He has close ties to the San Francisco area and owns property in American Canyon near Vallejo.
Richards's cellular phone, credit cards and bank cards have not been used since his disappearance. His family fears he met with foul play. Richards's girlfriend moved to New York after his disappearance, but she has kept the same cellular phone number in case he tries to call her.
His case remains unsolved. Some Age at the time of disappearance: ncies give the place of his disappearance as Berkeley, California; he lived there at the time he went missing and that city's police are investigating.
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Charles Bazinet (July 20, 1845 – March 3, 1916) was a Canadian politician who served in the House of Commons of Canada.

Born in Joliette, Canada East and educated at the Collège de Joliette, Bazinet was a lumber merchant by occupation and owned a sawmill. In 1867, he married Marie Philomene Courtois. He was first elected to the House of Commons for the electoral district of Joliette in the 1896 federal election. A Liberal, he was re-elected in 1900. Bazinet also served as mayor of St-Jean-de-Matha.

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The Southwest Florida Youth Symphony to perform at the Capitol Orchestra Festival in Washington D.C.
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The Southwest Florida Youth Symphony to perform
at the Capitol Orchestra Festival in Washington D.C.
Fort Myers, FL—The Southwest Florida Youth Symphony has been invited by Music Celebrations International to perform at the Capitol Orchestra Festival on February 14, 2016 at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington D. C. The Youth Symphony is one of seven select youth orchestras featured to perform at this exclusive music event. The Youth Symphony has also been invited to perform in a joint concert with the Montgomery Blair High School Symphonic Orchestra in Silver Spring, Maryland on February 12. In addition to performing in concerts, the Southwest Florida Youth Symphony has been extended the very special honor by the U.S. Army to lay a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at Arlington National Cemetery on Saturday, February 13 at 10:15AM.
The Southwest Florida Symphony Youth Orchestra program is an auditioned group comprised of some of the finest young musicians in our area. An important educational program of the Southwest Florida Symphony, it provides quality symphonic training and performance experience for young musicians. They are coached by professional Symphony musicians, rehearse weekly and perform in their own concert series. Advanced students also have the opportunity to participate in chamber ensembles. The Youth Symphony is a full advanced orchestra conducted by Dr. David Cole. The Symphony
The Youth Symphony students have been personally raising funds for this trip and the group as a whole has been holding fundraising events for several months. If you are interested in helping these talented students reach their final goal for this trip and would like to make a donation, please contact Todd Betz, Education Director, at the Southwest Florida Symphony office 239-418-0996 or visit our website www.swflso.org.
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Both projects also standardized on using bower for managing external dependencies

The combination of a shared build system, amd, bower, and require js, means its very simple to include files from one repo to another for example pulling widgets from ui repo into the mobile repo in a sane and managable way.

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Stop hospital consolidations to lower health care prices for all Americans
by Brian J. Miller and Jesse M. Ehrenfeld, Opinion Contributors - 11/28/22 11:30 AM ET
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Workers and patients move down one of the main hallways at UCHealth University of Colorado hospital on April 1, 2022, in Aurora, Colo.
With 2023 bringing divided government and inflation at levels not seen in decades, lowering the cost of health care is a political and moral necessity. Over the years, Americans have found that insurance coverage alone does not equal access, and that despite near universal health insurance coverage, according to the U.S. Census Bureau more than one in five Americans still struggle to pay for their health care. To be treated, patients must be able to afford the care that they need.
Half of the nation's health care expenditures are spent on care delivered in hospitals and clinics, both markets suffering from the ills of monopoly. In a newly released paper, we lay out pragmatic solutions for tackling hospital monopoly power, with an aim to lower costs for patients.
Last year, Sens. Mike Lee (R-Utah) and Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) held a hearing on hospital consolidation, highlighting the rare issue uniting both Democrats and Republicans in today's fractious political environment. According to the Kaiser Family Foundation, hospital market power has now reached a critical level with 90 percent of metropolitan statistical areas considered highly concentrated for hospital care, and hospitals driving even more consolidation by buying physician practices. Monopoly is the natural product of over 1,500 mergers over 20 years and pro-consolidation federal policy.
Research clearly demonstrates the ills of monopoly — hospital consolidation leads to higher insurance premiums, higher prices for hospital services and higher consumer cost-sharing, all while generating reductions in patient experience. Patients know what this means: big bills that arrive months or even a year after they receive treatment.
Refreshingly, Congress is ahead of us with practical proposals to support competition in care delivery for the benefit of patients and physicians alike.
Unfortunately, at the same time, health systems have become more creative — and not in how they deliver care to patients. Dominant systems today include so-called "anti-steering" or "anti-tiering" contract clauses preventing health plans from directing patients to other low-cost, high-quality physicians; a 2018 case brought by the Department of Justice Antitrust Division against Atrium Health highlighted this practice. To identify the prevalence of these practices, policymakers should direct the Federal Trade Commission and Department of Justice Antitrust Division to study these practices and endow the Federal Trade Commission with the authority to address hospital anti-competitive behaviors such as these.
In addition, researchers and antitrust agencies should be empowered to focus on target areas needing federal competition enforcement through the regular publication and dissemination of a State Competition Index. A State Competition Index would include data regarding mergers, licensing requirements, and concentration across service markets in addition to making source data transparent.
While medical procedures often can be performed safely and completed in an outpatient setting at less cost and inconvenience to the patient, government regulations frequently mandate that the procedures be provided only in an inpatient setting, thus enhancing incumbent hospital market dominance. Preventing this needless interference in medical decision-making, Congress can prevent regulatory agencies from specifying the site of service, and allow patients and physicians to immediately benefit from medical advances and decide when, where and how care should be delivered.
Finally, Congress can promote the growth of new small businesses. In 2010, as part of the negotiations regarding passage of the Affordable Care Act, the hospital industry convinced Congress to enact a ban preventing new physician-owned hospitals from participating in Medicare. Acknowledged by the CEO of the Federation of American Hospitals in a 2021 Advisory Board interview, this was a pivotal and publicly proclaimed victory banning hospital industry competitors.
The ban on new facilities participating in Medicare — which can represent up to a third of a hospital's revenue — took away the possibility of hospital ownership from physicians, that is, those with the most knowledge of patient care. With recent research demonstrating that physician-owned hospitals can improve quality and lower costs, policymakers should support bills in the House and Senate to correct this error.
With hospital monopolies gouging Americans, now is the time for reasonable reforms to promote choice and competition. It's our profession's prescription for a better system for all.
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Brian J. Miller, MD, MBA, MPH is an assistant professor of medicine and business (courtesy) at the Johns Hopkins University and a nonresident fellow at the American Enterprise Institute.
Jesse M. Ehrenfeld, MD, MPH is the senior associate dean of the Medical College of Wisconsin and the president-elect of the American Medical Association.
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Q: Is it a clean way to implement a kind of "__tuple__" method? Let that an object a of a class A has an attribute ".my_tuple".
I want to be able to get this attribute calling.
tuple(a)

the simplier way I found is to define A such as:
class A():
    # other things
    def __iter__(self):
        return self.my_tuple.__iter__()

But it seems a little dirty : what I understand is that "tuple(a)" will iterate over self.my_tuple in order to construct a copy of it, while I only want a pointer on it... Is the built-in "tuple" optimized to deal with those cases ? If not, is it a best way to do that (an keep it "pythonic" : in my case it make sense to cast A-type into tuple).

A: The built-in tuple() is not designed as a point of customization for your classes. As far as I know there is no customization point for conversion to tuple.
So instead you've used a designed point of customization, the iter() built-in and corresponding __iter__ method. That's fine as far as it goes, but it does both less and more than you want:

*

*More because it allows anyone to iterate over your object, not just tuple().

*Less because although tuple detects the case its argument is a tuple, it doesn't detect the case it returns a tuple-iterator from __iter__. So as you've seen it copies the tuple.

Since there is no way to directly customize the effect of passing your object to tuple() (unlike iter() or len() or many others), you basically can't use the tuple() function as the way to access self.my_tuple. All you can do is make it return a copy.
Based on your comment:

I have several attributes for instance a.b, a.c, a.d and I would like
  to be able to do tuple(a) to get (b,c,d)

You could perhaps make use of collections.namedtuple:
class A(collections.namedtuple('A', 'b c d')):
    # whatever methods you need

Of course this means those attributes of A are immutable, so if that's not what you want then it's not helpful.

A: From the various comments your question raised, my suggestion allows to get a tuple from the attributes of an object:
>>> class Tupleable(object):
    def __iter__(self):
        return (v for v in self.__dict__.itervalues())

>>> class A(Tupleable):
    def __init__(self, a, b):
        self.a = a
        self.b = b

>>> a = A(2, 'e')
>>> tuple(a)
(2, 'e')

ALL attributes are shown, so if you want to exclude some attributes this is not the good direction, but this could fit your needs.


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Q: I can't get this simple maths quiz to work. Answer is always wrong from random import randint

stats = {'correct': 0, 'wrong': 0}
correct = 0

for i in range(10):
    n1 = randint(1, 10)
    n2 = randint(1, 10)
    prod = n1 * n2

    ans = input("What's %dx%d?" % (n1, n2))
    if ans == prod:
       print ('Your answer is correct. Well done.')
       stats['correct'] += 1
    else:
        print (('Your answer is wrong. I am afraid the answer is %d.') % prod)
        stats['wrong'] += 1

print (("\nI asked you 10 questions. You got %d of them right.") % correct)
print ("Well done!")

A: The answer received from the input is a string.
    if ans == str(prod):

Should do the trick...


The Gospel for the Fourth Sunday of Advent this year tells the story of the Annunciation—the most astounding event in all of human history. And it is a dramatic story.
From the time of Adam & Eve to the time of Mary & Joseph, mankind had suffered under the burden of original sin. There had been no satisfactory remedy for it. Humanity had original sin, which is an infinite debt, but no way to pay it back, since all of us are finite beings. Jesus, being the Son of God from before all time, was infinite and therefore had the power to pay the debt. But He was a divine Person, not a human being. If only somehow Jesus, the infinite divine God, could become a man, there would finally be a way to rescue mankind from original sin.
The Annunciation was, without a doubt, the most astounding moment in all of human history. But it was not a singular event. That is, it wasn't an unrepeatable event. Quite the contrary, in fact.