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ACLU Urges Virginia Board of Elections to Ensure Full Access to Ballot
Group asks SBE to send mail to "inactive" voters, update registrars' guidance for processing absentee ballot applications, and revise PSAs on new voter ID law
Richmond, VA – The American Civil Liberties Union of Virginia yesterday sent a letter to the State Board of Elections calling for action to ensure all eligible voters are able to vote in the upcoming elections and are informed about the new law requiring identification at the polls.
"We are all interested in preserving the integrity of elections, and in our great democracy want to be sure that all eligible individuals are able to carry out their civic duty by casting their votes this year," said ACLU of Virginia Executive Director Claire G. Gastañaga. "To this end, we're asking the Board of Elections to put forth their very best efforts to ensure access to the ballot."
The ACLU's letter calls attention to three issues that it would like resolved before the October 15 voter registration deadline.
First, the SBE has current addresses for what could be hundreds of thousands of voters on its "inactive" list and urges the Board to send voting information directly to those individuals at their current addresses. The Board has stated it will send new voter registration cards, which may serve as the voter's form of identification at the polls, to "active" voters only. Records show, however, that nearly half a million voters are considered "inactive" because they failed to respond to a mailing sent by the Board of Elections asking for address confirmation
Second, local registrars have been given misleading guidance for handling absentee ballot applications that could result in eligible voters being unable to cast an absentee ballot. Among the reasons one can cite to obtain an absentee ballot is reason 7A, which states that the voter is moving or plans to move to another state after October 8, 2012. The guidance given to registrars says they must deny applications for absentee ballots as incomplete if an applicant selects reason 7A and does not provide a new address (from another state). This is misleading because state law does not require individuals to provide a new mailing address. The ACLU urges SBE to remove the new address requirement for voters using reason 7A and provide registrars with updated guidance clarifying that a new address is not required to obtain an absentee ballot.
Lastly, the ACLU asks SBE to ensure that its public education materials being disseminated pursuant to the Governor's Executive Order clearly explain the change in the state's voter identification law and list all forms of acceptable identification. The ACLU has viewed a public service announcement recently broadcast at Norfolk State University that identifies only three forms of acceptable identification, all of which were photo IDs. Any reasonable viewer could believe, as a result of the video, that a photo ID is necessary to vote. State law does not require photo ID to vote, and the SBE should take action to ensure that all educational literature and PSAs include an illustrative list of acceptable IDs, including some that are neither government issued nor include a photo.
"Election Day is the one time when all Americans can have a say in their government. We have and will continue to do all we can to protect the principle of one person, one vote," added Gastañaga. "We recognize that the Board has a tough job ahead of them and is under enormous time and financial constraints. Nonetheless, it is their responsibility to provide effective and accurate information to voters about the new voter ID requirements, train poll workers and other election officers, and make certain that eligible voters are not denied access to the ballot."
A copy of the ACLU's letter to State Board of Elections Secretary Donald Palmer can be accessed online at: https://acluva.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/20120921SBELetter.pdf
A copy of the ACLU's voters' rights materials can be found at: https://acluva.org/let-me-vote-2012/
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Nevada State Museum exhibit showcases women's suffrage effort
February 26, 2020 | Category: News & Events, Press Release
The year 2020 marks the centennial of the ratification of the 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, giving women the right to vote. Yet, it was not the answer to all women, and was not the end of the fight to win suffrage for all.
In its new exhibit, "Prejudice & Pride: The Fight to Vote", the Nevada State Museum Las Vegas puts women's suffrage into context with other U.S. suffrage challenges, changes and successes since the ratification of the US Constitution.
The exhibit opens March 7 and will be in place through the end of the year. It strives to describe the suffrage effort from its earliest days up to the modern day.
"Although the 19th Amendment is an important moment in American history, its passage was just part of the fight to vote," said Crystal Van Dee, Librarian and Curator of Manuscripts at the museum and co-curator of the exhibit. "The more we researched, the more we realized that we needed to provide more context to understand the attitudes and beliefs of the past. So, not only is this exhibit a celebration of the 19th Amendment, we use the anniversary as a point of departure to examine American suffrage as a whole."
Sarah Hulme, co-curator, said the exhibit allows museum artifacts to help tell the story
"We used artifacts in this exhibit that we had in our collections to help tell the story too – from a book of the proceedings of the 1864 Nevada legislature, where the rules of whom could vote in the state were documented, to a selection of Equal Rights Act (ERA buttons we have) as the women's fight for equality continues to a pair of Vietnam era 'jungle boots' typically worn by fighting soldiers who were not old enough to vote at that time."
The exhibition is sponsored by Bank of America. Like all new exhibits at the Nevada State Museum, Las Vegas, this one is also translated into Spanish.
The Nevada State Museum Las Vegas is located on the Springs Preserve campus, 309 S. Valley View Boulevard. Hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Tuesday through Sunday.

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My prediction was wrong. Erap was found guilty of plunder charged against him.
Credits to Inquirer.net for the image, i used it without permission :P.
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i was also wrong! i thought he'd be acquitted, too, all because i thought Gloria will meddle and influence the Sandiganbayan (popularity cause, so i thought). but i was wrong. i was shocked to know he wasn't. just couldnt get the idea why he was not guilty of perjury though.
We'll just wait and see in the coming years :P…Something will change, probably.
I was wrong about the perjury case.. thought he'd be found guilty but for plunder, somehow I know the jury will find him guilty..
somehow I know the jury will find him guilty.
Erap's case was decided by a special court, not a jury.


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Q: How to correctly use Python list comprehension?

step["args"][1][base + i for i in range(31)] = True

Why I get an invalid syntax error?
I would like to use a list comprehension in python in order to not write:

step["args"][1][base + 1] = True
step["args"][1][base + 2] = True
step["args"][1][base + 3] = True
step["args"][1][base + 4] = True
step["args"][1][base + 5] = True
...
step["args"][1][base + 30] = True

A: [base + i for i in range(31)]

evaluates into:
[0, 1, 2, ..., 30]

So you're trying to slice something with a length-31 list.
You can't easily achieve what you're trying to do with a list comprehension (They don't do assignment).
You need a for loop:
for i in range(31):
    step["args"][1][base + i] = True

A: If you are trying to assign True to a range of "slots" in an existing list:
from itertools import repeat

step["args"][1][base+1:base+31] = repeat(True, 30)

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\section{Introduction}

 In a recent preprint \cite{Yaoetal2014}, Yao et al. reported large-scale quantum Monte Carlo (QMC) simulations of the superfluid-Bose glass (SF-BG) transition for two different models of disordered bosons in three dimensions: a) hardcore bosons with a random chemical potential uniformly distributed over a box $[-\Delta,\Delta]$, and whose transition is driven either by a varying average chemical potential $\mu$, or by disorder at fixed, \emph{zero} average chemical potential; b) a link-current model with the same form of disorder, and with fixed \emph{zero} average chemical potential.  They report a striking difference in the scaling of the critical temperature $T_c$ for condensation  as a function of the distance from the $T=0$ quantum critical point - QCP - $(\mu_c,\Delta_c)$, when the latter QCP is traversed following two different protocols

 \begin{itemize}
 \item protocol (1): at fixed $\Delta$ and variable chemical potential $\mu$;
 \item protocol (2): at fixed, \emph{zero} $\mu$ and variable $\Delta$.
 \end{itemize}
 In particular { they report that}, following the protocol (1), $T_c \sim |\mu-\mu_c|^\phi$, with $\phi \approx 1.1$, while, following the protocol (2), $T_c \sim |\Delta-\Delta_c|^{\phi}$, with $\phi\approx 2.7$. Yao et al. { attribute} this strong difference { to} the fact that protocol (2) is indeed observing the correct, asymptotic scaling of $T_c$ as $T\to 0$, because the whole protocol operates at \emph{fixed average density} $n=1/2$ due to the average particle-hole symmetry associated with the choice $\mu=0$.
 On the other hand the scaling behavior observed with protocol (1) is interpreted as a ``transient" behavior { (in the words of Yao et al.)}, { by which they mean that the behavior is not universal because it is too far from the quantum critical point.  In particular the true scaling behavior would not be revealed because the density changes significantly with respect to the finite density $n_c$ at the QCP when the chemical potential is varied}.
 Most importantly, the scaling theory of the SF-BG transition of Fisher et al. \cite{Fisheretal1989} postulates that the universal scaling function of the free energy around the QCP depends on the temperature only through the ratio $T/|\delta|^{\nu z}$ ($\delta$ being the distance to the QCP), implying that $\phi = \nu z$. This relationship is verified by the estimates of the critical exponents of Yao et al.  \cite{Yaoetal2014}, $\nu = 0.88(5)$ and $z=d=3$, consistent { (only roughly for $\nu$)} with previous estimates in the literature \cite{HitchcockS2006, Yuetal2012b}. The agreement with the simplest possible scaling theory of the SF-BG transition \cite{Fisheretal1989} is therefore a tantalizing aspect to conclude that the exponent observed with the protocol (2) is indeed the correct one.

 Remarkably, an exponent $\phi\approx 1.1(2)$, consistent with what Yao et al. observe within protocol (1), has been reported in recent numerical studies on quantum spin realizations of the SF-BG transition \cite{Yuetal2010, Yuetal2012b, Yuetal2012a} with significantly different forms of disorder (site dilution vs. bond and anisotropy disorder), as well as in a series of recent experiments on doped quantum magnets in a magnetic field (acting as chemical potential), supposed to possess the same symmetries as those of a lattice-boson Hamiltonian \cite{Yuetal2012a, Yamadaetal2011, ZheludevH2011, Huvonenetal2012}. All the above cited simulations and experiments have been performed using protocol (1). Hence the conclusions of Yao et al. \cite{Yaoetal2014} would imply that the above studies are affected by significant limitations, and are only observing effective exponents, as they do not approach the QCP sufficiently close to avoid the effects of a varying density.

  \medskip
   In the present comment we would like to point out the following { issues}:

\begin{enumerate}

 \item Yao et al. do not provide convincing evidence that the $\phi\approx 1.1$ exponent obtained by them via the protocol (1) is a ``transient" one. In fact { a more detailed analysis shows that their data consistently indicate an exponent $\phi = 1.2(1)$}. Overall their simulations agree with the previous studies performed with protocol (1), {which strengthens the argument} that an exponent $\phi\approx 1.1$ might be a robust feature of the onset of $T_c$ around the SF-BG QCP when tuning the transition via the chemical potential;

 \item the criterion of a (nearly) fixed density across the transition (hereafter called the \emph{density criterion}) is critically re-examined. We show that the data of Ref.~\onlinecite{Yuetal2012a} are in fact complying with the criterion $\epsilon_n = |n/n_c-1|\ll 1$ over a temperature range sufficiently broad to rule out an exponent $\phi \sim 2.7$; { moreover, they are fully} complying with the conventional criterion for the proximity to the QCP, imposed on the actual driving parameter of the transition, $\epsilon_{\mu} = |\mu/\mu_c-1| \ll 1$. In the case of the disorder-driven transition of protocol (2), one should equivalently apply a "disorder criterion" $\epsilon_\Delta =  |\Delta/\Delta_c-1| \ll 1 $. In fact, using the smallness of the parameters $\epsilon_n$, $\epsilon_{\mu}$ and $\epsilon_{\Delta}$ as a quality factor for the numerical simulations of the scaling of $T_c$ around the QCP, we find that the results of  Ref.~\onlinecite{Yuetal2012a} are of comparable, better, or even substantially better quality than the results of Yao et al.

 \end{enumerate}

The aim of this comment is not to criticize the { Quantum Monte Carlo simulations} of Yao et al., which are undoubtedly solid, but rather their conclusions.

\begin{figure}[h!]
\begin{center}
\includegraphics[width=8cm]{hardcorebosons-BEC-BG.pdf}
\caption{Schematic $T=0$ phase diagram of 3D hardcore-boson in a random chemical potential, with the location of the SF-BG transitions (blue and red arrow, following protocols (1) and (2) respectively) considered by Yao et al.~.}
\label{f.hcb}
\end{center}
\end{figure}

\section{Putting existing results into context}

\subsection{Hardcore bosons}

 Our first remark concerns the global phase diagram of the model of disordered bosons investigated by Yao et al., and the specific locations of the SF-BG transitions that Yao et al. studied in details.
 The Hamiltonian of the model is
 \begin{equation}
 {\cal H} = -t \sum_{\langle ij \rangle} \left( b_i^{\dagger} b_j + {\rm h. c.} \right) - \sum \mu_i n_i
 \label{e.hc}
 \end{equation}
 where $b$, $b^{\dagger}$ are hardcore-boson operators, $\mu = \mu + \delta\mu_i$ and $\delta\mu_i$ is randomly distributed within the box $[-\Delta,\Delta]$.
 The $T=0$ phase diagram of the above model - as emerging from well-known results and from the results of Yao et al. - is schematized in Fig.~\ref{f.hcb}; notice the similarity to the phase diagram of free fermions in a random box potential \cite{Bulkaetal1987,Markos2006}. We observe that while protocol (1) - as described in the introduction - corresponds to crossing the SF-BG transition at a rather ``generic" transition point, protocol (2) corresponds to a  { very special point} in the phase diagram, namely it lies along the line $\mu=0$, at which the average density $n$ is fixed at $n=1/2$ for \emph{any value of the disorder} and \emph{for any finite temperature}. This property is related to  an \emph{average} particle-hole symmetry - not an exact symmetry on any finite-size system, but a symmetry valid on average over disorder, and, due to the self-averaging nature of the density, an \emph{exact} symmetry in the thermodynamic limit. As we will further point out, the existence of such a special point is { closely} related to the hardcore nature of the bosonic particles. Due to its special location at the tip of the SF lobe in the phase diagram, the transition point represents the SF-BG transition taking place at \emph{maximum strength of disorder} for the model in question, and taking place for the \emph{maximum value of the density} (here to be understood as density \emph{modulo} one,  whence $n=1/2$ is the maximum possible value.)  The observation by Yao et al. of an exponent $\phi \approx 2.7$ consistent with the relationship $\phi = \nu z$ is limited to this particular point in the phase diagram.

\begin{figure}[h!]
\begin{center}
\includegraphics[width=10cm]{DTN-BEC-BG.pdf}
\caption{Schematic phase diagram of the \emph{theoretical model} of Br-doped DTN, with the positions of the SF-BG transitions (blue arrows) studied in Refs.~\onlinecite{Yuetal2012a,Yuetal2012b}~.}
\label{f.DTN}
\end{center}
\end{figure}

\subsection{Model for Br-doped DTN}

Refs.~\onlinecite{Yuetal2012a,Yuetal2012b} have considered on the other hand a theoretical model of disordered $S=1$ spins, capturing most of the features of the magnetic behavior of doped dichloro-tetrakis-thiourea Nickel (DTN). In particular, Br doping of DTN is modeled via a correlated bimodal distribution of the magnetic bonds along the crystallographic $c$-axis and of the single-ion anisotropies \cite{Yuetal2012a}. The resulting Hamiltonian reads
\begin{eqnarray}
{\cal H}_{\rm Br-DTN} &=& \sum_{\langle ij \rangle_{c}}
J_{c,\langle ij \rangle} ~{\bm S}_{i}\cdot{\bm S}_{j} ~~+
J_{ab} \sum_{\langle lm \rangle_{ab}}
{\bm S}_{l}\cdot{\bm S}_{m} \nonumber \\
&+& \sum_{i} D_i (S^z_{i})^2
- g\mu_B H \sum_{i}  S^z_{i}.
\label{e.Ham}
\end{eqnarray}
Here $S_i^{\alpha}$ ($\alpha=x,y,z$) are $S=1$ spin operators, coupled on a cubic lattice with antiferromagnetic  interactions $J_c$ along the $c$ axis and $J_{ab}$ in the $ab$ plane; $D$ is a strong single-ion anisotropy. In pure DTN $J_{c}=2.2$ K, $J_{ab}=0.18$ K, $D=8.9$ K.\cite{Zvyaginetal2007} Doping at a concentration $p$ is modeled as increasing the $J_c$ bond strength to $J_c'=2.3 J_c$ on a fraction $2p$ of the $c$-axis bonds, and reducing the single anisotropy $D$ to $D'=D/2$ on one of the two ions connected by the bond. In particular we find that $g=2.31$ allows { this model to reproduce} the magnetization curve of Br-DTN at $p\approx 8\%$ \cite{Yuetal2012a}. When mapped \cite{Yuetal2012a} onto softcore bosons with maximum occupancy $n=2$, the above model provides a valuable example of a 3D dirty-boson system, for which a SF-BG transition can be controlled e.g. by varying the { magnetic} field (which acts as a chemical potential) or by varying the disorder. { In experiments, only the magnetic field can be continuously tuned, however in the theoretical model we can continuously tune the { Br substitution} from 0 to 100\%, leading to the phase diagram that we { sketch} in Fig.~\ref{f.DTN}.} There the SF-BG transitions explored in Ref.~\onlinecite{Yuetal2012a, Yuetal2012b} are two protocol-(1) transitions tuned by the magnetic field /chemical potential.
As we will discuss later in more details, the two transitions occur at very different densities: a very low density $n \sim 10^{-4}$ around the lower critical field $H_{c1}$, and a more sizable density $n \sim 0.1$ at the upper critical field $H_{c2}$.
Due to the special nature of the disorder induced by ``theoretical" Br doping - that of lowering the local spin-gap around the dopants -  one finds that doping enhances the
SF region of the phase diagram. Therefore a transition point of maximum density ($n\sim 1/2$) and maximum disorder strength as in the hardcore boson system is not present in the model for Br-DTN. An \emph{exact} particle-hole symmetry is featured along the $H=0$ line, where $n=1$ (on \emph{each} site of the lattice for any size, temperature or disorder strength). Along such line the BG is replaced by a Mott-glass phase, whose transition to a SF belongs potentially to a different universality class than the SF-BG transition, and therefore we shall not consider it here.

\begin{figure}[h!]
\begin{center}
\mbox{
\includegraphics[width=4cm]{phiwindow-Yaoetal.pdf}
\includegraphics[width=4cm]{mucwindow-Yaoetal.pdf}}
\includegraphics[width=6cm]{Tcvsmu-Yaoetal.pdf}
\caption{Windowing analysis of the $T_c$ vs. $\mu$ data of the protocol-(1) transition of Yao et al. The last plot shows the fit with $\mu_{\rm max}/t = -12$.}
\label{f.window}
\end{center}
\end{figure}

\section{Windowing analysis of Yao et al.'s results}

Yao et al. fit their $T_c$-vs.-$\mu$ data at the protocol-(1) transition for the Hamiltonian Eq.~\eqref{e.hc} with the form $A*(\mu-\mu_c)^{\phi}$ with $A$ and $\mu_c$ as fitting parameters, and $\phi$ \emph{fixed} at the value 1.1. They conclude that their data are inconsistent with this fitting form because the lowest-temperature point falls { slightly} outside the fitting curve. { Their mistake is in assuming that $\phi$ is precisely 1.1. In previously simulations and experiments, $\phi \sim 1.1$ with different error bars around 10\%. With a slightly different choice of $\phi$ within that window of error bars, their data fits to a single power law with no deviation (Fig.~\ref{f.window}). Furthermore, we perform a windowing analysis on their result to extrapolate the exponent to the critical point. }
A fitting analysis over a variable window of chemical potentials $[\mu_{\rm min}, \mu_{\rm max}]$ (where $\mu_{\rm min}$ is set to the minimum chemical potential of the data, and $\mu_{\rm max}$ is varied) shows that their results are indeed consistent with a $\phi\approx 1.2(1)$, in agreement with the previous analyses \cite{Yuetal2012a,Yuetal2010}  of SF-BG transitions following protocol (1) performed on different models - see Fig.~\ref{f.window}.

{ Thus taking Yao et al's data together with previous results,} a $\phi$ exponent appears to emerge for widely different models with different forms of disorder: a random-box chemical potential in Ref.~\onlinecite{Yaoetal2014}, bond and single-ion-anisotropy randomness in Ref.~\onlinecite{Yuetal2012a}, site dilution in Ref.~\onlinecite{Yuetal2010}. This would suggest that such an exponent is { a robust} feature of the transition.

The conclusion of Yao et al. is rather different: they interpret their protocol-(1) data as showing a ``transient" exponent, due to the fact that the density of bosons changes significantly along the $T_c$-vs-$\mu$ critical line. { They conclude that for transitions with changing density, the correct $\phi$ exponent is revealed only} for temperatures $T$ and chemical potentials $\mu$ such that $\epsilon_n = |n(\mu,T)/n_c-1| \ll 1$, where $n_c = n(\mu_c,T=0)$ is the density at the quantum critical point. In particular, Yao et al. concude that, given that \emph{their} data with variable density show an exponent $\phi\sim 1.1$ and do not comply with the criterion $\epsilon_n\ll 1$, then \emph{all} previous experiments and calculations consistent with the same exponent must be affected by the limitation of having a variable density. In the following { we challenge the { criterion} $|n(\mu,T)/n_c-1| \ll 1$, and show additional unpublished data even closer to the quantum critical point that supports the exponent $\phi \sim 1.1$.}

\begin{figure}[h!]
\begin{center}
\includegraphics[width=7cm]{Mc-Hc1-BrDTN.pdf}
\includegraphics[width=7cm]{Mcdenscrit-Hc1-BrDTN.pdf}
\caption{Density criterion analysis of the data of Ref.~\onlinecite{Yuetal2012a} around $H_{c1}$. In the lower panel the horizontal dashed lines mark the 40\% threshold and the 10\% threshold (upper and lower line respectively).}
\label{f.dcHc1}
\end{center}
\end{figure}

\begin{figure}[h!]
\begin{center}
\includegraphics[width=7cm]{Mc-Hc2-BrDTN.pdf}
\includegraphics[width=7cm]{Mcdenscrit-Hc2-BrDTN.pdf}
\caption{Density criterion analysis of the data of Ref.~\onlinecite{Yuetal2012a} around $H_{c2}$. In the lower panel the horizontal dashed line marks the 10\% threshold.}
\label{f.dcHc2}
\end{center}
\end{figure}

\section{Density criterion applied to the theory results for Br-DTN}

A common criterion to define proximity to the QCP crossed at fixed disorder and variable chemical potential (protocol (1)) would be $|\mu/\mu_c-1| \ll 1$, which is indeed satisfied by the protocol-(1) data of Yao et al., as well as by the data of Refs. \onlinecite{Yuetal2010,Yuetal2012a,Yuetal2012b}. The density criterion of Yao et al., on the other hand, imposes that not only the driving parameter ($\mu$) be close to the critical value $\mu_c$, but that also its conjugate variable ($n$) be close to its value $n_c$ at criticality. This is a rather unusual criterion when applied to known, more standard transitions than the one at hand. It turns out to be much more restrictive than the conventional criterion - for instance, such a criterion would imply that the critical region is of \emph{zero width} for transitions with a divergent compressibility, such that an infinitesimal change of chemical potential away from the critical point entails a substantial change in the density.

 Nonetheless, the density criterion of Yao et al. would justify the difference in the $\phi$-exponent estimates between transitions following protocol (1) vs. protocol (2). In the latter protocol, as already explained above, the average density is strictly constant for any disorder strength and temperature. Here we re-examine the QMC data of Refs.~\onlinecite{Yuetal2012a} for the model Eq.~\eqref{e.Ham} in the light of the density criterion, and we show that \emph{data satisfying the density criterion do not in turn exhibit a $\phi$ exponent consistent with $\phi = \nu z$.} In particular the data of Ref.~\onlinecite{Yuetal2012a} lie closer to the QCP (according to the density criterion) than the data of Yao et al. following protocol (2) (according to an equivalent disorder criterion). Hereafter we cite the temperature and magnetic field data for the theory model Eq.~\eqref{e.Ham} in \emph{physical units}, in order to connect to the experimental data of Br-DTN as well - even though we shall only exploit theory data.

 \subsection{Magnetization along the $T_c(H)$ critical line}

  In the case of the spin model for Br-DTN, Eq.~\eqref{e.Ham} the density criterion takes the form of a \emph{magnetization} criterion, $\epsilon_m = |m/m_c-1| \ll 1$, where $m=\langle S_i^z \rangle$. Moreover, close to the saturation field, the density criterion must be { described} in terms of the distance to the saturation magnetization $1-m$, namely $\epsilon_m = |(1-m)/(1-m_c)-1| \ll 1$.
Figs.~\ref{f.dcHc1} and \ref{f.dcHc2} show the magnetization and the $\epsilon_m$ parameter along the critical line $T_c(H)$  at finite temperature for the model of Eq.~\eqref{e.Ham} both in the vicinity of the lower critical field $H_{c1} = 1.172(5)$ T, and of the upper critical field $H_{c2} = 12.302(5)$ T (see Ref.~\onlinecite{Yuetal2012a}). Here $m_c$ is estimated as the density at the lowest accessed temperature, and for a system size $18^3$ - we check that the data in question are essentially devoid of thermal as well as finite-size effects. A first observation is that the two QCPs correspond to two very different density/magnetization regimes: while the density at $H_{c1}$ is very weak, $m_c \approx 7*10^{-4}$, the density around $H_{c2}$ is significantly bigger, $m_c \approx  0.126$. In both cases the magnetization is found to follow approximately a power law along the critical curve, $m(H,T_c(H)) \approx m_c + A*T_c(H)^{x_m}$ { with} $x_m \approx 1.8(1)$ close to $H_{c1}$ and   $x_m \approx 1.5(1)$ close to $H_{c2}$ (a similar power law has been observed along the quantum critical trajectory above $H_{c1}$ in Ref.~\onlinecite{Yuetal2012b}).
We observe that the data for the critical line reported in Ref.~\onlinecite{Yuetal2012a} can indeed access regions with $\epsilon_m \ll 1$, where the correct scaling of $T_c$ vs. $H$ is supposed to be observed according to the density criterion of Yao et al. Indeed around $H_{c1}$ our data clearly cover the region $\epsilon_m < 10\%$ (corresponding to $T \lesssim 23$ mK)  while around $H_{c2}$ they { even} access the region $\epsilon_m < 1\%$ (corresponding to $T < 50$ mK). Remarkably, the experimental data of Ref.~\onlinecite{Yuetal2012a} have access as well the above cited regions.

\subsection{$T_c(H)$ scaling close to the critical fields}

Fig.~\ref{f.dcTc} shows the critical lines around $H_{c1}$ and $H_{c2}$ for the model Eq.~\eqref{e.Ham} with the threshold values for the density-criterion parameter $\epsilon_m$. We observe that, despite their sizable error bars, data close to $H_{c1}$ cannot be reconciled with an exponent $\phi= \nu z \approx 2.7$ even in the region in which $\epsilon_m < 10\%$. The latter conclusion applies even more strongly to the data close to $H_{c2}$ for an $\epsilon_m$ as small as $1\%$.
In particular in Ref.~\onlinecite{Yuetal2012a} a $\phi$ exponent of $1.2(1)$ close to $H_{c2}$ was extracted from data with $\epsilon_m \lesssim 5\%$.  There is no clear sign of a change of scaling upon reducing the temperature. This suggests that one observes a $\phi$ exponent { that} is consistently different from the prediction $\phi = \nu z$ even when complying with the density criterion.

   The observation of an exponent $\phi=1.1-1.2$ is obtained for SF-BG transitions occurring at critical densities (magnetizations) $n_c$ ($m_c$) which differ by almost three orders of magnitude between $H_{c1}$ and $H_{c2}$ - a remarkable fact in our opinion, which also shows how Br-DTN can give access to two SF-BG transitions in rather different regimes. Finally the reliability of the $\phi$-exponent estimates reported in Ref.~\onlinecite{Yuetal2012a} is further supported by the fact that the position of the QCPs at $H_{c1}$ and $H_{c2}$, obtained by extrapolation of the finite-temperature data of Fig.~\ref{f.dcTc}, is \emph{completely consistent} with an independent estimate that is provided by a scaling analysis of QMC data \cite{Yuetal2012b, Yuetalunp} obtained via an exponential cooling protocol ($\beta$-doubling scheme \cite{Sandvik2002}). The latter approach enables { us} to systematically eliminate  thermal effects from finite-size QMC data, without any \emph{a priori} assumption on the dynamical critical exponent $z$ at the QCP.

Concerning the distance to the critical field $H_{c1}$ and $H_{c2}$, $\epsilon_H = |H/H_c-1|$, the data used to extract the $\phi$ exponent in Ref.~\onlinecite{Yuetal2012a} had $\epsilon_H  \lesssim 5\%$ close to $H_{c1}$ and $\epsilon_H  \lesssim 2\%$ close to $H_{c2}$.
 In this respect, the data of Yao et al. for protocol (2) are of lower quality according to the disorder parameter for the distance to the critical point, $\epsilon_{\Delta} = | \Delta/\Delta_c-1|$. In fact the fit which leads to the estimated exponent $\phi = 2.7$ is based on 4 points in a region with $\epsilon_\Delta \lesssim 30 \%$ for the link-current model (Fig. 5 of Ref.~\onlinecite{Yaoetal2014})  and on 4 points in a region which has again $\epsilon_\Delta \lesssim 30 \%$ for the hardcore-boson model (Fig. 6 of Ref.~\onlinecite{Yaoetal2014}). Hence we can conclude that the existing numerical data supporting $\phi=1.1-1.2$ are of \emph{better} quality - according to the $\epsilon_{\mu}$ parameter as well as to the (more restrictive!) density criterion based on the $\epsilon_{m(n)}$ parameter - than the data produced by Yao et al. in support of $\phi = 2.7$ - according to the $\epsilon_{\Delta}$ parameter.

\begin{figure}[h!]
\begin{center}
\includegraphics[width=9cm]{TcvsH-zoom-denscrit.pdf}
\caption{Critical curves $T_c$ vs. $H$ around $H_{c1}$ (left panel) and $H_{c2}$ (right panel) for the model of Br-doped DTN. The dashed lines indicate relevant thresholds for the density (magnetization) criterion. The solid lines are fits to $T_c = A*|H-H_c|^{\phi}$, with $\phi$ exponents in the legend. The open squares represent the estimates of the QCP $H_ {c1}$ and $H_{c2}$ from $\beta$-doubling QMC data (see the text).}
\label{f.dcTc}
\end{center}
\end{figure}

\section{Conclusions}

In this note we have shown that previous theoretical data for a model of Br-doped DTN - supporting a scaling of the critical temperature close to a 3d SF-BG transition with an exponent $\phi\approx 1.1-1.2$ - satisfy the { criterion} of a nearly constant density which Yao et al. in Ref.~\onlinecite{Yaoetal2014} set as conditions for the observation of the actual asymptotic $\phi$ exponent. Therefore the conclusion of the latter reference -- that the observed value $\phi\approx 1.1-1.2$ be a ``transient" value on the way to a value consistent with the relation $\phi = \nu z$ --  is actually invalid on the basis of the data at hand. While our analysis strictly applies to the theory data of Ref.~\onlinecite{Yuetal2012a}, we can conjecture that a similar conclusion is also valid for much of the experimental data supporting a similar value of $\phi$ (typically $\phi \sim 1.1$) for other magnetic compounds which are strong candidates for the realization of the 3d SF-BG transitions \cite{Yamadaetal2011,ZheludevH2011,Huvonenetal2012}.

To convincingly conclude that  $\phi \sim 1.1$ is a transient exponent, it would be necessary to { demonstrate} the crossover between the supposedly transient and the actual $\phi$ exponent.  The observation of Yao et al. of an exponent $\phi$ consistent  with the relationship $\phi = \nu z$ is quite remarkable, but it remains limited at present to the case of a special point in the phase diagram of hardcore bosons. In the light of the above discussion, Fisher et al.'s scaling Ansatz, predicting $\phi = \nu z$, remains insufficient to explain the body of existing numerical and experimental results. As elaborated in Ref.~\onlinecite{Yuetal2012b}, the violation of the prediction $\phi = \nu z$ implies unconventional scaling \emph{at finite temperature} only, whose origin still remains to be clarified theoretically.  Further work - both theoretical and experimental - is therefore necessary to reconcile the observations of Yao et al. at fixed density with the existing data at variable density. All these results further exhibit the complexity and the richness of the critical properties at the 3d SF-BG transition.

\section{Acknowledgements}
We thank Z. Yao and N. Prokof'ev for useful discussions and correspondence.

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This book, Handbook of Microbiome and Gut-Brain-Axis in Alzheimer's Disease, sets out to explore the complex role of the microbiome with regard to Alzheimer's disease (AD). The microbiome is a critical and often overlooked aspect of immunity, which in turn plays a role in cognition. The book presents current research into the gut microbiota and its far-reaching impacts on cognitive function and neurodegeneration. Interventions, including probiotic supplementation, fecal transfer, and supplementation with microbial metabolites, are discussed, as is the use of certain probiotics to study the effects of the gut microbiota on behavior and cognitive function, and as potential therapeutics for AD. Other topics covered include the influence of the gut and oral microbiota on immune inflammatory signals: cytokines, neuroendocrine hormones, bacterial components, neuroactive molecules, and microbial metabolites.
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Taliban Oil
This is the unknown story of secret negotiations between the Taliban and America to build a pipeline through Afghanistan. When America invaded Afghanistan in 2001, the stated aim was to dismantle Al-Qaeda, denying it a safe base of operations by removing the Taliban from power. But Al-Qaeda claimed that the attack on the Twin Towers was a response to the Bush administration's threats to attack Afghanistan if its demands for pipeline rights were not met. According to sources, Taliban officials were told they could accept a 'carpet of gold' or a 'carpet of bombs.' What we know for sure is that in 1997, a delegation of Taliban officials visited Texas to discuss the possibility of a pipeline from Turkmenistan to Pakistan via Afghanistan. Negotiations continued for years and as late as July 2001, just months before 9/11, the Taliban again met with top US representatives. What happened during those talks remains a mystery but, as this film shows, the pipeline played a key role in shaping US - Afghanistan relations pre-9/11.
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Afghan girls return to school in Herat after Taliban takeover
Internally displaced Afghan women, who fled from the northern province due to battle between Taliban and Afghan security forces, gather to receive free food being distributed by Shiite men at Shahr-e-Naw Park in Kabul on August 13, 2021. Photo: AFP
Girls wearing white hijabs and black tunics crammed into classrooms in the western Afghan city of Herat just days after the Taliban's takeover.
As the school opened its doors, the students scurried down corridors and chatted in courtyards, seemingly oblivious to the turmoil that has engulfed the country in the past two weeks.
The scenes — which many feared would be banned under the Taliban — were filmed by an AFP cameraman this week, just days after fighters from the hardline Islamist group took the city following the collapse of government forces and local militia.
"We want to progress like other countries," said student Roqia.
"And we hope the Taliban will maintain security. We don't want war, we want peace in our country."
With its close proximity to the Iranian border, the ancient Silk Road city of Herat has long been a cosmopolitan exception to more conservative centres.
Women and girls walked more freely in the streets, attending schools and colleges in huge numbers in a city famed for its poetry and arts.
Its long-term future remains uncertain, however.
Under the hardline version of sharia law that the Taliban imposed when they controlled Afghanistan in the 1990s, women and girls were mostly denied education and employment.
Full face coverings became mandatory in public, and women could not leave home without a male companion.
– What lies ahead? –
Public floggings and executions, including stoning for adultery, were carried out in city squares and stadiums.
What lies ahead for women with the Taliban back in power remains unclear.
Publicly, the Taliban are attempting to push the narrative that they have watered down some of their more extreme positions, with their spokesman late Tuesday announcing an official pardon for "everyone" involved in the war.
US names envoy to defend Afghan women's rights
No trips for Afghan women unless escorted by male relative -Taliban
Insecurity: Kukah knocks Buhari, northern critics, says region descending into 'Arewanistan'
During the group's first official press conference in Kabul since retaking power, Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid said the erstwhile insurgents were "committed to letting women work in accordance with the principles of Islam".
Asked what the difference was between the movement ousted 20 years ago and the Taliban of today, he said: "If the question is based on ideology, and beliefs, there is no difference… but if we calculate it based on experience, maturity, and insight, no doubt there are many differences.
"The steps today will be positively different from the past steps," he added.
Still, people have been entering public life cautiously, with women largely absent from the streets of Kabul and men trading their Western clothes for more traditional Afghan garb.
There remains massive concern globally about the Taliban's brutal human rights record — and tens of thousands of Afghans are still trying to flee the country as the group settles into power.
After just days at the helm, it remains unclear if there is any official education policy or whether talks with schools have been held by the Taliban.
However, during an interview with Britain's Sky News this week, another Taliban spokesman Suhail Shaheen offered assurances on the topic.
Women "can get education from primary to higher education — that means university", he said.
Thousands of schools in areas captured by the Taliban were still operational, he added.
In Herat, school principal Basira Basiratkha expressed cautious optimism, saying she was "grateful to God" that they have been able to reopen.
"Our dear students are attending their classes in large numbers while adhering to the Islamic hijab," she said.
"Exams are continuing."
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The Somerset Levellers. Ceilidh Barn Dance Band for Somerset and the South West
TESTIMONIALS AND EVENTS
The Somerset Levellers
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If you'd like any comments to include on your website, do let me know as I'd be more than happy to send you something.
Thanks again - you were great!"
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"Thank you again so much for providing EXACTLY what we had envisaged. We couldn't have been more delighted with the Somerset Levellers. The musicianship was really high calibre, the calling was excellent; the whole thing was highly professional and a lot of fun. You also set up very fast and were ready to go in spite of the delay on our side caused by a longer than anticipated meal! The amplification was perfect for the setting - it didn't dominate the proceedings, non-dancers could talk to each other without shouting, and yet the dancers had no problem hearing the caller, even though many of them were some way off across the field! It was a tribute to the band that so many people wanted to dance consistently throughout the evening.
And your de-rig was astoundingly quick!
I would have no hesitation in recommending you to anyone wanting a thoroughly professional and sympathetic outfit."
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Q: Sorting inner tags in nested XML using XSLT My XML:
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    <Item name="B" name2="cyprus">
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I want to sort it by Item.name, Item.name2. I also want to sort InnerItem in InnerList by description attribute.
Desired outcome:
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My XSL:
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It does order the Item correctly. How do I go about sorting InnerItem?
I could add this for-each:
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but then I lose my XML structure and getting this:
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Any hint what is the right approach appreciated.

A: Just add another template:
<xsl:template match="InnerList">
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        <xsl:apply-templates select="InnerItem">
            <xsl:sort select="@description"/>
        </xsl:apply-templates>
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I know a lot of you live in places where it's starting to get warm and your thoughts are turning to summer vacations. I'm glad that you'll be able to take some time off of school and enjoy yourselves. Unfortunately, I'm knee-deep in my quest for the Jerusalem Stones, so there won't be any vacations for me!
I just want to warn you not to let your guard down. The Creach don't take vacations either, so always be on the look-out. That tennis intructor or that life-guard at the swimming pool might be a Creach. You just never know! Have fun, but be careful.


This Centre was founded by Master Cheng Kwong in 1975 and aims at training teenagers who are interested in martial arts by providing a good training centre. In the past thirty years, This Centre has trained up many talented pugilists e.g. Shum Chui Leung. Back in 1982, one of our apprentices, Andreas Hoffmann who is German, came from Germany to become our apprentice. He had over fifty Martial Art Centres all over Europe for promoting Ving Tsun Kung Fu. Recently, Master Cheng Sheung Mo (Sergio Iadarola) from Netherlands, who already has several Martial Art Centres, became an apprentice of our Centre. Under the leadership of Master Cheng Kwong, Ving Tsun Kung Fu did not only gain fame and glory but became a famous school of martial arts overseas. Our Centre's vision is to promote Ving Tsun Kung Fu all over the world with the help of our masters and apprentices.
In tracing the history of Ving Tsun Kung Fu, it was first taught by a Zen master Chi Sin who came to Southern China and taught Master Wong Wah Po, Leung Yee Tai and San Kam amongst others. San Kam later taught his son-in-law Tsoi Chung and god son Fung Siu Ching.
Fung Siu Ching was from a poor Hainam family. When he was young, he was a trainee in a costume shop in Guangzhou. He loved Kung Fu. San Kam sometimes went to the shop so he knew Fung Siu Ching. San Kam found that Fung Siu Ching was talented and therefore taught him Kung Fu. Fung Siu Ching later became San Kam's god son.
After Fung Siu Ching practised hard for more than ten years under Master San Kam and Madam Fung Wong Nui for the six-and-a-half-point pole, he taught martial arts in the Pat Wo (Cantonese opera) Club House and trained up many talents. He taught Lo Yam Nam and Lo Kai Tung in Xi Qiao after liberation. Later he was invited by the owner of a dispensary Ma Chung Yu to Foshan to teach. At that time, his apprentices included Wong Si Yee, Tung Chik, Tung Sze, the owner of Chi Sin Tong Dispensary Chiu Kan, Artist Chan Lan Lim and Tang Suen, an aristocrat from a family from Nanhai. Tang Suen was a living legend with the long pole. Tong Chik was a man of great strength. Both Tang Suen and Tong Chik were always asked to demonstrate pole and empty hand techniques on behalf of Fung Siu Ching. So they were actually representatives of Ving Tsun Kung Fu. In Hong Kong, there are some masters teaching Ving Tsun Kung Fu. They are apprentices of Master Tang Suen, apprentices of Masters Tong Chik and apprentices of Master Lo Chiu Wun, etc.
The main form and theory of Ving Tsun Kung Fu is to be natural, combining both strength and agility and applying force according to one's ability maintaining normal breathing. No shouting while practising, whether stretching and contracting. Therefore, only a small place and little strength is required for practising Ving Tsun Kung Fu. Thus it is convenient to practise anywhere in order to gain the benefits of exercise.
In 1945, the only Ving Tsun Kung Fu talent in Hong Kong is Master Lo Chiu Woon who stay in a obscurity. Master Law did not open any martial art centre for teaching. He just taught the son of the owner of Tai Tak Lan Master Wai Yan. Master Wai Yan learnt Ving Tsun Kung Fu with the aim of getting healthier so he set some equipment, punching bags and Hong Kong's first wooden dummy inTai Tak Lan for practising.
Later, the adopted son of Tang Suen, Master Tang Yik came to Hong Kong and knew Master Wai Yan through introduction by Master Lo Chiu Woon. Master Wai Yan then invited Master Tang Yik to stay in Tai Tak Lan to train and research Ving Tsun Kung Fu together. At that time, Master Wai Yan knew that there was a Ving Tsun Kung Fu talent, Master Chu Chung Man, in Macau. Master Wai Yan went to Macau initially with view to have a contest. However, after initial discussions, Master Wai Yan was in such admiration of Master Chu Chung Man's knowledge and kung fu that it was not necessary to have the contest .Master Yai Yan then invited Master Chu Chung Man to Hong Kong. Tai Tak Lan then became a conference centre among the masters. Masters Chu Chung Man, Wai Yan and Tang Yik researched together and developed the Tai Tak Lan Ving Tsun Kung Fu that we practise and benefit from today.


When AOL bought Time Warner I was a bit skeptical as to what exactly was going to come out of it.
When America Online bought Time Warner for $103.5 billion in January 2001, the plan was to meld new-economy Internet prowess with old-economy content and cutting-edge broadband delivery. The scheme's designers boasted they would create the world's largest corporation. Two years later, AOL Time Warner is a shambles. Was this just bad luck? Was the merger ill-conceived? Or is this disastrous performance—the stock has fallen nearly 90 percent—an object lesson in the perils that confront any mega-merger?
I have never been a fan of AOL so I look at this as good thing for the Internet as a whole, one less dumb web browser interface. About the only thing I'll miss if AOL Time Warner goes down is the AIM Service. I use it daily and getting the rest of the Internet to agree on a new defacto IM service could take a while. Sine ICQ will most likely got out with AOL Time Wanner I'm willing to bet that MSN Messenger will be come the next popular messenger service. Out of the frying pan and into the fire I say. Maybe we'll get lucky and some company will adopt the AIM service allowing the current users to continue using it with little hiccup.
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Q: Recompiling ls command to get wanted colors of a file beginning by README_* , i.e extended with a string I make following to this post : export-ls-colors-apply-the-rule-for-every-file-beginning-by-readme
I summarize the issue briefly:
eval `/opt/local/libexec/gnubin/dircolors ~/.dircolors`
export LS_COLORS="${LS_COLORS}*README=00;37;44"

Then, when creating a README file, then I will get :

But now, I would like to apply the rule and do the same for every filename beginning by README (like README_something, README_important).
for this, I tried to put:
 export LS_COLORS="${LS_COLORS}*README*=00;37;44"

but it is not displayed as above image (only white).
Potential solution
A potential solution would be to recompile ls command from coreutils sources package (I am on MacOS Big Sur 11.2.3).
The modification is located here :
https://github.com/wertarbyte/coreutils/blob/master/src/ls.c#L4206
I am looking into what modifications are required if I want the files README_string where string is any kind of string to be colorified by the command "l" with the following alias in ~/.zshrc :
alias l='grc -es --colour=auto ls --color -Gh -C -lrt'

How can I carry out this recompilation?
Edit
Below the part of the code that manages the colorifying of file (https://github.com/wertarbyte/coreutils/blob/master/src/ls.c#L4206 ):
/* Check the file's suffix only if still classified as C_FILE.  */
  ext = NULL;
  if (type == C_FILE)
    {
      /* Test if NAME has a recognized suffix.  */

      len = strlen (name);
      name += len;      /* Pointer to final \0.  */
      for (ext = color_ext_list; ext != NULL; ext = ext->next)
        {
          if (ext->ext.len <= len
              && strncmp (name - ext->ext.len, ext->ext.string,
                          ext->ext.len) == 0)
            break;
        }
    }

I would like the file without extension to be colorified. I have some notions of C language but not enough to understand what happens in this section of the code.
What modifications could I apply for getting colorifying without extension ?

A: You can use grc to colorize the README files in addition to what it's doing
now.  Since you have already set up the alias, just add a regex/color pair to a
copy of the grc config file for ls:
mkdir ~/.grc/
{
cat /usr/local/share/grc/conf.ls
cat << here
-
# README
regexp=(README[^.]*$)
colours=white on_blue blink
here
} > ~/.grc/conf.ls

If you still want to try changing the source for ls, you'll need several
modifications. Based on the source in your link, it looks like you need to ...
Change line 551 to:
    C_CLR_TO_EOL, C_README

Add this after line 593:
    { LEN_STR_PAIR ("37;44") },

Change line 4231 (return false;) to this:
    {
      if (startsWith(name, "README"))
        {
          if (is_colored (C_NORM))
            restore_default_color ();
          put_indicator (&color_indicator[C_LEFT]);
          put_indicator (&color_indicator[C_README]);
          put_indicator (&color_indicator[C_RIGHT]);
          return true;
        }
      else
        return false;
    }

And add this function somewhere before the print_color_indicator function:
bool startsWith(const char *pre, const char *str)
  {
    size_t lenpre = strlen(pre), lenstr = strlen(str);
    return lenstr < lenpre ? false : memcmp(pre, str, lenpre) == 0;
  }

All of this C code is completely untested (and my C is very rusty). It's also
not recommended - as noted in the comments, this will be difficult to implement
and to support.


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Lake Tarawera Scenic Reserve
History of Lake Tarawera Scenic Reserve
Kayaks, Lake Tarawera
Image: Stefan Marks | Creative Commons
Explore the shores and peaks of Tarawera, the site of Aotearoa New Zealand's most devastating volcanic eruption. Discover spectacular biodiversity, clear lakes and waterfalls, original rock paintings, and soothing geothermal pools.
During the 1800s the dramatic Pink and White Terraces attracted global visitors and established Rotorua as New Zealand's first tourist site.
Though the Terraces were soon lost, a rich historic reserve rises from their burial ground. With a wide variety of features, Tarawera has something for everyone.
Cascade Trail. Image: Meena Kadri | Creative Commons
Kayaker on Lake Tarawera Image: Simeon W | Creative Commons
Sunset at Lake Tarawera Image: Nicole Portner | Creative Commons
Lake Tarawera Wharf Image: Stefan Marks | Creative Commons
Visitors can still experience the rich, warm mineral waters that appealed to so many at Te Rātā/Hot Water Beach. Access to Tarawera Falls and Hot Water Beach follows a track through beautiful native forest, but those keen to trace the course of the original tourists can ride on a water taxi across the lake. Rock carvings, dated to pre-1886, are visible at Punaromia/The Landing. Lake Rotomahana, the resting place of the Terraces, is now twenty times the original size in Waimangu Volcanic Valley.
Access to Tarawera is from Kawerau township (off SH 30 between Rotorua and Whakatane) via private forestry roads which require permits. The forest gate is closed during the hours of darkness. The forest road may be closed in summer when fire risk is high.
A thriving venture
In the 1800s, word spread of the eighth Natural Wonder of the World to be found at Tarawera – the spectacular Pink and White Terraces. The local tribes Tūhourangi and Ngāti Rangitihi, alongside non-Māori developers, profited greatly from this boom in tourism. Their success increased steadily until one night carved into the grounds of Tarawera – 10 June 1886.
Devastation in the dead of night
Predicted by the tohunga/priest Tūhoto Ariki, New Zealand's deadliest volcanic eruption struck at around 10 pm. 120 people lost their lives, 6 settlements were buried, and the Terraces vanished overnight. Those who escaped the eruption sought shelter in Hinemihi whare, later relocated to Clandon Park in Surrey.
A forced migration and hopeful return
The nutrient-rich fields were covered by thick volcanic ash, so the survivors made the 17 km trek to Tikitapu/Blue Lake near Rotorua. Though they had no choice but to leave in order to find work, their descendants have returned to once again serve as guides.
Comprehensive history
Geological information