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Regent Reborn
So, if we are to believe the announcement yesterday, Regent CEO Bill Stakelin and CFO Tony Vasconcellos have been shown the door.
Don't get me wrong -- it was all nicey nice. "They have chosen this moment to move on" is what the new owners said.
Regent emerged from bankruptcy with a group of investment capitalists running the show. After all, they traded debt for equity and became the owners -- a familiar scenario in radio these days.
Steven Price (industry veteran Bob Price's son) is the new CEO and chairman.
Stuart Rosenstein the new CFO.
Thus, Oaktree Capital has installed its own management with the supposedly reassuring thought that both Price and Rosenstein "intend to make a significant equity investment".
Both are being touted as seasoned industry executives.
In addition to being Bob's Price's son, Steven had been a managing director at Centerbridge Partners and Spectrum Equity Investors. Price even worked at the Pentagon as Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense.
Sounds like good background to run a local radio group, right?
Price and his new CFO Stuart Rosenstein worked together at PriCellular. Rosenstein, the owner and managing principal at AMG Financial.
Maybe you can see where this is heading.
Then there is the matter of the name change from Regent which means administrator to Townsquare Media, too cute by a mile for me.
In a letter to vendors yesterday, the newly-crowned prince -- I mean, Price said, "the name change is consistent with the vision brought by new management and the Company's controlling shareholders to build the country's preeminent local media company, operating across multiple platforms and focused on mid-sized markets".
Wasn't Regent supposed to be a local company before the name change? Did I miss something?
Maybe this is just hitting me on the day that I discovered I will probably be paying more to fly from Phoenix to Newark soon as a result of the United/Continental merger.
Look at what Price is saying.
Multiple platforms -- boy, if he means it he'd better get hiring because his investor buddies are clueless on that one.
New management the way Price is talking about could be translated into meaning a new broom sweeps clean, yet how easily we forget.
Little, tiny matters such as the fact that Stakelin and Vasconcellos somehow got the board to extend their contracts and give them a raise while they were upside down. The two guys who would have to share some responsibility in the demise of Regent, wouldn't you think?
Yet Oaktree must have swallowed its tongue. It looks like the fix was on since the nicest thing that Oaktree could say about Stakelin and Vasconcellos in their press release was "their leadership over the last year in connection with the Company's restructuring has been exemplary".
In other words, mission accomplished -- Stakelin and Vasconcellos got their money -- thanks for your service to the Company (note how they actually capitalized the "C" when they mention the company like we do when write the word "God"? Must be some new local radio thing to endear yourself to the local community.)
And in case you forgot, let me refresh your memory.
December 31, 2009 – Regent doesn't make its loan payments. Period.
December 31, 2009 – The Regent board finds it fit to rehire their two top guns. Period.
Money cures everything.
Stakelin and Vasconcellos will show up somewhere else in this business -- richer for their efforts at Regent.
Price and Rosenstein get to play with a 62-station company in 13 markets.
Welcome to the future of radio.
Every once in a while someone will write to me and say, "My God, this is such a depressing picture of the future of radio" to which I reply, "It's not the way real operators would run local radio stations".
A CEO with financial and Pentagon experience.
Wow! That's impressive.
I guess that's better than being a dj who worked his way up to music director, then PD then maybe general manager -- you know, simple things like knowing how an actual radio station really runs.
Even some of the CEOs who have participated in the hit CBS TV show "Undercover Boss" have commented on how little they actually knew about running their companies. That the reality show was a wakeup call for some of them.
Citadel may very well be like Regent when their pre-packaged bankruptcy finally wins approval whether or not Fagreed Suleman stays on. (And don't worry, Fagreed's got a contract extension pre-packaged for himself just in case).
The moral of the story seems to be it's not nice to miss debt payments and when you do the big bad wolf comes after you and blows the door down.
What is scary is that the big bad wolf is also staying to operate the local stations.
It doesn't matter what the name of the company is -- Townsquare or the more appropriate Times Square.
So let me offer some unwanted advice to the new owners and operators of Regent:
1. Hire back the talented people you fired, you'll need them.
2. Steven, step down as CEO after the second day on the job and hire a radio person who has earned the right to be making operational decisions by virtue of the fact that they learned radio from the ground up. Remember, it's your money on the line. Do you really want to risk it by having you run the company?
3. Get some live, local morning shows on-the-air. Hint: morning shows well done can bring in 50% of your stations revenues.
4. Don't dare try to think about multiple platforms when the platform you are taking over is suited for a hanging. Learn about new media and the next generation, about sociology as it pertains to technology -- not financing or taking over a new media company, but running one.
5. Make up to your vendors the raw deal they got from Regent on the way to bankruptcy.
6. Sell some of your stations to local operators -- that's the best way for you to maximize your profits. If you run these stations, even a wild recovery won't last long enough to cover up mistakes Wall Street bankers are likely to make playing radio station manager.
It's a dirty deal for listeners, too.
Over the years -- in the name of financial prudence -- they have lost their favorite air personalities and live, local formats.
Raw deal for advertisers who are getting less for their investment than ever.
But there is good news.
If you operate in a market with some of these newborn pre-packaged bankruptcy babies, go get them. They know not what they do.
Cut off your voice tracking.
Put live, local personalities and programming on-the-air.
Hire the many local talented salespeople who can help you triple your billing.
Start a separate division to provide new content for fast-growing mobile media devices.
The end game for investment banks is to take care of good old number one -- and that wouldn't be listeners or employees.
I'd like Townsquare to prove me wrong.
I've listed four standards by which they can be judged.
Mark my words, investment bankers running hands on radio stations will make you wish you had your original incompetent radio CEOs back again.
You know, the ones who are actually good broadcasters who sold out for quick bucks and contract extensions and owe their souls to the company store.
As Tennessee Ernie Ford sang in "Sixteen Tons":
You load sixteen tons, what do you get
Another day older and deeper in debt
Saint Peter don't you call me 'cause I can't go
I owe my soul to the company store


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CAML policy is to ensure the responsible management of all its activities from product invention to use and beyond. Excellence in HSE performance is essential to this policy and CAML will:
be a responsible corporate member of society committed to continuous improvement in HSE
provide a safe and healthy work environment for all employees
minimize environmental impact and optimize the use of natural resources
meet or exceed regulations, legal requirements and international agreements
ensure HSE considerations are integrated into all activities
develop a culture which encourages employees to take personal responsibility for HSE
openly communicate HSE performance and enter into dialogue with interested parties
aim to eliminate all incidents and injuries
This policy has been adopted by the Board of Directors and applies to all employees and all activities. Compliance with the policy is mandatory.
These HSE Standards support the HSE Policy and apply throughout CAML. They outline the key steps that all managers need to take to ensure that the HSE Policy is successfully implemented.
2 Objectives and Improvement Plans
3 Management and Resources
4 Training and Development
5 Occupational Health
6 Safety
7 Emergency Preparedness
8 Reporting
9 Communication and Consultation
CAML manages its HSE risks to acceptable levels. The level of acceptable risk is determined by relevant laws, expectations of the company, our employees and the communities in which we operate.
Regular assessments must be conducted on health, safety, environment, and security risks, and steps taken to control them to an acceptable level.
The risks associated with any new activity, or change to an existing activity must be assessed before it is undertaken. All risks must be reviewed at appropriate intervals.
Follow these key steps:
identify the hazards
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estimate the scale of each risk based on severity and likelihood
control risk to an acceptable level
regularly review risk assessments to ensure that they are still valid
look ahead – the full consequences of risk may take months or years to appear
make a written record of the findings
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act quickly when an unacceptable risk is recognized
consult the relevant experts
decide what precautions or controls need to be in place to reduce the risk to an acceptable level
ensure everyone involved knows how to implement and maintain the required precautions and controls
review decisions to ensure they remain valid use incident investigations to improve risk management assumptions and judgments
It is essential that all HSE improvement activities are based on an assessment of the need, and undertaken in priority order.
Annually, all site/locations must set HSE objectives and prepare improvement plans. Progress towards the delivery of the objectives must be reviewed regularly.
HSE objectives must be based on:
the business strategy and plans for the site/location concerned
CAML HSE Policy and Standards
relevant legal or regulatory requirements
key HSE issues identified locally or from appropriate benchmarking
Improvement plans must specify:
each target, and why it is important
how the targets and objectives will be delivered
the key performance indicators to be measured
a timescale for delivery
the person responsible
the resources required
Accountability for HSE performance lies with managers, and is a key indicator of a manager's performance.
Managers must implement the HSE Policy and Standards. In doing this the responsibility and authority of people undertaking activities on their behalf must be defined and appropriate resources provided.
The HSE professionals who provide direction and support to managers are accountable for the standard of their professional competence and advice.
Managers must:
visibly demonstrate their commitment to the HSE Policy and Standards
create the right culture by demonstrating personal leadership and acting as role models
have appropriate skills, experience, and knowledge to successfully implement the HSE Policy and Standards
communicate the HSE Policy and Standards to all employees
provide strong leadership alignment with the HSE objectives to ensure activities under their control meet the HSE Policy and Standards
manage performance against clear operating standards
take decisive and appropriate action when operating standards are not met
ensure that HSE matters are considered in all relevant business decisions recognize and reward performance which positively reinforces the HSE Policy and Standards
Appropriate and regular training ensures that all employees understand the HSE Policy and Standards, and can carry out their work with due regard to health and safety and without causing damage to the environment.
The training needs of employees must be identified. Employees must receive appropriate HSE training and regular refresher training. Records of HSE training must be maintained.
Training must enable employees to:
understand the hazards and risks of the activities they undertake
consistently follow the required procedures both for normal operations and abnormal occurrences
continually improve the HSE culture of their workplace
Promoting and enhancing the health of employees is vital. Occupational Health is the activity aimed at the promotion of the physical, mental and social wellbeing of workers in all occupations by preventing ill health, managing health risks and adapting work to people.
Steps must be taken to prevent ill health, promote good health and address any changes to the health status of employees.
Preventing ill health
Health risks must be assessed and managed to prevent occupational illness.
Risks to consider include those arising from:
contact with hazardous chemicals
contact with biological agents
exposure to physical hazards (such as noise or radiation)
poor ergonomics
work related stress
If an assessment shows that any hazard poses an unacceptable risk, steps must be taken to reduce it immediately.
Promoting good health
The need for programs to promote employee health must be carefully considered, and where the need is demonstrated such programs should be developed.
Programs must be:
sensitive to local cultures
tailored to the needs of employees at each site/location
Addressing changes in health status
Employees must undergo a medical review if they become temporarily or permanently unable to do their normal work. Steps must be taken to allow them to come back to work when they are well enough, with either temporarily or permanently restricted work activities as appropriate.
CAML has the responsibility to ensure that people can undertake their work without risk of injury to themselves or others.
Steps must be taken to prevent incidents and injuries, improve safety performance, and to manage the consequences of safety incidents.
Preventing incidents and injuries
identify the hazards associated with work that could lead to incident or injury
carry out an assessment of the risks arising from these hazards
reduce any unacceptable risk immediately
put clear and appropriate procedures and controls in place to ensure the safe operation of each site/ location
Managing the consequences of safety incidents
ensure that adequate resources are available to deal with any reasonably foreseeable incident
Improving safety performance
timely and systematic review of safety performance
identify the root causes of incidents and take steps to stop them happening again
investigate safety incidents and share the learning
The likelihood of an emergency occurring is greatly reduced by good management practices. Preparation for an emergency is essential to minimize damage to people, assets, communities, the environment, and the reputation of CAML.
All reasonably foreseeable emergencies, including transport emergencies, must be identified.
Detailed plans and procedures for dealing with such emergencies must be developed at each site/ location. These plans must be regularly tested.
In advance of any emergency, managers at a regional, site/country level must:
establish a team to manage emergencies
identify individual roles and responsibilities for members of these teams
provide sufficient human and material resources for the team
be clear as to when and how to escalate between local teams
Active reporting assists with reducing the frequency or recurrence of incidents. HSE data are used to track performance, monitor trends, identify issues and allocate resources. In addition, the most significant data are communicated to internal and external stakeholders.
All CAML sites/locations must have systems in place to enable the investigation and reporting of HSE incidents.
What to report
All HSE incidents relating to CAML employees or business activities must be reported and investigated at the site/location concerned. This includes driving on company business and transportation incidents.
Those incidents that are defined as being significant or severe must be reported centrally.
Details of each incident must be provided, including:
the type of incident
a description of the cause
corrective actions taken
The learning from the investigation of incidents must be shared as appropriate.
When to report
Severe incidents must be reported within 24 hours to the relevant line manager and/or HSE leader. These include:
incidents classified as emergencies
notification of prosecution, improvement orders or fines
All significant HSE incidents must be reported in the HSE performance reporting tool on a monthly basis.
The sharing of information is essential in a learning organization to ensure people understand their roles and are engaged in what they are doing. HSE is an integral part of this and information regarding HSE objectives and performance needs to be widely communicated.
Systems must be established to enable effective communication with employees, contractors, suppliers, customers, local communities, neighbors and regulators.
The HSE Policy and Standards must be communicated to all staff.
Regulatory changes must be monitored and regulators engaged during the development and implementation of HSE related legislation.
There must be regular consultation and communication with staff to promote involvement in improvement programs, and provide updates on any relevant changes.
Employees must:
be informed about the hazards of materials, processes and activities with which they work or come into contact
understand the systems and requirements that are necessary for them to operate without harming themselves or the environment
be encouraged to participate in an open and constructive dialogue and culture to manage HSE, and to establish and communicate good practice
assess progress in meeting HSE Policy, Standards, objectives and targets
ensure that HSE performance is reported monthly
get approval for an annual HSE Letter of Assurance submission by the next level of management

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My story, sort of …
I grew up in Beverly Hills, California. Graduated from Barnard, and while there fell in love with New York City. I had parents who were screenwriters and have three sisters. Made several detours in life until I wrote How to Eat Like a Child, 500 words about children and food, which was published in the New York Times Magazine, and that was when I realized I was a writer. That article became a book, which, to my great good fortune, became a best seller. I became a contributing editor at New York Magazine, met and married Jerome Kass (screenwriter and playwright) and then moved back to Los Angeles and lived there for many years until I moved back to my beloved Manhattan.
My husband died in 2015. We'd been married 32 years. After that life took many left turns, some perilous, some wondrous. I have written about them in my book "Left on Tenth." I live on Tenth Street in Greenwich Village. My passion is mostly work. I am happy at my desk. I have always written in many forms—I love bouncing among them—and have written adult novels, humor, children and YA books, as well as movies, plays, and occasional magazine pieces. But I also love to cook, love to bake especially, and am extremely fond of watching television, especially tennis.
Copyright © 2023 Delia Ephron.


Do you know the feeling? You've caught a cold and you just want to hide yourself away. And there are so many places where you could have been infected: at work, in school or in the kindergarten. Once you've caught the infection, the results are a sore throat, a cough, a runny nose and sometimes a more or less heavy headache and fever.
The question is, are antibiotics always the right response? Antibiotics are highly potent medicines that are only useful against bacteria – not against viruses. There's no point in using them for a normal common cold, because more than 9 times out of 10respiratory infections are caused by viruses. It's only once that the cold has established itself that bacteria can begin to spread in the mucous membranes. And in this case, antibiotics are indicated. If you want to know for sure if bacteria are the trigger you can use the Veroval® self-test"Do antibiotics help". After only 5 minutes you have certainty.
The best solution is, however, not to catch a cold at all. Here is advice some to help prevent an infection.
1) Wash your hands regularly and – when possible – disinfect them!
In fact, thorough hand hygiene is the most important factor when you want to avoid viruses. Next to using soap, disinfection after washing is recommended, for example with Sterillium®. Hand hygiene thus prevents viruses from reaching your mouth or nose.
2) Use the sauna regularly!
A strong immune system can cope more easily with cold viruses and better ward them of. This is why using the sauna regularly is recommended: the temperature changes from hot to cold strengthen your defences.
3) Try to avoid stress!
Learn to deal with stress better. Especially in everyday life, it is important to take a break from time to time and to get enough sleep. This is also crucial for a strong immune system.
4) Do sport or go for a walk!
Do sport or go for a walk on a regular basis. Physical activity will strengthen your defences!
Eat enough fruit and vegetables!
needs secondary phytochemicals, vitamins and trace elements.


After a brief hiatus in our cruising as Nicola's work got in the way of our pleasure, we set off today on a calm River Thames under bright blue skies. Heading for one of our favourite moorings in Windsor on our way to Henley.
In case you are wondering about the cryptic title to this update, it is to do with Henley. More specifically where we first saw Piper barges up close and personal.
Every year Piper's organise a get together of their recent barges on the Thames at Temple Island, Henley. Here owners get odd bits of work done by the attendant engineers, and in return open their boats up to the mass hoards of potential purchasers.
This will be our fourth visit, but, importantly, the first with Anticus. It really is a return of sorts for us. From the first seed sewn in 2014 when we stepped on board Alphi, owned by Phil and (you've probably guessed) Alison, through design, build and launch, we are SO excited to be proudly showing our pride and joy off.
I think we will aim for Marlow tomorrow and then get into Henley mid-morning on Wednesday. See you there !
How exciting. It sounds like it is going to be wall to wall……errrr boat to boat barges!
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LGA 2011 (Socket R) — разъём процессоров Intel для высокопроизводительных настольных систем. Появился в 2011 году, сменив разъём LGA 1366 (Socket B). Использует 2011 подпружиненных контактов, которые соприкасаются с контактными площадками на нижней части процессора (технология LGA).

LGA 2011 использует шину QPI для соединения с дополнительным процессором в двухпроцессорных системах или с дополнительным чипсетом. Процессор выполняет функции северного моста, так как в него встроены контроллеры памяти, шины PCI-E, шины DMI, FDI и др. Процессоры LGA 2011 поддерживают четырёхканальный режим работы оперативной памяти DDR3-1600 и 40 линий PCIe 3.0. Как и в предыдущем разъёме LGA 1366, не предусмотрена поддержка для интегрированного в процессор графического адаптера. Процессоры серии Extreme Edition содержат шесть ядер с 15 МБ общей кэш-памяти. Материнские платы на базе процессорного разъёма LGA 2011 имеют 4 или 8 разъёмов DIMM, что позволяет обеспечивать максимальную поддержку 32 Гбайт, 64 Гбайт или 128 Гбайт оперативной памяти. Серверные материнские платы (например, сервер IBM System x3550) с этим сокетом имеют до 24 разъёмов DIMM (768 Гбайт ОЗУ).

LGA 2011 был представлен вместе с Sandy Bridge-EX 14 ноября 2011 года (отсюда название сокета и количества подпружиненных контактов).

Под данный сокет было выпущено 35 процессоров, которые можно разделить на две группы:
 E5 26XX — процессоры с большим количеством ядер и потоков, низкой тактовой частотой и TDP. Примеры: E5 2620, E5 2640, E5 2689 и т. д.;
 E5 16XX — модели с высокой производительностью на ядро и большим TDP (в среднем 130 Вт). Примеры: E5 1650, E5 1620 и т. д.

LGA 2011 также совместим с процессорами Ivy Bridge-E.

Чипсеты
Сокет используется на материнских платах, изготовленных на базе чипсетов X79, X99, C602J, C602, C604, C606, C608, C612. Чипсеты X99 и C612 используются с DDR4.

Чипсет X79

Модификации
В первой половине 2014 года были анонсированы серверные процессоры архитектуры Ivy Bridge-EX и Haswell-EX для многопроцессорных систем и не совместимые с материнскими платами для десктопов и предыдущих семейств серверных ЦП. Хоть процессорный разъем не был переработан, но в характеристиках серверов можно встретить упоминание LGA 2011-1 или Socket R2.

В сентябре 2014 годы были анонсированы процессоры архитектур Haswell-E (EP) и Broadwell-E (EP) с наборами логики Intel X99 и C612 для домашних и серверных компьютеров соответственно, был представлен пересмотренный процессорный разъем LGA2011-3 (Socket R3).

Для сокетного разъёма LGA2011-3 (Socket R3) существует модификация биоса, которая позволяет зафиксировать максимальную частоту на все ядра серверных процессоров Xeon (так называемый «Анлок турбобуста») в связи с чем значительно вырастает мощность серверного процессора.

Примечания

Разъёмы микропроцессоров

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Punjab CM orders probe into Chandigarh University video incident
Crime, Politics, National, , September 19, 2022, 02:16 am Daily World
Chandigarh, Sep 18 : Describing the incident of the alleged video leak from girls' hostel in a private university as unfortunate, Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Sunday ordered a high-level probe into the incident. The Chief Minister said the daughters "are our dignity and pride adding that any such incident is highly condemnable". Mann said he "is peeved to learn about the entire matter and has asked the district administration to undertake in-depth enquiry about the incident". He categorically said anyone found guilty will not be spared and severest of severe action will be taken against the perpetrators of this heinous crime. Earlier, there were reports that the accused girl student had made videos of some women students and sent those to a youth in Shimla, who allegedly uploaded them on social media. The girl student was apprehended and an investigation into the matter was underway. Senior Superintendent of Punjab Police Vivek Soni told the media, "As per the investigation, the accused made her own video and no video of other students was made. There was no evidence so far. There is so much misinformation and rumours doing rounds. We should respect the modesty of the accused student as we are investigating the matter." The Chief Minister said that he is in constant touch with the district administration and is keeping a tab on the entire situation. Mann urged the people to not get swayed away with the rumours being spread by some anti-social elements. He also warned that strict action will also be taken against those who are spreading canards regarding this sensitive issue. /IANS
Rajkot, Jan 28 : Rajkot police on Saturday arrested a school teacher, Sagar Vadher, for assaulting a Class 7 girl student at the D.K. School. The inci
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Home Company News Dominion announces promotions following SCANA buyout
Dominion announces promotions following SCANA buyout
Published January 3, 2019 by Jessica Sabbath
Dominion Energy Inc. announced Wednesday that it had promoted three executives following its buyout of South Carolina utility SCANA Corp.
The promotions include leadership of its newest operating segment, which will manage SCANA's operating and service companies.
P. Rodney Blevins was promoted to president and CEO of Dominion's new Southeast Energy Group. He has been senior vice president and chief information officer at Dominion.
Two other Dominion executives received promotions to reflect increased complexity of their positions following the merger, the company said.
James R. "Jim" Chapman was promoted to executive vice president, chief financial officer and treasurer at Dominion. He was senior vice president, CFO and treasurer of the company.
Carlos M. Brown was promoted to senior vice president and general counsel at Dominion. He has been vice president and general counsel.
Blevins joined Dominion Energy in 1987 as an engineer in electric distribution. He has held several executive roles with the company. He has a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering from Virginia Tech and completed an advanced management program at Duke University's Fuqua School of Business.
Chapman joined Dominion Energy in 2013 after more than 20 years in investment banking and corporate finance. He assumed his duties as senior vice president, chief financial officer and treasurer in November. He earned a bachelor's degree in history and political science from Auburn University and an MBA from the University of Virginia's Darden School of Business.
Brown joined the company in 2007 after years of private law practice. He has served in various capacities at Dominion Energy and was named vice president and general counsel in January 2017. Brown holds bachelor's and law degrees from the University of Virginia.
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Hiver Brings Shared Inboxes to Gmail for Better Collaboration
Published: Apr 13, 2016 Last Updated: Mar 25, 2021 by Michael Guta In Product Reviews 0
As one of the oldest communications tools in tech, email has seen its share of reinvention, but what Hiver has accomplished is both timely and relevant for the current state of work. CBS, Pinterest, Uber, Lonely Planet, Brandeis University, Change.org and many others are some of the companies that use Hiver.
If there is one word that is dominating today's workforce, it's collaboration.
The convergence of several technologies is making it possible for everyone, within and outside of the organization, to come together seamlessly across devices and platforms in disparate geographical locations to address any issue instantly.
As a collaboration tool, Hiver addresses one channel: email. The company makes your Gmail account impressively more efficient than originally designed.
Whether we realize it or not, email has been a collaborative tool since its inception. The problem is, once the group gets too large to manage, email shows its flaw. Even with the best email clients, inboxes get cluttered and finding information quickly and efficiently can be a task in itself.
Put simply, Hiver lets you and your team work on customer support, sales and projects right from your Gmail, turning it into a powerful collaboration tool.
So How Does Hiver Work?
The answer to that question is, simply. After using the app for more than two weeks, I found it easy to learn and use. And what is more, the people I interacted with also found it easy and unobtrusive. It seamlessly becomes part of Gmail, making it seem as if it was put in there by Google.
As Niraj Ranjan, Co-Founder/CEO at Hiver told Small Business Trends in an email interview, "The key difference between Hiver and other customer-support/productivity/collaboration tools is that Hiver works right out of Gmail. There's hardly anything to learn if you want to use Hiver, and no new tool/UI to get used to."
Shared Gmail Labels
Hiver takes advantage of one of Gmail's most useful features, called labels, between users. Any shared labels that are attached to an email can be copied to teammates' Inboxes instantly. This makes it possible to assign tasks and track their status all within your Gmail account.
If a customer sends you an email with a new request, you can label the email as task and share it with the person that is handling the account or someone new. When the task is finished, he or she can label it as done, and you would be notified immediately in your email.
As seen on this page, you can assign email as tasks, share Gmail labels with your entire team and get notified when there are new tasks.
Hiver also lets you share the email of your clients with the entire team, so any past and future correspondence under that label will be shared automatically with them. This is a feature many managers will be happy to see, especially in businesses where there are copious amount of revisions by clients.
Shared notes is available inside an email thread. Any time you need to add something to a task or make an observation, you can write a note and it will show up in your team's mailboxes. It is like a chat box that makes important points, without the back and forth.
You can write note on emails and share them with everyone or specific individuals.
Shared Contacts
You can share you Google Contact groups between Gmail or Google App users, and sync them between Gmail accounts. If you want to share the contact, all you have to do is add it to Gmail Shared Contact Group and it will sync to their Gmail.
This also extends to adding the email of new clients so the contact information can be available to everyone with whom the list has been shared.
When you share contacts, the changes sync in seconds. This also includes the notes and custom fields.
According to Ranjan, Collision Detection is a unique feature that is currently not available in another product. Having multiple agents responding to a single email can be irritating to the intended recipient. With this feature, if you are responding to an email which someone else on the team is also responding, you get an alert.
As you can see in the highlighted yellow box, this feature actually lets you know while someone is in the process of responding to an email.
Some of the additional features of Hiver include:
Email Templates — After writing an email once, you can use the template any time, or even share them with your team.
Send Emails Later — You can schedule emails to be sent any time in the future. You can see what is going to be sent in Gmail Drafts.
Email Reminders/Snooze — You can put emails back to your inbox at any date in the future. This lets you easily set reminders for upcoming tasks.
How Much is it Going to Cost You?
Considering the level of efficiency Hiver introduces into your business, the cost probably delivers one of the best ROIs out there. The company offers Free, Starter, Plus and Enterprise tiers, starting at zero dollars and going all the way up to only $18 for the Enterprise version. The difference in the tiers is the number of shared labels, emails and contacts you are able to use as well as email snooze, templates and notes. However, the Collision Detection feature is only available on the Plus and Enterprise versions.
Small Businesses and Hiver
A common theme among business owners is the many different hats they have to wear, which makes it an ideal environment for using tools that deliver as promised at a price point that won't break the bank. Hiver uses a technology virtually everyone has used, but it makes it infinitely better by bringing your team together efficiently and cheaply.
The CEO of Hiver concluded by saying, "What we know for sure is that a lot of small companies start doing customer support from email, and move out of it as their team grows as it's hard to manage a multi-agent team and large number of tickets over Gmail. What Hiver lets them do is build an efficient workflow to let multiple agents handle a large ticket volume right from Gmail itself."
The purpose of collaboration is to bring people together, but if it is not efficient it defeats the purpose. Hiver uses a technology which is relied on by organizations big and small around the world. Email is an essential tool, and the company has made it more relevant than ever with its solution. Hiver has a product that works as promised, is easy to implement and extremely affordable.
Take a tour of the Hiver company website, give the free version a spin, and share how it has improved your business.
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Over the last decade and possibly longer, biodegradation has been the predominant yard stick to measure how lubricants rate for being environmentally friendly. It was thought that the more completely a lubricant decomposes to harmless hydrogen-carbon-oxygen compounds, the better the lubricant will be for the environment. While a high degree of biodegradation can be a lubricant benefit, biodegradation alone does not provide a complete picture of how a lubricant impacts the environment. Consideration should also be given to different ways a lubricant impacts the environment.
Wire rope forms an important part of many machines and structures. It is comprised of continuous wire strands wound around a central core. There are many kinds of wire rope designed for different applications. Most of them are steel wires made into strands wound with each other. The core can be made of steel, rope or even plastics.
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As lubricant manufacturers search to improve their profitability, a trend has been emerging from the major oil lubricant manufacturers and independent commodity oil blenders. This trend is to emphasize synthetic lubricants, an issue that appears to be coming up frequently in sales presentations to lubricant end users. While the trend is for improved lubrication from the users standpoint, they can be led down the wrong path that a synthetic based lubricant will always provide superior performance. To help the end user choose the right path they must be provided with some basic knowledge of how the different types of lubricants are formulated with respect to performance in the application.


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Premier Futsal's Kolkata franchise acquired by Bengali cinema star Jeet's Grassroot Entertainment
The team will be christened as Kolkata 5s for the first year and the owners can rebrand it from second year onwards.
By Naveen Ullal
Bengali cinema star Jeet's Grassroot Entertainment Pvt. Ltd. has signed a long-term agreement with Premier Futsal to acquire the Kolkata franchise of the world's first-ever multi-nation futsal league.
The Kolkata franchise will be christened Kolkata 5s. In the inaugural season, each team will be similarly named. The franchise-owners will then be allowed to rebrand their respective teams from the second season onward.
The agreement, for an undisclosed sum, makes Kolkata the second franchise to be sold after the promoters of football club Chennai City FC – among the oldest in the city – picked up the league's Chennai team.
Jeet expressed his delight after managing to secure the deal for the second Premier Futsla franchise. He even went on to add that the shorter version of the game should be able to attract kids to take up the sport.
"Football has a huge, fervent following in Kolkata, where love for the sport is passed on from one generation to the next. It is therefore a matter of great pride for me to introduce, the faster, shorter version, of the beautiful game to Kolkatians," Jeet explained.
"Through Futsal, the young generation can hone their skills and talent, which will uplift their quality and eventually benefit in long-term development of footballers. I'm certain it will capture people's imaginations and thrive, and I urge people to come forward and support our initiative to lead the Kolkata franchise of Premier Futsal to glory."
After Jeet's company acquired the Kolkata franchise, Premier Futsal Managing Director, Dinesh Raj said, "It gives me immense pride to announce Jeet and Grassroot Entertainment Pvt. Ltd. as owners of our Kolkata franchise."
"We are delighted to have a superstar of Jeet's stature backing Premier Futsal and playing his part to grow it in what is football's Indian heartland.
"The response we have received from prospective owners across all cities validates our decision to get behind Futsal as sport. We will unveil owners of the other franchises very soon."
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In the version of this Letter originally published, the following affiliation was missing for Paul G. Bain: Institute for Health and Biomedical Innovation, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Australia. This has now been corrected in the online version of the Letter.
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This research was supported by the following grants or financial support: Australian Research Council Discovery Project grants to P.G.B. (DP0984678) and to Y.K. (DP130102229); Marsden Fast-Start grant (E1908) from The Royal Society of New Zealand to T.L.M.; MNISW Iuventus Plus Grant IP2014 002273 to M.B.; the Center for Social Conflict and Cohesion Studies (COES), FONDAP Na15130009 to R.G.; and the Government of the Russian Federation within the framework of the implementation of the 5-100 Programme Roadmap of the National Research University Higher School of Economics to N.L. Acknowledgement of non-author contributions is in Supplementary Section 5.
P.G.B., T.L.M., and Y.K. designed and coordinated the research project and collected data, with input into design and measures from all authors. P.G.B. analysed the data and wrote the paper, in conjunction with T.L.M. and Y.K. and with input from all authors. M.B., G.D., R.B.G., V.V.G., Y.G., L.-O.J., C.P., V.C.-V., J.I.A., A.U., C.D., S.O., J.P., M.S., L.S., R.G., N.L., O.J.M., C.W., G.E. and N.M.S. also translated materials, collected data and contributed to the manuscript. C.S.A., T.K., J.L.S. and P.W.S. also collected data and contributed to the manuscript.
Correspondence to Paul G. Bain.
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The cocotaxis are an engine-powered rickshaw patented by the Cuban government for transporting tourists mainly. It has the shape of a yellowish coconut–thus the name–and provide two passenger seats. Due to its rather poor motor power, they don't usually ride for long distances. However, it may be a cheap and nice way of sightseeing while you move to your nearest destination.
Due to fuel crisis, during the 1990s, Cubans have since looked for alternative transportation means. The cycle rickshaws called "bicitaxis" have been some of them. A fine way to move across the narrow streets of Old Havana, these human-powered taxi is one of the cheapest means of transport in the city, its fares ranging from 1 to 3 CUCs, depending on the ride.


Adopting Change. Make a difference without leaving the house.
You don't have to be on the frontline of conservation to make a positive impact on the environment. You can make a difference without leaving the house.
My article on just this for Travel Update. Issue 9. For your ease, included below.
'Being inspired by the work of conservationists and communities across the globe, and sharing the details in a bid to create awareness is a start. But is it enough? How do we turn our altruistic keyboard warrior tendencies to making a real difference. Here are some simple ways to invest in change.
1. Adopt an Orphaned Elephant.
Incredible to imagine that an elephant is killed every 15 minutes, and in Kenya, a country once recognised as protector of these gentle giants, more than 7 tons of ivory was seized last year. Today, anybody who buys ivory has blood on their hands. See http://worldelephantday.org/.
The David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust was founded in 1977 to offer hope for the future of these threatened elephant populations that bear the cost. Over the years successfully hand-raising 150 infant elephants and achieving their conservation goal of reintegrating them back into the wild.
Of the babies currently in care at Nairobi's DSWT, 80% are casualties of poaching, the rest human-wildlife conflict. But even these lucky few given a second chance don't always pull through, the trauma of separation and loss, often too great for them. Although passion and hard work prevail and the DSWT continues to break boundaries as the most successful orphan elephant rescue and rehabilitation program in the world.
Kiva is a genius and forward thinking way of supporting emerging entrepreneurs and social programs around the world. Currently with borrowers in more than 80 countries on 5 continents, Kiva allows you to lend money to low-income startups and students. You find the project of interest to you, be it agricultural, tech or educational, in the country of your choice, and fund it.
Field partners do incredible work screening borrowers and their mission is to connect. They all share one thing in common: the desire to improve people's lives through safe and fair access to credit.
Lenders browse and choose an entrepreneur they wish to fund. The lenders transfer their funds to Kiva through PayPal and once the project has had success and is off the ground, you have the choice of further investing, or being repaid your foundation capital and moving on to the next.
Malindi Woman's Project in Kenya.
For the frequent flier there's always a tinge of guilt as we try to ignore the fact that long haul flights produce on average twice as many emissions per mile traveled per passenger, than cars. Actually, a Boeing 747 uses about 4 liters of fuel every second, making that 150 000 liters of fuel on a 10 hour flight.
Unlikely to give up the speed or ease of air travel, we can turn to something feel good and tangible instead. Greenpop have implemented their Trees For Travel initiative where you can sponsor a tree, and ease your air mile clocking conscious. Trees sequester carbon, provide habitats, reduce air and water pollution.
Tree Planting with Greenpop in Zambia.
The African penguins are in trouble. Endemic to the South African coast and with a lifespan of between 10-15 years, populations are on a steadily decline. In 1900, it was estimated that about 1.5 million birds lived on Dassen Island alone. There are now only about 18 000 breeding pairs of African penguins left in the world.
The reasons for the rapid decline in population are egg and guano harvesting, reduction in food due to overfishing and pollution. When guano was removed, penguins were forced to nest in the open on the rocky island surface, at the mercy of the elements and of predators, leaving them at high risk of extinction.
One solution comes in the form of artificial nests that provide vitally important shelter for breeding penguins on Dyer Island. Designed to mimic natural guano burrows, the nests minimise exposure to predators and the elements, increasing survival chances for the adults and chicks.
We have Jane Goodall to thank for creating awareness around the plight of the chimpanzee in central and east Africa and her influence is far reaching. Extending her care to South Africa, in 2006 Chimp Eden Chimpanzee Sanctuary opened on the 1000 hectare Umhloti Nature Reserve outside Nelspruit.
Carrying her name, the goal of the chimpanzee sanctuary is to rescue chimpanzees that have survived the bush meat trade, been orphaned, traded in the illegal pet market, or being used for entertainment in circuses, beach resorts and nightclubs. The chimpanzees at Chimp Eden are the lucky ones, living out their lives in a risk free environment and being provided with the necessary attention to recover from the trauma they have experienced.
Rescue Chimp Charlie being vocal at Chimp Eden.
There are many heartwarming projects doing wonderful work in supporting and educating orphaned children throughout Africa. The Lubasi Home in Livingstone is one of them. Providing residential care for orphans and vulnerable children who have no family to look after them, with most orphaned as a result of the AIDS pandemic, which affects about 30% of adults in Livingstone.
Lubasi admits children over 5 years old and aims to care for them until they are able to sustain themselves or are taken into families. Employing mothers to care for the children, they have developed a homely atmosphere, helping with schoolwork, with communal dining and play areas. One of the things to be admired is how the children are supported through their high school years and encouraged to pursue tertiary education.
Warmly supported by The Royal Livingstone Victoria Falls Zambia Hotel by Anantara.
A children and their pup at Lubasi House in Livingstone.
The Dakenstein Lion Park was established in 1998 to provide lions in distress with a sanctuary where they can live free from abuse and persecution and be treated with the compassion and respect they deserve.
Situated in the Cape Winelands on 20ha of adapted lion habitat, the team is committed to improving the quality of life of lions in captivity locally as well as internationally, either by offering these animals a lifetime home or working in conjunction with animal welfare to secure a safe future for individual animals in dire need.
All the animals homed at the Park are captive bred and hand reared and cannot be rehabilitated to the wild. They don't offer animal interaction and are opposed to captive breeding.
This brave boy looking us in the eye at the Lion Sanctuary in Paarl.
There is much to be said for conscious living, after all little things make a big accumulative difference. Recycle; opt for environmental and animal friendly cleaning and beauty products. Adopt a more vegetarian diet, with meat free days and fish only as recommended by the WWF SASSI sustainability guidelines, are a good start.
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Sarah is grateful for the opportunity to showcase "Perk up, pianist!" at this year's Arts Northwest conference. This will be one of the largest gatherings of artists, their management, and presenters of the performing arts in the Northwestern USA.
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In June 2014, a 20-year old junior college outfielder named Danny Mars was drafted by the Boston Red Sox.
Mars was nothing short of spectacular while playing at Chipola College. During his 2014 season, he hit .380 with 35 RBI in 48 games. Upon being drafted in the 6th round, Danny Mars played the rest of the year in Lowell. He batted .311 while with Lowell.
By 2015, Mars became a mainstay in Greenville, where he hit .283 in 41 games. Last season, he hit .293 with High-A Salem with 54 RBI in 108 games. In the fall, he joined the Surprise Saguaros of the Arizona Fall League in order to get more at-bats.
It paid off, as Mars was promoted to Double-A Portland for 2017, where he normally bats in the lead-off position. As of May 23, Mars was slashing .314/.364/.449 with an OPS of .813 in 31 games.
If he continues to produce, Mars could see Pawtucket by year's end. But because the system is crowded with talented outfielders, this remains to be seen.
Overall, Mars has an athletic, average sized frame with room for added strength. His speed is one of his best tools and he has the ability to be a threat on the bases. His injury in early 2015 stunted some of his development, but he has since eased into a career .287 hitter.
According to SoxProspects.com, Mars has the potential to be a solid outfielder.
It's hard to know for sure how he will develop and when he could end up in the big leagues. Especially considering the minor depth chart has the likes of Rusney Castillo and Aneury Tavarez on it. Let alone the Killer B's up in Boston.
But one thing is for certain, Danny Mars can play. And if the Portland Sea Dogs love having him hot lead off, I don't blame them.
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Stafford was fascinated by India's people and culture and travelled across the country several times throughout the 1970s, right up until her last visit in 1980. She was often accompanied by her friend, the acclaimed Indian writer, Mulk Raj Anand. In 1970 Prime Minister Indira Gandhi declared war against Pakistan, leading to the birth of Bangladesh, where Stafford visited following the war's end in 1972.
Stafford took portraits of the people she met or was introduced to on her travels, she photographed the UNESCO World Heritage Site of Hampi and other noteworthy places such as the Jama Masjid Mosque and she also spent considerable time with two Indian tribes – the Ghotul Muria Tribe and the Warli Tribe.
Maharani of Anegundi, 1980 The Maharani's family once ruled over vast lands which included Hampi - the last of the southern Hindu empires and listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Following India's independence, she lived off a small British pension.
Hampi, UNESCO World Heritage Site, India, 1974.
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Bastar, India, 1980. Forest dwelling of Ghotul Muria Tribe.
Married woman, member of Ghotul Muria tribe, Bastar, India, 1980.
Ghotul Muria girls, Bastar, India, 1980.
Ghotul boy calling children to the dance
Ghotul Muria dancers, Bastar, India, 1980.
Warli dwelling, India, 1980. The Warli tribe are noted for their decorative art.
Warli house decoration, India, 1980. Warli art represents their respect and love of nature and wildlife.
Warli artist, India, 1980.
Warli women and children, India, 1980.
Ghotul Muria boy, India, 1980.
Refugees, Bangladesh, 1972. Bengali Refugees under a Banyan tree following the War of Independence from Pakistan.
Bullet holes in portrait of Rabindranath Tagore, in ransacked village home of Founding Father of Bangladesh, Sheikh Mujib Raman.
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\section{Introduction}

A recurring theme in string theory is that massless (relative to the
string scale) degrees of freedom are computed by cohomology groups of
suitable bundles or sheaves on the compactification manifold. In
general, this can be quite a difficult problem to compute and often
requires an expensive Gr\"obner basis computation when one gets down
to business. Fortunately, toric varieties are both a rather common
tool in the construction of compactification manifolds and at the same
time much more friendly for the computation of cohomology groups. The
underlying reason is the defining fact of toric varieties: there
exists an action of the algebraic torus $(\mathbb{C}^\times)^d$, where
$d$ is the dimension of the toric variety.

For example, consider $\mathbb{P}^2$ with the line bundle
$\mathcal{O}(n)$ of first Chern class $n$. Its sections are the
homogeneous polynomials of degree $n$. However, there is a special
basis for the homogeneous polynomials, namely the homogeneous
monomials. This basis is distinguished by the weights under the torus
action. For example, let $x$, $y$, and $z$ be the homogeneous
coordinates and take the torus action to be
\begin{equation}
  (\eta, \xi) \cdot [x:y:z] =
  \big[ x: \eta y: \xi z ]
  \qquad
  (\eta, \xi) \in (\mathbb{C}^\times)^2
\end{equation}
Then the monomial $x^a y^b z^c$ transforms with the weight $(b,c)$ and
it is the only homogeneous polynomial with this weight up to
scale. Therefore, we can identify the sections with points in the
weight lattice $\simeq \mathbb{Z}^2$. In other words, the number of
sections equals the number of integral points in the triangle $b,c\geq
0$, $b+c\leq n$. These are easy enough to count, and one finds
\begin{equation}
  \mathop{\mathrm{dim}} H^0\big(\mathbb{P}^2, \mathcal{O}(n)\big)
  =
  \frac{(n+1)(n+2)}{2} =
  \binom{n+2}{2}
  ,\qquad
  n\geq 0
  .
\end{equation}
The same holds for sections of a line bundle $\mathcal{L}$ on a toric
variety $X_\Sigma$, each graded piece $H^0(X_\Sigma,\mathcal{L})_m$
under the torus action has multiplicity one and the allowed weights
$m\in M\simeq \mathbb{Z}^d$ form a lattice polyhedron.

For essentially the same reason, Batyrev~\cite{1993alg.geom.10003B}
was able to express the Hodge numbers of a complex 3-dimensional
Calabi-Yau hypersurface in a toric variety defined by a lattice
polytope $\nabla$ in the beautifully mirror-symmetric formula
\begin{displaymath}
  \begin{split}
    h^{11}(X_\nabla) \;&=
    \#(\nabla)
    - 4 - 1
    - \sum_{{\mathop{\mathrm{codim}}(\nu)=1}}\mathrm{Int}(\nu)
    + \sum_{{\mathop{\mathrm{codim}}(\nu)=2}}\mathrm{Int}(\nu)\mathrm{Int}(\nu^*)
    \\[1ex]
    h^{21}(X_\Delta) \;&=
    \#(\Delta)
    - 4 - 1
    - \sum_{{\mathop{\mathrm{codim}}(\delta)=1}}\mathrm{Int}(\delta)
    + \sum_{{\mathop{\mathrm{codim}}(\delta)=2}}\mathrm{Int}(\delta)\mathrm{Int}(\delta^*)
  \end{split}
\end{displaymath}
via the number of lattice points in the polytope, its dual
$\Delta=\nabla^*$, and the number of interior points in various faces.
Similar equations for complete intersections were
found~\cite{1994alg.geom.12017B, 2009arXiv0907.2701D} later as well.

\section{Counting Points}

\subsection{Naive Algorithm}

\begin{figure}
  \centerline{\includegraphics[width=0.8\textwidth]{VolkerBraun-Graphics1}}
  \caption{Illustration of the naive point counting algorithm.}
  \label{fig:count}
\end{figure}
For all the reasons presented in the introduction, let us now consider
the problem of enumerating the lattice points in a lattice
polytope. Note that there is also a rich story about approximate point
counts which we will completely ignore out in the following. The naive
algorithm to enumerate the points is simply to find a rectangular
bounding box (by finding the minimum and maximum values of the vertex
coordinates) and then iterate over them in a loop.  See
Figure~\ref{fig:count} for an illustration; Green is the initial
lattice polytope, blue is the bounding box. The actual loop would be
written like this in Sage:
\begin{verbatim}
sage: triangle = Polyhedron([(1,0), (0,1), (-3,-2)])
sage: pts = []
sage: for p in CartesianProduct(range(-3,1+1), range(-3,1+1)):
...       if triangle.contains(p):
...           pts.append(p)
sage: pts
[[-3, -2], [-2, -1], [-1, -1], [-1, 0], [0, 0], [0, 1], [1, 0]]
\end{verbatim}
Sage also contains PALP~\cite{2004CoPhC.157...87K,
  2011arXiv1106.4529B, 2012arXiv1205.4147B,
  Novoseltsev:lattice_polytope} and has a friendly interface for
it. The wrapper class returns the points as the columns of a matrix:
\begin{verbatim}
sage: triangle = LatticePolytope([(1,0), (0,1), (-3,-2)])
sage: triangle.points()
[ 1  0 -3 -2 -1 -1  0]
[ 0  1 -2 -1  0 -1  0]
\end{verbatim}

\subsection{Smarter Ways}

Much more can be done for counting lattice points. For one, there is a
curse of dimensionality: the volume of the $d$-dimensional unit simplex is
$\frac{1}{d!}$ times the volume of the unit hypercube. Hence, going
through all points in a bounding box becomes less and less
efficient. Note that one can directly enumerate the points of a
simplex using the Smith normal norm. This suggests to
\begin{enumerate}
\item Triangulate the lattice polytope
\item Enumerate the points in each simplex
\end{enumerate}

A yet more sophisticated way to enumerate lattice points is Barvinok's
algorithm~\cite{MR1304623} and uses generating functions. The data of
the integral points in a lattice polytope $P$ can clearly be encoded
in the polynomial
\begin{equation}
  f_P(x) = \sum_{(n_1,\dots,n_d)\in P} x_1^{n_1} \cdots x_d^{n_d}
  .
\end{equation}
In particular, $f_p(1)$ equals the number of integral points in
$P$. The central result is that this generating function can be
written as a rational function. For example, take the 1-dimensional
lattice interval $[n_1, n_2]$ with $n_1$, $n_2\in\mathbb{Z}$. Then
\begin{equation}
  f_{[n_1,n_2]}(x)
  = \sum_{i = n_1}^{n_2} x^i
  = \frac{x^{n_1}}{1-x} - \frac{x^{n_2+1}}{1-x}
  .
\end{equation}
For any lattice polytope there exists an analogous formula by clever
combinations of arithmetic series and subtracting the overcounted
points.

\subsection{Implementation}

For purposes of toric geometry we are mainly interested in reflexive
polytopes in dimensions $3$, $4$, and perhaps $5$. These have not too
many integral points, for example a $4$-dimensional reflexive polytope
has between $6$ and $680$ lattice points~\cite{Kreuzer:2000xy} and the
average is closer to the lower bound. In practical terms, this means
that the necessary pre-processing (triangulation, Smith forms) renders
all improved algorithms actually slower than the naive
approach. However, one still needs to make some crucial optimizations
in the implementation of the naive algorithm. These are:
\begin{itemize}
\item Unwind the inner (and next-to-inner) loop, that is, rewrite
  inequalities
  \begin{equation}
    Ax \leq b
    \quad \Leftrightarrow \quad
    a_1 x_1 ~\leq~ b - \sum_{i=2}^d a_i x_i
  \end{equation}
  such that one needs only one multiplication when iterating over
  $x_1$.
\item Permute coordinates such that the longest edge of the bounding
  box is the innermost loop.
\item Reorder inequalities to always try the most restrictive
  inequality first.
\item Use convexity: If two points are in the polytope, so are all
  intermediate points.
\end{itemize}
There is no doubt that these optimizations are implemented in PALP,
though there is no clear documentation and the source code is quite
hard to read. Furthermore, PALP is really only applicable towards
reflexive polytopes and sometimes one needs to compute with
non-reflexive polytopes for which certain compile-time assumptions in
PALP will fail. For these reasons, the author has re-implemented this
algorithm in Sage~\cite{Sage, BraunHampton:polyhedra}, so yet another
way to compute the integral points in Figure~\ref{fig:count} is
\begin{verbatim}
sage: triangle = Polyhedron([(1,0), (0,1), (-3,-2)])
sage: triangle.integral_points()
((-3, -2), (-2, -1), (-1, -1), (-1, 0), (0, 0), (1, 0), (0, 1))
\end{verbatim}
The implementation is written in Cython~\cite{Cython}, a variant of
the Python language that can be compiled to native machine code. It
automatically checks bounds and uses machine integers if possible
possible and arbitrary-precision integers when necessary. Finally,
there are no dimension or size restrictions, nor does the polytope
have to be full-dimensional or contain the origin.

In Figure~\ref{fig:compare}, the three different implementations are
compared for the 4-dimensional cross-polytope scaled by a factor of
$n$.
\begin{figure}
  \centerline{\includegraphics[width=0.8\textwidth]{VolkerBraun-Graphics2}}
  \caption{Comparison of a naive implementation, PALP via a pseudo-tty
    interface, and the author's implementation in Sage.}
  \label{fig:compare}
\end{figure}
Of course just running PALP without parsing the output into Sage would
be the fastest, but then that is not really useful for general
computations. As one can see from Figure~\ref{fig:compare}, for
polytopes with relatively few points (for example, reflexive ones)
trying to interface with an external program is limited by the latency
of executing the program and setting up redirections for
stdin/out. This illustrates one of the key findings of the Sage
project: in order to leverage domain-specific solutions into a
framework that combines various mathematical disciplines, it is
crucial to develop libraries and not stand-alone monolithic
programs. For example, much effort has been spent to separate
Singular~\cite{GPS05} into a shared library, and this made Singular
much more useful to a general audience outside of computational
algebraic geometry.

\section{Hilbert Polynomials}

As an application that was suggested during the Max's memorial
conference, let us compute the Erhard polynomials of the $473,800,776$
reflexive 4-dimensional polytopes and, from that, the Hilbert
polynomials of the corresponding Calabi-Yau hypersurfaces. This
illustrates the aforementioned need to combine libraries for
domain-specific problems to perform an interdisciplinary computation.
In particular, one needs to
\begin{itemize}
\item Access the database of 4-d reflexive polytopes via PALP,
\item Compute the dual description for dilated (non-reflexive)
  polytopes, for which we use the Parma Polyhedra
  Library~\cite{BagnaraHZ08SCP},
\item Count the integral points as implemented in Sage, and
\item Polynomial algebra via {\tt libSingular}~\cite{GPS05,
  libsingular}.
\end{itemize}

The basic question is to count the number of integral points of a
lattice polytope after dilating it by a factor of
$n\in\mathbb{Z}_{\geq}$. For example, take the polytope defining
$\mathbb{P}^4$,
\begin{equation}
  \nabla = \mathop{\mathrm{conv}}\{
  { \scriptstyle
    (1,0,0,0),~
    (0,1,0,0),~
    (0,0,1,0),~
    (0,0,0,1),~
    (-1,-1,-1,-1)
  }
  \}.
\end{equation}
By direct computation one can easily find the number of integral
points for low-lying values of $n$, namely $E(\nabla,n) = 1$, $6$,
$21$, $56$, $126$, $251$, $456$, $771$, $1231$, $1876$, $\dots$. On
general grounds, these point counts must be the values of a
polynomial, the so-called Erhard polynomial $E(\nabla,n)$. Since the
point count approximates the volume for large $n$, the Erhard
polynomial must be a polynomial of the same degree as the ambient
space. Hence, to compute the Erhard polynomial one can just pick $\geq
5$ values and compute their Lagrange polynomial. For example,
\begin{verbatim}
sage: R.<x> = QQ[]
sage: R.lagrange_polynomial([(0,1),(1,6),(2,21),(3,56),(4,126),
...       (5,251),(6,456),(7,771),(8,1231),(9,1876)])
5/24*x^4 + 5/12*x^3 + 55/24*x^2 + 25/12*x + 1
\end{verbatim}
The Erhard polynomial can also be evaluated at negative values, even
though somewhat unnatural at first sight. It turns out to be much more
symmetric if we allow negative values, for example
\begin{displaymath}
\begin{tabular}{c|ccccccccccc}
  $n$ & $-5$ & $-4$ & $-3$ & $-2$ & $-1$ & $0$ & $1$ & $2$ & $3$ & $4$ & $5$
  \\
  $E(\nabla,n)$ & $126$ & $56$ & $21$ & $6$ & $1$ & $1$ & $6$ & $21$ & $56$ & $126$ & $251$
\end{tabular}
\end{displaymath}
This symmetry is called Erhard reciprocity,\cite{MR2810322}
\begin{equation}
  E(P,-n) =
  (-1)^d \#\big\{\mathop{\mathrm{Int}}(nP) \cap \mathbb{Z}^d\big\}
  = (-1)^d E(P,n-1)
  .
\end{equation}
Note that the second equality is a consequence of reflexivity of the
polytope $P$, while the first equality holds for arbitrary lattice
polytopes. Hence, for purposes of computing the Erhard polynomial of a
4-d reflexive polytope, we only need to compute two numbers: $E(P,1)$
and $E(P,2)$. The rest follows from Erhard reciprocity and the fact
that $E(P,0) = E(P,-1) = 1$. This is a quite tractable enumeration
problem, even if repeated $473,800,776$ times.

For a toric variety $X_\nabla$, the integral points of the dual
polytope $\Delta = \nabla^*$ can be identified with the monomial basis
for the sections of the anticanonical bundle, as alluded to in the
introduction. Therefore, the Hilbert polynomial of the anticanonical
bundle
\begin{equation}
  \chi(X_\nabla, -K,n)
  =
  \mathop{\mathrm{dim}}
  H^0\big(X_\nabla, -K^{\otimes n}\big)
  =
  \#\{n \Delta \cap \mathbb{Z}^d\}
  =
  E(\Delta,n)
\end{equation}
equals the Erhard polynomial of the dual lattice polytope. Up to a
factor of $\tfrac{1}{d!}$, the leading coefficient of the Hilbert
polynomial $\chi(X_\nabla,-K,n)=\sum_0^d a_k n^k$ hence measures the
number of points in the dual polytope which equals the degree of the
variety,
\begin{equation}
  a_d = \tfrac{1}{d!} \mathop{\mathrm{deg}}(X_\nabla) =
  \tfrac{1}{d!} \int c_1(X_\nabla)^d
\end{equation}
Since the Erhard polynomial for a 4-d reflexive polytope has two
essential degrees of freedom, this raises the question of what the
other geometric quantity is encoding. This turns out to have a nice
answer, it is the average scalar curvature of the variety.

Finally, physicists are of course mostly interested in the Calabi-Yau
hypersurfaces $Y_\nabla \subset X_\nabla$ inside toric varieties. By a
standard computation this must be an anticanonical hypersurface. Using
the long exact sequence for the restriction to the hypersurface, one
obtains the Hilbert polynomial
\begin{equation}
  \label{eq:HilbertSeries}
  \begin{split}
    \chi(Y_\nabla,n) \;&=
    H^0(X_\nabla,K^n) - H^0(X_\nabla,K^{n-1})
    \\ &=
    \frac{\mathop{\mathrm{deg}}(Y_\nabla)}{d!}
    n^d
    + 0 + a_{d-2} n^{d-2} + \cdots + a_1 n + 0
  \end{split}
\end{equation}
where we used the vanishing of the average scalar curvature and of the
arithmetic genus to eliminate $a_{d-1}$ and $a_0$. Hence, the Hilbert
polynomial
\begin{equation}
  \chi(Y_\nabla, \pi^*K,n) =  H(X_\nabla,n) - H(X_\nabla,n-1)
  = a_3 n^3 + a_1 n
\end{equation}
of the polarized Calabi-Yau threefold $(Y_\nabla,\pi^* K)$ has only
two non-vanishing coefficients.

\section{Results}

\begin{figure}[tb]
  \centerline{\includegraphics[width=\textwidth]{VolkerBraun-Graphics3}}
  \caption{The points $(a_1 - \tfrac{91}{588}a_3,
    a_3-\tfrac{1}{5}a_1)$ corresponding to the $14,373$ distinct
    Hilbert series data $(a_1,a_3)$. The linear transformation is
    chosen in order to fill the positive quadrant.}
  \label{fig:Hilbert}
\end{figure}
\begin{sidewaysfigure}[p]
  \centerline{
    \includegraphics[width=0.45\textwidth]{VolkerBraun-Hilbert_a1_average}
    \includegraphics[width=0.45\textwidth]{VolkerBraun-Hilbert_a1_difference}
  }
  \vspace{4mm}
  \centerline{
    \includegraphics[width=0.45\textwidth]{VolkerBraun-Hilbert_a3_average}
    \includegraphics[width=0.45\textwidth]{VolkerBraun-Hilbert_a3_difference}
  }
  \caption{Overview over the Hilbert series coefficients $(a_1,a_3)$
    for each pair of Hodge numbers $(h^{11},h^{21})$. In the left
    column, the average $(a_i^\text{max}+a_i^\text{min})/2$ between
    the largest and the smallest coefficient. In the right column, the
    difference $a_i^\text{max}-a_i^\text{min}$. The top row shows
    $a_1$, the bottom row shows $a_3$.  }
  \label{fig:Plot}
\end{sidewaysfigure}
According to eq.~\eqref{eq:HilbertSeries}, the Hilbert series of a
polarized Calabi-Yau threefold $(Y_\nabla,\pi^* K)$ boils down to a
pair of numbers $(a_3,a_1) \in \mathbb{Q}^2$. In fact, there are
$14,373$ distinct Hilbert series with $386$ different values for
$\tfrac{5}{6}\leq a_1 \leq 91$ and $2,229$ different values for
$\tfrac{5}{6}\leq a_3 \leq 588$. Moreover, the Hilbert series
coefficients lie in a fairly narrow wedge $\tfrac{1}{5} \leq
\tfrac{a_3}{a_1} \leq \tfrac{84}{13} = \tfrac{588}{91}$ of the
$\mathbb{Q}^2$ plane. In Figure~\ref{fig:Hilbert}, we stretch this
wedge to fill the positive quadrant.

It probably comes as no surprise that there is a correlation between
the Hilbert series data and the $30,108$ Hodge pairs $(h^{11},
h^{21})$. In fact, the Hilbert polynomial coefficient are roughly
proportional to $h^{11}$. For example, the maximal value
$(a_1,a_3)=(91,588)$ is attained at the manifold with
$(h^{11},h^{21})=(491,11)$ with the largest known $h^{11}$. This
dependence on $h^{11}$ is nicely illustrated by the left column in
Figure~\ref{fig:Plot}. However, while this overall tendency is clearly
visible, note that there is no precise relation. For most Hodge pairs,
there are multiple allowed values for the Hilbert series
coefficients. As can be seen in the right column of
Figure~\ref{fig:Plot}, the spread in $a_1$ is qualitatively different
from the spread in the $a_3$ coefficient. At this point, the author
has no mathematical explanation for this behavior. The Hilbert series
data is available online~\cite{datafile}.

\section{Conclusions}

The Kreuzer-Skarke enumeration of reflexive 4-dimensional polytopes
remains the largest single effort in what could be called
computational string theory. When it was performed, it was an amazing
feat relative to the available processing power. For example, the
authors were not able to hold all enumerated polytopes in memory and
used a carefully bit-packed hard drive cache. But technology improved
by leaps and bounds in the meantime; In 2011, the requisite amount of
RAM costs $20\$$. Today, we can finally \emph{do something} with this
giant database. Moreover, we no longer need to write hand-crafted C
code but can use a mix of interpreted languages and existing
libraries, increasing both maintainability and code reuse. And one of
these building blocks is and remains PALP, which was written before
most of the tools we can rely on today were created.

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The kookaburra is a rather stout bird, with a medium length tail, and a broad beak. Its thick beak, also known as a "bill," is darker on top, and lighter on the bottom. They vary in color on top from dark brown to tan, and have a cream or white colored underbelly. The kookaburra's tail has a red hue, and is marked with black bars.
Interesting Facts About the Kookaburra
Kookaburras are an interesting species to say the least! Possibly the most well known Australian bird, the laughing kookaburra is a character that instills curiosity and wonder. There are a number of interesting traits and facts about the kookaburra, let's take a look at a few:
The Fishless Kingfisher – The laughing kookaburra is the largest species in the kingfisher (Alcedinidae) family. This family of broad-billed birds will typically feed on fish, crustaceans, and amphibians in aquatic environments. The kookaburra is the oddball in the kingfisher family, as it doesn't eat fish.
The Bushman's Clock – Kookaburras hold the nickname of "The Bushman's Clock," due to their unique vocalizations. This name occurs because kookaburras are most vocal at sunrise and sunset, and thus could function as an alarm clock.
Take Your Pick – The laughing kookaburra is one of five different kookaburra species. The other kookaburra species include the spangled kookaburra, shovel-billed kookaburra, rufous-bellied kookaburra, and blue-winged kookaburra. As the name suggests, the laughing kookaburra is the most vocal of the kookaburra species.
The Laughing Maniac– As the name suggests, the laughing kookaburra has a distinctive vocal pattern. Their vocalizations sound similar to maniacal laughing. A kookaburra call begins and ends with a chuckling sound, and the main call alternates between hoots, chortles, high-pitched laughing, and trills.
Habitat of the Kookaburra
The kookaburra inhabits eucalyptus forests and woodlands in Australia. Trees are utilized for perching and nesting, and kookaburras will hold a territory year-round. The kookaburra's call is used to establish territorial boundaries, and shorter calls are used to interact with other family members, and to find mates.
Distribution of the Kookaburra
The original range of the kookaburra was eastern mainland Australia, but the laughing kookaburra has since been introduced to Western Australia, New Zealand, and Tasmania.
Diet of the Kookaburra
Kookaburras feed on insects, reptiles, amphibians, and small mammals. They have also been known to kill snakes up to three feet long. Kookaburras hunt snakes by grabbing the animal behind the head, and using their broad bill to hammer it against the ground.
Kookaburra Sits in the Old Gum Tree
The kookaburra is the subject of an Australian nursery rhyme. This popular song discusses the laughing kookaburra, these are the lyrics:
Kookaburra sits on the old gum tree
Merry merry king of the bush is he.
Laugh, kookaburra, laugh, kookaburra
Gay your life must be!
Eating all the gumdrops he can see.
Stop, kookaburra, stop, kookaburra
Leave some there for me!
Counting all the monkeys he can see.
Stop, kookaburra, stop, kookaburra,
That's no monkey, that's me!
Kookaburra and Human Interaction
Typically found in eucalyptus forests, these bold birds have become fairly urbanized since their introduction into Western Australia. They can be found in backyards, parks, and gardens, and have been known to steal food if given the opportunity.
Kookaburras have not been domesticated, but they are successfully held in zoological institutions.
Does the Kookaburra Make a Good Pet
The kookaburra could potentially make a good pet, but requires an extreme amount of time, resources, and patience. The kookaburra is a large species of bird, standing almost 20 inches tall. Because of their size they require a large habitat, and any aviary should be adequately tall. Any aviary shorter than 15 feet would be inadequate, as the kookaburra hunts by diving on their prey from above.
Kookaburras are quite loud, and vocalize in the early mornings and evenings. They can also live up to 20 years in captivity, and require a varied diet.
Kookaburra Care
In zoos, kookaburras are fed a variety of different foods, and are provided with environmental enrichment. Environmental enrichment is anything added to an animal's enclosure that provides some type of mental stimulation. Some examples of enrichment include toys, puzzles, new branches or trees, and hidden food.
Behavior of the Kookaburra
Kookaburras hunt by roosting quietly on branches, and waiting for prey to pass below them. The kookaburra will frequently "tenderize" its prey item by beating it against a branch or rock with its beak before swallowing it whole.
Reproduction of the Kookaburra
The laughing kookaburra shares a territory with its family members, and chooses a mate for life. Kookaburras vocalize to determine the boundaries of their territory, and use trills, chuckles, and other short calls to communicate with family members.
A pair will nest in a tree trunk, and all family members will assist in rearing the young. A female kookaburra lays two to three eggs at a time. Hatchlings are born naked and blind, this type of nestling is known as "altricial." Some species of birds hatch fully feathered and leave the nest immediately, these are known as "precocial." The kookaburra's altricial hatchlings are fed for up to three months, and remain with the family as "helpers" for four years.
blue-winged Kookaburra
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