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400 new consultancy jobs announced for NI
PA Consulting, a global consultancy firm with over 2,600 staff worldwide, is continuing to expand its digital expertise with the creation of 400 jobs in Belfast over the next five years.
This organisation has been offered nearly £4m of government support to secure this investment for Northern Ireland. The company has already recruited a team of nearly 40 people, including 25 digital specialists. Once the project is fully established it is estimated to generate over £14.5m in wages annually for the Northern Ireland economy.
About PA Consulting
The move builds on the recent acquisition of digital insight and strategy agency, Sparkler. At a time when new technologies, business models and customer expectations are disrupting the ways organisations create and capture value, PA works with clients worldwide in both the public and private sectors to diffuse the threats and seize new opportunities through sustainable digital transformation.
Their Department for the Economy will also be running a series of Assured Skills academies to provide pre-employment skills training for 155 of the 400 jobs to ensure the new recruits are able to hit the ground running.
Speaking about this investment, Anita Chandraker, Global Head of Innovation Services and a member of the PA Consulting Board, said: "We thought long and hard about where was the best place for our next phase of expansion, and considered factors such as the talent pool, the current technology sector, salaries, education and universities, and infrastructure. Northern Ireland ticked all the boxes. These factors, combined with the offer of support from government, made it the logical choice."
Welcoming the announcement, Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, Karen Bradley MP said: "Today's announcement by PA Consulting shows that Northern Ireland continues to punch well above its weight in terms of proving itself as a top destination to invest and do business."
Roles available
The initial focus for PA will be on Digital Engineering. With roles from graduate-level developers through to Senior Engineering roles available there are opportunities for those interested in digital technology to work on projects involving Dev Ops, software development, data analytics, security, and automated intelligence. Find out more here.
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So Others May Live
February 22, 2020 February 16, 2020 by eileentroemel, posted in Book Tour
Author: Lee Hutch
Narrator: Siobhan Dowd
Publisher: Brady L. Hutchison
Released: Dec. 31, 2019
In the space of a single night, four lives collide as Berlin staggers under the weight of British bombs. Mick, a Lancaster pilot, proposed to Grace on his last leave but one more mission stands in between him and the end of his tour. Grace harbors a secret, one which she fears might change the nature of their relationship forever. Unsure of how he will respond, she has decided to tell him upon his return knowing that to do so risks losing him forever. Seven hundred miles away in Berlin, war-weary firefighter Karl is haunted by the images he's seen both on the home front and in Russia. Now he takes command of a group of teenage auxiliaries who find themselves on the front lines of Germany's defenses against a nightly rain of fire. On a call, he meets Ursula, a young woman who lives near his station. Karl quickly finds himself falling for her, unaware that she is playing a dangerous game, one which might place his own life in danger. As the raid unfolds, they face choices which will forever change them, and those they love.
Award winning author Lee Hutch grew up on the Texas/Louisiana border. As a child, he enjoyed reading history books and hanging around fire stations. As an adult, he entered the fire service and worked as both a firefighter and then an arson investigator before an injury led to his retirement. Along the way, he picked up a BA and an MA in History and an MS in Criminal Justice. He now teaches history for a community college in Southeast Texas. He loves books, cats, boxing, the Red Sox, and the New Orleans Saints. His historical interests include the history of the fire service, particularly how firefighters have adapted to wartime conditions, the American Civil War, and the World Wars. When he's not in the classroom or in his office, Lee can be found reading or listening to either a Red Sox or a Saints game on the radio with his cat Anastasia. His next novel is set in Civil War era New York.
I record High Quality Voiceover in variations of my native South London accent – I can offer both bright and enthusiastic commercial reads, or a more laid back and enigmatic explainer style. I have lots of experience in Explainers, E-Learning, Commericals, Audiobooks, and more. I work in VO full time, and deliver high quality audio from my fully equipped home recording in South West London, always including amends or pick ups as needed to ensure complete client satisfction. I use Source Connect or Cleanfeed for remote record-directed sessions and I can travel in and around London and the South East for studio based jobs. Please have a look (and listen) around my site and get in touch by email, phone, or via social media if you'd like any more information on my services or to book a job.
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I received this audiobook as part of my participation in a blog tour with Audiobookworm Promotions. The tour is being sponsored by Lee Hutch. The gifting of this audiobook did not affect my opinion of it.
Q&A with Author Lee Hutch
CHARACTER PROFILE FOR URSULA MÜLLER Ursula was born in Wedding, Berlin, Germany in 1920. She is twenty-three when the novel opens. About 5'5 with a slight build, her most striking feature is her red hair. With light blue eyes and a splash of freckles across her nose, Ursula stands out in a crowd, which isn't a good thing given her nocturnal activities which place her in great danger. Growing up, Ursula was very close to her father, a decorated veteran of the First World War and an ardent social democrat. She was 13 years old when the Nazis came to power, and thus escaped much of the indoctrination in school, unlike her younger brothers. Their involvement drove a wedge between the family with Ursula and her father on one side and her mother and brothers on the other. Ursula worried constantly about her father's safety given his tendency to speak his mind openly and loudly on every occasion, though even he started to take care around his sons lest they report him. Her mother was struck and killed by a car in front of the Müller's apartment in 1937. The following year, her father, a committed pacifist after his experiences in the trenches in the last war, died of a heart attack on the day Germany announced its invasion of Poland. Her brothers went on to fight in Russia. Erich was killed in action in late 1941 and Thomas in December of 1942. This leaves Ursula on her own in the world. Ursula loves to read, and she keeps a well worn copy of the German edition of Gone With the Wind with her on the long nights she spends in the basement of her apartment building as she and the other occupants wait out air raids. She lives with two other young women and the three of them work as telephone operators in Berlin. Her roommates believe that at night, Ursula goes and visits a platonic friend named Heinrich to discuss books, but he is a figment of Ursula's imagination, one that gives her cover for her true activities. She's a brave, if a bit reckless, young woman. From her father, Ursula inherited a deep love of her country, and it is that love which drives her to work against the regime. For this reason, Ursula refuses any offer of money for what she does. She considers herself a soldier fighting for Germany, albeit a different Germany than the one her brothers died for. With a difficult assignment, an air raid, and the Gestapo on her trail, she'll have to summon every ounce of courage she has. CHARACTER PROFILE FOR GRACE ROBINSON Grace is a tall, thin young woman with light blonde hair and green eyes. She lives in London, though she grew up in the countryside outside the city. When the novel begins in 1943, Grace is twenty-one years old. She's been in London since 1940, arriving shortly before the Blitz and she holds distressing memories of seeing a line of bodies outside a bombed out house while on her way to work one morning, along with memories of nights spent in a bomb shelter as the ground shook around her from explosions. To say she had a difficult childhood would be an understatement. Her father, Dr. Robinson, earned a Victoria Cross on the Western Front during the First World War as a young infantry officer. When the war ended, he studied medicine and he has a vast network of contacts within the military and the government. The one thing Dr. Robinson wanted was a son, and he did not bother to hide his dismay when his first child turned out to be a daughter. He got his wish a couple of years later when his wife gave birth to a son. As the unwanted child in the family, Grace sought refuge in books. At sixteen, she bicycled to the nearby village to purchase a copy of Gone With the Wind as soon as the bookstore receive copies. On her return, a chance encounter forever ended any hope of a normal relationship with her father. Grace knows she can't, or at least shouldn't, keep what happened a secret from her fiancée, but at the same time she fears it might drive him away forever. Grace is engaged to Michael O'Hanlon, a pilot in Bomber Command. They plan to marry as soon as he finishes his last operation. Having grown up under a domineering father, Grace struggles to find the strength to stand up for herself. She tends to allow circumstances to dictate her actions to her, rather than taking charge. But she desperately wants to learn to be stronger. Perhaps, with the war and all that it requires, Grace can manage it. Her biggest fear is losing the happiness she's found with Michael, whether it comes by way of him failing to return from his last mission or from her driving him away by revealing the family secret. Though grateful, in a sense, that the war allowed her to meet Michael, she just wants it to be over. But the war has a few surprises left in store for her.
Songs that could be in the soundtrack for this book by Lee Hutch
Since this is a World War Two novel, any of the big wartime hits would be suitable. However, there are some more modern songs that are appropriate as well. In my own life, I associate certain songs with periods or episodes from my own life. That is applicable to my novel as well. So let's begin! I think that if Karl alive today, he would appreciate Only God Knows Why by Kid Rock. In particular, Karl would appreciate the line that says, "People don't know about the things I say and do. They don't understand about the s—t that I've been through." Given how haunted Karl is by his experiences on the Eastern Front and in Hamburg during the big raids in July of 1943, that line would really resonate with him. After you listen to the novel, you absolutely must check out the song Bomber's Moon by Mike Harding. It tells the story of a doomed Lancaster over a German city. Harding's father was a navigator on a Lancaster and was killed in action a few weeks before the birth of his son. The song is a fitting tribute. It's perfect for my book, though I did not hear it for the first time until after the book came out. Move over Dawson and Pacy, I Don't Want to Wait by Paula Cole goes with the novel as well. All of the major characters carry residual scars from the war. Therefore, the line that says, "and the war he saw lives inside him still" would reach out and grab each one of my characters. Though the story takes place over a two-day period, one wonders what the surviving characters lives might have been like once the war ended. And last but not least, A Long December by the Counting Crows fits the story, even though the novel is set in late November of 1943. As that year draws to a close and a new one looms ahead, the characters would not doubt wonder if 1944 would bring about the war's end. Or would it drag on endlessly until the war consumed everything and everyone. Naturally, 40s hits such as I'll Be Seeing You and my personal favorite, We'll Meet Again fit the book, as does the German hit Lili Marlene. But the vintage song I listened to the most while writing it was Keep the Home Fires Burning, which was popular in both world wars. Though it was likewise popular in both of the wars, I do wonder whether or not Michael would like It's a Long Way to Tipperary, given that the song is poking fun at the Irish. He does have a sense of humor, so he'd probably be whistling it to himself in the cockpit of his bomber. So there you have it! After you listen to the book, give these tunes a listen and see if you agree that they fit the overall tone and mood of the novel. Or, if you think of others, drop me a line and let me know.
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MixBus Podcast: Matt Lawrence
MixBus is a series of new podcasts featuring leading producers, engineers and mixers talking informally about their careers in the recording industry and how they approach their work...
LATEST PODCAST - MATT LAWRENCE
Matt Lawrence is a Grammy-Award winning mixer, producer and engineer. He is credited on some of the biggest selling records of the past 20 years for artists including Adele, Amy Winehouse, Black Eyed Peas, Van Morrison, Ellie Goulding and many more. His work on Mumford & Sons' "Babel" album won him a Grammy in 2012 - the record has since gone 4x platinum and sold over 2.5 million copies. Matt started out at Van Morrison's studio in Bath before moving to Metropolis Studios where he became chief engineer, working with acts including U2, Rolling Stones, Elton John, Bjork and Goldie.
MixBus host Kevin Paul chats with Matt about his extensive career. Grab a coffee and enjoy the show…
PODCAST #5 - STEVE DUB
Steve Dub's illustrious 20 year career started in the 90's during the height of the electronic dance scene where he assisted on sessions for Depeche Mode, Nitzer Ebb and The Stone Roses. He is a five-time Grammy Award winner and his skills as a producer, mixer, programmer and songwriter have seen him working with some of the most influential artists of the past 20 years including Chemical Brothers, Roots Manuva, New Order, The Prodigy, Orbital, Primal Scream, Underworld, Alabama 3 and many more. Recent work includes a further Grammy win for mixing/engineering Chemical Brother's 2019 chart-topping album "No Geography".
MixBus host Kevin Paul chats with Steve about his career…
PODCAST #4 - PASCAL GABRIEL
Pascal Gabriel's career started in 1977, playing bass in Belgian punk band The Razors. After moving to London in 1979, he built a reputation as an innovative sound engineer with remixes for artists including Marc Almond and Yello. Since then, Pascal has written and produced hits for S'Express, Bomb The Bass, Kylie Minogue, Natalie Imbruglia, EMF, Inspiral Carpets, Will Young and Dido. He recently returned to his electronica roots with last year's Mountains and Plains under his Stubbleman alter ego. In this podcast, Pascal discusses his career with MixBus host Kevin Paul...
PODCAST #3 - ALAN MOULDER
Alan Moulder is perhaps the UK's leading alternative rock producer/mixer/engineer. His credits can be found on some of rock's most iconic records - including those by Nine Inch Nails, The Killers, U2, Arctic Monkeys, Suede and Foo Fighters. Alan started out as an assistant engineer at Trident Studios in the early 1980's, with his big break engineering on The Jesus & Mary Chain's acclaimed "Automatic" in 1989. MixBus host Kevin Paul chats with Alan about all things studio...

PODCAST #2 - GARETH JONES
Gareth Jones' 40-year career started in the late 1970's training at the BBC. After working at Pathway and Garden studios (which he helped build) he moved to Berlin to work at the legendary Hansa Studio, working on many projects including Depeche Mode's "Berlin Trilogy". In the early nineties he moved back to London and settled at Strongroom Studios. Gareth can always be found on the bleeding edge of new technology and was an early adopter and pioneer in the use of digital recording techniques, synthesizers and sampling – including a Synclavier brought in by Daniel Miller for Mute Records.

PODCAST #1 - CATHERINE MARKS
Catherine Marks is a Grammy Nominated Producer, Engineer and Mixer who was Winner of the UK Producer of the Year 2018 MPG Awards and Breakthrough Producer of the Year 2016 MPG Awards. Catherine has worked with artists such as The Amazons, Foals, Wolf Alice, The Killers, St. Vincent, The Wombats and more...

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MixBus is a series of new podcasts curated by Kevin Paul featuring leading producers, engineers and mixers talking informally about their careers in the recording industry and how they approach their work. Kevin has mixed over 100 artists including David Bowie, Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, Goldfrapp, Ed Sheeran and many more.
To introduce the podcasts, I caught up with Kevin to find out how the idea for MixBus came about…
KMR : How did you start your studio career - was music always something you were interested in?
KP : I started out wanting to be a DJ - way back in 1985 during the birth of Hip Hop and House music. I'd seen 'recording engineer' credits on the back of records and religiously bought a magazine called "Home and Studio Recording". I thought engineering sounded like something I wanted to do.
I got a list of studios from the APRS, and worked my way down to letter 'S' where Soho Studios said to come down for an interview. They offered me a job for 6 months and that's where I got to meet Steve Dub. When I started looking for more work, Steve suggested I try a studio in Crouch End called Konk.
I basically begged the manager at Konk for a job. They thought I was too old (I was 21), but I managed to convince them and was given a two-week trial - my first session was with Dave Eringa!
After two years at Konk I was offered a job at Mute Records. Although the Mute studio wasn't as big or as well known as Konk at the time, it did offer an opportunity for me to start engineering with their artists. I spent about 10 years there and must have worked with every single artist on their label at some point.
KMR : So did you start out as more a recording engineer and then moved into mixing later?
KP : I've always gravitated towards mixing, it's the part of the process where I feel I can add the most value. I love the idea of merging sounds together, maybe it's from my DJ background. Mixing is the part of the process that most excites me.
KMR : So you must have been in the middle of the whole change from analogue to digital recording?
KP : I actually assisted on one of the first 16 track Pro Tools sessions in the UK. At that point in time it didn't work - it just fell over every time! Before that we had Cubase and Logic Audio, and we could only do 4 tracks at once. The sound of analogue is great, I'm a big fan, but I can't say I miss lining-up tape machines - because I don't!
KMR : Is there a particular favourite memory from working at Konk or Mute?
KP : At Konk I remember the last thing I ever did there - I was assistant on Elastica's first album. They recorded the songs pretty much as the album and when you heard them do the performance you just went "oh wow". Everybody immediately recognised that this was a great band making great music. I'm sure there was something poignant about it being my last session at the studio, but nevertheless that was a very special time for me.
At Mute, I went through so many journeys from engineering to mixing my first record with Pascal Gabriel - I mixed tracks for Goldfrapp's "Felt Mountain" there. The label suggested I go and work with artists outside of the studio and that became another aspect of my career. That led to me recording with Nick Cave on "No More Shall We Part". That was an exceptional record to work on.
KMR : Did you change your approach when working with artists in their own environment - becoming more of a co-producer/arranger?
KP : I always had my own thoughts, although I wouldn't necessarily volunteer them unless they were asked for, but I'd usually say what I liked rather than what I didn't. I just listened to the music as a fan really, and try and step back and not hear it from an engineering point of view. I was fortunate at Konk and Mute to work with some great producers.
When we did the Depeche Mode 5.1 back catalogue, I had to try to mix like every single one of those great producers - that was such a learning curve! I had to learn how to mix like Dave Bascombe, Gareth Jones, Flood, Steve Fitzmaurice and Tim Simeone.
KMR : You had to reverse engineer those stereo mixes? Could you call upon the original producers for pointers or did you have to work it out yourself?
KP : Mostly I just got on with it myself and then once I'd got to about 80-90% of the mix, we would ask the relevant mixer or producer down to the studio if they were available.
There was one Depeche Mode song on Violater – "Personal Jesus", I could not for the life of me get the vocal sound. I must have spent weeks trying to get the sound right. In the end, I managed to get hold of Flood, as he was incredibly busy, but we were on the phone and I just asked what he used for this vocal sound and he said, "Oh it's really easy, go to the SPX90 and just dial up Small Hall and do the pre-delay to whatever the beat was, and there you go!". I did what he said, and it fell into place immediately - it had been driving me absolutely crazy!
KMR : Do you think the recording community has changed with more people working on their own rather than collaborating in a studio and learning from others?
KP : Technology has changed how people make records. It used to be a recording studio was the only place you could make a record, whereas now it's really more the place you go to finish a record. Most people do the work in their own space now - it's just changed the way we work. There are still a lot of artists making great records!
Apart from working in the studio, I also do lectures about mixing approaches rather than technical aspects. Nobody these days needs to be shown how a compressor works, there are so many channels on YouTube for that. Far more important for me is showing students why I use a compressor. They want to know WHY you're doing something rather than HOW – so I encourage students to try things and experiment, rather than simply copy me.
Which is one of the reasons for the MixBus podcast. I'd been listening to lots of podcasts and had started to look for specific audio engineering content. I then thought, "I know a few people!" so I went through my phone book and got about 20 people on a list. I thought if five agreed to take part I could probably do something and see what happens. Everybody I contacted said "yes" so people are obviously excited about sharing their experiences and knowledge…
We'll be bringing you more MixBus podcasts as they appear – look out for Pascal Gabriel, Flood, Dave Bascombe, Steve Dub, Tim Bran, Dave Eringa and more...
In the meantime, you can follow MixBus <<HERE>>.
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So your saying it doesn't matter how the wires are connect in the 125 panel as long as there connected to the breaker correct? In the 200 amp box that I am receving power from there are lugs in there a left and right plus the neutral.
For example, some panels have a main breaker and some are just main lug. This, and other factors, can determine where the 2 hots, neutral and ground that make up your 4 wires will go. Typically, your 2 hot leads are connected to the main breaker and the meter itself. The neutrals and grounds have their own lugs for connection.


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John Segovia, American painter, designer, photographer, poet and portrait artist. Segovia's main creative influences stems from Abstract Expressionism to Mid-century Modern Art. Segovia's an old soul and as a young teen fell in love with Fauvism and Expressionism by the art master himself, Pablo Picasso. Then shortly after he was introduced to the surreal works of Salvador Dali which expanded the possibilities of paint on canvas. And finally, he was blown away with the commercial works of Andy Warhol.
John Segovia was born in Houston, Texas to a modest middle-class working family. From an early age he displayed a talent for drawing portraits and began entering local school competitions at the age of 16. With so much talent to give unfortunately, he put the pencil down at 18 and tried to find himself and pursue other aspirations.
"When I was a child my father one day recognized my talent and said, "when this boy grows up, he will show his art to the world."
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Full Circle. After many jobs and realizing he wasn't happy he found himself going back to school and graduating from the Houston Art Institute in June of 2000. Graphic Design was another creative outlet which allowed Segovia to study the arts. Learning the basic elements of design, typography, line, color, shape and composition would later help Segovia in his passion to pursue art.
The path to the arts has called to Segovia many times but he would ignore those callings for fear that it's been too many years since he's picked up a pencil. In November of 2016 Segovia lost his mother to a battle of diabetes and shortly after he was involved in a horrific accident that left him with a shattered left leg and fractured hip. Laid up and unable to walk for months Segovia found himself with the opportunity to pass time by finally picking up a pencil after 30 years and began to start drawing again. His first drawing was of Mexican portrait painter Frida Kahlo. He entered the drawing in a local gallery showing and it sold. Since then he's gathered the interest of local art collectors who now own most of his recent works.
Until recently, Segovia has only been a portrait artist working mainly with charcoal. After several successful commissions his courage and confidence has guided him to doing more works on canvas.
"Through positivity and prayer all things are possible through God."


My foray back into blogger tournaments hasn't gone the way I hoped. My game has been solid, but not spectacular. I've avoided the big mistakes but have also failed to take advantage of a few opportunities. In both the Run Good Challenge and last night's Turkey Day Cup hosted by Pauly, I've found myself in pretty good shape deep in the tournament.
In the RCG, my AQ fell to AT. In the Turkey Day Cup, my AK lost to Joanne's A6. Not only did the latter one cripple me (I went out shortly there after when my push with A9 was called by AJ and I didn't improve), but it also virtually cost me my last longer bet with Joanne. She would go on to carry my chips into 5th place, I believe.
When you get all in with someone preflop holding a bigger ace, you're generally a 3-to-1 favorite. Maybe that's my problem. You can't exactly be a Luckbox if you're always getting your chips in when you're ahead!


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CVS, walgreens say they will offer abortion pills in some states
Two major pharmacy chains, CVS and Walgreens, plan to offer abortion pills in states that do not have restrictions that would prevent dispensing the medications.
This likely won't increase access in states that have made abortion illegal since a June decision by the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn the landmark Roe v. Wade ruling.
The move by the pharmacy chains comes in response to a U.S. Food and Drug Administration rule change this week allowing pharmacies to become certified to dispense mifepristone directly to someone with a prescription, CNN reported.
CVS said in a statement, "We plan to seek certification to dispense mifepristone where legally permissible."
Meanwhile, Walgreens said it is "working through the registration, necessary training of our pharmacists, as well as evaluating our pharmacy network in terms of where we normally dispense products that have extra FDA requirements and will dispense these consistent with federal and state laws."
Mifepristone works to help end pregnancy by blocking the hormone progesterone. Together with misoprostal, which is already distributed by pharmacies, it can induce an abortion.
"In terms of whether or not that is going to have any impact in states where abortion is banned, I think the answer is probably not," Lewis Grossman, a professor of law at the American University Washington College of Law in Washington, D.C., told CNN. "I don't see any real effect there."
Other pharmacies have not announced their plans and it's not clear if they will seek certification, CNN reported.
"It's not at all clear that many or all or most pharmacies, or pharmacies in more rural areas, or pharmacies in red states will do so in ways that meaningfully increases access to medication abortion," said Leah Litman, a professor of law at the University of Michigan, told CNN.
Also, "mail-order pharmacies have already been dispensing pills with the FDA's permission," she wrote. "So, the possibility of getting medication abortion existed before this latest decision."
In addition, the new certification process may be more complicated than some pharmacies would like.
"Mifepristone is not the kind of drug for which any kind of pharmacy certification is normally required," Grossman explained. "And this particular pharmacy certification regime seems much more onerous than one would expect for a random drug with a similar safety profile."
It was also not clear whether someone could get a prescription by mail for mifepristone while living in state with abortion restrictions.
Abortion remains banned or restricted in those states, said Elizabeth Nash, a principal policy associate of state issues at the Guttmacher Institute, a reproductive health nonprofit.
"The FDA's change in allowing dispensing at pharmacies means that there are more options for access for people in states where abortion is not heavily regulated and abortion rights are protected. Where abortion has been banned, abortion remains banned," Nash told CNN.
"What we are seeing now is that if a state has banned abortion, then medication abortion is unavailable. And I think we're going to see how this tension plays out between the FDA's authority over drugs and devices and the state laws," she said. "We may see some court cases around this very issue as to FDA's authority and state law."
Andrea Miller, president of the advocacy group National Institute for Reproductive Health, called the FDA changes an "important step forward" for access, but also said, "The unfortunate reality is that there are more than a dozen states right now where abortion is illegal or close to fully illegal."
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Q: Given the following diagram how to find coordinates of the following point?
I have no clue, I know that the radius is 2, will that mean that i have to go 2 units up every time?

A: Since the given radius of $r=2$ conflicts with the given coordinates of $D=(1,-3)$ we may assume that the insertion of the coordinates $(1,-\sqrt{3})$ was intended as a correction of a typographical error in the original.
Since the coordinates of a point $P=(x,y)$ on a circle with equation $x^2+y^2=r^2$ are given by $x=r\cos\theta,\,y=r\sin\theta$, the coordinates of the point $C=(2\cos40^\circ,2\sin40^\circ)$
In general the coordinates of a point on a circle centered at $(0,0)$ and having radius $r$ are equal to $(r\cos\theta,r\sin\theta)$ where $\theta$ is the angle between the segment connecting the center to the point and the positive $x$-axis as depicted in the following diagram.
Using the trigonometric identity $\cos^2\theta+\sin^2\theta=1$ we see that the sum of the squares of the coordinates is
$$  x^2+y^2=(r\cos\theta)^2+(r\sin\theta)^2=r^2(\cos^2\theta+\sin^2\theta)=r^2\cdot1=r^2$$
Therefore the coordinates satisfy the equation
$$ x^2+y^2=r^2 $$

A: I have no idea why the radius is given as $2$ when we can clearly see that the point $D $ also lies on it.
We know that the parametric equation of a circle $x^2 + y^2 =a^2$ is given by $(a\cos \theta, a\sin \theta) $.
Substituting the point $(1, -3) $ in the equation of the circle, we get its equation as $x^2+y^2=10$. Thus the parametrization of a point on it is given by $(\sqrt{10}\cos \theta, \sqrt {10}\sin \theta) $.
You can find the angle $X $ (in your diagram) by equating the point and the parametric form. Hope it helps.

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Trade minister ponders taking China to WTO
Daniel McCulloch
Published: 09/11/2020 Updated: Monday, 9 November 2020 9:36 AM GMT+11
Trade Minister Simon Birmingham is considering taking China to the WTO over an exports spat. Credit: AAP
Trade Minister Simon Birmingham is leaving the door open to taking China to the World Trade Organisation over barriers to Australian goods.
Chinese state media organisations have reported Australian products including sugar, barley, coal and timber would no longer be allowed into the country.
But Senator Birmingham said some of the goods were still getting through Chinese customs.
"Some of the predictions being made about complete blanket stoppages occurring at China's border have not materialised," he told the ABC on Monday.
"There remain points of concern, particularly in relation to the length of time for testing regimes for certain goods, because of the time-sensitive nature of that product, it needs to be sped up."
Senator Birmingham said while the government had concerns about the time taken for live lobsters to clear customs, there were some positive signs in relation to Australian wine.
"We continue, as I say, to watch very closely against the type of rumours that have circulated of blanket bans being put in place," he said.
"Chinese authorities, publicly and privately, have denied that sort of application of a blanket ban, and we would hope that they are true to their word in that regard."
Some business bodies, including the Australian Industry Group, have called on the minister to take China to the WTO.
"We've reserved our right there, particularly in relation to the instance of barley," Senator Birmingham said.
"If we have other concerns along the journey which are appropriate to raise with the WTO, we will do so."
Labor frontbencher Penny Wong said the government needed to advocate for Australian exporters.
"Whenever any country unreasonably blocks our exports, we do have to act, whether that's through the WTO or bilaterally or more broadly," she told the ABC.
"We're deeply concerned about the consequences for our exporters and the consequences for Australia's economy about the sorts of trade problems we are seeing with China."
Senator Wong said it was not enough for the government to simply tell exporters to find another market.
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DEG Elects New Board of Directors for 2017-18
04 Sep DEG Elects New Board of Directors for 2017-18
Posted at 21:17h in DEG News, Industry News by Shannon Gregory
LOS ANGELES (September 5, 2017) – DEG: The Digital Entertainment Group today announced its incoming Board of Directors with commencement of its 21st year as the home entertainment industry's leading trade association.
DEG's voting member companies elected the new Board of Directors to serve for the 2017-18 fiscal year (August 1 – July 31). New to the Board are Adam Rockmore of Fandango, which is represented on the DEG Board for the first time; Dametra Johnson-Marletti of Microsoft and Christopher Oldre of Walt Disney Studios. Returning to the Board is Phil Goswitz of DIRECTV.
The Officers of the DEG Board are currently entering the second year of a two-year term.
All Officers are responsible for providing leadership and oversight of the DEG's agenda, aimed at cultivating the home entertainment industry.
"We are pleased with our membership's participation in electing the Board and enthusiastically welcome new Directors who represent the growth and diversity of distribution in the home entertainment industry," said Amy Jo Smith, President, DEG. "The Board of Directors creatively strives to produce deliverables that meet the needs of the industry and DEG is grateful for all of the Directors' commitment and passion."
President, Product Strategy and Consumer Business Development
Executive Vice President, Xfinity Services
Phil Goswitz
Senior Vice President, Video, Space & Communications
Adam Rockmore
Senior Vice President, Head of Marketing and Communications
Fandango, FandangoNOW, & Rotten Tomatoes
Head of YouTube Content Partnerships, Americas & Google Play Movie and TV Partnerships
Dametra Johnson-Marletti
General Manager, Digital Stores Business & Category Management Marketing & Consumer Business
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Vice President Technology and Production Global Digital Services
Christopher Oldre
Executive Vice President, Pay Television, Digital, Canada & International Home Entertainment Distribution
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This translocation yields a shortened chromosome 22 that is the Philadelphia (Ph) chromosome. With the translocation, two distinct genes are fused: 1) BCR that encodes a cytoplasmic protein of uncertain function with oligomerization, serine threonine kinase, and GTPase-activating domains; and 2) ABL that encodes a non-receptor tyrosine kinase normally localized to the nucleus. The resultant chimeric gene and fusion transcript yield a protein with constitutively heightened tyrosine kinase activity that is relocated from the nucleus to the cytoplasm and phosphorylates a variety of cellular substrates with consequent proliferative, growth factor independent, antiapoptotic, and defective adhesive properties in the transformed cells.
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Pepe brilliance restores positivity around Arsenal: West Ham 1-3 Arsenal Review
By Alfie Cairns Culshaw (Editor)
A euphoric night at the London Stadium for the fanbase, the players and the coaching staff. The emotions on the faces of the Arsenal players when Mike Dean blew the full-time whistle were palpable, with a mixture of relief and over-riding joy relaxing the turbulent and traumatic feelings of the last 2 months. For the fans, the winning feeling made this an oddly special night, with such a victory unusually attracting this level of happiness, in what would normally be perceived as a routine 3 points.
Whilst the ultimate outcome of the game saw a stark contrast to the toxic turbulence of recent months, the game wasn't without it's difficult moments for Arsenal. Freddie Ljungberg was hit with a full-back crisis, with Hector Bellerin pulling out of the side in the warm-up and Kieran Tierney going off early with a shoulder injury. Adding to these injury problems, Arsenal were abject in the opening hour, resembling a side lacking cohesion and confidence, playing with fear.
Freddie's team selection aroused positivity before the game, and on paper it was indeed an encouraging eleven picked. Lacazette's necessary dropping happened, enabling natural wide players to come in and Aubameyang to be deployed in his more natural central role. Luiz was finally dropped after a series of underwhelming performances, whilst we finally had both of our first-choice full-backs starting.
However, this positivity was slowly eroded with a diabolical first-half. We were extremely conservative and cagey in possession, opting for the backward pass whenever under even a slight bit of pressure. The pace at which we moved the ball was infuriating, with this lack of urgency resulting in just 2 attempts being mustered up in the first 45. The lack of confidence in the side was striking, albeit understandable.
Their goal epitomised the lacklustre nature of the game. A scrap following a corner saw Kolasinac being caught far too narrow, before Xhaka failed to make his presence known to Ogbonna and Maitland-Niles was caught ducking, with the ball bouncing off of him and spinning beyond the unfortunate Leno. A mess- symptomatic of our performance up until that point.
We didn't begin the second period any better. Struggling to get the ball into dangerous areas, most of our possession was well within our own half; it appeared we were strolling toward another damaging result. However, on the hour mark, we sprung to life out of nowhere. After some incisive build up play, Torreira found Kolasinac out wide, who cut back excellently to the lively Martinelli, who confidently slid home. This goal alone seemed to revitalise the players, giving them a new lease of life, playing with a certain swagger reminiscent of the sort of team Freddie played in himself from that moment on.
Our momentum allowed us to blitz West Ham in a frantic 10-minute period, where Pepe marked an encouraging performance with an emphatic left-footed curler and Aubameyang added a third after a fluid move involving Ozil and the Ivorian.
We had our chances to extend this lead, with Torreira and Aubameyang both having shots within the hosts box superbly blocked. However, we didn't go rapidly chasing another goal, and played with an element of maturity, confidently retaining possession in the final 20 minutes. With defensive personnel a problem, perhaps adopting a possession based style going forward is a way to minimise opposition threat. It certainly worked to an extent last night, with West Ham limited to a mere 0.68 xG, whilst we managed 64% of the ball.
Whilst it is worth pointing out that this was a very much out of sorts, dysfunctional West Ham side in disarray, the character and quality the players demonstrated to come from behind and win comfortably away from home was encouraging. These characteristics perhaps a reminder to interested candidates to replace Unai Emery that there is something to work with here.
It would be a big stretch to say we've got our Arsenal back, but winning after 64 days without winning showed us once again, why we do love the club. I love this game.


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One of the key aspects of the financial reform bill was to put restrictions on derivative trading by banks. But it has emerged that there are still serious differences among two senators who were entrusted with the job of shaping the rules.
Senators Jack Reed and Judd Gregg were given the task of drafting the rules that limit the amount of risk that banks take with the money of the depositors, but they don't seem to be getting anywhere close to consensus on the issue. In fact, when Senator Christopher Dodd, the Chairman of the Senate Banking Committee, made the revised draft of the reform bill public last Monday, he had to use the same language that was inserted in the very first version of the bill.
The existing language for the proposed rules had come for criticism from both Democrats and Republicans, with the former saying that the rules were too weak and the latter saying that they went too far.
Reed accepted that they were finding it very difficult to reach agreement on the rules but he hoped that with some more effort and changes in the language they should be able to get bipartisan support behind the bill. Gregg also said that although some progress had been made, a lot more needed to be done to reach a stage where both parties were comfortable with the bill.
The idea is to enforce some restrictions on derivatives trading so that banks do not take extreme risks, the kind that led to an almost complete collapse of the financial sector in 2008. It has also been suggested that a larger percentage of these rules should be made public so that the market is aware of the risk that a bank is taking. It is expected that with increased transparency about their transactions, banks would not take undue risks with their money.
Derivatives trading has been blamed for the serious systemic risks that exist in the financial industry. Leading business figures like Warren Buffet, the hugely successful investor, have repeatedly warned that derivatives were like ticking time bombs for the financial system and that they posed catastrophic risks.
This kind of trading is usually conducted to cover risks like foreign exchange fluctuation or oil price shocks for companies. But in the hands of Wall Street banks and hedge funds, they have become a tool for placing huge bets worth billions of dollars.
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Enhanced therapeutic efficacy and amelioration of cisplatin-induced nephrotoxicity by quercetin in 1,2-dimethyl hydrazine-induced colon cancer in rats.
OBJECTIVE: The aim of quercetin treatment in combination of cisplatin (CP)-induced nephrotoxicity as well on 1,2-dimethyl hydrazine (DMH)-induced colon cancer.
MATERIALS AND METHODS: In this study, animals are exposed to DMH hydrochloride to induce colon cancer. In these groups, nephrotoxicity was assessed with the help of blood urea nitrogen, urea, and creatinine. The antitumor activity of quercetin and CP assessed with the help of number of aberrant crypts and foci formation. Tumor size in different treatment group determined with the help of vernier caliper.
RESULTS: CP is one of the most widely used antineoplastic drugs against colon cancer, but it has a major dose-limiting drawbacks of causing nephrotoxicity. Therefore, there is a need for a novel therapeutic regimen which will reduce the nephrotoxicity and enhance the anticancer activity of CP. The protective effect of quercetin on CP-induced nephrotoxicity is well-known. Moreover, quercetin is proven to have antitumor activity in colon cancer. Keeping all the facts in view, this study was conceived to evaluate the role of quercetin on therapeutic efficacy and nephrotoxicity of CP in DMH-induced colon cancer in male Sprague-Dawley rats. Treatment of quercetin with CP (7.5 mg/kg) prevents the CP-induced nephrotoxicity along with enhance the anticancer activity confirmed by the reduction of aberrant crypt foci number. Treatment of CP and quercetin alone leads to significant increase in the anticancer activity as compared to control colon tumor rats.
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\section{Introduction}

The inflation theory proposes a period of extremely rapid (exponential) expansion of the universe during the very early stage of the universe. although inflationary cosmology has successfully complemented the Standard Model, the process of inflation, in particular its origin, is still largely unknown. Over the past 35 years, numerous models of inflationary expansion of the universe have been proposed. The cosmological inflation is a process in which the size of the universe has increased exponentially at least ${e^{60}} \approx {10^{26}}$ times. The simplest model of inflation is based on the existence of a single scalar field called inflaton. It is possible to build models with other types of fields, for example vector fields, however they have been less used \cite{a. H. Guth,a. D. Linde}. One of the most important ways to test inflationary cosmological models is to compare the computed with the measured values of the observational parameters: the scalar spectral index (${n_s}$) and the tensor-to-scalar power ratio ($r$) \cite{P. a. R. ade et al.,Y. akrami et al.}. Although the analytical methods for approximate calculation of observation parameters is well known there is a drawback: this procedure is often not possible to use for complex models, with a complicated form of the potential, described by a non-standard Lagrangian \cite{D. D. Dimitrijevic,G. S. Djordjevic}.

In this paper we present a quite general method for numerical calculation of the Hubble hierarchy parameters ${\varepsilon _i}$ and the observational parameters of inflation that can be used to validate inflationary models. Using this method, the observational parameters for an inflationary model with a tachyon scalar field, described by a non-standard Lagrangian of the Dirac-Born-Infeld (DBI) type, were calculated. The role of the tachyon field in a braneworld cosmology (Randall-Sundrum II model) was subsequently analyzed \cite{N. Bilic et al.,N. Bilic S. Domazet and G. S. Djordjevic}.

\section{Inflationary models}

The dynamics of a classical real scalar field $(\varphi )$ minimally coupled with gravity is given by
\begin{equation}
S =  - \frac{1}{{16\pi G}}\int {\sqrt { - g} } R{d^4}x + \int {\sqrt { - g} } {\cal L}(X,\varphi ){d^4}x,
\end{equation}
where $G$ is gravitational constant, $R$ is the Ricci scalar, $g$ is the determinant of the matric tensor, and ${\cal L}(X,\varphi )$ is the Lagrangian, with kinetic term $X \equiv \frac{1}{2}{\partial _\mu }\varphi {\partial _\nu }\varphi$. We will assume the spatially 4-dimensional flat space-time with the standard metric
\begin{equation}
d{s^2} = {g_{\mu \nu }}d{x^\mu }d{x^\nu } = d{t^2} - {a^2}(t)(d{r^2} + {r^2}d{\Omega ^2}).
\end{equation}

In a general case the Lagrangian of a scalar field can be written as an arbitrary function of a scalar $\varphi $ field and a kinetic term $X$. Based on the form of the Lagrangian, several types can be distinguished \cite{S. Li and a. R. Liddle}.

\subsection{Tachyon inflation}

The software we developed can be used for a wide range of different inflationary models. In this paper we will mainly discuss the models in which inflation is driven by a tachyon field $(\theta )$ originating in the string theory, described by the Lagrangian of the  DBI type and the corresponding Hamiltonian \cite{a. Sen,a. Sen ann. Henri}
\begin{eqnarray}
p &\equiv& {\cal L}(X,\theta ) =  - V(\theta )\sqrt {1 - 2X}  =  - V(\theta )\sqrt {1 - {{\dot \theta }^2}} ,\nonumber\\
\rho  &\equiv& {\cal H} = \frac{{V(\theta )}}{{\sqrt {1 - {{\dot \theta }^2}} }},\label{p and rho}
\end{eqnarray}
where $V(\theta )$ is a tachyon potential which satisfies the following properties \cite{D. Steer and F. Vernizzi,M. Fairbairn and M. H. . Tytgat}
\begin{equation}
V(0) = {\rm{const}},\;\;\;{\kern 1pt} V'(\theta  > 0) < 0,\;\;\;{\kern 1pt} V(|\theta | \to \infty ) \to 0.
\end{equation}

In this case Friedman equation takes the form
\begin{equation}
{H^2} \equiv {\left( {\frac{{\dot a}}{a}} \right)^2} = \frac{{8\pi G}}{3}{\cal H} = \frac{{8\pi G}}{3}\frac{{V(\theta )}}{{\sqrt {1 - {{\dot \theta }^2}} }},\label{Friedman equation}
\end{equation}
where $H$ is the Hubble expansion rate and $a$ is the scale factor.

Dynamics of inflation can be described in the two equivalent ways: using the energy-momentum conservation equation or Hamilton's equations. For a tachyonic potential $V(\theta)$ the energy-momentum conservation equation reads
\begin{equation}
\dot \rho  =  - 3H(P + \rho )\quad \quad  \Rightarrow \quad \quad \frac{{\ddot \theta }}{{1 - {{\dot \theta }^2}}} + 3H\dot \theta  + \frac{1}{V}\frac{{\partial V}}{{\partial \theta }} = 0,\label{equation of motion}
\end{equation}
where is $V' = \partial V/\partial \theta .$

Instead of the energy-momentum conservation equation, the system can be also described by the Hamilton's equations
\begin{eqnarray}
\dot\theta &=& \frac{{\partial {\cal H}}}{{\partial {\pi _\theta }}},\nonumber\\
\dot\pi_\theta+3H\pi _\theta&=&-\frac{{\partial {\cal H}}}{{\partial \theta }}\label{Hamiltons equations 1}
\end{eqnarray}
where ${\pi _\theta }$ is the conjugate momentum and the Hamiltonian
${\cal H} = \dot \theta {\pi _\theta } - {\cal L}$
is given by Eq. (\ref{p and rho}).

\subsection{The second Randall-Sundrum model}

The Randall-Sundrum (RS) model was originally proposed to solve the hierarchy problem \cite{L. Randall and R. Sundrum 1}, and later it was realized that this model, as well as any similar braneworld model, may have interesting cosmological implications. The second RS model (RSII model) \cite{L. Randall and R. Sundrum 2} describes a $4+1$ dimensional anti de Sitter ($\text{AdS}_5$) universe containing two 3-branes with opposite tensions, separated in the fifth dimension, with observers on the positive tension brane. The fluctuation of the interbrane distance along the extra dimension implies the existence of the radion $\varphi$, a massless scalar field that causes a distortion of the bulk geometry.

The total action, as seen on the observer's brane, is \cite{N. Bilic et al.,N. Bilic and G. B. Tupper}
\begin{eqnarray}
S &=& \int {{d^4}} x\sqrt { - g} \left( { - \frac{R}{{16\pi G}} + \frac{1}{2}{g^{\mu \nu }}{\varphi _{,\mu }}{\varphi _{,\nu }}} \right)\nonumber\\
&-& \int {{d^4}} x\sqrt { - g} {\mkern 1mu} \frac{\sigma }{{{k^4}{\theta ^4}}}{(1 + {k^2}{\theta ^2}\eta )^2}\sqrt {1 - \frac{{{g^{\mu \nu }}{\theta _{,\mu }}{\theta _{,\nu }}}}{{{{(1 + {k^2}{\theta ^2}\eta )}^3}}}} ,
\end{eqnarray}
where the second term is the action of the brane, and $k = 1/l$ is the inverse of $\text{AdS}_5$ curvature radius, $\sigma $ is the brane tension and $\eta$ is the rescaled radion field $\eta  = {\sinh ^2}\left( {\sqrt {4/3\,\pi G} \phi } \right)$. The total Lagrangian and the Hamiltonian for the brane and the radion are
\begin{eqnarray}
{\cal L} &=& \frac{1}{2}{g^{\mu \nu }}{\phi _{,\mu }}{\phi _{,\nu }} - \frac{{\lambda {\psi ^2}}}{{{\theta ^4}}}\sqrt {1 - \frac{{{g^{\mu \nu }}{\theta _{,\mu }}{\theta _{,\nu }}}}{{{\psi ^3}}}},\nonumber\\
{\cal H} &=& \frac{1}{2}{g^{\mu \nu }}{\phi _{,\mu }}{\phi _{,\nu }} + \frac{{\lambda {\psi ^2}}}{{{\theta ^4}}}{\left( {1 - \frac{{{g^{\mu \nu }}{\theta _{,\mu }}{\theta _{,\nu }}}}{{{\psi ^3}}}} \right)^{ - 1/2}},
\end{eqnarray}
where $\psi  = 1 + {k^2}{\theta ^2}\eta$. Following the standard procedure, the Hamilton's equations are
\begin{eqnarray}
\dot \phi  &=& \frac{{\partial {\cal H}}}{{\partial {\pi _\phi }}},\nonumber\\
\dot \theta  &=& \frac{{\partial {\cal H}}}{{\partial {\pi _\theta }}},\nonumber\\
{\dot \pi _\phi } + 3H{\pi _\phi } &=&  - \frac{{\partial {\cal H}}}{{\partial \phi }},\nonumber\\
{\dot \pi _\theta } + 3H{\pi _\theta } &=&  - \frac{{\partial {\cal H}}}{{\partial \theta }},\label{Hamiltons equations 2}
\end{eqnarray}
where $\pi _\phi ^{} = \partial L/\partial \dot \phi$ and $\pi _\theta ^{} = \partial L/\partial \dot \theta$ are the conjugate momenta. In the spatially flat Randall-Sundrum cosmology the Hubble expansion rate $H$ is related to the Hamiltonian via the modified Friedmann equation \cite{R. Maartens and K. Koyama}
\begin{equation}
H \equiv \frac{{\dot a}}{a} = \sqrt {\frac{{8\pi G}}{3}{\cal H}\left( {1 + \frac{{2\pi G}}{{3{k^2}}}{\cal H}} \right)} .\label{modified Friedmann equation}
\end{equation}

\subsection{The Observational parameters}
Over the past twenty years many research missions have performed numerous observations and collected large amounts of data. The latest and the most important observational results for testing the cosmological models of inflation are provided by the Planck collaboration \cite{P. a. R. ade et al.,Y. akrami et al.}

The inflation slow roll  parameters $({\varepsilon _i})$ \cite{D. Steer and F. Vernizzi,D. J. Schwarz C. a. Terrero-Escalante} are defined as follows
\begin{equation}
\epsilon_0\equiv\frac{H_{*}}{H},\quad \epsilon_i\equiv\frac{d\ln|\epsilon_{i-1}|}{Hdt},\quad  i\geq 1,\label{slow roll  parameters}
\end{equation}
where $H_{*}$ is the Hubble rate at an arbitrarily chosen time, and number of e-folds $(N)$ is
\begin{equation}
dN(t) = H(t)dt\quad \quad  \Rightarrow \quad \quad N(t) = \int\limits_{{t_{\rm{i}}}}^{{t_{\rm{e}}}} {H(t)dt} ,\label{e-folds}
\end{equation}
where $t_i$ is the beginning and $t_e$ is the end of inflation, ${\varepsilon _i}({t_{\rm{e}}}) = 1.$

Now, the observational parameters, the scalar spectral index (${n_s}$) and the tensor-to-scalar power ratio ($r$), in lowest order in the  slow roll parameters are
\begin{equation}
r = 16{\varepsilon _1},\quad \quad {n_s} = 1 - 2{\varepsilon _1} - {\varepsilon _2},
\end{equation}
The observational parameters in the second order in the slow roll parameters are
\begin{equation}
\begin{split}
r&=16\epsilon_{1}(t_{i})\big[1-2\alpha\epsilon_{1}(t_{i})+C\epsilon_{2}(t_{i})\big],
\\
n_{s}=1-2\epsilon_{1}(t_{i})-2\epsilon_{2}(t_{i})&-\big[2\epsilon^{2}_{i}(t_{i})+(2C+3-2\alpha)\epsilon_{1}(t_{i})\epsilon_{2}(t_{i})+C\epsilon_{2}(t_{i})\epsilon_{3}(t_{i})\big],
\end{split}\label{observational parameters}
\end{equation}
where $C =  - 0.72$, $\alpha  = 1/6$ for tachyon models in the standard cosmology or $\alpha  = 1/12$ in the case of the Randall-Sundrum cosmology.

According to the most restrictive results ({\em Planck TT,TE,EE + lowW + lensing + BK14}) the expected values of observational parameters for the base-$\Lambda$CDM cosmology are \cite{Y. akrami et al.}:
\begin{eqnarray}
n_s &=& 0.9665 \pm 0.0038\quad(68\% CL),\nonumber\\
r_{0.002} &<& 0.064\quad(95\% CL),
\end{eqnarray}

The results we have calculated for different tachyon potentials and the RSII model are compared with the Planck results in Fig. \ref{fig:one} - \ref{fig:four}.

\section{Numerical results}
The already mentioned software we developed for numerical calculations of the observational parameters (\ref{slow roll  parameters})-(\ref{observational parameters}) is based on the standard analytical procedure in the slow-roll regime $(\dot \theta  \ll 1,{\rm{ }}\ddot \theta \ll 3H\dot \theta ).$ Here the slow-roll approximation is used only to determinate the initial conditions, and evolution of the system is calculated numerically.

After nondimensionalization \cite{N. Bilic et al.} of the equation of motion (\ref{equation of motion}) or of the system of the Hamilton's equations (\ref{Hamiltons equations 1}) and (\ref{Hamiltons equations 2}) for tachyon and the RSII model, respectively, it is possible to obtain a system of first order differential equations with only one free parameter $(\kappa ).$

\begin{figure}[t]
\centering
   \begin{subfigure}{0.49\linewidth} \centering
     \includegraphics[width=\linewidth]{cosh-plot-ns-r.jpg}
   \end{subfigure}
   \begin{subfigure}{0.49\linewidth} \centering
     \includegraphics[width=\linewidth]{coshRS-plot-ns-r.jpg}
   \end{subfigure}
\caption{Observational parameters for $V(\theta ) = 1/\cosh (\theta )$ in the standard cosmology (SC) (\ref{Friedman equation}) (left) and the Randall-Sundrum cosmology (\ref{modified Friedmann equation}) (right) for various $N$ and $\kappa$ chosen randomly, $30 \le N \le 150$, $0 \le \kappa \le 15$. The results are compared with the observational constraints from Planck collaboration \cite{Y. akrami et al.}.} \label{fig:one}
\end{figure}

\begin{figure}[t]
\centering
   \begin{subfigure}{0.49\linewidth} \centering
     \includegraphics[width=\linewidth]{exp-plot-ns-r.jpg}
   \end{subfigure}
   \begin{subfigure}{0.49\linewidth} \centering
     \includegraphics[width=\linewidth]{expRS-plot-ns-r.jpg}
   \end{subfigure}
\caption{Observational parameters for $V(\theta ) = \exp ( - \theta )$ for various $N$ and $\kappa$ chosen randomly, $30 \le N \le 150$, $0 \le \kappa \le 15$. Friedman equation is given for SC by (\ref{Friedman equation}) (left) and for RS by (\ref{modified Friedmann equation}) (right).} \label{fig:two}
\end{figure}

The system is evolved numerically using Runge-Kutta method starting from $t = 0$ up to some large $t_max$ of the order of $100l$. The function $N(t)$ is solved simultaneously using (\ref{e-folds}) with the initial condition $N(0) = 0$. The time evolution of the Hubble hierarchy parameters are obtained using (\ref{slow roll  parameters}). The end of inflation $({t_{\rm{e}}})$ is calculated as the solution of the equation ${\varepsilon _i}({t_{\rm{e}}}) = 1.$ If the inflation does not end in the chosen time interval the order of $t_{max}$ is raised and calculation is repeated. The beginning of inflation $t_i$ is then obtained by requiring $N({t_{\rm{e}}}){\rm{ }} - {\rm{ }}N({t_{\rm{i}}}){\rm{ }} = {\rm{ }}N$. The simulation was repeated (about 100,000 times) for each model for randomly selected combination of $N$ and $\kappa$ in a chosen interval ($30 \le N \le 150$, $0 \le \kappa \le 15$), and results are analyzed and plotted in R language \cite{R Development Core Team}.

Evidently, a comparison of the computed results with Planck data shows a reasonable agreement. A comparison of the presented results with the results published in \cite{N. Bilic et al.,M. Milosevic et al.,N. Bilic et al. in aIP}, obtained in a different way, or using the previous version of the program, gives also a good overlap.

\begin{figure}[t]
\centering
   \begin{subfigure}{0.49\linewidth} \centering
     \includegraphics[width=\linewidth]{x4rs-plot-ns-r.jpg}
   \end{subfigure}
   \begin{subfigure}{0.49\linewidth} \centering
     \includegraphics[width=\linewidth]{x4rs-plot-ns-r-map.jpg}
   \end{subfigure}
\caption{Observational parameters for $V(\theta ) = {\theta ^{ - 4}}$, the Friedman equation is given by (\ref{modified Friedmann equation}) for various $N$ and $\kappa$ chosen randomly,
$30 \le N \le 150$, $0 \le \kappa \le 15$. Each dot in the plot on the left side represents the results for chosen $(N,\kappa)$. The same results are shown in the plot on the right side, the color represents density of the results: red – higher, blue - lower density.} \label{fig:three}
\end{figure}

\begin{figure}[t]
\centering
\includegraphics[width=0.5\linewidth]{rs-plot-ns-r-map.jpg}
\caption{Results for observational parameters in $(n_s, r)$ plane. The color represents a density of the dots obtained for the RSII model (right). About 100,000 observational parameters were calculated for randomly chosen $N$, $\kappa$ and ${\phi _0}$ in the range
$30 \le N \le 150$, $0 \le \kappa \le 15$ and $0 < {\phi _0} < 1$. } \label{fig:four}
\end{figure}

The best agreement with observational data provided by Planck collaboration was achieved for the potential $V(\theta ) = 1/\cosh (\theta )$ and the free parameters in the interval  $60 \le N \le 90$, $1 \le \kappa \le 10$ for the Randall-Sundrum cosmology (11). The statistical distributions of computed results are shown in the histograms (Fig. \ref{fig:five}), mean $\mu ({n_s}) = {\rm{0}}{\rm{.9694}}$, $\mu (r) = 0.062$, and median ${\tilde n_s} = 0.9745$, $\tilde r = 0.045$.

We would like to stress that our program provides fast numerical calculation of the observational parameters for known models.
\begin{figure}[t]
\centering
   \begin{subfigure}{0.49\linewidth} \centering
     \includegraphics[width=\linewidth]{coshRS-hist-ns.jpg}
   \end{subfigure}
   \begin{subfigure}{0.49\linewidth} \centering
     \includegraphics[width=\linewidth]{coshRS-hist-r.jpg}
   \end{subfigure}
\caption{Statistical distribution of the scalar spectral index $n_s$ (left) and the tensor-to-scalar ratio $r$ (right) for the $V(\theta ) = 1/\cosh (\theta )$ in Randall-Sundrum cosmology (\ref{modified Friedmann equation}). The free parameters are in the range $30 \le N \le 150$, $0 \le \kappa \le 15$. The solid vertical lines in the histograms mark the mean $\mu ({n_s}) = {\rm{0}}{\rm{.9694}}$ and $\mu (r) = 0.062$ (red) and median ${\tilde n_s} = 0.9745$ and $\tilde r = 0.045$ (green).} \label{fig:five}
\end{figure}
\section{Conclusion}
The program we developed and used here has been applied to a limited set of models, mainly to the pure tachyonic and the RSII inflationary cosmological models. The theoretical input is provided by the Hamilton and the Friedmann equations for the chosen potentials and corresponding parameters. The program can readily be used for a much wider set of the models. To apply the program to a new model one must determine its corresponding equations and include these equations in the program only.

The next steps are: to extend the program to be applicable for new and different types of inflationary models, to improve the program in such a way that only the Hamiltonian or the Lagrangian of a model are their inputs. The corresponding system of differential equations would be determined by symbolic computation. after these improvements the program will be published as a free software followed by appropriate documentation.

Finally, the best fitting result is obtained for $V(\theta ) = 1/\cosh (\theta )$. It opens good opportunity for further research based on this potential in the context of the RSII model and the holographic cosmology. These results will be published elsewhere.

\section*{Acknowledgments}

This work has been supported by ICTP - SEENET-MTP project NT-03: Cosmology - Classical and Quantum Challenges. The work of N. Bili\' c. has been supported by the H2020 CSa Twinning project No. 692194, "RBI-T-WINNING." and partially supported by the STSM CaNTaTa-COST grant. D. D. Dimitrijevi\' c, G. S. Djordjevi\' c, M. Milo\v sevi\' c and M. Stojanovi\' c acknowledge support provided by the Serbian Ministry for Education, Science and Technological Development under the projects No. 176021 (G.S.Dj, M.M), No. 174020 (D.D.D) and 176003 (M.S). G. S. Djordjevic is grateful to the CERN-TH Department for hospitality and support.

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