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\section{Introduction}

Supersymmetry models which have the neutralino as the lightest
supersymmetric particle (LSP) and as a candidate for dark matter (DM),
have several parameters that can be constrained by the bounds on the
present density of DM, $\Omega_{CDM}$, that come from several outstanding
observations such as the Cosmic Microwave Background radiation (CMBR)
\cite{WMAP}, Galaxy clustering, Supernovae and Lyman $\alpha$ forest. One
of the most recent works which combines all these data leads to:
$0.112\leq\Omega_{CDM}h^2\leq0.122$ \cite{seljak}.  In particular for mSUGRA
models these constraints have been obtained using the standard approach
\cite{belanger,constraint}, which is based in the Boltzmann equation
considering that after the ``freeze-out'' era, neutralinos cease to
annihilate keeping its number constant. In such an approach, the relic
density of neutralinos is approximately: $\Omega_{\chi}\approx 1/\langle\sigma v\rangle$, where
$\langle\sigma v\rangle$ is the thermally averaged cross section times the relative
velocity of the LSP annihilation pair. Within the mSUGRA model five
parameters ($m_0$, $m_{1/2}$, $A_0$, tan$\beta$ and the sign of $\mu$) are
needed to specify the supersymmetric spectrum of particles and the
final relic density. We will use the numerical code micrOMEGAs
\cite{micro} to compute the relic density following the past scheme
which will be called the ``abundance criterion'' (AC).

Just after ``freeze-out'', we can consider neutralinos then as forming a
Maxwell-Boltzmann (MB) gas in thermal equilibrium with other components of
the primordial cosmic structures. In the present time, such a gas is
almost colisionless and either constitutes galactic halos and larger structures
or it is in the process of its formation. In this context, we can conceive
two equilibrium states for the neutralino gas, the decoupling (or
``freeze-out'') epoch and its present state as a virialized system. Computing
the entropy per particle for each one of this states we can use an
``entropy consistency'' criterion (EC) using theoretical and empirical
estimates for this entropy to obtain the relic density of neutralinos
($\Omega_{\chi}$).

Our objective is then to use AC and EC criteria, to obtain constraints
for the parameters of the mSUGRA model by demanding that both criteria
must be consistent with each other and with the observational
constraints of $\Omega_{CDM}$.

\section{Abundance criterion}

Relic abundance of some stable SUSY species $\chi$ is defined as
$\Omega_{\chi}=\rho_{\chi}/\rho_{crit}$, where $\rho_{\chi}=m_{\chi}n_{\chi}$
is the relic's mass density ($n_{\chi}$ is the number density), $\rho_{crit}$
is the critical density of the Universe (see \cite{kamion} for a review
on the standard method to compute the relic density). The time evolution of
$n_{\chi}$ is given by the Boltzmann equation:
\begin{equation}\label{bolt}
\frac{dn_{\chi}}{dt}=-3Hn_{\chi}-\langle\sigma v\rangle(n_{\chi}^2
-(n_{\chi}^{eq})^2)
\end{equation}
where $H$ is the Hubble expansion rate, $\langle\sigma v\rangle$ is the thermally
averaged cross section times the relative velocity of the LSP
annihilation pair and $n_{\chi}^{eq}$ is the number density that species
would have in thermal equilibrium. In the early Universe, the
neutralinos ($\chi$) were initially in thermal equilibrium,
$n_{\chi}=n_{\chi}^{eq}$. As the Universe expanded, their typical
interaction rate started to diminish an the process of annihilation
froze out. Since then, the number of neutralinos in a comoving volume
has remained basically constant.

There are several ways to solve equation (\ref{bolt}), one of the more
used is based on the ``freeze-out'' approximation (see for example
\cite{gondolo}).  However in order to have more precision, we will use
the exact solution to Boltzmann equation using the public numerical
code micrOMEGAs 1.3.6 \cite{micro} which calculates the relic density
of the LSP in the Minimal Supersymmetric Standard Model (MSSM). We
will take and mSUGRA model and its five parametersas input parameters
for micrOMEGAs and use {\it Suspect} \cite{suspect}, which comes as an
interface to micrOMEGAs, to calculate the supersymmetric mass spectrum.

Using micrOMEGAs, we can obtain the relic density for any region of the
parameter space to discriminate regions that are consistent with the WMAP
constraints in this abundance criterion.

\section{Entropy consistency criterion}

Since the usual MB statistics that can be formally applied to the
neutralino gas at the ``freeze-out'' era can not be used to describe
present day neutralinos subject to a long range gravitational
interaction making up non-extensive systems, it is necessary to use
the appropriate approach that follows from the microcanonical ensemble
in the ``mean field'' approximation, which yields an entropy definition
that is well defined for a self-gravitating gas in an intermediate
state. Such an approach is valid at both the initial (``freeze-out''
era, $f$) and final (virialized halo structures, $h$) states that we
wish to compare. Under these conditions, the change in the entropy per
particle ($s$) between these two states is given by \cite{Cabral-Rosetti:2004kd}:
\begin{equation}\label{entropy}
  s^h-s^f=ln\left[\frac{n_{\chi}^f}{n_{\chi}^h}\left(\frac{x^f}{x^h}\right)^{3/2}\right]~,
\end{equation}
where $x=m_{\chi}/T$, $T$ is the temperature of the gas. A region that
fits with the conditions associated with the intermediate scale is the
central region of halos ($~10 pc^3$ within the halo core); evaluating
the thermodynamical quantities at this region, using equation
(\ref{entropy}) and some extra assumptions (conservation of photon
entropy), it is possible to construct a theoretical estimate for $s^h$
that depends on the nature of neutralinos ($m_{\chi}$ and $\langle\sigma v\rangle$),
initial conditions (given by $x^f$), cosmological parameters
($\Omega_{\chi}$, the Hubble parameter, $h$) and structural parameters of
the virialized halo (central values for temperature and density); for
details of these and the following, see section IV of
\cite{Cabral-Rosetti:2004kd}.

An alternative estimate for $s^h$ can be made based on empirical
quantities for observed structures in the present Universe using the
microcanonical entropy definition in terms of phase space volume, but
restricting this volume to the actual range of velocities accessible
to the central particles. That is, restricting the escape velocity up
to a maximal value $v_e(0)$ which is related to the central velocity
dispersion of the halo ($\sigma_h$) by an intrinsic parameter $\alpha$:
$v_e^2(0)\sim\alpha\sigma_h^2(0)$. In a  recent work
\cite{nuevo}, we estimate the value of $\alpha$ using an NFW modified
model with a central core, and obtain $16.4<\alpha <27.8$. The range of
values allowed for this parameter is of the highest importance to
determine the allowed region of the parameter space in the mSUGRA
model as will be clear in the results presented on next section.

Equating the theoretical an empirical estimates for the entropy per
particle it is obtained a relation for the relic abundance of
neutralinos using the EC criterion\footnote{This formula is a small
  modification to the one presented in \cite{Cabral-Rosetti:2004kd}}:
\begin{equation}\label{consistency}
ln(\Omega_{\chi}h^2)=10.853-x^f+ln\left[\frac{(x^f\alpha)^{3/2}m_{\chi}}{f_g^*(x^f)}\right]
\end{equation}
where $f_g^*(x^f)$ is a function related to the degrees of freedom at
the ``freeze-out'' time (see for example \cite{gondolo}) that will be
described elsewhere \cite{nuevo}.

Modifying the program micrOMEGAs, we obtained the value for $x^f$ for
any region of the parameter space and then $\Omega_{\chi}$ using
Eq.~(\ref{consistency}), therefore we were  able to discriminate
regions that are consistent with the WMAP constraints for the EC
criterion.

\section{Results and Conclusions}

Using both the AC and EC that have been described in the preceeding
sections, we can compute the total mass density of neutralinos present
today and constrain the region in the mSUGRA parameter space where
both criteria are fulfilled. Out of the five parameters, we will
fix $\mu >0$.
Then our strategy is to explore wide regions for the values of
the other four parameters, by means of a bi-dimensional analysis
in the $m_0 - m_{1/2}$ plane for different fixed values
of $A_0$ and tan$\beta$. It is important to mention that we are not
presenting an exhaustive search in all the possible regions, but
we concentrated on those regions which have received more attention
in the literature, see for example \cite{belanger}.

In Fig.~(\ref{tb10new}), we present the results for tan$\beta=10$, for
three values of $A_0$, namely $A_0=1000, 0, -1000$ GeV, shown in the
top, middle and bottom panels respectiveley.  The yellow region (lower
right corner) is where the $\tilde{\tau}$ is the LSP, the lighter and
darker areas (red and blue for the online version in colours) define
the allowed regions for the EC and AC respectively according to the
observed DM density. The area of the EC region depends on the size of
the interval of values of the parameter $\alpha$,  the
lower and upper bounds of $\alpha$ determine the upper and lower
boundaries of the EC region. As can be seen from the figure, the
region where both criteria are fullfilled is very small, in fact, only
for the highest values of $\alpha$ there is an intersection between both
criteria. This behavior holds for all values of $A_0$ in the interval
$[-1000, 1000]$ GeV, here we are showing only the extreme and central
values.

\begin{figure}\centering
\includegraphics[height=15cm, width=4.8cm, viewport=200 0 300 350]{mytb_10.pdf}
\caption{Allowed regions in the parameter space for AC (lighter
  gray/red) and EC (darker grey/blue) for the mSUGRA model with
  sgn$\mu=+$, tan$\beta=10$, and $A_0=1000$ GeV, top panel, $A_0=0$ GeV,
  middle panel, and $A_0=-1000$ GeV, bottom panel. The figures show
  the so called bulk and coannihilation regions. The yellow region
  shows where the stau is the LSP.}
\label{tb10new}
\end{figure}

Repeating the same procedure for larger values of tan$\beta$, it is found
that the intersection region for both criteria becomes larger, but it
gets to be significant for the largest values of this parameter. This
is clearly shown in Fig.~(\ref{tb50new}), which is equivalent to
Fig.~(\ref{tb10new}), but for tan$\beta=50$. In this case the bottom
panel is for $A_0=-500$ GeV. It is clear from the figure that for
these values of tan$\beta$ both criteria are consistent, as shown by the
large intersection area for values of $A_0$ in the interval $[0,1000]$
GeV. For negative values of $A_0$ the intersection region decreases
with $A_0$, see the bottom panel of the figure. For even lower
values of $A_0$ the intersection becomes insignificant.

\begin{figure}\centering
\includegraphics[height=15cm, width=4.8cm, viewport=200 0 300 350]{mytb_50.pdf}
\caption{The same as Fig.~(\ref{tb10new}), but for tan$\beta=50$, and now $A_0=-500$ GeV in the
bottom panel.}
\label{tb50new}
\end{figure}

In Figs.~(\ref{results2}) we present the same analysis but for
the Focus Point region, and for the central value $A_0=0$.  The
situation is consistent with the previous results, both criteria
intersect for $\tan \beta=50$ and there is nearly no intersection for
$\tan \beta=10$.
\begin{figure}\centering
\includegraphics[width=8cm]{fig3.pdf}
\includegraphics[width=8cm]{fig4.pdf}
\caption{Allowed regions in the parameter space for AC (lighter
  gray/red) and EC (darker grey/blue) in the mSUGRA model with
  $A_0=0$, sgn$\mu=+$, tan$\beta=10$, top panel, and tan$\beta=50$, bottom
  panel.  The region shows the so called Focus Point region.}
\label{results2}
\end{figure}

This analysis allows us to arrive to one of the main results of our
work. The use of both criteria favours large values of tan$\beta$.

In Figs.(\ref{fig:Mhiggsvsm12}) and (\ref{fig:chi-higgs1}) we show the
allowed values for the LSP and the Higgs mass after constraining the
parameter space with the abundance and entropy criteria.  As can be
seen from Fig. (\ref{fig:Mhiggsvsm12}), the current limit for the
Higgs favour, combined with the AC and EC criteria, favours even more
a large value of $\tan \beta$.  This, in turn, puts a constraint on the
allowed SUSY mass spectra of the bulk and coannihilation regions: it
gives an LSP of mass $m_{\chi} \sim 140$ GeV for $\tan \beta ~ 10$, and a lower
bound for the LSP mass $m_{\chi} \gtrsim 150$ GeV for large $\tan \beta$.

\begin{figure}\centering
\includegraphics[width=8cm]{mhiggsvsm12.pdf}

\caption{Allowed values for $M_{Higgs}$ as function of $m_{1/2}$.
As can be seen from the figure, the present bound on the Higgs mass
favours a large $\tan \beta$.}
\label{fig:Mhiggsvsm12}
\end{figure}
\begin{figure}\centering
\centerline{\includegraphics[width=8cm,angle=0]{fig6.pdf}}
\caption{The figure shows the LSP mass plotted versus the Higgs mass,
  points above the dashed line are the allowed values for the LSP. The
points in blue correspond to the Focus Point region, the ones in
red to the bulk and coannihilation regions.}
\label{fig:chi-higgs1}
\end{figure}

 Further analysis, which is currently under way, is
required to give more precise conclusions about this new method to
constrain the parameter space of the mSUGRA model \cite{nuevo}.
\vspace{0.3cm}

 We acknowledge partial support by CONACyT\\ M\'exico, under
grants 32138-E, 34407-E and 42026-F, and PAPIIT-UNAM IN-122002,
IN117803 and \\
IN115207 grants.  JZ acknowledges support from DGEP-UNAM
and CONACyT scholarships.

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This year's best cookbooks
Leslie Geddes-Brown November 7, 2014
Leslie Geddes-Brown rounds up the best of this year's cookery books.
Each year, publishers try to think of new types of cookery books. This year, Quadrille has won with Salad Love by David Bez (£16.99 *£15.29). Mr Bez is not a chef, not even a cook, but a designer who took to making daily salad lunches at his office desk and then photographing them. He had a drawer full of kitchen tools and the office windowsill was filled with pots of herbs. As a designer and an Italian, he has made a truly beautiful and inspiring book. The colourful salads are all photographed on plain white plates; office life will never be the same.
The Buenvino Cookbook (Jeannie and Sam Chesterton, Bene Factum Publishing, £20 *£18) is another real-life cookery book, subtitled Recipes from our Farmhouse in Spain. The authors run cookery courses in Andalusia that are clearly totally uncheffy as is the book. If you're a tapas freak like me, this is one for you.
One of the strands to come out in cookery this season is a combination of growing and eating. A Year at Otter Farm by Mark Diacono (Bloomsbury Publishing, £25 *£22) adds growing vegetables and keeping hens to relevant recipes, arr-anged seasonally. Many dishes work, even if you don't have a vegetable plot, although, ideally, you should. Beautiful photographs by the author.
Carina Contini's Kitchen Garden Cookbook (Frances Lincoln, £25 *£20) is by one of the famous Contini family, which runs Edinburgh's best deli, Valvona & Crolla, as well as restaurants in the city. The book describes setting up a kitchen garden to supply the restaurants and how the produce is used. The subtitle, A Year of Italian Scots Recipes, refers to a surprising union that works well.
The mixture of chef and head gardener is also celebrated in Kitchen Garden Experts (Frances Lincoln, £20 *£18), with, in this case, more emphasis on the garden. Chefs and other foodies include Sir Terence Conran, Simon Rogan of L'Enclume, herbal expert Jekka McVicar, Skye Gyngell and Raymond Blanc, whose Le Manoir aux Quat'Saisons has a deserved reputation for its vegetables. Extremely helpful, with tasty varieties and tips on growing.
The Edible Atlas by Mina Holland (Canongate Books, £18.99 *£17.09) is another bright idea. The author writes of food habits, spice mixtures and recipes from around the world, although British cuisine is ignored. This debut is as much a book to read as one to cook from. The dust jacket unfolds into a poster.
Dorling Kindersley's (DK) Mediterranean Cookbook, edited by Marie-Pierre Moine (£20 *£18), is a family Bible-sized volume that, like many of DK's, is as helpful on ingredients as recipes. Contributing authors are Elisabeth Luard and Ghillie Basan.
DK has also published The Meat Cookbook by Nichola Fletcher (£25 *£22.50), similar in size and content and with recipes by Christopher Trotter, Elena Rosemond-Hoerr and Rachel Green. But buy this for information on meat: Mrs Fletcher knows her stuff, having run a venison farm in Scotland for more than 30 years (and having been awarded an MBE for it).
Other books concentrate on single ingredients: Charcuterie by Miranda Ballard (Ryland Peters & Small (RPS), £16.99 *£14.99) makes one race to the deli counter; Vanilla by Janet Sawyer (RPS, £16.99 *£15.29) shows how the denigrating term 'plain vanilla' is plain wrong. Just try venison with chocolate and vanilla or scallops with vanilla risotto to see the uses of the little pod.
Chocolate at Home by Will Torrent (RPS, £19.99 *£17.99) is a complete guide, including equipment, origins and varieties. It's clearly a messy business, although the photographs only hint at this. Ingredients include crystallised thyme leaves, chillies and freeze-dried rose petals and recipes are for chocolate pizza, chocolate tea and double-pepper-mint snap. An excellent present.
Ursula Ferrigno explains how olives grow and why homemade vinegars need a mother in A Gourmet Guide to Oil and Vinegar (RPS, £19.99 *£17.99).
Now, a quick rundown of the chefs' publications this season: Yotam Ottolenghi's Plenty More (Ebury Press, £27 *£24) is as inspiring as always. Indeed, The Spectator says this book is 'a vision of contemporary Britain', where za'atar has replaced Worcestershire Sauce and pomegranate molasses is the new mustard. The chef concentrates on vegetables, dividing the book into cooking techniques, such as tossing, steaming and mashing. Smashing.
Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall writes along similar lines in Light & Easy (Bloomsbury Publishing, £25 *£22.50), with recipes for quick, healthy food. I'll certainly use this one often. I've already used Antonio Carluccio's Pasta (Quadrille Publishing, £20 *£16), with his delicious roast-pepper-and-anchovy sauce; he's managed to reinvigorate what seemed a tired old subject.
I'd buy Gerhard Jenne's Konditor & Cook: Deservedly Legendary Baking (Ebury Press, £20 *£18) for the fun he has with cakes: cupcakes topped with menacing spiders, a chocolate cake pretending to be a cabbage (the idea of Priscilla Carluccio) and a halloween gravestone lettered 'RIP Diet'. All Things Sweet (Harper-Collins, £25 *£20) comes from Rachel Allen of the Ballymaloe cooking dynasty. The recipes certainly deserve 'RIP Diet' over them, but are charming and unpretentious a characteristic of the famous cookery school.
Historic Heston (Blooms-bury Publishing, £40 *£36) is notable for its photography by Romas Foord, reminiscent of the most sumptuous Dutch still-life paintings, and for its dip into the history of British food, from rice and flesh (1390) to mock-turtle soup (1892), via powdered duck (1670) and hash of snails (1723). Recipes for all are given, but you'd need to be courageous (or mad) to tackle any of them. A book for the banqueting table instead.
Oxford Cottage in Marlow, where previous residents include the novelist novelist and historian George Payne Rainsford James. Credit: Savills
An immaculate 18th-century 'country' cottage that's in the middle of one of the loveliest towns in the Home Counties

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The film is about a tough cop, played by Ragini, who serves as the IPS officer in Hubli. She invites the wrath of villains for cracking down on anti social elements and the villains, perturbed by her courage, want to take revenge. Ragini is then raped by the villains. How she manages to punish them forms the crux of the story.


Can you imagine the kind of maniac who, upon hearing Gnarls Barkley's Crazy, would decide that this pearl of pop perfection was crying out for an acoustic reading by mush-mouthed indie irritants the Kooks? Perhaps you are personally acquainted with such a maniac. If so, then the perfect Christmas gift is at hand thanks to Jo Whiley and her co-conspirators in Radio 1's Live Lounge.
Whiley's long-running lunchtime slot is best known for its incorrigible habit of encouraging visiting bands to perform popular hits of the day in their own "unique" style. For musicians, it's a bit like a drunken fling. There you are in the Radio 1 studio, spirits are high, the flattery is flowing, there's one moment of weakness and before you know it you're playing Nelly Furtado's Maneater on a banjo. Now that some of the results have been committed to CD, the whole world can hear Franz Ferdinand trot smugly through Gwen Stefani's What You Waiting For? with one of Alex Kapranos's eyebrows raised so high that it practically vacates his head, and OutKast's unimprovable Hey Ya! made safe for the world's cruise-ships by Will Young. It's MTV Unplugged, but for idiots.
The Live Lounge album reaffirms an old problem, namely that good cover versions are hard to do, but that most bands think they're easy. Success is down to selection as much as execution. When Jeff Buckley took on Leonard Cohen's Hallelujah, it wasn't the modern standard it has since become. When José Gonzalez recontextualised the Knife's Heartbeats, the original version was practically unknown. If you're tackling a song that's still hovering around radio playlists, however, then you'd better bring out the big guns.
Alas, the big guns are conspicuous by their absence. Good bands perform bad covers. Bad bands perform unspeakable ones. The one constant is a tin ear for great pop, rendering larger-than-life hits either too earnest (missing every conceivable point, Lemar peels the catsuit from the Darkness's I Believe in a Thing Called Love and outfits it in a tasteful sweater) or too gimmicky (the Automatic's witless, funkless version of Kanye West's Gold Digger cries out for swift and terrible retribution).
Time, then, to draw up some kind of charter governing cover versions. First, don't choose any song that's made the top 10 in the past 12 months. Second, only cover it if you're going to make it more interesting, not less. Third, if your strategy consists of performing a brilliantly produced pop song in a frowny, acoustic fashion in the belief that this somehow makes it more meaningful, think again. Fourth, don't giggle halfway through. Finally, never, ever, under any circumstances attempt Hey Ya! Let's slap a UN resolution on Jo Whiley and see what happens.


GPA — Grade Point Average When colleges look at your grades, you will usually be asking your school to submit your official, and entire, transcript (a list of all your classes and grades). While individual grades do matter, many colleges will publish information like average GPA of entering freshmen, to give you a sense of … More GPA? What's that? And why does it matter?
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Okay, I need a break from unscrambling Dean Logan and I believe somebody needs to blog about SJM 8009, namely the legal framework to initiate the divorce of Washington State.
Personally, if we can add Skagit County and potentially Snohomish County, I say, "sure. Why not?"
Let me first note the State Senate Democrat and the State Senate Republican news releases. State Senator Adam Kline (Dem.) says, "Why should the western half continue to subsidize the east? We could use that money right here for job creation, education and health care." Well, I want the numbers because I tend to support that view. Oh and I want Skagit County in this new state.
I wanted to have something nice to say about Santa Cruz, really I did. Especially after all the OTHER things I've said about the home of the fighting Banana Slugs. (For example here, here, and here).
So when I saw this accolade to the re-formed 80s band from Santa Cruz named Camper Van Beethoven, the pump was primed.
After all, I've got about a half-dozen of their albums. Even after the debut album, with "Take The Skinheads Bowling," it was one smart-alecky, highly musical morsel after another. Oodles of stringed instruments played really well, intriguing arrangements, and attitude.
Well, it may all still be there. Sounds like it is, actually. Especially the attitude. Only some of MY attitudes have changed. I'm not sure I'm about to rush out and get their latest CD.
Now, it may well be that Cantwell's "Arrest Meth Act" is a good one (though I'm skeptical of anything that simply pledges to spend more money to fix things). And Snohomish County certainly has a meth problem. But doesn't it seem just a wee bit convenient that Reardon is latching onto this legislation so quickly after being challenged by a world renown meth fighter?
There's a press conference happening right now in Everett, with Democrats Rick Larsen (2nd District Congressman), Cantwell and Reardon. I didn't get the press release soon enough to be able to attend, so I won't be able to ask about this remarkably coincidental timing. I hope someone else will, but I don't hold out much hope.
attractive single family units that look like real houses (as opposed to community college annex classrooms).
Who is moving in here? How much do the units cost?
There is a huge Vietnamese grocery store on MLK on the scale of Safeway called Viet Wah which features a huge tub of dying blinking frogs and both live and dead eels among other cool things. Food writers have to get over there to see another world of ingredients - along with the isle - college kid alert - dedicated to a thousand different kinds of Top Ramen.
who live in the neighborhood. I see women in full burkha every day going to worship at the mosque on Rainier about a mile from our place.
We have teenage foster boys and one of our boys joined the mosque last year. He came home with a prayer rug and a tape of Arabic prayers. He stopped being a Muslim but still hung out with a few young guys who ran a restaurant and a barber shop.
I visited them one evening last summer and saw that they were running a video explaining why Israel shouldn't exist. They guys ended up getting detained by the FBI last November. There was only a short newsblip about this and no follow up. My informant tells me that two guys were released and one guy has been detained.
The Dems are trying to establish regulatory power over rain and charge a fee for the collection of it. It is to be inserted in the public domain statutes, RCW title 90 water rights- environment RCW 90.03.250. This means that when some judge looks at it, it may be considered that the State has the right to control what happens to rainwater in the interest of environmental protection. It does not belong to you or God. It belongs to the state.
Thanks for including me in your blog roundup.
This idea is a brushfire that will grow bigger if certain Western Washington counties (i.e. Skagit) can join it, too.
Josef, the stolen gubernatorial race creates real public momentum to move this proposal forward. Doubt the Dems in Olympia will do anything but kill it though.
More realistic may be ongoing hopes to split huge counties like King to take Seattle's tyrants away from the people of Washington State.
There's also an attempt to split King County up I blog about there, too. Both may get killed in committee, but you're dead-on here.
I'm listening to Mike Siegel warn about Ron Sims & his CAO crapola right NOW!


A Shade of Vampire is a quick read at about 150 pages. It has a massive number of good reviews on Goodreads, and I seem to be one of the only people not being that impressed by this story.
Sofia gets abducted on the night of her birthday by a vampire covenant. She is to be the slave of the most powerful vampire at the moment. Will she be able to escape, or will Derek win over her heart instead?
I get that this is a short read and I get that it's intended as one, but for me it just didn't work. There was such a huge lack of detail that many parts of the story were just illogical, others I just didn't care for and overall it made the entire story fall flat. The lack of detail works through at every part of the story; we only know Sofia because of what we're told, not by what she does. Derek is even worse – he is supposed to be this vampire that has been asleep for over four hundred years, and still he talks like a modern American teen. He uses words like "jerk", while on the other hand never having watched TV or know what a counter is. At no point of the story did he ever feel ancient, just a bit alien because he's a vampire.
We barely see them spending time together, we just get told that they spend time together most of the time. Sofia also has some fellow harem-slave-girlfriends that she apparently has a lot of fun with, but they never get more screen-time than a short mention of said fun. It's a shame really because I'd love to see more of them. At one point one of the harem-girls gets killed but I didn't even bat an eyelash because I only heard her name at one point and I didn't give a single shoe about her.
The ever-old rule of "show, don't tell" summarizes my entire attitude to A Shade of Vampire. Sofia is called someone that is so in tune with her senses that she notices everything in her proximity, up to the point that it overwhelms her at times. I didn't see anything of that reflected back in the prose. Her point of view is written in first person which would be a great opportunity for us to see what it's like to be in someone's head that notices all – sadly she notices nothing. Not even when she finds the dead girl's body do we see a bit more detail. She finds her, sees her, goes sit in a corner, and that's it.
I was quite looking forward to read this book, especially because it was so short, but that seems to have worked in my disadvantage in the end. Plot-wise A Shade of Vampire is quite interesting, but the writing completely turned me off. I seem to be the only one feeling like this though, so you might feel differently as well.
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Now Playing! Here Are Five Albums You Should Get Familiar With Immediately
Over the past few weeks, we've been treated to a handful of exceptional new albums. Today we provide you with five albums that you should absolutely have in your listening selection. With a slew of good music, it's been tough to pick just five new albums you should be listening to, but we think we've got it covered.
Solange surprised the world with an outstanding new album, while T-Pain even delivered something infectious and fun. The TDE's latest signee, Zacari dropped his incredibly smooth debut, providing a nice dose of new music worth rocking with. For those unfamiliar with Kyle Dion and Doja Cat, they both unveiled new projects, unleashing some incredible new material along the way.
You can check out these five albums below, as well as some of our favorite tracks from each. Let us know your opinions in the comments and keep it locked for more new music coming soon.
Solange – When I Get Home
Solange surprised everyone with 'When I Get Home,' and she certainly didn't disappoint. The new album is smooth and brilliant with a handful of standouts that showcase the songstress' effortless appeal. A few of our favorites include "Stay Flo," "Binz," "Sound of Rain" and "Way To The Show." Check it out!
Kyle Dion – SUGA
Mr. Dion delivers something so smooth and so dope that it shouldn't be ignored. 'SUGA' is soulful, funky and silky, providing us with a dose of Kyle's vocal prowess and some new material that is as catchy as it is exceptional. Standouts include "Spend It," "Glass House," "69 Camaro" and "No Strings." Press play!
Zacari – Run Wild Run Free
This is one project we've been patiently waiting on for some time. The TDE signee unleashes a cool and refreshing blend of music, showing off his vocal talents flawlessly in the process. While it's short on material, or shorter than we'd like it to be, it's big on quality. Zacari provides a nice dose of his talents, surely gaining some new fans along the way. Some of our favorites include "Midas Touch," "Young & Invincible" with Lil Yachty, and the self-titled "Run Wild Run Free." Listen now!
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ARUN GUPTA – What Became of Occupy Wall Street?
One of the more puzzling aspects about Occupy Wall Street is not that there was a moment when millions of people hoped or feared it might overthrow the rule of the banks, but that so little is said about it four years on. Its anniversaries come and go without comment: Occupy's founding on September 17, 2011, the high-water mark of …
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Changing cultures, changing minds?
Public opinion can sometimes shift dramatically over time. Beliefs that were widely held a few decades ago may now seem antiquated or even repugnant. But what's driving these shifts? Is it individual people changing their minds? Or is it just folks with old-fashioned worldviews dying out and being replaced?
My guest on today's show is Dr. Stephen Vaisey. He's a Professor of Sociology and Political Science at Duke University and co-director of the compellingly named Worldview Lab. In a recent paper, Steve and his co-author Kevin Kiley sought to better understand whether people every really update their beliefs. We're talking about beliefs about gender, race, the environment, the role of government, and a bunch of other central issues. The answer Steve and Kevin arrived at may surprise you: while people do sometimes change their minds—particularly at certain life stages and particularly around certain kinds of issues—more often they don't. People's beliefs tend to be pretty settled.
So I'll admit, sheepishly, that it was really only pretty recently that I realized that sociologists and political scientists think a lot about minds. That they're often grappling with the same questions that exercise psychologists, philosophers, cognitive scientists, and others. Questions about how beliefs are formed, about the dynamics of culture, about how minds change over the course of the lifespan, about how our social forces shape our thinking. As you'll hear, Steve's been thinking deeply about these questions for awhile now, and he's innovating new ways to address them. He's also just a super affable guide to this whole terrain.
Hope you enjoy this one folks. Without further ado, my conversation with Dr. Steve Vaisey!
A transcript for this episode is available here.
2:30 – The Worldview Lab at Duke University is co-directed by Steve and Christopher Johnston.
4:00 – The paper we discuss is here (open access preprint).
6:00 – An influential article looking at the phenomenon of "pluralistic ignorance" and its consequences.
8:30 – The General Social Survey—as Dr. Vaisey describes it, the Hubble Telescope of sociology.
10:30 – A paper by Omar Lizardo elaborating the notion of personal culture.
12:15 – The webpage of Steve's co-author, Kevin Kiley.
20:45 – A 2010 paper by Steve and Omar Lizardo asking related questions.
37:45 – For more on issues with generalizing from WEIRD samples, see our past episode.
For more on these topics, Dr. Vaisey recommends checking out the work of:
Ronald Inglehart
Pippa Norris
Raül Tormos
Kevin Kiley
You can find Dr. Vaisey on Twitter (@vaiseys).


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"""Let's Encrypt client API."""
import logging
import os

from cryptography.hazmat.backends import default_backend
from cryptography.hazmat.primitives.asymmetric import rsa
import OpenSSL
import zope.component

from acme import client as acme_client
from acme import jose
from acme import messages

from letsencrypt import account
from letsencrypt import auth_handler
from letsencrypt import configuration
from letsencrypt import constants
from letsencrypt import continuity_auth
from letsencrypt import crypto_util
from letsencrypt import errors
from letsencrypt import error_handler
from letsencrypt import interfaces
from letsencrypt import le_util
from letsencrypt import reverter
from letsencrypt import storage

from letsencrypt.display import ops as display_ops
from letsencrypt.display import enhancements

logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)

def _acme_from_config_key(config, key):
    # TODO: Allow for other alg types besides RS256
    return acme_client.Client(directory=config.server, key=key,
                              verify_ssl=(not config.no_verify_ssl))

def register(config, account_storage, tos_cb=None):
    """Register new account with an ACME CA.

    This function takes care of generating fresh private key,
    registering the account, optionally accepting CA Terms of Service
    and finally saving the account. It should be called prior to
    initialization of `Client`, unless account has already been created.

    :param .IConfig config: Client configuration.

    :param .AccountStorage account_storage: Account storage where newly
        registered account will be saved to. Save happens only after TOS
        acceptance step, so any account private keys or
        `.RegistrationResource` will not be persisted if `tos_cb`
        returns ``False``.

    :param tos_cb: If ACME CA requires the user to accept a Terms of
        Service before registering account, client action is
        necessary. For example, a CLI tool would prompt the user
        acceptance. `tos_cb` must be a callable that should accept
        `.RegistrationResource` and return a `bool`: ``True`` iff the
        Terms of Service present in the contained
        `.Registration.terms_of_service` is accepted by the client, and
        ``False`` otherwise. ``tos_cb`` will be called only if the
        client acction is necessary, i.e. when ``terms_of_service is not
        None``. This argument is optional, if not supplied it will
        default to automatic acceptance!

    :raises letsencrypt.errors.Error: In case of any client problems, in
        particular registration failure, or unaccepted Terms of Service.
    :raises acme.errors.Error: In case of any protocol problems.

    :returns: Newly registered and saved account, as well as protocol
        API handle (should be used in `Client` initialization).
    :rtype: `tuple` of `.Account` and `acme.client.Client`

    """
    # Log non-standard actions, potentially wrong API calls
    if account_storage.find_all():
        logger.info("There are already existing accounts for %s", config.server)
    if config.email is None:
        logger.warn("Registering without email!")

    # Each new registration shall use a fresh new key
    key = jose.JWKRSA(key=jose.ComparableRSAKey(
        rsa.generate_private_key(
            public_exponent=65537,
            key_size=config.rsa_key_size,
            backend=default_backend())))
    acme = _acme_from_config_key(config, key)
    # TODO: add phone?
    regr = acme.register(messages.NewRegistration.from_data(email=config.email))

    if regr.terms_of_service is not None:
        if tos_cb is not None and not tos_cb(regr):
            raise errors.Error(
                "Registration cannot proceed without accepting "
                "Terms of Service.")
        regr = acme.agree_to_tos(regr)

    acc = account.Account(regr, key)
    account.report_new_account(acc, config)
    account_storage.save(acc)
    return acc, acme

class Client(object):
    """ACME protocol client.

    :ivar .IConfig config: Client configuration.
    :ivar .Account account: Account registered with `register`.
    :ivar .AuthHandler auth_handler: Authorizations handler that will
        dispatch DV and Continuity challenges to appropriate
        authenticators (providing `.IAuthenticator` interface).
    :ivar .IAuthenticator dv_auth: Prepared (`.IAuthenticator.prepare`)
        authenticator that can solve the `.constants.DV_CHALLENGES`.
    :ivar .IInstaller installer: Installer.
    :ivar acme.client.Client acme: Optional ACME client API handle.
       You might already have one from `register`.

    """

    def __init__(self, config, account_, dv_auth, installer, acme=None):
        """Initialize a client."""
        self.config = config
        self.account = account_
        self.dv_auth = dv_auth
        self.installer = installer

        # Initialize ACME if account is provided
        if acme is None and self.account is not None:
            acme = _acme_from_config_key(config, self.account.key)
        self.acme = acme

        # TODO: Check if self.config.enroll_autorenew is None. If
        # so, set it based to the default: figure out if dv_auth is
        # standalone (then default is False, otherwise default is True)

        if dv_auth is not None:
            cont_auth = continuity_auth.ContinuityAuthenticator(config,
                                                                installer)
            self.auth_handler = auth_handler.AuthHandler(
                dv_auth, cont_auth, self.acme, self.account)
        else:
            self.auth_handler = None

    def _obtain_certificate(self, domains, csr):
        """Obtain certificate.

        Internal function with precondition that `domains` are
        consistent with identifiers present in the `csr`.

        :param list domains: Domain names.
        :param .le_util.CSR csr: DER-encoded Certificate Signing
            Request. The key used to generate this CSR can be different
            than `authkey`.

        :returns: `.CertificateResource` and certificate chain (as
            returned by `.fetch_chain`).
        :rtype: tuple

        """
        if self.auth_handler is None:
            msg = ("Unable to obtain certificate because authenticator is "
                   "not set.")
            logger.warning(msg)
            raise errors.Error(msg)
        if self.account.regr is None:
            raise errors.Error("Please register with the ACME server first.")

        logger.debug("CSR: %s, domains: %s", csr, domains)

        authzr = self.auth_handler.get_authorizations(domains)
        certr = self.acme.request_issuance(
            jose.ComparableX509(OpenSSL.crypto.load_certificate_request(
                OpenSSL.crypto.FILETYPE_ASN1, csr.data)),
            authzr)
        return certr, self.acme.fetch_chain(certr)

    def obtain_certificate_from_csr(self, csr):
        """Obtain certficiate from CSR.

        :param .le_util.CSR csr: DER-encoded Certificate Signing
            Request.

        :returns: `.CertificateResource` and certificate chain (as
            returned by `.fetch_chain`).
        :rtype: tuple

        """
        return self._obtain_certificate(
            # TODO: add CN to domains?
            crypto_util.get_sans_from_csr(
                csr.data, OpenSSL.crypto.FILETYPE_ASN1), csr)

    def obtain_certificate(self, domains):
        """Obtains a certificate from the ACME server.

        `.register` must be called before `.obtain_certificate`

        :param set domains: domains to get a certificate

        :returns: `.CertificateResource`, certificate chain (as
            returned by `.fetch_chain`), and newly generated private key
            (`.le_util.Key`) and DER-encoded Certificate Signing Request
            (`.le_util.CSR`).
        :rtype: tuple

        """
        # Create CSR from names
        key = crypto_util.init_save_key(
            self.config.rsa_key_size, self.config.key_dir)
        csr = crypto_util.init_save_csr(key, domains, self.config.csr_dir)

        return self._obtain_certificate(domains, csr) + (key, csr)

    def obtain_and_enroll_certificate(self, domains, plugins):
        """Obtain and enroll certificate.

        Get a new certificate for the specified domains using the specified
        authenticator and installer, and then create a new renewable lineage
        containing it.

        :param list domains: Domains to request.
        :param plugins: A PluginsFactory object.

        :returns: A new :class:`letsencrypt.storage.RenewableCert` instance
            referred to the enrolled cert lineage, or False if the cert could
            not be obtained.

        """
        certr, chain, key, _ = self.obtain_certificate(domains)

        # TODO: remove this dirty hack
        self.config.namespace.authenticator = plugins.find_init(
            self.dv_auth).name
        if self.installer is not None:
            self.config.namespace.installer = plugins.find_init(
                self.installer).name

        # XXX: We clearly need a more general and correct way of getting
        # options into the configobj for the RenewableCert instance.
        # This is a quick-and-dirty way to do it to allow integration
        # testing to start.  (Note that the config parameter to new_lineage
        # ideally should be a ConfigObj, but in this case a dict will be
        # accepted in practice.)
        params = vars(self.config.namespace)
        config = {}
        cli_config = configuration.RenewerConfiguration(self.config.namespace)

        if (cli_config.config_dir != constants.CLI_DEFAULTS["config_dir"] or
                cli_config.work_dir != constants.CLI_DEFAULTS["work_dir"]):
            logger.warning(
                "Non-standard path(s), might not work with crontab installed "
                "by your operating system package manager")

        lineage = storage.RenewableCert.new_lineage(
            domains[0], OpenSSL.crypto.dump_certificate(
                OpenSSL.crypto.FILETYPE_PEM, certr.body),
            key.pem, crypto_util.dump_pyopenssl_chain(chain),
            params, config, cli_config)
        self._report_renewal_status(lineage)
        return lineage

    def _report_renewal_status(self, cert):
        # pylint: disable=no-self-use
        """Informs the user about automatic renewal and deployment.

        :param .RenewableCert cert: Newly issued certificate

        """
        if ("autorenew" not in cert.configuration or
                cert.configuration.as_bool("autorenew")):
            if ("autodeploy" not in cert.configuration or
                    cert.configuration.as_bool("autodeploy")):
                msg = "Automatic renewal and deployment has "
            else:
                msg = "Automatic renewal but not automatic deployment has "
        else:
            if ("autodeploy" not in cert.configuration or
                    cert.configuration.as_bool("autodeploy")):
                msg = "Automatic deployment but not automatic renewal has "
            else:
                msg = "Automatic renewal and deployment has not "

        msg += ("been enabled for your certificate. These settings can be "
                "configured in the directories under {0}.").format(
                    cert.cli_config.renewal_configs_dir)
        reporter = zope.component.getUtility(interfaces.IReporter)
        reporter.add_message(msg, reporter.LOW_PRIORITY, True)

    def save_certificate(self, certr, chain_cert, cert_path, chain_path):
        # pylint: disable=no-self-use
        """Saves the certificate received from the ACME server.

        :param certr: ACME "certificate" resource.
        :type certr: :class:`acme.messages.Certificate`

        :param list chain_cert:
        :param str cert_path: Candidate path to a certificate.
        :param str chain_path: Candidate path to a certificate chain.

        :returns: cert_path, chain_path (absolute paths to the actual files)
        :rtype: `tuple` of `str`

        :raises IOError: If unable to find room to write the cert files

        """
        for path in cert_path, chain_path:
            le_util.make_or_verify_dir(
                os.path.dirname(path), 0o755, os.geteuid(),
                self.config.strict_permissions)

        # try finally close
        cert_chain_abspath = None
        cert_file, act_cert_path = le_util.unique_file(cert_path, 0o644)
        # TODO: Except
        cert_pem = OpenSSL.crypto.dump_certificate(
            OpenSSL.crypto.FILETYPE_PEM, certr.body)
        try:
            cert_file.write(cert_pem)
        finally:
            cert_file.close()
        logger.info("Server issued certificate; certificate written to %s",
                    act_cert_path)

        if chain_cert:
            chain_file, act_chain_path = le_util.unique_file(
                chain_path, 0o644)
            # TODO: Except
            chain_pem = crypto_util.dump_pyopenssl_chain(chain_cert)
            try:
                chain_file.write(chain_pem)
            finally:
                chain_file.close()

            logger.info("Cert chain written to %s", act_chain_path)

            # This expects a valid chain file
            cert_chain_abspath = os.path.abspath(act_chain_path)

        return os.path.abspath(act_cert_path), cert_chain_abspath

    def deploy_certificate(self, domains, privkey_path, cert_path, chain_path):
        """Install certificate

        :param list domains: list of domains to install the certificate
        :param str privkey_path: path to certificate private key
        :param str cert_path: certificate file path (optional)
        :param str chain_path: chain file path

        """
        if self.installer is None:
            logger.warning("No installer specified, client is unable to deploy"
                           "the certificate")
            raise errors.Error("No installer available")

        chain_path = None if chain_path is None else os.path.abspath(chain_path)

        with error_handler.ErrorHandler(self.installer.recovery_routine):
            for dom in domains:
                # TODO: Provide a fullchain reference for installers like
                #       nginx that want it
                self.installer.deploy_cert(
                    dom, os.path.abspath(cert_path),
                    os.path.abspath(privkey_path), chain_path)

            self.installer.save("Deployed Let's Encrypt Certificate")
            # sites may have been enabled / final cleanup
            self.installer.restart()

    def enhance_config(self, domains, redirect=None):
        """Enhance the configuration.

        .. todo:: This needs to handle the specific enhancements offered by the
            installer. We will also have to find a method to pass in the chosen
            values efficiently.

        :param list domains: list of domains to configure

        :param redirect: If traffic should be forwarded from HTTP to HTTPS.
        :type redirect: bool or None

        :raises .errors.Error: if no installer is specified in the
            client.

        """
        if self.installer is None:
            logger.warning("No installer is specified, there isn't any "
                           "configuration to enhance.")
            raise errors.Error("No installer available")

        if redirect is None:
            redirect = enhancements.ask("redirect")

        # When support for more enhancements are added, the call to the
        # plugin's `enhance` function should be wrapped by an ErrorHandler
        if redirect:
            self.redirect_to_ssl(domains)

    def redirect_to_ssl(self, domains):
        """Redirect all traffic from HTTP to HTTPS

        :param vhost: list of ssl_vhosts
        :type vhost: :class:`letsencrypt.interfaces.IInstaller`

        """
        with error_handler.ErrorHandler(self.installer.recovery_routine):
            for dom in domains:
                try:
                    self.installer.enhance(dom, "redirect")
                except errors.PluginError:
                    logger.warn("Unable to perform redirect for %s", dom)
                    raise

            self.installer.save("Add Redirects")
            self.installer.restart()

def validate_key_csr(privkey, csr=None):
    """Validate Key and CSR files.

    Verifies that the client key and csr arguments are valid and correspond to
    one another. This does not currently check the names in the CSR due to
    the inability to read SANs from CSRs in python crypto libraries.

    If csr is left as None, only the key will be validated.

    :param privkey: Key associated with CSR
    :type privkey: :class:`letsencrypt.le_util.Key`

    :param .le_util.CSR csr: CSR

    :raises .errors.Error: when validation fails

    """
    # TODO: Handle all of these problems appropriately
    # The client can eventually do things like prompt the user
    # and allow the user to take more appropriate actions

    # Key must be readable and valid.
    if privkey.pem and not crypto_util.valid_privkey(privkey.pem):
        raise errors.Error("The provided key is not a valid key")

    if csr:
        if csr.form == "der":
            csr_obj = OpenSSL.crypto.load_certificate_request(
                OpenSSL.crypto.FILETYPE_ASN1, csr.data)
            csr = le_util.CSR(csr.file, OpenSSL.crypto.dump_certificate(
                OpenSSL.crypto.FILETYPE_PEM, csr_obj), "pem")

        # If CSR is provided, it must be readable and valid.
        if csr.data and not crypto_util.valid_csr(csr.data):
            raise errors.Error("The provided CSR is not a valid CSR")

        # If both CSR and key are provided, the key must be the same key used
        # in the CSR.
        if csr.data and privkey.pem:
            if not crypto_util.csr_matches_pubkey(
                    csr.data, privkey.pem):
                raise errors.Error("The key and CSR do not match")

def rollback(default_installer, checkpoints, config, plugins):
    """Revert configuration the specified number of checkpoints.

    :param int checkpoints: Number of checkpoints to revert.

    :param config: Configuration.
    :type config: :class:`letsencrypt.interfaces.IConfig`

    """
    # Misconfigurations are only a slight problems... allow the user to rollback
    installer = display_ops.pick_installer(
        config, default_installer, plugins, question="Which installer "
        "should be used for rollback?")

    # No Errors occurred during init... proceed normally
    # If installer is None... couldn't find an installer... there shouldn't be
    # anything to rollback
    if installer is not None:
        installer.rollback_checkpoints(checkpoints)
        installer.restart()

def view_config_changes(config):
    """View checkpoints and associated configuration changes.

    .. note:: This assumes that the installation is using a Reverter object.

    :param config: Configuration.
    :type config: :class:`letsencrypt.interfaces.IConfig`

    """
    rev = reverter.Reverter(config)
    rev.recovery_routine()
    rev.view_config_changes()

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Aside from singer Foxes, Benny Hill and the area's newest superstar Sam Clark (you know, the guy that's caught all 143 Pokemon in Pokemon GO) – Southampton isn't well known for it's wealth of talent. However, local band Temples of Youth are adding to the limited list with their unique and atmospheric music.
The Southampton/Winchester based electronic group is comprised of just two people – Paul Gumma and Jo Carson who despite their limited numbers still manage to create a unique and refreshing sound. With Jo on percussion and Paul on guitar, the two artfully evoke 'icy, electro-soul fantasy worlds' and perfect 'post-club comedowns'. Their sound, best described in their own words as 'powerful female vocals, against a soundscape of ambient synth and shimmering guitar' has been likened to that of London Grammar, Beach House and Daughter. Hailing further positive exposure, the band's new single Churches has just premiered on Clash Music.
Recognising their talent, the BBC invited the duo to record a live session this past March in Brighton. Steve Lamacq and Huw Stephens have also given the group airplay, Lamacq playing their first track Enso on his BBC6 Radio Show and Stephens playing their third – Dunes – on BBC Radio 1. Adding to their current accolades, the Temples of Youth were recently branded 'The ones to watch in 2016' by Selector Radio Show.
The band has already provided support for many other bands and artists with their 'unique, hazy and smokey sound', including Inheaven, Sundara Karma and Declan Mckenna and are looking forward to their future supporting performances with ALL TVVINS and Sody.
Despite their increasing popularity, the group is remaining true to their roots and are set to perform at the Southampton venue The Joiners on the 10th of August.
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The highest paid XL Catlin employees are Junior Managers at $93,000 annually. The lowest paid XL Catlin employees are Managers at $92,000.
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NHB stands for National Horticulture Board. In India, NHB provides financial assistance through several schemes to the farmers and entrepreneurs who are into the agro business. Here in this article, we have provided NHB subsidy schemes details along with guidelines.
National Horticulture Board implements programs as sub-scheme of Mission for Integrated Development of Horticulture (MIDH). Also, NHB houses the national level TSG under MIDH including NHM and NBM and extend administrative, logistical and personnel support towards their implementation.
Actually, Govt of India established the National Horticulture Board (NHB) in 1984. Basically, it is an autonomous society under the Societies Registration Act 1860. The headquarter of the NHB is in Gurgaon, Haryana.
Development of hi-tech commercial horticulture in identified belts and make such areas vibrant with horticultural activity. Additionally, it will in turn act as hubs for development of horticulture.
Development of modern post-harvest management infrastructure as an integral part of area expansion projects or as common facility for the cluster of projects.
Furthermore, the development of integrated, energy efficient cold chain infrastructure for fresh horticulture produce.
The popularization of identified new technologies/tools/techniques for commercialization/adoption, after carrying out technology need assessment.
Assistance in securing the availability of quality planting material by promoting setting up of scion and root stock banks/mother plant nurseries and carrying out accreditation/rating of horticulture nurseries and need based imports of planting material.
Additionally, promotion and market development of fresh horticulture produce.
Promotion of field trials of newly developed/imported planting materials and other farm inputs; production technology; PHM protocols, INM and IPM protocols and promotion of applied R&D programs for commercialization of proven technology.
In addition to that, promotion of consumption of horticulture produce and products.
Setting up of Common Facility Centers in Horticulture Parks and Agri-Export Zones.
In addition, strengthen market intelligence system by developing, collecting and disseminating horticulture database.
Finally, carrying out studies and surveys to identify constraints and develop short and long term strategies for systematic development of horticulture and providing technical services including advisory and consultancy services.
Basically, this scheme provides assistance to the credit linked projects relating to the establishment of hi-tech commercial production. However, the units must have involvement with any of the following items.
Credit linked back-ended subsidy @ 20% of the total project cost limited to Rs 25 lakh per project in general area and Rs 30.00 lakh in NE Region, Hilly, and Scheduled areas. However, for capital intensive and high-value crops under protected cultivation and open air cultivation of date palm, olive and saffron subsidy will be @ 25% of the project cost with a ceiling of Rs.50 lakh (33% of the project cost with a ceiling of Rs.60 lakh for scheduled and hilly areas).
The different manufacturing and processing units are eligible for this scheme. However, the units must have an involvement in the following operations.
Washing, drying, sorting, grading, waxing, packing, palletizing, freezing units etc.
Horticulture ancillary industry for promoting indigenous manufacturing of horticulture related farm tools & machinery, equipment, plastics containers, packaging etc.
Plastic Crates and Bins, Cartons, Aseptic Packaging, and Nets.
Credit linked back-ended subsidy @ 40% of the total project cost limited to Rs 50 lakh per project in general area and @ 55% of project cost limited to Rs 60.00 lakh in Hilly and Scheduled areas. A pattern of assistance for plastic crates will be 50% of the total cost.
Basically, credit linked projects relating to Cold Storages including Controlled Atmosphere (CA) and Modified Atmosphere (MA) Stores, pre-cooling units, other Storages for onion, etc can apply for assistance under this component. However, you must follow the notified latest technical standards and protocol for the purpose by the Ministry of Agriculture.
Multi-chamber cold storages with mezzanine floors of RCC and or wooden structure for products not requiring pre- cooling, temperature range 0°C plus to 16°C or above with fin-coil cooling system.
Multi-chamber and Multi-Product cold storage for a whole range of horticulture produce but without the pre-cooling system.
Credit components as means of finance of the project should be term loan from banking or non-banking financial institutions and should be at least 15% more than the admissible rate of subsidy.
Only such projects under this component shall be eligible to get financial assistance as per revised norms, which meet prescribed minimum technical standards; this shall be ascertained as per implementation protocols prescribed in this regard.
Rack, pallets and design-appropriate system for mechanized handling are incorporated in above type designs.
In respect of projects, which have an addition of components or technically recommended different combinations of components of pre-cooling, pack house etc, the normative cost shall be worked out by the Committee of the Board.
Honorarium to scientists for effective transfer of technology.
Assistance for Common Facilities in Horticulture Parks/ Agri Export Zones etc.
The scheme is to generate information on wholesale prices, arrivals and trends in various markets of the country for important fruits, vegetables & flowers etc and also on retail prices for an increased number of selected markets. Additionally, to analyze the trends of arrivals, prices and other related factors of the selected fruit and vegetables.
Under this component, specialized studies and surveys shall be carried and study/survey reports shall be brought out for use by targeted beneficiaries. In addition, technical laboratories shall be set up or cause to be set up and also provide technical services including advisory and consultancy services. This shall be done by NHB with or without services of outsourced experts. NHB will bear the 100% cost of the study.
You must apply in according to the direction of the Board of Directors/Managing Committee. It includes the procedure for filing applications for financial assistance under all schemes, including online applications, cost of application, inspection of projects, scrutiny norms and procedure for scrutiny of project proposals, communication of various sanctions and approvals and record keeping.
Unless otherwise specified, organizations/promoters, such as Association of Growers, Individuals, group of farmer growers/consumers, Farmers Producer Organizations (FPOs) Partnership/ Proprietary Firms, Self Help Groups (SHGs), NGOs, Companies, Corporations, Cooperatives, Cooperative Marketing Federations, Agricultural Produce Marketing Committees, Marketing Boards/ Committees, Municipal Corporations/ Committees, Agro-Industries Corporations, SAU's and other concerned R&D organizations are eligible to get assistance under all the NHB schemes.
For applying any of the NHB subsidy schemes, you have to contact the local office of your state. You can find a list of state-wise NHB offices Here.


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Desert Encounter capture Pattison Canadian International
Steve BufferyMore from Steve Buffery
Updated: October 13, 2018 8:44 PM EDT
As the horses paraded around the walking ring prior to the $800,000 Pattison Canadian International at Woodbine Racetrack on Saturday afternoon, an Aer Lingus plane passed overhead as it descended towards nearby Pearson International.
Aer Lingus is the national airline of Ireland, promoting one punter to suggest that it's a sign, that he'd be wise to put his money on Desert Encounter, the only Irish-bred entry in the Grade 1 Canadian International.
Sure enough, the six-year-old bay gelding, under a thoroughly excellent ride by Italian-born, England-based jockey Andrea Atzeni, made a huge move in the stretch to pass favourite Thundering Blue and capture the 81st edition of the International by a length for owner Abdulla Al Mansoori and trainer David Simcock. The final time for the 11/2-mile turf test was 2:28.88. Desert Encounter paid $18.20 to win.
Philip Robinson, who is Mansoori's racing manager, was very impressed with the ride and Robinson knows a good trip when he sees one. Before retiring in 2011, Robinson was considered one of the best jockeys in the world, winning major stakes races all over Europe and Hong Kong. Desert Encounter had a near-perfect trip on Saturday, staying on the rail, second-from-last most of the way. In fact, he was second-last in the field of 11 heading into the final turn. As the horses headed for home, Atzeni moved Desert Encounter to the outside, waiting for a seam to open. When he found one on the outside, Atzeni fired Desert Encounter through and once he cleared past the pack, charged back to the inside and out-duelled Thundering Blue for the win. Focus Group was third, 41/2 lengths behind Thundering Blue.
"He got a great ride (from Atzeni)," said Robinson. "He saved ground all the way around, pulled out when he needed to. I thought the horse was going to run second … the other English horse (Thundering Blue) had quickened up well and I thought, 'Well, he's going to win the race, we'll go and run second.' But then he found another gear in the last 200 and it was all over."
Though he is Irish-bred, Desert Encounter has raced predominately in Great Britain, and has been a Group 3 winner there, but it was in Canada where the Halling–La Chicana, by Invincible Spirit bay scored his biggest victory. The victory was a first for Simcock at the International, though the English trainer has had huge success at Woodbine in the past, capturing three major stakes races at the Rexdale track in 2014; the Woodbine Mile with Trade Storm, the Northern Dancer with Sheikhzayedroad and the Grade 2 Nearctic Stakes with Caspar Netscher.
"David Simcock's been (to Woodbine) on a few occasions and loves it," said Robinson, who made the trip to Canada this year on Simcock's behalf. "And he had this race in mind for a long time for this horse. I think he sort of set out his program for the whole season with the aim to come here. And it worked out. He got it dead right."
It was a huge day for Atzeni, who right after his Canadian International score, guided the French-bred Sheikha Reika to victory in the $500,000 Grade 1 E.P. Taylor Stakes.
"This is great," Atzeni told the Toronto Sun. "I've been coming here (to Woodbine) for 4-5 years now and I've been the favourite in this race (the International) and I didn't have any luck. But to win is unbelievable."
It was the fourth International for Atzeni, who finished ninth on Protectionist the last time he competed in the event. Atzeni knew Desert Encounter had a lot left coming into the stretch, but he didn't want to put him in front too early.
"He's the sort of horse that you can't get to the front too soon because once he gets to the front, he thinks he's done enough," said Atzeni, who was born and raised on the Mediterranean island of Sardinia before moving to England at 17 to further his career "But he's got loads of ability. He's a very consistent horse, he's been tried very highly back at home and he's never really run a bad race. "
Desert Encounter was off at 8-1 with Thundering Blue the race's 3-1 favourite. Eight times in the last nine years the Canadian International has been won by an overseas entrant.
BIG WIN FOR SHEIKHA REIKA
Sheikha Reika is finally starting to pay off for owner Sheikh Mohammed Maktoum.
The three-year-old daughter of Shamardal was a $735,100 yearling purchase at the Tattersalls October sale but didn't break her maiden until April of this year in her fourth lifetime start. But on Sept. 19, the three-year-old filly won her first stakes and broke out in a huge way on Saturday afternoon at Woodbine Racetrack by winning the $500,000 E.P. Taylor Stakes for trainer Roger Varian and jockey Andrea Atzeni. The race before, Atzeni guided Desert Encounter to a one-length score in the $800,000 Pattison Canadian International.
"I've been here quite a few times before, and it's nice to get a double," said Atzeni.
From eight career starts, Sheikha Reika has compiled three wins and four seconds with earnings of over $350,000.
Sheikha Reika raced without Lasix and was sent off at odds of 6-1 having never raced in a graded stakes before. Prominently placed early, Sheikha Reika responded to Atzeni's urgings in the stretch to hit the wire about three-quarters of a length ahead of Golden Legend, completing 1 1/4 miles over Woodbine's "good" turf in 2:05.10. She was bred in France by Mark Johnston Racing. Sheikha Reika returned $14.10.
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The High School Hair Wars of the 1960s
Following the introduction of the mop top by the Beatles, the battle over how long school boys could wear their hair in the 1960s and 1970s went to the courts again and again.
The Beatles with their unconscionable "mop tops" in 1963
via Wikimedia Commons
By: Matthew Wills
March 10, 2018 August 16, 2018
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The current swell of student activism follows in the footsteps of earlier generations. In the 1960s, American high school students fought for their right to have a say in the rules that were imposed upon them. One of the important strands of this history had to do with hair. Specially, long hair on males. A public debate about masculinity and long hair raged in America from the mid-1960s and it was especially intense for high school boys.
This all might seem trivial today, admits historian Gael Graham, but the "tenacity with which both proponents and opponents of long hair pursued judgments in their favor" suggests otherwise. These were fights over individual choice, authority, and definitions of masculinity. In all, over a hundred "hair cases" were appealed to the federal courts; nine of these were appealed all the way to the Supreme Court, which side-stepped the issue again and again.
There was a strong strain of sex panic that sounds much like our contemporary debate over transgender bathroom access.
Graham details the "great hair debate" that emerged in the hirsute wake of the Beatles, who introduced the "mop top" hairstyle. The "social significance of hair," however, has been an issue for many years. Graham points to such social/political hair to-dos as bobbed hair for girls and women in the 1920s; the perennial "good," "bad," and "natural" hair debates in the African American community; the mandatory haircuts in nineteenth-century missionary schools for Native American children; and, going back further, the Puritan magistrates who condemned whites with long hair "after the manner of savages."
Most of the arguments for long hair heard in 1960s courtrooms were basically arguments for freedom. The arguments against long-haired boys in high school had to do with tradition and the authority of the adults running schools. But there was also a strong strain of sex panic in the opponent side that sounds much like our contemporary debate over transgender bathroom access: long hair meant you couldn't tell the boys from the girls; long-haired boys would sneak into the girls' room; and, ultimately, chaos would result from the blurred gender lines.
The landmark 1969 Tinker decision by the Supreme Court affirmed that high school students were citizens with free speech rights. The case concerned a trio of Iowa high school/junior high students who protested the Vietnam War by wearing black arm-bands. But the Court's decision was ambiguous: the Court specifically said the decision didn't apply to regulating clothing, the length of skirts, hair styles, or deportment. So lower courts continued to issue widely different decisions in hair cases.
One of these hair cases went all the way to the Supreme Court, sort of. Three high school members of a Texas band were suspended because of their Beatles-like hair. The boys lost at the appeals level and took the case to the Supreme Court, which refused to hear it, meaning the earlier decision stood.
The issue was never definitely settled by the Supreme Court. And it still occasionally erupts. In 1997, a Texas school ordered a third grader to cut off his 5″ ponytail. When he refused he was forced to study in a windowless room separated from other students until his parents took him out of the school system entirely. The Texas Supreme Court ruled the school had not discriminated against him. In 2009, another school in the same state had to be compelled by a federal judge, citing religious reasons, to let a young Native American wear his hair to his collar.
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Acute myeloid leukaemia (AML) is a life-threatening haematological malignancy that predominantly occurs in older adults.
Many subtypes exist, of which acute promyelocytic leukaemia merits specific management.
Characteristically, abnormal blasts are present in the peripheral blood and normal haematopoiesis is reduced. Definitive diagnosis requires bone marrow biopsy. Presence of ≥20% blast cells in the peripheral blood and/or bone marrow confirms the diagnosis.
Cytogenetic, genetic, and epigenetic abnormalities are prognostically important and affect patient management.
Most patients are treated with chemotherapy induction, consolidation, and maintenance regimens. Haematopoietic stem cell transplantation may also be used in select patients.
It is important to rapidly identify acute promyelocytic leukaemia, as associated coagulopathy may be life threatening.
Although most patients achieve complete remission, a high incidence of relapse leads to poor overall survival.
Acute myeloid leukaemia (AML) is a life-threatening haematological malignancy caused by clonal expansion of myeloid blasts in the bone marrow, peripheral blood, or extramedullary tissues. The presence of ≥20% blast cells in the bone marrow or peripheral blood confirms the diagnosis.[1]Arber DA, Orazi A, Hasserjian R, et al. The 2016 revision to the World Health Organization classification of myeloid neoplasms and acute leukemia. Blood. 2016 May 19;127(20):2391-405. http://www.bloodjournal.org/content/127/20/2391.long?sso-checked=true http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27069254?tool=bestpractice.com Specific clonal cytogenetic abnormalities, such as t(8;21)(q22;q22), inv(16)(p13;q22), t(16;16)(p13;q22), and t(15;17)(q22;q12), also define AML irrespective of the blast count.[1]Arber DA, Orazi A, Hasserjian R, et al. The 2016 revision to the World Health Organization classification of myeloid neoplasms and acute leukemia. Blood. 2016 May 19;127(20):2391-405. http://www.bloodjournal.org/content/127/20/2391.long?sso-checked=true http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27069254?tool=bestpractice.com [2]Döhner H, Estey E, Grimwade D, et al. Diagnosis and management of AML in adults: 2017 ELN recommendations from an international expert panel. Blood. 2017 Jan 26;129(4):424-47. https://ashpublications.org/blood/article/129/4/424/36196/Diagnosis-and-management-of-AML-in-adults-2017-ELN http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27895058?tool=bestpractice.com AML may arise de novo or secondary to a pre-existing haematological disorder, such as myelodysplastic syndrome.[1]Arber DA, Orazi A, Hasserjian R, et al. The 2016 revision to the World Health Organization classification of myeloid neoplasms and acute leukemia. Blood. 2016 May 19;127(20):2391-405. http://www.bloodjournal.org/content/127/20/2391.long?sso-checked=true http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27069254?tool=bestpractice.com
The acute promyelocytic leukaemia (APML) subtype of AML is characterised by a distinctive cytomorphology (hypergranular promyelocytes with bilobed nuclei and bundles of Auer rods), a tendency for coagulopathy (due to thrombocytopenia and fibrinolysis), and a specific t(15;17) translocation resulting in a novel PML/RAR-alpha fusion gene.[Figure caption and citation for the preceding image starts]: Peripheral blood film of a patient with acute promyelocytic leukaemia showing hypergranular promyelocytes, some with bundles of Auer rodsFrom the collection of Drs K. Raj and P. Mehta; used with patient consent [Citation ends]. [Figure caption and citation for the preceding image starts]: Peripheral blood film of a patient with acute promyelocytic leukaemia showing hypergranular promyelocytes with bi-lobed nuclei and bundles of Auer rodsFrom the collection of Drs K. Raj and P. Mehta; used with patient consent [Citation ends].
ecchymoses or petechiae
infections or fever
hepatosplenomegaly
mucosal bleeding
skin or testicular mass
skin infiltration
gingival enlargement
age over 65 years
previous treatment with chemotherapy
previous haematological disorders
inherited genetic conditions
constitutional karyotype abnormalities
benzene exposure
environmental exposures
male sex
FBC with differential
peripheral blood smear
serum electrolytes and uric acid
LFTs
serum lactic dehydrogenase
bone marrow aspirate and trephine biopsy
immunophenotyping (flow cytometry)
cytogenetic and molecular investigations
HLA antigen typing
multi-gated acquisition scan
newly diagnosed AML: suitable for standard chemotherapy
newly diagnosed AML: not suitable for standard chemotherapy
newly diagnosed non-high-risk acute promyelocytic leukaemia (APML)
newly diagnosed high-risk acute promyelocytic leukaemia (APML)
complete remission: AML
complete remission: non-high-risk acute promyelocytic leukaemia (APML)
complete remission: high-risk acute promyelocytic leukaemia (APML)
relapsed or refractory AML
relapsed or refractory acute promyelocytic leukaemia (APML)
Kavita Raj, MD, MRCP, FRCPath, PhD
Consultant Haematologist
Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Trust
KR declares that she has no competing interests.
Priyanka Mehta, MD, FRCP, FRCPath
University Hospital Bristol
PM declares that she has no competing interests.
Rebecca Connor, MD
Chief Fellow
Section of Hematology and Oncology
Department of Internal Medicine
Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center
RC declares that she has no competing interests.
Roger M. Lyons, MD, FACP
Clinical Professor of Medicine
University of Texas Health Science Center
Cancer Care Network of South Texas
RML declares that he has no competing interests.
Shankaranarayana Paneesha, MD, MRCP, FRCPath
Department of Haematology and Stem Cell Transplantation
Heartlands Hospital
SP declares that he has no competing interests.
David Marks, MD, MRCP, MRCPath
Professor of Haematology & Stem Cell Transplantation
Department of Molecular and Cellular Medicine
DM declares that he has no competing interests.
Acute lymphocytic leukaemia
Biphenotypic leukaemia
NCCN guidelines: acute myeloid leukemia
Suspected cancer: recognition and referral