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Aegean Escape
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From ancient cities to white-washed wonders
Your Aegean adventure is calling! From ancient ruins to world-famous sunsets on picturesque islands, you'll see it all on this 7-night vacation. Start and end your adventure in Athens, and enjoy a 4-night cruise stopping at the islands of Mykonos, Crete, Santorini, Patmos, Rhodes, and even Turkey's ancient town of Kusadasi along the way.
Our Flexible Change Plan is included with this package , allowing you to cancel and rebook at a later date for any reason (even COVID-19) up to 14 days before departure for a full credit that can be used for travel at a later date. See Terms & Conditions for more details.
Round-trip economy class airfare to Athens (ATH)
Round-trip airport transfers
2 nights in Athens at the Hotel Electra, or similar
Half-day Athens city sightseeing tour, with Acropolis and Acropolis Museum
Transfer from Athens hotel to Piraeus port
4-night Greek Island & Turkey cruise on the M/V Celestyal Olympia (or similar) including:
Outside cabin, Category XA
Lunch and dinner daily
Unlimited beverage package (including sparkling & mineral water, branded sodas, juices, coffees, Greek drinks, branded alcoholic drinks, classic cocktails, beer & Greek wine)
2 shore excursions:
Ancient Ephesus Through the Ages – Hellenistic/Roman
Medieval Tour – Acropolis of Lindos and The Citadel of the Knights
Transfer from Piraeus port to Athens hotel
1 night in Athens at the Hotel Electra or similar
Great Ways to Explore
Explore the exciting, ancient capital city of Athens with a 4-night cruise of the Greek islands and historical sites of Turkey!
Melt your stresses away at Greece's picturesque beaches, from the pink sand beaches of Crete to the volcanic sands of Santorini.
Witness how 2,400 years of culture and history have left their mark on the stunning medieval island of Rhodes.
Experience the world-famous sunset at Oia, Santorini's most famous island.
This cruise includes all meals, an unlimited beverage package, plus two experiential tours along the way!
Your Aegean adventure awaits! Start and end your adventure in Athens, where ancient ruins, bustling squares, and picturesque alleyways await.
Then, embark on a 4-night cruise, making stops in some of Greece's most breathtaking islands, including Crete, Rhodes, Patmos, and of course, Greece's most romantic island: Santorini. You'll also enjoy a tour of of Kusadasi, Turkey, home to the country's most famous ancient city: Ephesus.
Along the way, indulge in locally-produced cheeses and olive oil, devour freshly-baked pita, and wash it all down with Retsina - Greek white wine stored in pine barrels instead of traditional oak!
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Please note that some elements called out in the following suggested itinerary may not be included in your package. Check "What's Included" above for full details on inclusions. As we all go through the recovery together, the fluid nature of this event means some venues and attractions may have restrictions or closures. Please check online resources close to the time of travel to better plan your own day-to-day itinerary.
Day 1. Welcome to Athens!
Arrival at Athens International Airport and be transferred to your hotel. Wind down at your accommodation and then begin discovering the gems of the ancient city!
For your first day you may want to get a taste of the past with a visit to Plaka, the oldest district of Athens. This historic highlight is located under the Acropolis and is the only district where visitors may see the Greek capital as it was 100 years ago!
A Tip For Your Trip: Your driver will provide you with all of your needed documentation/tickets for your trip.
Transfer to Athens hotel
You'll be in one of these hotels, depending on availability
Electra Hotel Athens
1 of 9 hotels
Experience warm, heartfelt Greek hospitality at the elegant Electra Hotel, nestled right near Athens' main shopping area. Settle into your spacious room and admire its rich, contemporary decor. Sprawl out on your large, comfortable bed, then plan your day using the hotel's complimentary WiFi. After a quick nap, get exploring! Take a short walk and find yourself at Plaka, Monastiraki, and the Acropolis in just minutes.
Freshen up in your luxurious marble bathroom, then head down to the sophisticated, yet cozy Terra Cafe & Wine Bar. Indulge in mouthwatering local favorites and say "cheers" to an amazing vacation. After a good night's rest, start your morning with an energizing breakfast at the on-site Emporiko Restaurant.
Amalia Hotel Athens
Immerse yourself in the historic beauty of Athens at the luxurious, eco-friendly Hotel Amalia Athens. As soon as you step inside, take in the hotel's elegant decor, as it boasts modern furnishings and plenty of natural light. This ideal base is nestled right in the heart of the city, so take a short walk to Syntagma Square, the National Gardens, or the Parthenon! Enjoy a relaxing drink at the hotel's lobby lounge that overlooks the gorgeous National Gardens. Head up to the extraordinary roof garden where you'll find breathtaking views of the Acropolis - bring your camera!
Return to your room and fall into a state of serenity and relaxation. Cozy up in your large bed and look through priceless photos from the day, catch up on your favorite TV shows, or use the hotel's free WiFi to plan your next day of adventure. Crave a midnight snack? Do not fear! With one phone call, room service will be at your door in minutes.
Located close to the National Historical Museum, Hellenic Parliament, and Syntagma Square, Titania is a modern 4-star hotel offering guests comfortable accommodations in Athens. Enter through the impressive lobby made of Pentelikon marble and exquisite inlaid mosaics with themes from ancient Greek history. Pick from an array of on-site dining options including La Brasserie restaurant, the rooftop Olive Garden restaurant, and Vergina restaurant on the mezzanine floor.
The tastefully decorated standard rooms are soundproofed and offer an up-to-date integrated communication and entertainment system with high-speed Internet access and a wide variety of digital movies and music. Each room has its own private safe deposit box with a personal security password, a fully-stocked mini bar, and an independent cool/heating system.
Royal Olympic Hotel
The Royal Olympic Hotel is a family-run 5-star property in the center of Athens, just in front of the famous Temple of Zeus and National Garden. The hotel is underneath the Acropolis and only a 2-minute walk to the Acropolis Museum.
After a complete renovation in 2009, the Royal Olympic was transformed into an elegant art hotel. Enjoy a Greek meal at the Roof Garden Restaurant & Bar with a spectacular view of Athens. Stylish rooms feature marble bathrooms, free Wi-Fi, flat-screen TVs, and sitting areas. Hotel amenities include a complimentary breakfast buffet, library-style lounge, event space and an outdoor pool with a hip bar, plus a wellness spa and an exercise room. Guests can book bike and hiking tours as well as horse riding excursions directly from the hotel. During winter, the hotel organizes karaoke and disco nights. It also provides a free ski bus and free shuttle service to the city center.
The Athenian Callirhoe Exclusive Hotel
Stay at a 4-star boutique hotel in the heart of Athens, where style and comfort meet. At Athenian Callirhoe hotel, one of the most well-known hotels in Athens, discover a distinctive building with elegant urban interior design and enjoy the very best in luxury and service while being spoiled with the "little things."
Rooms are designed to offer guests comfort and tranquility in the center of busy Athens. Decorated elegantly in earthy colors, each room comes equipped with free Wi-Fi, tea/coffee, and electronic safe. Visit the roof garden restaurant "Callirhoe VIP" to savor refreshing cocktails and delicious cuisine while enjoying the breathtaking view of both the Acropolis and Lycabettus Hill. Athenian Callirhoe is a short walk from all the Athens city's cultural highlights including Kallimarmaro Stadium, Plaka, Acropolis Museum and commercial center, making it ideal for leisure and business travelers.
Athens Avenue Hotel
Athens Avenue Hotel wraps you in understated luxury and elegant aesthetics. With seamless access to the city, you'll be able to enjoy everything from sightseeing to relaxing at the property without worrying about complicated transit. The hotel's amenities are manifold and include services to make your stay as relaxing as possible. The eco-friendly hotel boasts modern architecture and abundant sunlight. Located in Athens, you will be very close to popular landmarks such as the Parthenon, the Acropolis, the National Museum of Contemporary Art, and more!
Athenaeum Palace & Luxury Suites
Located close to top attractions in the city such as the Onassis Cultural Centre and Filopappos Hill, Athenaeum Palace & Luxury Suites is an ideal base to visit Athens. The hotel is a 20-minute walk from Acropolis Museum and close to Odeum of Herodes Atticus. Guestrooms are equipped with modern amenities such as a flat-screen TV and private bathroom, and many have their own balcony. Enjoy a bite at the on-site restaurant or head into town to explore the options in the city.
Athens Marriott
Step into a relaxing retreat of contemporary style, luxurious comfort, and endless services and amenities. Check-in to your inviting room, which boasts plush beds, crisp air conditioning, free Wi-Fi, premium movie channels, and much more. Unpack your sneakers and head down to the fitness center, then cool off with a dip in the sparkling outdoor pool.
Treat yourself to a mouthwatering meal at the on-side Made in Athens restaurant, delivering classic Mediterranean dishes daily. Spend the rest of your evening sipping on cocktails at the stylish Great Room Bar, or head up to the Roof Top bar and enjoy views of the Acropolis, the Aegean Sea, and the Opera!
Hotel Divani Caravel
A proud member of the Leading Hotels of the World, the Divani Caravel offers luxury and style in the heart of Athens. Each of the hotel's 471 deluxe guestrooms provides a harmonious blend of modern convenience with classical Greek charm. Enjoy the sparkling rooftop swimming pools, where you can take a dip and sip on a cold drink from the pool bar. The rooftop also features several seating areas, where you can take in breathtaking views of the Acropolis without moving a muscle.
Keep up with your workout routine in the Divani Caravel's state-of-the-art fitness center, then treat yourself to a little R&R at the hotel's on-site spa. Should you work up an appetite, this hotel is ready to satisfy. Dine at elegant Brown's Bar Restaurant, or enjoy a whiskey in the dimly-lit Cigar Lounge. In the mood for a coffee or a casual meal? The Constantinople Cafe is at your service.
Rooms at the Divani Caravel are chock full of luxurious amenities to make you feel right at home. Enjoy 24-hour room service, complimentary Wi-Fi, comfortable beds, and much more.
Day 2. Athens
After breakfast, discover the secrets of ancient Athens on your sightseeing tour!
Spend the rest of your day at leisure. In the evening, head back to Syntagma Square; the square comes alive with lights, energy, and a slew of locals and tourists enjoying the Greek way of life.
Athens Sightseeing Tour (with Acropolis)
Discover the secrets of Athens, including its famous Acropolis on your sightseeing tour! Your expert guide will take you to see the center of the city, the Constitution Square (Syntagma), the House of Parliament, the Memorial to the Unknown Soldier and the National Library.
On your way to the Acropolis you will see the Hadrian's Arch, the Temple of Olympian Zeus, and will make a short stop at the Panathenaic Stadium, where the first Modern Olympic Games were held in 1896.
On the Acropolis visit the architectural masterpieces of the Golden Age of Athens: the Propylaea, the Temple of Athena Nike, the Erechtheion and finally the famous Parthenon.
Your first taste of Athens would not be complete without a visit to the Acropolis Museum, a modern architectural building where, at last, the statues have found their home. Here, you can admire the wonders and architectural masterpieces of the classical era.
Day 3. Athens - Cruise (Port: Mykonos)
Today, the sea beckons! Embark on your 4-night cruise to the Greek Islands and Turkey.
Your first port of call is the famous cosmopolitan Island of Mykonos (arrive at approximately 6:00pm), with its whitewashed cubic houses, windmills and chapels.
Discover the Hora, the capital of the island with its beautiful narrow cobbled streets, chic boutiques, elegant nightclubs and cafes. Grab a drink in "Little Venice," a charming corner of Mykonos town where you can enjoy the view provided by the iconic windmills.
Cruise Ship departs from Mykonos to next port of call, Kusadasi and Patmos, at 11:00pm
A Tip For Your Trip: Breakfast will be at your hotel; lunch and dinner will be served on-board.
Transfer to Athens ferry port
4-night Greek Island & Turkey cruise!
Check-in - Celestyal Olympia
Cruise away in style, luxury, and comfort on the Celestyal Olympia. Gaze out at the cobalt blue Aegean while lounging beside Olympia's sparkling pool on the Hera deck. Enjoy a drink while basking in the warm sun, work all your stresses away in ship's fully-equipped gym, or pamper yourself at the Sana Beauty Center. When you work up an appetite, enjoy mouthwatering cuisine and tasty treats at any of Olympia's three stylish restaurants. Hear your children laugh at the Kids' Club and watch them explore the ship's extensive library - pick up a book for you, too!
You won't only be island hopping on this ship - you'll be bar hopping, too! Dance the night away in the two lounges and share endless laughter at the five bars on board. When your legs are tired, head to your cozy, air-conditioned cabin and feel right at home. Snuggle up in your comfortable bed, watch some TV, and look through priceless photos from the day - there will only be more to come.
Day 4. Cruise (Ports: Kusadasi & Patmos)
Today, you'll make two stops along your cruise - Kusadasi in Turkey and Patmos Island in Greece - each overflowing with incredible beauty and history.
Arrive at the port of Kusadasi (arrive at approximately 7:30am) on the Turkish coast where you can visit the various stores of the Kusadasi port. While in Kusadasi, you will embark on your included "Ancient Ephesus through the Ages" tour.
At 1:00pm, set sail to your next destination: the Island of Patmos, where Saint John the Divine wrote the Book of Revelations. Arrive in Patmos at approximately 5:45pm, and enjoy your free time in the picturesque town of Scala port. You can also explore the Monastery of Saint John and the Grotto of the Apocalypse if you wish.
Cruise ship departs from Patmos, to your next port of call, Rhodes, at 9:30pm.
A Tip For Your Trip: Breakfast, lunch and dinner are all served on-board today
Ancient Ephesus Through the Ages
Take a walk through history as you discover relics of the Hellenistic, Roman, and Early Christian era on your tour through ancient Ephesus! Visit the iconic Agora, where important governmental decisions were made.
Discover the ruins of the 117 AD Library of Celsus, one of the city's most beautiful and iconic structures, then walk the marble-paved 4th-century Street of the Kouretes.
You'll even make a stop at the Baths of Scholastica, built in the 1st century and restored in the 4th century. Additional points of interest include the Houses of the Patricians, the Trajan's Fountain, the Temple of Hadrian, and of course, the 4th-century BC Great Theater!
Day 5. Cruise (Port: Rhodes)
Arrive early in the morning (approximately 7:00am) at the Island of Knights - Rhodes. Snake through the winding alleys of the Medieval town, strolling the Street of the Knights with its fascinating buildings, towers, turrets, and famous facades.
You may want to pop into the Gothic Grand Master's Palace - don't forget to stop by the picturesque courtyard!
While in Rhodes, you'll embark on a medieval tour through Lindos.
Your cruise departs from Rhodes to Crete, at 6:00pm.
A Tip For Your Trip: Breakfast, lunch, and dinner are all served on-board today
Medieval Tour - Acropolis of Lindos and the Citadel of the Knights
Discover Lindos and experience the remnants of its glorious past! A former major naval power in the ancient times, Lindos is a beautiful blend of ancient glory with medieval influence.
See the famous Acropolis, whose Doric outline dominates the skyline. Pass by the mansions of the wealthy sea captains, ranging from simple two-story houses to elaborate Gothic mansions. Explore the Church of the Virgin Mary, with its high walls and picturesque courtyard.
Day 6. Cruise (Ports: Crete & Santorini)
Today's first port of call is the Island of Crete and its capital Heraklion (arrive at approximately 7:00am); where you will have free time to discover the "old town" areas, established from medieval times. You don't want to miss visiting the Minoan Palace of Knossos; legend has it that it was here that King Minos built the famous labyrinth to imprison the Minotaur.
Your cruise departs at 12:00pm to the volcanic island of the Cyclades, Santorini, your last port of call. Be greeted by the island's spectacular caldera, created by the eruption of the island's volcano in ancient times.
Your cruise departs from Santorini to Athens, your last port of call, at 9:30pm.
Oia • Santorini
A Tip For Your Trip: Breakfast and lunch will be served on-board.
Day 7. Santorini - Athens
The ship arrives in the port of Piraeus (Athens) at approximately 7:00am. After breakfast, you will depart the ship and be transferred back to Athens city center for one last free day in the city.
Shop for last-minute souvenirs at the famous shopping streets of Ermou, Kolonaki, or Voukourestiou. Make your up to Mount Lycabettus for a stunning view over the Aegean - the perfect way to spend your last evening in Greece.
Day 8. Depart Greece
In accordance with your departure time, enjoy one final transfer to Athens airport for your return flight home.
Transfer to Athens airport (ATH)
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All-New 2016 Honda Pilot: The Fully Redesigned Three-Row Honda SUV Sets New Benchmark with More Power, Fuel Efficiency and Space, Plus Top-Class Safety Features and Maximum Family Connectivity
New, more powerful and efficient powertrain features direct injected 3.5-liter
i-VTEC® engine paired with either a six- or nine-speed automatic transmission
Sophisticated new torque vectoring i-VTM4 AWD and Intelligent Traction Management system
Honda Sensing™ offers most comprehensive set of advanced safety and driver-assistive technologies ever available on a Honda vehicle
Maximum family connectivity, with up to four 2.5-amp USB outlets
More premium features than ever before, including new line-topping Elite grade
Fully redesigned from the ground up, and substantially re-energized in form and function, the all-new third-generation 2016 Honda Pilot stakes its claim as the new benchmark in the three-row mid-sized SUV segment. With more of everything family SUV buyers are looking for – performance, fuel efficiency, comfort, safety performance and premium features – in every model and trim, the 2016 Pilot goes on sale June 18 with a manufacturer's suggested retail price (MSRP)1 starting at $29,995 for the Pilot LX with 2WD.
Among its many no-compromise attributes, the new Pilot's 280-horsepower2, directed-injected 3.5-liter i-VTEC® engine adds 30 horsepower while receiving a segment-topping EPA combined fuel-economy rating of 23 MPG for the 2WD with nine-speed automatic transmission, up 2 MPG from the 2015 Pilot.3 The technology-enhanced efficiencies continue with the available i-VTM4™ AWD system that not only allows you to drive all wheels with traction in a variety of driving conditions but also applies torque vectoring to enhance dynamic driving agility. And family functionality is better than ever, with a more spacious third row and cargo area and One-Touch Walk-in third row access, and a host of ports and plugs to accommodate virtually every imaginable device, from smartphones to iPads, game consoles to digital video cameras, with up to four 2.5-amp USB outlets for charging the family's most power-hungry stuff.
"The 2016 Pilot takes full advantage of Honda's packaging expertise to deliver the outstanding, family-friendly cabin space that has made Pilot such a popular choice of family SUV buyers," said Jeff Conrad, Honda Division senior vice president and general manager. "This third-generation Pilot reaches higher into the premium end of the three-row SUV market than ever before with a new line-topping Elite model that will give us an even stronger foothold at the upper end of the midsize SUV segment."
The all-new 2016 Honda Pilot SUV, with seating up to eight passengers, joins the best-selling Honda CR-V and all-new HR-V as the flagship of an expanded lineup of innovative, benchmark-setting Honda SUVs. It is the third generation of Honda's popular three-row SUV to be designed, developed and manufactured in America. The new Pilot was designed and developed by Honda R&D Americas, Inc., in Los Angeles and Ohio, and is manufactured exclusively by Honda Manufacturing of Alabama, LLC, in Lincoln, Alabama.4
"Our design team in California and development team in Ohio worked to create a new breed of no-compromise SUV that meets the diverse lifestyle needs of American families," said Marc Ernst, Pilot Development Leader. "This means the 2016 Pilot has incredible family functionality when the kids are in tow, a stylish and premium experience for a night on the town or an off-road adventure."
Since its arrival in 2003 as the first three-row, mainstream SUV to be developed on a car-like unit-body platform, the Pilot has helped set industry standards for fuel efficiency, spacious and thoughtful interior packaging, safety performance, and dynamic handling performance in the midsize SUV segment. American consumers have responded by purchasing more than 1.4 million Pilots over the past 12 years. Pilot also ties the CR-V in having the highest brand loyalty of any Honda model, with approximately 63 percent of Pilot buyers returning to purchase another Honda vehicle.
Reengineered from the ground up, virtually every aspect of the 2016 Pilot has been thoroughly redesigned to better accommodate the needs of all its occupants – the driver and all passengers – delivering more family-friendly utility, more advanced technology, and more premium attributes and amenities than ever before. The 2016 Pilot also ups the ante for premium refinement with major upgrades to interior quality and more standard comfort and convenience features on all trims, along with the addition of a new, line-topping Elite version that offers a series of Honda-first features including 20-inch wheels and tires, ventilated front seats, heated second-row seats, a heated steering wheel, a first-ever panoramic glass roof and many other premium family SUV features.
The 2016 Pilot is powered by a direct-injected 3.5-liter SOHC i-VTEC® V-6 engine with Variable Cylinder Management™ (VCM®) – along with the available two new advanced transmissions and a class-defining all-new intelligent variable torque management (i-VTM4™) AWD system with Intelligent Traction Management and torque vectoring capability. Together, these features make this the most powerful, refined and capable Pilot Honda has ever offered. These technologies, combined with a nearly 300-pound reduction in vehicle weight (on upper trims), improved aerodynamics and reduced running resistance, make this the most fuel-efficient offering in the midsize SUV segment, with EPA fuel-economy ratings improved by as much as 2/2/2 mpg city/highway/combined3 over the previous model.
The new Pilot also moves to the top of the class in safety performance with the most comprehensive suite of Honda Sensing™ advanced safety and driver-assistive technologies ever offered on a Honda vehicle. Furthermore, the 2016 Pilot adopts the next generation of Honda's Advanced Compatibility Engineering™ (ACE™) body structure along with a new "3-bone" underbody frame design and new hot-stamped ultra-high strength steel door rings. Taken together, these engineering features and technologies deliver major gains to the Pilot's collision avoidance and collision protection capabilities, as it targets the highest available U.S. government (NCAP) and IIHS safety ratings.
New Pilot Features
Features LX EX EX-L Touring Elite
6-Speed Automatic Transmission* • • •
9-Speed Automatic Transmission* • •
LaneWatch™* • • •
Honda Sensing* Available Available • •
Blind Spot Indicator* •
Smart Entry* • • • •
Push Button Start* • • • • •
Blu-ray™ DVD Rear Entertainment System* • •
Idle Stop* • •
One-Touch 2nd-Row Seat^ • • •
Multi-Angle Rear View Camera* • • • • •
Intelligent Traction Management System^ • • • •
8-inch touchscreen Display Audio system with Android operating system +^ • • • •
Remote Engine Start^ • • • •
LED Daytime Running Lights* • • • •
LED Headlights with Auto High-Beam •
* First for Pilot, ^ First for Honda
2016 Pilot Pricing and EPA Fuel Economy Ratings
Trim Wheel Drive MSRP1 EPA MPG Rating3 (city/highway/combined)
LX 2WD $29,995 19/27/22
LX AWD $31,795 18/26/21
EX 2WD $32,430 19/27/22
EX AWD $34,230 18/26/21
EX w/Honda Sensing 2WD $33,430 19/27/22
EX w/Honda Sensing AWD $35,230 18/26/21
EX-L 2WD $35,905 19/27/22
EX-L AWD $37,705 18/26/21
EX-L w/Honda Sensing 2WD $36,905 19/27/22
EX-L w/Honda Sensing AWD $38,705 18/26/21
EX-L w/Navi 2WD $36,905 19/27/22
EX-L w/Navi AWD $38,705 18/26/21
EX-L w/RES 2WD $37,505 19/27/22
EX-L w/RES AWD $39,305 18/26/21
Touring 2WD $41,020 20/27/23
Touring AWD $42,820 19/26/22
Elite AWD $46,420 19/26/22
Premium Style and Features
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text:
\section{Introduction}

The real-time dynamics is one of the most important topics in modern physics,
however, the field theoretical approaches based on the path integral representation
suffer from the severe sign problem.
So far several approaches have been proposed to overcome the sign problem.
For example, the complex Langevin method is used to study
$\phi^4$ scalar field theory \cite{Berges:2005yt} and
the SU(2) gauge theory \cite{Berges:2006xc} in 3+1 dimensional Minkowski space-time.
In the course of studies, however, it turns out that the convergence issue
gets harder when the time extent is taken relatively larger.
Recently, the generalized Lefschetz thimble algorithm is
used in the study of the 1+1 dimensional $\phi^4$ theory \cite{Alexandru:2017lqr}
with the Schwinger-Keldysh setup \cite{Schwinger:1960qe,Keldysh:1964ud}.
This approach, however, also has a limitation on the lattice size and it seems hard to perform larger volume simulations.

Tensor network method can also avoid the sign problem and is another promising approach.
The idea of tensor networks was invented in the condensate matter physics and developed
with a help of quantum information \cite{White:1992zz,Ostlund:1995zz,Verstraete:2004cf,Schollwock:2005zz}.
Recently, the idea and technique have been used in elementary particle physics.
It is known that within a framework of the tensor networks there are two types of approaches:
the Hamiltonian approach and the Lagrangian one.
The former one
uses a tensor network in an ansatz form of a trial wave function for the variational method,
and the real-time dynamics is studied in various two dimensional models \cite{Pichler:2015yqa,Kuhn:2015zqa,Lin}.
The letter approach is nothing but the path integral and we will use it in the following.
The aim of the study here is to demonstrate how to use the tensor network technique when evaluating the real-time path integral.
As a first trial, we work on
1+1 dimensional real scalar field theory with the Minkowskian metric.
In the following, we assume the lattice units $a=1$.

\section{Tensor network representation}
We consider 1+1 dimensional square lattice system
whose coordinate is denoted by $x=(x_0,x_1)$ with $x_0=0,1,2,...,T-1$ and $x_1=0,1,2,...,L-1$ for time and space respectively.
In the following $T=L$ is assumed.
The boundary condition for both directions is taken to be periodic just for a simplicity,
though this is not a physically meaningful setting.
The one-component real scalar fields on the lattice are denoted by $\phi_x\in\mathbb{R}$.

The lattice action for the 1+1 dimensional real scalar $\phi^4$ theory with the Minkowskian metric is given by
\begin{eqnarray}
S[\phi]
&=&
\sum_x
\left[
\frac{1}{2}
(\phi_{x+\hat0}-\phi_x)^2
-
\frac{1}{2}
(\phi_{x+\hat1}-\phi_x)^2
-
V(\phi_x)
\right]
\end{eqnarray}
with the potential term
\begin{equation}
V(\phi)
=
\frac{1}{2}
(m_0^2-i\varepsilon) \phi_x^2
+
\frac{\lambda}{4!}\phi_x^4,
\end{equation}
where $m_0, \lambda\in\mathbb{R}$ are the bare parameters  and
the Feynman prescription parameter $\varepsilon$ ($\varepsilon\in\mathbb{R}$, $\varepsilon>0$) is introduced and this plays
an important role when forming the tensor network representation as we will see later.
In an actual computation, note that we
will have to take $\varepsilon\to0$ limit for a bare physical quantity.

In order to use the tensor network method,
first of all, one has to rewrite the path integral in terms of the tensor network representation.
For that purpose, let us rewrite it as a product of local factors,
\begin{eqnarray}
{\cal Z}
&\equiv&
\int [d\phi]e^{iS[\phi]}
=
\int [d\phi]
\prod_{x}
H^{(0)}(\phi_x,\phi_{x+\hat0})
H^{(1)}(\phi_x,\phi_{x+\hat1}),
\label{eqn:hoppingfactor}
\end{eqnarray}
where the local factors
for the time-direction $H^{(0)}$ and for the space $H^{(1)}$ are explicitly given by\footnote{
Note that the phase factors $\exp(i\phi_x^2/2)$ associated with the kinetic terms has canceled in eq.(\ref{eqn:H0first}) and (\ref{eqn:H1first}).
}
\begin{eqnarray}
H^{(0)}(\phi,\phi^\prime)
&=&
\exp
\left[
-i\phi\phi^\prime
-
\frac{i}{4}
V(\phi)
-
\frac{i}{4}
V(\phi^\prime)
\right],
\label{eqn:H0first}
\\
H^{(1)}(\phi,\phi^\prime)
&=&
\exp
\left[
+i\phi\phi^\prime
-
\frac{i}{4}
V(\phi)
-
\frac{i}{4}
V(\phi^\prime)
\right].
\label{eqn:H1first}
\end{eqnarray}
They are considered as a two-variable function.
An important property of the local factors is that
thanks to the presence of the Feynman prescription parameter
they are Hilbert-Schmidt operator
\begin{equation}
\int_{-\infty}^{\infty} d\phi d\phi^\prime |H^{(\mu)}(\phi,\phi^\prime)|^2
<
\infty
\hspace{10mm}
\mbox{for}
\hspace{5mm}
\mu=0,1.
\end{equation}
This fact immediately means that they are compact operator
and can be expanded as\footnote{
One can show that the singular value is independent of $\mu=0,1$.
Moreover, it can be shown that it is independent of the bare parameters $m_0$ and $\lambda$ since
they are included in the phase factor in eq.(\ref{eqn:H0first}) and (\ref{eqn:H1first}).
Therefore the singular value is a function of only $\varepsilon$, while
the bare parameter dependence are captured in the basis functions.
}
\begin{equation}
H^{(\mu)}(\phi,\phi^\prime)
=
\sum_{k=0}^\infty
\Psi_k^{(\mu)}(\phi)\,\sigma_k\, \Phi_k^{(\mu)\ast}(\phi^\prime),
\label{eqn:general}
\end{equation}
where $\Psi$ and $\Phi$ are orthonormal basis function satisfying
\begin{eqnarray}
\int_{-\infty}^{\infty} d\phi\, \Psi_m^\ast(\phi)\, \Psi_n(\phi)
&=&
\int_{-\infty}^{\infty} d\phi\, \Phi_m^\ast(\phi)\, \Phi_n(\phi)=\delta_{mn},
\label{eqn:orthonormal}
\\
\sum_{k=0}^\infty \Psi_k(\phi)\,\Psi_k^\ast(\phi^\prime)
&=&
\sum_{k=0}^\infty \Phi_k(\phi)\,\Phi_k^\ast(\phi^\prime)
=
\delta(\phi-\phi^\prime),
\label{eqn:complete}
\end{eqnarray}
and $\sigma_k$ represents singular value and is non-negative \cite{Lay,Shimizu:2012zza}.

As a next step let us see how to obtain the basis functions and the singular values.
First, we expand $H^{(\mu)}$
\begin{equation}
H^{(\mu)}(\phi,\phi^\prime)
=
\sqrt{2\pi}
\sum_{m,n=0}^\infty
\psi_m(\phi)\,X^{(\mu)}_{mn}\,\psi_n(\phi^\prime)
\label{eqn:Hmu}
\end{equation}
in terms of the Hermite function $\psi_m$ which is the eigen-function
of the harmonic oscillator
\begin{equation}
\psi_n(x)
=
\frac{1}{\sqrt{\pi^{1/2}n!2^n}}
H_n(x)e^{-x^2/2},
\hspace{10mm}
H_n(x):\mbox{Hermite polynomials},
\end{equation}
and satisfies the orthonormal and the completeness relations as in eq.(\ref{eqn:orthonormal}) and (\ref{eqn:complete}).
Basically $H^{(\mu)}$ are an oscillating function thus it is reasonable to use $\psi_m$ as a basis
since the latter is also such a function.
By using the orthonormal property of $\psi_m$, the coefficient matrix $X_{mn}^{(\mu)}$, which is a complex valued symmetric matrix, is obtained as
\begin{equation}
X^{(\mu)}_{mn}
=
\frac{1}{\sqrt{2\pi}}
\int_{-\infty}^\infty d\phi d\phi^\prime
\psi_m(\phi)H^{(\mu)}(\phi,\phi^\prime)\psi_n(\phi^\prime).
\end{equation}
An evaluation of the double integral for such an oscillating function is rather technically demanding,
thus here we use a trick in the following.
In order to separate the integration into two parts, we use a formula\footnote{
This may be derived from $e^{ixp}=\sqrt{2\pi}\langle x|p\rangle=\sqrt{2\pi}\sum_{n=0}^\infty \langle x|n\rangle\langle n|p\rangle$
and the Fourier transformation of the Hermite function.}
\begin{equation}
e^{\mp i\phi\phi^\prime}
=
\sqrt{2\pi}
\sum_{n=0}^\infty
(\mp i)^n
\psi_n(\phi)\psi_n(\phi^\prime).
\label{eqn:epp}
\end{equation}
By using the formula together with eq.(\ref{eqn:H0first}) and (\ref{eqn:H1first}), $X^{(\mu)}_{mn}$ is given by
\begin{equation}
X^{(\mu)}_{mn}
=
\sum_{k=0}^\infty
(-1)^{k\delta_{\mu0}} i^k
G_{mk}
G_{nk}
\hspace{5mm}
\mbox{with}
\hspace{5mm}
G_{mn}
=
\int_{-\infty}^\infty d\phi
\psi_m(\phi)
\psi_n(\phi)
\exp\left[-\frac{i}{4}V(\phi)\right].
\end{equation}
The resulting single integration for $G_{mn}$, which is again
a complex valued symmetric matrix, can be exactly carried out for the free case
and then $G_{mn}$ is given by the hypergeometric function, while
for the interacting case it may be estimated by some numerical integration scheme
with a suitable deformation of integration path.
After obtaining $X_{mn}^{(\mu)}$ numerically, we apply SVD to it,
\begin{equation}
X^{(\mu)}_{mn}
=
\sum_{k=0}^\infty
U^{(\mu)}_{mk}\sigma_k(V^{(\mu)\dag})_{kn},
\hspace{5mm}
\mbox{with}
\hspace{5mm}
U^{(\mu)}, V^{(\mu)}
\mbox{ : unitary matrix}.
\end{equation}
By inserting the above equation into eq.(\ref{eqn:Hmu}), $H^{(\mu)}$ are given as
\begin{eqnarray}
H^{(\mu)}(\phi,\phi^\prime)
&=&
\sqrt{2\pi}
\sum_{m,n=0}^\infty
\psi_m(\phi)
\left(
\sum_{k=0}^\infty
U^{(\mu)}_{mk}\sigma_k (V^{(\mu)\dag})_{kn}
\right)
\psi_n(\phi^\prime)
\nonumber\\
&=&
\sqrt{2\pi}
\sum_{k=0}^\infty
\left(
\sum_{m=0}^\infty
\psi_m(\phi)
U^{(\mu)}_{mk}
\right)
\sigma_k
\left(
\sum_{n=0}^\infty
(V^{(\mu)\dag})_{kn}
\psi_n(\phi^\prime)
\right)
\nonumber\\
&=&
\sqrt{2\pi}
\sum_{k=0}^\infty
\Psi^{(\mu)}_k(\phi)
\sigma_k
\Phi^{(\mu)\ast}_k(\phi^\prime),
\label{eqn:Hpsp}
\end{eqnarray}
where in the last step, we have defined new basis functions
\begin{eqnarray}
\Psi^{(\mu)}_k(\phi)
&=&
\sum_{m=0}^\infty
\psi_m(\phi)
U^{(\mu)}_{mk},
\hspace{10mm}
\Phi_k^{(\mu)\ast}(\phi)
=
\sum_{n=0}^\infty
(V^{(\mu)\dag})_{kn}
\psi_n(\phi).
\end{eqnarray}
In this way, the basis functions and the singular values are obtained.
In an actual calculation, one cannot deal with the infinite range of index for the matrix,
thus one has to truncate it and should monitor the truncation errors of some physical quantities.
Note that the singular values of $H^{(\mu)}$ are the same as those of $X^{(\mu)}_{mn}$.

Final step is to obtain the tensor.
By collecting all building blocks, the tensor is formed as
\begin{eqnarray}
T_{ijkl}
&=&
2\pi\sqrt{\sigma_i\sigma_j\sigma_k\sigma_l}
\int_{-\infty}^\infty d\phi
\Psi_i^{(0)}(\phi)
\Psi_j^{(1)}(\phi)
\Phi_k^{(0)\ast}(\phi)
\Phi_l^{(1)\ast}(\phi).
\label{eqn:tensor}
\end{eqnarray}
Note that the numbering of the basis function turns out to be an index of tensor $i,j,k$ and $l$.
Basically, the range of the indices is infinity
but to put it on a computer one has to truncate it.
The truncation order is denoted as $N$
and the index range is restricted as $0\le i,j,k,l\le N$ in the following.
The integration in eq.(\ref{eqn:tensor}) can be carried out exactly and it is given by
the hypergeometric function again.

\section{Numerical results}

The resulting singular values $\sigma_k$ are shown in Fig.~\ref{fig:SV} (left).
For large $\epsilon$ where a damping in the integrand gets stronger, the hierarchy
is sharper as expected, while
for small $\epsilon$, the hierarchy is not clear and
the information compression is not well realized.

To see the hierarchy structure of the tensor elements, $T_{iiii}$ are shown in Fig.~\ref{fig:SV} (right).
Basically the size of elements tends to be exponentially small for larger $i$.
This behavior allows us to truncate the tensor index.

\begin{figure}[t]
\begin{center}
\begin{tabular}{cc}
\scalebox{0.9}{\includegraphics{figure/SV.eps}}
&
\hspace{-15mm}
\scalebox{0.9}{\includegraphics{figure/TensorHierarchy_LAMBDA0.0_EPS0.5_pre.eps}}
\end{tabular}
\end{center}
\vspace{10mm}
\caption{
Left panel: Singular values $\sigma_k$ of $H^{(\mu)}(\phi,\phi^\prime)$ (or equivalently $X^{(\mu)}_{mn}$) with
$\varepsilon=0.1$, $0.5$ and $1$.
Right panel: The absolute value of ${\rm Re}[T_{iiii}]$ and the imaginary part at
$\lambda=0$ and $\varepsilon=0.5$ with various $m_0$ values.
}
\label{fig:SV}
\end{figure}

In order to check whether the initial tensor in eq.(\ref{eqn:tensor}) is correctly made,
we compute the path integral on $2\times2$ lattice with the periodic boundary condition.
We show the real part of $\ln {\cal Z}/4$ in Fig.~\ref{fig:logZ_2x2} (left).
Here note that we did not use a coarse-graining, thus
this is purely a check of the initial tensor itself.
The exact result and the numerical results with some truncation orders
are consistent with each other at this scale.
Right panel of Fig.~\ref{fig:logZ_2x2} shows
the relative deviation from the exact results
\begin{equation}
\delta
=
\left|
\frac{{\rm Re}[\ln{\cal Z}_{\rm exact}]-{\rm Re}[\ln {\cal Z}_N]}{{\rm Re}[\ln{\cal Z}_{\rm exact}]}
\right|.
\end{equation}
By increasing $N$, the deviation $\delta$ tends to be smaller.
Note that for smaller $\varepsilon$, the deviation is larger since the
hierarchy of the singular value is not so good as seen before.

\begin{figure}[t]
\begin{center}
\begin{tabular}{cc}
\scalebox{0.9}{\includegraphics{figure/F_LAMBDA0.0_M0.1_pre.eps}}
&
\hspace{-15mm}
\scalebox{0.9}{\includegraphics{figure/delta_F_LAMBDA0.0_M0.1_pre.eps}}
\end{tabular}
\end{center}
\vspace{10mm}
\caption{
Left panel: ${\rm Re}[\ln {\cal Z}]/V$ on $2\times2$ lattice as a function of $\varepsilon$ with various
truncation orders $N=16-40$ at $m_0=0.1$ and $\lambda=0$.
The black line is the exact result.
Right panel: The relative deviation for ${\rm Re}[\ln {\cal Z}]$ with the same parameter set as the left one.
}
\label{fig:logZ_2x2}
\end{figure}

The path integral at larger volumes can be obtained by
using the tensor renormalization group algorithm \cite{Levin:2006jai}.
The results in Fig.~\ref{fig:logZ_V} show that
the coarse-graining step introduces visible errors.
This part should be improved by using some sophisticated algorithms in future .

\begin{figure}[t]
\begin{center}
\begin{tabular}{cc}
\scalebox{0.9}{\includegraphics{figure/F_L1024_LAMBDA0.0_M0.1_pre.eps}}
&
\hspace{-15mm}
\scalebox{0.9}{\includegraphics{figure/delta_F_L1024_LAMBDA0.0_M0.1_pre.eps}}
\end{tabular}
\end{center}
\vspace{10mm}
\caption{
Left panel: ${\rm Re}[ \ln {\cal Z}]/V$ on $(1024)^2$ lattice as a function of $\varepsilon$.
Right panel: The associated relative deviation.
The parameter set is the same as that of Fig.~\ref{fig:logZ_2x2}.
}
\label{fig:logZ_V}
\end{figure}

\section{Summary and outlook}

We have derived the tensor network representation for the scalar field theory with the Minkowskian metric
and numerically checked the validity of the formulation for the free case.
One of the important point in the procedure is to expand the
local factor $H^{(\mu)}$ in terms of the orthonormal basis functions.
The another key point is to introduce the Feynman prescription $\epsilon$
that not only provides
a damping factor in the the path integral but also
dictates the hierarchy of the singular values of $H^{(\mu)}$.
Note that although there is no sign problem in the formulation here,
another problem emerges as an "information incompressibility problem"
which means that the hierarchy of the singular value tends to be worse for smaller $\epsilon$.
Furthermore we have to eliminate the regulator ($\epsilon\to0$) in the end of the calculation.
This is what we have to pay a price in our formulation.

As future outlooks, there are many things to do.
For example, when the $\epsilon$ is small, the initial tensor
has large truncation errors thus one may have to improve the initial tensor itself.
Secondly,  when making the initial tensor for the interacting case,
one needs an efficient numerical method to evaluate the oscillating integral,
say the steepest descent method and so on.
Thirdly, instead of the Feynman prescription, one may use the tilted time axis as a regulator.
Finally, one may straightforwardly extend to the Euclidean space as well as
the Schwinger-Keldysh formulation in a similar way.
Once such a setup is formulated, the transportation coefficients will
be accessible.

\vspace{3mm}
This work is supported in part by
JSPS KAKENHI Grant Numbers JP17K05411
and
MEXT as ``Exploratory Challenge on Post-K computer'' (Frontiers of Basic Science: Challenging the Limits).

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Implementation strategies for improving vitamin D status and increasing vitamin D intake in the UK: current controversies and future perspectives: proceedings of the 2nd Rank Prize Funds Forum on vitamin D
Judy L. Buttriss, Susan A. Lanham-New, Simon Steenson, Louis Levy, Gillian E. Swan, Andrea L. Darling, Kevin D. Cashman, Rachel E. Allen, Louise R. Durrant, Collin P. Smith, Pamela Magee, Tom R. Hill, Suma Uday, Mairead Kiely, Gael Delamare, Alexa E. Hoyland, Lise Larsen, Laura N. Street, John C. Mathers, Ann Prentice
Journal: British Journal of Nutrition , First View
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 21 July 2021, pp. 1-21
A multi-disciplinary expert group met to discuss vitamin D deficiency in the UK and strategies for improving population intakes and status. Changes to UK Government advice since the 1st Rank Forum on Vitamin D (2009) were discussed, including rationale for setting a reference nutrient intake (10 µg/d; 400 IU/d) for adults and children (4+ years). Current UK data show inadequate intakes among all age groups and high prevalence of low vitamin D status among specific groups (e.g. pregnant women and adolescent males/females). Evidence of widespread deficiency within some minority ethnic groups, resulting in nutritional rickets (particularly among Black and South Asian infants), raised particular concern. Latest data indicate that UK population vitamin D intakes and status reamain relatively unchanged since Government recommendations changed in 2016. Vitamin D food fortification was discussed as a potential strategy to increase population intakes. Data from dose–response and dietary modelling studies indicate dairy products, bread, hens' eggs and some meats as potential fortification vehicles. Vitamin D3 appears more effective than vitamin D2 for raising serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D concentration, which has implications for choice of fortificant. Other considerations for successful fortification strategies include: (i) need for 'real-world' cost information for use in modelling work; (ii) supportive food legislation; (iii) improved consumer and health professional understanding of vitamin D's importance; (iv) clinical consequences of inadequate vitamin D status and (v) consistent communication of Government advice across health/social care professions, and via the food industry. These areas urgently require further research to enable universal improvement in vitamin D intakes and status in the UK population.
Dietary protein and bone health: towards a synthesised view
Andrea L. Darling, D. Joe Millward, Susan A. Lanham-New
Journal: Proceedings of the Nutrition Society / Volume 80 / Issue 2 / May 2021
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 13 November 2020, pp. 165-172
Print publication: May 2021
The present paper reviews published literature on the relationship between dietary protein and bone health. It will include arguments both for and against the anabolic and catabolic effects of dietary protein on bone health. Adequate protein intake provides the amino acids used in building and maintaining bone tissue, as well as stimulating the action of insulin-like growth factor 1, which in turn promotes bone growth and increases calcium absorption. However, the metabolism of dietary sulphur amino acids, mainly from animal protein, can lead to increased physiological acidity, which may be detrimental for bone health in the long term. Similarly, cereal foods contain dietary phytate, which in turn contains phosphate. It is known that phosphate consumption can also lead to increased physiological acidity. Therefore, cereal products may produce as much acid as do animal proteins that contain sulphur amino acids. The overall effect of dietary protein on physiological acidity, and its consequent impact on bone health, is extremely complex and somewhat controversial. The consensus is now moving towards a synthesised approach. Particularly, how anabolic and catabolic mechanisms interact; as well as how the context of the whole diet and the type of protein consumed is important.
Very high prevalence of 25-hydroxyvitamin D deficiency in 6433 UK South Asian adults: analysis of the UK Biobank Cohort
Andrea L. Darling, David J. Blackbourn, Kourosh R. Ahmadi, Susan A. Lanham-New
Journal: British Journal of Nutrition / Volume 125 / Issue 4 / 28 February 2021
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 22 July 2020, pp. 448-459
Print publication: 28 February 2021
Little research has assessed serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25(OH)D) concentration and its predictors in Western-dwelling South Asians in a relatively large sample size. This observational, cross-sectional analysis assessed baseline prevalence of 25(OH)D deficiency in UK-dwelling South Asians (aged 40–69 years, 2006–2010) from the UK Biobank Cohort. Serum 25(OH)D measurements were undertaken using the DiaSorin Liaison XL assay. Of 6433 South Asians with a 25(OH)D measurement, using commonly used cut-off thresholds, 55 % (n 3538) had 25(OH)D < 25 nmol/l (severe deficiency) and 92 % (n 5918) had 25(OH)D < 50 nmol/l (insufficiency). Of the participants with a measurement, 20 % (n 1287) had 25(OH)D concentration <15 nmol/l (very severe deficiency). When 824 participants with undetectable (<10 nmol/l) 25(OH)D measurements were included (total n 7257), 29 % (n 2105) had 25(OH)D < 15 nmol/l, 60 % (n 4354) had 25(OH)D < 25 nmol/l and 93 % (n 6749) had 25(OH)D < 50 nmol/l. Logistic regression predictors of 25(OH)D < 25 nmol/l included the following characteristics: being male; Pakistani; higher BMI; 40–59 years old; never consuming oily fish; summer sun exposure <5 h/d, not using a vitamin D-containing supplement, measurement in winter or spring and vegetarianism. In terms of region, median 25(OH)D concentration was 19–20 nmol/l in Scotland, Northern England, the Midlands and Wales. Across Southern England and London, it was slightly higher at 24–25 nmol/l. Our analyses suggest the need for increased awareness of vitamin D deficiency in South Asians as well as urgent public health interventions to prevent and treat vitamin D deficiency in this group.
Vitamin D deficiency in western dwelling South Asian populations: an unrecognised epidemic
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Andrea L. Darling
Journal: Proceedings of the Nutrition Society / Volume 79 / Issue 3 / August 2020
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 12 February 2020, pp. 259-271
Print publication: August 2020
Vitamin D deficiency (25-hydroxyvitamin D; 25(OH)D) is at epidemic proportions in western dwelling South Asian populations, including severe deficiency (<12⋅5 nmol/l) in 27–60% of individuals, depending on season. The paper aimed to review the literature concerning vitamin D concentrations in this population group. Research from the UK and Europe suggests a high prevalence of South Asians with 25(OH)D concentration <25 nmol/l, with most having a 25(OH)D concentration of <50 nmol/l. In Canada, South Asians appear to have a slightly higher 25(OH)D concentration. There are few studies from the United States, South Africa and Australasia. Reasons for vitamin D deficiency include low vitamin D intake, relatively high adiposity, sun exposure avoidance and wearing of a covered dress style for cultural reasons. Possible health effects of deficiency include bone diseases such as rickets and hypocalcaemia in children and osteomalacia in adults. Vitamin D deficiency may also increase the risk of other chronic diseases. Increased fortification of food items relevant to South Asian groups (e.g. chapatti flour), as well as increased use of vitamin D supplements may help reduce this epidemic. Introducing culturally acceptable ways of increasing skin exposure to the sun in South Asian women may also be beneficial but further research is needed to assess the effectiveness of different approaches. There may be a need for a South Asian specific vitamin D dietary intake guideline in western countries. To conclude, vitamin D deficiency is epidemic in South Asians living in western countries and there is a clear need for urgent public health action.
Vitamin D supplement use and associated demographic, dietary and lifestyle factors in 8024 South Asians aged 40–69 years: analysis of the UK Biobank cohort
Andrea L Darling, David J Blackbourn, Kourosh R Ahmadi, Susan A Lanham-New
Journal: Public Health Nutrition / Volume 21 / Issue 14 / October 2018
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 25 June 2018, pp. 2678-2688
Print publication: October 2018
Vitamin D deficiency (serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D<25 nmol/l) is extremely common in Western-dwelling South Asians but evidence regarding vitamin D supplement usage in this group is very limited. This work identifies demographic, dietary and lifestyle predictors associated with vitamin D supplement use.
Cross-sectional analysis of baseline vitamin D supplement use data.
UK Biobank cohort.
In total, 8024 South Asians (Bangladeshi, Indian, Pakistani), aged 40–69 years.
Twenty-three per cent of men and 39 % of women (P<0·001) (22 % of Bangladeshis, 32 % of Indians, 25 % of Pakistanis (P<0·001)) took a vitamin-D-containing supplement. Median vitamin D intakes from diet were low at 1·0–3·0 µg/d, being highest in Bangladeshis and lowest in Indians (P<0·001). Logistic regression modelling showed that females had a higher odds of vitamin D supplement use than males (OR=2·02; 95 % CI 1·79, 2·28). A lower supplement usage was seen in younger persons (40–60 years v. >60 years: OR=0·75; 95 % CI 0·65, 0·86) and in those living outside Greater London (OR=0·53 to 0·77), with borderline trends for a lower BMI, higher oily fish intake and higher household income associated with increased odds of vitamin D supplement use.
Vitamin D supplements were not used by most South Asians and intakes from diet alone are likely to be insufficient to maintain adequate vitamin D status. Public health strategies are now urgently required to promote the use of vitamin D supplements in these specific UK South Asian subgroups.
Association between maternal vitamin D status in pregnancy and neurodevelopmental outcomes in childhood: results from the Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children (ALSPAC)
Andrea L. Darling, Margaret P. Rayman, Colin D. Steer, Jean Golding, Susan A. Lanham-New, Sarah C. Bath
Journal: British Journal of Nutrition / Volume 117 / Issue 12 / 28 June 2017
Print publication: 28 June 2017
Seafood intake in pregnancy has been positively associated with childhood cognitive outcomes which could potentially relate to the high vitamin D content of oily fish. However, whether higher maternal vitamin D status (serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25(OH)D)) in pregnancy is associated with a reduced risk of offspring suboptimal neurodevelopmental outcomes is unclear. A total of 7065 mother–child pairs were studied from the Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children cohort who had data for both serum total 25(OH)D concentration in pregnancy and at least one measure of offspring neurodevelopment (pre-school development at 6–42 months; 'Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire' scores at 7 years; intelligence quotient (IQ) at 8 years; reading ability at 9 years). After adjustment for confounders, children of vitamin D-deficient mothers (<50·0 nmol/l) were more likely to have scores in the lowest quartile for gross-motor development at 30 months (OR 1·20; 95 % CI 1·03, 1·40), fine-motor development at 30 months (OR 1·23; 95 % CI 1·05, 1·44) and social development at 42 months (OR 1·20; 95 % CI 1·01, 1·41) than vitamin D-sufficient mothers (≥50·0 nmol/l). No associations were found with neurodevelopmental outcomes, including IQ, measured at older ages. However, our results suggest that deficient maternal vitamin D status in pregnancy may have adverse effects on some measures of motor and social development in children under 4 years. Prevention of vitamin D deficiency may be important for preventing suboptimal development in the first 4 years of life.


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How to Read Music Notes for Trumpet
By Michael Dance ; Updated September 15, 2017
The trumpet is a musical instrument with the highest register (or range) in the brass family, and music for it is always written in the treble clef. If you know the basics of music theory, learning how to read notes for the trumpet will be easy. If not, you can still learn by reading the instructions below and slowly sounding your way through various notes and scales.
Familiarize yourself with what sheet music looks like: five lines on top of each other. The symbol on the left means that you're reading music in the treble clef, which will be common to all trumpet music. The two "4's" on top of each other are called the time signature. The top 4 indicates that there will be four beats per measure (sort of a musical sentence), and the bottom 4 indicates that a quarter note constitutes one beat.
Familiarize yourself with different types of musical notes. Notes look different depending on how long they are held. A whole note (far right) is an open circle, and in 4/4 time it is held for four beats. A half note (center) is an open circle with a line standing up vertically on the end of it, and it is held for two beats. A quarter note (the first two notes on the left) looks like a half note except the circle is filled in; it is held for one beat. An eighth note looks like a quarter note, except it has a little "tail" on the end of its line and is held for a half of a beat. A vertical line separating notes signifies a measure break, and two vertical lines signify the end of the piece. Thus this picture is of a musical piece that consists of two measures. Because it's in 4/4 time, you'll notice each measure consists of four beats total.
Now you know different lengths of notes, but how do you know which notes they are? Notes are named from the letters A through G. This picture shows a simple C Major scale. The first note on the bottom is called the middle C; from left to right, the notes ascend to D, E, F, G, A, B, and finally C again. To play them, blow into the mouthpiece while using the correct fingering. To memorize which notes use which fingering, you'll need to consult a fingering chart (see Resources). In general, tightening your lips produces higher notes, while loosening your lips produces lower notes.
Playing the C scale, each note is a full step apart from each other. But other notes, called sharps and flats, exist between these full steps. A sharp is a half step above a note, while a flat is a half step below a note. For example, a C sharp is a half-step above a C and a half-step below a D. A D flat is the same thing as a C sharp. There are two exceptions: There's no such thing as a B sharp or a C flat, and there's no such thing as an E sharp or an F flat. Sharps are indicated by the pound sign (#), while the sign for flats looks like a lowercase "b."
As with all instruments, practice, practice, practice. With the help of a fingering chart, play the C major scale and experiment with different lengths of notes, keeping a consistent beat and figuring out how high or low you can go. Eventually you will be able to play arranged music, read music in different keys or even write your own music.
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The Tribune Company, a media giant whose holdings also include the Chicago Cubs, filed for bankruptcy on Dec. 8, 2008, a little less than a year after being taken private in an $8.2 billion deal orchestrated by Sam Zell, a Chicago real-estate magnate.
The owners of The Philadelphia Inquirer and The Philadelphia Daily News filed for bankruptcy late Sunday night after talks aimed at restructuring their heavy debt load broke down, executives said.
The papers will continue to operate and will remain under local control, said Brian Tierney, publisher of The Inquirer and the leader of a group of local investors who bought the papers in 2006, one of several newspaper deals from that era that have gone bad as the industry's revenues have plunged.
Philadelphia Newspapers, a subsidiary of Philadelphia Media Holdings, is the entity filed for bankruptcy protection. In a brief interview late on Sunday night, Mr. Tierney said the company would negotiate with its creditors to rework its debt burden.
"Philadelphia Newspapers' goal is to bring its debt in line with the reality of current economic conditions," he said.
He signaled that his company's primary aim in bankruptcy would be to seek concessions from the consortium of banks that hold its debt, not from the papers' labor unions. "This restructuring is focused solely on our debt, not our operations," he said.
The company has been negotiating for the better part of a year with the banks, led by Citizens Bank. It had not been in compliance with its debt covenants since mid-2008, and it suspended payment on the debt last fall. Most recently, executives of Philadelphia Media said the original investors offered to put $25 million into the company, but a meeting with the banks on Friday produced no resolution.
The sale of the Philadelphia papers was one of a flurry of deals made in the two years before the recession began, with buyers — many of whom had no background in the field — paying prices for newspapers that were called exorbitant even at the time. Revenue for most newspapers has dropped more than 20 percent since then, leaving the new owners struggling with debt.
The Tribune Company, which was taken private in December 2007 by Sam Zell, a real estate mogul, filed for bankruptcy less than a year later. The Minneapolis Star Tribune, bought in late 2006 by Avista Capital Partners, a private equity firm, filed for bankruptcy last month. (The Journal Register Company, which was not part of the buying spree of a few years ago, filed for bankruptcy on Saturday.)
The McClatchy Company bought the Knight Ridder chain in 2006, and has struggled with the debt from that deal. McClatchy quickly sold some of its papers, including those in Philadelphia and Minneapolis.
Mr. Tierney, a public relations executive, and his partners paid $562 million for the papers, including about $412 million in borrowed money. There remains about $390 million in debt.
Executives say that with debt payments suspended, the papers continue to generate cash flow, in part because of significant cost-cutting. One said that last year, they had earnings before income, taxes, depreciation and amortization of $36 million.
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Helen H. Cha-Pyo is currently in her fifth season as the Artistic Director and Principal Conductor of Wharton Arts, New Jersey's largest independent performing arts education organization, comprising four programs. Under her leadership, Wharton Arts serves close to 2,000 students from 10 different New Jersey counties through a range of private lessons and group classes at the Wharton Performing Arts School, 15 performing ensembles at the New Jersey Youth Symphony, five performing ensembles at the New Jersey Youth Chorus, and the Paterson Music Project, an El Sistema-inspired program that provides free after-school instrumental music instruction to over 450 children in Paterson, NJ.
For 16 years as Music Director and Conductor of the Empire State Youth Orchestra (ESYO), Cha-Pyo inspired hundreds of young musicians to perform at the highest levels, resulting in ESYO being recognized as one of the nation's premier music organizations for youth musicians. She led the orchestra on three international tours: Europe in 2008, China and South Korea in 2012, and Portugal in 2016, and won the ASCAP's Adventurous Programming Awards for championing music by American composers. Cha-Pyo's vision was instrumental in the founding of ESYO CHIME in 2015, a music education program dedicated to serving underprivileged youth of Schenectady and Troy, NY. In 2018, ESYO established the Helen Cha-Pyo Golden Baton Award and Scholarships for students who embody her passionate commitment to music as a means to uplift and enrich communities.
For her stature as an accomplished musician who inspires young people around the world, Cha-Pyo received The Dove Leadership Award from the David & Dovetta Wilson Scholarship Fund in 2019. She is also the recipient of the 2022 Angelos Artist Award from the Angelos Mission Ensemble, where she was honored for her passionate leadership and commitment to using music as a vehicle for social change. In 2022, Cha-Pyo also received the Eastman Centennial Award from Eastman School of Music, which is given to those who exemplify the school's mission and legacy through their commitment to artistry, scholarship, leadership, community engagement, and/or philanthropy.
From 1996 to 2002, Cha-Pyo served as Artistic Director and Conductor of the Riverside Philharmonic Orchestra and Choir, as well as Associate Director of Music at The Riverside Church in New York City. She released three recordings with the Riverside Choir. (JAV Recordings)
Born in Seoul, Cha-Pyo immigrated to the US when she was 12. She studied piano and organ at the Pre-College Program at The Juilliard School. She holds a Bachelor of Music in Organ Performance from the Oberlin Conservatory of Music, and a Master of Music in Conducting and Organ Performance from the Eastman School of Music. Cha-Pyo is a frequent guest conductor and clinician for All-State and Regional Festival Orchestras throughout the country. She served as Visiting Associate Professor of Conducting at the John J. Cali School of Music, Montclair State University (NJ) from 2017 to 2019. She currently serves as a board member for the Youth Orchestra Division and is also a committee member of the Conductors Constituency Leadership of the League of American Orchestras. Cha-Pyo is a life partner of Dr. Daniel Pyo and a proud parent of their two sons. Read more at helenchapyo.com.


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Wilfred Thesiger: The Life of the Great Explorer
by Alexander Maitland
HarperCollins, 2006. Pp.xv + 528. Maps. Illus. Notes. Bibliog. Index. Hb.£25. ISBN 0-00-255608-1.
Many people have stories about meeting Wilfred Thesiger. The best is of course Eric Newby's – of Thesiger running into him and Hugh Carless on some rocky mountain in the Hindu Kush and saying, at the sight of them blowing up airbags to sleep on, 'God, you must be a couple of pansies'.
My own introduction to him was of a different kind. I was exploring Ennedi (in the Tibesti massif) on camel-back in 1954 when my Guraani guide, Ordugu, suddenly extracted from his pocket a piece of homespun, unrolled it, and passed over, from his camel to me on mine, a passport photograph of Wilfred Thesiger! He explained that he had guided Thesiger on his Tibesti trip thirty years before, amazed at the way he rode at great speed on his camel for hours without dismounting. The photo had been given him by Thesiger, and he had treasured it ever since as a sort of talisman. But since Idris Daud was actually Thesiger's guide and companion on that occasion (as on many others) I can only suppose that Ordugu had been one of those who (as Thesiger recorded in a letter to his mother) 'came with me from Darfur [but] fell out by the wayside, only Idris remaining to the end'.
My next introduction to Thesiger was bizarre in a different way. In the great hall of Buckingham Palace I observed his craggy profile along the lines of people waiting to be presented with medals by The Queen. (Thesiger's was of course well earned; mine, as a mere diplomat, 'came with the rations'). Over the teacups that followed, I ventured to address him and told him of Ordugu and the passport photo. He seemed entranced, and before he returned to Africa, we lunched together several times, he wearing, as he always did in London, an immaculate pin-striped suit and carrying a rolled umbrella. I had not expected to feel at home with a man who so enjoyed shooting beautiful wild animals, but that series of lunches at least disabused me of accepting the often-repeated charge that Thesiger 'lacked a sense of humour'.
It was incidentally his Tibesti trip in 1938 that led Thesiger, with his lifelong passion for testing his powers of endurance, to explore bits of the world inhabited (if at all) by desert bedu. The Marsh Arabs, with whom he would spend seven years, may have been regarded by him as what one might call 'waterborne bedu'. They worshipped him, especially for his ability to carry out circumcisions (no less than 6139 while he was with them) much less painfully than the operations of local practitioners.
Readers of the splendid books he was eventually persuaded to write may have been so riveted by his more famous adventures as to overlook his fearless conduct as a soldier in World War II with the LRDG and Stirling's SAS, let alone his earlier participation in operations against the Italian invaders of his original 'home' in Abyssinia, for which he was awarded the DSO. Of all this Alexander Maitland gives us a full account, as he does of Thesiger's unusual childhood in Addis Ababa where his father was Britain's representative at the Imperial court and where he himself was to attend the coronation of Emperor Haile Selassie (whom Thesiger greatly revered); and of the equally unusual 20 years at the end of his life in the wilds of Kenya living with Samburu tribesmen (who fleeced him mercilessly). Maitland also describes Thesiger's time in Kutum as a member of the Sudan Political Service, his experiences in Palestine, Syria and elsewhere, and his work for Britain's Anti-Locust unit in the Hadhramaut area, which prepared him for his crossing of the adjoining Empty Quarter.
It is the practice of writers on Thesiger to speculate about his sexuality. They all note his admiration of young Arab tribesmen and what he calls their 'androgynous beauty', and he certainly chose such young men as his companions everywhere. He himself declared that the attraction they had for him was 'only aesthetic' and he quoted Bin Kabina (who was one of them) as saying that homosexual practices were ridiculous and obscene. Whether the attraction of his young companions went beyond the aesthetic is none of our concern. So let us leave it at that.
The only woman he clearly adored was his formidable mother, Kathleen, to whom he constantly wrote long affectionate letters and took with him on many less exacting expeditions. Her death in 1973 in her nineties was the severest blow he ever suffered.
Alexander Maitland was for many years Thesiger's close friend (as well as an expert on other travellers in the Arab world), and he has had unique access to his diaries and other manuscripts. No one else could have written so full and magisterial a biography. Everyone intrigued by Thesiger's complex personality and astonishing life must be extremely grateful. My only small criticisms are that it is here and there a trifle repetitive and would have benefited from closer proof-reading and a fuller index. But the book is a magnificent tribute to a most remarkable individual – the last great traveller in the old style.
Perhaps I may just add a brief account of my last experience of Thesiger since it discloses an engaging feature of his personality. This was when I took my wife (the author of books on Indigo) to call on him in his Chelsea flat in 2000 to ask if she might see (and even borrow to copy) some of his photographs of indigo-wearing denizens of South Arabia. He couldn't have been more gracious, ushering us into the room where his thousands of splendid photographs were carefully stacked, and saying, 'Make yourself at home and use any you fancy'.
Requiescat in pace. If anyone deserves to rest in peace, Wilfred Thesiger does.
Glencairn Balfour Paul
Alexander Maitland


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