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Imperium, Harris Robert
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Автор: Harris Robert (Харрис)
Название: Imperium
Перевод названия: Империй
Издательство: Simon & Schuster
Автор: Robert Harris
Название: Fatherland (20th Anniversary Edn)
Описание: It is April 1964 and one week before Hitler's 75th birthday. Xavier March, a detective of the Kriminalpolizei, is called out to investigate the discovery of a dead body in a lake near Berlin's most prestigious suburb. As March discovers the identity of the body, he uncovers signs of a conspiracy that could go to the very top of the German Reich.
And, with the Gestapo just one step behind, March, together with an American journalist, is caught up in a race to discover and reveal the truth - a truth that has already killed, a truth that could topple governments, a truth that will change history.
Автор: Harris, Robert
Название: Fatherland
Описание: It is April 1964 and one week before Hitler`s 75th birthday. Xavier March, a detective of the Kriminalpolizei, is called out to investigate the discovery of a dead body in a lake near Berlin`s most prestigious suburb. As March discovers the identity of the body, he uncovers signs of a conspiracy that could go to the very top of the German Reich.
Название: Dictator
Описание: There was a time when Cicero held Caesar`s life in the palm of his hand. But now Caesar is the dominant figure and Cicero`s life is in ruins. Exiled, separated from his wife and children, his possessions confiscated, his life constantly in danger, Cicero is tormented by the knowledge that he has sacrificed power for the sake of his principles.
Описание: When Tiro, the confidential secretary of a Roman senator, opens the door to a terrified stranger on a cold November morning, he sets in motion a chain of events which will eventually propel his master into one of the most famous courtroom dramas in history. The stranger is a Sicilian, a victim of the island`s corrupt Roman governor, Verres.
Название: An Officer and a Spy
Описание: January 1895. On a freezing morning in the heart of Paris, an army officer, Georges Picquart, witnesses a convicted spy, Captain Alfred Dreyfus, being publicly humiliated in front of twenty thousand spectators baying `Death to the Jew!` The officer is rewarded with promotion.
Название: Pompeii
Описание: The engineer Marcus Attilius Primus has just taken charge of the Aqua Augusta, the enormous aqueduct which brings fresh water to a quarter of a million people in nine towns around the Bay of Naples. Now there is a crisis on the Augusta`s sixty-mile main line - somewhere to the north of Pompeii, on the slopes of Mount Vesuvius.
Автор: Harris Robert
Название: Fear Index
Описание: Meet Alex Hoffmann: among the secretive inner circle of the ultra-rich, he is something of a legend. Based in Geneva, he has developed a revolutionary system that has the power to manipulate financial markets. Generating billions of dollars, it is a system that thrives on panic - and feeds on fear.
Название: Enigma
Описание: March 1943. The war hangs in the balance, and at Bletchley Park a brilliant young codebreaker is facing a double nightmare. The Germans have changed their U-boat Enigma code, threatening a massive Allied defeat. And as suspicion grows that there may be a spy inside Bletchley, Jericho`s girlfriend, the mysterious Claire Romilly suddenly disappears.
Название: Conclave
Описание: The Pope is dead. Behind the locked doors of the Sistine Chapel, one hundred and eighteen cardinals from all over the globe will cast their votes in the world's most secretive election. They are holy men. But they have ambition. And they have rivals. Over the next seventy-two hours one of them will become the most powerful spiritual figure on earth.
Название: Ghost
Описание: Britain`s former prime minister is holed up in a remote, ocean-front house in America, struggling to finish his memoirs, when his long-term assistant drowns. A professional ghostwriter is sent out to rescue the project - a man more used to working with fading rock stars and minor celebrities than ex-world leaders.
Название: Ghost Writer, The (Film tie-in)
Название: Lustrum
Описание: It is 63 BC and Cicero is consul. Most of his time in office is devoted to thwarting a violent conspiracy to overthrow the state. Underlying this is the rivalry between Cicero and Caesar: one orthodox, and the other revolutionary. As Caesar`s power grows Cicero must face the compromises that come from holding power.

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India's TV and mobile consumption spikes as COVID-19 lockdown progresses
Digital media consumption
Mobile audiences
TV & Connected TV audiences
TV viewing in India jumped 6% thanks to the 21-day nation-wide lockdown that came into effect on 25 March, as the government attempts to stem the spread of the COVID-19 virus across its population of 1.3 billion.
According to a report released by Broadcast Audience Research Council (BARC) India and Nielsen on the impact of COVID-19 on television and digital media behaviour across India, the average time spent per viewer also saw a growth of 2%, from 3 hours and 46 minutes to 3 hours and 51 minutes a day.
In addition, weekly viewing minutes (in billion) grew 8% (887 to 959) in Week 11 (March 14 to 20), as compared to the pre-COVID-19 period (January 11 to 31).
Not surprisingly, the news genre led the growth chart, with a jump of 57% while kids' channel viewership was up 33%. In terms of gender, female viewers showed marginally higher growth in viewership (9%) as compared to males (8%).
Mega cities showed a 22% hike in viewership, led by a 28% rise in Mumbai, followed by 22% growth in Delhi. With more people watching TV throughout the day, the growth in TV viewing is coming from non-prime time slots (8am – 5pm).
When it came to ad insertions on TV, BARC data showed that it was business as usual. The overall ad volume grew 13% in Week 11. The biggest jump was seen in the category of social advertisements (147%) while banking and financial services also saw a spike at 47%, as did foods and beverages at 36%.
Sunil Lulla, chief executive officer, BARC India told the Economic Times that it was too early to say whether all the new ad insertions have gone to genres that show viewership growth.
The report also revealed that users are spending 1.4 hours a day more on their smartphone devices with the biggest jump coming from users in the 35-44-year age group.
News apps saw 8% more users per week with an increase of 17% in time spent. This growth was led by non-English News apps (+87%) while gaming apps saw an increase of 2% in users with an 11% increase in time spent.
Dolly Jha, country leader Nielsen Global Media, South Asia highlighted the almost 20% increase in time spent per user on Chats, Social Media and News in the last one week. "And we anticipate this to grow further."
Due to the level of uncertainty around what is happening, people have also increased their time spent on chatting (+23%) and social networking (+25%) apps. Almost all social networking apps - Facebook, Instagram and TikTok - have seen significant increases while conversely, shopping apps, travel apps and food apps have seen a significant drop in both users and time spent.
Sourced from ETBrandEquity
E-commerce shopping more frequent because of COVID-19
An overview of whether consumers are more frequently shopping online rather than in-store as a result of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak.
Overcoming fear and creating a sense of belonging: Brand purpose in the time of coronavirus
Kunal Sinha shares his insights on how brand purpose can be meaningfully pursued amid a context of fear and uncertainty.
How marketers can de-risk the COVID-19 disruption
Crises often have the potential to hurt a brand's reputation, it is critical that marketers step up to the plate and drive the company's response and recovery plan – Control Risks' Amit Narayan outlines some key action points for a strategy that builds resilience and achieves sustainable growth.


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<link rel="import" href="../polymer/polymer.html">
<link rel="import" href="../google-signin/google-signin-aware.html">
<link rel="import" href="../google-apis/google-client-loader.html">
<link rel="import" href="../promise-polyfill/promise-polyfill-lite.html">

<!--
google-analytics-loader is used internally by elements that need to know api state, and user state.

Loads gapi.client.analytics, and watches user signed-in state.

@element google-analytics-loader
@homepage https://googlewebcomponents.github.io/google-analytics
-->
<dom-module id="google-analytics-loader">
  <template>
    <google-client-loader id="api"
      name="analytics"
      version="v3"
      on-google-api-load="handleApiLoad"
      on-google-api-load-error="handleApiFailedToLoad"></google-client-loader>
    <google-signin-aware
      scopes="https://www.googleapis.com/auth/analytics.readonly"
      on-google-signin-aware-success="handleAuthSuccess"
      on-google-signin-aware-signed-out="handleAuthSignout"></google-signin-aware>
  </template>
</dom-module>

<script>
  (function() {

    'use strict';

    Polymer({

      is: 'google-analytics-loader',

      properties: {
        /**
         * True when user is authorized, and api is loaded
         * @attribute allReady
         * @type {Boolean}
         */
        allReady: {
          type: Boolean,
          computed: 'computeAllReady(apiReady, authorized)',
          notify: true
        },
        /**
         * True when api is loaded
         * @attribute apiReady
         * @type {Boolean}
         */
        apiReady: {
          type: Boolean,
          value: false,
          notify: true,
          readOnly: true
        },
        /**
         * True when user is authorized
         * @attribute authorized
         * @type {Boolean}
         */
        authorized: {
          type: Boolean,
          value: false,
          notify: true,
          readOnly: true
        }
      },

      computeAllReady: function(apiReady, authorized) {
        return apiReady && authorized;
      },

      handleApiLoad: function() {
        this._setApiReady(true);
      },

      handleApiFailedToLoad: function(ev, detail) {
        this._setApiReady(false);
        console.error("Api failed to load: ", this.$.api.name, this.$.api.version);
      },

      handleAuthSuccess: function() {
        this._setAuthorized(true);
      },

      handleAuthSignout: function() {
        this._setAuthorized(false);
      }
    });

  })();

</script>

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package display;

import java.awt.Font;
import java.awt.Insets;
import java.awt.event.ActionEvent;
import java.awt.event.ActionListener;
import java.io.File;
import java.io.FilenameFilter;
import java.io.IOException;

import javax.swing.ImageIcon;
import javax.swing.JButton;
import javax.swing.JFrame;
import javax.swing.JLabel;
import javax.swing.border.EmptyBorder;

import display.util.Layout;
import display.util.SelectorView;
import engine.ViewController;

/**
 * Class for creating view to load
 * game when starting program in
 * uneditable mode
 * @author Evan
 *
 */

public class LoadGameView extends JFrame {

	private static final long serialVersionUID = -7634172756271773660L;
	private ViewController controller;
	private SelectorView gameList;
	private Layout layout = null;

	private String path;
	private JLabel image;
	private File defaultPath = null;
	private File defaultImagePath = null;
	private String defaultExtension = null;

	public LoadGameView(String s, int windowLength, int windowHeight, ViewController c,
			File path, File imagePath, String extension){
		controller = c;
		defaultPath = path;
		defaultImagePath = imagePath;
		defaultExtension = extension;

		setTitle(s);
		setSize(windowLength,windowHeight);		// size
		setLocationRelativeTo(null);		// center of screen
		setDefaultCloseOperation(EXIT_ON_CLOSE); 		// close enabled
		setLocationRelativeTo(null);
		setUndecorated(true);

		layout = new Layout(false, false, true);
		this.setContentPane(layout.getPanel());

		Insets border = new Insets(Constant.upperBorder, Constant.leftBorder, Constant.bottomBorder, Constant.rightBorder);
		String[] names = getFiles();

		image = new JLabel();
		image.setBorder(new EmptyBorder(border));
        image.setFont(image.getFont().deriveFont(Font.ITALIC));
        image.setHorizontalAlignment(JLabel.CENTER);

		gameList = new SelectorView(new EmptyBorder(border), new GameSelectorAction());
		gameList.updateAndSetSelected(names, names[0]);
        updateImage();

		JButton loadButton = new JButton("Load");
		loadButton.addActionListener(new OKActionListener());

		layout.addSetting("Select Game", gameList.getPanel(), names[0]);
		layout.addSetting("Game Image", image, names[0]);
		layout.addButton("Load", new OKActionListener());
		pack();
		setVisible(true);
		setAlwaysOnTop(true);
	}

	private void focusBackToMainView() {
		setAlwaysOnTop(false);
		setVisible(false);
		controller.focusBackToMainView();
	}

	private class GameSelectorAction implements ActionListener {
		@Override
		public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e) {
			String gameName = (String)gameList.getSelectedItem();
			Constant.LOG(this.getClass(), gameName);
			updateImage();
		}
	}

	private class OKActionListener implements ActionListener {

		public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e){
			path = defaultPath.getAbsolutePath() + "/" + (String)gameList.getSelectedItem() + defaultExtension;
			if (path != null) {
				focusBackToMainView();
				controller.loadGame(path);
				controller.preparePlayMode();
				controller.startPlayMode(controller.getCurrLevelName());
				dispose();
			}
		}
	}

	/**
	 * Create array of filenames
	 * from games folder, i.e. the
	 * list of games available to play
	 * @return string array of game names
	 */

	private String[] getFiles(){
		File dir = null;
		try {
			dir = new File(new File(".").getCanonicalPath() + Constant.defaultSavePathPrefix);
		} catch (IOException e) {
			e.printStackTrace();
		}
        FilenameFilter filter = new FilenameFilter() {
            public boolean accept(File dir, String name) {
                return name.endsWith(defaultExtension);
            }
        };
        String[] games = new String[dir.list(filter).length];
        for(int i = 0; i < games.length; i++) {
        	games[i] = dir.list(filter)[i].substring(0, dir.list(filter)[i].lastIndexOf("."));
        }
        return games;
	}

	/**
	 * Create an image to display
	 * in the view as a "preview"
	 * of the currently selected game
	 * @param game game currently selected in the ComboBox
	 */

	protected void updateImage(){
		ImageIcon icon = new ImageIcon(defaultImagePath.getAbsolutePath() + "/"+ (String)gameList.getSelectedItem() + Constant.defaultImageExtension);
		Constant.LOG(this.getClass(), defaultImagePath.getAbsolutePath() + "/"+ (String)gameList.getSelectedItem() + Constant.defaultImageExtension);
		image.setIcon(icon);
		image.setToolTipText("Screenshot of a level from " + (String)gameList.getSelectedItem());
        image.setText(null);

	}
}


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Q: set the footer at page bottom This is a test code but I need to set the footer on the real bottom of the page
<!DOCTYPE html>

        <meta charset="utf-8">
        <link rel="stylesheet" href="style.css">

                <?php
                    for($i=0;$i<100;$i++){
                        echo $i."
";
                    }
                ?>

            Footer

and the css file
html, body {
    height: 100%;
    background-color: grey;
}
.wrapper {
    min-height: 100%;
    margin-bottom: -20%;
    padding-bottom: -20%;
    background-color: green;
}
footer {
    background-color: blue;
    min-height: 20%;
    position: absolute;
    bottom: 0;
    width: 100%;
}

That way set the footer on the page bottom but if you scroll the page continues,I need to set the footer at the real end,when you cannot scroll anymore  there is where the footer has to be placed.

A: Try assigning to the footer element:
footer{
position: fixed;
bottom: 0;
}

A: Like this... this sets it after all content which is what I think you mean
footer {
    background-color: blue;
    min-height: 20%;
    position: relative;
    width: 100%;
}

Have a look at this fiddle

A: You should remove the margin and padding for the body, there is a default margin and padding, you can remove this.
jsfiddle-link
html, body {
  height: 100%;
  background-color: grey;
  padding:0;
  margin:0;
}

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How the song 'The Sound of Music' became a worldwide anthem for 2020: The New York Times
July 26, 2021July 26, 2021 admin 0 Comments
In 2020, the U.S. was going to celebrate its centennial with the birth of the nation's first rock concert.
But a new song would set the tone: the song "The Sound Of Music."
The song has the makings of a pop icon.
But, the Times found, it's a story of generational achievement: a band whose members have always been struggling to make it, and who, in many ways, have had the best years of their lives.
In this week's issue, we explore how the band, whose members hail from the suburbs of Detroit, Michigan, have become a symbol for everything that is right in America: a country that has been growing in quality and in wealth for more than a century, and a country still in transition from a decade of wars and economic crises.
But, we also look at the legacy of the song, and what it means for the country and our democracy.
We want to hear what you think about this article.


The former U.S. Ambassador to Mexico, Carlos Pascual, insisted that the U.S. Senate eliminate the ban on exporting U.S. oil, as the basis for an energy alliance between all North American countries.
North America would not act as an oil cartel, he said in a hearing before the Senate Energy Committee, which is examining the ban on U.S. oil that has been in place since 1973.
"North America has three democratic governments, oriented toward a free market with a trusted base of oil production and fixed international standards with a capacity to influence the global energy industry. That is why the United States should export oil," he said.
An analysis by the IHS showed that an end to the ban on exportations would create 400,000 jobs annually, the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) would grow $86 billion and would help reduce the price of gasoline.
The ban on exportations is an anachronism that is left over from a period in the 1970s when there was a gasoline shortage in the United States, he said. The ban was enacted to help control prices.
Although the United States repealed the price controls in 1981, it has maintained strict restrictions over the quantity of crude oil it exports as established by the Energy Policy and Conservation Act of 1975.
Lisa Murkowski, Republican senator from Alaska and chairwoman of the Energy Committee, is in favor of re-examining the policy on prohibition. She was one of 20 legislators who expressed support for the exchange of U.S. light oil for Mexican crude oil.
The senators made clear that the existing law permits the exchange of oil. The United States authorized the sale of light oil to Canada between 1976 and 1985, but has not come to a similar arrangement with Mexico.
Emilio Lozoya, director of Petróleos Mexicanos (Pemex), said in January 2015 that Mexico is prepared to import the light oil produced in the United States.
The exchange would include importing 100,000 barrels of light U.S. oil in exchange for a similar amount of Mexican crude oil.
Wyoming Senator John Barraso mentioned the proposed exchange with Mexico during the hearings and the topic was discussed in greater depth and detail during Pascual's written testimony.


UKSA is pleased to announce a new strategic partnership with leading superyacht insurance company Sturge Taylor. The new partnership will provide a platform for the development of professional crew training across the superyacht sector and will also help skills training and placement opportunities for new yacht crew.
UKSA has been providing professional yacht training across a range of disciplines for over 20 years and it is hoped that this new partnership will further strengthen UKSA's position as leading crew trainer within the maritime sector. As part of the partnership, Sturge Taylor will invest time and resources into sponsorship and development of the UKSA Superyacht Cadetship scheme.


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that preacher min got humong's best treat.... since then it's deteriorating exponentially... now it really doesn't matter no more.


I was reminded of these wise words on April 14, halfway through Passover and two days before Easter, when President Trump gave a short speech recognizing the two holidays. As far as Trump speeches go, it was pretty decent, a short bit of hortatory boilerplate with Trumpian flourishes, like calling the Exodus the story of "an incredible people." He did not attack immigrants, or journalists, or Pope Francis, and he gave equal time to the two holidays, which was reassuring.
But Mr. Trump's speech bothered me nonetheless, because he fell into a common linguistic habit that most Americans, even most Jews, surely didn't notice. While the word "Jewish" appeared in the speech, Mr. Trump neglected to mention "Jews." In his remarks, it was "Christians" who celebrated Holy Week and the resurrection of Christ — but it was "Jewish families" who celebrated Passover and "the Jewish people" who survived a long history of persecution. There were "Christians" — people with their own noun — and there were "Jewish" people — collectives described by an adjective.
This verbal tic is not unique to Mr. Trump. In his first Passover statement, in 1981, President Ronald Reagan extended "warmest wishes" to "Jewish people everywhere." In President Obama's last Passover message, he mentioned "Jewish families" twice but "Jews" never.
There is, in fact, a widespread hesitation to describe Jews as Jews. In 2000, in the aftermath of Al Gore's popular-vote victory in the presidential election, a well-meaning editor forced me to rewrite a sentence in an essay about Joseph Lieberman, the vice-presidential nominee. I had written that Americans had, in effect, "elected a Jew as vice president," but the editor — a non-Jew — made me change the wording to "a Jewish vice president." He knew that to write "a Jew," even in a positive article by a Jewish reporter, would strike some as offensive.
Like our non-Jewish friends, we Jews have been conditioned to think of a "Jew" as something bad. We will say, "Some really nice Jewish people moved in next door," rather than, "Some really nice Jews moved in next door." Trying to discern if someone is suitable dating material for a single, religious friend, we'll ask, "Oh, is he Jewish?" but not, "Oh, is he a Jew?" To be "a real Christian" is a compliment, but to be "a real Jew" is considered an insult. "A real Jew" may be stingy, crass or pushy — whatever she is, it's not good.
There are understandable reasons one might prefer the phrase "Jewish person" to "Jew." For one thing, anti-Semites love to talk about "Jews" and "the Jews." The noun has been a slur in English since the 17th century, and to the Jew-haters of the world, Jew-ness, with all the genetically heritable perfidy it entails, is an essential and ineradicable trait. Whether it's the stain of having murdered Jesus or an inborn capacity for greed or deception, the vices perceived by the anti-Semite belong to "the Jew," not someone who happens to be Jewish. Anti-Semites have made "Jew" a term of opprobrium, and the rest of us have acquiesced.
But there's another reason Jews prefer "Jewish." Many of us don't think of Jew-ness as central to our identity. If what we're talking about is an ethnic inheritance, but not one that defines us in an important way, we may rightly feel that "Jewish" makes a more modest, weaker claim than "Jew" — just as "I'm German" sounds a bit milder than "I'm a German." The former is purely descriptive, the latter a bit proud.
For most of us, speaking such a sentence would feel odd, even scary. But it doesn't have to. It shouldn't.
As Cynthia M. Baker points out in "Jew," her book about the word, Jews have "not, in fact, owned the word 'Jew' or controlled the discourse about it — or even much used the term — for most of the past 2,000 years." It was Christians who talked about "Jews," while our preferred term for ourselves was "Israelite" or "Hebrew." But those terms are now antiquated, and unlikely to be revived in that form: The founding of the State of Israel and the rebirth of the Hebrew language have given those words other connotations.
So it's time for us to own "Jew." We can do so by using the word more ourselves, and by giving everyone else permission to call Jews Jews. We can rescue, as Louis C. K. would say, the "polite thing" from the slur. Jews are what we are, after all, and the anti-Semites shouldn't be the only ones saying so.
Mark Oppenheimer, the host of the podcast Unorthodox, is working on a book about how to be a Jew.


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text:
\section{Introduction}

Real-world networked systems ranging from biological systems~\cite{vidal,white}
and human society~\cite{borge,verbrugge} to transportation~\cite{domenico}
and infrastructure systems~\cite{little,rosato,robustness}
are rarely isolated but often formed by multiple layers of networks.
In order to perform functionality properly, the networked systems
maintain multilayer structures and interactions between different layers of networks.
The concept of multilayer networks~\cite{kivela}
has been proposed along with interconnected networks~\cite{leicht},
interdependent networks~\cite{buldyrev},
and multiplex networks~\cite{lee}, for a more complete modeling of interconnected systems.
Multilayer networks are a framework not only for a better description of complex
systems but also for novel dynamical processes that cannot be captured in a single
layer framework~\cite{kivela,boccaletti,wang,marina2}. Indeed, several studies on multilayer
networks show that interlayer connections account for
significant differences in many phenomena,  including
percolation~\cite{leicht,son,viability}, diffusion~\cite{moreno},
epidemic spreading~\cite{switching,zheng,rescue,czaplicka}, cascade of
failures~\cite{buldyrev,brummitt},
opinion formation~\cite{marina2,marina,amato,artime}, online communities \cite{klimek},
game theory~\cite{lugo,szolnoki,wang2} or cultural dynamics \cite{battiston}.

One fundamental feature studied in multilayer networks is coevolution
dynamics~\cite{marina,klimek,perc}, that is the evolution of a network structure in response to
the dynamical processes that change the state of the nodes \cite{zimmerman}.
A coevolving voter model is a representative model of coevolution dynamics on complex networks~\cite{vazquez,holme}.
An ordinary coevolving voter model consists of two different kinds of
processes: copying and rewiring. The ratio of time scales at which these two processes occur
is measured by a parameter $p$ called plasticity of the network. For the copying process,
with a certain probability $p$ a node changes its state by copying the state of one of its neighbors
randomly chosen, following the original imitation mechanism implemented by the voter model.
For the rewiring process, with the complementary probability $1-p$ a node
rewires its connection with a neighbor having a different state, to another node
having the same state. The ordinary coevolving voter model exhibits
an absorbing phase transition between an dynamically active coexistence phase and an absorbing
phase in the thermodynamic limit~\cite{vazquez}. The finite size manifestation of this
transition is a network fragmentation transition.
Coevolution dynamics of the voter model on multilayer networks gives a more complete modeling
of real world situations: for instance, the individuals' opinion and social networks may evolve through
multiple different types of social relationship, such as family, friends, and colleagues,
or communication, friendship and trade networks. An important parameter in this multilayer description is
the degree of multiplexity measured by the density of interlayer links, i.e.,
density of links between nodes in different layers. It has been found that a coevolving
voter model in a multilayer network exhibits a shattered fragmentation with a phase
showing many disjointed small components \cite{marina}. This phase does not exist
in a coevolving voter model in a single network layer. In addition, it has also
been shown that the voter model on multilayer networks
cannot be reduced to a single layer description~\cite{marina2}.
Therefore, the structure of multilayer networks significantly affects
the dynamical consequences of coevolution in the voter model~\cite{marina,klimek}.

More recently, collective or group interactions beyond the dyadic interactions of the
voter model have been considered within a coevolution dynamics context~\cite{cnvm,triadic}.
Specifically, a coevolving nonlinear voter model (CNVM) has been studied
in order to incorporate collective interactions and coevolution dynamics
at the same time~\cite{cnvm}. The nonlinearity in the CNVM takes into account that the state of
an agent is affected by the state of all of their neighbors as a whole, and not by
a pairwise interaction~\cite{castellano,nyczka,mf,peralta}. The nonlinear interaction gives rise to diverse
phases, with different mechanisms for fragmentation transitions.
Such form of nonlinearity was also studied in social impact theory~\cite{nowak}, in
language evolution problems~\cite{nettle}, or in language competition dynamics under
the name of volatility~\cite{abrams,jstat,castello}.
However, the effect of the nonlinearity in a coevolving voter model
has been examined only on a single layer network as the simplest example.

In view of the nontrivial modifications found for a coevolving voter model when
considering a multilayer framework, we address in this paper the study of a
coevolving nonlinear voter model on a multilayer network.
The outline of the paper is as follows. In section 2 we specify our dynamical model.
Section 3 describes our results for the case in which the two layers have the same
plasticity $p$. In this case we find that the fragmentation
transition found in a single layer \cite{cnvm} continues to exist, but with a
delayed threshold of $p$. Our numerical results are qualitatively described
by a mean-field approach. Section 4 considers the case in which the two
layers have different plasticities, and we find a rich variety of phases
such as a dynamically active shattered phase, an asymmetric fragmented phase, and
a coexistence phase. In section 5 we analyze the case of layers with different
nonlinearity which also results in other non-trivial phase transitions that are
not observed in a single layer network. For instance,
two subsequent transitions can occur among coexistence, consensus,
and absorbing fragmented phases.

\section{Model}

Our model considers multilayer networks composed of two different layers
in which each layer is initially independently constructed as a degree regular network
with the same number of nodes $N$ and with the same number $\langle k\rangle=4$
of random intralayer links for each node. Inter-layer links connect two nodes
that belong to the two different layers~(Fig.~\ref{fig:model}).
We define the degree of multiplexity $\ell$ ~\cite{marina} as the density of
inter-layer links so that $\ell N$ is the total number of links connecting nodes in different layers.
Initially each node $i$ is in one of two states, $s_i=+1$ (up)
or $-1$ (down), with the same probability $1/2$, and it has the same state in both layers.
At a given configuration, links between two nodes in the same layer (intra-links) can be
classified as active or inert, depending on the state of the pair of connected nodes.
Active (inert) links stand for the links connecting two nodes in different (same) states.

The dynamical model is as follows: at each step, we randomly choose a layer
and a node $i$ in the chosen layer. We measure the fraction of active links
of node $i$ with respect to its degree $k_i$, $\left( \frac{a_i}{k_i}\right)$
where $a_i$ is the number of active links of node $i$. Nonlinear interactions
are implemented through a probability $\left( \frac{a_i}{k_i}\right)^q$,
where $q$ is the nonlinearity parameter measuring the nonlinear effect of
local majorities. With this probability, the node $i$ takes an action of either
copying or rewiring. Then, we choose one of its neighbors~$j$, having
a state different than the one of node $i$ (or equivalently we choose one of
the active links of node $i$). Note that with the complementary probability
$1-\left( \frac{a_i}{k_i}\right)^q$, nothing happens and another node is randomly selected.
Next, rewiring occurs with probability~$p$: the chosen active link is removed,
and rewired to a new node having the same state as the state of node $i$.
And, with probability $1-p$ node $i$ changes its state by copying the state
of node $j$. Subsequently, a node connected to $i$ in the other layer
by an inter-link also changes its state adopting the same state than node $i$.
This synchronization process leads to the same state for connected nodes across
different layers. While the number of nodes and the density of links are constant,
the network structure and the configuration of the states of the state vary in time.
These update processes proceed until the system reaches a steady state.

\begin{figure}[t]
\includegraphics[width=\linewidth]{./figure1.pdf}
\caption{Schematic illustration of update rules in a nonlinear coevolving voter
model on multilayer networks. At each step, a layer and node $i$ in the layer are
chosen randomly. Then, with a probability $(\frac{a_i}{k_i})^q$ one of the active
links is chosen. And, we rewire an active link with probability $p$ and copy the
state of the chosen neighbor with probability $1-p$. If node $i$ is connected to
a node in the other layer, the state of the node in the other layer is
synchronized to its state with the state of $i$.
}
\label{fig:model}
\end{figure}

In our model, we have three main parameters: plasticity or rewiring rate $p$,
nonlinearity $q$, and the degree of multiplexity $\ell$.
First, the plasticity measures how often the process of rewiring occurs
as compared to the process of copying. When $p=0$, a network is static,
so that the model becomes the voter model on multilayer networks \cite{marina2}.
On the other hand, when $p$ is non-zero, both the structure of the network
and the state of the nodes in the network change in a coevolution dynamics.
In the other extreme $p=1$, there is no copying process and the network
eventually becomes fragmented due to the rewiring processes. Second,
the nonlinearity parameter~$q$ measures the effect of local group interactions.
Nonlinearity is mathematically implemented as
$\left( \frac{a_i}{k_i}\right)^q$~\cite{cnvm,castellano,nyczka,mf,peralta}.
When $q=1$, our model becomes the
ordinary coevolving linear voter model \cite{vazquez}. For $q>1$, nodes with
more active links have a higher probability, as compared to the ordinary linear
voter model, to take an action than other nodes. When $q<1$, nodes with less
active links are more likely to take action than in the linear voter model.
Finally, the degree of multiplexity $\ell$ stands for the density of interlayer links.
$\ell=1$ corresponds to one-to-one connections among the nodes in the two layers, while
$\ell=0$ corresponds to the case of no interconnections, meaning that the two layers
are isolated. When $0<\ell<1$, the networks on the two layers are interconnected but
have sparse interconnections than one-to-one connections.

\section{Symmetric plasticity in multilayer networks}

\begin{figure}
\includegraphics[width=\linewidth]{./figure2.pdf}
\caption{
The size $S$ of the largest component and the absolute value $|m|$ of magnetization
of (a) $q=0.5$, (b) $1$, and (c) $2$ with symmetric plasticity $p=p_1=p_2$
for different $\ell=0,0.5,1$ on multilayer degree regular networks with
$\langle k \rangle =4$ and $N=10^4$ for each layer, averaged over $10^4$ runs.
The characteristics time $\tau$ to reach the final state of
(d) $q=0.5$, (e) $1$, and (f) $2$ is also shown for $N=10^3$ and $10^4$.
}
\label{fig:sym}
\end{figure}

We indicate as $p_1$ and $p_2$ the plasticities of each layer. The simplest case
of the coevolving model on multilayer networks is the case of symmetric
plasticity, so that $p=p_1=p_2$. To describe the properties of the steady state,
we use the size $S$ of the largest network component for measuring the global
connectivity and the absolute value~$|m|$ of magnetization $m=\sum_i s_i$
for each layer. For a single layer, the nonlinearity~$q$ significantly changes
the coevolution dynamics \cite{cnvm}: when $q<1$, a fragmentation transition
between a dynamically active coexistence phase in a single component network
and a fragmented phase occurs for a critical plasticity $p_c$,
while when $q>1$ a distinct type of a fragmentation transition occurs between
an absorbing consensus phase and a fragmented phase.
When $q=1$, which is the case of the ordinary linear voter model, an absorbing phase
transition between a dynamically active coexistence phase and an absorbing phase
in a fragmented network is recovered \cite{vazquez,cnvm}.

The same phases and transitions described for the single layer case continue to
exist in multi-layer networks but the critical plasticity $p_c$ is delayed as
the degree of multiplexity $\ell$ increases. For different nonlinearity
parameters $q=0.5$, $1$, and $2$, we determine $S$, $|m|$,
and the characteristic time $\tau$ to reach a final state (Fig.~\ref{fig:sym}).
Note that $S$, $|m|$, and $\tau$ for both layers are
statistically the same due to the symmetric case analyzed here.
When $q=0.5$, we find an absorbing phase transition
between a coexistence phase and a fragmented phase. The coexistence phase, which
is dynamically active, is well characterized by the divergence of $\tau$ in
the thermodynamic limit $N \rightarrow \infty$. The fragmented phase corresponds
to $S=1/2$ and $m=0$, implying two disjoint clusters, each of them in a consensus
state but but with opposite consensus states. When $q=2$, we find a different
transition at the critical plasticity $p_c$ between two absorbing phases,
a consensus and a fragmented phase. The consensus phase is characterized
by $S=1$ and $|m|=1$, implying a single network component with an ordered state.
For the linear case $q=1$ \cite{marina}, we also observe a delay of the
fragmentation transition when increasing the degree of multiplexity.

We further examine the effect of the multiplexity in terms of the dependence $p_c$
on $\ell$ for $q=0.5$ and $2$ (Fig.~\ref{fig:phase_p}).
For both $q=0.5$ and $2$, we find a delayed onset~(larger $p_c$) of the fragmented phase
with increasing multiplexity $\ell$. The shift of $p_c$
means that the inter-layer connections in a multilayer structure prolong
the global connectivity in the coevolution dynamics:
multiplexity provides a source of disorder that prevents reaching consensus
due to the synchronization process. Therefore increasing the degree of multiplexity $\ell$
leads to the shift of $p_c$. This the same mechanism that for the linear voter model and
therefore both for linear and nonlinear interactions, multiplexity prevents fragmentation.
However, the role of nonlinearity is shown in the final state: a dynamically active coexistence
phase in $q=0.5$ and a consensus phase in $q=2$.

\begin{figure}
\includegraphics[width=\linewidth]{./figure3.pdf}
\caption{
Phase diagram for the symmetric plasticity case with (e) $q=0.5$ and (f) $q=2$
together with network examples of (a) fragmented $(p,q,\ell)=(0.9,0.5,0.5)$,
(b) coexistence ($0.2,0.5,0.5$), (c) fragmented $(0.8,2,0.5)$, and (d) consensus $(0.2,2,0.5)$ phases.
The phase diagram is obtained numerically with initial multilayer degree regular
networks with $\langle k \rangle =4$ and $N=10^3$. The lines in the diagram
are just to guide the eyes.
}
\label{fig:phase_p}
\end{figure}

In order to obtain an analytic insight for the shift of $p_c$, we introduce mean-field
equations \cite{marina,vazquez,cnvm,mf} for the nonlinear voter model on multilayer
networks. These equations are valid in the thermodynamic limit $N\rightarrow\infty$.
We define the average degree of each layer as $\langle k_1 \rangle$ and $\langle k_2 \rangle$.
The density of active links $\rho_i$ in each layer $i \in \{ 1,2 \}$
can be described by the following equations \cite{cnvm,mf},
\begin{eqnarray}
\frac{d\rho_i}{dt} = - \rho_i^q p_i + \rho_i^q (1-p_i) \left[ \langle k_i \rangle - 2q -2( \langle k_i \rangle -q)\rho_i \right]
	+ \ell \rho_j^q (1-2 \rho_i) \langle k_i \rangle.
\end{eqnarray}
Note that these coupled equations reduce to previous results in the
appropriate limit of linear interactions $q=1$ \cite{marina} or decoupled
layers $\ell=0$ \cite{cnvm}. Assuming that the two layers have the same
mean degree $(\langle k \rangle= \langle k_1 \rangle = \langle k_2 \rangle)$,
and for  symmetric coupling~($p=p_1=p_2$),
\begin{eqnarray}
\frac{d\rho}{dt} = - \rho^q p + \rho^q (1-p) \left[ \langle k \rangle - 2q -2(\langle k \rangle  -q)\rho \right]
	+ \ell \rho^q (1-2 \rho) \langle k \rangle,
\label{eq:rho}
\end{eqnarray}
where $\rho=\rho_1=\rho_2$ due to the symmetry.
For the steady state, the trivial solution $\rho=0$ corresponds
to a fragmentation state where the dynamics is frozen and
the non-zero solution corresponds to a dynamically active state.
The non-zero solution $\rho^*$ of Eq.~\ref{eq:rho} gives
\begin{eqnarray}
\rho^*=\frac{\langle k \rangle(1+\ell-p)-2q+p(2q-1)}{2\langle k \rangle(1+\ell-p)+(1-p)q}.
\end{eqnarray}
The transition point to the fragmentation phase with $\rho=0$ is
\begin{eqnarray}
p_c=\frac{\langle k \rangle+ \ell \langle k \rangle-2q}{1+\langle k \rangle-2q},
\end{eqnarray}
Thus, this mean-field approximation accounts for the linear growth
of $p_c$ with respect to $\ell$ obtained numerically. The analytical approach
predicts successfully the shift of $p_c$ but it gives quantitatively inaccurate values of $p_c$
as it is also the case for the linear voter model \cite{marina}.

\section{Asymmetric plasticity in multilayer networks}

\begin{figure}
\includegraphics[width=\linewidth]{./figure4.pdf}
\caption{
For a bilayer with fully asymmetric plasticity $p_1=1$ and $p_2=0$ the following quantities
for the dynamic layer $p_1=1$ are shown: size $S_1$ of the largest component, size $S_2$ of
the second largest component, the fraction $S_{inter}$ of nodes having interconnections
in the largest network component and the absolute value $|m|$ of magnetization for
(a) $q=0.5$, (b) $1$, and (c) $2$. Numerical simulations on multilayer initially
degree regular networks with $\langle k \rangle =4$ and $N=10^4$ for each layer.
The relative number of network components $nc$ of the dynamic layer for
(d) $q=0.5$, (d) $1$, and (f) $2$ is also reported for different system sizes.
}
\label{fig:fully}
\end{figure}

Far from the symmetric case, an extreme coupling scenario is that of fully asymmetric
plasticity, meaning that one layer only rewires ($p_1=1$, the dynamic layer)
and the other layer only changes the state of the nodes ($p_2=0$, the voter layer).
The dynamic layer is affected by the voter layer due to the synchronization step,
but the voter layer is independent of the dynamic layer. Hence as $t \rightarrow \infty$,
the voter layer will either remain in an active coexistence phase ($q<1$), except
for finite size effects, or will reach a consensus phase ($q>1$), as the result of
the single layer dynamics \cite{cnvm}. However, the dynamic layer can show a variety
of asymptotic states depending on the nonlinearity $q$ and the degree of multiplexity $\ell$.
In order to describe these possible states, we determine in the dynamic layer, and for
$q=0.5,1,2$, the size of the largest network component $S_1$, the size of the second
largest network component $S_2$, the absolute value $|m|$ of magnetization, and the relative
number of components $nc$ to the network size $N$, as shown in Fig.~\ref{fig:fully}.
In addition, we also determine the fraction $S_{inter}$ of nodes in the dynamic layer
that belong to the largest network component $S_1$ and at the same time are connected
to the voter layer. Since in our model only a fraction of nodes ($\ell N$) have interlayer links,
$S_{inter}$ refers to the fraction of nodes of the largest network component with interlayer links.
Note that $S_{inter} \le S_1$ and $S_{inter} \le \ell N$.

When $q=1$ (the linear voter case)\cite{marina}, we find a shattered phase in the dynamic layer
for a broad range of values of $\ell$, showing two large components in opposite states and
many isolated nodes [Fig.~\ref{fig:fully}(b,e)].
This shattered phase appears because nodes in the voter layer drive
the separation of nodes in the dynamic layer by the synchronization step of the dynamics.

When $q=0.5$, a representative example of $q<1$, the structure of the dynamical layer
evolves to a shattered phase where two significant network components are in opposite states
and many small clusters exist for a wide range of $\ell$ similarly to the linear voter case ($q=1$).
The relative number of components $nc$ clearly identifies the existence of many isolated
nodes in the dynamic layer [Fig.~\ref{fig:fully}(d)]. As $\ell$ increases from zero,
$nc$ increases linearly and $S_1$ and $S_2$ decreases linearly as well. $S_{inter}$ is nearly
zero for all $\ell$, indicating that the nodes having interlayer links are those which are isolated
in their layer. However, the absolute value of the magnetization  $|m|$ in the dynamical layer
remains zero at variance with what happens for $q=1$.  This neutral magnetization is caused by
a dynamically active coexistence phase in the voter layer which perpetually drives
the magnetization to zero. In this sense we name this phase as an active shattered phase,
while in the shattered phase for $q=1$ all isolated nodes are in the same state,
which is the state in which the voter layer has reached a consensus.
For large $\ell$, $S_1$ increases and finally all nodes belong to one connected network
component which is in a coexistence phase ($|m|=0$).
In between these two phases, there is a critical value of the degree of multiplexity $\ell_c$
identifying a transition between an active shattered phase and a coexistence phase.

\begin{figure}
\includegraphics[width=\linewidth]{./figure5.pdf}
\caption{
Phase diagram (e) for the fully asymmetric plasticity case ($p_1=1$ and $p_2=0$).
Network configuration of (a) asymmetric fragmented phase $(q,\ell)=(2,0.2)$,
and (b) $(2,0.8)$, (c) shattered phase $(0.5,0.6)$, and (d) coexistence phase $(0.5,0.95)$.
The phase diagram is obtained numerically with multilayer initially degree regular
networks with $\langle k \rangle =4$ and $N=10^3$.
}
\label{fig:phase}
\end{figure}

For the other type of nonlinearity $q>1$, for example when $q=2$, the shattered
phase disappears ($nc \approx 0$) and $S_1$ gradually
increases as $\ell$ increases [Fig.~\ref{fig:fully}(c,f)]. Instead of the
shattered phase, we find an asymmetric fragmented phase in which $S_1 \approx 1-S_2$
for all $\ell$ except $\ell=1$.
When $\ell=1$, we recover a consensus phase with $S_1=1$ and $S_2=0$.
The magnetization $|m|$ also increases with increasing $\ell$ since the difference
between $S_1$ and $S_2$ increases linearly. This phase with separated and asymmetric size
of two extensive clusters is also not observed in a coevolution dynamics of the
nonlinear voter model in a single layer.

A phase diagram with respect to $\ell$ and $q$ is shown in Fig.~\ref{fig:phase}(e). We find three
different phases already described above: (I) asymmetric fragmented phase, (II) active shattered
phase, and (III) coexistence phase. Examples of the multilayer network configuration for the
different phases are also shown [Figs.~\ref{fig:phase}(a-d)].
When $q<1$, we find a transition at $\ell_c$ between the active shattered
and coexistence phases in the dynamic layer $L1$ while the voter layer $L2$ remains in
a dynamically active coexistence phase [Fig.~\ref{fig:phase}(c)]. When $\ell \approx 1$, the dynamic layer $L1$
also maintains a large active coexistence component due to the high degree of multiplexity [Fig.~\ref{fig:phase}(d)].
When $q>1$, the dynamic layer $L1$ exhibits two large connected clusters but with asymmetric sizes.
In addition, the size difference of the two clusters decreases linearly with $\ell$ [Figs.~\ref{fig:phase}(a,b)].
Phases (I) and (II) are not found in coevolution dynamics either in a single component network \cite{cnvm}
or in a multilayer with linear interactions \cite{marina}. Phase (III) is the analog of the dynamically
active coexistence phase found in the single layer case, now with the same phase in the two layers.
The difference is that in the present multilayer case this phase exists for $\ell>\ell_c$ as a
consequence of large plasticity asymmetry, while in the single layer case it only exists below
the fragmentation transition ($p<p_c$) as in the coexistence phase (b) in (Fig.~\ref{fig:phase_p})

\begin{figure}
\includegraphics[width=\linewidth]{./figure6.pdf}
\caption{
The relative number of components $nc$ and size $S$ of the largest component
as a function of nonlinearity $q$ and the degree of multiplexing $\ell$ for
partially asymmetric plasticities (a,d) $(p_1,p_2)=(1,0)$ (b,e) $(0.8,0.2)$,
and (c,f) $(0.5,0)$ on multilayer networks with $N=10^3$..
}
\label{fig:part}
\end{figure}

The relative number of components $nc$ and the size of the largest component $S$ of the dynamic
layer $L1$ as a function of $q$ and $\ell$ is shown in Fig.~\ref{fig:part} for the fully
asymmetric case $p_1=1$ and $p_2=0$ and compared with results for
partially asymmetric coupling ($p_1 \ne p_2$). For the partially asymmetric cases, i.e. $(p_1,p_2)=(0.8,0.2)$
[Fig.~\ref{fig:part}(b)] and $(0.5,0)$ [Fig.~\ref{fig:part}(c)], we find that the shattered phase
where $nc$ is nonzero is still present but in a smaller range of parameters than for the fully asymmetric case.
This finding implies that asymmetric plasticity is the source of the shattered
phase so that the area in the ($q,\ell$) parameter space where shattering occurs is maximized at fully
asymmetric coupling. In addition, a sharp transition at $q=1$ indicates that the type of nonlinearity
essentially determines the form of the fragmentation transition. For $q>1$, the values obtained for
$S$ indicate that the asymmetric fragmentation phase also exists for general asymmetric values of
the plasticity [Figs.~\ref{fig:part}(d-f)]. The range of parameters in which this phase exists
is maximized at the fully asymmetric coupling, while for small asymmetry in the plasticity
values a consensus phase also exists. In summary, the new phases found for the fully asymmetric
case continue to exist when the two layers have different plasticities.

\begin{figure}
\includegraphics[width=\linewidth]{./figure7.pdf}
\caption{
The characteristics time $\tau$ to reach steady state as a function of system size $N$
for (a) $q=0.5$, (b) $q=1$, and (c) $q=2$ for different $\ell$ and ($p_1,p_2$)=(1,0).
}
\label{fig:tau}
\end{figure}

Finally, we calculate the characteristic time $\tau$ to reach an absorbing state for different
values of the nonlinear parameter $q$~(Fig.~\ref{fig:tau}). For $q=0.5$, $\tau$ increases
exponentially with the system size $N$,[Fig.~\ref{fig:tau}(a)], so that in the thermodynamic
limit~($N\rightarrow \infty$) we have a dynamically active coexistence phase and no absorbing
state is reached. For finite systems, a finite size fluctuation will eventually take the system
to an absorbing state, but due to the exponential dependence of the characteristic time on $N$,
this is very rarely seen in our simulations and we observe dynamically active configurations
which are extremely long lived. When $q=1$, the characteristic time grows linearly with the
system size $N$, in the same way as in the usual voter model~[Fig.~\ref{fig:tau}(b)].
In contrast, $\tau$ increases logarithmically with $N$ for $q=2$ [Fig.~\ref{fig:tau}(c)],
so that the absorbing state is reached in a relatively short time. The different scaling
with $N$ of these characteristic times, for different values of the nonlinear parameter $q$,
is consistent with previous results for a coevolving nonlinear voter model on a single
layer network~\cite{cnvm} and also with local rewiring \cite{triadic}.

\section{Asymmetric nonlinearity in multilayer networks}

In this section, we consider the situation in which the two layers have a different nonlinear
parameter $q$. Specifically, we consider three different cases $(q_1,q_2)=(0.5,1)$, $(2,1)$,
$(0.5,2)$ with the same plasticity parameter for both layers $p=p_1=p_2$~(Fig.~\ref{fig:q}).
For the cases $(q_1,q_2)=(0.5,1)$ and $(q_1,q_2)=(2,1)$, we find that the transition point $p_c$
is shifted for both layers with increasing $\ell$, in a similar way than we found for the
symmetric nonlinearity case (See Fig.~\ref{fig:sym}). In this case of asymmetric nonlinearity
the layer that has slower dynamics (longer characteristics time $\tau$)
determines the steady state of the coevolving dynamics. For instance, when two layers
with $q=0.5$ and $q=1$ are coupled, the layer with $q=0.5$, with $\tau$ that grows exponentially with $N$,
dominates the dynamics, and hence the system shows a fragmentation transition between
a coexistence phase and a fragmented phase similarly to what happens when $q_1=q_2=0.5$.
In other words, in the long time limit, coevolution dynamics is shaped
by the layer taking longer to reach its final state.

We also find an anomalous fragmentation transition when two layers with different $q$
are coupled. When $(q_1,q_2)=(0.5,2)$ and $\ell=1$, there exist
two subsequent transitions: one is the transition between a coexistence phase and
a consensus phase and the other is between a consensus phase and a fragmented
phase as shown in Fig.~\ref{fig:q}(c). For intermediate $\ell=0.5$, the system
exhibits an asymmetric active phase, that is active but $|m|\ne0$. These results
exemplify the rich variety in phase transitions that occur in multilayer structures
with heterogeneous layer nonlinearities.

\begin{figure}
\includegraphics[width=\linewidth]{./figure8.pdf}
\caption{
The size $S$ of the largest component and the absolute value $|m|$ of magnetization
of (a,d) $(q_1,q_2)=(0.5,1)$, (b,e) $(2,1)$, and (c,f) $(0.5,2)$ for different $\ell=0,0.5,1$
on multilayer degree regular networks with $\langle k \rangle =4$ and $N=10^4$ for each layer.
}
\label{fig:q}
\end{figure}

\section{Discussion}

We have studied a coevolving voter model on bilayer networks, focusing on the combined
effect of nonlinear interactions, network plasticity and the degree of multiplexity.
We observe a rich phase diagram with a number of new different phases and transitions.
When the two layers have the same network plasticity and nonlinear parameter, we obtain
a fragmentation transition similar to the one obtained in a single layer~\cite{cnvm},
but the transition is systematically shifted to larger values of the plasticity when
increasing the degree of multiplexity. Therefore, multiplexing prevents fragmentation~\cite{marina}
also for a nonlinear voter model.  When the two layers have different plasticities $p$
but the same nonlinear parameter, we find new phases that do not exist in a coevolving
nonlinear voter model in a single layer, namely an asymmetric fragmented phase and a
dynamically active shattered phase. These phases are also not found in the multilayer
version of the ordinary linear voter model. Finally, when coupling a nonlinear layer
with a linear one ($q=1$) we find that the layer with smaller nonlinearity, which is
the one that would reach the final state in a longer time for $q_1=q_2$, dominates the
dynamics. In addition, when coupling layers with different types of nonlinearity
$q_1<1$ and $q_2>1$ we observe an asymmetric active phase and also, for complete
multiplexing $\ell=1$, we observe two subsequent transitions when increasing the
plasticity parameter: from a coexistence phase to a consensus phase, and from consensus
to an absorbing fragmented phase.

\ack
We acknowledge financial support from Agencia Estatal de Investigacion (AEI, Spain) and
Fondo Europeo de Desarrollo Regional under Project ESoTECoS Grant
No. FIS2015-63628-C2-2-R (AEI/FEDER,UE) and from Agencia Estatal de Investigacion (AEI, Spain)
through the Maria de Maeztu Program for Units of Excellence in R\&D (MDM-2017-0711).
This work was supported by the National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF) grant
funded by the Korea government (MSIT) (No. 2018R1C1B5044202).

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Columns, Comic Book Characters and Collectibles
Hake's Continues to Score Comic Art, Ant-Man Sells Big
Posted on February 20, 2014 by Collector
Comic Character Collectibles
By J.C. Vaughn
Captain America #109 page 18 from 1969, by Jack Kirby and Syd Shores, retelling the origin of Captain America, a character Kirby co-created with Joe Simon in 1941.
Even with the holiday season and the subsequent deep freeze much of the country experiences, comic character collectibles continue to attract attention.
Hake's Americana & Collectibles auction #211 is set for March 2014 – specific dates to be announced soon – but the company is already looking forward to following up their best results in the company's 47-year history this past November by continuing the trend that saw them offer compelling original comic book art selections.
"We're very pleased – just as any auction house or dealer would be – that the results we've achieved over this past year have really firmly established us with collectors as a great place to consign their original comic art. We've experienced great success with rarities both at the high and in more traditionally affordable ranges. These latest consignments signify that we will continue to be a prominent destination for both sellers and buyers," said Alex Winter, General Manager of Hake's Americana & Collectibles.
Leading the slate of offerings this time are two pages back pencil artist Jack Kirby and inker Syd Shores from Captain America #109, cover dated January 1969, depicting the transformation of Steve Rogers from scrawny draft board reject to super soldier, the origin of Captain America.
"When we offered the cover for Fantastic Four #95 two auctions back, we saw first hand how fans of Jack Kirby react to his best work. These pages from Captain America #109 not only feature the re-telling of the origin of a character he co-created with Joe Simon in 1941, they're among the best examples of his art from the late 1960s," he said.
With Captain America: The Winter Soldier due out from Marvel Studios on April 4 in the U.S., it seems likely that awareness of the character will continue to increase, and demand for these pieces might well do likewise.
The pages, though, aren't the only Jack Kirby artwork in the upcoming auction. Kirby's page 8 from Fantastic Four #44 will also be up for bid at Hake's in March. Inked by Joe Sinnott for the publication cover dated November 1965, the page features all four members of the team, as well as Medusa of the Inhumans (the issue also featured the first appearance of the Inhumans character Gorgon).
Also for the March auction, acclaimed comics historian and designer Chip Kidd has consigned some of artist Brian Bolland's preliminary pages from Batman: The Killing Joke, a graphic novel that has been a perennial best seller since it debuted from DC Comics in 1988.
"While almost always interesting, particularly to experienced collectors, preliminaries don't always command significant attention. We think that Brian Bolland's preliminaries for Batman: The Killing Joke, one of the most popular Batman stories in the last three decades, will definitely capture their imagination," Winter said.
Tales to Astonish #27 Hits $65,000
A CGC-certified 9.2 copy of Tales to Astonish #27, the first appearance of Henry Pym, Ant-Man, has been sold for $65,000 by Pedigree Comics.
"Featuring the first appearance of the Ant-Man, Tales to Astonish #27 is one of the earliest, most popular and valuable early Silver Age keys, ranked as #12 according to latest listing in The Overstreet Comic Book Price Guide #43. It is also universally considered the most difficult Silver Age Marvel first appearance issue to locate in high grade, more so than even Incredible Hulk #1," said Doug Schmell, President and CEO of Pedigree Comics.
"It has a cover date of January 1962 (same as Fantastic Four #2) the last month that Marvel comic books had a 10¢ cover price. The Jack Kirby cover is iconic and quite memorable, introducing us to "The Man in the Ant Hill!" The Stan Lee story (seven pages) is fabulous and features pencils by Kirby and inks by Dick Ayers. The story was intended to be released in an earlier issue of Tales to Astonish (issue #23, cover dated September 1961), but hit the newsstands in October in the now-famous issue #27," he said.
"The $65,000 paid for the subject 9.2 is a record price. This same copy sold for a then record price of $45,000, also by Pedigree Comics in May, 2010, besting its previous sale (similarly by Pedigree Comics) of $32,500 in October 2009," he said.
An Ant-Man feature film starring Paul Rudd is presently scheduled to be released by Marvel Studios on July 31, 2105.
J.C. Vaughn is Vice-President of Publishing for Gemstone Publishing
Images courtesy of Hake's Americana & Collectibles
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An investigation into a daytime armed robbery of a pharmacy in New Rochelle has led to the arrest of two suspects who were apprehended in Putnam County over the weekend.
New Rochelle Police Commissioner Deputy Commissioner Robert Gazzola announced on Monday that Mahopac residents Brian Dias, 31, and Tina Spearmon, 22, were arrested by officers from the Carmel Police Department on Sunday for the alleged robbery of the Main Street Pharmacy in New Rochelle.
Gazzola said that the two were arrested following a stop in the vehicle believed to have used in the alleged robbery on Friday, July 13. It has since been impounded, pending a search warrant.
Dias and Spearmon were arrested and charged with robbery and criminal possession of a weapon. They're both being held, pending arraignment. Gazzola said the incident remains under investigation.
Anyone with information regarding the alleged armed robbery has been asked to contact the New Rochelle Police Department's General Investigations Unit by calling (914) 654-2270.
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Home Cryptocurrency You Won't Believe Elon Musk's Reason For Supporting Dogecoin
You Won't Believe Elon Musk's Reason For Supporting Dogecoin
Brenda Ngari
Nothing will stop Tesla/SpaceX CEO Elon Musk from publicly voicing his support for meme king Dogecoin (DOGE).
Speaking to Bloomberg at this year's Qatar Economic Forum in Doha, Musk reiterated that he will continue to "personally support Dogecoin because I just know a lot of people who are not that wealthy who have encouraged me to buy and support Dogecoin — so I'm responding to those people."
The eccentric centibillionaire has been the most high-profile cheerleader of Dogecoin since early 2019 when he declared that the meme coin was his "fav cryptocurrency". Throughout 2020 and 2021, DOGE gained significant bullish momentum every time Musk tweeted about it.
And in his recent $44 billion Twitter acquisition deal, the business magnate has promised that one of the features he will enforce is Dogecoin tipping (Twitter presently only supports tipping with bitcoin and Ethereum) and the acceptance of the canine-themed token as payment for Twitter Blue.
In the interview, Musk argued that it was actually his own employees who requested him to endorse dogecoin or as he astutely puts it: "just people when I walk around the factory at SpaceX or Tesla, they've asked me to support Dogecoin, so I'm doing so."
Musk: "I Never Said That People Should Invest in Crypto"
Musk has previously affirmed that Tesla and SpaceX would accept dogecoin payments for merch. However, he clarified at the Qatar Economic Forum that he has "never said that people should invest in crypto," adding that "SpaceX and Tesla and myself did all buy some Bitcoin, but it's a small percentage of our total cash assets, so not all that significant."
The world's richest man and his companies are currently facing a lawsuit for an alleged dogecoin Ponzi scheme. Besides the $258 billion in total monetary damages, the suer is also demanding the court rule DOGE trading as gambling in the United States.
Dogecoin rose as much as 20% on Sunday after Musk tweeted that he's still buying it. Despite Musk's incessant support, however, DOGE remains vulnerable to speculation and has encountered vicious drawdowns in the past. At the current $0.066764 price, the token is still 91% short of its all-time high registered in May 2021.
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King Henry VIII still remembered after 500 Years
I live near one of those ruins that King Henry Eighth knocked about a bit and just round the corner from where his daughter Queen Mary sent some protestants to be burnt to death.
Lewes Priory was once a cathedral-like structure housing prosperous Benedictine monks but the old king fell out with the Pope over that question of his divorce and things went from bad to worse not only leading to his split with the probably very nice Queen Catherine of Aragon but also with the Roman Catholic Church.
He married that most irresistible of women, a tarty intellectual called Anne Boleyn, who was also probably a very nice woman, but he fell out with her in the end and condemned her to that scary death of having her head cut off. Her call to fame apart from being a romantic heroine, is that she was mum to Queen Elizabeth the First, probably England's greatest monarch.
The old king, as he used to be called in the days of his daughter's reign, was crowned five hundred years ago yesterday, on Midsummer's Day. It was warm and sunny when the handsome, athletic young intellectual prince had that crown placed on his head. It was a time of hope and joy for his people – well so they thought.
In those days monarchs held supreme political power and wonderful and glorious as Henry may have seemed that day, his rule, like all politicians' periods in office, ended in failure.
Fat, resentful and bloody-handed, he did though guide England into its glory days and, insignificant as it seems now, gave us the Church of England.
Well churches mattered in those days. If you take his reigns and those of his three children, all mothered by very nice women, you just couldn't win if you took your religion seriously. It was a rare person indeed that managed to combine longevity and religious sincerity.
Henry made it a bit dodgy being Roman Catholic, his son Edward made it even dodgier being anything but radical Protestant, then Mary made it compulsory to be Roman Catholic again and finally Elizabeth turned it all round once more.
It didn't just mean that you switched churches from the nice church down the road to the other one up the hill, it meant that bad things happened to you like being burnt at the stake.
It would seem so irrelevant to modern life if we didn't have those weird Islamasist terrorists still killing people for not being in their religious club. They don't seem to be very nice to their wives either.
It is odd now looking at the modern Church of England, strange to see it as a militant cell when for most of its existence it has been the great compromiser and now almost an irrelevance.
What would Henry the Eighth have thought? Would he have thought it had been worth it? There is that Robert Bolt play, A Man For All Seasons, about Henry's fall out with his chancellor, Thomas Moore, which has that great line when Moore finds out that his son-in-law has betrayed him in exchange for political promotion to Secretary of State for Wales. Witheringly, he tells the young man: "It profit a man nothing to give his soul for the whole world…but for Wales!"
I wonder now if those Tudor monarchs would think any of that religious blood-letting was worth giving us the sleepy, ignored and much-ridiculed Church of England.
If you pop in to one of their churches these days it is all very different from Henry's day, it is a mix of elderly hopefuls and easy-going social-workers all singing along to platitudes set to music not profound enough for the Eurovision Song Contest.
Well times move on. I would rather our religious folk spent their Sundays like that than planning to strap a bomb to themselves and wander into the local supermarket.
But before I drop the Church of England into the recycling bin, I must linger over the sounds that came from my radio yesterday morning.
To mark this 500th. anniversary the BBC broadcast a service from the Chapel Royal in London, Henry's old church.
It took me back to my days as a choirboy when the Sunday morning service was called Matins, when prayers were chanted and the prayerbook was full of great poetry written by Archbishop Thomas Cranmer, who was also, incidentally, another victim of bonfire justice. The music, yesterday, was by one of England's greatest composers, Henry the Eighth's composer-in-residence, one Thomas Tallis and it was, let's admit it, sublime.
English music during the Sixteenth century was possibly as great as music composed anywhere in the World and Tallis sits there as its crown.
So, with my regrets for all those discarded queens, burnt Catholics and Protestants and destroyed monasteries, at least we have a relic of real beauty: the prose and music of the Sixteenth Century Church of England.
Not good enough I know, but, yesterday morning, at least, I was transported back to some moments of real childhood joy. A sense of exultation that came to me regularly when leaving church after singing Thomas Tallis or his genius disciple, William Byrd.
I never really thought it was about men in sandals sitting on clouds but I was encased for an hour or so a week in a beautiful building, uplifted to somewhere indefinable by the power of great music. Wherever it was that it took me, all I know is that it felt like I was somehow complete again, inspired, re-ignited. Thanks Henry.
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Inn by the Sea, 2021 winner in USA Today's 10Best Awards
Inn by the Sea, 2021 winner in USA Today's 10Best Awards in 3 hotel Categories
(Cape Elizabeth Maine, August 27, 2021) Maine's luxurious Inn by the Sea is a 3-time winner in the 2021 USA TODAY 10Best Readers' Choice travel award contest for Best Eco-Friendly Hotel, Best Luxury Hotel, and Best Waterfront Hotel. All USA Todays' Reader's Choice results were announced on August 27, 2021 and may be seen at https://www.10best.com/awards/travel/.
The 10Best Readers' Choice Award contest launches their picks in each category with their top 20 Best nominees as chosen by their panel of industry experts. USA Today's team of travel experts is a well-traveled and well-educated group who are not only experts in their fields - and their cities - but discriminating in their tastes, according to the multi-platform media outlet. Inn by the Sea was nominated in three categories for Best luxury, waterfront and ecofriendly hotels.
After 4 weeks of voting Inn by the Sea was in the top ten in all three. According to USA Today 10Best provides readers with original, unbiased, and experiential travel options for top attractions, things to see and do, and restaurants and hotels for top destinations in the U.S. and around the world.
"We are thrilled to be in USA Today's Top 10 in all three categories including luxury, waterfront and eco friendly hotels," stated Michael Briggs, Managing Director at Inn by the Sea. "It is truly an honor to be listed as the 10Best in the country with these other great properties. This is an endorsement for the extraordinary work done by our dedicated team and their commitment to outstanding hospitality. The awards recognize the exceptional achievements our staff has managed even during a challenging year, and we are grateful for their continuing dedication to creating extraordinary travel experiences for our guests."
About: Inn by the Sea, located on a mile of unspoiled sand beach, offers elegant hospitality in 61 modern, stylish rooms and one- and two-bedroom cottage style suites, with captivating cuisine in ocean view Sea Glass Restaurant, a heated pool and sea inspired therapies in SPA. Guests enjoy the best of two worlds- a relaxed, upscale seaside resort yet are only 7 miles from Portland's urban- chic small port city with unique boutique shopping, a world class museum and water activities on Casco Bay. Selected The Best Hotel in Maine by Travel and Leisure 2017, Inn by the Sea welcomes children and is dog friendly. A Preferred Hotels & Resorts LVX member, the Inn has achieved SILVER LEED® and Maine DEP Environmental Leader certifications. Inn by the Sea is Sharecare Health Security Verified 2021, with Forbes Travel Guide ensuring our commitment to health and security. 1 1/2 hours from Boston by car, 15 minutes from Portland's Airport.
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At 37, Jesse McNeil—at times carpenter, commercial fisherman, dabbler in real estate—decided to buy an untrained horse, make himself into a horseman, and ride all the way across the United States, from the Pacific to the Atlantic Ocean.
A fiercely independent traveler, Jesse had navigated previous coast-to-coast trips—solo journeys by moped, bicycle, and small airplane. This time, however, he had a partner: a five-year-old Tennessee Walking Horse named Pepper. An inexperienced horseman with an equally inexperienced mount, Jesse would quickly discover the immense challenges of his new undertaking. Over the course of eight months and fourteen states—beginning in Oregon and ending on a beach in New Hampshire—he would be tested many times over as he learned not only what it took to keep Pepper safe and healthy, but the true value of qualities that he had once easily dismissed: patience and companionship.
The generosity of strangers, from helpful ranchers and storekeepers to suburban families, shaped the pair's journey east. And while at some points the miles didn't unfold as Jesse hoped, others yielded unexpected events that changed his perspective—and quite possibly, his future. Written with honesty, grit, and grace, On the Hoof captures an arduous voyage that broke a man down and built him back up, with the help of one special horse.
It's invigorating to be disconnected from the mundane… So, it's become a pattern that every couple of years, I take off on a long trek to recharge and find grounding. To re-align with what's important. I travel away from my coordinated life to re-establish it again–and refine as necessary. And discover what's next.
Jesse Alexander McNeil
Growing up exploring the mountains and rivers of New Hampshire kindled Jesse's adventurous spirit and inspired his long-distance journeys, from thru-hiking the Appalachian Trail to coast-to-coast trips by bicycle, small airplane, moped, and horse.
After years crafting wood as a carpenter, he's now shaped words into his first book, On the Hoof, Pacific to Atlantic, chronicling his journey across the country on his Tennessee Walker, Pepper.
Jesse and Pepper live in the San Juan Islands of Washington State where they continue to explore hills and fields and daydream of new journeys ahead.
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