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It is 730 on a beautiful summer evening, clear and a little cold with a steady wind whipping off the Pacific. Tie for my first baseball walk of the season. I do not need the exercise, but I had found my pocket radio earlier today, turns out it was hiding under the unmatched socks in my clean clothes hamper.
Jon Miller's Giants play-by-play has always been the perfect accompaniment for a twilight walk through the hills of San Francisco. I tuck the radio into my coat pocket and start west to the top of Alamo Square Park and its classic view of the painted lady Victorians across the street that are framed by the downtown buildings in the distance.
It is the top of the second inning and Jonathan Sanchez is on the mound for the Giants. He had come into the season as the fifth starter, but has since been demoted to the bullpen after a disappointing two and a half months. He is now back in the rotation filling in for an injured Randy Johnson. Miller announces his crisp 1-2-3 top of the second inning.
Looking across to the green of another hilltop park, I decide I want to watch the sunset from there, so I head north, down into the dodgy blocks of Western Addition and then uphill to posh Laurel Heights to Alta Plaza Park, a peak atop the ridgeline that looks down upon the Golden Gate, the Marina, and the Bay. The low sunlight is painting fiery colors on the city skyline to the east and colors the fog rolling in south of Twin Peaks a deep mauve.
The wind is strongest on these hilltops, but with a sweater and a jacket and the body heat from my uphill walk, I am warm enough to sit on a bench with a view to the water. It helps that the Giants are now up 4-0, and Sanchez is off to his strongest start of the year, he has retired his first 12 twelve batters. It is the bottom of the fifth and Dave Flemming has relieved Miller for a couple of innings of the broadcast. Sanchez is throwing more pitches now, and Flemming notices that he has lost his release point, He is not hitting his targets as he battles with Adrian Gonzalez, the Padres' one feared slugger. Gonzalez chases a ball in the dirt for strike three, and Sanchez retires the next two Padres.
Sanchez has a perfect game through 5 innings. I get the hunch that as long as Sanchez keeps retiring batters I might as well start walking in the direction of the stadium. I can always turn for home when the Padres get a hit. It's a little bit silly as it sounds like Sanchez is already showing fatigue and he hasn't started in nearly three weeks. But this is baseball, and you never know what might happen.
I figure will have plenty of chances to turn back, as it is just over 3.5 miles from Alta Plaza to the free views from behind the right field fence at the Phone Booth. I figure I might be able to get to the yard by the bottom of the eighth, depending on how quick the game goes.
I head east down Jackson atop the spine of Pacific Heights. I had forgotten how clean and quiet it is up here amidst the mansions that must still run into eight figures.
It is a long bottom of the 5th, Pablo Sandoval is up to bat with two men on. The Panda crushes a ball, and Flemming calls the shot as it rockets over the 20-foot high arcade and the 421 sign in the deepest right center field in the majors. By all accounts it is one the longest home runs hit to that part of the yard. It is 7-0 as I approached Russian Hill, still about 45 minutes away from the stadium. Sanchez regains command after the lengthy top half of the inning. Strike out, fly out, strike out, he has retired 18 in a row. The bottom half of the inning passes just as quickly, I am about to crest Nob Hill and it is suddenly the 7 inning.
At the top of the hill a young man tried to stop me on the sidewalk. He had a full beard and was wearing a dated suit that looked vaguely like an Hassidic Jew.
"Are you Jewish?" he asked?
"Then have a nice weekend."
Hassidic indeed. Whatever he is up to he reminds me of those old men who approach the tourists at the Wailing Wall. If you are Jewish they help you with the prayers, if not, they tell you to have a nice vacation. I chuckle and tell him this without breaking stride.
He shouts at my back, "In Israel?"
I can hear the electricity building in the crowd as Sanchez strikes out the side in the 7th. His pace is quickening, his stuff must be phenomenal tonight. I too quicken my pace. I am crossing the filthy streets of Chinatown as the Giants go quietly, and too quickly, in the bottom half of the 7th. I am still at least 20 minutes away. I can't get a cab, I've already crossed Grant and there are no taxis around. Besides, I'm superstitious, and I am positive that as soon as the meter drops, a Padres bat will produce a ground ball that squeezes through the infield.
I am now close to a jog, heading south through the Financial District as Adrian Gonzalez is leading off the 8th. If Sanchez can get Gonzalez, he has a real chance. I don't even want to think it, but there have only been 17 perfect games in the 132-year history of baseball. Gonzalez hits one to deep to left, but Bowker runs it down at the warning track. I can hear the crowd buzzing as the anticipation of something historical begins to build.
As I am crossing Market Street, now within minutes of the game, Chase Headley hits a grounder to the left side that Juan Uribe cannot handle off what Miller describes as an awkward bounce. Uribe had shifted to third base when Pablo was taken out in the 6th. The Panda would have fielded that one, for sure.
The perfect game is over. Sanchez fires the next pitch to the backstop. He is laboring. But he gets a flyout and then a strikeout on a ball that actually hits the batter. I am now within blocks of the yard, and I notice a few groups clad in Giants paraphenalia walking in other direction.
Bad fans. Very bad fans.
The Giants add some unnecessary runs in the 8th, though they give me time to get to the right field fence without having to run for it. This is where I used to eat lunch during day games when I worked downtown. It was exactly 22 minutes from my chair on the 24 floor of 44 Montgomery to the second archway behind the right fielder. Usually it is possible to lean right up to the chain link, but tonight people are backed four deep behind the fence. It is a good thing I am tall.
Everyone is on their feet. The first batter in the bottom of the ninth hits a sharp ground ball to the left side. Renteria runs deep into the hole to the snare it and has to throw a perfect strike to Ishikawa for the out. Two more outs to go. Adrian's older brother Edgar is up to bat. Sanchez misses badly up, then bounces one over the plate. The next pitch is a strike, but too much of a strike, and Gonzalez crushes the middle-of-the-plate offering to center field. Sanchez doesn't even turn around; he is sure it is a home run. The crowd behind the right field wall surges forward to keep Aaron Rowand in sight line as he races back to the centerfield fence. Rowand takes a last step on the warning track, jumps, and stretches out as he crashes into the wall for the second time this week. He holds on for the second out.
The knothole rowdies are now jumping up and down and banging on the chain link with such force that it wobbles like a slinky. On the first pitch the batter contemplates a bunt. The crowd showers him with boos. the next pitch is in the dirt, 2-0. A strike on the outside corner, 2-1. A foul ball evens the count. The next pitch is a curve that breaks down into the zone, called strike three.
The last time the Giants threw a no-hitter was almost 33 years ago when I had just turned 4 months old. And Sanchez' effort is actually a "no-no". Though the term is often used interchangeably with no hitter, a true no-no means no hits and no walks, a much rarer and more difficult feat.
It is a great story for Sanchez. A pitcher who has struggled with command problems all season, who has been undone by the walks he allows, comes back into the rotation and throws the most dominant game of his career. More special still, his father flew in from Puerto Rico to see him pitch, the first time Papa had seen Sanchez start an MLB game.
Hopefully this night portends good things for the Giants season. They have far exceeded anyone's expectations, and with their dominant pitching in a mediocre National League, it could be a special year in San Francisco.
Posted by Bill Wilson at 2:24 AM


HBO is releasing a series of posters designed by Turkish-based artist Berkay Dağlar at AT&T stores nationwide. The lead-off hitter is none other than Evan Rachel Wood's Dolores Abernathy, who is arguably the lead character for the entire series.
The posters are inspired by the "reveries" the hosts began experiencing in season one of the sci-fi adventure drama, using Dağlar's season one poster as a jumping off point for the style of these new designs. You may also recognize Dağlar's work if you follow the official Westworld Twitter account.
Dolores' poster features several different facets of the seemingly demure host, including gun-toting fighter and quiet artist. There's one angle where she is holding the can she always drops at the beginning of her narrative, looking at perhaps Teddy (James Marsden) or maybe young William (Jimmi Simpson). But the main Dolores featured on the poster is taken from the end of the season one premiere, where she kills a fly that has landed on her neck, alerting the audience to the fact that something is changing within her.
It is this that kicks off her journey to becoming sentient, which is echoed in the quote on the poster: "Soon this will all feel like a distant dream." In the context of the show, this quote refers to a way the programmers erase the hosts' memories and put them in sleep mode. But in the context of this poster, it seems to be indicating that soon Dolores' past life will all feel like a distant dream, as she has now awoken and is determined to take over the park (and maybe the outside world).


faces eviction, Melissa and Richie face difficult decisions that their love may not be able to survive. Anchored by impressive performances from Naomi Watts and Matt Dillon, Sunlight Jr. grapples with social issues of poverty and unplanned pregnancy under the harsh light of the hot Florida sun. Laurie Collyer, director of Golden Globenominated Sherrybaby, crafts a sensitive, thoughtful work that brings nuance and sympathy to the real lives of people too often counted as statistics.


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Pompeo unable to visit Sri Lanka: US Embassy
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo
The Embassy said that Pompeo regretted that he was no longer able to visit Colombo this time due to unavoidable scheduling conflicts … reports Asian Lite News
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will be unable to visit Sri Lanka as previously announced due to unavoidable scheduling conflicts, the US Embassy said in a statement here on Wednesday.
In the statement, the Embassy said Pompeo is scheduled to accompany US President Donald Trump to the G20 Summit in Japan which will be held on June 28-29, reports the Daily Mirror.
The Embassy said that Pompeo regretted that he was no longer able to visit Colombo this time.
"He hopes to travel to Sri Lanka at a later date to underscore our strong partnership with Sri Lanka, which is rooted in a commitment to democracy, economic growth and a free, open Indo-Pacific region."
"The US remains committed to these objectives and looks forward to building on our longstanding partnership," it said.
Pompeo is also scheduled to travel to India on June 25-26 ahead of the G20 Summit in Osaka later this month.
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Kochi Metro covers more ground, conducts successful trial run
Kochi: Adding another feather to its cap, Kochi Metro Rail Ltd (KMRL) is getting ready to extend its operations further up to Thykoodam.
Presently the metro runs between Aluva and Maharaja's College covering about 19 km. The experts are carrying out inspection of the cantilever bridge built over the railway lines in Ernakulam Junction.
This is the most difficult and crucial section in the new reach where construction of the bridge took about three years at a cost of Rs 58 crore.
During the trial run, the train moved at a speed of 5 km per hour. Two trains carrying sand-filled bags were stationed midway on the cantilever bridge as part of testing its load bearing capacity.
Though Metros in other cities have balanced cantilever bridges, they are straight whereas the one in Kochi is curvy.
The trial run would continue too and fro from Maharaja's College to Thykoodam in the coming days.
The next crucial section is inspection at the Vytilla road overbridge were the girders are built at a very high level.
The inspection is being conducted by officials of Kochi Metro Rail Ltd (KMRL) and Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC).
Construction of 25.6 km metro work from Aluva to Pettah began in 2013. The first reach of 13.4 km up to Palarivattom was completed in 2017 and second of 5 km up to Maharaja's College later in the same year. Work on Thykoodam to Pettah is under progress and might take a few months to complete.
There are 22 stations proposed between Aluva and Pettah.
The metro has many special features like its management is completely handled by women. Transgenders and women's self help groups are involved in its operations. It uses solar power to a great extent to become first in the world to do so.
It has the facility to operate without a driver.
A senior official of DMRC told The Covai Post that the actual plan was to begin service in the Maharaja's College – Thykoodam section before Onam in August.
The Thykoodam-Pettah reach would be commissioned by December. The State Government has granted sanction for starting work from Pettah to Sree Narayana Junction in suburban Tripunithura and would take some time, he added.
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Becoming One China or Creating a New Country?
This study summarizes critical factors that influence a voter's choice between the appellations "Taiwan" and "Republic of China," a subject that has not been systematically studied so far. When the legitimacy of "Republic of China" is considered, Taiwanese voters' political identity pattern reveals itself to be more complicated than simply a choice between unification with China and independence.


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Evidence for X(3872)→γJ/ψ and the sub-threshold decay X(3872)→ωJ/ψ
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Barbero University of Hawaii, Honolulu, Hawaii 96822 A. Bay Swiss Federal Institute of Technology of Lausanne, EPFL, Lausanne I. Bedny Budker Institute of Nuclear Physics, Novosibirsk U. Bitenc J. Stefan Institute, Ljubljana I. Bizjak J. Stefan Institute, Ljubljana S. Blyth National Central University, Chung-li A. Bondar Budker Institute of Nuclear Physics, Novosibirsk A. Bozek H. Niewodniczanski Institute of Nuclear Physics, Krakow M. Bračko High Energy Accelerator Research Organization (KEK), Tsukuba University of Maribor, Maribor J. Stefan Institute, Ljubljana J. Brodzicka H. Niewodniczanski Institute of Nuclear Physics, Krakow T. E. Browder University of Hawaii, Honolulu, Hawaii 96822 M.-C. Chang Tohoku University, Sendai P. Chang Department of Physics, National Taiwan University, Taipei Y. Chao Department of Physics, National Taiwan University, Taipei A. Chen National Central University, Chung-li K.-F. Chen Department of Physics, National Taiwan University, Taipei W. T. Chen National Central University, Chung-li B. G. Cheon Chonnam National University, Kwangju C.-C. Chiang Department of Physics, National Taiwan University, Taipei R. Chistov Institute for Theoretical and Experimental Physics, Moscow S.-K. Choi Gyeongsang National University, Chinju Y. Choi Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon Y. K. Choi Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon A. Chuvikov Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey 08544 S. Cole University of Sydney, Sydney NSW J. Dalseno University of Melbourne, Victoria M. Danilov Institute for Theoretical and Experimental Physics, Moscow M. Dash Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, Virginia 24061 L. Y. Dong Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing R. Dowd University of Melbourne, Victoria J. Dragic High Energy Accelerator Research Organization (KEK), Tsukuba A. Drutskoy University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio 45221 S. Eidelman Budker Institute of Nuclear Physics, Novosibirsk Y. Enari Nagoya University, Nagoya D. Epifanov Budker Institute of Nuclear Physics, Novosibirsk F. Fang University of Hawaii, Honolulu, Hawaii 96822 S. Fratina J. Stefan Institute, Ljubljana H. Fujii High Energy Accelerator Research Organization (KEK), Tsukuba N. Gabyshev Budker Institute of Nuclear Physics, Novosibirsk A. Garmash Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey 08544 T. Gershon High Energy Accelerator Research Organization (KEK), Tsukuba A. Go National Central University, Chung-li G. Gokhroo Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Bombay P. Goldenzweig University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio 45221 B. Golob University of Ljubljana, Ljubljana J. Stefan Institute, Ljubljana A. Gorišek J. Stefan Institute, Ljubljana M. Grosse Perdekamp RIKEN BNL Research Center, Upton, New York 11973 H. Guler University of Hawaii, Honolulu, Hawaii 96822 R. Guo National Kaohsiung Normal University, Kaohsiung J. Haba High Energy Accelerator Research Organization (KEK), Tsukuba K. 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Widhalm Institute of High Energy Physics, Vienna C.-H. Wu Department of Physics, National Taiwan University, Taipei Q. L. Xie Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing B. D. Yabsley Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, Virginia 24061 A. Yamaguchi Tohoku University, Sendai H. Yamamoto Tohoku University, Sendai S. Yamamoto Tokyo Metropolitan University, Tokyo Y. Yamashita Nippon Dental University, Niigata M. Yamauchi High Energy Accelerator Research Organization (KEK), Tsukuba Heyoung Yang Seoul National University, Seoul J. Ying Peking University, Beijing S. Yoshino Nagoya University, Nagoya Y. Yuan Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing Y. Yusa Tohoku University, Sendai H. Yuta Aomori University, Aomori S. L. Zang Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing C. C. Zhang Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing J. Zhang High Energy Accelerator Research Organization (KEK), Tsukuba L. M. Zhang University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei Z. P. Zhang University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei V. Zhilich Budker Institute of Nuclear Physics, Novosibirsk T. Ziegler Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey 08544 D. Zürcher Swiss Federal Institute of Technology of Lausanne, EPFL, Lausanne
We report evidence for the decay modes X(3872)→γJ/ψ and X(3872)→π+π−π0J/ψ. In the latter, the π+π−π0 invariant mass distribution has a strong peak between 750 MeV and the kinematic limit of 775 MeV, suggesting that the process is dominated by the sub-threshold decay X→ωJ/ψ. These results establish the charge-conjugation parity of the X(3872) as C=+1. The results are based on a study of X(3872) mesons produced via exclusive B∓→K∓X(3872) decays in a 256 fb−1 data sample collected at the Υ(4S) resonance in the Belle detector at the KEKB collider. The X(3872)→γJ/ψ signal and π+π−π0J/ψ signal each has a statistical significance that is greater than 4σ.
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††preprint: BELLE-CONF-0540 LP2005-175
The Belle Collaboration
The X(3872) was discovered by Belle as a narrow π+π−J/ψ mass peak in exclusive B−→K−π+π−J/ψ decays skchoi_x3872 ; conj . The observed mass and the narrow width are not compatible with expectations for any of the as-yet unobserved charmonium states solsen_krakow . Moreover, the π+π− invariant mass distribution peaks near the upper kinematic limit of M(π+π−)=775 MeV, as expected for dipions that originate from ρ→π+π− decays. Charmonium decays to ρJ/ψ final states violate isospin and are expected to be suppressed. The X(3872) and its above-listed properties were confirmed by other experiments X_BaBar .
The X(3872) mass (3871.9±0.5 MeV X_mass ) is within errors of the D0¯D0∗ threshold (3871.3±1.0 MeV PDG ); the difference is 0.6±1.1 MeV. This has led to speculation that the X might be a molecule-like D0¯D0∗ bound state tornqvist ; swanson_1 ; molecule . According to Ref. tornqvist , the preferred quantum numbers for such a bound state would be either JPC=0−+ or 1++. The decay of a C=+1 state to π+π−J/ψ would proceed via an isovector ρ0J/ψ intermediate state and produce a π+π− mass spectrum that is concentrated at high masses, as is observed. In this meson-meson bound state interpretation, the close proximity of the X mass to D0¯D0∗ threshold compared to the D+¯D∗−-D0¯D0∗ mass splitting of 8.1 MeV produces a strong isospin violation.
Swanson proposed a dynamical model for the X(3872) as a D0¯D0∗ hadronic resonance swanson_1 . In this model, JPC=1++ is strongly favored and the wave function has, in addition to D0¯D0∗, an appreciable admixture of ωJ/ψ plus a small ρJ/ψ component. The latter produces the π+π−J/ψ decays that have been observed; the former gives rise to π+π−π0J/ψ decays via a virtual ω that is enhanced because of the large ωJ/ψ component to the wavefunction. Swanson's model predicts that X(3872)→π+π−π0J/ψ decays should occur at about half the rate for π+π−J/ψ and with a π+π−π0 invariant mass spectrum that peaks near the upper kinematic boundary of 775 MeV (7.5 MeV below the ω peak). In a subsequent paper swanson_2 , Swanson emphasized the importance of searching for the radiative decay X(3872)→γJ/ψ. The observation of this decay mode would unambiguously establish the charge-conjugation parity of the X(3872) as C=+1.
In this Letter we report on a search for B→KγJ/ψ and Kπ+π−π0J/ψ decays in a 275 million B¯B event sample collected in the Belle detector at the KEKB energy-asymmetric e+e− collider. The data were accumulated at a center-of-mass system (cms) energy of √s=10.58 GeV, corresponding to the mass of the Υ(4S) resonance. KEKB is described in detail in ref. KEKB .
The Belle detector is a large-solid-angle magnetic spectrometer that consists of a three-layer silicon vertex detector, a 50-layer cylindrical drift chamber (CDC), an array of aerogel threshold Cherenkov counters (ACC), a barrel-like arrangement of time-of-flight scintillation counters (TOF), and an electromagnetic calorimeter (ECL) comprised of CsI(Tl) crystals located inside a superconducting solenoid coil that provides a 1.5 T magnetic field. An iron flux-return located outside of the coil is instrumented to detect KL mesons and to identify muons (KLM). The detector is described in detail elsewhere Belle .
For the X(3872)→γJ/ψ study we select events that contain a J/ψ, either a charged or neutral kaon and a γ with laboratory-frame energy greater than 40 MeV. We use the J/ψ and kaon selection criteria described in refs. skchoi_x3872 and skchoi_y3940 . The γ candidate is rejected if, when combined with any other photon in the event, fits a π0→γγ hypothesis with χ2<4. To reduce the level of e+e−→q¯q (q=u,d,s or c-quark) continuum events in the sample, we also require R2<0.4, where R2 is the normalized Fox-Wolfram moment fox , and |cosθB|<0.8, where θB is the polar angle of the B-meson direction in the cms.
Candidate B→KγJ/ψ mesons are identified by the energy difference ΔE≡EcmsB−Ecmsbeam and the beam-energy constrained mass Mbc≡√(Ecmsbeam)2−(pcmsB)2, where Ecmsbeam is the cms beam energy, and EcmsB and pcmsB are the cms energy and momentum of the KγJ/ψ combination. We select events with Mbc>5.20 GeV and |ΔE|<0.2 GeV and among these define a signal region 5.2745 GeV<Mbc<5.2855 GeV and |ΔE|< 0.035 GeV, which correspond to ≃±2σ from the central values for both variables.
There is prominent peak near 3510 MeV in the M(γJ/ψ) distribution m3pijpsi , due to B→Kχc1; χc1→γJ/ψ. This is used as a calibration reaction to determine Mbc, ΔE and M(γJ/ψ) resolutions and shifts in the nominal peak positions.
Figure 1: The Mbc distributions for 64-MeV-wide M(γJ/ψ) mass bins in the X(3872) mass region. The curves are the results of fits described in the text.
Figures 1(a) through (f) show the Mbc distributions for six 64-MeV-wide M(γJ/ψ) mass bins in the X(3872) region. The 64 MeV bin-width corresponds to ±2.5σ, where σ is the M(γJ/ψ) mass resolution determined by scaling the measured width of the χc1 peak to the X(3872) region using a MC-determined factor. The upper right-hand panel of Fig. 1, centered on 3872 MeV, is the only bin with a significant B meson signal. The ΔE distributions (not shown) also have a significant B meson signal in the 3872 MeV bin, and only there.
The curves in the figures are the results of binned likelihood fits that are applied simultaneously to the Mbc and ΔE distributions. The fit uses single Gaussians for the Mbc and ΔE signals with widths fixed at values determined from the χc1→γJ/ψ event sample. The areas of the Mbc and ΔE signal Gaussians are constrained to be equal. For the backgrounds, an ARGUS function ARGUS is used for Mbc and a first-order polynomial for ΔE.
The results of the fits are plotted in Fig. 2. The signal yield in the 3872 MeV bin is 13.6±4.4 events. We estimate the statistical significance of the excess signal in the M=3872 MeV bin from √−2ln[L(nbkg)/L(nmax)], where L(n) is the likelihood value for a signal of n events, nbkg is the background level in the X(3872) bin determined from a linear fit to the event yields in the other bins (2.6±0.6 events) inflated by 1σ, and nmax is the best-fit signal yield. The significance is 4.0σ.
Figure 2: The signal yields from fits to the Mbc and ΔE distributions in bins of M(3872). The curves are results of fits described in the text.
Using a MC-determined efficiency of (19±1)%, we determine the product branching fraction
B(B→KX)B(X→γJ/ψ)=(1.8±0.6±0.1)×10−6, (1)
where the first error is statistical and the second systematic. The latter includes effects of differences between data and MC resolutions for Mbc and ΔE (3%), tracking efficiency (3%), charged kaon identification (1%), KS detection (3%) and γ detection efficiency (2%) added in quadrature. We assume that charged and neutral B mesons have the same branching fraction to KX(3872). The product branching fraction of Eqn. 1 corresponds to the partial width ratio
Γ(X→γJ/ψ)/Γ(X→π+π−J/ψ)=0.14±0.05. (2)
For the X→π+π−π0J/ψ search we select events with a J/ψ, a kaon, and a π+π−π0 combination. The J/ψ, kaon, R2 and θB requirements are the same as for the γJ/ψ search described above. For charged pions, we use any track that is not positively identified as a lepton. Neutral pions are reconstructed from pairs of gamma rays detected in the CsI calorimeter that fit a π0→γγ hypothesis with a χ2<6. We require the π0 cms momentum to be greater than 180 MeV. We eliminate events of the type B→Kπ0ψ(2S); ψ(2S)→π+π−J/ψ by vetoing events where M(π+π−J/ψ) is within 3σ of mψ(2S).
In the case of multiple entries corresponding to different π0→γγ assignments, we select the γγ combination with the best χ2 value for the π0→γγ hypothesis. For multiple entries caused by different charged particle assignments we select the track with the smallest impact parameter relative to the J/ψ→ℓ+ℓ− vertex. The signal region is defined as 5.2725 GeV<Mbc<5.2875 GeV and |ΔE|< 0.035 GeV. To select possible X(3872)→π+π−π0J/ψ events we require |ΔM|<0.0165 GeV, where ΔM≡M(3πJ/ψ)−3.872 GeV; this corresponds to a ±3σ requirement.
Figure 3: Mbc distributions for B−→K−π+π−π0J/ψ candidates in the ΔE and X→π+π−π0J/ψ signal regions for 25 MeV-wide π+π−π0 invariant mass bins.
Figures 3(a) through (l) show the Mbc distributions for events in the ΔE and X→π+π−π0J/ψ signal regions for 25 MeV-wide π+π−π0 invariant mass bins. There is a distinct B meson signal for the M(π+π−π0)>750 MeV bin (Fig. 3(l)), and no evident signals for any of the other 3π mass bins. The ΔE distributions (not shown) exhibit a similar pattern.
The curves in the figures are the results of binned likelihood fits that are applied simultaneously to the Mbc and ΔE distributions. The fit uses single Gaussians for the Mbc and ΔE signals with widths fixed at their MC-determined values. The areas of the Mbc and ΔE signal Gaussians are constrained to be equal. For the backgrounds, an ARGUS function ARGUS is used for Mbc and a second-order polynomial for ΔE.
Figure 4: The B-meson signal yield in bins of 3π invariant mass determined from fits to the Mbc-ΔE distributions.
Figure 4 shows the fitted B-meson signal yields vs M(π+π−π0). All of the fitted yields are consistent with zero except for the M(π+π−π0)>750 MeV bin, where the fit gives 12.4±4.1 events.
As possible backgrounds to the observed signal, we considered feed-across from B→KωJ/ψ decays and non-resonant B−→K−π+π−π0J/ψ decays.
Belle has reported the observation of a near-threshold ωJ/ψ mass enhancement in B→KωJ/ψ decays skchoi_y3940 . Although the peak of the ω→π+π−π0 resonance at 782.5 MeV is 7.5 MeV above the maximum possible 3π invariant mass value for X→π+π−π0J/ψ decays, there is some overlap in the tails of the kinematically allowed regions for the two processes that might result in some events from one signal feeding into the other. From the fit results to the ωJ/ψ mass spectrum for B→KωJ/ψ of ref. skchoi_y3940 we determine that this source contributes 0.75±0.14 events to the overlap region. As an independent check, we determined the X(3872)→π+π−π0J/ψ signal yield with a more severe restriction on M(π+π−π0J/ψ), namely MX−3σ<M(π+π−π0J/ψ)<MX+1σ, that has no overlap with the ω band. The X→π+π−π0J/ψ signal yield in the truncated region is 10.6±3.6 events. For a Gaussian signal distribution with no feed-across background, we expect the truncation of the signal region to reduce the signal by 2.1 events (16%); the observed reduction of 1.8 events is consistent with a feed-across level that is less than one event.
To study possible contributions to the X(3872)→π+π−π0J/ψ signal from non-resonant B−→K−π+π−π0J/ψ decays, we defined two side-regions in the [ΔM,M(3π)] plane. The "upper" side-band is centered at ΔM=0.033 GeV (just above the X(3872) signal region) and is ±0.0165 GeV wide, with 660 MeV<M(3π)<760 MeV. The "lower" sideband is ±0.0165 GeV wide centered at ΔM=−0.033 GeV with M(3π)>640 MeV. Each sideband has an area that is four times that of the X→π+π−π0J/ψ signal bin.
There is no evidence for significant signal yields in either sideband. Fits to the Mbc-ΔE distributions give 4.3±6.2 and 6.4±5.6 signal events for the upper and lower bands, respectively. Normalizing by area, this gives an estimate of a possible non-resonant background level in the X→π+π−π0J/ψ signal bin of 1.3±1.0 events.
The combined estimate for feed-across and non-resonant backgrounds is 2.1±1.0. We inflate this by +1σ and compute the significance with nbkg=3.1 events and nmax=12.4 events. The resulting statistical significance is 4.3σ.
To determine the branching fraction for B→π+π−π0J/ψ we attribute all of the signal events with M(π+π−π0)>750 MeV to X→π+π−π0J/ψ decay. We compute the ratio of π+π−π0J/ψ and π+π−J/ψ branching fractions by comparing this to the number of X→π+π−J/ψ events in the same data sample, corrected by MC-determined relative detection efficiencies. The ratio of branching fractions is
B(X→π+π−π0J/ψ)B(X→π+π−J/ψ)=1.0±0.4(stat)±0.3(syst), (3)
where the systematic error reflects the uncertainty in the relative acceptance, the level of possible feed-across and nonresonant background, and possible event loss due to the M(3π)>750 MeV requirement, all added in quadrature.
In summary, we report strong evidence for the decays X(3872)→γJ/ψ and X(3872)→π+π−π0J/ψ. These are the first measurements of an X(3872) decay mode other than π+π−J/ψ. The X(3872)→γJ/ψ result unambiguously establishes the charge conjugation parity of the X as C=+1. This, in turn, would mean that the π+π− system in X→π+π−J/ψ decay is from the decay of a ρ meson, as is suggested by the observed π+π− invariant mass distribution
In the X→3πJ/ψ signal, the π+π−π0 invariant masses are clustered above 750 MeV, near the upper kinematic boundary. This is suggestive of a sub-threshold decay to a virtual ω plus a J/ψ, and is further evidence for C=+1. This decay mode was predicted by Swanson to occur at about the observed strength based on a model where the X(3872) is considered to be primarily a D0¯D0∗ hadronic resonance swanson_1 .
The large isospin violation implied by the near equality of the ρJ/ψ and ωJ/ψ decay widths is difficult to accomodate in a c¯c charmonium interpretation of the X(3872), but a natural consequence of the meson-meson bound state model point of view tornqvist ; swanson_1 .
We thank the KEKB group for the excellent operation of the accelerator, the KEK Cryogenics group for the efficient operation of the solenoid, and the KEK computer group and the National Institute of Informatics for valuable computing and Super-SINET network support. We acknowledge support from the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science, and Technology of Japan and the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science; the Australian Research Council and the Australian Department of Education, Science and Training; the National Science Foundation of China under contract No. 10175071; the Department of Science and Technology of India; the BK21 program of the Ministry of Education of Korea and the CHEP SRC program of the Korea Science and Engineering Foundation; the Polish State Committee for Scientific Research under contract No. 2P03B 01324; the Ministry of Science and Technology of the Russian Federation; the Ministry of Education, Science and Sport of the Republic of Slovenia; the National Science Council and the Ministry of Education of Taiwan; and the U.S. Department of Energy.
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The Gospel of John begins with a magnificent prologue, which states many of the major themes and motifs of the gospel, much as an overture does for a musical work. The prologue proclaims Jesus as the preexistent and incarnate Word of God who has revealed the Father to us. The rest of the first chapter forms the introduction to the gospel proper and consists of the Baptist's testimony about Jesus (there is no baptism of Jesus in this gospel—John simply points him out as the Lamb of God), followed by stories of the call of the first disciples, in which various titles predicated of Jesus in the early church are presented.
The gospel narrative contains a series of "signs"—the gospel's word for the wondrous deeds of Jesus. The author is primarily interested in the significance of these deeds, and so interprets them for the reader by various reflections, narratives, and discourses. The first sign is the transformation of water into wine at Cana (Jn 2:1–11); this represents the replacement of the Jewish ceremonial washings and symbolizes the entire creative and transforming work of Jesus. The second sign, the cure of the royal official's son (Jn 4:46–54) simply by the word of Jesus at a distance, signifies the power of Jesus' life-giving word. The same theme is further developed by other signs, probably for a total of seven. The third sign, the cure of the paralytic at the pool with five porticoes in chap. 5, continues the theme of water offering newness of life. In the preceding chapter, to the woman at the well in Samaria Jesus had offered living water springing up to eternal life, a symbol of the revelation that Jesus brings; here Jesus' life-giving word replaces the water of the pool that failed to bring life. Jn 6 contains two signs, the multiplication of loaves and the walking on the waters of the Sea of Galilee. These signs are connected much as the manna and the crossing of the Red Sea are in the Passover narrative and symbolize a new exodus. The multiplication of the loaves is interpreted for the reader by the discourse that follows, where the bread of life is used first as a figure for the revelation of God in Jesus and then for the Eucharist. After a series of dialogues reflecting Jesus' debates with the Jewish authorities at the Feast of Tabernacles in Jn 7; 8, the sixth sign is presented in Jn 9, the sign of the young man born blind. This is a narrative illustration of the theme of conflict in the preceding two chapters; it proclaims the triumph of light over darkness, as Jesus is presented as the Light of the world. This is interpreted by a narrative of controversy between the Pharisees and the young man who had been given his sight by Jesus, ending with a discussion of spiritual blindness and spelling out the symbolic meaning of the cure. And finally, the seventh sign, the raising of Lazarus in chap. 11, is the climax of signs. Lazarus is presented as a token of the real life that Jesus, the Resurrection and the Life, who will now ironically be put to death because of his gift of life to Lazarus, will give to all who believe in him once he has been raised from the dead.
Critical analysis makes it difficult to accept the idea that the gospel as it now stands was written by one person. Jn 21 seems to have been added after the gospel was completed; it exhibits a Greek style somewhat different from that of the rest of the work. The prologue (Jn 1:1–18) apparently contains an independent hymn, subsequently adapted to serve as a preface to the gospel. Within the gospel itself there are also some inconsistencies, e.g., there are two endings of Jesus' discourse in the upper room (Jn 14:31; 18:1). To solve these problems, scholars have proposed various rearrangements that would produce a smoother order. However, most have come to the conclusion that the inconsistencies were probably produced by subsequent editing in which homogeneous materials were added to a shorter original.
The gospel contains many details about Jesus not found in the synoptic gospels, e.g., that Jesus engaged in a baptizing ministry (Jn 3:22) before he changed to one of preaching and signs; that Jesus' public ministry lasted for several years (see note on Jn 2:13); that he traveled to Jerusalem for various festivals and met serious opposition long before his death (Jn 2:14–25; 5; 7–8); and that he was put to death on the day before Passover (Jn 18:28). These events are not always in chronological order because of the development and editing that took place. However, the accuracy of much of the detail of the fourth gospel constitutes a strong argument that the Johannine tradition rests upon the testimony of an eyewitness. Although tradition identified this person as John, the son of Zebedee, most modern scholars find that the evidence does not support this.
The fourth gospel is not simply history; the narrative has been organized and adapted to serve the evangelist's theological purposes as well. Among them are the opposition to the synagogue of the day and to John the Baptist's followers, who tried to exalt their master at Jesus' expense, the desire to show that Jesus was the Messiah, and the desire to convince Christians that their religious belief and practice must be rooted in Jesus. Such theological purposes have impelled the evangelist to emphasize motifs that were not so clear in the synoptic account of Jesus' ministry, e.g., the explicit emphasis on his divinity.


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Why Utahns are so susceptible to affinity fraud
Research shows that the more intelligent a person is, the more trusting he or she is of other people.
Oh my, Utahns must be awfully smart.
Forty-five years ago, the Wall Street Journal reported that Salt Lake City was gaining a reputation as the stock fraud capital of the country. That story (I retrieved it using Proquest) said securities regulators and SEC staffers referred to the place as the "sewer of the securities industry."
I can't know for sure whether this was the first time Utah's capital city was identified in connection with fraud, but the city (and really the entire state) has done little to lose its reputation since the age of bell bottoms and shag haircuts.
And now we know that the billowing smoke of that bad reputation comes from something that looks a lot like a fire.
Jordan Maglich, an attorney in Florida, has compiled a database of fraud cases nationwide, using news accounts over a 10-year period. In it, Utah ranked sixth in terms of Ponzi schemes overall, with only the much more populous states of California, Florida, New York, Texas and Illinois recording more.
But then, as the Deseret News reported earlier this week, Utah attorney Mark Pugsley took that data another step, analyzing it on a per-capita basis, and Utah came out on top. It wasn't close.
He found Utah had a rate of 1.35 Ponzi schemes per 100,000 people. The next highest state, Florida, came in at 0.51.
A Ponzi scheme, named for con man Charles Ponzi, involves luring investors with the promise of large returns. Early investors actually see results, which come from the money invested by later investors. This fuels belief in the promises, which attracts even more investors. Eventually, it all falls apart, because there are no actual investments, and the charismatic person behind the scheme disappears with pockets full of money.
Think Bernie Madoff, only in Utah it's on a smaller, more intimate scale. The perpetrator gains the trust of victims by living and socializing among them, often attending the same church.
I started this by talking about research. Here's why: In 2014, the website plos.org published a study conducted in the United States by University of Oxford professors. They compared intelligence tests with answers to the question, "Generally speaking, would you say that most people can be trusted or that you can't be too careful in dealing with people?"
The results showed that the more intelligent people were, the more likely they were to trust other people.
Writing about this at the time, The Atlantic cited other research that found general trust to be a good thing for society, as well as for individual health and happiness. Institutions operate better in an atmosphere of trust, and economies have a greater chance of thriving.
Unless, of course, we trust the wrong people.
A razor-fine line exists between having a belief in the basic goodness of others and leaving yourself too vulnerable. Many religious people in Utah, conditioned to look for the divinity in others, want to avoid having their inclination to love "wax cold" because of "iniquity," to use Biblical language.
Frankly, that's not a bad thing, either.
It's worth noting here that Utahns are hardly alone. Facebook memes may not equate to affinity fraud, but they often commit intellectual fraud, spreading false rumors as fact. Russia's entire scheme to attack U.S. elections — one that apparently is alive and well and focused on 2020 — counts on us all being gullible.
But forming political opinions based on lies is one thing. Losing one's life savings is another.
As for those study results, the Oxford professors speculated that intelligent people may be "better at evaluating others' trustworthiness…"
Or perhaps, they said, "intelligent individuals have a greater chance of interacting with people who are materially better-off, and who therefore have less to gain from acting untrustworthily."
Which could explain a lot about Utah. Churches are open to all comers. People who form associations there do not necessarily self-select their friends because they are materially better off.
That's a good thing, too.
There is a charm about a place where many people trust one another. But charm disappears quickly when all the money is gone.
Trust can be savvy and skeptical. Those terms don't have to be contradictory. If fact, they also sound like great attributes for a healthy place to live.


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We invite all students to come and join us in celebrating the start of the uni semester!
Whether you are a 4th year student or a 1st year student, we'd love to get to know you and have a great night together.
This is a perfect chance to relax and have some fun while meeting other students who are in the same boat as you or have done it before.
We are also excited to announce that Orion Hotel are and are keen to support the USQ Law Society this year, and are an official L Card partner offering L Card holders 10% off.
We will also have our own little section of the terrace bar reserved for the night.
Please note, this is a licensed venue and a strictly 18+ event.
We are pleased to invite all of you to our biggest and best event of the year, the USQLS 10th Anniversary Black & White Law Ball 2018!
Please note: Tickets are limited, and ticket sales will close at 11:55pm the 2nd of November 2018. Included in the ticket price is a drinks package, a two-course meal and entertainment. Doors will open from 6pm with drinks and food being served from 7pm.
As the year comes to a close, we hope that you will join us for this special occasion to celebrate the year that has been. Especially, as this is the year we celebrate our 10th anniversary. This is a significant milestone for the USQLS and one we are very proud of achieving. This will be a wonderful opportunity for all of us to come together and acknowledge our amazing journey and growth as a society. It will be a wonderful night that will bring together students, alumni, USQ faculty, legal practitioners, distinguished guests, family and friends.
A traditional and key part of this evening is that this is where we will congratulate and welcome the incoming (2019) USQLS Executive Committee to their new positions, and we will officially commence our handover.
On the night, you will also have the pleasure of hearing from special guest speakers (yet to be announced) as well as the USQLS Executive Committee. Importantly, you will hear about our experiences this year and the many great things we have been involved in and been able to achieve.
We have come a long way since our inception in 2008 by a handful of passionate and driven law students. Our steady membership growth, increased commitments and contributions to the student community is evidence of that.
As a team, we aim to consistently support, to the best of our abilities, the interests of our student cohort. Our team is full of motivation, spark, ideas, innovation, and dedication. We are always striving to improve.
The work and commitment students have dedicated to our organisation over the years is both commendable and incredible. Their efforts have provided solid foundations upon which we look forward to continuing to build a bright future. This is an exciting time to be a part of, and involved with, the USQLS.
Our theme for the event is black & white. Please be assured this does not strictly apply to what people wear. The theme is very much related to how the event will be designed and decorated. You are welcome to take part in the theme and dress accordingly if you wish.
Due to limited spacing, complimentary parking is only available for in-house guests and for the organiser/presenter of the conference/event. Offsite parking is available on Ruthven Street in front of hotel (free parking after 5.00pm) and in the Council Car Park in Annand Street at rear of Hotel with pedestrian access to the Hotel (Max $8.00 for 24 hours parking). There is also parking at the Neil Street Bus Interchange at the same cost.
We are pleased to advise that Burke & Wills Hotel are able to provide accommodation rates for our guests (outside of peak dates). Please enquire with Burke & Wills Hotel directly for any further information about accommodation.
Join us in the School of Law and Justice for this rare opportunity to learn about recent legislative changes directly from the Attorney-General, and be part of the Q&A session that follows.
The Honourable Yvette D'Ath MP is Attorney General and Minister for Justice in Queensland. She is a member of the Legislative Assembly of Queensland where she represents the seat of Redcliffe. Ms D'Ath is currently Leader of the House in the Legislative Assembly.
After graduating from the Queensland University of Technology with a Bachelor of Laws, D'Ath completed a Graduate Diploma in Legal Practice from the Australian National University. She worked in the Queensland Industrial Relations Commission and for Australian Workers' Union before entering federal politics for the Australian Labor Party in 2007. In 2013. Ms D'Ath entered State politics and, in 2015, was made Attorney-General and Minister for Justice and Minister for Training and Skills, in the Palaszczuk Government.
Parliament House and Supreme Court TOURS!
An exciting event is coming your way!
Join myself and fellow law students on a tour of Parliament House and the Supreme Court of Queensland with the College of Law providing us an epic lunch along the way!
DVD clips to bring the legislative process to life.
A role play of a Parliamentary Committee of inquiry.
The College of Law has very generously offered to host us for lunch! Pizza will be on the menu as will a presentation about the College and PLT (practical legal training) programs. The College of Law aims to support lawyers in their careers through professional development and post graduate programs. This is a fabulous opportunity to meet with those qualified to assist you with your pre-admission requirements.
The opportunity to view a criminal trial or sentencing (subject to availability on the day).
RSVP: Danielle at careers.usqls@gmail.com. Please let me know if you would only like to attend one of the tours.
Transport: Transport is not provided however trains are available into Central Station and Parliament House is only a short walk (1.3kms) from the station. There are also buses available. Visit www.translink.com.au to plan your journey.
short walk to the Supreme Court of Queensland (10 mins).
3. Supreme Court: 2:00pm to 4:30pm.
NB: Students have the option to depart at 3:00pm after the tour if they do not wish to sit in on a trial.
Join us in celebrating our 10 year anniversary and the beginning of another semester. More information provided soon.
RSVP: Please email Danielle at careers.usqls@gmail.com to confirm your attendance.
USQLS councillors and mooting competitors will be attending to the ALSA conference in Adelaide.
Location: USQ Toowoomba, Moot Court.
If you would like to raise any agenda items, please notify the secretary by email (secretary.usqls@gmail.com) by 20 June 2018 at 5pm. We would also like to invite all those attending to join the Executive for dinner after the meeting.
Come and watch the best of the best battle it out in the Championship Moot Grand Final! Join us afterwards for a celebration.
The USQ Law Society will be providing tours of the Toowoomba Court House.
These tours will be especially beneficial for students currently enrolled in LAW1112.
Places are limited, please email the usqlawsociety@gmail.com to reserve your spot.
USQLS and Phoenix Central present "Managing Your Studies, Personal and Professional Life" with Jerome Doraisamy, a young lawyer and the author of the Wellness Doctrine. This will include a networking session with USQ staff, the law community and guest presenter.
QLS Legal Careers Expo is a complimentary event for law students embarking on their legal career. Hear from industry leaders and top law firms who will share exciting career opportunities, graduate placements and vacation clerkships on offer.
Register today and follow this event page for updates and tips to get the most from this not to be missed Expo!
Come meet the executive and other students in a relaxed, textbook free environment. Event starts at 7:00pm.
Conservatory Restaurant, Burke & Wills Hotel, Toowoomba.
Discover the benefits of becoming a USQLS member by meeting us in person!


There are applications in mechanical systems, chemical kinetics, electric circuits, interacting species, economics, nonlinear optics, biology, neural networks and materials science, for example.
These MATLAB programs have been written to supplement the textbook, and give the reader a real hands-on experience.
The text is aimed at senior undergraduates, graduate students, and working scientists in industry.
The book has been published by Birkhauser in July 2004. The second edition was published in 2014.
Table of Contents of the book, mock exam papers and MATLAB index file can be found in Lynch_R2015b.zip.
Thank U very much!!!it is useful!
It is just what a nonlinear dynamics investigator needs!
Excellent set of programs. Has helped to bring the unit to life.
Very useful set of files.
I can not use the simulink file,the working windows is always blank.
For "program 2a", there are some mistakes which cause inefficiency in simulating Tent Map, here they are: the program iterates tent Map for nmax iteration, but the program only uses nmax/2 iteration when plotting the result.
Excellent book. Easy to use files. Lots and lots of applications.
Does NOT include contents of book, despite what the description implies.
goes well with the book!
Added Chua bifurcation animation: Programs_14f.
Updated for R2015b. New files added for Chapters 10 and 15.
Updated M-Files for R2011a and added two mock MATLAB-based examination papers to be sat in a computer laboratory.
MATLAB R2009b files for the book "Dynamical Systems with Applications using MATLAB". I am working on a second edition of the book!
Add files Program_2g for computing the Lyapunov exponents of the Henon map and Simulink_10, demonstrating generalized chaotic synchronization. All files work under R2008a.
Add files Program_4c.m, Programs_12c.m and Programs_12d.m. Animations.
Add animations Program_4c.m, Programs_12_c.m and Programs_12d.m.
Add animation programs: Program_4c.m, Programs_12c.m and Programs12d.m. See the Index.txt file for more information.
List of Contents of the book is on Lynch2004.zip.
Add Programs_13d (Lyapunov exponents of Lorenz) and Programs_15a.
Book available at amazon etc.
Book published in June 2004. Sorry for the delay!
Book published in April/May 2004. Sorry for the delay!
Add color Mandelbrot Set. Program_3c.
All M-files, Simulink model files and txt files.
Complete set of MATLAB files and Simulink files.
Add M-files for Chapters 12, 13 and 14.
Add M-files for Chapters 10 and 11.
Add a jpeg of a phase portrait.


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With light guitar strings just a notch above the low, melancholic bass, Girlpool have returned with "123." Oh yeah, and drums – there are those here, which is definitely newsworthy if you're unfamiliar with the duo. The duo of Harmony Tividad and Cleo Tucker are now a trio, with Miles Wintner serving duty on the drums.
The track collects every bit of willpower to step its sound to a higher, more sonic friendly tidal wave of minor chords. Lyrically, you're left with a tale that seems like it wants closure, but probably not, and is maybe willing to take it all back if the apology is believable enough. Maybe it's okay with dealing with a fracture as long as it doesn't have to face a full break.
In a video directed by Nicholas Rattigan, a muted, slightly faded color palette is present. Very evident are the cracks and fissures of this emotional and relationship cycle. You get downtrodden moments, encounters with old flames, and a lot of unnaturally tinted liquid keeping from the pores of our protagonist. Trust us – it's just easier if you watch the video.
Girlpool have recently signed to ANTI- Records and will be releasing their new album Powerplant on May 12th. Pre-order it here.


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Therapy and Other Books
Isnt it About Time? - How to stop putting things off and get on with your life
By Andrea Perry, 2002
"I was totally impressed with it. It's rare that I come across a self-help book that I actually enjoy...this is very helpful"
Dr. Pam Spurr - Psychologist, LBC Radio
"This book should come with a written warning. You no longer have any excuses. It makes you horribly productive."
Susan Elderkin, author of "Sunset over Chocolate Mountains" (Fourth Estate), Winner of the 2002 Orange Prize Futures Young Female Writers to Watch Out For, and on the Granta 2003 list of Best British Young Novelists.
"In the same genre as "Families and How to Survive Them" (John Cleese and Dr. Robyn Skinner); it made me think, laugh, and get on with this review"
Dr. Geoff Pelham, Head of Counselling and Psychotherapy at Leeds Metropolitan University
Do you procrastinate? Find yourself putting things off until tomorrow - later - this year, next year, sometime, never? Procrastination stops you getting on with your life whole-heartedly. At best, a frustrating habit; at worst, it can ruin dreams, cause stress, back ache, anxiety and obsessive thinking, sexual difficulties and problems with relationships. It consumes energy, imagination and time - and can ultimately deplete your life of colour and meaning. And if you live with someone who procrastinates, it can drive you up the wall!
Andrea Perry is an experienced therapist who recognises that if people could �just do it�, with or without fear, they would. She describes how we need to develop trust in our abilities to follow our own logic into satisfying action, and how procrastination is a strategy to compensate for significant gaps in this process. She shows you how to identify how you block your natural tendency to be effective and creative, and how to build on your strengths and give your tendency to procrastinate something better to do. Accessible and practical, illustrated with humorous and pertinent cartoons, Isn't it About Time provides a rich variety of ideas which help you overcome delay and accomplish what you need and want to do - today, not tomorrow.
Andrea Perry is a psychotherapist and dramatherapist. She has worked with people with mental health problems, run a private therapy practice and taught counselling.
Andrea is also the author of The Little Book of Procrastination - why not buy both?
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The next post I wrote was meant to be my write up of the North Downs Way 100 and I have started but the last few weeks have been somewhat hectic. I will leave my commentary on the NDW100 to the post when I get it done but what have I been doing since then?
Well, I am keeping up with the cycling to and from work although having moved home (this is why I have had no time!) my commute is just under half what it was to and from work. Getting to work is now easy as its all down hill, but this means that getting home is all up hill and pretty taxing on the legs at times.
Running wise I have focused on rehab of my various injuries and the mileage has come right down. At the moment I am actually running very little but have joined my local Parkrun and have been working on running faster resulting in a new PB for a 5km run, 21:25. With a Duathlon on the weekend and a 10km in OCtober the distance running is put on the back burner, my plan is to complete these events and start introducing the distance again to build up to the NDW50 next year, my plan is to smash my previous time!


NEW YORK (Reuters) - After decades of isolation, the United States is set to become a major player in the global trade of ultra light oil as recent government export approvals attract interest across the world.
Following rulings disclosed this week, U.S. companies can now export the light, gaseous petroleum known as condensate after a forty-year ban, giving them access to needy markets in Latin America and Asia and potentially threatening the dominance of other established producers in the Middle East and Africa.
Companies are ready to ship condensate from some of the United States' massive oil and gas fields within weeks. By the end of the year, as much as 300,000 barrels could be exported each day, according to analysts at Citi in New York, a timely event as Asian countries increase capacity to import and exporters elsewhere face headwinds.
"It could have an enormous impact," said Al Troner a condensate expert and president of Asia Pacific Energy Consulting. "It could happen within the next two weeks."
Up to one million barrels of condensate is produced each day in the United States, all of which can be exported after some basic refining to reduce volatility, known as stabilizing, according to the U.S. ruling. That is double the amount exported by Qatar, the world's leading condensate producer.
The amount exported and where it goes depends on the kind of condensate that is produced and whether it is the right grade to feed petrochemical plants in China or Japan or to dilute heavy crude produced in Latin America.
Enterprise Products Partners and Pioneer Natural Resources this week both said that they have received private go-ahead from the Commerce Department to export condensate. Enterprise said it is ready to start exporting anytime.
Exports of condensate, a major feedstock for the petrochemical industry, will provide the first outlet for the vast amounts of oil and gas now produced in the United States. It will also give an inkling of the impact that a U.S. drilling boom could finally have abroad if other types of crude are approved for export.
Buyers are already interested, not just in nearby Latin America - the closest destination for U.S. condensate - but further afield in India and east Asia, traders and sources said.
In Latin America, companies could use condensate as a substitute for naphtha to lighten local heavy crude. Venezuela's state-run oil producer PDVSA and firms operating in Colombia including Ecopetrol and Pacific Rubiales, some of which already buy from West Africa, are "lined up waiting to buy light crudes and condensates if the price is right" said one trader working in crude purchases, speaking on the condition of anonymity.
In India, Essar Oil's chief executive L K Gupta said "we will look at buying condensate from the United States if the pricing is right. We do buy condensate and if a new source is opening up that is good for us".
It is unclear what the cost of U.S. condensates would be, given that the price depends on the density and where it is produced. Some condensate from the Eagle Ford play in Texas does appear to be cheaper than some grades currently exported from Australia's North West Shelf, according to traders and Reuters data.
"According to an internal analysis at our company, the U.S. condensate based upon (U.S.) WTI pricing appears to have cost competitiveness compared with those from the Middle East based upon Dubai crude," said one Seoul-based refining source, adding that competitive U.S. exports could help bring down global prices.
The Middle East dominates supply of condensate. Qatar and Iran export 760,000 barrels per day combined, about half daily global supply, according to a presentation in November by analysts at Facts Global Energy. Australia and Africa make up most of the rest.
The majority of supply heads to Asia, where importers like China, Japan and South Korea have build processing plants known as splitters that can turn condensate into naphtha and other oil-related products. In Asia Pacific, splitters can process up to 900,000 barrels per day of condensate, according to Facts.
But as demand rises, production from existing exporters is faltering. In Australia, where condensate is a by-product of liquefied natural gas production, exports are already declining in part because new gas produced is "drier" than before. In Qatar, domestic demand is set to slow exports. Iranian output has been hampered by sanctions.
"The condensate market East may move from length to tightness," the Facts report said.
It remains to be seen if the United States can fill the gap, and it is expected to take time to determine whether U.S. condensate is compatible with Asian importers' needs. Some said that no moves have been made to export condensate to Asia from the United States. Sampling could take months, others said.
But with demand on the rise, the United States could offer unexpected respite.
"What we hope is this (U.S.) export will help pull down prices of shipments from the Middle East as overall supplies in the global market increase," the Seoul-based refinery source said.


These are additional resources, including links to websites about canoes, basketry, stories, style, Coast Salish tribal and cultural centers, bibliographies on Chief Seattle, language, oral histories, archaeological sites and more related to the First Peoples of Western Washington and Southwestern British Columbia who speak the Coast Salish language.
Diagrams, resources and activities to guide exploration of Northwest Coast basketry.
The design of Coast Salish carving, its iconography (meaning), and how it relates to other region styles.


Spirit of Exploration: Jade Goody - the final act.
PMK deserts UPA - don't worry, be happy!
Pune roads - this is not funny at all.
Jade Goody - the final act.
Cricketers are not safe now. But who IS ?
The Big Fight on NDTV - or is it?
Unbelievable. That's all I can say. I find it difficult to look at the whole thing objectively. But let me give it a try anyway.
There are two issues. One - Jade Goody herself, and two - the media. It is a well known fact that Jade's only claim to fame is her ability to act stupid in front of the camera. Now, whether she is really stupid or whether she nicely leveraged the public tendency to watch stupid TV shows is something that only she knows. In the latter case, I would say she is really smart.
As death stalks close on her heels, she chooses to raise money for her children by 'dying on camera.' How much money her children will actually get is a matter of speculation. But is money the only thing she is leaving back for her children. What about all the unncessary media exposure at this age? Would they be able to put it in perspective and respect her for what she is first and foremost for them? Their mother, that is.
As for media, I heard this debate on NDTV where Devika Bhojwani made a valid point - that Jade Gody is choosing this. Its not really an intrusion on her privacy by the media. She is right. But then, I am surprised by the media's rather hypocritical approach to this. The TV anchor kept asking the panelists whether the media had 'gone too far' this time around. Not too far back, our own Indian media could be so brazen and insensitive in interviewing Sabina Sehgal's husband even as she was facing terrorists' bullets in the Taj. Where were their sensibilities then? Would the media ever say no to anything? I doubt very much.
Electronic media is a Pandora's box. It has been opened and the blame cannot be pinned down on only one person. Take Youtube for example. It gives me access to some great videos. Just some days back I saw a clipping from the interview of legendary Pt. Kumar Gandharva. Its rare footage, and God knows why Doordarshan cant air it more often. Vallarie can watch some breathtaking Kathak performances on Youtube and learn. But that's not even 5% of all that is there on Youtube. Maybe 1%, I don't really know.
Today anyone can shoot anything on a cell phone and post it straight on Youtube for the world to see. A German madman can post his sinister plans on the net before going out and shooting teenagers in his school.
It really is the Pandora's box. Once opened, there is no way we can close it. We can only switch channels.
I said in the beginning that I find it difficult to look at the Jade Goody episode objectively. Maybe, just maybe, therein lies the success of her last camera appearance.


For millions of years, this popular color dominated the world.
What's the oldest color in the world? Researchers from the U.S., Japan, and Austrailia have been digging in the Sahara desert and have found out that none other than hot pink appears to be the world's oldest surviving color.
No—archelogists didn't uncover the world's oldest H&M. The color is actually the color of the fossils of chlorophyll, discovered in black shale sediment that occurred naturally back when the Sahara was a giant body of water. These particular fossils go back 1.1 billion years where there's a gap in knowledge between how microorganisms became larger animals. The pink was created by cyanobacteria, which was a dominant presence on Earth before algae took over 650 million years ago. Algae helped support larger life, so it's good that these researchers, who published their findings in the journal PNAS, found the dominant food source of life back then.
To keep things in perspective, early humans have only been around about 1.5 million years which is peanuts in the grand scheme of things. Dinosaurs appeared 235 million years ago and were wiped out just 65 million years ago. These cyanobacteria had a great run for 500 million years or so, which is more than enough time to pull off wearing pink.


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Google Launches New Subscription Centre for Android Users
Written by Chloe Gay
21st June 2018 21st June 2018
Google has announced the official launch of its subscription centre for Android users.
The new feature will centralise all Google Play subscriptions and will offer a way for users to find other apps they might like to try.
The feature was first introduced at Google's I/O developer conference back in May and has recently rolled out to Android users. Google had not formally announced the arrival of the feature until yesterday.
In order to access the subscriptions centre, users will have to click the link available from the "hamburger" menu within the Play Store app.
Apple's page for subscription management is reportedly harder for iOS users to find. Google has proactively approached the issue for its Android users, landing it some credibility with the Time Well Spent movement.
In Google Play's Subscriptions centre, users will be able to view their existing subscriptions, cancel them, renew them, and restore those that had previously cancelled.
Users will also be able to manage and update their payment methods, and set up a backup method.
In addition, developers can also create deeper links to their subscriptions which they can then distribute across email, social media and the web.
When users cancel their subscription, developers can then trigger a survey to find out the reason why. This user feedback will help developers to be able to tweak their product offerings.
Google has also announced that it may be tweaking different aspects of the product between the developer event and the public launch.
Author Chloe Gay
Chloe is a reporter at Global Dating Insights. Originally from Bracknell, she is studying Communication & Media at Bournemouth University. She enjoys writing, travelling and socialising with her friends and family.


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Q: How to Dynamically create real APEX input items (not just html input) Does anyone know how to dynamically create real Apex items, such as a text input field or a date picker?
We know to do something like so:
select
APEX_ITEM.TEXT (
    p_idx          => 1,
    p_value        => NULL,
    p_attributes   => 'placeholder="placeholder" class="myItem"'
) item from dual

What we want is actual items with Apex properties/attributes, similar to when you insert items manually in the builder. Among those for example Template, Label, Value required, Security attributes etc.
Thanks in advance!

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