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Newcomer Kenny Stafford glad to feel wanted by Roughriders
August 07, 2019 News, Montreal Alouettes
After seven CFL seasons with four different teams, it's not easy to surprise Kenny Stafford.
Yet, that's exactly what happened on Monday when the Saskatchewan Roughriders acquired Stafford from the Edmonton Eskimos for return man Christion Jones.
At the time of the deal, Stafford was Edmonton's third-leading receiver, with 30 grabs for 366 yards and two touchdowns in seven games.
"Any time you're playing good football and you're productive, you don't think you're on the trading block," Stafford said Tuesday following his first practice with the Riders. "I made Edmonton my home. I live there year-round. It was a little bit of shock but at the end of the day it feels good to be wanted.
"I'm excited to get to work and wear the green and white."
Stafford is on pace for his best statistical campaign as a CFLer. That comes on the heels of establishing new career highs last season — 55 catches for 781 yards in 17 games with Edmonton.
"Last year I got tied up in the numbers," said the 29-year-old Ohio product. "I had 75 targets the first nine games. The last nine games, only 25. I was on pace for 1,000 yards that year too. You don't want to get caught up in that. You just want to be productive."
Stafford's opportunity could come as early as Friday's road clash with the Montreal Alouettes. He's first in line to replace Shaq Evans, who didn't practise Tuesday due to an ankle injury.
"He's not quite right," Riders head coach Craig Dickenson said of Evans. "He hurt his ankle (Monday) and he couldn't move at all today. We'll see. Tomorrow is a big day."
Based upon Evans' questionable status, the timing of the trade could work out perfectly for the Riders, who announced the deal about two hours before their leading receiver got hurt.
Stafford said he's "ready to play right now" if required while Dickenson expressed confidence that the newcomer should get up to speed quickly in a familiar offensive system.
Stafford won a Grey Cup with Edmonton in 2015 while playing under offensive co-ordinator Stephen McAdoo, who has the same title in Saskatchewan. Dickenson was the Eskimos' special teams co-ordinator at the time.
"He looks good; same Kenny we had in Edmonton," Dickenson said Tuesday. "He's a pro. He has worked with Coach Mac before and he's a smart guy. He's a good football player. I feel like he can come in and contribute right away for us as either a starter or possibly that first backup in."
Regardless of the role, Stafford described himself as a "speed guy" who can "blow the top off the defence." The 6-foot-3, 204-pounder also adds a little more veteran savvy to the Riders' receiving corps, not to mention the versatility to play "all five positions."
"I'm a proven route runner; I know the game inside and out," Stafford added. "I'm just a veteran guy who adds a little bit of spice. I know what it takes to win. I won a Grey Cup with some of the coaches here. They know what I can do. Now it's just proving it to my teammates — have them believe in me, have them trust in me, have the City of Regina and Saskatchewan trust in me, and let's go ahead and chase a Grey Cup."
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Klub 27 (anglicky 27 Club, Club 27), někdy též Forever 27 Club ("Klub navždy 27") je neformální označení skupiny celebrit, především rockových a bluesových hudebníků, jejichž život skončil předčasně v sedmadvaceti letech. Podstatou je mýtus, že právě ve věku 27 let umírají muzikanti abnormálně často, což sice bylo statistikou opakovaně vyvráceno, zůstává to však fenoménem poukazujícím na zničující životní styl typický pro rockové celebrity.

Na příčině smrti pro "členství v klubu" nezáleží, přirozeně se ale většinou jedná o úmrtí tragická, nejčastěji na předávkování drogami (včetně alkoholu), různé nehody, případně i násilnou smrt (to zejména u rapperů). Sebevraždy jsou zastoupeny spíše výjimečně, nebo je nelze prokázat a jen se o nich spekuluje.

Historie
První zmínky o "magičnosti" čísla 27 se objevily na přelomu 60. a 70. let, kdy v rozmezí dvou roků zemřeli ve věku 27 let slavní rockoví hudebníci Brian Jones, Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin a Jim Morrison (Jones a Morrison dokonce ve stejný den v kalendáři – 3. července). Joplinová zemřela jen 16 dní po Hendrixovi, tomu ještě předcházela smrt Alana Wilsona z Canned Heat.

O "Klubu 27" se začalo hovořit až v souvislosti se sebevraždou Kurta Cobaina roku 1994. Z následných rozhovorů s jeho blízkými mělo vyplynout, že sám Cobain přikládal věku 27 let symbolický význam a toužil se do "klubu" zařadit (např. podle tvrzení jeho sestry v Cobainově biografii Těžší než nebe). Někteří autoři to považovali spíše za nedorozumění, v populární kultuře se již fenomén nicméně pevně zabydlel.

Další vlnu mediálního zájmu o Klub 27 přinesla smrt Amy Winehouse v roce 2011. Zpěvačka se navíc o tři roky dříve zmínila, že má strach, že zemře v tomto "zakletém" věku.

Členové Klubu 27
Toto je pouze neúplný seznam. Míra proslulosti, která opravňuje k zařazení do klubu, není jasně podefinována a může se také lokálně lišit. Tučně jsou vyznačeni "nejvýznamnější" členové klubu.

Dalším možným adeptem seznamu je textař a kytarista Richey Edwards, který zmizel 1. února 1995 ve věku 27 let a od té doby nebyl spatřen. Předpokládá se, že je mrtev.

Statistická významnost
Životopisec Kurta Cobaina a Jimiho Hendrixe Charles R. Cross píše: "Počet hudebníků, kteří zemřeli v sedmadvaceti, stojí vskutku za povšimnutí. (Ačkoli) Lidé statisticky umírají v každém věku, u hudebníků, kteří zemřeli v 27, však křivka grafu vykazuje ostrý nárůst úmrtnosti."

Většina studií nicméně neprokázala žádnou extremitu specificky pro věk 27 let. Určitý nárůst zde existuje, nijak významně se ale neliší od podobných hodnot pro věk 25 nebo 32 let (v tomto věku zemřeli např. Keith Moon a John Bonham). Byla prokázána jistá vyšší pravděpodobnost úmrtí rockových, popových apod. muzikantů v mladém věku obecně, nikoliv ale jmenovitě pro věk 27 let.

Odkazy

Reference

Externí odkazy

 "website dedicated to the Forever 27 Musicians " from Forever27.co.uk
 "The 50 Worst Things Ever to Happen to Music" from Blender
 "Fans Mark 10 Years Since Cobain Death"
 Interview with Andrew Loog Oldham, manager of the Rolling Stones
 "Nirvana: smells like a very ape heart shaped box in bloom" from the Rutgers-Newark Observer
 "Oh Pleez GAWD I can't handle the success!" from Salon.com
 27 Club T-shirt
 "site & book devoted to the pop culture myth of The 27s

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The 5,000 ton armed steamship, the Eldon Park, had but twelve years of service behind her when, on February 7th 1940, it struck a mine off Lundy.
She had left North Africa with a cargo of iron ore, bound for Port Talbot, near Swansea. After striking the mine the Master of the ship had planned to beach the ship at Port Eynon Bay however, the ship did not quite make it and instead sunk in the centre of Port Eynon Bay.
With the amount of debris from the explosion surrounding the Eldon Park, the lifeboat had difficulty rescuing the crew of the doomed ship. But with skill the lifeboatmen managed a total of seven successful runs and rescued all 37 of the very grateful crew in a little over eight hours.
Curiously, Lloyd's Casualty Register makes no mention of the ship having been mined but states that it got stranded on the Helwick Sands before being beached at Port Eynon.
The wreck of the Eldon Park was officially notified as a danger to navigation in the Bristol Channel, but before she was broken up, the shipwreck was featured by the Ministry of Defence in one of its numerous war information films.
Some disposal work was finally carried out on the ship in 1949. Parts of the broken hull may still be seen at low tide.

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On Saturday, April 25, around noon local time, a 7.8 magnitude quake struck an area between the densely populated Nepalese capital, Kathmandu, and the city of Pokhara, with tremors felt across several countries, including neighboring India. More than 700 people have been confirmed dead across the region.
A magnitude 6.6 aftershock hit about an hour later, with several smaller aftershocks jolting the region for hours. The tremor has left scenes of devastation in the Nepalese capital, including tumbled walls, collapsed towers and large cracks in streets and walls.


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By Sangeeta Kardam on January 13, 2013 Windows
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"What is the difference between 32-bit and 64-bit Windows?"
This is probably the most common question that comes in our mind when we plan to buy a new system or read the system specifications required by the software or hardware we are going to install in our system.
We often encounter some 32-bit or 64-bit terms while dealing with the tech world; let it be the type of processor that comes with the system we buy, the applications that are being installed in our system, or the version of Operating System (Windows ) we are using. However, many of us don't even know what are the differences between a 32-bit and a 64-bit system.
To help you understand the basic differences between these two, I am going to share my knowledge on this I have gained so far.
But before I start, I would like to make it clear that these are NOT the only differences between a 32-bit and 64-bit systems. In order to get the full-fledged knowledge, you need to go deep down into the technical details, which is not what I am going to discuss here.
My main aim is to make it clear to you what basic difference does a 32-bit and a 64-bit architecture makes to your system, in the simplest possible way I can.
Let's have a look on this.
First of all, you need to understand that your whole system is divided into three parts: the Hardware, the Operating System, and the Application Programs.
The Hardware comprises of your Processor (CPU), Memory (RAM/ROM), and I/O devices. The Operating System, which is normally designated as "Windows", is a collection of software that operates your system. And the application program is a set of instructions which tells the system what specific task it has to do and how to do it.
You might be aware of the fact that a computer reads all the instructions in form of 1's and 0's, which are commonly known as "Bits". Now a 32-bit system and a 64-bit system generally refers to the kind of architecture adopted by the above-mentioned components in your system.
Some system uses 32-bit technology while others uses 64-bit. The difference basically drift towards three main factors: memory accessibility, RAM support, and system performance.
While doing my R&D, I came across a very good example, which helped me understand the whole scenario in a better way. And now, I am going to use the same example here.
Think of a 32-lane route and a 64-lane route. Which one will result in more traffic flow and less traffic congestion? Obviously the latter one. Same way, these two architectures operate; 64-bit system offers 2 times faster data accessibility than 32-bit systems, resulting in less bottlenecks and smoother data flow.
Now coming to the next point, a 32-bit system supports 3.24 GB of RAM while 64-bit system supports up to 16 EB (exabytes), which is virtually unlimited. When a system executes a process, it reads the data from the hard disk and keeps it on RAM from where it can be accessed easily and repetitively. Due to a smaller RAM, a 32-bit system stores less processes and hence it has to go back to the disk again and again and the whole system goes slow. Comparatively, a 64-bit system can store more processes at a time in its "virtually unlimited" RAM, hence it results in a better system performance.
Apart from that, the video card, motherboard BIOS, and other devices that are installed in your system take up the same RAM space, which further decreases the available RAM in a 32-bit system.
Another benefit that a 64-bit system provides is its capability to do scientific calculations faster, which further boost up the system performance.
But before you conclude that 64-bit system is best for you, just have a look on these important points:
A 64-bit application will run on 64-bit Windows only, and a 64-bit Windows will run on a 64-bit processor only.
A 32-bit application can run on both 32 bit and 64-bit Windows, and a 32-bit Windows can run on both 32-bit and 64-bit Processor.
Hence, do choose the version of Windows considering your needs for using the system.
Hope you like this article. If have more clarifications or suggestions, do let us in comments.
Also, read our another tech post on IRC Client.
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Pregnancy Complications Increase Risk of Future Preterm Birth
Samara Rosenfeld
The findings may help identify women at increased risk of preterm delivery.
Liv Kvalvik, MD, PhD
If a woman experienced pregnancy complications—despite having their first baby born at full term‑there was an increased risk of preterm delivery for their next pregnancy, study findings showed.
The findings suggested that complications could help identify women at increased risk of preterm delivery.
Liv Kvalvik, MD, PhD, and colleagues from Norway and North Carolina included 302,192 women giving birth to a second singleton child between 1999-2015. Data were obtained from the population-based Medical Birth registry of Norway. Collected data included demographic; medical and reproductive history; lifestyle; pre-pregnancy and prenatal information, complications during pregnancy and delivery; and fetal and infant outcomes.
Kvalik, from the Department of Global Public Health and Primary Care at the University of Bergen in Norway, and the investigative team excluded those with missing information on gestational age and birthweight, along with women with babies who weight >5 standard deviations above the mean for gestational week of birth (.1%).
The team's main outcome was preterm birth in the second delivery—liveborn or stillborn—at 20-36 gestational weeks. Gestational age was completed weeks and was based on the date of the woman's last menstrual period.
The investigators identified 5 complications or poor outcomes of term pregnancy: pre-eclampsia; placental abruption; stillbirth; neonatal death; and small for gestational age.
The risk of preterm birth in the first pregnancy was 5.9%. For those with term birth in their first pregnancy, 4.2% had preeclampsia, .2% had placental abruption; .2% had stillbirth; .1% had neonatal death; and 2.4% had a small for gestational age baby.
Risk of recurrence of preterm birth in the second pregnancy was 18.1% (relative risk, 5.5%; 95% CI, 5.3-5.7) compared with a term first birth. Each of the 5 complications was linked with a substantially increased risk of preterm birth in the second pregnancy.
Absolute risks for preterm birth in the second pregnancy were 3.1% with none of the complications, 6.1% after preeclampsia, 7.3% after placental abruption, 13.1% after stillbirth, 10% after neonatal death, and 6.7% after small for gestational age.
The adjusted relative risk of preterm birth after preeclampsia was 2.0 (95% CI, 1.8-2.1); 2.3 after placental abruption (95% CI, 1.7-3.1); 4.2 after stillbirth (95% CI, 3.4-5.2); 3.2 after neonatal death (2.2-4.8); and 2.2 after small for gestational age (95% CI, 2-2.4).
Having any 1 of the complications was linked to a doubled risk of the next birth being preterm (RR, 2; 95% CI, 1.9-2.1) (absolute risk, 6.2%). The relative risk with >2 complications was 3.5 (95% CI, 2.9-4.2) (absolute risk, 10.9%).
Although women who have a term pregnancy generally would be considered at reduced risk for subsequent preterm birth, the findings emphasized that complications could lead to a substantially increased future risk.
The findings may inform antenatal clinical care by helping to identify women at increased risk of preterm delivery.
Additional research of the causal factors underlying the risks could lead to insight of biological mechanisms linked to a broad range of pregnancy complications.
The study, "Term complications and subsequent risk of preterm birth: registry based study," was published online in The BMJ.
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The Observer View
Filed under: Brexit, Dictatorship, Ireland, Johnson, Music, NHS, Scottish Independence, Westminster — derryvickers @ 10:30 pm
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2019/dec/28/observer-view-britains-future-in-uncertain-world-boris-jonson-brexit?CMP=share_btn_link
A short summary of the year ahead by the Observer.
It would be nice to follow Antony Newley's 'Stop the World I want to get off'
But that's not in our gift.
We all have to do what we can to work towards a more democratic and tolerant world.
Johnson in a Rush – To minimise the Opportunity for MPs to read the Small Print
Filed under: Bankruptcy, Brexit, Europe, Jeremy Corbyn, Johnson, Northern Ireland, Scottish Independence, UK Parliament, Westminster — derryvickers @ 2:52 pm
From Today's Financial Times
The deal that Boris Johnson signed with the EU yesterday has immense economic and constitutional implications for the UK.
In any normally functioning democracy, a treaty of this magnitude would be subject to extensive parliamentary scrutiny — if not a confirmatory vote by the British public.
The reality is that neither of these things is happening, or indeed likely to happen. MPs are being given little time to scrutinise the text before being asked to hold a landmark Commons vote tomorrow.
As for the confirmatory referendum, there will be numerous attempts by MPs to secure one in the days ahead if the Johnson deal is passed. But MPs on all sides are now so fatigued by Brexit that their efforts are unlikely to end in success.
The absurdity of the situation is not difficult to see. As Martin Wolf argues in the FT, the Johnson deal damages the UK economy. As he writes: "It is going to make the country substantially poorer than it would otherwise be. It is going to reduce the resources available to any future government to deliver on domestic policy promises."
The constitutional implications are possibly worse. The Johnson deal means Northern Ireland will be in a completely different trading relationship from the rest of the UK. This will inevitably fan the flames of militant unionism for the first time since the Good Friday Agreement.
Note, for example, this story that the Democratic Unionist party met loyalist paramilitaries — including the Ulster Volunteer Force — to discuss the implications of a mooted Brexit deal this week. This is troubling.
Meanwhile, Scotland, which voted Remain, will want the same preferential trading terms with the EU as Northern Ireland. Instead, the Scots are being subjected to the hard Brexit that Mr Johnson is imposing on the whole of Great Britain.
As the commentator Ian Dunt writes: "It is as if Westminster were trying to write the SNP's independence campaign for it."
One other aspect of this deal should not be ignored. Many MPs will vote for the Johnson package tomorrow because they think they are avoiding no deal.
But this simply isn't the case. Under this treaty, the UK will enter a standstill transition period until December 2020. If there is no fully-fledged trade deal agreed with the EU by then, the UK will crash out anyway.
In other words, if the Johnson deal passes tomorrow, Britain will spend the first half of 2020 having the same argument it has had for the past three years. Do we accept the tough trade terms the EU wants to inflict on us? Do we ask for an extension? Or do we crash out?
MPs campaigning for a confirmatory referendum will not give up hope. If Mr Johnson succeeds tomorrow, they will try to pass an amendment demanding one in the time left before the UK's departure on October 31.
But the numbers probably aren't there because MPs and the British public believe that passage of the Johnson deal will mark the crossing of a Rubicon. They want the UK to move on to other things.
Of all the illusions about Brexit, this is probably the greatest of all.
Gunpowder, Treason and Plot
Filed under: Brexit, Europe, Johnson, Northern Ireland, Scottish Independence, UK Parliament — derryvickers @ 11:22 am
Tim Farron – Belfast Telegraph
"Those factors added together mean that the border in the Irish Sea would be absolutely permanent – that, in my opinion, is a racing certainty."
https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/northern-ireland/farron-fears-latest-accord-will-rip-the-uk-apart-and-lead-to-a-united-ireland-38606378.html.
Johnson chose the wrong date for leaving the EU: He should have chosen the 5th of November not the 31st October
Filed under: Ireland, Yeats — derryvickers @ 9:10 pm
If you are passionate about Yeats like me:
Then watch Bob Geldof while he is still on BBC4 Iplayer
https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b076qphj/bob-geldof-on-wb-yeats-a-fanatic-heart
Broadcast last Wednesday 2 October 2019. Only a few days left.
But he will be back again in around 6 months.
BTW have you seen the paintings by Yeats's brother Jack?
And a great review by the Spectator at
https://www.spectator.co.uk/2016/04/bbc4s-bob-geldof-on-wb-yeats-was-one-of-the-best-literary-documentaries-ive-seen/
Johnson dictating to Juncker who won't show 'Flexibility'
Filed under: Brexit, Dictatorship, Johnson, Northern Ireland, UK Parliament — derryvickers @ 10:11 am
Yesterday it was Johnson dictating to Juncker.
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2019/sep/15/johnson-to-defy-benn-bill-quit-31-october-come-what-may.
Today it's EU showing 'Flexibility'.
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/live/2019/sep/16/brexit-latest-news-boris-johnson-talks-juncker-eu-must-show-flexibility-says-raab-ahead-of-boris-johnsons-key-meeting-with-juncker-live-news-latest-news
Pity Number 10 can't seek with one voice.
But then its the Tory 'Party'
Or maybe it's just that Johnson needs the Excuse to leave; any excuse will do and Rabb is just his man to provide it (for now).
Filed under: Brexit, Ireland, Johnson, Northern Ireland, Scottish Independence — derryvickers @ 10:13 am
Odd that if Johnson gets approval for a bridge between the UK and Northern Ireland that by the time it is built there will then be two border posts to provide paperwork to: England to Scotland and Scotland to Northern Ireland.
Doesn't Northern Ireland have an Anthem
Filed under: Bercow, Brexit, Europe, Good Friday Agreement, Ireland, Johnson, Theresa May, Westminster — derryvickers @ 6:37 am
"While Bercow completed the formalities required to prorogue parliament in the House of Lords, opposition MPs sung songs, including the Red Flag, Jerusalem, Scots Wha Hae and Bread of Heaven (in Welsh, with harmonies)."
Doesn't Northen Ireland have a national song or are their MPs totally on the Tory side.
Paul Waugh sums up Johnson:
"Even more than Theresa May ever was, Johnson is a now zombie PM in a zombie parliament. Unlike her, his answer is to shut down the graveyard (the Commons and Lords). Yet like May, he thinks he can get a new lease of life through a general election. Let's see if the script is more The Walking Dead than Carry on Screaming."
The Assassination of the Mother of Parliaments
Filed under: Brexit, Britis Empire, Europe, Ireland, Johnson, UK Parliament, USA, Westminster — derryvickers @ 8:43 am
The Conservative Cabinet assassinates The Mother of Parliaments and welcomes becoming a vassal of the USA.
The Guardian Editorial says it all.
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2019/sep/08/the-guardian-view-on-the-world-and-brexit-rue-britannia
I need to repeat in full below.
The Guardian view on the world and Brexit: rue Britannia
The case for Brexit rested largely upon two misapprehensions – or, to put it less kindly, lies. The first was the belief that engaging in a deep and broad partnership, with the necessary compromises and disadvantages that brings alongside all its benefits, was an act of treacherous self-sabotage. The second was a wholly unrealistic assessment of Britain's international status and heft, rooted in a vague, nostalgic vision of its imperial past. A third myth sprang from these two: that a post-Brexit Britannia would emerge triumphant, a beacon of democracy, parliamentary sovereignty and prosperity, shining across the waves.
The last three years have left such ideas in tatters; the last week has ripped the remaining shreds away. Its events have left Britain appearing not only backwards-looking, irrational and divided, but fanatical, bitter, frivolous, chaotic and heedless of any legal or customary impediment to the executive. Boris Johnson promised a stroll to sunlit meadows; now he offers a grim, hellish march towards no deal, and his troops have had enough.
The most damning attacks come from within: from his MPs, and now his ministers. Amber Rudd ditched her opposition to no deal as Mr Johnson ascended the throne; now she has quit the cabinet and the Conservative whip, accusing him of an assault on "decency and democracy" for his purge of Tory veterans. In interviews she pressed home her attack, noting that legal advice on prorogation had not been given to the cabinet despite repeated requests and that there is no evidence that the government is seeking a deal, since it is devoting 80% to 90% of its time to planning for no deal.
Days before, Jo Johnson quit, citing a conflict between family loyalty and the national interest. Kenneth Clarke, ejected from the Tory benches after almost half a century, warned that a no-deal Brexit could be far more damaging to Britain's economy than a Corbyn government. As briefings from Downing Street grew wilder, the lord chancellor felt obliged to announce that he would abide by the rule of law and had spoken to the prime minister about its importance.
Consider now the external view. The EU diplomats with whom we will have to work, with or without a deal, are ever more frustrated by the game-playing and have accused the prime minister of reneging on pledges to uphold the Good Friday agreement. (The taoiseach, who will on Monday meet Mr Johnson, has already warned that he does not expect any breakthroughs.)
But other parties are just as scathing. In his Radio 4 series As Others See Us, Neil MacGregor noted that respect for Britain's parliamentary democracy and steady pragmatism are much diminished, and that the world sees an unsettled nation cut adrift from its moorings. One American columnist dubbed this week Britain's stupidest hour, while Canada's Globe and Mail, describing the appetite for national self-destruction, observed that the Tories had transformed themselves into a protest party "even while continuing to govern a Group of Seven nation with a permanent seat on the United Nations security council". Implicit in that statement was a question: how long, in these circumstances, can we maintain this standing and hang on to these levers?
That the Trump administration cheers Britain towards the exit, as Vice-President Mike Pence did again in London this week, is a cause for concern, not reassurance. It wants to speed our course not from its deep amity towards the UK, but its deep hostility towards the EU. Any opportunity to undermine European cohesion, weakening it in global trade and diplomacy (notably vis-a-vis Iran), is welcome. A trade deal with Britain, inevitably on terms highly favourable to America, will merely be the glaze on the chlorinated chicken.
With friends like these, who needs to make more enemies? To say that Britain's hard power has long been in decline is merely an expression of the obvious, not of doomsaying. Now the Brexiters who dreamed of restoring glory are daily eroding the soft power it amassed as its empire shrank. Those who doubted our goodwill and good intentions after the 2016 vote increasingly doubt our good sense too.
Where is the Life that once I led
Filed under: Brexit, Cole Porter, Ireland, Johnson — derryvickers @ 9:30 pm
With apologies to Cole Porter
https://www.lyricsfreak.com/c/cole+porter/where+is+the+life+that+late+i+led_20339895.html
The Backstop
Filed under: Ireland, Johnson, Politics — derryvickers @ 7:15 pm
Find the Irish Border in the picture
Boris Johnson's Irish border plan stalls after 'disastrous' EU talks
British proposal to involve Stormont assembly in backstop alternative knocked back by EU
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2019/sep/06/boris-johnsons-irish-border-plan-stalls-disastrous-eu-brexit-backstop-talks
About Mike Vickers
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Keith, Dave, Eoin and Belen were out on a balmy January day cutting Hazel at Wooplaw for the Hazel stick courses coming off later in the year. Some amazing growth since keith last coppiced them four years ago. Sign up for either the Hazek Stick Chair or Hedge Chair days on the booking form.
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Just some beautiful chair shots that we've found and wanted to share with you.
Keith, Dave & Eoin down in Gullet Wood at Wooplaw on Saturday. A basketmaking client wanted 2000 cuttings to plant up in her own willow beds. So we were out there. It's about the only free Saturday we've got for a good few weeks as the 2012 courses are about to really start. Had to be done .... frozen ! But good craic !


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this Sunday Feb. 19th, 2012.
to race is the reason for the delay in schedule. This will also give folks driving quite a distance a bit more time to arrive.
As of this notice, most models agree a SW in the am shifting to a West to WNW as the day goes on.
The first 1/3 of the course will be a long tack, the remainding 2/3 will be more of a downwind sprint to the finish.
Should make for a very exciting and fast race!!!!!
celebrate our sport! We will be there past 9pm for sure, but we won't register anyone past 9.


Bristol City boss Lee Johnson looks set to keep faith with the side that secured their eighth successive victory in all competitions at Blackburn when QPR visit Ashton Gate on Tuesday.
Johnson has not changed his starting line-up for the last two Sky Bet Championship matches and looks set to keep the same XI against QPR, despite Eros Pisano coming off the bench to score the only goal at Ewood Park. The Italian defender will have to settle for a place on the bench alongside Kasey Palmer, who has only made one start since joining City on loan from Chelsea.
Jordan Cousins could be recalled to QPR's starting line-up after impressing as a second-half substitute in the 4-3 defeat to Birmingham. Cousins scored his first Rangers goal on Saturday as Blues, 4-0 ahead at one point, held on for victory courtesy of Lee Camp's stoppage-time penalty save.
Centre-back Toni Leistner is also likely to be promoted, with boss Steve McClaren contemplating a switch to three central defenders. QPR have gone six games without a Championship win and Geoff Cameron (ankle) and Angel Rangel (thigh) will be checked.
Bristol City are looking to complete a league double over QPR for the first time since the 1976-77 season.
QPR have lost their last two league matches against Bristol City, scoring none and conceding five.
Bristol City have won their last five home matches in all competitions, having won just three of their first 13 games at Ashton Gate this season (D5 L5).
QPR's last five away Championship scorers have all been different players (Wells, Leistner, Freeman, Eze, Samuel).
Bristol City forward Andreas Weimann has had a hand in eight goals in his last seven league matches against QPR (5 goals, 3 assists).
QPR boss Steve McClaren's two Championship meetings with Bristol City have seen his sides concede three goals in each (Derby 3-3 Bristol City in 2017-18, QPR 0-3 Bristol City in 2018-19).


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was a  after Kahō and before Jōtoku. This period spanned the years from December 1096 through November 1097. The reigning emperor was .

Change of Era
 January 28, 1096 : The new era name was created to mark an event or series of events. The previous era ended and the new one commenced in Kahō 3, on the 17th day of the 12th month of 1096.

Events of the Eichō Era
 1096 (Eichō 1): The kampaku Fujiwara no Moromichi was raised to the second rank of the first class
 1096 (Eichō 1): During the summer, a series of great dengaku dance performances unfolded in the streets and in open areas near the city. The participants were drawn from the aristocracy and from the common people; and even the former emperor joined along with members of the Imperial court.

Notes

References
 Brown, Delmer M. and Ichirō Ishida, eds. (1979).  Gukanshō: The Future and the Past. Berkeley: University of California Press. ;  OCLC 251325323
 Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric and Käthe Roth. (2005).  Japan encyclopedia. Cambridge: Harvard University Press. ;  OCLC 58053128
 Titsingh, Isaac. (1834). Nihon Ōdai Ichiran; ou,  Annales des empereurs du Japon.  Paris: Royal Asiatic Society, Oriental Translation Fund of Great Britain and Ireland. OCLC 5850691
 Varley, H. Paul. (1980). A Chronicle of Gods and Sovereigns: Jinnō Shōtōki of Kitabatake Chikafusa. New York: Columbia University Press. ;  OCLC 6042764

External links
 National Diet Library, "The Japanese Calendar" -- historical overview plus illustrative images from library's collection

Japanese eras


Gallery Walk gives an opportunity to stroll beautiful downtown Hot Springs and enjoy some of the finest contemporary art in America. The art galleries that sparkle like a fine necklace are located in the heart of the Victorian downtown district. They stay open until 9 p.m., often with music and complimentary refreshments. The artists whose works are on display also turn out to chat with visitors to the galleries. Don't miss this monthly opportunity to enjoy the arts that earned Hot Springs the No. 4 ranking in the Top 100 Small Art Towns in America.


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US President indicates intensifying trade war, prepares to levy $200-billion tariffs on Chinese imports
By Pratyaksha Mitra on September 2, 2018 No Comment
Washington: US President Donald Trump has completed preparations to impose import tax on Chinese goods worth a staggering $200 billion. President Trump has already instructed the administration accordingly, and new sanctions are likely to be announced next week. International analysts claim that the indications by Trump will mark a decisive phase in the trade war and will have severe repercussions on global economy.
Chinese goods imported in the United States are worth more than $500 billion while the United States exports to China are worth less than $200 billion. President Trump alleged that last year, the United States suffered a deficit of $375 billion in its trade with China. While making the allegation, he also said that there needs to be a balance in trade and indicated that corrective measures would be put in place. Following this, in the month of March, President Trump initiated a trade war by imposing taxes on imports from China.
Over the last five months, the United States has added tariffs over Chinese imports worth $50 billion in the ambit of taxes. China also attempted retaliation by imposing taxes on goods worth $50 billion imported from the United States. In the meantime, the Chinese efforts have failed to find a solution to the trade war through dialogue and negotiations with the United States. On the other hand, President Trump has indicated that he will be adopting a more aggressive stance and also warned that discussions will not be fruitful.
As per a section of the media, President Trump has issued instructions to his colleagues to intensify the trade war with China in the last few days. They include Secretary of the Treasury Steven Mnuchin, Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer, Director of the National Economic Council Larry Kudlow and Director of Trade and Industrial Policy Peter Navarro. As per the information given by the sources in the White House, the range of the taxes will be from 10% to 25%. Varied products from selfie sticks to semiconductors are included in the list and the item list is in its final stage.
Imposition of taxes on Chinese goods worth $200 billion will be the most severe action in the trade war, so far. As per the experts, this will have severe repercussions on the global economy and could turn into a decisive phase of the trade war. President Trump's stance against China seems to have become harsher after the Mexico trade agreement and analysts have reminded that he had issued a warning to tax all the Chinese imports worth $500 billion.
The instructions issued by President Trump have already started reflecting in global markets and the share indices have started to decline. At the same time, value of the Chinese currency Yuan, is also said to have taken a hit.
Against the backdrop of trade war with the US, China and Germany strike multi-billion-dollar trade cooperation deals Exhausted by the trade war, China will soon sign a deal with US, indicates US President US President, Donald Trump threatens to impose trade tariffs on Chinese import worth $500 billion US to increase 10% tax on Chinese goods worth $200 billion US will certainly win the trade war with China, asserts US Secretary of State, Mike Pompeo US and China issue warning to each other at the APEC over trade war China will have to pay the price for violating the trade agreement; threatens US President Donald Trump China becomes aggressive following the threat by the US President, prepares for equivalent retaliation in the trade war
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De geschiedenis van State of Art gaat terug tot aan 1936, toen de Albert Westerman Sr. met zijn zus een breiatelier opende. Het merk State of Art werd opgericht in 1987 door Albert Westerman Jr.
Jaarlijks ontwikkelt State of Art acht collecties kleding voor mannen met een actieve lifestyle. De passie voor stijlvolle modern-classics kleding in combinatie met de klassieke autosport valt al jaren in de smaak en de liefde voor klassiekers zit in de genen van het merk verankerd. Met sportieve, eigentijdse en comfortabele mode blijft State of Art ook de vele komende jaren nog 'a statement of style'.
DLVS ontwikkelde voor State of Art de visuele handtekening die onlosmakelijk is verbonden aan de heritage van Porsche. Al meer dan 15 jaar produceert DLVS de modefotografie, marketing campagnes en de collectie brochures voor State of Art.
Op ongeveer een uurtje rijden van Paraty vind je een van de mooiste pousada's die je kunt bedenken, Picinguaba. Hoewel met een pousada in Brazilië doorgaans een relatief eenvoudig hotel of pension wordt aangeduid, is Picinguaba een lust voor het oog.
kijkt het uit op de zee en een kilometers lang, beschermd zandstrand. Een unieke plek waar niets de magie van de natuur verstoord. Dus geen TV in de kamers, geen internet, geen airco. De enige geluiden zijn de zacht wuivende palmen en de zacht kabbelende zee. Puur genieten dus.
We look back at the seventies. An exciting time dominated by the love of cars and the passion for speed. Each team, each driver, each brand recognizable by its own unique style. At that time Porsche made its mark with the 911. Their drivers were immortalised as heroes and their unique sense of style much admired by their fans.
Today State of Art presents a collection which perfectly reflects the glory of that time while incorporating the comfort and quality of today. State of Art Racing is a vibrant collection of Jackets, sweats, shirts and polo's each with the original artworks and logos subtly applied. State of Art Racing is a collection for men who yearn for motorsport as it was, but want it reflected in the world of today. Relive the passion.
The snow is crunching under your feet. The air is fresh and clean. The views over Laghi Ghedina are phenomenal. And the wonderful aromas at lunch are irresistible.
It couldn't be clearer that you're in Cortina d'Ampezzo. A hospitable little paradise in the Dolomites where life is definitely for living. Something that you do outdoors, even – like now – in winter.
DLVS has had the privilege of working with State of Art for over 10 years, shooting their campaigns in many of the world's most beautiful locations. During that time we've taken care of strategy, concept, art direction, film & photography, casting, production, production management, travel and logistics planning, in addition to designing and producing State of Art's collection brochures, commercials and advertising campaigns.
We have just finished the new Spring Summer 13 campaign, which was produced in Morocco. It is our pleasure to share some snapshots from the project with you here.
For State of Art, we travelled to Norway to photograph images for their Winter 2012 Collection. The campaign we produced includes advertising & three brochures.
Italy provided the perfect setting for shooting State of Art's Spring/Summer 2012 campaign. Our images taken under the Tuscan sun will be used in their advertising, brochure and other print media. DLVS was responsible for concept, art direction, photography and production.
Spa in Belgium set the scene for us to produce State of Art's AW 11/12 campaign. This new campaign includes advertising, a look book, a magazine and a new movie. It will be launched in summer.
To produce State of Art's new Spring Summer campaign, we ventured to the USA to explore Glamping (Glamorous Camping), which featured as the overall concept used in a lookbook, film, advertising and a new magazine.


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\section{Introduction}

With the recent discovery of the Higgs boson, the last ``missing piece'' of the standard model
(SM) was finally found.  However, the long-standing mystery, that the Higgs couplings
(mass matrices) appear to be rather arbitrary, remains to be resolved.
A commonly held view posits that the SM is but an effective theory originating from
some other theory valid at high energies, and that more regularity can be found there.
To bridge these two energy regimes, one makes use of the renormalization group equations (RGEs).
Such RGEs for the mass matrices have been around for a long
time (see, e.g., Refs.\cite{Cheng:1973nv,Ma:1979cw,Pendleton:1980as,
Hill:1980sq,Machacek:1983fi,Sasaki:1986jv,
Babu:1987im,Olechowski:1990bh,Barger:1992pk}).
They are relatively simple when written in terms of the mass matrices themselves.
However, these matrices contain a large number of unphysical degrees of freedom,
which must be stripped away to reveal the values of the physical variables, viz.,
the masses and the mixing matrices.
The procedure is by no means easy, and it is hard to correlate the variables in the
two energy regions.  For this reason a lot of efforts have gone into
recasting the RGEs into equations
containing only physical variables \cite{Sasaki:1986jv,
Babu:1987im,Olechowski:1990bh,Barger:1992pk}.  With these equations
the physical variables at different energies can be directly related.
Thus, for instance, one may test possible scenarios for mass patterns at high energies,
using the RGE to see if they could evolve into the existing low-energy values.
The challenge here comes from the complexity of the RGEs, which are lengthy,
nonlinear, partial differential equations, so that the relations of variables at
different energy scales are often obscure, and one can have only a partial view with
the use of various approximation schemes.  This difficulty, one would hope, can be mitigated
to some extent by a judicious choice of the physical variables.
Indeed, in this paper we propose to cast the one-loop quark RGEs in terms of a set of
rephasing-invariant variables
introduced earlier \cite{Kuo:2005pf}.
It is found that these RGEs
can be written in a compact form.  In addition, they exhibit manifest symmetries
which, as a consequence of the permutation properties of the chosen variables,
give these equations a very simple structure.  As it turns out,
this set of equations is still too complicated to be solved analytically.
However, under reasonable assumptions (hierarchy, degeneracy, etc.), approximate
solutions are available.  These will be presented in this paper.
As more properties are found about these equations, one may hope that
they will help in the search for a viable high-energy theory.

\section{Rephasing-invariant parametrization}

It is well known that physical observables are independent of rephasing
transformations on the mixing matrices of quantum-mechanical states.
Thus, instead of individual elements of the mixing matrix,
only rephasing-invariant combinations thereof are physical.
Whereas there is nothing wrong with using these elements in intermediate steps
of a calculation, at the end of the day, they must form rephasing-invariant
combinations in physical quantities.
This situation is similar to that in gauge theory, where one often resorts
to a particular gauge choice for certain problems.
The final results, however, must be gauge invariant.  In this paper,
we propose to use, from the outset, parameters that are rephasing invariant.
As we will demonstrate in Sec. III, in terms of these, the quark RGEs become
quite simple in structure, making it easier to analyze the properties of
their solutions.

We turn now to Ref.\cite{Kuo:2005pf},
where it was pointed out that six rephasing-invariant combinations can be constructed
from elements of the Cabibbo-Kobayashi-Maskawa (CKM) matrix, $V$:
\begin{equation}\label{gamma}
\Gamma_{ijk}=V_{1i}V_{2j}V_{3k}=R_{ijk}-iJ,
\end{equation}
where $(i,j,k)$ is a cyclic permutation of $(1,2,3)$ and det$V=+1$ is imposed.
The common imaginary part is identified with the Jarlskog invariant \cite{Jarlskog:1985ht},
and the real parts are defined as
\begin{equation}\label{Rijk}
(R_{123},R_{231},R_{312};R_{132},R_{213},R_{321})=(x_{1},x_{2},x_{3};y_{1},y_{2},y_{3}).
\end{equation}
The $(x_{i},y_{j})$ parameters are bounded, $-1\leq (x_{i},y_{j}) \leq 1$,
with $x_{i} \geq y_{j}$ for any pair of $(i,j)$.
It is also found that the six parameters satisfy two conditions,
\begin{equation}\label{con1}
det V=(x_{1}+x_{2}+x_{3})-(y_{1}+y_{2}+y_{3})=1,
\end{equation}
\begin{equation}\label{con2}
(x_{1}x_{2}+x_{2}x_{3}+x_{3}x_{1})-(y_{1}y_{2}+y_{2}y_{3}+y_{3}y_{1})=0,
\end{equation}
leaving four independent parameters for the mixing matrix.
They are related to the Jarlskog invariant,
\begin{equation}
J^{2}=x_{1}x_{2}x_{3}-y_{1}y_{2}y_{3}.
\end{equation}
and the squared elements of $V$,
\begin{equation}
W=[|V_{\alpha i}|^{2}]=
\left(\begin{array}{ccc}
   x_{1}-y_{1} & x_{2}-y_{2} & x_{3}-y_{3} \\
   x_{3}-y_{2} & x_{1}-y_{3} & x_{2}-y_{1} \\
    x_{2}-y_{3} & x_{3}-y_{1} &x_{1}-y_{2} \\
    \end{array}
    \right)
    \end{equation}
The matrix of the cofactors of $W$, denoted as $w$ with $w^{T}W= (\mbox{det}W)I$, is given by
\begin{equation}
w=
\left(\begin{array}{ccc}
   x_{1}+y_{1} & x_{2}+y_{2} & x_{3}+y_{3} \\
   x_{3}+y_{2} & x_{1}+y_{3} & x_{2}+y_{1} \\
    x_{2}+y_{3} & x_{3}+y_{1} &x_{1}+y_{2} \\
    \end{array}
    \right)
    \end{equation}
The elements of $w$ are also bounded, $-1 \leq w_{\alpha i} \leq +1$, and
\begin{equation}
\sum_{i}w_{\alpha i}=\sum_{\alpha}w_{\alpha i}=\mbox{det} W,
\end{equation}
\begin{equation}
\mbox{det} W=\sum x_{i}^{2}-\sum y_{j}^{2}=\sum x_{i}+\sum y_{j}.
\end{equation}
The relations between $(x_{i},y_{j})$ and the standard parametrization
can be found in Ref.\cite{Chiu:2015ega}.

There are some useful expressions for the rephasing-invariant combinations.
One first considers the product of four mixing elements \cite{Jarlskog:1985ht}
\begin{equation}\label{eq:piij}
\pi_{ij}^{\alpha \beta}=V_{\alpha i}V_{\beta j}V_{\alpha j}^{*}V_{\beta i}^{*},
\end{equation}
which can be reduced to
\begin{eqnarray}
\pi_{ij}^{\alpha \beta} & = & |V_{\alpha i}|^{2}|V_{\beta j}|^{2}-
 \sum_{\gamma k}\epsilon _{\alpha \beta \gamma}\epsilon_{ijk}V_{\alpha i}V_{\beta j}V_{\gamma k} \nonumber \\
   & = & |V_{\alpha j}|^{2}|V_{\beta i}|^{2}+
 \sum_{\gamma k}\epsilon _{\alpha \beta \gamma}\epsilon_{ijk}V_{\alpha j}^{*}V_{\beta i}^{*}V_{\gamma k}^{*},
 \end{eqnarray}
In addition, for $\alpha \neq \beta \neq \gamma$ and
$i\neq j \neq k$, we define
\begin{equation}\label{piab}
\pi^{\alpha \beta}_{ij}\equiv \pi_{\gamma k}=\Lambda_{\gamma k}+iJ.
\end{equation}
Since $Re(\pi^{\alpha \beta}_{ij})$ takes the forms,
\begin{equation}
Re(\pi^{\alpha \beta}_{ij})=|V_{\alpha i}|^{2}|V_{\beta j}|^{2}-x_{a}=
|V_{\beta i}|^{2}|V_{\alpha j}|^{2}+y_{b},
\end{equation}
we have
\begin{equation}\label{lambda}
\Lambda_{\gamma k}=
\frac{1}{2}(|V_{\alpha i}|^{2}|V_{\beta j}|^{2}+|V_{\alpha j}|^{2}|V_{\beta i}|^{2}-|V_{\gamma k}|^{2}).
\end{equation}
In terms of the $(x,y)$ variables,
\begin{equation}\label{lambdaxy}
\Lambda_{\gamma k}=x_{a}y_{j}+x_{b}x_{c}-y_{j}(y_{k}+y_{l}),
\end{equation}
where $(x_{a},y_{j})$ comes from $|V_{\gamma k}|^{2}=x_{a}-y_{j}$,
and $a\neq b\neq c$, $j\neq k \neq l$.

\begin{table}\label{tZ}
 \begin{center}
 \begin{tabular}{ccc}
   \\     \hline \hline
\vspace{0.15in}
  $Z_{1}=\left(\begin{array}{ccc}
   \Lambda_{11} & 0 & 0 \\
    0 & \Lambda_{22} & 0 \\
    0 &0 &\Lambda_{33} \\
    \end{array}
    \right)$,
 &  $Z_{2}=\left(\begin{array}{ccc}
   0 & \Lambda_{12} & 0 \\
    0 & 0 & \Lambda_{23} \\
    \Lambda_{31}& 0 &0 \\
    \end{array}
    \right)$,

    &  $Z_{3}=\left(\begin{array}{ccc}
   0 & 0 & \Lambda_{13} \\
   \Lambda_{21} & 0 & 0 \\
    0 &\Lambda_{32} & 0 \\
    \end{array}
    \right)$

 \\ \vspace{.15in}
   $Z'_{1}=\left(\begin{array}{ccc}
   \Lambda_{11} & 0 & 0 \\
   0 & 0 & \Lambda_{23} \\
    0 &\Lambda_{32} &0 \\
    \end{array}
    \right)$,
  &  $Z'_{2}=\left(\begin{array}{ccc}
   0 & \Lambda_{12} & 0 \\
    \Lambda_{21} & 0 & 0 \\
   0 & 0 &\Lambda_{33} \\
    \end{array}
    \right)$,

  &  $Z'_{3}=\left(\begin{array}{ccc}
   0 & 0 & \Lambda_{13} \\
    0 & \Lambda_{22} & 0 \\
    \Lambda_{31} &0 &0 \\
    \end{array}
    \right)$
   \\  \hline
   \end{tabular}

  \begin{tabular}{ccc}

\vspace{0.25in}

  $[Z_{0}]$ & = & $\left(\begin{array}{ccc}
   (1-|V_{11}|^{2})\Lambda_{11} & (1-|V_{12}|^{2})\Lambda_{12} & (1-|V_{13}|^{2})\Lambda_{13} \\
    (1-|V_{21}|^{2})\Lambda_{21} & (1-|V_{22}|^{2})\Lambda_{22} & (1-|V_{23}|^{2})\Lambda_{23} \\
    (1-|V_{31}|^{2})\Lambda_{31} & (1-|V_{32}|^{2})\Lambda_{32} & (1-|V_{33}|^{2})\Lambda_{33} \\
    \end{array}
    \right)$  \\

   \hline \hline

    \end{tabular}
 \caption{The explicit expressions of the matrices $[Z_{i}]$, $[Z'_{i}]$,
 and $[Z_{0}]$. Here $\Lambda _{\gamma k}$
is defined in Eq.~(\ref{lambda}).}
   \end{center}
 \end{table}

\section{RGEs for quarks}

The one-loop RGEs for the quark mass matrices
have been developed and widely studied \cite{Machacek:1983fi,Sasaki:1986jv,
Babu:1987im}.  In terms of
the mass-squared matrices for the $u$-type quarks, $M_{u}=Y_{u}Y^{\dag}_{u}$,
and that for the $d$-type quarks,
$M_{d}=Y_{d}Y^{\dag}_{u}$,
where $Y$ is the Yukawa coupling matrices of the Higgs boson to the quarks,
the RGEs take a simple form:
\begin{equation}\label{eq:Mu}
\mathcal{D} M_{u}=a_{u}M_{u}+bM^{2}_{u}+c\{M_{u},M_{d}\},
\end{equation}
\begin{equation}\label{eq:Md}
\mathcal{D}M_{d}=a_{d}M_{d}+bM^{2}_{d}+c\{M_{u},M_{d}\}.
\end{equation}
Here, $\mathcal{D} \equiv (16\pi^{2})\frac{d}{dt}$ and $t=\ln(\mu/M_{W})$,
where $\mu$ is the energy scale and $M_{W}$ is the $W$ boson mass.
The model dependence of the RGEs is implanted in $a_{u}$, $a_{d}$, $b$, and $c$.

\begin{table}\label{tS}
 \begin{center}
 \begin{tabular}{ccc}
   \\     \hline \hline
\vspace{0.15in}
  $S_{11}=\left(\begin{array}{ccc}
   0 & 0 & 0 \\
    0 & \Lambda_{22} & -\Lambda_{23} \\
    0 &-\Lambda_{32} &\Lambda_{33} \\
    \end{array}
    \right)$,
 &  $S_{12}=\left(\begin{array}{ccc}
   0 & 0 & 0 \\
    -\Lambda_{21} & 0 & \Lambda_{23} \\
    \Lambda_{31} & 0 &-\Lambda_{33} \\
    \end{array}
    \right)$,

    &  $S_{13}=\left(\begin{array}{ccc}
   0 & 0 & 0 \\
   \Lambda_{21} & -\Lambda_{22} & 0 \\
    -\Lambda_{31} &\Lambda_{32} & 0 \\
    \end{array}
    \right)$

 \\ \vspace{.15in}
   $S_{21}=\left(\begin{array}{ccc}
   0 & -\Lambda_{12} & \Lambda_{13} \\
   0 & 0 & 0 \\
    0 &\Lambda_{32} &-\Lambda_{33} \\
    \end{array}
    \right)$,
  &  $S_{22}=\left(\begin{array}{ccc}
   \Lambda_{11} & 0 & -\Lambda_{13} \\
    0 & 0 & 0 \\
    -\Lambda_{31} & 0 &\Lambda_{33} \\
    \end{array}
    \right)$,

  &  $S_{23}=\left(\begin{array}{ccc}
   -\Lambda_{11} & \Lambda_{12} & 0 \\
    0 & 0 & 0 \\
    \Lambda_{31} &-\Lambda_{32} &0 \\
    \end{array}
    \right)$

 \\ \vspace{.15in}
   $S_{31}=\left(\begin{array}{ccc}
   0 & \Lambda_{12} & -\Lambda_{13} \\
    0 & -\Lambda_{22} & \Lambda_{23} \\
    0 & 0 & 0 \\
    \end{array}
    \right)$,
  &  $S_{32}=\left(\begin{array}{ccc}
   -\Lambda_{11} & 0 & \Lambda_{13} \\
    \Lambda_{21} & 0 & -\Lambda_{23} \\
    0 & 0 & 0 \\
    \end{array}
    \right)$,

  &  $S_{33}=\left(\begin{array}{ccc}
   \Lambda_{11} & -\Lambda_{12} & 0 \\
   -\Lambda_{21} & \Lambda_{22} & 0 \\
    0 & 0 & 0 \\
    \end{array}
    \right)$
   \\  \hline \hline

    \end{tabular}
 \caption{The explicit expressions of the matrix $[S_{ij}]$.}
   \end{center}
 \end{table}

Although the RGEs are simple in their matrix forms,
one must extract the physical variables (masses and mixing parameters)
from these matrices.  This is complicated because they contain a large number of
unphysical degrees of freedom and it is not easy to infer the evolution of
the physical variables from that of the mass matrices.
For this reason it is useful to deduce from Eqs.~(\ref{eq:Mu}-\ref{eq:Md})
the RGEs in terms of the physical variables, which can then yield direct information
on the evolution of these variables.  This procedure results in the following
equations for the masses and CKM elements $V_{ij}$:

\begin{equation}
\mathcal{D} \ln(f^{2}_{i})=a_{u}+bf^{2}_{i}+2c\sum_{j}h^{2}_{j}|V_{ij}|^{2},
\end{equation}
\begin{equation}
\mathcal{D} \ln(h^{2}_{i})=a_{d}+bh^{2}_{i}+2c\sum_{j}f^{2}_{j}|V_{ij}|^{2},
\end{equation}
\begin{equation}\label{eq:vij}
\mathcal{D}V_{ij}=c[\sum_{l,k\neq i}F_{ik}h^{2}_{l}V_{il}V^{*}_{kl}V_{kj}+
\sum_{m,k\neq j} H_{jk}f^{2}_{m}V^{*}_{mk}V_{mj}V_{ik}],
\end{equation}
where $f^{2}_{i}$ and $h^{2}_{i}$ are the eigenvalues of $M_{u}$ and $M_{d}$, respectively, and
\begin{equation}
F_{ik}=\frac{f^{2}_{i}+f^{2}_{k}}{f^{2}_{i}-f^{2}_{k}}, \: \: \:
H_{jk}=\frac{h^{2}_{j}+h^{2}_{k}}{h^{2}_{j}-h^{2}_{k}},
\end{equation}

It should be emphasized that Eq.~(\ref{eq:vij}), as it stands, is not rephasing-invariant.
The physical part thereof is obtained by using it only on
rephasing invariant combinations of $V_{ij}$, such as $|V_{ij}|^{2}$
or the $(x,y)$ variables defined in Eq.~(\ref{Rijk}).
In Ref.\cite{Chiu:2008ye}, we obtained the evolution
equations of $x_{i}$ and $y_{j}$ in the form
\begin{eqnarray}\label{xi}
-\mathcal{D}x_{i}/c & = & [\Delta f^{2}_{23}, \Delta f^{2}_{31}, \Delta f^{2}_{12}][A_{i}]
                            [H_{23},H_{31},H_{12}]^{T} \nonumber \\
                    & + & [\Delta h^{2}_{23}, \Delta h^{2}_{31}, \Delta h^{2}_{12}][B_{i}]
                            [F_{23},F_{31},F_{12}]^{T},
\end{eqnarray}
\begin{eqnarray}\label{yi}
-\mathcal{D}y_{i}/c & = & [\Delta f^{2}_{23}, \Delta f^{2}_{31}, \Delta f^{2}_{12}][A'_{i}]
                            [H_{23},H_{31},H_{12}]^{T} \nonumber \\
                    & + & [\Delta h^{2}_{23}, \Delta h^{2}_{31}, \Delta h^{2}_{12}][B'_{i}]
                            [F_{23},F_{31},F_{12}]^{T},
\end{eqnarray}
where $\Delta f^{2}_{ij}=f^{2}_{i}-f^{2}_{j}$ and $\Delta h^{2}_{ij} =h^{2}_{i}-h^{2}_{j}$.
In terms of $(x_{i},y_{j})$, the
explicit forms of the matrices $[A_{i}]$, $[A'_{i}]$, $[B_{i}]$, and $[B'_{i}]$ are given in
Table II of Ref.\cite{Chiu:2008ye}.  Since $\sum \Delta f^{2}_{ij}=\sum \Delta h^{2}_{ij}=0$,
to the matrices
$[A_{i}]$, $[B_{i}]$, $[A'_{i}]$, and $[B'_{i}]$, we can add arbitrary matrices of the form
\begin{eqnarray}
\left(\begin{array}{ccc}
   \delta_{1} & \delta_{2} & \delta_{3}  \nonumber \\
   \delta_{1} &\delta_{2} & \delta_{3} \nonumber \\
    \delta_{1} & \delta_{2} & \delta_{3} \nonumber \\
    \end{array} \nonumber
    \right).   \nonumber
\end{eqnarray}
Thus, for instance, from Table II in Ref.\cite{Chiu:2008ye}
\begin{eqnarray}
[A_{1}] &=& \left(\begin{array}{ccc}
   2x_{1}y_{1} & x_{1}x_{2}+y_{2}y_{3} & x_{1}x_{3}+y_{2}y_{3} \nonumber \\
   x_{1}x_{3}+y_{1}y_{2} &  2x_{1}y_{3} & x_{1}x_{2}+y_{1}y_{2} \nonumber \\
    x_{1}x_{2}+y_{1}y_{3} & x_{1}x_{3}+y_{1}y_{3} & 2x_{1}y_{2} \nonumber \\
    \end{array} \nonumber
    \right)   \nonumber \\
& = & 2[Z_{1}]-[Z_{0}]+(J^{2}+3\sum x_{i}x_{j}-x_{2}x_{3})
\left(\begin{array}{ccc}
   1 & 1 & 1   \\
   1 & 1 & 1  \\
    1 & 1 & 1  \\
    \end{array}
    \right)
-\left(\begin{array}{ccc}
   y_{2}y_{3} & y_{1}y_{2} & y_{1}y_{3}   \\
   y_{2}y_{3} & y_{1}y_{2} & y_{1}y_{3}  \\
   y_{2}y_{3} & y_{1}y_{2} & y_{1}y_{3} \\
    \end{array}
    \right),
    \end{eqnarray}
where we have used the relations $W_{KL}\Lambda_{KL}=J^{2}+x_{a}y_{j}$,
$W_{KL}=x_{a}-y_{j}$.
It follows that
\begin{equation}
[\Delta f^{2}_{23},\Delta f^{2}_{31},\Delta f^{2}_{12}][A_{1}]=
[\Delta f^{2}_{23},\Delta f^{2}_{31},\Delta f^{2}_{12}](2[Z_{1}]-[Z_{0}]).
    \end{equation}
Similarly, all the $[A]$ and $[B]$ matrices can be so transformed and we may recast
Eqs.~(\ref{xi}-\ref{yi}) in a more suggestive form,
\begin{eqnarray}\label{Dxi}
-\mathcal{D}x_{i}/c &=&[\Delta f^{2}_{23}, \Delta f^{2}_{31}, \Delta f^{2}_{12}]
(2[Z_{i}]-[Z_{0}])[H_{23},H_{31},H_{12}]^{T} \nonumber \\
&+&[\Delta h^{2}_{23}, \Delta h^{2}_{31}, \Delta h^{2}_{12}]
(2[Z_{i}]-[Z_{0}])^{T}[F_{23},F_{31},F_{12}]^{T},
\end{eqnarray}
\begin{eqnarray}\label{Dyi}
-\mathcal{D}y_{i}/c &=&[\Delta f^{2}_{23}, \Delta f^{2}_{31}, \Delta f^{2}_{12}]
(2[Z'_{i}]-[Z_{0}])[H_{23},H_{31},H_{12}]^{T} \nonumber \\
&+&[\Delta h^{2}_{23}, \Delta h^{2}_{31}, \Delta h^{2}_{12}]
(2[Z'_{i}]-[Z_{0}])^{T}[F_{23},F_{31},F_{12}]^{T}.
\end{eqnarray}
The matrices $[Z_{i}]$, $[Z'_{i}]$, and $[Z_{0}]$ are listed in Table I.
It is noteworthy that the matrix structures of $[Z_{i}]$ and $[Z'_{i}]$
mirror those of $x_{i}$ and $y_{i}$, when written as products of $V_{ij}$,
e.g., $x_{1}=Re(V_{11}V_{22}V_{33})$.  It is also satisfying to
establish $[B_{i}]=[A_{i}]^{T}$ and $[B'_{i}]=[A'_{i}]^{T}$,
which is a consequence of the conjugate roles played by the $u$-type
and $d$-type quarks.  The RGEs of $W_{ij}(|V_{ij}|^{2})$ and $J^{2}$
can be obtained:

\begin{eqnarray}\label{DWij}
-\frac{1}{2c}\mathcal{D}W_{ij} & =  & [\Delta f^{2}_{23}, \Delta f^{2}_{31}, \Delta f^{2}_{12}][S_{ij}]
                            [H_{23},H_{31},H_{12}]^{T} \nonumber \\
                    & + & [\Delta h^{2}_{23}, \Delta h^{2}_{31}, \Delta h^{2}_{12}][S_{ij}]^{T}
                            [F_{23},F_{31},F_{12}]^{T},
\end{eqnarray}
\begin{eqnarray}\label{lnJ}
-\frac{1}{2c}\mathcal{D}\ln J^{2}/c & = & [\Delta f^{2}_{23}, \Delta f^{2}_{31}, \Delta f^{2}_{12}][w]
                            [H_{23},H_{31},H_{12}]^{T} \nonumber \\
                    & + & [\Delta h^{2}_{23}, \Delta h^{2}_{31}, \Delta h^{2}_{12}][w]^{T}
                            [F_{23},F_{31},F_{12}]^{T}.
\end{eqnarray}
Although $[S_{ij}]$ can be directly written down from $[Z_{i}]$
and $[Z'_{i}]$, we list them explicitly in Table II, since it will be
used for the analyses of $\mathcal{D} W_{ij}$ in the next section.

The simple and compact form of Eqs.~(\ref{Dxi}-\ref{lnJ}) can be
contrasted with the RGEs written in terms of the standard
parametrization (see, e.g., Ref.\cite{Balzereit:1998id}),
for which it is hard to find any regularity in the structure.
It is seen that these equations clearly exhibit symmetries under permutation
of the indices, owing to the same properties inherent in the definition of
the $(x,y)$ variables.
The situation here can be compared to a familiar one in electricity and magnetism.
While the wave equations
take a simple form for the (gauge-invariant) $\vec{E}$ and $\vec{B}$ fields,
depending on the choice of gauge, the corresponding equations
for the potential $A_{\mu}$ can be very complicated.
Another salient feature of them is the prominent
role played by the rephasing invariants $\Lambda_{\gamma k}$,
which are the same Jarlskog invariants that appear in formulas of the
neutrino oscillation probabilities, $P(\nu_{\alpha} \rightarrow \nu_{\beta})$.
Without them the RGEs would look rather cumbersome,
as written in Ref.\cite{Chiu:2008ye}.  In addition, they facilitate the calculation of
approximate solutions of the RGEs, as we will see in the next section.
Last, from Eqs.~(\ref{Dxi}), ~(\ref{Dyi}), and Table I,
it can be verified that $\sum \mathcal{D}(x_{i})-\sum \mathcal{D}(y_{j})=0$
and $\sum \mathcal{D}(x_{i}x_{j})-\sum \mathcal{D}(y_{i}y_{j})=0$,
as one expects from the constraint equations [Eqs.~(\ref{con1}) and ~(\ref{con2})].

Notice that the evolution equations of $\Lambda_{\gamma k}$ can also be cast in
compact forms similar to that of $W_{ij}$ and $J^{2}$:
\begin{eqnarray}\label{Lambda}
-\frac{1}{2c}\mathcal{D}\Lambda_{\gamma k} & =  & [\Delta f^{2}_{23}, \Delta f^{2}_{31}, \Delta f^{2}_{12}][Y_{\gamma k}]
                            [H_{23},H_{31},H_{12}]^{T} \nonumber \\
                    & + & [\Delta h^{2}_{23}, \Delta h^{2}_{31}, \Delta h^{2}_{12}][Y_{\gamma k}]^{T}
                            [F_{23},F_{31},F_{12}]^{T}.
\end{eqnarray}
Here the matrix $[Y_{\gamma k}]$ takes the form
\begin{equation}
[Y_{\gamma k}]=
\left(\begin{array}{ccc}
   c_{11}\Lambda_{11} & c_{12}\Lambda_{12} & c_{13}\Lambda_{13} \\
   c_{21}\Lambda_{21} & c_{22}\Lambda_{22} & c_{23}\Lambda_{23} \\
    c_{31}\Lambda_{31} & c_{32}\Lambda_{32} & c_{33}\Lambda_{33} \\
    \end{array}
    \right),
\end{equation}
where the coefficients $c_{ij}$ are functions of $|V_{ij}|^{2}$.  As an example,
\begin{equation}
[Y_{11}]=
\left(\begin{array}{ccc}
   (|V_{23}|^{2}+|V_{32}|^{2}-|V_{22}|^{2}-|V_{33}|^{2})\Lambda_{11}
   & (|V_{22}^{2}-|V_{32}|^{2})\Lambda_{12}
   & (|V_{33}|^{2}-|V_{23}|^{2})\Lambda_{13} \\
   (|V_{22}|^{2}-|V_{23}|^{2})\Lambda_{21} & (1-|V_{22}|^{2})\Lambda_{22} & (-1+|V_{23}|^{2})\Lambda_{23} \\
    (|V_{33}|^{2}-|V_{32}|^{2})\Lambda_{31} & (-1+|V_{32}|^{2})\Lambda_{32} & (1-|V_{33}|^{2})\Lambda_{33} \\
    \end{array}
    \right).
\end{equation}
It is seen that
\begin{equation}\label{sumcij}
\sum_{i}c_{Ii}=\sum_{I}c_{Ii}=0,
\end{equation}
and the $2\times 2$ submatrix
(indices 2 and 3) has a simple structure, $c_{\gamma k}=\pm 1 \pm |V_{\gamma k}|^{2}$,
$(\gamma k)=(2,3)$.  With the condition, Eq.~(\ref{sumcij}), one can construct the
$3\times 3$ matrix from the known $2\times 2$ matrix.
Finally, the evolution equations for the combinations of $\Lambda_{\gamma k}$,
such as $\mathcal{D}(\sum_{\gamma}\Lambda_{\gamma k})$, $\mathcal{D}(\sum_{k}\Lambda_{\gamma k})$,
and $\mathcal{D}(\sum_{\gamma,k}\Lambda_{\gamma k})$, can also be cast in
similar forms, in which $c_{ij}$ are functions of the elements of $W_{ij}$ and $w_{ij}$.
We will not show the details here.

\section{Analysis of the RGE}

Although the solutions to the quark RGEs are not available,
it turns out that, under certain reasonable assumptions, one can find
approximate solutions for them.
Before embarking on this analysis, it should be noticed that, with
the observed values in the mass matrices, the parameter $c/16\pi^{2}$ and all $\Lambda_{ij}$'s are small.
This means that renormalization effects are generally small if one starts from low
energy using the SM and the known values of the  physical variables.  However, it is
interesting to entertain the possibility that, at some point, a new theory can intervene
with a fast-paced renormalization evolution.  It is then relevant to consider RGE
evolution from high to low $t$ values, with other assumed parameters at high energies.
To do this we consider various scenarios
of the mass parameters:
A) $f_{3}^{2} \gg f_{2}^{2} \gg f_{1}^{2}$ and $h_{3}^{2} \gg h_{2}^{2} \gg h_{1}^{2}$;
B) $f_{3}^{2} \gg f_{2}^{2} \approx f_{1}^{2}$
and $h_{3}^{2} \gg h_{2}^{2} \approx h_{1}^{2}$;
C) $f_{3}^{2} \gg f_{2}^{2} \gg f_{1}^{2}$ and $h_{3}^{2} \gg h_{2}^{2} \approx h_{1}^{2}$.
While case A) corresponds to the mass patterns at low energy, the other choices
are possibilities which may prevail at some high energy scale.
These considerations are useful for model building, so that one can bridge the mixing
patterns between the high and low energy scales.  We will now present the detailed
results for case A), but leave the discussion of the other cases to the Appendix.

For the hierarchical case in A),
one may simplify the matrices so that $[F_{23},F_{31},F_{12}]\simeq [-1,1,-1]$ and
$[H_{23},H_{31},H_{12}]\simeq [-1,1,-1]$.  In addition,
\begin{equation}
[\Delta f^{2}_{23},\Delta f^{2}_{31},\Delta f^{2}_{12}]\simeq f^{2}_{3}[-1,1,0],
\end{equation}
\begin{equation}
[\Delta h^{2}_{23},\Delta h^{2}_{31},\Delta h^{2}_{12}]\simeq h^{2}_{3}[-1,1,0].
\end{equation}
The approximations lead to
\begin{equation}\label{HH}
-\frac{1}{2c}\mathcal{D}W_{ij} \simeq (f^{2}_{3}[\sum_{p,q}(-1)^{p+q}S^{pq}_{ij}]
+h^{2}_{3}[\sum_{p,q}(-1)^{p+q}S^{pq}_{ij}]^{T}),
\end{equation}
where $S^{pq}_{ij}$ is the $(p,q)$ element of $S_{ij}$
with $p=1,2$ and $q=1,2,3$.
We show the explicit expressions of $\mathcal{D} W_{ij}$ in the Appendix.

Note that out of the nine equations, six of them can be cast in the following forms:
\begin{equation}
\frac{1}{2c}\mathcal{D}\ln W_{11}=f^{2}_{3}W_{31}+h^{2}_{3}W_{13},
\end{equation}
\begin{equation}
\frac{1}{2c} \mathcal{D}\ln W_{13}=-f^{2}_{3}W_{33}-h_{3}^{2}(1-W_{13}),
\end{equation}
\begin{equation}
\frac{1}{2c}\mathcal{D}\ln W_{23}=-f^{2}_{3}W_{33}-h^{2}_{3}(W_{33}-W_{13}),
\end{equation}
\begin{equation}
\frac{1}{2c}\mathcal{D}\ln W_{31}=-f^{2}_{3}(1-W_{31})-h^{2}_{3}W_{33},
\end{equation}
\begin{equation}
\frac{1}{2c}\mathcal{D}\ln W_{32}=-f^{2}_{3}(W_{33}-W_{31})-h^{2}_{3}W_{33},
\end{equation}
\begin{equation}
\frac{1}{2c}\mathcal{D}\ln W_{33}=f^{2}_{3}(1-W_{33})+h^{2}_{3}(1-W_{33}).
\end{equation}
A RGE invariant can then be derived directly,
\begin{equation}
\mathcal{D}\ln (\frac{W_{13}W_{31}W_{33}}{W_{23}W_{32}})=0.
\end{equation}

Since from the theoretical point of view there is no preferred scenario concerning the relative
magnitudes of $f^{2}_{i}$ and $h^{2}_{i}$ at high energies,
it would be interesting to further pursue possible invariants
under the following assumptions about the couplings.
(i) If $f^{2}_{3} \gg h^{2}_{3}$, we obtain three more approximate invariants:
\begin{equation}
\mathcal{D}\ln (\frac{W_{13}}{W_{23}})\simeq 0,
\end{equation}
\begin{equation}
\mathcal{D}\ln (\frac{W_{11}W_{13}}{W_{32}})\simeq 0,
\end{equation}
\begin{equation}
\mathcal{D}\ln (\frac{W_{31}W_{33}}{W_{32}})\simeq 0,
\end{equation}
(ii) If on the other hand, $f^{2}_{3} \ll h^{2}_{3}$, we have
\begin{equation}
\mathcal{D}\ln (\frac{W_{31}}{W_{32}})\simeq 0.
\end{equation}
\begin{equation}
\mathcal{D}\ln (\frac{W_{13}W_{33}}{W_{23}}) \simeq 0,
\end{equation}
\begin{equation}
\mathcal{D}\ln (\frac{W_{11}W_{31}}{W_{23}}) \simeq 0.
\end{equation}

\begin{figure}[ttt]
\caption{The approximate solutions (dashed) are compared with the full, numerical solutions (solid)
for the hierarchical scenario with $f^{2}_{3}=h^{2}_{3}=4$,
where $f^{2}_{3} \gg f^{2}_{2} \gg f^{2}_{1}$ and $h^{2}_{3} \gg h^{2}_{2} \gg h^{2}_{1}$.
Here $(b,c)=(3,-3/2)$ under the standard model.
The initial values of $(x,y)$ at $t=30$ are taken to be $x_{1}=(1/6)+\varepsilon$,
$x_{2}=(1/6)-\varepsilon$, $y_{1}=-(1/6)+\varepsilon$, and $-(1/6)-\varepsilon$,
where $\varepsilon =0.01$}
\centerline{\epsfig{file=fig1.eps,width= 16cm}}
\end{figure}

Despite the complexity of its original forms,
the RGEs of $W_{ij}$ can be solved approximately. With $c'=16\pi^{2}/[2c(f^{2}_{3}+h^{2}_{3})]$
and $a_{ij}$ the initial value of $W_{ij}$,
Eq.~(\ref{DW33}) yields
\begin{equation}\label{W33}
W_{33}\simeq \frac{1}{(a^{-1}_{33}-1)e^{-(t-t_{0})/c'}+1}.
\end{equation}
With the solution of $W_{33}$, one may in principle solve for $W_{13}$, $W_{33}$, and
$W_{11}$.  However, we will not show the long expressions here, but instead further
assume the following scenarios of the couplings to obtain simple,
approximate solutions for the rest of the $W_{ij}$.
Note that $f^{2}_{3}$ and $h^{2}_{3}$ are treated as constants here,
i.e., the approximate solutions are only valid for a range of $t$ values in which
the variations of $f^{2}_{3}$ and $h^{2}_{3}$ are negligible.
\begin{itemize}
\item If $f^{2}_{3} \gg h^{2}_{3}$, it leads to
   \begin{equation}
   W_{13}\simeq \frac{a_{13}}{(1-a_{33})+a_{33}e^{(t-t_{0})/c_{f}}},
   \end{equation}
   \begin{equation}
   W_{31}\simeq \frac{a_{31}}{a_{31}+(1-a_{31})e^{(t-t_{0})/c_{f}}},
   \end{equation}
   \begin{equation}
   W_{11}\simeq \frac{a_{11}}{(1-a_{31})+a_{31}e^{-(t-t_{0})/c_{f}}},
   \end{equation}
where $c_{f}=16\pi^{2}/(2cf^{2}_{3})\approx c'$.
\item If $f^{2}_{3} \ll h^{2}_{3}$,
   \begin{equation}
   W_{13}\simeq \frac{a_{13}}{a_{13}+(1-a_{13})e^{(t-t_{0})/c_{h}}},
   \end{equation}
   \begin{equation}
   W_{31}\simeq \frac{a_{31}}{(1-a_{33})+a_{33}e^{(t-t_{0})/c_{h}}},
   \end{equation}
   \begin{equation}
   W_{11}\simeq \frac{a_{11}}{(1-a_{13})+a_{13}e^{-(t-t_{0})/c_{h}}},
   \end{equation}
where $c_{h}=16\pi^{2}/(2ch^{2}_{3})\approx c'$.
\item If $f^{2}_{3} \approx h^{2}_{3}$, then $c_{f}\approx c_{h} \approx 2c'$, and
   \begin{equation}
   W_{13}\simeq \frac{a_{13}(1-a_{33})}{\frac{a_{13}K}{1-L}+(1-a_{13}-a_{33})K},
   \end{equation}
   \begin{equation}
   W_{31}\simeq \frac{a_{31}(1-a_{33})}{\frac{a_{31}K}{1-L}+(1-a_{31}-a_{33})K},
   \end{equation}
   \begin{eqnarray}
   W_{11}&\simeq& a_{11}(1-a_{33})
   [-1+2a_{13}+a_{33}-a^{2}_{13}L]^{-1/2}[-1+2a_{31}+a_{33}-a^{2}_{31}L]^{-1/2} \nonumber \\
   & \cdot& [\frac{a_{13}(K+1)-(1-a_{33})}
   {a_{13}(K-1)+(1-a_{33})}]^{1/2}
   \cdot  [\frac{a_{31}(K+1)-(1-a_{33})}
   {a_{31}(K-1)+(1-a_{33})}]^{1/2},
   \end{eqnarray}
where $L=1-\exp[-(t-t_{0})/c']$ and $K=\sqrt{1-L+a_{33}L}$.

\end{itemize}

For the purpose of illustration, we show a numerical example in Fig. 1,
in which the approximate solutions for $W_{11}$, $W_{13}$, $W_{31}$, and $W_{33}$
are compared with the full numerical solutions.
It is seen that although $f^{2}_{3}$ and $h^{2}_{3}$ are treated as constants in the
approximation, the resultant solutions agree well with the full numerical
solutions in which $f^{2}_{3}$ and $h^{2}_{3}$ vary by a factor of $4$.
Note that due to a lack of details at the high energy regimes,
the chosen input at high-energy in this example only leads to
$W_{11}\approx 3/5$ at low energy.

\section{conclusion}

One of the cornerstones of quantum field theories is the RGE of coupling
``constants'' which describe the change of couplings as functions of energy scales.
When applied to gauge couplings, they led to the well-established phenomenon of
asymptotic freedom, in addition to the concept of unification, which is a most
interesting conjecture for high-energy theories.  Given the plethora of
masses and mixing parameters, one would hope that RGEs can introduce some
regularity, or at least certain insights, into this set of seemingly random
observables.  However, so far this goal remains largely unfulfilled.
One obvious obstacle comes from the complexity of the RGEs, when written in
terms of the variables of the standard parametrization.
In this paper we obtained evolution equations for a set of rephasing-invariant
mixing parameters. They exhibit compact and simple structures,
with manifest permutation symmetry.  Although a full analysis of
these equations is still lacking, they are simple enough for one to find
approximate solutions under a number of reasonable assumptions for
possible mass parameters.  They should be helpful in assessing the
viability of proposed theories at high energies.  Hopefully,
as we learn more about these equations, we can have a clear
picture of the relations of Higgs couplings between low and
high energies.

\acknowledgments
S.H.C. is supported by the Ministry of Science and Technology of Taiwan,
Grant No.: MOST 104-2112-M-182-004.

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Customers departing from Las Vegas to Los Angeles can scoop up tickets at the $42 mark, while those flying from Burbank, Calif. to San Jose, Calif. can find prices as low as $49. Passengers on flights from Dallas (Love Field) to Washington, D.C. (Reagan Airport) and Denver to San Francisco—each between two and a half to three hours—can buy tickets for as little as $69.
For longer flights such as New York (JFK Airport) to Las Vegas and Washington, D.C. (Dulles Airport) to Los Angeles, tickets range from as little as $159 and $179, respectively.
In order to take advantage of the airfare deal, purchases must be made by 11:59 PM (Pacific Time) on Tuesday and at least 14 days prior to travel. All travel is valid Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Saturdays from Sept. 26-Dec. 13 of 2017, while blackout dates apply Nov. 16-Dec. 2. The flights are operated by Virgin America, which Alaska bought late last year in a $2.6 billion deal.


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Łowiczanka – struga, lewostronny dopływ Skawy o długości 10,38 km.

Struga płynie w powiecie oświęcimskim, w korycie nieobwałowanym do zbiornika wyrównawczego pompowni w Przeciszowie – Podlesiu, z którego istnieje możliwość grawitacyjnego odpływu przepustem wałowym w okresie normalnych stanów wody w rzece Skawie. Zlewnia górnego odcinka Łowiczanki do przekroju drogi Zator – Oświęcim wynosi 11,0 km².

Podczas powodzi w lipcu 2001 r. wody Łowiczanki wystąpiły z koryta. Woda przelała się przez nasyp torów kolejowych w Przeciszowie warstwą ok. 0,5 m, niszcząc wcześniej nasyp drogowy i most w Łowiczkach Księżych. Koryto Łowiczanki poniżej mostu kolejowego zwłaszcza na odcinku przyległym do grobli stawów gospodarstwa Przyrąb nie zapewnia przepustowości odpowiedniej do wielkości obsługiwanej zlewni. Odpływ wód jest blokowany przez zarośnięty trzciną i krzakami oraz zawężony przekrój koryta potoku. Koryto Łowiczanki wymaga przebudowy w celu udrożnienia i ułatwienia odpływu wód zlewni.

Zgodnie z pozwoleniem wodnoprawnym do potoku Łowiczanka może być doprowadzany (rowem Rudnianka) nadmiar wody ze stawów Bugaj, zasilanych wodami z rzeki Wieprzówki. Łowiczanka wraz z innym potokiem Bachórz zasila stawy rybne na Przyrębie.

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Baguoidea är ett släkte av insekter. Baguoidea ingår i familjen dvärgstritar.

Kladogram enligt Catalogue of Life:

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The restaurant also offers catering services for an elegant reception and banquets, in many houses, convents, gardens territory or at home. We are providers of this service from more than ten years: we are working with the principal sponsors of the Two World's Festival in Spoleto. In addition to the spectacular beauty of the places that we can offer just for you, your ceremony will be embellished with silver cutlery, glassware and fine china. Go to photogallery.


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The dxDrawImage width and height parameters seem to only be clipping the image, rather than scaling the image. This was a behavior that most scripts rely on.
While somewhat random, I have seen it in two places mainly: the killmessages resource, and our speedometer on Full Theft Auto.
While more efficient, the lack of scaling breaks a lot of scripts.
Confirmed. I have the same issue with the killmessages resource.
Also confirmed with killmessages resource.


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Starting To Watch Porn Is No Longer Confined To Teen Years, With Children Now Watching – Ten Daily
Videos and article available in full here.
Holly-ann Martin works with thousands of children and teenagers every year, many of whom have become so desensitised to pornography — they fail to register the people are actors who make their films for their job.
Martin has been running Safe4Kids, a program specialising in child protection, across Australian schools for over a decade.
She told 10 daily, children and teenagers are at a real risk of having their "brains rewired" from prolonged exposure to these images and moving from simply seeing to actually doing these acts.
Martin, who believes teaching kids about porn should start as young as six-year of age, said both schools and parents need to work together to ensure children and teenagers feel comfortable asking questions about sexual health.
"I think it's a very sad place where people would rather stand in front of pixels than have that touch from a partner," she said.
Alarmingly, experts have told 10 daily many young Australians who have admitted to watching porn, said they watched it to "learn technique".
Martin believes the harmful long-term impacts are exacerbated by "lousy" sex education across Australian schools.
"We are not doing anything around consent or respectful relationships," Martin said, adding that students she had spoken to told her they want to know about things like asking someone out or dealing with break-ups.
"We don't do any of that… we just say, you're all going to get an STI and have a baby you don't want — and that's not helpful."
Dr Joanne Orlando expert and researcher in children's technology agreed and said education can't be left to just schools or just parents, there needed to be "multiple conversations."
Orlando told 10 daily the recommended age for teaching children about porn is around seven, but said any discussions must be "age-appropriate", adding that if a child sees explicit content earlier, it needs to happen earlier.
Hetty Johnstone, founder of one of the nation's leading child protection organisations Bravehearts recently told the Gold Coast Bulletin children as young as three could be exposed to pornographic imagery on digital devices.
READ MORE: How Young Is Too Young To Teach Kids About Sexual Assault?
"The lesson to teach here is that there is that kind of content that people are seeing, but this isn't real life sex," Orlando told 10 daily.
"This isn't what you should be aspiring to do."
She said young people's exposure to pornographic films can have both short and long-term impacts.
"In the long-term, it gives them particular understandings about what sex is, what men and woman like, and often what they should look like as well."
Orlando and Martin said they had been relayed stories from parents with children as young as five, who had been caught watching porn on Youtube and other social media platforms.
"Our kids and teenagers are being inundated with pornographic material," Orlando said
The availability of pornographic images and videos is now so widespread, a 2017 Burnet Institute study found nearly 90 percent of young Australians had viewed pornography online.
Of the young men surveyed, a staggering 100 percent said they had watched pornography at least once in their life.
Young women weren't far behind, with 82 percent admitting to having watched pornographic content.
The study also found the median age young men had first watched pornography was 13-years, while for female participants it was 16 years-old.
Orlando pointed out that porn gives viewers particular ideas about what is "expected sex" from their partner — ideas which often revolve around aggression, male dominance, multiple partners and experimental sex.
Martin said she had spoken to 14-year-olds who had admitted to watching at least two hours of pornographic material a week.
She said because kids and teenagers have not lived in a world without constant access to technology. The world they were born into means pornographic content was available beyond traditional 'porn websites' and was even popping up on sites like Facebook and Snapchat.
Orlando said the unrealistic messages were also being reinforced by material that wasn't necessarily pornographic, including gifs, memes and video games, that are available on regular sites.
Concerns come as popular social media platform Tumblr announced it would enforce a complete ban on adult content from December 17.


This journalism has been created by students in the Multiplatform Newsroom: Newsource and Project capstone courses at the Grady College of Journalism & Mass Communications.
Full Interview with Brandon Boykin, former UGA football player, current Philadelphia Eagles Cornerback.
Web anchor Brittany Denny was at the UGA practice fields covering Pro Day.


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SHANGHAI (Reuters) - China's central bank said on Monday risks in its bond market were generally controllable and the default rate was not high, but it had nevertheless set up a unit to monitor domestic and international financial risk and stabilize market expectations.
In a statement posted on its website, the People's Bank of China also said financial market liquidity was "reasonable and stable".
A three-year deleveraging drive is making progress, but has also pushed up borrowing costs and tightened credit, seen as a factor in some private defaults and hampering local government investment.
Last week, the PBOC declined to follow the U.S. Federal Reserve's rate rise with even a symbolic increase - a break from recent practice that signaled potential policy fine-tuning ahead.
The PBOC gave no details about the remit or composition of the financial risk monitoring group, nor did it say exactly when it was established.
As of the end of May, the value of defaulted corporate credit bonds that companies had failed to repay was 66.3 billion yuan, or 0.39 percent of the total, it said.
Overall, a stable and neutral monetary policy had achieved fairly good results, the PBOC statement said.