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\section{Introduction}
In a large variety of chemical and biological systems, moving entities synchronize an internal
degree of freedom:~examples include mobile catalytic beads exhibiting the oscillatory
Belousov-Zhabotinsky~(BZ) reaction~\cite{Taylor_dynamical_2009} as well as the BZ reaction in
vortical flow~\cite{paoletti_synchronization_2006},
synthetic genetic oscillators~\cite{danino_synchronized_2010},
motile cells synchronizing intracellular oscillations during embryonic
somitogenesis~\cite{jiang_notch_2000,horikawa_noise_2006,Oates_patterning_2012},
quorum sensing of signaling amoebae~\cite{gregor_onset_2010}
and the coordinated motion of myxobacteria regulated by the oscillatory
Frz-signaling system~\cite{Sliusarenko_accordion_2006,zhang_mechanistic_2012,starrus_pattern_2012}.
Furthermore, it has been speculated that the flagellar beating of active microswimmers synchronizes
by hydrodynamic interaction thus affecting the rheology of active
suspensions~\cite{furthauer_phase_2013,leoni_synchronization_2014}.

Motivated by the above-mentioned nonequibrium systems, we study synchronization in an ensemble of either diffusively or
superdiffusively moving random walkers carrying internal noisy oscillators which synchronize by local interactions.
This paradigmatic model describes a nonequilibrium system as evidenced by an analogy to Monte-Carlo
algorithms~\cite{deMasi_rigorous_1985}:~random motion corresponds to Kawasaki
dynamics~\cite{kawasaki_diffusion_1966} at infinite temperature, whereas the oscillator dynamics in the presence of noise
is similar to Glauber updates~\cite{glauber_time_1963} at a finite temperature.
Ergo, the system is coupled to two heat baths simultaneously and, as a consequence, does never reach thermodynamic
equilibrium.

We are primarily addressing the question how the emergence of order in spatially extended systems, which relies on the
suppression
of fluctuations by sufficiently fast information transfer through the system, is influenced by the
motion type of individual entities.
This question is of interest beyond synchronization in nonequilibrium statistical mechanics, ranging from
 active matter~\cite{romanczuk_active_2012,marchetti_hydrodynamics_2013,menzel_tuned_2015} and
collective
motion~\cite{toner_flocks_1998,Vicsek_collective_2012} to stochastic reaction-diffusion
systems~\cite{hinrichsen_non_2000,tauber_applications_2005} and epidemic
spreading~\cite{frasca_dynamical_2006,peruani_dynamics_2008,Hallatschek_acceleration_2014}.
Ultimately, the interplay of local interaction and transport resulting in the emergence of order is a key element in
all the above-named applications.

The study of phase transitions and spontaneous symmetry breaking in isothermal systems at thermodynamic equilibrium has already led to
fundamental theoretical insights regarding the emergence of order such as the universality of critical behavior~\cite{hohenberg_theory_1977}
or the Mermin-Wagner theorem~\cite{mermin_absence_1966}, which excludes the emergence of long-range order in low-dimensional equilibrium
systems with a continuous symmetry at finite temperature.
This work focusses on the crucial influence of the motility of individual entities on the emergence of macroscopic order in
nonequilibrium systems, which is less well understood.

The temporal dynamics of many oscillators models, such as phase oscillators which constitute one of the corner stones of synchronization
theory~\cite{pikovsky_universal_2001}, is invariant under global phase shifts.
This leads to the emergence of spin-waves in one dimension~\cite{peruani_mobility_2010,uriu_dynamics_2013}
and topological defects~\cite{chaikin_principles_2000} in two dimensions.
These facts, that relate synchronization theory and statistical mechanics, were often overlooked in
studies of motile oscillators~\cite{porfiri_random_2006,Skufca_communication_2004,frasca_synchronization_2008,fujiwara_synchronization_2011,
gomez_motion_2013,Uriu_random_2010,uriu_optimal_2012}.
Here, we discuss how the motion of these topological excitations and the corresponding annihilation dynamics is affected by the motion of
the oscillators.

Whereas various previous studies focused on deterministic
oscillators~\cite{porfiri_random_2006,Skufca_communication_2004,frasca_synchronization_2008,fujiwara_synchronization_2011,
gomez_motion_2013}, we examine fluctuation-induced properties of synchronized states such as correlation
functions and study synchronization from a statistical mechanics perspective.
In particular, we systematically derive a field theory from the oscillator model
and demonstrate that oscillators moving diffusively exhibit a
defect-mediated transition from incoherence to quasi long-range order (QLRO) analogous to the
Berezinskii-Kosterlitz-Thouless
(BKT) transition~\cite{berezinskii_destruction_1971,kosterlitz_ordering_1973} in two dimensions.
We show further that a continuous nonequilibrium transition to long-range order (LRO) does occur~--~forbidden in
equilibrium systems according to the Mermin-Wagner theorem~\cite{mermin_absence_1966}~--~if oscillators move
superdiffusively, thereby accelerating the annihilation of defects.

\section{Model}
We consider an ensemble of $N$ random walkers in a periodic space, each of them carrying an internal clock. Individual clocks,
which are assumed to possess identical mean natural frequencies $\omega_0$, are modeled as noisy phase oscillators
that synchronize to the clocks of neighboring walkers.
The state of the $j$-th walker is thus characterized by its position $\vec{r}_j(t)$ and the phase
$\theta_j(t)$ or the relative phase $\chi_j(t) = \theta_j(t) - \omega_0 t$.
The dynamics of $\vec{r}_j(t)$ and $\chi_j(t)$ obeys the Langevin equations
 \begin{subequations}
 \label{eqn:model}
 \begin{align}
\!  \dot{\vec{r}}_j & \!= \boldsymbol{\xi}_{j}(t), \label{eqn:model:a} \\
\!\!\!  \dot{\chi}_j    &\!=\! \frac{1}{N_j} \! \sum_{k\neq j} \beta \! \left ( \abs{\vec{r}_{k} - \vec{r}_j} \right)
\sin \left
(\chi_k -\chi_j \right) \!+ \! \sqrt{2 D_{\chi}} \eta_j(t) \label{eqn:model:b}\! \, . \!\!\!\!\!
 \end{align}
 \end{subequations}
This model system can be understood as a nonequilibrium, off-lattice version of the XY model
where individual spins are motile.

The random motion of particles (or spins) is described by Eq.~\eqref{eqn:model:a}, where $\boldsymbol{\xi}_{j}(t)$
denotes L\'{e}vy noise~\cite{klages_anomalous_2008,NoteGaussianNoise}.
Hence, a particle jumps according to $\vec{r}_j(t\!+\!\tau) = \vec{r}_j(t) \!+\! \int_t^{t+\tau} d t'
\,\boldsymbol{\xi}_{j}(t')$ in a time interval $\tau>0$.
The random displacements follow a L\'{e}vy $\alpha$-stable distribution~\cite{samoradnitsky_stable_1994} defined by its
propagator~$G_\alpha(\vec{r},\tau)$ in Fourier domain:~$ \hat{G}_{\alpha} \!
\left (\vec{q} ,\tau \right) = e^{- \gamma \tau \,\! \abs{\vec{q}}^{\alpha}} \!$.
The motion is characterized by a generalized diffusion coefficient $\gamma$ determining the width of the
displacement distribution, and an index $\alpha$ describing the tails of the step length distribution.
For~$\alpha = 2$, the displacement distribution is Gaussian and, consequently, particles
undergo Brownian motion with a diffusion coefficient $\gamma$.
In contrast, the step length distribution is heavy tailed for $\alpha \! \in \! (0,2)$ implying large jumps.
Hence, walkers perform L\'{e}vy flights~\cite{klages_anomalous_2008,Metzler_the_2001}.

Eq.~\eqref{eqn:model:b} describes the oscillator dynamics. The first term accounts for the
local interaction among oscillators analogous to the paradigmatic Kuramoto
model~\cite{Kuramoto_cooperative_1984,shinomoto_cooperative_1986,pikovsky_universal_2001,acebron_kuramoto_2005}.
The interaction strength $\beta$ of two oscillators is a function of their relative distance.
We assume that the interaction is strictly short-ranged, i.e.~it vanishes beyond a certain interaction
range representing the sensing radius of an individual oscillator that we set to one:~$\beta(x) = 0$ for $\abs{x}>~1$.
The interaction is rescaled by the number of neighbors $N_j = \sum_{k\neq j} \beta \! \left ( \abs{\vec{r}_{k} - \vec{r}_{j}}
\right)$ reflecting that the adaptivity of an oscillator is independent of the number of neighbors.
The second term in Eq.~\eqref{eqn:model:b} is an additive, Gaussian white noise~\cite{gardiner_stochastic_2010}
with intensity $D_{\chi}$.

\section{Phenomenology}

\begin{figure}[b]
 \begin{center}
   \includegraphics[width=\columnwidth]{figure1}
   \caption{Order parameter $\Phi$ (averaged over time) as a function of the noise $D_\chi$ (left) and the
particle number $N$ (right) for oscillators moving diffusively (upper row) and by L\'{e}vy flights (lower row). The blue
dashed line represents the solution of the Kuramoto model (critical point:~$D_{\chi_c}^{(l)} = 1/2$) for global
coupling~\cite{NoteGlobalKuramoto}. In accordance with the theory (cf. section~\ref{sec:fieldTheory}), the lines in the upper right panel
correspond to power law fits,
while the horizontal lines in the lower right panel indicate the saturation of the order parameter with system size. Parameters: $\rho_0 =
1$, $\beta(x)=\Theta(1-x)$, $L=300$ (left column), $\gamma = 0.1$ (right column), numerical time step $\tau = 0.01$.}
   \label{fig:OrderPar}
 \end{center}
\end{figure}

\begin{figure}[t]
 \begin{center}
\includegraphics[width=\columnwidth]{figure2}
  \caption{Correlation function (averaged over time) of $\vec{s}(\chi_i) = (\cos \chi_i, \sin \chi_i)$ as a function of
the distance for diffusing oscillators. For high noise (disordered phase), correlations decay exponentially (left panel). In
contrast, correlations decrease algebraically for low noise (right panel) confirming the BKT nature of the synchronization
transition and the emergence of QLRO. Lines represent fits using the associated functional form. Parameters: $\alpha = 2$, $\gamma
= 0.1$, $\rho_0 = 1$, $L = 300$, $\beta(x) = \Theta(1-x)$, numerical time step $\tau = 0.01$. }
  \label{fig:CorrFunc:A2}
 \end{center}
\end{figure}

\begin{figure}[b]
\begin{center}
  \includegraphics[width=0.85\columnwidth]{figure3}
  \caption{Relaxational dynamics from random initial conditions:~vortices~(V) and anti-vortices~(AV)
are schematically shown by vectors $\vec{s}(\chi_j) = (\cos \chi_j, \sin \chi_j)$ in panels (a,b) and (c,d), respectively. A snapshot of a
vortex-anti-vortex pair is depicted in
(e), where phases~$\chi_j$ are color-coded. }
  \label{fig:Vortices}
\end{center}
\end{figure}

\begin{figure}[t]
\begin{center}
  \includegraphics[width=0.95\columnwidth]{figure4}
  \caption{Relaxational dynamics from random initial conditions:~defect density $n(t)$ (averaged over multiple realizations)
for Brownian motion (top) and L\'{e}vy flights (bottom) as a function of time. On the right, the defect density is rescaled
by $t/\!\ln t$. The black line in (a) also indicates this scaling. Superdiffusive transport (d) qualitatively enhances the relaxational
dynamics as compared to the case of normal diffusion. Parameters:~$\rho_0 = 1$, $D_\chi = 0$, $L = 300$ (a,b), $L=400$ (c,d),
$\beta(x)=\Theta(1-x)$, numerical time step $\tau = 0.01$. }
  \label{fig:RelDyn}
\end{center}
\end{figure}

We performed numerical simulations particularly studying the influence of oscillator motion on synchronization in two dimensions.
Here, the density of particles is set to $\rho_0 = 1$, which is below the percolation threshold $\rho_{0,perc.} \approx 1.44$~\cite{quintanilla_efficient_2000}.
Therefore, the communication of oscillators over large scales is dominated by particle transport.

First, we consider the order parameter $\Phi = \abs{\sum_{k=1}^N e^{i \chi_k(t)} \!/N}^2$ as a function of the
noise strength $D_\chi$ (left column in Fig.~\ref{fig:OrderPar}).
A transition from incoherence ($\Phi \simeq 0$) to synchronization ($\Phi > 0$) is observed below a critical noise
strength~$D_{\chi_c}$.
The dependence of $D_{\chi_c}$ on the diffusivity $\gamma$ indicates that synchronization is enhanced by
increasing $\gamma$.
For $\gamma \rightarrow \infty$, the order parameter tends to the order parameter for globally coupled
oscillators~\cite{NoteGlobalKuramoto}.
We can conclude that motion enhances information transfer in finite systems, thus promoting the emergence of order.

The transport properties crucially influence the synchronization properties which becomes evident from varying
the particle number $N$ and system size $L$ such that the average density $\rho_0 = N/L^2$ is constant
(finite-size scaling).
For Brownian motion, the order parameter decreases according to a power law with the
particle number (top right in Fig.~\ref{fig:OrderPar}).
The corresponding exponent is a function of the model parameters, particularly the noise strength~$D_{\chi}$.
Thus, the system is globally disordered in the thermodynamic limit.
Similar information is conveyed by the correlation function~(Fig.~\ref{fig:CorrFunc:A2}).
We assigned to each phase variable~$\chi_i$ a spin $\vec{s}(\chi_i) = (\cos \chi_i, \sin
\chi_i)$ and calculated the correlations of $\vec{s}$ as a function of the
distance.
Correlations decay exponentially for high noise but decrease according to a power law in the low noise regime as
QLRO emerges through a BKT transition~\cite{berezinskii_destruction_1971,kosterlitz_ordering_1973}.

L\'{e}vy flights change the qualitative picture significantly:~the order parameter $\Phi$
tends towards a nonzero constant value for large system sizes~(bottom right in Fig.~\ref{fig:OrderPar})
suggesting the emergence of a robust synchronized state.
Further, this result implies, notably, the emergence of long-range order (LRO) in two dimensions.
We find that superdiffusion, in contrast to what we observe for diffusive transport, qualitatively affects the large-scale properties
of the ordered states and, consequently, the nature of the associated phase transition.
In section \ref{sec:fieldTheory}, we confirm these findings by a field theoretic analysis.

The emergence of long-range order in the case of superdiffusive transport can intuitively be understood by studying in which way macroscopic
fluctuations decay. We quantify the temporal relaxation to the stationary state by preparing the system in the disordered state and,
thereafter, observing how the system relaxes for zero noise ($D_{\chi}=0$).
After an initial transient, the system is locally ordered but globally disordered due to the emergence of
free topological defects~(vortices and anti-vortices) which eventually annihilate pairwise~(see Fig.~\ref{fig:Vortices} for a
visualization).
In general, defects annihilate faster if the diffusivity of oscillators is high~(cf.~Fig.~\ref{fig:RelDyn}).
However, the asymptotic behavior of the time dependent defect density~$n(t)$ does not depend on the diffusion coefficient~$\gamma$ for
normal diffusion~(black line in Fig.~\ref{fig:RelDyn}a):~$n(t) \sim \ln t / t$ similar to the classical XY
model~\cite{bray_breakdown_2000}.
On the other hand, the annihilation process is qualitatively accelerated towards a power-law like decay of the defect density
$n(t)\sim t^{-\delta}$ with $\delta > 1$ in the long-time limit, if particles perform L\'{e}vy flights indicating that superdiffusion
of individual entities induces a novel regime of the relaxation process.

\section{Field theory}
\label{sec:fieldTheory}

We corroborate the simulation results by deriving and analyzing field equations for the relevant order parameters.
The instantaneous particle density
 \begin{align}
  \rho(\vec{r},t) = \mbox{$\sum_{j=1}^N$} \, \delta \! \left ( \vec{r} - \vec{r}_j(t) \right )
 \end{align}
is a central quantity of interest, since the presence of density fluctuations distinguishes the nonequilibrium temporal dynamics
of motile oscillators from lattice systems in equilibrium~--~the dynamic  network of motile particles induces a
fluctuating number of neighbors thus providing a source of nonthermal noise.
In the stationary state, the mean density is constant since there are no forces acting among the particles thus excluding the
emergence of density instabilities.
Fluctuations around the mean are determined by the propagator~$G_{\alpha}(\vec{r},t)$ which also reflects the transition
probability for a spatial displacement of a particle within a certain time
interval:
 \begin{subequations}
 \label{eqn:PropDensField}
 \begin{align}
   & \!\! \mean{\rho(\vec{r},t)}  = \rho_0 \label{eqn:PropDensFielda} \\
   & \!\! \mean{\rho(\vec{r},t) \rho(\vec{r}'\!,t')} - \rho_0^2 = \rho_0 \! \left [ G_{\alpha}(\vec{r}-\vec{r}'\!,t-t') - L^{-d}
\!\;\right ] \!. \label{eqn:PropDensFieldc} \!\!
\end{align}
 \end{subequations}
Correlations of the density field are proportional to the mean density and, therefore, the variance of the rescaled density
$\delta \tilde{\rho} = \left [ \rho/\rho_0 - 1 \right ]$ decreases proportional to $\rho_0^{-1}$ in accordance with the central
limit theorem~\cite{feller_introduction_1970}.

Along with the density describing the spatial distribution of particles, we introduce an order parameter field
\begin{align}
 \label{eqn:def:OrderPar}
 \vec{S}(\vec{r},t)  = \abs{\vec{S}} \! \begin{pmatrix}
                          \cos \psi \\ \sin \psi
                        \end{pmatrix} \!
                       = \sum_{j=1}^N \begin{pmatrix}
                          \cos \chi_j(t) \\ \sin \chi_j(t)
                        \end{pmatrix}  \! \delta \! \left ( \vec{r} - \vec{r}_j(t) \right )
\end{align}
reflecting the local degree of synchronization.
This field variable is related to the global order parameter $\Phi$ that was used to characterize particle
based simulations via
\begin{align*}
 \Phi \!=\! \mean{ \abs{\frac{1}{N} \!\int \!\! d^d r\, \vec{S}(\vec{r},t)}^2 } \! = \! \frac{1}{N^2} \!\!\int \!\! d^d r d^d r'
\!\mean{\vec{S}(\vec{r},t) \! \cdot \! \vec{S}(\vec{r}',t)} \!.
\end{align*}
Hence, an increase of the global order parameter~--~as observed in numerical simulations~--~is related to a qualitative change of
the correlation function of $\vec{S}$:~correlations become long-ranged at the critical point.

The definition of the order parameter, Eq.~\eqref{eqn:def:OrderPar}, constitutes a change of variables from~$\left \{
\vec{r}_j(t),\chi_j(t) \right \}$ to the field~$\vec{S}(\vec{r},t)$.
Therefore, the dynamics is obtained by application of stochastic
calculus~\cite{dean_langevin_1996,gardiner_stochastic_2010}.
It turns out that the dynamics is coupled to the density and the nematic tensor~$\mathcal{Q} =
\sum_{j=1}^N \mathcal{M}[\chi_j(t)] \, \delta(\vec{r} - \vec{r}_j(t))$, where
\begin{align}
 \mathcal{M}[\varphi] = \begin{pmatrix}
                       \cos \left (2 \varphi \right )  & \; \; \; \;\;\,\sin \left (2 \varphi\right ) \\
\sin \left (2 \varphi\right ) & \; \;- \cos \left (2 \varphi\right )
                      \end{pmatrix} \! .
\end{align}
Here, we use the closure relation $\mathcal{Q} \! \approx \! \abs{\vec{S}}^2 \! M[\psi]/\rho$ to obtain a self-consistent
field equation for $\vec{S}(\vec{r},t)$:
\begin{align}
 \partial_t \vec{S}(\vec{r},t) \approx \, & \gamma \Delta^{\alpha/2} \, \vec{S} + \tilde{\beta} \Delta
\vec{S} + \! \left [ \textcolor{white}{\frac{A}{B}} \!\!\!\!\!\! D^{(l)}_{\chi_c} - D_\chi \! - \epsilon \!\,
\abs{\vec{S}/\rho}^{2} \,\! \right ] \! \vec{S}\nonumber \\
 & \! + \sqrt{D_\chi \rho(\vec{r},t) /2 } \; \boldsymbol{\Pi} \cdot \boldsymbol{\vec{\eta}}(\vec{r},t).
\label{eqn:OrderParameterEqn} \!
\end{align}
This field theory reflects the microscopic dynamics:~the
(fractional) Laplacian multiplied by the diffusivity~$\gamma$ describes the transport of
particles~\cite{Metzler_the_2001,klages_anomalous_2008} giving rise to (non-)local coupling;
the coefficient $\tilde{\beta} \! = \! \left[\int \! d^d r \,
\beta \! \left (\abs{\vec{r}} \right ) \! \abs{\vec{r}}^2\right ]\!/\!\left [ 4d \! \int \! d^d r' \beta \!
\left(\abs{\vec{r}'} \right ) \right ]$ stems from the interaction among the oscillators;
the term in brackets indicates the emergence of local order via a pitchfork bifurcation for $D_\chi \! <
 D_{\chi_c}^{(l)} = 1/2$, where $\epsilon = 1/2$.
Fluctuations on the macroscale are reflected by the Gaussian field~$\boldsymbol{\vec{\eta}}(\vec{r},t)$ in
Eq.~\eqref{eqn:OrderParameterEqn}, which is projected by the matrix
 \begin{align*}
     \boldsymbol{\Pi} &= \sqrt{1 \!+ \! \sqrt{1\!-\!\abs{\vec{S}/\rho}^{4}}} \, \mathds{1}-
\sqrt{1 \!-\!\sqrt{1\!-\!\abs{\vec{S}/\rho}^{4}}} \, \mathcal{M}(\psi) .
 \end{align*}
We emphasize (i)~the multiplicative noise comprising the square root of the density and (ii)~the non-Hamiltonian dynamics.
Consequently, the probability to find a certain field configuration is generally not determined by a Boltzmann
distribution, in turn reflecting the absence of temperature and the nonequilibrium nature of the model.
In this regard, the dynamics of the system close to the transition point may potentially contain novel
physics including a set of non-classical critical exponents in the low density regime.
These questions which go beyond the scope of this work may be addressed in future studies.
Here, we focus on the properties of the synchronized phase as well as the emergent
dynamics of topological defects.

In the high density regime, fluctuations of the density can approximately be neglected according
to Eq.~\eqref{eqn:PropDensField} enabling us to link the nonequilibrium system featuring a dynamic network of short-ranged
interactions to the field theory of the static XY
model~\cite{fisher_critical_1972,suzuki_wilson_1972,Bergersen_dynamical_1991,zinn_quantum_2002}.
This nontrivial mapping, which connects two fundamentally different physical regimes, explains the phenomenology observed in
simulations in several aspects.
We deduce from Eq.~\eqref{eqn:OrderParameterEqn} that the diffusivity $\gamma$ rescales the coupling
coefficient $\tilde{\beta}$ in the case of Brownian diffusion ($\alpha = 2$).
The structure of Eq.~\eqref{eqn:OrderParameterEqn}, however, does not change for $\gamma \rightarrow
0$ in that case. Therefore, the qualitative phenomenology of the XY model is observed if oscillators perform Brownian motion
including a BKT transition towards QLRO whereas the equation is structurally different for superdiffusive motion.

Close to the critical point~(in the disordered phase), the local order parameter is small, $\abs{\vec{S}/\rho}\ll 1$, and
therefore~$\boldsymbol{\Pi} \approx 2 \cdot \mathds{1}$ to lowest order.
In this limit, the field equation~\eqref{eqn:OrderParameterEqn} reduces to the Ginzburg-Landau model with additive white noise
enabling us to determine the qualitative dependence of the transition point
$D_{\chi_c}$ on model parameters~\cite{bellac_quantum_1991,tauber_critical_2014}:
\begin{align}
 \label{eqn:ShiftDC}
  \!\!D_{\chi_c} \! = \! D_{\chi_c}^{(l)} \! \left [ 1 -  \frac{2 \epsilon}{\rho_0} \! \int^{\Lambda} \! \! \! \!
\frac{d^{\;\! d} \;\!\! q}{(2\pi)^d}
\frac{1}{\gamma \! \abs{\vec{q}}^{\alpha}  \! + \tilde{\beta} \! \abs{\vec{q}}^2} + \mathcal{O}(\epsilon^2) \right ]
\!.
\end{align}
The integral in Eq.~\eqref{eqn:ShiftDC} runs over all wavevectors with~$\abs{\vec{q}} < \Lambda$, where $\Lambda$ is a
cutoff parameter inversely proportional to the coarse-graining scale.
Since the integrand is positive, the critical noise $D_{\chi_c}$ is shifted towards smaller noise values with
respect to $D_{\chi_c}^{(l)}$ as observed in simulations (cf. Fig.~\ref{fig:OrderPar}).
Only if the mobility or the particle density is high, the noise-induced shift of $D_{\chi_c}$ vanishes and the
order-disorder transitions on the local and global level occur simultaneously:~$D_{\chi_c} \simeq D_{\chi_c}^{(l)}$.

We focus now on the properties of locally ordered states, where $\vec{S}(\vec{r},t) \!\approx \! S_0 (\cos \psi(\vec{r},t), \sin
\psi(\vec{r},t))$.
In this regime, all quantities are determined by the phase field~$\psi(\vec{r},t)$, such as the correlation
function~$\mean{\vec{S}(\vec{r},t) \!\cdot\! \vec{S}(\vec{r}',t)} \approx S_0^2 \mean{ \cos \left [ \psi(\vec{r},t) -
\psi(\vec{r}',t) \right ] }$.
The dynamics of $\psi(\vec{r},t)$ follows from Eq.~\eqref{eqn:OrderParameterEqn}:
\begin{align*}
 \partial_t \psi \approx
   \gamma \!\; \mathcal{C} \!\!
     \int \!\! d^{\;\! d} \;\!\! r' \,\frac{\sin \! \left [
\psi(\vec{r}',t) - \psi(\vec{r},t) \right ]}{ \abs{\vec{r}' -
\vec{r}}^{\alpha + d}} +\!  \tilde{\beta} \Delta \psi \! + \! \sqrt{\varkappa} \, \varsigma .
\end{align*}
The noise strength is denoted by $\varkappa=D_{\chi}\rho_0(1+S_0^2/\rho_0^2)/S_0^{\!\:2}$, $\mathcal{C}$ is
a constant~\cite{NotePreFact:FractLaplace3} and~$\varsigma(\vec{r},t)$ is a Gaussian white field~\cite{NoteGaussianWhiteField}.
We assume further that~$\psi(\vec{r},t)$ varies slowly such that we can
approximate $\sin \! \left [ \psi(\vec{r}',t) - \psi(\vec{r},t) \right ] \approx \! \left [ \psi(\vec{r}',t) -
\psi(\vec{r},t) \right ]$ to obtain
\begin{align}
 \label{eqn:stochastic:ang:eqn2}
 \partial_t \psi(\vec{r},t) \approx \gamma \Delta^{\alpha/2} \psi + \tilde{\beta} \Delta \psi + \sqrt{\varkappa} \,
\varsigma(\vec{r},t).
\end{align}
The solution of this linear equation is straightforward via Fourier transformation.
One finds that the stationary phase field $\psi(\vec{r},t)$ is Gaussian allowing us to calculate the order parameter correlations
by the identity~\cite{zinn_quantum_2002}
\begin{align*}
 \mean{\vec{S}(\vec{r},t) \!\cdot\! \vec{S}(\vec{r}',t)} \! \approx \! S_0^2 \exp \! \left [ - \frac{1}{2} \mean{\left [
\psi(\vec{r},t) - \psi(\vec{r}',t) \right ]^2}\right ] \:\! \!.
\end{align*}
Accordingly, the order parameter correlation function is determined by the mean squared phase difference which follows from the
solution of Eq.~\eqref{eqn:stochastic:ang:eqn2}:
 \begin{align}
  \mean{\left [ \psi(\vec{r},t) - \psi(\vec{r}',t) \right ]^2} = \varkappa \! \int^{\Lambda} \! \!\! \frac{d^{\;\! d}
\;\!\! q}{(2 \pi)^d} \,
\frac{1 - e^{i \vec{q} \cdot \left ( \vec{r} - \vec{r}' \right )}}{\gamma \! \abs{\vec{q}}^{\alpha}  \! +
\tilde{\beta} \! \abs{\vec{q}}^2} \, .
 \end{align}
The mean squared phase difference at two points $\vec{r}$
and~$\vec{r}'$ behaves for large separations as $\abs{\vec{r} - \vec{r}'}^{\alpha - d}$, i.e.~it decays for $\alpha
<d$ indicating a long-ranged ordered state due to superdiffusive motion of particles.
Note that the large scale dynamics essentially depends on the dimension of space. In contrast, microscopic details do not
change the large scale properties qualitatively, thus indicating a form of universality.

\begin{figure}[t]
\begin{center}
  \includegraphics[width=0.8\columnwidth]{figure5}
  \caption{Illustration of the self-similarity argument determining the decay of the density of topological defects. The dynamics of the
phase field $\psi(\vec{r},t)$, cf.~Eq.~\eqref{eqn:stochastic:ang:eqn2}, is asymptotically scale invariant under the rescaling $\vec{r}
\rightarrow b \vec{r}$ and $t \rightarrow b^{\alpha} t$. Therefore, the mean number of defects $M$ in a cube of size $L^2$ at time $t$ (left
panel) and in a cube $(bL)^2$ at time $b^\alpha t$ (right panel) is approximately equal, as illustrated above. }
  \label{fig:TheoVortices}
\end{center}
\end{figure}

Furthermore, the deterministic equation for $\psi(\vec{r},t)$ supports vortex solutions
$\psi(\vec{r},t) = \pm \arg(\vec{r}) + \psi_0$ in two dimensions as observed in numerical simulations
(cf.~Fig.~\ref{fig:Vortices}, \ref{fig:RelDyn}).
We exploit Eq.~\eqref{eqn:stochastic:ang:eqn2} to determine the relaxational dynamics of the defect density from
a qualitative scaling argument.
By successive rescaling of space $\vec{r} \rightarrow b \vec{r}$ and time $t \rightarrow b^{\alpha} t$ with a
positive scale parameter $b$, the diffusive coupling ($\tilde{\beta} \rightarrow b^{\alpha-2}
\tilde{\beta}$) as well as the noise term ($\varkappa \rightarrow b^{\alpha-2} \varkappa$) are rendered irrelevant for $\alpha
<2$ whereas $\gamma$ remains unchanged.
Thus, the phase equation becomes scale invariant in the long time limit.
Hence, the mean defect number in a cube of volume $L^2$ at time $t$ is asymptotically equal to the
defect number in the domain of size $(bL)^2$ at time~$b^{\alpha} t$~(cf. Fig.~\ref{fig:TheoVortices} for an illustration).
Consequently, the defect density~$n(t)$ is asymptotically a homogeneous function decaying as~$n \! \left
(t \right ) \propto t^{-2/\alpha}$, where the exponent explicitly depends on the motion type via~$\alpha$, but is independent of
microscopic details.
Accordingly, the relaxation is accelerated in the case of superdiffusive transport as observed in numerical simulations
(cf.~Fig.~\ref{fig:RelDyn}).

\section{Summary \& outlook}
We studied an ensemble of random walkers carrying internal clocks which are synchronized by
local interactions.
The phenomenology of this paradigmatic nonequilibrium model, as observed in numerical simulations, is remarkably rich.
Numerical observations were corroborated by a non-Hamiltonian field theory including multiplicative noise terms which was analytically
derived from the microscopic particle dynamics.
The field theory reveals that the qualitative phenomenology of the system is not determined by mixing
rates or, equivalently, the diffusion coefficients but rather by the motion type of particles.

For Brownian diffusion of individual oscillators, we report on a Berezinskii-Kosterlitz-Thouless transition from incoherence to quasi
long-range order accompanied by the emergence of topological defects implying power-law like system size dependencies of all
synchronization properties.
We argued that the nonequilibrium system with diffusive particle transport exhibits the same
qualitative behavior as an equilibrium system where particles are held fixed on a lattice.
This implies that long-range order cannot emerge for dimensions smaller or equal to two in the thermodynamic limit and, thus, extends the
predictions of the Mermin-Wagner theorem~\cite{mermin_absence_1966}~--~ valid for equilibrium systems~--~to a nonequilibrium system with
diffusive particle transport.

Furthermore, we showed that superdiffusive transport may give rise to long-range order
in two and even in one dimension depending on the characteristics of the motion of individual entities.
The emergence of long-range order in two dimensions relies on the accelerated annihilation dynamics of topological defects as confirmed by
numerical simulations in two dimensions.

In short, we characterized in this work the conditions required for the emergence of long-range order in
nonequilibrium systems.
We believe that the stochastic dynamics of moving oscillators provides an interesting playground to
study the interplay of local interaction and particle transport in the context of nonequilibrium
statistical mechanics from a theoretical point of view, involving the mixture of normal fluctuations (oscillator dynamics) and
anomalous fluctuations (superdiffusive motion) as well as the emergence of order and dynamics of topological defects in this context.
Besides, the results may serve as a reference point for the description of specific experiments such as those mentioned in the
introduction, where modeling may require a higher level of complexity, e.g.~the addition of time delay~\cite{uriu_optimal_2012}.

\section*{Acknowledgement}

RG and MB gratefully acknowledge the support by the German Research Foundation via Grant No. GRK 1558.
FP acknowledges support by the Agence Nationale de la Recherche (ANR) via JCJC project ``BactPhys".

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He spent the first part of his career working at some of Melbourne's best Chartered Accounting Firms before applying his own talents to his own practice in small business/financial management and taxation.
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A+D celebrates its 18th year of progressive architecture, design programs, and innovative exhibitions with its annual gala and fundraiser, "Celebrate: Play" on Saturday, May 11 from 7:00-11:00 PM at the Museum.
This year's theme, 'Celebrate: Play' establishes A+D as the place for creativity and fun. Play is a state of mind that exists outside of the restrictions that occupy our everyday lives. It gives us the space to connect with our pure imagination. For this year's Celebrate the museum becomes a space for exploration and fun, and a return to the freedom of creativity without defined goals. It is in these spaces that our minds are at their most vibrant. Play goes beyond recreation, it is a vital means of education and human connection values the museum aims to champion. We invite our family to go down the rabbit hole with us and return to a state of play.


I read this article and found it very interesting, thought it might be something for you. The article is called Leading African Game Designer Expands Ebola Education through new Mobile Gameand is located athttp://innov8tiv.com/leading-african-game-designer-expands-ebola-education-through-new-mobile-game/.
First-ever game to raise public awareness on the deadly Ebola virus and its preventive measures now available on Android smart phones.
ChopUp Games, co-founded by TED Fellow Zubair Abubakar and acclaimed game designer Bayo Puddicombe, today released Ebola Strike force, the first local game to raise awareness about the deadly Ebola virus and its preventive measures.
Ebola Strike Force tells the story of research scientists and doctors who discovered that they could develop the cure from a serum, which could only be extracted from patient X with the help of a nanobot. The player takes control of the nanobot and journeys through patient X's body to extract the serum. The serum is then used to create a vaccine to cure infected people. In the process the player unlocks health tips that can be used to maintain good hygiene in real life.
Ebola Strike Force represents a new paradigm in mobile gaming, empowering users not only to experience thrilling gameplay, but also to learn about the Ebola virus in an interactive and immersive fashion.
"We were inspired to create this game after seeing thousands of precious lives lost innocently and ignorantly around the world as a result of Ebola" said ChopUp Co-founder Zubair Abubakar.
The game can be accessed here.
ChopUp™, a division of Pledge51 Ltd, is a leading mobile gaming company in Nigeria developing locally relevant games that tell the African narrative. ChopUp is committed to consistently creating world-class mobile games that are specifically designed with African themes.
Their flagship game series, Danfo, has a growing user base of over 700,000 gamers. In a relatively short period of time, they have been able to establish a clear leadership position in the Nigerian mobile gaming space, winning awards for our groundbreaking work.


U22 is my default listening when I'm listening to live U2 these days. My plan has been to write a post late in the year discussing my perfect live concert, but since they released U22 I think that's pretty close. I'll still write it one day, because there are a number of songs to add (my perfect concert would never end). And of course it is the live version of the 360 tour, which this site is (almost) named after.
U22 was released as a fan club offering a few years ago, 2012 I think. 22 songs, which is where it gets the name from, although Unknown Caller was a bonus track so maybe it should be U23. It was voted on by the fans, and I don't remember which songs I voted for but I know there were at least a few that I chose that the crowd didn't.
If you take this list, it's not necessarily the most played songs from the tour that made it on. For example there's no I'll Go Crazy If I Don't Go Crazy Tonight, which was the most played song on the tour. Or Get On Your Boots, one of the others from No Line On The Horizon. In fact if you take the top 22 played songs from the tour, you only end up with four songs from No Line (with another couple just outside the 22). That kind of tells you even more that U2 have turned into a greatest hits band, when what the crowd wants to hear is the old stuff. Hopefully that is going to change a little on the Innocence And Experience tour, at least on the Innocence part.
Weird is that a couple of the songs, Out Of Control and One Tree Hill, only appeared 6 and 4 times respectively, so they were really digging deep to pick them, not only for the voting list, but for people to actually choose them. I guess that's what the people wanted though, so that's what they got. And I do admit that this version of Out Of Control is easily the best version I ever heard of the song, and one of my favorite songs ever.
So what else is there to say about U22? Well, right now it is the last tour that U2 did, so it is the latest and greatest by default. I guess it will be overtaken once you get to the I&E tour, but that's not going to have the spectacle that 360 did, so maybe it won't have the same impact. Kind of like the way that the Zoo TV tour stands out in history, it is something you remember over many of the more recent shows the band have done. But really, as I said at the start, this is what I listen to now. I have said many times that U2 live is the greatest thing, and once again this is the next best thing to being there.
Speaking of being there, I'll be at four shows in June. I hope they're as good as this set.


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Yesterday I was quite brave! I set up an easy water sensory table station on our KidKraft Star Table complete with many different color waters, in various sizes and shapes of containers. On the side there were spoons, droppers, and scoops to play with and explore the water with, too.
Little J, almost 19 months old, has been very curious about water lately, specifically pouring it and transferring it from container-to-container. He doesn't want the lids on his sippy cups anymore, either. So, as soon as Little J saw the set up, he was super excited and eager to get to the table.
He took a seat in his little chair and didn't waste any time! He got right into the green colored water.
It was in a spill-proof paint container from our Melissa & Doug Easel Set.
The container made it was very easy for him to pour and watch the green colored watch come out into the clear container below.
Next, he wanted to scoop some of the other colors. He really enjoyed the scoop, too!
Overall, this was an awesome activity!! Easy to set up, and surprisingly easy to clean up, since I lined the table with a garbage bag before we started. He didn't even spill much on the floor, which I was pretty happy about! We will definitely be doing this again soon. It would be great for a day indoors or outdoors, too. Either way, your little one will love to play with the water and watch all of the different colored waters mix in the containers.
Love this idea….I always like the Montessori curriculum…just wish the schools weren't so expensive!


Non-invasive techniques for quantifying early biochemical and biomechanical changes in articular cartilage may provide a means of more precisely assessing osteoarthritis (OA) progression. The goals of this study were to determine the relationship between T1rho magnetic resonance (MR) imaging relaxation times and changes in cartilage composition, cartilage mechanical properties, and synovial fluid biomarker levels and to demonstrate the application of T1rho imaging to evaluate cartilage composition in human subjects in vivo. Femoral condyles and synovial fluid were harvested from healthy and OA porcine knee joints. Sagittal T1rho relaxation MR images of the condyles were acquired. OA regions of OA joints exhibited an increase in T1rho relaxation times as compared to non-OA regions. Furthermore in these regions, cartilage sGAG content and aggregate modulus decreased, while percent degraded collagen and water content increased. In OA joints, synovial fluid concentrations of sGAG decreased and C2C concentrations increased compared to healthy joints. T1rho relaxation times were negatively correlated with cartilage and synovial fluid sGAG concentrations and aggregate modulus and positively correlated with water content and permeability. Additionally, we demonstrated the application of these in vitro findings to the study of human subjects. Specifically, we demonstrated that walking results in decreased T1rho relaxation times, consistent with water exudation and an increase in proteoglycan concentration with in vivo loading. Together, these findings demonstrate that cartilage MR imaging and synovial fluid biomarkers provide powerful non-invasive tools for characterizing changes in the biochemical and biomechanical environments of the joint.


Life insurance companies collected more in premiums during the first half of 2013 although the actual number of policies in force decreased slightly.
That's according to the latest data published by LIMRA, a research and consulting organization for the financial and insurance industries. The group notes all life insurance product lines saw increased premiums during the second quarter of the year.
Although all products saw growth in the second quarter, LIMRA found the greatest increase in premiums year-to-date occurred in indexed universal and whole life policies. Since the start of the year, life insurance companies have seen the premiums they collect for variable universal life insurance increase 13 percent. Whole life saw a 6 percent increase in premiums.
The reason for the increase in those products may be linked to continued economic uncertainty.
"Both products are well-matched for a low-interest and uncertain economic climate, offering the principle protection and growth opportunity that consumers are seeking," said Ashley Durham, senior analyst for LIMRA Insurance Research, in a written statement.
Meanwhile, both term life and universal life premiums saw growth of 5 percent year-to-date. Overall, life insurance premiums across all product lines rose 4 percent in the second quarter and 6 percent in the first half of 2013.
While the premiums collected by life insurance companies are on the incline, the number of policies is effect is on the decline. So far in 2013, the number of policies has declined 3 percent overall.
The greatest decrease has been in universal life which has seen the number of policies drop by 16 percent so far this year. Whole life policies have decreased by 3 percent.
However, both term life and variable universal life insurance saw increases. Most notable is the jump in variable universal life policies, increasing 10 percent for the second quarter of 2013 and 5 percent year-to-date. Term life policy count increased 5 percent in the second quarter and 3 percent year-to-date.
Although the increased premiums are good news for life insurance companies, the decline in policy count may be a point of concern. Groups such as LIMRA have long sounded the alarm that Americans are underinsured, and decreasing policies indicate consumers may not be receiving the message.
To help encourage more families to compare life insurance quotes and purchase coverage, industry groups have dubbed September Life Insurance Awareness Month. The month is intended to help promote the benefits of affordable life insurance coverage which may, in turn, reverse the decline in the industry's policy count.


1. Forza Pod Neoprene: The neoprene pod is the original standard option. It is the warmest and most durable pod material that is available for the Forza. (Pod weight 2070g). The Neoprene pod is delivered with the large flight deck with pen holder.
2. Forza Pod 720: The 720 is the middle of the range for the Forza options. It still offers good warmth and durability for frequent XC flying. (Pod weight 1090g).
3. Ozium Pod 570: The 570 is the lightest option available with the Forza, and is ideal for pilots who want the solidity and comfort of the Forza but want to reduce pack volume and weight as much as possible. (Pod weight 790g).
The 720 and 570 pod packs are delivered with adjustment and closing lines, the Forza Footplate, Cockpit Wedge, Cockpit Foam, Pod Bungee, Speedline, and the Foot Elastic with Red Ball. If you already own a Forza and you would like to lighten your harness by converting to the 570 or 720 version, then you can do this by ordering a Pod Pack. The 570 and 720 pod packs do not include the flight deck with pen holder.
Orientation of the instrument flight deck is perfect.


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If it weren't for the fact that I was calling from the office of my suburban New Jersey home not the front window of a North End walk up and it was Monday morning, not Wednesday evening, this exchange could be mistaken for a 1971 television ad.
"It's Prince spaghetti night," my husband calls up from behind me. I threw him a dirty look over my shoulder.
"Do you have to yell?" my husband asks.
And there it is. I'll admit it, I'm loud. Not the kind of loud that cannot find its 'inside voice'. I am very well socialized, thank you. But in my comfort zone I have a tendency to be the loudest person in the room (especially when I'm laughing). But Italians are naturally loud, the stereotype claims. I don't buy it.
Our family matriarch, my grandmother, has always been soft-spoken; although, she is quite capable of making herself heard over her four surviving children, eight grandchildren and eighteen great-grandchildren when she needs to. Most of my cousins are not loud. The guys tend to have low-pitched, resonant voices that carry, but that's not the same thing. In fact, of all my cousins, only one can claim to be as loud as I, even louder. So in a family that comprises several hundred people if you include my fathers' cousins, aunts, uncles and their children, two are loud. That's hardly a ringing endorsement of the whole Italians are loud stereotype.
Maybe the stereotype comes from the fact that traditional Italian families (at least from earlier generations) were large. You have to be loud in order to be heard at the dinner table over a family with two parents, four or more children and a couple of grandparents. Maybe this was its origins.
Then there were the neighborhood moms. I remember in my grandparent's neighborhood in Astoria, Queens that around four thirty in the afternoon mothers from the block would come out on the front porch and call for their children. "Johnny." "Vinnie." "Frannie." It was quite musical, now that I think about it. And effective – within ten minutes I could hear the sound of slamming doors when kids rushed to wash their hands and be at the table for when their fathers got home. This always impressed me since the kids could be anywhere in between 21st Street and the river. I've been told that this was common practice in a variety of neighborhoods in New York and Boson. I even experienced it in the suburbs when I was a kid. Well, not in our house because our mother relied upon a coach's whistle she had gotten from my uncle, Weehawken's favorite, Coach D, to gather the chicks back to the nest. So it's not as much of an Italian thing as it was a pre-mobile phone thing. Yet I continue to hear from Italians and non-Italians alike that loud Italians are the norm.
It makes me wonder how many other stereotypes we honestly believe about ourselves?


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Preston man's misery as he's left surrounded by rubble and more than £6,000 out of pocket as builders go into liquidation
Pupils increasingly playing social media tricks to humiliate teachers
Teachers are being humiliated by social media tricks played by pupils, it has been reported.
Friday, 2nd June 2017, 4:48 pm
Updated Sunday, 4th June 2017, 9:51 pm
Staff should protect themselves online
In one case, an embarrassing photo of a teacher who was stood up for a restaurant date, taken by a pupil who set her up in a manipulative scam, was shared across a school.
In another, a number of school workers saw photos splashed across the internet after a student set up a fake online account posing as a colleague.
Increasing numbers of school staff are being targeted by such scams, the Times Educational Supplement (TES) reported.
Emma Robertson, co-founder of Digital Awareness UK, told the magazine it has seen a trend of online abuse and security violations of teachers, with the number of inquiries about the issue spiking in the last year.
The organisation, which runs workshops on internet safety, is increasingly hearing from schools who want them to show staff how to protect themselves online, she said.
Around 30% of the cases it comes across are about teachers who have been victimised, rather than pupil-on-pupil abuse, Ms Robertson said.
She told the TES: "In the cases that have almost gone viral in the school, which everybody knows about, a lot of the time teachers will just be really upset and will come to us for one-to-one advice."
One teacher thought she had been stood up by a man she had been talking to on a dating website, but she then found a pupil had photographed her waiting for her date and shared the image, the TES reported.
The student had set up a fake social media account, linked to the site, and struck up a conversation with the teacher before arranging to meet.
At one school, a pupil created a fake Facebook account posing as a teacher who did not use the site. They sent out friend requests to the teacher's colleagues, who unknowingly gave the youngster access to their profiles.
The student then trawled through to find compromising photos at events such as university parties, printed them off and posted them around the school.
In a third case, a teacher was filmed by students bending over in a classroom and the footage uploaded to YouTube. Derogatory comments about her appearance were posted alongside.
An NASUWT teaching union poll of more than 1,500 members, published earlier this year, found nearly a third of teachers had suffered online harassment and victimisation in the last year.
In the majority of cases, pupils were the culprits.


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Support made all the difference for entomology grad
Support made all the difference for entomology grad (December Grad Spotlight)
Blessing Ademokoya, a doctoral candidate in entomology, poses with the state museum's collection of stink bugs. (Photo by Craig Chandler)
By Deann Gaymann
A series of happy accidents brought Blessing Ademokoya here to pursue her doctorate in entomology, but personal tragedy cemented her love of the University of Nebraska–Lincoln and its community.
As an undergraduate student at the Federal University of Technology in Akure, Nigeria, Ademokoya wasn't really sure what she was going to do with her biology major.
Then, during her second year, she attended a seminar given by a professor of entomology from Auburn University. The presentation included a video of one insect decapitating another. Some might find the video revolting Ademokoya admitted, but for her, it was a lightbulb moment, illuminating new possibilities.
"It was quite fascinating to me," she said. "He was talking about biological control (of pests) with parasitoids. That's what got me interested in entomology."
Ademokoya reached out to the professor and made a connection that brought her to Auburn University for her master's degree. There, she began her research into phytophagous insect pests and their parasitoids, found her passion in the work and decided to pursue a doctorate.
"I like the field work in the crops, seeing the damage, and identifying the pests that caused it," she said. "I think it's the atmosphere. I like being outside."
Upon completion of her master's, she was looking for an entomology doctoral program that would allow her to continue field research and a friend sent her a link to a graduate position at Nebraska. It wasn't exactly what she was looking for, but she made new connections with professors here who suggested she could work on research related to stink bugs — a common but destructive insect — which can also be controlled by parasitoids.
"It's a pest of many crops, especially corn and soybeans, and it's been a problem in the southeast for many years, but now it's becoming more of an issue here, as populations started increasing, and some invasive species have been moving into the U.S.," she said. "My research identifies the species that are found in crops, understanding their impact in terms of yield loss, and how to manage them."
She's published several articles, with six more in process, and her finds from Nebraska fields are slated to become a part of the University of Nebraska State Museum's permanent collections.
"I'm preparing specimens for the museum, because we found new (species of) stink bugs," she said. "These may have been found in other states previously, but not reported in Nebraska until now."
It was while she was searching a field for stink bugs in July 2019 that she received a phone call that would change her life.
"My fiancé called and before that, he'd been a little bit sick," she said. "He was in the hospital and he'd been diagnosed with cancer."
Ademokoya and her fiancé, a doctoral student in engineering at Auburn University, began a long journey of treatments and hospitalizations. She often shuttled back and forth between Nebraska and Alabama to be with him and help him recover from chemotherapy.
"The professors and everyone here were so supportive," she said. "They made everything flexible for me so that I could travel. Everyone helped — my advisors (Bob Wright and Tom Hunt), the department chair (John Ruberson), the students, staff, everyone. I felt the love."
Read the full article on Nebraska Today.


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O Campeonato Mundial de Hóquei no Gelo de 1950 foi a 17ª edição do torneio, disputada entre os dias 13 e 22 de março de 1950 em Londres, Inglaterra. Em um formato simular ao campeonato de 1949, na fase inicial, os nove times participantes foram divididos em três grupos de três equipes cada. Na  segunda fase, os dois melhores de cada grupo avançaram à Fase Final (para o 1º ao 6º lugar), com os três times restantes disputando a Fase de Consolação do 7º ao 9º lugar.
O Canadá ganhou seu 13º Mundial e a Suíça ganhou seu quarto Campeonato Europeu. Ambos os times se favoreceram da ausência do campeão anterior, a Tchecoslováquia.

Oficialmente, o atual campeão checoslovaco não chegou a Londres porque dois de seus jornalistas não receberam seus vistos.

Na realidade, autoridades comunistas ficaram inquietas depois que a equipe do clube LTC Praha (LTC Praga) sofreu deserções na Spengler Cup de 1948 em Davos, a morte de seis jogadores da equipe nacional em um acidente de avião alguns meses antes do Campeonato Mundial de Hóquei no Gelo de 1949 e a deserção do ex-jogador da equipe nacional de hóquei Jaroslav Drobný em junho de 1949. As autoridades prenderam vários membros da equipe nacional de 1950 enquanto aguardavam seu atraso no voo no Aeroporto de Praga.

Campeonato Mundial de Hóquei no Gelo de 1950 (Londres,Inglaterra)

Fase Preliminar

Grupo A

Classificação

Grupo B

Classificação

Grupo C

Classificação

Fase de Consolação (7º ao 9º lugar)

Classificação

Fase Final (1º ao 6º lugar)

Classificação

Classificação Final - Campeonato Mundial

Campeão Mundial de 1950
 Canadá

Membros do Time

Classificação Final - Campeonato Europeu

Campeão Europeu de 1950
 Suíça

Complete results

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�Skills can be taught. Character you either have or you don't have,� Anthony Bourdain.
This month features latest hotel news, and secrets from the vine, inluding coverage of the Lugana Wine tasting at the Peninsula Beverly Hills. Travel section offers hotel and destination news for summer travel, with lots of Airline announcements. A view on the upcoming Emmy Awards in Tinseltown will offer a glimpse of 'what's cookin' in entertainment for September.
Culinary Coup has some wonderful chef and restaurant news, including a story on Le Pain Quotidien. New restaurant openings and latest food trends for sumer and fall planned. New products and programs for kids in Kids K page. Opening success news on Dustin Vallete's fantastic restuurant in Healdsburg.
News on the US event to release the wines of Lugano Italy, held at the Peninsula Hotel in Beverly Hills. Wine events and food festivals are in full swing throughout California and the nation and we have some news for our grape lovers in Sips. See new book updates in BookBites. Cute news in Kids K and Teen Times. Updates on TasteTV Chocolate Salon competition news, local and international food events and more. Super Hungarian recipe from the chefs of The Viking Lines to enjoy at home or inspire you to book a reservation on the amazing around the world adventures offered on their beautiful International River Cruises.
If you live near the water take advantage of this time...go for a sail boat ride or just enjoy a dinner while watching the waves break. Water is healing and we all need to feel its peace. Try a whale watching cruise in Santa Barbara or go fishing from a pier. My favorite spot in summer is the Boathouse at Hendry's Beach in Santa Barbara, where award winning chef Ron True is designing fantastic new menus.
The Fund for Santa Barbara is busy preparing for "Bread & Roses" dinner and auction in October 2015 at the QAD Headquarters in Summerland. For tickets and information visit www.fundforsantabarbara.org or call 962-9164.
Pray for peace and I hope you all will join me in remembering our soldiers who are fighting in other countries, and pray for their safe return to their families. God bless them, and God bless America in these difficult times; may the spirit of our Nation reign now and forever, and may our citizens here at home find hope and prosperous times ahead for their families.


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* [Breaking change] Bugfix: when using `.componentDidCatch` you used to use:

    ```scala
    .error : raw.React.Error
    .info  : raw.React.ErrorInfo
    ```

  There are two problems here:

  1. It turns out that the `raw.React.Error` type isn't really a thing; instead it's the raw exception itself.
  2. Having two raw values to pass around isn't consistent with the rest of the library. There should be one Scala-based
     value that encapsulates the raw inputs.

  Therefore this has changed so that you now use:

    ```scala
    .error: ReactCaughtError

    // which has the following fields (plus a few more):
      .componentStack     : String
      .jsError            : Either[Any, js.Error]
      .message            : String
      .name               : String
      .stack              : String

    // in addition to the raw inputs from React:
      .rawError           : js.Any
      .rawInfo            : raw.React.ErrorInfo
    ```

* Router bugfix: explicit fallbacks to conditional routes weren't executing

* New `ext-cats-effect` module that provides `cats-effect` type class instances for:
  * `Sync[CallbackTo]`
  * `Effect[AsyncCallback]`

* Added the following top-level convenience functions:

    ```scala
    val preventDefault: ReactEvent => Callback
    val stopPropagation: ReactEvent => Callback
    val preventDefaultAndStopPropagation: ReactEvent => Callback
    ```
* Dependency upgrades:
  * monocle 2.0.1
  * sourcecode 0.2.0


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"The location is worth 6 stars as it is at the center of everything."
"Place was very affordable but clean, room was cold, served hearty breakfast"
Perfectly situated in the heart of the Fuente area, Cebu, this hotel is within close proximity of the Fuente Circle, business offices, hospitals, malls, and restaurants. The hotel's guests will have easy access to Cocomall, Cebu Doctor's Hospital, and Chong Hua Hospital. Boasting well-appointed guestrooms and suites, all are tastefully furnished and equipped with modern amenities for guests' comfort and convenience, including an air conditioner, cable TV, safety deposit box, and a private bathroom with a hot and cold shower. Providing a business center and function rooms, guests can conduct their social or private events. Offering quality lodging with friendly services, Fuente Oro Business Suites is an ideal place for business travelers in Cebu.
"Good hotel, value for money"
The hotel is located near malls and a lot of spa. The rate is good and for the price, it already inc I love how it was accessible to almost everything. The only downside I can think of is the bathroom because I think its a little small, also the wifi is weak and the sigal is weak (even if I have data it's hard to connect). But overall, its okay. I will definitely come back.
the room is just big enough, but clean and quiet. The breakfast is ok.
Staff are nice and helpful. Location is perfect. Near the center but it's in a street where it's quiet. You can walk to anywhere from here. Airconditioning is very cold so if you're the type of person who prioritizes this, you won't be disappointed.
The hotel and room were surprisingly great for the price. Breakfast is great. Rooms were clean and comfy. Great location since it's near malls, restaurants, pharmacy and even hospitals. Staffs were accommodating. The only issue I had was their WIFI connection. If you are a freelancer like me, you can't do much work since the connection is not that consistent. Overall, it was a great stay!
I had a great stay in fuente oro. The location is very strategic, close to restaurants,hospital and mall. The room was clean and made up every day. They change the linens and towels everyday. The staff were friendly too! And last but definitely not the least was their superb delicious breakfast.
The place is clean, nice, location is great. Staff were really nice. The breakfast was a big turnoff. Place was packed, not enough food, fruits, coffee or bread for the number of guests. Coffee table was filthy. Breakfast room was understaffed.
Very good hotel in a quiet location but close to the center. Staff is kind and not too formal. Superior room is big and clean, with comfortable bed, TV, good wifi and 2 bottles of water. Shower is perfect for pressure and hot water. They clean every day. Breakfast is good. We extended our stay for 2 times, we really like this place comparing with hotel in philippines for this price.
We choose this hotel since it's just walking distance from cebu doctors hospital where i go for check up. it's quite clean but i still see a cockroach in our room. the basic things you need are there. you can order food (limited variety )in the lobby which is good since it's accessible but would take 30minutes to order. they serve breakfast strictly at 7am which is quite late. i hope they will change this to 6am since like me, i have a medical condition that i need to eat early and on time. they should understand that people who go on regular check up at cebudoc would be staying in this hotel. and this is a business hotel and they surely know that businesspersons are on the go. they work early, catch up flights, meetings, so an early breakfast would be needed. although they served coffee, bread, cereals, yogurt, for me this is not enough. i'm a breakfast person so i would appreciate the full meal. they have a lot of staff so they can surely afford an early breakfast at 6am. i was really disappointed coz i was really hungry. Another thing, i would appreciate if the staff would smile a bit.
Had a great experience during our stay. Room was big, clean and with a view. Bed was really comfortable. Best thing about our stay, the room comes with free breakfast, and was big serving and was very delicious.
Since we were leaving at 5:30 in the morning, and breakfast was at 7AM, they happily gave us our packed breakfast, that I requested the night before. I was surprised because they did it, despite them having set the expectation that they may not be able to provide packed breakfast. This made my day!
staff insisted that my room comes with a two single beds even though I was alone and preferred one larger bed. They pushed two single bed together but there was 10 cm (4-5 inch) gap in-between, I ended up sleeping on one side. AC is super old and loud with no remote control, you get up and turn the old knob to adjust temperature. Even if you turn off the AC you will hear next room's AC humming loudly. There is no water heater or complimentary tea or coffee in the room. Wifi did not work first day, after I notified the front desk they fixed it but it was super slow, you can only get text message, not possible to watch video or place a voice call over the web or listen music on Internet. At check out time I was leaving my room at 12:03, 3 min late, suddenly telephone started ringing continuously for 3-4 min, a staff notified me right outside my door that front desk calling me about check out, duhh only for 3 min late ? I don't recommend this place, it is a max 2 star expensive hotel, not worth the money. Not to mention the condition of the room, only one desk and dresser. Shower is super old, clogged. It needs a major upgrade to be considered 3 star.
The room is clean, but some bathroom fixtures need replacement (can see some corrosion). The breakfast is better than other hotels nearby (I've tried 3 other hotels in the area in previous trips) as the menu is not the same every day.


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Boeing pilots' messages on 737 MAX safety raise new questions By Reuters
© Reuters. Unpainted Boeing 737 MAX aircraft are seen parked at Renton Municipal Airport in Renton
By David Shepardson
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A Boeing Co (N:) senior pilot said he might have unintentionally misled regulators, in a series of internal messages from 2016 that became public Friday, plunging the world's largest airplane maker into a fresh crisis.
The messages, first reported by Reuters, sent Boeing's shares tumbling, prompted a demand by U.S. regulators for an immediate explanation, and a new call in Congress for Boeing to shake up its management as it continues to grapple with the fallout from two fatal crashes that have grounded its fastest-selling plane.
In a transcript of instant messages between two employees, the 737 MAX's then-chief technical pilot, Mark Forkner, raised questions about the performance of the so-called MCAS anti-stall system in the airplane. The system has been tied to the crashes in Indonesia and Ethiopia that together killed 346 people.
In the exchange with another Boeing pilot, Forkner said the MCAS's performance in the simulator was "running rampant."
The messages, which sources provided to Reuters, appear to be the first publicly known observations that MCAS behaved erratically during testing before the aircraft entered service. (https://tmsnrt.rs/2OZl4Ic)
The Federal Aviation Administration ordered Boeing Chief Executive Dennis Muilenburg to give an "immediate" explanation for the delay in turning over the "concerning" document which Boeing discovered some months ago.
The fresh discovery came days before Muilenburg, who was stripped of his chairman title by the board last week, is due to testify before Congress.
The FAA said it "is reviewing this information to determine what action is appropriate."
A person briefed on the matter said Boeing failed to turn over the documents to the FAA for four months and that the Justice Department is also in possession of the messages.
Boeing said on Friday Muilenburg had called FAA Administrator Steve Dickson to respond to the concerns raised in his letter and assured him that the company "is taking every step possible to safely return the MAX to service."
It said it had produced the document containing a former Boeing employee's statements to the appropriate investigating authority earlier this year, and brought it to the attention of the Department of Transportation on Thursday.
Boeing has been cooperating with the House of Representatives Transportation & Infrastructure Committee's probe into the 737 MAX and will continue to do so in investigations by U.S. authorities, the company said.
Boeing turned the documents over to the U.S. Department of Justice and the FBI in February, one source said.
Federal prosecutors aided by the FBI, the Department of Transportation's inspector general and several blue-ribbon panels are investigating the 737 MAX's certification. And the U.S. Senate Commerce Committee confirmed it will question Muilenburg at an Oct. 29 hearing, one day before a House of Representatives panel is scheduled to question him.
The 737 MAX has been grounded worldwide since March, forcing more than 100 daily flight cancellations at large U.S operators of the aircraft like Southwest Airlines Co (N:) and American Airlines (O:), and eroding their profits.
Boeing has said the grounding has already cost it at least $8 billion.
Its shares fell 6.8% to close at $344.00, before edging up 1.4% after hours.
'I BASICALLY LIED'
Forkner said in one text message, "I basically lied to the regulators (unknowingly)." The other employee responded that "it wasn't a lie, no one told us that was the case" of an issue with MCAS.
Forkner responded soon after: "Granted I suck at flying, but even this was egregious." At one point Forkner said "there are still some real fundamental issues" in the simulator.
In the exchange, Forkner said he was writing while "drinking icy cold grey goose."
"If you read the whole chat, it is obvious that there was no 'lie,'" Forkner's lawyer David Gerger said by email on Friday.
"The simulator was not reading right and had to be fixed to fly like the real plane. Mark's career – at Air Force, at FAA, and at Boeing – was about safety. And based on everything he knew, he absolutely thought this plane was safe."
Forkner is no longer employed by Boeing. The Seattle Times reported in September that he repeatedly invoked his Fifth Amendment right to not turn over documents subpoenaed by the Justice Department.
The FAA reiterated that it is "following a thorough process, not a prescribed timeline, for returning the Boeing 737 MAX to passenger service. The agency will lift the grounding order only after we have determined the aircraft is safe."
Boeing has been revising the 737 MAX software as part of its efforts to win fresh approval for the jet to fly again.
Southwest, the world's largest operators of the 737 MAX, said in a statement it had been unaware of the messages but continued to work with the FAA and Boeing to safely return the aircraft to service.
The Southwest pilots union, which has filed a lawsuit against Boeing for lost wages during the grounding, said in a statement that the document was "more evidence that Boeing misled pilots, government regulators and other aviation experts about the safety of the 737 MAX."
"As pilots, we have to be able to trust Boeing to truthfully disclose the information we need to safely operate our aircraft. In the case of the 737 MAX, that absolutely did not happen," Southwest Airlines Pilots Association President Jon Weaks said.
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Kingsglaive: Final Fantasy XV Nyx and Luna Japanese voice actors announced
Gou Ayano and Shiori Kutsuna.
Sal RomanoMay 30, 2016 at 3:22 PM EDT0 Comment0
Gou Ayano will voice Nyx Ulric and Shiori Kutsuna will voice Lunafrena Nox Fleuret in the Japanese dub for Kingsglaive: Final Fantasy XV, Square Enix's upcoming feature-length full-CG movie based on Final Fantasy XV, the company announced.
In the English version, Nyx is voiced by Aaron Paul and Lunafreya by Lena Headey.
(Update 3:55 p.m.: A new video, added below, reveals Regis Lucis Caelum is voiced by Tsutomu Isobe and Drautos is voiced by Kouichi Yamadera.)
(Update 11:30 p.m.: Libertus is voiced by Mitsuaki Kanuka, Luche is voiced by Tomokazu Seki, and Crowe is voiced by Ayumi Fujimura.)
If you missed it, catch the latest update on the movie here.
Watch a new pair of videos below.
Thanks, 4Gamer.net.
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Combining the elements of Star Wars with the engineering of Transformers come Hasbro's Star Wars Transformers! Instead of robots from Cybertron changing to vehicles and animals, this time a vehicle from Star Wars changes in to a robotic version of a Star Wars character! Each individually packaged Star Wars Transformers figure is packaged in vehicle mode and brings a new play experience to the Star Wars Universe!
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England: Synod approves next steps for women to become bishops
[Church of England press release] The General Synod of the Church of England has Nov. 20 approved a package of measures as the next steps to enable women to become bishops.
In the debate in the morning session the synod welcomed the package of proposals outlined in the report of the Steering Committee for the Draft Legislation of Women in the Episcopate (GS 1924).
The Steering Committee's package of proposals follows the mandate set by the synod in July and includes the first draft of a House of Bishops declaration and a disputes resolution procedure. This debate invited synod to welcome the proposals and the five guiding principles, already agreed by the House of Bishops, which underpin them.
Proposing the package of measures Bishop James Langstaff of Rochester said: "These measures look to the day when the Church of England as an ecclesial entity will have made a clear decision to open all orders of ministry to women and men without distinction, whereby all those so ordained are true and lawful holders of the office which they occupy."
The following motion was carried this morning with 378 votes for, eight against and 25 abstentions:
'That this Synod, welcoming the package of proposals in GS 1924 and the statement of principles endorsed by the House of Bishops at paragraph 12 of GS 1886, invite the House of Bishops to bring to the Synod for consultation in February a draft declaration and proposals for a mandatory disputes resolution procedure which build on the agreement reached by the Steering Committee as a result of its facilitated discussions."
In its afternoon session, the synod also voted to progress the legislation to the next legislative stage of revision at its meeting in February 2014.
As a result of the votes carried today, synod has agreed to dispense with the normal Revision Committee process and move straight to revision in full at synod which next meets in February 2014, thereby clearing the way for a possible vote on final approval later in 2014.
The Rev. William J. Fleener, Sr. says:
Justice delayed is justice denied!
The ONLY reason women have not been ordained priests and bishops from the early days of the Christian Way, is that women were not considered fully human. Men, perhaps out of a need to control what they fear, kept women identified as a "thing" which BELONGED to a man.
We know better now. We are having our own "Galileo moment" concerning the way God actually has created the human race, as opposed (where necessary) to what the Biblical writers thought and wrote. Women are fully human, neither things belonging to a neighbor (the 10th commandment) nor just dirt in which men plant their seed (Ps. 139:14-15).
William J. Fleener, Sr.
Priest of the Episcopal Diocese of Western Michigan


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The Härmelekopf is a mountain northeast of Seefeld in Tirol in the Karwendel Alps in the Austrian state of Tyrol. It is 2,224 metres high.

Ascent
About 400 metres from the summit of the Härmelekopf is the top station of the Härmelekopfbahn cable car, from where there is a steep and difficult path to the top which then continues along an arête to the Reither Spitze. Another easier path leads from the top station and then forks, the left branch making for the Reither Scharte and the right branch for the Nördlinger Hut.

Industry
On the western side of the mountain, at between 1,500 and 1,700 metres, are the remains of old mine workings.

Skiing
The western side of the Härmelekopf is also part of the Rosshütte ski area. In addition to the cable car from the Rosshütte itself, there are lifts from Seefeld (the Hochangerbahn) and the Reiterjoch Alm (the Reiteralmbahn).

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Mountains of Tyrol (state)
Two-thousanders of Austria
Mountains of the Alps


ROCHESTER, Minn. – A man arrested for threatening to kill someone is pleading guilty.
26-year-old Sean Patrick Daly of Rochester was charged with 2nd degree assault, aggravated stalking, and domestic assault on November 27, 2017. Rochester police say he pulled a knife on a 57-year-old person and said he would kill them.
He has entered a guilty plea to aggravated stalking and will be sentenced on July 2.


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Redskins Begin Search For Next Franchise Back
There is lore. There is legend. There are facts.
They don't always dovetail.
In the wake of the departure of Clinton Portis, it's important to look at the Redskins' reputation as a running team. Sure, every video with John Riggins or Portis in it reinforces the image but the hard reality of today tells another story.
The Redskins ranked 30th in the NFL in rushing offense during the 2010 season. That's 30th of 32 teams. They've not come so close to scraping the hull on the ocean floor since since the 1973 Redskins ranked 25th in a 26-team league.
The Redskins' running game provided many hits over the years but was also hit and myth. Dating to the 1970 AFL-NFL merger, the franchise never led the NFL in total offense. Never topped the NFL in rushing. No Redskin has led the NFL in rushing since Larry Brown in 1970. That's not to say some Redskins teams over the years weren't explosive and dangerous either by ground or air. That impact and efficiency showed up in scoring offense, in which the Redskins led the NFL in 1983 and 1991, both seasons that resulted in trips to the Super Bowl.
Thirtieth in rushing last season and 27th the one before, in no small part due to the absence of the injured Portis for much of it. He missed the last eight games with a concussion in '09 and 11 games with groin and abdominal tears in 2010 and injuries hindered his backups in both seasons as well.
In 2008, when the last best parts of Portis' performances played out, he finished fourth in the NFL in rushing with 1,487 yards and scored nine rushing touchdowns. The Redskins ran for nine total touchdowns last season. As a team in 2010, the Redskins, with 13 players credited with at least one running play, gained 1,461.
Head coach Mike Shanahan got plenty of mileage out of Portis during two seasons with the Denver Broncos and then relied on a series of backs of lesser pedigree, backs who worked behind a nasty and aggressive offensive line. The linemen would cut-block and the running back would make one decisive move and bolt upfield. It seemed simple and brutally effective and Terrell Davis, formerly a sixth-round pick, wound up rushing for 2,008 yards in this scheme in 1998.
More than a little assembly goes into the running game. Denver built the line and plugged in the backs. The Redskins are still in the front-end stage of constructing the line and determining whether they've got the plug-in.
A little more than a year ago, once the Redskins had drafted tackle Trent Williams in the first round, they spent the off-season working with this lineup (from left to right): Williams, Derrick Dockery, Casey Rabach, Mike Williams, Artis Hicks. In late July, Mike Williams was ruled out for the season due to blood clots near his heart; offensive line coach Chris Foerster estimated that group had taken some 1,200 snaps together.
Hicks moved inside to right guard to replace Mike Williams. Jammal Brown, acquired in a mid-June trade, became the right tackle, though he had mostly played the left side with the New Orleans Saints before missing the '09 season with a hip injury and surgery. Before the 6-10 campaign concluded, Dockery and Hicks had lost their starting roles at guard to Kory Lichtensteiger and Will Montgomery. This remake was taking place on the fly in front of a shaky backfield, with Portis essentially done and his heir, Ryan Torain, endlessly iffy with hamstring issues.
Some of the offensive linemen got better with time and experience. Depth remains an issue. Cohesion and continuity only come with time. It improves if the back is a constant.
A runner with power and fire and quickness into the hole can often hide some of the weaknesses up front and make his offensive line better. It's not at all clear the Redskins have that player yet.
Torain showed the ability to get his shoulder turned and to put that shoulder into defenders. He averaged 4.5 yards a carry and gained 724 yards even though he wasn't on the opening-day roster. Undrafted rookie Keiland Williams stepped in and stepped up in spots and showed an affinity for his role as a receiver. There wasn't much to see or say beyond that.
The first rule of competition in the NFL is to be able to handle your division teams – stop what they do best and do what you do best. There's still quite a sentiment in the NFC East for the ground game.
The New York Giants, who missed the playoffs with a 10-6 record, ranked fourth in the NFL in rushing. The Philadelphia Eagles, who won the division, were fifth. The Dallas Cowboys, like the Redskins a disappointing 6-10, finished 16th. The Redskins have ground to make up in the ground game.
Portis, when healthy, made the Redskins as dangerous, though not to the level that legend and lore suggest. They were a playoff team twice in his seven seasons and he deserves full credit for literally toting them to the postseason in 2005. He accepted his assignments and his roles, ran hard and blocked well.
The good teams always say "Next man up" in case of injury or substitution. And now, so must the Redskins. They've got glory to recapture and recreate.
Larry Weisman, an award-winning journalist during 25 years with USA TODAY, writes for Redskins.com and appears nightly on Redskins Nation on Comcast SportsNet. Read his Redskinsblitz blog at Redskinsrule.com and follow him on Twitter.com/LarryWeisman.


A four-star recruit, Boutte is the top-ranked player from Louisiana in the class of 2020, according to 247Sports.
Westgate junior wide receiver Kayshon Boutte has been invited to play in the 2020 Under Armour All-American Game, he announced on Twitter Monday afternoon.
A four-star recruit, Boutte is the top-ranked player from Louisiana in the class of 2020, according to 247Sports. The recruiting service considers him to be a top-100 prospect (No. 51) and 10th-best wide receiver in his class.
Boutte has offers from LSU, Mississippi State, Arkansas, Tennessee, Missouri, West Virginia, Arizona State, UL and Louisiana Tech. As a sophomore, the 5-10, 175-pound wideout caught 30 passes for 725 yards. He also carried the ball 28 times for 210 yards. He was responsible for 11 touchdowns.
Boutte is a state champion sprinter, placing first in the 400 meters a freshman. He medaled in both the 200 and the 400 as a sophomore.
The Under Armour All-American Game is usually held in early January and televised by ESPN. The 2019 game, which will air on ESPN2, will take place at 5 p.m. CT on Jan. 3 at Camping World Stadium in Orlando. Invitees must commit to playing in the game.


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