Axis Of Oversteer: We beat on it as hard as we could: the 2016 Cadillac ATS-V on-track review.
We beat on it as hard as we could: the 2016 Cadillac ATS-V on-track review.
The 2016 Cadillac ATS-V has been everywhere in the last few weeks, reviewed by all the major motoring news outlets some declaring it better than the king of the segment, the BMW M3/M4.
Axis was invited, brave of Cadillac, to Monticello Motor Club to find out if the ATS-V lives up to this promise.
A couple of disclaimers are in order first.
1: I, as a European, will admit to unabashed car snobbery bordering on the Clarksonian.
2: In the Axis pier group, we are all amateur racers/track/junkies/borderline psychos when it comes to our cars. Our track vehicles are modified to better perform and be reliable on track, replacing brakes and suspension is seen as just something you do. When something breaks or wears out, we call it our a-hole tax because we are a-holes for doing what we do to perfectly good machines.
3. One of the original Axis group, after many years working for a bavarian automaker has recently moved to Cadillac and that is an integral part of the story.
Axis generally does not get invited to these car events. The last time we were was for the launch of the BMW 1M. Back then, BMW put some fairly strict limits on what you could do at the track, for example you were not allowed to do two consecutive laps without stopping in pit lane!
When Stee and I arrived at Monticello, the Cadillac team just said: "There are the cars, you have 6 hours of track time, do what ever you want just don't be "that guy".
On the Axis Facebook page, what people were most curious to know from us was if the turbo ATS-V would overheat and how long would the brakes hold out.
We got a technical briefing from John Barrick, a lead engineer on the ATS-V project.
Like a proud papa he pointed out all the additional cooling on the car, the aero work underneath to keep the flow clean, the way air is taken from under the splitter and channeled via a suspension arm mounted deflector to the trailing part of the brake rotors "to cool them before they hit the caliper".
everything where it should be and the V6 sits almost entirely behind the front shock towers. The Carbon Package front splitter, front wheel arch deflectors and rear spoiler are functional (the side skirt carbon pieces are not) giving the car zero lift at V-Max. It's a must have for the looks of the car as well.
There was no doubt about the engineering passion there and Cadillac poaching talent from BMW says a lot, in our eyes, about their effort at being a player in this segment long term.
But enough about all that, we promised we would be beating on the cars without mercy.
Neither Stee or I have had a chance to drive a current generation M3/4 on the track so we will not feed you any lines about this being more M3 than the latest M3, we don't know that for a fact. What we did bring though is the Axis E92 M3 for reference.
The V8 M3 is, being an Axis car, not stock. It has Performance Friction brakes on all fours, it has fancy Motion Control shocks and stiffer springs. Everything bolted in behind the front seats has been stripped out to save some weight and it has an amazing sounding, cat free exhaust. In other words, a sweet streetable track car, one that will lap Watkins Glen well under 2:10 all day long with R- Comp rubber.
To keep things fair the M3 was on street tires like the the Cadillac. The track at Monticello was pronounced especially greasy by the club's pro instructors that day and while both cars were shod with Michelin Super Sport, the Cadillac's were brand new and their own "special" compound for which we'll take their word. The M3 tires were older although, wear wise, by halfway through the day the Caddy' rubber looked more worn out.
Yes, the old tires on the M3 kill his corner exits especially but keep in mind that's a frigging Cadillac up there and trust me, Stee's a competitive guy, he was trying.
All day the ATS-V would not just "keep up" but pulled away from the M3.
Think about that for a second, it blew my mind. That's a Cadillac?
We ran multiple 25 minute sessions in the car, much like you would if you are attending your local track day. We did not have the cars all to ourselves, there were a bunch of other folks out to try them. I can't say how hard others pushed but the four cars Cadillac made available were in and out of the pits all day long, stopping only for gas. None failed or went into limp mode.
Track guys will appreciate being able to monitor both transmission and oil temperatures on the dash. Oil temps got as high as 280F but they cooled by 50 degrees over one cool down lap, that's impressive.
If you pulled right into pit lane without a cool dow lap, brakes would smoke but they never faded and felt consistent the whole day.
The limiting factor in the end were tires, after a few laps they would get a greasy and while the car's behavior remained consistent, the lap times got slower. Physics cannot be completely defeated.
What does it look like to drive an ATS-V?
I hadn't driven Monticello for many years, but the ATS-V is your friend, it's very easy to drive hard.
Cadillac did a great job with the balance of the ATS-V, I especially appreciated how it responded to trail braking into the apex and how well it transitioned as you released.
There is a tight chicane at Monticello that tempts you into riding the high curbs, the ATS handled them with ease.
Score two for the magnetic shocks and the electronic differential.
Again, it's a Cadillac we are talking about, this car did not miss a beat despite our best efforts, it's crazy.
By now you must think we drank too much GM Kool-Aid.... It's not all perfect.
Let's talk about the PTM (Performance Traction Management). I understand engineers are perfectionists, that it was developed with data from the racing program but fellas, nine different traction control settings? Even Ferrari makes due with 5!
More to the point, the settings are preset combinations. You cannot choose your own combination of shock setting, throttle map, differential lock up, yaw and traction control.
Yes, that would be a lot for your average consumer to deal with (and because lawyers), but how amazing would it be to have control over those options to suit the conditions on the track you are driving?
We tried the different modes, anything below the very top level, Track/Race. was just too intrusive. Race mode tightens everything and moderates wheelspin on corner exit. It does it very gently and I wonder if that is what some reviewers mistook for turbo lag. The V6 has that turbo feel but with TC off there lag was minimal.
That said, with the greasy track that day, Track/Race yielded a better lap time than with the system switched off. It's not because we can't drive, we had the Monticello lead instructor try two laps with the same result.
We were not fans of the 8 speed automatic, the magnesium paddles may be fancy but their action felt more like a video game wheel button than a proper paddle. Also, we noticed how the system would be very quick if you upshifted well below redline but wind the motor and it seemed to stick and stumble onto the limiter. We were guessing a software issue. On the manual transmission model optioned with an HUD, the limiter would kick in before the display showed redline.
While on the subject of displays yes, the gauges on the ATS-V are not up to par. The rev counter is in the wrong place, it should be smack in the middle, especially since turbos and open windows make it hard to judge engine speed even with Cadillac's synthesized engine noises coming through the audio system. At least add shift lights.
The 6 speed manual was generally good but could use a more positive feel, a couple of times I ended up in 5th rather than 3rd. Not just me, the MMC chief instructor had the same issue. Auto-blip downshifts I can live without but the no-lift upshift is cool.
The optional Recaro seats are comfortable and have a bewildering array of adjustments. The harness holes are fake, intentionally, so don't count on using them.
Also, because seats are engineered for people driving without lids, the angle of the headrest portion and the added thickness of the helmet may be an issue for you.
The interior features haptic buttons and touch screen. We were not fans especially because you have to hit the spot just so or they don't work. Fit and finish on the car is generally good but not quite to BMW standard everywhere. It drove Stee crazy that the car's chime sound is exactly the one he remembers from his grandfather's Coupe de Ville.
Styling is subjective they keep telling me (disagree but, hey, ): The front of the car looks great but some styling elements on the ATS-V looked heavy. The rear 3/4 view of any M3 has always been a benchmark, the AST-V coupe looks slab sided and heavy from that angle, the sedan is better there.
A DSG M3 vs a 6 speed ATS-V at a less than a $4000 difference. Opt for the BMW with a 6 speed and the difference in price is nominal.
Has Cadillac created a high enough value proposition to cut into the M dominance of the segment?
Dynamically we would say yes. Even without the benefit having driven the F80 M3/4 to compare, we would agree the ATS-V has got to be considered a serious player in the segment.
The details, the feel, the things that make a great car into an icon, maybe not quite yet.
But is the ATS-V a car you could drive day in, day out and occasionally take to the track, just as the dealer delivered it and embarrass a few people in fast cars?
A Cadillac... who would have thought?


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Q: I need to make a bag using a Doubly Linked List with (element, frequency) pairs Just like in the title, I need to make a bag using a Doubly Linked List with (element, frequency) pairs. By analyzing other projects I made, so far i made this:
//bag.h
#pragma once
#include <utility>
using namespace std;
//DO NOT INCLUDE BAGITERATOR
//DO NOT CHANGE THIS PART
#define NULL_TELEM -111111;
typedef int TElem;
class BagIterator;
class Bag {

private:
    struct node
    {
        pair<TElem, int> info;
        node* prev;
        node* next;
    };
    node* head;
    node* tail;

    friend class BagIterator;
public:
    //constructor
    Bag();
    //adds an element to the bag
    void add(TElem e);
    //removes one occurence of an element from a bag
    //returns true if an element was removed, false otherwise (if e was not part of the bag)
    bool remove(TElem e);
    //checks if an element appearch is the bag
    bool search(TElem e) const;
    //returns the number of occurrences for an element in the bag
    int nrOccurrences(TElem e) const;
    //returns the number of elements from the bag
    int size() const;
    //returns an iterator for this bag
    BagIterator iterator() const;
    //checks if the bag is empty
    bool isEmpty() const;
    //destructor
    ~Bag();

and
//bag.cpp

#include "Bag.h"
#include "BagIterator.h"
#include <exception>
#include <iostream>
using namespace std;

Bag::Bag() {
    //TODO - Implementation
    this->head = nullptr;
    this->tail = nullptr;
}
void Bag::add(TElem elem) {
    //node* n;
    //n = new node;
    //n->pair.first = elem;
    //dont know how to do it/continue it.
}

So basically I have no idea how to implement the add() function. I think I can make the other functions like remove() and search() if I had add() as a model, but since I also need to keep count of the frequency, trial and error hasn't got me anywhere.

A: Try this.
void add(TElem elem) {
        node* n = nullptr;
        n = new node;
        n->info.first = elem;
        if (this->tail == nullptr) { //if we don't have an end
            if (this->head == nullptr) { //if we dont have a start
                this->head = n; //set the start to n
            }
            this->tail = n; //set the end to n
        }
        else {
            this->tail->next = n; //our bag's end's next node equals n;
            n->prev = this->tail; //n's previous equals our current tail
            this->tail = this->tail->next; //our tail equals n
        }
    }

It adds an element to the end of the bag. I also made a deletion function:
bool remove(TElem e) {
        if (this->head == nullptr||this->tail==nullptr) return false; //if we have no elements
        node* traverser = this->head; //our starting point is our bag's starting point
        while (true) {
            if (traverser->info.first == e) { //if we found our element
                node* last = traverser->prev; //the element before ours
                node* succ = traverser->next; //the element after ours
                last->next = succ; //put the element before our's 's next element to the element after our's
                succ->prev = last; //set the element after our's 's previous element to the element before our's
                delete traverser; //delete our element
                return true;
            }
            else
                if (traverser->next == nullptr) return false; //If we reached the end
                else traverser = traverser->next; //move forward
        }
    }

Also, I recommend you add this constructor to your node class:
node() : prev(nullptr), next(nullptr) {}

Just so that no errors arise.
Also, if you're interested, perhaps this model for an iterator will work for you:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1OOqm3ZnUc0ah-etI6ZbCuo41S0f_czoYcSOLwaNIQzM/edit?usp=sharing.

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Strawberries and flowers in Tana's Sunday market.
Fresh flowers in the Sunday market right near a stream of open sewerage.
Tana is dotted with old buildings--like this hilltop castle-- built by the French in the 1800s.
On the outskirts of Tana rice fields are tended. Rice is a staple served with every meal.
Nosy Be was the first stop on our country tour organized by Emily.
Sugar cane field at sunset in the outskirts of Nosy Be.
The market at Hellville in Nosy Be.
In the fish market of Hellville we get mud crabs.
We shopped for all the food we needed to take with us to the island where we were staying for 5 days.
Judine, the cook from Emily's school, came with us to prepare delicious fresh 3 meals a day on the beach. No food there--bring your own!
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We reached the island via ferry with all our supplies.
Emily in my red hat and red bathing suit on the most gorgeous beach ever.
Fort Dauphin in the south is where Emily lived and went to school.
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"Downtown" Fort Dauphin in a approaching rain storm.
Emily at the local cafe where the students--American and Malagasy-- gathered.
3 white Sifaka lemurs cling to palm trees in the lemur reserve just outside Fort Dauphin.
One white Sifaka lemur gazes out with green eyes. They have now been placed on the endangered list.
"Leaping lemur" demonstrates it's nickname. They get up on their hind legs to walk and leap and run.
I spent an hour lying out in this grass by myself with the lemurs.
The front yard at Emily's school in Fort Dauphin where she attended classes for 4 months. All courses conducted en francais.
Here at the side of a road outside Fort Dauphin, chameleons are plentiful.
Madagascar is one of the top bio-diverse hot spots on the planet so when my daughter, Emily, went there for her college junior year abroad to major in environmental studies, I had to go visit her! It was one of the best trips I ever took because it was a personal mother-daughter adventure and a shared exploration out in the world together!


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Learn about Intellext's Watson at June Meeting
The June 14th meeting will feature a presentation by Jay Budzik, PhD, founder and CTO of Intellext, Inc., based in Evanston. The presentation will include a demo of Watson.
Dr. Jay Budzik, co-inventor of Intellext's core product, Watson, leads the research and development efforts of the company. Prior to founding Intellext, he was an active researcher in computer science for the last seven years at Northwestern University's Intelligent Information Laboratory, where he led a wide array of research projects aimed at facilitating access to information. Dr. Budzik's other projects included an intelligent question and answering system for delegates at the Democratic National Convention held in Chicago in 1996, and the Flytrap system, which automatically synthesizes new music experiences for a group based on observed preferences. He is widely published on topics ranging from groupware to intelligent agents. One Budzik paper, "User Interactions with Everyday Applications as Context for Just-in-time Information Access", is cited frequently by top international researchers and industry leaders. Budzik has delivered demonstrations and lectures to audiences ranging from international research groups to CEOs of Fortune 500 companies, including invited talks at Ford Motor Company, the MIT Media Lab, the International Conference on Intelligent User Interfaces, and the American Society for Information Science. Articles on Budzik's research have appeared in the Los Angeles Times, USA Today, the Chicago Sun-Times, WGN-TV and L'Ordinateur Individuel.
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\section{Introduction}
	It is confirmed that more than 95\% of the universe content is dark; about 70\% dark energy, 25\% dark matter (DM) and only about 5\% is visible (baryonic). During recent decades, several models, beyond the Standard Model (SM) of particle physics, have been proposed to explain this puzzling dark part of the universe.  The most important candidates for cold DM (CDM) are weakly interacting massive particles (WIMPs) which can resolve some   related cosmological and astrophysical problems. The other important candidates are Axions and MACHOs. Although we cannot detect DM as a signal in a collider, because of its negligible interactions with SM particles, direct and indirect searches are still possible. The experiments of direct detection search for observing the recoil energy of atomic nuclei interacting with DM particles passing through the earth. Indirect detection efforts, however, search for possible visible products of decay or annihilation of DM particles. Gamma-rays are one of the final products which some experiments, such as Fermi-LAT, VERITAS and H.E.S.S., can measure their excess as an indirect detection of DM.
	In addition to direct and indirect detection bounds, there is an important bound on observed relic density of DM. Indeed, the present relic abundance  of CDM,
	$\Omega_{\rm{CDM} }h^2$, is  $0.1123 \pm 0.0035$ \cite{jarosik} where $h\approx0.7$ is the scaled Hubble constant in the units
	of 100 km/sec/Mpc.

	Various scalar WIMPs have been widely  considered in the literature (see for example \cite{sdm1,sdm2,sdm3}). The situation is the same for  fermionic DM (see for instance \cite{kim1,fdm2,fdm3}) and SUSY DM \cite{susy}. Singlet fermionic cold dark matter (SFCDM) model is also one of an interesting model which consider a simple extension of the SM to a hidden sector where the fermionic DM can interact with the SM sector through Higgs portal with a typical coupling $g_s$\cite{kim2}. Therefore,  there are two Higgs bosons in this model that one of them  must play the role of the SM Higgs with 125 GeV mass according to 2012 ATLAS and CMS reports \cite{atlas,cms}. Fixing the other Higgs mass to 750 GeV, in ref \cite{ettefaghi3} we study SFCDM parameter space confronting with recent direct detection data. As an important conclusion, this model was completely excluded by recent  XENON100 \cite{XENON100}, PandaX II \cite{pandax} and LUX \cite{LUX2016}  data. In the other work \cite{ettefaghi1}, for DM masses below 200 GeV we analyze SFCDM annihilation to two photons comparing with 2010 Fermi-LAT \cite{fermi2010} data, the approximate cross section was used there and some couplings were fixed.

	On the other hand, the existence of the other Higgs with the mass below 1 TeV has not yet been confirmed by LHC. Here we study two different sorts of model by fixing the mass of second Higgs to  1 and 2.5 TeV. We reconsider this model by calculating the cross section of annihilation of DM particles into monochromatic gamma-ray lines. We allow the mass of singlet fermion be in the range 200 MeV-10 TeV. The latest experimental data reported by H.E.S.S. is used for constraining the parameter space.

	There are some issues here to which we should pay more attention. First, this analysis is done up to 10 TeV of the DM mass for the first time for this model. Second, for implementing the relic density constraint,  we calculate the leading order of complete cross section of DM annihilation into SM final products within the perturbation theory. Therefore, it is important for us that $g_s$  remains properly less than one. Third, in ref. \cite{adam}   by investigating the available parameter space for diphoton data in the combined LHC run-1 and run-2, authors show that for the second Higgs mass equal to 750 GeV, if it exists, the mixing angle between two Higgs bosons, $\theta$, should be less than 0.01. It is reasonable that for heavier Higgs this constraint becomes stronger. Therefore, we perform our analysis in two parts: for $\theta<0.01$ and $\theta>0.01$. In addition, we investigate two different masses for the second Higgs; 1 TeV and 2.5 TeV. In each case, to cover the whole of parameter space, we investigate 44000 random sample models; 22000 models for  $\theta<0.01$ and 22000 models for  $\theta>0.01$.  We fist implement the relic density bound to derive the allowed parameter space, then the gamma-ray bound reported by H.E.S.S. \cite{hess} is used to restrict the available parameter space.

	The letter is organized as follows: In the next section we briefly introduce the model of SFCDM. Section \ref{sec3} is devoted to explore the parameter space allowed by the relic density condition. In section \ref{sec4}, using annihilation cross section of SFCDM into two photons, we perform numerical calculations on thermally-averaged velocity-weighted of this cross section and compare the results with recent experimental data. In the last section we conclude our results.

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	\section{The model}  \label{model}
	We start with the following  renormalizable Lagrangian \cite{kim1}:
	\begin{equation} \label{sfcdm}
	{\cal L}_{\text{SFCDM}}={\cal L}_{\text{SM}}+{\cal L}_{\text{hid}}+{\cal L}_{\text{int}},
	\end{equation}
	where ${\cal L}_{\rm{SM}}$ is the SM Lagrangian, ${\cal L}_{\rm{hid}}$ denotes  the hidden sector Lagrangian which includes DM and ${\cal L}_{\rm{int}}$ is for interaction between  these two sectors.  With the following definitions, this Lagrangian describe the most minimal renormalizable extension of the SM which includes a singlet fermion field, $\psi$, as CDM:
	\begin{eqnarray}\label{lhid}
	{\cal L}_{\text{hid}}&=&{\cal L}_\psi+{\cal L}_{\text{S}}-{g_s \overline \psi  \psi S},\\
	{\cal L}_{\text{int}}&=&-\lambda_1H^\dag HS-\lambda_2H^\dag
	HS^2,
	\end{eqnarray}
	with
	\begin{eqnarray}{\cal L}_\psi&=&\bar{\psi}(i\partial\!\!\!/-m_{\psi_0})\psi,\\
	{\cal L}_{\text{S}}&=&\frac 1 2 (\partial_\mu S)(\partial^\mu S)-\frac{m_0^2}{2}S^2-\frac{\lambda_3}{3!}S^3-\frac{\lambda_4}{4!}S^4.
	\end{eqnarray}
	where a singlet Higgs $S$, in addition to the usual Higgs doublet $H$, is used as a mediator between SFCDM and the SM particles. Respecting the relic abundance condition,  singlet fermion should have a very weak interaction with the SM particles. After spontaneous symmetry breaking we have
	\begin{equation}
	H=\frac{1}{\sqrt{2}}\left(
	\begin{array}{c}
	0 \\
	h+v_0
	\end{array}\right),
	\end{equation}
	and
	\begin{equation}
	S=s+x_0,
	\end{equation}
	where $v_0$ and $x_0$ are the vacuum expectation values (VEVs) of the SM Higgs and singlet Higgs, respectively. Therefore, the fields $h$ and $s$ are naturally the fluctuations around the VEVs. Diagonalizing the mass matrix as follows gives the mass eigenstates:
	\begin{eqnarray}
	h_1=\sin\theta s+\cos\theta h,\nonumber \\
	h_2=\cos\theta s-\sin\theta h.
	\end{eqnarray}
	The mixing angle $\theta$ can be written in terms of the parameters in the Lagrangian (\ref{sfcdm}). The maximal mixing occurs at  $\theta=\pi/4$, so that we can think $h_1$ as the SM Higgs-like scalar, and $h_2$ as the singlet-like one.
	After symmetry breaking, the mass of the singlet fermion becomes $m_\psi=m_{\psi_0}+ g_Sx_0$, which is an independent parameter in the model. The VEV of our singlet Higgs, $x_0$, is completely determined by minimization of the total potential. The SM Higgs mass is fixed to 125.01 GeV  according to the 2012 ATLAS \cite{atlas} and CMS \cite{cms} reports. Therefore, we encounter seven independent parameters, in addition to the SM ones, in this model:  $m_\psi$, $g_S$, second Higgs mass $m_{h_2}$, $\lambda_1$, $\lambda_2$, $\lambda_3$, $\lambda_4$.

	\section{ The relic density}\label{sec3}
	In the early universe when the interaction rate of a particle species drops below the expansion rate of the universe, it gets out of the equilibrium and its  density number in the comoving volume does not change. This is called the `freeze-out' mechanism. A WIMP can be  thermally  produced  through a  `freeze-out' mechanism. A singlet fermion pair, $\overline \psi  \psi $, can annihilation into the SM fermions, the gauge bosons and the Higgs bosons. The Boltzmann equation gives the evolution of the density number $n_\psi$ of a singlet fermion:

	\begin{equation}
	\frac{dn_\psi}{dt}+3Hn_\psi=-\left\langle\sigma_{\text{ann}}v\right\rangle\left[n_\psi ^2-\left(n_\psi ^{\text{eq}}\right)^2\right],
	\end{equation}
	where $H$ is the Hubble constant, $\left\langle {\sigma_{\text{ann}}v } \right\rangle$ is the thermal average of the annihilation cross section times the relative velocity, and $n_\psi ^{\text{eq}}$ is the equilibrium density number of $\psi$. As the expansion rate of the universe exceeds the interaction rate of our WIMPs, this species falls out of equilibrium. Now its relic density $\Omega_\psi h^2$ which is defined as the ratio of the present and critical densities, is written roughly as follows:
	\begin{equation}
	\Omega_\psi h^2\approx\frac{(1.07\times10^9)x_F}{\sqrt{g_*}M_{\text{Pl}}(\rm{GeV})\left\langle\sigma_{\text{ann}}v\right\rangle},
	\end{equation}
	where  $x_F=m/T_F$ is the inverse freeze-out temperature determined by the following iterative equation:
	\begin{equation}
	x_F=\ln\left(\frac{m_\psi}{2\pi^3}\sqrt{\frac{45M_{\text{Pl}}}{2g_*x_F}}\left\langle\sigma_{\text{ann}}v\right\rangle\right),
	\end{equation}
	and $g_*$ denotes the effective degrees of freedom for the relativistic quantities in equilibrium \cite{colb}. The  thermally averaged annihilation cross section times the relative velocity, $\left\langle {\sigma_{\text{ann} }v} \right\rangle$ is
	\begin{figure}[th]
		\centerline{\includegraphics[width=15.5cm]{1.pdf}}\caption{The Feynman diagrams for the annihilation of  singlet fermion pairs into SM particles, two and three Higgs bosons at tree level. The vertex factor of three (four) Higgs boson lines,  $-ig_{ijk}$ ($-ig_{ijkl}$), is symmetric under permutations of their subscripts. For three Higgs bosons in final state only the dominant Feynman diagrams are shown. Obviously, the first row is due to the $s$-channel while the second row indicates the $t$- and $u$-channels. The vertices have been introduce in ref. \cite{ettefaghi}.\label{fig11.}}
	\end{figure}
	\begin{equation}\label{tacr}
	\left\langle\sigma_{\text{ann}}v\right\rangle=\frac{1}{8m_\psi^4 TK_2^2\left(\frac{m_\psi}{T}\right)}\int_{4m_\psi^2}^\infty ds\sigma _{\text{ann}} \left( s \right)\left(s-4m_\psi^2\right)\sqrt{s}K_1\left(\frac{\sqrt{s}}{T}\right),
	\end{equation}
	where $K_{1,2}(x)$ are the modified Bessel functions \cite{gondolo}. The cross section for annihilation of a singlet fermion pair into SM final states and Higgs bosons, $\sigma _{\text{ann}} $, was reported in ref. \cite{ettefaghi}. Figure \ref{fig11.} shows the tree level Feynman diagrams for this cross section.  The observed relic abundance  of CDM is  $0.1123 \pm 0.0035$ \cite{jarosik}. For two different values of  $m_{h_2}=1$ TeV and 2.5 TeV, we investigate 44000 sample models randomly to cover the parameter space. Each of these two sets includes two parts corresponding to the mixing angle values $\theta<0.01$ and   $\theta>0.01$. Satisfying the relic density constraint we derive the relative coupling $g_s$. The results are shown in fig. \ref{gs.}. Since we work at tree level in perturbation theory, all couplings should be less than one. Therefore, the values of $g_s>1$ in fig.  \ref{gs.} destroy the  perturbation expansion.
	\begin{figure}[th]
		$	\begin{array}{c}
		\includegraphics[width=13cm]{gs1.png}\\
		\includegraphics[width=13cm]{gs2.png}
		\end{array}$
		\caption{The coupling constant $g_s$ for 44000 random sample models (22000 models with $\theta<0.01$ and 22000 with  $\theta>0.01$) which satisfy the relic density condition with $m_{h_2}=1$ TeV (top) and $m_{h_2}=2.5$ TeV (bottom). \label{gs.}}
	\end{figure}

	\section{Annihilation to photon pair}\label{sec4}
	The annihilation of a pair of SFCDM into a pair of photon, at leading order, occurs by a Higgs particle through $s$-channel. Although the photon is massless and cannot couple to the Higgs, the $H\gamma\gamma$ vertex can be generated with loops involving massive particles. The leading order Feynman diagrams for this process is shown in fig. \ref{dm2ph}. The cross section is written as follows:
	\begin{figure}[th]
		\includegraphics[width=9cm]{21.pdf}
		\caption{The dominant Feynman diagrams for the annihilation of a  SFCDM pair into monochromatic gamma-ray lines.\label{dm2ph}}
		\label{fig1}
	\end{figure}
	\begin{equation}\label{2phcs}
	\sigma v_{\gamma \gamma} = \frac{1}{{8\pi s}}\frac{1}{4}\sum\limits_{\rm{spins}}
	{{{\left| {{M_{\bar \psi \psi  \to \gamma \gamma }}} \right|}^2}} ,
	\end{equation}
	where $\sqrt{s}$ is the energy in the center of mass frame, and
	\begin{equation}\label{2phm}
	{M_{\bar \psi \psi  \to \gamma \gamma }} =
	\sum\limits_{j = 1,2} {{{\bar v}}(p)i{g_s}{s_j}{u}(p)} \frac{i}{{s - {m^2_{{h_j}}} - i{m_{{h_j}}}
			{\Gamma _j}}}{M_{{h_j} \to \gamma \gamma }},
	\end{equation}
	where ${s_1}$ and ${s_2}$
	denote $\sin \theta $ and $\cos \theta $, respectively,
	and ${M_{{h_j} \to \gamma \gamma }}$ the amplitude for the decay of a Higgs into two photons. Here,
	${\Gamma _2} = {\Gamma _{{{hhh} }}}+{\Gamma _{{hh} }} + {\Gamma _{{\rm{SM}}}}$ is the sum of three decay rates for the heavier Higgs;
	first, the decay rate of a Higgs to three lighter Higgs particles,
	$\Gamma_{hhh}=\frac{1}{2}\frac{1}{256\pi^3}g^2_{2111}m_{h_2}	$, second, to two other ones  $\Gamma_{hh}=\frac{g^2_{211}}{32m_{h_2}\pi}\sqrt{1-\frac{4m_{h_2}^2}{m_{h_2}}}	$ and third, to the SM particles, ${\Gamma _{{\rm{SM}}}}$. For the lighter Higgs only the decay to the SM particles is allowed i.e. ${\Gamma _1} =  {\Gamma _{{\rm{SM}}}}$. We can write ${M_{{h_j}	\to \gamma \gamma }}$ as follows \cite{shifman,gunion}:
	\begin{equation}\label{2phh}
	{M_{{h_j} \to \gamma \gamma }} = \frac{{\sqrt {1 - s_i^2} \alpha gs}}
	{{8\pi {m_W}}}\left[3{\left(\frac{2}{3}\right)^2}{F_t} + {F_W}\right],\qquad \mbox{for}\quad i\neq j
	\end{equation}
	where
	${F_t} =  - 2\tau [1 + (1 - \tau )f(\tau )]$, $ {F_W} = 2 + 3\tau  + 3\tau (2 - \tau )f(\tau ).$ and $g$ is the waek coupling constant.
	Here, $\tau  = 4{m_i}^2/s$ with $i=t,W$ and
	\[f(\tau ) = \left\{ \begin{array}{ll}
	{\left( {{{\sin }^{ - 1}}\sqrt {1/\tau } } \right)^2},&\qquad{\rm{for}}\quad\tau  \ge {\rm{1   }}\\
	- \frac{1}{4}\left( {\left. {{\rm{ln}}\frac{{1 + \sqrt {1 - \tau } }}
			{{1 - \sqrt {1 - \tau } }} - i\pi } \right)^2} \right.&\qquad{\rm{for}}\quad\tau {\rm{ < 1 }.}
	\end{array} \right.\]

	We can then derive the  thermally-averaged
	velocity-weighted annihilation cross section to  diphoton $\langle \sigma v \rangle_{\gamma \gamma} $, by putting the Eq. \eqref{2phcs} in Eq. \eqref{tacr}. For all 44000 models, which we considered in the previous section for consistency with relic density, we derive $\langle \sigma v \rangle_{\gamma \gamma} $ and illustrate them in fig. \ref{cs}. This figure also shows the latest H.E.S.S. \cite{hess} bounds for the Einasto profile. From this figure we see that, there are no points in the parameter space with $\theta<0.01$ which satisfy  the relic density condition along with perturbation criteria. Moreover,
	the resonance regions inevitably are excluded.  For $\theta>0.01$ there are also some regions of parameter space close to the resonance with cross sections near to the upper limits that may be excluded with future more precise experiments. For $m_\psi\gtrsim2m_{h_2}$ there are no regions with $g_s<1$, therefore, the perturbation theory used for this analysis is not suitable and maybe the effective theories here can give us more detail.

	\begin{figure}[th]
		$	\begin{array}{c}
		\includegraphics[width=14cm]{cs2ph1.png}\\
		\includegraphics[width=14cm]{cs2ph25.png}
		\end{array}$
		\caption{ Thermally-averaged
			velocity-weighted annihilation cross section of SFCDM pair to two photons in terms of the DM mass for $m_{h_2}=1$ TeV (top) and $m_{h_2}=2.5$ TeV (bottom). Solid line shows the 2017 H.E.S.S. upper limit for the Einasto profile \cite{hess}.\label{cs}}
	\end{figure}

	\section{Summary and conclusions}
	In this letter we have studied the parameter space of SFCDM model, up to 10 TeV, by computing the leading order of the thermally averaged  annihilation cross section  times relative velocity, within the perturbation theory. By calculating the annihilation cross section of a DM pair to two gamma-ray lines, we have also  confronted it with the latest  H.S.S.E. data. We have used the most minimal and renormalizable extension of the SM for SFCDM model. In this model, one adds a singlet fermion as CDM and a new scalar Higgs as a mediator to the SM content. We have scan the relevant parameter space with 88000 sample models; 44000 for $m_{h_2}=1$ TeV and 44000  for  $m_{h_2}=2.5$ TeV. In each case we have separated  the parameter space into two parts corresponding to $\theta<0.01$ and $\theta>0.01$. We have  then imposed the relic density condition and found the corresponding $g_s$ and illustrate it in fig. \ref{gs.} .  Thermally-averaged
	velocity-weighted annihilation cross section is represented in fig. \ref{cs}.  As a result we see that,  for $\theta<0.01$ there are no regions where the perturbation theory used here works properly. This becomes important if the results of ref. \cite{adam}, that put the upper limit 0.01 for the mixing angle, is also hold for $m_{h_2}>750$ GeV. From figure \ref{cs} we see that, except resonance regions, indirect detections could not exclude the model.

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Chicken Soup for the Soul Luncheon
Earlier in the week, I had the distinct pleasure of joining with other fellow contributors to books for Chicken Soup for the Soul. (No, they didn't serve any chicken soup) But what a pleasant group of humble writers.
The luncheon was hosted by Amy Newmark, Executive Editor of the Chicken Soup books. Her talk was both entertaining and informative.
At the luncheon, we were given two books. The first is called "Simply Happy, A Crash Course in Chicken Soup for the Soul Advice and Wisdom."
The second is "Chicken Soup for the Soul, My Kind (of) America" which was released on the day of our lunch.
This is a great, highly positive organization. I encourage any writer to keep an eye out for the next "call for submissions" and send in your story.
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Synopsis_________________________________
Peyton Aldrich has just moved to a new army base with his parents and younger sister. He doesn't understand why his father has been sent to such a rundown place in the middle of nowhere. After all, his father was a colonel, with top security clearance, who completed the elite Ranger school. And his training had been in Army Intelligence. Yet, here they were.
Peyton was never allowed to ask his father anything about what he did in the army. Nor was he allowed to ever get in the way. There were many secrets that his dad couldn't even tell his own family.
Peyton idolized his father. One day, he hoped to grow up to be just like him. His father had told him that the army may not be for everyone, but after what happened on 9/11, somebody had to help keep the country safe.
Peyton finds two friends. Gill is the son of the base's motor pool sergeant, and Dave's father is the base chaplain. Together they decide to train like Rangers, and search for some kind of mission they could do. Little did they know that a mission was about to put the boys right in the crosshairs of a dangerous terrorist plot, when a secret weapon would be delivered to the base on its way across the country.
There was no way Peyton could tell his father what he knew. After all, it could cost him his job. Peyton, Gill, and Dave have to take matters into their own hands, and they do.
Will the terrorists find out who is trying to expose their evil plan? Will the boys be able to stop them? And what will happen to Peyton's father when the general finds out what the boys did?
"When the Lights go Out." A story for kids, and their parents, so we never forget 9/11.
Barney and the Runaway tells the story of Michael Ellis, who has recently told his parents to start calling him Mike from now on. He especially hated the way they were always telling him what to do. Mike decides to teach his parents a lesson by pretending to run away for a day with his dog Barney.
The plan gets a bit more complicated than planned when Mike and Barney hide in a railroad boxcar, fall asleep, and end up in Georgia with a circus in the middle of the night. Fortunately for the runaways, Big Bob the Clown takes Mike and Barney to safety in his wagon. Mike decides that living and performing with the circus might be a good idea until Big Bob opens Mike's eyes to his unfortunate past.
Mike's encounter with this grown up runaway, in the circus, helps him to understand that his parents truly love him. Then Mike and Barney save the circus. Through it all, Mike learns the importance of family.
Parents often punish their children, but only because they love and want what is best for them, not because they don't care. Even though the life of a circus performer with a circus family may appear fun, if given a choice, most would agree that living in a warm home with loving, caring parents is the preferred choice. As the saying goes, "You don't know what you've got until it's gone." After Mike overhears some unsettling news and both he and Barney are involved in a scary and dangerous crime, Mike learns his lesson before it's too late.
Mystery At Wolf Lake
Eddy Thompson cheated on anything, anytime, anywhere. His hero is John Dillinger, one of the most dangerous bank robbers in American history. It's winter in Indiana and Christmas break is almost here.
Finally school is out. After Christmas, Eddy's father invites Chet, Rusty, and their fathers to drive up to a cabin he owns on Wolf Lake, in Michigan, for ice fishing, tobogganing, and winter fun in the snow. But something happens up at Wolf Lake that will change Eddie's life. It isn't the brutal cold. It isn't when Eddy falls through the ice. It isn't even when two scary men arrive at their remote cabin.
The boys' fathers go fishing and leave them to build a snow fort along the back fence. It's dark when two real bank robbers show up, on the other side of that fence, as police sirens race toward them. They toss their stolen cash over the fence, hoping to come back for it later.
Eddie the cheater wants to keep it, and that's when their troubles really begin.
With so much danger closing in and with the help of his friends, Eddy realizes how wrong it is to cheat.
But the danger doesn't end there. After the boys return from Wolf Lake, and are alone for New Years Eve, they find that home might not be the safest place, either.
Take two eleven-year-old boys, a mysterious white wolf, a dangerous band of illegal hunters, and all the excitement of the rugged outdoors near Yellowstone, put it all together in a book and you have an adventure story even the most "reluctant" of readers will pick up and enjoy.
Brian Fisher was no different from other young boys and, so, it was not much of a surprise that he resented the fact that no one believed his fantastic tale about a white wolf. It was also no surprise that he decided to prove the story true, even if it meant putting his own life in danger.
It all began when Brian discovered a white wolf pup caught in a trap and set it free. Since then, Brian was convinced that he and the wolf shared a special bond. Stung by the disbelief of his family and friends, Brian sets out to confirm the story and ends up getting a lot more than he bargained for. It is bad enough that he is caught out in a snowstorm and attacked by a mountain lion, but when a group of lawless hunters begins killing off the wolf population, that's when Brian has to get right in the middle of it.
Newspaper Caper
Tom Stevens was a super salesman. He and his friends delivered newspapers early every morning. Along their route, the boys often saw some pretty strange things. Then one day they actually became the story in the papers they delivered.
Early in the morning, while it was still dark, the three boys stumbled across some suspicious activity. A tow truck begins to hook up an expensive car in someone's driveway along their paper route. Tom sees the name Jake embroidered on one guy's pocket. But when the tow truck driver sees the boys, he drives off in the truck, leaving the car behind.
Tom reads in the paper the next morning about a string of car thefts around the area. He begins to see a connection between a local car repair shop and the thefts. The same Jake turns out to be a mechanic at a relative's garage, and he acts very secretive when the boys are around.
The boys' adventures begin as they take matters into their own hands and investigate the car thefts. They befriend an elderly widow whose car was stolen, and encounter vicious watchdogs and the thieves themselves at the chop-shop, in an abandoned warehouse used by the crooks.
But it's Tom who proves to be the one who carries this mystery to its dangerous conclusion. Will his investigating skills be enough to help him to solve the crimes.
It was that time again—the annual fishing trip. Every summer was the same. The two Washburn families packed up their identical over-sized pickup trucks and headed for Canada. Only this time Andy Washburn determined it was going to be different. He didn't quite know what, or how he was going to work it out, but he was not going to spend two weeks in a boat, fishing this year. There had to be something better they could do up there instead. Even if they had to include Sarah, Andy's nine-year-old sister, and Jessica, CJ's sister, they'd do it.
Andy and CJ, his cousin, both approaching their twelfth birthdays, tried to find ways to get out of all that fishing. CJ is a computer whiz, and tests new products for his father's company, so he brings this year's newest games and gadgets along, and they sure come in handy.
After arriving at the lake, the boys made a deal with their dads. They'd fish for the first couple of days then the boys could go off and explore the area. This becomes even more exciting when two, identical, black float-planes landed on the lake, after dark, and disappeared into the cove around the bend from the Washburn's cabins. Then they took off again before sunrise the next morning.
The boys determined to find out what that was all about. When Andy remembered that, at the Canada/US border, they'd been stopped and searched, another vehicle had been found to have illegal turtles hidden in the spare-tire well. Andy was sure these planes were poachers landing and taking off in the dark.
When the four children set out on their mission, they have no idea what they're getting themselves into. They find an old forest watch tower which, of course, they have to climb. From there they can see into the lodge on the other side of the cove where the two strange float-planes had gone. They return to the tower the next day with a telescope that belongs to Andy's dad. What they see and discover turns into sudden danger for these four kids. They uncover the answer to the mysterious, black planes, but they also stir up some serious trouble when they discover that there is an international ring of wild animal poachers operating out of the old abandoned lodge.
Mysterious Cabin
It was only supposed to be a mountain wilderness hike for three boys with camping gear, guides, and everything. What could possibly go wrong with all those adults around? These three friends plodded along at the back of the line of hikers. Then one of the boys did something he knew was wrong; he darted off the trail to get a picture. They'd taken special classes, joined an expert group of mountain hikers, and now they found themselves separated from the group, all alone, and lost in the fog. But that's not the worst of it. The boys had to cross a broken-down suspension bridge high above a bottomless gorge with raging water gushing right through the middle of it. There was a bear that nearly ate Benji, hundreds of soldiers on a military training exercise, and an abandoned cabin – which wasn't abandoned after all. A band of terrorists were in the final stages of carrying out their deadly attack. Could the boys get away? Could they tell someone about the evil plan? And would anyone be able to warn the city of Denver in time?
Mischief After Midnight
When a brother and his younger sister find out they're going to spend spring break out west, on their cousin's ranch, they have no idea what dangers lie ahead of them. This is no old-time dusty western story. The children ride in their uncle's airplane, he uses his satellite telephone, and the local sheriff patrols the area in a powerful helicopter. And the people stealing cattle from ranchers in the area use large trucks, all-terrain vehicles, and their own high-tech equipment in an effort to stay one step ahead of the law. The kids are invited on a trail ride to find new calves for branding. Evidence is piling up that one of the ranch hands might be in on the stealing. But why is he working on the ranch? Their cousin told them the guy should be in prison for stealing cattle. Then a rattlesnake bite changes everything. Now it's a race against time to help the victim, find the rustlers, and save the ranch.
The Great Cave Caper
Four boys had formed a detective club in their little town where nothing much ever happens. That is, until they put their money together and ordered a police scanner for the shack where they held their meetings. The area around where they lived, in New Market, Virginia, was littered with caves. The uncle of one of the club's members has a cave right on his farm. That's when the guys hatched the idea of going out to the cave for a little innocent exploring. The cave was on private property, so they knew they'd be safe and no one could bother them. But on the night before their big adventure, the scanner came alive with reports of a big bank heist in a nearby city. The boys thought surely the robbers would be long gone by the time they set up their campsite near the cave. They were wrong. Inside the cave the next morning they found something. Now the robbers were coming in the entrance of the cave and the boys couldn't get out.
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Shadow is a classic, boy-and-his-dog story, filled with twists, turns, action,
danger, and mystery. For as long as he could remember, all Bobby Taylor ever wanted was a dog of his own…any dog. But, he had a problem. His step-father managed the local animal control facilities, and the last thing he wanted to see at home was another barking dog.
Bobby began to notice a severely neglected dog, in the back yard of a run-down home that he passes on his way to school. So, he sort of adopted this pitiful animal as his own. He even gave him a name; Shadow. Unfortunately, because the dog had been so mistreated, he had an extremely vicious side. But, whenever he was in Bobby's presence, anyone would have thought that this was the most gentle dog in town.
Buck and his followers made it their mission to pick on Bobby with every opportunity. That's because Bobby was one of the scrawniest kids in school.
Then a rash of vandalism struck the town of Mason City. It began small, but became increasingly destructive. After each hit, the vandals left their mark; a symbol that was always spray-painted on a wall or sidewalk. Bobby is able to keep Shadow, as his own dog, under one condition. If the dog ever attacks anyone, the sheriff has ordered that Bobby's father would have to put the dog down.
What happens when Bobby finally discovers who's behind the vandalism? And, when they know that he knows, they set out to make sure he never tells another human being. After Shadow ultimately saves Bobby's life, he puts his own in jeopardy.
This story will remind readers how important it is to tell the truth, no matter what the consequences may be.
Rod Campbell loved to go tubing with his friends down the lazy river outside of town. They often wondered about Snake Island as they drifted by.
Then, one day Mr. Patterson rushed out in front of the boys as they rode their bikes. People around town said he was a little crazy since he'd come back from the war. Some said his injuries had affected his brain. But Mr. Patterson warned them about the island.
Rod talked his friends into camping out on the island since it was near his grandfather's farm. If they could last the whole night, then there wouldn't be anything to be afraid of they reasoned.
On the night of the campout, someone came to the island, dug a hole, and rolled a large piece of carpet in. Then he began covering it up. The boys were terrified when they realized the man digging the hole was Mr. Patterson.
They raced off the island. The next day they learned that the richest man in town was missing. Police suspected murder.
Rod and his friends reported what they saw and Mr. Patterson was accused of the crime. But did he do it? And what did he bury in that hole?
Derek Snyder is about to begin his last year of middle school. This is the last chance he'll have to feel in charge, before beginning at the bottom of the ladder called high school. He plans to be the captain of his football team, and everyone at school pretty much did as he said. Although his teachers were allowed to call him Derek, everyone else at school had to call him Snyder.
On the day he arrived for the first day of school, Derek was in for a huge surprise. He found his friends crowded around a new student. Even though Derek hated to admit it, this new guy was attractive in every way. Yet, he was not at all what he seemed to be.
Through this story, we learn that Chip used to live in a large city. There, he had been involved in gangs and had even been the cause of the death of another boy.
Derek is determined to push Chip off center stage; a place that only Derek rightly deserved.
This story captures the nuances of junior high identity struggles. Everything Derek had imagined unravels one after the other. Plus, there is plenty of exciting football action.
Readers will learn what is truly important in life as they witness the concept of a person being willing to give up his life for a friend.
This story is funny, exciting, sad, and touching, all at the same time.
Troubles at Timber Ski Lodge
Sibling rivalry and a neighborhood bully are only two of the troubles Eric faced. Eric Baxter is twelve-years-old. His little brother, Shawn, drives him crazy with every opportunity. The Baxter family moved to the lodge two years ago because Eric's grandfather could no longer keep up with the place.
Unfortunately, it hadn't snowed enough in those two years for the lodge to turn a profit, and there had never been extra money so the Baxters could buy the snow-making equipment that would have made all the difference.
It didn't help matters to have Thunder Mountain Ski Lodge right next door. Vince Turner's father owned the place, and the Turners were filthy rich. Vince reminded Eric of that fact almost every day.
One afternoon, the village authorities learned that a gold shipment had been robbed. The reports said that a small airplane had been stolen around the same time. It's expected that the crooks might try to fly the stolen gold across the mountains.
What happens when the boys hear the drone of a small plane just as a fierce storm is moving in? And, will Eric be able to save Timber Ski Lodge before it's too late?
An avalanche, sibling rivalry, and being chased by gold thieves only add to Eric's troubles.
Whispers in the Graveyard
Josh didn't like moving from his safe, comfortable house into a cramped apartment in Chicago. His father had taken a new job and the family hadn't found the right house yet. But Josh made friends with Kim, Mason, and Dexter. The four boys did everything together. Dexter's father was a funeral director.
The boys' biggest problem was that the quickest way to the subway was straight through the center of the biggest cemetery Josh had ever seen. The place was locked at night, but the boys knew how to get in. The only thing was, who'd want to?
One night, as the boys returned home after dark, a gang began chasing them. Josh and his friends had no choice but to duck into the cemetery. They thought the gang was scary, but that was nothing compared to what they saw and heard next.
The boys set out to unravel the mystery behind why those awful men were digging in the cemetery at night.
What they discovered was a gigantic drug smuggling ring, and the boys found themselves right in the middle of it.
Now if only the police can get there in time.
What do bar codes, scanners, tattoos, and 666 have to do with the life of a twelve-year-old boy? Maybe nothing. Maybe everything.
Alex Peterman had a dream life. He could walk into the grocery store, pick out anything off the shelves, and walk back out without paying for it. Of course, it helped that his father owned Gilbert's Grocery store.
Alex and his friends, Noah Bates and Tim Price began working with him, in the store, for the summer. But it wasn't long before some money was missing, a lot of money. And it always happened on the weekends.
Alex didn't care what it took, he was determined to catch the thief. Only he could never have imagined how big it was, or how many people were involved. He and his friends set up a secret fort, made from wooden delivery pallets that were stored up in a loft above the receiving area of the store. From that vantage point, they could watch anyone who came or went through the back doors.
One day, the boys ran into a delivery man with the tattoo of a skull and swords on his arm. They decided to keep a close eye on this man. When they did, they saw him doing some pretty suspicious things around the store.
The boys were convinced that this was the man who had been stealing from the store, but how? When they saw him again at the regional food convention, they were certain. Now Alex had to come up with a plan to catch him. But he wasn't prepared for what happened next.
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Max Elliot Anderson grew up as a struggling, reluctant reader. After surveying the market as an adult, he sensed the need for action-adventures and mysteries for readers 8 – 13, that would have interested him as a child.
Using his extensive experience in the production of dramatic motion pictures, videos, and television commercials, Mr. Anderson brings that same visual excitement and heart-pounding action to the stories he writes. His books include different characters, setting, and plot as well as two traditional series.
Young readers have reported that reading one of his books is like actually being in an exciting movie.
Max Elliot Anderson's Amazon Author Page https://www.amazon.com/Max-Elliot-Anderson/e/B002BLP3EE
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Rolf Wilhelm Kirkvaag, född 20 september 1920 i Kristiania (nuvarande Oslo), död där 24 januari 2003, var en norsk journalist, skådespelare och programledare i NRK.

Kirkvaag var knuten till NRK 1947–1959, fram till 1953 med sportreportage som gebit. Åren 1953–1959 var han vid underhållningsavdelningen. Från 1969 var han åter vid NRK och var programredaktör och ledare för underhållningsavdelningen i radio 1972–1985.

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WARMER MIXTAPES #1215 | by Boris Titulaer [Bo Saris]
1. Michael Jackson | Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough
This tune has always been one of my dance floor favourites & it still stands out in between most of the big massive productions of today's Music.
2. Marvin Gaye | Inner City Blues (Make Me Wanna Holler)
This tune has such a special atmosphere & vibe that each time I listen to it, it still grabs me & makes me realise how current that message still is.
3. Curtis Mayfield | Pusherman
This is the ultimate low-rider cruising Gangster tune! The definition of Cool, Smooth & Style.
4. 2Pac | All Eyez On Me (feat. Syke)
This tune always reminds me of my teenage years, being a paperboy cycling around in my district with my headphones on, singing along.
5. Dr. Dre | Keep Their Heads Ringin' (Friday Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Use to go hard on this ultimate club banger, still do actually. Beautiful memories of that time.
6. Sly & The Family Stone | Loose Booty
One of my favorite Sly Stone tracks, is all just such Feel Good Music he made and in this song you can truly hear that. It puts a big smile on my face.
7. Bobby Womack And Peace | Across 110th Street (Across 110th Street Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Another one of those true Soul anthems which cuts through your bones 'cause you can truly feel the hard reality of which they had to go through at that time, it's just so real!... Love it.
8. D'Angelo | Spanish Joint
First time I heard Untitled (How Does It Feel) the sound was so unique even though it had all the elements of the classic sound also, it was different so I bought Voodoo immediately, skipped through the track list and found Spanish Joint & thought yeah, I can dig this, it's just such a delicate piece of Music. Beautiful!!
9. Bill Withers | Lean On Me
One of the best singers/songwriters for me period!! His voice & sound is so charming & real that to me it's almost impossible not to like his Music, huge Bill Withers fan here.
10. OutKast | Bowtie (feat. Sleepy Brown & Jazze Pha)
Totally love their style & this song is just an absolute tune & after listening to this track I saw their movie Idlewild where this song was featured on & that made it even better. And, besides that, Idlewild to me, is one of the Best Music Pictures/Movies ever made.


Qingdao, China - Luen Thai Fishing Venture and Liancheng Overseas Fishery (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd. joined the 2008 China Seafood & Fisheries Expo with great success. The Expo was held last Nov. 4-6, 2009 at the Qingdao International Convention Center. This year's participation focused on developing the China retail and wholesale market for both fresh and frozen products. The booth design and product display drew much attention from both local and foreign visitors. Major attractions of the booth were the food tasting counters for both fresh and frozen products, as well as the central display consisting of whole Moonfish, Angel Fish, Wahoo and Shukiyama. Visitors had their photos taken in front of the central display. Local as well as foreign buyers from South Africa, Mexico, Ukraine, Russia, Israel, US, Saudi Arabia, Oman, Japan, Spain, etc. have expressed interest in our products and had one-on-one meetings with the marketing and sales team of LTFV and SZLC. Top government officials, as well as local and national media also visited the booth.


The history of printing goes back to the duplication of images by means of stamps in very early times. The use of round seals for rolling an impression into clay tablets goes back to early Mesopotamian civilization before 3000 BCE, where they are the most common works of art to survive, and feature complex and beautiful images. The printing press is considered one of the most important inventions in history. Human resource management (HRM or simply HR) is a function in organizations designed to maximize employee performance in service of their employer's strategic objectives. HR is primarily concerned with how people are managed within organizations, focusing on policies and systems. HR departments and units in organizations are typically responsible for a number of activities, including employee recruitment, training and development, performance appraisal, and rewarding (e.g., managing pay and benefit systems). HR is also concerned with industrial relations, that is, the balancing of organizational practices with regulations arising from collective bargaining and governmental laws.


According to the Government Accountability Office, government background checks identifying convicted felons were erroneous at least 42 percent of the time.
Thousands of job seekers with clean records have been flagged as criminals. Read more about the problem in this New York Times article.
Two other related problems include convicted felons who aren't flagged in background checks, and even the most trusted databases including arrest records but no indication if the person was convicted of a crime.
Not all public record information is available from any single site and some of it isn't valid. Public records search firms offer notoriously inaccurate basic background check reports because it's too time consuming to check every state and local database.
It's understandable that employers refuse to hire those with certain offenses such as violent crime or theft. However, there doesn't seem to be a consensus on what a disqualifying offense should be for certain jobs, and the ever-increasing number of offenses an individual can be arrested for is troubling. A criminal conviction may be something victimless like being caught sans clothing with your lover on a deserted public beach late at night.
Any arrest whatsoever can ruin a person's chances for a successful career. But don't blame the cops. They simply enforce laws enacted by politicians, like those in the U.S. Congress.
An aside, today's law enforcement seems more about collecting revenue than keeping us safe. Victimless crime constitutes more than 80% of the U.S. federal prison population. Trillions of taxpayer dollars have been wasted on the drug war, U.S. prison boom, harsh sentences for petty and victimless crimes, and a wasteful criminal justice system.
There is no shortage of dangerous and dishonest people in the world. The purpose of a background check is to uncover personality red flags. But in order to do this effectively, you must utilize more than just a routine public records check.
To uncover any potential problem areas, I recommend a range of employment and, or psychological evaluations, comprehensive public records background checks, and multiple interviews.
To really get to know someone, use more sophisticated options, such as traditional security investigations, and handwriting analysis, included in my non-traditional security investigations.
The job interview is one of the most important parts of the hiring process, along with background checks, confirming employment history and credentials, and evaluating skills related to the job.
Can you do the job (abilities)?
Will you love the job (motivation)?
Can we tolerate working with you (are you a fit for the company and its current employees)?
The above-linked article is from the perspective of a hiring manager or business owner who wants to hire the best candidate possible for the job and minimize turnover.
Considering that about 40% of corporate executives leave their respective organizations in less than 18 months, existing hiring practices aren't very efficient.
Not only do bad hires damage the company's profit margin, but being placed in an inappropriate job also hurts a person's career.
The problem with relying heavily on the interview process is that many applicants excel at interviewing; they're rapid-fire thinkers who will look you in the eye and tell you exactly what you want to hear in a convincing way, even if they aren't sincere. Essentially, just like personality self-tests, the interview process can be manipulated, and you won't even know it until after the person is hired.
Conduct multiple interviews with several supervisors.
Evaluate the candidate's skills related to the job through multiple assessment methods, including handwriting analysis and comprehensive astrology and numerology.
In the case of having the luxury of several good candidates from which to choose, identify the least risky candidate through handwriting analysis and comprehensive astrology and numerology. This involves looking for compatibility red flags between the potential new hire and existing staff, and also identifying personality red flags (e.g., involving people skills) that might clash with the company's culture.
Additionally, it's wise to confirm the potential employee's true motivations to determine if they are likely to love the job or not. For example, no matter what they say in the interview, if they thrive in a team environment, they won't be happy working independently.
Under stress on the job, after the hiring process and while superiors aren't watching, a person's authentic personality emerges.
There exist many personality traits and red flag concerns that aren't easy to measure by only talking to an applicant, reviewing their resume, and through standard personality evaluations.
Having an accurate read of character through handwriting analysis, and comprehensive astrology and numerology, you'll greatly reduce your risk, and save enormous amounts of time and money in hiring situations.
That figure may be on the rise, thanks to Social Intelligence Corp., a background screening service that specializes in monitoring social media, such as Facebook.
In other words, if a job candidate or existing employee is posting questionable content on his or her social media pages, then their potential or existing employers could find out about it if the content is public.
Although this background screening service is a good way for employers or individuals to reduce their risk, it's only one potential part of an effective, comprehensive background and evaluation program.
To reduce your risk as much as possible, always screen carefully, and fairly, using multiple forms of appraisal, including handwriting analysis.
A continually increasing number of government regulations for businesses makes it harder to keep current on all mandates, especially in relation to screening and hiring.
Even as the only employee of your business, if you decide to hire one or more employees, you must adhere to the same laws that larger companies follow.
In addition to background and reference checks, it's recommended you gauge candidates' abilities related to the job through a range of assessment methods, such as personality profiling tests and handwriting analysis. In doing so, you reduce your risk of an expensive bad hire enormously.
The Society for Human Resource Management's 2010 "Background Checking: Conducting Reference Background Checks" survey includes revealing details about which background topics are most commonly misrepresented by job candidates.
The survey was completed by over 400 hiring professionals.
It's possible to overlook potential red flags while doing background checks. But using multiple forms of assessment, including handwriting analysis, in your screening process will greatly reduce the costly mistake of a bad hire.
By all means, trust your gut and watch for any possible red flags while interacting with new people in the workplace or in your personal life.
But that method isn't foolproof, and the usual background checking methods aren't either.
How many times have you heard shocking stories about someone previously thought by almost everyone to be the poster child of congeniality and virtue?
–In 2005, there were 389,380 establishments with at least one incident of workplace violence.
–According to the 2006 report from the Bureau of Labor statistics, over 70 percent of United States workplaces did not have a formal program or policy that addressed workplace violence.
–According to the 2007 ADP Annual Screening Index, 41 percent of employment, education and/or credential reference checks revealed a difference of information between what the applicant provided and what the source reported.
–NAPBS industry statistics indicate at least 1 in 4 international credentials are fraudulent.
–Terrorism figures: There have been 25223 incidents, 88478 injuries and 44657 fatalities due to terrorism this decade.
–Drug-using employees are two times more likely to request early dismissal or time off, three times more likely to have absences of eight days or more, three times more likely to be late for work, four times more likely to be involved in a workplace accident and five times more likely to file a workers' compensation claim.
–An estimated 3.1 percent of employed adults actually used illicit drugs before reporting to work or during work hours at least once in the past year, with about 2.9 percent working while under the influence of an illicit drug.
It's important to clear away the fog surrounding the true intent of the people with whom you interact on a professional and personal level, especially those you don't know very well.
One of the best ways to do that is through multiple assessment methods, including handwriting analysis, so you can avoid being vulnerable to high risk.
According to Ponemon Institute's "Data Loss Risks During Downsizing" January 2009 national study, 59% of U.S. ex-employees stole confidential company data.
The survey covered over 900 participants who were fired, laid-off, or left for another job during 2008.
The type of information made off with included e-mail lists (65%), non-financial business information (45%), and customer information (39%).
79% of those who admitted stealing acknowledged they were disobeying company rules.
Confidential data loss can easily equate to a loss of competitiveness for any business. Are you actively taking steps to reduce your security risk?
One of the most important things you can do as a business owner, or in your personal life, is to thoroughly understand who you are dealing with through comprehensive background screening before you open yourself up to excessive risk.
Handwriting analysis is one of the most accurate forms of personality assessment. It identifies the real personality, the one behind the persona, to help you avoid nasty surprises in the future.
"A. Better safeguarding organizational assets. Employees have access to valuable physical assets and company information. Ensuring the honesty and integrity of the staff protects your organization and can minimize the risk from theft.
"B. Hiring the best employees or selecting the ideal applicants. A background check helps confirm that a candidate is qualified for your position through education, professional qualifications and/or employment experience. The check can also help in hiring trustworthy staff by highlighting any discrepancies on CVs or job applications.
"C. Avoiding long-term costs. Recruiting, bringing on board and training can be time-consuming and costly. Ensuring your new hire is qualified can reduce staff turnover. It can also alert you to potential red flags such as absenteeism or poor work performance.
As outlined above, preventing theft, selecting the most qualified and appropriate applicant for the job, avoiding the enormous expense of a bad hire, and maintaining your good reputation and level of trust within your organization make thorough background screening necessary for optimum success.
HireRight, one of the world's largest employment screening providers focused entirely on employment screening, surveyed more than 1800 human resources, recruiting, and other hiring professionals in their 2010 Employment Screening Benchmarking Report.
*10% of background checking results adversely affect candidates. Negatives range from exaggerations of education and experience to serious unreported felonies.
*21% of companies have endured incidents which could have been avoided with a background check or drug test.
*62% of organizations that have experienced difficulties in the last year report poor quality hires.
*66% of those surveyed report improved quality-of-hire as a result of background checking.
You can increase your chances of avoiding trouble by using multiple forms of evaluation, including handwriting analysis.


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That Time Oprah Came to My House to Campaign
Posted November 1, 2018 8:55 p.m. EDT
By Richard Fausset, New York Times
ATLANTA — Kassie Jones was cleaning up from a Halloween party at her home in Marietta, Georgia, on Thursday when Oprah Winfrey dropped by to talk politics.
It was a pretty big deal.
Jones, 66, a retiree who worked in the banking and retail sectors, moved to this Atlanta suburb three years ago from Chicago, where Winfrey's career took off. Jones had tried to get her mother tickets to Winfrey's daytime talk show there, but never succeeded. And Jones already had a sign in her yard for Stacey Abrams, the Democratic candidate for Georgia governor, on whose behalf Winfrey had come to canvass.
Jones had been primed for the possibility of an Oprah sighting in Marietta. "I'd heard on TV that Oprah was coming to town," Jones said. "But you know, what are the chances?"
Then suddenly there was a cluster of big SUVs with darkened windows, and there she was, in the back seat of one. Jones rushed outside, feeling elated — "just the normal nut case someone would be if they ran into Oprah," she said.
"At first I was like, 'Oh my gosh, I used to live in Chicago! I have so many stories to tell you!' And she was unbelievably cordial and wonderful."
Jones recalled trying to get her mother tickets to the show. Winfrey said she wished she would have known.
Jones then showed Winfrey another sign in her yard. This one, a popular sign in the nation's more liberal neighborhoods in the age of Trump, proclaimed her home to be a welcoming place for women's rights, science, LGBT rights and the Black Lives Matter movement.
Jones said she felt like it was kind of a big deal to plant that sign in the northern Atlanta suburbs, which were once a bastion of Southern conservatism but now appear to be in political flux, in part because of more liberal newcomers like herself.
So she and Winfrey talked about the sign, and Winfrey shot a video of it, and Winfrey asked Jones about Abrams, and Jones said she was voting for her — although she had not yet because the lines for early voting had been so long. Polls show a tight race between Abrams and Brian Kemp, the Republican nominee.
The entire encounter lasted eight to 10 minutes. Jones said it was somewhat surreal to have Oprah Winfrey (and her rather large entourage) on the lawn of her quiet suburban street. Then again, part of the Oprah mystique is that after someone does a double-take after seeing her in person, she just seems to get on with the business of being a normal human. You open the door, and there she is canvassing, clipboard in hand, and maybe you give a wild yawp of recognition and excitement.
Then again, such audiences do not come every day, and Jones made the most of it. She told Winfrey about a speech she saw her give at the Kennedy Center, and how it had brought tears to her eyes and made her think that maybe the problems of race and politics in this troubled country really can improve.
"I said, 'I hope you run in 2020,'" Jones recalls saying. "She said, 'No, no.'"
"I said, 'You're the type of person this country is looking for. Someone who stands up for fairness and decency.'
"And she was laughing. She was like, 'Maybe you should run.'"
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