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Mateo Granados' Tendejon de la Calle returns to Healdsburg, with a new format
By Carey Sweet on July 6, 2012 at 11:13 AM
Chef Mateo Granados test-roasts a pig and chickens
Since opening his Mateo's Cocina Latina in Healdsburg last September, chef-owner Mateo Granados has been too busy to host his popular Tendejon de la Calle ("taste of the street") mobile eatery that used to pop up at farms and wineries across Sonoma County each week.
Now, Tendejon is back, running Wednesday and Thursday nights through the summer, though in a different format. The events are popping up on the patio at Cocina Latina, and Granados has purchased a new rotisserie to amp up the menus.
The first new-and-improved Tendejon kicks off next Wednesday, July 11, and doing the inaugural spin over the flames is a whole Black Sheep Farms suckling pig, which will be offered with Felton Acres whole roasted Yucatán-style annatto marinated chicken, seasonal side dishes and handmade tortillas for $35 per person.
Scorch marks mean good food on the way
Granados has been playing with the rotisserie for the past two weeks, "to make sure I know how to use it," he joked. And guests should not be concerned that his first test resulted in his girlfriend, Circe Sher, sporting scorch marks on her white shirt.
Diners can also look forward to expanded drink options, including Sonoma County Rosés and specialty margaritas served at the outdoor bar. And instead of Granados visiting the wineries, the winemakers can now come visit him.
"I didn't have the liquor license before, so didn't make any money (on alcohol)," he said. "This makes more sense."
Granados said he is looking forward to not having to pack and unpack his catering truck for each Tendejon, too. This week, he purchased a communal table for the patio, from a salvage shop that is coating the top in copper, as is traditional Yucatán design style.
"It weighs about two tons," he said. "I'm not lifting it again."
Mateo's Cocina Latina: 214 Healdsburg Ave., Healdsburg; (707) 433-1520 or mateoscocinalatina.com.
Carey Sweet


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\section{Introduction}

Game theory \cite{Rasmusen} has been implemented for diverse applications in
different areas for example; economics, evolutionary biology, psychology and
physics. More recently, the game theory is being used to model distributed
and parallel computing in the field of computer science. It is the theory of
decision making and conflict between different agents.\ Starting from the
works of Meyer and Eisert, quantum game theory has been recognized as an
important theory with useful applications [2-11].

In quantum game theory, the initial state entanglement has produced
interesting results. Quantum entanglement is one of the fascinating features
of quantum mechanics and plays a crucial role in quantum information
processing as well. When quantum information processing is performed in the
real world, the decoherence caused by an external environment is inevitable.
Decoherence effects in different quantum games have been studied in refs.
\cite{Flitney1,Chen,Hollen}. Here in this work, we are interested to study
the decoherence effects on the history dependent quantum Parrondo's games
played in various sequences.

In the context of classical Parrondo's games, the two games that are losing
when played individually can be combined in various sequences to produce a
winning game \cite{Har,Har1}. Parrondo's games have attracted considerable
attention in the past as they can be related to physical systems such as the
Brownian ratchet \cite{Har3}, lattice gas automata \cite{Meyer} and spin
systems \cite{Moraal}. Based on the maximal entanglement between the qubits,
a quantization protocol for the history dependent Parrondo's games was
proposed by Flitney et al. \cite{Flitney}. Multi-player extension to
classical Parrondo's games was given by Toral \cite{Toral}.

In this paper, we study the effect of decoherence on history dependent
quantum Parrondo's games by considering different prototype channels such as
amplitude damping, depolarizing and phase damping channels, parameterized by
the decoherence parameter $p\in \lbrack 0,1]$. The lower and upper limits of
the decoherence parameter $p$ correspond to a fully coherent and fully
decohered systems, respectively. We study the effect of quantum decoherence
on the game dynamics. It is seen that the payoffs are enhanced due to the
presence of decoherence in case of amplitude damping channel for the single
game of sequence $AAB$. The enhancement in payoffs occurs due to the
constructive interference of quantum phases, $\delta $ and $\beta _{i}$. It
is also seen that the increase in payoffs for phase damping and depolarizing
channels is not much prominent in comparison to the amplitude damping
channel. We also analyze the influence of decoherence by playing other
sequences such as $B$, $BB$, $BBB$, $AA...A$ and multiple games of sequence $%
AAB$. The results are discussed in detail in the results and discussions
section.

\section{History dependent quantum Parrondo's games}

History dependent Parrondo's games consist of two simpler coin tossing
games; $A$ and $B$. Game $A$ is straight forward one player biased coin
flipping game that wins $1$ when lands head up and loses $1$ when it lands
tail up. However, game $B$ consists of four biased coins, the selection of
each of them depends on history of the games (the results of previous two
games). In the classical version, the winning probabilities for coin $A$ and
for each coin of game $B$ are given by%
\begin{equation}
p_{0}=\frac{1}{2}-\epsilon ,\quad p_{1}=\frac{7}{10}-\epsilon ,\quad
p_{2}=p_{3}=\frac{1}{4}-\epsilon ,\quad p_{4}=\frac{9}{10}-\epsilon
\label{1}
\end{equation}%
respectively. It is shown in ref. \cite{Har3} that for a small positive
value of $\epsilon $ each of the games $A$ and $B$ played individually is a
losing game, however, if they are played in various sequences of $A$ and $B$
produce a winning result.

The game $A$\ can be quantized by replacing the tossing of a coin by an $%
SU(2)$ operator on a qubit as given in ref. \cite{Flitney}%
\begin{equation}
A(\theta ,\gamma ,\delta )=\left[
\begin{array}{cc}
\exp \left( \frac{-i(\gamma +\delta )}{2}\right) \cos \theta & -\exp \left(
\frac{-i(\gamma -\delta )}{2}\right) \sin \theta \\
\exp \left( \frac{i(\gamma -\delta )}{2}\right) \sin \theta & \exp \left(
\frac{i(\gamma +\delta )}{2}\right) \cos \theta%
\end{array}%
\right]  \label{2}
\end{equation}%
where $\theta \in \left[ -\pi ,\text{ }\pi \right] ,$ $\gamma $ and $\delta
\in \left[ 0,\text{ }2\pi \right] .$ Similarly, the operator for game $B$
consists of four $SU(2)$ operations, each of the form given in equation (\ref%
{2}), where the choice of the use of these operations depends on the outcome
of the previous two games:%
\begin{equation}
B=\left[
\begin{array}{cccc}
A_{1} & 0 & 0 & 0 \\
0 & A_{2} & 0 & 0 \\
0 & 0 & A_{3} & 0 \\
0 & 0 & 0 & A_{4}%
\end{array}%
\right]  \label{3}
\end{equation}%
with $A_{i}=A\left( \phi _{i},\alpha _{i},\beta _{i}\right) $. The operator $%
B$ acts on the following three qubits state

\begin{equation}
|\Psi _{2}\rangle \otimes |\Psi _{1}\rangle \otimes |\Psi _{0}\rangle
\label{E3}
\end{equation}%
where $|\Psi _{2}\rangle $ and $|\Psi _{1}\rangle $ stand for the results of
two successive previous games and $|\Psi _{0}\rangle $ stands for the target
qubit that results in some output, say $b$. Each qubit in equation (\ref{E3}%
) could be in one of the possible states of a qubit. The final density
matrix of the game is given by%
\begin{equation}
\rho _{f}=U\rho _{i}U^{\dag }  \label{4}
\end{equation}%
For $n$ successive games of sequence $B,$ the operator $U$\ can be written as

\begin{eqnarray}
U_{B} &=&\left( I^{\otimes n-1}\otimes B\right) \left( I^{\otimes
n-2}\otimes B\otimes I\right) \left( I^{\otimes n-3}\otimes B\otimes
I^{\otimes 2}\right)  \label{5} \\
&&...\left( I\otimes B\otimes I^{\otimes n-2}\right) \left( B\otimes
I^{\otimes n-1}\right)  \notag
\end{eqnarray}%
where $I$ represents the single qubit identity operator. Similarly, the
operator $U$ for $n$ games of sequence $AAB$ can be written as

\begin{eqnarray}
U_{AAB}^{n} &=&\left( I^{\otimes 3n-3}\otimes \left( B\left( A\otimes
A\otimes I\right) \right) \right) \left( I^{\otimes 3n-6}\otimes \left(
B\left( A\otimes A\otimes I\right) \right) \otimes I^{\otimes 3}\right)
\notag \\
&&...\left( \left( B\left( A\otimes A\otimes I\right) \right) \otimes
I^{\otimes 3n-3}\right)  \notag \\
&=&U^{\otimes n}  \label{7}
\end{eqnarray}%
where $U=B\left( A\otimes A\otimes I\right) $ stands for the operator of a
single game sequence $AAB$. Here in this paper, we consider various
sequences of Parrondo's games such as $AA...A$, $B$, $BB$, $BBB$, $AAB$ and
a series of $AAB$. To study the effect of decoherence, we restrict our
calculations only to the maximally entangled initial state of the form

\begin{equation}
|\Psi _{i}\rangle =\frac{1}{\sqrt{2}}\left( |00...0\rangle +|11...1\rangle
\right)  \label{8}
\end{equation}%
We consider $|0\rangle $ as "loss" state and the $|1\rangle $ as a "win"
state. Furthermore, we can fix the computational basis of the Hilbert Space
for example $\mathcal{H}^{\otimes 3}$ for a single game sequence $AAB$ in
the basis ordered as $|000\rangle ,$ $|001\rangle ,$ $|010\rangle ,$ $%
|011\rangle ,$ $|100\rangle ,$ $|101\rangle ,$ $|110\rangle $ and $%
|111\rangle ,$ respectively.

\section{Quantum channels}

A natural way to describe the dynamics of a quantum system is to consider it
as arising from an interaction between the system and the environment. In
general quantum systems are prone to decoherence effects and it is important
to analyze these effects in real practical situations. Environmental
interactions can destroy the important features of quantum computation.
However, quantum error correction \cite{Lidar} and decoherence free
subspaces \cite{Presk} can be used to perform quantum computing even in the
presence of noise. In the most general case, the quantum evolution can be
described by the superoperator $\Phi $, which can be expressed in Kraus
operator representation as \cite{Nielson}
\begin{equation}
\Phi \left( \rho \right) =\sum_{k}E_{k}\rho E_{k}^{\dag }  \label{9}
\end{equation}%
where%
\begin{equation}
\sum_{k}E_{k}^{\dag }E_{k}=I  \label{10}
\end{equation}%
Superoperators provide a way to describe the evolution of quantum states in
a noisy environment. In our scheme, the Kraus operators are of the dimension
$2^{3}$. They are constructed from one qubit operators by taking their
tensor product over all $n^{3}$ combinations of $\pi (i)$ indices
\begin{equation}
E_{k}=\dbinom{{\LARGE \otimes }}{\pi }e_{\pi (i)}  \label{11}
\end{equation}%
where $n$ is the number of Kraus operators for a single qubit channel. The
single qubit Kraus operators for quantum channels considered in this paper
are given in table 1.

\section{Results and discussions}

In this section we present our results for different sequences of Parrondo's
games in the presence of various noisy channels. The final density matrix of
the game after the action of a channel (as specified in equation \ref{9})
for example, for a single game sequence $AAB$, can be written as
\begin{equation}
\rho ^{AAB}=\Phi \rho _{i}^{AAB}  \label{12}
\end{equation}%
where $\rho _{i}^{AAB}=|\Psi ^{AAB}\rangle \langle \Psi ^{AAB}|$ and $|\Psi
^{AAB}\rangle =\frac{1}{\sqrt{2}}\left( |000\rangle +|111\rangle \right) $.
The game's final density matrix after the application of operator $U$ can be
computed by using equation (\ref{4}). To determine the payoff, we assume
that the payoff for a $|1\rangle $\ state is $+1$, and is $-1$ for a $%
|0\rangle $ state. The total payoff can be determined by using the relation%
\begin{equation}
\langle \$\rangle =\underset{ijk}{\sum }(l+m+n)\rho _{ijk}  \label{14}
\end{equation}%
where $l=(-1)^{i+1},\;m=(-1)^{j+1},\;n=(-1)^{k+1},$ the indices $i,j$ and $k$
run from $0$ to $1$ and $\rho _{ijk}$ represent the diagonal elements of the
final density matrix.

The payoff for amplitude damping channel for the game sequence $AAB$ can be
written as

\begin{eqnarray}
\langle \$^{\text{AD}}\rangle &=&3p+\cos ^{2}\phi _{1}-\cos ^{2}\phi
_{4}+p[\{-4+(5-2p)p\}\cos ^{2}\phi _{1}  \notag \\
&&+(-1+2p)\{(-1+p)(\cos ^{2}\phi _{2}+\cos ^{2}\phi _{3})-p\cos ^{2}\phi
_{4}\}]  \notag \\
&&+\cos ^{4}\theta \{p(-3+6p-4p^{2})\cos 2\phi _{1}+p(3-6p+4p^{2})\cos 2\phi
_{2}  \notag \\
&&+2p(3-6p+4p^{2})\cos ^{2}\phi _{3}-2p(3-6p+4p^{2})\cos ^{2}\phi _{4}
\notag \\
&&+(1-p)^{3/2}(-\cos (2\delta +\beta _{1})\sin 2\phi _{1}+\cos (2\delta
+\beta _{2})\sin 2\phi _{2}  \notag \\
&&+\cos (2\delta +\beta _{3})\sin 2\phi _{3}-\cos (2\delta +\beta _{4})\sin
2\phi _{4})\}  \notag \\
&&+\cos ^{2}\theta \lbrack -4p+2(1-2p)^{2}(-1+p)\cos ^{2}\phi
_{1}-2p(3-6p+4p^{2})\cos ^{2}\phi _{2}  \notag \\
&&-2p(3-6p+4p^{2})\cos ^{2}\phi _{3}+2\cos ^{2}\phi _{4}+2(1-2p)^{2}p\cos
^{2}\phi _{4}  \notag \\
&&+\sqrt{1-p}\cos (2\delta +\beta _{1})\sin 2\phi _{1}+\sqrt{1-p}\{-p\cos
(2\delta +\beta _{1})\sin 2\phi _{1}+(-1+  \notag \\
&&p)(\cos (2\delta +\beta _{2})\sin 2\phi _{2}+\cos (2\delta +\beta
_{3})\sin 2\phi _{3}-\cos (2\delta +\beta _{4})\sin 2\phi _{4})\}]  \notag \\
&&  \label{E15}
\end{eqnarray}%
The payoff obtained for the case of depolarizing channel is given as
\begin{eqnarray}
\langle \$^{\text{DP}}\rangle &=&\left( -1+p\right) ^{2}(2\cos 2\theta
\left( -\cos ^{2}\phi _{1}+\cos ^{2}\phi _{4}\right) +\left( -1+p\right)
\cos ^{2}\theta \sin ^{2}\theta  \notag \\
&&(-\cos \left( 2\delta +\beta _{1}\right) \sin 2\phi _{1}+\cos \left(
2\delta +\beta _{2}\right) \sin 2\phi _{2}  \notag \\
&&+\cos \left( 2\delta +\beta _{3}\right) \sin 2\phi _{3}-2\cos \left(
2\delta +\beta _{4}\right) \sin 2\phi _{4})  \label{16}
\end{eqnarray}%
The payoff in case of phase damping channel becomes%
\begin{eqnarray}
\langle \$^{\text{PD}}\rangle &=&\cos 2\theta \left( -\cos ^{2}\phi
_{1}+\cos ^{2}\phi _{4}\right)  \notag \\
&&-\left( 1-p\right) ^{3/2}\cos ^{2}\theta \sin ^{2}\theta (-\cos \left(
2\delta +\beta _{1}\right) \sin 2\phi _{1}  \notag \\
&&+\cos \left( 2\delta +\beta _{2}\right) \sin 2\phi _{2}+\cos \left(
2\delta +\beta _{3}\right) \sin 2\phi _{3}  \notag \\
&&-2\cos \left( 2\delta +\beta _{4}\right) \sin 2\phi _{4})  \label{17}
\end{eqnarray}%
where the superscripts AD, DP and PD represent the amplitude damping,
depolarizing and phase damping channels, respectively. The winning
probability for a flip of a coin is equal to the square of the the sine of
the rotation angle (i.e. $\theta $ and $\phi _{i}$). Whereas $\delta $ and $%
\beta _{i}$'s\ represent the quantum phases. It can be easily checked that
the result of ref. \cite{Flitney} for maximally entangled state can be
reproduced by setting the decoherence parameter $p=0$\ in equations (\ref%
{E15}, \ref{16} and \ref{17}). The presence of phase angles $\delta $ and $%
\beta _{i}$'s in the equations (\ref{E15}, \ref{16} and \ref{17}) leads to a
range of payoffs for the set of values of $\theta $ and $\phi _{i}$'s
corresponding to the classical winning probabilities of the two games as
given in equation (\ref{1}).

In figure 1, we have plotted the payoffs for the single sequence of game $%
AAB $ as a function of decoherence parameter, $p$, for different noise
channels. The rotation angles correspond to the classical winning
probabilities and the quantum phase angles are taken as$\ \beta _{1}=\beta
_{2}=\pi /2,$ $\beta _{3}=\pi /4,$ $\beta _{4}=\pi /3,$ and $\delta =\pi /5.$
It is seen that the payoff of the game is further enhanced under decoherence
for the amplitude damping channel. The significant increase in payoff for
amplitude damping channel results from the constructive interference arising
due to the presence of decoherence and the quantum phases. However, under
the action of depolarizing and phase damping channels, destructive
interference is seen and the game's sequence $AAB$ becomes a losing one. In
figure 2, the payoffs as a function of quantum phase angle $\delta $ are
plotted for all the three channels. It is seen that for a particular choice
of values of the parameters, the payoffs become positive only for the range $%
\frac{\pi }{4}$ $\lesssim \delta \lesssim \frac{3\pi }{4}$.and varies
symmetrically around $\frac{\pi }{2}$. The payoffs are also significantly
damped in comparison to the undecohered case. In figure 3 we have plotted
the payoffs as a function of quantum phase angle $\beta _{1}$. It is seen
that the game becomes a winning game. The effect of quantum phase angle $%
\beta _{2}$ on the payoffs is shown in figure 4. In figures 5 and 6, we have
plotted the payoffs versus the phase angles $\beta _{3}$ and\ $\beta _{4}$
respectively\textbf{.} It is shown that the game behaves as a loosing and
winning one respectively. Similar to the behaviour of the game against the
phase angle $\delta ,$\ the payoffs are significantly damped against the
phase angles $\beta _{i}$'s under decoherence.

In figure 7, we have plotted the expected payoffs as a function of
decoherence under the influence of various noisy channels by playing the
sequence $AAB$ repeatedly at $\varepsilon =\frac{1}{168}$, where the inset
figure corresponds to $\varepsilon =\frac{1}{112}$. The expected payoffs for
this generalized case for different channels are obtained as%
\begin{eqnarray}
\langle \$^{\text{AD}}\rangle &=&(\frac{1}{60}p+(\frac{2}{15}%
-2.27p+0.27p^{2})\varepsilon )  \notag \\
\langle \$^{\text{DP}}\rangle &=&(\frac{2}{15}-0.35p+0.24p^{2})\varepsilon
\notag \\
\langle \$^{\text{PD}}\rangle &=&\frac{2}{15}\varepsilon  \label{18}
\end{eqnarray}%
The results given in equation (\ref{18}) are obtained at the maximum payoffs
condition (i.e. $\beta _{2}=\beta _{3}=\pi -2\delta $ and $\beta _{1}=\beta
_{4}=-2\delta $) as given in ref. \cite{Flitney}. From figure 7, one can see
that for $\varepsilon =\frac{1}{168}$, the amplitude damping channel leads
to the winning game. It is also seen that the quantum enhancement reduces
when we play a repeated sequence of $AAB$ on the maximally entangled initial
state, because of the destructive interference of phase dependent terms.
Whereas the depolarizing channel corresponds to the loosing game. However,
from the inset figure, it is seen that in the case of amplitude damping
channel for the values of decoherence parameter $p$\ in the range $0.5<p<1,$
the repeated sequence $AAB$ leads to a negative payoff. Furthermore, it is
clear from equation (\ref{18}) that the phase damping channel does not
influence the game. The results for a single sequence of game $B$ under the
action of three channels are obtained as%
\begin{eqnarray}
\langle \$^{\text{AD}}\rangle &=&\frac{1}{30}[2+p\{-7-20\varepsilon
+p(-29+22p)\}]  \notag \\
\langle \$^{\text{DP}}\rangle &=&\frac{1}{135}(3-4p)^{2}  \notag \\
\langle \$^{\text{PD}}\rangle &=&\frac{1}{15}  \label{19}
\end{eqnarray}%
In case of sequence $BB$, the payoffs become

\begin{eqnarray}
\langle \$^{\text{AD}}\rangle &=&\frac{1}{400}[13-2p\{67+2p(51-64p+22p^{2})\}
\notag \\
&&+10\varepsilon \{2+p(-11-62p+44p^{2})\}]  \notag \\
\langle \$^{\text{DP}}\rangle &=&\frac{1}{32400}[(3-4p)^{2}\{117+180%
\varepsilon +88(3-2p)p\}]  \notag \\
\langle \$^{\text{PD}}\rangle &=&\frac{13}{400}+\frac{\varepsilon }{20}
\label{20}
\end{eqnarray}%
Similarly, the payoffs for $BBB$ sequence of the game can be written as%
\begin{eqnarray}
\langle \$^{\text{AD}}\rangle &=&(0.017-0.41p-0.13p^{2}+0.45p^{3})  \notag \\
&&+(0.03-1.11p+0.44p^{2}-2.66p^{3})\varepsilon  \notag \\
\langle \$^{\text{DP}}\rangle &=&(0.017+0.01p-0.13p^{2}+0.10p^{3})  \notag \\
&&+(0.03+0.15p-0.73p^{2}+0.83p^{3})\varepsilon  \notag \\
\langle \$^{\text{PD}}\rangle &=&0.017+0.03\varepsilon  \label{21}
\end{eqnarray}%
One can easily check that by setting $p=0$, in equations (\ref{18}-\ref{21}%
), the results of ref. \cite{Flitney} can be reproduced. In figures 8 and 9,
we have plotted the expected payoffs as a function of the decoherence
parameter, $p$ for $\varepsilon =\frac{1}{168}$ for $B$'s game sequences $BB$
and $BBB$\textbf{\ }respectively\textbf{. }It can be inferred from the
results for\ game $B$'s sequences that the behavior of sequences $B$ and $BB$
is similar for amplitude damping and depolarizing channels. It is seen that
the games are losing ones for both the channels. However, for higher values
of decoherence parameter $p$, the payoff starts increasing in case of
depolarizing channel. We have also calculated the results for the series of
game $A$, the payoff under the influence of amplitude damping channel
becomes $-\frac{3}{32}\varepsilon p$. As both $\varepsilon $ and $p$ are
positive, the negative sign ensures that for any value of decoherence
parameter $p$, the series of game $A$ remains a losing one. However, the
payoffs obtained for the series of game $A$ under the action of depolarizing
and phase damping channels are zero.

\section{Conclusion}

We study the history dependent quantum Parrondo's games under the effect of
decoherence being played in different sequences for amplitude damping,
depolarizing and phase damping channels. It is seen that the payoffs are
enhanced in the presence decoherence for maximally entangled state in case
of a single game of the sequence $AAB$ for amplitude damping channel. The
decoherence causes constructive interference of quantum phases that leads to
the enhancement of payoff in comparison to the undecohered case. Whereas in
case of the depolarizing and the phase damping channels, phases interfere
destructively that results into a decrease in payoffs (a losing game
sequence). It is also seen that the payoffs are significantly damped against
the quantum phases in the presence of decoherence.

Furthermore, it is seen that for repeated games of sequence $AAB$, under the
influence of amplitude damping channel the game becomes a winning game.
However, the quantum enhancement in payoff reduces in this case as compared
to the single game of sequence $AAB$. Whereas under the influence of
depolarizing channel the game becomes a loosing game. It is shown that the
games $B$ and $BB$ behave similarly for amplitude damping and depolarizing
channels. It is seen that the repeated games of $A$ are only influenced by
the amplitude damping channel and it always remain a losing game.
Furthermore, it is also seen that every sequence played repeatedly remains
unaffected under the influence of phase damping channel.

\textbf{Acknowledgement}

One of the authors (Salman Khan) is thankful to World Federation of
Scientists for partial financial support under the National Scholarship
Program for Pakistan.

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Bus Stop Poles, Parking Compliance Needed in Passage West
At the latest meeting of the Carrigaline Municipal District (MD), Councillor Marcia D'Alton (Ind) made urgent requests for the installation of bus stop poles at numerous spots in Passage West.
Cllr D'Alton was evidently frustrated that she needed to bring the issue to the attention of Cork County Council, having previously tried to resolve the issue herself on numerous occasions. The stops that need attention are Marmullane Park, St Peter's School and Lucia Place, all located in Passage.
Over a year ago, Cllr D'Alton recalls that she informed the Council that the bus stop pole had fallen down at Marmullane Park. Since then the Passage-based Councillor has followed up on several occasions with Bus Éireann but to no avail. "It's an issue because we have a new bus route going through Passage, the 216, and not all of the bus drivers stop. So I am embarrassingly asking the Municipal District for support on this, in writing to Bus Éireann", Cllr D'Alton said.
It's a pretty vexatious issue to deal with and while she understood that when requesting bus shelters and new routes that it must be brought to the National Transport Authority, Cllr D'Alton rightfully expressed her frustration that such a paltry and basic problem should be dealt with much more effectively and efficiently. Finally she asked if the MD would consider marking out a bus stopping bay on Lucia Place, where currently the bus often has no room to pull in.
Concerns over Footpath Parking
Another issue that has arisen in recent weeks according to Cllr D'Alton is an increase in the number of cars parking on footpaths in the Harbour Area. She wanted to raise the problem given the rise in footfall along the coastal greenway, with many pedestrians being forced to actually get off the pathways in some areas due to vehicular obstacles impeding their routes. Cllr D'Alton indicated that she had spoken with local gardaí in order to try and promote a "concerted effort" at resolving the issue.
In support was Councillor Ben Dalton O'Sullivan (Ind), acknowledging that this was an issue in many areas of the MD and in other districts. As a result, he suggested that it might be in their interests to contact the County Mayor's office, to see if something could be promoted at a wider level.

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Sharkoon RGB Slider case gets a White edition
Posted on Tuesday, March 09 2021 @ 11:09 CET by Thomas De Maesschalck
A couple of months ago, Sharkoon launched the RGB Slider. Now the German firm follows up with a white version of this ATX case. This is a budget solution for those who want a gaming-style case with a tempered glass side panel and RGB LED strip for just 44.99EUR. One basic 120mm fan is included with the chassis, it's compatible with motherboard RGB LED headers and there's also an integrated RGB controller that lets you switch between 14 presets. Overall it seems to offer quite a decent feature set for its budget-level price.
Sharkoon Technologies is an international supplier of high-performance, quality PC components and peripherals. Sharkoon has now widened its product range with a white edition of its popular RGB Slider PC case. The RGB Slider White has a simple and minimalistic design, but the case still comes with features which are special for its price range, such as a side panel made of tempered glass and the RGB LED strip integrated in the front panel.
Simple but Stylish Design
With its new white finish, the RGB Slider presents itself again with a minimalist and unobtrusive look. The restrained presentation is only interrupted by the RGB-LED strip, which provides visual variety on the white front panel. Part of the strip has a subtle form which seems to slide across its otherwise straight line, thus giving the PC case its name. Using the built-in RGB controller, the front of the case can be illuminated in fourteen preset color modes. It can also be freely adjusted using the software of compatible mainboards with the support of Asus Aura Sync, MSI Mystic Light Sync, Gigabyte Fusion and ASRock Polychrome Sync. Additional RGB components with a 5V-D-coded-G or 5V-D-G pinout can be connected in the case using the installed RGB controller.
Clear Hardware Presentation
The side panel made of tempered glass on the left side of the case provides a clear view of the interior and the installed components. Because it is rested into the frame of the case and then secured at the rear panel, the surface of the side panel remains free of visible screws.
Various Options for Installing Fans
In order to ensure that the individual components have adequate cooling, the RGB Slider White case, like its black counterpart, offers a number of options for fan installation. In addition to the pre-installed 120 mm fan in the rear, there is also space for up to three optional 120 mm fans behind the front panel. In addition, up to two 120 mm fans or two 140 mm fans can be accommodated under the top panel. As an option, another 120 mm fan can be mounted on top of the power supply tunnel.
Designed for Data Storage.
The case of the RGB Slider offers enough space to accommodate several data storage drives at the same time. Altogether, three SSDs can be mounted on the mainboard tray and on the top of the power supply tunnel. The HDD/SSD cage mounted inside the tunnel can accommodate up to two 3.5" HDDs and, if necessary, additional SSDs.
Extensive Hardware Build
As with the previous version, larger types of hardware can also be built into the casing of the RGB Slider White, despite its compact dimensions. A CPU cooler up to 15.7 cm in size can be installed in the case, leaving enough space for a graphics card of up to 33.5 cm.


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SPR is an academic home, an annual "family" reunion, a place of scientific inspiration, and an evolving scrapbook of vivid moments and memories. I recall the nerves of my first student presentation, and experiencing imposter syndrome when first discussing a panel as an "adult." I also remember, though, that these were unnecessary feelings, as SPR folks are so supportive and engaging. I have shared port with new friends, danced on picnic tables with luminaries, started new collaborations, and sacrificed much sleep for great fun and stimulating dialogue. I look forward to many more years of filling the scrapbook.
I have many fun memories of SPR, especially of the international meetings. In many occasions I had fascinating interactions with different members. So first a brief story of how I felt welcome at SPR, which I believe is a common experience among newcomers. In one of my first SPR as a beginning assistant professor, I presented a paper (I believed it was a part of my PhD dissertation). David Orlinsky was the moderator of the panel and he introduced me by telling my name and told the audience that my research assistants were Tim Beck and Lester Luborsky who were co-authors on this paper with Rob DeRubeis and Paul Crits-Christoph. This was an hilarious moment.
To go back to the true spirit of SPR, there was a wonderful evening at the SPR in Geilo where dozens of SPR members spent the night telling jokes and playing music (Alexander Wilczek, Gaby Shefler and the late Robert Weinryb) were among the leaders. It was an amazing evening, it was a bit cool and of course, it was June and the sun never completely set down in that part of the world. Those of us who have been in the EC often debate the advantages/disadvantages of having our conferences in cities (e.g., Copenhagen, Philadelphia) vs. in secluded locations (Asilomar). I am delighted that over the years, the organization has found a balance between the two.
In brief, I am delighted to have attended my first SPR in Santa Fe, New Mexico, some 25+ years ago and I have returned to it every year except one when it was in Lyon (France) because I was not allowed to exit the USA due to visa issues! SPR has been my home for almost all my academic life and I could not have found a better home.
During my first SPR meeting, in Barcelona in 2008, I just happened to sit next to a very warm and kind white-haired man. He was very funny and most of all, very interested in my work and life. He started to ask me about my current story and research interests. When I told him what they were, he informed me that he himself had worked with development of psychotherapists for some time and we talked a bit about it. My advisor, Dr. Eugênia Ribeiro, who was on my other side, poked me and said in a low and reinforcing voice: "Oh, it is nice that you are talking about your work with Dr. Orlinsky". I just froze and exclaimed: "You mean David Orlinsky? The most cited guy in my thesis?!".
I am still experiencing the excitement of my first introduction to SPR. It is the best place to feel encouraged by others to continue to pursue and enrich all lines of research. Since attending SPR, I feel different. Although I haven't yet finished my Master's thesis, I am already full of ideas for my Ph.D. (which I hadn't even planned to write before attending the SPR conference in Copenhagen). At the SPR meeting I realized that nothing is impossible. Even the most unrealistic research idea can be further explored and produce fruitful results that can later be used by for other researchers.
I'll never forget what an exciting and fulfilling experience my first SPR presentation was. I stood there, in the front, and took a closer look at the audience: David Orlinsky, Helge Rønnestad, Bernhard Strauss and Jan Carlsson were just a few of the people that I recognized. I felt deeply moved that all these "big names" were there to listen to my presentation. And then, I felt my blood rushing through my body. At this very moment, David Orlinsky, sitting in the front row, smiled at me and silently said: "Just breathe". That was exactly what I needed. Such a relaxing and encouraging experience. That's the SPR spirit.


In 2016, for the 4th year in a row, BasecampHotel was awarded Tripadvisor's Certificate of Excellence for earning consistently high ratings from Tripadvisor Travelers. The Certificate of Excellence accounts for the quality, quantity and recency of reviews submitted by travelers on TripAdvisor over a 12-month period. To qualify, a business must maintain an overall TripAdvisor bubble rating of at least four out of five, have a minimum number of reviews and must have been listed on TripAdvisor for at least 12 months. This recognition helps travelers identify and book properties that regularly deliver great service.


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require 'spec_helper'

describe CycleAnalytics::GroupLevel do
  let(:group) { create(:group)}
  let(:project) { create(:project, :repository, namespace: group) }
  let(:from_date) { 10.days.ago }
  let(:user) { create(:user, :admin) }
  let(:issue) { create(:issue, project: project, created_at: 2.days.ago) }
  let(:milestone) { create(:milestone, project: project) }
  let(:mr) { create_merge_request_closing_issue(user, project, issue, commit_message: "References #{issue.to_reference}") }
  let(:pipeline) { create(:ci_empty_pipeline, status: 'created', project: project, ref: mr.source_branch, sha: mr.source_branch_sha, head_pipeline_of: mr) }

  subject { described_class.new(group: group, options: { from: from_date, current_user: user }) }

  describe '#permissions' do
    it 'returns true for all stages' do
      expect(subject.permissions.values.uniq).to eq([true])
    end
  end

  describe '#stats' do
    before do
      allow_any_instance_of(Gitlab::ReferenceExtractor).to receive(:issues).and_return([issue])

      create_cycle(user, project, issue, mr, milestone, pipeline)
      deploy_master(user, project)
    end

    it 'returns medians for each stage for a specific group' do
      expect(subject.no_stats?).to eq(false)
    end
  end

  describe '#summary' do
    before do
      create_cycle(user, project, issue, mr, milestone, pipeline)
      deploy_master(user, project)
    end

    it 'returns medians for each stage for a specific group' do
      expect(subject.summary.map { |summary| summary[:value] }).to contain_exactly(1, 1)
    end
  end
end

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Université Paris-Sud was visited on 10 November by a high-level national delegation, representing some of the best Chinese universities, including Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Lanzhou University, Renmin University of China and Beijing Jiaotong University.
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This delegation, made up of 19 Presidents and Directors of Chinese higher education institutions, a representative from the Ministry of Education, and a representative from China Education Association for International Exchange (CEAIE), came to France in order to better understand how French higher education works, and ultimately, to facilitate exchanges between both our countries.
Sylvie Retailleau, the University President, Sandrine Lacombe, Vice-President of International Relations, Etienne Augé, Vice-President of Research and Innovation and Anne Guiochon-Mantel, Vice-President of Education and Student Life, welcomed the members of the delegation on Friday, 10 November.
This meeting helped to strengthen already very strong links with China and to identify common areas of interest. Prof. Liu Zenglu, Vice-President of Shanghai Jiao Tong University, reinforced several times, during his speech in French, his attachment to France and his desire to build a partnership in research and education with Université Paris-Sud.
Also, the delegation was particularly interested in the experience of major French universities in terms of quality auditing, and particularly Paris-Sud's internal quality assurance system, but also by the testimony of Chinese students at Paris Sud: this was the opportunity for Xu Qiu, one of our former doctoral students – funded by a CSC (China Scholarship Council) scholarship and originally from Fudan University – to talk about her experience and attachment to Université Paris-Sud.
The visit programme continued with an informal discussion with several other Chinese students at Paris-Sud, who were present for the occasion, and who could talk about their progress.
Finally, the meeting ended with a visit to some of the University's iconic sites, from the historic campus in the valley to the new establishments on the Saclay plateau, including the new physics area which will bring all the Laboratories of Excellence in the field together, including those of Université Paris-Sud, along with its partners, such as Ecole Centrale Supélec or ENS Paris-Saclay.
There is longstanding and manifold co-operation between Université Paris-Sud and Chinese universities. In terms of education, numerous partnerships have been set up with major higher education establishments in China, like Fudan in July, or Lanzhou in 2016.
Chinese students represent the largest international student community at Paris-Sud, or more than 15% of international students. Nearly 1 in 10 of Paris-Sud doctoral students is Chinese.
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Let me start by clearing the air by saying Winter and I ain't friends! I know you knew that already but no matter how much I try to embrace her, my heart and wardrobe can't commit and I want to let you know not to expect too many Winter posts over on this side on the internet.
Yes, I'm currently bitter and cold about the ridiculous temperatures we've been experiencing here in NYC and my once optimistic attitude about the season has given in to the harshness that is Winter . I actually have a cute Winter look coming soon with one of my super-duper warm coats but in the meantime let's ignore Winter and get into this caftan look I recently wore while on vacation in Kenya.
I love me a good caftan and turban combo but for this particular look I felt like I was seriously channeling my inner Mrs. Roper. What do you think?


There are a handful of circumstances where, during the course of a DUI investigation and/or arrest, the police will also impound the suspected drunken driver's car or truck for a 30 day period. Specifically, aan impound is likely to occur where the police have alleged violations of ARS 4-244, which involves a minor driving an automobile with alcohol in his or her system. For drivers under the age of 21, this charge arises where there is even a slight bit of alcohol in the system – in Arizona, there is no "legal limit" for drivers who are under 21. The impound will also take place for persons charged with DUI pursuant ARS 28 – 1382 ("Extreme" DUI and "Super Extreme" DUI – blood alcohol concentrations over .15 and .20 percent respectively. Finally, the impound comes for charges under ARS 28 – 1383, for Aggravated DUI – felony DUI - a DUI that is committed while the driver's license is suspended, or a DUI that is committed while driver has minor children in the car. Note that there are many additional traffic offense related grounds for impound as set forth in ARS 28-2511. However, our discussion here is limited to the alcohol related impound offenses.
First, consider the example of a non-driver owner or co-owner. If a person other than the charged driver is an owner or co-owner of the automobile, then the non-offending owner or co-owner is entitled to early release. This can include the spouse or the significant other of the driver, so long as the spouse or significant other is listed as owner or joint owner on the registration or title. It also might include the parents of a minor was charged with the so-called "Baby DUI," the DUI where there is the slightest bit of alcohol in the minor's system.
A similar circumstance arises even where the owner is a step or two further removed from the driver than in the above example. A rental car, obviously, can be retrieved from impound by the rental agency. Likewise a business owner whose employee committed the offense would be entitled to retrieve the car prior to 30 days. Needless to say, if the car has been stolen, the true owner can get early retrieval.
Perhaps the most interesting question for early retrieval, arises in cases where common sense would dictate the car should be returned, but the law is less than clear subject. The impound law distinguishes between the basic DUI offense (BAC over 0.08%) and the above referenced Extreme and Aggravated DUI offenses. For the basic DUI the police have no right to impound the vehicle for 30 days. The question then, is what happens where a police officer charges a suspect with an Extreme DUI, but blood lab results reveal that the blood alcohol content was not as high as the police officer suspected, i.e., the blood lab results show that the blood had an alcohol concentration lower than .15%. Is the driver entitled to early retrieval of the car or truck in that case?


With Easter just around the corner, we're often left scrambling trying to find the tastiest (and most adorable) treats for our kids. Surely you're going to want to make something homemade and not store bought, right? If you're looking for a Easter treat that's simple and delicious — you simply can't go wrong with these adorable White Chocolate Easter Marshmallow Pops. These toothsome White Chocolate Easter Marshmallow Pops are super FUN to make and they're a great way to brighten up your child's Easter Basket. Simply wrap them in some clear plastic gift bags and tie a little bow around them (and you're all good to go). So, let's get started, shall we?
Heat candy chips by microwaving for 30 seconds stirring and repeating until melted. Allow to cool for 1-2 minutes.
Dip and roll marshmallows into the melted chocolate covering the marshmallow completely. Use a spoon to cover the marshmallow if needed.
Lay on Wax paper to set and sprinkle with the Easter nonpareils and repeat the process with the other marshmallows.
Place them in the fridge a few minutes to set and enjoy!


The following is a straightforward transcription of the roll. I've simplified punctuation slightly, removing full stops in abbreviated unit names and after initials; and having no physical constraints on length I've put each name on a separate line for clarity, but I have not corrected (or otherwise edited) any text.
Reddick, S, L/Sergt, 26th Royal Fusiliers; Died of Wounds, 1918.
Webb, J, Sergt-Maj, ASC; Died November 1918.
Rayner, S, Private, E Surrey; Killed November 1918.
Stonor, A, Bombdr, RFA; Killed.
Varo, C, RGA; Died of Wounds.
Mark, E W, RGA; Killed.
Pickering, F, 16th KRR; Missing.
Edser G B, 2nd R. Irish Rifles; Killed.
Hamblin, E, 3rd Auckland; Killed.
Abbott, J, Private, Grenadier Guards; Killed.
Drewett, D W, Private, Cam High; Killed Oct 3, 1918, Pontruet.
Morris, B, Private Cold Gds; Killed Nov 28, 1917.
Smith, S, Private, E Surrey; Killed March 18, 1917.
Bashford, A, Seaman, HMS "Good Hope"; Killed, 1914.
Streeter, A, Sergt, MGC; Died of Wounds, October 1916.
Dennis, H, Private, R W Surrey; Killed.
Maynard, W, Private, R W Surrey; Killed.
Dewey, H J, Private, RAMC; Drowned.
Smith, W F, Corporal, R Horse Gds; Killed.
Attwater E, Lieut, MGC; Killed, 1918.
Lee, W C, L/Corpl, Suffolk Reg; Killed, 1916.
The names here given are those of members of the Surrey Association, who, when the call came, joined forces with other Members of the British Empire to fight for home and freedom. For right against might.
Wyatt, H J, Sergt Inst, 26th Royal Fusiliers.
Cook, G A, Corporal, 21st City of London.
Corbett, H W, Jr, R M Artillery, HMS Achilles.
George, R I, Private, RASC.
Woodiss, F G, Sergt, Grenadier Guards. Wounded, 1917.
Boxall, A, Private, Suffolk Regt.
Talbot, T A, Corporal, R Engineers.
Rayner, G, Private, R Fusiliers.
Potter, G, Private, A E Artizan.
Mayne, W J, Sergt, R W Surrey.
Goodwin, L F, Private, Labour Corps.
Balcomb, F G, Sapper, IWDRE.
Coppard, T J, Private 5th Queens.
Wren, H, Private, 16th Manchester.
Plumridge, S, Private, 10th Lancers.
Humphrey, W, 2nd AM, RAF.
Kew, H, R Irish Rifles.
Elliott, E, Corporal, 9th R Warwicks.
Johnston, C F, R Fusiliers P S Bt.
Garfath, L F, Sergt, RAF.
Ellis, S, Private, R Sussex.
Wickens, G Jun, Corporal, RAF.
Sippetts, O, Corporal, Leinster Regt.
Baker, A, Private, R W Surrey.
Hills, W, Private, R W Surrey; Prisoner.
Gigg, F E, Lance Corporal, 7 City of London; Wounded.
Filewood, G, Private, 6th E Surrey.
Seammell, W, Private, Labour Corps.
Robinson, W, Gunner, RFA, 55th Brigade.
Mann, F J, Corporal, R W Surrey.
Harris, T, Private, R W Surrey.
Oakshott, F G, Private, Royal Fusiliers; Wounded.
Kendall, R, Corporal, Bedfords; Wounded 3 times.
Lamprill, J M, Sergt, MGC; Disabled.
Young, A D, Private, E Surrey.
Hart J W, Private, Labour Corps.
Lauer, F, Private, RASC; Wounded.
Beams, Jesse, Private, 16th Essex.
Humphrey, J, Sergt, R W Surrey.
Beeson, W T, Gunner, RGA.
Humphrey, W H, 1/6th E Surrey.
Humphrey, A D, R Corps of Signals.
Loveridge, J, Private, 4th E Surrey.
Woodrow, W R, Captain, R Engineers (ROC).
Lanaway, E S, Private, R Fusiliers; Wounded.
Sadler, F, Sapper, R Engineers.
Hesse J H B, Major, RASC.
Naish, G E, Corporal, RAMC.
Howes, J H, Private, MGA; Wounded 1917.
Winch, A H, Private, Labour Corps.
Otway, W E, Private, R W Surrey.
Otway, A C, Corporal, 5th E Surrey.
Marriner, G H F, Sig Sergt, 5th E Surrey.
Newnham, T, Sergt, 1st Welsh.
Marks, H, Private, Rifle Brigade.
Tidy, E E, Private, 2nd R W Kent.
Tidy, H F H, Driver, RE.
Tidy, P C, Private, 5th R W Kent.
Clinch, C W, Private, R W Surrey.
Tilley, F, QM Sergt, RFA.
Calver, A G, Gunner, RFA.
Joiner, W H, R W Surrey.
Foster, S, Private, Rifle Brigade.
Brewin, A R, Private, 23rd London Regt; Wounded.
Dewdney, H I, Gunner, RFA; Wounded.
Druett, H C, Lieut, E Surrey.
Druett, H, Private, Tank Corps.
Hall, D, Private, E Surrey.
Jennings, J S T, Private, E Surrey.
Jennings, A M, Private, RAMC.
Miller, A, Sapper, R Engineers.
Parslow, P, 1st A Mech, RAF.
Parslow, J W, Sergt, 15th City of London; Wounded.
Rabbetts, P, Sergt, R Sussex.
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On Saturday, April 14, women and girls will gather in Brooklyn, NY, for a special STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) event. Black Girls Code, or BGC, is partnering with NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory to help girls and young women learn how astronomers and computer scientists use data to create images of our Universe in two and three dimensions.
Following a connected series of activities, the participants (ages 9-13) will explore coding, 3D modeling, Virtual Reality, and more – all while using real data from NASA telescopes currently in space. Special guest speakers will include Andrea Razzaghi, Astrophysics Deputy Director at NASA HQ and Jessica Harris, an astronomer and education program development officer at the National Radio Astronomical Observatory.
This BGC event is the latest in the series of coding outreach programs developed by the Communications and Education group at the Chandra X-ray Center in Cambridge, Mass. The driving force for these efforts is Kimberly Arcand, who brings a computer science background to her role as Chandra's Visualization lead, and her team of image processors, computer programmers and designers.
Chandra has consistently prioritized developing tools for non-experts to interact with and investigate data from Chandra, one of NASA's "Great Observatories," along with the Hubble Space Telescope and the Spitzer Space Telescope.
While October 31st is obviously known best (at least in the United States) as the day to celebrate Halloween, this year it takes on an extra meaning. Scientists and science communicators have designated October 31, 2017 to be "Dark Matter Day".
Dark matter is the mysterious and pervasive substance that constitutes most of the matter in our Universe. Although scientists have made progress in better understanding dark matter, the true nature of this invisible material remains elusive.
NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory plays an important role in the search to learn about dark matter. For example, in 2006 Chandra's observations of the Bullet Cluster (officially known as 1E 0657-56) helped provide direct proof for the existence of dark matter, in a violent merger between two galaxy clusters. More recently, astronomers have used Chandra to test one model for dark matter by studying a collection of galaxy clusters.
Over 400 female middle and high school students, educators, and technology professionals attended a viewing of Hidden Figures and panel discussion at the Warwick Showcase Cinemas on Friday, March 24, 2017. The event was presented by Tech Collective, Rhode Island's industry association for technology, in partnership with NASA's Chandray X-ray Observatory and Providence P-TECH industry partners. The event included a private screening of the 2017 Oscar winning movie followed by a panel discussion featuring a diverse group of female STEAM professionals in Rhode Island.
Last month, I was honored to attend an extraordinary event: the United State of Women Summit convened by the White House. Since the word "summit" means a pinnacle, this couldn't have been more appropriate for how I viewed this day and the amazing attendees I was able to share it with.
The United State of Women Summit brought together leaders in all different professional fields – from politics to entertainment, from science to finance. The common thread among all of the participants, however, was easy to find: everyone there wanted to continue to foster and enhance the opportunities for girls and women in whatever endeavors they may choose to pursue.
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Today we are celebrating the "sweet 16th" birthday not of a person, but of NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory. On July 23, 1999, Chandra was launched into space aboard the Space Shuttle Columbia and has been working diligently to explore the high-energy Universe ever since.
Read more about Chandra's "Sweet 16"!
Hundreds of explorers converged on the campus of Framingham State University in Massachusetts on Saturday, April 25, 2015 to take part in the first annual Science on State Street festival.
The family-focused event offered up a variety of interactive STEM-themed learning stations addressing aspects of chemistry, astronomy, biology, engineering, robotics and more, arranged outdoors across the University's shady upper campus. We estimate between 500 and 600 visitors overall to the event.
A couple of weeks ago, the "15 Years of Science with Chandra" symposium was held in Boston, Mass. It was foremost a chance to bring scientists together who are doing some of the most fascinating research with Chandra on everything from black holes to neutron stars to dark matter.
What are digital stories and how do you tell them? At a recent exhibit at Brown University, that topic was examined in a few different ways. One of the stories shown was a large screen version of images and text selected out of the "From Earth to the Universe" (FETTU) collection. FETTU is a Chandra-led project of astronomical image exhibits that began in the International Year of Astronomy in 2009 but has remained as a legacy project of public science. The location types of the FETTU exhibits have ranged from cafes to malls to metros.
Exhibiting FETTU with Brown University's large visualization wall in the Rockefeller library offered a special opportunity to display ultra-large astronomy data sets on a huge screen that lets the viewer not only see details in the images that are hard to see on small screens but also helps the viewer feel somewhat immersed in the image. The science images included Chandra's composite with Hubble and Spitzer of the galactic center, a recent Solar Dynamics Observatory image of our Sun (shown here), an image of Mount Sharp, Mars from the Curiosity mission, and 5 other objects.


You will get out of bed today and walk at least 15 feet and will be able to sit up in a chair with the assistance of either nursing or therapy. In addition to walking it is important for you to do your bed exercises as taught to you by therapy. If you had your surgery early in the day, you will get up in the chair that evening. It is important that you do your bed exercises. The staff will remind you to do your bed exercises every 2 hours while you are in bed.
Your diet will be advanced to a regular diet as soon as you can tolerate solid food.
A respiratory therapist or your nurse will show you how to use an incentive spirometry device (IS). Use it ever hour while awake. You will need to cough and deep breathe every 2 hours. This is important because it helps to increase lung expansion, minimize the development of pneumonia and helps the lungs get rid of the anesthesia.
You will have an IV during your admission. Your pain medication will be given via epidural, PCA (patient controlled anesthesia device) or by an injection into your IV. Pain control is very important. You will be asked to rate your pain on a scale of 0-10. This is important for the nurses to know if you are receiving adequate pain control. Please let your nurse know if your pain is not controlled. If your pain is under control you will be able to participate in your therapies.
You will have elastic stockings on both legs and inflatable plastic sleeves. They will be removed for a short time every day. The plastic sleeves and elastic stocking are important because they promise circulation by "milking" the legs and prevent development of blood clots.
The lab will visit you early in the morning to draw your blood.
Physical Therapy (PT) and Occupational Therapy (OT) will work with you today. PT will continue to increase the distance you are walking. OT will do an evaluation and work on lower extremity dressing. Your goal today is to ambulate three times in the hallway outside of your room. Be sure to do your bed exercises every 2 hours!
Your IV, PCA or epidural will be discontinued early today. Ask for your oral pain medication every 4 hours if you need it. Your nurse will still be monitoring your pain control.
Your drainage device will be removed today or tomorrow depending on the amount of drainage.
The nursing staff will help you with your bed bath.
What is your pain score today? You will be converted from your epidural or PCA to an oral pain medication. Are you comfortable enough to move, eat, and rest? You may receive your blood thinner as well as your other medications. Based on your progress you may be able to go home today.
The lab will be in to visit you early in the morning to draw your blood. Today is most likely your discharge day. You will continue to work with PT and OT.
Continue to use your IS every 2 hours. Our goal is to continue to have you walk outside your room. Nursing will prepare you to manage your care upon discharge home.
Keep your elastic stockings on continuously and the plastic sleeves on while in bed. Your dressing will be changed daily. Ask the nurse about signs and symptoms of infection and blood clots.
You should be on your regular diet and should sit up in the chair for all of your meals.


Avi M. Spiegel is an Assistant Professor of Political Science and International Relations at the University of San Diego, in the Kroc Institute for Peace and Justice, Room 261. He is a two-time recipient of Distinction in Teaching awards from Harvard University's Bok Center for Teaching and Learning.
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What Will My Child Do Afterschool This Fall? New Guide Lists Local Options
(Jackson, Wyo.) - Teton County Library's Research Desk has compiled a quick, parent-friendly guide to expanded afterschool programs available in Teton County for the upcoming school year.
This upcoming school year, Teton County families will have more choices for supervised afterschool care thanks to a coordinated effort by community organizations to help families struggling to find affordable options. The new, coordinated effort will offer an additional 89 spaces for students to enroll in afterschool programs.
Click here for the Afterschool Fall Guide or stop by the library for printed copies. Find important enrollment dates and mark your calendar using this handy guide. Applications open as early as Thursday, July 21, for some afterschool clubs, such as Teton Literacy Center's programs. Other clubs have registration dates throughout August. For information or to add your program to this guide, contact Isabel Zumel, Library Assistant Director, izumel@tclib.org, 733-2164 ext. 101.
Partners include the Parks & Recreation Dept., Jackson Hole Children's Museum, Teton Literacy Center, Teton County School District, Teton Science Schools and Teton County Library. These organizations began meeting in 2015 as a subcommittee of Systems of Education, a community effort to coordinate the valley's educational resources.
In the fall of 2015, the partner organizations conducted a study that identified community needs for afterschool programming. The study showed that parents are struggling to find affordable afterschool care and transportation to and from afterschool programs.
Partnering organizations are responding with enrichment opportunities for children after school. As part of that coordinated effort, the Teton County/Jackson Parks & Recreation Department secured a $40,000 grant from the Recreation District to fund four full-time AmeriCorps members.
AmeriCorps members will focus on integrating STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) literacy initiatives in afterschool programs. The AmeriCorps members will be paired with Jackson Hole High School student interns to provide staff to expand afterschool programs at Parks & Recreation Kids and Colter Clubs, the Children's Museum and Teton Literacy Center. The AmeriCorps members will be housed at the Teton Science Schools' Jackson Campus with support from Serve Wyoming.
Teton County School District is supporting this partnership with space for expanded programming at Jackson and Colter Elementary Schools.
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SADDLERS OVERCOME CHASETOWN
Youth team run out winners in Midland Youth Cup...
THE SADDLERS' youth team were made to work hard to overcome the challenge of Chasetown in the Midland Youth Cup first round.
"Full credit to Chasetown as they came and tried to play the right way," said Head of Youth, Neil Woods. "It was a different game mentally for most of our lads because we don't play in many games where we are expected to win and also it was on the main Banks's Stadium pitch.
"It proved to be a good eye-opener for some of them as our opponents caused us a few problems. We were never really in control during the first half; Jordan Garner scored our opening goal but we went in at the break level at 1-1.
"We managed to get hold of the game better after the break, particularly in midfield, and it was a case of how many of our chances we could convert.
"In the end Reece Flanagan and then Danny Griffiths sealed the win with further goals to make it 3-1.
"Overall I was fairly pleased with how we fought out the victory."
WALSALL: Jones, Christopherou, Williams, Flanagan, Preston, Garner, Hobbis (Dallison), Heath, Griffiths, Reid (Rush), McKenzie. Subs not used: Ashmore, Sinton, Lovett.
This season, the first round of the Midland Youth Cup takes a 'round robin' format and we now face a trip to Burton Albion on a date yet to be finalised.


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Oz baling wire diplomacy
11 Jul 2016|Graeme Dobell
Australia does baling wire diplomacy—practical, pragmatic and proudly makeshift.
Oz rural tradition decrees a bloke with baling wire can fix a gate or fence or shed or even a tractor.
Baling wire diplomacy is adequate to the moment. Imagination is useful, not always essential. Flair is optional, adaptability vital.
The urban version of the baling wire habit is duct tape diplomacy. Tape the thing up, keep it going.
Baling wire philosophy—the duct tape dictum—is that of a status quo power. We like things as they are. Long may it continue.
The dictum drives Australia to be a great joiner. Membership matters. We want to be in the club, at the table, in the game.
Asia drives the joiner instinct. Australia seeks to be Asia's odd-man-in.
When your only natural regional ally is New Zealand, the constant need is to create the habit of belonging. To be in the club is to have a voice.
Big powers do grand strategy. Australia pitches in with practical stuff. That's the limitation and strength of the baling wire way. Australia helps keep the show on the road and even moving.
If baling wire is the mode, what are the enduring mindsets or attitudes?
The three pillars of Oz diplomacy and strategy are the US alliance (the Menzies tradition); multilateralism and the UN (the Evatt tradition); and the region (the Spender/Casey/Keating tradition).
The personifications of policy are from one of the great essays on Australian foreign policy: Owen Harries in his final 2003 Boyer lecture, presenting the mindsets as exemplified by fine players.
The realist view of the world is expressed by Australia's longest-serving Prime Minister, Robert Menzies, with John Howard as the Menzies manifestation of our times. The Menzies tradition is all about Australia allying with the 'great and powerful friend'. Harries pronounces:
'This is a thoroughly realist, power- and interest-based tradition, though in Menzies own case this was sometimes obscured by his taste for sentimental declarations of attachment to Britain and the Queen, which misled some into thinking that he was merely a romantic loyalist. As a realist and a conservative, Menzies was sceptical of abstract, general schemes. He looked to interest rather than principle as the motive for action, to history and experience rather than abstract reasoning for the basis of sound judgement.'
Australia gives political and military support to maintain the system and seeks security in return. The mindset confers political advantage and was 'highly congenial to Menzies personally' because he was 'wired into the main game of global power politics in a way that was otherwise impossible'.
The White House visit matters, for personal, political and policy reasons.
As exemplified by Doc Evatt, this tradition seeks to establish Australia's independence and is suspicious of great powers:
'It is both strongly nationalist and internationalist. No contradiction is involved here, since internationalism is favoured, not only on principle, but because international organisations are regarded as the most congenial and effective forums for a middle power like Australia to register its presence and extend its influence.This tradition is assertive and energetic. It is concerned to give Australia a high profile as a country capable of making a distinctive contribution to international affairs. Sometimes it leads to hyper-activity and attention-seeking.'
The Harries putdown of hyper-activity is from the 1946 Paris Peace Conference, where Evatt tabled 400 amendments. 'Sadly, only one of them was adopted.'
The core Harries (and realist) critique of Evatt internationalism is in this:
'Power politics tends to be seen as chosen mode of behaviour, rather than something inherent in a system of sovereign states and necessary for survival.'
Spender/Casey/Keating
The quest for Australia's place as a natural and integral Asia player is represented by two Liberal Foreign Ministers and a Labor PM.
Note that each was passionate about Asia while being firmly wedded to the alliance. The traditions aren't separate, but intertwine and interact.
The Menzies and Evatt traditions pulse through Australia's approaches to the region.
Australia starts from a first-principles commitment to the US alliance system. Working from that base, Canberra has strained mightily since the end of the Cold War to help build diplomatic and strategic structures that can span the Asia–Pacific.
The structural or architectural conception in the Spender/Casey/Keating tradition finds some basis in the Harries description of 'machinery' as Evatt's favourite word:
'He meant organisational and institutional frameworks, procedures and rules. In his view, getting the machinery right was the secret of progress, for he believed that, to a great extent, form determines substance. Those of this persuasion tend to subscribe to the dictum "build and they will come".'
The pragmatism running across the three traditions is the 'horses-for-causes' ability of Australian governments to grab whichever toolset is useful to the moment.
Part of being a practical operator is knowing when the tractor is finally cactus or the ute is rissoled. When the old model can deliver no more, the baling wire mechanics go looking for new stuff to do the job.
Australia's history says we mightn't be good at foreseeing the big shifts, but we can jump when it hits.
If lots of stuff needs to be changed or made anew, a pragmatic response is to ditch the duct tape to reach high and go big. That was what Australia did in a period of golden diplomacy at the end of the Cold War, launching APEC and being present at the creation of the ASEAN Regional Forum.
Occasionally ambition and imagination matter as much as energy.
At the moment, though, Australia's sticking to its main game. Lash on baling wire and keep the show going.
Graeme Dobell is the ASPI journalist fellow.
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Robert Indiana, ONE through ZERO
May 18, 2017 Updated: June 25, 2019 12:51 a.m.
The Glass House, located in New Canaan, is pleased to present the first public installation world-wide of the complete set of Robert Indiana's ONE through ZERO, ten 6-foot-high Cor-Ten steel sculptures that were conceived in 1980 and executed in 2003. Visitors will find these monumental works located in a field just to the south of the Glass House itself, where they have been placed to accentuate the edge of the hill that separates the house from the pond and pavilion below. Taking advantage of the changes of level in the landscape and the visual connections with many highlights of the property, the installation conjoins Philip Johnson and Robert Indiana's visionary approach to industrial materials, proportion, form and the understanding of space.
The positioning of the sculptures allows them to be seen directly from the Glass House, while establishing sightlines from the artworks to other significant pavilions and structures, including the Studio, Ghost House and Da Monsta. The site is also notable as an area where Philip Johnson considered placing a small chapel toward the end of his life. The installation of ONE through ZERO is in keeping with Johnson's approach to placing pavilions and structures within the landscape.
The Glass House welcomes visitors to explore how these powerful works interact with our landscape and respond to light and shadow throughout the seasons. The work will remain on view through November 2017. Numbers first appeared in Indiana's work in the late 1950s. Inspired by abandoned materials that he found in the studio he'd taken on Coenties Slip in lower Manhattan — an old printer's calendar, and a set of brass die-cut stencils that were relics of the shipping trade — he started to apply letters and numbers to his sculptural assemblages and paintings. Indiana has said that "the numbers had a kind of robustness and … crude vigor which I liked."
Stenciled numbers and letters were features of the wooden sculptures that first attracted Philip Johnson's attention to Indiana's work. When Indiana's sculpture LAW (1960-62) was exhibited in 1962 at The Museum of Modern Art, Johnson purchased the work, invited Indiana to visit the Glass House and proposed that the artist might create a work for the New York State Pavilion that Johnson was designing for the upcoming World's Fair. (Johnson subsequently donated LAW to MoMA's permanent collection.)
As art historian and curator Barbara Haskell explains,"Numbers had appeared in Indiana's work even before words, functioning variously as the abstract 'names' of his anthropomorphic terms, as metaphors for the passage of time, and as reminders of vernacular American culture."
Indiana has stated that each number represents a stage of life, beginning with One (birth) and continuing through Nine (old age) and Zero (death). According to renowned art historian John Wilmerding, Indiana's numbers can be considered akin to 19th-century artist Thomas Cole's series of paintings on the ages of man. Indiana has noted that a 19th-century metaphorical print entitled The Life and Age of Man: Stages of Man's Life from the Cradle to the Grave, inspired him as he created this sculptural series. This print was given to Indiana while he was an artist in residence at Dartmouth College in 1969 and remains in his personal collection.
As The Glass House commemorates its 10th year as a site of the National Trust for Historic Preservation, this 10-sculpture installation is especially appropriate, since Cor-Ten steel was a material favored by Johnson and lines the paths linking the Glass House and its sister building, the Brick House. The combination of monumentality, wit and underlying seriousness of intention makes ONE through ZERO especially suited for exhibition at our site, which at its heart continues to celebrate the ethos of Philip Johnson and David Whitney.
The exhibition is organized by Chief Curator & Creative Director Hilary Lewis and Cole Akers, curator and special projects manager. Architectural and exhibition assistance was provided by Aaron McDonald, ADG McDonald Architects.
The exhibition has been made possible through generous support from the Morgan Art Foundation and the Salama-Caro family.
The Glass House was built between 1949 and 1995 by architect Philip Johnson, the Glass House is a National Trust Historic Site located in New Canaan. The pastoral 49-acre landscape comprises 14 structures, including the Glass House (1949), and features a permanent collection of 20th century painting and sculpture, along with temporary exhibitions.
The tour season runs from May through November and advance reservations are required. For more information, and to purchase tickets, visit www.theglasshouse.org.
The National Trust for Historic Preservation is a privately funded nonprofit organization that works to save America's historic places to enrich our future. www.savingplaces.org.


* This is my article in BusinessWorld on April 26, 2017.
Thanks to its rapid economic growth, the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) is being looked up to by other economic blocs as it celebrates its 50th anniversary this month in Manila.
The pace of trade liberalization until this decade is perhaps the world's fastest both among ASEAN member-states, and even among those outside the group.
Free trade creates good will among people and governments across the globe. It gives foreign trade partners greater access to the home market and, in the process, these trade partners tend to open up to more ASEAN countries' exports and investments.
Here are two tables that show the economic wonders of free trade policy -- not exactly zero-tariff and minimal non-tariff barriers (NTBs) but approaching there -- for the emerging economies of Asia. We will use the purchasing power parity (PPP) values of gross domestic product (GDP) to somehow equalize valuation of goods and services across the world.
Overall, the GDP size of the world at PPP values was $40.3 trillion in 1996 and it rose to $120 trillion in 2016 or an expansion of more than three times in just two decades.
ASEAN-5 refers to Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Thailand, and Vietnam. G7 countries are the US, Canada, Japan, UK, Germany, France and Italy.
1. Emerging and developing Asia (including China and India) is now the world's biggest economic bloc with GDP size of $38 trillion in 2016, overtaking the G7. The expansion of GDP size in just two decades was six times, an astonishing feat. The per-capita GDP also expanded almost five times, the fastest in the world.
2. ASEAN-5 GDP size of $6.5 trillion in 2016 was larger than the combined economies of the CIS or developing Europe or Sub-Saharan Africa. Per capita GDP expanded more than two and a half times over two decades which is larger than that attained by many other economic blocs.
3. While emerging and developing Asia is only the 3rd largest bloc in the exports of goods and services in the world, selling $3.9 trillion in 2016, the size of exports has expanded 7.2 times after only two decades, the fastest in the world. In terms of price inflation, the region also showed consistent price decline and stability at only 2.9% in 2016, the lowest among developing blocs in the world.
4. Sub-Saharan Africa and MENA remain burdened with high prices and slow expansion in exports.
Giving local consumers and manufacturers more economic freedom where they can buy and sell the various goods and services that they need and produce means empowering the whole economy. Price declines and price stability are proof that freer trade is working and are instrumental in stabilizing the supply of various traded goods and services.
There are winners and losers in free trade, the same way that there are winners and losers in protectionism. But overall, "net gains" from trade trump "net losses" from protectionism because locals are deprived by policies that limit choices and options.
It is important therefore, that emerging Asian economies like the Philippines should never lose sight of the potentials of free trade and resist protectionist aspirations that penalize the consumers while protecting local vested business interests.
Bienvenido S. Oplas, Jr. is the President of Minimal Government Thinkers and a Fellow of SEANET; both are members of Economic Freedom Network (EFN) Asia.