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Franken 'ready to go to Washington just as soon as possible'
By Chris Steller (Minnesota Independent) | January 6, 2009
Franken claiming victory outside his Minneapolis home. Photo: Stefan Lund
Al Franken, calling himself "the next senator from Minnesota," said Monday afternoon he is ready to go to Washington to get to work just as soon as possible."
Franken deemed winner of Senate recount, but Coleman will contest in court
By Paul Demko, Minnesota Independent
Al Franken has emerged from the U.S. Senate recount with a 225-vote lead over incumbent Norm Coleman. The five-member State Canvassing Board unanimously certified the results at a hearing this afternoon. Roughly two months after the election — and following a painstaking statewide manual recount of nearly three-million ballots — Franken received 1,212,431 votes, while Coleman was backed by 1,212,206 voters.
While the actions of the canvassing board would seem to suggest that the epic election contest is finally drawing to a close, the Coleman campaign immediately made it clear that they have no intention of conceding defeat. Attorney Tony Trimble announced at a press conference following the canvassing board meeting that they will file a lawsuit contesting the outcome of the contest. The Republican's campaign believes that various voting improprieties — wrongly rejected absentee ballots, double-counted ballots and lost ballots — have tarnished the recount.
"Since the process is far from complete there can be no confidence in the current results of the United States Senate recount," Trimble said. "We will file a contest within the next 24 hours to promptly correct those problems."
Franken, meanwhile, declared victory in front of his Minneapolis condominium this afternoon. Reports out of Washington today suggested that the Senate will attempt to seat him tomorrow with the other freshman legislators. Republicans have vowed to prevent that from happening through a filibuster.
Secretary of State Mark Ritchie and the four other members of the canvassing board expressed satisfaction at the conduct of the state-mandated recount. "I think this recount has proven the wisdom and the strength of that system in an amazing way," Ritchie said at the close of the meeting. "This didn't just fall from the sky. People long before us built this system."
But canvassing board member G. Barry Annderson, a Minnesota Supreme Court justice, summed up the continuing ambiguity surrounding the ultimate outcome of the Senate contest. "I don't think we've written the last chapter in this particular election," he said.
But Franken didn't respond to reporters' shouted questions about exactly when he would go to Washington, retreating up the front steps of his downtown Minneapolis townhouse with his wife Frannie and campaign aides.
In a brief statement in which he twice referred to his "victory," Franken also acknowledged just how close his 225-vote margin of victory over former Sen. Norm Coleman is. "I didn't win the support of every Minnesotan. I'm going to have to earn it," he said. "I work for you now and I will work hard to earn your confidence."
Franken paid tribute to Coleman with a note of sympathy that recalled former Minnesota Gov. Karl Rolvaag's statement after the state's last big recount in 1962. "I know that this isn't easy" for the Colemans, Franken said, because his own family had faced tough days since the election, during a recount he called "long, fair and … thorough."
With a nod toward threats of lawsuits and filibusters, Franken said he hoped Minnesota would continue to be served by two senators "without interruption." Whatever happens on that score, Franken said he would "focus all my attention and all my energies" on working on issues facing Minnesotans — including an economy he said was in the "worst crisis since the Great Depression."
Franken's appearance was one of a very few he's made since Election Day, and his statement included offerings of thanks to staff, supporters and others that "I wish I'd been able to give on Election Night." He also thanked election workers in a state that he said had shown the world it "takes its democracy seriously."
As Franken ended with a pledge to get to work, a woman passerby who had stopped to listen shouted out, "Yeah, get on the job!" From the tone of her voice, it wasn't entirely clear whether she was a Franken fan, a Coleman backer, or simply another citizen ready for the recount to end.
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Iraqi forces storm Daesh positions in Ramadi
Published December 23rd, 2015 - 10:30 GMT
Iraqi security forces, backed by the US-led international air coalition, started an anti-Daesh military operation in Ramadi on Tuesday, a senior Iraqi official said.
According to Sabah Karhot, head of Anbar's provincial council, anti-terrorism forces managed to seize two districts in southern Ramadi.
Fierce clashes are taking place between Iraqi forces and Daesh militants in districts near the governmental complex in the central part of the city, Karhot added.
Iraqi security forces took control of al-Bakr district in southern Ramadi and raised the Iraqi flag on one of the district's buildings, Brigadier General Jamal al-Delimi told Anadolu Agency.
According to al-Delimi, the army is shelling Daesh hideouts in areas near the governmental complex.
Two days ago, Iraqi planes dropped leaflets on Ramadi, demanding civilians to evacuate the city within three days.
In November, Iraqi security forces, backed by pro-government militias, had wrested control of roughly half of Ramadi.
In June of last year, Daesh overran Mosul -- Iraq's second largest city -- before moving on to capture additional territory in both Iraq and Syria.
Iraqi government forces, along with pro-government militias and Kurdish Peshmerga forces, are currently seeking to retake Daesh-held areas with air support from the U.S.-led coalition.
Over the last year, the coalition has carried out numerous airstrikes against Daesh targets in both Iraq and Syria, forcing the militant group to withdraw from a number of areas it had previously captured, although it remains in firm control of Mosul.
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Far Cry 5 Expands the Series' Map Editor, Includes Assassin's Creed and Watch Dogs Stuff
By Nathan Birch
Far Cry 5 certainly won't suffer from a lack of content. In addition to the standard sprawling open world, we'll also be getting Far Cry Arcade, a major update to the series' standard map editor mode. Far Cry Arcade will include over 9000 items, including assets from past Ubisoft games, including Far Cry 4, Far Cry Primal, Watch Dogs, Assassin's Creed IV, and Assassin's Creed Unity. User created maps can be designed to be played in single-player, co-op, or PvP with up to 12 players. You can check out some of the crazy things possible in Far Cry Arcade, below.
Well, now I know what part of Far Cry 5 I'm going to be spending most of my time on! Here's the official Far Cry Arcade rundown from Ubisoft:
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Far Cry Arcade is part map editor and part game-design tool, and it'll be a free source of new maps to play (created by both the developers and the community) and new challenges to take on every week. Crazy possibilities include jet-skiing through a flooded city, traversing an eerie hallway with floating clocks, and a whole bunch of classic Far Cry-style mayhem. Arcade is also the home of competitive Far Cry 5 action, where you'll find PvP firefights galore. And any rewards you earn in Arcade, including money, items, weapons, and vehicles, will carry over to your campaign.
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Моханд Мухаммед Фаиз аш-Шехри (араб. مهند الشهري, Muhand ash-Shehrī, 7 мая 1979 — 11 сентября 2001) — террорист, связанный с Аль-Каидой, пилот-угонщик рейса 175 авиакомпании United Airlines, в результате чего Boeing 767 врезался в Южную башню Всемирного торгового центра в рамках терактов 11 сентября. Один из пяти угонщиков, находившихся на борту самолёта.

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Аш-Шехри родился в 1979 году провинции Асир в Саудовской Аравии.

По данным Arab News, Моханд аш-Шехри отправился воевать в Чечню в начале 2000 года, где, возможно, познакомился с Хамзой аль-Гамди. 23 октября аш-Шехри подал заявление на получение американской визы B-1/B-2 в Джидде. Кроме ошибки в адресе его школы, заявление не вызвало подозрений, и с ним не проводили собеседования перед выдачей визы.

Аль-Гамди и аш-Шехри вместе прилетели из Ирана в Кувейт в октябре того же года. Три месяца спустя они арендовали почтовый ящик в Делрей-Бич, штат Флорида. Однако, по данным директора ФБР Роберта Мюллера и Комиссии 9/11, аль-Шехри впервые въехал в США только 28 мая рейсом из Лондона или Дубая вместе с аль-Гамди и Абдулазизом аль-Омари.

Террористический акт 11 сентября

27 или 29 августа Файез Банихаммад приобрёл в Интернете билеты первого класса в один конец на рейс 175 авиакомпании United Airlines для себя и Моханда аш-Шехри, потратив 4464,50 долларов США.

Остановившись в отеле «Милнер» с 8 по 10 сентября он жил в одном номере с четырьмя угонщиками: Мохандом аль-Шехри, Марваном аль-Шеххи и Сатамом аль-Суками.

11 сентября аш-Шехри поднялся на борт рейса 175 и сел рядом с Банихаммадом. Примерно через полчаса полёта самолёт был захвачен и направлен в Южную башню Всемирного торгового центра.

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American Flag Declared a "Symbol of Hatred"
The Utah chapter of Black Lives Matter recently declared Old Glory "racist."
The organization pinned the same label on patriots who respect the flag.
BLM Utah also threatened to "destroy the system" and bring it to its knees.
Maxine Waters made similar statements about the Declaration of Independence on July 4.
(NewsReady.com) – The American flag was never intended to be a symbol of partisanship. In fact, not even patriotism itself is exclusive to the Left or the Right. The US is filled with overwhelmingly loyal citizens on both sides, all of whom are proud to live in one of the greatest countries on Earth. "Old Glory" just happens to stand as a symbol of that love and everything we've sacrificed to maintain our freedom since July 4, 1776.
One Black Lives Matter (BLM) group in Utah, however, vehemently disagrees. They labeled the flag itself "racist" in a shocking Independence Day social media post.
A Targeted Attack
The hypocritical organization didn't stop at slandering Old Glory. They also suggested that any American who shows support for it, regardless of their color, creed, or political leaning, is "questionably intelligent," and in fact, deeply racist themselves.
The group mocked commenters who reacted to the post in anger, threatening to "destroy the system" they see as marginalizing people of color. The contentious chapter regularly celebrates upsetting Republicans and Conservatives on Facebook simply for the sake of doing so, calling it an "honor."
Their threats are especially concerning, especially after a year where riots over racial tensions tore apart multiple cities. Could the group escalate to targeting anyone who flies the American flag from their front porch? They've already discounted these people as against them, drawing lines in the sand that demonstrate their unwillingness to agree to disagree.
In a world where the Left's consistent brigading of social media platforms can make it seem as if patriotism is on the decline, it's important to remember that not everyone agrees with this mentality. In fact, several black Americans spoke out against the statement shortly afterward, calling it unnecessarily divisive. This includes Congressman Burgess Owens (R-UT).
My father, a proud black man, served with that flag on his right shoulder as this country saved the world from speaking German. All races have died defending what that flag represents: Freedom, Opportunity, & a home for all races, religions & backgrounds.https://t.co/xlJkHf8w4f
— Burgess Owens (@BurgessOwens) July 8, 2021
Burgess' story is not unique; many people of color feel patriotism for their country and have a deep love for the flag itself. Many literally served America by signing up for the military and fighting for our freedom. Does this BLM chapter consider them racist, too?
The bottom line is that we live in a country where free speech is paramount and citizens can feel comfortable sharing a wide range of political opinions. Disagreeing with each other is one thing; labeling someone racist for being patriotic is another entirely. Old Glory is not and should not ever be considered divisive, no matter which side of the fence you stand on.
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Stadium Authority Delays Updating Conflict Of Interest Code
During Tuesday's Stadium Authority meeting, the Board opted to continue adopting new guidelines for the conflict of interest code. These guidelines more clearly delineate who is subject to Political Reform Act regulation.
The Forty Niners Management Company (ManCo) asked the Board to delay the item. Board Members Kevin Park and Anthony Becker both said they would like more information about the specifics of the changes.
Stadium Authority Counsel Brian Doyle said the update became necessary because of gaps in the management agreement.
"It is absolutely riddled and fraught with possibilities for violation of state law with respect to conflict of interest," he said.
Further, several actions ManCo has taken are clear conflicts of interest, he said. Namely, since ManCo is a consultant acting on behalf of a public agency — i.e., the Stadium Authority — the law requires the submittal of a Form 700, a public official's disclosure of assets that may be affected by its official action. ManCo has even "confessed" to these conflicts in letters to his office, he added.
Doyle said he has repeatedly tried to contact ManCo's attorney to amend the management agreement and better understand the conflicts of President Al Guido and Stadium Manager Jim Mercurio. ManCo, Doyle said, has "refused to cooperate."
But Park said he has yet to "hear the other side of the story," adding that he cannot "make a judgment without full information."
The request from ManCo came in the eleventh hour, with Doyle saying he has "heard nothing but stony silence since May until six minutes before the meeting." He said the letter is not a "good faith effort" and anybody who thinks otherwise is "sorely mistaken," adding that ManCo is "flat-out misleading" the Board that it is not "making governmental decisions" since it is signing contracts on the behalf of the Stadium Authority.
"They have been playing games with this," Doyle said. "They have been passing their own budget, they have been operating under their own budgets, they have been taking money out of a revolving loan, acting as though they are public officials when they do that, and they think somehow they should be exempt from state law when they do this. This is absolutely appalling that they are taking this position."
If the the Board delays adopting the code, it is rewarding bad behavior, Doyle said.
Executive Director Deanna Santana said ManCo tends to label matters as urgent only to delay or waste City employees' time.
Chair Lisa Gillmor said the issue was about transparency and took digs at other members of the Board, calling them "friends" of ManCo, a comment which drew umbridge from Board Members Becker, Park and Vice Chair Raj Chahal.
Becker said the Board needs to get past such characterizations and instead learn to look at each instance with sober eyes. If ManCo really has a pattern of behavior in line with what the mayor and others claim, he said, the new Board members will see it soon enough.
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Kim Kardashian West, wife of President Donald Trump's new BFF Kanye West, will guest the next week, October 21. That day Baldwin will devote his show's entire hour to talking to the "reality star, entrepreneur and cultural phenom" about her "famous family," and her recent political advocacy.
Last May, Nearly a decade after President Donald Trump reportedly complained he'd been stuck with Khloe Kardashian on his Celebrity Apprentice reality TV series when he really wanted her "hot" sister Kim, Trump finally got the Kardashian of his dreams on his latest reality series, The White House. Kim Kardashian came to the White House to make the case for pardoning 63-year-old Alice Marie Johnson, who was serving a life sentence on drug offenses and had been behind bars for more than two decades.
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An Associated Press journalist who had a lot to learn about reality TV stars reported at the time it was unclear if Kim, who, like Trump, is an NBCU reality TV star, would get to sit down with Trump in the Oval Office.
"Great meeting with @KimKardashian today, talked about prison reform and sentencing," POTUS tweeted proudly to his 53 million followers that afternoon. Meanwhile, Kardashian tweeted – to her 60M followers – "Happy Birthday Alice Marie Johnson. Today is for you."
Alec Baldwin, of course, plays Donald Trump, brilliantly, on Saturday Night Live. President Trump is not amused. Baldwin does not care. Trump likely will watch that interview.
Meanwhile, ABC announced some of Baldwin's other guests for the first season of his Sunday sit-down show: Robert F. Kennedy Jr., RuPaul, Kerry Washington, former President of Planned Parenthood Cecile Richards, Jeff Bridges, Sarah Jessica Parker, former Governor of New Jersey Chris Christie, Mike Myers, Regina King, Gloria Allred, Ricky Gervais and the Prime Minister of Norway, Erna Solberg.
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They say you're really made it in the web industry once you are a target for spam, but it's gone too far on Facebook and Twitter.Besides nasty wall and mini-feed spam, Facebook's group application has been the easiest place to phish users.
They say you're really made it in the web industry once you are a target for spam, but it's gone too far on Facebook and Twitter.
Besides nasty wall and mini-feed spam, Facebook's group application has been the easiest place to phish users. Facebook needs to do a better job of detecting spam and protecting its users. Why don't I have a "report as spam" link next to all those fake wall postings?
The bad guys are getting smarter too. Most of the spam links you see contain obscure short URLs so you don't know where you're clicking to.
Both Twitter and Facebook should have better ques to the user that they could be victims of spam.
Facebook hasn't posted on their blog about spam in over six months, except to tell us that they won a lawsuit regarding it.
I think these social sites have a duty to protect their users. Do you think they could be doing a better job?


Miss Rachel joined the North Shore Dance Academy faculty in 2017. She teaches Tap and Ballet to the younger students of the recreational program. Miss Rachel finds so much joy in having the opportunity to share her love of dance with the students and helping them grow as dancers. She looks forward to another wonderful year and cannot wait to see all the amazing talent North Shore Dance Academy has to offer.


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N. Ch. Joseph was the President of the Protestant Andhra Evangelical Lutheran Church Society.

Although Joseph's period was short-lived, he undertook the mantle of the President to instill confidence in the ecclesiastical community.

N. Ch. Joseph belonged to the senior clergy of the Andhra Evangelical Lutheran Church Society.  The Madras Journal of Cooperation lists out his name as early as 1946 itself.

References

Further reading

20th-century Indian Lutheran clergy
Indian Christian theologians
Telugu people
Christian clergy from Andhra Pradesh
20th-century Indian translators
Senate of Serampore College (University) alumni
21st-century Indian Lutheran clergy


Singapore, Friday 26 June 2015 - River Tower will offer 5-star living in association with the Wanda Vista Hotel London.
Wanda One, the UK subsidiary of leading Chinese real estate company Dalian Wanda Group, prepares to unveil the first release in River Tower a collection of luxury apartments serviced by the Wanda Vista London Five-Star hotel at its landmark One Nine Elms development. CBRE and SQFT will be hosting the Singapore launch at The Regent Hotel (Tominson Room, Level 2, 1 Cuscaden Road, Singapore, 249715)in Singapore on 11th and 12th July 2015.
Reaching 530ft (161m) in height, and following the successful launch of City Tower in winter 2014, the exclusive River Tower is to be launched at One Nine Elms, designed by world renowned architectural practice, Kohn Pedersen Fox (KPF) Associates.
Set in the heart of the Nine Elms regeneration area on the banks of the River Thames, the first release of River Tower will provide a collection of exclusive one, two and three bedroom lateral apartments, with interiors designed by United Design Partnership.
All residents in River Tower will benefit from access to the private residents lounge on the 19th floor as well as the residents observation deck on the 42nd floor. In addition all River Tower residents will have full access to the Wanda Vista Hotels facilities such as the fully equipped gym, spa, swimming pool, restaurants and bars, they will also be able to order room service to their apartments and have exclusive access their own concierge and butler service.
Through combining meticulous attention-to-detail, high quality specification, and world-class resident's facilities, One Nine Elms will echo the level of quality already synonymous with Wanda's luxury credentials and brands, including Sunseeker, acquired by Dalian Wanda in 2013.
Centrally located, the One Nine Elms development enjoys a variety of direct national and international transport links, connecting residents to the West End in 10 minutes, Canary Wharf in 24 minutes, City Airport in 36 minutes and London Heathrow in 54 minutes.
The landmark development which will soon become one of Western Europe's tallest residential projects is estimated for completion in 2019.
Sarah Nicholson, Director and Head of International Project Marketing at CBRE, comments that "this is a fantastic and very rare opportunity to buy in central London's very first luxury residential tower that is serviced by a five star hotel. The development is located in a sought-after river side location and in a major regeneration area. There is therefore the potential to realise some good uplift given the major investment into the areas for example the improved infasturcture including a new Zone 1 Underground Station (due to open in 2019-2020) located minutes from the development.
To register for more information, please visit: www.onenineelms.com or contact Sarah Nicholson from the team, CBRE:- Singapore on +65 82685538 Sarah.Nicholson@cbre.com.sg.


As the famous Bob Dylan song goes, times, they are a-changin'. This applies to the surety marketplace as well. For several years, strong profits, inexpensive reinsurance and competition in the surety underwriting business have worked to a contractor's advantage. However, this may be changing and contractors may start to see underwriting guidelines become stricter. An article in the January/February 2018 issue of Construction Executive states Cristian deRitis, senior director at Moody's Analytics while speaking at the Dodge Outlook Executive Conference in November loosely earmarked 2020 for the next recession.
Goldleaf Surety feels it is important for contractors to have a periodic surety checkup.
A solid surety program can give a contractor an edge over non-bonded contractors.
A solid surety program shows that the company has the financial wherewithal to tackle a job and fulfill its obligations.
A company's bonding capacity is largely a reflection of the company's working capital, net worth and debt. Simply put, the stronger your balance sheet the greater your aggregate bonding capacity.
In times of change, Goldleaf Surety Services is your constant in obtaining the best surety program available. For more information on bonds - or for help with your clients' bonds needs - log in to www.bigmarkets.com or email us at bigimarkets@iiaba.net and an underwriter will contact you.
The Agents Council for Technology has launched a new Customer Experience Planning Website. This interactive online resource is designed to help agents understand the customer experience lifecycle and leverage technology to achieve the ease of doing business consumers expect.
The site explains the six phases of the consumer buying experience- discover, evaluate, purchase, experience, renew and refer-and breaks down the technology touchpoints agents should focus on during each phase. Tools such as a responsive agency website, online reviews, eSignature, online chat and mobile account management all have a role to play as consumers move from being aware they need insurance all the way through their in-policy experience. The site provides clear descriptions for each phase and touchpoint, along with resources for agents to use to get started improving their agency's customer experience.
"Based on your core customer needs, your agency may not want or need to implement every recommendation," says Ron Berg, ACT executive director. "However, ACT's Customer Experience Planning Website will help your agency identify the top one or two things you can do to set your agency's ease of doing business apart in this rapidly-accelerating digital age."
Be sure to check out the Customer Experience Planning Website today. Learn more about ACT at www.iiaba.net/ACT.
According to Forbes, small business makes up half of the economy as a whole. It is a $70 billion marketplace, with $40 billion within the CNA small business appetite. With nearly 120 years of insurance industry experience, CNA has developed a wide array of coverages to protect small businesses, highlighted by CNA Connect® their flagship business owners policy.
NEW Pricing is Dead! Long Live Pricing!
Insurance agents are losing their influence on policy pricing. Underwriters are rolling out new tools such as artificial intelligence, machine learning, big data, and cloud computing. As a result, agents must ask themselves, "What is MY role if I am no longer able to influence pricing for my clients and prospects?"
Over the next several years, agents who disconnect their value proposition from the traditional "I can get you a great price" and relearn how to better service their clients will thrive. Those that don't will likely find there their performance levels quickly eroding. Attend this webinar and learn how to adapt to the process and change your game with solid strategies from instructor Frank Pennachio.
VU webinars offer comprehensive looks at industry issues. If you are looking for quick strikes of knowledge check out the VU's 20-minute Lightning Learning series that will focus on Personal and Business Auto Policies for the month of July. Please send any questions to VU staff.
Autonomous vehicles are coming, the only question is when. Many evolutions and revolutions must occur before US streets are fully autonomous and everyone in the vehicle is nothing more than a passenger.
For most PAP insureds, the business use exclusion is irrelevant. In practical application, the PAP extends coverage for the business use of a "your covered auto" provided it's not used to carry people or property for a fee (i.e., Uber or Lyft). Absent material misrepresentation in the application regarding the use of the vehicle, the PAP responds to an incident arising from most business use.
Personally-owned autos belong on a Personal Auto Policy. However, sometimes you are forced by the insured to place the individually-owned auto on the BAP. Or, you add a personally-owned auto to the BAP without knowing it.
Congratulations to our agent in Virginia on a Cyber Insurance - Coalition sale of $13,780 in premium!


(adjective) Occurring at once; instant: gave me an immediate response.
(adjective) Of or near the present time: in the immediate future.
(adjective) Of or relating to the present time and place; current: "It is probable that, apart from the most immediate, pragmatic, technical revisions, the writer's effort to detach himself from his work is quixotic" ( Joyce Carol Oates).
(adjective) Close at hand; near: in the immediate vicinity. See Synonyms at close.
(adjective) Next in line or relation: is an immediate successor to the president of the company.
And this is a question which demands immediate attention -- _immediate_ attention; for more than £26,000,000 are paid by taxpayers each year to be spent in great part on our wretched system of poor laws.


Event Sponsorship request from Pycon Ghana - we declined.
Domain Issue - We won the http://plonegov.org issue. They have until May 10 to dispute. We will get the domain on May 11 if there is no dispute.
PloneConf Tokyo - Preparations are going well. Website in progress. Paul and Alexander had a call with the organizers. Trainings and housing for trainers are starting to get coordinated. Kim, Victor, and Paul will provide a list of potential sponsors for the conference for the organizers to contact.
Potential Donation - still waiting for the money to make it to our account.
Google Summer of Code - Cris has mailing lists for each project, students are currently getting to know the community. Kim will be getting the news item out.


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Woodfuel Review and Assessment in Seychelles
By Antoine, Helda
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Title: Woodfuel Review and Assessment in Seychelles
Author: Antoine, Helda
Subject: United Nations., Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. FAO agriculture series, Agriculture
Collections: United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization Collection
Publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations; Digitizer: Fao
Antoine, H. (n.d.). Woodfuel Review and Assessment in Seychelles. Retrieved from http://netlibrary.net/
Nutrition Reference Publication
Excerpt: The Republic of Seychelles comprises a group of 115 islands located in the Western Indian Ocean between 4 and 11 degrees South of the equator. Its land area is 45 500 ha. 41 islands are granitic and they include the so-called inner islands, of which Mahe (15500 ha), Praslin (3,800 ha) and La Digue (1 000 ha) are the most important ones. All the granitic islands are situated within a distance of 50 km from Mahe. The rest of the islands are coralline, raising only a few metres above the sea level. The Climate is equatorial with an average annual rainfall of 2 200 mm. Humidity is uniformly high at an average of 80% and mean temperature ranges from 24 to 30?C. The prevailing winds are the Northwest (December to March) and Southeast (May to October) monsoons.
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On both days, the Supply Chain Theater offers an interesting programme of workshops presented by renowned speakers such as Prof Dr Bram Desmet (CEO of Solventure and professor at the Vlerick Business School), Prof Dr Jack van der Veen (professor at Nyenrode Business Universiteit), Michel van Buren MBA (director of BLMC Supply Chain Optimization and Solventure Netherlands) and other senior supply chain and S&OP specialists. On 7 November the emphasis is on supply chain management strategy and implementation, and on 8 November attention shifts towards sales & operations planning (S&OP). All sessions are free to attend.
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\section{Introduction}
\label{sec:intro}

The study of the production of charmed hadrons in antiproton-proton (${\bar p p}$)
collisions is of importance for the understanding of the strong force in the
nonperturbative regime of QCD. The FAIR project at the GSI laboratory has an
extensive program aiming at a high-accuracy spectroscopy of charmed hadrons and at
an investigation of their interactions with ordinary matter \cite{PANDA}.
Presently little is known
about such interactions and their knowledge is a prerequisite for investigating issues
like in-medium properties of charmed hadrons, e.g. $c\bar{c}$-quarkonium dissociation
and changes in properties of $D$ mesons due to chiral symmetry restoration effects
on the light quarks composing these mesons. Therefore there is an urgent need
for theoretical investigations to guide such experiments.

In the present paper we concentrate on the reaction ${\bar p p} \rightarrow \bar{\Lambda}_c^- {\Lambda}_c^+$
close to its threshold. Providing predictions or simply estimations for this reaction is
very challenging. First of all, the lack of any direct empirical information on this
reaction makes it difficult to constrain model parameters. Second, both long-distance
and short-distance physics are present in the reaction and this poses the question on
the appropriate degrees of freedom to be used in order to describe it, quarks and
gluons or mesons and baryons, or a combination of both. To the best of our knowledge,
presently there are only four elaborate studies that consider this reaction.
The most recent publication is
by Goritschnig et al.~\cite{Goritschnig:2009sq}, who employ a
quark-gluon description based on a factorization hypothesis of hard and soft
processes. This work supersedes an earlier study by that group within
a quark-diquark picture, where already concrete predictions for the
$\bar{\Lambda}_c^- {\Lambda}_c^+$ production cross section were given~\cite{Kroll:1988cd}.
In the study by Kaidalov and Volkovitsky~\cite{Kaidalov:1994mda}
a non-perturbative quark-gluon string model is used, based on secondary Regge pole
exchanges including absorptive corrections. On the same lines, there is the
more recent publication by Titov and K\"ampfer~\cite{Titov:2008yf}.

Our work here builds on the J\"ulich meson-baryon
model~\cite{Haidenbauer:1991kt,Haidenbauer:1992wp} for the reaction
${\bar p p} \rightarrow  {\bar \Lambda \Lambda}$. In that model the hyperon-production reaction
is considered within a coupled-channel approach in which
the microscopic strangeness production process and the elastic parts of
the interactions in the initial (${\bar p p}$) and final (${\bar \Lambda \Lambda}$) states are
described by meson exchanges, while annihilation processes are accounted for
by phenomenological optical potentials.
The elastic parts of the initial- and final-state interactions
(ISI and FSI) are $G$-parity transforms of an one-boson-exchange variant of the
Bonn $NN$ potential~\cite{obepf} and of the hyperon-nucleon model~A of
Ref.~\cite{Holzenkamp:1989tq}, respectively.
The model achieved a reasonably good overall description of the wealth of
${\bar p p} \to {\bar \Lambda \Lambda}$ data collected by the P185 collaboration at LEAR (CERN)
on total and differential cross-sections and spin observables \cite{PS185o}
-- see also the review in Ref.~\cite{PS185}.

The extension of the model to the charm
sector here follows a strategy similar to our recent work on the $DN$ and ${\bar D}N$
interactions~\cite{Haidenbauer:2007jq,Haidenbauer:2008ff}, which used the original
J\"ulich meson-exchange model for the $KN$ system~\cite{Buettgen:1990yw,Hoffmann:1995ie}
and improvements from quark-gluon dynamics at short distances
\cite{Hadjimichef:2002xe,Haidenbauer:2003rw}.
Specifically, in the present paper we construct an extension of
the meson-exchange model of Refs.~\cite{Haidenbauer:1991kt,Haidenbauer:1992wp}
to the reaction ${\bar p p} \rightarrow \bar{\Lambda}_c^- {\Lambda}_c^+$ assuming as a working
hypothesis SU(4) symmetry constraints. We examine the sensitivity of the results
to changes in the elastic and annihilation parts of the initial ${\bar p p}$
interaction and inspect the effects of the final $\bar{\Lambda}_c^- {\Lambda}_c^+$ interaction and of
the form factors that enter in the ${\bar p p} \rightarrow \bar{\Lambda}_c^- {\Lambda}_c^+$ transition
potential described by $t$-channel $D$ and $D^*$ meson exchanges. In addition,
we also investigate the effect of replacing this meson-exchange transition by a
charm-production potential derived in a quark model. We believe this is important
for assessing uncertainties in the model, since one could easily raise the
question on the validity of a meson-exchange description of the transition
in view of the large masses of the exchanged mesons.

In the next Section we discuss the basic ingredients of the model and fix
parameters by fitting differential and total inclusive ${\bar p p} $ cross sections.
In Section~\ref{sec:res} we present numerical results for our predictions
for differential and total cross sections and compare with the results available
in the literature. A summary of our work is presented in
Section~\ref{sec:sum}.

\section{The model}
\label{sec:model}

We will start discussing the basic ingredients of the original J\"ulich coupled channel
approach~\cite{Haidenbauer:1991kt,Haidenbauer:1992wp} that we employ here for
the reaction ${\bar p p} \rightarrow \bar{\Lambda}_c^- {\Lambda}_c^+$. The transition amplitude is
obtained from the solution of a coupled-channel Lippmann-Schwinger equation,
\begin{eqnarray}
T(\mathbf{q}',\mathbf{q},z) &=& V(\mathbf{q}',\mathbf{q},z) + \int d^3q'' \, V(\mathbf{q}',\mathbf{q}'',z) \, G_0(\mathbf{q}'',z) \, T(\mathbf{q}'',\mathbf{q},z) ,
\label{T-mat}
\end{eqnarray}
where $z$ is the initial energy and $\mathbf{q}'$ ($\mathbf{q}$) the c.m. (center-of-mass) relative
momentum in the initial (final) state. Here $V$ is a $2 \times 2$ matrix in channel
space containing the interaction potentials (channel $1 = p\bar{p}$, channel $2 = \bar{\Lambda}_c^- {\Lambda}_c^+$)
\begin{equation}
V(\mathbf{q}',\mathbf{q},z) = \left(\begin{array}{cc}
  V^{11}(\mathbf{q}',\mathbf{q},z) & V^{12}(\mathbf{q}',\mathbf{q},z) \\
  V^{21}(\mathbf{q}',\mathbf{q},z) & V^{22}(\mathbf{q}',\mathbf{q},z) \\
\end{array}\right) \ ,
\label{L}
\end{equation}
and $G_0(\mathbf{q},z)$ is the propagator
\begin{equation}
G_0(\mathbf{q},z) = \left(\begin{array}{cc}
  1/(z - E^{(1)}_{\mathbf{q}} + i\epsilon) & 0  \\
  0 & 1/(z - E^{(2)}_{\mathbf{q}}  + i\epsilon) \\
\end{array}\right) ,
\label{G0}
\end{equation}
with $E^{(1)}_{\mathbf{q}} = E_{\mathbf{q}}(p) + E_{\mathbf{q}}(\bar p)$ and
$E^{(2)}_{\mathbf{q}} = E_{\mathbf{q}}(\Lambda_c) + E_{\mathbf{q}}(\bar\Lambda_c)$.
The diagonal potentials $V^{ii}$ are given by the
sum of an elastic part and an annihilation part.

Though the J\"ulich group has developed rather sophisticated models of
the ${\bar N  N}$ interaction \cite{Hippchen,Mull} these potentials cannot be
used anymore at
such high energies. Indeed, already in the study of ${\bar p p} \to {\bar \Lambda \Lambda}$
the elastic part of the ${\bar N  N}$ potential was deduced (via G-parity transform)
from a simple, energy-independent one-boson-exchange $NN$ potential
(OBEPF) and a phenomenological spin-, isospin-, and
energy-independent optical potential of Gaussian form,
\begin{equation}
V^{{\bar p p} \to {\bar p p}}_{opt}(r)  = (U_0 + i W_0) \, e^{- r^2/2r^2_0} ,
\label{Vaa-pp}
\end{equation}
was added in order to take into account annihilation.
Now, at even much higher energies, any $NN$ potential has to be
considered as being purely phenomenological. Still we keep the longest
ranged (and model-independent) part of the elastic ${\bar p p}$ interaction, namely
one-pion exchange. To it we add again an optical potential of the
form given in Eq.~(\ref{Vaa-pp}) and determine the parameters
($U_0$, $W_0$, $r_0$, cf. Table~\ref{param}) by a fit to ${\bar N  N}$ data in the
energy range relevant for the reaction ${\bar p p} \to \bar{\Lambda}_c^- {\Lambda}_c^+$. Fortunately,
there are total cross sections \cite{Denisov,Foley,Astbury}
and even differential cross sections \cite{Foley,Berglund}
around $p_{lab} =$ 10 GeV/c, i.e. fairly close to the $\bar{\Lambda}_c^- {\Lambda}_c^+$
threshold which is at 10.162 GeV/c. This ${\bar p p}$ potential is
called model A in the following.
As can be seen from Table~\ref{cross} and Fig.~\ref{pbarp}
the integrated cross sections as well as the ${\bar p p}$ different
cross section are fairly well reproduced.

\begin{figure}[t]
\begin{center}
\includegraphics[height=75mm,angle=-90]{d10.ps}
\caption{Differential cross section for elastic ${\bar p p}$ scattering at
$p_{lab}$ = 10.1 GeV/c as a function of $t$. The dash-dotted curve corresponds
to a calculation where only one pion exchange is added to the optical
potential (A). The dotted curve results when the complete G-parity
transformed OBEPF model of Ref.~\cite{obepf} is used for the elastic
part (D). The dashed and solid curves are obtained by leaving out
vector-meson exchanges (B) or by reducing the elastic part (except for
the pion exchange) to 10~\% (C), respectively. The experimental
information is taken from Foley et al. \cite{Foley} and Berglund et
al. \cite{Berglund}.
}
\label{pbarp}
\end{center}
\end{figure}

Since one knows from studies on ${\bar p p} \to {\bar \Lambda \Lambda}$ that the magnitude
of the cross sections depends very sensitively on the ISI
\cite{Haidenbauer:1991kt,Haidenbauer:1992wp,Kohno,Alberg}
we consider here
several variants of the ${\bar N  N}$ potential. First, we take the full
G-parity transformed OBEPF interaction and add again the optical potential
(model D).
Obviously in this case, only the total cross section can be still brought
in line with the experiment by adjusting the parameters of the optical
potential, while all other cross sections are strongly overestimated. Still
we consider this potential too with the intention that it serves as an
illustration for the uncertainties in our predictions due to the
used ${\bar p p}$ interaction. Realizing that the overestimation of the
cross sections is primarily caused by the vector-meson exchange ($\rho$,
$\omega$) contributions \cite{Machleidt} to OBEPF, we prepare two
more potentials where we (i) leave out those vector mesons altogether
(B) or (ii) reduce the elastic part (except for one-pion exchange)
to 10\% (C). Within both scenarios a
rather satisfying description of the ${\bar N  N}$ data around 10 GeV/c can be
obtained, cf. Table \ref{cross} and Fig.~\ref{pbarp}. In particular, not
only the slope but even the shoulder in the differential cross
section is reproduced quantitatively by these two interactions.

\begin{table}[h]
\renewcommand{\arraystretch}{1.1}
\centering
\caption{\label{param} Parameters of the phenomenological optical
potential in the ${\bar p p}$ channel for the four different models
described in the text.
}
\vskip 0.2cm
\begin{tabular}{|l|cccc|}
\hline
& A & B & C & D \\
\hline
 $U_0$ & $-48.0$ MeV & $100.5$ MeV & $72.9$ MeV & $1808$ MeV\\
$W_0$ & $-531.9$ MeV & $-529.5$ MeV & $-448.3$ MeV &$-1644$ MeV\\
$r_0$ & $0.56$ fm    & $0.56$ fm & $0.58$ fm & $0.41$ fm \\
\hline
\end{tabular}
\end{table}
\renewcommand{\arraystretch}{1.0}

\begin{table}[h]
\renewcommand{\arraystretch}{1.1}
\centering
\caption{\label{cross} Integrated ${\bar p p}$ cross sections at
$p_{lab}$ = 10.1 GeV/c for the four models considered.
The experimental value for the charge-exchange channel
${\bar p p} \to {\bar n}n $ (cex) is for $p_{lab} = 9$ GeV/c \cite{Astbury}.
}
\vskip 0.2cm
\begin{tabular}{|l|ccc|}
\hline
& $\sigma_{tot}$ [mb] & $\sigma_{el}$ [mb] & $\sigma_{cex}$ [mb] \\
\hline
experiment & $54.7\pm 0.60$ \cite{Denisov}  & $14.6\pm 3.3$ \cite{Foley}
 & $0.284\pm 0.041$ \cite{Astbury} \\
\hline
A & $54.2$  & $14.4$ &  $0.20$ \\
B & $54.1$  & $14.6$ &  $0.23$ \\
C & $54.3$  & $14.2$ &  $0.42$ \\
D & $54.6$  & $20.6$ &  $2.82$ \\
\hline
\end{tabular}
\end{table}
\renewcommand{\arraystretch}{1.0}

The interaction in the final $\bar{\Lambda}_c^- {\Lambda}_c^+$ system is assumed to be the
same as the one in ${\bar \Lambda \Lambda}$. Specifically, this means that the
elastic part of the interaction is given by the isospin-zero $\sigma$ and $\omega$
exchanges with coupling constants taken from the hyperon-nucleon
model~A of Ref.~\cite{Holzenkamp:1989tq}, while the annihilation part is again
parameterized by an optical potential which contains, however, spin-orbit and tensor
components in addition to a central component \cite{Haidenbauer:1991kt}:
\begin{eqnarray}
V^{\bar{\Lambda}_c^- {\Lambda}_c^+\to\bar{\Lambda}_c^- {\Lambda}_c^+}_{opt}(r)  &=& \bigl[U_c + i W_c + (U_{LS} + i W_{LS}) \, \mathbf{L}\cdot\mathbf{S}
\nonumber \\
&& + \, (U_t + i W_t) \, \mathbf{\sigma}_{\Lambda_c}\cdot\mathbf{r} \, \mathbf{\sigma}_{\bar\Lambda_c}\cdot\mathbf{r}\bigr]
\, e^{- r^2/2r^2_0} .
\label{Vaa-ll}
\end{eqnarray}
The free parameters in the optical ${\bar \Lambda \Lambda}$ potential were determined in
Ref.~\cite{Haidenbauer:1991kt} by a fit to data on total and differential cross sections, and
analyzing power for ${\bar p p} \to {\bar \Lambda \Lambda}$. Clearly, there are no reasons to believe that
the $\bar{\Lambda}_c^- {\Lambda}_c^+$ interaction will be the same on a quantitative level.
But we expect that at least the bulk properties are similar.
Specifically, in both cases near threshold the interactions
will be govered by strong annihilation processes. We will investigate the role played
by the FSI for our results by simply switching it off.
We use the parameters as given in Table II of Ref.~\cite{Haidenbauer:1992wp}.

In principle, the parameters of $V^{{\bar p p}\to{\bar p p}}_{opt}$ can only be determined together with
those for $\bar{\Lambda}_c^- {\Lambda}_c^+$ because we consider a coupled-channels problem. However, like in
${\bar \Lambda \Lambda}$ the branching ratio ${\bar p p} \to \bar{\Lambda}_c^- {\Lambda}_c^+$ is so small that the effect of the
$\bar{\Lambda}_c^- {\Lambda}_c^+$ channel on the diagonal ${\bar p p}$ $T$-matrix can be savely neglected.

The transition potential from ${\bar p p}$ to $\bar{\Lambda}_c^- {\Lambda}_c^+$ is given by $t$-channel $D$ and $D^*$
exchanges and their explicit expressions are the same as for $K$ and $K^*$ as given in
Ref.~\cite{Holzenkamp:1989tq}.
They are of the generic form
\begin{equation}
V^{ p\bar{p} \rightarrow \bar{\Lambda}_c^- {\Lambda}_c^+} (t)
\sim \sum_{M=D,D^*} g^2_{N\Lambda_c M}
\frac{F^2_{ N\Lambda_c M}(t)  }{t-m^2_M} ,
\label{Vtrans}
\end{equation}
where $g_{N\Lambda_c M}$ are coupling constants and $F^2_{ N\Lambda_c M}(t)$
are form factors. Under the assumption of $SU(4)$ symmetry the coupling constants
are the same as in the corresponding exchanges in ${\bar p p} \to {\bar \Lambda \Lambda}$. However,
the cutoff masses in the vertex form factors cannot be taken over, because the
masses of the exchanged particles are now much larger. We use here a monopole
form factor with a cutoff mass $\Lambda$ of 3 GeV, at the $N\Lambda_cD$ as well
as at the $N\Lambda_cD^*$ vertex but we will explore the sensitivity of the
results to variations of the cutoff mass.

To examine further the uncertainties, as an alternative we consider here
also a charm-production potential inspired by quark-gluon dynamics. There is
a large literature associated with strange-hadron production in $p \bar p$
reactions, the best known works are those of Kohno and Weise~\cite{Kohno}, Furui and
Faessler~\cite{Furui}, Burkardt and Dillig~\cite{Burkardt}, Roberts~\cite{Roberts}
and Alberg, Henley and Wilets~\cite{Alberg}  -- a more complete list of references
can be found in the review of Ref.~\cite{PS185}. In the present study we
adopt the interaction proposed by Kohno and Weise, derived in the
so-called $^3S_1$ mechanism of a constituent quark model. In this model the
$s\bar s$ pair in the final state is created from an initial $u\bar u$ or $d\bar d$
pair via $s$-channel gluon exchange. After quark degrees-of-freedom are integrated
out the potential has the form~\cite{Kohno}:
\begin{equation}
{V}^{{\bar p p} \to {\bar \Lambda \Lambda}} (r) = \frac{4}{3} 4\pi \frac{\alpha}{m_G^2}
\delta_{S1}\delta_{T0}\left(\frac{3}{4\pi\langle {r}^2\rangle }\right)^{3/2}
\times \exp (-3{r^2}/(4\langle {r}^2 \rangle)) \ .
\label{QM-pot}
\end{equation}
Here ${\alpha}/{m_G^2}$ is an effective (quark-gluon) coupling strength,
$\langle {r}^2 \rangle$ is the mean square radius associated with the
quark distribution in the {$p$} or $\Lambda$, and $S$ and $T$ are
the total spin and isospin in the ${\bar p p}$ system.
This simple potential has actually a very modern form, namely that of
a contact term, though smeared out by the quark distribution. The
effective coupling strength is practically a free parameter that was
fixed by a fit to the ${\bar p p} \to {\bar \Lambda \Lambda}$ data \cite{Haidenbauer:1992wp}.
But it depends implicitly on the effective gluon propagator, i.e. on the
square of the energy transfer from initial to final quark pair,
cf. Refs.~\cite{Furui,Burkardt,Kohno1}. Heuristically this energy transfer corresponds
roughly to the masses of the produced constituent quarks, i.e.
$m_G \approx 2m_q$, we expect the effective coupling strength
${\alpha}/{m_G^2}$ for charm production to be reduced by the ratio
of the constituent quark masses of the strange and
the charmed quark squared, $(m_s / m_c)^2 \approx$ (550 MeV / 1600 MeV)$^2$
$\approx$ 1/9 as compared to the one for ${\bar p p} \to {\bar \Lambda \Lambda}$.
Note that a different suppression factor arises for the $^3P_0$ quark-antiquark
annihilation vertex, considered by Alberg et al. in their study of
${\bar p p} \to {\bar \Lambda \Lambda}$ \cite{Alberg}. In this case the amplitude scales with
$1/m_q$ so that the effective strength of the transition potential is
reduced by $m_s / m_c \approx$ 1/3 only when going
from strangeness to charm production.

\section{Results}
\label{sec:res}

Our predictions for the total reaction cross section
for $p\bar{p} \to \bar{\Lambda}_c^- {\Lambda}_c^+$ are presented
in Fig.~\ref{fig:2}. The cross section is shown as a function
of the excess energy $\epsilon = \sqrt{s} - m_{\Lambda_c}
- m_{\bar\Lambda_c}$ so that we can compare it with the one
for $p\bar{p} \to {\bar \Lambda \Lambda}$ at the corresponding
$\epsilon$. The curve in Fig.~\ref{fig:2} correspond to
the ${\bar p p}$ model C, for which we obtained the largest results.

Obviously, and as expected, the cross section for $\bar{\Lambda}_c^- {\Lambda}_c^+$
production is smaller than the one for ${\bar \Lambda \Lambda}$. But the
difference is about one order of magnitude only. Indeed, one
can get a very rough estimation for the reduction just by
considering the following: When going from ${\bar \Lambda \Lambda}$ to $\bar{\Lambda}_c^- {\Lambda}_c^+$
within the meson-exchange picture the main change
occurs in the meson propagators of the transition potentials where
the masses of the strange mesons ($K$, $K^*$) are replaced by
those of the charmed mesons ($D$, $D^*$),
$m_{M_s} \rightarrow m_{M_c}$, cf. Eq.~(\ref{Vtrans}).
All coupling constants remain the same because of the assumed
SU(4) symmetry. Thus, the ratio of the transition potentials is
then given roughly by
$V^{{\bar p p} \to \bar{\Lambda}_c^- {\Lambda}_c^+} / V^{{\bar p p} \to {\bar \Lambda \Lambda}}
\approx m_{M_s}^2 / m_{M_c}^2 \approx {1/4}$
so that one expects the cross section to be smaller by
a factor of around 16. Our explicit calculation is pretty
much in line with this admittedly rather qualitative
estimation.

\begin{figure}[t]
\begin{center}
\includegraphics[height=75mm,angle=-90]{lla.ps}
\caption{Total reaction cross sections for
${\bar p p} \to {\bar \Lambda \Lambda}$ and ${\bar p p} \to \bar{\Lambda}_c^- {\Lambda}_c^+$
as a function of the excess energy $\epsilon$.
The results for ${\bar p p} \to {\bar \Lambda \Lambda}$ (upper curves)
are taken from our work \cite{Haidenbauer:1992wp}.
The solid curves are results for the meson-exchange
transition potential while the dashed curves
correspond to quark-gluon dynamics. The ${\bar p p} \to \bar{\Lambda}_c^- {\Lambda}_c^+$
results are obtained with the ${\bar p p}$ interaction C.
}
\label{fig:2}
\end{center}
\end{figure}

\begin{figure}[t]
\begin{center}
\includegraphics[height=65mm,angle=-90]{lld.ps}
\includegraphics[height=65mm,angle=-90]{lldn.ps}

\includegraphics[height=65mm,angle=-90]{llc.ps}
\includegraphics[height=65mm,angle=-90]{llf.ps}
\caption{Differential cross section, singlet fraction,
depolarization $D_{nn}$ and spin-correlation parameter
$C_{yy}$ for ${\bar p p} \to \bar{\Lambda}_c^- {\Lambda}_c^+$
at $p_{lab} = 10.343$ GeV/c ($\epsilon = 40$ MeV)
as a function of the the c.m. scattering angle.
The curves correspond to different ISI as indicated
in the figure. The meson-exchange potential is used
for the transition interaction.
}
\label{fig:3}
\end{center}
\end{figure}

Let us now discuss the sensitivity of the results to the
various ingredients of our model calculation. The most
crucial component is certainly the ${\bar p p}$ interaction in
the initial state. Without it, and specifically in Born
approximation, we would get cross sections that are more
than a factor 100 larger. This is no surprise because the
very same gross overestimation in the Born approximation
occurs for ${\bar p p} \to {\bar \Lambda \Lambda}$
\cite{Haidenbauer:1991kt,Haidenbauer:1992wp,Kohno,Alberg}
but also for other exclusive ${\bar p p}$ annihilation channels
like ${\bar p p} \to \pi\pi$, ${\bar p p} \to K\bar K$, etc.
\cite{Hippchen,Mull}, if one does not take into account the ISI.
However, with the ISI included, it is reassuring to see that the
variations of the predicted ${\bar p p} \to \bar{\Lambda}_c^- {\Lambda}_c^+$ cross
section for the different ${\bar p p}$ potentials we have prepared
is fairly small. To be concrete, the cross sections at
$\epsilon =$ 100 MeV are 5.8, 6.3, and 7.3 $\mu b$ for the
interactions A, B, and C, respectively.
Only the result based on the full G-parity transformed OBEPF
potential differs more
significantly. Here we get a cross section that is with 0.8 $\mu b$
a factor 10 smaller than the other values.
The suppression for this ${\bar p p}$ model is presumably due to the fact
that it yields a ${\bar p p}$ elastic cross section that is much larger
than the ones of the other potentials considered, and actually in
disagreement with experimental information. Still, the variation
of one order of magnitude may be considered as a realistic estimation
of the uncertainty due to the ISI.

Once the ISI is included our results turned out to be rather
insensitive to the final $\bar{\Lambda}_c^- {\Lambda}_c^+$ interaction. Even when we leave
it out altogether the cross sections do not change (decrease) by
more than 10-15 \%.
We also considered variations of the cutoff mass at the
$N\Lambda_c D$ and $N\Lambda_c D^*$ vertices. For the results
discussed above a value of $\Lambda =$ 3 GeV has been used. When
reducing this value to 2.5 GeV the cross sections at $\epsilon =$
100 MeV drop by roughly a factor 3. Of course, employing even smaller
cutoff masses would further decrease the cross sections. However,
since the exchanged mesons have a mass of around 1.9 to 2 GeV
we consider values below 2.5 GeV as being not really realistic.

We display here also the results based on an adaption of the $^3S_1$
quark-gluon transition mechanism of Ref.~\cite{Kohno}.
We scale the effective coupling strength $\alpha/m^2_G = 0.25~{\rm fm}^2$,
fixed in our study of ${\bar p p} \to {\bar \Lambda \Lambda}$~\cite{Haidenbauer:1992wp},
with $ (m_c / m_s)^2$ using the constituent quark masses
$m_s = 550~{\rm MeV}$ and $m_c = 1600~{\rm MeV}$, i.e. the same
values as employed in our previous works in
Refs.~\cite{Haidenbauer:2007jq,Haidenbauer:2008ff}.
As expected, we obtain cross sections that are of the same magnitude as
those predicted
in the meson-exchange picture though roughly a factor three smaller,
cf. the dashed line in Fig.~\ref{fig:2}.
In principle the factor
$\langle r^2 \rangle$ in Eq.~(\ref{QM-pot}) also changes when replacing
$m_s$ by $m_c$, since it gives the size of the quark distribution of
the overlapping hadrons -- $\langle r^2 \rangle$ decreases as $m_s$ is
replaced by $m_c$. We have not changed this factor in the present
work, since we expect this change to be much smaller than the
change in the square of the energy transfer $m^2_G$, since hadron
sizes do not scale as simple powers of quark masses and so the overlap
between hadron wave functions is not expected to change drastically
from $\Lambda$ to $\Lambda_c$ -- for explicit numbers for the size
parameters of harmonic oscillator wave functions for $N$ and $\Lambda_c$
see Ref.~\cite{Hilbert:2007hc}.
The size parameter we use is $\langle r^2 \rangle^{1/2} = 0.55~{\rm fm}$.

Predictions for differential cross sections, the singlet fraction $F_s$,
the depolarization $D_{nn}$ and the spin-correlation parameter $C_{yy}$
(cf. Ref.~\cite{Haidenbauer:1992wp} for definitions) at
$\epsilon =$ 40 MeV are presented in Fig.~\ref{fig:3} for all
four ISI considered. Note that the singlet fraction is defined by
$F_s = \frac{1}{4}(1 -\langle \vec \sigma_1\cdot \vec \sigma_2\rangle)
= \frac{1}{4}(1 + C_{xx} - C_{yy} + C_{zz})$ \cite{Haidenbauer:1991kt}.
It is zero if the $\bar{\Lambda}_c^- {\Lambda}_c^+$ pair is produced purely in a
triplet state. Indeed in case of ${\bar p p} \to {\bar \Lambda \Lambda}$ it was found
experimentally that the singlet fraction is close to zero \cite{PS185o}
and this feature was reproduced by meson-exchange potentials
\cite{Haidenbauer:1991kt} as well
as by transition interactions based on quark-gluon dynamics
\cite{Haidenbauer:1992wp,Kohno,Alberg}.
In the
former it is due to a strong tensor force generated by the combined
$K+K^*$ exchange which leads to a dominance of transitions of the
form $L_{{\bar \Lambda \Lambda}} = L_{{\bar p p}}-2$ where $L$ refers to the orbital
angular momentum. As can be seen from Fig.~\ref{fig:3}, the very
same feature is predicted also for the reaction ${\bar p p} \to \bar{\Lambda}_c^- {\Lambda}_c^+$.
The differential cross section exhibits a peak in forward direction,
similar to what has been also observed for ${\bar p p} \to {\bar \Lambda \Lambda}$
\cite{Haidenbauer:1991kt,Haidenbauer:1992wp,PS185o}.

\begin{figure}[t]
\begin{center}
\includegraphics[height=75mm,angle=-90]{lclca.ps}
\caption{Total reaction cross sections for
${\bar p p}  \to \bar{\Lambda}_c^- {\Lambda}_c^+$ as a function of the excess energy $p_{lab}$.
The dark (red) shaded band (blue grid) is the prediction of our
meson-exchange (quark-gluon) transition potential.
The dotted curve is the result from Ref.~\cite{Kaidalov:1994mda}
while the dash-dotted curve and the corresponding (green) band is from
Ref.~\cite{Goritschnig:2009sq}.
}
\label{fig:4}
\end{center}
\end{figure}

Let us now compare our predictions with those by other groups.
This is done in Fig.~\ref{fig:4}.
Goritschnig et al.~\cite{Goritschnig:2009sq} as well as
Kaidalov and Volkovitsky~\cite{Kaidalov:1994mda} have presented
explicit results in their publications and we reproduce them
in Fig.~\ref{fig:4} to facilitate a comparison.
Our results are shown as dark (red) shaded band (and grid) in order
to reflect the variation of the predictions when the four
different ISI are used.
It is remarkable that our results differ drastically
from those of the preceeding works. Specifically, our
cross sections are a factor 1000 larger than those given
by Goritschnig et al. and they are still about 100 times
larger than the ones by Kaidalov and Volkovitsky. Thus,
even when considering the variation of about a factor
ten due to the ISI that we see in our results and the
uncertainties due to the unconstrained FSI and form factors
in the transition potential that amount to roughly a factor three,
we are faced with an impressive qualitative difference.

\section{Summary}
\label{sec:sum}

In this paper we presented predictions for the charm-production
reaction ${\bar p p} \to \bar{\Lambda}_c^- {\Lambda}_c^+$. The calculations were performed
in the meson-exchange framework in close analogy to our earlier
study on ${\bar p p} \to {\bar \Lambda \Lambda}$ by connecting the
two processes via SU(4) symmetry. The interaction in
the inital ${\bar p p}$ interaction, which plays a crucial role for
the quantiative predictions and which is now needed at a much
higher energy, is re-adjusted so that available ${\bar p p}$ scattering
data in the relevant energy range are reproduced.

The obtained $\bar{\Lambda}_c^- {\Lambda}_c^+$ production cross sections are in the
order of 1 to 7 $\mu b$. Thus, they are just about a factor 10
smaller than the corresponding cross sections for ${\bar \Lambda \Lambda}$.
The reduction is in line with a naive estimation based on
the mass ratio of strange ($K, \ K^*$) versus charmed ($D, \ D^*$)
mesons. The exchange of those mesons governs the range of the
forces that are responsible for producing a $\Lambda$ or a
$\Lambda_c$, respectively, in the meson-exchange picture.

Interestingly, other model calculations in the literature
predict $\bar{\Lambda}_c^- {\Lambda}_c^+$ production cross sections that are 100
to 1000 times smaller than what we found. Since the
approaches used in
those calculations are rather different from ours it is
practically impossible to say where this drastic difference
in the predicted cross sections comes from. Hence, a
discrimination between those scenarios appears to be possible only
when the reaction ${\bar p p} \to \bar{\Lambda}_c^- {\Lambda}_c^+$ will be examined in a
future experiment at FAIR.
Of course, if our predictions turn out to be closer to
reality than the others, it will be much easier to perform
a pertinent experiment at FAIR. Moreover, $\Lambda_c$'s and
$\bar \Lambda_c$'s can then be produced more copiously so that
also any other experiment that requires charmed baryons as a
probe will be much more promising.

The model presented here leaves room for improvements in several
directions. In particular, it would be important to extend the
simple picture of $s$-channel $q\bar q$ annihilation followed
by $c \bar c$ creation for the transition amplitude in the quark
model as used here. An interesting possibility is the one pursued
in Ref.~\cite{Roberts} for ${\bar p p} \to {\bar \Lambda \Lambda}$ where interacting
many-quark intermediate states are considered in the process.

\vskip 0.2cm
\noindent
{\bf Acknowledgments}
We acknowledge stimulating discussions with Tord Johansson
and Wolfgang Schweiger on the topic of this paper. We thank
Ulf-G. Mei{\ss}ner for his careful reading of our manuscript.
Work partially supported by CNPq and FAPESP (Brazilian agencies).

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It's been a while since I posted anything beer-related. A combination of (thankfully unfounded) health concerns and the beast of a project we've undertaken has meant little thought has been applied to tasting beer for the past half year, so it's about time the taste buds were exercised again.
And what better way to get back into the swing of things than a German porter, apparently brewed to a style previously made in the DDR (but I have to take their word on that).
Freigeist Bierkultur have an interesting range of beers, all brewed at the Helios Braustelle in Cologne, hosts of the Festival der Bierkulturen. Their Deutscher Porter is no exception, at least from the description. The ingredients include salt, and brettanomyces is involved in the fermentation process. Pouring an opaque black, with just the faintest traces of ruby highlights around the edges, this 8% ABV porter hints at soft vanilla toffee, light coffee, licks of licorice and a squeeze of soft summer fruits on the nose. All quite toned down, but there nonetheless. So it was quite a kick in the teeth when the first mouthful delivered not a rich, full-bodied, fruity, chocolatey porter, but a bite of a lemon. It's sour. Not Cantillon sour, but significantly so nonetheless. It's refreshing. The expected roasty or chocolate flavours are playing sixth fiddle somewhere, but the fruits, raspberry and green apples perhaps, creep out from under the lemon to leave a pleasing tartness on the tongue. A slight oiliness at the back of the throat may come from the salt, but it's hard to say where that comes in to play.
Freigeist's Deutscher Porter puts me in mind of De Dolle's Cosmos Porter, but sadly doesn't reach the same levels of complexity. A one-trick pony? Perhaps, but it's a lovely, surprising beer all the same, and shockingly easy to drink, the light body belying the relatively hefty alcohol content. In fact, when I think of other German beers with that level of alcohol, the drinking experience couldn't be more different, and for that, I salute them.


Carter WD0 brass float. New currently being produced.
The item was delivered on-time and the packaging was quite adequate to protect the float in transient. I do have one observation: The width of the pivot portion of the float was a bit tight in the carburetor casting. Upon inspection I believe the width of the brass was correct prior to forming, but due to the Poisson effect the area at the inner diameter expanded. A slight amount of filing achieved the desired clearance between the cast portion of the bowl cover and the lever.
Great part, fit and finish is excellent. Drop in for these old carbs.


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