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AS/NZS 1050.1:1996 (R2017)
Methods for the analysis of iron and steel Sampling iron and steel for chemical analysis
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Describes methods for sampling and sample preparation for the determination of the chemical composition of pig iron, cast iron and steel. Procedures are described for use with both liquid and solid metal.RECONFIRMATION NOTICETechnical Committee CH-010 has reviewed the content of this publication and in accordance with Standards Australia procedures for reconfirmation, it has been determined that the publication is still valid and does not require change.Certain documents referenced in the publication may have been amended since the original date of publication. Users are advised to ensure that they are using the latest versions of such documents as appropriate, unless advised otherwise in this Reconfirmation Notice.Approved for reconfirmation in accordance with Standards Australia procedures for reconfirmation on 27 June 2016.Approved for reconfirmation in New Zealand on behalf of the Standards Council of New Zealand on 13 December 2016.The following are represented on Technical Committee CH-010:Australian Aluminium CouncilBureau of Steel Manufacturers of AustraliaInternational Copper Association AustraliaInternational Precious Metals InstituteNational Association of Testing Authorities Australia
This Standard describes methods of sampling and sample preparation for determining the chemical composition of pig iron, cast iron and steel. Procedures are described for use with both liquid and solid metal.
This standard has been reconfirmed in Australia in 2017 and remains current in New Zealand. Reconfirmation Notice 20/01/2017
Committee CH-010
First published in Australia as AS K1.0-1961 (being BS 1837:1952 endorsed without amendment).
Second edition 1967 (being BS 1837:1966 endorsed with amendment).
Revised and redesignated AS 1213-1972.
Jointly revised and redesignated AS/NZS 1050.1:1996.
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Oxetane sind heterocyclische organisch-chemische Stoffe, die einen Vierring, bestehend aus einem Sauerstoffatom und drei Kohlenstoffatomen, enthalten. Der unsubstituierte Grundkörper dieser Stoffgruppe ist das Oxetan mit der Summenformel C3H6O.

α-Oxo-Derivate der Oxetane sind die cyclischen β-Lactone, die die Stoffgruppe der Oxetan-2-one bilden.

Herstellung
Alkohole mit einer Fluchtgruppe (z. B. Halogen, Arylsulfonyl, Mesityl) in γ-Position können unter Einwirkung einer Base ein Alkoholat bilden, das zum entsprechenden Oxetan cyclisiert:

Paterno-Büchi-Reaktion
Ein Aldehyd oder Keton kann mit einem Alken unter Lichteinfluss im Sinne einer [2+2]-Cycloaddition reagieren, wobei ein Oxetan entsteht:

Reaktivität
Lewis-Säuren wie Bortrifluorid (BF3) können an ein nichtbindendes Elektronenpaar am O-Atom des Oxetans addiert werden. In Dichlormethan als Lösungsmittel findet dann eine Cyclooligomerisierung statt. Als Hauptprodukt entsteht das Cyclotrimer 1:

Unter anderen Reaktionsbedingungen, besonders in der Gegenwart von Wasser, entstehen lineare Polyether.

Einzelnachweise

Stoffgruppe
 Oxetane

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Sultanate of Oman observes World Water Day
Sultanate of Oman celebrated World Water Day under the theme of Making the Invisible Visible: Groundwater. Since the advent of the Omani Renaissance, the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Water Resources and other departments have given great attention to the water sector. A total of 12 artificial rain stations have been established by the Ministry in order to increase the amount of rainfall, which will help increase the level of groundwater.
A project was implemented by the ministry in 2021 to connect 6 artificial rain stations using microwave communications. Oman has an estimated annual renewable water resource of 1,318 million cubic meters, and the demand for this resource is increasing, especially in the agricultural industry. Oman's annual water deficit is estimated at 316 million cubic meters. There are 83% of water sources in Oman that are groundwater, followed by 10% that are desalinated. Surface water makes up 5%, whereas treated wastewater makes up 2%.
In recent years, a number of dam projects have been implemented in Oman as a means to feed the groundwater aquifer and prevent the aquifers from overlapping. The number of dams in Oman reached over 174 by the end of 2021. In 2021, 1274 new permits were issued, including 876 for digging new water wells.
Kuwait and Saudi Arabia reach agreement on joint offshore gas development
FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 final draw procedures announced
Japanese government pays families to leave Tokyo…
Flydubai expands its network to three destinations…
First winter storm brings snow, sleet and tornado…

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I'm not sure who said it, but it does hold a lot of truth, and you can really replace "writer" with just about any profession. So much of work is about not procrastinating, putting your head down and getting it done. But especially these days where no one can seem to last 5 minutes without checking facebook, twitter, blogs, etc, it's even harder to get things accomplished.
Today while I was attempting to get some yoga teaching business done, I stubbled upon an interesting post on the very good Yoga Dork blog, which then led me to another post, then another (you know how these things go). And as with all web surfing, I ended with a cute kitty picture. Which I will now share with you to distract you from what you should be getting done.
PS. In a more serious note, I got my key and checked out the space at the Brooklyn Zen Center where I'll be teaching my 4-week series. It's so beautiful, you guys are in for such a treat!!
I likee. And yes, we're excited about our own yoga class! And I love the quote.
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Patron Mexican Grill
245 Mall Plaza Boulevard, Monroeville, PA 15146
Patron Dip Trio $10.00
Guacamole dip, queso dip and bean dip.
Patron Chile Relleno... $8.00
Patrons signature dish a fire roasted poblano pepper filled with a blend of chicken and sour cream and topped with cheese sauce, avocado, tomatoand cilantro.
Queso Dip $3.50
Spinach Dip $4.00
Guacamole Dip $3.50
8 wings in spicy buffalo sauce. Served with lettuce, tomato and sour cream.
Beans & Cheese Nachos $7.00
Healthy Nachos $14.00
Patrons signature dish tortilla chips, with grilled chicken, black beans, guacamole and pico de gallo.
Cheese Nachos $6.00
Fiesta Dip $7.00
Refried beans topped with ground beef, queso dip and pico de gallo.
Chipotle Dip $3.50
Melted cheese dip with a chipotle kick.
Patron Sampler Plate $16.95
Patrons signature dish 2 small chimichangas, 2 taquitos, 1 cheese quesadilla, 4 chicken wings and a bowl of fiesta dip.
Chicken & Cheese Nachos $8.00
Queso Fundido $11.95
Chorizo grilled with peppers, onionsand tomatoes, topped with melted cheese. Served with tortillas.
Tableside Guacamole $10.00
Prepared table side, Mexican style dip made with fresh avocados, diced tomatoes, diced onions, cilantro, fresh squeezed lime juice and seasonings.
Bean Dip $3.50
Vegetable Quesadilla $11.00
A flour tortilla filled with cheese, onion, bell peppers, zucchini, yellow squash, broccoli, cauliflowerand carrots. Served with lettuce, tomato and sour cream.
Fish Quesadilla $12.95
A large flour tortilla filled with cheese and a mild breaded white fish. Served with lettuce, tomato and sour cream.
Spinach Quesadilla $9.00
A large flour tortilla filled with spinach and cheese. Served with lettuce, sour cream and tomato.
Chicken Quesadilla... $12.95
A large flour tortilla filled with chicken and cheese. Served with lettuce, tomato and sour cream.
Fiesta Shrimp Quesadilla $12.95
A large flour tortilla filled with cheese and grilled shrimp. Served with lettuce, mango corn salsa, avocado, tomatoand sour cream.
Cheese Quesadilla $6.00
A large flour tortilla filled with cheese. Served with lettuce, tomato and sour cream.
Patron Quesadilla Fajita $14.95
Patrons signature dish a large flour tortilla filled with cheese and steak, chicken and shrimp grilled with bell peppers onions and tomatoes. Served with lettuce, tomato and sour cream.
Shrimp Quesadilla $14.95
A large flour tortilla filled with cheese and shrimp cooked with tomatoes, onions and bell peppers. Served with lettuce, tomato and sour cream.
Quesadilla Fajita $13.95
A large flour tortilla filled with cheese and your choice of steak or chicken grilled with tomatoes, onions and bell peppers. Served with lettuce, sour cream and tomato.
Tacos Soft $2.50
Burritos $4.00
Beef, chicken or bean.
Enchiladas $2.50
Beef, chicken, bean, or cheese.
Tamales $3.50
Chalupa $4.00
Chimichanga $5.00
Beef or chicken.
Spanish Rice $3.00
Tacos Hard $2.00
Chile Relleno $4.00
Tostada $4.00
Beans $3.00
Refried or black.
2 oz. serving.
Tomatillo Sauce $1.00
Sauteed Onions & Peppers $1.00
Small Guacamole $2.50
Shredded Cheese $2.00
Small Queso Dip $3.50
Fresh or pickled.
Patron Especialidades
We now offer a substitution of whole black beans for refried beans.
Enchiladas Suizas $13.95
4 corn tortillas stuffed with grilled chicken, topped with green sauce, queso fresco and sour cream.
Special Santa Fe $17.95
Chalupa, taco, chile relleno, tamale, enchilada, rice and beans.
Shrimp Chimichanga $16.30
Grilled shrimp with peppers, onions and tomatoes, stuffed inside a flour tortilla that is deep fried and topped with cheese sauce. Served with rice, beans, lettuce, pico de gallo, sour cream and guacamole on the side.
Chile Colorado $13.95
Patrons signature dish grilled strips of steak in a red ranchero sauce. Served with rice, beans and tortillas.
Fiesta Burrito $14.95
A flour tortilla filled with your choice of grilled chicken or grilled steak, topped with red burrito sauce, cheese, lettuce, tomato and sour cream. Served with rice and beans.
Gorditas $14.00
3 cornmeal cakes filled with a thin layer of beans, your choice of chicken, steak, carnitas, chorizo, or pastor (grilled pork and pineapple)and cilantro and onion. Served with rice, beans, limes and a spicy tomatillo sauce on the side.
Chunks of beef or shredded chicken, stuffed inside a flour tortilla that is fried and topped with cheese sauce. Served with rice, beans, lettuce, pico de gallo, sour cream and guacamole on the side.
El Jefe Platter $18.00
Grilled chicken, steak, carnitas, chorizo and shrimp over grilled peppers and onions. Served with a spicy tomatillo sauce, limes and tortillas.
Street Tacos $11.95
3 tacos on corn tortillas filled with your choice of grilled chicken, steak, carnitas, chorizo, or pastor (grilled pork and pineapple), topped with cilantro and onion. Served with rice, beans, spicy tomatillo sauce and limes.
Choripollo $14.95
Patrons signature dish 2 grilled chicken breasts topped with chorizo and cheese sauce, served on a sizzling skillet. Served with rice, beans and tortillas.
Pollo Amigo $12.95
Patrons signature dish grilled tender strips of chicken served over a bed of rice topped with cheese sauce.
Tacos Camaron $13.00
Shrimp tacos. 3 corn tortillas filled with grilled shrimp, bell peppers, onions and tomatoes. Served with house coleslaw and special sauce on the side.
Tacos Fajita $12.95
3 corn tortillas filled with your choice of grilled chicken or steak, with bell peppers, onions and tomatoes. Served with pico de gallo on the side.
Arroz con Pollo $14.95
Patrons signature dish marinated strips of grilled chicken served with rice and steamed vegetables, topped with cheese sauce.
Enchiladas Mexicanas $13.95
3 enchiladas with your choice of fillings, (chicken beef, cheese or beans), topped with cheese, green sauce, red sauce and sour cream. Served with rice and beans.
Grand Burrito $12.30
Your choice of ground beef or shredded chicken, with rice, beans, cheese, lettuce, pico de gallo, sour cream and burrito salsa, all stuffed inside a large flour tortilla.
Pollo Compadre $13.95
Grilled tender strips of chicken and shrimp served over a bed of rice topped with cheese sauce.
Enchilada Supremas $13.95
4 stuffed corn tortillas, 1 beef, 1 bean, 1 chicken and 1 cheese, topped with red sauce, cheese, lettuce, tomato and sour cream.
Taquitos Mexicanos $13.95
3 corn tortillas wrapped around shredded chicken or shredded beef and deep fried until crispy. Served with rice, beans, lettuce, pico de gallo, sour cream and guacamole.
Tacos de Pescado $12.95
Fish tacos. 3 corn tortillas stuffed with tilapia. Served with house coleslaw and special sauce on the side.
Pollo Patron $14.95
Two grilled chicken breasts covered in cheese sauce and burrito sauce, served on a sizzling skillet. Served with rice, beans, lettuce, pico de gallo, sour cream and guacamole.
Special Burrito $11.95
Two burritos filled with shredded chicken or ground beef, topped with cheese sauce, lettuce, tomato and sour cream.
Chipotle Chicken $13.95
Grilled strips of chicken and onions in a chipotle cheese sauce. Served with rice, beans and tortillas.
Seafood & Steak Dinners
Chipotle Shrimp $16.95
Butterfly shrimp grilled with onions in a chipotle cheese sauce. Served with rice and beans.
Steak Mexicano $16.95
Grilled t-bone steak topped with grilled bell peppers, onions and tomatoes. Served with rice, beans and tortillas.
Camarones Patron $16.95
Patrons signature dish grilled butterfly shrimp served over rice and steamed vegetables. Topped with cheese sauce.
La Bahia Special $16.95
Grilled tilapia and shrimp topped with red sauce and cheese sauce. Served with rice and steamed vegetables.
Tacos de Carne Asada $12.00
3 flour tortillas filled with strips of grilled steak. Served with pico de gallo and spicy tomatillo sauce on the side.
Patron Steak & Camaron $17.95
Patrons signature dish grilled t-bone steak topped with 6 grilled butterfly shrimp. Served with lettuce, pico de gallo, sour cream and your choice of rice or french fries.
Patron Shrimp Cocktail $16.95
Patrons signature dish ...a dish served cold made with shrimp, fresh onion, tomato, jalapenos, avocado, cilantroand lime mixed together in a tomato based sauce. Served with crackers.
Shrimp Nachos $13.95
Grilled shrimp, bell peppers, onionsand tomatoes over a bed of crispy tortilla chips topped with cheese sauce.
Chipotle El Tio $16.95
Grilled shrimp, onions, jalapenos and chorizo in a chipotle cheese sauce. Served with rice, beans and tortillas.
Steak Ranchero $16.95
Grilled t-bone steak topped with red ranchero sauce. Served with rice, beans and tortillas.
Camarones Diablo $16.95
Grilled butterfly shrimp in a spicy house sauce, served with rice, lettuce, pico de gallo and sour cream.
Steak Tampiquena $16.95
Grilled t-bone steak served with rice, beans and a side salad.
Carne Asada $13.95
Grilled beef steak served with rice, beans, lettuce, pico de gallo, guacamole, jalapenos and tortillas.
Combo Special
All dinners are served with rice and beans.
Amigo Combo: 4 Choices $15.95
Vegetarian Dinners
All rice is cooked with a chicken base.
Vegetarian Quesadilla $10.95
A grilled flour tortilla filled with cheese, broccoli cauliflower, yellow squash, zucchini, bell pepper, onions and carrots. Served with lettuce, tomato and sour cream on the side.
Veggie 1 $10.95
1 chalupa, 1 cheese enchilada and refried beans.
Vegetable Chimichanga $13.95
A large, deep-fried flour tortilla filled with, broccoli, cauliflower, yellow squash, zucchini and carrots, topped with cheese sauce. Served with rice, beans, lettuce, pico de gallo, sour cream and guacamole.
1 bean burrito, 1 cheese enchilada and 1 bean tostada.
Vegetable Fajita $14.95
Grilled broccoli, cauliflower, yellow squash, zucchini, carrots, bell peppers and onions served on a sizzling skillet. Served with rice, beans, lettuce, pico de gallo, sour cream and guacamole.
A grilled flour tortilla filled with spinach and cheese. Served with lettuce, tomato and sour cream on the side.
1 bean burrito, 1 cheese quesadilla and 1 bean chalupa.
2 bean burritos with cheese sauce.
Fajita Dinners
Fajitas Aztec $18.00
Marinated tender strips of steak, chicken, chorizo and carnitas sauteed with onions, bell peppers and tomatoes, served on a sizzling skillet. Served with rice, beans, lettuce, pico de gallo, sour cream, guacamole and tortillas.
Patron Fajita $17.95
Patrons signature dish. Marinated tender strips of steak, chicken and shrimp sauteed with onions, bell peppers and tomatoes, served on a sizzling skillet. Served with rice, beans, lettuce, pico de gallo, sour cream, guacamole and tortillas on the side.
Beef & Chicken Combo $16.00
Marinated tender strips of chicken and steak sauteed with onions, bell peppers and tomatoes, served on a sizzling skillet. Served with rice, beans, lettuce, pico de gallo, sour cream, guacamole and tortillas on the side.
Chicken Fajita $15.95
Marinated tender strips of steak or chicken sauteed with onions, bell peppers and tomatoes, served on a sizzling skillet. Served with rice, beans, lettuce, pico de gallo, sour cream, guacamole and tortillas on the side.
Beef Fajita $15.95
Shrimp Fajita $17.95
Grilled shrimp sauteed with onions, bell peppers and tomatoes, served on a sizzling skillet. Served with rice, beans, lettuce, pico de gallo, sour cream, guacamole and tortillas.
Authentic Mexican Desserts
Churros $6.00
A deep fried Mexican style pastry rolled in cinnamon sugar with a crisp exterior and a chewy caramel core. Served with a scoop of vanilla ice cream, chocolate, honey, whipped cream and a cherry.
Flan $6.00
Homemade Mexican custard served chilled and topped with whipped cream and a cherry.
Sopapilla $3.00
A flour tortilla deep fried to a golden crisp drizzled with chocolate, honey, whipped cream and a cherry.
Fried Ice Cream $6.00
A scoop of ice cream rolled in crunchy coating and deep-fried. Served in a deep-fried flour tortilla with cinnamon sugar and topped with chocolate, honey, whipped cream and a cherry.
Sopapilla with Ice Cream $6.00
A flour tortilla deep-fried to a golden crisp, topped with a scoop of vanilla ice cream and drizzled with chocolate, honey, whipped cream and a cherry.
Fountain Beverages
Pepsi Fountain Product $2.50
Jarritos Lime Flavor $2.50
Jarritos Mexican Soda $2.50
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Our Fall Collection is really something special. Call us biased, but the silhouettes and colors work so seamlessly with our favorite fall pieces, we want the season to last forever. To understand what went into the creation of the collection, we asked our designer, Emily, to share some of her inspiration and favorite features.
What about the Foldover and Backpack silhouettes felt right for the season?
Fall is a time of movement and transition. We wanted to offer styles that our girl could sling on her back or over her body. Whether hitting the road or heading for the classroom, these shapes will help get her where she is going.
We describe the collection as having enzyme-washed canvas. What does that mean?
Enzyme washing is a technique used to give fabric that "well loved" look we all like. During the washing process, enzymes weather the dyes and soften fibers without compromising quality. We wear the bag in, so you don't have to!
What inspired the colors of this collection and how do you see them working together to tell a story?
We were inspired by the idea of the journey - winding roads and nature walks. Colors like asphalt, wheat, indigo and brick felt true to this story. We like how these colors bridge summer with fall.
Inspired by the Blue. Our design team let indigo take center stage in the Fall Collection, pulling in elements of new (fashion-forward styles like The Foldover) and old (enzyme-washed canvas and antique gold hardware) to create something the FEED girl would want to wear everyday.
When pulling inspiration for this collection, our design team sought out rich, natural tones and textures that allude to all the reasons we love the season. Shooting the bags in foggy West Marin, with its winding roads and fields of dried grass, felt very true to the intention of the design.


Synergy of a unified industry approach.
Access to updated information on the regulatory requirements in Pakistan.
Well established relationships with regulators.
First-hand members updates on the regulatory changes in Pakistan.
Access to the regulators via group delegations.


This adorable house features 4 spacious bedrooms, 3 bathrooms, and tons of room to grow. Outside you will find no shortage of storage and room to tinker with your toys. From the covered storage for your boat or RV, to the numerous out-buildings and sheds, to the detached screened-in and TV ready get-away, and over to the huge built-in custom bbq pit/smoker, you will have dozens of reasons to enjoy the outdoors again!


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Showtimes > The Holiday
Amanda Woods (Cameron Diaz), the owner of a prospering advertising firm that creates movie trailers, lives in Southern California. Iris Simpkins (Kate Winslet) writes the popular wedding column for London's Daily Telegraph and resides in a charming cottage in the English countryside.
Though Iris and Amanda live 6,000 miles apart, they are in exactly the same place: Just before Christmas, Iris and Amanda decide to take a needed break from the men in their lives — and neither is much in the mood for a nostalgic chorus of "Auld Lang Syne."
Amanda, wanting to get out of town for the holidays, stumbles onto an internet site that specializes in home exchanges, and finds Iris' English cottage to be the perfect antidote to her troubles. On impulse, Amanda and Iris agree to crisscross continents and move into each other's homes for two weeks.
Iris lands in Los Angeles on a spectacularly clear day warmed by the gusts of the seasonal Santa Ana winds. Not long after she arrives at Amanda's Brentwood home, she is befriended by Arthur (Eli Wallach), a noted screenwriter from Hollywood's Golden Era, and Miles (Jack Black), a film composer who works with Amanda's ex-boyfriend.
In England, where it is anything but balmy, Amanda is just settling into the cozy solitude of the snow-covered Rose Hill Cottage, when Iris' handsome brother Graham (Jude Law) comes knocking at the cottage door.
In an unexpected turn of events, both women discover that the best trips are the ones where you leave your baggage behind.
Cast: Edward Burns, Jude Law, Cameron Diaz, Kate Winslet, Rufus Sewell, Jack Black
Studio:Columbia Pictures
Director: Nancy Meyers
Producers: Nancy Meyers, Bruce A. Block
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The Eight Major Takeaways From James Comey's Interview
By Roger Sollenberger | April 16, 2018 | 9:20am
Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Politics Features James Comey
If you didn't catch the interview former FBI Director James Comey gave George Stephanopoulos last night, don't blame ABC. The network did a pretty good job teasing the interview, which Comey did as PR for the book he's publishing this week, and we heard most of the juicy bits in the days before it aired. However, this was the first time we heard the man who in many ways is perhaps the most central figure of the Trump presidency speak candidly about the events surrounding the election, the Russia investigation, and Trump's first few months in office.
Among other things, Comey said the President was a liar who was possibly guilty of obstruction of justice and possibly being blackmailed by the Russian government. He compared Trump to a mob boss and said he was "morally unfit" to serve. As promised, we got some pee tape stuff, which was pure gold, along with a succinct and measured breakdown of the Steele dossier. Comey also said enough about the Clinton email investigation (sorry, but I have to talk about it) to fill out Sean Hannity's calendar for the month. Things were looking pretty bleak there for Sean. And even though Trump didn't come out smelling great, it wasn't entirely bad for him, and we can expect the interview will breed some positive right-wing spin.
After all, Comey said he didn't want Trump to be impeached. More on that below, though.
Sadly, the interview wasn't very well put together. ABC cut it at a manic pace, and it felt like the Comey interview was a commercial for the Comey interview—a string of intriguing sound bites that the actual interview, whenever it began, would expand upon. But we never really got there.
(For you curious folks, the reason the edit seems so rushed is that ABC had to cut a five-hour interview down to an hour. The full, fascinating transcript is available here.)
But although Comey did dish on Trump, he didn't drop the bombs that many of the anti-Trump crowd are sure he's got in his pocket. But we should remember that Comey's candor is constrained by the Mueller investigation: He'll inevitably get called as a key witness to Trump's doltish conspiracy to obstruct justice, which continues undaunted, so Comey can't say anything that would compromise the investigation or his role in it. But the interview didn't offer much depth and insight, which is a shame because one thing the interview did make clear is that Comey is a thoughtful, insightful person, and that should be obvious no matter your opinions on his many controversial choices. Like all of us, Comey is "deeply flawed," as he put it, and he seemed to have a genuine and open interest in exploring the morality of his decisions, his failings, and the limits of his honesty.
This is about as honest as Washington gets. Here are the most significant moments from a fascinating interview.
1. Come for the Pee Tape; Stay for the Treason
Yep, Comey delivered the goods.
I honestly never thought these words would come out of my mouth, but I don't know whether the current President of the United States was with prostitutes peeing on each other in Moscow in 2013. It's possible, but I don't know.
Why it's important:
First, but definitely least, it's funny. But it's amazing that the former FBI Director—the guy who investigated the claim that the current President of the United States has been captured on video watching hookers pee on a bed for his enjoyment—can't rule out the possibility that this happened. Hell, even Melania couldn't rule it out. Trump reportedly asked Comey to investigate the dossier (more on that in a bit) because he needed prove to Melania that it didn't happen. That's the kind of guy Trump is.
According to Comey, Trump's defense against the dossier's allegations was, "Do I look like a guy who needs hookers?"
But is any of this actually important? Very much so. Comey was speaking in the context of a question about whether the Russians might have compromising material on Trump. That is, whether the President is vulnerable to blackmail by our number one geopolitical adversary. That's a big deal, and Trump's words, actions, and inactions regarding Russia make pretty clear that there's something going on there. But there's even more we can take away from the pee tape stuff…
2. What Comey Didn't Say About Blackmail Is Just As Important
The Russians could and likely do have all sorts of blackmail on Trump, stuff that goes way beyond the pee tape. This is most obviously in the form of shady business deals, money laundering, and other financial crimes. But Comey, when asked about blackmail, didn't mention any of those. He went straight to video. Why?
First, Comey is clearly trolling Trump. A+. But also, Comey probably didn't say anything about those other things because he can't say anything to compromise Mueller's investigation. And it wasn't just this answer, either: Comey didn't bring up Trump's financial deals at any point in the interview. It's a pretty glaring omission, and Mueller likely has loads of proof about Trump's financial crimes. We might infer something's coming.
3. Is The Dossier True?
First, let's remember the Steele dossier isn't a thing that can be true or false. It's called "raw intelligence," information gleaned from sources and sometimes sources of sources, which means some of it is guaranteed to be inaccurate. Steele qualifies every claim by citing the sources he got that information from. He never makes claims of truth. In the interview, Comey gave a great breakdown about the dossier's role and value in the beginning of the investigation.
Q: "You first were briefed on the Steele dossier in August of 2015. What did you make of it?"
Comey: "That it, at its core, was consistent with the other information we'd gathered during the intelligence investigation…"
Comey is reminding us that the dossier didn't start the investigation. Rather, it echoed information the FBI already had about Trump-Russia, namely that a Trump adviser had blabbed months earlier about meeting with a Russian who offered Clinton's emails. To quote Comey again, emphasis mine: "The reason that was important was that it was long before there was any public indication that the Russians had material they were going to dump, which they started dumping in mid-June."
Comey explained there were three claims at what he called "the core" of the dossier: 1. to "dirty up the American democracy"; 2. Russian President Vladimir Putin's effort to tank Hillary Clinton's campaign because he "personally hated" her; and 3. "to help Donald Trump become elected president." He said, "we already knew [those allegations were] true from totally separate information."
Comey also offered insight about the dossier's author, former British intelligence officer Christopher Steele:
Well, certainly the source was credible. There's no doubt that he had a network of sources and sub-sources in a position to report on these kinds of things. But we tend to approach these things with a bit of a blank slate, trying to figure out, "So what can we replicate?" This guy, who's credible, says these things are true. Okay. That means we should try and replicate that work to see if we can develop the same sources."
Surprise: The Federal Bureau of Investigation investigates stuff. It's not the Federal Bureau of Belief.
With all that said, Comey did toss Trump a bone. When asked directly whether he thinks Trump has been compromised by the Russian government, Comey said, "It always struck me and still strikes me as unlikely, and I woulda been able to say with high confidence about any other president I dealt with, but I can't. It's possible."
I can already see the tweet: "UNLIKELY!"
4. Comey Would Do It All Over Again
Comey never quite came out and admitted he swung the presidency for Trump when, one week before the election, Comey went public with the information that the FBI had discovered more Clinton emails on another computer server. Comey has caught a lot of shit for this, and deservedly so. He told ABC that his book invites the reader to "Come with me to October 28th. Tell me what you would do."
Honestly, I don't know what I would have done. Comey was in a hard spot. The FBI's New York field office had this evidence on Clinton, and if she'd won the election and word got out that Comey had sat on it, it would have looked as if Comey had rigged the election for Clinton. I understand this dilemma.
But when Stephanopoulos pushed Comey about why he hadn't also revealed the FBI's investigation into Trump, Comey made a distinction: "We were not investigating Donald Trump." As we know now, the FBI was indeed investigating people close to Trump, but they weren't investigating Trump himself. (At the time.) The FBI was, however, investigating Clinton. Comey's point is that we should consider that the two investigations, at the time, were of a different magnitude, and are a false parallel. I concede that there is a logical distinction here, but I don't know if I can buy that this distinction matters enough to merit separate standards.
Stephanopoulos pointed out that I'm not alone: "You look at previous attorney generals for President Bush, for President Ford, for President Obama, Justice Department officials for President Clinton; they all disagree with you. They say this crossed a line." Then the money question:
STEPHANOPOULOS: If you knew that letter would elect Donald Trump, you'd still send it?
COMEY: I would. I would… because [if I didn't, then] down that path lies the death of the FBI as an independent force in American life. If I ever start considering whose political fortunes will be affected by a decision, we're done. We're no longer that group in America that is apart from the partisans, and that can be trusted. We're just another player in the tribal battle.
It's your call whether he succeeded here or betrayed his own standards.
5. Loretta Lynch Made Comey Uneasy
Comey spent probably more time discussing Clinton's emails than he'd have liked to. This was another dilemma for him, and Loretta Lynch didn't make it easier. Comey was damned both ways, or as he put it, "Nobody gets out alive." But, he added, "that's kind of freeing."
In response, Stephanopoulos was direct: "Can you tell me the Obama justice department was not protecting Hillary Clinton?" Comey said they weren't. He did say that he got uneasy when Lynch, a Clinton ally who was at the time Attorney General, inserted herself into the investigation. When she advised Comey to call the Clinton investigation a "matter" instead of an "investigation" Comey said he knew he had to step away from her. He eventually announced the conclusion of the FBI investigation without first informing her because he'd judged her involvement would harm the investigation. That in itself is pretty surprising.
But to those people who believe Clinton's exoneration was a foregone conclusion, Comey said, "Anybody who's done investigations knows that if you've been investigating someone for a year and don't know where it's going, you should be fired."
Trump Reminded Comey of a Mob Boss
Comey spent years prosecuting the mafia, and said the Trump circle gave him flashbacks to that time. This, Comey said, was because of how Trump organized his circle of friends: "There's an expression in the Mafia, a distinction between a friend of yours and a friend of ours… And I think the reason it was coming into my head was I felt this effort to make us all… and maybe this wasn't their intention, but it's the way it felt to me, to make us all 'amica nostra.'
He added, and I will quote him at length:
"I'm not trying to, by the way, suggest that President Trump is out breaking legs and, you know, shaking down shopkeepers. But instead, what I'm talking about is that leadership culture constantly comes back to me when I think about my experience with the Trump administration… the loyalty oaths, the boss as the dominant center of everything, it's all about how do you serve the boss, what's in the boss' interests. It's the family, the family, the family, the family. That's why it reminds me so much and not, "So what's the right thing for the country and what are the values of the institutions that we're dealing with?" It's all about here.
This passage is especially meaningful when compared to how Comey describes the Trump team's reaction when Comey told them Russia had interfered with the election on Trump's behalf: They didn't worry about Russia. They worried about spin.
6. Comey Hates The C-Word
Ah yes. The collusion. Or the NO COLLUSION!, depending whom you ask. Comey cleared a few things up here.
We hear the word "collusion" all the time. "Collusion" is not a word that's familiar to me from my work. The question is, is anybody conspiring or aiding and abetting, helping, the Russians accomplish their goal of interfering in the American election? That's what the counterintelligence investigation was about.
Collusion isn't the question. It's a made-up term. The crimes, as Comey points out, are things such as conspiracy against the United States (which Paul Manafort has already been charged with) or aiding and abetting. Given what we know now, and what was obvious during the campaign, it's tough to see anyone on Team Trump escaping an aiding and abetting charge.
7. Comey Hates Trump
This isn't much of a surprise. I hate Trump, and everyone I respect hates Trump. But Comey went into surprising detail. He took shots at Trump's vanity, describing Trump's appearance his first in-person meeting: his hair "appeared to be all his… It most take a heck of a lot of time in the morning, but it's impressively coifed. He looked— his tie was too long, as it always is. He looked slightly orange up close with small white—half moons under his eyes, which I assume are from tanning googles." Comey even sized up Trump's hands: as I shook his hand I made a note to check the size and it seemed like he had average-sized hands.
Top-flight trolling.
Comey also pointed out "that I've never seen [Trump] laugh. Not in public, not in private." This is a sharp observation, and when I think about it, I'm not sure whether I've seen Trump laugh for any reason than laughing at somebody else's foolishness or misfortune. No happy laughter for the man.
Comey Won't Say Whether He Thinks Trump Is Guilty
This shouldn't come as a surprise to anyone on either side of this thing: Comey will be a witness to any obstruction of justice charges brought against the president, and so obviously he wouldn't want to say anything publicly that will hamstring him if and when called to testify. He went as far as to say Trump is "possibly" guilty of obstruction of justice.
But he did offer some insight when he said, "It's crazy to fire me. I'm leading the investigation of Russian influence and particularly whether anyone in the Trump orbit had coordinated and conspired with the Russians. That makes no sense at all. And the reasons they've given make no sense at all, are clearly a pretense."
So yeah, Comey thinks Trump is guilty.
8. Comey Doesn't Want Trump To Be Impeached
This isn't because Comey doesn't think there's a strong case for impeachment. And it's not because he thinks Trump is intellectually or psychologically incapacitated, or is going through dementia, a view I happen to share with Comey. Comey said he's observed that Trump "strikes me as a person of above average intelligence who's tracking conversations and knows what's going on. I don't think he's medically unfit to be president."
He added, "I think he's morally unfit to be president."
He elaborated on this point:
"A person who sees moral equivalence in Charlottesville, who talks about and treats women like they're pieces of meat, who lies constantly and insists the American people believe it—that person's not fit to be president of the United States, on moral grounds… There's something more important than that that should unite all of us, and that is our president must embody respect and adhere to the values that are at the core of this country. The most important being truth. This president is not able to do that.
Again, that's no smack-ya-mama shock, but Comey is forceful, forthright, and eloquent. But even in light of that criticism, when asked whether he believed Trump should be impeached, Comey said no.
I'll give you a strange answer. I hope not because I think impeaching and removing Donald Trump from office would let the American people off the hook and have something happen indirectly that I believe they're duty bound to do directly. People in this country need to stand up and go to the voting booth and vote their values.
We'll fight about guns. We'll fight about taxes. We'll fight about all those other things down the road. But you cannot have, as President of the United States, someone who does not reflect the values that I believe Republicans treasure and Democrats treasure and Independents treasure. That is the core of this country. That's our foundation. And so impeachment, in a way, would short circuit that.
That sounds noble. But Mr. Comey, I'd point out you're presenting a false choice: Our duty to vote our values isn't dependent on whether Donald Trump is still President. That attitude is what got us here in the first place.
That and the whole email thing.
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\section{INTRODUCTION}\vspace{-2mm}
The aim of this paper is to present applications
of the criterion for all-order finiteness in
$N\!\!=\!\!1$ SYM of \cite{LPS}. All-order
finiteness is here meant in the sense of exact
vanishing of the perturbative $\b$-functions.

The all-order finiteness criterion is an
exact result, with hypotheses operating exclusively at
the one-loop level. It is based on the structure
of the supercurrent anomaly multiplet, which
relates the
conformal anomalies to the  axial ones.
The axial anomalies
being non-renormalized, they are given by their
one-loop values.
Vanishing of the latter is guaranteed by
the hypothesis that the one-loop gauge
$\beta$-function, as well as the one-loop
anomalous dimensions, vanish (these two
conditions are known to yield one-loop
finiteness \cite{PW}).
A further hypothesis on the unicity of
the solution to the conditions of vanishing
one-loop Yukawa $\b$-functions comes from
imposing, as a consistency requirement,
that reduction of the couplings be verified.
Therefore, the all-order finiteness result
is the one-loop result supplemented by a
consistency requirement for higher orders
[hyp. (iv) below].
We shall first review one-loop finiteness
(section \ref{sec2}). In section \ref{sec3},
we state the all-order result. Section
\ref{sec4} presents three applications.
For related approaches to all-order
finiteness in $N=1$ SYM, see
\cite{ermushev,DJZ,strassler}.
\vspace{-2.2mm}
\section{ONE-LOOP FINITENESS}\label{sec2}
\vspace{-2mm}
Consider an $N\!\!=\!\!1$ super-Yang-Mills
theory with simple gauge group (gauge coupling
$g$) and  superpotential
$W(\phi^i)= \frac{1}{2}\,m_{ij}
\,\phi^{i}\,\phi^{j}+
\frac{1}{6}\,\l_{ijk}\,\phi^{i}
\,\phi^{j}\,\phi^{k}$. The matter fields
$\phi^{i}$ transform
under the irrep. $R_{i}$. The one-loop gauge
$\beta$-function is given by
\vspace{-1mm}\begin{equation}
\beta^{\scriptscriptstyle\, (1)}_{g}=
\frac{g^3}{16\pi^2}\,\bigl[\,\sum_i\,
T(R_{i})-3\,C_{2}(G)\,\bigr].
\label{betag}
\end{equation}\vspace{-1.8mm}
The one-loop Yukawa $\beta$-functions
\vspace{-1mm}\begin{equation}
\beta^{\scriptscriptstyle\, (1)}_{ijk} =
\l_{ijl}\,\gamma^{l\ \scriptscriptstyle\, (1)}_{\ k}+
 \l_{ikl}\,\gamma^{l\ \scriptscriptstyle\, (1)}_{\ j}+
 \l_{jkl}\,\gamma^{l\ \scriptscriptstyle\, (1)}_{\ i}
\end{equation}\vspace{-1.8mm}
are combinations of the one-loop anomalous dimensions
\vspace{-1mm}\begin{equation}
\gamma^{i\ \scriptscriptstyle\, (1)}_{\ j}
=\frac{1}{32\pi^2}\,[\,
\l^{ikl}\,\l_{jkl}-2\,g^2\,C_{2}(R_{i})
\delta^i_{j}\,].
\label{gamay}
\end{equation}\vspace{-1.8mm}
Necessary and sufficient conditions for one-
(and two-) loop finiteness \cite{PW}
result from demanding that \equ{betag}, resp.
\equ{gamay}, vanish, {{\em i.e.},\ }
\vspace{-1mm}\begin{equation}
\sum_i T(R_i) = 3\, C_2(G),\label{1st}
\end{equation}\vspace{-1.8mm}
\vspace{-2mm}
\vspace{-1mm}\begin{equation}
\l^{ikl} \l_{jkl} = 2\,\, g^2 \, C_2(R_i)\,
\delta ^i_j .
\label{2nd}
\end{equation}\vspace{-1.8mm}
\vspace{-2.2mm}
\section{ALL-ORDER FINITENESS}\label{sec3}
\vspace{-2mm}
At all orders, finiteness is guaranteed
by the following criterion
\cite{LPS}: {\bf if} {\bf (i)} the gauge
anomaly vanishes,
{\bf (ii)} $\b_g^{\scriptscriptstyle\, (1)}\!=\!0$,
{\bf (iii)} the conditions
$\gamma^{i\ \scriptscriptstyle\, (1)}_{\ j} \!=\!0$
possess solutions of the
form $\l_{ijk} =\rho_{ijk}\,g,\ \rho_{ijk}
\in{{\rm I} \kern -.59em {\rm C}}$, and
{\bf (iv)} these solutions of
$\gamma^{i\ \scriptscriptstyle\, (1)}_{\ j} \!=\!0$
are isolated and non-degenerate\footnote{By
``isolated", we
mean that the zeroes cannot be multiple,
whereas by ``non-degenerate" we forbid parametric
families.} solutions of
$\b^{\scriptscriptstyle\, (1)}_{ijk} \!=\!0$,
{\it {\bf then} {\it each} of these solutions
corresponds to an $N\!\!=\!\!1$ SYM
model with {\it one} independent
coupling constant
({{\em e.g.},\ } the gauge coupling $g$) which does
not run, {{\em i.e.},\ } $\b_g\!=\!0$ at all orders.}

For the proof, see \cite{LuZou} and the
original literature \cite{LPS,pisi}.
In order to obtain a SYM model with one
isolated and
non-degenerate solution ({{\em i.e.},\ } a unique
solution
for {\it that} model), one generally
needs to restrict
the superpotential by imposing global,
chiral or
discrete, symmetries. It turns out that
one solution of
$\gamma^{i\ \scriptscriptstyle\, (1)}_{\ j} \!=\!0$
which is isolated and non-degenerate
when regarded as a solution of
$\b^{\scriptscriptstyle\, (1)}_{ijk} \!=\!0$
corresponds, if it exists,
to a given global chiral symmetry of the
superpotential.
Such chiral symmetries are denoted by
\vspace{-1mm}\begin{equation}
\d_{a}\,\phi^i=i\,e_{a\ j}^{\ i}\phi^j,\quad
\d_{a}\,\phi_i^\dagger=-i\phi_j^\dagger\,e_{a\ i}^{\ j},
\label{trou}
\end{equation}\vspace{-1.8mm}
where $e_{a}=e_{a}^\dagger$ are the Hermitean
charges. Symmetry of the superpotential is then
guaranteed provided
\vspace{-1mm}\begin{equation}
\l_{ijl}\, e_{a\ k}^{\ \,l} + \l_{jkl}
\, e_{a\ i}^{\ \,l} +\l_{kil}\, e_{a\ j}^{\ \,l}=0.
\label{46}
\end{equation}\vspace{-1.8mm}
\vspace{-2.2mm}
\section{APPLICATIONS}\label{sec4}
\vspace{-2mm}
\subsection{$\bf SU(6)_{\rm\bf gauge}$
$\bf N\!\!=\!\!1$ SYM finite model}
The first application \cite{LPS} is based on
an $SU(6)_{\rm gauge}$ model which is known
to be one-loop finite \cite{HPS}. It contains
matter supermultiplets in the
${\bf 6},\ \overline{\bf 6},\ \overline{\bf 15}$
and ${\bf 21}$
with multiplicities $(8,16,1,1)$, and has been
chosen for purely illustrative purposes. The
superpotential writes (repr. indices suppressed)
\vspace{-1mm}\begin{equation}
W \! = \! \l_{(ab)}\,{\bf\overline 6}^a
{\bf\overline 6}^b {\bf 21}
+ \l^{[ij]}\, {\bf 6}_i {\bf 6}_j {\bf\overline{15}}
+\l_3\,{\bf\overline{15}}^3,
\end{equation}\vspace{-1.8mm}
where $\l_{(ab)}$, $\l^{[ij]}$ and $\l_3$ are
the Yukawa couplings, $i,\!j\!=\!1...8$,
$a\!\,,\!b\!=\!1...16$.
The $\gamma^{\scriptscriptstyle\, (1)}\!=\!0$
conditions \equ{2nd} yield
\vspace{-1mm
\l^{(ac)}\l_{(cb)}\=\a\,g^2\,\d^a_b,\nonumber\\[1mm]
\l^{(ac)}\l_{(ca)}\=16\a\,g^2,\nonumber\\[1mm]
4\,\l_{[ik]}\l^{[kj]}\=7\a\,g^2\,\d^j_i,\nonumber\\[1mm]
2\,\l_{[ik]}\l^{[ki]}+9\,|\l_3|^2\=28\a\,g^2,\nonumber
\label{gaze}
\end{array}\end{equation}\vspace{-1.5mm}
with $\a$ some constant. The $\l_{(ab)}$'s
and $\l^{[ij]}$'s obeying \equ{gaze} form
parametric families of zeroes, and $\l_3$ is a
degenerate (double) zero. These solutions
are hence neither isolated nor non-degenerate
solutions of
$\b^{\scriptscriptstyle\, (1)}_{ijk} \!=\!0$,
and hypothesis (iv) of the finiteness
criterion is not satisfied.

Let us then pick one of the above solutions,
denote it by $(l_{(ab)},k^{[ij]})$, and
replace it into the superpotential. The latter,
restricted superpotential, is invariant under
chiral transformations of the type \equ{trou},
{{\em i.e.},\ }
\vspace{-1mm}\begin{equation}
\d_{(l)}{\bf\overline 6}^a=i\,e_{(l)\, b}^{\ a}
{\bf\overline 6}^b,\qquad
\d_{(k)}{\bf 6}_i=i\,e_{(k)\, i}^{\ j}{\bf 6}_j
\label{holo},
\end{equation}\vspace{-1.8mm}
provided relations of the form \equ{46} among
generators and Yukawa couplings
\vspace{-1mm
l_{(ac)}e_{(l)\,b}^{\ c}+
l_{(bc)}e_{(l)\,a}^{\ c}\= 0,\\[1.5mm]
k^{[il]}e_{(k)\,l}^{\ j}+
k^{[jl]}e_{(k)\,l}^{\ i}\=0,\label{hola}
\end{array}\end{equation}\vspace{-1.5mm}
hold. Considering now the Yukawa couplings
as metrics, we infer that the $e_{(l)}$'s
generate the group preserving $16\!\times\! 16$
bilinear symmetric metrics, {{\em i.e.},\ } the orthogonal
group $O(16)$, whereas the $e_{(k)}$'s generate
the group preserving $8\!\times\! 8$ bilinear
antisymmetric metrics, {{\em i.e.},\ } the symplectic group
$Sp(8)$. Other symmetries (see \cite{LPS}) make
$\l_3$ an isolated zero.
We have thus obtained an all-order finite
$N\!\!=\!\!1$ SYM model with symmetry group
$SU(6)_{\rm gauge}\!\times\! [O(16)
\!\times\! Sp(8)]_{\rm global}$.
\vspace{-1mm}
\subsection{$\bf SU(5)_{\rm\bf gauge}$
$\bf N\!\!=\!\!1$ SYM finite model}
We consider now a more phenomenologically-minded
application of all-order finiteness (see
\cite{LuZou} and references therein). Among
the $SU(5)$ one-loop finite models of
\cite{HPS}, only one allows for three fermion
generations and adjoint matter. It is built
out of the
chiral supermutiplets
${\bf 5},\,\overline{\bf 5},\,{\bf 10},\,
\overline{\bf 10}$ and ${\bf 24}$
with multiplicities $(4,7,3,0,1)$.
The superpotential (repr. indices suppressed) is
\vspace{-1mm
W \={g_{ija}\over 2}{\bf 10}_i {\bf 10} _j H_a
+ {\bar g}_{ija}{\bf 10}_i {\bar {\bf 5}}_j
{\bar H}_a\nonumber\\[1mm]
&&\!\!\!\!\!\!+{g^\prime_{ijk}\over 2}{\bf 10}_i
{\bar {\bf 5}}_j {\bar {\bf 5}}_k
+{q_{ia b}\over 2}{\bf 10}_i {\bar H}_a
{\bar H}_b\nonumber\\[1.5mm]
&&\!\!\!\!\!\!+f_{a b}\ {\bar H}_a {\bf 24} H_b
+h_{i a}\ {\bar {\bf 5}}_i {\bf 24} H_a
+p\ {\bf 24}^3,
\label{superpot2}
\end{array}\end{equation}\vspace{-1.5mm}
where $i,\!j,\!k\!=\!1...3$ and
$a,\!b \!=\!1...4$. The ${\bf 10}_i$'s and
${\bar {\bf 5}}_i$'s
are the usual three generations,
and the ${\bf 24}$ contains the scalar
superfield.
The four (${\bf 5}+{\bar {\bf 5}}$) Higgses are
denoted by $H_a$, ${\bar H}_a$.
The $\gamma^{\scriptscriptstyle\, (1)}\!=\!0$
conditions \equ{2nd} can be computed to be
\vspace{-1mm
4  {\bar g}_{ij a}
{\bar g}^{ijb}  \!+\! {24\over 5}
 f_{ac} f^{bc} \!+\!4 q_{iac} q^{ibc}
\={24\over 5}  g^2
  \delta _a ^b ,\\[1mm]
3 g_{ija} g^{ijb}
 \!+\! {24\over 5}  f_{ca} f^{cb}
 \!+\! {24\over 5}
 h_{ia} h^{ib} \={24\over 5}
  g^2  \delta _a ^b ,\\[1mm]
 4  {\bar g}_{ki a}
 {\bar g}^{kja} \!+\!{24\over 5}
 h_{ia} h^{ja} \!+\!4
{g^\prime}_{ikl} {g^\prime}^{jkl}
\={24\over 5}  g^2
\delta _i^j,\\[1mm]
2  {\bar g}_{ik a}{\bar g}^{jka}
 \!+\!3 g_{ika}  g^{jka} \!+\!q_{iab}
 q^{jab} \nonumber\\
 \!+\!{g^\prime}_{kli}
 {g^\prime}^{klj}
\={36\over 5}
  g^2  \delta _i ^j,\\[1mm]
f_{ab} f^{ab} \!+\!{21\over 5}
  pp^* \!+\! h_{ia} h^{ia}
\= 10 g^2.
\label{yg}
\end{array}\end{equation}\vspace{-1.5mm}
Finiteness at all orders is achieved by imposing
to the superpotential
a $Z_{7}\!\times\! Z_{3}$ discrete symmetry with
$Z_7$-charges (1;2;4;4;1;2;5;3;6;0) and $Z_3$-charges
(1;2;0;0;0;0;1;2;0;0) [for the ten fields
$({\bf 10}_i;\bar {\bf 5}_i;H_a)$],
plus a multiplicative $Q$-parity (see \cite{LuZou}).
These symmetries enforce
$g_{iii}^2 \!=\!{8\over 5}g^2\!,\ \bar g_{iii}^2
\!=\!{6\over 5}g^2\!,
\ f_{44}^2 \!=\!g^2\!,\ p^2 \!=\!{15\over 7}g^2\!,$
for $i=1,2,3$, and all other Yukawa couplings vanish.
\vspace{-1mm}
\subsection{SYM finite models with global
$\bf U(1)$'s}
Finiteness can be attained by imposing that
the superpotential be invariant under a product
of global $U(1)$ groups. One specific example
has been successfully worked out \cite{LPnotes}.
Starting from some one-loop finite $N\!\!=\!\!1$
SYM model extracted from the list of \cite{HPS},
one constructs {\it one} explicit solution to
the conditions of vanishing one-loop
$\gamma$-functions. The latter solution is then
replaced into the superpotential, hence
yielding a restricted superpotential $\hat W$.
The next task is to find a minimal set of
global $U(1)$ symmetries, say $n$ such groups,
that constrain the original superpotential to
be just $\hat W$. The $n$ associated Abelian
charges carried by the matter superfields have
to be chosen accordingly. If this can be done
and yields isolated and non-degenerate solutions
to $\b^{\scriptscriptstyle\, (1)}_{ijk} \!=\!0$,
what one ends up with is an all-order finite
$N\!\!=\!\!1$ SYM model with symmetry group
$G_{\rm gauge}\!\times\!_{i=1}^n U(1)^i_{\rm global}$.
It is not clear whether such an approach can be
used in general, or if it applies to a definite
subset of all lower-orders finite models.
\vspace{-2.2mm}
\section{CONCLUSIONS}\vspace{-2mm}
In the process of constructing
all-order finite
SYM theories, one first reduces
 the number of independent Yukawa couplings
by means of global symmetries. Then one checks
if the solution of
$\gamma^{i\ \scriptscriptstyle\, (1)}_{\ j} \!=\!0$
considered as a solution of
$\b^{\scriptscriptstyle\, (1)}_{ijk} = 0$ is
isolated and non-degenerate. If not,
the process has
 to be restarted, imposing an enlarged
global symmetry
of the superpotential. The process stops
successfully if
unicity of the solution of
$\b^{\scriptscriptstyle\, (1)}_{ijk} = 0$ is attained.

There can be different,
arbitrarily multiple or degenerate solutions to
$\gamma^{i\ \scriptscriptstyle\, (1)}_{\ j} \!=\!0$.
Each of them {\it may} yield
a finite SYM model with global symmetries, assuming
that such symmetries exist. If more than one finite
model can be constructed for a given unconstrained
$N\!\!=\!\!1$ SYM theory, then each of these models
corresponds to the original theory with an additional
global symmetry specific to that model.
One may hope that the global symmetries which
are necessary for finiteness turn out to be
physically relevant
and to carry predictive power. Of course, one
can also check for finiteness after imposing
global symmetries that are motivated by phenomenology
(as, {{\em e.g.},\ } family symmetry).

Applications of the finiteness criterion
to SGUTS with $SU(6)$ and $SU(5)$ gauge groups,
and specified matter contents,  have been presented.
The latter models are
shown to be all-order finite
provided one imposes the global Lie-type,
resp. discrete, symmetries
$[O(16)\!\times\! Sp(8)]_{\rm global}$ and
$Z_{7}\!\times\! Z_{3}$.
A more generic example has been outlined,
for which all-order finiteness is achieved
by imposing a product of global $U(1)$
symmetries with suitable charges.

{\bf Acknowledgements:} The author thanks
O. Piguet for discussions and a careful reading
of the manuscript.
\vspace{-2mm}

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Politics, Elections & Government
Beto - AR15 Super Powerful Weapon - Wants to Ban NEW Sales
Thread starter GURPS
Midnightrider said:
And it only took them 50 years to figure out they were ineffective weapons?
That's almost as stupid as you are
Almost....
#*! boat!
PREMO Member
Clem72 said:
Again, my issue was with the comparison of "power" vs a lever action rifle. Unless you are telling me a lever action rifle is classified as semi-automatic in which case I will admit I don't know what I am talking about and be quiet. This time.
What's the difference in "killing power" between an AR-15 and a Ruger Ranch Rifle?
black dog said:
The object in war in most cases is not to kill, its to wound. It takes many more to handle wounded than the dead.
The M16 platform works well for many purposes, desert warfare with long range shooting is not one of them. Jungle and Urban fits it to a T.
Yep. And has anyone mentioned how much more effective a "killing machine" is any of the many AK-47 variants?...millions upon millions of which are in private hands and still for sale in most places. Much larger bullet.
Just being a fly in the ointment...
Gilligan said:
The Ranch rifles bullets turn into "Coyote-Seekers" and therefore harmless to humans.
You believe that The Dept of the Army and The Marine Corps haven't had the knowledge that the XM193 and the SS109 bullets loose yaw at 300 to 400 meters depending on rifle they are shot from?
You constantly prove stupid you are...
He's been an ignorant moron on every other subject, why would this one be any different.
Midnightrider
Hey dummy, the AR isnt intended to be a long range rifle. The army and marines have a different tool for that job.
It is plenty effective for its intended purpose.
Pardon my ignorance, is a Ruger Ranch Rifle a bolt-action rifle? If not, perhaps it would have been a much better comparison.
I think you all are trying to force my into an opinion I don't have and didn't espouse. I simply said comparing the AR-15 to a rifle that shoots a more powerful round, but fires using a completely different action doesn't prove or disprove any "point" about the killing power of the rifle. I didn't say that there isn't a good point to be made about sporting rifles being as effective or moreso than the AR-15, simply that I didn't believe the one chosen looked to be a fair comparison.
Ruger Ranch is one of many semi-automatic rifles that are not "black and scary" and the Ruger also happens to chamber and fire the same small-caliber rifle round (.223) as many of the AR-15 clones. There are, however, many other calibers that are shot from AR-15 variants...all the way up to .50 And then there are all the semi-automatic shotguns to consider.
There are, however, many other calibers that are shot from AR-15 variants...all the way up to .50 And then there are all the semi-automatic shotguns to consider.
Pardon my ignorance, is a Ruger Ranch Rifle a bolt-action rifle?
A Ruger Ranch Rifle works like an M-14 / Garand / M-1 Carbine ... Op-rod / rotating bolt action
Free America
Hey dumbass, Every Marine It s a rifleman, I guess you didn't know that the Marines still qualify yearly with a 16" M4 with the SS109 ammo out to 500 yards.
You don't know what the **** you are talking about...
Maybe you should come out to the Nationals this summer and see what calibers are being shot in Across the Course out to 600 yards.
600 yards is not long range. besides, you were trying to imply it is worthless after 400yards, and now you are claiming it is reliable enough at 500 that all marines have to qualify with it to that distance. Pick a lane.
again, this is a stupid argument you idiots are trying to make. The AR was designed for a purpose and it has filled that purpose for 50 years. It has been very efective for what it was designed to do.
The AR was designed for a purpose and it has filled that purpose for 50 years. It has been very efective for what it was designed to do.
Since it's always been a civilian weapon...it's done lots of things. Still does. Colt started marketing it as a sporting rifle from it's inception.
I never implied it was worthless, I'm fully aware of its do's, don't, bullet weights, twists and barrel lengths, unlike you.
And yes dumbass, Marines qualify yearly with a 16" M4 with SS109 ammo at 200, 300 and 500 yards.
PeoplesElbow
I don't even really think it is to wound, it is to give the threat of wounding or killing so that you keep the other guys pinned back, keep them from shooting back at you. This is why they want more ammo, its a lot more dangerous to stick your head out when there are more small things whizzing by every second than a single 50 cal every 30 seconds or so even though the 50 cal will tear a man in half.
Sure you did, but go ahead and revise history all you want. I guess only people that really know what they are talking about consider 500 yards long range.
If you knew half of what you thought you knew you would still be pretty stupid.
LOL..
The distances normally considered to be "long range" is weather and caliber dependent, and long range may be defined as stretching the distance which the firearm and ammunition is capable of making consistent hits. Generally some may claim that for the .22 LR cartridge any distances over 100 meters (109 yards) is considered long range. For centerfire intermediate rifle calibers, some might say that everything over 300 to 400 m is considered long range, while some may claim that long range "starts" at 500 m. At the longer ranges the bullets will have a long flight time, and on days with good weather conditions one can spot the bullets spinning through the air. Some believe you really get "the feel" of long range shooting when you have time to see the bullet fly towards the target, and then dive below or swing past, just when you were sure you would hit it. Weather conditions may also affect what is considered long range for a given firearm configuration. For instance a shooter may be able to repeatably hit a given size target, i.e. a 100 mm ring, at 1000 meters (0.1 mil target difficulty) in low and predictable wind, while the same 100 mm target may be near impossible to hit in heavy and varying wind at 200 meters (0.5 mil target difficulty).
In a few weeks we will be shooting a 200 yard rimfire match at Camp Atterberry how about you roll out here and show me how well you can dope the elevation and wind with your simple 22LR.
A huge gun owner like yourself should own a Kimber, Cooper or an Anschutz that's capable of sub 1" groups at 100.
I'll pay your entry fee's and you can shoot it and show me that you can walk the walk.
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You know having some people on ignore makes some of these conversations kind of like listening to someone with Tourette's. You see the reaction and kind of wonder what kind of stupidity they've come up with now.
Merlin99 said:
Yep, I like the new ignore. I often though of applying for a job and after being hired tell them i'm handicapped with Tourette's, how much fun would that be?


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Girls tennis: Whitnall freshman rallies for win
Whitnall freshman Autumn Bruno remained undefeated with a comeback victory over DSHA's Logan White in the sectional final at No. 1 singles.
Girls tennis: Whitnall freshman rallies for win Whitnall freshman Autumn Bruno remained undefeated with a comeback victory over DSHA's Logan White in the sectional final at No. 1 singles. Check out this story on jsonline.com: https://jsonl.in/2yIFYjb
Mark Stewart, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Published 6:48 p.m. CT Oct. 4, 2017 | Updated 10:01 p.m. CT Oct. 4, 2017
Whitnall's Autumn Bruno, shown here in a match from last month, won a sectional title Wednesday at Racine Case.(Photo: C.T. Kruger / Now News Group)Buy Photo
RACINE – As Autumn Bruno found herself falling deeper and deeper into trouble Wednesday afternoon, she simply told herself to keep pushing.
"I can come back," she said. "because I know I can fight back, so I was fighting through the whole thing."
The Whitnall freshman tennis player had already put together a banner year before taking the court in No. 1 singles final of the Racine Park Sectional at Racine Case. What she did over the course of about 2 hours and 15 minutes, cemented it.
Bruno, who earlier this year won the Woodland Conference No. 1 singles championship, became what is believed to be the school's first sectional champion at No. 1 singles with a 0-6, 7-5, 11-9 victory over Divine Savior Holy Angels junior Logan White. Bruno was down 0-4 in the second set and fought off a couple of match points before rallying to beat a player who took fifth at the Division 1 state meet last season.
The performance improved Bruno's record to 22-0 and will probably earn her a high seed at the WIAA Division 1 state meet Oct. 12-14 at Nielsen Tennis Stadium in Madison.
"Wow. I'm so proud of this girl," said Whitnall assistant Jose Rivera, who was filling in for head coach Mary Frentzel.
Bruno's performance highlighted a meet in which Brookfield East qualified for its fourth straight state appearance and DSHA automatically qualified its top two singles players, White and sophomore Jordan Schifano.
East and the rest of the sectional team champions across the state qualified for the state team tournament Oct. 20-21 in Madison. The top four finishers in No. 1 singles and doubles and the winner of No. 2 singles and doubles automatically qualify for the individual state meet.
Bruno, therefore, had already qualified for state when she buckled down and started to come back against the Greater Metro's champion. Normally a hard hitter, Bruno took something off her shots in an effort to eliminate the hitting errors she was experiencing and began to try different shots.
By the middle of the second set, Bruno felt she had a chance.
"I started to realize that I needed to keep playing the shots, keep it in play and not make so many mistakes, make her make the mistakes," she said. "That what I did well."
East, meanwhile, earned a return trip to state one year after experiencing the loss of a number of its top players due to graduation. The Spartans started the year moving its singles players one spot up in the lineup to compensate for the loss of last year's No. 1 player.
And the cupboard was almost bare in doubles. The only player back was senior Maria Korkos, half of East's No. 1 doubles team.
"The young players really stepped up," East coach Linda Lied said. "Not all of them are young in age, but young as far as being on a varsity team and stepping up and playing good varsity tennis."
East junior Emily Horneffer earned an automatic berth to the state meet with her third-place finish at No. 1 singles as did Korkos and junior Julia Vitale thanks to a fourth-place finish at No. 1 doubles. Lied also hopes to have No. 2 player Allison Brankle in the field as an extra qualifier.
A couple of keys to getting the best of DSHA,was finishing ahead of it at Nos. 3 and 4 singles where senior Sabrina Zhong and freshman Emma Lo were flight champions and in doubles where East finished ahead of the Dashers at No. 1 singles and at No. 2 singles where senior Margaret Propp and sophomore Pyper Scullen finished second.
They were all riding high as they left the courts blasting DJ Khaled's song "All I Do Is Win."
Bruno was feeling pretty good, too. She'd just defeated one of the state's top players, an individual she'd lost to twice previously.
Now it's on to state.
"I'm very excited because this is my first time playing (on a) high school team. It's all new to me. I'm excited. Very exciting."
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Madde's shoes are I need them And her mother in law is hilarious. She loves the attention.
They are very kind and elegant. Madde lost weight, she looks good. Her shoes are really wonderful and I like her coat, too.


This great verse put to music by Handel has stirred my spirit this past week. Jesus, God in flesh, having the full glory of God came to this place and veiled His glory. We see a glimpse of it when the angels sing to the shepherds, on the mount of transfiguration, and strong hints of it in His miracles. Yet, His first advent was marked more by silence, obscurity, poverty and sacrifice. I still don't get it but I rejoice over the rescue it brought us. Isaiah, which has well over 30 verses referring to His first advent also points us to another Advent and the 2nd coming of Jesus. We see it in Is. 40:5 and Jesus refers to it in such places as Matt. 24:29-30. It will not be like the Christmas story but it will be marked by power, majesty, authority and GLORY. We will not just gets hints at His glory or a brief look but the whole world - all flesh- will see it for all it is! That day is coming! Jesus, the baby, will arrive as Jesus the King in all His glorious splendor. As you read and meditate and sing this week about Christmas, let your heart and mind and longings look ahead to another Advent still to come.


Frans Dekker provided the following biographical information. "I am 54 years old, married with a very lovely wife, I have 3 girls (young women) of 28, 26 and 21 years. I started my working life at a shipyard, I was for 10 years a ship carpenter.
After that time I became an policeman. I am new what you call a sergeant in an area above Amsterdam. (15 kilometres to the north of Amsterdam) I am living in de polder Beemster, a lake until 1612 when it came empty by windmills. Polder the Beemster is on the list op World heritage.
When I was a very young boy I started with building ships. When I married mi wife in the year 1975 I had more things to do so I started building ships again when I became the age of 35 years.


The New Zealand hotel industry has never been so competitive, with hotels offering loyalty benefits for direct bookings, airlines on-selling accommodation through package deals, online travel agents utilising multimillion dollar marketing budgets to acquire customers, and aggregators such as Trivago providing price transparency.
Partnering with one of the world's leading travel companies was a major step in enabling our customers to book their entire journey with Air New Zealand.
Colmar-Brunton research undertaken in 2016 revealed Air New Zealand's hotel offering at the time did not meet customer expectations. Customers most valued choice, right price and the ability to earn Airpoints Dollars when booking their hotel.
Partnering with Expedia enabled Air New Zealand to integrate Expedia's accommodation options into its online booking flow, enhancing the customer experience through access to a wider choice of hotels, package rates, member discounts and more competitive pricing - all backed by Expedia's global brand and Airpoints™ loyalty incentives.
With only 15 weeks from the partnership agreement to prepare for its public launch, Expedia and Air New Zealand rapidly developed joint technological capabilities and marketing activity, with the new campaign deploying on March 22, 2017.
Customers reacted with unprecedented positivity. Refined targeting utilising propensity modelling and personalisation of creative further increased positive customer response, with greater conversion across most channels as a result.
The Air New Zealand-Expedia launch campaign set the foundation for a highly successful partnership for the coming years, and results continue to improve.


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NuScale Power Releases Updated Evaluation for 77 MWe Module Clean Hydrogen Production
By FuelCellsWorksDecember 10, 2020 4 min read (662 words)
December 10, 2020 | 4 min read
25 percent increase in NuScale Power Module™ power output leads to boost in cost-competitive clean hydrogen production
PORTLAND, Ore.–NuScale Power today announced updated evaluations for the technical feasibility and economics of producing hydrogen using heat and electricity from a NuScale Power Module™ (NPM) as a result of the recent announcement that an NPM can generate an additional 25 percent more power per module for a total of 250 MWt (or 77 MWe) per module.
The hydrogen study was originally conducted in 2014 with the Idaho National Laboratory and has been updated with new production and economic parameters.
The updated analysis found that with the 25 percent increase in power output of an NPM, one 250 MWt NuScale module is capable of producing 2,053 kg/hour of hydrogen, or nearly 50 metric tons per day, an increase from 1,667 kg/hour of hydrogen or 40 metric tons per day for a 200 MWt NuScale module. Moreover, as a result of the lower levelized cost of electricity from the increased power output, hydrogen produced by a NuScale high-temperature steam electrolysis (HTSE) system is forecasted to be cost-competitive with high capacity factor renewable hydrogen cost estimates while also providing continuous, controlled hydrogen production.
"The ability of our NPM to now produce even more clean hydrogen, in a smaller footprint, is yet another example of how NuScale's technology can help decarbonize various sectors of the economy while providing additional revenue streams for customers," said Dr. José Reyes, Chief Technology Officer and Co-founder of NuScale Power. "Coupled with our proven design, unparalleled safety, and load following capabilities, this analysis further demonstrates that NuScale's design is the gold standard in helping meet the demand for innovative solutions to challenging global energy needs."
In the analysis, energy from a single NPM in the form of superheated steam and electricity are directly routed to a HTSE system operating at 850°C. Only 2 percent of the electrical output (~1.8 MWe) of the NPM is used to increase the process steam temperature from 300°C at the NPM outlet to 850°C for the electrolyzer. NuScale's innovative multi-module power plant design means that a NuScale plant could produce reliable clean electricity for the grid while allocating one or more modules to economically produce hydrogen when electricity demand is low.
According to a recent report from LucidCatalyst, in order for the world to meet the Paris goals of keeping warming between 1.5–2°C, sufficient, low-cost, clean hydrogen production is needed to replace oil and gas in shipping, aviation, and industry. Over 95% of the world's hydrogen is currently produced using fossil fuels, with the most common method being steam methane reforming from natural gas. Renewables cannot produce all of this hydrogen alone, and advanced modular reactors will be required to produce enough clean hydrogen to displace the 100 million barrels of oil that are currently consumed around the world each day. Using a single NPM to produce 50 tons of hydrogen per day would avoid about 460 tons of CO2 emissions per day, or 168,000 tons of CO2 per year, as compared to producing hydrogen from natural gas. Additionally, NuScale's ability to produce clean hydrogen is perfectly suited to assist in decarbonizing transportation, since a single NPM can produce enough hydrogen to power 38,000 fuel cell vehicles or 1,500 long-haul fuel cell trucks at average annual fuel usage rates in the United States.
About NuScale Power
NuScale Power has developed a new modular light water reactor nuclear power plant to supply energy for electrical generation, district heating, desalination, and other process heat applications. This groundbreaking small modular reactor (SMR) design features a fully factory-fabricated NuScale Power Module™ capable of generating 77 MW of electricity using a safer, smaller, and scalable version of pressurized water reactor technology. NuScale's scalable design—a power plant can house up to four, six, or 12 individual power modules—offers the benefits of carbon-free energy and reduces the financial commitments associated with gigawatt-sized nuclear facilities. The majority investor in NuScale is Fluor Corporation, a global engineering, procurement, and construction company with a 60-year history in commercial nuclear power.
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Bottlenecks in e-assembly project removed, work apace: Imran Ansari
NIC, Assembly Secretariat working in tandem to implement project at earliest
JAMMU, FEBRUARY 06: Minister for Youth Services and Sports, Information Technology Moulvi Imran Raza Ansari today said that the bottlenecks in the implementation of E-Assembly project have been removed and the work is now apace to implement the project at the earliest.
The Minister was responding to a calling attention notice moved by legislator RS Pathania in the Legislative Assembly in this regard.
While giving reasons for the delay in implementation of the project, the Minister said that the legislative complexes in both the divisions were not WI-FI enabled and WI-FI facilities had to be created afresh which is now ready. He said the main software for the project was imported from Rajasthan and the customization of the software for inclusion of Legislative Council module took time as the Rajasthan Assembly is unicameral while the JK Assembly is Bicameral.
He said now the bottlenecks have been removed and that the NIC and Assembly Secretariat are working in tandem to integrate and implement the project at the earliest.
Giving details of the project, the Minister said that Rs 3.57 crore E-Assembly project was sanctioned in the year 2014 and Rs 2.59 crore have been released in favour of the state by the central government under DARPG while Rs 97 lakh were released by the state government for the project so far.
He said the project consists of various components that include Web Software Application, Mobile Application, Wi-Fi Setup, Hardware like Smart tabs, Scanners, Digital Signatures and UTM (Firewall).
He said the project aims at making the process chain of the Assembly and Council related to sessions online, thereby reducing the dependence on paper and speeding up the process.