Hello ! I am an american woman living in buenos aires, and have a 2 1/2 year-old daughter (born here). I was wondering if there are other ex-pat women who would like to form a group to chat about different things and have coffee or something, once a week. I live in Belgrano and could suggest a nice cafe to meet up in, or possibly in my home.
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Q: Picking triangles in OpenGL core profile when using glDrawElements I am drawing a mesh of triangles using glDrawElements and would like to be able to pick/select a triangle using the mouse click. The mesh of triangles can be very big.
In fixed-function OpenGL there is the possibility of using GL_SELECT:
http://content.gpwiki.org/index.php/OpenGL:Tutorials:Picking
.. However I am only interested in using OpenGL core profile.
Another possibility would be to use 'color coding':
http://www.lighthouse3d.com/opengl/picking/index.php?color1
http://www.opengl.org/resources/faq/technical/selection.htm
.. but as far as I know its not possible to indicate per triangle information yet when using glDrawElements?
Finally I could do CPU based picking by shooting a pick ray through the mouse location, but this would be quite slow since I guess I would have to transform the triangles on the CPU, so I would prefer a GPU based solution.
Does anyone have a suggestion on what is the best way do picking when using glDrawElements in OpenGL core profile?

A: About the 'color coding' approach, you could use gl_PrimitiveID to fill the color coded buffer(s) using a proper fragment shader, this would basically give you the index of the drawn triangle.
About the CPU based picking, you could use an existing library that handles the acceleration structures, and ray-mesh intersection, such as Bullet or Opcode.
The 'best' option for you depends of your use case, hard to tell.

A: Try seeing it from this perspective: OpenGL is only meant for drawing things. Picking should be done in another way. If you insist on using OpenGL for it (not unreasonable), use a FBO with a integer 16 bit single channel color buffer attachment, into which you render the object ID. Picking reduces to read the one pixel for the ID.

Finally I could do CPU based picking by shooting a pick ray through the mouse location, but this would be quite slow since I guess I would have to transform the triangles on the CPU, so I would prefer a GPU based solution.

I recommend this. However instead of transforming all the triangles, just inversely transform your one picking ray. You should manage you scene in some spatial subdivision structure anyway, so testing against that should be trivial.

A: Well you can indeed provide per triangle information on a DrawElements call. You then will have to provide the corresponding arrays (the former COLOR_ARRAY, TEXTURE_COORD_ARRAY, etc., now commonly called VertexAttribArrays).
This would be probably the easiest solution if you insist on the GPU.
However, usually the way to go would be to fire a ray from the click point into your scene. Consequently, what you will have to do is not to transform each triangle, but to calculate
an intersection test between your ray and your triangles. If the ray intersects, you hit it,
if not you didn't. This indeed could come at quite some cost if you do it brute force.
However, usually you will have your triangles contained within some spatial data structure (i.e. your scene graph will/can/should have a few representations) like a octree (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Octree) for example. This will allow for a collision response
in quite a few tests. Additionally you can take into account the the final size a triangle will occupy on the screen (so it would be quite meaningless to select subpixel triangles in
most cases).
And if you really want to get fancy, you can put the whole process to the GPU, too (one example that sounds interesting is e.g. http://blog.xeolabs.com/ray-picking-in-scenejs, but there will be more coming up when you use google).
I personally thing the easiest to implement is solution b) Software Ray Picking, then a) and finally GPU picking. Start of with the easiest, improve if you figure it is not fast enough. Don't be caught by too much premature optimization (e.g. ray-cast picking works perfectly well on my iPhone ;). Have fun and good luck with your picking algo.

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Today's cinema adventure: Beginners, the 2011 romantic comedy/drama which garnered nearly universal critical acclaim and won multiple accolades and awards (including an Oscar) for supporting actor Christopher Plummer. Heavily interweaving his narrative with flashbacks, filmmaker Mike Mills documents the efforts of Oliver, an L.A. graphic artist, to reconcile the memories of his childhood (and his grief over the recent death of his father) as he takes the tentative first steps towards a relationship with a young French actress. Laced with clever, quirky humor, defying stereotypes and expectations at every turn, the film not only engages us with its charming story and likable characters but invites us to ponder the experiences of our own lives and our collective history, and how they provide us with the knowledge we need to grow and the foundation upon which to build a future beyond them. Mills' direction (from his own semi-autobiographical screenplay) is superb, moving the film freely between past and present, using its protagonist's art to provide commentary and draw connections, and offering a wealth of "snapshot moments" which convey volumes about the characters and their lives without the need for extensive dialogue or exposition. The filmmaker's efforts would be pointless, however, if not for the superb cast, headed by the ever-lovable Ewan McGregor, giving a heart-breaking performance that manages to convey his character's deep sadness without ever making him into a downer. Melanie Laurent is equally effective as his new love interest- who is coping with parental issues of her own- and she, too, succeeds in maintaining both an attractive charm and a melancholy core. But the most outstanding player here is Plummer, portraying Oliver's father, a 75-year old man who comes out as gay following his wife's death and embraces a new life, lived to the fullest, even as he faces his own terminal cancer. This veteran actor is magnificent to watch as he captures the full spectrum of humanity, from the child-like glee he finds in exploring a world of which he has always dreamed to the dignity he maintains as he succumbs to the humiliation of his disease. Fully deserving of all the accolades, it's a performance that provides the strongest- but by no means the only- reason to see the film. Los Angeles locals will also enjoy the Silverlake settings, lovingly captured by cinematographer Kasper Tuxen, which help to set the tone of Beginners– hip and quirky, but possessed with a keen awareness and respect for the past. Mills' film isn't perfect: some would quibble that it borders on being overly precious, or that the characters' troubles seem based on self-centered over-thinking and an arrested emotional development resulting from their insulated lifestyle. However, this is a film about moving forward, about setting aside the emotional baggage of an imperfect past- while still honoring it- and finding the courage to face the challenges of an uncertain future. In short, it's a film about change, and therefore a film about fear- the kind of deeply personal fear which can make us all feel like children, no matter our age or background, and therefore cause our thinking and our behavior to seem immature from an outside standpoint. Maturity comes with taking the leap towards something new, despite these deeply conditioned anxieties, and that is what each of the three principal characters in Beginners must do. Frankly, I think it's remarkable that a film addressing such a real and primal fear, and pervaded by such a tone of bittersweet melancholy, can leave us feeling so charmed- perhaps that's due to the fact that, above all, Beginners is a film about love, and given their emotional handicaps, if these people can make it work (and whether or not they can is by no means certain), then the rest of us can live in hope that we can, too.
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Dorking pub named overall winner at the 2021 Griffin Trophy Awards
By Rebecca Weller contact
Griffin Trophy 2021 winner: Manu Bhatt receives trophy from Fuller, Smith & Turner Chairman, Michael Turner
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The Queen's Head in Dorking has been named the winner of the overall winner of this year's Fullers Griffin Trophy as well as winning in the Best Town/Local category.
Part of Fuller's Tenanted Inns estate, the Queen's Head in Dorking, Surrey, ran by Manu Bhatt as his own business, triumphed over 8 finalists with his 'eclectic mix of fabulous British pub and influences from Manu's varied career working in hospitality across the globe'.
Bhatt said: "I'm absolutely delighted, I've only been at the Queen's Head since February 2020 and I think the best is yet to come.
"I've got so many ideas yet to put into place and winning this award has inspired me to continue to innovate and build this great pub even further, I know there are very few people who have won The Griffin Trophy more than once, but I intend to try and do exactly that."
The annual Pub of the Year competition from Fuller, Smith and Turner, recognises the pub operators' managers and tenants' efforts and achievements across four categories: Best City/London Pub, Best Hotel/Inn, Best Town/Local Pub and Best Country/Village Pub.
Open to all Fuller's 210 managed pubs and hotels and 174 Tenanted inns, The Griffin Trophy awards the winning licensee a £5,000 holiday voucher, a staff party to celebrate with their team, and the coveted Griffin Trophy itself.
The eight finalists of The Griffin Trophy were all visited by chairman Michael Turner, chief executive Simon Emeny, and marketing director Jane Jones to choose the category and overall winners.
The Griffin Trophy 2021 winners:
Overall Winner 2021 - The Queen's Head, Horsham Road, Dorking
Best Country/Village Pub category - The Mayfly, Fullerton, Near Stockbridge, Hampshire
Best Town/Local Pub category - The Queen's Head, Dorking
Best City/London Pub category - The Flask, Highgate, London
Turner said: "Manu Bhatt is a highly entrepreneurial and creative operator and his experience from his travels really comes through at The Queen's Head.
Outstanding ingenuity
"It's been a tough time to be running a hospitality business during the past 20 months – but Manu has not only ridden out this turbulent period, but he's also exited the pandemic in a fantastically strong position.
"Outdoor dining has grown in popularity and Manu has invested £70,000 in covering his garden, which is on quite an incline, with a giant tepee, almost trebling the number of covers he can serve from his tiny kitchen. It is this sort of ingenuity that makes Manu an outstanding winner of The Griffin Trophy."
This year's awards ceremony was held at The Counting House on Cornhill, City of London, on Thursday 1 December 2021.
Bhatt added: "You just can't beat a fantastic pub and to be recognised for being exactly that is truly wonderful, thank you, Fuller's."
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The history and achievements of a collaborative technical community across research institutes
We catch up with Dr Clare Stevenson to learn more about the formation and growth of the Research Institute Technician Group (RITG), which supports and champions technicians across research institutes.
"I'm passionate about raising the visibility of technical staff at the John Innes Centre, which includes all staff who work to support our science outside of Group Leader, Postdoctoral Researcher or student roles.
When the Technician Commitment was established in 2007, I was delighted to sign up the John Innes Centre as a founding signatory.
The Commitment aims to ensure visibility, recognition, career development and future sustainability of technical skills for technicians working in higher education and research, across all disciplines.
The Technician Commitment hold signatory meetings twice per year and these are amazing events with a fantastic buzz about them.
In those early days I often found myself the only institute voice at a table with University leads and it was eye opening hearing about the issues faced by technicians in Higher Education (HE). Universities have separate job families for academic and technical roles whereas at John Innes Centre and other Research Institutes we do not make this distinction, although we do share many of the same issues around recognition, visibility and career development.
It was at this first event that we decided that Research Institutes should get together and form a group that reflects their identity and the Research Institute Technician Group (RITG) was conceived.
We kept in touch and developed the idea and in December 2018 we had our first meeting. This started small and was organised by Jeroen Stam (then at MRC and now at NBI), Tertius Hough (MRC Harwell), David Hudson (Francis Crick), Dawn Percival (Wellcome Sanger Institute) and myself (JIC).
The first meeting was a huge success and we decided that as a group we could collaborate on our initiatives and share good practices, raise the awareness of research institute technical staff, provide support for each other and look into cross institute mentoring as well as hosting a conference.
After the meeting, the Babraham institute and the Institute of Cancer Research came on board and a survey of technical staff from six institutes was carried out. One of the outcomes was an interest in an inter-institute conference focussed on technical careers and the group responded to this by hosting the first Research Institute Technician Symposium (RITS).
RITS 2019 was held at The Francis Crick Institute in London as it coincided with the a public exhibition celebrating the work of technicians.
Ed Cannon from Sanger really took a lead in the organisation which we were hugely grateful for, but we all pulled together as a team. It was a huge learning curve.
The event organising involved logistics, printing the programmes, obtaining sponsorship and the pre- and post-surveys
111 technicians attended on the day and I think everyone that attended the event really enjoyed it. Hopefully they went back to their institutes with enthusiasm for technical roles, new connections and an awareness of the other institutes. In the conference feedback survey one suggestion was to set up a LinkedIn group, which is now established and has 129 members.
Part of the ethos of RITG is to come together and share good practice. From the collaborative group, we have taken ideas back to the John Innes Centre.
For example at the John Innes Centre we started an electronic suggestion box and the recognition cards initiative (implemented by Carole Thomas) which came out of discussions with the Wellcome Sanger institute.
In June 2019 I was invited to share the JIC Technician Commitment experience at the Sanger Institute Technician Commitment launch event and this led to Burcu Bronner Anar (then a Technician Rep and now full time Technician Commitment Sanger lead) and I giving a joint talk at the S-Lab conference in September 2019 about technical roles at research institutes.
We have gone on to give a range of collaborative talks at Technician Commitment signatory events.
In October 2021 Danielle Hoyle from Babraham and I gave a presentation about RITG at the National Technician Development Centre (NTDC) virtual event. It was great to recognise and celebrate what we have achieved in the 3 years since the RITG began.
When the pandemic started in 2020 the RITG continued hosting a range of events virtually. The events were hosted by different institutions and advertised on twitter which opened the virtual events to a wider audience at Universities and all Research Institutes.
At this time Sarah Tolland joined the organisation team to provide fantastic administration skills for which I am truly grateful. Throughout 2020 to 2021 we held a variety of events, including networking sessions, promoting professional registration and involvement in outreach and communication along with events discussing the wider role of technicians in research culture.
In addition to our virtual seminars there was lots of engagement and involvement at the regular monthly committee meetings.
We started our first newsletter in October 2020 and continue to share news and opportunities across research institutes quarterly.
Our Technician Group twitter started in July 2020 to share what we are doing outside the group, using it as a forum to recognise and increase visibility of the technicians at our institutes and share information about initiatives such as awards schemes and training opportunities .
Virtual events are great as they allow a wider chance of participation, but for me nothing beats having an event in-person.
RITS2021 took place in November 2021 as an in-person event held at MRC Harwell near Oxford. It was fantastic that 60 technicians attended our event 'owning your technical career'.
RITS2021 was the first time many of the committee had met in person and it was a great experience. During the pandemic we had three new Institutes join (MRC-LMB, MRC-LMS and STFC) and new leads bringing our membership to nine research institutes.
As a group one of our aims was to have a research institute award scheme. The Research Institute Technician Awards (RITAs) were launched in 2021 with five categories celebrating, recognising and increasing visibility of technical staff achievements.
The awards were presented at the conclusion of RITS2021 and all 63 technical staff nominated received a copy of their nomination and a certificate.
Each Institute celebrated their nominated staff and winners. Here at the John Innes Centre Research Assistant Lesley Mitchenhall received a Lifetime Achievement award in recognition of her work in co-authoring high-profile several papers and training others . The awards will return in 2023 alongside RITS2023.
As we look to the future I ask myself "What is next for the Research Institute Technician Group?"
We've achieved a lot. Most committee members do their Technician Commitment roles on top of their normal roles. There will be some changes in the committee and I want to thank Danielle Hoyle from Babraham who will be passing on her role and Rajvee Shah Punatar who was interim lead for the Crick and will be going back to her technical role.
I too will be stepping down from RITG as I am moving from a technical role to a management position as Head of the Directorate at the John Innes Centre.
There will be a new Technician Commitment lead at the John Innes Centre and in my new role I plan to provide support for all roles at the institute.
It is the people that make a difference and I have been very lucky to work with so many enthusiastic, passionate and hard-working people over the years in RITG and I hope we stay in touch.
Dr Clare Stevenson
Head of Directorate
Sarah Tolland
Lesley Mitchenall
Research Support Staff (RSS)
Award recognition for inspirational technician
Owning your own technical career; The Research Institute Technician Symposium 2021
Lesley Mitchenall recognised with Lifetime Achievement Award
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FOR A FUND DESIGNED TO PROTECT investors against the bad times, even beating the broader U.S. market by 20 percentage points year-to-date isn't good enough when the market is doing this badly.
That's why Abhay Deshpande, portfolio manager of the First Eagle Global Fund (ticker: SGENX), refuses praise for the fund's market-beating performance lately.
"It gives us no comfort that we are losing less, because we are absolute return driven," Deshpande says.
Like other investors, Deshpande is looking for companies holding lots of cash and very little debt these days. He sees many of those companies in Japan, and is even betting on some international industrial materials firms, despite the sector's vulnerability in a downturn.
He spoke with Barron's Online recently about some of his favorite companies.
Barron's Online: Do you feel that your fund's heavy exposure to industrial materials puts the fund at risk right now?
Deshpande: No. That's because we stay away from companies [with debt-rich] balance sheets. If you go to Japan, for instance, not only are these companies not aggressively financed, but they tend to be almost the opposite, and they have way too much cash. These industrial companies that you mentioned, mostly we have them in Japan -- SMC and Fanuc are two of our largest holdings in that space. SMC and Fanuc both have about 50% or 60% of their market cap represented by net cash. So, yes the operating conditions will be tough, earnings will be under pressure. But we assumed that to be the case when we bought the stocks in the first place, and even under the assumption of 40% declines in operating profit, because of so much cash on the balance sheets the stocks were still very cheap.
Q: What makes Japanese stocks attractive?
A: Well, until about six months ago all we really did was spend time in Japan because that was the cheapest market. Even now, three-quarters of the Japanese market trades for below book value. Almost 20% of the Japanese market trades for less than net working capital. To me it is a value hunter's paradise. Over the last couple of months everything has come down around the world, almost uniformly 40% or 50%. So, literally what used to be a kind of dull uninteresting world for value investors became -- almost overnight -- interesting.
Q: What makes Sanofi-Aventis (SNY) interesting?
A: Sanofi is our first venture into large-cap global [pharmaceutical companies]. People are worried because it has the famous patent cliff that many pharma companies face, whether it is Pfizer (PFE) or whomever, and so they are worried about the same thing with Sanofi. Sanofi has two drugs -- one is Plavix and the other is Lovenox. But Plavix doesn't begin to expire until 2012. As for Lovenox, the U.S. business basically already faced expiration, but the rest of the world doesn't face expiration until 2013. So Sanofi just doesn't have the same kind of patent cliff that everyone else does. I guess the market is treating the entire industry sort of monolithically, and there are differences in these individual companies. Some have better pipelines. In the case of Sanofi not only does it have a better pipeline and existing portfolio of drugs, it also has a vaccine business that is growing 10% to 12% a year and is worth maybe 15 euros [$18.67] a share just by itself -- we are talking about a 47-euro current price for Sanofi, so a third of the market cap.
Q: I see that you hold American Express (AXP). Why do you like it, given its many problems tied to the credit meltdown?
A: Amex has a very good business in the charge-card business and a model that is hard to replicate, which means that it is valuable. It is a valuable franchise. At the same time it does have a significant lending portfolio. And in this environment, I think people are running scared from any [company] that has exposure to the consumer-lending business, and obviously Amex does. I just differentiate Amex from say Capital One (COF) because Amex owns the entire chain -- it is vertically integrated. It owns the merchant process, merchant acquiring business. It owns the processing side of it, so there is a lot of value in Amex. All in all, if the price is low enough we tend to be comfortable looking through near-term earnings uncertainty -- Amex, just like with Sanofi, we are comfortable in both situations.
First Eagle Global is a global value fund that buys securities at less than the firm's sense of their intrinsic value and avoids aggressively financed, aggressively managed companies.
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Darkest Dungeon Review – PS Vita, PlayStation 4, PC – 3WIREL!
Role playing games have you explore dangerous locations and push your party into great dangers. But when the battle is done, most of the time, they just chug down a potion and keep marching on. When people fight dangerous battles in real-life, they face horrible stress and emotional trauma. So what happens, when you blend the dark realities of battle with basic mechanics of the traditional role playing game?
Say hello to Darkest Dungeon, a Kickstarted role playing adventure that crept it's way to the PS Vita and PS4 in September 2016 after a successful launch on PC years ago. Does the title's interesting mechanics help it elevate above other role playing games on the Vita?
The story opens with a narrator telling the player of how he and his family researched into the darkest depths of their manor. But they discovered horrifying truths and the land is now a cesspool of monsters. You, the player, gets a letter from the owner of the manor and you now own the land. Your goal is to hire brave heroes to explore the darkest depths of the land and find out the hidden truths while keeping sanity throughout the whole experience.
While the story itself isn't that special, how it is presented makes it feel really engaging. Wonderfully written narration that sets the mood across the entire adventure. They speak at just the right moments throughout the game, giving everything a sense of weight and impact.
So I felt that the story was quite strong overall.
The basic design of Darkest Dungeon has you hiring various heroes of different class types to explore parts of the manor. They range form damp caves too dangerous forests, but it is important to prepare before going on your adventures. You can purchase items in shops, selecting who will be joining your four-person party and ensuring everyone's stress level is okay.
Stress and emotional stability are key parts to the game, as they impact heavily into your characters progression and support for battle. Like how one would realistically respond to danger, if they reach a breaking point, they 'snap' and they start panicking. This can be triggered when they are close to death (and when they die, they stay dead; cannot revive them) or when light from your torch starts to dim down.
You can help your heroes recover though if they survive battle, as you can help them relieve the stress by visiting the bar for a few drinks and other measures you have at your home base. Treating your party like human beings is something that adds a really creative dimension to the entire game.
Exploring the dungeons is done on a side-scrolling perspective and use the right stick to select different paths on your route is needed. When entering combat, your characters fight in a turn-based system where you can go first based on your speed stats. But ordering of your heroes is important; if your melee focused knight is in the back, they cannot really do much but help with healing items. So positioning of your heroes is important to consider before entering battle.
With the real chance your heroes can die forever, you have added pressure to ensure victory in combat. If they die, that is it. You can continue exploring but you will be down one person and the morale for the entire party takes a heavy hit. Light is another factor to the stress levels, as you need to keep your torch lit as you explore. Darkness makes the situation worse for your party, as they start panicking even faster than before.
So everything I'm describing sounds like a lot of fun and it is, but the controls are a bit of a problem. On the Vita version of the game button placement is odd, specifically when selecting items for your party to use, and the text is a bit too small for the Vita screen. The PS4 version deals with things a bit better due to the larger display and the PC version has great controls with the mouse helping you navigate menus easier. So while there is a learning curve to the controls, you can get used to them.
Overall, the gameplay and design of Darkest Dungeon is strong, offering a creative and original take on the traditional role playing game.
Darkest Dungeon offers hours upon hours of content, as you have so much to dig into. The different dungeons and locations you can explore will take a while to fully complete, while leveling up your party to max levels will take quite some time as well.
So if you are looking for a RPG title with a lot of depth, you will have a lot to experience with this title.
The Gothic art style is one I really love when pulled off well and I feel Darkest Dungeon pulls it off wonderfully. It is beautiful oppressive and dark, making exploring the dungeons all the more dangerous and scary at points. Sound design is also strong, as every sound has impact. The slash of a sword hitting flesh is quite audible, as is the 'hiss' sound you hear as your party's stress starts getting intense.
Music also helps with this, as the different themes that play when in battle sound great, giving you motivation to get through the dangerous fights. The game also runs really well on Vita, maintaining a locked frame rate and having no slowdown. Being in native resolution helps a lot too, making the great art direction shine even brighter on Vita. Darkest Dungeon overall is a great looking game on Vita.
Games can offer new takes on tired genres and I feel Darkest Dungeon does that quite well. Taking realistic stress elements and applying it to the RPG genre does a lot in making the game feel fresh and unique. Every fight has purpose, every action has meaning and you feel horrible when your party loses their mind. You care about your heroes and the game world, and that is entirely done through just gameplay mechanics. Supported with strong presentation and great sound design, Darkest Dungeon is one of the Vita's best RPG's that I highly recommend to any fan of the genre.
This game was reviewed on the PS Vita platform using a review copy provided by the publisher.


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\section{Introduction}

The quantization of an observable value in physics is closely related some of the time to
an invariant in mathematics.
A good example may be the quantized Hall conductivity in condensed matter physics.
Although the quantization of the Hall conductivity itself occurs for physical reasons,
the quantized value is given by the Chern invariant in a two-dimensional manifold~\cite{tknn}.
Another example is the number of gapless states at the surface of a topologically nontrivial material
 characterized by a topological invariant $Z$.
The integer $Z$ depends on the spatial dimensionality and the symmetry class of the
Hamiltonian~\cite{altland,schnyder}. The conductance in a junction consisting of such a
topologically nontrivial superconductor is quantized at $(2 e^2/h)Z$ with $Z=1$ for a
one-dimensional class D superconductor~\cite{lutchyn,oreg,mourik,deng,das}.
A similar phenomenon has been discussed as regards superconductors in class BDI~\cite{tewari,niu,diez,dahlhaus}
with $Z$ being an integer number.

The Atiyah-Singer theorem relates an topological invariant to an invariant defined
in terms of solutions of a differential equation.
The index theorem provides the mathematical background to the quantum anomaly in particle physics.
In condensed matter physics, the index theorem describes the number of gapless modes
at a boundary between two chiral superfluids~\cite{volovik}.
Generally speaking, a close relationship between a quantized physical value and a mathematical invariant
implies the universality of the corresponding phenomenon.
In this paper, we show the relationship between the minimum value of the conductance
in a superconducting junction and the Atiyah-Singer index.

We discuss the zero-bias differential conductance $G_{\mathrm{NS}}$ in a normal-metal/
superconductor (NS) junction in two dimensions, where the normal metal contains a number of
random impurities and its normal resistance is $R_{\mathrm{N}}$.
The superconductor is characterized by
unconventional time-reversal pairing symmetries such as $p_x$-, $d_{xy}$-, and $f$-wave symmetry.
The analytical expression of the conductance is obtained by solving the quasiclassical
Usadel equation~\cite{eilenberger,larkin,usadel} in a normal metal with an appropriate boundary
condition at an NS interface~\cite{yt03,yt04,yt05bc}.
We find that $G_{\mathrm{NS}}$ decreases to the quantized value
of $(4e^2/h) |N_{\mathrm{ZES}}|$ with increasing in $R_{\mathrm{N}}$.
The integer $|N_{\mathrm{ZES}}|$ is the number of perfect transmission channels
in a dirty NS junction.
The analysis in terms of the chiral symmetry of the Hamiltonian~\cite{ms1dwn,si15} enables us to understand
the relationship between $N_{\mathrm{ZES}}$ and the index in the Atiyah-Singer theorem.

Let us consider a normal-metal/superconductor (NS) junction described by a
$2\times 2$ Bogoliubov-de Gennes (BdG) Hamiltonian,
\begin{align}
\hat{H}_{\mathrm{BdG}} =& \left[ \begin{array}{cc}
\xi_{\boldsymbol{r}} + V(\boldsymbol{r}) & \Delta(\boldsymbol{r}) \\
\Delta(\boldsymbol{r}) & -\xi_{\boldsymbol{r}} - V(\boldsymbol{r})
\end{array} \right], \label{bdg}\\
\xi_{\boldsymbol{r}} =& -\frac{\hbar^2 \nabla^2}{2m} - \mu_F, \\
V(\boldsymbol{r})=&V_{\mathrm{imp}}(\boldsymbol{r})\Theta(-x)\Theta(x+L)
+v_0 \delta(x),\\
\Delta(\boldsymbol{r})=&\left\{
\begin{array}{cc}
\Delta, & s\\
-2\Delta\, \partial_x \partial_y/k_F^2, & d_{xy}\\
-i\Delta\, \partial_x / k_F & p_x\\
-i\Delta\, \partial_x( k_F^2 + 2\partial_y^2)  / k^3_F, & f,
\end{array}\right. \label{pair_symmetry}
\end{align}
where $m$ is the mass of an electron, $\mu_F$ is the chemical potential,
$k_F$ is the Fermi wave number and $\Theta(x)$ is the step function.
We introduce
the random impurity potential $V_{\mathrm{imp}}$ in the normal metal $(-L<x<0)$
as shown in Fig.~\ref{fig1}(a) and consider the barrier potential $v_0$ at the
NS interface. In the $y$ direction, we apply a periodic boundary condition
with $W$ denoting junction width.

\begin{figure}[tbh]
\begin{center}
\includegraphics[width=8.5cm]{fig.eps}
\end{center}
\caption{(color online).
(a) Schematic picture of a normal-metal/superconductor junction.
(b) Numerical results on two-dimensional tight-binding model.
The index $|N_{\mathrm{ZES}}|$ is 9 and 5, for $p_x$- and $f$-wave symmetry, respectively.
}
\label{fig1}
\end{figure}

The quasiclassical Usadel equation in the normal metal is represented
by using $\theta$-parameterization,
\begin{align}
\hbar D \frac{\partial^2 \theta(x,\epsilon)}{\partial x^2} + 2i\, \epsilon \, \sin \theta(x,\epsilon) =0, \label{usadel}
\end{align}
where $D$ is the diffusion constant and $\epsilon$ is the energy of a quasiparticle measured from the Fermi level
(zero energy).
The normal and anomalous Green functions with retarded causality are given by
$g=\cos\theta$ and $f=\sin\theta$, respectively.
The Usadel equation is supplemented by two boundary conditions~\cite{yt03,yt04,yt05bc},
\begin{align}
\theta(x=-L,\epsilon)=0,\quad \frac{L}{G_Q\, R_{\mathrm{N}}} \left. \left(\frac{\partial \theta}{\partial x}\right)\right|_{x=0} = 2 I_F,
\label{bc}
\end{align}
with
\begin{align}
&I_F= {\sum_{k_y}} \frac{ |t_b|^2( f_s \cos\theta_0 - g_s \sin\theta_0)}{\Xi},\label{if_def}\\
&t_b = \cos\gamma/(\cos\gamma + iz_0),\; z_0=mv_0/(\hbar^2k_F) \\
&\Xi= (2-|t_b|^2)z_s + |t_b|^2( g_s \cos\theta_0 + f_s \sin\theta_0),\\
 &\theta_0=\theta(x=0,\epsilon),\quad G_Q=2e^2/h,
\end{align}
where $\gamma$ is the angle measured from the $x$ axis as shown in Fig.~\ref{fig1}(a), and the wavenumber
is given by $k_x=k_F\cos\gamma$ and $k_y=k_F\sin\gamma$.
The pair potentials in Eq.~(\ref{pair_symmetry}) are represented as
$\Delta\sin(2\gamma)$, $\Delta\cos\gamma$, and $\Delta\cos\gamma(1-2\sin^2\gamma)$ for
$d_{xy}$-, $p_x$- and $f$-wave symmetries, respectively.
The transport channel is characterized by the wave number in the direction parallel
to the interface $k_y$. Thus ${\sum_{k_y}}$ is the summation over all the propagating channels
and is evaluated as
\begin{align}
{\sum_{k_y}} \to \frac{W}{2\pi} \int_{-k_F}^{k_F} dk_y = \frac{Wk_F}{2\pi} \int_{-\pi/2}^{\pi/2}d\gamma\, \cos\gamma.
\label{kysum}
\end{align}
The number of propagating channels is calculated as $N_c=[Wk_F/\pi]_{\mathrm{G}}$, where $[\cdots]_{\mathrm{G}}$
is the Gauss symbol giving the integer part of the argument.
We have defined as
\begin{align}
\Delta_+=&\Delta(\gamma), \quad \Delta_-=\Delta(\pi-\gamma),\\
g_\pm=& \frac{\epsilon}{\sqrt{\epsilon^2-\Delta_\pm^2}}, \quad
f_\pm= \frac{i\Delta_\pm}{\sqrt{\epsilon^2-\Delta_\pm^2}},\\
g_s=&g_+ + g_-,\quad z_s = 1+g_+g_- +f_+ f_-,\\
f_s=&\left\{ \begin{array}{cc} f_+ + f_- & \textrm{singlet} \\ i(f_+g_- - f_- g_+) & \textrm{triplet},\end{array}\right.\\
\bar{f}_s=&\left\{ \begin{array}{cc} i(f_+g_- - f_- g_+) & \textrm{singlet} \\ f_+ + f_- & \textrm{triplet}.\end{array}\right.
\end{align}
The normal resistance of a potential barrier at $x=0$ is defined as
$R_{\mathrm{B}}=(G_Q N_c T_B)^{-1}$ by using the transmission probability of the barrier
$T_B=\int_0^{\pi/2} \cos\gamma |t_b|^2$.
The normal resistance of a normal metal is $R_{\mathrm{N}}$, which is
the inverse of the normal conductance $G_{\mathrm{N}}$.
The total resistance of an NS junction at a bias voltage $V_{\mathrm{bias}}$ is
represented by a modified Ohm's law~\cite{yt03},
\begin{align}
&R_{\textrm{NS}}= \frac{1}{G_Q I_B} + \frac{ R_{\mathrm{N}} }{L}
\int_{-L}^0
\frac{dx}{\cosh^2\left(\textrm{Im}(\theta(x,\epsilon) \right)},\label{ohm}
\end{align}
by putting $\epsilon \to eV_{\mathrm{bias}}$ on the right-hand side of Eq.~(\ref{ohm}).
The first term represents the resistance due to the potential barrier with~\cite{yt05bc}
\begin{align}
&I_B ={\sum_{k_y}} \frac{|t_b|^2 B}{|\Xi|^2},\\
&B= |t_b|^2 \cosh^2(\beta_0)(|z_s|^2+|g_s|^2+|f_s|^2+|\bar{f}_s|^2) \nonumber\\
&+2(2-|t_b|^2)[ \textrm{Re}(g_s z_s^\ast)\textrm{Re}(\cos\theta_0) +
\textrm{Re}(f_s z_s^\ast)\textrm{Re}(\sin\theta_0)] \nonumber\\
&+ 2|t_b|^2 \textrm{Im}(\cos\theta_0 \sin^\ast \theta_0) \textrm{Im}(f_s g_s^\ast).
\end{align}
The second term in Eq.~(\ref{ohm}) is the resistance of a normal
conductor modified by penetrating Cooper pairs.
In what follows, we focus on the transport property at zero bias (i.e., $V_{\mathrm{bias}}=0$).
The solution of the Usadel equation in Eq.~(\ref{usadel}) at $\epsilon=0$ becomes
$\theta(x) = \theta_0(1+x/L)$ under the first boundary conditions in Eq.~(\ref{bc}).

The unconventional pair potentials in Eq.~(\ref{pair_symmetry}) have nodes on the Fermi surface.
Such nodal superconductors cannot be straightforwardly classified into the ten well known topological classes~\cite{altland,schnyder} .
To characterize a nodal superconductor topologically, we consider the one-dimensional Brillouin zone
by fixing $k_y$ in the clean limit and define the one-dimensional winding number $w_{\mathrm{1D}}$~\cite{ms1dwn}.
We find that $w_{\mathrm{1D}}=s_+$ for $s_+s_-=-1$ and $w_{\mathrm{1D}}=0$ for $s_+s_-=1$ with
$s_\pm= \Delta_\pm/|\Delta_\pm|$. Thus $w_{\mathrm{1D}}$ depends on the propagation channel.
The three unconventional pair potentials in Eq.~(\ref{pair_symmetry})
 satisfy $s_+s_-=-1$ for all the propagating channels.
Therefore, such an unconventional superconductor hosts dispersionless zero-energy states (ZESs) at its
clean surface~\cite{buchholtz,hara,hu,tanaka95}.

The effects of such flat ZESs on the conductance depends on the parity of the pair potential.
With spin-singlet even-parity superconductors, we can easily find
that $I_F$ and $\theta(x)$ are real numbers. As a consequence, the second
term in Eq.~(\ref{ohm}) becomes $R_{\mathrm{N}}$. Indeed, the solution is $\theta_0=0$ for a $d_{xy}$-wave.
In the limit of $R_{\mathrm{N}} \to \infty$, the solution for an $s$-wave is $\theta_0=\pi/2$.
Therefore, the zero-bias differential conductance $G_{\mathrm{NS}}
= R_{\mathrm{NS}}^{-1}$ becomes
\begin{align}
\lim_{R_{\mathrm{N}} \to \infty} G_{\textrm{NS}} \to 0, \label{gns_singlet}
\end{align}
for all spin-singlet even-parity superconductors.
By contrast, in the spin-triplet odd-parity superconductors,
we find that
\begin{align}
I_F=& i \;{\sum_{k_y}} s_+ \frac{1-s_+s_-}{2} = i\, N_{\mathrm{ZES}}, \label{if_def}\\
N_{\mathrm{ZES}}=&N_+-N_-.\label{index}
\end{align}
The factor $(1-s_+s_-)/2$ extracts the propagating channels, each of which hosts
a topologically protected ZES.
The integer $N_\pm$ corresponds to the number of ZESs characterized by $w_{\mathrm{1D}}=s_+ =\pm 1$.
In Eq.~(\ref{index}), the integer $N_{\mathrm{ZES}}$ is defined by the difference
between $N_+$ and $N_-$.
We obtain
\begin{align}
\theta_0=& i \beta_0, \quad \beta_0=2 G_Q\, N_{\mathrm{ZES}} \, R_{\mathrm{N}}, \label{theta0}\\
I_B=&  J_1 \cosh^2(\beta_0) - N_{\mathrm{ZES}}\, \sinh(2\beta_0),\\
J_1 =& 2 \sum_{k_y}\left[ \frac{|t_b|^4}{(2-|t_b|^2)^2}\frac{1+s_+s_-}{2} +\frac{1-s_+s_-}{2}\right].
\end{align}
The resistance in Eq.~(\ref{ohm}) results in
\begin{align}
R_{\textrm{NS}} = \frac{1}{G_QI_B} + \frac{1}{2 G_Q N_{\mathrm{ZES}}} \tanh \beta_0.
\label{rns_triplet}
\end{align}
When we consider the limit of $R_{\mathrm{N}}\to \infty$, the first term vanishes and
$\tanh \beta_0 \to \mathrm{sgn}(N_{\mathrm{ZES}})$. Thus we conclude that
\begin{align}
\lim_{R_{\mathrm{N}} \to \infty} G_{\textrm{NS}} \to \frac{4e^2}{h} \left|N_{\mathrm{ZES}}\right|,
\end{align}
for spin-triplet odd-parity superconductors. The minimum value of the zero-bias conductance
is quantized. This is the main conclusion of this paper.

Next we consider the physical meaning of $N_{\mathrm{ZES}}$ by using the chiral symmetry of the
Hamiltonian. The BdG Hamiltonian in Eq.~(\ref{bdg}) satisfies
\begin{align}
 \left\{ \hat{H}_{\mathrm{BdG}}, \hat{\Lambda} \right\}_+ =0, \quad \hat{\Lambda}=\left[\begin{array}{cc}
 0 & i\\ -i & 0 \end{array}\right], \label{chiral}
\end{align}
which represents the chiral symmetry of the Hamiltonian.
The eigenvalue of $\hat{\Lambda}$ is either $\lambda=1$ or $\lambda=-1$.
The eigenstates of $\hat{H}_{\mathrm{BdG}}$ have a characteristic property summarized as follows~\cite{ms1dwn}.

\noindent (i) A zero-energy state of $\hat{H}_{\mathrm{BdG}}$ is
simultaneously an eigenstate of $\hat{\Lambda}$.
Namely, $\hat{\Lambda}\, \chi_\pm = \pm \, \chi_\pm$ holds for $\chi_\pm$ satisfying
$\hat{H}_{\mathrm{BdG}}\, \chi_\pm=0$.

\noindent (ii) On the other hand, nonzero-energy states are described by
the linear combination of two states: one belongs to $\lambda=1$ and the other
belongs to $\lambda=-1$.
Namely $ \chi_{E\neq 0} = a_+ \chi_{+} + a_- \chi_{-}$.
Moreover the relation $|a_+|=|a_-|$ always holds~\cite{si15}.

\noindent In what follows, we show that $|N_{\mathrm{ZES}}|$ is the number of
perfect transmission channels in a dirty normal metal while taking these properties into account.

 By deleting the normal segment $x<0$
 in Fig.~\ref{fig1}(a), we consider the surface of a clean semi-infinite superconductor.
 The wave function of a ZES localized at the surface
 can be represented for each propagating channel,
\begin{align}
\phi_{k_y} (\boldsymbol{r}) = A_{k_y} \left[ \begin{array}{c} i \\ s_+ \end{array} \right]
\sin(k_x x) e^{-x/\xi_\gamma} e^{ik_y y},
\end{align}
 where $A_{k_y}$ is the normalization constant and $\xi_\gamma=\hbar^2 k_F\cos\gamma/( m |\Delta_+|)$
depends on the pair potential in Eq.~(\ref{pair_symmetry}).
As suggested by property (i), $\phi_{k_y}$ is the eigenstate of $\Lambda$
belonging to its eigenvalue $\lambda = s_+$.
We emphasize that the chiral eigenvalue $\lambda$, the sign of the pair potential
$s_+$, and the one-dimensional winding number $w_{\mathrm{1D}}$ are identical to one another.
Namely, the relation $w_{\mathrm{1D}}=s_+=\lambda$ holds for a propagation channel with $s_+s_-= -1$.
Therefore, in Eq.~(\ref{index}), $N_\pm$ is exactly equal to the number of ZESs that belong to
$\lambda=\pm 1$. Mathematically, $N_{\mathrm{ZES}}$ corresponds to the Atiyah-Singer index which
is an invariant as far as the Hamiltonian preserves the chiral symmetry in Eq.~(\ref{chiral}).
At a clean surface, the degree of degeneracy
at zero energy is $N_c$ for three unconventional pair potentials in Eq.~(\ref{pair_symmetry}).
The translational symmetry in the $y$ direction protects such a high degeneracy at zero energy.
When we attach a dirty normal metal to form an NS junction, however,
the potential disorder lifts the degeneracy at zero energy. Even in a dirty NS junction,
$N_{\mathrm{ZES}}$ remains unchanged because the impurity potential preserves the chiral symmetry.
We first count $N_{\mathrm{ZES}}$ at a clean surface of the superconductor.
Then we discuss how the potential disorder lifts the degeneracy depending on $N_{\mathrm{ZES}}$.

With a $p_{x}$-wave, we find $N_+= N_c=N_{\mathrm{ZES}}$ and $N_-=0$ because
 $\lambda=1$ for all the propagation channels.
Such a pure chiral state cannot form nonzero-energy states according to property (ii)
because ZESs belonging to $\lambda=-1$ are absent.
The degree of degeneracy remains unchanged from
$N_c=N_{\mathrm{ZES}}$ in the dirty normal metal~\cite{si15}.
 This fact explains the anomalous proximity effect~\cite{yt04,ya06,ya07}.
With a $d_{xy}$-wave, $N_+= N_-$ is satisfied because the ZESs for
$k_y >0$ ($k_y <0$) belong to $\lambda=1$ ($\lambda=-1$).
Thus we find $N_{\mathrm{ZES}}=0$.
The impurity potential completely eliminates the degeneracy at zero energy, which describes
the absence of the proximity effect in a $d_{xy}$-wave NS junction~\cite{ya01,yt03}.
The conclusion $N_{\mathrm{ZES}}=0$ is valid for all spin-singlet even-parity superconductors.
Actually $I_F$ in Eq.~(\ref{bc}) is real for all spin-singlet superconductors,
whereas $N_{\mathrm{ZES}}$ is defined by the imaginary part of $I_F$ in Eq.~(\ref{if_def}).
Finally, with a $f$-wave, we obtain $N_+=[ (Wk_F/\pi)/ \sqrt{2} ]_{\mathrm{G}}$ and
$N_-=[ (Wk_F/\pi)(1- 1/\sqrt{2})]_{\mathrm{G}}$ by using Eq.~(\ref{kysum}).
The number of ZESs in the dirty normal metal is $N_{\mathrm{ZES}}=[ (Wk_F/\pi)(\sqrt{2}-1)]_{\mathrm{G}}$
because ZESs with $\lambda=1$ and $\lambda=-1$ couple one-by-one
and form two nonzero-energy states according to property (ii).

 The integer $|N_{\mathrm{ZES}}|$ in Eq.~(\ref{index})
indicates the number of ZESs remaining in a dirty normal metal.
Under the boundary condition in Eq.~(\ref{bc}),
the imaginary part of $\theta(x)$ is proportional to $N_{\mathrm{ZES}}$.
The local density of states (LDOS) is given by $\rho(x,\epsilon) = \rho_0 \mathrm{Re}[\cos\theta(x,\epsilon)]$
with $\rho_0$ being the density of states in the normal state at the Fermi energy.
The resulting LDOS at $\epsilon=0$
\begin{align}
\rho(x)/\rho_0 = \cosh[ 2 G_Q\, N_{\mathrm{ZES}} \, R_{\mathrm{N}} \, (1+x/L)] \gg 1,
\end{align}
is greatly enhanced, which
reflects the penetration of the ZESs into a normal metal.
The penetrating ZESs form resonant transmission channels whose number is $|N_{\mathrm{ZES}}|$.
As a consequence, $|N_{\mathrm{ZES}}|$ gives the quantized minimum value of the conductance in the strong scattering limit.

We check the validity of the above argument
by employing a numerical simulation on the two-dimensional single-band tight-binding model.
We choose $L=30a_0$, $W=25a_0$, $\mu_F/t=1.0$, $\Delta/t=0.01$
with $a_0$ and $t$ being the lattice constant and the hopping integral, respectively.
This parameter choice leads to $N_c=9$.
In the presence of the random potential, we plot the $G_{\mathrm{NS}}$ versus
$G_{\mathrm{N}}=R_{\mathrm{N}}^{-1}$ in Fig.~\ref{fig1}(b), where the two conductances are calculated
independently by using the recursive Green function method~\cite{lee,ando}.
As predicted by the quasiclassical Green function method, $G_{\mathrm{NS}}$ is
quantized at $2 G_Q N_{\mathrm{ZES}}$ for spin-triplet junctions.
For a $p_x$-wave symmetry, $N_+=N_c=9$ and $N_-=0$ are obtained numerically, which results in
$N_{\mathrm{ZES}}=9$. For an $f$-wave symmetry, we find $N_{\mathrm{ZES}}=5$ because $N_+=7$ and $N_-=2$.
The results also show that $G_{\mathrm{NS}}$ goes to zero with a decrease in
$G_{\mathrm{N}}$ for spin-singlet $s$- and $d_{xy}$-wave cases.
The numerical results justify our conclusions.

The nonzero conductance minimum is a character of
odd-parity superconducting states that have been proposed in an artificial thin film~\cite{alicea}
and exotic materials such as (TMTSF)$_2$X (X = PF$_6$, ClO$_4$, etc.)~\cite{jerome,bechgaad,kuroki} and
Na$_x$CoO$_2\cdot$ yH$_2$O~\cite{takeda,kuroki2}.
Thus the contents of this paper have a strong connection to the physics of Majorana fermion~\cite{majorana}.
Actually, the conductance quantization~\cite{lutchyn,oreg,mourik,deng,das,ya13} in a nanowire superconductor
is an example of the present theory. Moreover
our analysis using the chiral symmetry of the Hamiltonian is closely related to
an argument on the stability of Majorana flat bands~\cite{querioz}.

In summary, we have discussed the zero-bias
differential conductance $G_{\mathrm{NS}}$ in a normal-metal/superconductor junction consisting of
a nodal superconductor preserving time-reversal symmetry.
The minimum value of $G_{\mathrm{NS}}$ is quantized at $(4e^2/h)N_{\mathrm{ZES}}$.
The analysis in terms of the chiral symmetry of the Hamiltonian indicates that
the integer $N_{\mathrm{ZES}}$ is the Atiyah-Singer index in mathematics.

The authors are grateful to M. Sato, Ya. V. Fominov, and A. A. Golubov for useful discussions.
This work was supported by ``Topological Materials Science'' (Nos.~15H05852 and 15H05853)
and KAKENHI (Nos.~26287069 and 15H03525) from
the Ministry of Education,
Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT) of Japan
and by the Ministry of Education and Science of the Russian Federation
(Grant No.~14Y.26.31.0007).

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Frank de Wit, (* 13. února 1996 v Heemskerku, Nizozemsko) je nizozemský zápasník–judista.

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Ever ready to address the deep need facing us in the church and world today, we, through the freedom of consecrated celibacy pledge ourselves to living simply by sharing all things in common in a spirit of trust, and to recognize and follow the Spirit of God present in the Loretto Community and in our own lives.
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When it comes to cool daily drivers, David Couvillion has one of the coolest around. The Lake Charles, Louisiana gearhead had been looking for a first-gen Dodge for quite some time before he stumbled upon a diamond in the rough. Admittedly a GM square-body fan like his father, David fell in love with the 1991-93 Dodge trucks and had no idea what he'd find when he answered an ad placed by a Kansas farmer. "I'd been looking for months for this particular truck," David told Banks in an interview.
About a year-and-a-half ago, David found himself driving twelve hours hoping that photos the farmer shared actually represented the truck. When he arrived, the man aimed him toward a nearby barn where David would find two 1993 Dodge W250 Rams identically outfitted; a blue automatic and a black manual. When asked if there were any differences other than the color and transmission, the old man said, "Well, the blue one has a little more pep than the black one." Sure enough, after a quick ride around the farm, David felt the extra pep the famer had referred to. But at the time, David didn't know why the truck was faster nor did the old man. "I drove the truck all the way back from Kansas not knowing any history behind it. I didn't even know if I'd make it home." Not only did it make it home, David was convinced that with some love, it would be a worthy daily driver.
It wasn't until after the twelve hour drive home and a closer inspection that David realized there were parts on his new blue Dodge that read "Banks" in big raised letters. The truck had every option he'd dreamt of, with the addition of some very rare go-fast parts.
It turns our David had purchased a truck with an original Banks PowerPack. The system included a Techni-Cooler intercooler with boost tubes, Quick-Turbo turbine housing with Big Head wastegate, Monster-Exhaust, high-flow air filter and EGT and boost gauges along with instructions on how to adjust the injection pump. The system added a whopping 70hp and 240lb-ft with an 8% gain in fuel economy.
"I was familiar with Banks. I knew they built kits for newer vehicles but I didn't know just how rare this system was," admitted David. "The '91-1/2 to '93 are rare enough to begin with, then you put a Banks kit on it that was discontinued a long time ago, so that makes it even rarer. I felt like I really had something special." Sure, some old-timer may remember the PowerPack but David was young at the height of its popularity. "In '93 I was in middle school!" joked the 40-year-old.
Take a peek at David's First Gen offerings at 179garage.com or his Instagram feed @179garage.
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Q: Cometd: specifying max threads in java client 0
The cometd documentation says that the "max threads" property can be set on both client and server... but doesn't actually provide an example. I know this can't be the actual property name since it contains a space, and when I search for 'maxThreads' I only see a server property which is clearly a different property since it has a different default value.
When I check the javadoc I can see that there's an AbstractService has a constructor argument for 'maxThreads' but I don't see the same with the BayeuxClient.
What am I missing?
If it matters we're currently using 5.0.9 but should move to 6.x once our sibling projects bump their version of jetty.
(Previously posted on salesforce.stackexchange.com without luck)

A: For HTTP:
int maxThreads = 256;

// Create and configure the HTTP client.
HttpClient httpClient = new HttpClient(new HttpClientTransportOverHTTP());
httpClient.setExecutor(new QueuedThreadPool(maxThreads));
httpClient.start();

// Create the BayeuxClient with the CometD HTTP transport.
BayeuxClient bayeuxClient = new BayeuxClient(cometdURL, new JettyHttpClientTransport(null, httpClient));

Similarly, all properties related to HTTP (and not to CometD) are configured in HttpClient, such as HttpClient.maxConnectionsPerDestination, etc.
For WebSocket it is similar; if you use Jetty's WebSocketClient, you pass an HttpClient (it may be shared with the HTTP transport) to WebSocketClient's constructor, and configure HTTP properties in HttpClient and WebSocket properties in WebSocketClient.


The Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) is currently taking applications for the Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP), with the signup deadline for funding set for October 21, 2016. Applications in EQIP can include practices such as cross fencing, watering facilities, litter storage buildings for poultry farms, exclusion fencing from ponds and streams, and CNMPs. If interested in finding out more about what EQIP can offer you as a landowner in Bradley or Polk County, please contact the NRCS offices listed below.


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Overwatch's Capture The Flag was bad then, and it's still bad now
Opinion May 24, 2017 Gaetano Prestia 0
There is one thing I really don't like -- actually, hate -- about Overwatch, and it's the Capture The Flag mode.
It's no secret that I'm a pretty obsessive Overwatch player, and I tend to fall in love with anything and everything that is Overwatch related. I love all of the skins, the emotes, the sprays, and the events, and find myself battling the game's punishing Competitive skill rank system on a daily/hourly basis.
There is one thing I really don't like — actually, hate — about Overwatch, and it's the Capture The Flag mode.
I would normally not care that the mode exists, but that I must play it in order to unlock a free Anniversary loot box is something I'm not happy about.
Yes, I know, I can just grind and play the game to unlock the box anyway, but it is that obsessive nature of completion that has me playing through match after match of a mode that is completely at odds with Overwatch's competitive philosophy.
Before Blizzard added the game mode as part of the Lunar New Year event earlier this year, the studio said it struggled to create a balanced, fair and enjoyable version of the mode without restricting which heroes can be selected.
As it stands, that is exactly what the mode's issue is.
Capture The Flag always feels like a grind: as an Overwatch fanatic, the mode feels like an obligation rather than a streamlined mode that celebrates the game's best traits.
That Overwatch can perfectly apply the basics of CTF — steal the other team's flag and take it back to your base — and yet still struggle to be consistently enjoyable I think is actually a testament to the game's stunning uniqueness: something as simple and familiar as CTF just doesn't have a place among this group of heroes.
It's been added as a permanent fixture in Arcade, and I don't know why: a Torbjorn, Symmetra or Bastion camped out at one flag makes it utterly impossible to capture the opposing team's flag.
Flag locations are generally locked away behind pillars or in centralised spaces, meaning turrets and defensive heroes can flank attacking players, who can literally only enter from one unmarked direction.
Frustratingly, there's little to no compromise in terms of how a match actually plays out. Having any of the aforementioned heroes on a flag is a surefire way to avoid theft, but if the other team is similarly stacked defensively, you'll spend long periods of time where nothing happens.
There's the occasional battle between a Roadhog and Soldier smack-bang in the middle of the flags, but then everyone spawns and the conflict is on repeat.
I think I could count on my hand how many wins I've had in this mode, but I've lost count of the amount of draws.
There's a reason why Blizzard took so long to add CTF to Overwatch, and it's the same reason it should be removed from the game and replaced with something more unique and adaptable to the character lineup.
What are your thoughts on the Capture The Rooster mode?
I'm enjoying it. I wouldn't mind seeing it added as a permanent fixture.
It's okay. Needs some tweaking but I've had some fun with it.
I'm not rushing back to it. I guess it's okay for a temporary event mode.
It's terrible and has no place in Overwatch.


HOUSTON (Reuters) - Dallas Federal Reserve Bank President Robert Kaplan on Thursday repeated that he is "very open-minded and actively thinking about" a possible interest-rate hike at the U.S. central bank's next policy meeting.
"I'm very open-minded... about considering taking a next step in removing accommodation at upcoming meetings," Kaplan, a voting member of the Fed's policy committee this year, told reporters after a talk at the Dallas Fed's Houston branch.
Kaplan is one of the central bank's most fervent believers that "structural" headwinds like globalization and technology will continue to put downward pressure on inflation, despite the lift to inflation that theoretically should be delivered by a tightening labor market.
Still, his comments on Thursday suggest a growing unease that the Fed could overheat the economy if it does not respond to falling unemployment with rate hikes.
Unemployment, now at 4.1 percent, is expected to fall further in a "deviation" from the Fed's full employment goal, he said.
"If the deviation on the full employment (goal) gets big enough that would be, for me, enough of reason to still remove accommodation, take another step," he said.
Kaplan, like other Fed policymakers, said he believes the recent nomination of Fed Governor Jerome Powell to succeed Janet Yellen as Fed chair means continuity for the institution, but does not foreclose necessary reviews of the Fed's governance, policy frameworks, targets and banking supervision.
He called for a review of the so-called Volcker rule, but said he does not think that capital requirements or stress tests for big banks are hurting economic growth, and should be kept intact.


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Eminox >> Eminox Heritage
Our Heritage began in 1978 when Eminox was founded by David Milles and Norman Emerson. We have grown from a team of three to over 300 staff, expanding our product ranges from exhausts to introducing new technologies in markets around the world.
We redesigned and manufactured our first exhaust system in 1978, resulting in our first large order of 30 units. Word quickly spread of the high-quality stainless-steel manufacturing Eminox offered.
We later invested in state-of-the-art technology, introducing laser cutting machines in 1984, we took a leap of faith buying an Apricot microcomputer, with no comprehension of how crucial they would become. Orders continued to flow and Eminox expanded into a 6.5-acre site of new offices and manufacturing space in Gainsborough, UK.
Innovation in new markets
Markets were continually changing, and it became apparent that although the truck and bus markets were still expanding, there were other opportunities in off-road markets, such as rail, agricultural and non-road mobile machinery (NRMM).
Eminox started developing systems for heavy cranes, initially for operators, which consequently lead to supplying for Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEM). This expanded to include other applications such as pea-viners and standby generators for operations in demanding conditions like the South Pole and Hollywood.
Find out about our capabilities
Eminox Heritage David Mills and Norman Emerson looking at exhausts
Diesel multiple unit - big silencer and 40ft of pipework 1992
Continued growth
We received our first £1m order in 1990 when we expanded into the rail industry with exhaust systems for diesel multiple units. Eminox entered the European market with products being distributed in Sweden, shortly followed by further expansion in other countries in 1992. A proud moment in Eminox's history.
Back in the UK, the business continued to invest in state-of-the-art equipment to keep up with customer demands. With our customers in mind, we built our own Test Cell where all products go through rigorous testing. This ensures they meet and exceed all project requirements before undergoing official approval.
As a result, our customers save development time and costs as any required alterations are resolved before official testing occurs.
Supporting environmental change
In the early '90s, environmental pressure was building to clean up diesel exhausts. In 1994 Eminox partnered with Johnson Matthey (JM), which introduced patented chemical technology. Together with Eminox's modular case design, this resulted in the creation of the Continuously Regenerating Trap (CRT®), which has been fitted in more applications around the world than any other system of its kind.
Eminox launched the SCRT® system in 2001 in collaboration with JM, a product installed worldwide with OEMs as well as retrofitted to a variety of on-road and off-road applications.
Orders continued to grow, resulting in further expansion of our manufacturing and office space. We moved into a new 7,000sqm facility in Gainsborough in 2013.
CRT Bus at EU Environment and Transport Summit 1998, John Prescott in solar powered car
In 2017, Eminox formed a new partnership with Chinese firm Funwick Manufacturing Co. Ltd, creating the joint venture, Eminox CHINA. As the Chinese Government tackle unprecedented pollution levels, our expertise in reducing air pollution and diesel emissions for on-road and off-road grows globally.
Bridging the gap to a cleaner future
Building on our heritage, Eminox's research and development team are at the forefront of developing new technologies to further improve our range of solutions and also redevelop existing technologies.
Eminox SCRT® technology exceeds Euro VI emissions standards, reducing NOx and NO2 by up to 99% and particulate matter by up to 95%.
We support businesses and local authorities to achieve legislative emissions targets by providing exhaust aftertreatment solutions to upgrade heavy-duty vehicles and equipment and meet global emissions standards.
Eminox is bridging the gap to a zero-emissions future as a creative partner, delivering sustainable engineered solutions.
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Last time we developed brainfuck interpreter in Clojure. This time we will write a compiler. Compilation has two advantages over interpretation: the resulting program tends to be faster and source program is lost/obscured in binary. It turns out that a brainfuck compiler (to any assembly/bytecode) is not really that complex - brainfuck is very low level and similar to typical CPU architectures (chunk of mutable memory, modified one cell at a time). Thus we will go for something slightly different. Instead of producing JVM bytecode (which some already did) we shall write a Clojure macro that will generate code equivalent to any brainfuck program. In other words we will produce Clojure source equivalent to brainfuck source - at compile time.
Look carefully! The program starts at the bottom. When it reaches loop-nested function (state transformation) it enters nested loop defined above. The loop first checks current cell - if it's zero, present state is returned. Otherwise a sequence of state transformations defined within nested loop are executed. Once they are all performed recur is called in order to start subsequent iteration. Sooner or later loop-nested exits and move-right (last line above) will execute.
I left comments to guide you which parts correspond to which pieces of brainfuck. Start reading from the very bottom. I guess now we can fully appreciate the conciseness of brainfuck. OK, just joking.
Right, so we see how brainfuck can be translated into Clojure. Let's implement such a translator (which I called a compiler in the title since it sounds better). It might seem complex, especially after seeing code sample above, but the whole translator fits on one screen!
Code above is also simplified for readability. Two important steps are performed: generating code for loop body using recursive call to translate-block and wrapping final Clojure code with a loop template. Whole, working source code is available on GitHub. Let's take this macro for a test drive. Notice that we no longer need to escape brainfuck code as a string, we can place it directly in Clojure!
As you can see invoking brainfuck macro yields final state of the program. I/O is not implemented but easy to add.
To recap: we managed to build a Clojure program in less than 60 lines of code that translates any brainfuck source into valid Clojure source. Later Clojure compiler turns this into JVM bytecode. Source code for both interpreter and compiler (plus test cases) is available on GitHub.


Today, Foradori is in constant evolution. After ten years of biodynamic preparations used in the vineyards and of constant attention to details in the winery, they have started to perceive the value of their work. Their understanding and awareness of natural cycles have been refined over many years of learning: every new season opens new horizons, every day they learn and understand a little more. They have learnt to pay attention, to grasp the subtle differences existing in nature and to preserve the true character of the grape in the expression of its land of origin.
Daily farming gestures are elevated to creative impulses: it is their duty and privilege to wake up every morning and to be free to work according to the message that the earth conveys in that moment.
Foradori does not use synthetic chemicals, pesticides or fertilizers. They have been certified by ICEA and Demeter since 2009.
Considered as one of the most influential female winemakers in the world, Elisabetta Foradori took over the winery in 1984 after completing her studies at the S. Michele all'Adige wine school.
After facing her first vintage in 1984, she worked to convert the winery to a biodynamic farming system in 2002 and in 2007, the winery joined VinNatur and started making natural wines. Foradori has since been making use of biodynamic farming methods in their vineyards while diligently working with great care in the cellars for over 10 years. This has led to excellent results.
Elisabetta is humble and easy going even though her wines are of exceptional quality. Focused on producing grapes and wine that express the true essence of the land, she says that she wants to leave this land healthy and alive for her four children.
Elisabetta Foradori has been working with the Teroldego grape for the last 25 years. She admits that as a young graduate of the wine institute in Alto Adige, she did not listen to the land as she was more preoccupied with the survival of the winery. But towards the end of 1990s, she felt that the wines she produced lacked a soul and she says that when she looks back she is filled with gratitude because it is through those perceptions that she finally found her true self.
When a healthy farming method consents a grapevine to express itself in its entirety, the fruit that is born from it will be an expression of authenticity.
The quality of the wine we produce will be apparent through its vitality. To preserve the vital forces of the original fruit throughout the transformation from grape into wine, evokes a perception of its birthplace in the wine as well as to whom drinks it; it enters in harmony with the food and creates a wholesome drink that gives a sense of well being.
Elisabetta does not intervene in the winery; nothing is added, but she guides the wine while paying attention to its need. Thus, the wine keeps an expressive spontaneity and bears the personality of its intense and live raw material.
Foradori started using biodynamic preparations in 2002 after long consideration and comparison with their past work. As they taste the wine, they are able to perceive its essence and energy. There are no numbers or data, but simply perceptions: thus it is the philosophy of the Foradori winery that they combine the knowledge with the intuitive understanding of nature, to be part of its rhythms.
A farming landscape rich with variety is of great value and must be protected, taken care of, narrated and rebuilt. Thus the Foradori winery has planted old fruit varieties and hedges around their vineyards, reintroduced animals to the estate, tended the grass between the rows by sowing a variety of plants. Butterflies, insects and birds have proliferated. Even if Trentino is a region where intensive farming is practiced, nature has reacted and shown its gratitude.
Foradori had seen clay amphorae in Sicily, used by Giusto Occhipinti at the winery COS. A tradition in the country of Georgia, where they are called qvevri, the vessels have fascinated several winemakers around the world in recent years. Foradori ferments Nosiola, Manzoni Bianco and her single vineyard Teroldegos in amphorae. For all the wines, she dumps in the juice, skins and some stems, then leaves the wine inside for six to eight months. She then removes the wine, ages it for a month in wood casks, and bottles it.
Capped with a stainless steel lid Foradori devised, each amphorae is a special fermentation vessel. It holds a steady temperature during fermentation. The wide mouth at the top allows the cap of skins to macerate suspended in the juice. Once fermentation is over, the skins settle to the narrow point at the bottom where they decompose, slowly releasing chemical compounds that help preserve the wine. "In the wood, it takes longer for the various elements in the wine to come together" says Emilio. "In the clay, the wine is more open and expressive.
On Ewineasia.com, you can find many of Elisabetta Foradori wines that best defines the expression of its terroir, ethical viticulture and wine-making philosophy.


WWE Hall of Famer Sgt. Slaughter will be featured in a segment on Comedy Central's "Tosh.0" show thiS Tuesday night. As noted in a report on Saturday, the show will feature a "Web Redemption" for the now famous crying wrestling fan or the "it's still real to me" guy.


It is easy to walk into work in the morning, whether it's a recently built modern minimalistic space, or a historic building full of character, and take for granted the suitable working conditions; forgetting entirely about the work happening behind the scenes to keep that building running to standard.
Maintenance is key in making sure that all machinery and equipment is running efficiently, helping keep you warm in the harsh winter months and cool in the sudden summer heatwaves!
However, it is also so much more than this. Without PPM, otherwise known as 'Planned Preventative Maintenance', it is not the case that the building may just be a little warmer than preferred. Maintenance covers many different areas and is often responsible for playing a key part in protecting your health.
Take the maintenance of cooling towers for example. Primarily designed to extract heat from a building via a heat exchange method makes them the ideal environment for Legionella, a heat-loving bacteria to grow. If not maintained properly this bacteria can rapidly spread into surrounding areas via the vapor given off by the tower, which ultimately can result in a lung infection, also known as Legionnaires ' disease.
And it's not just your workplace where you are at risk. These towers are found behind the scenes at a huge number of commercial properties and service providers including, schools, hotels, airports and restaurants, the list goes on!
Its ongoing importance was highlighted when extensive searches for legionella within cooling towers were conducted ahead of the 2012 Olympic Games. With thousands of additional tourists and professional athletes set to arrive and stay in the capital, inspectors visited sites across the city to review maintenance procedures and ensure any potential outbreak of the disease was prevented.


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Lewis, Hall lead Alabama over Stephen F. Austin 79-69
Kira Lewis Jr. had 17 points and eight assists, Donta Hall added 12 points and 14 rebounds, and Alabama beat Stephen F. Austin 79-69 on Sunday night.
Hall was 6 of 7 from the field and notched his fifth double-double of the season for the Crimson Tide (9-3), who won their fourth straight.
Stephen F. Austin rallied late in the second half, but Alabama stopped the momentum with a 9-2 run that ended with Lewis' pair of free throws to make it 77-67 with 1:52 left in the game.
"We were able to build a pretty comfortable lead, but they cut into in the second half," said Alabama coach Avery Johnson. "We made some free throws down the stretch, hit some big shots and got some timely rebounds and were able to pull out a win. Riley Norris was huge for us, Donta was huge as well. When we have four or five guys scoring in double figures, we can be a pretty tough team to beat."
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Norris added 14 points, including four 3-pointers, and Tevin Mack scored 12 for Alabama.
Hall's basket with 6:14 left in the first half tied it at 21 and sparked a 22-9 run for the Tide that made it 41-30 with 1:48 left in the half. Alabama never trailed again, though the Lumberjacks (7-5) closed the deficit to 68-65 on Kevon Harris' jumper with 5:31 left in the game.
Shannon Bogues had 21 points and Harris added 18 for the Lumberjacks. John Comeaux scored 13 and Karl Nicholas had 11.
Stephen F. Austin: The Lumberjacks hosted an SEC opponent in William R. Johnson Coliseum for the first time in program history. Their record against SEC opponents dropped to 4-28 all-time, but they can take solace in keeping it competitive until the final two minutes.
Alabama: The Crimson Tide outrebounded the Lumberjacks 47-31, the 11th time in 12 contests this season that Alabama has outrebounded its opponent. The Lumberjacks (Southland Conference) were the Tide's fourth nonconference opponent that was projected in the preseason to win its conference. The others were Georgia State (Sun Belt), Northeastern (Colonial Athletic Association) and UCF (American Athletic Conference).
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"I was really concerned about playing this game down here, but we thought it was the best thing for us to prepare for a tough SEC league slate," Johnson said. "We've played in some tough environments and this was a very tough environment."
Stephen F. Austin: The Lumberjacks open Southland Conference play on Wednesday, hosting SE Louisiana.
Alabama: The Crimson Tide host No. 16 Kentucky on Saturday to open its SEC schedule.
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SF9's Hwiyoung Talks About "High School Rapper 2" Experience And Hopes For The Group's Future
by J. K
SF9's Hwiyoung shared his thoughts on competing on "High School Rapper 9," as well as his dreams for his group!
Hwiyoung appears on the cover of the latest issue of campus magazine Univ 20, and is a perfect fit for the magazine as he recently graduated from high school and is 20 years old (in Korean reckoning) this year.
In an interview to go along with the photo shoot, Hwiyoung was asked about how he recently competed on the Mnet hip hop survival show "High School Rapper 2."
"I think it was a good experience," he said. "I felt that way about the preparation process and when I was eliminated as well, it was a chance for me to develop. I'm currently continuing to work hard on making music."
When asked about writing lyrics and rapping, Hwiyoung commented, "Rapping is what I like the most. I've always liked hip hop music."
"I'm not great at expressing myself, but I think one of the good parts is that I can tell people my thoughts and encourage them to relate to the lyrics," he explained. "I like the fact that in my lyrics, I can write the things that I hadn't been able to say myself."
Hwiyoung also talked about his group SF9, who made their debut in October of 2016 and most recently promoted the track "Mamma Mia."
"We're a really fun group," he said. "I think that like Shinhwa's 'Shinhwa Broadcast,' it would be funny if later on we did a show together. We're fun now but I wonder if we won't be even more fun later on."
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Clemens Börsig (* 27. Juli 1948 in Achern) ist ein deutscher Bankmanager.

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Börsig leistete seinen Wehrdienst als Reserveoffizieranwärter bei der Bundeswehr (letzter Dienstgrad: Leutnant der Reserve). Danach studierte er Mathematik und Betriebswirtschaftslehre an der Universität Mannheim. 1975 promovierte er über das Thema "Die Implementierung von Operations Research in Organisationen". 1977 begann er seine Berufslaufbahn bei Mannesmann und wechselte 1985 zur Robert Bosch GmbH. 1997 wurde er zum Finanzvorstand der RWE berufen. 1999 wechselte er zur Deutschen Bank AG, wo er 2001 Finanzvorstand wurde. Von 2002 bis 2006 verantwortete er zusätzlich als Chief Risk Officer das Risikomanagement der Bank als Nachfolger von Thomas R. Fischer.

Nachdem Rolf-Ernst Breuer wegen seiner Rolle in der Affäre um Leo Kirch vom Aufsichtsratsvorsitz der Deutschen Bank zurückgetreten war, wurde Börsig vom Amtsgericht Frankfurt mit Wirkung zum 4. Mai 2006 zum Mitglied des Aufsichtsrates bestellt und von diesem zum Vorsitzenden gewählt. Dieses Amt hatte er bis Mai 2012 inne. Als Abfindung für seinen alten Vertrag erhielt Börsig 14,7 Mio. €.

Börsig ist Mitglied des Aufsichtsrats der Mercedes-Benz Group, der Linde AG und der Emerson Electric Company.

Bis 2007 war Börsig Mitglied des Aufsichtsrats der Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG.

Nachdem Börsig dem Trägerverein der Schule Schloss Salem lange Zeit in der Funktion des Schatzmeisters gedient hatte, bekleidete er zeitweise das Amt des Vorsitzenden, das er allerdings im Juni 2010 niederlegte. Außerdem ist Börsig derzeit noch Schatzmeister der Gesellschaft von Freunden und Förderern der Heinrich-Heine-Universität Düsseldorf.

Börsig ist Mitglied im Beirat der Kulturstiftung des Bundes, Vorstandsvorsitzender des Kulturkreises der deutschen Wirtschaft im Bundesverband der Deutschen Industrie (BDI) e.V., Mitgliedschaft im Kuratorium der Gesellschaft der Freunde von Bayreuth e.V., der Gesellschaft zur Förderung der Münchener Opern-Festspiele e.V., der Kulturstiftung Festspielhaus Baden-Baden e.V. und war bis zum 15. September 2016 Vorsitzender des Aufsichtsrates der ESMT European School of Management and Technology und von 2014 bis 2016 Mitglied des Verwaltungsrates des Instituts für die religiösen Werke (Vatikanbank).

Clemens Börsig ist seit 2016 Mitglied des International Advisory Council der ESMT Berlin.

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Weblinks

 Tim Bartz:  – Kopf des Tages bei FTD vom 2. April 2006.

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