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Oregon Ducks football hasn't allowed a touchdown since the end of Auburn game
Steve Mims @SteveMims_RG
Sep 14, 2019 at 7:30 PM Sep 15, 2019 at 12:19 AM
Seth Williams remains the last player to find the end zone against Oregon.
Ever since the Auburn sophomore caught a game-winning touchdown with nine seconds remaining in the Tigers' season-opening 27-21 win over the Ducks, Oregon has not allowed a touchdown in back-to-back blowouts against overmatched opponents at Autzen Stadium.
Nevada had two field goals on 16 possessions in a 77-6 loss to the Ducks before Montana had one field goal on 12 possessions as UO won 35-3 Saturday night. It is the first time since 2009 that the Ducks held consecutive foes to six points or less, although a 25-yard field goal by Brandon Purdy kept the Ducks from their first shutout since 2012.
Between Nevada's two first-quarter field goals and Montana's field goal in the third quarter, the Ducks held those two teams scoreless on 20 combined drives. None of those possessions totaled more than 34 yards or took more than four minutes.
During the past two games, Nevada and Montana combined for 28 possessions with 23 of them lasting six plays or less. Twenty-six of the 28 drives took less than four minutes with 20 of them lasting less than three minutes.
The Ducks have forced 16 punts during the past two weeks at home and forced five turnovers while stopping Nevada once on downs. Nevada and Montana turned nine of 34 third downs into a first down.
Brady Breeze's 11-yard fumble recovery for a touchdown against Nevada gave the defense one touchdown scored while not allowing any during the past two weeks.
Montana had a total of eight rushing yards one week after the Ducks allowed 83 yards on the ground against Nevada. The Wolf Pack and Grizzlies gained a total of 434 yards of offense while Oregon's offense had at least 125 more than that in each of those games.
Oregon's defense was without a couple of starters as defensive end Austin Faoliu and linebacker Bryson Young sat out due to injuries. The Ducks may have suffered a costly injury when starting cornerback Thomas Graham injured his right foot and stood on the sideline in the second half wearing sweats with a boot on his foot. His replacement, freshman Mykael Wright, had an interception.
Depth wasn't a concern against the Grizzlies as 25 different Ducks were credited with at least one tackle led by Javon Holland with five.
The Ducks open Pac-12 play next week at Stanford, which has averaged 46.3 points during three straight wins over the Ducks.
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Fall is the best time for appreciating the beauty of shade trees. It's also the best time to plant them. Cool temperatures mean minimal transplanting shock. And after the leaves drop, you can let nature take care of watering until spring. Plus, even though the above-ground part of the tree is dormant, the roots can keep growing all winter in the South. This results in faster growth the following spring.
Now, there are lots of shade trees for sale out there. Some are great; some are garbage. How can you tell which is which? Ask me, the Grumpy Gardener. For the next few weeks, I'll be profiling some truly superior shade trees for the average yard. Being generous to a fault, I'll also tell you which trees to avoid.
'October Glory' red maple is hot, hot, hot!
If someone asked Grumpy to name one tree that absolutely guaranteed glorious fall foliage in the South, it would have to be 'October Glory' red maple (Acer rubrum 'October Glory'). Although its name says "October," it turns color later than that in Birmingham -- usually the first week of November. I shot the tree above this morning. Can you believe the sizzling, electric scarlet of the leaves?
'October Glory' is one of two very popular selections of our native red maple chosen for outstanding fall color. The other is 'Red Sunset.' Both grow rather quickly, reaching 50-60 feet tall with an oval to pyramidal shape. They make excellent lawn and street trees, due to their ascending branches and lack of problematic surface roots. Both feature handsome, silvery bark.
So what's the difference between them? Well, 'October Glory' is more heat-tolerant, while 'Red Sunset' is more cold-tolerant. Plus, 'Red Sunset' grows a little faster (more than 2 feet a year) and colors up two weeks earlier in fall.
Grumpy's recommendation -- if you live in the South, plant 'October Glory.' If you live in the Midwest or North, go with 'Red Sunset.' If you live on the West Coast, do whatever the heck you want.
For the best fall color, plant in full sun. Red maple tolerates most soils, even wet ones, but does not like drought and will be among the first trees to scorch, defoliate, and die back if it doesn't get enough water in summer. Don't plant it where its roots will be restricted (like those little islands in parking lots) or near hot pavement. Prune it in summer, not winter or spring, or the cuts will bleed sap.
Both of these red maples are widely available at garden centers and nurseries.
Silver maple (Acer saccharinum) is one of the best retorts I know to the specious argument that just because a plant is native, it's necessarily better. Silver maple is native. It's also a horrible tree.
Why do so many people plant it? One reason. It's among the fastest growing shade trees around (3 to 5 feet a year), so if your treeless yard is broiling you alive, you may not think far enough ahead. You should, because like many skyrocketing trees, silver maple is beset with a host of problems.
It's weak-wooded and breaks up in storms. It develops a hungry net of surface roots that cracks sidewalks and invades water and sewer lines. Its fall color is poor. It's also incredible weedy.
Anybody need about a million silver maples? My neighbors have plenty to share!
Just look at this pair of silver maples up the street from me. In late spring, each drops about one billion seeds. That's enough to cover the entire lawn! And all of them will germinate somewhere.
Now -- aren't you glad you have Grumpy around to save you from such disaster? You're welcome. It's what I do.


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Since 2002 there has been extensive work to restore existing woodlands. Entering the English Woodland Grant Scheme has enabled essential management to be carried out, namely thinning, coppicing and replanting.
In addition, some 26 ha of new woodland has been planted under the Farm Woodland Premium Scheme. Blocks of new woodland are sited adjacent to existing woodlands on marginal areas and infield corners.
In Autumn 2013, 12 ha of mature woodland adjoining Thrift Farm and Therfield Heath (SSSI) was purchased. Work began in early 2015 to restore Fordham's Wood and Jubilee Wood. This started with the creation of permissive public access paths and the installation of interpretation boards.


What type of fruit do you bear?
"No good tree bears bad fruit, nor does a bad tree bear good fruit. Each tree is recognized by its own fruit. People do not pick figs from thornbushes, or grapes from briers. The good man brings good things out of the good stored up in his heart, and the evil man brings evil things out of the evil stored up in his heart. For out of the overflow of his heart his mouth speaks.
Do you speak of God's grace and mercy and bestow anger and wrath? Do your actions reflect what you truly desire for others to see? With that question asked, exactly what is it that you want others to see in you?
If a tree bears the type of fruit that it has the genetic code to produce, that means that it is not capable of producing anything else. It is predestined to produce what it produces. We have an advantage over the trees. We can make a conscious decision to change our fruit. We can change the fruit that we bear from bad to good. It must start from within. It is not impossible to change. We must simply be willing to change. We must desire to produce good fruit. We must desire to produce the fruit that represents the righteous characteristics that we wish to possess and store on the inside.
The fruit of the Spirit is an outward presentation of what is truly stored within your heart.
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Boldly going where no musicians have gone before, would you please put your hands together and pray for the souls of The Jelly Roll Jazz Band, as they inflict yet another album on an unsuspecting public!
Very little is known about the mysterious Project LABGAS. Like Schrödinger's Difficult Second Album, its existence has been shown to depend entirely on whether it is being observed, which makes it rather difficult to pin down. What can be said with (relative) certainty is that it consists of not less than 30, but not more than 40, minutes of what can loosely be termed 'music', 'performed' by a group (or groups) of between 2.5 and 3.5 members of the human race.
It may or may not include a brand new artwork or artworks by an artist or artists, and comprehensive sleeve notes by a writer or chef. It could feasibly be stylistically similar to the band's previous work or it equally feasibly could not. An undetermined number of theorists have conjectured that it may consist of between 10 and 15 separate tracks, although said theorists have proven highly elusive and thus the accuracy of their conjecture is difficult to verify.
In short, Project LABGAS is, and perhaps will always remain, an enigma shrouded in mystery. One thing, however, is certain: It may or may not be the best thing you listen to this autumn.
100 days and counting…
#LABGAS
A gentleman: Certain instruments
Another gentleman: Certain other instruments
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Hey, hey, hey! Fat Albert should have stayed away
The big-screen "Fat Albert," mostly a live-action update of Bill Cosby's Saturday morning cartoon series, is a hokey, insipid, outdated mess that even the most nostalgic of parents and the most gullible of kids will have trouble embracing.
Five minutes in, the movie already is painful to watch, both for its idiotic premise and the knowledge that there's nearly an hour and a half left.
The real-life incarnations of Albert and his pals are grating, with none of the goofy charm of their cartoon forebears. With his lumpy costume as the title character, Kenan Thompson looks less like the portly ghetto kid and more like what he is – a guy in a fat suit.
Executive producer Cosby, sharing screenwriting credit with Charles Kipps, and director Joel Zwick ("My Big Fat Greek Wedding") deliver little more than uninspired chaos, a collection of bad comedy sketches loosely connected by a really dumb story.
The movie opens in 'toonland among Fat Albert and his Philly pals, including Rudy, Dumb Donald, Old Weird Harold and Mushmouth. It then meanders into the real world of Philadelphia, where teenager Doris (Kyla Pratt) lives a loner's life, overlooked by the popular clique at school.
As she watches the "Fat Albert" show on TV, her teardrop splashing on the remote control magically opens a window into the cartoon. Hearing Doris' cries and seeing her sad face, Albert climbs through the TV into the real world to help, followed by his posse.
Albert makes it his mission to win Doris some friends, and at the same time, he experiences first love with Doris' knockout foster sister (Dania Ramirez) and encounters trouble with rival Reggie (singer Omari Grandberry).
The gang's mission comes with a deadline: The longer they stay in the real world, the more their colors bleed away, and they have to return to their animated home before they vanish entirely.
This trivial plot is clumsily fleshed out with bad shtick, including the repetitive, unamusing befuddlement of Albert and his friends' over such modern conveniences as pop-top soda cans, laptop computers and shopping malls.
The gang offers a truly agonizing rap take on the cartoon show's theme song, with Albert's repeated "Hey Hey Heys" so irritating you may want to stuff popcorn in your ears.
The movie's mediocre performances might have been tolerable if the filmmakers had come up with engaging comedy and action. The movie's only remotely funny line comes when Cosby pops up as himself in a brief encounter with Albert.
Cosby, a persistent critic of vulgar language in popular black entertainment, certainly does not raise the bar with this stinker, although he at least presents a wholesome, mild-tongued tale.
His filmmakers chose to make the characters older than they were in the cartoon. Yet that distances them from little kids who might have appreciated the cartoon's comedy and unsophisticated message of generosity and inclusiveness, while teenagers will find the movie's "Ozzie and Harriet" sensibility too corny to stomach.
"Fat Albert," a 20th Century Fox release, is rated PG for momentary language. Running time: 93 minutes. One and a half stars out of four.


These verses are very simple, yet full of meanings. That is one of the marks of profound knowledge and clarity in thinking, to mean a lot and be able to express it in very short and apparently simple words.
What follows is my reflection upon these verses and a primer to something larger I'm working on.
Submitting to Salma means submitting to the inexorable reality that being is only in the becoming of time, it is being-in-time, and that only the being that is outside of time is the Real, Infinite; and submitting to the reality of the impossibility of the being-in-time above the Infinite.
The Infinite Being is without time, but it is also within time, otherwise it would not be infinite. Submitting to the reality that being is being-in-time and that the Infinite is without and within time, means that you accept the becoming of time knowing that the Infinite is within it but it is not constricted or limited by it.
Destiny is the Infinite manifested in the becoming of time. The being-in-time cannot be without the becoming of time, and is, therefore, inexorably bound to it and hence cannot know the Infinite. Acknowledging the reality of the Infinite in the becoming of time and the necessary ignorance of the being-in-time of the Infinite means to follow the Infinite as manifested in the becoming of time.
The ignorance of the being-in-time of the Infinite and the manifestation of the infinite in the becoming of time creates the perception in the being-in-time of change, of novelty. Change as an occurrence within time as experienced by the being-in-time. The being-in-time knows itself in the becoming of time and explains itself within it; this is the idea of oneself. The being is and is conscious of itself in the becoming of time. To know how the changes perceived by the being-in-time affect the idea of oneself is the science of changes: the phenomenology of change.


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"Tomb Raider" – Lara's Renaissance
To quote Lady Croft herself, "I can do this…"
TL;DR verdict? "Tomb Raider" is a fantastic game. Buy with confidence.
Whether or not Lara Croft's latest Crystal Dynamics game is a true entry in the series or such a departure that it constitutes an adjunct spin-off is worthy of further discussion, but the title stands on its own.
It's a little too early to start shouting about 'game of the year' considerations but this latest Lara adventure is a cinematic adventure of such quality that it rivals generation-defining PS3 titan "Uncharted 2: Among Thieves" for sheer thrills, visual splendour and storytelling. Given that the second Nathan Drake game is probably in my top two games of this generation, that's no small complement. I'd hope to see this title get it's due come the end of the year, but I suspect that "Bioshock: Infinite" has game of 2013 all wrapped up unless the shipped product has been somehow inadvertently swapped out in the disc-pressing stage for a tie-in "Smurfs" shovelware effort.
Katniss who?
Having listened to this week's episode of the "Weekend Confirmed" podcast, I know that redoubtable host Garnett Lee will disagree in particular with my estimation of the story, and he's entitled to feel misgivings towards it, but I really feel that this tougher survival story achieves the difficult balance of giving equal importance to character and plotting, pitching a younger Lara Croft through the proverbial mill whilst sketching out some of the elements of her persona in a way which should please long-term fans and players who've never picked up a "Tomb Raider" game before.
No game is perfect and often bears the hallmarks of influence . This game at least has the taste to be influenced by really good stuff. As well as the aforementioned Naughty Dog's awesome PS3 adventure series, you can pick out gameplay mechanics popularised by Rock Steady's "Batman"games (Lara has a 'detective vision'-like 'survival instinct' which highlights useful equipment and environmental tools), a gear and skills upgrading system which recalls latter-day "Call of Duty" multi-player perks and the foreboding dread of classic survival horror title "Resident Evil 4" as well as a scene in a charnel pit which is right out of Neil Marshall's magnificent horror film, "The Descent".
The gore and combat can get a little overwrought, it's true, and might put off some long-time fans who've felt that Lara is better when she's exploring and traversing than when she's sneaking up on some misogynist cult member and sticking arrows in his gullet but I see this as a real step forward for the character and a tantalising glimpse at what Crystal Dynamics might do with next-gen hardware – the PS3 version that I've been playing is utterly beautiful to behold.
Lara's next game (and the inevitable "Uncharted 4") might just be the reasons that I pick up a PlayStation 4.
"Tomb Raider" – Lara Leaps Back (fluffrick.wordpress.com)
Weekend Hot Topic, part 2: Tomb Raider verdict (metro.co.uk)
Tomb Raider vs. Uncharted: The Comparison We Had To Make (kotaku.com)
Tomb Raider Review – Playstation 3 (eatpraymedia.wordpress.com)
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"Ready Player One" is the best book of the year.
The best book of 2011. Please kiss my ass, Booker Prize judges.
Not many novels hold my attention long enough for me to finish reading them. I used to have a fifty page test, which gave any book that I was reading a reasonable amount of time to get its hooks into me and compel me to finish it.
With not enough time to do all of the stuff that I really want to do, a book/movie/game/album really has to grab me in order for me to keep going with it – there's always something else out there that I could be enjoying and if I'm not into the world that the artist is creating, I don't see the point in continuing the charade that I'm enjoying it.
I can honestly say that Ernest Cline's "Ready Player One" is the best thing that I've read in a while – Cory Doctorow's "For the Win" comes a close second – and is certainly the best book that I've read this year.
If you grew up in the 1980s, then this book is absolutely and completely for you. It's a dynamic, propulsive adventure tale driven by puzzles, nerdy arcana, a dizzying grab bag of pop cultural references (I promise you – at one point in the novel, I found myself thinking "Y'know, it sure would be great if Cline found a way to work 'Real Genius' into this story", only for him to do just that, mid-way down the page that I was reading. Spooky).
The plot revolves around a fairly grim future, beset by environmental blight, energy shortages and mass poverty – a world which most people willingly escape from by logging into OASIS, a virtual reality evolution of the Internet which allows users to submerge themselves in an infinite series of user-created worlds, games and quests.
When the reclusive inventor of OASIS James Halliday dies, his last legacy is to leave the users of the OASIS a game whose eventual prize is control of OASIS itself and of Halliday's vast fortune.
It's Xbox Live meets Second Life and Facebook on Energy Drinks informed by the pop culture of the 1980s and far more glorious than that pat series of analogies can possibly do justice to.
The novel's blurb from "True Blood" author Charlaine Harris absolutely says it best – "I loved every page". I did too. And she, by her own admission, is not a gamer.
Not that you have to be, because Cline does an excellent job of explaining the likes of "Zork", "Pac-Man" and "Joust" to people who may never have picked up a controller or jabbed buttons in a furious effort to stave off imminent virtual death. Similarly, if you've never seen an eighties-released fantasy film, this novel will have you seeking out the Jim Henson back catalogue, "The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the Eighth Dimension!" and "Ladyhawke" so that you can see what you've been missing.
Given that 80's pop culture seems to have been directly influencing contemporary music and fashion for at least the last five years (being of a certain age, it's impossible not to watch Lady Gaga and feel that her stuff's fine but you preferred it when it was called "True Blue" and by Madonna) it seems like the perfect time for this book to have been written. If you can't understand a reference – and there were a few which had me hurtling in the direction of the internet for confirmation – you've got a damn good chance of decoding it with a brief diversion to Google on your smartphone.
And how much like science fiction does that last sentence sound to anybody who remembers loading their home computer games from cassette tapes?
I should do some summing up. This is a wonderful novel. If you loved the pop culture of the 1980s, consider yourself an unashamed geek and need to read something which will leave you a warm glow for hours after you've finished it, you need to pick up this book.
It's sheer, nerdy undiluted joy.
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I am becoming slacker and slacker at blogging, and I do apologise. But in my defence, the only computer I can use is ridiculously slow and I am hardly ever home to post. I hope y'all had a great christmas and new year. I saw the new year in with a new friend (a person I clicked with immediately, which doesn't happen too often and thus was very cool), one of my oldest friends, two male specimens and another girl I hadn't met before. It involved lots of dancing and a veeeeeeeeeeery late bedtime of 6:15am. But it was totes worth it :) Since then, I've been working and seeing friends. Oh and my friend and I found an awesome flat for next year too which is exciting!
Get into the habit of eating really healthily. Three meals a day, everyday. Had a mean convo with a close friend about this the other day, and there are things that can defs be improved. Here's to making this year the one where I finally kick those unhealthy habits!
Be more social, and make more friends!


Many of the advances in game-related tech we've seen in the past few years have come in the area of control. Touchscreens and motion control have become the order of the day on our handheld devices as well as on our home consoles.
A researcher at Carnegie Mellon University has designed a prototype system, called Armura, that takes the basic idea of the Kinect one step closer to science fiction's Minority Report-style interfaces.
Armura takes the idea a stage further by mounting both sensors and projector in the ceiling. This frees the user from the need to carry anything, and also provides a convenient place from which to spot his gestures.
The actual detection is done by infra-red light, which reflects off the user's skin and clothes. A camera records the various shapes made by the user's hands and arms. Software then identifies different arrangements of the user's arms, hands and fingers, such as arms-crossed, thumbs-in, thumbs-out, book, palms-up, palms-down and so on.
According to Mr Harrison, the hands alone are capable of tens of thousands of interactions and gestures. The trick is to distinguish between them, matching the gesturer's intention to his pose precisely enough that the correct consequence follows, but not so precisely that slightly non-standard gestures are ignored.
The article stresses the ways in which this technology could be used in public spaces like shopping centres. It's fascinating not only to think about how this technology could work for games in the future — perhaps a shared space, an Armura arcade? — but also to see how gaming technology influences the path of other communications research.


> > (because the console is useless).
> that they wasn't a way to debug them until recently.
> > never seen evidence of that happening.
> but hadn't yet filtered down.
dump and capture the dmesg and other debugfs state into a package.
> > debuggable state, i.e. where they can see something on the screen.
> > back to a sane state?
and we should push them upstream now.


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Q: Is it possible to import an autocad feature to a feature layer without exporting to .shp/.dwg Does anyone know if it is possible to import a feature (point, line or polygon) drawn in Autocad directly to a feature layer in ArcMap, so in essence a "feature sucker", rather then exporting the feature to a shp or dwg then importing into ArcMap then copying the feature into the correct feature class.
The datatype that I want to target  is a feature class on ArcSDE (9.2).
Versions are ArcGIS 9.3.1 and AutoCAD 2011.

A: With autocad Map3d you can connect ogr, or shape/sde/oracle/sql datasources.
With this functionality you can create objects directly in autocad that are in turn "put" into the source you specify.
If your version truly is autocad then the fdo option is not there (Map product line only).
If you upgrade or see differently you can check out more about FDO on the osgeo website.
Autocad map and Civil have FDO built in.
You can connect native formats and edit directly depending on the provider.
If you are not on a map product, The answers from Jakub and BicycleDude are both viable.

A: You can Load Features into an existing feature class from a DWG or a DXF file.  In catalog, right click on a Feature Class --> Load --> Load Data --> Select Input Data --> go trough all steps to define field mapping, etc. if needed.
You can also load multiple data layers of the same geometry type by adding them into the "List of SOurce Data to Load" on the first step of the Simple Data Loader dialog.

A: You could look at the FME Desktop and the ArcGIS Desktop Data Interoperability extension. I believe this will do it. You may be lucky and some of this functionality is also in the Data Interporability toolkit.

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Q: JetBrains Rider IDE does not redirect input from file I'm trying to redirect input stream to a file for a program run. It works outside of rider using the same command but not inside. In particular, I have the following Program Excutable.exe:
using System;

internal class Program
{
    public static void Main(string[] args)
    {
        Console.ReadLine();
        Console.WriteLine("Input correct.");
    }
}

and the file input.txt:
Input test

Runs:
On the command line I have:
c:\>"C:\Program Files (x86)\Mono\bin\mono.exe" "C:/Project/Debug/Executable.exe" < "C:\input.txt"
Input correct.

c:\>

but in Rider console I have:
"C:\Program Files (x86)\Mono\bin\mono.exe" "C:/Project/Debug/Executable.exe" < "C:\input.txt"
|

i.e. the program is waiting for input from the console, ignoring the input stream.
The < "C:\input.txt" in Rider is provided in the Program arguments field.
I have tried on/off Use Mono and on/off Use external console.
I would like for the program to be able to read the input file instead of input stream on every run, without having to type the input manually.


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\section{Introduction}

We are interested in the following problem (solved by Guan-Zhou \cite{GZ0}, two dimensional case is due to \cite{JM}, the compact case is due to \cite{Bern20}, the openness case is due to Berndtsson \cite{Bern15b} and \cite{FJ} for the two dimensional case, see also \cite{Hiep, Lempert} for simplified Ohsawa-Takegoshi type proofs).

\smallskip
\noindent
\textbf{Strong openness problem \cite[Remark 15.2.2]{Dem00}}: \emph{Let $F$ be a holomorphic function on the unit ball $\mathbb B$ in $\mathbb C^n$. Let $G \leq 0$ be a plurisubharmonic function on
$\mathbb B$. Assume that
$$
\int_\mathbb B |F|^2  \,e^{-\beta G}<\infty, \ \ \text{we shall always omit the Lebesgue measure in the integral}
$$ for some constant $\beta > 0$. Let $K$ be an arbitrary compact subset of $\mathbb B$. Show that there exists $\alpha>\beta$ such that $ |F|^2  \,e^{-\alpha G}$  is integrable on a neighborhood of $K$.}

\subsection{Background} The complex Brunn-Minkowski approach in \cite{Bern15b, Bern20} contains two steps.

\medskip
\noindent
\textbf{Step 1.} (Strong Noetherian property, see \cite[section 3.1]{Bern20} for the motivation) \emph{Put
\begin{equation}\label{eq:Halpha}
H_\alpha:= \left\lbrace  \text{$f$ holomorphic on $\mathbb B$}:   \text{ $|f|^2  \,e^{-\alpha G}$  is integrable on a neighborhood of $K$}  \right\rbrace.
\end{equation}
By the strong Noetherian property of coherent analytic sheaves (see \cite[page 90]{Demailly12}), we have
\begin{equation}\label{eq:Noetherian}
\bigcup_{\alpha> \alpha_0 } H_\alpha = H_{\bm \alpha}
\end{equation}
for some $\bm \alpha > \alpha_0$ (see section 2 for details). }

\medskip
\noindent
\textbf{Remark.} \emph{Put
\begin{equation}\label{eq:jump-K}
\alpha_K(F) :=\sup\left\lbrace \alpha \geq 0: F\in H_\alpha \right\rbrace, \ \ I_K(F):=\inf \left\lbrace \int_\mathbb B |\tilde F|^2:  \tilde F-F \in \bigcup_{\alpha> \alpha_K(u) } H_\alpha \right\rbrace,
\end{equation}
where we assume that $\alpha_K(F) <\infty$. Then \eqref{eq:Noetherian} gives $\bm \alpha > \alpha_K(F)$ satisfying
\begin{equation}\label{eq:N1}
\bigcup_{\alpha> \alpha_K(F) } H_\alpha = H_{\bm \alpha},
\end{equation}
which implies (see section 2 for details)
\begin{equation}\label{eq:so}
I_K(F)=\inf \left\lbrace \int_\mathbb B |\tilde F|^2:  \tilde F-F \in H_{\bm \alpha} \right\rbrace >0  \,(\text{it can not be zero since $F\notin H_{\bm \alpha}$}).
\end{equation}}

\medskip
\noindent
\textbf{Step 2.}  (The conjectured step in \cite[section 5]{Bern15b}) \emph{Fix $\bm \alpha $ in \eqref{eq:N1} and an arbitrary $\lambda > \beta$. Put
\begin{equation}\label{eq:so1}
C_\alpha(t):=\inf \left\lbrace \int_\mathbb B |\tilde F|^2 e^{-\lambda\max\{G-t, 0\}}: \tilde F -F \in H_{\alpha} \right\rbrace, \ \forall \ \alpha_K(F) <\alpha \leq \bm \alpha.
\end{equation}
Then $C_\alpha(t) e^{-\alpha t}$ is decreasing in $t \in \mathbb R$ and $C_\alpha(0)=I_K(F)$.}

\medskip
\noindent
\textbf{Remark.} \emph{Put
\begin{equation}\label{eq:tnorm}
||F||_t^2:=\int_\mathbb B |F|^2 e^{-\lambda\max\{G-t, 0\}}.
\end{equation}
then we have $C_\alpha (t) \leq ||F||_t^2$. If this step is true then the decreasing property gives
\begin{equation*}
\int_{-\infty}^0 ||F||_t^2 e^{-\beta t}  \geq \int_{-\infty}^0 C_\alpha(t) e^{-\beta t}  = \int_{-\infty}^0 C_\alpha(t)e^{-\alpha t} e^{(\alpha-\beta)t} \geq \int_{-\infty}^0 C_\alpha(0) \, e^{(\alpha-\beta)t}  = \frac{ C_\alpha(0)}{\alpha-\beta}.
\end{equation*}
Since $C_\alpha(0)=I_K(F)$, letting $\alpha$ go to $\alpha_K(F)$ we get
\begin{equation}\label{eq:so2}
\alpha_K(F) -\beta      \geq   \frac{I_K(F)}{\int_{-\infty}^0 ||F||_t^2 e^{-\beta t}}.
\end{equation}}

\medskip

We shall show that \eqref{eq:so2} solves the strong openness problem and gives the sharp version for free. In fact, we already know that $I_K(F)>0$ by \eqref{eq:so}. Hence it suffices to show that $\int_{-\infty}^0 ||F||_t^2 e^{-\beta t}$ is finite. But this follows directly from our assumption that $\int_\mathbb B |F|^2  \,e^{-\beta G}<\infty$.

\medskip

To obtain the sharp version, we shall use the following calculus identity
\begin{equation}\label{eq:so3}
\int_{-\infty}^0 e^{-\lambda\max\{s-t, 0\}} e^{-\beta t} dt= \frac{\lambda}{(\lambda-\beta)\beta}  e^{-\beta s}-\frac1\beta, \ \ \forall  \ \lambda>\beta.
\end{equation}
which gives
\begin{equation}\label{eq:so4}
\int_{-\infty}^0 ||F||_t^2 e^{-\beta t}  = \frac{\lambda}{(\lambda-\beta)\beta} \int_\mathbb B |F|^2  \,e^{-\beta G}- \frac1{\beta}\int_\mathbb B |u|^2.
\end{equation}
Input it into \eqref{eq:so2} and let $\lambda$ go to infinity, we thus obtain
\begin{equation}\label{eq:so5}
\alpha_K(F)-\beta   \geq \frac{I_K(F)}{\frac{1}{\beta} \int_\mathbb B |F|^2  \,e^{-\beta G}- \frac1{\beta}\int_\mathbb B |F|^2 }.
\end{equation}
Since $I_K(F)  \leq  \int_\mathbb B |F|^2$, the above inequality gives the following Guan's sharp strong openness theorem \cite{G} (see \cite{GZ1} for an early effective but non-sharp version)
\begin{equation}\label{eq:G}
\frac{\alpha_K(F) - \beta}{\alpha_K(F)} \geq  \frac{I_K(F)}{ \int_\mathbb B |F|^2  \,e^{-\beta G} }.
\end{equation}

\subsection{Main result}

Our main result in this paper is a complex Brunn-Minkowski proof of Step 2 in the above section. The main idea is to introduce an extra H\"ormander $\ensuremath{\overline\partial}$-$L^2$ estimate, Theorem \ref{th:h1}, to replace the flat reduction approach in \cite{Bern15b} (only known in the finite dimensional case, i.e. when $H_\alpha$ in \eqref{eq:Halpha} are finite dimensional, which can not happen in our case). Moreover, our method also gives a natural generalization of \eqref{eq:G} (see section \ref{se:last}).

\medskip

Theorems in section \ref{se:last} are our main theorems. Our contribution is mainly the solution of Berndtsson's question (i.e. the step 2).

\bigskip

--- It is a pleasure to thank Bo Berndtsson for
reading an early version of this paper and his valuable comments.

\section{Multiplier ideal sheaf and Step 1}

Let $\phi$ be a plurisubharmonic function on the unit ball $\mathbb B$ in $\mathbb C^n$. Let $G\leq 0$ be a function on $\mathbb B$ such that $\phi+ \lambda G$ is  plurisubharmonic
for some positive constant $\lambda >0$. Then we know that
$\phi+\alpha G$ is  plurisubharmonic
for every $0 \leq \alpha \leq \lambda$. Denote by  $\mathcal I_{\alpha}$ the sheaf of germs of local holomorphic functions $F$ such that $|F|^2 e^{-\phi-\alpha G}$ is locally integrable on $\mathbb B$. Nadel \cite{Nad} (ses also \cite[Proposition 5.7]{Dem00}) proved that each $\mathcal I_{\alpha}$ is a coherent analytic  subsheaf of the sheaf $\mathcal O_\mathbb B$ of germs of local holomorphic functions on $\mathbb B$. Since $G\leq 0$, we know that $\mathcal I_{\alpha}$ is a  decreasing sequence of coherent subsheaves of $\mathcal O(K_X+L)$. Fix a compact subset $K$ of $\mathbb B$. The strong Noetherian property of coherent analytic sheaves (see \cite[page 90]{Demailly12}) gives
\begin{equation}\label{eq:Noetherian0}
\bigcup_{\alpha>\alpha_0} \,\mathcal I_{\alpha} |_K= \mathcal I_{\bm \alpha} |_K \ \text{for some $\bm \alpha > \alpha_0$,}
\end{equation}
from which \eqref{eq:Noetherian} follows (in that case $\phi=0$).  \eqref{eq:so} is a consequence of the following lemma.

\begin{lemma}\label{le:so} Let $F$ be a holomorphic function on the unit ball $\mathbb B$ in $\mathbb C^n$. Let $\phi$ be a plurisubharmonic function on the unit ball $\mathbb B$ in $\mathbb C^n$. Let $G\leq 0$ be a function on $\mathbb B$ such that $\phi+ \lambda G$ is  plurisubharmonic
for some positive constant $\lambda >0$. Fix a compact subset $K$ of $\mathbb B$. Put
\begin{equation}\label{eq:Halpha0}
H_\alpha:= \left\lbrace  \text{$f$ holomorphic on $\mathbb B$}:   \text{ $|f|^2  \,e^{-\phi-\alpha G}$  is integrable on a neighborhood of $K$}  \right\rbrace,
\end{equation}
and
$$
\alpha_K(F):=\sup \{\alpha \geq 0:  F\in H_\alpha \}.
$$
Assume that $0<\alpha_K(F) < \lambda$. Then
\begin{equation}\label{eq:so0}
I_K(F):=\inf \left\lbrace \int_\mathbb B |\tilde F|^2 e^{-\phi}:  \tilde F- F \in \bigcup_{\alpha> \alpha_K(F) } H_\alpha \right\rbrace >0.
\end{equation}
\end{lemma}

\begin{proof} By \eqref{eq:Noetherian0}, we have
 \begin{equation}\label{eq:so00}
I_K(F)=\inf \left\lbrace \int_\mathbb B |\tilde F|^2 e^{-\phi}:  \tilde F-F \in H_{\bm \alpha}  \right\rbrace
\end{equation}
for some $\alpha_K(F)<\bm \alpha \leq \lambda$. If $I_K(F)=0$ then we can find holomorphic functions $F_j$ on $\mathbb B$ with
$$
\int_\mathbb B |F_j|^2 e^{-\phi} \leq 2^{-j} , \ F_j -F \in H_{\bm \alpha}.
$$
Thus we know that $F_j \to 0$ locally uniformly on $\mathbb B$. Notice that $F_j -F \in H_\alpha$ is equivalent to that $F_j -F $ are holomorphic sections of $\mathcal I_{\bm \alpha}|_K$, hence Cartan's closedness of submodules  (see \cite[page 45]{GR}) gives $F \in H_{\bm \alpha}$, which can not happen since $\alpha_K(F)<\bm \alpha$ by our assumption.
\end{proof}

\section{Complex Brunn-Minkowski proof of Step 2}

\subsection{Complex Brunn-Minkowski theory}  We shall use the more general setup in section 2. Let $\phi$ be a plurisubharmonic function on the unit ball $\mathbb B$ in $\mathbb C^n$. Let $G\leq 0$ be a function on $\mathbb B$ such that $\phi+ \lambda G$ is  plurisubharmonic
for some positive constant $\lambda >0$. We shall follow the idea in \cite{Bern15b} and consider the following Hilbert space
\begin{equation}\label{eq:Hilbert}
A^2_\phi:= \left\lbrace \text{$F$ is holomorphic on $\mathbb B$}:  \int_\mathbb B |F|^2 e^{-\phi} <\infty \right\rbrace
\end{equation}
and a family of equivalent Hilbert norms
\begin{equation}\label{eq:Hnorm}
||F||^2_\tau:= \int_\mathbb B |F|^2 e^{-\phi-\lambda \max\{G-{\rm Re}\, \tau, 0\} } , \ \ \tau \in \mathbb C
\end{equation}
on $A^2_\phi$. Berndtsson \cite{Bern09} proved that the trivial bundle $\mathbb C \times A^2_\phi$ with the fiberwise metric defined by the above $||\cdot||_t$ norms has non-negative curvature (see \cite{Tai} for a proof without using Hamilton-Kohn's regularity theory). Thus for every bounded linear functional
$$
f: A^2_\phi \to \mathbb C,
$$
we know that (think of $f$ as a constant, thus holomorphic, section of the dual bundle $\mathbb C \times (A^2_\phi)^*$)
$$
t \mapsto \log(||f||^2_t)
$$
is convex in $t\in \mathbb R$, where
\begin{equation}\label{eq:dual-norm}
||f||^2_t :=\sup_{F\in A^2_\phi } \frac{|f(F)|^2}{||F||^2_t}.
\end{equation}
Since the quotient of a non-negative bundle is still non-negative, we have the following corollary.

\begin{corollary}\label{co:Bo} For each $0 \leq \alpha < \lambda$, consider the following (closed) subspace
\begin{equation}\label{eq:s}
S_\alpha:=A^2_\phi \cap H_\alpha
\end{equation}
of $A^2_\phi$, where each $H_\alpha$ is defined in \eqref{eq:Halpha0}. Then the quotient bundle $\mathbb C\times A^2_\phi / S_\alpha$ has non-negative curvature. In particular, $  \log (||f||_t^2) $ is convex in $t\in \mathbb R$ for every $f\in (A^2_\phi / S_\alpha)^*$.
\end{corollary}

The above convexity can be used to study decreasing properties of norms on $A^2_\phi / S_\alpha$.

\begin{corollary}\label{co:Bo1} Assume that for every $\varepsilon >0$ there exists $C(\varepsilon, \lambda, \alpha)>0$ such that
\begin{equation}\label{eq:key}
||[F]||_0^2 \leq C(\varepsilon, \lambda, \alpha) e^{-(\alpha+\varepsilon) t } ||[F]||_t^2 , \ \ \ \forall \ [F]\in A^2_\phi / S_\alpha, \ \ t<0,
\end{equation}
then  $e^{-\alpha t } ||[F]||_t^2$ is decreasing in $t\in \mathbb R$, in particular
\begin{equation}\label{eq:Bo1}
||[F]||_0^2 \leq e^{-\alpha t } ||[F]||_t^2 , \ \ \ \forall \ [F]\in A^2_\phi / S_\alpha, \ \ t<0.
\end{equation}
\end{corollary}

\begin{proof} Notice that \eqref{eq:key} is equivalent to the following dual norm inequality
\begin{equation}\label{eq:key-dual}
C(\varepsilon, \lambda, \alpha) ||f||_0^2  \geq e^{(\alpha+\varepsilon) t } ||f||_t^2 , \ \ \ \forall \ f\in (A^2_\phi / S_\alpha)^*, \ \ t<0,
\end{equation}
which implies that the convex function $(\alpha+\varepsilon) t + \log (||f||_t^2)$ (convexity follows from the previous corollary) is bounded from above at $t=-\infty$. Thus $(\alpha+\varepsilon) t + \log (||f||_t^2)$ is increasing in $t \in \mathbb R$. Let $\varepsilon$ go to zero, we know that $ \alpha  t + \log (||f||_t^2)$ is increasing, which is equivalent to that  $e^{-\alpha t } ||[F]||_t^2$ is decreasing.
\end{proof}

In the next subsection, we shall show how to use the H\"ormander estimate to verify \eqref{eq:key}.

\subsection{Extra H\"ormander estimate}

\begin{theorem}\label{th:h1} Let $F$ be a holomorphic function on the unit ball $\mathbb B$ in $\mathbb C^n$.  Let $\phi$ be a plurisubharmonic function on $\mathbb B$. Let $G\leq 0$ be a function on $\mathbb B$ such that $\phi+ \lambda G$ is  plurisubharmonic
for some positive constant $\lambda >0$.
Then for every $t<0$ and $0\leq \alpha < \lambda$ we can find another holomorphic function $\tilde F $ on $\mathbb B$ such that
\begin{equation}\label{eq:h11}
\int_{G<t} |\tilde F-F|^2 e^{-\phi-\alpha G} \leq \frac{\lambda(1-t)^{\lambda -\alpha+1} e^{-\alpha t}}{\lambda-\alpha}     \int_{\mathbb B} |F|^2 e^{-\phi -\lambda \max\{G-t, 0\} }
\end{equation}
and
\begin{equation}\label{eq:h12}
\int_{\mathbb B} |\tilde F|^2 e^{-\phi} \leq  \left(\frac{2\lambda(1-t)^{\lambda -\alpha+1} e^{-\alpha t}}{\lambda-\alpha}  +2\right) \int_{\mathbb B} |F|^2 e^{-\phi -\lambda \max\{G-t, 0\} } .
\end{equation}
\end{theorem}

\begin{proof} Put
\begin{equation}\label{eq:sigma-chi1}
\sigma(s):=\int_{0}^s 1- e^{-\lambda \max\{x-t, 0\} }\, dx.
\end{equation}
We know that
$$
\sigma (0)= 0,  \ \  \sigma'(s)= 1-e^{-\lambda \max\{s-t, 0\}},
$$
hence $0\leq \sigma' \leq 1$ and $\sigma'(s)=0$ when $s\leq t$. Thus we have
\begin{equation}\label{eq:x0}
t \leq\sigma(t) =\sigma(-\infty) \leq \sigma(G) \leq 0
\end{equation}
and
\begin{equation}\label{eq:x1}
\sigma''(G)= \lambda  e^{-\lambda (G-t)}  \ \ \text{as $G>t$}.
\end{equation}
Put
$$
\psi:= -\log(1-\sigma(G)),
$$
we then have
$$
i\partial\ensuremath{\overline\partial} \psi  = \frac{i\partial\ensuremath{\overline\partial} \sigma(G)}{1-\sigma(G)} + i\partial \psi \wedge \ensuremath{\overline\partial} \psi \geq \frac{\sigma'(G) \, i \partial\ensuremath{\overline\partial} G + \sigma''(G) \, i\partial G \wedge \ensuremath{\overline\partial} G}{1-\sigma(G)}.
$$
Hence our assumption gives
$$
i\partial\ensuremath{\overline\partial} ( \phi +\alpha G + (\lambda -\alpha) \psi)  \geq  \Theta:=\frac{(\lambda-\alpha)   \sigma''(G) \, i\partial G \wedge \ensuremath{\overline\partial} G}{1-\sigma(G)}.
$$
Apply the H\"ormander estimate (see \cite[Theorem 6.2]{Bo-dbar}), we get  $\ensuremath{\overline\partial} u = \ensuremath{\overline\partial} ((1-\sigma'(G)) F)$ with
\begin{equation}\label{eq:x2}
\int_{\mathbb B} |u|^2 e^{-\phi-\alpha G-  (\lambda -\alpha) \psi } \leq \int_{\mathbb B} |\ensuremath{\overline\partial} ((1-\sigma'(G)) F)|^2_{\Theta} e^{-\phi-\alpha G-  (\lambda -\alpha) \psi }.
\end{equation}
Since $\sigma'(G) =0$ when $G\leq t$, we know that  \eqref{eq:x1} and \eqref{eq:x0} imply
$$
 |\ensuremath{\overline\partial} ((1-\sigma'(G)) F)|^2_{\Theta} \, e^{-\alpha G-  (\lambda -\alpha) \psi } \leq   \frac{\lambda(1-t)^{\lambda -\alpha+1} e^{-\alpha t}}{\lambda-\alpha} \mathbf 1_{G>t} \,e^{-\lambda (G-t)} |F|^2.
$$
Hence \eqref{eq:x2} gives (note that $\psi \leq 0$)
\begin{equation}\label{eq:x3}
\int_{\mathbb B} |u|^2 e^{-\phi-\alpha G } \leq  \frac{\lambda(1-t)^{\lambda -\alpha+1} e^{-\alpha t}}{\lambda-\alpha}  \int_{\mathbb B}   |F|^2 e^{-\phi -\lambda \max\{G-t, 0\} }.
\end{equation}
Take $\tilde F = (1-\sigma'(G)) F -u $, we get
$$
\int_{\mathbb B} |\tilde F - (1-\sigma'(G)) F|^2e^{-\phi-\alpha G } \leq  \frac{\lambda(1-t)^{\lambda -\alpha+1} e^{-\alpha t}}{\lambda-\alpha}   \int_{\mathbb B}   |F|^2 e^{-\phi -\lambda \max\{G-t, 0\} }.
$$
which gives \eqref{eq:h11}. Moreover,
\begin{align*}
\int_\mathbb B |\tilde F|^2 e^{-\phi} & \leq 2 \int_\mathbb B  |\tilde F - (1-\sigma'(G)) F  |^2 e^{-\phi}+2\int_\mathbb B  |(1-\sigma'(G)) F  |^2 e^{-\phi} \\
& \leq \frac{2\lambda(1-t)^{\lambda -\alpha+1} e^{-\alpha t}}{\lambda-\alpha}   \int_{\mathbb B}   |F|^2 e^{-\phi -\lambda \max\{G-t, 0\} }  + 2 \int_\mathbb B  |(1-\sigma'(G)) F  |^2 e^{-\phi} \\
& = \frac{2\lambda(1-t)^{\lambda -\alpha+1} e^{-\alpha t}}{\lambda-\alpha}   \int_{\mathbb B}   |F|^2 e^{-\phi -\lambda \max\{G-t, 0\} } + 2  \int_\mathbb B  |F|^2 e^{-\phi -2\lambda \max\{G-t, 0\} }   \\
& \leq  \left(\frac{2\lambda(1-t)^{\lambda -\alpha+1} e^{-\alpha t}}{\lambda-\alpha}  +2\right)  \int_{\mathbb B}  |F|^2 e^{-\phi -\lambda \max\{G-t, 0\} }
\end{align*}
gives \eqref{eq:h12}. The proof  is complete.
\end{proof}

\noindent
\textbf{Remark.} \emph{The above theorem implies \eqref{eq:key}. In fact, one may take a representative, say $F$, of $[F] \in A^2_\phi / S_\alpha$ such that $||F||_t = ||[F]||_t$. Note that \eqref{eq:h11} implies that $\tilde F - F \in S_\alpha$,  hence \eqref{eq:h12} implies that
$||[F]||_0^2 \leq ||\tilde F||_0^2 \leq C(\varepsilon, \lambda, \alpha) e^{-(\alpha+\varepsilon) t } ||[F]||_t^2$.}

\subsection{Proof of Step 2}

Step 2 is a special case (i.e. when $\phi=0$) of the following lemma.

\begin{lemma}\label{le:step2} Let $F$ be a holomorphic function on the unit ball $\mathbb B$ in $\mathbb C^n$. Let $\phi$ be a plurisubharmonic function on the unit ball $\mathbb B$ in $\mathbb C^n$. Let $G\leq 0$ be a function on $\mathbb B$ such that $\phi+ \lambda G$ is  plurisubharmonic
for some positive constant $\lambda >0$.
Assume that
$$
\int_\mathbb B |F|^2  \,e^{-\phi-\beta G}<\infty, \ \ \text{we shall always omit the Lebesgue measure in the integral}
$$ for some constant $0 \leq \beta<\lambda $. Fix a compact subset $K$ of $\mathbb B$. Put
\begin{equation}\label{eq:Halpha1}
H_\alpha:= \left\lbrace  \text{$f$ holomorphic on $\mathbb B$}:   \text{ $|f|^2  \,e^{-\phi-\alpha G}$  is integrable on a neighborhood of $K$}  \right\rbrace,
\end{equation}
and
$$
\alpha_K(F):=\sup \{\alpha \geq 0:  F\in H_\alpha \}.
$$
Assume that $\alpha_K(F) < \lambda$. Fix $\lambda >\bm \alpha >\alpha_K(F) $ satisfying (\eqref{eq:Noetherian0} implies that such $\bm \alpha$ exists)
\begin{equation}\label{eq:N11}
\bigcup_{\alpha> \alpha_K(F) } H_\alpha = H_{\bm \alpha}
\end{equation}
and put
\begin{equation}\label{eq:so11}
C_\alpha(t):=\inf \left\lbrace \int_\mathbb B |\tilde F|^2 e^{-\phi-\lambda\max\{G-t, 0\}}: \tilde F -F \in H_{\alpha} \right\rbrace, \ \forall \ \alpha_K(F) <\alpha \leq \bm \alpha.
\end{equation}
Then $C_\alpha(t) e^{-\alpha t}$ is decreasing in $t \in \mathbb R$ and $C_\alpha(0)=I_K(F)$, where $I_K(F)$ is defined in \eqref{eq:so0}.
\end{lemma}

\begin{proof} The fact that $C_\alpha(0)=I_K(F)$ follows directly from \eqref{eq:N11}. Denote by $[F]$ the image of $F$ under the natural projection $A^2_\phi \to A^2_\phi / S_\alpha$, where $S_\alpha :=A^2_\phi\cap H_\alpha $. Then we know that
$$
C_\alpha(t) = ||[F]||_t^2
$$
are precisely the quotient norms. Hence the remark after Theorem \ref{th:h1} and Corollary \ref{co:Bo1} implies that $C_\alpha(t) e^{-\alpha t}$ is decreasing. Now note that \eqref{eq:so11} implies that
$$
C_\alpha(t) =C_{\alpha'}(t), \ \ \forall \ \alpha_K (F)<\alpha, \alpha'\leq \bm \alpha.
$$
Let $\alpha$ go to $\alpha_K(F)$, we obtain that $C_\alpha(t) e^{-\alpha_K(F) t}$ is decreasing.
\end{proof}

\subsection{Generalized sharp strong openness theorems}\label{se:last}

\begin{theorem}\label{th:main1} Let $F$ be a holomorphic function on the unit ball $\mathbb B$ in $\mathbb C^n$. Let $\phi$ be a plurisubharmonic function on the unit ball $\mathbb B$ in $\mathbb C^n$. Let $G\leq 0$ be a function on $\mathbb B$ such that $\phi+ \lambda G$ is  plurisubharmonic
for some positive constant $\lambda >0$.
Assume that
$$
\int_\mathbb B |F|^2  \,e^{-\phi-\beta G}<\infty, \ \ \text{we shall always omit the Lebesgue measure in the integral}
$$ for some constant $0<\beta<\lambda $. Fix a compact subset $K$ of $\mathbb B$. Put
\begin{equation}\label{eq:Halpha2}
H_\alpha:= \left\lbrace  \text{$f$ holomorphic on $\mathbb B$}:   \text{ $|f|^2  \,e^{-\phi-\alpha G}$  is integrable on a neighborhood of $K$}  \right\rbrace,
\end{equation}
and
$$
\alpha_K(F):=\sup \{\alpha \geq 0:  F\in H_\alpha \}.
$$
If $\alpha_K(F) <\lambda$ then
\begin{equation}\label{eq:so110}
\alpha_K(F) -\beta \geq  \frac{I_K(F)}{\frac{\lambda}{(\lambda-\beta)\beta} \int_\mathbb B |F|^2  \,e^{-\phi-\beta G}- \frac1{\beta}\int_\mathbb B |F|^2 e^{-\phi} },
\end{equation}
where
\begin{equation}\label{eq:so01}
I_K(F):=\inf \left\lbrace \int_\mathbb B |\tilde F|^2 e^{-\phi}:  \tilde F- F \in \bigcup_{\alpha> \alpha_K(F) } H_\alpha \right\rbrace >0.
\end{equation}
\end{theorem}

\begin{proof} \eqref{eq:so01} follows from \eqref{eq:so0}. The remark after step 2 in the introduction gives \eqref{eq:so110}.
\end{proof}

\noindent
\textbf{Remark.} \emph{Notice that Lemma \ref{le:step2} is also true in case $\beta=0$. In this case, we have the following result.}

\begin{theorem}\label{th:main2} Let $F$ be a holomorphic function on the unit ball $\mathbb B$ in $\mathbb C^n$. Let $\phi$ be a plurisubharmonic function on the unit ball $\mathbb B$ in $\mathbb C^n$. Let $G\leq 0$ be a function on $\mathbb B$ such that $\phi+ \lambda G$ is  plurisubharmonic
for some positive constant $\lambda >0$.
Assume that
$$
\int_\mathbb B |F|^2  \,e^{-\phi}<\infty, \ \ \text{we shall always omit the Lebesgue measure in the integral}.
$$
Fix a compact subset $K$ of $\mathbb B$. Put
\begin{equation}\label{eq:Halpha3}
H_\alpha:= \left\lbrace  \text{$f$ holomorphic on $\mathbb B$}:   \text{ $|f|^2  \,e^{-\phi-\alpha G}$  is integrable on a neighborhood of $K$}  \right\rbrace,
\end{equation}
and
$$
\alpha_K(F):=\sup \{\alpha \geq 0:  F\in H_\alpha \}.
$$
If $\alpha_K(F) <\lambda$ then
\begin{equation}\label{eq:so111}
\alpha_K(F) \geq  \frac{I_K(F)}{\frac1{\lambda} \int_\mathbb B |F|^2  \,e^{-\phi} + \int_\mathbb B (-G) |F|^2 e^{-\phi} },
\end{equation}
where
\begin{equation}\label{eq:so02}
I_K(F):=\inf \left\lbrace \int_\mathbb B |\tilde F|^2 e^{-\phi}:  \tilde F- F \in \bigcup_{\alpha> \alpha_K(F) } H_\alpha \right\rbrace >0.
\end{equation}
\end{theorem}

\begin{proof} If $\beta =0$ then \eqref{eq:so2} gives
\begin{equation}
\alpha_K(F)     \geq   \frac{I_K(F)}{\int_{-\infty}^0 ||F||_t^2 \,dt}.
\end{equation}
Hence \eqref{eq:so111} follows from $\int_{-\infty}^0 ||F||_t^2 \,dt = \frac1{\lambda} \int_\mathbb B |F|^2  \,e^{-\phi} + \int_\mathbb B (-G) |F|^2 e^{-\phi}$.
\end{proof}

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Your weekend ICYMI: There's an unauthorized Steve Jobs documentary, there was a refinery fire in Rodeo, a shoplifter went down hard at Bloomingdales, another dead whale washed up in Pacifica, and a photographer got some amazing photos of the Rocky fire.
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Volvo Ocean Race Grand Finale
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A worldwide audience will turn to Ireland as the Volvo Ocean Race reaches a dramatic conclusion in less than three weeks time when the six teams finish their 39,000 mile race around the planet. Hundreds of thousands of visitors are expected to come to Galway for the finish leading to a multi-million euro boost for the economy.
Since the start in Spain last November, the overall race leader is French entry Groupama 4 skippered by Franck Cammas with a crew of ten that includes veteran sailor Damian Foxall from Kerry. As many as three other teams could still upset the standings in the closest ever conclusion of the race.
The six boats have battled storms, ice threats, freezing temperatures and searing heat as well as a series of challenging equipment problems as their 70 foot state of the art racing yachts are pushed beyond their limits.
Ireland will be the tenth host-country in this edition of the race after Spain, South Africa, United Arab Emirates, China, New Zealand, Brazil, United States of America, Portugal and since Friday (15th June) France. Only Sweden, Germany, Russia and Britain have ever hosted a grand finale in the 39-year history of the race.
Each crew-member has worked almost 20 hours per day, non-stop for up to three weeks at a time living on freeze-dried food with no home comforts while trying to race as hard as possible. Ireland will be the setting for scenes of both joy and heart-break which will be broadcast live to a global audience.
Preliminary research for the race so far indicates a cumulative TV audience of 2.1 million viewers plus 35 million visits to the race website (http://www.VolvoOceanRace.com). Irish fans are the fourth highest Facebook followers accounting for over 13,000 'likes' out of 183,000 people. These figures only account for the first five months of the race that started in Alicante, Spain in November 2011.
The previous race stopped in Galway in 2009 where crowds of 600,000 visitors led to a €55 million boost. Organisers are aiming to repeat this with the finale to this edition of the Volvo Ocean Race and hotels are close to full capacity in the Galway region as fans and crew families are expected from around the world.
The Galway port area is being transformed once again for the arrival of the boats on or after the 2nd July as they sail the final leg of the race from the Breton port of Lorient. An entertainment programme comprising mostly free events has been planned, starting on Saturday 30th June when the fleet prepares to depart France for Ireland.
The Volvo Ocean Race started as the Whitbread Round the World Race in 1973 and has had two Irish yachts compete (1989-90 NCB Ireland and 2008-09 Green Dragon) for what is the undisputed top trophy in ocean racing.
Eason's Predictions For Father's Day
Sales of sports book soared by 62% in the week of Father's Day in 2011
With Father's Day just a few days away, Eason, Ireland's leading retailer of books, stationery, magazines and more, predicts a significant jump in sales of sports books amid the mania of Euro 2012 and with the Olympics not far behind.
Eason's top five sporting books – the ideal gift for Father's Day include:
Green is the colour by Stephen Byrne
La Roja by Jimmy Burns
Joking Apart by Donnacha O'Callaghan
Born to Ride by Stephen Roche
Beautiful Brutality by Adam Smith
Looking back at sales figures from 2011, Eason noted a huge increase in the sales for Sport, DIY/Gardening and History books during the week of Father's Day in comparison to figures from the previous week. Sporting titles increased by almost 62% compared to the week before Father's Day while sales in DIY/Gardening books jumped by 52%. History book sales also spiked the week leading up to Father's Day when compared to previous week, with 37% jump.
Maria Dickenson, Head of Book Purchasing, Eason, commented, "Books make a great gift for Father's Day and at Eason we have something to suit every dad! Sports books are a front runner with the Euro 2012 but we have plenty of history, crime, DIY and fiction too for that rare non-sporting dad!"
Other Father's Day book recommendations from Eason include:
D-Day by Anthony Beevor
All Hell Let Loose by Max Hastings
Seal Target Geronimo by Chuck Farrer
The End by Ian Kershaw
Trigger Time by Mick Flynn
Collins Complete DIY Manual by Albert Jackson
DIY Manual by Readers Digest
DIY for Less by Readers Digest
Irish Gardeners Handbook by Michael Brennock
The Complete Gardener by Monty Don
Badfellas by Paul Williams
Game Set Murder by Michael Sheridan
Cocaine Diaries by Paul Keany
A couple of weeks ago I wrote about the ISPCC's new hard hitting new campaign to combat the emotional abuse of children. Well, the next stage of the campaign is on the way and I think this is going to be something really special.
The campaign is centred around the notion that children believe what they are told, and the terrifying fact that emotional abuse shatters childhoods. In the gallery we have installed a sheet of glass on which is written one of the most resonant phrases of the campaign; 'You stupid little bitch.'
The ISPCC's 'Break the Glass' installation and event in The Copper House Gallery will see a very large sheet of glass illustrating the campaign's message placed within Barry McCall's Pho20graphy exhibition, which is also supporting the ISPCC. Artist James Earley will be responsible for the artwork.
Members of the public are being asked to support the campaign too by tweeting #ispcc. Through a tweet counter counting down from one thousand to zero that is attached to the glass, the installation will come to life and the glass will shatter, revealing a message of hope behind the glass. This will all happen at a special event hosted this Friday (8th of June). The whole thing will also be filmed and captured in slow motion using a special high speed camera.
Be sure to check it out - this is a really cool campaign IMHO.
View the live feed here: http://www.ispcc.ie/art-installation/1791
Calor launches Community Champion 2012
This week, Calor has launched the inaugural Calor Community Champion 2012. This is Calor's search to find the local champions in each of our communities. These are the people who work tirelessly each and every day to improve the lives of the people around them. Calor believe it is time that these people were recognised and celebrated, and to do so they have set aside a prize fund of €10,000.
Leading the search is none other than TV and radio personality, Hector Ó hEochagáin. However, Hector and the team at Calor will be looking for the public's help. They need people around Ireland to enter and nominate their local heroes. And doing so couldn't be easier. All you need to do is 'like' the Calor Facebook page and enter your various details through the Community Champion app.
Speaking at the launch, Hector said, "This is a great initiative by Calor and one which I am fully behind. At last a platform to recognise real life community heroes, both young and old. You all know who they are, so give them the recognition they truly deserve. I am looking for nominations to come from every corner and county on the island, so get nominating today!"
Jennifer Fagan, Marketing Executive, Calor Gas said, "At Calor with our close connections and work in our local communities, we understand the work carried out every day by unsung heroes in towns and villages across the island of Ireland. The Calor Community Champion is one way you can recognise those who have made exceptional contributions to your local community. We want as many nominations as possible so that the people who have helped to make our community a better place can get the recognition they truly deserve."
The winner and inaugural Calor Community Champion 2012 will receive €1,500 and a bursary of €7,500 to give to their nominated charity or local organisation. Calor will even throw in €500 for the person or organisation that nominated them. Nominations to crown this year's champion will close on July 6th. Calor will select the top 32 local champions, one from each county and put them to the public vote from July 16th through our Facebook app. The public will have four weeks to vote for their favourite and the top four local champions and two wildcards will make it through to the final phase. The winner will be chosen by the Judging Panel and announced on September 4th.
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Adams Oshiomhole, the National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, on Friday, announced the decision of the party to conduct fresh congresses in Rivers State.
He said the Supreme Court judgement in the case of Rivers State was clear that the congresses conducted by the Chief John Odigie-Oyegun-led National Working Committee was a nullity because they were conducted against a subsisting court order restraining the party from doing so.
Breaking: Rivers AAC takes INEC, PDP to court.


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The workshop is a must for companies who want to empower their staff to understand the different tendering processes applied by government, how tenders are issued, assessed, evaluated and awarded.
This highly interactive presentation will show delegates how to effectively complete "Responsive & Winning Bid Documents", how to correctly price a tender and how to claim preference points. Classroom exercises will show delegates how their tenders are scored and awarded under the 90:10 and 80:20 points systems.
Delegates will come to understand how the new B-BBEE Tendering regulations will govern the evaluation and award of tenders, bearing in mind, that in future all tenders will be awarded based on Price and the BBBEE status of the bidder.
The workshop has been attended by more than 500 companies, which gained extensive knowledge on how to prepare themselves for these new regulations and at the same time improved their tendering skills. To book your seat and to receive a booking form, Click Here or visit www.taranis.co.za for further details on the workshop. FREE BEE Assessments will be done for all bookings!


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From a Young Entrepreneur to HPA: Thank You!
A studio owner tells how HPA YEP has helped her with access to mentors and a bigger audience
By Clare Runciman
As a young entrepreneur who has struggled like a lone ranger to build and run a small studio business for the past 6 years, the HPA YEP program has come to me like a much-needed pillar of support, like suddenly finding a long-lost uncle who 's now a successful CEO and can give me these clever solutions to my problems and the right keys to open doors for me.
Seriously, it's a lonely road for the independent studio owner like me and I have flogged it for a while, so to have this sudden access to the HPA's network of resources and all these wise, clever, successful, even legendary people to ask for help is not only a dream come true, but a much-needed booster shot for me at this stage of my career. Many times in the past I wished I had a mentor to consult for feedback or seek for a suggestion to with whom to connect with. Just 2 months into the HPA YEP program, I am discovering that yes, it's possible to have such help, guidance and wisdom. Thank you!
I came to LA as an audio engineering student, having worked in Hong Kong and China as a rookie boom operator in mainly Chinese movies. I had an early start to the entertainment industry when I was kind of "discovered" by a sound recording mixer in Hong Kong when my home was used as a movie set. The location scout had knocked on my front door. I knew my mom would say "no" but I said "yes" to them anyway – on condition that I could follow the crew around! I ended up shooting the "Making Of" video for that movie. The sound mixer on set must have seen some good in me because he offered me an apprenticeship after that! I started working as a boom operator for him. I was barely 17 and just out of school when I landed in the deserts outside Beijing, braving blizzards at 3 am working on Universal's "Mummy III: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor." That was when I knew I wanted a career in sound and film.
So I studied audio engineering in London, and later transferred to LA to further my studies. On graduation, I befriended a Grammy award-winning producer and became business partner with him. To cut a long story short, we raised enough capital to found a recording and post-production studio. Any misconception of being a "glamorous" studio owner soon evaporated when I realized that I was THE person who had to roll up my sleeves and make it happen. I had to be the manager, sales, designer, brand creator, audio engineer, secretary, troubleshooter, all rolled in one. On some days, I was lugging equipment, on others, craning my neck for hours to install light bulbs, on yet others, I dressed up to pitch to CEOs.
Chasing projects, managing people, kowtowing when needed, holding gigs to keep us in the limelight, watching the bottom line – all these became my life. I learned to be persistent and tenacious, and versatile to combat problems – no room for thin skin or false pride! We did good-size projects, fought for some and lost some. Creating, designing and building a small facility literally from the ground up, especially as a young immigrant from Hong Kong, has been one of the most difficult challenges of my career and my personal journey. I have been able to make a few waves, not only by executing projects and managing technicalities but most importantly by doing what I love.
The next stage of my career is to transit to a corporate platform that will give me the corporate muscle and wider reach to work on bigger and more varied projects. That's why I am so grateful to the HPA YEP program for giving me the access to a network of people I did not have access to before.
Through HPA YEP, I have been able to meet industry greats who have given me valuable feedback and suggestions careerwise. I have had one-on-one time with mentors at their workplaces to ask for their guidance and feedback in person. A couple of mentors studied my resume and suggested career advancement to suitable companies, even taking the trouble to write introductory letters to help me. The opportunity to meet with mentors like Laura Thommen and Bill Baggelaar have allowed me access to Sony, Netflix and Lionsgate. Lynette Duensing invited me to Instinctual and gave me valuable insight into her workplace and experience. I am so grateful to all of them. A lot of course depends on the YEP himself/herself to proactively make the first move of reaching out to the mentors!
I have also been connected with motivated young like-minded people, and participated in events like the Tech Retreat to network and learn about cutting developments and conversations in the industry. Thank you HPA!


Love your header image, Patricia!
Where is the madness to go when it rises?
It tries to leave my pores but I'm afraid to let it go.
It falls back into my bloodstream and I become cold inside.
Waiting is madness for winter passes in its own time.
Yes, the times of madness pass in their own time be they the seasons or of the mind. Thank you for sharing your lines.


Mainz - Hamburger SV moved up to 14th in the Bundesliga – their highest position since Matchday 22 – thanks to a 2-1 win at Mainz on Matchday 31.
A Julian Baumgartlinger own goal put Hamburg ahead, but the visitors' lead was snatched from them by Mainz substitute Yunus Malli. Gojko Kacar was to have the final say, though, sealing their second successive Bundesliga win with a smart finish before Mainz's Daniel Broskinski was sent off late on.
Former Mainz forward Nicolai Müller was restored to the Hamburg starting XI in place of Zoltan Stieber, with perhaps a touch of nostalgia behind Labbadia's decision. Müller scored nine for the 05ers last season, yet he is stuck on only one for his current club this term.
However, he was involved in a neat move early on which ended with Pierre-Michel Lasogga sending a determined header just over the crossbar, but the pendulum soon swung back in the hosts' favour with Rene Adler becoming the busier of the two goalkeepers. The 30-year-old had to be at full stretch to turn a Baumgartlinger shot wide with the Mainz defender going close to his first ever Bundesliga goal.
Shortly after Malli was brought on to replace the injured Elkin Soto, Mainz fell behind as Baumgartlinger's long-awaited goal finally arrived, albeit at the wrong end. He got his head to Heiko Westermann's intended cross, giving the ball a wicked trajectory beyond the reach of Loris Karius as it dropped into the far corner.
It was a cruel way to fall behind, but nobody in a black shirt was complaining. Instead, it gave Hamburg the confidence they had been lacking and Ivo Ilicevic took a dip at Karius' goal, finding the Mainz custodian on guard to punch away. A Gojko Kacar header then landed straight in Karius' arms as Hamburg looked to turn the screw as soon as possible in the second half.
Lasogga tried to add to the brace he bagged last weekend, but Karius was again alert to the danger, keeping Mainz in the game with a smart stop. At the other end, Ja-Cheol Koo's low shot hit the outside of the left-hand upright, giving the hosts renewed belief and getting the Coface Arena faithful back on their feet, urging their team on.
It worked with Malli providing a cool finish to Jairo Samperio's pass, bringing Mainz level in the 76th minute with his sixth goal of the season – all falling in 2015. There was to be a final twist in the tale, though, as Kacar fired HSV back in front to spark wild celebrations in the away section of the Arena. A late red card for Brosinski rounded off a dismal day for Mainz, whose Europa League qualification hopes are hanging by a thread.


An ecological wonderland of largely endemic wildlife, the Galapagos inspired Charles Darwin's theory of natural selection long before the cruise ships arrived. Dotting the Pacific 960km off the Ecuador coast, this archipelago of 19 volcanic islands is noted for its fearless wildlife, a natural response to the lack of large predators.
While human involvement is an increasing threat, the blue-footed booby still performs its mating dance right under your nose and sea lions do figure eights as you snorkel past. Leave nothing behind but footprints at this World Heritage Site.
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Phnom Penh Post - Five firms to sign with ACU
Five firms to sign with ACU
Eddie Morton | Publication date 09 December 2014 | 07:44 ICT
A general view of Herbalife head office in Phnom Penh last year. Herbalife is one of five companies set to sign an anti-corruption agreement with the ACU today. Pha Lina
Tue, 9 December 2014
Eddie Morton
To mark International Anti-Corruption Day, five firms – consumer finance operator Mega Leasing, garment manufacturer Pactics, rice miller Loran Group, confectionary producer Aprati Foods (Cambodia) and US-based nutrition company Herbalife – are expected today to sign agreements with Cambodia's Anti-Corruption Unit (ACU), promising to eliminate bribery from their companies, sources close to the deals confirmed.
The companies would join Coca-Cola and Prudential as the only seven firms to commit to the ACU's anti-corruption contract, which stipulates that signatories must operate entirely "corruption-free".
"It also promotes a transparency culture and creates a clear direction for staff to benchmark the laws and regulations while the staff is dealing with the governmental agency," Paul Popelier, country manager of Coca-Cola said yesterday in an email.
Coca-Cola was the first company in Cambodia to sign the ACU memorandum of understanding (MoU) last December. According to Popelier, the company has since reported instances of corruption to the ACU via a number of communication interaction "points".
"ACU takes action upon our notifications and supports requests from Coca-Cola.… We report the cases that impact on our business and society as a whole," Popelier said.
But it is not only the eradication of illicit payments between the government and the private sector that the ACU MoU stands to achieve. The agreements are also proving to be a promising addition to promoting Coca-Cola's image in Cambodia, Popelier said.
"The MoU, via focal points, creates a good and effective cooperation between the company and the ACU when a potential bribery/corruption issue is surfacing. It also sends a message to stakeholders that we are not tolerant [of] any form of bribery/corruption."
Bretton Sciaroni, head of the American Chamber of Commerce in Cambodia, said scepticism among the business community over the impact of the MoU has dissipated since Coca-Cola began cooperating with the anti-corruption body.
"When lower level officials have tried to extract unofficial fees, the MoU has been effective in deterring them. With the ACU making arrests on a weekly basis, government officials do not want to run afoul of the law," he said.
Pankaj Banerjee, CEO of Prudential (Cambodia) Life Assurance, meanwhile, says the ACU's signing up of firms to its anti-graft campaign can benefit Cambodia's private sector as a whole.
"We genuinely believe that strong corporate governance is a long-term competitive advantage and in general makes the overall business environment efficient," Banerjee said. "We appreciate initiatives such as the ACU's MoU and would like to partner in putting efforts to create a more effective business environment."
Exact details of the MoUs and the penalties associated with breaching the terms of agreement remain confidential. The ACU, however, released some key points of Prudential's agreement after the signing on October 10. This includes training employees to promote corruption-free interactions with government officials, communicating openly and reporting to the ACU all issues involving corruption that the firm faces.
The ACU also says it is committed to keeping all sources and evidence provided by signatories confidential and intends to open investigations when it has been presented with enough cause to do so.
However, doubts remain over the effectiveness of the agreements.
Preap Kol, executive director at TI Cambodia, said the intentions and the impact of the MoU's are largely unclear.
"It is very difficult however to assess how much weight these MoUs carry as the process is not fully transparent – the long-term goals of these MoUs and how they will benefit the general business environment in Cambodia has not been clearly expressed," Kol said.
"It is not clear whether these companies sign the MoUs to gain some sort of protection from the ACU, in which case there would be no benefit for the general business environment, or to actually promote clean business standards."
Kol called for sector-wide principals to be applied to all private firms, instead of the voluntary basis method that is currently in operation.
International Anti-Corruption Day celebrates the anniversary of the UN Convention against Corruption, which has been ratified by 171 nations including Cambodia.
Contact author: Eddie Morton
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