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India's Western Ghats Home to 12 New and 3 Lost Night-Frog Species (Photos)
By Kukil Bora @KukilBora
Researchers in India have made an incredible discovery of 12 new species of night frogs in a region known as the Western Ghats. Along with the dozen new ones, researchers have also rediscovered three lost species of frogs, one of which have been spotted after nearly a century.
The newly discovered species of frogs belong to the night frog group, named for their nocturnal habits. Night frogs are widespread in India. For breeding, they require either fast moving rivers or moist forest floors that are easily found in the country.
According to the findings that appeared in the journal Zootaxa on Thursday, half of the new species do not require physical contact between the sexes to reproduce. The female frog lays her eggs on a leaf while the males later fertilize them. Both the male and female take utmost care of the eggs by bringing them water to prevent drying out and by defending against predators.
The University of Delhi said in a press release that researchers had collected specimens of frogs from the Western Ghats forests of the states of Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Goa and Maharashtra during a 20-year-long fieldwork. They have identified the 12 new species following a revision of the night frog genus called Nyctibatrachus from the specimens.
The names of the new frog species are Nyctibatrachus acanthodermis, Nyctibatrachus danieli, Nyctibatrachus devein, Nyctibatrachus gavi, Nyctibatrachus grandis, Nyctibatrachus indraneili, Nyctibatrachus jog, Nyctibatrachus periyar, Nyctibatrachus pillaii, Nyctibatrachus poocha, Nyctibatrachus shiradi and Nyctibatrachus vrijeuni.
The three rediscovered frog species included Coorg Night Frog (Nyctibatrachus sanctipalustris), Kempholey Night Frog (Nyctibatrachus kempholeyensis) and Forest Night Frog (Nyctibatrachus sylvaticus). The first one was last reported 91 years ago while the other two had not been seen by researchers since they were reported 75 years ago.
Dr. S.D. Biju of the University of Delhi led the team of researchers from the Bombay Natural History Society, Zoological Survey of India and Vrije University in Brussels.
The Western Ghats is a mountain range that runs along the western coast of India, a region that has been identified as one of the ten biodiversity hotspots in the world. At least six of the 12 new species are sensitive to habitat loss, because of the small area they occupy. Therefore, immediate steps are required for their conservation, say researchers.


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Big Misconception: "We Have No Shot at Selling Domains on Afternic"
In yesterday's blog post featuring Afternic domain sales from last week, a reader posted a comment that was similar to other comments that Afternic has been accused of before:
"How many of those are their own "buydomains" domains? Probably 90% of them. We have no shot at selling domains on Afternic since they were bought out. We'd have better luck at the lottery."
I performed a brief analysis on the 25 highest domain sales reported last week, to see if the comment is right or wrong. Although I would have expected Afternic to sell significantly more names from Buy Domains' portfolio because those sales are probably more profitable, I learned that this was NOT the case for the highest value names on the list last week.
In fact, of the 25 largest sales last week, only 14 were "in-house" sales, totaling just 56%. I went further down the list, and that number didn't waver much through the first 35 sales either (which is where I stopped).
Here are the top 25 sales from last week, and I bolded the names previously owned by Buy Domains (I used the Whois History tool to see the previous owner):
pinkzone.com $12,000.00
InternetMarketingService.com $9,200.00
incatrail.com $9,000.00
artbuzz.com $8,075.00
coolgames.org $7,500.00
hartwood.com $7,000.00
fineworld.com $6,577.00
2822.com $6,000.00
dirtgames.com $5,500.00
wallo.com $5,488.00
dator.com $5,400.00
jumpingmouse.com $5,188.00
selecao.com $5,000.00
eclean.com $5,000.00
nucleare.com $4,788.00
xmwa.com $4,500.00
workhub.com $4,500.00
palinfo.com $4,388.00
strala.com $4,250.00
mysteryflight.com $4,000.00
WhitePony.com $4,000.00
surnet.com $4,000.00
novabiz.com $3,940.00
casacaribe.com $3,888.00
everydaysuccess.com $3,750.00
Some of the sellers of names via Afternic include YummyNames.com (Tucows), Gregg Ostrick, Traffic Names, HLK Enterprises,Inc., and even Mike Mann's Domain Asset Holdings.
One thing I noticed is that sellers like Gregg and Ian (of Traffic Names) utilize the same strategy as Buy Domains when it comes to selling. On the landing page, they have links that tell people the domain names are for sale.
People may think Afternic is inclined to sell its' sister company's domain names, and they may very well be inclined to do so. However, an analysis of the top sales shows that the company does sell domain names owned by other companies, and it's a big misconception that they don't.
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Leonard Britt February 23, 2011 At 3:00 pm
Perhaps sales landing pages are a critical component of generating a domain sales lead and one reason why Afternic launched Smartname – so that some of those SEDO-parked domains would migrate over and generate Afternic sales. I do get occasional inquiries for names forwarded to Smartname nameservers. SEDO continues to be the largest sales outlet for me perhaps due to having most names parked there. On the other hand I recently had a lengthy inquiry about a name forwarded to Theme.tv nameservers as the potential buyer was intrigued by the videos and wanted to know how much I was making from those video slots – nada. I probably have a number of alt tld names which aren't forwarded because I know they wouldn't make much in parking but perhaps I am missing out on inquiries due to the lack of a sales landing page…
Jamie February 23, 2011 At 3:03 pm
Misconception at least for this time. I had done the same thing you did awhile back and the percentage was MUCH higher (80%-90%+) in NameMedia's favor.
I checked a couple times and it was the same.
One thing that NameMedia does now, which they didn't before is filter what they report publicly. What are the chances they filter these so the percentage is about 50% that they report now? They could.
Thanks for doing the work and updating, because I know it's a pain in the ass using whois history to see past owners on a big list.
BillB February 23, 2011 At 3:05 pm
Sedo does the same thing! They are under the radar about it, but they have their own portfolio of hundreds of thousands of names (DomCollect) and so whatever "bias" you perceive is the same on both marketplaces.
Elliot Silver February 23, 2011 At 3:07 pm
@ Bill
Can you share some of the Sedo-owned names? I don't recall ever seeing the DomCollect name in a Whois lookup.
@ Jamie
I also think more people with quality portfolios (like Gregg and Ian) have listed their names on Afternic.
Additionally, perhaps some are more inclined to sell or have now built more of a trust with Afternic and priced accordingly.
If it were me, I would have been very apprehensive about pricing at first, but once a rapport is built, I would be more flexible knowing Afternic is working on my behalf rather than just trying to close deals.
@Elliot,
I agree. A lot has changed since the last time I did one, so it could be equaled out a lot more now for several factors.
I just didn't want people to forget that they are reporting filtered results, which clearly can make a difference.
LindaM February 23, 2011 At 3:13 pm
Im still wondering why a good deal of those names commanded anything like the price they did, I guess the buyers have their reasons to think they got a deal – and I dont doubt that in some cases they actually did.
If a jumping mouse is next holiday's must-have toy then I suspect plenty of people will have to eat their hats hehe
Elliot, You never see DomCollect because Sedo uses other names so no one can figure out their dirty tricks.
Check out http://domcollect.com/index.php/contact-us
Guess what? You dial the contact number and it rings at Sedo!
What are some of the other company names used by Sedo?
Actually, it really doesn't matter what Sedo is doing. The point of this article is to show that Afternic does sell domain names owned by domain investors and doesn't simply focus on selling in-house domain names as some people believe.
Well, Sedo is owned by AdLink Group
Hi-Media acquired AdLink Group
AdLink Group is the main share holder of United Internet
United Internet acquired United Domains
I'm sure a lot of tracking would need to be done, but considering that DomCollect states they own "hundreds of thousands" of domain names on their site, it makes you wonder.
Mark February 23, 2011 At 3:36 pm
Hi Ellliot:
I have to say though, more "transparency" from both Afternic and Sedo would go extremely far in branding and lifetime value in the eyes of the domaining community.
@ Mark
I am not sure what type of transparency would be necessary when it comes to domain sales like this.
Estufas February 23, 2011 At 3:42 pm
There is nothing anybody can tell me to make me believe Afternic is not a dirty company….period.
I know when I smell a rat…..I've been in too many businesses in my life to not know.
I don't believe what they say, what they do, or anything else. Everything reeks of dishonesty every time I have dealt with them.
It's just one person's opinion, but I have seen first hand what they do to me and others.
No need to go into details as I have spelled it out many times in other posts, and most pro domain investors know just what I am talking about. It's no secret anymore about Afternic.
@ Estufas
I've done 6 figures in business with NameMedia companies in the last few years (domain purchases) and have never had an issue… well, one small pricing issue that was resolved amicably.
Dean February 23, 2011 At 3:54 pm
While you mentioned some domainers and "company's" with large portfolio holdings "YummyNames.com (Tucows), Gregg Ostrick, Traffic Names, HLK Enterprises,Inc., and even Mike Mann's Domain Asset Holdings." The real question remains, if private individuals with a handful of domains or small and medium size portfolios stand a chance to sell or is the attention just lavished on more prominent portfolio holders?
@ Dean
Aside from YummyNames, all of the others are private individuals or companies.
The one thing to learn from this is that it may be a crapshoot to sell some names, but if you don't have your names listed with a marketplace, you are probably less likely to sell them.
John February 23, 2011 At 4:04 pm
Speaking of DomCollect/Sedo – Don't ever, ever , ever place an offer at sedo for a domain name. Whatever you do, try to contact the owner directly. Remember, the seller doesn't really know who the buyer is the way the system is setup. But Sedo knows who the buyer is and what they're most likely worth.
I directed a client/friend to place an offer for a non-generic name at Sedo that was listed for sale. My client/friend had very deep pockets (hundreds of millions – yes its true). At some point during negotiations the name transferred to Domcollect. Guess what? The price of the name rocketed upwards. Scandal? What do you think?
To make a long story short. My client spent the money twisting an entire company and branding into a different name rather then one dime going to sedo/domcollect.
BTW- domcollect had put the name up at auction which should not have belonged in the list of generics as it was a non-generic and domainers would have discovered the madeup word was trademarked! Needless to say, there was no bids lolol
This is what I know about this company.
You have to wonder what games are played at other marketplaces?
"I directed a client/friend to place an offer for a non-generic name at Sedo that was listed for sale"
If he was a client and friend who was worth a lot of money, why wouldn't you bid and negotiate on his behalf?
Always keep your buyers private if you want to give them good representation, unless they insist on doing it themselves. Once you remove yourself from the equation, your client becomes the other guy's client. If you stay in the middle, you services will always be needed. Additionally, it will make things easier for your friend who might not know the way things work… it's win / win.
Elliot,
true and quality of domains may play a factor as well, although judging by the latest Afternic list, quality was not a factor to be considered.
Still a pretty picture it does not paint, you have have zero chances of winning if you don't play, but if you play, you have a one in fifty million chance of winning?
The odds seem in disfavor and I suspect there are other powers of persuasion at work here, as to what steers or influences the market and what names ultimately get sold.
All I can say is that Gregg sold more than one name on that list last week… he must be doing something right.
@Elliot
There is alot more to the story and yes I've bidded on his behalf before on other names. This was different situation. This name was made up and I wouldn't personally pay even a hundred dollars for it. He took it upon himself to make an offer after seeing it was for sale. I told him not to do it again AFTER it was too late.
But we were amaze that for this name, it turned out like it did…
I agree that it sounds pretty shady… Perhaps you can do a Whois History search to contact the former owner and see how things went down.
I don't want to banter on about it, but that seems to prove my point, what are the odds that one individual would sell more than one domain in a list of domains that is irregular at best and the only one commonality or theme in that list is games?
Anyways, I have not completely lost hope in Afternic or their methods, I guess I just need to keep buying more lottery tickets.
Jeff February 23, 2011 At 4:51 pm
Still more then half. Still a high number imo.
Richard February 23, 2011 At 5:06 pm
I took my names off Afternic, it's nice they partnered up with some search engines, but I never got an offer there. Most of the interest from my handful of domains come from Sedo, on page inquiry form, e-mail, or the occasional phone call. I'm still kind of disappointed Afternic took my signup fee, while now there is no charge to sign up and sell…
Yaron February 23, 2011 At 5:21 pm
As far as I know, Afternic agents offer alternative names to buyers, and when doing so they always offer BuyDomains names. Maybe some large private investors got their names into that pool as well. So, you send your traffic to afternic, and the agent might offer a BuyDomains name as an alternative…
@ Yaron
If I call Afternic and say, "Hi, I just saw the listing for YaronsBlog.com on your site, how much is it?" I don't think it would make sense for them to say, "you should check out "YaronsWebsite.com instead." It seems that these domain names listed are very specific and a cross-sell of their in-house names wouldn't make much sense to me when we're talking about brandable names like the ones that are selling.
Gene February 23, 2011 At 6:27 pm
Although this is a subject I really don't care much about (as all my sales have been outside of auctions, to date), I must say that the stat you cited (56%) is a bit disturbing.
If more than half of the names they sell are 'in-house' names, that's a huge conflict of interest IMHO.
Domainers are constantly analogizing our field to transactions and assets in the offline world, e.g., real estate. But auctions – whether online or offline – are just that…auctions.
And I'd find it impossible to believe that 'in-house' sales by any reputable (traditionally, offline) auctionhouse comes close to that number.
How soon would the FTC come down on Southeby's or Christie's if it was discovered that 56% of the art it/they sold came from its own warehouse?
Maybe I'm misunderstanding what you mean by 'in-house'…and if so, please clarify. But if 'in-house' means "from their own stockpile," then I reiterate that it's a real problem to learn this.
@ Gene
I don't think you understand the situation. Let me break it down.
NameMedia is a company that operates (among others) Afternic and Buy Domains. Buy Domains is a company that owns hundreds of thousands of domain names, or maybe more. Afternic is a domain marketplace where people and companies can list domain names for sale. They also have auctions and a brokerage service as well. In addition to other places, Buy Domains lists its names for sale on Afternic, and Afternic sales reps may sell Buy Domains' domain assets, just like they would sell the domain names I list there.
Previously, people would speculate that if End User Joe comes to Afternic to buy a domain name, Afternic's reps may be more likely to try and sell a Buy Domains' owned domain name rather than privately owned names. The theory was that the profit margins are greater on "in-house" names than on names owned by private investors. My feelings are that this may be true and also private investors are slower to respond to emails from sales reps and may be less inclined to negotiate with the third party.
When a comparison was done in the past, apparently a significant amount of public sales were from Buy Domains. My report shows that this number is significantly less now. One would imagine Buy Domains' sales would be high since they have a large percentage of domain names listed on Afternic.
Make more sense?
Thanks for the (very quick, and extremely detailed) response, Elliot.
I'd be lying if I told you that this makes a whole lot of sense to me; but I'm sure it does to others.
However, considering that I've been domaining since 1997 – and I'm having difficulty 'getting' all the intricacies of this labyrinth of relationships you described…why should we expect the general masses or end-users to 'get it'?
Regardless, I'll chalk-up my ignorance to the need for a good night's sleep.
Gazzip February 23, 2011 At 6:57 pm
They do show their domains as domcollect in the whois records as far as I have seen, on sedo they're some of the ones that have the blue telephone symbol next to them. (same as Buydomains names listed on sedo)
An interesting question would be does that help increase sales, do more people phone up to buy a domain or do more people click the buy now button?
HolidaysAbuDhabi.com is one of domcollects, if you check the parking page it has phone numbers on it.
If you search for it on sedo it has a blue phone icon next to it.
andrew February 23, 2011 At 10:55 pm
Afternic charges nothing to list your domains on their network, which syndicates to four of the top 10 registrars.
So if you don't want to take advantage of the distribution, fine. But I don't see any reason to complain.
Some Guy February 24, 2011 At 12:16 pm
I just completed a sale on Afternic that overall I'm pretty happy with. My only complaint is that I had to call after 8 days of the buyer not responding to the transfer instructions and I also left messages for the escrow agent twice, with no response. Buyers sometimes don't understand the process so it's important the escrow agent is paying attention, which they obviously weren't. After a short call the issue was cleared up in a matter of hours which just goes to show how much smoother and faster it could have gone.
Joel February 24, 2011 At 4:40 pm
I still don't see or have experienced any value or return from these marketplaces. I would imagine the far majority of end users (and investors for that matter) start with an idea or a few ideas on what they "want" when it comes to a name. The next step… go to the domain and see if it is available or what is there.
If taken, I can perhaps see them going to these marketplaces then to get idea based on a keyword or likeness of their #1 – #5 pick. But, even then I would think they still visit the domain.
My point I guess is with the above comments, I am a strong believer (from experience) that your BEST end user possible sale is going to first visit the domain to see what is there and if it is even for sale. Why anyone would redirect them to a confusing marketplace that shows millions of other names to choose from and then pay a commission for it is beyond me.
For a number of years now, (for us anyway) the best way to convert is the domain being the sales page. Obviously there are a number of criteria that needs to be met for this to be the best case. (i.e. not so for domains with a lot of backlink traffic, .etc – but most domains don't have this)
@ Joel
You're exactly right about the auctions adding little or no value for most domainers.
I deliberately say "most" domainers, because I'm completely convinced that the auction houses only serve the handful of 'well-known' domainers in the industry — and themselves, by distributing their own product.
When I see some of the garbage that goes up on 'premier auctions' I'm not sure whether to burst out laughing or get extremely angry.
But either way, it's clear that this industry seems completely content with allowing the general public – and most corporate folks – to continue believing that it's dominated by an incestuous click of former used car salesmen. And there seems to be no interest at all in changing that perception, from what I can see – which (IMHO) is the main reason why domain name valuations will never reach 'fair value.'
What a shame that I actually find myself cringing nowadays when I tell my C-level business contacts that I'm a part-time domainer. I'm coming to the point where I may no longer mention that fact. And business practices of the auction houses are a major reason for my revised attitude.
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Olympic Opening Ceremony: BBC has 'great relationship' with Danny Boyle, says director Roger Mosey
With just two days until the Opening Ceremony the BBC's director of London 2012, Roger Mosey, has insisted that he has a "great relationship" with artistic director Danny Boyle and said there had been no rows.
By Oliver Pickup 25 July 2012 • 4:06pm
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Speculation has been rife that the Slumdog Millionaire film director is fuming over the corporation's suggestion that there should be television commentary over the course of the £27 million extravaganza.
Boyle is thought to be worried that the constant talking will disrupt the viewers' experience, and has demanded that the BBC switch the voice-over off while filming the ceremony.
Rumours circulated that BBC presenter Huw Edwards, pencilled in to perform most of the commentary, held private discussions with 55-year-old Boyle in the hope of smoothing over the issues surrounding the show, named 'Isles of Wonder'.
The director has already clashed with the Olympic Broadcasting Services (OBS), who are providing some of the filming of the ceremony, over camera positioning and there is reportedly a tense atmosphere at rehearsals.
The BBC – who have hinted that there may be a "no commentary" option for cable and satellite viewers – and a separate production company will also be filming the ceremony, and yet more commentary will be provided by Hazel Irvine and Trevor Nelson.
And writing on his blog on Wednesday Mosey, 54, said: "It's emphatically [Locog's] ceremony and Danny Boyle's creative vision, with the main television coverage from a global feed and not filmed by the BBC.
"We've wanted to support them to the best of our ability. On commentary we initially felt it would be influenced by two factors. First, there's a particularly strong soundtrack in the stadium.
"And also Locog originally planned to talk more about the big themes of the ceremony ahead of time than has actually been the case. So what we've been doing in recent weeks is meeting with Danny Boyle to talk through how this will work in practice."
Mosey, the former BBC head of sport, continued: "Huw Edwards, the team and I have a great relationship with Danny; and he's told us that in planning the ceremony he's sometimes thought about what Huw might say at what point.
"Understanding this is key to making the ceremony work for television viewers – and though the ceremony is Locog's and the commentary is ours, it's massively better if we get into the director's mind and see what he's trying to achieve.
"So disappointingly for anyone looking for rows, there haven't been any: just sensible planning and working together for the benefit of our respective audiences."
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Tree man's protest ends
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Thornlie's tree man Richard Pennicuik has ended his 110 day protest and climbed down from the 20m-high eucalyptus melliodorain on the front verge of his home.
Mr Pennicuik has been living in the tree outside his Hume Road home since early December, including during Monday's devastating hail storm that swept across Perth and caused more than $200 million damage.
The City of Gosnells wants to remove the tree, claiming it poses a danger.
Mr Pennicuik claimed he won the moral battle before doing a lap around the tree and heading inside his home to have a shower.
He initially released a four paragraph statement, but re-emerged to speak to reporters, saying he felt great.
"The tree weathered the worst storm to hit Perth ever and it's in good condition, it has proven itself," Mr Pennicuik said.
"It is worth it because we have shown the people of Australia they need the constitution, they can't do without it.
"I think I have (proven my point) I think the tree has."
City of Gosnells Mayor Olwen Searle today welcomed the Mr Pennicuik's decision to come down from the tree, but confirmed the council would go ahead with plans to chop it down.
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Tree man Richard Pennicuik will come down from his tree, but not today.
He said this morning it was his "intent to come down" but he now needed to work out "the best course of action" for how to do it.
Mr Pennicuik said he was up until 4am with friends and family discussing what to do.
"What we're looking to do is we're looking to get down and we're going to pursue it in the right direction to get down and that's going to take us a little while," he said.
"I'm not going to come down when people tell me.
"I'm going to come down when I want, I'm going to come down on my terms.
"I can't come down looking like an idiot."
Mr Pennicuik said yesterday that he needed "time" to think and talk to his friends and family after receiving legal advice that he should come down from a tree he has called home for three months.
Following a brief telephone conversation just after noon with his lawyer John Hammond, who called him from a neighbour's house, Mr Pennicuik looked down at the gathered media pack yesterday to declare he was staying put.
But this morning he said: "It's my every intent to come down."
Whether it happens or not is another thing but that is my intent."
Mr Hammond advised his client to come down after he received a letter from the City of Gosnells warning Mr Pennicuik could be fined $5000 fine and $500 for every subsequent day he stayed up.
Mr Pennicuik said this morning discussions last night focused on a track "that was completely wrong" but he would not say what that was. He said it was later ruled out.
Early yesterday speculation was growing that Mr Pennicuik would end his now 94-day protest.
But following the conversation with Mr Hammond, Mr Pennicuik said he did not want the council to make an example of him if he came down.
He said he was prepared to go to jail – a possibility if he failed to pay any fines – over his environmental crusade. He said he was also told his house could be seized.
Mr Pennicuik admitted he could not afford the cost of the fines, but insisted: "I can stay up here for the next 20 years."
He said the council had reneged on a three-month moratorium to take no action.
But the council has said Mr Pennicuik shifted the goal posts when he made new demands for other trees to be spared and a barrier to be erected around the tree outside his house.
The council has maintained the eucalyptus melliodora has a history of being dangerous.
Gosnells mayor Olwen Searle said yesterday she was disappointed Mr Pennicuik had not taken his lawyer's advice.
She said the council intended to visit him and ask him formally to come down, though she would not say when or give a timeframe for cutting down the tree.
Anyprosecution would be determined in the courts.
"All the council has ever endeavoured to do is to get Richard to come out of the tree and talk to us and we have given him every opportunity," she said.
Mr Hammond said it was up to Mr Pennicuik whether to heed his advice.
"He is facing prosecution by the City of Gosnells, so Richard needs to make a call on that," he said.
"If Richard wants to remain in the tree he can but there's going to be legal consequences in doing that."
Mr Pennicuik was already forced to remove a tree house in January and had an application to the Heritage Council rejected.


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#include "config.h"

#include <sys/types.h>

#include <stdio.h>
#include <stdlib.h>
#include <limits.h>
#include <math.h>

#include "cache.h"
#include "vrt.h"

/*--------------------------------------------------------------------
 * TTL and Age calculation in Varnish
 *
 * RFC2616 has a lot to say about how caches should calculate the TTL
 * and expiry times of objects, but it sort of misses the case that
 * applies to Varnish:  the server-side cache.
 *
 * A normal cache, shared or single-client, has no symbiotic relationship
 * with the server, and therefore must take a very defensive attitude
 * if the Data/Expiry/Age/max-age data does not make sense.  Overall
 * the policy described in section 13 of RFC 2616 results in no caching
 * happening on the first little sign of trouble.
 *
 * Varnish on the other hand tries to offload as many transactions from
 * the backend as possible, and therefore just passing through everything
 * if there is a clock-skew between backend and Varnish is not a workable
 * choice.
 *
 * Varnish implements a policy which is RFC2616 compliant when there
 * is no clockskew, and falls as gracefully as possible otherwise.
 * Our "clockless cache" model is syntehsized from the bits of RFC2616
 * that talks about how a cache should react to a clockless origin server,
 * and more or less uses the inverse logic for the opposite relationship.
 *
 */

void
RFC2616_Ttl(const struct sess *sp)
{
	unsigned max_age, age;
	double h_date, h_expires;
	char *p;
	const struct http *hp;

	hp = sp->wrk->beresp;

	assert(sp->wrk->exp.entered != 0.0 && !isnan(sp->wrk->exp.entered));
	/* If all else fails, cache using default ttl */
	sp->wrk->exp.ttl = params->default_ttl;

	max_age = age = 0;
	h_expires = 0;
	h_date = 0;

	/*
	 * Initial cacheability determination per [RFC2616, 13.4]
	 * We do not support ranges yet, so 206 is out.
	 */

	if (http_GetHdr(hp, H_Age, &p)) {
		age = strtoul(p, NULL, 0);
		sp->wrk->exp.age = age;
	}
	if (http_GetHdr(hp, H_Expires, &p))
		h_expires = TIM_parse(p);

	if (http_GetHdr(hp, H_Date, &p))
		h_date = TIM_parse(p);

	switch (sp->err_code) {
	default:
		sp->wrk->exp.ttl = -1.;
		break;
	case 200: /* OK */
	case 203: /* Non-Authoritative Information */
	case 300: /* Multiple Choices */
	case 301: /* Moved Permanently */
	case 302: /* Moved Temporarily */
	case 307: /* Temporary Redirect */
	case 410: /* Gone */
	case 404: /* Not Found */
		/*
		 * First find any relative specification from the backend
		 * These take precedence according to RFC2616, 13.2.4
		 */

		if ((http_GetHdrField(hp, H_Cache_Control, "s-maxage", &p) ||
		    http_GetHdrField(hp, H_Cache_Control, "max-age", &p)) &&
		    p != NULL) {

			if (*p == '-')
				max_age = 0;
			else
				max_age = strtoul(p, NULL, 0);

			if (age > max_age)
				sp->wrk->exp.ttl = 0;
			else
				sp->wrk->exp.ttl = max_age - age;
			break;
		}

		/* No expire header, fall back to default */
		if (h_expires == 0)
			break;

		/* If backend told us it is expired already, don't cache. */
		if (h_expires < h_date) {
			sp->wrk->exp.ttl = 0;
			break;
		}

		if (h_date == 0 ||
		    fabs(h_date - sp->wrk->exp.entered) < params->clock_skew) {
			/*
			 * If we have no Date: header or if it is
			 * sufficiently close to our clock we will
			 * trust Expires: relative to our own clock.
			 */
			if (h_expires < sp->wrk->exp.entered)
				sp->wrk->exp.ttl = 0;
			else
				sp->wrk->exp.ttl = h_expires -
				    sp->wrk->exp.entered;
			break;
		} else {
			/*
			 * But even if the clocks are out of whack we can still
			 * derive a relative time from the two headers.
			 * (the negative ttl case is caught above)
			 */
			sp->wrk->exp.ttl = (int)(h_expires - h_date);
		}

	}

	/* calculated TTL, Our time, Date, Expires, max-age, age */
	WSP(sp, SLT_TTL,
	    "%u RFC %.0f %.0f %.0f %.0f %.0f %.0f %.0f %u",
	    sp->xid, sp->wrk->exp.ttl, -1., -1., sp->wrk->exp.entered,
	    sp->wrk->exp.age, h_date, h_expires, max_age);
}

/*--------------------------------------------------------------------
 * Body existence, fetch method and close policy.
 */

enum body_status
RFC2616_Body(const struct sess *sp)
{
	struct http *hp;
	char *b;

	hp = sp->wrk->beresp;

	if (hp->protover < 11 && !http_HdrIs(hp, H_Connection, "keep-alive"))
		sp->wrk->do_close = 1;
	else if (http_HdrIs(hp, H_Connection, "close"))
		sp->wrk->do_close = 1;
	else
		sp->wrk->do_close = 0;

	if (!strcasecmp(http_GetReq(sp->wrk->bereq), "head")) {
		/*
		 * A HEAD request can never have a body in the reply,
		 * no matter what the headers might say.
		 * [RFC2516 4.3 p33]
		 */
		sp->wrk->stats.fetch_head++;
		return (BS_NONE);
	}

	if (hp->status <= 199) {
		/*
		 * 1xx responses never have a body.
		 * [RFC2616 4.3 p33]
		 */
		sp->wrk->stats.fetch_1xx++;
		return (BS_NONE);
	}

	if (hp->status == 204) {
		/*
		 * 204 is "No Content", obviously don't expect a body.
		 * [RFC2616 10.2.5 p60]
		 */
		sp->wrk->stats.fetch_204++;
		return (BS_NONE);
	}

	if (hp->status == 304) {
		/*
		 * 304 is "Not Modified" it has no body.
		 * [RFC2616 10.3.5 p63]
		 */
		sp->wrk->stats.fetch_304++;
		return (BS_NONE);
	}

	if (http_HdrIs(hp, H_Transfer_Encoding, "chunked")) {
		 sp->wrk->stats.fetch_chunked++;
		return (BS_CHUNKED);
	}

	if (http_GetHdr(hp, H_Transfer_Encoding, &b)) {
		sp->wrk->stats.fetch_bad++;
		return (BS_ERROR);
	}

	if (http_GetHdr(hp, H_Content_Length, &sp->wrk->h_content_length)) {
		sp->wrk->stats.fetch_length++;
		return (BS_LENGTH);
	}

	if (http_HdrIs(hp, H_Connection, "keep-alive")) {
		/*
		 * Keep alive with neither TE=Chunked or C-Len is impossible.
		 * We assume a zero length body.
		 */
		sp->wrk->stats.fetch_zero++;
		return (BS_ZERO);
	}

	if (http_HdrIs(hp, H_Connection, "close")) {
		/*
		 * In this case, it is safe to just read what comes.
		 */
		sp->wrk->stats.fetch_close++;
		return (BS_EOF);
	}

	if (hp->protover < 11) {
		/*
		 * With no Connection header, assume EOF.
		 */
		sp->wrk->stats.fetch_oldhttp++;
		return (BS_EOF);
	}

	/*
	 * Fall back to EOF transfer.
	 */
	sp->wrk->stats.fetch_eof++;
	return (BS_EOF);
}

/*--------------------------------------------------------------------
 * Find out if the request can receive a gzip'ed response
 */

unsigned
RFC2616_Req_Gzip(const struct sess *sp)
{

	/*
	 * "x-gzip" is for http/1.0 backwards compat, final note in 14.3
	 * p104 says to not do q values for x-gzip, so we just test
	 * for its existence.
	 */
	if (http_GetHdrData(sp->http, H_Accept_Encoding, "x-gzip", NULL))
		return (1);

	/*
	 * "gzip" is the real thing, but the 'q' value must be nonzero.
	 * We do not care a hoot if the client prefers some other
	 * compression more than gzip: Varnish only does gzip.
	 */
	if (http_GetHdrQ(sp->http, H_Accept_Encoding, "gzip") > 0.)
		return (1);

	/* Bad client, no gzip. */
	return (0);
}

/*--------------------------------------------------------------------*/

int
RFC2616_Do_Cond(const struct sess *sp)
{
	char *p, *e;
	double ims;
	int do_cond = 0;

	/* RFC 2616 13.3.4 states we need to match both ETag
	   and If-Modified-Since if present*/

	if (http_GetHdr(sp->http, H_If_Modified_Since, &p) ) {
		if (!sp->obj->last_modified)
			return (0);
		ims = TIM_parse(p);
		if (ims > sp->t_req)	/* [RFC2616 14.25] */
			return (0);
		if (sp->obj->last_modified > ims)
			return (0);
		do_cond = 1;
	}

	if (http_GetHdr(sp->http, H_If_None_Match, &p) &&
	    http_GetHdr(sp->obj->http, H_ETag, &e)) {
		if (strcmp(p,e) != 0)
			return (0);
		do_cond = 1;
	}

	return (do_cond);
}

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Tulsa police officer charged in man's death
Prosecutor announces 1st-degree manslaughter charges against Tulsa officer who fatally shot Terence Crutcher.
Updated: 5:18 PM EDT Sep 22, 2016
AP photo SOURCE: AP photo
Prosecutors in Tulsa, Oklahoma, charged a white police officer who fatally shot an unarmed black man on a city street with first-degree manslaughter Thursday. Tulsa County District Attorney Steve Kunzweiler filed the charges against officer Betty Shelby, who shot and killed 40-year-old Terence Crutcher on Sept. 16. Dashcam and aerial footage of the shooting and its aftermath showed Crutcher walking away from Shelby with his arms in the air. The footage does not offer a clear view of when Shelby fired the single shot that killed Crutcher. Her attorney has said Crutcher was not following police commands and that Shelby opened fire when the man began to reach into his SUV window. But Crutcher's family immediately discounted that claim, saying the father of four posed no threat to the officers, and police said Crutcher did not have gun on him or in his vehicle. Shelby, who joined the Tulsa Police Department in December 2011, was en route to a domestic violence call when she encountered Crutcher's vehicle abandoned on a city street, straddling the center line. Shelby did not activate her patrol car's dashboard camera, so no footage exists of what first happened between the two before other officers arrived. The police footage shows Crutcher approaching the driver's side of the SUV, then more officers walk up and Crutcher appears to lower his hands and place them on the vehicle. A man inside a police helicopter overhead says: "That looks like a bad dude, too. Probably on something." The officers surround Crutcher and he suddenly drops to the ground. A voice heard on police radio says: "Shots fired!" The officers back away and Crutcher is left unattended on the street for about two minutes before an officer puts on medical gloves and begins to attend to him. Earlier this year, a former volunteer deputy with the Tulsa County Sheriff's Office was sentenced to four years in prison after he was convicted of second-degree manslaughter in the shooting death of Eric Harris.
TULSA, Okla. (AP) —
Prosecutors in Tulsa, Oklahoma, charged a white police officer who fatally shot an unarmed black man on a city street with first-degree manslaughter Thursday.
Tulsa County District Attorney Steve Kunzweiler filed the charges against officer Betty Shelby, who shot and killed 40-year-old Terence Crutcher on Sept. 16. Dashcam and aerial footage of the shooting and its aftermath showed Crutcher walking away from Shelby with his arms in the air.
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The footage does not offer a clear view of when Shelby fired the single shot that killed Crutcher. Her attorney has said Crutcher was not following police commands and that Shelby opened fire when the man began to reach into his SUV window.
But Crutcher's family immediately discounted that claim, saying the father of four posed no threat to the officers, and police said Crutcher did not have gun on him or in his vehicle.
Shelby, who joined the Tulsa Police Department in December 2011, was en route to a domestic violence call when she encountered Crutcher's vehicle abandoned on a city street, straddling the center line. Shelby did not activate her patrol car's dashboard camera, so no footage exists of what first happened between the two before other officers arrived.
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text:
\section{Introduction}

$K_{\ell 3}$ and $\Gamma [K\rightarrow\mu\nu ]/\Gamma [\pi\rightarrow\mu\nu ]$
based determinations of $\vert V_{us}\vert$~\cite{kell3andKratiosvus}
are in excellent agreement with expectations
based on $\vert V_{ud}\vert$~\cite{htvud} and 3-family
unitarity. In contrast,
determinations from flavor breaking (FB) sum rules involving
hadronic $\tau$ decay data~\cite{gamizetal,kmcwvus,gamizetalnew,hfag10}
yield results $\sim 3\sigma$ low, even after
accounting for recent HFAG strange exclusive branching fraction (BF)
updates~\cite{hfag10}.

For a kinematic-singularity-free correlator, $\Pi$, with spectral
function, $\rho (s)$, the finite energy sum rule (FESR) relation on which
the FB $\tau$ determination is based takes the form
\begin{equation}
\int_0^{s_0}w(s) \rho(s)\, ds\, =\, -{\frac{1}{2\pi i}}\oint_{\vert
s\vert =s_0}w(s) \Pi (s)\, ds\ \ \
\label{basicfesr}
\end{equation}
a result valid for any $s_0$ and any analytic $w(s)$.

$\vert V_{us}\vert$ is obtained by applying Eq.~(\ref{basicfesr}) to
the FB difference $\Delta\Pi_\tau \, \equiv\,
\left[ \Pi_{V+A;ud}^{(0+1)}\, -\, \Pi_{V+A;us}^{(0+1)}\right]$,
where $\Pi^{(J)}_{V/A;ij}(s)$ are the spin $J=0,1$ components
of the flavor $ij$, vector (V) or axial vector (A) current two-point
functions, and $(0+1)$ denotes the sum of $J=0$ and $1$ components.
For sufficiently large $s_0$, the RHS of Eq.~(\ref{basicfesr}) is
evaluated using the OPE representation, $\left[\Delta\Pi_\tau\right]^{OPE}$,
while, for $s_0\leq m_\tau^2$, the LHS is obtainable from inclusive hadronic
$\tau$ decay distributions. Explicitly, the spectral functions,
$\rho^{(J)}_{V/A;ij}$, are related to the differential distributions,
$dR_{V/A;ij}/ds$, of the normalized flavor $ij$ V or A current
induced decay widths,
$R_{V/A;ij}\, \equiv\, \Gamma [\tau^- \rightarrow \nu_\tau
\, {\rm hadrons}_{V/A;ij}\, (\gamma )]/ \Gamma [\tau^- \rightarrow
\nu_\tau e^- {\bar \nu}_e (\gamma)]$, by~\cite{tsai}
\begin{eqnarray}
&&{\frac{dR_{V/A;ij}}{ds}}\, =\, c^{EW}_\tau \vert V_{ij}\vert^2
\left[ w_\tau (y_\tau ) \rho_{V/A;ij}^{(0+1)}(s)\ \
\right.\nonumber\\
&&\left. \qquad\qquad\qquad
- w_L (y_\tau )\rho_{V/A;ij}^{(0)}(s) \right]
\label{basictaudecay}\end{eqnarray}
with $y_\tau =s/m_\tau^2$, $w_\tau (y)=(1-y)^2(1+2y)$,
$w_L(y)=2y(1-y)^2$, $V_{ij}$ the flavor $ij$ CKM matrix element,
and, with $S_{EW}$ a short-distance electroweak correction~\cite{erler02},
$c^{EW}_\tau \equiv 12\pi^2 S_{EW}/m_\tau^2$.

The choice of FESRs involving the $J=0+1$ combination, $\Delta\Pi_\tau$,
rather than that corresponding to the linear combination of
spectral functions appearing in  Eq.~(\ref{basictaudecay}),
is predicated on the extremely bad behavior of the integrated
$J=0$, $D=2$ OPE series for scales kinematically
accessible in $\tau$ decay~\cite{longprob}.
Fortunately, the dominant $J=0$ spectral contributions
are the accurately known, non-chirally-suppressed
$\pi$ and $K$ pole terms. The remaining, continuum
contributions, are (i) doubly chirally suppressed ($\rho_{V+A;ij}^{(0)}
\propto [(m_i\mp m_j)^2]$), (ii) numerically negligible for $ij=ud$,
and (iii) determinable phenomenologically for
$ij=us$ $J=0$ via dispersive~\cite{jop} and sum rule~\cite{mksps} analyses
of the strange scalar and pseudoscalar channels. The $J=0$
contributions can thus be subtracted bin by bin from $dR_{V+A;ij}/ds$,
allowing one to determine $\rho_{V+A:ij}^{(0+1)}(s)$
and construct the re-weighted $J=0+1$ spectral integrals,
$R^w_{V+A;ij}(s_0)$, and FB differences, $\delta R^w_{V+A}(s_0)$,
defined by
\begin{eqnarray}
&&{\frac{R^w_{V+A;ij}(s_0)}{c^{EW}_\tau \vert V_{ij}\vert^2}}\,
\equiv\, \int_0^{s_0}ds\, w(s)\, \rho^{(0+1)}_{V+A;ij}(s)\ ,\nonumber\\
&&\delta R^w_{V+A}(s_0)\, =\,
{\frac{R^w_{V+A;ud}(s_0)}{\vert V_{ud}\vert^2}}
\, -\, {\frac{R^w_{V+A;us}(s_0)}{\vert V_{us}\vert^2}}\nonumber\\
&&\qquad\qquad =\,c^{EW}_\tau\, \int_0^{s_0}ds\, w(s)\Delta\rho_\tau (s)\ .
\end{eqnarray}
Taking $\vert V_{ud}\vert$ and any parameters in the OPE
representation of $\delta R_{V+A}^{w}$ from other sources,
Eq.~(\ref{basicfesr}) then yields~\cite{gamizetal}
\begin{equation}
\vert V_{us}\vert \, =\, \sqrt{{\frac{R^w_{V+A;us}(s_0)}
{{\frac{R^w_{V+A;ud}(s_0)}{\vert V_{ud}\vert^2}}
\, -\, \delta R^{w,OPE}_{V+A}(s_0)}}}\ .
\label{tauvussolution}\end{equation}
For weights used previously in the
literature~\cite{gamizetal,kmcwvus,gamizetalnew}, the OPE
contribution to the denominator
is at the few-to-several-$\%$ level of the $ud$ spectral
integral term, making modest accuracy for $\delta R^{w,OPE}_{V+A}(s_0)$
sufficient for a high accuracy determination of $\vert V_{us}\vert$.
The smallness of the FB OPE corrections is illustrated
by the results of the $s_0=m_\tau^2$, $w_\tau$ FESR where,
with updated HFAG $\tau$ BFs~\cite{hfag10}, supplemented
by Standard Model (SM) $K_{\mu 2}$ expectations for
the $\tau\rightarrow K\nu_\tau$ BF, $B_K$,
the value $\vert V_{us}\vert =0.2108(19)$ obtained ignoring
FB OPE corrections differs from that obtained using one of the
possible evaluations of $\delta R^{w_\tau,OPE}_{V+A}(m_\tau^2)$,
$\vert V_{us}\vert =0.2174(22)$~\cite{hfag10}, by only $\sim 3\%$.

The task of quantifying the uncertainty in the OPE estimate for
$\delta R^{w_\tau}_{V+A}(s_0)$ and, from this, the theoretical error
on $\vert V_{us}\vert$, is complicated by the rather slow convergence,
at the correlator level, of the series for the leading dimension $D=2$
OPE contribution $\left[\Delta \Pi_\tau \right]_{D=2}^{OPE}$.
To four loops~\cite{bckd2ope}
\begin{eqnarray}
&&\left[\Delta\Pi_\tau (Q^2)\right]^{OPE}_{D=2}\, =\, {\frac{3}{2\pi^2}}\,
{\frac{m_s(Q^2)}{Q^2}} \left[ 1\, +\, {\frac{7}{3}} \bar{a}\ \ \
 \right.\nonumber
\\
&&\left. \ \  +\, 19.93 \bar{a}^2 \, +\, 208.75 \bar{a}^3
\, +\, d_4 \bar{a}^4\, +\, \cdots \right]\ \ \
\label{d2form}\end{eqnarray}
with $\bar{a}=\alpha_s(Q^2)/\pi$, and $\alpha_s(Q^2)$ and $m_s(Q^2)$
the running coupling and strange quark mass in the $\overline{MS}$ scheme
{\footnote{In what follows, we employ the estimate
$d_4\sim 2378$~\cite{bckd2ope} for the as-yet-undetermined
5-loop coefficient $d_4$.}}.
Since $\bar{a}(m_\tau^2)\simeq 0.1$, convergence at the spacelike point on
the contour $\vert s\vert = s_0$ is marginal at best. With such slow
convergence, conventional error estimates may significantly
underestimate the $D=2$ truncation uncertainty.

Fortunately, the FESR framework allows for internal self-consistency checks.
Assuming both the data and OPE error estimates are reliable, the
$\vert V_{us}\vert$ obtained from Eq.~(\ref{tauvussolution}) should
be independent of $s_0$ and $w(s)$. On the
OPE side, three common methods can be employed for evaluating
the integrated $D=2$ contribution: the contour improved (CIPT)
prescription, used with either (i) the truncated expression for
$\left[ \Delta\Pi_\tau\right]^{OPE}_{D=2}$ itself, or, (ii) after
partial integration, with the correspondingly truncated Adler function,
and (iii) the truncated fixed-order (FOPT) prescription
(for which the correlator and Adler function results are identical).
While the CIPT prescription corresponds to the conventional procedure
of choosing a local scale, arguments in favor of the FOPT alternative
also exist~\cite{bj08}. At a given truncation order, the
three prescriptions differ only by contributions of yet higher order. If
the estimated truncation errors are reliable, the results
for $\vert V_{us}\vert$ obtained using the different prescriptions
should thus also agree within these errors.

\section{$\vert V_{us}\vert$ from FB hadronic $\tau$ decay FESRs}

The results in this section are obtained using the updated December 2010
HFAG $\tau$ BFs~\cite{hfag10}, supplemented by SM $K_{\mu 2}$
expectations for $B_K$. SM $\pi_{\mu 2}$ expectations
are similarly employed for the non-strange $\pi$ pole contributions.
Assuming lepton universality, the constrained HFAG determination
of the electron BF, $B_e=0.17852(27)$, implies
$R_{V+A;ud}=3.467(9)$ and $R_{V+A;us}=0.1623(28)$.
The change in $R_{V+A;ud}$ necessitates a small rescaling of
the publicly available 2005 ALEPH $ud$ distributions~\cite{alephud05},
from which the continuum contributions to $\rho_{V/A;ud}(s)$ are obtained.
For the continuum part of $\rho_{V+A;us}$, the BaBar and Belle
analyses of the inclusive strange distribution are not yet complete. The
completed 1999 ALEPH distribution~\cite{alephus99}
corresponds to exclusive strange BFs with significantly larger errors,
and, in many cases, significantly different central values, than
those obtained by the B factory experiments~\cite{hfag10}.
As an interim measure, we follow the strategy of
Ref.~\cite{alephusrescaleidea}, ``partially updating'' $\rho_{V+A;us}(s)$
to reflect the new values of the BFs through a mode-by-mode rescaling
of the 1999 ALEPH distribution. This proceedure, though not ideal,
has been tested using the BaBar distribution data for
$\tau\rightarrow K^-\pi^+\pi^-\nu_\tau$~\cite{babarkppallchg}
(a mode having a particularly large BF change), and found to yield spectral
integral contributions in surprisingly good agreement with those of the
actual BaBar data. The rescaling method, however, has not been
checked for other modes, and is likely to be less reliable for the
$K3\pi ,\, K4\pi ,\cdots$ contributions,
where the ALEPH distribution was not measured, but
estimated using Monte Carlo, and has a purely phase space shape.

OPE input is as in the last of Refs.~\cite{kmcwvus}, except for the
update $\alpha_s^{n_f=3}(m_\tau^2)=0.3181(57)$, which reflects the
new world average, $\alpha_s^{n_f=5}(M_Z^2)=0.1184(7)$~\cite{bethke09}.

We begin with the conventional $w_\tau$ determination. For
$s_0=m_\tau^2$, the $ud$ and $us$ spectral integrals are determined
by the corresponding inclusive BFs. Improvements
to the various exclusive strange BFs~\cite{hfag10} then
translate into an improved determination of the $us$ spectral integral, even
without completion of the remeasurement of the inclusive strange distribution.
This is {\it not} the case for other $s_0$ and/or other $w(s)$.
The $D=2$ truncation uncertainty in this case has been estimated
using standard last-term-retained$\oplus$residual-scale-dependence methods
(known to work well for perturbative series displaying good
convergence behavior). The resulting combined theoretical uncertainty on
$\vert V_{us}\vert$ is then $0.0005$~\cite{gamizetalnew}.
To test for the independence of $\vert V_{us}\vert$ on $s_0$ and $w(s)$,
one must go beyond $w_\tau$ and/or $s_0=m_\tau^2$.
We perform these tests using the interim updated $\rho_{V+A;us}(s)$.

In Fig.~\ref{wtauvusfig}, results for $\vert V_{us}\vert$
as a function of $s_0$ are shown for each of the three
prescriptions for the $w_\tau$-weighted $D=2$ OPE series.
The two CIPT-based prescriptions give similar results,
but show poor $s_0$-stability. The FOPT prescription
yields significantly improved, though not perfect, $s_0$-stability.
For all $s_0$ the FOPT and CIPT results
differ by significantly more than the $0.0005$ total theoretical
error estimate mentioned above.

\begin{figure}[!ht]
\rotatebox{270}{\mbox{
\includegraphics*[width=1\columnwidth,angle=0]
{udusvpavus_hfag10_kmu2_wtau_nov10}
}}
\vspace{-1.2cm}
\caption{$\vert V_{us}\vert$ vs. $s_0$ from the FB $w_\tau$-weighted
FESR for the three different prescriptions for handling the integrated
$D=2$ OPE series. }
\label{wtauvusfig}
\end{figure}

The observed $s_0$-instability of the FB $w_\tau$
FESR results could arise from deficiencies in any
of the contributions appearing in Eq.~(\ref{tauvussolution}).
Problems with the $ud$ spectral integrals seem unlikely,
but can be tested for using FESRs for the $us$ V+A channel alone.
A problem with missing higher multiplicity $us$ spectral strength could also
be exposed by such an analysis, assuming the OPE representation
used to be reliable. Specifically, for $s_0$ large enough to include
some portion of the region of missing strength, $\vert V_{us}\vert$
would be too low, while for $s_0$ below the region of the
missing strength, $\vert V_{us}\vert$ should rise back to its
true value. The $us$ V+A FESRs are considered in the next section.

The most obvious candidate for a source of $s_0$-instability
in the OPE contribution is the potentially slowly
converging integrated $D=2$ series. For
$s_0=m_\tau^2$, the $w_\tau$-weighted integrated $D=2$ series behaves as
$1+0.29+0.10-0.04-(0.20)+\cdots $ for the CIPT+Adler function
case, $1+0.15+0.02-0.12-(0.29)+\cdots$ for the CIPT+correlator
case, and $1+0.40+0.26+0.15+(0.08)+\cdots $ for the FOPT case,
where the terms in parentheses are the estimated 5-loop,
$O(\alpha_s^4)$ contributions. For the two CIPT
cases, though there is cancellation on the contour at intermediate
orders, this cancellation does not persist to higher orders,
and the integrated series appears rather badly behaved. The
behavior is better for the FOPT case, which was also found to yield
improved $s_0$-stability. Worth noting
is the fact that $\delta R^{w_\tau,OPE}_{V+A}(m_\tau^2)$ for
the better behaved FOPT prescription is
a factor of $\sim 2$ larger than that for
either of the two CIPT prescriptions. The $\sim 100\%$ increase
between CIPT and FOPT increases $\vert V_{us}\vert$ by $\sim 0.0020$
establishing the insufficiently conservative nature of the
$0.0005$ estimate for the combined theoretical error.
With the difference between the FOPT result
and the average of the two CIPT results as a new truncation uncertainty
estimate, this source dominates the theoretical error.
Taking the FOPT result (favored by the $s_0$-stability criterion) as
the new central value, the result for the FB $w_\tau$ determination becomes
\begin{equation}
\vert V_{us}\vert = 0.2193(3)_{ud}(19)_{us}(19)_{th}\ ,
\label{fbtaufinalvus}
\end{equation}
$\sim 2.3\sigma$ below 3-family unitarity expectations.

FB $\tau$-based FESRs can also be constructed using other $w(s)$.
For the CIPT prescription, if the
$s_0$-instability of the $w_\tau$ FESR results from
premature truncation of the $D=2$ series, convergence can be improved
by choosing weights which emphasize contributions from
the region of the complex $s=-Q^2$ plane away from the spacelike
point, where $\vert \alpha_s(Q^2)\vert$ is smaller and the convergence,
at the correlator level, of the $D=2$ series better. Three weights (denoted
$w_{10}(y)$, $\hat{w}_{10}(y)$, and $w_{20}(y)$, with $y=s/s_0$)
having this, as well as other desirable properties, were constructed
in Ref.~\cite{km00}. The results for $\vert V_{us}\vert$ from the
resulting FB FESRs, using the CIPT+correlator prescription, are
shown in Fig.~\ref{udusvusvariouswts}. The $w_\tau$ results for both
the FOPT and CIPT+correlator prescriptions are shown for comparison.
Improved $s_0$-stability compared to the $w_\tau$ CIPT results is
observed{\footnote{FOPT-based results
for the new weights are not shown, though they also display significantly
improved $s_0$-stability. The reason is that,
having been constructed to improve the convergence
of the integrated CIPT series, there is no reason to
expect the new weights to also improve the convergence of the
integrated FOPT series, and indeed they do not. For example,
the FOPT version of the $\hat{w}_{10}$-weighted $D=2$ series
behaves as $1+0.51+0.43+0.39+(0.41)+\cdots$, in contrast
to the CIPT+correlator version, which behaves as
$1+0.24+0.19+0.15+(0.11)+\cdots$.}}. The $\vert V_{us}\vert$ values
are compatible with the result of Eq.~(\ref{fbtaufinalvus})
within the theoretical errors quoted previously for that case.
The central result for $\hat{w}_{10}$ (the weight showing the best
$s_0$-stability) is $\vert V_{us}\vert = 0.2188$. The experimental
error, which, absent a re-measurement of the inclusive strange distribution,
has to be based on the 1999 ALEPH $us$ covariances, is $0.0033$.

\begin{figure}[!ht]
\rotatebox{270}{\mbox{
\includegraphics[width=1\columnwidth,angle=0]
{udusvpavus_hfag10_kmu2_variouswts_nov10}
}}
\vspace{-1.2cm}
\caption{$\vert V_{us}\vert$ vs. $s_0$, obtained using
the CIPT+correlator $D=2$ OPE prescription for
the FB $w_{10}$, $\hat{w}_{10}$ and $w_{20}$ FESRs, and, for comparison,
using FOPT and CIPT+correlator treatments for the $w_\tau$ FESR.}
\label{udusvusvariouswts}
\end{figure}

\section{The $us$ V+A and mixed $\tau$-EM FESRs}

FESR analyses of the $us$, $J=0+1$, V+A correlator combination
provide an alternate determination of $\vert V_{us}\vert$, one
that provides some cross-checks on the FB FESR results. Two new
ingredients enter the OPE side of these FESRs: $D=0$
contributions, determined by $\alpha_s$, and a $D=4$ gluon
condensate contribution absent from the FB difference $\Delta\Pi_\tau$.
It is known that, with the 5-loop $D=0$ expansion
as input~\cite{bckd0ope08}, pinched FESR analyses of the
$ud$, $J=0+1$ V, A and V+A correlator combinations~\cite{my08}
yield values of $\alpha_s$ in excellent agreement with current high-precison
lattice determinations~\cite{newlattice} and the new
world average~\cite{bethke09}. A strong anti-correlation
between $\alpha_s$ and the gluon condenstate~\cite{my08} implies
$\langle \alpha_s G^2/\pi\rangle = 0.012\ GeV^4$ for the
central $\alpha_s$ input noted above. Results for $\vert V_{us}\vert$
as a function of $s_0$ obtained from the $w_\tau$-weighted
FESR using each of three prescriptions for the integrated
$D=2$ series are presented in Fig.~\ref{usvpavusfig}.
The compatibility of the results for each prescription with
those of the corresponding FB $w_\tau$
FESR is excellent. However, the $s_0$-dependence of $\vert V_{us}\vert$
for the two CIPT prescriptions is clearly not compatible with the assumption
that the $D=2$ OPE representation is reliable and the instability
in the FB $w_\tau$ FESR results for $\vert V_{us}\vert$ due
solely to missing higher
multiplicity $us$ spectral strength. As for the FB
FESR case, the FOPT $D=2$ treatment produces improved, though not perfect,
$s_0$-stability.

\begin{figure}[!ht]
\rotatebox{270}{\mbox{
\includegraphics[width=1\columnwidth,angle=0]
{usvpavus_hfag10_kmu2_wtau_nov10}
}}
\vspace{-1.2cm}
\caption{$\vert V_{us}\vert$ vs. $s_0$ for the
$w_\tau$-based $us$ V+A FESR, using the three different prescriptions
for handling the integrated $D=2$ OPE series. }
\label{usvpavusfig}
\end{figure}

With problems in the FB $\tau$ FESRs, to at
least some extent, due to slow $D=2$ OPE convergence,
FESRs with $D=2$ OPE contributions
reduced at the correlator level are highly desirable.
With this in mind, combinations of $\Pi^{(0+1)}_{V/A;ud}$,
$\Pi^{(0+1)}_{V+A;us}$ and the EM correlator, $\Pi_{EM}$,
(whose spectral function, $\rho_{EM}$, is determined
by the bare $e^+e^-\rightarrow hadrons$ cross-sections)
can be constructed having zero $D=0$ and vanishing
$O(\alpha_s^0)$ $D=2$ OPE contributions~\cite{kmtauem08}.
The unique such FB combination with the same
normalization for $\Pi^{(0+1)}_{V+A;us}$ as $\Delta\Pi_\tau$ is
\begin{equation}
\Delta\Pi_M= 9\Pi_{EM} -6\Pi^{(0+1)}_{V;ud} + \Delta\Pi_\tau
\end{equation}
The $D=2$ OPE series for $\Delta\Pi_M(Q^2)$ is
\begin{equation}
{\frac{3}{2\pi^2}}\,
{\frac{\bar{m}_s}{Q^2}} \left[ {\frac{1}{3}} \bar{a}
+4.38\bar{a}^2  + 44.9 \bar{a}^3+\cdots\right]\ \
\label{tauemd2form}\end{equation}
which has not only (by construction) a vanishing $O(\alpha^0_s)$ coefficient,
but also higher order coefficients significantly smaller than those
for $\Delta\Pi_\tau$, {\it c.f.} Eq.~(\ref{d2form}). The resulting
strong suppression of the $D=2$ series
is accompanied by a fortuitous suppression of $D=4$ contributions.
Explicitly, with $\delta_4\equiv \langle m_s\bar{s}s
-m_\ell \bar{\ell}\ell\rangle$, the $D=4$ series for $\Delta\Pi_\tau$
and $\Delta\Pi_M$ have the form
${\frac{\delta_4}{Q^4}}\sum_k c_k\bar{a}^k$
with $(c_0, c_1, c_2)=(-2,-2,-26/3)$ for
$\Delta\Pi_\tau$ and $(0, 8/3, 59/3)$ for $\Delta\Pi_M$~\cite{bnp}.
Integrated $D>4$ contributions, which are expected to be
somewhat enhanced~\cite{kmtauem08}, can be fitted to data using their
stronger $s_0$ dependences.

A complication for the $\Delta\Pi_M$ FESRs is the fact
that EM and $\tau$ results for the $2\pi$ and $4\pi$ components
of the $I=1$ V spectral function are not compatible at the level
of expected isospin-breaking corrections~\cite{newdavieretalgmuetc}.
We nonetheless present, as an illustration, the results for
$\vert V_{us}\vert$ as a function of $s_0$ for the $w_\tau$,
$w_2(y)=(1-y)^2$ and $w_3(y)=1-{\frac{3}{2}}y+{\frac{1}{2}}y^3$
$\Delta\Pi_M$ FESRs, obtained assuming the $\tau$
data to be correct in both cases. Because of the current
experimental complications, no attempt has been made to fit
$D>4$ OPE contributions. Instead, $D=6$ contributions have
been estimated using the vacuum saturation approximation
and $D=8$ contributions neglected. The main
point is to illustrate the significantly improved $s_0$-stability
produced by the strong suppression of the integrated $D=2,4$ OPE
contributions. The $s_0=m_\tau^2$, $w_\tau$ result in this case is
\begin{equation}
\vert V_{us}\vert = 0.2222(20)_{\tau}(28)_{EM}\,
\end{equation}
where only the experimental errors have been displayed.
While the very small theoretical errors for the mixed $\tau$-EM FESRs
make them promising for the future, further progress requires
a resolution of the experimental $2\pi$ and $4\pi$ problems.

\begin{figure}[!ht]
\rotatebox{270}{\mbox{
\includegraphics[width=1\columnwidth,angle=0]
{emtauvus_hfag10_kmu2_variouswts_nov10}
}}
\vspace{-1.2cm}
\caption{$\vert V_{us}\vert$ vs. $s_0$ for
a selection of $\Delta\Pi_M$ FESRs and,
for comparison, the CIPT+Adler $w_\tau$ $\Delta\Pi_\tau$
determination.}
\label{emtaufig}
\end{figure}

\section{APPENDIX: Numerical results for the OPE input to
the FB $s_0=m_\tau^2$, $w_\tau$ FESR}

This appendix contains numerical results for the OPE contributions
to the conventional inclusive, non-longitudinally-subtracted,
FB, $s_0=m_\tau^2$ FESR determination of $\vert V_{us}\vert$,
in a form that allows the reader to perform further explorations.
For this case, in the notation of Ref.~\cite{gamizetalnew}, one has
\begin{equation}
\vert V_{us}\vert \, =\, \sqrt{{\frac{R_{\tau ,S}}
{{\frac{R_{\tau ,V+A}}{\vert V_{ud}\vert^2}}
\, -\, \delta R_{\tau ,th}}}}\ ,
\label{appendixtauvussolution}\end{equation}
where $R_{\tau ,S}\equiv R_{V+A;us}$ and $R_{\tau ,V+A}\equiv
R_{V+A;ud}$ are the $B_e$-normalized inclusive strange and
non-strange branching fractions, defined above
Eq.~(\ref{basictaudecay}). The theoretical contribution,
$\delta R_{\tau ,th}$, is a sum of $J=0$ (longitudinal) and $J=0+1\ (L+T)$
contributions, denoted $\delta R_\tau\vert^L$ and
$\delta R_{\tau ,th}\vert^{L+T}$, respectively, in Ref.~\cite{gamizetalnew}.
The former, which must be determined phenomenologically because of
the problematic behavior of the longitudinal OPE representation,
is dominated by the accurately known $K$ and $\pi$ pole contributions.
Adding the current best assessment of the small continuum contributions
yields the result
\begin{equation}
\delta R_\tau\vert^L = 0.1544\pm 0.0037
\label{longapp}\end{equation}
quoted in Ref.~\cite{gamizetalnew}.

$\delta R_{\tau ,th}\vert^{L+T}$ is evaluated using the OPE. The
OPE representation is a sum of contributions, $\delta R^{L+T}_{OPE;D}$,
of dimensions $D=2,4,6\cdots$.
$D>6$ contributions are typically neglected in the literature.
$\delta R^{L+T}_{OPE;D=2}$ is proportional to $m^2_s(2\ {\rm GeV})$ and, for
$S_{EW}=1.0201$~\cite{erler02}, $m_\tau = 1.77677\pm 0.00015$
GeV~\cite{hfag10}, $m_s(2\ {\rm GeV})=94\ {\rm MeV}$, and the current
$n_f=5$ world average $\alpha_s(M_Z^2)=0.1184\pm 0.007$~\cite{bethke09}
(equivalent to the $n_f=3$ result $\alpha_s(m_\tau^2)=0.3181\pm 0.0057$)
has the values given in Table~\ref{appendixtable}, as a function of
the truncation order, $n_T$, and $D=2$ scheme choice.

\begin{table}[!htb]
\caption{$\delta R^{L+T}_{OPE;D=2}$ for various $n_T$ and
$D=2$ evaluation schemes
(CI+Ad, CI+co and FOPT denote the CIPT+Adler function,
CIPT+correlator and FOPT schemes, respectively)}
\label{appendixtable}
\newcommand{\hphantom{$-$}}{\hphantom{$-$}}
\newcommand{\cc}[1]{\multicolumn{1}{c}{#1}}
\renewcommand{\tabcolsep}{2pc}
\renewcommand{\arraystretch}{1.2}
\begin{tabular}{@{}lll}
\hline
Scheme&$n_T$&$\delta R^{L+T}_{OPE;D=2}$\\
\hline
CI+Ad&$3$&$0.0578\mp 0.0013$\\
&$4$&$0.0494\mp 0.0025$\\
CI+co&$3$&$0.0515\mp 0.0022$\\
&$4$&$0.0371\mp 0.0040$\\
FOPT&$3$&$0.1002\pm 0.0016$\\
&$4$&$0.1046\pm 0.0019$\\
\hline
\end{tabular}\\[2pt]
\end{table}

With ChPT input for
$m_s/(m_d+m_u)$, GMOR for $\langle (m_d+m_u)\bar{u}u\rangle$, and
the input already specified above, the $D=4$ contribution is given
by
\begin{eqnarray}
&&\delta R^{L+T}_{OPE;D=4}=0.0072(2)r_c-0.00030\qquad \nonumber\\
&&\qquad\quad
+0.00060(11)\left({\frac{m_s(2\ {\rm GeV})}{94\ {\rm MeV}}}\right)^4\qquad
\label{d4appendix}\end{eqnarray}
with $r_c\equiv \langle \bar{s}s\rangle /\langle \bar{u}u\rangle$,
and the three terms on the RHS being associated with the
strange quark condensate, light quark condensate and $O(m_s^4)$
contributions, respectively. The errors shown are those
associated with the uncertainty in the input $\alpha_s$. The value
$r_c=0.8$ employed in earlier analyses, follows from a 2002 sum rule
analysis of $f_{B_s}/f_{B}$ with then-current quenched lattice results
for the decay constant ratio as input~\cite{jaminlange}.
Current $n_f=2+1$ results for this ratio
yield instead $r_c=1.2$.
Finally, if desired, an estimate of the small $D=6$ contribution
can be included using a rescaled version of the vaccum saturation
approximation (VSA). This yields
\begin{equation}
\delta R^{L+T}_{OPE;D=6}=-0.0043(1-r_c^2)\left({\frac
{\rho\alpha_s\langle \bar{u}u\rangle^2}{0.000150\ {\rm GeV}^6}}\right)
\end{equation}
where $\rho$ parametrizes VSA breaking. The value in the denominator
of the last factor reflects Ioffe's assessment of $\rho$~\cite{ioffe}.

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