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\section{Neutrino-less double-beta decay fundamentals}\label{sec1}

Neutrinos have been studied extensively since W. Pauli postulated them in 1930 in order to explain conservation of energy in beta decay. Despite the number of things we have learned about these elusive particles, they have still an unknown, and very small (but non-zero) mass. Not only, no right-handed neutrinos or left-handed neutrinos have been detected so far.  In 1937 Majorana hypothesized\cite{Majorana} the existence of self-conjugated fermions in parallel to self-conjugated bosons such as the Z boson and the photon. For a self-conjugated particle there is no distinction between a particle or its own anti-particle. Only neutrinos, being electrically neutral, are candidate members of this family of particles, which are now called Majorana fermions as opposed to Dirac fermions.
The idea of neutrinos being Majorana particles is attractive because it would allow, through the seesaw mechanism\cite{Valle(2006)}\,, for a justification of the small mass of these particles, which otherwise requires an unnatural coupling to the Higgs boson. It would also imply non conservation of the lepton number, and this could explain the asymmetry of baryons and anti-baryons.

The only experiments which can determine the Majorana/Dirac nature of neutrinos are those which search for neutrino-less double-beta decay.
Double-beta decay ($2\nu\beta\beta$) is a radioactive standard second order process which involves two simultaneous beta decays, with the emission of two electron anti-neutrinos and two electrons.
The atom decaying undergoes the transformation X(A,Z)$\rightarrow$Y(A,Z+2). The process is observable only for a few isotopes where single beta decay is not allowed energetically.
Even though the typical half lives for this process are very long (on the order of 10$^{18}$ to 10$^{21}$ years) this process has been measured in eleven isotopes.
Neutrino-less double-beta decay ($0\nu\beta\beta$) is a variation of this decay which would happen only if neutrinos are Majorana particles. In this case,  the anti-neutrino produced by a beta decay could be absorbed by the other beta decay process as a neutrino. The signature of this event would be a peak in counts at the $2\nu\beta\beta$ decay energy spectrum upper end point, in a region of interest (ROI) defined around the maximum kinetic energy allowed for the emitted electrons (the endpoint or Q value). The width of the ROI depends on the energy resolution which is typical of the experiment.
The expected rate of $0\nu\beta\beta$ is inversely proportional to the effective neutrino mass, which is defined as:
\begin{equation}
\langle m_{\beta\beta} \rangle= \vert\sum_i  U_{ei}^2m_{\nu i} e^{i\alpha_i}\vert
\label{eqn:effMass}
\end{equation}
where $U_{ei}$ are the elements of the first row of the Pontecorvo--Maki--Nakagawa--Sakata neutrino mixing matrix \cite{Maki:1962mu,Pontecorvo:1957qd} (containing the CP violation phase $\delta_{CP}$), and $\alpha_{i}$ are the Majorana phases (which are different from zero only if neutrinos are Majorana).
Equation (\ref{eqn:effMass}) relates $\langle m_{\beta\beta} \rangle$ to the mass of the lightest neutrino eigenstate through the neutrino oscillation parameters, all of which are now measured, with the exception of $\delta_{CP}$. Figure \ref{fig:nuMass} represents \hbox{Eq. (\ref{eqn:effMass})} in the case of either inverted hierarchy (IH) or normal hierarchy (NH) depending on the unknown sign of $\Delta m_{23}$ and for all possible values of $\delta_{CP}$ and taking into account the uncertainty of the neutrino oscillation parameters \cite{Tortola:2012te}\,.

\begin{figure}[ht]
 \centering
 \subfigure[]{
  \includegraphics[scale=.292]{m1-nu_mass_contours_2_sigma.eps}
   \label{fig:subfig1}
   }
 \subfigure[]{
  \includegraphics[scale=.292]{mSum-nu_mass_contours_2_sigma.eps}
   \label{fig:subfig2}
   }
 \label{fig:nuMass}
 \caption[Optional caption for list of figures]{%
  Neutrino effective mass for inverted or normal hierarchy with respect to the lightest mass \subref{fig:subfig1} and to the sum of neutrino masses \subref{fig:subfig2} according to up to date values of neutrino oscillations parameters \cite{Tortola:2012te}\,. The broken line shows the contours for the 95\% confidence level.}
\end{figure}

The relation between 0$\nu\beta\beta$ half life and the neutrino effective mass (normalized to the electron mass $m_e$) is described by:
\begin{equation}
\frac{1}{T^{0\nu\beta\beta}_{1/2}}= G^{0\nu}(Q,Z)\vert M^{0\nu}\vert^2 \left( {\frac{\langle m_{\beta\beta} \rangle}{m_e}} \right) ^2
\label{eqn:t0nu}
\end{equation}
$G^{0\nu}(Q,Z)$ is the phase space factor and depends on the Q value and the atomic number Z and it is calculable \cite{Robertson(2013)}\,. $M^{0\nu}$ is the nuclear matrix element (NME) and its computation, quite complex, depends on the model used to approximate the wave functions of the two protons at the final state of the decay\cite{Vogel(2012)}\,. The state of art for this calculation is reviewed in Ref.~\refcite{Barea(2013)}. Currently, NME values are estimated within a factor of about two.

\section{A selection of experiments}\label{sec2}
In the past decade, many experiments have tried to measure the half life of double-beta decay.
Historically, there have been two types of experiments:
\begin{itemlist}
\item{One method is based on the identification of atoms in the final state (A,Z+2) in a mass of element (A,Z). This method does not require waiting any time comparable to the half life but does not distinguish which type of process ($0\nu\beta\beta$ or $2\nu\beta\beta$) has transformed those atoms in the final state.}
\item{The other method relies on observing a large mass of a particular isotope and detect the decays while happening, measuring the energy of the electrons emitted during the decay. Once a spectrum with sufficiently high statistics and sufficiently low background has been collected, an excess of events can be searched for at the endpoint. To achieve low background, these experiments need to be done underground (to reduce cosmic rays) with additional shielding (to reduce radiation from rocks).}
\end{itemlist}
Currently no method combining the two techniques has been developed. If this was achieved, the background in the ROI would be reduced to $2\nu\beta\beta$ decay only. The EXO Collaboration is engaged in R\&D to tag the final state of an atom after observing a decay in xenon-136. Intermediate techniques for background reduction are already in operation and a few experiments are able to distinguish the topology (single-site vs. multi-site) of the event and identify the decay type ($\alpha,\beta,\gamma$) by tracking or imaging the charge created by the decay event.

Another essential feature of double-beta decay experiments is the isotope choice. A claim of the discovery of $0\nu\beta\beta$ decay will need to be proved in more than one isotope.
The ideal isotope for a $0\nu\beta\beta$ search would have the following features:
\begin{itemize}
\item{high endpoint, above 2.5 MeV}
\item{short half life}
\item{high natural abundance}
\item{large ratio of $0\nu$ to $2\nu$ events}
\item{easy/inexpensive to enrich and to obtain in large mass}
\item{large ratio of $0\nu\beta\beta$/$2\nu\beta\beta$ events in the ROI}
\end{itemize}
Unfortunately none of the eleven isotopes for which the search is in principle possible has all these features. For an overview see Ref.~\refcite{Robertson(2013), Cremonesi(2013),Biller(2013)}.
Among the candidate isotopes, germanium-76, xenon-136, tellurium-130 are used in several experiments -- these will be reviewed here. Investigation has begun more recently of neodymium-150, cadmium-116, selenium-82,  molybdenum-100, calcium-48.

Xenon-136 has a natural abundance of 8.9\% but can be enriched relatively easily; it can also be purified continuously and reused. The endpoint (\hbox{Q = 2458 keV}) is higher than most naturally occurring backgrounds. The cosmogenic activation is minimal, since there are no long-lived radioactive isotopes; moreover, thanks to its high atomic number (\hbox{Z = 54}) and its high density (\hbox{$\sim$ 3~g/cm$^3$}), liquid xenon provides self shielding from background $\gamma$ rays.
A valuable property of $^{136}$Xe is that the scintillation light and the ionization charge produced by a decay event are anti-correlated, and if both are measured the energy resolution improves considerably. Finally, the background can potentially be reduced by tagging the Ba$^{++}$ daughter of the decay.
Currently, three experiments are using $^{136}$Xe to search for $0\nu\beta\beta$ decay: EXO-200, NEXT-100 and KamLAND-Zen. EXO-200 is located at the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant near Carlsbad, NM. The experiment is fully described in Ref.~\refcite{EXO200_det1}. It uses a time projection chamber (TPC)\cite{TPC}\,, which contains 175~kg of liquid xenon (LXe), enriched to 80.672$\pm$0.14$\%$ in $^{136}$Xe. The TPC, a 1.4~mm thick cylindrical copper vessel of 40~cm diameter and 44~cm length, is divided in two halves by the cathode which is biased at -8~kV. Each side of the TPC is equipped with two sets of wires and a few hundreds large area avalanche photo-diodes (LAAPDs)\cite{APDs}\,. When a radioactive decay deposits energy in the LXe, charge and scintillation light are created. A set of wires detects the induction signal generated by the charge drifting in the electric field; the other set collects the charge. The LAAPDs detect the light. Using all three signals the event location, topology and energy are reconstructed. The energy resolution achieved is 1.84\% ($\sim$4.3\% FWHM) at the Q~value\cite{EXO200_2nu_2013}\,. The ability to reconstruct topology helps distinguishing background $\gamma$ events (which are mostly multi-site) from beta events (which are mostly single-site).  Xenon is continuously recirculated and purified in gas phase, in order to maintain as low impurities as possible and to collect all the charge of each event. Since the start of data taking in 2011, the experiment has published the first measurement of $2\nu\beta\beta$ in $^{136}$Xe \cite{EXO200_2nu_2011}\,, a limit on the half life of $0\nu\beta\beta$ \cite{EXO_0nu} (see Table \ref{tab:limits}), and more recently, the most precise measurement of the $2\nu\beta\beta$ rate for any isotope \cite{EXO200_2nu_2013}\,. The next generation detector, nEXO, is currently being designed. This will be similar to EXO-200, and will feature a copper TPC filled with LXe submerged in HFE\cite{HFE}\,. The total mass of Xe will be about 5 tonnes, enriched at 90\% in $^{136}$Xe. The detector will be designed to keep open the possibility of adding instrumentation to tag barium atoms at a later stage. The expected sensitivity is about \hbox{3 $\cdot$ 10$^{27}$ yr} after five years and will go beyond \hbox{2 $\cdot$ 10$^{28}$ yr} if barium tagging is implemented. This will probe the inverted hierarchy.

Another experiment based on xenon is NEXT-100, expected to start taking data in 2014-2015. NEXT-100\cite{NEXT(2013)}\,, located in the Laboratorio Subterraneo de Canfranc, uses a gas TCP filled with 100~kg of enriched Xe at \hbox{15 bar} pressure. The TPC is equipped with photo-multiplier-tubes (PMTs) on one side and with an array of multi-pixel-photon-counter (MPPCs) on the other side. An event creates prompt scintillation light and ionization. The charge is drifted to a higher electric field (in the proximity of the MPPCs) where it produces another pulse of light by electroluminescence. The PMTs detect both scintillation (used to mark the start of the event) and electroluminescence (used for energy reconstruction), while the MPPCs provides tracking and topology reconstruction through detection of the electroluminescence signal. Using prototypes the NEXT collaboration has demonstrated the ability both to achieve very good energy resolution \cite{NEXT_DEMO(2012),NEXT_DEMO(2013)} (extrapolated to 0.5\%-0.7\% FWHM at the endpoint) and to reconstruct tracks at different energies. For more information regarding NEXT, see Ref.~\refcite{NEXTproc}.

KamLAND-Zen was built as a modification of the low energy anti-neutrino detector KamLAND, located in the Kamioka mine at Hiba City in Japan. 300~kg of $^{136}$Xe are diluted in Liquid Scintillator (LS) for a total mass of 13~ton. This material is contained into a 1.54~m radius spherical inner balloon (IB) which is suspended inside a 6.5~m radius spherical outer balloon (OB) containing 1~kton LS.
KamLAND-Zen published a measurement for the 2$\nu\beta\beta$ half life in $^{136}$Xe \cite{KLZ_2nu} and a limit for the $0\nu\beta\beta$ half life which is currently the best limit for $^{136}$Xe \cite{KLZ_0nu} (see Table \ref{tab:limits}). The largest backgrounds measured in the ROI are $^{110m}$Ag and $^{214}$Bi from the U-decay chain. The latter seems to concentrate on the IB welding lines, together with other contaminants (responsible for events at lower energy) likely coming from Fukushima fallout.  $^{110m}$Ag may also come from the fallout or from cosmogenic production by Xe spallation. Purification of the Xe and of the liquid scintillator is underway and a new run is foreseen to start in November 2013. An upgrade of the detector will follow and will include the installation of a new internal balloon with 800~kg of $^{136}$Xe. This is planned to happen around 2016 and  will provide the necessary sensitivity to probe the inverted hierarchy.

Germanium-76 has been used for decades in the search of $0\nu\beta\beta$ decay.  In addition to offering the advantage of a very good energy resolution (as low as 0.2\% FWHM at the Q value of 2039~keV), germanium-76 has attracted interest due to a controversial claim for evidence of $0\nu\beta\beta$ decay \cite{Klapdor} based on the data from the Heidelberg-Moscow collaboration.
The Heidelberg-Moscow collaboration reported the limit T$_{1/2}$ \textgreater 1.9 $\cdot$ 10$^{25}$ yr in 2001\cite{HM_Coll}\,. In the same year, Klapdor-Kleingrothaus {\it et al.} claimed the observation of $0\nu\beta\beta$ decay of $^{76}$Ge with a half life of 1.5 $\cdot$ 10$^{25}$ yr \cite{Klapdor_2001}\,, changed later in 2004 to \hbox{1.19 $\cdot$ 10$^{25}$ yr} \cite{Klapdor_2004}\,,  and again in 2006 to \hbox{2.23$^{+0.44}_{-0.31}$ $\cdot$ 10$^{25}$ yr} \cite{Klapdor_2006}\,. All of this was in disagreement with the rest of the collaboration \cite{HM_2005}\,.

Currently two experiments are based on $^{76}$Ge: the Majorana demonstrator and GERDA. GERDA \cite{GERDA}, located at the Gran Sasso Laboratory, uses bare Ge detectors enriched to 86\% in $^{76}$Ge submerged in liquid argon (LAr), which serves both as cooling agent and shield (along with a shell of high purity water). Its first round of data (phase I) was taken between November 2011 and May 2013, with a mass of 18~kg distributed over two different types of detectors (semi-coaxial high purity germanium or HPGe and broad energy germanium or BEGe), for a total exposure was \hbox{21.6~kg$\cdot$yr}. No events have been observed, setting the current best limit for T$^{0\nu\beta\beta}_{1/2}$ in $^{76}$Ge (see Table \ref{tab:limits}). A background level of \hbox{$1\cdot10^{-2}$cnts/(keV$\cdot$kg$\cdot$yr)} has been achieved\cite{GERDA_0nu}\,. GERDA is going forward with its planned phase II, which promises a background lower by a factor 10, an improved energy resolution (thanks to better detectors) and a sensitivity of \hbox{$10^{26}$ yr} (thanks to an additional 20~kg  of germanium). For more details about GERDA see also Ref.~\refcite{GERDAproc}.

The Majorana demonstrator\cite{MajoranaDemonstrator}\,, located at the Sanford Underground Research Facility, features 30~kg of germanium enriched to 86\% in $^{76}$Ge and 10~kg of natural Ge. The Ge diodes (located in two independent vacuum cryostats) have low energy threshold and very good energy resolution, and can also be used for dark matter search. The goal of the experiment is to achieve a background as low as 3~cnts/tonne/year in a ROI of width 4~keV using a shield made of lead, oxygen-free copper, electro-formed copper, and scintillator paddles. The experiment construction should be completed by late 2014.
GERDA and Majorana collaborations are working together to prepare for a ton scale detector.

\begin{figure}[htbp]
\begin{center}
\psfig{file=GeXeCompare_Withoutcombined.eps,width=3.5in}
\caption{Relation between the $T^{0\nu\beta\beta}_{1/2}$ in $^{76}$Ge and in $^{136}$Xe for different nuclear matrix element models (GCM\cite{GCM}\,, NSM \cite{NSM}\,, IBM-2 \cite{IBM-2}\,, RQRPA-1 \cite{QRPA1} and QRPA-2 \cite{QRPA2}). For each nuclear matrix element, the values of $<m_{\beta\beta}>$ (eV) are indicated on the corresponding line.  The claimed detection \cite{Klapdor} is represented by the grey band and compared with the best limit $^{76}$Ge \cite{GERDA_0nu} and the best limits in $^{136}$Xe \cite{EXO_0nu,KLZ_0nu}\,.}
\label{fig:GeVsXe}
\end{center}
\end{figure}

The recent results in Xe and Ge can be compared and displayed on the same graph for different nuclear matrix elements. As shown in Fig. \ref{fig:GeVsXe} the claim \cite{Klapdor} is excluded for most matrix elements.

The use of tellurium-130 in the search for $0\nu\beta\beta$ decay has been explored since the mid nineties by the CUORE collaboration, in the Laboratories of Gran Sasso. Tellurium-130 offers the advantage of a natural abundance of  34.2\%.
It's often used in the stable compound TeO$_2$ which has good mechanical and thermal properties. The crystals are used as bolometers, cooled down to cryogenic temperatures. When a decay occurs inside the crystal, it creates phonons. This causes a temperature increase detectable by thermistors. CUORICINO \cite{CUORICINO}, a demonstrator for CUORE made of 62 TeO$_2$ crystals with a total mass of 41~kg, operated between 2003 and 2009 and established what currently is the best limit for T$^{0\nu\beta\beta}$ in this isotope (see Table \ref{tab:limits}). CUORE-0, one CUORE-like tower with 13 planes of 4 crystals each, has just started operating. It has a similar mass to CUORICINO but thanks to intensive surface cleaning procedures has achieved a background of  0.074 $\pm$ 0.012 cnts/keV/kg/yr in the ROI --- a factor of six better than CUORICINO's. CUORE, with a mass of about 200~kg of $^{130}$Te, is expected to start taking data in 2015 and reach a sensitivity of \hbox{1.6$\cdot$10$^{25}$yr} after running five years \cite{CUORE}\,.

SNO+, located in Sudbury, Canada, has joined the search for $0\nu\beta\beta$ decay after replacing the heavy water of the SNO experiment with liquid scintillator. Recently the collaboration has switched from $^{150}$Nd to $^{130}$Te as isotope to add to its scintillator. Construction is ongoing and data taking should start in 2014. More about the status of this experiment can be found in these proceedings at Ref.~\refcite{SNO+proceedings}.

A summary of the current limits and future sensitivities are presented in Tables \ref{tab:limits}--\ref{tab:sensitivities}.

\begin{table}
\tbl{Summary of T$^{0\nu\beta\beta}_{1/2}$ lower limits}
{\begin{tabular}{@{}cccc@{}}\toprule
Isotope & Experiment &T$^{0\nu\beta\beta}_{1/2} $[yr]   & $\langle m_{\beta\beta} \rangle$ [meV] \\
\ \
\colrule
$^{136}$Xe & EXO-200 & \textgreater 1.6 $\cdot$ 10$^{25}$ & \textless 140--380  \\
$^{136}$Xe & KamLAND-Zen & \textgreater 1.9 $\cdot$ 10$^{25}$ & \textless 120--250 \\
$^{76}$Ge & GERDA phase I  &\textgreater 2.1 $\cdot$ 10$^{25}$ & \textless 200--400 \\
$^{130}$Te & CUORICINO  &\textgreater 2.8 $\cdot$ 10$^{24}$ & \textless 300--700 \\
\botrule
\end{tabular}
}
\label{tab:limits}
\end{table}

\begin{table}
\tbl{Sensitivity of future experiments}
{\begin{tabular}{@{}cccc@{}}\toprule
Isotope & Experiment &T$^{0\nu\beta\beta}_{1/2} $  & $\langle m_{\beta\beta} \rangle$ \\
 &  &sensitivity [yr]   &  sensitivity [meV] \\
\ \
\colrule
$^{136}$Xe & EXO-200 (4 yr) & 5.5$\cdot$10$^{25}$ & 75--200  \\
$^{136}$Xe & nEXO (5 yr) & 3$\cdot$10$^{27}$ & 12--29  \\
$^{136}$Xe & nEXO (5 yr + 5 yr w/ Ba tagging) & 2.1 $\cdot$10$^{28}$ & 5--11  \\
$^{136}$Xe & KamLAND-Zen (300~kg, 3 yr)& 2$\cdot$10$^{26}$ &45-110 \\
$^{136}$Xe & KamLAND2-Zen (1~ton, post 2016)&  IH & IH  \\
$^{76}$Ge & GERDA  phase II  & 2$\cdot$10$^{26}$ &90--290 \\
$^{130}$Te & CUORE-0 (2 yr) &  5.9$\cdot$10$^{24}$ &204--533 \\
$^{130}$Te & CUORE (5 yr) & 9.5$\cdot$10$^{25}$ & 51--133 \\
$^{130}$Te & SNO+ & 4$\cdot$10$^{25}$ & 70--140 \\
\botrule
\end{tabular}
}
\label{tab:sensitivities}
\end{table}

\section{Conclusions}\label{sec3}
Neutrino-less double-beta decay has been a very active field of physics in the past decade, and promises to be even more active in the next decade. The current generation experiments (EXO-200, KamLAND-Zen, GERDA phase\,I) have nearly disproved the only claim for a signal and will keep taking data and improve their limits. In the next decade the mass sensitivity of near future experiments will probe a critical region in the parameter space of effective Majorana mass vs. lightest neutrino mass.  If the hierarchy is inverted, it will be possible to make a discovery, or exclude the Majorana nature of neutrinos. If the hierarchy is normal, the discovery potential of neutrino-less double-beta decay experiments will depend on the lightest neutrino mass.

\section*{Acknowledgments}\label{sec4}
The author wishes to thank the conference organizers for the opportunity of preparing this review and J.~Detwiler, J.~J.~Gomez-Cadenas, E.~Previtali, R.~Maruyama, N.~Tolich, for providing information regarding the experiments.

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Q: For a sequence $\{f_n\}_{n\geq 1}$ defined as... For a sequence $\{f_n\}_{n\geq 1}$ defined as:
$f_n= \frac{F_n}{F_{n+1}}$, where $F_n$ is the $n^{th}$ term in the Fibonacci series, starting with a $1$ rather than $0$.
I wish to find: $\lim_{n \to \infty} f_n$.
I have done it in two ways and I get two different answers for both.
Method 1:
$\lim_{n \to \infty} f_n= \lim_{n \to \infty} \frac{F_n}{F_{n+1}}=\lim_{n \to \infty} \frac{1}{1+\frac{F{n-1}}{F_n}}$.
Now as $n \to \infty$, $(n-1)\to \infty$. Thus $F_{n-1} \to F_n$. Which means $\frac{F_n}{F_{n-1}}\to 1$.
Thus, $\lim_{n \to \infty} f_n=\frac{1}{1+1}=\frac{1}{2}$.
But this method must be wrong because as per this logic as $n\to \infty$, $(n+1)\to \infty$. Thus, $\frac{F_n}{F_{n+1}}\to 1$, which means $f_n\to 1$. But $1\neq \frac{1}{2}$. Thus I would end up with a value that contradicts my previous value. Now, I know that it is wrong because I received a contradictory value. Can someone explain theoretically why this method is wrong?
Method 2:
$\lim_{n \to \infty} f_n= \lim_{n \to \infty} \frac{F_n}{F_{n+1}}=\lim_{n \to \infty} \frac{1}{1+\frac{F{n-1}}{F_n}}$.
Now as $n \to \infty$, let $\frac{F_n}{F_{n+1}} \to L$. Thus, $\frac{F{n-1}}{F_n} \to L$.
Thus we get $L=\frac{1}{1+L}$, which on solving we get $L=\frac{\sqrt{5} -1}{2}$. Is this approach correct?
If my second method is also wrong, please suggest and alternative method.

A: Let we prove something slightly more general. Assuming that the sequence $\{a_n\}_{n\geq 1}$ fulfills
$$ a_1=a_2=1,\qquad a_{n+2} = K a_{n+1} + a_n,\qquad K>0, \tag{1} $$
the characteristic polynomial is $p(x)=x^2-Kx-1$. Since the discriminant of $p(x)$ is $K^2+4>0$, $p$ has two distinct real roots, whose product is minus one by Viète's theorem. Let $\xi$ the root with absolute value $>1$ and $\eta$ the root with absolute value $<1$. We have an explicit formula:
$$ a_n = A \xi^n + B\eta^n \tag{2}$$
that, assuming $A\neq 0$, ensures:
$$ \lim_{n\to +\infty}\frac{a_{n+1}}{a_n}=\lim_{n\to +\infty}\frac{A \xi^{n+1}+o(1)}{A\xi^n +o(1)} = \xi.\tag{3}$$
In our case $\left(K=1,\; A=\frac{5+\sqrt{5}}{10}\right)$ the last identity gives:

$$ \lim_{n\to +\infty}\frac{F_n}{F_{n+1}}=\frac{1}{\xi}=-\eta=\color{red}{\frac{\sqrt{5}-1}{2}}.\tag{4}$$

A: The first is clearly wrong, because it is based on the meaningless statement $F_{n-1}\to F_n$. Actually, the 'corrected' formulation: $F_{n-1}/F_n\to 1$ would be meaningful, but is it wrong.
The second argument is based on the hypothesis $ F_{n-1}/F_n\to L$ which is correct for a suitable $L$. However this should be proved. The next stage of the argument, that is $L=1/(L+1)$ is correct. I make a little more explicit the argument. Starting from the definition of Fibonacci sequence,
$$
F_{n+2}=F_{n+1}+F_n
$$
one obtains after division (all terms are positive)
$$
1=\frac{F_{n+1}}{F_{n+2}}+\frac{F_{n}}{F_{n+2}}.
$$
If you know that $ F_{n}/F_{n+1}\to L$, then $\frac{F_{n}}{F_{n+2}}\to L^2$ and
$$
1=L+L^2
$$
the correct equation you obtained in the second argument.
Of course this is based on the assumption that $ F_{n-1}/F_n\to L$. This is obvious if you know the explicit power-like formula for $F_n$. But I think that it is not the spirit of the exercise.

A: We can try the following: using the well known symbol for the goldent ration
$$\phi:=\frac{1+\sqrt5}2.\;\;\text{Observe that}\;\;\frac1\phi=\frac2{1+\sqrt5}=\frac{2-2\sqrt5}{-4}=\frac{-1+\sqrt5}2<1$$
We also have
$$f_n=\frac{F_n}{F_{n+1}}=\frac{F_{n+1}-F_{n-1}}{F_{n+1}}=1-\frac{F_{n-1}}{F_{n+1}}\implies$$
$$\left|f_n-\left(1+\frac1\phi\right)\right|=\left|\frac{F_{n-1}}{F_{n+1}}+\frac1\phi\right|=\left|\frac{\phi F_{n-1}+F_{n+1}}{\phi F_{n+1}}\right|\le$$
$$\le \left(\frac1\phi\right)\left|F_{n+1}+\phi F_{n-1}\right|\le\ldots\le \left(\frac1\phi\right)^{n-1}\left|F_2+\phi F_0\right|\xrightarrow[n\to\infty]{}0$$
since $\;\phi^{-1}<1\;$ , and from here
$$\lim_{n\to\infty}f_n=1+\frac1\phi=\phi$$

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Transgender Troops React to Trump's Ban
In July 2017, a single Trump tweet caused confusion and fear among transgender service members in the military. Before 2016, when Defense Secretary Ash Carter changed regulations regarding transgender service members, they were in hiding. Since then, many of them have changed their official gender markers. Sarah Shoen asked ten of them to share their proudest accomplishments—and correct some common misconceptions.
T.J. Kirkpatrick
Photograph by Justin Bishop.
Brynn Tannehill
Rank/branch of military: Lieutenant Commander, U.S. Navy. In the reserves until July 1, 2017
Hometown: Phoenix, AZ
Proudest moment: "All the years of training and dedication came together for me in those moments where I was there for my shipmates when they needed me the most. They survived because we were there."
Biggest misconception: "The idea that it's too expensive to retain transgender service members is laughable to me. It costs more to replace two highly trained transgender service members than to provide health care for every last one of them."
Photograph by T.J. Kirkpatrick.
Rank/branch of military: Captain, U.S. Army
Hometown: Scranton, PA
Proudest moment: "Taking command of my first platoon after I graduated from West Point. Leading American soldiers is the single greatest honor I've ever received."
Biggest misconception: "People often assume I joined the Army to 'make a man out of myself.' I didn't. I joined the Army out of a sense of gratitude for all I'd been given by this country."
Kristin Beck
Rank/branch of military: Senior Chief, U.S. Navy SEALs
Hometown: Wellsville, NY
Proudest moment: "I saved the life of an Afghanistan man in the middle of chaos. I also saw him later on and was able to have tea with him."
Biggest misconception: The idea that this is a new issue. "Transgender people have been serving since the Revolutionary war, and most of us don't cost a thing."
Blake Dremann
Rank/branch of military: Active Duty Navy Lieutenant Commander
Hometown: St. Louis, MO
Proudest moment: "The day I qualified in submarines and was pinned with my dolphins."
Biggest misconception: "We are obsessed with transitioning and cannot function or do our jobs. Many transgender service members are at the top of their game and they only get better when they are allowed to transition."
Rank/branch of military: Army Sergeant Major, retired in 2012
Hometown: Jersey City, NJ
Proudest moment: "My service in Afghanistan in 2010–2011. I was awarded the French National Defense Medal, the first American to receive that medal since World War II."
Biggest misconception: "Expensive, complicated surgeries would make them non-deployable or [reduce their] effectiveness."
Photograph by Kevin Miyazaki.
Sheri Swokowski
Rank/branch of military: Colonel, U.S. Army. Retired December 4, 2004, after 35 years of service.
Hometown: Manitowoc, WI
Proudest moment: "I was the first woman to (legitimately) wear an infantry uniform after my DD 214 was changed to reflect my authenticity. I wore that uniform at [a] Pentagon Pride Event and [the] White House Pride month reception in June 2015."
Biggest misconception: "Some people, particularly the older generation, believe trans individuals are mentally ill. Being transgender is a medical condition, no different than someone suffering from diabetes or heart disease. All medical conditions are deserving of treatment."
Photograph by Robbie McClaran.
Jennifer Peace
Rank/branch of military: Active Duty Army Soldier, Intelligence Officer
Hometown: Houston, TX
Proudest moment: "The day I took command of a company. It was something I had given up hope on ever doing after deciding to transition, assuming that my career would be over."
Biggest misconception: "I think what it all comes down to is this stereotype people have of who trans people are. Once you work with someone and know someone personally, it breaks those stereotypes down."
Laila Ireland
Rank/branch of military: Retired Army Corporal, worked as a Health-care Management Administration Specialist Hometown: Waipahu, HI What is your proudest moment in the service? "Knowing that the solider was going to be able to go home to their family was and is always the most satisfying part of my career." What is the biggest misconception you'd like to correct? "The most common one in my opinion is that transgender people are incapable of fulfilling a duty because they are mentally unstable. In order to serve in these roles, you have to be mentally sound."
Photograph by Jacob Roberts.
Jacob Eleazer
Rank/branch of military: Captain, Kentucky National Guard. Currently serving in the 198th Military Police Battalion as the Senior Human Resources Officer
Hometown: Lexington, KY
Proudest moment: "Being selected as T.A.C. (Teach, Assess, Counsel) officer of the year. It meant a lot to me to know that both my soldiers and command thought so well of my work, even as the Army was processing me for involuntary discharge due to being transgender."
Biggest misconception: "That being transgender is the most important part of who we are. I am proud to be a transgender man, but when it comes down to it, I am a commissioned officer in the United States Army."
Photographed by Matthew Mahon.
Logan Ireland
Rank/branch of military: Active Duty Sergeant in the U.S. Air Force
Hometown: Flower Mound, TX
Proudest moment: "To be fortunate enough to see the policy change for transgender military members like myself. To see my brothers and sisters no longer have to serve in silence is a humbling experience."
Biggest misconception: "We only want to serve in the military to have our transitions paid for. At no point is my military service about me; it's about those who came before me."


The addition of cured dried pork, a staple in Bhutan, gives this dish a hint of appealing sweetness.
•	1 medium daikon or white radish [about 31/2 ounces, 100g], peeled, halved lengthwise.
Slice the ginger and crush it in a pestle and mortar. Set aside. Slice the daikon with the thick [6mm] slicing disc.
Melt the butter in a large saucepan. Add the pork shoulder, onion, daikon, water, chili powder, and salt and simmer over low heat until the pork is just tender, about 1 hour and 25 minutes.
Meanwhile, cook the bok choy in a saucepan of boiling water until tender, about 5 minutes. Drain.
Add the ginger, bok choy, dried pork, and chili pepper to the stew and simmer over low heat until heated through, 5 to 10 minutes.
Makes 6 servings [about 7 ounces each, 200g].
Recipe documented by Susanne Waugh from conversations with the Queen mother and the royal chef.


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Spider leg monster thing
Forum » Writing Help / Help: Ideas and Brainstorming » Spider leg monster thing
Started by: Guy Mann Person
It is basically a spider-like robot that sprouted dozens of legs from an unsuspecting person.
Guy Mann Person 18 Dec 2017 01:23
This monster has it all, dozens of sharp, rusty robotic legs coming out of anywhere possible, a blinding searchlight for a head, a torn-up T-shirt still on, and small bits of what was once a human pinned to the legs of this… thing.
It has the ability to walk on walls and ceilings. Walks 7-10 kilometers per hour, can jump a few feet in the air. It also can easily poke holes through steel with its sharp legs. The amount of legs increase, so it is assumed that it can grow new legs.
Unfold Spider leg monster thing by Guy Mann Person, 18 Dec 2017 01:23
Re: Spider leg monster thing
fieldstone 18 Dec 2017 01:37
It sounds kind of cool, but as just a description of a monster, it's not going to survive on the mainlist. You need to add something to make this stand out from the numerous other monsters on this site/video games/horror movies.
What does this thing do, other than kill people? What does it want? Why does it exist? Where did it come from? Why was it found when it was found, and not earlier or later? What would it be doing if it wasn't contained? How is it reacting to containment? Does it have a personality? How is its personality affected by being a murderbot?
These are the things it's really important to thing about - elements of a narrative. Anyone can think up a cool looking Monster That Kills You, and imagine what if this was a thing? Think about what you have to say about this to take your article further than that.
Unfold Re: Spider leg monster thing by fieldstone, 18 Dec 2017 01:37
A lot of the info about this thing is unknown, such as what it wants and why it exists. But I came up with an origin story somewhat. SCP-XXXX was discovered in the woods near the city of [REDACTED], on July 21, 2004, when it stumbled upon a family camping trip. The family was able to escape after being awaken by the searchlight. The family contacted authorities immediately. That's all I got so far, but I will make it sound more like an SCP Foundation document and less like a creepypasta.
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The G Cloud Framework
At One Big Circle we're incredibly pleased to announce that we can, as of this week, be found on the Digital Marketplace as an approved supplier on the G-Cloud 11 Network. Before expanding upon what this means to us as a company, it's probably useful to explain exactly what the G-Cloud 11 is.
The G-Cloud 11 Framework is an initiative taken by the UK Government that aims to ease the procurement processes of public sector bodies. For these organisations, entering into individual procurement contracts can be tricky and often costly, and while the government and suppliers are still required to sign contracts when working together, operating through a framework is far more financially and time efficient.
As part of the 'Cloud First' policy launched back in 2013, the framework allows public sector bodies to thoughtfully select and purchase cloud computing services covering infrastructure, platform, software and specialist cloud services via the Digital Marketplace, of which was created by the Crown Commercial Service in 2014. Importantly, G-Cloud services are divided into three 'lots', with our particular services falling under the umbrella of 'cloud support'. So then, why is this all so exciting for us?
Firstly, being listed on the marketplace is an excellent opportunity to welcome new business and build new connections with organisations in the public sector. Alongside this, approximately £4.8bn of cloud and digital have been obtained by public bodies through G-Cloud since 2012, and almost 45% of this spend has gone directly to SMEs. That's over £2bn going to companies just like us. More than this, however, One Big Circle was founded less than two years ago, and the fact that we've been successful in our first application as such a young company is a glimmering reflection of the innovative, skilled and specialist team that we have. Ultimately, we're hugely proud that our work and potential has been recognized by a government endowed scheme so early on.
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Father James: Can anyone tell me, what is happening next Wednesday?
Father James: Right. And it also goes by another name. There's a churchy name. What is that?
Father James: Right! And what do you do on that day?
Kid: You go GET candy!
Father James: Yeah! And you dress up! I just want to tell you that if you don't have a costume yet, and even if you do have a costume, you could go as a saint! You don't have to be something scary!
You would get to have complimentary candy AND evangelize!!!
Could you tell me some other saints you could go as? What are some examples?
What happens on Thursday? On November 1st?
Father James: And what is November 2nd?
Father James: Right! Okay, let's have fun and get the candy and not make Halloween about scary things.
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Just to keep this quick: thank you for this wonderful RPG. Too long has my gaming group swam through seas of RPG material (usually 25+ books) in order to get a full scope of the game. But in a single book, you have outlined a combat system with a healthy dose of cinematics and realism, a wonderful array of races and professions, and a magic system that reflects a (in my opinion) realistic learning curve for magic users. You have lain the groundwork for great stories and adventure, without detailing every corner and shadow of the world so that my players can exploit the info more than I can find ways to use it. (When outnumbered 5+ to 1, the battle is very much uphill.) You have not bogged down the system with so many side rules and player/GM options that I feel confused just by being familiar with the system.
I've just recently lost my interest in large press products, and your book is the first small press that I picked up at my local gaming shop, and I am very pleased with my choice.
-I am the author of this email, and I gladly post this review for other interested gamers to read. I do not suggest taking my word at face value: go to your local gaming store, pick up this book, and skim through it. The races are exciting to read about, each with diverse backgrounds like ancient races of magic and slave races created for specific uses by their masters. (The use of a minotaur as a PC race was wonderous!) The "classes" (called "trades") were also well thought out and diverse! Anything from a merchant or a noble to a vampire hunter. The races all have Legacy abilities that give them unique edges over other races in certain circumstances, and each trade gets a special ability that reflects their expertise in their trade.
The most praise that I have is for the magic system. It reflects the dangerous nature of magic (as well as it's unpredictability) and the steps needed to advance along your arcane studies. The power of spellcasters is minor in the beginning, but just by looking at the math of any mid/high level spells you can tell that they will one day be capable of easily destroying hordes of enemies. In short, magic is taxing, dangerous, and a life long learning process, but well worth the effort in the end.
The combat system is fast, realistic, but with just enough cinema to make legendary fighters seem like more than "one hit wonders." The system of parry/block/counterattack makes for interesting (if not a little unrealistic) combat sequences, but does reflect the fast-action brutality of weapon masters without slowing combat to a crawl. Ranged attackers must make a few more rolls than their melee counterparts, but have the convience of not being hacked to pieces every other round. The potential for massive damage by criticals it almost obscene, but accurately reflects the skill of veteran warriors by allowing them much more damage via skills and abilities bought with XPs over the course of their careers.
The world has an amazing and epic history, ready to be brought to a head by the prophecy. The supplements available at the website give you enough overview of the world to make sense, and still leave plenty of room for the GM's adventures. Anything from PCs being minor local heroes to becoming great champions of the land, the GM has the freedom to act out whatever scenarios he wishes.
The core rulebook includes a bestiary with multiple possible antagonists. The basic abilities (attributes, attacks and damage, armor and HP) are present, with most special abilities (flight, breath weapons etc) left up to the GM to decide. (This should make your players worried. No longer is the power of a creature based on a chart in a rule book, but has the ability just because the GM saw fit to add it to the creature; whether as a challenge to the PCs or as a little spice to a story.) And the Nosferatu clans make for good villians too, with most of them drinking the blood of humanoids and acting to bring about the reign of Lucifer's son… Yeah, it's that bad in there.
But that's okay, you have a Noble that can talk his way out of any crisis, an Elementalist Wizard that can create vast waves of flame, a Minotaur with a trained 'attack bear', and a ninja that can become a whirlwind of death.
I hope you will have as much fun with this game as I have.


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A series of interviews between musician Questlove and a series of chefs. It's actually more appropriate to call these conversations, as they end up finding common ground and delving into how people integrate past ideas, identity, and soul into the creative process. One of my favorite books of all time.
A depressed philosophy professor accidentally stumbles into a life of crime. Partnering with a thief, the two end up robbing banks according to various schools of philosophy. A brilliant novel that should have exploded, it's still just a quiet cult classic.
What if Hunter S. Thompson were around in the world of Blade Runner? It would be weird and amazing, and it is.


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Q: How to target Android stock/native browser to adjust CSS I've tried several suggestions from this forum and none have worked for me:
I'm trying to use a script which can identify the Android stock browser so I can increase the font size on a selected area of text.
I've tried the following scripts
var nua = navigator.userAgent;
var is_android =      ((nua.indexOf('Mozilla/5.0') > -1 &&     nua.indexOf('Android ') > -1 &&     nua.indexOf('AppleWebKit') > -1) && !(nua.indexOf('Chrome') > -1));

And
var nua = navigator.userAgent;
var is_android = ((nua.indexOf('Mozilla/5.0') > -1 && nua.indexOf('Android ') > -1 &&     nua.indexOf('AppleWebKit') > -1) && !(nua.indexOf('Chrome') > -1));

From here: Javascript detect android native browser
And
function isAndroidBrowser() {
var objAgent = navigator.userAgent;
var objfullVersion  = ''+parseFloat(navigator.appVersion);

if ((objOffsetVersion=objAgent.indexOf("Chrome")) != -1) {
    objfullVersion = objAgent.substring(objOffsetVersion+7, objOffsetVersion+9);
    if (objfullVersion < 19) {
        return true;
    }
}

return false;

}
From here: http://danecando.com/detecting-androids-native-browser-javascript/
And I've tried Modernizer using the suggestion here: http://codepen.io/anon/pen/KwLmeZ
(I used the full developer code js with "addTest")
Nothing has worked.
I've tried using the codepen idea's method for changing a CSS class as well as either of these 2 formats without success:
    $("paratext").css("fontSize", "150%");
    $('.paratext').css("font-size", "150%");
Can anyone show me the full coding needed to a) identify the stock browser and b) to change the class "paratext" font size?
I need to be spoonfed the full code because I think that's where I'm falling.
I tried starting the scripts with
    $(document).ready(function() {
Or
    $(function() {
And still didn't get any if the ideas above to work.
Any help would be greatly appreciated!
What I've tried to use last was the idea displayed at codepen above:
In the  section I called up modernizr.js (development version) and the  callup.
I've got this:

    Modernizr.addTest('androidStock', function () {
    var nua = navigator.userAgent;
    var is_android = ((nua.indexOf('Mozilla/5.0') > -1 && nua.indexOf('Android ') > -1 && nua.indexOf('AppleWebKit') > -1) && !(nua.indexOf('Chrome') > -1));
     return is_android;
  });

And this is my edit if codepen's CSS:

    .androidstock{
      .paratext{
        font-size: 150%;
      }
     /* .negative{
        display: none;
      }*/
    }

A: In the context of my problem, I found a good solution that doesn't require targeting browsers: I stumbled upon an interesting phenomenon whereby if I put my text in columns in an html table, the text suddenly rendered well on both Android stock and Chrome browsers.
Checking this a bit more I came across the post in this thread Android browsers and columns
which indicated that Android indeed has a rendering issue whereby displays in columns render better than in a single column format.
So in the context of my problem, using Joomla custom html modules, I did this (using the device.js javascript):
a) in a single module I created 2 versions of the same text - one for non-Android devices in a standard manner and one for Android devices, with text in two columns (separated by a spacer column) within a table (trying to put a spacer column - text column - spacer column didn't work, and Android resumed rendering the text in its usual manner)
b) using the 'sourcerer' plugin I added in condition css to display or not display each version, depending on the operating system identified by the device.js script, like this:
<style type="text/css">
.desktop .nonandroid, .ios .nonandroid, .blackberry .nonandroid, .windows .nonandroid, .fxos .nonandroid, .meego .nonandroid, .television .nonandroid     {display:block;}
.android .nonandroid {display:none;}
.desktop .yesandroid, .ios .yesandroid, .blackberry .yesandroid, .windows    .yesandroid, .fxos .yesandroid, .meego .yesandroid, .television .yesandroid   {display:none;}
.android .yesandroid {display:block;}
.android .mobile .yesandroid .paratext {font-size:18px;}
.android .tablet .yesandroid .paratext {font-size:12px;}
.android. .yesandroid contable, .android .yesandroid .contable td{font-size:130%;}
</style>

nonandroid and yesandroid serve as div classes to control each of the 2 different displays, paratext is for any special text outside of the table, and contable controls the text size inside the table itself. Credit for using that approach come from the css in this example: codepen Android broweser detector
I did try MetaModPro to do something similar using its built-in device detector, but it wasn't as accurate as device.js (it didn't 'see' my LG v400 as an Android device and displayed instead the default display). It would also have required creating 2 separate modules (for Android/non-Android) instead of just calling everything up from one single module.
This was an enormous problem to solve (in my opinion). The curious are welcome to see a live example (and view it on different devices) here, by clicking on the menu options on the top blue nav-bar: historama.com


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require "sql_builder/version"
require "sql_builder/symbol"
require "sql_builder/string"
require "sql_builder/and_condition"
require "sql_builder/condition"
require "sql_builder/expression"
require "sql_builder/function"
require "sql_builder/inner_join_expression"
require "sql_builder/insert"
require "sql_builder/select"
require "sql_builder/table_expression"
require "sql_builder/update"
require "sql_builder/builders/condition_builder"
require "sql_builder/builders/select_builder"
require "sql_builder/builders/and_condition_builder"
require "sql_builder/builders/expression_builder"
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Recode Daily: Elon Musk might be held in contempt of court over a Tesla tweet
Plus: Microsoft's $3,500 HoloLens 2 mixed-reality headset is for workers, not consumers; Amazon now has five women on its 11-member board; the future of gaming is subscription.
By Recode Staff Feb 26, 2019, 8:38am EST
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Elon Musk's itchy Twitter finger has got him in trouble again. The Tesla CEO's Twitter use is supposed to be closely monitored since he reached a settlement with the US Securities and Exchange Commission for a different tweet-first, justify-later controversy — last August, Musk tweeted that he had sufficient funding to take Tesla private. But on Feb. 19, Musk told his 25 million Twitter followers that Tesla would "make around 500k" cars in 2019; four hours later, he clarified: Tesla was merely on pace to hit that number at the end of the year, given its current production rate. Yesterday, the SEC asked a federal judge to hold Musk in contempt; that could jeopardize the deal struck last September, which notably required Musk to step down as chair of the electric car company and pay a fine of $20 million. [Theodore Schleifer / Recode]
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After an exposé by The Verge detailed the disturbing working conditions of Facebook's US content moderators at Arizona-based Cognizant — contract workers make about $28,000 a year; some develop severe anxiety, PTSD, and burnout from witnessing hours of graphic violence and sexual activities; and a few have been radicalized by the conspiracy videos and memes seen each day — Facebook said it is adjusting its compliance and audit processes for its third-party contractors. [Casey Newton / The Verge]
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella defended his company's $479 million contract with the US military to supply its HoloLens augmented reality systems after receiving a letter from more than 100 employees saying that they "did not sign up to develop weapons." Nadella said he will continue to engage with employees' concerns, but that the company will not "withhold technology from institutions that we have elected in democracies." HoloLens AR technology overlays virtual graphics onto a headset-based lens; the second iteration of this device (costing a cool $3,500) was unveiled recently. "Microsoft was awarded the contract to supply 'Integrated Visual Augmentation System' prototypes to the US military in November. The company could eventually deliver more than 100,000 headsets under the contract." [Charles Riley and Samuel Burke / CNN]
At MWC Barcelona, Microsoft debuted its $3,500 HoloLens 2 mixed-reality headset. Dieter Bohn gets an inside look at the device, "which is only being sold to corporations, not to consumers — it's designed for 'first-line workers,' people in auto shops, factory floors, operating rooms, and out in the field fixing stuff." Here's a detailed walk-through of the new, improved HoloLens experience. At MWC, the usually tightly controlled Microsoft surprised the industry by committing to being open in what it calls "the third era of computing"; HoloLens inventor Alex Kipman said the company believes in an open app store model, an open web-browsing model, and an open API surface area and driver model. That's a big change from Microsoft's usual tight control of its platforms. [Dieter Bohn / The Verge]
Amazon named former PepsiCo CEO Indra Nooyi to its 11-member board. The e-commerce giant has been criticized for its male-dominated board, but appears to be attempting to rectify the imbalance: Nooyi is the second woman appointed this month; Starbucks COO and former Sam's Club CEO Rosalind G. Brewer was named a director on February 4. Nooyi's appointment brings the total to five women on Amazon's board. [Matt Day / Bloomberg]
It's Uber, for doctors! Better check that star rating. The New York Times reports that a host of new startups are entering the health and wellness field, offering on-demand services straight to consumers: "Heal, DispatchHealth, MedZed, Dose Healthcare, and Pager will send a doctor or a nurse practitioner to a person's home or workplace to treat nonemergency problems like strep throat or a sprained ankle." Feeling a little short of fluids after a rough night out? I.V. Doc will hook you up with vitamin drips. Can't be bothered to ride your Bird to a CVS? Capsule will deliver prescriptions. And for those feeling really lazy (but still wanting to work out), GymGuyz will send a trainer and dumbbells to your door. Snicker all you want, but the $3.5 billion health services industry could use a little disruption. [Janet Morrissey / The New York Times]
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Chart: How the definition of "journalist" is changing. The plight of journalists might not be that bad if you're willing to consider a broader view of "journalism." [Rani Molla]
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The future is here, almost: Virtual travel becomes more of a reality.
The future of gaming is subscription.


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Show 442: Stephen G. Post
Stephen G. Post on his new book, The Hidden Gifts of Helping: How the Power of Giving, Compassion, and Hope Can Get Us Through Hard Times
Stephen speaks widely on themes of benevolent love and compassionate care at the interface of science, health, spirituality, and philanthropy. His work has been featured in periodicals such as Parade Magazine and O: The Oprah Magazine, and on such media venues as The Daily Show, John Stossel, 20/20 and Nightline. He has addressed the U.S. Congress on volunteerism and public health.
Research has revealed that when we show concern for others—empathizing with a friend who has lost a loved one, mowing the lawn for an elderly neighbor, or volunteering to mentor a school-aged child—we improve our own health and well-being and embrace and give voice to our deeper identity and dignity as human beings. The Hidden Gifts of Helping explores the very personal story of Stephen and his family's difficult move and their experience with the healing power of helping others, as well as his passion about how this simple activity—expressed in an infinite number of small or large ways—can help you survive and thrive despite the expected and unexpected challenges life presents.
Show 414: Too Many People?
Too Many People?: Has the "Population Bomb" Exploded Yet?
In 1968, biologist Paul Ehrlich published the book – The Population Bomb – which became a wake-up call to the world that there were just too many people on the planet; and if something wasn't done about it soon, there would be grave consequences. Indeed, almost 45 years later, the world is enduring perhaps the most serious ecological breakdown in human history. Famine, climate change, poverty, starvation, ever-increasing pollution… and species are going extinct at 1,000 times their natural pace due to human activity, with 35 to 40 species vanishing each day.
Was Ehrlich right then?
In the April/May 2009 issue of Free Inquiry – a flagship magazine of the humanist/skeptic/science advocacy think tank, The Center for Inquiry – the editors published a new essay by Erlich along with three others on the topic of overpopulation. Only one of the four articles disagreed with Erlich's opinion that we are at the brink of disaster.
Indeed, it seems counterintuitive to argue that 7 billion humans in every corner of the planet isn't a serious problem, but is overpopulation the actual cause for our ecological crises? Is disease, poverty, water and food shortages, pollution, and climate change ultimately a result of what some cynics call a cancer on the face of the Earth… Us? Or is something else going on here?
We will address these questions and concerns with special guest Ian Angus as we ask, are there too many people? Angus is editor of Climate and Capitalism, an online journal focusing on capitalism, climate change, and the ecosocialist alternative. His previous books include The Global Fight for Climate Justice, and his new book is Too Many People?: Population, Immigration, and the Environmental Crises.
Show 234: Fund Drive Special With Dr. Joel Kovel
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Joel Kovel has spent the better part of his adult life profoundly concerned with the effects of human relationships as they impact the species as a whole, and indeed the planet itself. Like many of us on the Left, Joel has come to his work from a place of deep emotional and intellectual conflict… a conflict we experience via between the way we see the human adventure, and the way certain forces have shaped where we are today. All too often, the clash between what "is" and what we think "ought" to be, winds up in the end to favor the status quo. We are given all sorts of reasons for this by our more conservative friends from political and economic "practical" reasons, to the "lowly" nature of human beings (whether of the Christian or Hobbesian kind).
Alas, many of us live with the notion that 'the more things change (for better or worse), the more they stay the same… which is just another way of our accepting what "is," and putting our aspirations, hopes, and desires into that hidden away bottom shelf labeled "Utopian Fantasies."
But as we have addressed for a long time now on Equal Time for Freethought – and indeed all across WBAI – Utopia is not a fantasy, but a destination-one no one expects to reach, but is driven by our very nature to come closer to. Those who argue for another kind of human nature that somehow justifies the status quo, do so from either a place of ignorance, fear, or – for those of us who are financially or politically well off – narcissistic comfort. For Joel Kovel, this just won't do, and he has done his part to see that Utopia is removed from the bottom shelf, brushed off, and returned back to all of us.
Continue reading "Show 234: Fund Drive Special With Dr. Joel Kovel"
Show 202b: Earth Day Special II: Joel Kovel – The Enemy of Nature
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Show 202a: Earth Day Special: Joel Kovel – The Enemy of Nature
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The Enemy of Nature: The End of Capitalism or the End of the World
As the world's scientists converge on the all too real crisis of "global warming," even while Right-wingers and the Bush Administration continue to spin the crises into a Left-wing Conspiracy – probably headed up by Al Gore – too few discussions are taking place concerning the root causes of our ecological dilemma.
Conservatives who are willing to acknowledge what science is telling us, and even those whom exhibit a real sense of urgency, are afraid of what might happen to the economy if we go at environmentalism full force. Mainstream liberals like Al Gore have been working hard to dispel this fear by assuring us that the economy will get even stronger, not weaker, if we take care of our planet.
But what if the economy is at the very heart of the crisis?
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Show 182: Fund Drive Special: Ann Druyan & Stephenie Hendricks
For the 2-hour Equal Time for Freethought October marathon special, the bridge between science and religion will once again be crossed… this time to analyze the special relationship between the two and to find out what can go wrong when the latter steps to hard on the toes of the former. For this program, we talked to Ann Druyan and Stephenie Hendricks.
Carl Sagan is considered one of the greatest scientific minds of our time. His ability to explain science in terms easily understandable to the layman in bestselling books such as Cosmos, The Dragons of Eden, and The Demon-Haunted World won him a Pulitzer Prize and placed him firmly next to Isaac Asimov, Stephen Jay Gould, and Oliver Sachs as one of the most important and enduring communicators of science. This December will mark the tenth anniversary of Sagan's death, and Ann Druyan, his widow and longtime collaborator, will mark the occasion by releasing Sagan's famous "Gifford Lectures in Natural Theology," The Varieties of Scientific Experience: A Personal View of the Search for God.
The Varieties of Scientific Experience has been edited and updated with an introduction by Ann Druyan. In the book, Sagan discusses his views on topics ranging from manic depression, creationism and so-called intelligent design, and the likelihood of intelligent life on other planets, to the likelihood of nuclear annihilation of our own.
In Divine Destruction: Dominion Theology and American Environmental Policy, Emmy-winning broadcast journalist Stephenie Hendricks charts the important connections between "Wise Use"—a rabidly anti-environmental philosophy—and dominion theologists—far-right Christian ideologues who believe that there is no reason to protect the environment given the imminence of the Second Coming of Christ. This political collaboration reaches all the way to the Bush administration whose environmental policies are deeply influenced by dominionist thinking. Divine Destruction is an in-depth look at the radical remaking of American environmental policy already underway—in terrifying secret.


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NEW YORK–Did you see Colbert Monday night? I had a studio seat–front row, middle, balcony–thanks to CBS.
That privilege comes with a "do not report" rider. CBS's PR department and The Late Show insist press guests put away their notepads for a night and just enjoy the show. What a wonderful condition, I wish it was imposed more often.
What I can say is that it was a thrill to be in the Ed Sullivan Theater. I saw Letterman live many years ago but during his Late Night NBC run at 30 Rock. So being in this Broadway theatre–home to so many historic TV moments–is about as close to the Holy Land as a TV scribe can get.
I can also now write about Monday's episode of Colbert because everybody has seen it. It was all dedicated to the people of France in the wake of the senseless attacks in Paris. Bandleader Jon Batiste and Stay Human opened the show with the The Marseillaise as the studio was bathed in blanc, bleu rouge.
Colbert then packed the show with interesting guests, including Medal of Freedom recipient Capt. Florent Groberg and Obama "Hope" poster artist Shepard Fairey. Colbert opened the show with a military expert with a provocative take on what needs to be done to secure peace in Syria and wipe out terrorism.
There was a dumb cat act at the end which was the perfect disaster, allowing Colbert to have the kind of fun when things go wrong that Johnny Carson and David Letterman both aced.
The real fireworks occurred in the middle of the show when Bill Maher too his seat next to Colbert. It was awkward, tense, edgy, uncomfortable–everything you want in a talk show. Maher and Colbert–two guys from opposite ends of the Catholic experience in America today–make a living knowing exactly where they stand. They could tour with this snarky act for years, milking the kind of feud Jack Benny and Fred Allen exploited on the radio. Check out the video above of the full interview (what aired was slightly edited) and witness Colbert hit a turning point in his development as an elbows up, in command 11:35 talk show host.


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