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Ended a budding relationship. Need advice and insight :)
getting back with ex
By JadeBracelet
February 10, 2014 in Dating Advice
JadeBracelet
I'm new and this may be long, but I will try to keep in concise and hopefully interesting! I need some thoughts and advice that are unbiased. My guy friends thinks this guy is nuts and he lost an amazing thing (evidently this is me....) and my girlfriends are like "he's a jerk!" well, so was I and I made some bad moves. I'm about 99% sure it is over and a friendship is not even salvageable, but I still would go back out with him again or just hook up again, but the break up was recent so of course I think this. The guy was younger than me by 6 years, I have been pretty much a serial monogamous person throughout my life so dating has never been on the forefront for me. Just some heads up!
Back in December 2012 I was dating my roommate. He and I were pretty rocky but fell into a routine and kept trying to remain friends. He took me to a work party when we were just being friends and not really "dating" and he was off flirting with girls and left me at a table with a guy brooding into his beer. He asked me if minded that my boyfriend was hitting on other girls, I told him no but asked if I should storm over to the table and kiss him? He said no I could just sit and talk to him. So I did. Let's call him Craig. Craig spent the rest of the night with us and all night was chatting me up, he had a girlfriend then that he was complaining about. I told him sometimes girls acted a bit crazy and he should just have fun with us, he said "I love you" and grabbed my phone and put his number in. It was cute. We all had fun and I never acted on it and he never contacted me. Craig and roomie have mutual friends that I really like. So whenever Craig was at a gathering with mutual friends we were always happy to see each other...but I never thought anything of it. He was cute but I didn't give him a thought, I actually thought he was out of my league. Then summer of 2013... we are all hanging out a lot and him and I are starting to get flirty. I had gotten back together with roomie then broke up again and I was pretty done with it. Craig and I are really starting to feel sparks. At one gathering we spent the whole night hanging out and talking. He asked me out, I said yes! He was a gentleman. Second time we hung out, a week later, he kissed me and it was the greatest kiss ever and it began.
He was romantic, charming, giving, interesting, he offered me a drawer in his apartment, bought me a toothbrush but all the while he said he wasn't wanting anything serious, just fun. He said he felt like we were getting away with something and he was friends with roomie and it was odd. Plus he said a lot of relationships end badly and there is yelling and drama and no more friendship. I was fine with it. My roomie and I had a lot of past issues, I was starting a new job and had other activities so it was cool. He did warn me a couple times throughout that he felt like I might be getting attached, I told him I wasn't and he forgot about it I thought. I really wasn't, I had a crush and an attraction. I thought he did too. He always felt sad when I would just flirt with him. He wanted to watch movies and hold my hand. Which I have to admit I liked.
Craig and I got along great, saw each other at least twice a week. We talked about a lot of things both personal and professional. He would send me sweet texts about missing me and wanting to hold me in his arms. He made sure I got home okay and was just wonderful. Roomie eventually found out and was ok with it for a while, but he said since he had helped me so much with past issues I had when I first moved in he was angry about this lack of loyalty. He started dating someone else and when they broke up he started pursuing me again. I declined.
Then December came. I went on some new medicine to regulate my periods and it caused a ton of issues with me, on top of my new schedule and being away from my family I was a bit moody. I let him know a little bit but not too much detail. He was becoming more distant but he said it was due to work. On Christmas Day I was so bummed and drank wine while cooking for me and roomie. There was an issue with my phone and so I sent some FB and text messages... and many of my family and friends got multiple messages. Including Craig and he had some from the day before about checking his bag since he put my coat I left over his house a couple days before in a bag and my coat was filthy. So I got a surprised text from him, I quickly apologized and explained, that weekend we were talking and for some reason I don't remember I made a joke about how I felt like I was throwing myself at him because he was becoming so distant and he said I was but he was working and couldn't talk to me about it. I apologized profusely and he called me a couple days later and said everything was fine. We spent the better part of NYE together So it was all forgotten. I should have cooled it when he got distant and trusted he would come back, I mean I had a ton going on too! With my schedule I always have to be more of a planner while he can be more spur of the moment. I also started to try to impress him a lot by getting certain foods for us to cook and taking a while to get wine etc.. instead of just spending time with him I was trying to hard and getting really worried about losing him. He has a friend of a friend that he is in a wedding with who is a female who he was helping on a project with and he was very open about her showering at his apartment, how she was always around when he was with his best friends (she is best friends with his best friends wife) and how she is annoying and he is just trying to be cordial to her, but something wasn't sitting with me.
Roomie had also told Craig's best friend about us and we were trying to keep it VERY quiet. So first 2 weeks of January we were hot and heavy and it was great, except for the fact he showed me a pair of underwear that wasn't mine, he was like "hey you left these here!" I told him no, they were not mine. He thought I was kidding. He said they may be really old since he hasn't cleaned in a while and how awkward would it be to ask around the building. They turned out to be the above mentioned friends which he told me about. I was a little annoyed and told him "we are not exclusive so you can sleep with whomever you want, I don't need to hear about it. I just really like you, and it's getting hurtful" he said "I know" and that I was over thinking it. He started giving me the cold shoulder and told me I was being mean. I gave him a huge hug and told him I was sorry. He shrugged it off and didn't kiss me good bye. I sent him an apology message and then the next day an article I thought he would enjoy. Then I evidently sent him a text that i don't remember sending that Wednesday... I guess I was drinking but I don't remember what it said. It may have been something about if he wants to break things off he should let me know.. URGH. Then Friday my friend and I saw someone on a bike that looked like him with the same helmet and everything and it nearly mowed us down. I let him know if that was him he nearly hit us and said it with a he said that was crazy but he was entertaining and he would talk to me later... I told him I hoped he would since I was talking to a wall lately and that he was QUITE entertaining. He texted me very late that night saying he was getting freaked out and needed a time out, he wasn't worth so much effort. I texted him back something very nice but it was a bit "where is this coming from, you are worth it, I think something is going on and you are upset but you won't talk to me" nothing. 2 weeks later I send an olive branch, nothing then the next night I'm like okay.... so I sent him a bit of a flirty message but also a "hey! What is going on with you friend" then I get back a "so you're drunk messaging me again, I'm finally answering you, I don't want to hook up with you anymore, have a good night" I wasn't drunk for one thing but WHAT! I felt taken a back. Since when was it just a hook up. I knew I should have backed off and then I went off on him a little told him I was so embarrassed and mad and felt used, I asked him if he ever really liked me or if just wasted his time. Also I told him he was immature and that this was not the way to handle conflict. I mentioned that if he found someone else he should have let me know.
I'm hurt because I could have handled things a lot better. I feel like he may have just used me, do guys just lie and pretend like that? I sent him one more message (I know, dumb) and told him why I was hurt and I was sorry I yelled but I was mad and wished him the best. I told him I was bummed he took his friendship away and I would love to know what happened. I may see him next weekend at roomie's work party and I WILL see him at a wedding in April... oh my goodness I'm nervous. I handled many things wrong, I was at times not myself due to stress and I told him but for some reason it suddenly fell on deaf ears. If he didn't care about me WHY get so upset and cold with me? I miss him a lot, the good times we had. I know I will find someone else one day but it seems hard to think that they will have some of those qualities Craig did and to pursue me like he did? There were red flags and by getting mad and showing vulnerability over possible little things I showed weakness and not strength. If he did like me, do you think I ruined it?
missmarple
You didn't ruin anything. He was clear from the start.
he said he wasn't wanting anything serious, just fun. He said he felt like we were getting away with something and he was friends with roomie and it was odd. Plus he said a lot of relationships end badly and there is yelling and drama and no more friendship.
The problem is you didn't believe him. Now you know that he meant it when he said he didn't want anything serious.
Don't blame yourself.
Oh i believed him, I stated many times that i understood he didn't want anything serious. However his actions showed he was very into me and what we were doing. He ended it in a mean way with no more friendship, not me.
Right now I question the validity of feelings and if maybe he was dating someone else and wanted to be serious with her? Which would have been a lot easier, just knowing. I also know how I can tell if someone actually likes me after this.. and I do miss him, he had a lot of good qualities that I liked. We got along really well but if I didn;t get so weird over the underwear and backed off I assume I wouldn't be feeling this way now.
From what you have written he ended it that way because he did not believe you were genuinely ok with just being friends, as you were not acting like you'd be ok with it.
You say you were just hot and heavy for two weeks before he started distancing? I don't know - if does sound like it was always a hook up for him. You represented yourself as someone who might be ok with that from the very first time you met him - but after he started sleeping with you I think he realised you weren't ok with that and so he started distancing himself as he's not interested in anything more.
I don't think you should hold out for a relAtionship with this guy. Move on and don't spend your time with men who are not giving you what you really want and with whom you can't be honest for fear you might lose them.
Yea he started distancing himself when he said I didn't trust that he wasn't with anyone else. He got really hurt. He wanted me to spend the whole weekend with him and he talked about our future and all the fun things we would do. I wouldnt think someone who wasn't into me would get so hurt. ..... confused. Honestly though I was ok with it being not serious but he was giving mixed signals and he could have ended it nicer.
Ms Darcy
I think fundamentally you are mistaking mixed signals for being into you. In my experience it is often just the opposite. Mixed signals means he has mixed feelings about you and that almost never turns into anything more than a time limited hook up. Mixed feelings is what the saying he is just not THAT into you is all about. Sure there was attraction but for whatever reason he did not want more with you and he made that very clear. Unfortunately from what you write I would think you want more than a fwb thing too so it was best to end it. He could have ended it in a better way though.
So many people forget the friends part of fwb I was happy to have fun with him and enjoy my time. I still lived with my ex and he made it seem we could go further once I moved out in a few months
I think we need to abolish he's just not that into you. It's over used and seems to be a blanket statement. If you're not into them you don't talk to them. You don't sleep with them and pursue them
I used to have mixed feelings about "he's just not that into you" until someone emphasized the "THAT" piece. It's brilliant because it does leave some room for complexity but also gets you to the bottom line. No matter what you call it or how you phrase it, the bottom line is that it seems he ended it because you were acting like someone who wanted more and he obviously didn't.
Often times, fwbs situations hurt one or both people because expectations are different.
I don't think it's wise to believe a guy who is having sex with you and tells you he doesn't want a relationship that something "may go further" once you move out. Sounds more like keeping you on a string more than anything.
calichick007
I don't think he used you. He told you from the beginning he didn't want anything serious and didn't want you to get attached.... you just didn't listen to him. I'd preserve my dignity and just chalk this one up as a loss.
I did listen to him I have said repeatedly here that I understood even told him I didn't care if he dated other women.... I think I'm not being listened to now
I wish I would have kept my cool. We may have gotten to continue with the fun. I am not sure I know how to figure out if someone is changing their mind... or what? I don't think he used me but there were mixed signals. ..and it was heady he pursued me and i've never been pursued like that. I felt really desired and beautiful.... I don't see meeting anyone like that for a long time. If he called me tonight and asked me to dinner I'd go.
Everything you're saying here says you didn't listen to him. Characterizing a FWB arrangement as a "budding relationship." "Thought it was going somewhere when I moved out." "I really like you and it's getting hurtful." "Trying too hard and scared of losing him." All the drunk messages and the crazy texts. You caught feelings and wanted more, despite his warnings. You still do. He saw it, and we see it. Nothing wrong with admitting that.
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Government shutdown: Pelosi says Trump prefers 'soap opera' over serious negotiations
Michael Collins and John Fritze and David Jackson
USA TODAY January 10, 2019
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of Calif., center, speaks about her oath of office as she stands next to Senate Minority Leader Sen. Chuck Schumer of N.Y., left, and Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., right, following their meeting with President Donald Trump at the White House in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2019.
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Kevin Tsujihara, who succeeded Barry Meyer as CEO of Warner Bros. Entertainment in March 2013, could not salvage the Legendary relationship and was looking for Warner to keep a bigger share of its prized franchises. Tull left the studio three months later in June, signing a new overall deal with Universal.
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Media analysts view the Legendary-Universal partnership as mutually beneficial.


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\section{Introduction}

The anomalous magnetic moment of the muon, $a_{\mu}$, is one of the most interesting observables in particle physics.  Indeed, as each sector of the Standard Model ({\small SM}) contributes in a significant way to its theoretical prediction, the precise $a_{\mu}$ measurement by the E821 experiment at Brookhaven~\cite{bnl} allows us to test the entire {\small SM} and scrutinize viable ``new physics'' appendages to this theory~\cite{NP}.

The {\small SM} prediction of the muon \gmt is conveniently split into {\small   QED}, electroweak ({\small EW}) and hadronic (leading- and higher-order) contributions:
$
    a_{\mu}^{\mysmall \rm SM} =
         a_{\mu}^{\mysmall \rm QED} \!+\!
         a_{\mu}^{\mysmall \rm EW}  \!+\!
         a_{\mu}^{\mbox{$\scriptscriptstyle{\rm HLO}$}} \!+\!
         a_{\mu}^{\mbox{$\scriptscriptstyle{\rm HHO}$}}.
$
The {\small QED} prediction, computed up to four (and estimated at
five) loops, currently stands at
$a_{\mu}^{\mysmall \rm QED} = 116584718.10(16)
\!\times\! 10^{-11}$\cite{QED},
while the {\small EW} effects provide
$a_{\mu}^{\mysmall \rm EW} = 154(2) \!\times\! 10^{-11}$\cite{EW}.
The latest calculations of the hadronic leading-order contribution, via the hadronic $e^+ e^-$ annihilation data, are in good agreement:
$ a_{\mu}^{\mbox{$\scriptscriptstyle{\rm HLO}$}} =
 6909(44) \!\times\! 10^{-11}$\cite{DE07},
$6894(46) \!\times\! 10^{-11}$\cite{HMNT06,TeubnerSUSY08},
$6921(56) \!\times\! 10^{-11}$\cite{Jeger06}, and
$6944(49) \!\times\! 10^{-11}$\cite{TY05}.
The higher-order hadronic term is further divided into two parts:
$
     \amu^{\mbox{$\scriptscriptstyle{\rm HHO}$}}=
     \amu^{\mbox{$\scriptscriptstyle{\rm HHO}$}}(\mbox{vp})+
     \amu^{\mbox{$\scriptscriptstyle{\rm HHO}$}}(\mbox{lbl}).
$
The first one,
$-98\, (1) \!\times\! 10^{-11}$\cite{HMNT06},
is the $O(\alpha^3)$ contribution of diagrams containing hadronic
vacuum polarization insertions~\cite{Kr96}. The second term, also of
$O(\alpha^3)$, is the hadronic light-by-light contribution; as it
cannot be determined from data, its evaluation relies on specific
models. Recent determinations of this term vary between
$80(40) \!\times\! 10^{-11}$\cite{Andreas}
and
$136(25) \!\times\! 10^{-11}$\cite{Arkady}.
The most recent one,
$110(40) \!\times\! 10^{-11}$\cite{BP07},
lies between them. If we add this result to
$ a_{\mu}^{\mbox{$\scriptscriptstyle{\rm HLO}$}}$, for example the value of Ref.~\cite{HMNT06} (which also provides the hadronic contribution to the effective fine-structure constant, later required for our discussion), and the rest of the {\small SM} contributions, we obtain
$     \amu^{\mbox{$\scriptscriptstyle{\rm SM}$}}= 116591778(61)
\!\times\! 10^{-11}$.
The difference with the experimental value
$
    a_{\mu}^{\mbox{$\scriptscriptstyle{\rm EXP}$}}  =
               116592080(63) \!\times\! 10^{-11}
$~\cite{bnl}
is
$\Delta a_{\mu} = a_{\mu}^{\mbox{$\scriptscriptstyle{\rm EXP}$}}-
\amu^{\mbox{$\scriptscriptstyle{\rm SM}$}} = +302(88) \!\times\! 10^{-11}$,
i.e., 3.4$\sigma$ (all errors were added in quadrature).  Similar discrepancies are found employing the
$a_{\mu}^{\mbox{$\scriptscriptstyle{\rm HLO}$}}$ values reported in Refs.~\cite{DE07,Jeger06,TY05}. For recent reviews of $\amu$ see~\cite{TeubnerSUSY08,Reviews,DM04}.

The term $a_{\mu}^{\mbox{$\scriptscriptstyle{\rm HLO}$}}$ can alternatively be computed incorporating hadronic $\tau$-decay data, related to those of hadroproduction in $e^+e^-$ collisions via isospin symmetry~\cite{ADH98,DEHZ}. Unfortunately there is a large difference between the $e^+e^-$- and $\tau$-based determinations of $a_{\mu}^{\mbox{$\scriptscriptstyle{\rm HLO}$}}$, even if isospin violation corrections are taken into account~\cite{IVC1}. The $\tau$-based value is significantly higher, leading to a small ($\sim 1 \sigma$) $\Delta a_{\mu}$ difference. As the $e^+e^-$ data are more directly related to the $\amu^{\mbox{$\scriptscriptstyle{\rm HLO}$}}$ calculation than the $\tau$ ones, all recent analyses do not include the latter. Also, we note that recently studied additional isospin-breaking corrections somewhat reduce the difference between these two sets of data (lowering the $\tau$-based determination)~\cite{IVC2,IVC3}, and a new analysis of the pion form factor claims that the $\tau$ and $e^+e^-$ data are consistent after isospin violation effects and vector meson mixings are considered~\cite{IVC4}.

The 3.4$\sigma$ discrepancy between the theoretical prediction and the experimental value of the muon \gmt can be explained in several ways. It could be due, at least in part, to an error in the determination of the hadronic light-by-light contribution. However, if this were the only cause of the discrepancy, $a_{\mu}^{\mysmall \rm HHO}(\mbox{lbl})$ would have to move up by many standard deviations to fix it --~roughly eight, if we use the $a_{\mu}^{\mysmall \rm HHO}(\mbox{lbl})$ result of Ref.~\cite{BP07} (which includes all known uncertainties), and more than ten if the estimate of Ref.~\cite{Arkady} is employed instead.  Although the errors assigned to $a_{\mu}^{\mysmall \rm HHO}(\mbox{lbl})$ are only educated guesses, this solution seems unlikely, at least as the dominant one.

Another possibility is to explain the discrepancy $\Delta a_{\mu}$ via the {\small   QED}, {\small EW} and hadronic higher-order vacuum polarization contributions; this looks very improbable, as one can immediately conclude inspecting their values and uncertainties reported above. If we assume that the \gmt experiment {\small   E821} is correct, we are left with two options: possible contributions of physics beyond the {\small SM}, or an erroneous determination of the leading-order hadronic contribution $a_{\mu}^{\mbox{$\scriptscriptstyle{\rm HLO}$}}$ (or both). The first of these two explanations has been extensively discussed in the literature; following Ref.~\cite{Passera:2008jk} we will study whether the second one is realistic or not, and analyze its implications for the {\small EW} bounds on the mass of the Higgs boson.

\section{Errors in the hadronic cross section?}

The hadronic leading-order contribution
$\amu^{\mbox{$\scriptscriptstyle{\rm HLO}$}}$ can be computed via the dispersion integral~\cite{DISPamu}
\be
      a_{\mu}^{\mbox{$\scriptscriptstyle{\rm HLO}$}}=
      \frac{1}{4\pi^3} \!
      \int^{\infty}_{4m_{\pi}^2} ds \, K(s) \, \sigma (s),
\label{eq:amudispint}
\ee
where $\sigma (s)$ is the total cross section for $e^+ e^-$ annihilation into any hadronic state, with extraneous {\small QED} corrections subtracted off, and $s$ is the squared momentum transfer. The well-known kernel function $K(s)$ (see~\cite{EJ95}) is positive definite, decreases monotonically for increasing $s$ and, for large $s$, behaves as $m_\mu^2/(3s)$ to a good approximation. About 90\% of the total contribution to $\amu^{\mbox{$\scriptscriptstyle{\rm HLO}$}}$ is accumulated at center-of-mass energies $\sqrt{s}$ below 1.8~GeV and roughly three-fourths of $\amu^{\mbox{$\scriptscriptstyle{\rm HLO}$}}$ is covered by the two-pion final state which is dominated by the $\rho(770)$ resonance~\cite{DEHZ}. Exclusive low-energy $e^+e^-$ cross sections were measured at colliders in Frascati, Novosibirsk, Orsay, and Stanford, while at higher energies the total cross section was determined inclusively.

Let's now assume that the discrepancy
$\Delta a_{\mu} = a_{\mu}^{\mbox{$\scriptscriptstyle{\rm EXP}$}}-
\amu^{\mbox{$\scriptscriptstyle{\rm SM}$}} = +302(88) \!\times\! 10^{-11}$,
is due to --~and only to~-- hypothetical errors in $\sigma (s)$, and let us increase this cross section in order to raise
$\amu^{\mbox{$\scriptscriptstyle{\rm  HLO}$}}$, thus reducing $\Delta a_{\mu}$. This simple assumption leads to interesting consequences. An upward shift of the hadronic cross section also induces an increase of the value of the hadronic contribution to the effective fine-structure constant at $M_Z$~\cite{DISPDalpha},
\be
 \dafive = \frac{\mz^2}{4 \alpha \pi^2}
  \,\, P \! \int_{4m_\pi^2}^{\infty} ds \, \frac{\sigma(s)}{\mz^2 -s}
\label{eq:Dpi5dispint}
\ee
($P$ stands for Cauchy's principal value).  This integral is similar to the one we encountered in \eq{amudispint} for $a_{\mu}^{\mbox{$\scriptscriptstyle{\rm HLO}$}}$. There, however, the weight function in the integrand gives a stronger weight to low-energy data.
Let us define
$
     a_i = \int_{4m_{\pi}^2}^{s_u}ds \, f_i(s) \, \sigma (s)
$
$(i=1,2)$, where the upper limit of integration is $s_u < \mz^2$, and the kernels are $f_1(s) = K(s)/(4 \pi^3)$ and $f_2(s) = [\mz^2/(\mz^2-s)]/(4 \alpha \pi^2)$. The integrals $a_i$ with $i=1,2$ provide the contributions to $a_{\mu}^{\mbox{$\scriptscriptstyle{\rm HLO}$}}$ and $\dafive$, respectively,
from $4m_\pi^2$ up to $s_u$ (see Eqs.~(\ref{eq:amudispint},\ref{eq:Dpi5dispint})).
An increase of the cross section $\sigma(s)$ of the form
$
     \Delta \sigma(s) = \epsilon \sigma(s)
$
in the energy range $\sqrt s \in [\sqrt s_0 - \delta/2, \sqrt s_0 + \delta/2]$, where $\epsilon$ is a positive constant and $2m_{\pi}+\delta/2<\sqrt s_0<\sqrt s_u -\delta/2$, increases $a_1$ by $\Delta a_1 (\sqrt s_0,\delta,\epsilon) = \epsilon \int_{\sqrt   s_0-\delta/2}^{\sqrt s_0+\delta/2} 2t \, \sigma(t^2) \, f(t^2) \, dt$. If we assume that the muon \gmt discrepancy is entirely due to this increase in $\sigma(s)$, so that $\Delta a_1 (\sqrt s_0,\delta,\epsilon) = \Delta a_{\mu}$, the corresponding increase in $\dafive$ is
\be
\Delta a_2(\sqrt s_0,\delta) = \Delta a_{\mu}
\frac{\int_{\sqrt s_0-\delta/2}^{\sqrt s_0+\delta/2} g(t^2) \,
  \sigma(t^2) \, t \, dt}
     {\int_{\sqrt s_0-\delta/2}^{\sqrt s_0+\delta/2} f(t^2) \,
  \sigma(t^2) \, t \, dt}.
\label{eq:shiftb}
\ee
The shifts $\Delta a_2(\sqrt s_0,\delta)$ were studied in
Ref.~\cite{Passera:2008jk} for several bin widths $\delta$ and central
values $\sqrt s_0$.

The present global fit of the {\small LEP} Electroweak Working Group ({\small   EWWG}) leads to the Higgs boson mass
$\mh \!=\! 84^{+34}_{-26}$~GeV
and the 95\% confidence level ({\small CL}) upper bound $\mhUB \!\simeq\! 154$~GeV~\cite{newLEPEWWG}. This result is based on the recent preliminary top quark mass $\mt\!=\!172.4(1.2)$~GeV~\cite{Group:2008vn} and the value
$\dafive \!=\! 0.02758(35)$~\cite{BP05}.
The {\small LEP} direct-search 95\%{\small CL} lower bound is $\mhLB=114.4$~GeV~\cite{MHLB03}.
Although the global {\small EW} fit employs a large set of observables, $\mhUB$ is strongly driven by the comparison of the theoretical predictions of the W boson mass and the effective {\small EW} mixing angle $\seff$ with their precisely measured values. Convenient formulae providing the $\mw$ and $\seff$ {\small SM} predictions in terms of $\mh$, $\mt$, $\dafive$, and $\alpha_s(\mz)$, the strong coupling constant at the scale $\mz$, are given in~\cite{formulette}.  Combining these two predictions via a numerical $\chi^2$-analysis and using the present world-average values
$\mw \!=\! 80.399(25)$~GeV~\cite{Wmass},
$\seff \!=\! 0.23153(16)$~\cite{LEPEWWG05},
$\mt \!=\! 172.4(1.2)$~GeV~\cite{Group:2008vn},
$\alpha_s(\mz) \!=\! 0.118(2)$~\cite{PDG08},
and the determination
$\dafive = 0.02758(35)$~\cite{BP05},
we get
$\mh = 89^{+37}_{-27}$~GeV
and $\mhUB=156$~GeV. We see that indeed the $\mh$ values obtained from
the $\mw$ and $\seff$ predictions are quite close to the results of
the global analysis.

The $\mh$ dependence of $\amu^{\mbox{$\scriptscriptstyle{\rm SM}$}}$ is too weak to provide $\mh$ bounds from the comparison with the measured value.
On the other hand, $\dafive$ is one of the key inputs of the {\small EW} fits. For example, employing the more recent (and slightly higher) value
$\dafive = 0.02768(22)$~\cite{HMNT06}
instead of 0.02758(35)~\cite{BP05}, the $\mh$ prediction shifts down
to
$\mh = 88^{+32}_{-24}$~GeV
and $\mhUB=145$~GeV. In~\cite{Passera:2008jk} we considered the new values of $\dafive$ obtained shifting 0.02768(22)~\cite{HMNT06} by $\Delta a_2(\sqrt s_0, \delta)$ (including their uncertainties), and computed the corresponding new values of $\mhUB$ via the combined $\chi^2$-analysis based on the $\mw$ and $\seff$ inputs (for both $\dafive$ and $\amu^{\mbox{$\scriptscriptstyle{\rm HLO}$}}$ we used the values reported in~\cite{HMNT06}). Our results show that an increase
$\epsilon \sigma (s)$
of the hadronic cross section (in $\sqrt s \in [\sqrt s_0 - \delta/2, \sqrt s_0 + \delta/2]$), adjusted to bridge the muon \gmt discrepancy $\Delta a_{\mu}$, decreases $\mhUB$, further restricting the already narrow allowed region for $\mh$. We concluded that these hypothetical shifts conflict with the lower limit $\mhLB$ when
$\sqrt s_0 \gtrsim 1.2$~GeV,
for values of $\delta$ up to several hundreds of MeV. In~\cite{Passera:2008jk} we pointed out that there are more complex scenarios where it is possible to bridge the $\Delta a_{\mu}$ discrepancy without significantly affecting $\mhUB$, but they are considerably more unlikely than those discussed above.

If $\tau$ data are incorporated in the calculation of the dispersive integrals in Eqs.~(\ref{eq:amudispint},\ref{eq:Dpi5dispint}), $a_{\mu}^{\mbox{$\scriptscriptstyle{\rm HLO}$}}$ significantly increases to
$7110(58) \!\times\! 10^{-11}$\cite{DEHZ},
$\amu^{\mbox{$\scriptscriptstyle{\rm HHO}$}}(\mbox{vp})$
slightly decreases to
$-101(1)\!\times\! 10^{-11}$\cite{HMNT06,DM04},
and the discrepancy drops to
$\Delta a_{\mu} = +89(95) \!\times\! 10^{-11}$,
i.e.\ $\sim 1\sigma$. While using $\tau$ data almost solves the $\Delta a_{\mu}$ discrepancy, it increases $\dafive$ to 0.02782(16)~\cite{Marciano04,DEHZ}. In~\cite{Marciano04} it was shown that this increase leads to a low $\mh$ prediction which is suggestive of a near conflict with $\mhLB$, leaving a narrow window for $\mh$.  Indeed, with this value of $\dafive$ and the same above-discussed other inputs of the $\chi^2$-analysis, we find an $\mhUB$ value of only 133~GeV.

Recently computed isospin-breaking violations, improvements of the long-distance radiative corrections to the decay $\tau^- \to \pi^- \pi^0 \nu_{\tau}$~\cite{IVC2}, and differentiation of the neutral and charged $\rho$ properties~\cite{IVC3} reduce to some extent the difference between $\tau$ and $e^+e^-$ data, lowering the $\tau$-based determination of $ a_{\mu}^{\mbox{$\scriptscriptstyle{\rm HLO}$}}$. Moreover, a recent analysis of the pion form factor below 1~GeV claims that $\tau$ data are consistent with the $e^+e^-$ ones after isospin violation effects and vector meson mixings are considered~\cite{IVC4}. In this case one could use the $e^+e^-$ data below $\sim \!1$~GeV, confirmed by the $\tau$ ones, and assume that $\Delta a_{\mu}$ is accommodated by hypothetical errors occurring above $\sim \!1$~GeV, where disagreement persists between these two data sets. Reference~\cite{Passera:2008jk} shows that this assumption would lead to $\mhUB$ values inconsistent with $\mhLB$.

In the above analysis, the hadronic cross section $\sigma(s)$ was shifted up by amounts $\Delta \sigma(s) = \epsilon \sigma(s)$ adjusted to bridge $\Delta a_{\mu}$. Apart from the implications for $\mh$, these shifts may actually be inadmissibly large when compared with the quoted experimental uncertainties. Consider the parameter $\epsilon=\Delta \sigma(s)/\sigma(s)$. Clearly, its value depends on the choice of the energy range $[\sqrt s_0 - \delta/2, \sqrt s_0 + \delta/2]$ where $\sigma(s)$ is increased and, for fixed $\sqrt s_0$, it decreases when $\delta$ increases. Its minimum value, $\sim 4\%$, occurs if $\sigma(s)$ is multiplied by $(1+\epsilon)$ in the whole integration region, from $2\mpi$ to infinity. Such a shift would lead to $\mhUB \sim 70$~GeV, well below $\mhLB$.  Higher values of $\epsilon$ are obtained for narrower energy bins, particularly if they do not include the $\rho$-$\omega$ resonance region. For example, a huge $\epsilon \sim 52\%$ increase is needed to accommodate $\Delta a_{\mu}$ with a shift of $\sigma(s)$ in the region from $2\mpi$ up to 500~MeV (reducing $\mhUB$ to 139~GeV), while an increase in a bin of the same size but centered at the $\rho$ peak requires $\epsilon \sim 8\%$ (lowering $\mhUB$ to 127~GeV). As the quoted experimental uncertainty of $\sigma(s)$ below 1~GeV is of the order of a few per cent (or less, in some specific energy regions), the possibility to explain $\Delta a_{\mu}$ with these shifts $\Delta \sigma(s)$ appears to be unlikely. Lower values of $\epsilon$ are obtained if the shifts occur in energy ranges centered around the $\rho$-$\omega$ resonances, but also this possibility looks unlikely, since it requires variations of $\sigma(s)$ of at least $\sim 6$\%. If, however, such shifts $\Delta \sigma(s)$ indeed turn out to be the solution of the $\Delta a_{\mu}$ discrepancy, then $\mhUB$ is reduced to about 130~GeV~\cite{Passera:2008jk}.

It is interesting to note that in the scenario where $\Delta a_{\mu}$ is due to hypothetical errors in $\sigma(s)$, rather than ``new physics'', the reduced $\mhUB \lesssim 130$~GeV induces some tension with the approximate 95\% {\small CL} lower bound $\mh \gtrsim 120$~GeV required to ensure vacuum stability under the assumption that the {\small SM} is valid up to the Planck scale~\cite{VacuumStability} (note, however, that this lower bound somewhat decreases when the vacuum is allowed to be metastable, provided its lifetime is longer than the age of the universe~\cite{VacuumMetaStability}). Thus, one could argue that this tension is, on its own, suggestive of physics beyond the {\small SM}.

We remind the reader that the present values of $\seff$ derived from the leptonic and hadronic observables are respectively $(\seff)_{l} \! = \! 0.23113(21)$ and $(\seff)_{h} \! = \! 0.23222(27)$~\cite{LEPEWWG05}. In Ref.~\cite{Passera:2008jk} we pointed out that the use of either of these values as an input parameter leads to inconsistencies in the {\small SM} framework that already require the presence of ``new physics''. For this reason, we followed the standard practice of employing as input the world-average value for $\seff$ determined in the {\small SM} global analysis. Since $\mhUB$ also depends sensitively on $\mt$, in~\cite{Passera:2008jk} we provide simple formulae to obtain the new values derived from different $\mt$ inputs.

\section{Conclusions}

We examined a number of hypothetical errors in the {\small SM} prediction of the muon \gmt that could be responsible for the present discrepancy $\Delta a_{\mu}$ with the experimental value. None of them looks likely.  In particular, following Ref.~\cite{Passera:2008jk} we showed how an increase $\Delta \sigma(s)\!=\!\epsilon \sigma(s)$ of the hadroproduction cross section in low-energy $e^+e^-$ collisions could bridge $\Delta a_{\mu}$. However, such increases lead to reduced $\mh$ upper bounds (lower than 114.4~GeV -- the {\small LEP} lower bound -- if they occur in energy regions centered above $\sim 1.2$~GeV). Moreover, their amounts are generally very large when compared with the quoted experimental uncertainties, even if the latter were significantly underestimated. The possibility to bridge the muon \gmt discrepancy with shifts of the hadronic cross section therefore appears to be unlikely. If, nonetheless, this turns out to be the solution, then the 95\% {\small CL} upper bound $\mhUB$ drops to about 130~GeV.

If $\tau$-decay data are incorporated in the calculation of $a_{\mu}^{\mysmall \rm SM}$, the muon \gmt discrepancy decreases to $\sim \!1 \sigma$. While this almost solves $\Delta a_{\mu}$, it raises the value of $\dafive$ leading to $\mhUB= 133$~GeV, increasing the tension with the {\small LEP} lower bound. One could also consider a scenario, suggested by recent studies, where the $\tau$ data confirm the $e^+e^-$ ones below $\sim \! 1$~GeV, while a discrepancy between them persists at higher energies. If, in this case, $\Delta a_{\mu}$ is fixed by hypothetical errors above $\sim \! 1$~GeV, where the data sets disagree, one also finds values of $\mhUB$ inconsistent with the {\small LEP} lower bound.

It has been suggested~\cite{Schiel:2007aw} that a $P$-wave electromagnetic bound state of $\pi^+ \pi^-$ (pionium) could enter the dispersion relations through 1\% mixing with the $\rho$ in a way that significantly increases the hadronic contribution to $\amu$. If so, such a state would give little change to the Higgs mass determination and would seem to refute our claims.  However, Ref.~\cite{Schiel:2007aw} is in error. The required mixing is actually 0.1, not the erroneous 0.01 claim in \cite{Schiel:2007aw}, and such large mixing is not possible.  The actual effect of pionium on $\amu$ is negligible~\cite{Vainshtein}.

If the $\Delta a_{\mu}$ discrepancy is real, it points to ``new physics'', like low-energy supersymmetry where $\Delta a_{\mu}$ is reconciled by the additional contributions of supersymmetric partners and one expects $\mh \! \lesssim \! 135$~GeV for the mass of the lightest scalar~\cite{DHHSW}.  If, instead, the deviation is caused by an incorrect leading-order hadronic contribution, it leads to reduced $\mhUB$ values. This reduction, together with the {\small LEP} lower bound, leaves a narrow window for the mass of this fundamental particle. Interestingly, it also raises the tension with the $\mh$ lower bound derived in the {\small SM} from the vacuum stability requirement.

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\noindent {\bf Acknowledgments.} We thank A.\ Vainshtein for discussions and correspondence. The work of {\small W.J.M.}, {\small M.P.}, and {\small A.S.} was supported by {\small U.S.\ DOE} grant {\small DE-AC02-76CH00016}, {\small   E.C.} contracts {\small MRTN-CT 2004-503369 \& 2006-035505}, and {\small   U.S.\ NSF} grant {\small PHY-0758032}, respectively.

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Dancers take the stage in Irvine for the "American Idol" of ballet auditions
It's the "American Idol" of ballet auditions
IRVINE -- After an unprecedented and challenging year, ballet dancers take the stage competing in "The Olympics" of ballet.
Dozens of young students, ranging from ages 10 to 19, auditioned at the Barclay Theatre in Irvine, CA for the Youth America Grand Prix 22nd Season 2021 Reginal Semi-Finals in hopes of winning top awards.
"It's been so hopeful and inspiring to see their persistence and resilience through these times," said YAGP chair, Christina Lyon.
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"Most dancers are used to having the applause and kind of that energy that you feel in a theater. They're unable to feel that. So, it's a unique experience," Lyon told Localish.
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As the largest student dance organization in the world, the Youth America Grand Prix represents about 12,000 students who participate in 25 cities across the U.S. and eight countries internationally.
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For some years now it seems that not a day goes by without a report of a failed or unsatisfactory replication of scientific findings or news of a scandal in scientific practice in some part of the world. This worrying state of affairs has not gone unnoticed, neither by the scientific community at large nor by other concerned publics, not least funders of research. A widely held view is that the peer review process – the basis of the quality assurance system in science – must be strengthened in order to recover and preserve the quality and integrity of science. Many also see the use of science metrics (particularly the notorious journal impact factors and the 'H-indexes' of researchers) to evaluate and reward individuals and institutions as creating a perverse system of incentives in the scientific profession.
Whatever the causes, one important consequence of the steady stream of failures and deceptions in science is that the fitness of science to inform policy making has been called into question, in all policy domains, from nutrition to health, from financial stability to trade.
Do these observations signal a crisis in science? I believe we may well be on the brink of one, as do my co-authors on a joint volume recently published by the Consortium for Science, Policy and Outcomes at Arizona State University, entitled Science on the Verge [*].We argue that it is time to wake up to the severity of the malaise affecting science, try to understand its extent, assess its implications, penetrate into its root causes and propose a constructive way forward.
Our diagnosis builds on the insights of some of the progenitors of the modern field of the history and philosophy of science. While the official narrative might see the present predicament as the compounded effect of inadequate statistical training, poor methodology and perverse incentives, we consider these factors insufficient to account for the scale of the phenomenon we are witnessing. We draw on insights from Derek de Solla Price – the father of scientometrics –and from Jerome R. Ravetz, one of the co-authors of the volume, to understand the crisis as the consequence of the very success and growth of science. It is part and parcel of the transition in the post-war period from 'little' science to 'big', industrialized science – involving big budgets, staff complements and infrastructure, and bringing with it a profound change in the social fabric and ethos of science.
The crisis we are facing is therefore not just methodological and organizational in nature, but also ethical and metaphysical. The implication is that even well-intended and necessary remedies proposed from within the scientific enterprise – whether from brave individual scientists or from institutions concerned with the funding and the operation of science – may be inadequate to the challenge.
We believe that one of the preconditions of any serious attempt to deal with the crisis will without a doubt be a willingness to 'unlearn' what we think we know – above all, we will have to let go of our cherished, long-held vision of science as a disinterested practice that 'speaks truth to power', and likewise the Cartesian myth that any problem, in the realm of nature or society, can eventually be solved through the accumulation of hard facts. It is an absurdity of our times that we still imagine that scientific problems all have an ultimate solution that can be expressed to the third decimal digit – if only enough resources were invested in studying them. Such an archaic and but persistent view of 'Science' tends to go hand-in-hand with dogmatism and the false belief in objective solutions to wicked problems, suppressing the doubt and uncertainty which should rather be abiding principles of the research endeavour. In particular, in the field of science advice to policy, the instinct to quantify complex phenomena, natural and social, should be replaced by a culture of the responsible use of numbers, involving what might be called an 'audit' process that takes into account and respects the uncertainty inherent in the making of quantified scientific findings.
What's more, the increasingly diverse cast of external contributors to the world of science – from ecological activists to amateur galaxy-watchers and garage scientists – now has the occasion and the means to question and revolutionize the rules, assumptions and procedures of the scientific establishment, thanks to new information and communication technologies which may prove to be to Science what the printing press was to the Church. Scientists themselves will have an important role to play in restoring trust in science: we will need to open ourselves up to the demands and values of civil society, avoid falling into the trap of sterile science wars, and to cultivate the 'extended peer communities' which we believe are the best hope to restore quality and public trust in science. Only by engaging with all those parties affected by an issue, with their often conflicting values and knowledge, will science be able to address effectively and equitably the interconnected scientific and societal challenges of our era.
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In 2018 we will have a multi-layered pricing system for EPC and regular appointments – we will still have no gap appointments they will just not be available with every physio. You will pay more to see a senior physiotherapist or have to pay the gap if you want to use an EPC.
Don't forget an EPC referral can be used by any physio in our clinic, not just the one listed.
We provide FULL LENGTH CONSULTATIONS to Veterans affairs (DVA) and work cover clients. Some clinics only offer shorter appointments. All work cover clients must provide payment details in advance, you will not be charged if you attend your appointments only if you DNA (Do Not Attend).
We offer extended opening hours both before and after work & Saturdays. We know getting to a physio during business hours can be hard, so we are here late and on Saturdays.
Based on comprehensive assessment, we utilise a wide range of manual therapy techniques, progressive therapeutic exercise and complimentary techniques including Pilates, Acupuncture and Hydrotherapy.
Woopi Physio (Woolgoolga) not only caters for the needs of the sporting population but also people with everyday complaints, children and the elderly. Whether you have a sports injury, work injury, back or neck pain, just had surgery, or suffering general aches & tightness, Woopi Physio has experienced clinicians who can assist with your problem.
Our elite sports experience includes the rehab and conditioning of Olympic level athletes, elite men and AWDs at the London Marathon, London Bronco's Super League, Premiership rugby, EPL, professional dance and recently with the Grafton Ghosts and the Woolgoolga Seahorse Rugby Team. We have members from all the local sporting teams come to see us to treat injuries including Woolgoolga Nippers, Woopi Dance School, So Fun Gymnastics, Northern Beaches AFL, Woolgoolga Soccer Club, Woolgoolga Little Athletics to name a few.
Our services include: PHYSIOTHERAPY, EQUIPMENT PILATES, ANTE-NATAL & POST-NATAL CARE, HYDROTHERAPY, RUNNING SCHOOL, OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH (Work Station Design & Pre-Employment Screenings) & WELLNESS CLASSES (Falls Prevention, Osteoarthritis, Strength & Conditioning, Stretching). Now offering Exercise Physiology and hydrotherapy appointments.
In 2019 we are looking forward to bringing you Tai Chi Classes.
How is Woopi Physio Different?
With over 17 years specialising in musculoskeletal Physio our lead physiotherapist Scott Mitchell has a few more years under his belt than most. In addition to this he has spent 25 years training with great track & field and conditioning coaches which provided an excellent foundation for athletic rehab that most Physio don't have benefit of at any stage of their careers. We also recruit only the best and all our staff undertake the highest quality CPD.
Even with a good number of years experience we charge less than any other physiotherapist in Woolgoolga. We may be cheaper but that does not mean the quality is any less, we just want to ensure our physiotherapy services are more accessible to everyone in Woolgoolga and the Coffs Coast. Please check the price at time of booking as we charge different prices based on the experience of your practitioner.
On referral from your GP we happily bulk bill. No gaps, SAVE up to $40.00 per session. No taking receipts to Medicare to claim money back, it's all done for you here, in our Woolgoolga Physiotherapy clinic. Please ensure you have a current EPC referral from your GP and have not had more than 5 sessions per calender year. Not all physio's in our team bulk bill so please confirm if a gap payment is payable with your physio or ask for a GAP Free physio.
We are the only gap free BULK BILLING Physio clinic in Woolgoolga, on the Northern Beaches and Coffs Coast, you may not live local but we think it's worth the short drive to Woolgoolga to use our services.
Our standard appointments are 30 minutes and we will provide FULL LENGTH CONSULTATIONS to veterans affairs (DVA) and work cover clients.
We understand that people have to get to work and have family commitments so we are available at our Woolgoolga clinic at times that suit you. It may be before work or after the kids are off to bed we can help. We are available from 7am until 9pm by appointment Monday to Friday, Saturday's until we finish and sometimes we even work on public holidays.
If you can't get to us we will organise to get to you. Home visits will incur additional charges to allow for the extra time we need to allocate for our physiotherapists.
We also offer online bookings for our Woolgoolga Physiotherapy clinic so you can easily chose times and modify bookings from your home or smart phone.


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Anthony Boehnlein, left, and Jacob Hoying, both of Minster, root for the Minster girls basketball team during their District IV semifinal game against New Bremen in Wapakoneta, Thursday, March 1. They went in costume as the pope to poke fun at a feud between the cheer sections of the two schools.
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WAPAKONETA — Minster High School girls basketball fans Anthony Boehnlein and Jacob Hoying, both of Minster, dressed as the pope for the Minster vs New Bremen Division IV girls district semifinal game at Wapakoneta, Thursday, March 1.
According to Hoying, they dressed as the pope as a nod to a long-running feud between the Minster student cheer section and the New Bremen student cheer section over a cardboard cutout depicting the pope.
Hoying said it started during a Minster boys basketball game against New Bremen, at Minster, last season, when the New Bremen cheer section took a cardboard cutout of the pope to the game after taking it without permission from a church. Hoying said that after Minster's team defeated New Bremen, the New Bremen cheer section was upset and tossed the cardboard cutout at the the Minster cheer section as they were leaving the game. Hoying said the cutout was then taken by the Minster cheer section to this season's Minster vs New Bremen boys basketball game in New Bremen in January.
According to a New Bremen Police report filed Jan. 20, the principal of New Bremen High School approached officers on duty at the game to warn them that New Bremen students were planning to storm the basketball court to get the cutout back. The police also learned that the cutout was owned by Kathy Pape, of New Bremen, who wanted it back.
Officer Michael Porter spoke with the New Bremen athletic director to let him know that the police would get the cutout.
When asked about the cutout by the Sidney Daily News, Thursday, members of the New Bremen cheer section said that it had permission to take the cutout from the church to the boys basketball game at Minster last season. They said that instead of throwing the cutout at the Minster cheer section, it had been ripped from their hands as they walked though a human tunnel made by the Minster student section after the game.
The January police report noted that "students were reluctant to give (police) the sign and stated they did not have it … Parents and kids were getting loud and not cooperative. They were not moving out of the way and cursing at (officers)."
The report further states that after the game, they got the cutout from a Minster student as fans exited the gym. Police left the cutout in the New Bremen school office for Pape to retrieve.
Hoying and Boehnlein went in costume to Thursday's game to commemorate the rivalry over the cutout.
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