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In June of this year, CNBC hosted the Talent@Work summit, the first event in its @Work series.
The event took place in New York City with what CNBC called an all-star lineup of speakers.
On the Competitive Edge Panel, Tara AI's CEO joined the founder of Pymetrics and Jon Fort in a discussion on the power of artificial intelligence in HR and the talent acquisition process.
If you missed the chance to attend this exciting event, below are key takeaways from the Competitive (Machine) Edge Panel!
1. Bias is a real and concerning challenge in talent sourcing.
Humans are inherently biased. This is the overarching challenge in talent acquisition.
According to the CEO of Pymetrics, women and minorities are at a 50-60% disadvantage when it comes to recruiting. Many of them never hear back after the resume screening round.
There's also a massive pool of untapped talent constantly overlooked by recruiters for reasons such as not holding a degree from a prestigious university.
Is AI the solution to this problem?
2. Artificial intelligence in HR can be the key to a bias-free recruiting process.
Human recruiters may omit the right talent. Data won't.
We can rely on artificial intelligence to make judgment based on technical competencies and experience, not age, race, gender, etc.
Tara AI's machine learning model is capable of looking into open source repositories on Github and gathering information on candidates' past projects, thereby evaluating the technical competency of an applicant for a particular project or position.
This successfully eliminates human biases while accurately determining the aptitude of a candidate.
3. Artificial Intelligence is the new talent-sourcing rockstar.
Screening, reviewing, interviewing… then more interviewing. Traditional recruiting is a time-intensive process with lots of tedious procedures.
This is a nightmare for companies that need talent quickly but can't afford to sacrifice candidate quality.
Artificial intelligence can take the pain out of the recruiting process. By examining candidates' technical background and matching them with the project's requirements, AI can quickly find the developer with the right skills in a reduced amount of time.
It makes screening and searching for talent a breeze.
According to the CEO of Tara AI, Cisco has a five-month recruiting process. This is reduced to 24 hours with the help of Tara AI's platform.
Less time recruiting, more time building. Isn't this the dream of all project managers?
4. Artificial intelligence does have blind spots.
By default, machines don't have biases. Humans do – and they're building machine learning algorithms.
An AI model is created based on dataset training. How it interprets a set of data is shaped by the developer's own interpretation.
False assumptions create false algorithms.
The CEO of Tara AI called artificial intelligence "the mirror of a society," and at the end of the day our society is flawed.
Artificial intelligence in HR will either be free of human biases or it'll amplify them.
5. Another challenge of developing AI: constant updating.
The need of a business changes and so do its recruiting standards.
For an AI platform to function effectively, it's important for training datasets to be updated constantly in order to match with new requirements.
This is a challenging task since it requires humans to manually update the data or develop API integrations to social profiles for example, which is usually resource-intensive and has its own limitations.
Wrapping Up
Artificial intelligence is a game changer in the talent acquisition and innovation landscapes.
It delivers new opportunities to marginalized segments of the society.
Tara AI's project management platform and Pymetrics' AI evaluation tool are examples of the endless power of AI in talent sourcing.
It's important to remember that artificial intelligence, after all, is a creation of human intelligence. It is inherently neutral, but humans aren't.
Will AI eliminate or reinforce human biases?
The answer lies in our hands.


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By Fagan53
Inverness-Shire, Scotland
lavender bush getting a bit out of hand. what is the best way to cut it back?
- 30 Sep, 2012
I grow lavendula angustifolia, the ordinary English lavender. I always cut mine back after they have finished flowering, but I never cut into old wood, just the new growth. I tend to replace them after about 5 years though, because eventually they completely lose their shape. I have read that they can withstand a hard cut back, but I am dubious about that. I am sure you will get more advice from others on the site.
30 Sep, 2012
I always cut back to about an inch above where the stems become bare. Like Melchise I don't cut into old ,leafless wood.
30 Sep, 2012
I have cut into old wood, where a bit has 'stuck out' and found that it will re-shoot, but I wouldnt do much at the time.
30 Sep, 2012
Would like to say thanks to you all. Will get stuck into it at the weekend.
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In the Supreme Court handgun ban case, the brief for Jews for the Preservation of Firearms Ownership presents an argument on a highly emotional topic in a very sober and solid manner. Gun bans do not always lead to genocide: Luxembourg bans all guns--and provided the sculpture of the destroyed revolver with a twisted barrel that now adorns the plaza outside the United Nations. The gun-hating government of the Duchy has not attempted genocide against is disarmed subjects. However, as the JPFO brief shows, governments which do perpetrate genocide do work hard to disarm the victims beforehand.
Addressing this argument is something which the anti-gun lobbies have rather conspicuously avoided over the years. In 1995, I participated in a international gun control symposium New York Law School; for my contribution, I wrote a favorable review of JPFO's book Lethal Laws. The staff of New York Law School Journal of International and Comparative Law contacted gun control groups, and solicited an article to counter mine. There were no takers.
While the pro-ban amicus briefs in DC v. Heller do anticipate some of the arguments (e.g., gun control's racist roots, Gary Kleck's figure of 2.5 million annual defensive gun uses) which were expected to be raised by Heller or his amici, none of the pro-ban briefs address the genocide issue. The closest thing to a counter-brief is that of by the Educational Fund to Stop Gun Violence, filed on behalf of a large number of organizations, including several Jewish ones. The brief argues that the Second Amendment could not possibly have been written to protect the means of resistance to tyranny. The EFSGV brief and the JPFO brief both provide evidence from Founding Era writings to support their respective arguments.
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Survey Medallia Nordstrom
- Take a super short survey related to a purchase at Nordstrom
- Those who shop at Nordstrom are most likely very wealthy
- In order to start the survey please have the transaction code on hand
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These materials are for informational purposes only and do not constitute legal advice. You should contact an attorney to obtain advice with respect to the development of a research app and any applicable laws.
The Account Module
Registration is an important aspect of validating users of your ResearchKit app. The Account module provides all of the logic to perform this necessary functionality.
The basic operations of the Account module include:
- Registration, during which the user can enter an email address, password, and additional information such as first and last name, gender, and date of birth.
- Verification, when your app can vet new users. In order to properly vet new users, your app can opt to perform a verification step after registration.
- Login, which allows registered and verified users to access your app. After your user has registered and verified their registration, this operation allows them to log in to your app.
Register New Users
To register new users, use the
ORKRegistrationStep class. The resulting view shows a title and helpful registration text. There, the user can type an email address and password, along with other optional information.
The following example specifies a registration step that includes requesting the user's full name, gender, and birthday:
ORKRegistrationStep *registrationStep = [[ORKRegistrationStep alloc] initWithIdentifier:@"identifier"
title:@"Account Registration" text:@"Please register at this point."
options:ORKRegistrationStepIncludeGivenName | ORKRegistrationStepIncludeFamilyName | ORKRegistrationStepIncludeGender |ORKRegistrationStepIncludeDOB];
ORKOrderedTask *task = [[ORKOrderedTask alloc] initWithIdentifier:@"registrationTask" steps:@[registrationStep]];
ORKTaskViewController *taskViewController = [[ORKTaskViewController alloc] initWithTask:task taskRunUUID:nil];
taskViewController.delegate = self;
[self presentViewController:taskViewController animated:YES completion:^{}];
Figure 1 shows the registration view.
After all of the information has been properly set, the user can touch the Done button to proceed. Your app is responsible for sending the user-provided data to a server to perform the actual registration.
Verify Users
Email verification is a common way to validate proper registration for a user. After the user registers, your backend server can send an email to the provided email address.
To enable email verification in your app, use a combination of the
ORKVerificationStep class along with a subclass of the
ORKVerificationStepViewController. Subclassing
ORKVerificationStepViewController allows you to provide custom behavior when the user taps the Resend Email Verification button. Here's how to set up your subclass:
@interface MyVerificationStepViewController : ORKVerificationStepViewController
@implmentation MyVerificationStepViewController
- (void)resendEmailButtonTapped {
// perform custom logic here
Next, create a verification step and pass in the subclass object:
ORKVerificationStep *verificationStep = [[ORKVerificationStep alloc] initWithIdentifier:@"identifier"
text:@"Please verify."
verificationViewControllerClass:[MyVerificationStepViewController class]];
You can then insert the step into your
ORKOrderedTask object. When the step is executed, it instantiates the view controller, as shown in Figure 2.
Allow Users to Login
After the user has registered and has been verified, you can provide them access to further functionality in your app by helping them log in.
Logging in requires subclassing the
ORKLoginStepViewController class, which is similar to what you did to implement the verification step. Override the following method in your subclass so that you can add custom logic to handle the situation when the user forgets their password:
- (void)forgotPasswordButtonTapped;
Here's a code snippet that shows how to create a subclass of
@interface MyLoginStepViewController : ORKLoginStepViewController
@implmentation MyLoginStepViewController
- (void)forgotPasswordButtonTapped {
// perform custom logic here
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14 Things to Consider Before Leasing Your Commercial Property
Renting out your commercial property is a huge investment decision, and a commercial lease can be complex and fraught with potential problems. So before you start leasing your commercial property, it's important to know your legal rights and responsibilities.
To take charge of your commercial investment and start reaping huge financial rewards, here are some things you need to keep in mind:
Ask these questions
As you start out, you should ask yourself the following questions:
- Is the property ready to be leased?
- Who am I intending to lease to?
- How much and how long am I leasing the property for?
- Will I allow the lease to be renewed?
- Do I have a solid lease agreement for my type of property?
- Can I do a background and credit check on prospective tenants?
- Do I have a support team (contractor, electrician, plumber, cleaner, landscaper, bookkeeper and solicitor) on standby?
2. Setting the terms
Draw up the commercial terms of the lease in a 'Heads of Agreement' document to be signed by yourself and the tenant. The purpose of this document is to record the proposed terms of the lease agreed by both parties. Although not legally binding, the agreement should hopefully discourage the tenant from requesting any alterations to the lease in the future.
3. Preparing and understanding the lease
Hire a lawyer with commercial lease experience to prepare the lease to ensure that the deal runs smoothly. When drawing up the lease, you'll need to consult your financier if there's a mortgage over the property, your architect or builder if building works are required, and your property manager or agent to ensure that the commercial terms included in the documents are appropriate.
A commercial property lease sets out the rights and obligations of the owner (landlord or lessor) and a third party who's agreed to occupy the property (tenant or lessee). A tenant must comply with the lease terms, and if they don't, you can terminate the lease and seek damages against the tenant.
The lease is usually for a specified period of time, generally for more than 3 years (including options to renew). The tenant is obliged to pay the rent for the duration of the lease even if they leave the premises. If they don't leave the premises and the initial period ends, the tenant has the right to renew the lease for a further specified period.
For a new commercial lease you are legally required to give the tenant a written lease that contains the matters agreed upon and signed off by both parties, a copy of the proposed lease when the lease negotiations begin and a disclosure statement.
4. Highlighting tenant obligations
In the lease documents, the tenant's obligations must be clearly highlighted, including expectations regarding payment, environmental disturbances, parking, pets (if allowed), maintenance, and so on. If the tenant chooses to undertake any fit-out works, they should get approval from you and the local council.
5. Items for negotiation in the lease
The following items must be negotiated between you and the tenant and included in the lease documents:
- Rental payments (the amount, and when and how to pay)
- Start date of rent period
- Outgoings payable by the tenant and landlord
- Lease term
- Renewal options, and how and when to exercise the option
- Maintenance and repairs
- Use of the premises
- Sub-letting all or part of the premises, and under what conditions
- Insurances required
- Tenant and landlord obligations at the end of the lease.
6. Hiring an experienced property manager
Hire an experienced property manager to handle your property and your tenants to give you peace of mind and assurance that everything is well-maintained. The property manager must conduct property inspections at least twice a year and deal with tenant issues.
7. Carrying out pre-lease inspections
Carry out a pre-lease inspection of your property and note down the condition of the premises before commencing the lease. Have service agreements in place for the intercom, lifts, air conditioning, and other mechanical services of the building, and ensure that they're maintained properly.
8. Developing business systems
Renting out your commercial property is like running a business – you have tenants as your customers and the premises you're leasing as your inventory. Plus, there's a substantial exchange of money between you and your tenants. To successfully manage your property, you should develop the following basic business systems:
- An accounting system to handle the cash flowing in and out.
- A sales and marketing system to handle the selling and advertising of your property.
- An operations system to keep track of all the legal requirements of operating your property.
- A maintenance system to ensure your property is in good working order.
9. Finding tenants
Finding the right tenant can be a difficult task, so enlisting the help of a property manager can be a great help. Property managers can assist you with screening tenants as well as determining rent prices.
Finding a tenant
- Create a list of potential tenants to target. This may be compiled according to geographic location (best suited for industrial property) or by business type (businesses you feel your property would ideally suit).
- Once you have established your list of potential tenants to target, establish who you will need to speak to in regards to property decision making. Will it be the office manager? Finance? The CEO? Rehearse your cold call and sales pitch.
Once you've chosen a tenant:
- Industry outlook: Research the tenant's industry to assess its future outlook. Is the industry outdated, stable or booming? If a tenant is in an industry that is outdated, this could mean a future drop in revenue which isn't a good sign.
- Tenant history: Past tenant behaviour is indicative of their behaviour in the future. Look at things such as timeliness in paying rent, attending to maintenance issues and whether their bond was returned in full.
- Current location: Assess where the tenant is currently located. Is your spot more conducive to their business model? Make sure to ask the tenant why they are moving as the reason may have something to do with revenue loss.
- Security and bond: A security and bond is necessary to protect yourself if the tenant goes into arrears with payments. Seek the assistance of an agent when determining this amount as it can be complex – if you take too much capital out of their business that could be damaging to them, but at the same time the amount needs to be sufficient enough to protect yourself.
10. Security bond
As mentioned above, you can seek security from a tenant to protect you against the default of the tenant not following their lease obligations, such as not paying rent. The security can be an amount equal to 3-6 months of rent by way of cash deposit or bank guarantee (from an individual tenant) or a personal guarantee (from a company's directors or shareholders).
11. Rent payments
The rent for the initial period and any rent review or change in the rent should be specified in the lease. Ensure that your tenants make rent payments on time. Don't accept late payments as this could cause cash-flow problems. You may charge interest on any late rent payment.
12. Other outgoings payable by the tenant
In addition to rent, your tenants should pay for:
- The telephone, electricity and gas
- Council and water rates
- Stamp duty
- Building and contents insurance
- Public liability insurance
- Plate glass insurance
- Half the cost of preparing the lease documents.
13. Repairs and maintenance
If a tenant causes damage to your property during the lease term, they're responsible for the repairs. However, this doesn't apply to structural repairs. A tenant is also responsible for maintenance to the property, but this doesn't include capital items, such as air conditioning, and the landlord's plant and equipment. When a lease ends, a tenant must leave the property in the same condition it was in at the start of the lease. This doesn't apply to deterioration caused by ordinary wear and tear.
14. Altering the premises
If a tenant wishes to make any alterations to the premises, whether it's big or small, they must obtain written permission from you. If a tenant installs fixtures that are classified as trade fixtures, you may ask to have them removed at the end of the lease. Before installing any fixtures, a tenant must have written agreement on this from you.
Now that you know what to expect and what you must do, you can ensure the successful leasing of your commercial property.


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The world's supply of one type of mouse mutation available for research increased nearly tenfold with a recent transfer from the UT Southwestern Medical Center laboratory of Nobel Laureate Dr. Bruce Beutler to a repository supported by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) -- a significant contribution that will help further medical and scientific discoveries.
The induced (human-made) germline mouse mutations developed in Dr. Beutler's UT Southwestern laboratory are critical to support genetic research in all mammals, including humans. Germline DNA is the genetic material in egg and sperm cells.
Dr. Beutler, Director of the Center for the Genetics of Host Defense at UT Southwestern, transferred the samples to the NIH-supported Mutant Mouse Resource and Research Centers (MMRRC), which collects, distributes, and flash-freezes scientifically valuable, genetically engineered mouse strains and cell lines. The repository, which makes these samples available to researchers worldwide, provides academic researchers with unique genetic models that are unavailable commercially.
UT Southwestern President Dr. Daniel K. Podolsky hailed the transfer as part of the institution's bench-to-bedside priority to translate scientific advances into lifesaving, improved patient care.
"There are many striking similarities between the genomes of the mouse and human, such that some genes have the same effects in both species. This contribution will make these powerful resources available to investigators worldwide to accelerate the discovery of new treatments and means of disease prevention," said Dr. Podolsky, who holds the Philip O'Bryan Montgomery, Jr., M.D. Distinguished Presidential Chair in Academic Administration, and the Doris and Bryan Wildenthal Distinguished Chair in Medical Science. "We are proud that this work has been done on our campus, and we expect that sharing this scientific resource will exert far-ranging impacts across the fields of science and medicine."
The estimated 175,000 mutations, cryopreserved in mouse sperm, represent nearly 90 percent of the human-made germline mutations available worldwide, said Dr. Beutler, also Professor of Immunology, a Regental Professor, and holder of the Raymond and Ellen Willie Distinguished Chair in Cancer Research, in Honor of Laverne and Raymond Willie, Sr. The mutations are found in 21,000 genes and include more than 16,000 characterized as "probably null," which to scientists and geneticists means the gene in question is essentially inactivated.
"Thousands of these null mutations -- which are usually equivalent to a knockout model -- are not available from any other source," Dr. Beutler said.
Dr. Beutler's UTSW laboratory was designed for high-throughput mutagenesis and phenotyping, meaning identification of genetic traits based on the interaction of genetics and the environment. The approximately 175,000 transferred mutations are part of the current mutation tally surpassing 265,000 logged on his laboratory's Mutagenetix website, Dr. Beutler said. Professor Chris Goodnow of the Garvan Institute of Medical Research in Sidney, Australia -- a close collaborator of Dr. Beutler and co-recipient of funding from the NIH's National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) -- archived an additional 91,000 induced mutations, which are viewable at the Australian Phenomics Facility.
In addition to receiving primary funding from the NIAID, Dr. Beutler also received generous support from several sources, including the Kent and JoAnn Foster Family Foundation for the five-year effort that resulted in creating and characterizing the mutations.
The mutagenesis project grew out of his Nobel-prize winning research done at UT Southwestern from 1993 to 1998 exploring the genetics of host defense, meaning when the host, or body, recognizes and responds to infection. One line of defense is the body's innate immune response, which is launched against newly encountered pathogens.
A desire to find and understand all the genes and mutations involved in innate immunity led Dr. Beutler to create the Mutagenetix database to characterize every mutation responsible for immune abnormalities in mice and, ultimately, in humans.
"We are continuing to generate, index, and preserve close to 2,000 new mutations each week, and we would like all of the scientific community to benefit from them," Dr. Beutler said.
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Major Geoffrey Langlands arrived in India as part of the British effort to ensure its orderly partition in 1947. He never left.
His subsequent career as teacher followed the twists and turns of the new country of Pakistan where he was once kidnapped by militiamen and where he educated generations of political leaders, as well as taking tea with the country's various military dictators.
When his death was announced on Wednesday at the age of 101, politicians, diplomats and business giants were among those who paid tribute.
"Born on October 21, 1917 and affectionately known to all as 'The Major', we acknowledge the life of a soldier, teacher, gentleman, story-teller, mountaineer and humanitarian whose life was devoted in service to others and especially his adopted country Pakistan," said a statement released by Lahore's Aitchison College, where Langlands once worked and later lived out his belated retirement.
Imran Khan, Pakistan's prime minister, is among Langlands' former pupils. And the teacher was on speaking terms with all the country's recent leaders, including Pervez Musharraf, Benazir Bhutto and Nawaz Sharif - each tapped for donations to the schools he ran.
Haroun Rashid, a retired businessman who was a pupil at Aitchison from 1958 to 1969, remembered being taken on a 250-mile trek at the age of 13 that included crossing a mountain pass at an altitude of 16,500-ft.
"Those experiences live with you for ever," he said. "His entire life was dedicated to educating children in the widest possible sense, not just in the classroom."
He is leading calls for a state funeral to honour a beloved figure who became something of a national treasure.
Langlands arrived after serving with 4 Commando during the Second World War. He volunteered to join the British Indian army and stayed on after the upheaval of partition to act as an adviser to the new Pakistani Army.
General Ayub Khan, the then military chief (and later the country's first military dictator), helped win him a job teaching mathematics at the prestigious Aitchison College, where the British had taught the sons of Indian royalty.
He won many admirers for his Mr Chips-style approach to instilling what Pakistanis believed to be British values of duty and punctuality in his young charges. He became known as much for always-shined shoes and pressed blazer as his personal motto of "do good and be good".
So in the late 1970s when the education authorities needed someone to take over a new school in North Waziristan, deep in the restive tribal belt, they turned to Langlands.
"There were not any Pakistani teachers of note willing to take on that job," said Mr Rashid.
The job came with unique challenges. On one occasion he was kidnapped by militiamen who wanted to overturn a disputed election result. They believed that General Zia ul-Haq, the president, would intervene if he knew the famous "Britisher" had been taken.
In the end he was released after six days and the result stood, an experience Langlands later shrugged off as informative rather than traumatic.
"It was all part of the experience," he once said.
In 1988 he moved to Chitral, in the mountainous, northern areas of Pakistan, taking over what eventually became known as Langlands School and College.
He stayed for more than 20 years, taking the modest salary of £40 a week, and rising before dawn each day to breakfast on a bowl of Quaker Oats porridge followed by poached eggs – the secret to his long and active life, he said.
He was 94 when he finally stepped down, a process that was delayed by the stop-start search for a successor. Friends said Langlands could not bear to give up his life at a school that had become renowned for impressive grades, but he insisted prospective principals were worried about insecurity in an area hemmed in by Afghanistan on one side and by the Swat Valley, which was overrun by the Taliban in 2009, on the other.
"One of them actually wrote in his final letter that he thought Pakistan was supposed to be getting better and better but found out it was getting worse and worse," he said in a 2012 interview.
"But that is what has kept me here, the idea of getting my little bit better and better."
That loyalty to Pakistan made him a popular figure in a country that has struggled with terrorism, international sanctions and the rise of its regional rival India.
Langlands death was met by an outpouring of affection on social media.
"Major Langlands left us today after completion of his mission to enlighten Chitral with the light of knowledge," wrote Ajmal Chitrali on Twitter. "His life gives us the lessons of patience, sacrifice and dedication."
Thomas Drew, the British high commissioner to Islamabad, said: "Pakistan has lost a great friend and teacher of generations of its students."


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Happy holidays to you!
What a joyful time to celebrate. It's always awesome to settle in and spend time with family and friends at this time of year. This peaceful time calls us to pause and reflect on this past year and the upcoming.
This year was certainly one that saw much sorrow with the passing of our beloved brother and son, Ryan Murray. It would be impossible to reflect on 2019 without talking about Ryan and the tragedy that cancer again brought to our family. Cancer took a strong, loyal family man and kind soul. But cancer did not take our determination or commitment to family, The Murray Group and the people that we serve.
We are grateful for the 40 years we had with Ryan and for the love he gave to our family and our business. As agent and insured, we get to have a unique relationship where we share in the ups and downs of life. You carried us this year. From the bottom of our hearts, we thank you.
As a friend kindly stated on Facebook, "May the tears you cried in 2019 water the seeds you're planting for 2020."
And in final words of Ryan, "Be happy".
The Murray Family wishes you many blessings, the best of health and true happiness as we head into 2020. #behappy
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Elite: Dangerous– game that is known to all VR players – has not been on the same VR page as the rest of the games by NOT adding Oculus Rift 0.7 Runtime support to their game.
Many of the VR players have requested an update from them, but things still stayed the same. Yesterday, Zac Antonaci – Head of Community Management – posted a thread, addressing their current situation regarding the SDK Update:
Hi everyone,
We've had a number of requests for an update regarding the Oculus SDK 0.7. Over the recent weeks we have been working closely with Oculus to investigate the subject and we're now able to give you an update. We understand that this news may disappoint some of you but we wanted to make sure you had the information at the earliest available opportunity.
We have supported Oculus as far as we can, but Elite: Dangerous is not compatible with Oculus SDK version 0.7, and 1.4 doesn't change that. We hope a future version of their software can be made to work and we are continuing to work with them on this. Elite: Dangerous 1.4 does continue to work with Oculus SDK 0.5 and 0.6, but we continue to ask that players do not upgrade their Oculus SDK beyond 0.6 if they want to continue to play Elite: Dangerous. Our VR support continues to improve and we now also have support for SteamVR and the htc Vive.
I'm going to be checking in on the thread regularly so please do let me know if you have any questions.
As we read from the post, 0.7 for some unknown reasons does not comply well with Elite: Dangerous 1.4 version. The only way to make it work is to wait for Oculus SDK 0.8 to come out, or downgrade your Runtime to 0.5 or 0.6 (You can also use this technique to switch between versions).
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Akshaya Tritiya 2023, Akshaya Tritiya 2023 Date and Time
Akshaya Tritiya also known as Akha Teej is highly auspicious day for Hindus all over the world. Akshaya Tritiya occurs on Shukla Paksha Tritiya in the month of Vaishakha. It is considered very auspicious if Akshaya Tritiya falls on a Wednesday and that day is Rohini Nakshatra day. The word Akshaya means never diminishing. Therefore if anybody performs any Japa, Yajna, Pitra-Tarpan, Dan-Punya on this day, that japa or daan-punya never diminishes and it remains with the person forever.
Akshaya Tritiya 2020 falls on 26th April 2020. Akshaya Tritiya day is ruled by God Vishnu, the preserver God in the Hindu religion and this day is believed to bring good luck and success. God Vishnu along with Devi Lakshmi are worshipped on the day of Akshaya Tritiya. As per Hindu mythology, Treta Yuga began on this day of Akshaya Tritiya. Akshaya Tritiya and Parashurama Jayanti, the birth anniversary of 6th incarnation of Lord Vishnu, often falls on the same day but Parashurama Jayanti might come one day before Akshaya Tritiya day as per the starting of Tritiya Tithi.
Akshaya Tritiya 2023 Date
Akshaya Tritiya Puja Muhurat - 07:49 AM to 12:20 PM
Duration - 04 Hours 31 Mins
Tritiya Tithi Begins - 07:49 AM on Apr 22, 2023
Tritiya Tithi Ends - 07:47 AM on Apr 23, 2023


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For some readers, summer means enough time to tackle a serious work of history. Other readers relish the vicarious thrills of true crime and courtroom drama, while armchair travelers settle in for an exciting new journey (and save a bundle on luggage fees). These books share one trait vital to any summer read: unputdownability.
If you know anything about the Crimean War, it's likely a story told from the British point of view. In The Crimean War, historian Orlando Figes consulted Turkish, Russian, French and Ottoman sources as well, to create a broader picture of "the major conflict of the nineteenth century."
This battle, both religious and territorial in nature, was the first truly modern war. Steamships and railways were crucial, as well as technology like the telegraph, field hospitals and medical triage. It was also the first to have war reporters and photographers directly on the scene. Yet older traditions such as truces to allow each side to collect their dead from the battlefield were still observed, and "war tourists" traveled from all over the world, opera glasses and picnic baskets in hand, to observe the fighting. Some soldiers were hampered by enforced adherence to traditional dress codes that barely allowed them freedom of movement and didn't keep out the elements; the war killed almost a million soldiers, but many of those deaths were from cholera and exposure.
It's fascinating to see a young Leo Tolstoy appear in the story, reporting on the fighting in Sevastopol to Tsar Nicholas and finding his voice as an author in a setting that inspired some classic literature. The Crimean War takes readers through the famous Charge of the Light Brigade, but also well beyond and deeper, in a bold re-examination of this 150-year-old war.
On January 6, 2002, Christa Worthington's body was found on the floor of her Cape Cod cottage, stabbed, beaten and half-naked, her two-year-old daughter clinging to her side. Who could have done such a thing? Reasonable Doubt follows the investigation, the trial and its aftermath, and reaches a disturbing conclusion: An innocent man is now in jail for life, and Christa's real killer is free.
Journalist Peter Manso intended to write a quickie "trial book," but once he started researching the story, things turned ugly. Christopher McCowen, an African-American garbage collector with an IQ bordering on mental retardation, was interrogated for hours but no recording was made, and his statements were condensed and edited by the investigating officer. Now in jail for life, he maintains his innocence, and can point to a more likely suspect whose connections in law enforcement may have granted him a pass. Manso finds corruption in every corner of Cape Cod law enforcement, possibly even in the presiding judge's decision to deny appeals for a retrial that would have hurt his chances for promotion. Entrenched racism in the affluent white community made it easy to sell the story of a black murderer, and many believed that a possible sexual liaison between McCowen and Worthington could only have been rape.
It's a grim tale from any angle, and Manso balances a straightforward accounting of the investigation and trial with a more inflammatory section at the end of the book, listing the missteps by DA Michael O'Keefe along with a Q&A designed to explain the fallibility of DNA evidence and many other pieces of information that were kept out of the trial (but were, in Manso's opinion, crucial to an understanding of what really happened). Readers will of course draw their own conclusions, but Reasonable Doubt raises potent questions about our courts and the true beneficiaries of justice.
Robert Rodi fell so in love with one part of Tuscan culture, it bordered on obsession. Seven Seasons in Siena chronicles the author's multiple trips to Siena, home of the Palio, a bareback horse race around the town's central piazza. Seventeen independent societies, known as contrade, compete in the race, and Rodi is determined to find acceptance in the Noble Contrada of the Caterpillar. It's not a simple matter of asking permission: The culture is insular and macho, while Rodi is a gay American writer who's just getting a handle on conversational Italian. But he doesn't give up.
Rodi has been compared to Bill Bryson, and rightly so; Seven Seasons in Siena is packed full of history, trivia and details about Siena, yet reads like a breezy travelogue. It's also frequently hilarious. When a native indulges Rodi's rudimentary language skills, "He grins widely, as though listening to a parakeet try to speak Latin." Seconds after tasting some proffered homemade grappa, Rodi says, "I can feel all the hair on my chest just quietly drop off." You may decide to spend a season in Siena yourself after reading this love letter to a passionate people and their beautiful corner of the world.


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I was recently part of an audience in Zurich where we were asked to write a short paragraph capturing how we would like to be remembered. What emerged instantly for me was how I'd be remembered through my kid's eyes. "My Dad cared deeply for humanity and created a relentless mission to help people Understand Their Story, Uncover Their Gift and Impact the World. He loved me and I loved him." I believe every human being has a basic instinct to help each other out. I've witnessed this in every culture, in every corner of the globe I've traveled to, without exception. As a company, we believe we're meant for something bigger than ourselves. That's why we're embracing our mission to support and grow those interested in positively impacting the world. This means we regularly live out of our comfort zones, stretch ourselves every day, and are extremely open to evolving and letting go of the aspects of our business that don't help us serve bettering humanity. We fully believe there's a higher version of our company waiting to be uncovered, and while we're happy to take pause and honor some of our recent accomplishments by sharing them with you, rest assured we have zero intentions of resting on our laurels. That said, here's a quick look at what happened in our company in 2016, and what's on the horizon for our future. 2016 Highlights With your help, our Believe in YOUTH initiative managed to successfully raise 140% of our intended financial goal needed to build a safe home for enslaved children from an illegal gold mine camp in Peru. We also, funded the construction of an on-site bakery to ensure the orphanage will be self-sustaining and the children will learn marketable skills. We hosted the World Premiere of Give & Grow in Toronto last month and officially released the film worldwide on November 24th. In two short weeks, the Give & Grow message has reached 13 different countries, and the DVD's sold out (we've since restocked). We're proud of the response to the film so far and are excited to see what the future holds. As a follow-up workshop to the film, we also developed a 10-hour series of in-depth video conversations and exercises designed to help you uncover, understand, and unleash your gift on the world. I'm always humbled when invited to speak on stage or be interviewed, as this is what allows me to reach new audiences and hopefully stir some new souls. This year I was fortunate enough to spread my message all over the globe – From MastermindTalks in California, Archangel Summit in...Read More
When I was in Peru on my Give & Grow retreat this past October, I had the pleasure (and challenge) of sitting down and exploring the lives and dreams of 3 orphan boys who volunteered to speak on camera. These conversations were unscripted, unedited and unexpected in more ways than one. They were difficult conversations to ignite as these boys were shy, withdrawn and unsure at times. When I delve into their stories I can see why. One boy watched his father kill his mother, and for years wanted to grow up and kill his father. Then there are moments of openness, insight, wisdom and overwhelming joy as one of the boys dreams of growing up and coming back to take over the very orphanage he is in. I know I grew as a result of their stories and maybe you can to. Please be patient with the audio quality and my on the fly questions as I was given about 15 minutes to set up and shoot on the day. Conversation #1 Conversation #2 Conversation #3 If you enjoyed these three conversations with these amazing orphan boys from Peru and feel compelled to share, feel free to do so. If you're interested in joining us in India later this year for the next Give & Grow retreat, you can learn more here....Read More
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You might've thought that Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon was an overly elaborate April Fool's gag for the occasion, but we've got news for you: it's not.
Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon is a bonafide game based off Far Cry 3 that's got a very 1980s aesthetic that sees your character—one who appears to have robotic arms, from the looks of things—make his way through a top secret laboratory and a hidden nuclear launch site that looks like something out of the Aliens franchise, or XCOM. By the way, you're not playing Jason Brody. Blood Dragon has a new protagonist: Mark IV Cyber Commando Sergeant Rex Power Colt.
A host of screenshots were leaked today, ahead of whatever plans Ubisoft had for unveiling the game.
From what we know of Blood Dragon, it's not a simple DLC, but a full game that just so happens to use the Far Cry 3 title. We do not know if you'll need to own Far Cry 3 to play Blood Dragon or if it'll be sold as a standalone.
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What a day and what a couple! I have been so excited to share this Brisbane wedding of Deena and Nick since they married a few months ago. The morning ticked by slowly with the groomsmen struggling to tie bowties (and not even youtube could come to the rescue) and the bridesmaids ready 2 hours early. However, after Deena and Nick married the rest of the day flew by. Part of me wonders if that's just a preview of what's to come with married life – when days are spent focussing on the good, surrounded by friends and family and in the arms of the person you love most … how can time not fly?
The details:
Church: Holy Spirit
Reception: Queensland Gallery of Modern Art
Flowers – Stem Design
Band – Radio Club Band
Cake – Cakes Actually
Hair – Metanah Whitehead
Make up – Alex Ouston
Bridesmaids robes – Piyama
Nick's suit – Hugo Boss
Bridesmaides dresses by Deena's very clever mum
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10th Annual Make-A-Wish Texas Skate Jam – 2006
Posted on Monday, November 6, 2006 by Ryan
10th Annual Make-A-Wish Texas Skate Jam – 2006Words by Ryan Clements
Photos and Captions by Rob Meronek
|Brian Delatorre - nollie backside flip over the pyramid
|I'm making Karyn from Zumiez buy me one beer for each time I say Zumiez. Here goes. Sierra Fellers ended up with 3rd in the Zumiez Best Trick with a frontside big heel boardslide on the Zumiez Couch that they use on the Zumiez Couch Tour. I missed it. This here is a nollie crook. Now I'm out of reasons to say Zumiez. That should be enough to get my night started, though
|Chris Troy - bsng
|Never seen this one before. Jake Nunn - rocket bsts
|After Matt Miller did this nollie frontside nosegrind 180 out, he then did a nollie half cab switch backside 5-0 on that thing
|Torey Pudwill grew up and got damn good. This nollie heel flip crook was huge
|Who cares about Garold Vallie's frontside air? Look at the smokin' photographer!!
|Charlie Thomas - usually slob airs don't look this good. Usually photographers don't look that good either. Geek in the white shirt - get out of the way!
|Karma Tsocheff needs to take this frontside ollie a foot higher so we can see the smokin' photographer behind him
|After Evan Smith ollie from the quarter on the left to frontside tailslide, he also did kickflip frontside 50-50
|Zered Bassett - wall ride kickflip out
|Kenny Anderson made this backside noseblunt on his last try during the Jam
|New adidas team rider Rob Gonzalez could use one of those sticks with a water bubble in it to tell you how level this back tail is
|Rick Eusey is riding for Kris Markovich's new company, Crimson. This is a back lip
|It only took Torey Pudwill a few tries to make this backside noseblunt slide
|Chris Troy - kickflip crook
|Unless you've seen him skate in person, you don't even know about Alex Olson. You'll know soon. He's becoming one of my favorite ams. This is a backside tailslide
|Ben Rayborn got third in the Bowl Jam. Texas is breeding the tranny rippers. Seems like every year there's some new kid in the bowl making everyone throw out the "who dat?"
|Chad Knight won the Bowl Jam
|I met Cooper Wilt this weekend. He was just sort of laying low all weekend and hanging out
|There were cops throwing stuff out at the product toss. Actually there were cops all day long just hanging out
|Part of the scene in the parking lot. More cops on the lurk
|We should have given the damn cops an award for kicking it all day with us. This is the Crimson crew getting a special thanks award. That's Vince Del Valle, Rick Eusey, Kris Markovich, and Charlie Thomas with Brian Schaefer
|Of course Kenny Anderson's backside noseblunt won Best Trick on the Bank to Wall
|Lamare Hemmings and Gabe Clement
|Lizard King got a new tat - Skatin for Satan. Hell yeah
|Damian Herbet and April are on the left. They organize the Texas Skate Jam. Karyn is buying me another beer because I said Zumiez again. On the right are Tommy Austin, the founder of Make-A-Wish, and Jeff Taylor from Adio
|Steve Nesser and Clint Peterson comin' up on some Texas BBQ
|This is Brian Schaefer with Johnny Romano, last year's Make-A-Wish kid. Johnny's sick - literally and figuratively. He has a Real deck and donated the royalties back to Make-A-Wish this year
|Jonny Romano's donated royalty check was over $5,000
|Torey Pudwill won the Zumiez Best Trick on the Zumiez Couch they use on the Zumiez couch tour. That's Karyn from Zumiez with him and that's four more beers for me
The PurposeIf you don't know what the Make-A-Wish Foundation is all about, then let me give you a little bit of insight:
In a nutshell, they grant wishes for sick and terminal kids that would otherwise not have their wishes come true. So if you're a little eight-year-old and you have cancer and all you've ever wanted was to meet Tony Hawk...bam, they make it happen for you. And on the flip side, if you're a sick little girl and you've always wanted to go to Hawaii, then the MAW Foundation makes sure that you and your family get to visit Hawaii.
So where does the skateboarding industry fit into all of this? Well, a gentleman by the name of Damian Herbet, who also happens to own South Shore Distributing, decided that skateboarding as a whole really has something to contribute to the Foundation. He got with Southside Skatepark 10 long years ago, and since then, as they say, the rest is history. South Shore and Southside Skatepark are on the "skateboarding map" indefinitely.
But it's not all about hyping up what we're all doing. After all, it IS for the kids. Yeah, for the kids...
Bowl JamThe day I arrived in Houston it was a bit chilly and then it got even colder that night. So I'm guessing that it got down into the 50's, and possibly even 40's at the coldest. I don't take well to cold, so I was hyped when I woke up on Saturday morning and didn't even need a jacket when leaving the hotel. In addition, it was very sunny...not a cloud in the sky. Could you ask for more?
The first event of the day took place in the bowl. It's nearly 6' deep, layered in birch, and has a 6' vert extension in the far wall. The Jam went down for 30-minutes and here's who prevailed:
- 1st – $5000 – Chad Knight – haven't heard much out of Chad Knight recently? I can assure you that he's doing very well and that his skating hasn't missed a beat because he earned his placing by ripping the entire Jam and throwing down both a pivot fakie and blunt fakie (grab and no grab) on the vert wall
- 2nd – $1000 – Mike Peterson – out front before we walked in Mike said, "I need to learn how to skate again. I drank so much beer last night that I don't think I can skate." But as we all know, skating talks and BS walks. Mike ripped the damn thing with airs all over the place and lines for miles
- 3rd - $500 – Ben Rayborn – who is Ben Rayborn, you ask? That's the same thing I was thinking when he first joined the session. But his skating certainly did the talking when Ben threw down great lines all around, a gymnast plant revert, and then ended the session with an invert on the 6' of vert!
Street Best TrickJust like last weekend at Damn Am, we once again thought that everyone had seen enough handrail contests, so the choice was to do the Street Jam on the bank-to-wall. It was a nice change and showcased some great skating.
I'm by no means hating on handrail events...I love them like I love all skateboarding (for the most part), but it's cool to see some different stuff and to give some prizes away to some potentially different guys. One of the many major beauties of skateboarding is the diversity of us all and the different skating we do.
- 1st – $5000 – Kenny Anderson – is there a better style in skateboarding than Kenny's? There's no arguing that he's not at the top of the list when it comes to steez. To go along with an amazing style and trick selection, Kenny is one of the coolest and most humble guys that I've ever met. His bs noseblunt that he did on his last try was the deal-sealer for his top placing
- 2nd – $1000 – Mike Peterson – there goes Peterdong again all ripping it in the Jam. Literally seconds after Kenny did the bs noseblunt, Mike rolled up and did a blunt kickflip fakie on the thing...and it was his last try, too! That was amazing and the place went absolutely nuts
- 3rd – $500 – Steve Nesser – Adio's own took it up a level with a heelflip from the bank all the way up to an axel stall on the top of the bank-to-wall. He was working on a kickflip to backside nose pivot, too, but had to settle for a nosestall revert
- Official Honorable Mention – Nick Matlin – TM of Creation, Yellow, and Satori skated the wall like a true pro. Ol' Weird Beard had many moves, including a fs heelflip revert from the bank to the steep wall
Zumiez Best TrickThe new sponsor to the event decided to kick in an additional $2000 at the 11th hour, so we had to come up with something on the double. There was already a skateable Zumiez Couch on site, so Schaefer picked what he thought was the best spot and we let the 30-minute Jam ensue. For a second I thought that maybe the thing was too damn high, but silly me...the skaters stepped up to it like pros and ripped that piece a new one!
- 1st – $2000 – Torey Pudwill – if anyone is growing into his own it's OG Shortys ripper Torey, who now rips for The Sect and kills all. I said to Rob that he reminds me of Dylan Rieder because he's growing up and starting to REALLY kill it. He's going to be bigtime in the future, but right now things aren't too shabby because he nailed a perfect bs noseblunt and nollie heelflip backside nosegrind on the top of the "Couch"
- 2nd – Matt Miller – it sure is nice to see Zoo Yorker Matt place in an event. Who was going to deny his fs 180 nollie nosegrind (switch fs 5-0)?
- 3rd – Sierra Fellers – I was gone by this point and this trick was relayed to me via telephone, but Schaefer told me that that Sierra nailed a frontside bigspin heelflip to boardslide. WHOA!
Additional AwardsThere is so much going on and so much team participation at the MAW Jam that it's cool to bring a little attention to those that might have ripped all day and possibly not made the top three in any of the disciplines. Here's how the rest broke down:
- Top Am of the Day – $2000 – Alex Olson – I saw him skate the bowl the day before the Jam and thought, "Holy $h!t, he's insane!" His speed, style, and ability to throw tech moves in while he's hauling ass is absolutely ridiculous
- Top Pro of the Day – $2000 – Mike Peterson – I love when my friends win money, and it's just that much better when it's someone as deserving as Mike. I've known Mike for a long-ass time and we got to share dinner at the airport on the way out of Houston. He's the real deal and loves skateboarding and his position in skateboarding. Hopefully you get to meet him someday, too
- Top Team Performance of the Day – $2000 – Crimson Skateboards – oh hell yeah! How rad is it that Kris Markovich's new company is on top of their game like that? Ben Rayborn destroyed the Bowl, Vince Del Valle had moves on everything, and even Kris helped out by judging the Bowl Jam. A job well done, fellas
- Best Bull Ride of the Day – $1000 – Leticia Ruano – you're probably saying, "What the hell is Clem talking about?" and no, I haven't lost my mind. Spitfire sponsored a Pro/Am/Industry VIP Bull Riding Contest on a mechanical bull in the "village area" and the beautiful Leticia from Consolidated Skateboards stepped up and represented with a hot ride
After-PartyThis was a full-on rock-star trip for me. I was only in Houston for a total of 30 hours. I needed to jet back to Tampa to handle some personal business...fun business, but I still needed to go. But I'm just going to guess that Philip Vaughn put together yet another great Party and Rob Meronek shot plenty of great party photos.
Thank You
- Tommy Austin, the founder of Make-A-Wish, for being there to witness it all
- Whomever it was that had the great idea of "village area," good thinking
- Jeff Taylor and the rest of the crew from Adio
- Damian Herbet and April from South Shore Distributing
- Tommy and posse and from Southside Skatepark
- The sponsors...Automatic, Volcom, Black Label, Listen, Electric, Zero, Mystery, Fallen, Planet Earth, Adio, Satori, Creation, 411VM, Thrasher, Spitfire, Zoo York, and Zumiez


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Words by Kate Thompson
Brick walls, conventional canvas or his own skin – Southsea based artist Samo White is using all of these surfaces to get his message across. Regular visitors to Highland Road can't have failed to spot the ever changing wall outside his Playdead Studio where thought provoking street art can be seen.
Inside Samo hosts a calendar of edgy events and exhibitions bringing together Southsea's most creative people and the gallery walls are ever changing. Out the back is the tattoo studio where Samo swaps brush and paint for needle and ink to create delicate and beautiful designs.
His own body is adorned with an infinite variety of designs – his favourite is his back piece which depicts his hero Frida Kahlo."She had a way of communicating, connecting and sharing her story through her art, which I really admire," he explained. Samo has an understanding of the physical and emotional pain Kahlo endured throughout her life and admires her strength.
For 30 years Samo lived as a woman, and his transitional journey has given Samo a public profile that means he is proud to speak out for the LGBTQ community. "As a Trans-person, I have been massively visible in this space. I couldn't just hide myself away and not have my say.
"I was so public about my journey there was no way I could privately transition; I had to do it publicly. It did allow the whole community to support me. Part of my purpose now is to normalise the conversation around transition and gender. Having LGBTQ taught in schools will be helpful," he said.
Samo has been a keen supporter of street art in Southsea and is delighted that fans are now travelling from all over the UK and beyond to see the art on our streets.
World Pride, sponsored by HSBC and Macy's recently hired Samo to be one of 50 artists painting on the streets in New York. "It was such an honour as a queer artist to be part of something so special," he said.
Being a tattoo artist allows Samo to leave his mark on others, and he saw it as a natural transition for an artist. "Socially tattoos are much more acceptable. I read somewhere that Portsmouth is the most tattooed city in the UK and that harks back to the naval tradition. But the art of tattoo has changed so much. There are 400 types of ink, you can mix them and you can create all sorts of techniques. It's great to see people experimenting – I want to have full-arms of black and that means having many layers of ink," he said.
A real champion for Southsea, Samo doesn't miss a beat when asked to name his favourite spot. "Canoe Lake – I love the fact that nothing has changed since I was a child, and I enjoy walking there in the morning," he said.
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Quantum Renormalisation Made Easy
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What Is The Issue With Renormalisation
If you have an interest in physics you have likely come across renormalisation before, although what it really is would probably have not been explained. Instead, you would read Dirac never accepted it, Feynman called it a 'dippy process', and if you look under a quantum theorists rug you will find all these infinities.
I read it all and thought – surely it can't be that bad, and decided to have a look at some papers on it. Typical of what I found was the following:
From the section on conventional renormalisation:
'In other words, the bare mass has to diverge in such a way that its divergence cancels the divergent loop correction to yield a finite result. It amounts to shuffling the infinities to unobservable quantities like the bare mass. This is the part in renormalization theory which is very difficult to comprehend at the first sight.'
Shuffling infinities around? I was despondent – Feynman was right – it's dippy. Having a background in math it's also not legitimate math.
Ok – you do a bit more searching and you find a guy called Wilson sorted this out. But exactly what did he do – how did he resolve it? There doesn't seem to be much detail at an elementary level explaining it. This is a pity, because once you get past the mind-boggling and mind-numbing manipulations that are done in Quantum Field Theory, it really is pretty simple, as I hopefully will explain.
Perturbation Theory Order Notation
First, we need to get out of the way a standard notation used in perturbation theory. If you have a polynomial in x whose lowest term is of order n then that is written as O(x^n). For example, if you have a polynomial like x^3 + 3*x^4 + 2*x^10, it's a polynomial of lowest order 3 and is written as O(x^3).
A Look At A Quantum Field Theory Infinity
Ok without further ado just what is the issue. What is your typical QFT infinity? Well, normally you will find these horrid detailed manipulations involving Feynman diagrams with complex improper integrals in 4 dimensions that would make even the most enthusiastic mathematician wince. Do I have to wade through this to get to the nut?
Fortunately, you don't – you simply need to see the final result. The one I will look at is from meson-meson scattering and you will find the detail on page 145 of Zee – Quantum Field Theory In A Nutshell. I will however write the equation in a simpler and I think even more transparent form than Zee uses.
M(K) = iλ + iλ^2*f(K) + limit Λ →∞ iCλ^2 log(Λ^2) + O(λ^3).
Here M is what's called the scattering amplitude, K is a momentum, λ the coupling constant in meson theory, f a well-behaved function, C a constant the exact value of which isn't germane, and limit Λ →∞ iCλ^2 log(Λ^2) the result of evaluating an improper integral over momentum, where the formal definition of such as a limit has been included for reasons that will shortly be obvious.
We can see the problem immediately – the limit blows up.
This is exactly what caused Dirac to despair. If you take the limit you get nonsense. What if you don't take the limit, but instead assign Λ some value. Such is called introducing a cut-off in the theory. Yes, you get a finite answer – but as Dirac expressed it – the answer depends strongly on the cut-off. So you think about it a bit – what exactly is the cut-off – its a cut-off in momentum. Are we really sure integrating infinity in an improper integral is correct? Large values of momentum mean large values of energy – are we really that sure our theory is correct for energies way beyond what we can reach. It doesn't seem likely. A cut-off looks a reasonable bet. OK – but what cut-off.
Before seeing how Wilson looks at renormalisation, and how it resolved this, I will for simplicity divide the equation by i, call M(K)/i, λ', and instead of taking the limit will have Λ fixed at some large, but unknown value. This gives:
λ'(K) = λ + λ^2*f(K) + Cλ^2 log(Λ^2) + O(λ^3). (1)
Now we are ready for the trick of renormalisation. Wilson's idea was to take the cut-off seriously. We don't know what cut-off to use – but we think there should be one that gives the correct value of λ'. Suppose Λ is that value and we choose some K denoted by U to give:
λ'(U) = λ + λ^2*f(U) + Cλ^2 log(Λ^2) + O(λ^3). (2)
λ'(U) is given a fancy name – λr the renormalised coupling constant. A fancy name for what really is a simple concept. It's something that can be measured so using it in a formula is not a problem.
Now (as Zee expresses it in his textbook) behold the wonders of renormalisation. All it is is a simple bit of algebra to replace the coupling constant with λr.
First, its not hard to see, O(λr^n) = O(λ^n) and λ^2 = λr^2 + O(λr^3) so if you subtract (2) from (1) you get
λ'(K) = λr + λr^2*(f(K) -f(U)) + O(λr^3).
The cut-off is gone. Everything is expressed in terms of quantities we know. That we don't know what cut-off to use now doesn't matter.
We now have a formula without infinities and the cut-off removed. This is what renormalisation is about. By assuming some cut-off and expressing our formulas in quantities that can be measured, in the above, the renormalised coupling constant, we can actually predict things. There is nothing mathematically dubious happening. It's a very reasonable and straightforward process.
There is more, indeed a lot more, that can be said. If anyone wants to go further I have found the following good:
Hopefully, this very basic introduction has demystified what is really a simple concept.
My favourite interest is exactly how can we view the world so what science tells us is intuitive.


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Despite going down 3-2 to Cardiff, the Owls Under-23s put in a strong shift at Bracken Moor and Steven Haslam looked back in a positive frame of mind.
The Bluebirds fielded a more experienced side and particularly up top, where former Wednesday striker Gary Madine excelled alongside Isaac Vassell.
Haslam said: "It was an even game. I thought the back three overall defended well for large parts of it, but their two senior players showed why they have played at a really good level.
"You want to put your young players in situations that stress them and challenge them and that was definitely the case against Cardiff.
"They played against two senior strikers and that is great for the likes of Jack Lee and Osaze Uroghide, who may not have come up against that calibre of opponent too often before.
"It was a really good learning experience for them both and I thought Jack, in particular, performed well.
Haslam added: "We competed well right up until the end. We spoke at half time about being a little more effective with the ball and playing forward and getting more numbers up the pitch, which I think we did better in the second half.
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With a good six inches of snow on the ground, it doesn't look much like Spring, but the returning of the robins, fresh compost, and the tiny buds on the trees remind me that it won't be long now!
I've been reading a lot of info lately about Monsanto and their monopoly on the seed industry, which brought us to the decision to learn as much as we can about self sufficient food production before we move, so we're going to try and plant our entire garden from seed this year. My grandpa assures me it's a piece of cake and has given us lots of tips!
Here are some great resources for heirloom seeds as well as info about Monsanto's destructive hold on food production, and how you can help:
*Seed Savers {We use this company and love them, but I'm a little biased as I grew up in Iowa!}
*Farmama {Don't forget to read the fantastic articles she's added to the right hand side of her blog}
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When telling the time, are the following expressions legal or natural to native speakers:
e.g.: 1. It's thirty past six (without adding "minutes"). 2. It's half an hour past six (adding "an hour").
Also, are there any difference or restrictions between using after and past (Are they ALWAYS interchangeable)? And is it common to use preposition to in "It's twenty-three to seven"(weird for me because 6:37 is definitely more straightforward, so why bother say it the other way round)?


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Driver Hire Nationwide is making the service it provides to businesses in Manchester even more local with the opening of a new office. Based in Whitefield, Driver Hire Manchester West, will cover Atherton, Prestwich, Radcliffe, Salford, Swinton and Worsley.
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Project Lead: Highland Copper Company Inc. (Acquiring from Copper Range Company, started in May, 2014)
Status: Highland's focus area is to the north of the former White Pine mining area. February 22, 2017: A renewal of the 5-year air quality Renewable Operating Permit (ROP) of the White Pine refinery is under consideration. Deadline for the ROP was February 22, 2017. A public hearing regarding the ROP of the White Pine refinery is scheduled for April 13, 2017 at 7:00pm EDT at the Ontonagon School Cafeteria.
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From Lady Isabetta Orsini, Their Majesties' Special Project Coordinator:
Greetings unto all who read this,
Their Royal Majesties wish to begin a new, and hopefully fun, activity for the populace of Æthelmearc. As such, I hereby introduce #AERoamingRoyals to all. While unable to be with you in person, They would still like to see what you are up to. The link below will take you to the full directions and your own set of Royalty. Color Them as you'd like, cut the picture out, put it on a stick, and take Them with you on various ventures. Post your pictures on social media using the tag #AERoamingRoyals so that the Kingdom can all enjoy.
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15th May 2018
As part of ME awareness Week, PhD student Katharine Seton has blogged about her studies into this debilitating condition and also how she's trying to raise money for Invest in ME Research. The 11th of May to the 17th of May 2018 is ME...View
14th May 2018
£40m to create a new interface between bioscience and medicine.
Scientists and clinicians will gain a greater understanding of the impact of food and health thanks to a £40M research investment in the new Quadram Institute. Researchers and clinicians are being brought together in the Quadram Institute and will work closely with funding bodies...View
19th April 2018
Pint of Science is coming back to Norwich
Pint of Science is coming back to Norwich in May and Quadram Institute staff and students are among the Norwich Research Park scientists who will be taking their science to the pub. Launched in 2013, Pint of Science is now a worldwide event, which...View
20th March 2018
Brand new nursery school opens on Norwich Research Park
A new nursery school on Norwich Research Park was officially opened by Peter Innes, Chair of the John Innes Foundation. The nursery was delivered by Norwich Research Partners LLP (NRP LLP) to meet a clear need for childcare facilities identified after consultation with all...View
16th March 2018
Wates Opens Its Doors To Inspire Norwich's Young People Into Construction
Leading construction, development and property services business Wates Construction is taking part in this year's Open Doors Week by opening up nine of its sites to the public in the hope of encouraging attendees to take up a career in construction. On 19th March,...View
9th March 2018
Major Local Cancer Research Grants Announced by Big C
Norfolk's cancer charity Big C, has announced major grant awards for two cancer research projects taking place at Norwich Research Park, totalling over £200,000. The charity received 14 research grant applications during the annual round, which were open to all research projects with a...View
9th March 2018
pH-sensing mechanism points to how beneficial gut bacteria optimise host colonisation and biofilm formation
Scientists on the Norwich Research Park have discovered a key mechanism by which gut bacteria colonise and adhere to their specific hosts. The finding may lead to new, improved probiotics with optimised abilities to colonise our gut and battle infections by forming strong associations...View
8th March 2018
For International Womens Day 2018, we've been highlighting some of the scientists who are leading research in the Quadram Institute. They are pioneering new breakthroughs in understanding the microbiome and its links to our health, developing healthier foods, combating antimicrobial resistance and ensuring our...View
8th February 2018
Global Challenges Research Fund workshop on production, management and use of food composition to support AFROFOODS
The Quadram Institute, in partnership with other leading organisations, has organised a workshop to help researchers from across Africa exploit food composition data, improving local nutrition policies and public health advice. The workshop, which is being hosted by the new confirmed African Research University...View
7th February 2018
NIHR HPRU Annual Scientific Meeting – 7-8 March 2018
The NIHR HPRU in Gastrointestinal Infections is exploring the distribution of diarrhoeal diseases in the population, establishing for whom the disease burden is greatest and why. Deploying novel technologies and developing and applying new methodology for investigating outbreaks and detecting pathogens in the environment....View


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Category Archives: January 2017
Editor's Letter
"The Seven Social Sins are:
Wealth without work.
Pleasure without conscience.
Knowledge without character.
Commerce without morality.
Science without humanity.
Worship without sacrifice.
Politics without principle.
From a sermon given by Frederick Lewis Donaldson in Westminster Abbey, London, on March 20, 1925."
There has been a lot of chatter about how crappy 2016 was. The list of mishaps for humanity and social consciousness is staggering; Brexit, the US election, Syria, school shootings, a return to misogynistic and racist comments being socially acceptable and all the fake news, to mention just a few of the cringe-worthy items that happened this year. Headlines have become so ridiculous and we seem to be living in a time where truth really is stranger than fiction. With all of that, most of us are hoping that 2017 will be better. However, I doubt it will be. How can I be so cynical? Because 2017 isn't a thing, it's time. People in 2016 were full of hate, greed and intolerance. We are those people. Continue reading Editor's Letter
Babies and The Blues
By Brooke Gazer
Huatulco has some worthy non-profit organizations. Among those is Un Nuevo Amanecer, which helps children who suffer from a wide range of disabilities. With an eight-month grant from Beneficencia Pública, (part of the Federal Government), they have recently added a new proactive program to their already extensive list of services. Hospitals and midwives in our region can refer at-risk newborn infants to UNA, where they are evaluated and treated according their specific needs. These are babies who are at risk of developing a broad spectrum of physical and or intellectual impairments if left untreated. Continue reading Babies and The Blues
SNEAK PREVIEW: The New Books For 2017
By Carole Reedy
One of the pleasures of a new year is to check the publication dates of new books by favorite authors. Here are a few titles to whet your appetite. Some of my favorite writers are on this list! Yours too, I hope. Continue reading SNEAK PREVIEW: The New Books For 2017
Ecotourism—Getting it Right, Right Down the Road from the Eco-Resort
By Deborah Van Hoewyk
Marytere Farrell was born and bred a city—Mexico City—girl. She thought beaches first appeared through the windows of high-rise hotels in Acapulco, decorated with colorful umbrellas, pixilated with brightly tan bodies. Trees marched down neatly curbed esplanades or decorated urban parks. And then Marytere reached that age when young people slung on their backpacks and went traveling to find completely undecorated, un-peopled beaches and forests that were jungles. So now Marytere and Naim Sultan, her Lebanese husband, run Yiimtii. Continue reading Ecotourism—Getting it Right, Right Down the Road from the Eco-Resort
Pre-Hispanic Dogs in Mexican Culture
By Julie Etra
Dogs have been a part of Mexican culture for centuries, and I am not talking about perros callejeros, or street dogs. They came along with the first human beings during their migration to the western hemisphere from Asia, so yes, they were already here when the Spaniards arrived. And these migrant settlers bred their dogs and developed unique lineages with unique traits. Few of these breeds survive to the present time, just the Xolo described below, and the Chihuahua. DNA studies conducted on dog fossils by paleozoologist Valadez Azúa verified their common origin with the ancient dogs of Eurasia. However, the fossil remains found in America have variations in their genetic material produced by the geographic isolation of the continents. Continue reading Pre-Hispanic Dogs in Mexican Culture
Vacationing in Oaxaca with Your Dog or Cat; Not
By Alvin Starkman, M.A., J.D.
Bringing your dog or cat into Mexico to be part of the family vacation is easy, certainly if crossing the border overland, as well as if flying, as long as your dog doesn't have a flat-ish nose which can present breathing problems (i.e. pug, boxer). Get the shots and a bilingual veterinarian certificate, and you're golden. In fact, often papers are not even asked for. The same holds true for acquiring a Mexican pet and taking it back to Canada or the US. Our daughter did it both ways and was amazed at the laxness of regulation enforcement at both borders, though there was a kennel issue at the Oaxaca airport just prior to boarding for Canada with her one Oaxacan and her other Toronto-born cat. But why bring your dog or cat to Oaxaca with you for what is supposed to be your vacation? Is it to appease your insistent children who exert a ridiculous amount of control over you? Is boarding in your hometown too expensive? Or do you really think that your pet will enjoy the vacation with you more than being with other pets at a boarding facility or being with a neighbor or dog walker once or twice daily? Continue reading Vacationing in Oaxaca with Your Dog or Cat; Not
Rancho el Regalo, Coyula
By Larry Davis
My wife asked me to get her a new ride. I suggested something sporty. Maybe a convertible with air, leather seats, four wheel drive, single tuned exhaust. She said perfect…so I bought her a horse. What actually happened is we purchased a home in Salchi Bay 11 years ago and decided one day that it would be great to go for a horseback ride and explore all the beautiful local beaches. We were introduced to Francisco (Chico) Ramirez who had three horses and a hundred watt smile. After many great riding trips we asked if we could contribute to the ranch with some of our Salchi friends. The rest is history, with 27 head of cattle, 17 horses, 10 goats, 4 dogs and a rooster named Foghorn. Most of our goats get danger pay, as every time there is a birthday party or fiesta, one of their buddies goes missing. Continue reading Rancho el Regalo, Coyula
Still Secrets on the Oaxacan Coast
By Leigh Morrow
Sometime last fall the Mexican government declared a small community on the southern Oaxacan coast to be the latest jewel in its tourism tiara. Best known in the history books as a slaughterhouse for turtles, including the famous Oliver Ridley species, Mazunte had already become known in conservation circles for a large turtle sanctuary and museum aimed at preservation of the species, and stopping the illegal turtle egg trade. Yet the Pueblo Magico designation caught many off guard. This kiss of government approval for a tourism mecca was touted as providing a "magical experience" for tourists, by reason of the area's natural beauty and/or cultural riches. Think Tulum, Palenque, Isla Mujeres. Continue reading Still Secrets on the Oaxacan Coast
Palmas Unidas Yard Sale and the Doghouse Café
By Deborah Van Hoewyk
On Sunday, December 4, Huatulco was treated to its first Bazar Navideño de Segunda Mano—a Christmas yard sale. More than 100 supporters of Palmas Unidas Bahias de Huatulco, one of Huatulco's two animal welfare organizations, cleaned out their closets and store-rooms, donating housewares, books, tools, planters, clothes, and so much more. Continue reading Palmas Unidas Yard Sale and the Doghouse Café


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This cheeky dog breed Jack Russell pet tag is unlike any other on the market. As well as looking totally awesome, these innovative Pawesome Pet Tags are printed rather than engraved so the contact details are clear and readable and won't fade over time. If the tag gets scratched, it self-heals and pops back to shape. Woof!
Choose your own colour and font for the back of the tag where your contact details will go (the front of the tag will always be white with the dog breed design).
These non-scratch dog tags have a specially designed dome to protect the printed design and text from general wear and tear and water too, so your dog can play in the sea, paddling pool or in the rain. They also clean like a dream. Simply rinse muddy tags under the tap and they come up as good as new.
Pawesome Pet Tags bounce back and always live to see another day, no matter what your dog puts them through. Made by a sister duo in Surrey, UK, the unique print and resin dome method used to make these tags is a technique passed down through two generations, originally from the sporting, manufacturing and motoring industry.
Simply enter the information you want on your pet's tag above and the layout and order will be chosen for you to achieve the best fit. Because the contact details are added using a unique printing method, the text won't wear away and can be printed much bigger and clearer than with traditional engraving.
One size: 30mm
Each pet tag comes with three split rings of various sizes so you can choose how to best attach it onto your pet's collar or harness. An optional trigger hook is also available for a small additional charge. These can be handy if you like to take your pet's tag on and off quickly. Simply attach the trigger hook to the split ring.
The packaging is great fun but has also been carefully considered to eliminate plastic and reduce any unnecessary packaging.
Pawesome Pet Tags have self-healing superpowers to protect them against wear and tear but they are not toys. Please don't let your pup chew on the pet tag.
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