Seeking a Game in which the standard model Group shall Win

It is attempted to construct a group-dependent quantity that could be used to single out the Standard Model group S(U(2) x U(3)) as being the "winner" by this quantity being the biggest possible for just the Standard Model group. The suggested quantity is first of all based on the inverse quadratic Cassimir for the fundamental or better smallest faithful representation in a notation in which the adjoint representation quadratic Cassimir is normalized to unity. Then a further correction is added to help the wanted Standard Model group to win and the rule comes even to involve the Abelian group U(1) to be multiplied into the group to get this correction be allowed. The scheme is suggestively explained to have some physical interpretation(s). By some appropriate proceedure for extending the group dependent quantity to groups that are not simple we find a way to make the Standard Model Group the absolute "winner". Thus we provide an indication for what could be the reason for the Standard Model Group having been chosen to be the realized one by Nature.Comment: already publiched in 2011 in Bled Conference proceedings "What comes beyond the Stadard Models

A Feasibility Study on the Automation of Domestic Airline Passenger Customer Service Check-In Procedures for FAR Part 121 Carriers

This study was conducted in an attempt to determine whether airlines can benefit from a fully automated customer service system which will be used by major, Part 121, operators for domestic travel purposes only. The proposed system will be designed to alleviate airport terminals check-in counter congestion and improve customer service personnel effectiveness and efficiency. Domestic traffic is expected to increase by 50 percent by the year 2004. An Automatic Ticketing and Baggage (ATB) system will allow passengers to process all flight related transactions only once. A self checking-in system allows a passenger to obtain boarding passes and destination bag tags. From there the passenger simply boards the aircraft. This can be accomplished without the interaction of airline employees who can be deployed to handle more critical matters. With the introduction of an automated system, it is anticipated that there will be little need for additional passenger processing facilities such as land-side expansion or other major infrastructure. Employing a questionnaire survey, the author attempted to determine if a need exists for such a system. The automated system will be used by frequent fliers, particularly business travelers and other seasoned passengers who travel under time constraints. Current check-in procedures can be time consuming and stressful. The user-friendly system will be located at strategic points where high utilization will be expected. Possible locations for an automated check-in system include curbside check-in, strategic points within the terminal buildings, and areas within the sterile holding area. Vendors are available that can provide the already existing hardware and software needed to implement the system

Fibromyalgia, myofascial pain, tender points and trigger points: splitting or lumping?

Myofascial trigger points (MTPs) have long been a contentious issue in relation to fibromyalgia, and poorly defined pain complaints in general. Can MTPs be reproducibly identified? Do MTPs have valid objective findings, such as spontaneous electromyographic activity, muscle microdialysis evidence for an inflammatory milieu or visualization with newer ultrasound techniques? Is fibromyalgia a syndrome of multiple MTPs, or is focal muscle tenderness a manifestation of central sensitization? These issues are discussed with relevance to a recent paper reporting that manual palpation of active MTPs elicits the spontaneous pain experienced by fibromyalgia patients

Desktop review of groundwater prospectivity for irrigation in the lower De Grey River area

The Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development (DPIRD) has identified priority areas in the Pilbara that warrant further investigation into their capacity for irrigated agriculture and related businesses. The De Grey River area is one of these. The lower De Grey River area, upstream of the De Grey River Water Reserve, was identified by the Transforming Agriculture in the Pilbara (TAP) project for staged investigations of viability. Progression through these stages, each with increasingly detailed groundwater and soil suitability investigations, is dependent on prospectivity. This document provides a summary of DPIRD’s initial desktop groundwater evaluation in the lower De Grey River area. It uses existing information on groundwater depth, quality and yield to indicate the prospectivity for sustainable groundwater abstraction for irrigation. While there are isolated areas of groundwater with suitable quality in the evaluation area, these seem unlikely to provide sufficient supply for even a moderately sized irrigated agriculture enterprise. Further groundwater investigations could be undertaken, but combined with the low likelihood of finding a significant fresh groundwater resource, we believe this would represent an uncertain investment at a significant cost. Given the relatively high reliability of river flows, further investigations could instead focus on the feasibility of off-stream capture and storage of floodwaters into retention basins for irrigation

Cockatoo Sands in the Victoria Highway and Carlton Hill areas, East Kimberley: baseline surface water quality

Cockatoo Sands are recognised as potentially suitable for irrigated agriculture because they are generally well drained and not subject to waterlogging and inundation. These characteristics allow them to be cultivated and prepared for planting of various crops during the wet and dry seasons of northern Australia

Job Training for Youth with Justice Involvement: A Toolkit

Crossing paths with the juvenile justice system kicks off a complex web of bias, racial discrimination and structural barriers that can prevent young people from living healthy and productive lives.One powerful difference maker? Workforce development, and — in particular — approaches that blend education with occupational training while also offering support services, paid work experiences and opportunities to connect with caring adults.Against this backdrop, the National Youth Employment Coalition, with support from the Annie E. Casey Foundation, has created a tool kit to foster meaningful collaboration between professionals in the federal workforce development system and the juvenile justice system.This resource offers readers: 1) evidence-based practices in youth workforce development; 2) an overview of the workforce system funded under the federal Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA); 3) advice on improving WIOA-funded services for youth with justice involvement at the local level; and 4) guidance on forming effective interagency partnerships.After using this tool kit, practitioners in both sectors will have the information and steps they need to partner effectively, use public dollars efficiently and help justice-involved youth pursue both economic self-sufficiency and a brighter future

The United Nations Basic Space Science Initiative: The TRIPOD concept

Since 1990, the United Nations is annually holding a workshop on basic space science for the benefit of the worldwide development of astronomy. Additional to the scientific benefits of the workshops and the strengthening of international cooperation, the workshops lead to the establishment of astronomical telescope facilities through the Official Development Assistance (ODA) of Japan. Teaching material, hands-on astrophysics material, and variable star observing programmes had been developed for the operation of such astronomical telescope facilities in an university environment. This approach to astronomical telescope facility, observing programme, and teaching astronomy has become known as the basic space science TRIPOD concept. Currently, a similar TRIPOD concept is being developed for the International Heliophysical Year 2007, consisting of an instrument array, data taking and analysis, and teaching space science.Comment: 8 pages, LaTe