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The Water-Energy-Food Nexus: Interlinked Solutions For Interlinked ChallengesAuthor: Kelli Barrett
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Energy, food and water are inextricably linked, and these linkages will concentrate stress as the world's population grows in both wealth and numbers. Water is required in almost all forms of energy production, while energy is often used to treat or transport water, and both energy and water are required in food production. Their interdependence is most commonly referred to as the water energy food nexus, although the concept is so multifaceted other elements like climate and land are often inserted in. Nexus thinking means using integrated and holistic approaches to solving supposedly separate challenges.
11 June 2014 | India is one of the world's biggest users of groundwater, but the aquifers that store much of its freshwater are overused, slow to replenish and rapidly depleting. That's because the country's rapidly-expanding middle class has boosted its farms, which are stretching its water resources beyond capacity. The same thing is happening in energy, which uses water for cooling thermal power plants. If India doesn't address its water challenges, it won't be able to support its growth in both the food and energy sector – and thus its evolution as a nation.
And the country is far from alone. In China, where water distribution is woefully imbalanced, the dry desert-like north contains most of the croplands but only 16% of the freshwater. Natural resources are constrained throughout the nation, and the extraction activities that do take place have a big impact on groundwater and other water sources by significantly depleting them. Energy development often competes with the agriculture sector for water use.
Likewise in the United States, large-scale agriculture projects in California earn billions of dollars but also require enormous amounts of water – which, in a place like California, is in short supply. And demands for energy development factor in here, too – with different forms of energy extraction underway across the state, including hydraulic fracturing (fracking) – the natural gas extraction practice that pumps millions of gallons of water, sand and other chemicals into the ground to bust open shale formations to access the energy source inside.
Each of these regions – and, indeed, every part of the world – are caught in the "water-energy-food-nexus". And because the challenges are becoming increasingly interdependent, integrated solutions that involve cross sector collaboration must be adopted. The concept is complex, but at its core, the nexus focuses on natural resource scarcity and management.
Understanding the NexusUltimately, "nexus thinking" means implementing integrated solutions at an ecosystem or landscape level that enhance security and sustainability in all three sectors.
The food sector part of the nexus is perhaps the simplest to comprehend. Water and energy are both needed to produce food, and agriculture consumes 80% of water resources. As populations and prosperity increase in places like India and China, people will demand more meat, which means a greater demand for corn and soybeans to feed animals. Some argue we'll see a self-correction as the system implodes, taking with it populations and prosperity, but that's not a solution – it's a tragedy.
The interdependence between water and energy is more complex, and we might as well start in California.
The state uses 20% of its electricity to pump, treat and deliver water via the world's largest public power development and water delivery system, The California State Water Project, which supplies 23 million people in California's water scarce but populous southern region with drinking water. This involves miles of pipelines, tunnels and canals and includes carrying water 2,000 feet over the Tehachapi Mountains. It's the largest single user of energy in the state.
Then you have the fact that water is required in basically all forms of energy, and often energy development takes place in areas where water is scarce. Staying in California, we see this in Kern County, where much of the state's agriculture growth is taking place also. The county has always been a big energy developer containing some of the top producing oil fields in the United States. Now fracking is is in the mix, too, and it consumes roughly 164,000 gallons of water per fracking well. This is common throughout the US. According to a Ceres report, nearly half of all fracking activities happen in water-stressed regions.
But coal is even worse. In a year, a typical coal plant can withdraw up to 180 billion gallons of water and consume up to 4 billion gallons. A 2013 report from the Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS) projected that water withdrawals would decrease by 80% and consumption by 40% if natural gas supplies 60% of the US' power. This would hardly solve global water and energy challenges, however, because natural gas extraction is still water-intensive and happening in water stressed regions.
Implications of the NexusThese events unfolding around the world carry implications for the business-as-usual practices of global companies. And similar to how India's usage of its groundwater is unsustainable, the current practices of most companies aren't sustainable either. The changing dynamics of water, energy and food affect business operations thoroughly. A change in price or availability, for example, in one of these commodities impacts a business from its factory floor to its corporate offices.
A recent study found that 60% of the companies surveyed indicated water would negatively affect profitability and growth within the next five years. 80% of respondents said the resource will affect where companies' locate facilities.
The drought that took hold of Texas in 2011 directly contributed to shuttered operations – like a meat processing plant in Plainview – and job loss. It also prevented growth of the power sector despite significant demand for it in the state. There wasn't enough water available to ensure steady production of electricity. This instability in the energy sector prevented major businesses from locating there.
The water shortages that businesses in Texas struggle with are just one challenge companies face regarding the nexus. Businesses often share water sources with other actors outside of the sector like farmers and local residents. And with multiple users often drawing from the same water source, what one does impacts the other. Fertilizers from farming activities that pollute a watershed can render it unusable for other actions. Realizing that natural resources are shared can encourage competing demands to address the matter holistically at a landscape level.
A landscape approach to the nexus also carries social implications for the local populations and perhaps beyond. Because ecologically friendly farming practices, for example, that preserve a source of clean water for all users also provides sustainable livelihoods for local populations.
This potential sustainability is another aspect of the nexus. Nexus thinking can provide stability and promote political and economic security for societies while poor resource management can generate quite the opposite. Disagreements over water management in water-scarce regions like the Middle East has led to conflicts between neighbors. In North Africa, for instance, Ethiopia is aiming for energy self-sufficiency with construction of the continent's largest hydroelectric dam on the Nile River. But the river is essentially a source of life for Egyptians-83 million people rely on it for almost all of their water needs. Egyptian officials claim the nation will lose 20-30% of its Nile water and nearly a third of power generated from its own hydroelectric dam. Ethiopia hopes to finish the project by 2017 but in the meantime, relations between the two nations have soured. Egypt even threatens military action if construction of the dam isn't stopped.
This situation isn't new. Still within the Middle East, Iraq lost its once ample supply of freshwater flowing from the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers to Turkey when it constructed dams upstream.
The Middle East isn't the only region trying to grow its energy capacity. Other emerging economies in Africa and Asia are doing the same. Demand for energy is expected to rise 70% by 2035, according to a UN report on world water and energy. And while bringing electricity to the 1.3 billion people who lack it is a positive, the report says, the water required in the process isn't valued economically so its limitations are ignored. Sources are stressed and depleted. The report also predicts an increase in water resource-related conflicts unless integrated-or at least more innovative-approaches are adopted.
Nature and the NexusWith the political, social and economic implications of the water-energy-food nexus, it's easy to overlook the nexus' natural component. The nexus is part of nature. Each sector requires healthy ecosystems in order to function sustainably. Ecosystem services that purify water and mitigate scarcity ease the severity of droughts and floods and make food and energy production more reliable. Incorporating nature into the nexus means integrating natural infrastructure like mangroves and coral reefs, which protect coastal regions from hurricanes, into nexus management. Other examples of natural infrastructure that would benefit water, energy and food security include wetlands and floodplains that lower flood peaks and forests that filter and store water.
A report by The Nature Conservancy (TNC) and the International Union for the Conservation of Nature encourages the integration of nature into infrastructure investment creating a mixed portfolio of both natural and grey infrastructure that complements each other. The report notes a combined system of green and grey solutions would deliver the best results in terms of cost-effectiveness, risk and sustainable development.
To demonstrate how well natural infrastructure can work, there is the now famous example of New York City conserving the forests and wetlands of Catskill watersheds in order to maintain water quality and ensure a clean drinking water supply for NYC residents.
Likewise, ignoring natural infrastructure and relying completely on engineered systems often results in unhealthy ecosystems with a low productivity rate of ecosystem services. Dams built in Nigeria's Komadugu Yobe Basin affected the flow of water downstream reducing the flooding season farmers relied on to water their crops. Invasive weeds flourished choking waterways and ruining pastoral and agricultural lands and fisheries. The dams were built to store water for agriculture and drinking purposes but investment in the project didn't materialize leaving ecosystems degraded and a population vulnerable to food insecurity.
Solutions to Nexus ChallengesIntegrating natural infrastructure into management of the nexus is one solution that can have a big impact on the sustainability of all three sectors.
Answers to the nexus challenge rely on efficiency and cross-sector collaboration at a landscape-level. Solutions using a framework that encompasses these elements are being considered and implemented throughout the world.
In terms of efficiency, there have been solid attempts in all three sectors to increase its levels. Referring again to the UCS report on US power production, the study highlights the importance of transitioning development toward more efficient water-smart techniques. If the US were to follow a trajectory of water-smart power development, water withdrawals would decline by 97% by 2050 and consumption would be reduced by 85%-not to mention power sector carbon emissions would drop 90% below current levels. The technology and resources are available for this transition to happen.
These water-smart techniques the UCS is supporting include renewable energy. India, struggling with its overworked power grid, is also exploring renewables as one way to relieve some of the strain and increase efficiency. The government is looking to swap groundwater pumps powered by diesel fuel and the outdated power system with solar water pumps. Farmers receive subsidies to buy the solar pumps and in exchange agree to practice water-saving drip irrigation.
Not only does the initiative in India mean less water used for energy, it could also mean less water for producing food. Efficiency in producing food is a necessary component of nexus solutions. Reducing waste and growing more food on already cultivated land are two of the steps National Geographic lays out for feeding Earth's rising population. An entire step focuses on efficient resource use highlighting techniques like cover crops, mulching and composting, that build up nutrients in the soil and conserve water. Innovative technology grows in the food sector as well. Computerized tractors with GPS allow farmers to better target the application of fertilizers and pesticides minimizing runoff into nearby waterways.
The private sector is also heavily involved in the spread of efficient and innovative solutions. The rising interest in natural capital among businesses is helping to guide nexus thinking along as more companies become aware of their dependence and risks regarding the natural world and begin to take action. Big companies like AT&T and Hershey are making changes-upgrading outdated cooling systems and investing in conservation technology.
There is a gradual increase in companies addressing the nexus and managing their water risk. A recent report found that one in four watershed investment projects counted a business as a financial supporter. Companies are in partnerships with NGOs and governments over watershed protection and restoration activities, which address challenges on a large scale.
But further collaboration on this large scale level is needed in order to truly address and change the way society addresses its water use and energy and food production. And while change is often slow to happen, initial steps of understanding the water-energy-food nexus and coming to terms with the world's reliance on it can happen immediately.
Kelli Barrett is a freelance writer and editorial assistant at Ecosystem Marketplace. She can be reached at email@example.com.
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And we thought $99 rumors at Walmart sounded cheap! According to Apple Insider, if you live in Japan and don't mind signing a 2-year deal with official carrier SoftBank, you can take home an 8GB iPhone 3G for FREE!
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Live in Japan? Want an iPhone 3G for FREE?
Doesn't Japan use CDMA? If so couldn't you buy one there and get it activated here on a CDMA carrier? Assuming you wanted to pay full price just to be the only guy on Verizon with an iPhone. And assuming they would actually activate it if it even uses the same frequency.
Sorry way off topic. :)
There are no CDMA iPhones in the entire world. Sorry.
Korea is mostly CDMA, I believe. Japanese iPhones run on GSM, just like everywhere else :)
GSM is not deployed in Japan. They use W-CDMA.
@striatic absolutely.
This won't be news to anyone outside of North America.
For example Optus (and I assume the other Australian carriers) in Australia give away iPhones for "FREE" on a 24 month contract (yes OMG Free!!!!!!).
The price is all built into the plan (in this case AUS$129/~USD$69 per month). Although some plans are better than other I don't think you can consider any of them giving you an iPhone for FREE.
So true!!
The day Rogers gives the iPhone for "free", Bell and Telus would have to be GSM and giving away Storms at $0.
If only...
These stories seems to counter what you claim of no GSM in Japan:http://www.japan-zone.com/new/mobile_sim1http://encyclopedia.thefreedictionary.com/SoftBank+Mobile
On the Softbank web site http://mb.softbank.jp/mb/iphone/
they have a page about the iphone, but its all in Japanese. When you hit the english button you get something else.
I've seen the N95 for $0 on Rogers with contract...
I don't think W-CDMA is the same as, or compatible with, North American CDMA/EVDO:
Hi. I am in Japan right now. There is no GSM system. The 2G system used here was developed in Japan and is called PDC.At first it did not include SMS or email. It was bolted on and introduced in the late 90's by J-Phone. J-Phone bacame Vodafone Japan which became Softbank.Softbank 3G is Wcdma at 2100 band. Au/Kddi mobile uses CDMA1X and Ev-Do.
@ Glen. Yep, exactly what I was thinking. I am from Australia, and the iphone here is SOOO much better. Not only do we have the choice of any of the major carriers, we also haved tiered pricing plans (including $0 options), the option of buying outright and the option of officially unlocking it (for a fee of course). Also, because we have the choice of carriers, we can choose ones which don't have constant complaints drop-outs and poor reception, like AT&T. One of our major carriers Telstra, has built a 3G network not only for major cities, but for 97% of the population!!


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A device for measuring intraocular pressure includes a remote measuring device that can be implanted in the eye and that contains a pressure sensor, a device that can convert the sensor signals into information that can be transmitted without wires, and a transmitter. The device also includes a receiving device located outside the eye which receives the information transmitted by the transmitter and which is connected to an evaluation device in which the received information is converted into data on the intraocular pressure for recording.
1. A device for measuring intraocular pressure comprising:
a remote measuring device adapted to be implanted in an eye, said remote measuring device having a pressure sensor, a converter for converting sensor signals into information for wireless transmission, and a transmitter;
a receiver adapted to be located outside the eye for receiving information transmitted by the transmitter; and
an evaluation device for converting information received into data expressing the intraocular pressure and for recording the data,
wherein the remote measuring device further includes a data logger in which measurement data continuously supplied by said pressure sensor is stored and from which the measurement data is called up at certain times in operation of the converter.
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The invention relates to a device according to the preamble of claim 1. A device of this kind is in known from U.S. Pat. No. 5,005,577.
Measurements of intraocular pressure (glaucoma) are normally conducted on a routine basis during a visit to an eye specialist. In patients with known glaucoma, pressure measurements are performed at regular intervals of 6 to 12 weeks. These pressure measurements however are not very informative since the intraocular pressure varies with time of day. To obtain objective information as to whether a pathological pressure situation exists, continuous pressure measurements must be performed over a long period of time and a decision can be made on their basis as to whether therapy should be initiated, and what kind. This is not possible with the devices currently available for measuring intraocular pressure (tonometers).
The available tonometers (applanation and impression tonometers) permit an exact determination of the intraocular pressure (Grehn, F., Leydhecker, W. "Augenheilkunde" [Ophthalmology], 26th edition, Springer Verlag, pp. 244-5). Their practical reliability for routine early detection is limited, however. With the known measuring devices, the cornea of the eye which is sensitive to pain is touched during measurement so that pressure measurement can be performed only following local anesthesia of the eye. The known measuring devices provide values that can not be used, when the surface of the cornea is abnormal as a result of edema or scars or in astigmatism. Investigations following operations on the eye to monitor the success of the operation are not possible. Non-contact clinometers currently on the market do not achieve the measurement accuracy required for a reliable diagnosis. Especially in the high pressure range which results in irreversible damage to the optic nerves, measurements with the currently available non-contact tonometers are too inaccurate and unreliable. Since the applanation of the cornea is used for measurement in these clinometers as well, they suffer from the disadvantages associated with this applanation.
The device described at the outset known from U.S. Pat. No. 5,005,577 includes a remote measurement device that can be implanted in an eye using an intraocular lens, said device containing a pressure sensor, a device that converts the sensor signals into information that can be transmitted without wires, and a transmitter. By means of a receiver located outside the eye, the information transmitted by the transmitter that can be implanted is received and converted into data on the intraocular pressure that can be recorded. In addition, the known device can have an energy source supplied from outside, for example a photoelectric element, to produce an active sensor and telemetric transmitter for data transmission.
In order to perform objective evaluation as to whether a pathologic optical situation exists in the eye, pressure measurements must be evaluated that cover a long period of time. Acquisition of these long-term pressure measurements is cumbersome with the known devices.
Hence the goal of the invention is to provide a device for measuring intraocular pressure with which an elevated intraocular pressure (glaucoma) can be monitored continuously and called up as necessary.
This goal is achieved according to the invention by the characterizing feature of claim 1.
Using the data logger in the implanted remote measurement device, continuous recording and storage of the measured values are performed over a long period of time. These data can be called up as necessary within a short space of time, for example within seconds to minutes. It is only during this period of time that an auxiliary device, in the form of a manual device, spectacles, or an eye bandage must be used to receive the measured data.
The remote measuring device which is preferably designed for active telemetry can be located at a suitable point, for example the sulcus of the capsule or the anterior chamber, as an implant that can be installed by surgery. This implant can be in the form of an intraocular lens, with the remote measuring device being provided outside the optical part of the lens, preferably at a haptic margin surrounding the lens part. This creates an intelligent lens for multifunctional measured value acquisition by active telemetry and integration of the data logger by which measured values can be stored.
Suitable sensors are those that allow determination of the intraocular pressure. In particular, the pressure sensor or pressure sensors, in contrast to the known capacitive measuring sensors (Sensors and Actuators A, 37-38 (1993) 93-105) can be created using surface micromechanics. In addition, electrodes for stimulation and derivation of stimulus potentials can be provided. The pressure sensor, the corresponding signal processing circuit, the data logger, and the telemetry components in the sensor, especially the coil and capacitors, are preferably integrated monolithically in a chip, for example a silicon chip. By inductive signal and energy transmission between the implanted remote measuring device and the receiving device provided outside the eye, active telemetry is obtained with the power supplied to the remote measuring device in the eye by inductive energy transmission. For this purpose, both the implanted remote measuring device and the receiving device located outside the eye have suitably designed antennas in the form of coils (ring coils).
Continuous measurement of intraocular pressure over several stages is possible without continuous data callup to the outside being necessary. With the data logger integrated into the active telemetry, data can be stored and called up at specific times, once a week for example. The implanted sensors can be calibrated without an external device, using self calibration. No spectacles need be worn for calibration. The energy supplied is reduced in active telemetry. Interference with the measurement is reduced by the monolithically integrated design. The measuring device is EMV tolerant. With a preferred surface micromechanical solution, the likelihood of the sensors breaking is reduced. In addition, surface-micromechanical sensors can be made in that sizes required for implantation. With the monolithically integrated design, silicon chips can be made thin enough to fit in the eye implant, especially an intraocular lens. The power can be supplied by inductive energy transmission from outside so that no battery is required.
One embodiment of the invention will now be explained in great detail with reference to the figures.
FIG. 1 is a schematic side view of an embodiment of the invention;
FIG. 2 shows an implant designed as a lens which contains the remote measuring device used in the invention; and
FIG. 3 is a block circuit diagram of the implanted remote measuring device.
In the embodiment shown in the figures, a remote measuring device 6 is placed in the eye as an eye implant designed as an intraocular lens 8. Remote measuring device 6 which contains pressure sensors 10 and sensor telemetry components, especially telemetry electronics 11, is located in the vicinity of a haptic margin 14 surrounding an optical part 9 of the intraocular lens. Pressure sensors 10 can be designed using surface micromechanics. Telemetry electronics 11 contain a data logger 16 to store the measured values received from pressure sensors 10. In addition, the telemetry electronics is connected with a coil 15 that operates as a transmitting and receiving antenna. The measured data stored in data logger 16 can be called up and sent if necessary by activating an electronic switch in a transmission circuit 18 connected with coil 15. Telemetry electronics 11 as well as pressure sensors can be integrated monolithically into a silicon chip made so that it fits in the haptic margin 14 of the lens. Preferably the lens is made of silicon material. Haptic margin 14 has a width of approximately 1 mm. The lens diameter can vary between 6.5 and 7 mm. The intraocular lens can be secured for example in the capsule of the eye using haptic threads 13. Pressure sensors 10 (sensor components) and the telemetry electronics (read station) with the transponder electronics and the micro-antenna designed as a coil 15 are in the haptic margin 14 outside the optical zone 9 of the intraocular lens. The thickness of the lens body depending on the refractive power can be 1 to 2 mm.
A polydiorganosiloxane, preferably, is used as the implant material because of its good biocompatibility and deformability. The implant can thus be implanted in the folded or even rolled state through a small incision. A polydiorganosiloxane, especially polydimethylsiloxane, can be used for encapsulation of the microcomponents of the remote measuring device.
The measurement signals generated by pressure sensors 10 as a function of the measured intraocular pressure are converted by the telemetry and transponder electronics into information that can be transmitted without wires in a converter 17 and transmitted by means of the micro-antenna designed as coil 15 and received outside the eye by a receiving device 1 through an antenna likewise designed as a coil 2. Receiving device 1 and coil 2 can be located in a spectacle frame 3. However, other securing means are also suitable, for example a comfortable eye bandage. Receiving device 1 is connected by a cable 4 with an evaluating device 5 in a base unit. This base unit can have a battery for power supply in addition to the evaluation and interface electronics. However it is also possible to provide the energy through a power cable. Evaluation unit 5 converts the received information into data that can be recorded. For this purpose, a fixed data evaluation device can be provided for off-line data processing, storage, analysis, and display on a PC.
The power for the remote measuring device 6 implanted in the eye can be provided by induction through the two coils 2 and 15 that act as antennas during transceiver operation.
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Medical Amnesty/
Good Samaritan Protocol
Student health and safety are of primary concern at the University of Delaware. As such, in cases of intoxication and/or alcohol poisoning, the University encourages individuals to seek medical assistance for themselves or others. If an individual seeks medical attention due to his/her level of intoxication which reasonably appears to create serious and immediate risk to the individual, the Office of Student Conduct may not pursue disciplinary sanctions against the student for violations of the Alcohol Policy of the Code of Conduct. Additionally, those students who assist in obtaining medical attention for individuals who are intoxicated will not receive disciplinary sanctions for violations of the Alcohol Policy of the Code of Conduct.
In lieu of disciplinary sanctions under the Student Code of Conduct, the intoxicated student (and possibly the referring student) will be required to meet with the Director of the Office of Student Conduct or her designee, who may issue educational requirements such as alcohol education and/or an alcohol and substance abuse assessment. Serious or repeated incidents will prompt a higher degree of concern and response. Failure to complete educational assignments or treatment recommendations issued under this policy normally will result in disciplinary action. The student will be responsible for any costs associated with alcohol education interventions. In most cases, a letter will be sent home to the student's parents or legal guardian.
Medical Amnesty does not preclude disciplinary sanctions due to any other violations of the Code of Conduct (not related to the Alcohol Policy). Likewise, Medical Amnesty does not prevent action by Newark police or other law enforcement personnel.
How to Apply for Medical Amnesty/Good Samaritan Status
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- Please DO NOT schedule a pre-hearing using the on-line scheduling system.
A completed application must be received within five business days of the incident. (For example, if a call for medical assistance is made during the weekend, the written request must be submitted by the Friday following the incident.)
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Co-op is the reason I bought this game. We are in a party, we are both to the garage. How do we play co-op together???
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you should be able to go to the pause menue and selct invite party, it always dashboards one of us two
Here is some info from the developer:
Inviting through Party:
1. Ensure you and your buddy are in a party of 2 together.
2. If you're sending the invite, make sure you're in game and have already gotten to Rhonda's garage. Co-op is available from this point.
3. To send the invite, pause the game, and select "Invite Party to Game" (This player will play as Nick).
4. At this point the other player will be brought into the first player's game as ***. Commence zombie killing!
Using Matchmaking:
1. When starting a new game, you select a "Play Style" which will be used to match you with like-minded players.
2. Selecting any Play Style other than "Single Player" will make your game available for matchmaking.
3. After reaching Rhonda's garage, if there are players searching for a game with your selected Play Style they will be matched with you.
4. If you would like to play Online as *** in another person's game, select "Multiplayer" from the Online menu, then choose your Game Mode and Play Style to search for a game session.
5. If you like, you can load your own single player save game and play until an appropriate session is found.
Anyone want to buddy up and do a completionist run? Longest I've lasted with a stranger is an hour before he left without warning and I'm not sure if it auto saves in that situation or not. I'm just doing blueprints, tragedies, and statues now. Oh, and speakers.


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Just when you thought the Pretty Little Liars cast couldn't get any more attractive, E! Online reports that the show has cast CSI star Brandon W. Jones (photo below) in the role of Andrew Campbell. That name might not mean much to some of you, but fans of the book series know that the arrival of Andrew could possibly hurt one of our favorite couples. In the books, Andrew was a big love interest for Spencer (Troian Bellisario) and was described as a competitive spirit who Spencer once suspected of being "A." Then again, who hasn't she suspected at one point or another?
OK, Spoby fans, calm down. Breathe. Brandon is currently only set to appear in Season 3, Episode 15, which will air in early 2013. Yes, that could change, but there is no point in panicking now. Instead, let's continue to relive Spencer's adorable phone call to Toby from last night's episode.
As for the rest of us, what could this addition mean for the Liars? Is he just another pretty face, or could he be a part of the "A" team? And what exactly do they mean when they call him a competitive spirit?
As long as he doesn't date Jenna (Tammin Sursok) or befriend Noel (Brant Daugherty), we will give him a fair chance.
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DURHAM, N.H. -- In the first of a crucial two-game weekend set between two of Hockey East's top teams, No. 2 New Hampshire held serve, getting a pair of goals from Colin Hemingway (Surrey, British Columbia) and 27 saves from goaltender Michael Ayers (Hingham, Mass.) on its way to a 6-1 victory Friday night in front of 6,501 at the sold-out Whittemore Center.
UNH improved to 18-4-2 (10-2-2 Hockey East) and increased its lead over the Terriers (14-6-2, 8-4-2) in the standings to four points. The two teams, which battled to a 1-1 tie in Boston back on Nov. 4, conclude their season-series Sunday night at Walter Brown Arena.
UNH entered the contest with the nation's No. 1 offense (4.91 goals per game) and got all the scoring it would need in the first period. Hemingway staked UNH to a 1-0 lead at 7:57 when he intercepted a pass at the BU blueline before skating in on Fields and beating the Terrier netminder top shelf for his 18th goal of the year. The junior winger notched his 19th of the season two minutes later when he took a Josh Prudden (Andover, Mass.) cross-ice pass in stride behind the BU defense and beat Fields for a 2-0 UNH advantage. Freshman Tyson Teplitsky (Saskatoon, Saskatchewan) made it a 3-0 Wildcat lead with just under a minute remaining in the period with his third tally of the year.
BU closed to within two on a 5-on-3 power play goal by Brian McConnell at 7:21 of the second period but UNH erased any hopes of a comeback when senior David Busch (Toronto, Ontario) deflected in an Ed Caron (Hudson, NH) wrister for a 4-1 lead at 11:49. Steve Saviano (Reading, Mass.) added his sixth goal of the year when he hammered home his own rebound at 19:18 for a 5-1 cushion.
Senior captain and Hobey Baker candidate Darren Haydar (Milton, Ontario) added a goal in the third to move into a tie with former Wildcat Mark Mowers for fourth-place on UNH's all-time scoring list. Haydar also tied 1999 Hobey Baker winner Jason Krog for third on the school's career goals list (94) and moved into a tie with BU's Clark Donatelli for 23rd on the Hockey East career points list. Haydar, who also extended his career-best point scoring streak to 16 games, leads the nation with 23-31-54 this season and has career totals of 94-103-197.
Prudden, Lanny Gare (Vernon, British Columbia) and Concord's Mick Mounsey each had two assists for UNH. Fields made 19 saves in two periods for BU before giving way to Jason Tapp, who made five saves in the final period. Ayers picked up his ninth victory of the year in net for UNH and has allowed just three goals over his last three outings, all wins.
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Ha ha ha... There some awesome upcoming comedy movies for 2015. Entourage, The Wedding Ringer, Ted 2 and the fan favorite Clerks 3 are all due for a 2015 release.
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1/2 cup
light corn syrup
1 1/2 cups
cinnamon red hot candies
8 cups
popped popcorn
This tasty treat is spectacular. I have made it many times now and am so pleased. I LOVE Red Hots. This popcorn is delicately coated in the cinnamon confection and is a breeze to make. I agree with RMSR, the butter can be cut. I've experimented and think that 1/2 cup butter is best with about 1/4 cup more cinnamon candies. Enjoy!!!
This was very good, a great way to use up leftover candy hearts. The other reviewer said she had problems with the length of time baking in the oven along with the pocorn being chewy, I belive that is because she used honey and not the corn syrup. But I do agree that the butter can be cut down to 1/4 cup, I found that to be enough for the coating. I also sugest that you keep the popcorn warm in the oven until you are ready to pour on the candy, this will help it to coat more even when you stir it in.
14 Ratings
The only changes were to use honey instead of corn syrup (didn't have any) and only one cup of the hearts. I thought the flavour of the candies came through well enough this way. I did bake them longer than 30 minutes (closer to an hour) but they're still quite sticky (set, but not completely- was afraid to burn them if left longer). There was still an excess amount of the coating after the baking stage, which left the popcorn chewy, not crunchy. I would use more popcorn next time and maybe a little less butter as they were greasy.
Only used 1/2 cup of butter-couldn't bring myself to use more. I popped almost a cup of kernels for the recipe and it was still very strong tasting. It looks very 'Chirstmasy', too. I will make this again.
This is extra yummy! All my kids couldn't keep out of it.
I was so shocked at how much I liked this! My granddaughters loved it, too! I wanted to make something for their swim day, but my store didn't have the regular red hots. I used Hot Tamales, which look more like a gel capsule for vitamins! They didn't quite melt well, and that is exactly what they loved about this! I made only half a batch, and it took a whole tray lined with parchment for the baking part. I did pop my own corn, using nearly 4 tablespoons of kernals for the batch. Now I have an order to make this again very soon. I started something here! Or should I say that CLField did! Thank you!
I loved this recipe. I could not find Red Hots so I used 1 1/2 Cups Hard Cinnamon Fire Jolly Ranchers. They worked just fine. I also used just 1/2 Cup butter. Did everything else the same. Can't wait to try some of the other flavors of Jolly Ranchers. Thank you for a very fun recipe.
I just finished my first tester batch of these. I went down to 2 servings (1 cup popcorn) and ended up using almost 2 cups popcorn. I left it cooking at 300 for half hour and they were perfectly crisp! The coating was enough to not get stuck in your teeth and a nice subtle touch of cinnamon. I'm making this for valentines!
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
Cinnamon Heart Popcorn
Serving Size: 1/16 of a recipe
Servings Per Recipe: 16
Amount Per Serving
Calories: 242
Calories from Fat: 125
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Bread of Life Soup Kitchen
Soup Kitchens are a great resource for people in need of a meal; and one Soup Kitchen in Caribou is in need of a new manager in order to get things up and running again before the winter. The Bread of Life Soup Kitchen has been a part of the Caribou community for 13 years. But right now it's not in use- it's been closed since July.
Chairman of the Bread of Life Soup Kitchen Josette Hunter said, "Right now it's closed, every year it's been closed during the month of July because it's just too hot and people know that and they're able to prepare for that."
But we're now in the month of August and the soup Kitchen is still closed. Between 500 to 600 hot meals are normally served at the Bread of Life soup kitchen every month, but they've been unable to do so this month due to a lack of a manager.
Chairman of the Bread of Life Soup Kitchen Josette Hunter said, "What we're looking for is one manager who would be able to manage all the days and manage the different volunteers that are able to come in. Everything at the soup kitchen is volunteer based, we run on a shoestring budget."
That only makes it all the more difficult to find people that can put in the time commitment. The Chairman says the key to keeping things running smoothly at the Soup Kitchen is consistency.
Chairman of the Bread of Life Soup Kitchen Josette Hunter said, "We'd like to be open Monday through Friday and so there's deliveries that need to be received twice a week and then to prepare the meal we start preparing the meal at 1 o'clock to serve from 4 to 5 and then the clean up afterwards."
The Chairman hopes to have a new manager at the Soup Kitchen by September. She says the help of additional volunteers even once a month from 1 to 5:30 goes a long way.
If you are interested in volunteering, call the Bread of Life Soup Kitchen at 207-493- 4858.
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Glenn Melvin had the idea for his energy-saving invention, a new insulating plaster called Wall Reform, while studying for an HND in Building. Glenn describes how he got support and advice to get his idea off the ground and into full commercial production.
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"My HND course included a module on environmental awareness. One of the things I learnt was that heat loss through single-thickness walls is one of the biggest contributors to energy wastage and carbon dioxide emissions. With my background as a plasterer, I started thinking about developing a wall coating to cut heat loss in buildings.
"Like most inventors, in the early days I was going it alone - I put in a lot of my own time and effort to see whether my idea was viable. However, once I was convinced that it could work, I needed support to take things further. I researched grants and other sources of help, and a contact at the Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform recommended the National Endowment for Science, Technology and the Arts (NESTA)."
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"NESTA sent round a consultant to talk to me and assess whether I met their criteria for financial support, which I did. There were lots of funding forms to complete, but nothing too onerous.
"It's important to be able to show funding bodies that you've thought things through, including cost projections and a breakdown of how you intend to spend the money. I was awarded £59,000 to cover the first year's research and development costs. NESTA subsequently made another award of £50,000 to get the product into production."
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"NESTA has been a great source of advice throughout. For example, they found me a patent attorney who helped to determine the originality of my idea and apply for a UK patent. They also advised on trade marking and other forms of intellectual property protection.
"I also approached Newcastle University and was lucky enough to collaborate with a professor who specialised in thermal materials. He assisted with testing product samples and helped me attain further certification from the British Board of Agrément, the accreditation body for new construction products.
"Having NESTA support, plus independent certification for the product, has been invaluable in finding a manufacturer and a distributor to take the product on. It's also meant we get taken seriously by the government - we've been lobbying with some success to include Wall Reform in their eligibility criteria for energy-saving grants."
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"When I applied for the patent, I was only thinking about the UK market. In retrospect, I should have applied for patents in other countries at the same time to increase the options for future expansion."
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"Something was missing. There was a hole in the world that needed to be filled. Filled with the universe from electronic music and the power and melodies from rock."
- Lau
Carpark North is nordic electro rock.
The band was the first to introduce the genre to a broad audience in Denmark.
Carpark North was founded on the 28th July 1999 in a rehearsal room in Aarhus, where the band tried out a composition that would later become their first single on the radio, "There's A Place".
The first seed was planted a couple of years earlier, in 1996, when Søren and Lau met at Mellerup Efterskole where they formed the melodic rock band "Weed".
The band began when Lau (gtr, voc) and Anders Melgaard (dr) borrowed Søren's 4-track tape recorder and it broke down. Unable to fix the machine, Søren (bass) instead played the parts the guys had wanted to record. Søren, in fact being a pianist, "just played the right notes on the bass", Lau says, "and it was like finding my soul mate - musically".
Weed ended up recording the demo "DEMOed" in the school's primitive studio, and also went a couple of rounds in the big music contest called "DM I ROCK" in 1997.
When the year ended and school was over, the band members went their separate ways.
In 1998 Morten and Lau were headhunted to a funk band in Hinnerup, Aarhus. Morten, 16 years old, was already a very skilled drummer, and he and Lau quickly found out that they wanted to form their own band.
Through a bunch of emails, Lau and Søren also found out that they wanted to take up creative work again.
"The night before the first rehearsal, Lau and I discussed the details in our first record deal - we were sure it was just a matter of time. This is before we had even played the first note!"
- Søren
The boys met up in Aarhus on a hot summer day in July 1999.
The band quickly started to work on names, and through a bunch of different names ended up with "Carpark North" containing their ambition for future. "Carpark": The metallic, the rough - the rock. "North": Northern lights, snow, stars - the electro. Carpark North - Electro Rock.
The boys met up as often as they could and in October 1999 they accepted to attend the competition DM I ROCK (The Danish Rock Championship).
"It felt like we were collecting the best talent we could find, and created a kind of super group. It didn't matter that I had to take a long train ride every time, 'cause it just felt like something huge was underway"
- Søren
After their very first concert in Søren's hometown, Skive, the band entered DM I ROCK. With only three songs written they kept advancing through the contest, until they won second place in 2000.
This resulted in a lot of attention in the press, and more importantly, a lot of gigs. Promoters all over Denmark suddenly started to call, offering the band shows, which was quite unique for such a new demo act.
In the summer of 2000 the band won a couple of other important competitions: "Midtjyllands Talentkonkurrence" and "Randers Mesterskabet i Rock". The prizes were studio time and in late 2000 the EP "Carstereo" was recorded.
The "Randers Mesterskabet i Rock" competition took place at the venue "Cafe Von Hatten" in Randers. After winning the competion the band played several concerts at Von Hatten, and in 2001 the staff at Von Hatten signed up the band for yet another competition, DR P3's (Danish national Radio) "Demodysten".
One night in the spring of 2001, Carpark North was announced as the winner. This led to more studio time, this time in DR's own facilities, and, to the band's surprise, a straight ticket to the radio waves of national Danish radio. The song they recorded, "There's A Place", went #1 on DR P3's airplay chart the week after.
"I remember skipping school just to hear our song on the radio"
- Lau
Following the success of "There's A Place" on radio, people started to ask for their demo CD, "Carstereo". Being pre-Myspace/Facebook/Soundcloud times, the band had to burn a CD, photocopy the cover and send the package by mail.
After a couple of hundred CDs shipped, the band started to mini-manufacture "Carstereo" and met up every week to burn, cut, package and send the popular demo.
Record stores even started to call and ask for CDs, and Stereo Studio in Aalborg, Herning, Aarhus and GUF in Copenhagen received hundreds of CDs over the following months. All hand-made by the band.
When production ended, Carstereo was the best selling demo CD in Danish history with almost 3000 copies sold.
With more and more happening around Carpark North in 2001, the record labels in Denmark started to wake up. The band was invited to a bunch of meetings in the business, and finally signed with A&R Christian Backman and EMI Denmark in the summer of 2002 at Midtfyns Festival.
The band quickly began to look for producers, and in the summer of 2002 Carpark North recorded the EP "40 Days" with Rune Westberg. The EP was given away for free to the first 4,000 who signed up for the mailing list.
In late 2002 the band started recording their debut album with Danish producer Joshua in the legendary PUK Studios, Randers, and finished mixing in Medley Studio, Copenhagen one day before Christmas 2002.
The album was released on the 10th February 2003, and was also used as soundtrack for the Danish teen-horror hit movie "Midsommer". The first single "Transparent & Glasslike" was an instant hit on the radio, and the album sold 10,000 units the first week. Over the following months the debut was certified platinum, and the following Danish tour was sold out.
After four years of work, Carpark North was in 2003 a well-known name nationwide.
In early 2005 Lau, Søren and Morten started recording their second album "All things to All people". Again, working with Joshua in PUK, but this time the mixing session took place in West Hollywood, Los Angeles, USA, with Michael Patterson (Black Rebel Motor Cycle Club, P. Diddy, a.o.).
The idea behind the album was to widen the Carpark North sound, making the rock more hard and the electro more sparkling.
"All Things To All People" was released on the 25th of April 2005, and the first single "Human" was accompanied by a beautiful, poetic and powerful video by Danish director Martin De Thurah, showing extraordinary and somewhat weird dancing children.
The "Human" video won several awards: A DMA (Danish Grammy) in 2006 for "Best video of the Year", "Best Music Video" at RESFEST, Los Angeles, a "Grand Prix" at the Festival International des Art du Clip in Provence, and was also exhibited at an art museum in Ontario, Canada. All in all the video received massive attention worldwide, and was the stepping-stone for Carpark North to an international audience.
The single "Human" was later featured in the world wide hit game "FIFA 2008", and the second single "Best Day" was the third most played song on Danish radio in 2005.
Wanting to have more control, the band started building their own studio in late 2006 in Copenhagen, called "Yderlandet", and began to work on their 3rd album. At the same time Carpark North left EMI in favor of Danish independent label, Copenhagen Records.
The idea was to produce the next album themselves, and have total control over their sound.
In mid 2007 American producer Brian Sperber (Moby, Julian Casablancas) contacted the band wanting to produce their next release. So he joined the production mid-way and finished the songs together with mixing the album.
"Grateful" was released on the 8th September 2008 in Denmark and ended up selling platinum. The singles "Shall We Be Grateful" and "Save Me From Myself" were certified platinum, and the album gave the band a huge success that even surpassed the debut album "Carpark North".
"The title, Grateful, suddenly made more and more sense to us, 'cause we WERE really amazed by the success gained from this album. During those months we were in a constant state of gratefulness"
- Lau
In 2009 Carpark North was contacted by Swedish label "Mr. Radar" who wanted to sign the band through Sony Music worldwide. The band and the ambitious staff at the label ended up with an international plan consisting of heavy touring, re-recording of old songs and the creation of the super album "Lost".
Carpark North had been contacted numerous times by the American band "30 Seconds To Mars", and finally in 2010 the band took up touring with the group. In 2010 Carpark North and 30STM played almost 20 arenas throughout Europe, including Germany, Switzerland, Austria, Sweden, Finland, the Czech Republic and Italy. After each tour 30STM kept on inviting them on the next. The guys in 30STM also revealed that they had been listening to Carpark North since 2003 through Napster!
"Playing with 30STM was a huge leap forward for us. We got to play in front of tens of thousands of people night after night, and we came to respect Jared, Shannon and Tomo very much"
- Morten
Jared Leto, the front man in 30STM, joined Carpark North on stage several times through the tours, and Carpark North was also invited on stage during a 30STM show in Basel, Switzerland.
In 2011 30STM officially recommended Carpark North to their fan group through a newsletter and their Twitter account.
In the fall of 2010 "Best Days - Greatest & Live" was released in Denmark. The album closed the chapter of three successful albums, an international release, and the public-demanded live album recorded during "Grøn Koncert" in the summer of 2010.
Carpark North starts work on new material in 2011.


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Walking the Walk
Student instructors become better teachers and change lives.
Hands-on field experience not only strengthens student learning, it can also increase quality of life. Counseling Psychology & Special Education (CPSE) faculty Darlene Anderson, JoAnn Munk, and Michelle Marchant's presentation "Walking the Walk" showed data on the value of the McKay School's summer practicum in its positive impact, not only on MSE students but on their elementary school pupils as well.
The mandatory summer practicum gives McKay School students the opportunity to teach in special education classrooms over the summer. Practicum participants are distributed into two elementary schools, one in the Alpine district and the other in Nebo. These BYU students instruct five to eight elementary school students, supervised by a teacher from the host school. This is the first formal teaching position for many McKay School students, giving them a valuable learning experience which includes the opportunity to work with a professional educator.
Participating elementary school students also benefit from the arrangement. They receive not only a little extra education, but more individual attention and personalized assistance. "It's a win-win situation," said Anderson, "Our students become better educators, and the children who come to their classes benefit."
The summer classes help these special needs students retain the information they have learned throughout the school year, resulting in significant measurable student achievement. Parents of these students expressed that they feel their children are benefitting from the class; some have put their children on waitlists to participate. From a quantitative view, standardized test scores for participating children have increased significantly over the past three years.
"We can measure meaningful student outcomes, and positive outcomes appear to be related to mentoring," Anderson said of the program. Through this summer practicum McKay School students and children across the Nebo and Alpine districts are all gaining a better education.
Click here to see the PowerPoint "Walking the Walk."
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I install ufw, gufw & firestarter yesterday, but uninstalled them all today. Now, I find that I cannot access the server from outsite. When I could before. How can I debug whats blocking these?
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Have you tried restarting the server? Although you have uninstalled the firewalls, their rules might still be active in the running kernel. (Run
I would run:
To see if you have the ports you want available allowed.
If you don't, I would recommend running something like:
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Edit: Ah, I missed that you had uninstalled them.


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