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After a semi cloudy weekend, women's beach volleyball enthusiasts will be huddling together along the sandy Alamitos Beach of Long Beach, California for the 11th FIVB World Tour Grand Slam competition beginning Tuesday, July 22 to July 27th.
As the 36th largest city in the US, Long Beach is perfectly situated on the southern tip of Los Angeles County along the Pacific Ocean which undoubtedly will provide players and spectators of this year's FIVB competition with some wonderful breezes during some exciting and heated moments. Although all 475,000 local residents most probably will not attend this great event, some representatives from a local and sustainable manufacturing company will; those being employees of Earth Friendly Products.
This year, the manufacturers of the world's top-selling green laundry detergent, ECOS will be sponsoring Vicky Arvaniti and Maria Tsiartsiani, Greece's top women's beach volleyball team as they strive to qualify for the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio at the FIVB World Tour in Long Beach.
Team Vicky Arvaniti and Maria Tsiartsiani have had a volleyball partnership since 2009 when they finished their season together reaching 7th in the world ranking. Kelly Vlahakis-Hanks, CEO of Earth Friendly Products says, "We are so excited to sponsor Vicky and Maria again on their road to the Olympics. They are superb athletes and play with such dedication and heart and are the perfect representatives for Greece. The entire Earth Friendly Products family is ready to cheer on Team Vicky/Maria from the sidelines."
This is an especially important year for Tsiartsiani as she plans her comeback after a shoulder injury at the Bangsaen Open in Thailand in October 2012. After her withdrawal, Tsiartsiani gave birth to her first child – her daughter Sophia. Greece's coach, Kostas Tampouratzis put her (Tsiartsiani) name on the national squad roster for the start of qualifications for the Rio 2016 Olympic games.
Team Vicky/Maria will be bringing their combined force to the FIVB Grand Slam in Long Beach, California where they will compete to qualify in the World Series of Beach Volleyball.
The late Dr. Van Vlahakis, a Greek native who founded Earth Friendly Products (EFP) in 1967 opened their first global office in Athens, Greece in 2013. Dr. Vlahakis had a special connection to his homeland and felt it was his duty as a Greek American to take some of his success back to Greece while encouraging other companies to invest in the Greek economy. It appears Dr. Vlahakis' dream of creating a sustainable company is helping secure the dreams on the sand of this dynamic Greek Volley Ball duo, Team Vicky Arvaniti and Maria Tsiartsiani.
So grab your kids and take a stroll down to Alamitos Beach in Long Beach this week to watch the FIVB World Tour and cheer on your favorite team be it the dynamic duo from Greece or our very own, Kerri Walsh and April Ross in their competition. Most tickets are free and the dreams that may be ignited by your children while watching such awesome talent on the sand may quite well be priceless! For more information go to http://www.wsobv.com/.


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The ChelanCounty PUD Board of Commissioners will likely make a decision during their regular meeting on Monday, April 16th on the recommendation made last week by General Manager, John Janney.
Janney told commissioners at a special meeting Monday night, that he would like to see the PUD keep the fiber optic network and increase revenue generation to closer match maintenance and operation expenses.
Janney's recommendation comes after the PUD conducted an extensive strategic planning process aimed at reducing or eliminating the 8 million dollars lost last year operating the fiber network.
Interim Managing Director of Fiber & Telecom Business Unit, Chris Church, says the PUD hosted a series of public meetings in March, where they presented three alternatives that were considered.
Included in Janney's recommendation is forgiving the fiber networks $99 million internal debt owed to the PUD which accounted for 5 million dollars of last years red ink.
Church says he expects Commissioners to take action, either by adopting Janney's recommendation, or propose changes to it at their regularly scheduled meeting on Monday, April 16th, adding that the board has a tough decision ahead of them.
And be sure to tune in on Tuesday morning when visit with a ChelanCounty PUD representative about that meeting. "CLICK HERE" for Audio"CLICK HERE" for Audio

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Join us Tuesday, July 26th for a CMO Breakfast with Dunkin' Brands, where we'll hear from Scott Hudler, Chief Digital Officer.
DETAILS:Tuesday, July 26th, 2016
Member Tickets: $65 Non-Member Tickets: $90
LOCATION:Google, Cambridge355 Main Street, 5th FloorCambridge, MA 02142
Click here for location and directions.
Parking is available at the East Garage, 4 Cambridge Center, with an entrance on Ames Street (behind Legal Seafoods).
* Tickets are non-refundable
AFFILIATE MARKETING 2.0: How Top Brands are Rethinking & Refocusing Affiliate Programs
DATE: July 27, 2016
INSTRUCTOR: Robert Glazer | Founder & Managing Director at Acceleration Partners
PRICE: $450 member | $525 non-member
LOCATION: SapientNitro | 131 Dartmouth Street | Boston, MA 02116
Affiliate marketing has a clouded past. The nuances of the channel are not understood by many marketers and many companies have turned their program entirely over to networks who have financial conflicts of interest. The reality is that properly managed programs can drive 5-15% of online revenue and have one of the highest ROI's of any online channel. Smart marketers are realizing that affiliate marketing is an important part of their arsenal. They are upgrading their programs and integrating the channel into their overall marketing strategies into what we can call second generation programs (Gen 2).
In this half-day workshop, marketing professionals will develop the expertise and skills for managing a Gen 2 affiliate program. We will provide participants with an overview of affiliate marketing, discuss who the players are in the market, as well as address common challenges, such as off-brand promotion, attribution and cross-channel cannibalization. We will also review how top brands are using new technology and tactics to create programs that drive more incremental and sustainable revenue by focusing on brand alignment, high-quality partners, mobile optimization and global expansion. As part of this session, Robert will share case studies from industry leading affiliate programs. He will also conduct two live affiliate program audits and offer real-time feedback and analysis.
*Registration is non-refundable
Join us Wednesday, August 24th for a CMO Breakfast with Fenway Sports Management, where we'll hear from Mark Lev, Managing Director.
DETAILS:Wednesday, August 24th, 2016
Join us on Thursday, September 15th, for Media Innovation Day and the 2016 Maven Awards.
Tickets to this year's event grant you access to the full day of content and the 2016 Maven Awards.
DATES: September 28, October 5, 12
INSTRUCTORS: Caleb Brown | The Caleb Brown Experience
PRICE: $595 member | $695 non-member
LOCATION: Boston TBD
When people say they are experience designers- what are they talking about? Can we even take them seriously? Caleb Brown says we can and we should. We need more good experience designers, and you can become one.
Experiences invariably occur whenever humans touch the world. Most experiences pop up unintentionally, but some are purposefully made. Creating these high-quality objects- which can be digital like a website or physical like a coffee shop- is a hard and exacting craft. Fortunately, experience design is not magic, its fundamentals can be learned, and practice makes you better.
* Registration is non-refundable
DATE: October 20, 2016
INSTRUCTOR: Steph Parker | Engagement Supervisor | AMP Agency
LOCATION: AMP Agency | 77 North Washington Street, 8th Floor
In today's dynamic digital marketplace, it's not enough to build a strategy that only aligns a digital marketing channel with a business goal. Consumers- users of the digital technology we leverage for our campaigns- are savvier than ever, desiring information and experiences on-demand. And, they're empowering the choices for where they spend their time, effort, and money with research. They are growing increasingly skeptical of any branded content that may secretly try to sell them something.
In this course, we'll explore a high-level overview of the strategic process, diving deeper into how the intersection of consumers and technology has created a shift in what target audiences now want, need, and expect. We'll also review the basics of user behavior and psychology as they pertain to the consumer journey, identifying marketing opportunities that create a positive user experience.
EVENT DETAILS: Wednesday, October 26th, 2016 6:00 PM - 10:00 PM The House of Blues 15 Lansdowne Street, Boston
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS: 6:00PM: Doors Open7:00PM: Awards Show & Party
Pricing:$200 Members / $250 Non-Members
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Game #31
Pac-12 Tournament Quarterfinal
(1) No. 4/3 Stanford Cardinal (28-2)
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(8) UCLA Bruins or (9) Colorado Buffaloes
Friday, March 7, 2014 – 12 p.m. PT
KeyArena (17,000) – Seattle, Wash.
Series History: Stanford leads UCLA, 56-22; leads Colorado 11-4
Last Meeting:Feb. 23, 2014 at UCLA (W, 65-56); Jan. 12, 2014 at Colorado (W, 87-77)
TV: Pac-12 Network (P-x-P: Anne Marie Anderson, Analyst: Tammy Blackburn)
Webcast: Pac-12 Online (http://www.pac-12.com/live)
Radio: 90.1 KZSU
STANFORD, Calif. - The calendar has turned to March, and with that the postseason is upon No. 4/4 Stanford. The Cardinal travels to Seattle this week for the Pac-12 Tournament at KeyArena. The draw's top seed, Stanford opens action in Friday's quarterfinal round at 12 p.m. facing the winner of Thursday's first-round matchup between No. 8 UCLA and No. 9 Colorado. Friday's game will air live on Pac-12 Network with Anne Marie Anderson and Tammy Blackburn on the call, and can also be heard on 90.1 KZSU.
Last Time Out
The Cardinal wrapped up the Pac-12 regular season at 17-1 with a home sweep of Washington and Washington State during Senior Weekend. Stanford avenged its only Pac-12 setback of the campaign Thursday night, defeating Washington, 83-60, before getting a career-high 37 points from Chiney Ogwumike Saturday night to down Washington State, 84-64. Ogwumike also grabbed 13 rebounds to post her 22nd double-double of the season, while junior point guard Amber Orrange scored 20 points with eight rebounds and four assists.
About UCLA And Colorado
Stanford's quarterfinal opponent will be the winner of Thursday's first-round match between No. 8 seed UCLA (13-17, 7-11 Pac-12) and No. 9 seed Colorado (16-13, 6-12 Pac-12). The Bruins are led by the play of Atonye Nyingifa (18.4 ppg, 8.7 rpg) and Nirra Fields (17.4 ppg, 6.3 rpg), while the Buffaloes are led by the play of Arielle Roberson (12.4 ppg, 8.1 rpg) and Jen Reese (12.0 ppg, 5.8 rpg).
All-Time Against UCLA And Colorado
Stanford is 56-22 all-time against UCLA, and 11-4 all-time against Colorado. This season the Cardinal swept UCLA, defeating the Bruins 72-55 at Maples Pavilion on January 24, then again by a score of 65-56 in Los Angeles on February 23. Stanford and Colorado played just once this regular season, with the Cardinal earning an 87-77 win on January 12 in Boulder.
In The National Rankings
Stanford moved up a spot to No. 4 in the Associated Press Poll and remained at No. 4 in the USA Today Sports Coaches' Poll this week following its home sweep of Washington and Washington State.
In The Pac-12 Stat Rankings
Through March 2 Stanford ranks in the top three of 12 categories: scoring defense (59.9 - first), scoring margin (+18.3 - first), rebounding margin (+9.0 - first), field-goal percentage (48.0 - first), field-goal percentage defense (34.9 - first), assists (18.27 apg - first), assist-to-turnover ratio (1.44 - first), scoring offense (78.2 - second), rebounding defense (34.5 - second), 3-point field-goal percentage (37.6 - second), and defensive rebounding (30.8 drpg - second). Individually, Chiney Ogwumike leads the Pac-12 in scoring (27.0 ppg) and field-goal percentage (62.2), and is second in rebounding (12.1 rpg) and blocked shots (1.80 bpg). Mikaela Ruef is fifth in rebounding (9.5 rpg), sixth in assist-to-turnover ratio (1.74), and 12th in assists (3.13 apg), tops among all Pac-12 posts in the latter two categories. Amber Orrange leads the loop in assist-to-turnover ratio (3.11) and is second in assists (4.67 apg). Lili Thompson (42.5) is third in the Pac-12 in 3-point field-goal percentage while Bonnie Samuelson (41.1) is fifth.
In The National Stat Rankings
Through March 2 Stanford ranked in the top 20 of eight categories: assist-to-turnover ratio (1.44 - fifth), field-goal percentage (48.0 - sixth), assists (18.27 - eighth), field-goal percentage defense (34.9 - eighth), scoring margin (+18.3 - ninth), rebound margin (+8.8 - 13th), 3-point field-goal percentage (37.6 - 15th) and turnovers per game (12.7 - 19th). Individually, Chiney Ogwumike is the only player to rank in the national top 10 in scoring (27.0 ppg - third), field-goal percentage (62.2 - third), rebounding (12.1 rpg - eighth), and double-doubles (22 - sixth). Amber Orrange's 3.11 assist-to-turnover ratio is sixth in the country.
Chiney Ogwumike Headlines Pac-12 Awards
The Pac-12 announced its end-of-season honors Tuesday morning and senior forward Chiney Ogwumike headlined the list by sweeping the Pac-12 Player and Defensive Player of the Year awards for the second year in a row. While it was her second straight Pac-12 Player of the Year honor, the Defensive Player of the Year honor was her third in a row. She became the seventh Stanford player to win multiple conference player of the year awards, and for the fourth straight year was named to the All-Pac-12 Team.
Joining Ogwumike on the All-Pac-12 Team was junior point guard Amber Orrange, who earned her second nod to the all-conference team while averaging 10.1 points and 4.67 assists per game with a conference-best 3.11 assist-to-turnover ratio. Redshirt senior forward Mikaela Ruef earned her first nod from the conference, being named All-Pac-12 honorable mention for her year in which she is averaging career bests of 6.9 points, 9.5 rebounds and 3.13 assists per game.
A pair of freshman guards were also recognized as Lili Thompson was named to the Pac-12 All-Freshman Team while Karlie Samuelson was named All-Freshman honorable mention. Thompson played her way into the starting lineup by the third game of the year and has averaged 7.3 points and 2.90 assists per game, and is third in the Pac-12 with a 42.5 3-point field-goal percentage. Samuelson, meanwhile, averages 6.3 points over 25 appearances and is third on the team with 36 3-pointers.
Rounding out the honors is head coach Tara VanDerveer, who was named Pac-12 Coach of the Year for the 14th time. This year VanDerveer became just the fifth Division I women's basketball coach to win 900 career games, getting No. 900 Nov. 27 against Florida Gulf Coast in Puerto Vallarta.
Stanford At The Pac-12 Tournament
Friday's quarterfinal begins the 13th Pac-12 Tournament for Stanford, and the Cardinal will go for its 11th title. The Cardinal has been the top seed in every edition of the tournament since its inception in 2002. Stanford has made the tournament final at every event, with the only years it did not raise the trophy being the inaugural edition in 2002 (falling to Arizona State), and in 2006 (losing to UCLA). Stanford's overall record at the Pac-12 Tournament is 33-2.
Chiney Ogwumike Against The Top-25
February 14's 61-35 win over Arizona State improved Stanford's record against Top-25 teams this season to 8-1. Over those nine games, Stanford's received great performances from numerous players, most notably national player of the year candidate Chiney Ogwumike, the only player in the country to rank in the national Top 10 in scoring (27.0 ppg - third), rebounding (12.1 rpg - eighth), field-goal percentage (62.2 - third), and double-doubles (22 - sixth) through March 3. Over nine games against Top-25 teams this year, Ogwumike is averaging 25.0 points, 12.6 rebounds and shooting 59.4 percent with 14 blocked shots. Below is a game-by-game breakdown of Ogwumike's lines against those teams:
Pac-12 Player Of The Week Record For Ogwumike
Chiney Ogwumike extended another record in her collection Monday, being named Pac-12 Player of the Week for the ninth time this season and the 18th time in her career. The Cypress, Texas native extended both her single-season and career marks for most weekly conference honors received, and earned this latest one after averaging 34.5 points and 12.0 rebounds over Stanford's home sweep of Washington and Washington State. After going for 32 points and 11 rebounds in Thursday night's 83-60 win over the Huskies, Ogwumike scored a career-high 37 points with 13 rebounds for her 13th 30-point game and 22nd double-double of the season Saturday against the Cougars.
Five Years Goes By That Quickly
It's been quite a ride on The Farm for fifth-year senior and "Team Grandma" of the squad Mikaela Ruef. Taking over the role of oldest player on the team, Ruef has enjoyed a career year, being named All-Pac-12 honorable mention while averaging career bests of 6.9 points, 9.5 rebounds and 3.13 assists per game. Not only has she performed at a high level on the court, Ruef has shined in other areas including owning a 3.38 cumulative grade-point average in finishing her master's degree in civil and environmental engineering at the end of this month, and working part-time as an engineer on campus overseeing the university's energy-conversion projects.
Emerging Leader
Junior forward Bonnie Samuelson has always been comfortable in her role as Stanford's top 3-point bomber, but over the past few weeks she has begun to emerge as one of the team's newest leaders, working into the starting lineup for the first time on February 23 and producing in that spot. Since making her first collegiate start three games ago, Samuelson has averaged 10.3 points and shot 36.8 percent (7-for-19) from behind the arc, highlighted by a 14-point effort Thursday against Washington. Over her last five games, in fact, Samuelson has scored in double digits four times, averaging 12.4 points and shooting 50.0 percent (16-for-32) from 3-point range during that span.
She's On Point
Point guard Amber Orrange is peaking at the right time for the Cardinal, as the now two-time All-Pac-12 selection (after Tuesday's announcement) averaged 15.0 points and 4.00 assists while shooting 64.7 percent from the field over the weekend sweep of Washington and Washington State. Saturday night against the Cougars Orrange recorded her second 20-point performance of the season, scoring 20 points with eight rebounds and four assists in the 84-64 win. For the year, the Nancy Lieberman Award finalist is averaging 10.1 points per game while leading the Pac-12 and ranking sixth in the nation with a 3.11 assist-to-turnover ratio and ranking second in the conference with 4.67 assists per game.


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Spring is here and Miami give us the precious gift of beautiful beach days and fun outdoor activities. All of us want to be able to enjoy these days keeping our hair securely out of our face and looking stylish until the night comes. The question is, how can women be fashionably in style this season, including our hair?
Instead of trying the hairstyles seen on bikini-clad celebrities in magazines, we decided to go for the man behind these looks—the real expert in hair: Celebrity Hair Stylist, Leonardo Rocco.
Born and raised in Argentine Rocco has been celebrated in Miami since 2004 for his good taste and sophistication. His Salon Rocco Donna Hair and Beauty Art is considered one of the best salons in South Beach.
Lissette Rondon, our Miami celebrity Fashion Examiner, encountered this luminaire hairstylist, interviewing him while she was getting her cutting-edge style for Spring-Break. Check it out!
LR-You have become a well-known hair stylist in Miami for your job with celebrities. Tell us a little about this fascinating experience.
"It's a wonderful experience working with many celebrities, creating their image, participating in the launch of their albums, novels, magazine covers and red carpets," said Rocco. "In my salon, I always try to create a favorable environment for all my clients, whether they are regular or celebrities – to make them relax and trust in our work. It is very important the energy that we create and share."
LR- What are the latest trends in hair for this Spring-Summer season? Is it true that short hair is "IN" and why?
"The trends for this season are short hairstyles such as: The famous "Pixie" cuts ("Garson style"), also "the Bob Classic" and mane in all their variants (asymmetric, undercut, with or without bangs). They are styles that unlike what many women think, make them look younger, modern and sexy - they are easy to maintain and to style, also saving time. So ladies cheer as many famous did it such as Charlize Theron, Pamela Anderson, Michelle Williams, Halle Berry, Victoria Beckham, among others," added Rocco.
LR- What do you think of the new OMBRE hair Color and does it seem stronger for this summer?
"The "Ombre" hair color is another service in my salon. This technique has been liked so much because is low maintenance, you don't need to be constantly tweaking--it is very good for light colors and create an interesting contrast," added Rocco.
LR- Short Hair and "Ombre" coloring - what do you think of this combination?
"In fact the Ombre color is more for medium to long hair. For example if you have a "Pixie" cut, you can do "Ombre" color but it will be noticed very little, "said Rocco.
LR- As you know the Spring-Summer brings us beautiful Miami Beach days, where we expose our hair to excessive heat, humidity and sun that can cause serious damage. What would be your advice to help combat this problem?
"The most important thing is to wash your hair with moisturizing shampoo and conditioner and once a week make a nourishing treatment that will help reverse the damage. When the hair is exposed to the sun, you must protect it with creams or oils with UV filters, as we apply face block creams, we should do the same with the hair," added Rocco.
LR- What would be the worst hairstyles, treatments or activities to do this summer?
"There is no hair style or treatment that you cannot wear in the summer. What to keep in mind is if you go to the beach or the pool, you should rinse your hair to remove salt and chlorine-- these items will punish your hair if you don't do it, "added Rocco.
LR- Entering a personal level, you are married to our beloved singer MARGER, how is your relationship with your wife, as it comes to hair?
"Very good question," added Rocco laughing. "Marger loves fashion and loves to be well groomed. As for her hair, she lets me counsel her to provoke some changes. Her style has gone from long hair with extensions to "Bob" cut above the shoulders. The same with the colors, we have tried with 2 or 3 colors to illuminate her face. She loves the Ombre Color. "
LR- Could you define your personality with just 3 words?
"Passion, power and vision, " added Rocco.
LR- Would you like to send an inspiring message to all immigrant hair stylists who come to our city?
"Always pursuit your dreams. This country is wonderful and we all can realize our dreams here. Of course, you have to focus on your goal and put all your efforts, enthusiasm and passion to make things happen. "
Written & Produced by Lissette Rondon.
Edited by Alexis Diaz.
Images by Fashion Photographer, Humberto Vidal.
Hair by Leonardo Rocco
Lissette's Outfit: Petit Pois by Viviana G
Accesories: Doble finger rings (Septimo by Silvia Fassardi)
& Watch by Michael Kors.
Location: Rocco Donna Hair & Beauty Art.


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The Envelope Editor may be used to adjust the articulation settings of a module including all envelopes, LFO and mapping charts. Sytrus envelopes are very customizable - each envelope segment can consist of unlimited nodes and segments, each with customizable tension (acceleration). The articulator combines the best of multi-point envelopes and more simple ADSR envelopes with special section markers that allow for ADSR automation. Section markers can also be used to create arpeggios which can also be defined within envelopes.
Although there are several different types of envelopes and maps in Sytrus, they all share common functionality, as described below.
To use envelope/mapping, you first need to enable it by turning on the LED at the bottom left of the editor (see the screenshot above).
Note the placement of the load/restore button in the screenshot above. NOTE: Not all options appear for all Envelope sources.
There are several basic operations for editing the envelope/mapping shape:
Some of the envelopes/mappings are divided into sections to provide classic ADSR (attack, decay, sustain, release) envelope functionality.
Sytrus uses special section markers (see the screenshot above) to mark the end of a section and the start of the next one. There are few markers available:
It is not necessary to use any or all of the markers provided. Without markers the envelope will be played once as a 'static' definition played once from start to finish for each voice. You can also use certain combinations as needed.
Right-click the control point where you want to set the section marker. From the menu select the marker you want to add. If the item you want to add is disabled make sure the marker is in the correct place (e.g. a sustain loop start cannot be placed after a sustain loop end).
To make a DL marker, simply check both the Decay and Sustain Loop Start entries in the Right-click menu.
Right-click the control point where the marker is placed and uncheck the item representing the marker name. Keep in mind that removing some markers might make another marker/s redundant or cause them to be removed automatically (e.g. if you remove the sustain loop end marker, a sustain loop start marker will become redundant).
There are few types of envelopes/mappings which define the articulation of a specific property: ENV, LFO, KEY M, VEL M, etc. The only exception is WS (WaveShaper) in the filter module (as described below).
This is a "classic" ADSR envelope which combines the ability to define a sustain loop section with the power to create unlimited spline segments and refine various envelope sections as needed. Besides the editable envelope curve, the envelope also provides the regular envelope level controls, allowing you to lock the curves and still adjust some basic aspects of your envelope. All values are applied relative to the curve defined in the editor.
NOTE: When adjusting ADSR properties you can preview the effect of the knob value on the envelope shape. However, once the mouse key is released the envelope is restored to its previous view. The knob still has an effect, although it is not reflected in the curve to avoid distortion and make editing easier.
For more information on the available envelope sections (attack, decay, sustain, sustain loop, release) and how to define/remove a section marker, see Envelope Sections (ADSR) above.
This unit allows you to vary the controlled property with an LFO. The LFO can also be modulated by its own envelope. The secondary blue curve visible behind the envelope is a preview of the LFO "in action" with the applied envelope, shape speed and settings.
The following additional knobs are available for this unit:
The mappings unit lets you map the value of the controlled property to the values of another property (keyboard key, velocity, etc). Mapping involves the definition of a single continuous curve in which the horizontal direction represents the values of the source property used for mapping - min>max = left>right; and the vertical direction represents the values of the controlled property (articulation target) - min>max = bottom>top. By defining the mapping curve, you define where the horizontal positions are relative to the vertical positions, thus mapping the source property to the controlled property.
Within a Sytrus graph the brighter vertical line represents the current value of the source property used for mapping (or the default value, if current is unavailable /such as with velocity/).
Sytrus graphs allow several different mapping options:
With keyboard mapping you can define how the controlled property is offset depending on the keyboard key (note) pressed to generate a voice. At the bottom of the graph you can see the keyboard range (the highlighted range matches the range displayed by the integrated Sytrus keyboard).
With this graph you can define how the voice velocity value relates to the controlled property.
These two graphs allow you to map the values of the integrated X/Y controller (in the main module of Sytrus) to changes in the controlled property.
The random mapping lets you define the amount of randomization to the controlled property (one random value per voice is generated). This may be useful for simulating a live performance or the subtle inaccuracies of old analogue synths.
A random floating point number is selected for each voice, in the range of 0% to 100%. The curve lets you define how the random number relates to changes in the controlled property. The more curve "dots" there are for a particular vertical position, the more likely the value will be selected by the random generator, thus allowing you to fine tune the behavior or the random generator and effectively defining the "chances" of certain values being selected for each voice.
This mapping is used by the unison feature of Sytrus (see the main module for more information) and it has effect only if the unison mode is enabled for the current patch.
The unison mode works by triggering a user-defined number of subvoices with altered properties for each actual voice in the sequence. Unison mapping lets you define how the controlled property varies across each of the sub-voices inside the unison.
By default the unison uses only its global variation levels (if enabled), as specified in the global settings. By defining a mapping curve in this unit you can have much greater control over the type and amount of variation of both the property and the module.
This is the only articulated property defined by a single mapping and is available in each of the filter modules. The curve defines how the signal is distorted by the WaveShaper features in the filter modules, i.e. the original input levels and how they relate to the processed output levels.


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Where to Stay
Like any major city, Fort Worth has its fair share of posh hotels, from brands like Starwood and Omni located right in the heart of downtown, as well as a number of budget hotel chains. For special occasions, the historic Ashton hotel is a timeless choice or the Azalea Plantation offers a personalized B&B experience just outside the city.
Double check the hotel address before booking . Some search engines list Dallas/Fort Worth as one city.


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Enlisted is FOX's new single-camera comedy, centering on three brothers who, when the best of the best are sent overseas, stay behind to try to keep the post in order. The Hill brothers all serve in the Rear Detachment (Rear D) unit, comprised of the soldiers left behind when everyone else is deployed, who mow lawns on post, sort mail, wash tanks and find lost dogs.
But the Rear D's main job is taking care of deployed soldiers' families. Whatever they need, the Rear D soldiers do.
The Hill brothers consist of charming, funny, natural-born leader, Staff Sergeant Pete Hill (Geoff Stults) was on a path for a huge military career until one mistake overseas got him booted stateside to Fort McGee, the post in Florida where his two younger brothers are stationed. Now, as their platoon sergeant, Pete must serve both as big brother and military boss. Corporal Derrick Hill (Chris Lowell) is the middle brother -- smart and sarcastic, he likes to stir up trouble and doesn't really care about being a soldier. Private Randy Hill (Parker Young), on the other hand, loves it. H''s the hyper-enthusiastic, hyper-goofy, youngest brother who wants to be the gung-ho "G.I. Joe" military ideal.
Examiner.com spoke to Executive Producer Mike Royce to get the answer to these burning questions!
Where do you shoot?
We are going to shoot on the FOX lot -- on the biggest sound stage that they have -- and parts of it looks like a military base, so we are, basically, going to put some signage up and make it look like a military base.
Are you concerned about how the military will respond?
We are not making fun of it. We are showing a slice of life of people we know.
Will you use a lot of guest stars?
We really want to focus on these guys now, but guest stars are going to be a huge part because the Hill brothers are going to be taking care of the families at the base. The military is kind of endless. It allows you to have an endless stream of guest stars come in, be it soldiers or generals.
Any women in their lives?
Yes. Chris will have a relationship with somebody. Jeff and Angelique Cabral's [Staff Sergeant Jill Perez] characters -- there will be a bit of a flirtation there. Again, because of the structure of the military, they are not allowed to do anything. There is a nice balance between them flirting and realizing that they can't go anywhere with it.
What concerns do your former military advisers have?
Their thing is they want to get the technical stuff as right as possible. Even down to uniforms. So many of my military buddies are so detailed oriented that if they see the patch in the wrong spot … that should be the easiest stuff. There is so much going on, you have to work hard to get it right. There's the hat, there is the weight issue, there is the facial look. There are so many things.
Why was it important for the stars of the series to go to boot camp?
Because I want them to get the soldier part as right as they can. The character stuff is on us. But how they look, how they march and carry themselves, we want to make sure that it looks real.
Will you use veterans as extras and possibly some small roles?
We are definitely working with Wounded Warrior a little bit. A lot of the extra soldiers in the pilot are veterans. You can see them marching in the background.
"Enlisted" premieres tonight at 9:30 p.m. ET/PT on FOX.


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Books are the basis; purity is the force; preaching is the essence; utility is the principle.
Bhaktivedanta Prabhupada
Contributed by: David Bruce Hughes
"There is no force as formidable as a person who will invest whatever time they have to effect change."
john picciano
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"People follow emotions, not force."
Timothy Warneka
Source: Leading People the Black Belt Way: Conquering the Five Core Problems Facing Leaders Today, Pages: 19
Contributed by: Transfinite Turtles
You will be what you will to be;
Let failure find its false content
In that poor word environment,
But spirit scorns it and its free.
It masters time, it conquers space,
It cows that boastful trickster, Chance,
And bids the tyrant Circumstance
Uncrown, and take a servants place
The human will, that force unseen,
The offspring of a deathless Soul,
Can hew a way to any goal,
Though walls of granite intervene.
Be not impatient in delay,
But wait as one who understands;
When spirit rises and commands,
The gods are ready to obey.
-James Allen
James Allen (1864 - 1912)
Source: As You Think
Contributed by: Dawn
This is the true joy in life, the being used for a purpose recognized by yourself as a mighty one; the being a force of nature instead of a feverish selfish clod of ailments and grievances complaining that the world will not devote itself to making you happy. I am of the opinion that my life belongs to the whole community and as long as I live it is my privilege to do for it whatever I can. I want to be thoroughly used up when I die, for the harder I work, the more I live. I rejoice in life for its own sake. Life is no 'brief candle' to me. It is sort of a splendid torch which I have a hold of for the moment, and I want to make it burn as brightly as possible before handing it over to future generations.
George Bernard Shaw (1856 - 1950)
Contributed by: Zaady
The possibility of stepping into a higher plane is quite real for everyone. It requires no force or effort or sacrifice. It involves little more than changing our ideas about what is normal.
Deepak Chopra
If you put yourself in a position where you have to stretch outside your comfort zone, then you are forced to expand your consciousness.
Les Brown
But who would force the soul tilts with a straw Against a champion cased in adamant.
William Wordsworth (1770 - 1850)
Source: Part iii. vii. Persecution of the Scottish Covenanters.
And so no force, however great, Can stretch a cord, however fine, Into a horizontal line That shall be absolutely straight. Quoted as an example of accidental metre and rhyme.
William Whewell (1794 - 1866)
Source: Whewell's Elementary Treatise on Mechanics
The force of his own merit makes his way-a gift that heaven gives for him.
William Shakespeare (1564 - 1616)
Source: KING HENRY VIII, Act 1, Scene 1
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Seeking your stories about using maps….
Maps. Wonderful things. From Googlemaps to scribbled-on Ordnance Survey maps: from sophisticated GIS maps to huge maps of the area that people can stick stuff to, maps are a fantastic tool for bringing the area you are working in to life. One of the Ingredients of Transition is called 'Meaningful Maps', and it looks at the importance of using maps in both serious and playful ways. For example, the picture above is Transition Hereford's 'Mappa Sustainability', modelled on the 1300s Hereford Mappa Mundi, the largest medieval map still in existence, which was exhibited in the town in order to gather peoples' sustainability projects and stories. Does your Transition initiative use maps? How? Please tell me your stories….


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How do I include the copyright/license for a library if I use on 1 function?
Say if I have a class that I have taking 1 function from another library:
class MyClass {
public function someOtherLibrariesFunction() {}
And the at the top of the file I took the function from it says:
* This file is part of the Other Library package.
* (c) James Smith <email@example.com>
* For the full copyright and license information, please view the LICENSE
* file that was distributed with this source code.
And the LICENSE file:
Copyright (c) 2004-2013 James Smith
Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights
to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is furnished
to do so, subject to the following conditions:
The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all
copies or substantial portions of the Software.
...standard as is warranty...
So my understanding is I would have to have a copy of the LICENSE file included with my code, and I would also somehow point out the exact function it it applies to?


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These photos are from Azu Villa located on the island of St. Barths. The absolutely gorgeous color scheme perfectly captures the mood of the turquoise sea which can be seen outside all of the windows. The final look is serene, harmonious and comfortable...just perfect for a relaxing beach getaway.
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Tube driver Boxing Day strike talks hit the buffers
10:15 13 November 2012
Union leaders have accused Transport for London of sabotaging a planned settlement over Boxing Day working hours for Tube drivers.
TfL today went public with its offers to Aslef to prevent a repeat of last year's 24-hour walkout, which caused misery for travellers over the festive period.
The options include drivers volunteering to work on Boxing Day and swapping one day's leave for pay, or remaining on annual leave on Boxing Day, provided enough drivers volunteer to come in.
The third offer is continuing with the current arrangement, which sees drivers working on Boxing Day and taking annual leave on another day.
But Steve Grant, district organiser at Aslef, said the union has rejected this offer and added these options were not part of their discussions with TfL.
He said: "I have instructed our solicitors to give London Underground seven days notice of a ballot and will be informing our members to prepare for a day off with their families.
"I believed that we were having constructive talks and were close to reaching a settlement. We were discussing additional payments like we do for New Year.
"These talks have been sabotaged by them choosing to put out this particular offer out to all parties in public."
Mr Grant claimed the TfL offers also include increasing the level of service for those who opt to work on Boxing Day and said his members would be "compelled" to come in, despite it being presented as voluntary.
If the strike goes ahead, it would be the third time in three years commuters have been forced to put up with the disruption.
"We are always the bad boys anyway, we know that," Mr Smith said. "But we have tried to get a settlement and this year we were closer than ever."
Howard Collins, London Underground's Chief Operating Officer, said: "We have been in discussions with the Aslef leadership to find a way to end this dispute and have made them what we believe is a very fair offer.
"LU has a long-standing agreement with all trade unions which cover working arrangements on bank holidays, including Boxing Day. "However, we have shown good faith and tried to find ways forward.
"Last year we reviewed the level of service of required for Boxing Day to closely match customer demand.
"This year we have offered to roster staff on leave and operate the service with staff who volunteer to work on Boxing Day thereby offering staff greater flexibility when it comes to their leave over the Christmas period."
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MPAA Rating:
PG13 for some violent images, sexual content and thematic material
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A conversation with Policy.
Percussion Lab: Can you give us some background on how you started producing, maybe up to landing on Rush Hour?
Policy: I started messing around with making beats around late 2007. At the time, I had just started a temp legal job at a Wall Street bank in order to support my wife and newborn son, and making music late at night became my sole creative outlet. Going back to work in an office was difficult because I had given up the big law firm life four years before that, to pursue my own solo law practice as well as filmmaking, both of which I did with a fellow lawyer/filmmaker buddy of mine. Fortunately, at the bank, I met a colleague who was exploring music production, and soon enough, we were sharing our latest tracks with each other, sneaking every opportunity to talk about music and Craigslist gear finds. I still had a traditional band mindset though, using the guitar and keyboard to produce "songs". Well, one day, my colleague introduced me to Burial's album "Untrue". I didn't have a strong reaction at first, but then I started to become obsessed with it. That album became my soundtrack for the next half year. Everything I made after that point was part of my attempt to unlock some secret about what I was hearing. I've been a musician all my life, but you could say that Burial was my entry point into making electronic music with any level of intentionality.
In late 2009, I started putting my music up on Soundcloud, and soon after, I got two tracks signed to Car Crash Set, which were released in summer 2010. Shortly after that release, I emailed Rush Hour and they responded enthusiastically.
PL: So you have two kids; how does that affect or not affect your production/performing/ability to absorb influences/stay current (if that's even relevant to you or in general)?
Policy: It might seem difficult to do what I'm doing while raising two kids, but honestly I don't know that it's more difficult than what everyone else I know is doing: holding down a day job, trying to have a social life, etc. Right now, my day job is taking care of my boys, and when I go out to events or stay up late at night working on a track, I've got the same considerations everyone else has – How am I going to get through tomorrow? If anything, having kids helps to keep it all in perspective. I don't get distracted by the latest 'free download by so-and-so' when my youngest is screaming at me to play with him. The question of absorbing influences is a good question though. Since I only started producing after our first child was born, I'm accustomed to having a limited amount of time to actually listen to music, but that's what has worked for me to this point. And I'm not sure how different that is for other people. It's true that raising kids can be all-consuming, but it also means I have more moments throughout the day where I can just reflect on what I'm doing musically, without the pressure of a boss hovering over me. I think a lot of stay-at-home parents might agree that we live for those moments. For some, it might be the chance to watch a show on Hulu. For me, it's the chance to review what I've been working on.
PL: In the context of the contemporary music industry, does this constitute a job? How do you navigate this landscape?
Policy: Making music hasn't become a 'job' yet. I do dream about it becoming a self-sustaining endeavor though. We'll see how things go :)
PL: Your facebook page states that you make ' white-collar, corporate casual, electronic music.' How do you balance that statement with the undeniable fact that your output is body-moving, and dancefloor oriented?
Policy: Well, I never thought of myself as making, or capable of making, truly danceable music, so 'corporate casual' was sort of a safe, tongue-in-cheek way to describe my work. I mean, for a couple years, I was basically listening only to music that was digestable in a crowded subway train and at the office. House or techno just isn't very conducive to navigating in those environments :) It wasn't until I quit my job and started staying home that I started to intentionally make interesting, yet danceable tunes, which is still an ongoing quest.
PL: What are your goals as a musician? I.e., why are you doing this?
Policy: I don't have any very specific goals except that I want to keep progressing as a musician to the point that it becomes easier for me to put ideas down any which way I want. It's tough because I've found as I've progressed in my production skills, you can't help but notice what others are doing, and there's always the temptation to compare yourself and wonder if you're doing things wrong. These days, I'm pretty selective about what I listen to, out of necessity really, but it works to the extent that I need to be in a vacuum to be free to do my thing. Do I want my music to be relevant? Of course. With my album release, though, I'd say that it's already fulfilled a large part of my musical dream, which was to have an LP out. I'm finding that it also gives me some freedom to not worry about whether someone will hear my music now, and enables me to focus on making good tunes. I can't deny there is the urge to be heard by more and more people, but that probably goes without saying about anyone who has submitted demos anywhere.
PL: What role does dj'ing play in your life/creative process?
Policy: To be honest, it's a relatively new part of my musical creativity, as I didn't grow up wanting to be a DJ. It's an art I've grown into the last few years, but I definitely see it as something distinct from my music production. They feed off of each other, of course, and I'm sure the relationship will mature if I'm given the chance to play out more regularly.
PL: Who are some of your favorite New York producers at the moment?
Policy: There's a lot of energy in this city, and it's bubbling with talent. I've always adored Falty DL's music. Machinedrum blew me away with "Rooms", and Braille made one of my all-time favorite tracks, "The Year 3000". I also really dig what Anthony Naples is doing. Guys like Contakt, Blind Prophet, Enoe, and Svpreme Fiend are making quality music as well and I look forward to what's in store for all my music bro's.
PL: What other events do you consider a must in New York right now?
Policy: I don't get to attend as much as I want to, but I love what Justin and Eamon are doing with Mister Saturday Night. Their guest DJ's and vibe at their parties are spectacular. I still have to get to a Dog and Pony Show event, as those guys have been big supporters of mine. They've also been bringing class acts to this city.
PL: Does visual art play any part in your inspiration?
Policy: I've always loved the combination of visuals and music, so of course movie soundtracks were a big part of my tape collection growing up. I don't necessarily use visuals as inspiration for my electronic music, but a lot of feedback I've received mention that my work is cinematic. There's probably a cheese factor that subconsciously inspires me. But I'd say that my film work really helped cultivate the notion of creating scenes or moods that tug directly at people's emotions. If they conjure visuals, that's probably why my music has been described as cinematic. I definitely don't have synethesia, but maybe I have a distant malformed cousin of it, where notes produce a particular camera shot. I will say that "Look at Them" on my album is a direct response to a particular movie scene in a Scorcese film. I tend to remember powerful scenes, as if they were important moments in my life.
PL: TURRBOTAX® seems to be a reference point for you. Do you have any affiliation with the idea of 'post-dubstep' ? Do you see a connection to that scene with your current sound?
Policy: If I've felt a connection to "post-dubstep", I think it's mostly been as an attitude and a direction for me. Honestly, I don't think I ever fully appreciated dubstep, because I was not involved in the scene until very late. Turrbotax was instrumental because it exposed me not only to other people in the scene, but also music that I wasn't really tuned into on my own. As far as my sound, I probably am lumped in with the post-dubstep crowd because my earliest work was very much influenced by the darker, rolling low-end of dubstep. But it wasn't until I signed with Rush Hour that I started to see references to house and techno in connection with my sound. I never even considered myself as a house or techno artist either. So I guess I'm an orphan, because I never fully lined up with a particular genre.
PL: What's your studio setup? When you play live, what's that look like?
Policy: I've used Cubase since the beginning, along with some outboard synths. I like starting with samples or sounds outside of the computer and bringing them in and processing them. If you see me play out, you might see some records and some digital files going through a mixer :)
Listen to Policy's exclusive mix for Percussion Lab here. You can buy Plolicy's debut full-length, 'Everything Hits,' out now on Rush Hour, here.


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Today, my love,
leaves are thrashing the wind
just as pedestrians are erecting again the buildings of this drab
forbidding city,
and our lives, as I lose track of them,
are the lives of others derailing in time and
getting things done.
Impossible to make sense of any one face
or mouth, though
each distance
is clear, and you are miles
from here.
Let your pure
space crowd my heart,
that we might stay awhile longer amid the flying
This moment,
I swear it,
isn't going anywhere.
Poet: Ralph Angel
Poem: This
Volume: Twice Removed
Year: Published/Written in 2001
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We told you first!
Johnny Depp and his long time partner Vanessa Paradis announced that they have separated which radio detection and rangingOnline.com exclusively reported on January 6!
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Meghan Foley Establishes Personal Record in the 1500m at Mt. SAC Relays
Junior clocked in at 4:28.72 to rank sixth in school history
Long Beach State Wraps up Day One at Mt. SAC Relays/Cal Invitational Multi-Events
Junior Garrett Demirjian in third place after five events
49ers Begin Busy Week at Mt. SAC Decathlon/Heptathlon and Mt. SAC Relays
LBSU will also host the Beach Invitational at Cerritos College, April 19-20
Fifteen 49ers Named to MPSF Indoor Track & Field All-Academic Team
Eleven men, four women garner all-academic recognition
49ers Finish Competition at UC Irvine Spring Break Invitational
Adam Bianchessi wins the javelin, Michael Vaughan claims the triple jump title
Decathlon - 7,296 points
100m - 11.13
400m - 49.64
1500m - 4:29.86
110m Hurdles - 14.67 High Jump - 6-03.5
Pole Vault - 13-09.25
Long Jump - 21-10.5
Shot Put - 44-11.5
Discus - 141-10
Javelin - 164-04
Heptathlon - 3,787 points
60m - 7.3
400m - 50.99
60m Hurdles - 8.36
High Jump - 6-07
Long Jump - 21-00.75
Shot Put - 40.03.5
Career: Leaves Long Beach State ranked third in the decathlon with a lifetime-best 7,296 points.
2014 (Senior): Big West champion in the decathlon ... Tied for first in the high jump (6-02.25), while finishing second in the 110m hurdles (14.98), discus (132-03), 1500m (4:40.78) and the 400m (50.49) ... Established a personal-best 164-04 in the javelin.
2013 (Junior): All-Big West performer ... Compiled a personal-record 7,296 points to earn runner-up honors in the Big West Decathlon ... That mark ranks third in school history ... Was also a finalist in the 110m hurdles at the conference championships where he finished sixth in a lifetime-best 14.67 seconds ... Competed in one meet during the indoor season.
2012 (Redshirt): Appeared in one meet during the outdoor campaign ... Competed in the high jump, 110m hurdles and discus at the season-opening Beach Classic ... Tied for fourth in the high jump (6-03.5) and finished sixth in the 110m hurdles (14.95) ... Also took part in the heptathlon at the MPSF Championships during the indoor season ... Tied for first in the 60m hurdles (8.36) and tied for second in the high jump (6-07).
Junior College: Competed on the track and field team at Moorpark College in 2009 and 2011 ... Earned All-America honors after finishing second in the 2011 state decathlon with 6,614 points ... Also took third in the Southern California decathlon and fourth in the high hurdles at the WSC Championships ... Placed eighth overall at the So Cal Championships as a freshman.
High School: Lettered in track & field and football at Thousand Oaks High School ... Graduated in 2008.
Personal: Majoring in studio art.
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Please note that the self-pay rules have not changed. Continuation coverage is different from self-pay and the qualifying events that activate continuation coverage eligibility are outlined below. Find out more about self-pay while on leave. Please review the information below carefully to ensure that you understand your rights and responsibilities.
This notice contains important information about your right to continuation coverage, which is a temporary extension of coverage under the plan. This notice generally explains continuation coverage, when it may become available to you and your family, and what you need to do to protect the right to receive it.
Continuation coverage is a continuation of plan coverage when coverage would otherwise end because of a life event known as a "qualifying event." Specific qualifying events are listed below. After a qualifying event, continuation coverage must be offered to each person who is a "qualified beneficiary." You, your spouse/Same-Sex Domestic Partner (SSDP), and your dependent children could become qualified beneficiaries if coverage under the plan is lost because of a qualifying event. Under the plan, qualified beneficiaries who elect continuation coverage must pay for it.
If you are a graduate appointee enrolled in GAIP, you will become a qualified beneficiary if you lose your coverage under the plan because of either one of the following qualifying events:
If you are the spouse/SSDP of a GAIP-eligible graduate appointee, you will become a qualified beneficiary if you lose your coverage under the plan because of any of the following qualifying events:
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When the qualifying event is the end of employment or reduction of the graduate appointee's hours of employment, and the graduate appointee became entitled to Medicare benefits less than 18 months before the qualifying event, continuation coverage for qualified beneficiaries other than the graduate appointee lasts until 36 months after the date of Medicare entitlement. For example, if a covered graduate appointee becomes entitled to Medicare eight months before the date on which his or her employment terminates, continuation coverage for his or her spouse/SSDP and children can last up to 36 months after the date of Medicare entitlement (36 months minus eight months equals 28 months). Otherwise, when the qualifying event is the end of employment or reduction of the graduate appointee's hours of employment, continuation coverage generally lasts for only up to a total of 18 months. There are two ways in which this 18-month period of continuation coverage can be extended.
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30 Nov 2015:
Paris COP21: For the Poorest
Nations, Questions of Compensation
In a series of side events on the first day of the Paris climate conference, U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon launched the
Initiative on Resilience, a program designed to help the world's poorest countries, which are especially vulnerable to the ravages of global warming. Finance to help developing nations adapt to climate change is potentially the dealbreaker in Paris. Developing nations expect a Green Climate Fund, which would cover adaptation and the cost of moderating their greenhouse gas emissions, to contain $100 billion a year by 2020. If the money is not on the table, they may ditch their promises on emissions — and scupper the deal. Germany, France, and other developed nations promised help in Paris. But the president of Angola, chairing a group of 48 African nations vulnerable to climate change, said $5 billion of such projects were already on hold for want of cash.
Read more.
25 Nov 2015:
Airlines Could Halve Emissions
By 2050 by Making Cost-Saving Changes
Airlines could cut their greenhouse gas emissions in half over the next 35 years by making changes that would actually
Cost-effective changes could cut airline emissions.
save them money,
according to
research published in the journal
Nature Climate Change
. Researchers developed a list of 14 strategies, all based on current technologies, that airlines could pursue to cut emissions, which account for roughly 2 to 3 percent of the total carbon dioxide added to the atmosphere each year. For example, one recommendation is to keep planes at the gate until takeoff rather than making them idle on the runway, or to use fewer engines — perhaps even electric engines — when taxiing. Emissions could also be cut significantly by reducing aircraft weight, the researchers say, such as by lowering the amount of extra fuel carried or replacing seats and brakes with ones made from lighter materials. Updating flight paths to more direct routes, adjusting altitude and speed to avoid drag-inducing turbulence, and retiring older planes would also cut costs and emissions.
19 Nov 2015:
Genetically Engineered Salmon
Approved for Sale in U.S. Supermarkets
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today
genetically engineered salmon for human consumption, marking the first
AquAdvantage salmon (top) compared to conventional salmon
time an animal with genetic alterations has been cleared for sale in supermarkets across the nation. A
long and bitter battle
has surrounded the issue, and this approval comes five years after government reviewers deemed AquAdvantage Atlantic salmon, as the fish is known, safe for consumers and the environment. Opponents have argued that the genetic integrity of wild salmon could be threatened if the GM fish were to escape from contained farms into rivers and oceans. The company says, however, that the fish will be raised on land, thus making escape into the wild impossible, and that the GM salmon can be farmed more efficiently because they have a faster growth rate than conventionally farmed salmon.
11 Nov 2015:
Renewable Diesel Production and
Demand Growing Worldwide, Report Finds
A new type of renewable, non-petroleum-based diesel fuel is on the rise worldwide,
according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration
Renewable diesel growth
with demand driven by mandates in multiple countries. Unlike other biofuels, renewable HEFA biofuels — the acronym stands for hydroprocessed esters and fatty acids, and the fuels are known as "renewable diesel" in the U.S. — are nearly indistinguishable from their petroleum counterparts, meaning they can serve as "drop-in" fuels, readily substituting for traditional diesel. For example, they can be used in diesel engines without the need for blending with petroleum diesel fuel. Worldwide, more than a billion gallons of HEFA fuels were produced in 2014. Ten plants worldwide now produce renewable diesel, and five additional projects are in development. Alaska Airlines, KLM, and United Airlines have demonstrated the use of HEFA biojet fuel on commercial flights since 2011.
06 Nov 2015:
Austria's Largest State Now
Generates All Electricity from Renewables
The electricity supply in Lower Austria, the largest state in Austria,
is now fossil-free,
state officials have announced. The state in northeastern Austria, which has a population of 1.65 million, now gets 63 percent of its electricity from hydroelectric power, 26 percent from wind energy, nine percent from biomass, and two percent from solar. While hydroelectric power has always generated a large portion of the state's electricity, Premier Erwin Proell said that $3 billion in investments since 2002 in utility-scale solar and other renewables had helped the state reach the 100 percent renewables target. Proell said the expansion of renewables has created 38,000 green jobs in the state, with the aim of generating 50,000 jobs in the renewables sector by 2030. Throughout Austria, 75 percent of electricity generation now comes from renewable energy sources.
Interview: 'Third Way' Technologies
Could Help Turn the Tide on Climate
Massive seaweed farms that suck carbon dioxide out of the atmosphere and counteract ocean acidification. The widespread adoption of carbon
Tim Flannery
fiber technology that extracts CO2 from the air and turns it into cars and other industrial products. Concrete manufacturing that is carbon-negative rather than the energy-guzzling Portland cement used today. These and other ideas represent what Australian scientist Tim Flannery calls "third way technologies" — safe methods to reduce carbon dioxide levels that could be adopted in concert with large-scale reductions in greenhouse gas emissions. In an interview with
Yale Environment 360
, Flannery explains that unlike risky geo-engineering schemes, these approaches "strengthen Earth's own self-regulatory system by drawing CO2 out of the atmosphere in ways the planet naturally does already."
Read the interview.
23 Oct 2015:
Powerful Foreign Companies
Behind Much of Laos' Illegal Deforestation
Industrial-scale illegal logging is routine in Laos, a southeast Asian nation which has seen its dense forest cover decline from
Illegal logging in Laos by a large Vietnamese company
29 to 8.2 percent over the past decade, and the practice is gaining momentum under the guise of special infrastructure projects, according to
information obtained
by the London-based advocacy group Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA). In 2013, Laos exported 1.8 million cubic yards of timber to Vietnam and China — more than 10 times the country's official harvest, EIA found. Trade data also show that in 2014 China received $1 billion in illegal timber from Laos — a 22-fold increase from 2008. The high figures imply that the bulk of this timber is composed of valuable rosewood species, which are supposedly protected under Lao law. Virtually all logging operations are linked to infrastructure projects, especially hydropower dams, roads, mining, and agricultural plantations, EIA says.
20 Oct 2015:
California Solar Development
Often Occurring On Wilderness Lands
More than half of the large solar energy installations that have been built or are planned in California are being
Solar power plant in California's Mojave Desert
constructed on undeveloped lands
rather than in previously developed, less-sensitive areas, according to a new study. Researchers at the University of California, Berkeley, said that of 161 planned or operating utility-scale solar power developments in the state, more than 50 percent are being located on natural shrub or scrublands, such as the Mojave Desert. About 28 percent have been built on agricultural land and 16 percent have been built in developed areas, according to the
, published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. The researchers said that it makes far more sense for the state's
robust solar power industry
to locate its installations on farmland, especially considering the severity of California's ongoing drought.
16 Oct 2015:
Oil and Coal Companies
Say They Back CO2 Cuts, Climate Talks
Ten major oil companies, mainly from Europe, on Friday acknowledged their industry's role in climate change and said they
agreed with United Nations goals to limit temperature increases
to 3.6 F. Their statement follows a
similar declaration
on Wednesday by 14 major companies closely tied with the fossil fuel industry, including coal giants BHP Billiton and Rio Tinto, as well as Royal Dutch Shell, BP, and the world's largest cement maker, LafargeHolcim. The Friday statement by European oil company executives acknowledged that the "existing trend of the world's net global greenhouse gas emissions is not consistent" with UN climate targets. But the companies did not commit to specific production cuts or supporting a price on carbon. With UN climate talks opening in Paris in December, the statements by both groups are part of public relations efforts to demonstrate that oil and coal companies are willing to join in the fight to slow global warming.
14 Oct 2015:
Toyota Vows to Eliminate
Nearly All of Its Gasoline Cars by 2050
The global automobile giant, Toyota, has announced plans to
steadily phase out production of gasoline-powered cars
and to slash emissions from its fleet by 90 percent by 2050. Speaking in Tokyo, Toyota executives vowed to work with government officials and other companies to replace internal combustion cars with hydrogen fuel cell vehicles and hybrids. "You may think 35 years is a long time, but for an automaker to envision all combustion engines as gone is pretty extraordinary," said a senior Toyota executive. The company said that by 2020 annual sales of its hybrid vehicles will reach 1.5 million and sales of fuel cell vehicles will hit 30,000 — 10 times the projected figure for 2017. Meanwhile, Volkswagen, shaken by scandal over falsifying emissions data on its diesel cars, announced it will
increasingly shift production
to hybrid and electric vehicles.
In Brazil, A City's Waste Pickers
Find Hope in a Pioneering Program
The millions of impoverished people who sift through trash and landfills for recyclable materials have been called the world's "invisible environmentalists." Yet many work in deplorable conditions and face exploitation from unscrupulous middlemen. In
A waste picker works at a warehouse in Curitiba.
Curitiba, Brazil, city officials and social activists have launched a rapidly growing program in which the waste pickers work out of city-sponsored warehouses and use their collective power to bargain for fair prices for their recycled goods. The Curitiba initiative is one of a growing number worldwide that seek to provide better working conditions and higher wages for waste pickers, while also aiding recycling and creating cleaner cities.
Read more.
07 Oct 2015:
Africa Can Increase Renewable
Energy Use Four-Fold by 2030, Study Finds
The African continent could generate nearly a quarter of its energy needs from renewable sources by 2030, according to a report
Solar PV minigrids serving 30 villages in Mali
by the
International Renewable Energy Agency
(IRENA). The report identified potential renewable energy sources — including solar, biomass, hydropower, and wind resources — equivalent to more than 375 million tons of coal. While half of energy use in Africa today involves traditional biomass consumption, the report estimated that a shift to renewable-energy cooking solutions would reduce traditional cook stove usage and the resulting health complications from poor indoor air quality, leading to savings of $20 to 30 billion annually by 2030. In the African power sector, the share of renewable sources could increase to 50 percent by 2030, reducing carbon dioxide emissions by more than 340 million tons, the IRENA report says.
05 Oct 2015:
Icelandic Seafood Giant
May Be Involved in Endangered Whale Hunt
Iceland's controversial annual hunt of fin whales — classified as "endangered" by the International Union for Conservation
Watch video
Slaughter of a fin whale
of Nature — ended with a catch of 155 fin whales, the largest slaughter since the 1986 moratorium on commercial whaling, reports the London-based advocacy group Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA). The EIA and the Animal Welfare Institute
obtained evidence
revealing the ongoing involvement of international seafood giant HB Grandi — a Reykjavík-based company with an annual income of roughly $230 million (as of 2011) — in the whaling business, despite its claims to the contrary. HB Grandi is Iceland's largest seafood company and its CEO has repeatedly insisted that the company "is not involved in whaling and never has been." Despite the international moratorium, Iceland recently has allowed commercial whaling and has shipped whale products to Japan.
29 Sep 2015:
Electric Buses Could Lead to
Significant Savings Even for Smaller Cities
Electric buses could save a city with half a million residents — one similar in size to Sacramento, California — roughly $12 million each
Electric bus, Bonn, Germany
year if the city's buses were to run on electricity rather than diesel fuel, according to
a study
by the Volvo Group and the audit and advisory firm KPMG. Factors such as noise, travel time, emissions, energy use, natural resource use, and roughly $2.9 million in avoided health care costs contributed to the annual savings, the analysis says. Gothenburg, Sweden's second-largest city, recently began operating a new electric bus line built by Volvo and powered by wind and hydro electricity, says Niklas Gustafsson, Volvo's head of sustainability. The buses' environmentally friendly design, combined with the fact that they are completely silent and emissions-free, has made the line popular in Gothenburg, he says.
28 Sep 2015:
Shell Ends Arctic Oil and Gas
Exploration Bid for Foreseeable Future
Shell Oil has
that it will stop its controversial exploratory drilling for oil and gas in Arctic waters for the foreseeable
Shell's Polar Pioneer rig as it left Seattle for the Arctic
future, saying in a statement that the reserves it had discovered were not "sufficient to warrant further exploration." Shell began operating its first exploration well on July 30, 2015, in the Chukchi Sea off the northwestern coast of Alaska. But the company reported that although it had found indications of the presence of oil and gas, the reserves in the basin where they were drilling were, in the words of one company official, "clearly disappointing." Under Shell's federally approved exploration plan, all rigs and support vessels must leave the Chukchi Sea before the end of October. Environmental groups hailed Shell's announcement.
24 Sep 2015:
Nearly Half of U.S. Seafood
Is Wasted Annually, New Study Shows
As much as 47 percent of the edible U.S. seafood supply is
wasted each year
, with more than half of that waste coming
Maine Avenue Fish Market in Washington, D.C.
at the consumer level as people throw away spoiled or uneaten seafood at home, according to a new study. Researchers from the Johns Hopkins Center for a Livable Future estimated the edible U.S. seafood supply at 4.7 billion pounds a year, and said that 2.3 billion pounds of that are wasted. The study, published in the Journal
Global Environmental Change
, said that 573 million pounds are lost annually as commercial fisherman catch and discard the wrong species. Roughly 330 million pounds are lost during distribution and retail, and 1.3 billion pounds are lost at the consumer level. The researchers recommended a number of changes to reduce the waste, including stricter limits on by-catch by commercial fishermen and efforts to encourage consumers to purchase frozen seafood.
23 Sep 2015:
New and Reactivated Coal
Mines Fell to Lowest Levels Ever Recorded
The opening of fewer new coal mines, combined with the closing of less-efficient mines, led to 2013 having the lowest number of active coal mines in the U.S. on record, according to
an analysis
by the Energy Information Administration. In addition, the number of new and reactivated coal mines that began production in 2013 reached its lowest level in at least the past 10 years, the analysis says. Although 103 mines were added that year (the most recent year for which complete data are available), 271 mines were idled or closed, amounting to a 14-percent decline in the total number of productive coal mines compared to the previous year. The 2013 total was 397 fewer coal mines than in 2008, when U.S. coal production peaked. The declining number of new mines reflects reduced investment in the coal industry, strong competition from natural gas, stagnant electricity demand, a weak coal export market, and regulatory and permitting challenges, the EIA says.
Interview: A Scientist's View
On How to Repair the Planet
For an environmental scientist who studies how humanity is pushing the earth close to potentially disastrous tipping points,
Johan Rockström
— author
Johan Rockström
of a new book,
Big World, Small Planet
— is surprisingly optimistic. Although he reckons that our species has crossed four of nine "planetary boundaries," including those on climate change and deforestation, he believes there is still time to pull back from the brink and create a sustainable future based on renewable energy and a "circular" economy that continually reuses resources. In an interview with
Yale Environment 360
, Rockström describes how an alignment of science, technological advances, and a growing public hunger for action can get civilization back on track. "It's not a journey where we are backing into the caves," says Rockström. "It's a journey of high technology ... and huge, multiple benefits."
Read the interview.
17 Sep 2015:
Chaotic Illegal Timber Trade
Threatens Crucial Forests in Southeast Asia
A murky, illegal timber trade enabled by systemic corruption exists between China and Myanmar and is worth hundreds of millions of
Illegal log trucks in Kachin wait to cross into China.
dollars annually, making it one of the world's largest illegal timber schemes, according to a new analysis by the
Environmental Investigation Agency
(EIA). At stake are some of the most ecologically important remaining forests in Southeast Asia, EIA says. The report documents how Chinese businesses pay in gold bars for the rights to log entire mountains and smuggle timber out of Myanmar's conflict-torn state of Kachin. The stolen timber, primarily high-value species of rosewood and teak, is increasingly being sourced from deeper within Myanmar to feed factories in south and east China. The trade appeared to have peaked in 2005, when 1.3 million cubic yards of logs crossed the border. A brief hiatus then occurred when Chinese authorities intervened, but the scale is once again nearing peak levels, the EIA says.
16 Sep 2015:
Unchecked Consumerism Causing
Record-Breaking Resource Use, Study Says
Consumption of critical global resources — from meat and coffee to fossil fuels and water — has peaked in recent years, accelerating
Cevahir shopping center in Istanbul, Turkey
climate change, pollution, and resource depletion to unsustainable levels, according to an
by the Worldwatch Institute. The report tracked 24 global consumption trends and found many of them to be record-breaking. Meat production, for instance, has more than quadrupled in the last 50 years, leading to large-scale pressure on water, feeds, and grazing land. Aquaculture production has increased roughly 10 fold since 1984, and today farmed fish account for nearly half of all fish eaten. Global plastic production has also risen continuously over the past 50 years, while recycling rates remain very low. In the United States, for example, only 9 percent of plastic was recycled in 2012. "Untrammeled consumerism lies at the heart of many of these challenges," said author Michael Renner.
14 Sep 2015:
Global Solar Panel Production
Rate Slowed in Recent Years, Analysis Finds
Solar photovoltaic (PV) manufacturing has been growing at a slower rate in recent years, increasing by only 4 percent
Solar panel manufacturing facility
annually from 2011 to 2013, compared to an average annual growth of 78 percent from 2006 to 2011, says a
U.S. Energy Information Administration
analysis. Globally, solar PV production facilities are producing far fewer solar panels than their maximum capacity allows, the report says. The peak for that metric occurred in 2011, at 70 percent, when 36.6 gigawatts of solar PV modules were produced globally, while the maximum capacity was 52 gigawatts. The slowdown may be explained by complaints of unfair trade practices originating in China, the EIA says. An investigation found that Chinese solar PV modules were being dumped below cost on the U.S. market, and the U.S. Department of Commerce recently enacted anti-dumping measures on Chinese PV modules. The market is reacting to the slow growth by downsizing workforces and consolidating solar PV manufacturing companies, the analysis says.
26 Aug 2015:
U.S. Shale Gas Production
Expected to Fall for First Time, Report Says
Natural gas production from all seven major shale formations in the U.S. is projected to drop next month for the first time since
Monthly change in shale gas production
the shale gas boom began in earnest roughly a decade ago, according to an
from the U.S. Energy Information Administration. Major shale regions produced gas at a record-high rate of 45.6 billion cubic feet per day in May, but that rate is expected to drop to 44.9 billion cubic feet per day in September, the report says. It attributes the decline to existing, legacy wells becoming significantly less productive and a substantial drop in the number of drilling rigs in each of the seven major shale regions since September 2014. New wells are being established, the EIA notes, but they are not producing enough natural gas to offset expected declines from legacy wells.
17 Aug 2015:
Cost of Distributed Solar Power
Fell for Fifth Straight Year, Report Says
Prices for both residential and non-residential solar energy systems fell in 2014, marking the fifth consecutive year of declining
Distributed solar costs
costs for solar photovoltaic systems,
according to
an analysis by the U.S. Department of Energy's Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. Residential rooftop solar panels in the U.S. cost 40 cents per watt less than the same systems in 2013, and prices for non-residential systems fell by 70 cents per watt. In the first half of this year, costs in a number of large markets fell by an additional 20 to 50 cents per watt, the report says. Photovoltaic equipment costs have remained relatively stable since 2012, so the lower prices are primarily due to reductions in "soft" costs such as marketing, labor, permits, and inspections, analysts say.
11 Aug 2015:
Cost of Producing Wind Power
Reached a New Low in the U.S. Last Year
The cost of generating wind power in the U.S. fell to its lowest level ever last year, according to a
from the Department of Energy. Utility companies purchased wind power for 2.35 cents per kilowatt-hour on average last year, making the price of wind energy competitive with conventional power sources in many parts of the country. Wind power now meets on average 4.9 percent of the nation's electricity demand, the DOE analysis found, and nine states used wind to produce more than 12 percent of their electricity. Iowa and South Dakota produced more than a quarter of their electricity from wind, Kansas generated roughly 22 percent from wind, and Texas remained the
leading state for wind installations
in 2014. With a total installed capacity of 66 gigawatts, the U.S. now ranks second only to China in wind power capacity.
07 Aug 2015:
New Zealand Will Shutter Last
Remaining Coal Power Plants, Officials Say
New Zealand will close its last remaining coal plants and rely even more heavily on renewable sources for its electricity needs,
Buller Coalfield, South Island, New Zealand
the country's energy minister
Thursday. New Zealand already has the fourth-largest share of renewable electricity generation in the world, with roughly 80 percent of its energy needs met by renewables. The final two coal-fired power plants will shut down by December 2018, according to the utility company running the plants, which cited changing market conditions that have made coal power unnecessary in New Zealand. The nation has been using coal to fill gaps in dry years, when hydropower could not meet the grid's demand. But recent investments in wind and, particularly, geothermal energy have made that stopgap measure unnecessary, the energy minister said. The country has pledged ahead of the Paris climate summit to cut emissions to 30 percent below 2005 levels by 2030.
06 Aug 2015:
Mimicking Butterfly Wings Can
Improve Efficiency of Solar Energy Systems
Solar-concentrating photovoltaic systems can produce nearly 50 percent more power by mimicking the V-shaped wing
Cabbage white butterfly
formation certain butterflies exhibit before take-off, say researchers at the University of Exeter. The cabbage white butterfly warms its muscles before flight by placing its wings in the shape of a "V" to maximize the concentration of solar energy onto its thorax. This behavior, known as reflectance basking, increases the butterfly's thorax temperature by roughly 13 degrees F compared to flat wings, the researchers found. When reflective panels are arranged around a concentrating photovoltaic system in the same way, this wing-like configuration increases the power-to-weight ratio of the solar energy system by 17-fold, making it vastly more efficient, the researchers explain in the journal
Scientific Reports
. The team showed that replicating the single layer of highly reflective scale cells found in the butterfly wings could also improve power-to-weight ratios of solar concentrators.
05 Aug 2015:
Emissions From U.S. Power
Plants Reached 27-Year Low, Report Says
Electric power plants in the U.S. emitted less carbon dioxide in April than they have in any month since April 1988 — a 27-year low — according to an analysis by the
Energy Information Administration
. The report said the electric power sector has made major strides in improving efficiency and lowering its carbon footprint, producing significantly more electricity while lowering CO2 emissions. Renewable energy production has more than doubled since 1988, the use of natural gas to produce electricity has more than tripled, and coal consumption has decreased by 17 percent, the EIA report says. Natural gas plants are now about 25 to 30 percent more efficient than coal plants in terms of power generation, and they emit 71 to 79 percent less carbon dioxide than coal plants.
Gallery: The Wild Lands at Stake
If Alaska's Pebble Mine Proceeds
The proposed Pebble Mine in southwestern Alaska is a project of almost unfathomable scale. If the copper- and gold-mining project proceeds, the mine would cover 28 square miles and require the construction of the world's largest earthen dam — 700 feet high and several miles long — to hold back a 10-square-mile containment pond filled with up to 2.5 billion tons of sulfide-laden mine waste. All this would be built not only in an active seismic region, but also in one of the most unspoiled and breathtaking places on the planet — the headwaters of Bristol Bay, home to the world's most productive salmon fishery. In a photo essay, landscape photographer Robert Glenn Ketchum documents the lands and waters at risk from the project, whose fate is currently wending its way through the courts.
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27 Jul 2015:
President Obama Announces
Major New Limits on Interstate Ivory Trade
President Obama has announced
strict new limits
aimed at stemming the global ivory trade which, when implemented,
FWS crushed illegal ivory trinkets in Times Square.
would nearly ban all ivory trade within the United States. The measures also include new restrictions on when ivory can be exported to other countries. "We're proposing a new rule that bans the sale of virtually all ivory across state lines," Obama said at a press conference in Kenya on Saturday. Current laws in the U.S. are aimed at controlling the import and export of ivory, while allowing some legal trade among states — a loophole that many illegal ivory dealers have used to their advantage. The new regulation, expected to be finalized later this year, would restrict ivory trade between states to items that are over 100 years old or contain only very small amounts of ivory. The U.S. is estimated to be the world's second largest ivory market, with sales outpacing all nations except China.
23 Jul 2015:
Synthetic Coral Could Remove
Mercury Pollution From Ocean, Study Finds
Chinese researchers have constructed a type of synthetic coral that could help remove toxic heavy metals like mercury from
Microscope image of the coral-like structure
the ocean, according to a report in the
Journal of Colloid and Interface Science
. Mercury can be especially toxic to corals because they very efficiently adsorb heavy metals, the scientists note. They took advantage of that ability to create a synthetic coral that can bind and remove mercury pollution in water. The coral-like structure is covered with self-curling nanoplates made of aluminum oxide — a chemical compound that can collect heavy metals. The scientists found that the synthetic coral structure could bind mercury 2.5 times more efficiently than aluminum oxide particles alone. According to the World Health Organization, up to 17 in every thousand children living in areas relying on subsistence fishing showed cognitive declines caused by eating mercury-contaminated fish.
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