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Does Macbook Pro with retina display support IR remote?
Looks like Macbook Pro with retina display do not has IR receiver compare with old Macbook Pro.
- Asked by Yuxiao S from Los Angeles
- Jun 12, 2012
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No, it doesn't. There is no IR sensor on the front of the new Retina MBP. There is also no battery indicator on the side so you have to open it up and use the one in the Menu Bar. Very annoying.
- Answered by John I
- Jun 16, 2012
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MacBook Pro with Retina display does not have IR support. However, if using Apple Keynote, you can theoretically use the Keynote Remote App on you iPhone to run your presentation using Bluetooth or or Wi-fi when both devices are connected to the same Wi-Fi network.
You may also use the Remote app to control iTunes from your iPhone.
This is probably possible with certain iPods as well.- Answered by 'segun O from Winnipeg
- Sep 20, 2012
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No - its annoying at first. However, Targus makes an excellent IR controller. It fits into the hand very well, seems to have a better range than Apple's, and it comes with a built-in laser pointer. The small IR receiver, which fits into a USB slot on the MacBook is stored neatly between two AAA batteries in the Targus device. One battery is active; the other is a spare. Very handy.
I think you will like the device. Best-Buy has Targus IR controllers as do Fry's Electronics.- Answered by Philip A from Scottsdale
- Apr 21, 2013
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Unfortunately it doesn't but i did find this search Google for " Ir sensors that work with mac"
and click the 4 link
It plugs in threw USB and it works with the apple remote which you can buy for 20 bucks or it comes with apple TV.- Answered by Anthony A from Brampton
- Oct 24, 2012
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Could you / s.o. please specify which USB-IR works with the Apple Remote Control?
I find this feature very essential. Thanks- Answered by Jan S
- Dec 9, 2012
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Who we are: People who love Ultimate frisbee and want to get together to enjoy some time in the outdoors. All skill levels are welcomed and appreciated!! When we meet: Wednesday evenings will be the most frequent meet up date, but I am open to meeting throughout the week if we have the need and/or interest! What time: 6:45-8:45 but you can come and go as you need. As we grow, if we find an earlier start time suits us better, we can change the plan! Where we meet: Western hills community park wil …
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A laid back informal ultimate frisbee game at Blueberry Hill Park - 1 walkable mile from the Shady Grove Metro station, Sunday mornings at 9. We welcome veterans, people who haven't thrown a frisbee before, and everyone in between. Best of all, it's free to play and we're nice people who take water breaks! We've been playing since 2009. Not all of our players are on Meetup.com to RSVP. Inclement Weather In case of rain the night before or the morning of play, check this site to see if we're …
We play a pick-up ultimate frisbee game flanked by the Washington Monument, US Capitol, and the Smithsonian. We're a co-ed game and welcome all levels of skill and experience. Come on out!
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A co-ed ultimate frisbee league in the Rockville, MD area.
WRSC is a group for pickup games of all types of sports (Kickball, Dodgeball, Volleyball, Capture the Flag, Paintball, Ultimate Frisbee and others). We are not a league so there are no practices, just RSVP and show up when you're ready to play. Our games are co-ed and children are welcomed, however we are geared more towards adults. We are fairly competitive but all levels of athletic abilities are welcomed. So come out have fun and meet your neighbors here in Woodbridge!! Looking forward to see …
DC/MD/VA Pick-ups is the new club sports program hosted by DC Social Sports Club. Whether you're looking to play grass volleyball, sand volleyball, touch rugby, broomball, cornhole, kickball, dodgeball, ultimate frisbee, for street hockey ... then look for organized games through DC/MD/VA Pick-ups. Club Sports are typically offered free of charge or a nominal charge to cover facilities. About DC Social Sports Club: What began as a simply a kickball league has now expanded to over 16 recreatio …
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The most current version of GalCiv2 is 1.8g, which is available for download on Stardock Central. It fixes pathfinding bugs that were introduced in 1.8e, and in many cases will fix people's problems with error 12 when attempting to submit a metaverse game. As long as your serial numbers have not changed in the registry since you started the saved game, you should be able to submit it. However, the problem still remains if you have had to re-install GalCiv2 and have updated serial numbers from the lookup serial function in Stardock Central, so it's always a good idea to try and finish a metaverse game before re-installing Windows or anything else that would cause you to need to update your serial information. If that's not possible, you can get the original serial number that was saved into your save game from the xml file in My Documents\My Games\GC2DarkAvatar\Metaverse that is created when you attempt to submit the game. You should have this file and the end game save zipped and attached to any e-mails you send into support regarding metaverse error 12.
If Stardock Central is showing that you have the latest version installed but your Dark Avatar titlescreen still says 1.8e, you will need to either re-install Dark Avatar to get the latest version or edit the key in the registry.
Here are instructions on how to edit the version string in the registry:
First, close Stardock Central. Go to Start->Run and type in regedit. On Vista, type it in the search box. As soon as the registry opens, click on the My Computer icon and choose File->Export to backup the registry.
The install info for GalCiv2 is under HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE, in the path Software\Stardock\Drengin.net\GalCiv2\DarkAvatar.
Just change the version string to 1.7 and SDC will show an update to 1.80g.
Here are instructions to make sure that you get the latest version once you've either re-installed or changed the version string in the registry:
Befiore installing the update, go to Tools->Settings and click on Internet. US-1 is usually the best choice for servers because sometimes we have sync errors with US-2. Click Refresh XML Data. Also, if you have the setting turned off to check for updates to Stardock Central, turn it back on and then re-start Stardock Central. If Stardock Central finds an update, let it update then restart SDC when prompted.
If the above method doesn't work for you, it may be a more general issue with Stardock Central and I'll need you to send in these files to email@example.com: Program Files\Stardock\SDCentral\Installed\gc2_DarkAvatar.log Program Files\Stardock\SDCentral\Installed\gc2_DarkAvatar.xml
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Hey everyone,
I'm sorry about the bug with the pathfinding. I didn't realize the code that was causing it made it into the 1.8e build, as I wasn't expecting to make that build and I had already started backporting some code from TA intended to fix the error where ships in gigantic galaxies will (1) seemingly randomly lose their destination, (2) not go to rallypoints and (3) fail to move towards a destination, but I hadn't had a chance to test it at that point.
As for the error 12 when submitting scores to the metaverse, I found a bug in the code that gets the serial number from the registry that may have been there for quite awhile. So people who weren't getting the error 12 may start getting it now with this build because now the game will be submitting the correct serial number, so they may have to change the serial that their character is using.
We're not going to have time to properly test a Dark Avatar build this week, so I'm going to put up a link to a build for you to test here, and you can test it if you want to. However, I recommend backing up your save games and your current build before trying it, since there is the risk that this will change the serial number that is being submitted to the metaverse.
To use this build, you should already have DA 1.8e installed. If you have the latest version of Dark Avatar installed from SDC, go to the folder where GalCiv2 is installed and open the DarkAvatar subfolder. Copy the GC2DarkAvatar.exe and Lib3D.dll files into another folder to back them up. Then extract this zip to that folder:
(edit: I have removed the link because the SDC build is now the latest one)
Please make bug reports regarding this build in this thread or e-mail email@example.com so that it will be easier for me to find them. If you e-mail email@example.com, please make sure to say in the body of the e-mail that it's the 1.8f test build, and include your debug.err file. If you have a save game to reproduce a problem, please zip the save game and attach it as well.
neilo, I need you to e-mail in your save game that you can't submit, plus the corresponding xml file from your My Documents\My Games\GC2DarkAvatar\Metaverse folder. Make sure that you zip the save game so that it doesn't get stripped. I've told support to assign tickets about error 12 to me.
As for those of you calling for another public update, I don't want to put up another build before it's ready. I have been having trouble tracking down the memory leaks that people are having. I've put up another test build that fixes a bug where a ship on auto-attack or an AI ship would keep trying to attack a mini-freighter under a planet but never reach it because planets come first in hit detection. I've also added some code that may help with the memory problems.
I'm going to try and get one up this week. It may not fix the memory errors that people have been getting, but it should take care of the pathfinding bugs and the error 12s, although I recommend that people submit any metaverse games they want to submit before updating just in case.
Nope, sorry, I haven't addressed that.
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Steinhauser named Social Services director
Cynthia J. Steinhauser was named director of the Henrico Department of Social Services, effective Oct. 6. County Manager Virgil Hazelett made the announcement. Steinhauser, who has been serving as an assistant director of Social Services, will succeed Jane D. Crawley, who was promoted Sept. 8 to deputy county manager for community services. As director, Steinhauser will lead a department with 168 employees and a budget of $14.6 million for fiscal 2012-13. Social Services assists individuals and families in meeting their basic needs, increases their capacity to live independently and provides protection for elderly and disabled adults and abused and neglected children. The department's programs include child and adult protective services, foster care, adoption, child day care and adult services. Social Services also administers benefits from such state and federal programs as Medicaid, the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program and Temporary Assistance for Needy Families. A Henrico employee since 1998, Steinhauser served as manager of the human services division of Social Services before being promoted to assistant director. She holds a bachelor's degree in sociology and public administration from Radford University. Her professional affiliations include the Virginia Benefit Programs Organization, Virginia League of Social Services Executives and National Association of Counties. |
VBS seeks blood donations
Citizen Staff Reports 12/16/2013
Virginia Blood Services (VBS), the sole supplier of blood for more than 20 hospitals throughout the state of Virginia, is in need of blood donors to help replenish the local blood supply over the holidays.
A decline in blood donations is typical during the winter months as people become busy with holiday activities and travel. Patient needs remain steady, however, making it important for people to visit a VBS donor site or mobile drive to give blood. > Read more.
Varina's Big Toy parade to help usher in holiday season
In Varina, one of the most anticipated events of the season is approaching. The 19th Annual Big Toy Parade will return on Dec 14, offering a "homey," small-town feel that helps elicit holiday spirit among participants and spectators alike.
The parade, which begins at 3 p.m., is sponsored by the Battlefield Ruritans and Henrico County Parks and Recreation and is held in conjunction with the James River Boat Parade. It is led by a grand marshal along Old Osborne Turnpike and ends at the Osborne Boat Landing, where hundreds of community members gather to await nightfall and the arrival of lighted boats, concluding a festive holiday celebration. > Read more.
Strikers, Kickers form partnership
Citizen Staff Reports 12/03/2013
The region's two premier youth soccer organizations – the Richmond Kickers and Richmond Strikers – have partnered to create Richmond United, a cost-free U.S. Soccer Development Academy program designed to serve the most talented players in the region. The arrangement marks the first time in U.S. Soccer Development Academy history that two member clubs have united their respective Academy programs.
Slated to begin play in the fall of 2014, Richmond United will field U13/14, U15/16 and U17/18 U.S. Soccer Development Academy teams. The teams will train and play home games at two of the top soccer specific complexes in the nation, Ukrop Park and Striker Park. > Read more.
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It's the final weekend before Christmas – but it doesn't have to be a nightmare! Relax with half-a-million twinkling lights, enjoy Theatre IV on Tour's production of "A Christmas Carol" or experience the 11th annual "Miracle of Christmas – Live at the Metro Richmond Zoo." Another way to relax before the Big Day is with a good book. You can find a vast array of books, covering many genres, and meet authors at the Celebrate with a Book event on Saturday. For all our top picks this weekend, click here! > Read more.
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Find out how your favorite dining establishments fared during their most recent inspections by the Virginia Department of Health. > Read more.
Henrico students star in 'Nutcracker'
A number of Henrico students are performing in the Richmond Ballet's production of The Nutcracker, which runs through Dec. 23. Pictured above, left to right are: back row – Elizabeth Sjovald (Mother Ginger), Deema Meguid, Maya Link (Mogi top) and Sophie Rounds (Mother Ginger) and front row – Sarah Echols (Chinese) and Carter Echols (Chinese). > Read more.
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Ridgefield advances anti-blight ordinance
The Ridgefield Board of Selectmen unanimously approved an anti-blight ordinance Wednesday. The vote moves the ordinance to a public meeting on Jan. 8, then, eventually to a Town Meeting. The ordinance will create a five-person blight prevention board made up of the Fire Marshall, Health Director, Town Building Official, Town Zoning Enforcement Officer and the Read More
Public can comment on no-wake law on Waramaug
The Department of Energy and Environmental Protection has extended the public comment period for a proposed regulation to establish a slow-no-wake zone on Lake Waramaug in the upper portion of the cove that abuts Lake Waramaug State Park. The public comment period has been extended from November 22, 2013 to January 6, 2014. "We Read More
Lynn Werner Honored by Rivers Alliance
The Rivers Alliance of Connecticut has named Lynn Werner _ the executive director of the Housatonic Valley Association – as its Environmental Champion of 2013. The alliance honored Werner for her leadership in protecting the Housatonic River watershed, the regional Highlands, the wetlands and water courses in her hometown of Kent and throughout Connecticut. Werner Read More
CT Voices has donor to match contributions
Over the past year, Connecticut Voices for Children has engaged with legislators, agency heads, researchers, philanthropists, advocates and other state leaders, bringing our question," and how are the children," to the forefront of all policy related discussions. An anonymous donor has offered to match all contributions, dollar for dollar, up to $75,000. That means it's Read More
College bound should not forget "Tuition Break"
New England's public colleges and universities have expanded their program offerings under the New England Regional Student Program. Students are eligible for the RSP Tuition Break when they enroll in an approved major that is not offered by the public colleges and universities in their home-state. More than 750 undergraduate and graduate degree programs are Read More
Jim Hall at Western
The great jazz guitarist Jim Hall played at Western Connecticut State University in Danbury in 2013. It was one of those concerts that I tried to round up people for in advance, saying "You have to go."' I think I was somewhat successful with a few non-jazz-loving friends. One of my best friends, John Holohan, Read More
14-year-old missing in Danbury
DANBURY Police are seeking information on a 14-year-old girl who was last seen on Sunday. Jaia Leak has been listed as an endangered runaway. She was described as a black female, 5-feet, 6-inches tall, weighing 120 pounds, with black hair and brown eyes. She was wearing an orange shirt dress, brown leggings and a black Read More
Not-guilty plea in Bethel hit-and-run case
DANBURY — The Bethel man accused of fleeing the scene of a crash that led to the death of a bicyclist from Weston in October pleaded not guilty in state superior court here on Wednesday. Bethel police arrested Alexander Lee, 21, on Dec. 3 after an investigation found that he was behind the wheel of Read More
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So I will be roleplaying one of my new characters, Vivian Oxford, here on this site. Her story is pretty long, but in short...she is a human that Contracted with a demon. Her life takes place in an undetermined time period of Milan, Italy. I need someone with great writing talent, descriptive writing, unafraid of writing many paragraphs, fantastic character development, etc....to rp the demon Raizekiel.
This particular demon came to Vivian in her youth, in a time of pain, crisis, and loss. She swore to him her soul in return for power in her powerless existence. And so he gave it to her. She now has a hand in Milan's criminal underground and a reputation that deems deals with her, "deals with the devil". And though she cannot remember Raizekiel's face, his name haunts her dreams and before long he will be showing up to see how his favorite project is coming. It has been 100 years since making her Contract and Vivian keeps the face of a woman in her young 20's. Her beauty is only surpassed by his. The only feature worthy of noting right now are the great black feathered wings upon his back.
Raizekiel is dark, brooding, mysterious. However he is also charming, mischievous, and...what's that? Capable of attaining a soft spot for a mortal that he contracted? ;3
If you'd like to cosplay Raizekiel for me, please audition here or via private message. You can use any character you wish, including Raizekiel, but give me some of your best work so that I can judge you fairly. The person I choose will cosplay one on one with me, and maybe even see if we can scavenge some more angels and demons for our plot! Let me know if you are interested and I can send you a sample of a Vivian post! <3


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Mesulam M. Defining neurocognitive networks in the BOLD new world of computed connectivity. Neuron. 2009 Apr 16;62(1):1-3. PubMed Abstract
These results do indeed strongly support the so-called network degeneration hypothesis, which implies that different types of... Read more
These results do indeed strongly support the so-called network degeneration hypothesis, which implies that different types of neurodegeneration follow distinct patterns of functionally associated neuronal populations in the brain. This notion has existed for a long time and is even implicitly found in terms describing neurodegenerative disorders (e.g., "system/multisystem degeneration"). However, in-vivo proof for this hypothesis so far has been sparse.
Furthermore, it is highly remarkable that the authors were able to detect network-associated atrophy patterns in different groups of neurodegeneration including Alzheimer disease and syndromes belonging to the frontotemporal lobar degenerative disorders (such as semantic dementia or frontotemporal dementia), because these disorders are typically based on different types of underlying causal pathologies (i.e., β amyloid, tau- or TDP-43 aggregation pathology). Another important finding is the detected interrelation between structure and function in healthy subjects, as demonstrated by the observed overlap between the ICNs and structural covariance networks (SCNs).
Although a number of questions are answered by the current work, it immediately raises new questions: For most neurodegenerative disorders (except for Alzheimer's), it is not known yet if changes of functional connectivity do actually occur and, if so, if the atrophy in a specific network results in a change of functional connectivity within this network or vice versa. Possibly, it will also remain difficult to rule that measurements of functional connectivity are affected by regional atrophy (i.e., no activity can be measured where no tissue is present). Other issues to be addressed are the relation of white matter changes to the observed phenomena and the influence of developmental factors.
Furthermore, it remains to be clarified why the mentioned networks show specific susceptibility to basic underlying pathologies, also, why identical causal pathologies may result in different patterns of atrophy/neuronal dysfunction in different people, or why different causal pathologies may result in similar patterns of atrophy/dysfunction. In conclusion, this study will definitely stimulate further research in this direction and will serve as an important basis for subsequent experiments. View all comments by Alexander Drzezga
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I don't want to see GB or the 49ers in the superbowl
If they punt now its over for sure.
I guess I'm not gushing over the mobile QB's the NFL is having as of late. Yes they are athletic, and fun to watch, and add a new dimension to an offense. But Like the players in the past they can't beat what a pocket passer brings to the table. So you would consider trading Eli who has carried this team numerous times over a player who is just getting his ears wet in this league?
Giants fan since the early 80s
They have them about every show, like SpongeBob living by one of the underwater Nuke test sites and the radiation is what caused all the ****ed up ****.
2014 Giants Mock (Assuming Nicks is let go)
1. Anthony Barr, 'Leo', Clemson
2. Austin Seferian-Jenkins, TE, Washington
3. Carlos Hyde, RB, Ohio
3. Yawin Smallwood, LB, Connecticut
4. Hroniss Grasu, C, Oregon
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ATTICA - Seneca East Board of Education met early Monday morning, and after an executive session approved two supplemental personnel contracts.
Both contracts are retroactive to July 1, and run to June 30, 2013. They include Rick Bowerman, junior high football head coach, and Tracy Bordner, junior varsity volleyball coach.
The board also voted to offer a contract to Jarred Ruffing as athletic trainer at a cost of $100 per home game and $75 per home indoor event. The contract runs from July 1 through June 30.
The August board meeting originally scheduled for Aug. 20 has been changed to 7 p.m. Aug. 27 in the board office.


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Gallery Luisotti is pleased to announce the exhibition of Simone Nieweg: Seasons, featuring new works of Nieweg's familiar, optically-charged European landscapes, including an image produced in her new, larger-scale format. As in her previous body of work, the artist continues to explore and highlight the colors naturally pertaining within the given framework of the scenery. Through this process, Nieweg vivifies, through the subtlest of visual measures, the uncommon from the unremarkable.
Through the past few decades, the photographed landscape has undergone a complete revision of values, in terms of what nature may simply look like as opposed to what it may say about the world at large. In this regard, Nieweg's works are imagistic common ground for these two competing viewpoints. At once visually profuse of organic life while being steadfast in their documentary position, the immediacy of colors in the works start to separate from the photograph's field, serving to intensify the work's meaning as something broaching upon the study of light and colors. There is a tactile sense in the tangibility of the fruits and foliage that, through a manufactured embellishment, renders the scenes in the painter's concern with the tactile. In what may otherwise be a seemingly quotidian range of the field to begin with, Nieweg subtly – yet palpably – instructs us of photography's ability to borrow from other fields of art in her work.
A common acceptance of what the landscape is in our daily lives is that landscape is no more than a physical background of nature that we otherwise look past. Nieweg's landscapes have a seeming fascination with this erstwhile prosaic, weighed full and ever-growing like the peaches and trees within her works. Looking deeper into each images show that they are not necessarily of nature as left to its own devices, nor a place of attentive cultivation. Being neither indebted to the withered aesthetics of nature as beauty, or to capturing images that equate landscape with that of an ever-marginalized prospect, Nieweg's works are compelling in their own exacting way. Her works brim with the view of the personal, becoming documentations of physical beauty that could be more easily lost.
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I WANT TO GO THERE! GET THEM TO INVENT LIGHTSPEED VEHICLES AND WE CAN BE THERE FAST!!!!!!!!! If we let these F*CKERS over there, they will ruin that place too. AS SOON AS I SET FOOT ON THAT PLANET I'LL START KILLING THE ADMINISTRATORS!
No earth was discovered. They have a theory a planet could inhabit the region. Yet, the Bible says God created earth special. Big bang has been debunked. Earth did not cool down over bazzillions of fictitious years as they claim planets form. "It is not known with certainty how planets are formed." http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Planet#Formation
Nobody seems to catch that, though earthlike, it is NOT a place where we could live. It has 4.5 times the mass of Earth, so it has 4.5 times the Gravity. If you weighed 170 lbs on earth you'd weigh 765 lbs there. Really want to lug all that weight around?


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Energy Policy Scenarios to 2050
7.2. Associated Messages
This study has drawn on the collective wisdom and experience of people actively engaged in the field of energy supplies and services, as well as those who study energy from the outside. A broad range of issues, concerns, and aspirations were gathered from the energy community at large. Not surprisingly, although the view of the future differs from region to region, overarching messages emerged. These messages resonate in all regions of the world and are fundamental to the achievement of the WEC Goals of Accessibility, Availability, and Acceptability.
These messages are a clarion call to those accountable for the formulation and implementation of energy policy throughout the world and highlight some fundamental gaps in the energy fabric of today's society. These messages are grouped into three main themes:
Managing change and complexity through partnerships.
Demand-side mobilisation.
Energy leadership.
7.2.1. Managing Change and Complexity through Partnerships
The global energy sector will transform through 2050 and will become increasingly complex. The pressure on decision makers in both the public and private sectors will increase and, in particular, the demands on those responsible for energy policy will intensify. Policies formulated today and the resulting actions and behaviours of citizens will have effects and consequences far into the future. Political expediency will have dire consequences for energy sustainability.
The future is far from certain and the rate of technology change in both the supply and demand sides of the energy sector is increasing. Government policies must therefore be quite clear in their intent and less prescriptive in terms of the means, permitting those responsible for implementation the requisite degree of freedom to apply the best technology solutions and systems to meet the objectives. Countries or corporations where policy explicitly favours or restricts certain technology options may find it difficult to keep up with the evolution of the global energy sector.
Just as it is expected of governments to become more direct in expressing policy intent, at the national level but increasingly also at the regional or global level, it is also necessary for private enterprise to become overtly engaged in policy implementation. Industry leaders have to ensure that corporate policy, investment criteria, and business practices are all geared to deliver the goods and services that support the government's policy intent.
Policy initiatives are not only necessary at the national level but also must consistently cascade down to sub-national and local levels. These initiatives have to pay particular attention to the development of transportation systems, planning towns and cities, modernisation of communication systems, and work practices.
Business Practices, Transportation, and Urban Planning
Energy for transportation is or is becoming a significant portion of peoples' daily discretionary energy usage, depending on locality. The effectiveness (efficiency, convenience, and cost) of the mode of transportation is a key factor. It is necessary for policymakers in the public and private sectors to seriously consider transportation requirements. Transportation corridors and systems must be both effective in meeting the needs of consumers and efficient in terms of energy and environmental performance. This is a complex challenge interwoven with city planning and the business and social habits of commuters.
Private sector leaders can review business policies and practices. A majority of businesses still require office workers to commute daily to a central office. This consumes both time and energy and the commute itself is often a stressful experience. Modern communication systems make it possible to carry out much office work from remote locations and rapid advances in computer and communications technology are making it easier.
By taking the lead, private sector leaders send a clear signal to their employees that personal transport considerations are to be encouraged, with potential spillover into attendant social behaviour. This may trigger a new approach to mid- and long-range planning at all levels of government as well as appropriate integration with town and urban planning. In the developing world, significant opportunities to plan towns and cities exist in such a way that as these cities grow, they remain efficient and effective in their energy use. The early provision of mass-transport systems is essential, as the cost of retrofitting is exorbitantly expensive and disruptive to daily business and social concourse. Lessons learned in urban planning by the developed world can be shared with the developing world and there is a significant opportunity for governments to facilitate transfer of knowledge, expertise, and experience.
The demand for energy will continue to grow to 2050, although the rate of growth indicated in this study slows during the later years. Thus, energy tensions (the imbalance between supply and demand) will continue to grow for most forms of energy. In some cases, tension may be due to physical or economic constraints relating to the exploitation of resources of primary energy. In other cases, tension may be due to constrained transfer of technology for political, ideological, or capability reasons (e.g., the deployment of advanced nuclear power technology to the developing world).
To achieve the 3 A's and the aspiration of energy sustainability, it is necessary to relax or alleviate these tensions. New technologies are required. On the supply side, it is necessary to find the means to explore, develop, extract, and convert diverse sources of primary energy that can be economically and sustainably exploited. On the demand side, the price of energy will likely increase as more and more marginal sources are exploited and more and more consumers are supplied. The precise role of clean technology will be the key to affordability and achieving the 3 A's.
Innovation has traditionally been the preserve of entrepreneurs and scientists and most new inventions of the 19th century arose from the private sector. In the 20th century, the cost and risk of fundamental research and development grew and so did the role of governments in undertaking (or at least funding) major research. National research programmes were established and networks of national laboratories were set up, mainly in the developed world. With the drive toward privatisation and deregulation, and new priorities in the last part of the 20th century (post-Cold War), many of these programmes were scaled down. Governments assumed the market would take care of RDD&D, and regulators had a hard time taking private research into account.
Long-term, energy-related research and the associated risk are now beyond the investment appetite of all but the largest of private sector institutions. As a result, innovation in the energy sector over the last 20 years has not anticipated or kept up with need. Innovative capability has not been entirely lost, but has instead been directed at projects that have a shorter time-to-market and a quicker payback profile.
If the 3 A goals are to be achieved, this situation must be reversed. Governments can assist by having clear policies, both in terms of long-term energy goals and with long-term funding, that foster the RD&D. This will help mitigate the private sector risk of undertaking such work and also attract individuals to government-funded projects.
Partnerships between the public and private sectors are essential, if the risks associated with long-term R&D are to be managed and mitigated. The private sector will deliver innovation and ensure that R&D programmes are meaningful, relevant, and that they will deliver new technologies efficiently and effectively. For the demonstration and deployment phase, careful handling of financial support until such time as they are established in the market is required, demonstrating the benefit of cooperative effort of the public and private sectors to achieve the 3 A goals.
Cooperation and Integration (including Public-Private Partnerships)
Energy sustainability is a golden thread that runs through the long-term survival of economies and indeed society. Government has a clear role to formulate, approve, and issue policies that support society's need for energy. At the same time, wasteful exploitation of resources or careless damage to the environment cannot be condoned. Clear and consistent policies that respect the environment while providing the energy necessary are required. An integrated view across the many facets of government is necessary. In fact, it is difficult to identify any one facet of government that does not contribute to and at the same time depend on a sustainable supply of energy.
Delivery of energy systems and technologies is the role of the private sector. The efficient and effective delivery of programmes and projects are private sector competencies. The private sector is accountable in giving effect to government policy. Therefore, partnerships between the public and private sectors are essential if long-term sustainability is to be ensured through the achievement of the 3 A's. This study has shown that the nature of this partnership is one of the most noticeable differences among regions.
There are many examples where cooperation within regions and between regions has delivered benefits to all participants (e.g., power pools). Integrated planning on a broad scale can provide for the development of plans necessary to achieve the 3 A's. This helps to ensure buy-in from all sectors and assurance that the goals of the plans are achieved. Such plans clearly indicate requirements for technology and funding and provide a basis for action by the private sector. Through the assessment of plans, the developed world can clearly understand the aspirations and needs of the developing world and can work toward mutually beneficial exchanges of experience and capability. New mechanisms for the transfer of technology and funding can thus be found based on the clarity of intent and respect under established rules of clear property rights. These can also be encouraged and promoted between the regions and countries in the developing world.
In developed countries, the private sector is well developed and fully capable of taking on the described role. For the most part, government is then able to play an enabling role, setting policy that states intent and leaves it to the private sector to deliver. However, in developing regions, the private sector is often less mature and does not always have the capacity or the capability to deliver, at least on a macro scale. In these regions, the opportunity exists for the private sector to initiate the transfer of capability and capacity from the developed to the developing regions. If this does not happen, or if it happens in an inequitable fashion, developing country governments will have no choice but to move into the void and take on some of the roles normally expected of the private sector. However, the public sector may not yet have the capacity to assume this responsibility. In such cases, international development agencies or governments in the developed world can play a significant supporting role.
Whatever the level of development, a partnership between the public and private sectors - within and across regions - is essential, through which risk and reward are apportioned. This is achieved when there is regular and constructive dialogue and a joint commitment to a national, regional, or even inter-regional vision, backed by a measurable action plan.
7.2.2. Demand-Side Mobilisation
Study participants confirmed that achievement of the 3 A goals is an important measure of the achievement of energy sustainability. It is also generally accepted that acting now to achieve the 3 A's is less costly than doing it later, when measured in terms of future social, economic, and environmental costs.
While all the 3 A's are important, it is difficult to place equal priority on their achievement. In the developing world, Accessibility demands priority. People who have no access to a minimum level of commercial energy services have little interest in the issues of Availability and Acceptability. Conversely, in the developed world where access is generally no longer an issue, great strides have been made in dealing with Availability and attention is now focused more on Acceptability.
Accessibility remains a major problem and threatens global society and the environment. If people do not have access to commercial forms of energy, they will continue to survive by foraging. The demand for traditional biomass is unsustainable and environmentally debilitating as it exceeds the rate of regeneration. Access therefore needs continued strong focus. Because environmental degradation knows no political boundaries, it behooves the developed and the developing worlds to understand the root cause of this energy poverty spiral and to work toward achieving universal access. While overtly working toward the achievement of the Accessibility goal, this will as a matter of course also contribute significantly toward the Acceptability goal.
Historically, governments and supply-side private sector players drive the achievement of the 3 A's. Pressure has been directed at energy supply companies to deliver access, ensure availability, and do so in an acceptable manner. Under this paradigm, some progress has been made toward achieving the 3 A's. However, if we are to make significant progress toward these goals over the next 50 years, then we need a step-change in our approach. It is time for consumers to become as actively engaged in matters of energy sustainability from the end-use side of the equation.
It is in the transportation and stationary energy-use sectors that the biggest opportunities for change exist. Educated energy consumers commit to conducting business and their daily lives in a more energy efficient manner.
Examples of this need abound:
The motor vehicle industry has improved energy efficiency through better engine and body design. In many regions, consumer behaviour trends toward larger and more powerful vehicles, somewhat negating these achievements.
There is a great need for education in all sectors of the energy economy (political, residential, commercial, and industrial). A public poorly informed as to the energy implications of its daily choices and decisions is not helpful. In turn, a poorly informed government can be counter-productive.
In the building industry, there has been progress in the developed world and new buildings are much more energy efficient than in the past. However, these technologies have not been implemented in old buildings and in the developing world, either because the technology has not been made available or it is too expensive, and so houses, factories, warehouses, and many public buildings remain energy inefficient.
Governments, particularly in the developing world, can introduce policies to improve Accessibility and also address Availability and Acceptability. The experience from the developed world can be used to design entry level housing that is energy efficient, appropriate, and affordable for those without access. This, coupled with education, can help inhabitants use energy effectively in an affordable manner with a positive affect on the human condition.
The private sector can play a major role in investing in the quality of life of its workforce. Assisting employees to acquire housing, offering courses on basic home maintenance and handicrafts, safety, etc. can contribute toward helping the poor while improving productivity.
Transfer of technology and skills is not solely the preserve of large corporations. Every business can make a contribution and individual employees can share their knowledge and skills with others, thereby working toward a general elevation of skills, productivity and employability. Key is sound integrated planning that addresses the supply and demand for energy. At a national level, this can only be achieved through effective cooperation of the public and private sectors on both the supply and demand sides of the energy sector. "Competitive advantage" can be used as an excuse for withholding information that is really essential for the national planning of energy systems and the formulation of integrated policies that support the achievement of the 3 A's.
7.2.3. Energy Leadership
The study focused on energy policy and did not attempt to delve into questions of energy resources and other physical dimensions. Importantly, "policy" is something people have control over. Policy is not determined or pre-ordained by physical states of nature but represents conscious human choices. The burden placed on policymakers is therefore onerous.
It is common to consider policy formulation and approval as the domain of government, but it is not exclusive to government. Captains of industry and commerce as well as civil society also have a crucial role to play in terms of policy, both in terms of their capacity to influence government policy and in terms of their own business policies and their effect on energy sustainability (e.g., a policy to only conduct RD&D where the time to market is relatively short or a policy to only invest in projects where there is minimal location risk).
There is a common misconception that free and open energy markets are sufficient and that governments' role is limited to benign oversight. This would be plausible if all players in the market have equivalent market power and freedom of choice. Where this is not the case, some players can dominate and, over time, the energy market can become increasingly distorted, to the detriment of the public interest. At some stage, governments may have to intervene to prevent exploitation of the weak and to restore balance. This is usually achieved through regulations and/or laws.
It is also apparent that market forces, if left to themselves, may create considerable volatility and attendant risk for market participants. Therefore, some form of pragmatic regulation is necessary to ensure sustainable energy supply, particularly in developing countries. It is most certainly necessary for governments to play a larger role than is now the case, to provide a risk-mitigation damper on highly volatile markets, to ensure equitable treatment of all players, and to provide longer-term direction for the development of necessary infrastructure. This role requires very strong leadership from government. There is a fine balance for governments so as to reap the full benefits of good markets while still ensuring that market power is not abused. Governments are expected to issue policies that are clear on their intentions with regard to supplying sustainable energy and that these policies provide frameworks that guide and encourage the private sector to deliver energy goods and services that achieve the policy intent.
At the same time, those at the head of business must engage with government to ensure that they fully understand policy intent and are able to influence it, should that be necessary. Corporate leaders are expected to exhibit strong leadership to ensure market effectiveness and delivery of the policy intent. Strong partnerships are required between the public and private sectors to see that risk is appropriately allocated and mitigated and that rewards are commensurate with the real risks involved.
It is important that corporate leaders in the developed world consider the basis on which they transfer knowledge, technology, education, and funding to the developing world. For the 3 A's to be achieved, this needs to happen in an equitable and affordable manner, otherwise the developing regions may continue to struggle and the energy poverty spiral might accelerate. Such a situation may invite greater international governance that might quickly turn into interference at the national level. However, the successful transfer of technology to developing countries could lead to new opportunities elsewhere. Again, it is very important that public and private sectors engage one another and form partnerships that ensure the achievement of the 3 A's. Particularly, the role of civil society should be stressed and valuable stakeholder involvement in many areas must be encouraged.
Governments need to articulate energy policy and be prepared to help mitigate the risk of long-term R&D. The provision of energy infrastructure may also need to be supported by government policy.
The private sector must take the lead in the delivery of the goods and services necessary to give effect to the national or regional energy policy, doing so within the frameworks provided and making use of the knowledge and technology of the day. At the same time, the private sector needs to work with government on the longer-term vision to try to ensure there is an appropriate balance between the real risk of the project and the reward.
In addition to such public-private partnerships, corporate leaders can actively partner with like-minded corporations as a means of mitigating the risk of projects in developing countries. It may be desirable to partner with local companies in developing countries as a means of achieving effective transfer of technology and funds.
It is important that developing country governments have policies and institutions that support foreign investment and technology transfer. These policies are on such important matters as intellectual property rights and mitigation of financial risk. If not in place, it is unrealistic to expect the developed world to become involved in the developing world.


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We're able to perform and interpret urgent CT scans and MRIs, as well as quickly process lab tests for stroke patients. Swedish also has an innovative Telestroke Program, which uses computer technology and secure video conferencing to lend our stroke expertise to physicians treating patients in outlying communities.
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A private tour is ideal for discovering Florence in the comfort of a private vehicle. Choose from a Morning or Afternoon Tour - or combine both as a full-day tour. Accompanied by your own private guide, you'll enjoy personalized attention on your luxury private tour of Florence.
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Drive along the romantic Viale dei Colli to Piazzale Michelangelo and stop to admire panoramic views of the city. Proceed by car through the city center, followed by an outdoor guided tour of the Duomo complex: Giotto's bell tower, the Baptistery with its bronze doors including Porta del Paradiso and the interior of the Cathedral (*) with its magnificent Cupola del Brunelleschi. A short walk through the streets of Florence brings you to the Galleria dell Accademia (**) where you can admire David by Michelangelo and other works by the artist. End your tour inside the museum. You have the option to include a light lunch at a restaurant in the town center.
See the unparalleled beauty of Florence, taking in Fiesole, a delightful town set on the overlooking hills in the Arno Valley. Continue to the old city center to visit the Franciscan Church of Santa Croce (exterior). A short walk through historic Florence brings you to the Piazza Signoria, where you can admire the Palazzo Vecchio (exterior) and Loggia dei Lanzi. Continue with a guided tour of the Galleria degli Uffizi (***) and admire paintings by Botticelli, Michelangelo, Leonardo da Vinci, Raphael and Giotto. End the tour inside the museum.
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He's copping out. He can't defend himself and is now trying to find a way to flee this thread without looking like....
Looks like I have less than a week to win on Immortal before the AI becomes more competent...I'd better get busy!
Seriously, if this patch is half as awesome as it sounds from the notes, I will be ecstatic!!! (and I already love Civ 5...)
Woop woop! Nice to know it'll come out soon!
I've read all posts of the discussion and also can't find an insult anywhere, even double checked with a magnifying glass but found nothing.
Perharps it's his way of saying "I have no more arguments to suport my ideas, you've crushed them all, so I'll just invent an excuse and leave".
Yeah, that sounds like a valid theory.
Teaser: Keep your eye on this thread tomorrow
Occams razor... I believe the only explanation is that Txurce is in fact a cat (or possibly dog but I am leaning towards cat) and wayninjas insult was so finely tuned that much like ghosts and smurfs, IT CAN ONLY BE SEEN BY CATS!!!
I have two cats but they refuse to varify my theory with out a human sacrifice.
But yeah... Yaaaaay patch.....
Now I have a stupid question... Everything that is in the patch is going to transend into multiplayer as well (where applicable) right? I know theres no question about simplke number changes but will the AI for example be improved equally in both SP and MP?
And secondly, If the patch does come out tomorrow (or soon after) are we to assume that everything that has been listed is it, or will there be any supprises? (not complaining about the content- lots of stuff in it- just wondering).
I hope this patch makes the game playable. Course, we were in this position last patch and the hotfix before that. My hopes are not high.
Great news...
I'm starting to think that of the 20 or so people given the flick before release was made up of the Dept developing the Multiplayer aspect of Civ 5.
Truly, I cannot wait when this patch comes out. Hopefully, it'll make the AI more competent rather than retaining its barbaric attitude towards smaller neighbors. The number of hours I play after it's released should be enough to compare it to the patch's success.
Found new DLC thread, sorry it seems that its location was apparently obvious to most players here, not familiar with this place but I found it.
spain and somthing, yeah ok that could be cool I guess. Thanks for the option to get it anyway
I'm really hoping this is covered under "multiple tweaks and bugfixes". I just quit a game where all 3 remaining AIs were running a deficit of over 1000gp, over a long period of time (50+ turns), and not losing units to attrition. I almost think that the deficit only matters if you're at war with them (I wasn't), since I've seen broke AIs disband units before.
Shoooootttsss, i've lost the bet. Gambling on the 21st didn't work out... as it looks like we're heading for another tiny week of waiting instead of TWO more. Inca/Spain DLC -- too. Great news.
Gee, puzzle pieces are falling together at last.
TGIF, tomorrow.
I've just got me a dreamy week-end ahead of schedule. As expected, nevertheless.
Send my regards to the devs team & anyone responsible for running through the rush blast of re-coding, 2Kgreg.
Btw, Have you seen my new UI on CFC, yet?
It is clear to me Civ V SP and Civ 5 MP and independent, running off there own file base, hence no single player fixes have affected MP in any way, not even the terrain cacheing issue (fixed SP, broken MP) so think of it at medal of honour. Two ga
mes under the same title. Do not expect any fixes to touch multiplayer unless specificaly designed to (unless it's engine related, then it is debatable).
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Originally Posted by aimlessgun
If god came down from heaven and told me "pick the correct one or die"
1: more than 90% of the people who stopped playing Civ did so because of single player issues
2: less than 90% stopped playing because of single player issues
I would pick option 1 without hesitation.
When the diplomacy and AI kills the single player game to the point that people stop playing, that's beyond 'polish'.
I'm being blunt and rude, but sorry, MP is not as important as SP in Civ. Wait your turn.
You should ask why games are played even years after launch...
due to singleplayer like .....aehmmm.....
or due to multiplayer for example Starcraft.
But right now good news that there will be a patch middle of next week (16.12)
Wait, this patch won't affect multiplayer at all?
Such a waste.
I do sympathize with the MP people, though. It's like Dolly Parton said in support of gay marriage: "Why shouldn't they have to suffer like the rest of us?"
Just want to let you know that my winter holidays will start on December 17
I´m going to lock my doors, buy enough pizza and beer to survive christmas with Civ5
Being a student roxx! ... at least sometimes
I'm pretty sure it is intentional. The AI is pretty horrible and simplistic in general, so for it to stand a chance against a human opponent they couldn't just lose units to upkeep. The AI rush builds a lot of units though, so by keeping them in the red they are still easier defeated.
I still hope to see more advanced AI's in the patch though, so I can turn the difficulty a bit down and still get challenged. Imo it is just not very rewarding to play against AI's that get insane bonuses.. for example if you are playing on deity you can almost never complete a wonder and the AI will leap forward in technology for a major part of the game. You can still win though, but it is preferable to be on somewhat more realistic terms imo.
well maybe, but as we can see the effect on all games for which steam is not the sole distribution channel, it induces a big lag between a patch being ready and published on steam. so, more than internal QA approval, they also need to cycle throught all steam bureaucraty before the patch can be deployed live, hence minor fixes could take more time to be published on steam than being developped and tested.
also, you have to add cost each time a request is made to steam, and maybe steam also charges something in addition, so the "quick and easy update on steam" is more purely a marketing point than an actual advantage for developpers and gamers.
i see on a lot of publisher game forums people coming to know when they will get access to the last patch for their steam version, while having a physical copy or a game downloaded from another online store gives you immediate access to the update.
I assume you need Colosseums in all your cities?
Markets?[*]New Building: National Treasury (National Wonder for economic track). (Added 12/3)
Sounds cool, what does it mean? Is it similar to a civil war? Do cities defect? Or do some of the population no longer produce anything for your empire? What is the 'certain point'?[*]Unhappiness beyond a certain point breeds rebels within your empire, based on the number of cities a player has. (Added 12/3)
So now cities will reach greater sizes. Good.[*]Reduced amount of food needed for cities to grow at larger sizes. (Added 12/3)
What changed?[*]Tradition branch balance (Landed Elite and Monarchy improvements). (Added 12/3)
Doesn't this mean you can't have a positive happiness?[*]Buildings can now no longer provide more Happiness than there is population in a city (wonders are excluded from this). (Added 12/3)
Is this to help along the ridiculously weak Spain UA? What are the new wonders?[*]3 new additional Natural Wonders added to gameplay, with accompanying "rarity" code. (Added 12/3)
What's changed?[*]Multiple Tech Tree tweaks to address "slingshot" tech exploits. (Added 12/3)
I apologise if any of my questions have already been answered.
edit: Hooray! Only five days until the patch!
I would not expect this to be the case. You can still have luxuries and other happiness increasing conditions (Natural Wonders/Wonders etc). But I would guess that you can no longer create size 2-3 cities and buy a Colloseum and whatnot and have the city producing more than the population in happiness.Doesn't this mean you can't have a positive happiness?
Great stuff, myth confirmed !!
I think the whole happiness issue is gonna be a pain to get use to but maybe it will help diplomacy in this game as you can trade for more Luxury resources and what not... making the overall game have more depth to it.... or it fails and were all on here a few days post-patch "WTF HAPPINESS"
I understand this in that way - if you have city size 2 and collosseum in it - it gives you 2 happieness - but when you build circus in addition - it also gives 2 happieness - and so does theatre and stadion. Single building could not give you more happieness than city has population - but multiple are sackable.
Saw the new ETA! Brix were ☺☺☺☺. Extra excited.
feel shot from me.
Neither me, nor my friends have bougth CIV V for mainly singleplayer - we bought it for the multiplayergame... basicly 90% of motivation was the multiplayer game...
so, saying this it throws me and 5 more customers in the balance against singleplayer.
For now I am not playing the game because my computer turns himself off because of the heatproblem - never seen that before from a game or an application (and I work as a Compurteradministrator in my normal job)
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