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Live Your Calling
Scripture – Ephesians 4:1 (NRSV)
I therefore, the prisoner in the Lord, beg you to lead a life worthy of the calling to which you have been called. . .
Ephesians 4:1 urges us to “lead a life worthy of the calling to which [we] have been called.” Our calling, according to Ephesians, emerges from the grand story of what God has done and is doing in Christ. God calls us both to embrace and to share in his saving, healing, renewing, life-giving work. When we say “Yes” to God’s invitation to faith, we are also saying “Yes” to God’s summons to live our lives in light of all that he has done and will do through Christ.
Today’s devotion is part of the series God’s Transformational Calling.
In the first verse of Ephesians 4, we find an unusual and remarkable use of the language of calling: “I therefore, the prisoner in the Lord, beg you to lead a life worthy of the calling to which you have been called” (4:1). The Apostle Paul, who was imprisoned because of his missionary work when writing to the Ephesians, doubles up on the use of calling language in this verse. The letter’s recipients are to “lead a life [literally, “walk”] worthy of the calling to which [they] have been called.”
When reading this, we want to ask an obvious question: “So, what is the calling to which we have been called?” The answer to this question isn’t quite as obvious as the question itself, however. Paul spoke in Ephesians 1:18 of “the hope to which [God] has called you.” I talked about this in last Thursday’s devotion. Our hope, according to Ephesians, certainly includes our personal salvation by grace through faith (Ephesians 2:8). But it’s much more than this. Because of what God has done in Christ, we have confident hope that, one day, God will “gather up all things in [Christ]” (Ephesians 1:10). God will mend this broken world, unifying that which has been divided by sin.
We who are called to this hope should not just sit around waiting for God to fix everything, however. We are meant to be participants in God’s work of salvation and restoration. When we accept God’s grace through faith, we are “created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand to be our way of life” (Ephesians 2:10). We aren’t just observers of God’s work in the world, but partners in that work. The phrase in Ephesians 2:10 translated here as “good works . . . to be our way of life” reads more literally “good works . . . that we should walk in them.” Notice how similar this is to the language of 4:1: “lead a life [“walk” in Greek] worthy of the calling to which you have been called.” We walk worthy of our calling by walking in the good works God has prepared for us.
Our calling emerges from the grand story of what God has done and is doing in Christ, the story that fills Ephesians 1-3. This calling is shared by all who belong to Christ by grace through faith. It’s not our particular calling to a particular work or life situation. Rather, it’s the calling to embrace and to share in God’s saving, healing, renewing, life-giving work. When we say “Yes” to God’s invitation to faith, we are also saying “Yes” to God’s summons to live our lives in light of all that he has done and will do through Christ.
Do you think of yourself as a partner in God’s work in the world? If so, why? If not, why not?
How do you understand the calling you share with other Christians?
How might you “walk worthy” of your calling today at work? At home? In your community?
Prayerfully consider how you might walk worthy of your calling today. Ask the Lord to guide you to one of the good works he has prepared for you. Then, do whatever God places on your heart.
Gracious God, thank you for your grand plan of salvation and renewal. Thank you for what you have done, are doing, and will do in Christ. Thank you that I am a beneficiary of this work. And thank you for calling me to be a partner in this work . . . a junior partner, for sure, but still a partner.
Help me, Lord, to walk worthy of my calling today. As I go about the work of this day, may I remember the calling you have given to me. Help me, I pray, to live my calling today. As I do, may you be glorified. Amen.
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Mark D. Roberts
Dr. Mark D. Roberts is a Senior Strategist for Fuller’s Max De Pree Center for Leadership, where he focuses on the spiritual development and thriving of leaders. He is the principal writer of the daily devotional, Life for Leaders,... | <urn:uuid:5e24beb8-ae09-4272-845b-a96f83ac84a3> | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | https://depree.org/life-for-leaders/live-your-calling/ | 2024-04-20T17:19:14Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296817670.11/warc/CC-MAIN-20240420153103-20240420183103-00168.warc.gz | en | 0.958467 | 1,254 |
Introducing the new DerryCAM.org. Now there are more ways for you to stay connected to your community.
Thanks to the amazing team at Ella J. Designs, Derrycam.org now features an updated design and better functionality including:
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Question: What is no stir peanut butter?
Answer: Peanut butter comes in stir and no-stir varieties. No-stir peanut butter maintains its texture when the product is opened. It is ready to make a peanut butter sandwich as soon as you can get a knife into the jar. Stir peanut butter requires stirring because the natural peanut oils rise to the top of the jar. If you have ever bought stir peanut butter, you know what a hassle it can be to carefully stir the pooled oil back into the product.
Why even bother with the stir-style peanut butter if it is such a hassle? The answer is because it typically contains only peanuts and possibly salt as ingredients. Conversely, no-stir peanut butter has hydrogenated oils and possibly other ingredients like salt, molasses and/or sugar.
The hydrogenated oils help no-stir peanut butter maintain its texture by preventing separation. The downside is that hydrogenated oils aren’t particularly healthy for us. Partially hydrogenated oils contain the dreaded trans fats which can raise bad cholesterol (LDL cholesterol) in the body while reducing the good cholesterol (HDL cholesterol). Excessive consumption of bad cholesterol can lead to cardiovascular disease among other health problems. If you are going to eat a peanut butter with hydrogenated oils , look for a brand that contains fully hydrogenated oils because it will be free of trans fat.
There is actually a third category of peanut butter. We will call it light stir peanut butter. It uses palm fruit oil to keep peanut butter from separating. It does not do as good of a job as hydrogenated oils in terms of preventing separation but it works nonetheless. Additional research still needs to be done on palm fruit oil but evidence suggests that it may increase cardiovascular disease similarly to partially hydrogenated oils.
In conclusion, it is important to read the ingredients if you are looking for the best peanut butter for your health. Not all peanut butter is created equally. While stirring the oil back into no-stir peanut is a huge inconvenience, it is nutritional the best type of peanut butter for you. | <urn:uuid:afcfbbd5-55b7-4384-a417-3cd239394af3> | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | https://deshelled.com/no-stir-peanut-butter/ | 2024-04-20T16:18:58Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296817670.11/warc/CC-MAIN-20240420153103-20240420183103-00168.warc.gz | en | 0.947435 | 425 |
My scoring & reviews explained HERE[desozone.wordpress.com]
+fair combat/skill system
+plenty of world and quests
+story choices affect outcomes
CONs:-some infuriating fights because of combat mechanics
-gets stale and repetitive rather fast
-aside that not really my taste and don’t like MC that much
Comments:Not much to add… probably has great story and such. But story is simply 1 element for me in games … I will probably check story recap on youtube before playing Witcher 3.
Aside than that.. it was okay game, but I just got tired and bored of it that I felt rather doing something else and more enjoyable. Some mods made it more fun, but nope. Can’t be bothered to finish it. | <urn:uuid:a04a1ef4-ff51-4089-9ee7-6eafa121786d> | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | https://desozone.eu/game/witcher-2-review/ | 2024-04-20T17:38:13Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296817670.11/warc/CC-MAIN-20240420153103-20240420183103-00168.warc.gz | en | 0.913455 | 164 |
Today’s guest blogger is my work buddy Tarice Gray. She’s a Guideposts Books editor and loyal member of our Guideposts Prayer Fellowship crew. On Monday, she popped up at my desk to report a small “mysterious ways” she experienced on Sunday. Her tale left me smiling, so I just had to share it with you.
Here’s her “little miracle” story:
On Sunday morning, my pastor began his sermon by reminiscing a bit about a friend he once worked with. The man was kind and loved Jesus, but would overuse, in my pastor’s opinion, the phrase “Would you look at God!”
Pastor preached that most people used the saying to glorify Him after something significant or unexpected happened in their lives, like a good report from the doctor or an out-of-the-blue financial blessing.
But my pastor’s friend used it to celebrate “little things” like discovering a great parking space in a crowded lot or finding an item he wanted on sale. His friend said repeatedly in these times, “Would you look at God!”
Pastor’s response in those moments was that God didn’t care about such minor things. I had to agree. It seemed silly to say “Would you look at God!” because of a good parking space!
“But in hindsight,” Pastor said, “maybe He does care.”
Later that Sunday, my 7-year-old daughter, Marin, and I went to BJ’s Wholesale Club. The chain is known for two things: never having bags to pack up your purchases and not letting you leave without an employee verifying your receipt. As a result, you can’t just tuck the receipt in your bag or pocket.
We had our receipt punched at the door. Marin held it while I balanced our items in my arms. I asked her to hand the receipt to me so we didn’t lose it, just in case I needed to return something. I’d purchased a pajamas set for Marin and her doll she just had to have, but wasn’t sure if it’d fit.
Just as Marin was about to hand me the receipt, a huge gust of wind blew it out of her hand and across the enormous parking lot into a cluster of debris. It was gone. “Ugh!”
I took a moment to rearrange our items, and we walked to the car. Suddenly, unexpectedly, the wind shifted. Like a small, gentle breath of air. One rectangle piece of paper escaped the cluster of debris, blew in our direction and landed at our feet. I reached down and checked it. I couldn’t believe it–our receipt! What were the chances?
I smiled at my little one and couldn’t help myself as I said to her, “Would you look at God!”
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Two years ago, I wrote about a personal triumph—I had kept alive a sweet little kalanchoe house plant my aunt had brought me as a gift.
But there was more to the story than what I shared in that blog.
Months after receiving the plant, it was surviving, but not thriving. It had grown “leggy,” with long, spindly branches that seemed like they were losing the battle with gravity as they spilled over the edge of the cheerful pot it occupied. And its last flowers were too long ago to remember.
A green-thumbed friend stopped by, and I lamented my long-delayed, but now-imminent failure with the plant. It had done so well for so long, I said. Was it now time to simply say goodbye?
Not quite yet, she replied. Together, we launched into a major haircut for the kalanchoe, snipping off the long, twisting “legs” and carefully cutting around the strong, healthy growth. Some of the vine-like branches got trimmed so I could try to encourage them to put out new roots and set new branches.
Finally, after looking up the light needs of this plant, we decided to relocate it onto a spot in the kitchen where it could get more direct sunlight, especially during the winter months.
The plant had an entirely new direction—literally, as I implemented a new plan to rotate it one-quarter turn at each watering. It looked different, it was receiving different care, and without those long trails tugging them away from their nutritious soil, I’d like to think it felt better too—refreshed, ready to start anew.
As for the tiny offshoots my friend and I had experimented with potting, some are taking hold of their new homes, while others don’t seem happy with their new leases on life. Regardless of the outcomes, I’m enjoying the idea that their journeys have just begun—time, patience and care is in their future.
The experience of relocating and rejuvenating the plant reminded me that every living thing has needs that shift and evolve with time. Just like the kalancoe, sometimes we all need more light, a new look and a new vantage point from which to observe the world around us. If we are flexible enough to recognize when we need a change, we will thrive. We might even flower. | <urn:uuid:3fff1727-adf3-4fcd-94f5-b437a9ca4aa7> | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | https://dev.guideposts.org/positive-living/health-and-wellness/life-advice/plants-like-people-sometimes-need-change/ | 2024-04-20T17:08:19Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296817670.11/warc/CC-MAIN-20240420153103-20240420183103-00168.warc.gz | en | 0.983016 | 500 |
The iTwins API provides a full encompassing suite of functionality to manage your digital twins. With this API, you can create iTwins, control their lifecycle, discover repositories associated to them, query to get your recently used iTwins, and manage your favorite iTwins.
The iTwin is Bentley's digital twin object and the iTwins API is used to manage your iTwins. For non-technical information about managing your iTwins, please see Digital Twin Management in the Twin Platform documentation.
A digital twin exists in many shapes and sizes, or in engineering terms, many disciplines and phases. iTwins have properties to help describe the digital twin's purpose, which aligns with its discipline and phase. Specifically, an iTwin's class
fields are used to specify its classification (e.g. Thing & Asset are used to classify an operating asset digital twin, while Endeavor & Project are used to classify a capital project digital twin). Use the iTwin's type
field to further refine the iTwin's purpose. The iTwin's displayName
fields are typical engineering properties for projects and assets, and can be used as such; Each of these fields are required to be unique for each subClass
. Finally, modify the status
property, with possible values of active, inactive, and trial to manage the lifecycle of the iTwin. The examples below show the use of these properties in engineering use-cases:
A digital twin of the US Route 202 highway
"displayName": "US Route 202",
A digital twin of a project to widen the 61N section of the US Route 202 highway
"displayName": "US Route 202 Section 61N Expansion",
All iTwins are comprised of the same set of attributes and capabilities. Developers can use the class and subclass to group and categorize like-minded iTwins.. Below are the available set classes and subclasses for a developer to choose from along with a description to help aid in the determination of which subclass is appropriate for your use case.
class: Thing - Use this class when the iTwin being created references physical infrastructure or real-world entity.
subClass: Asset - Use this subclass when the iTwin being created references a property or piece of infrastructure. Examples of an Asset include a building, bridge, or a piece of equipment that requires its own digital twin.
subClass: Portfolio - Use this subclass when the iTwin being created references a collection of objects or a spatial region. Please note that entities of these iTwins may be linked to other iTwins but are not required. Examples of a Portfolio include a city, state, rail network, or the collection of properties owned by an organization.
class: Endeavor - Use this class when the iTwin being created references the process involved in the engineering, constructing, operating and maintaining of infrastructure.
subClass: Project - Use this subclass when the iTwin being created references work being done to produce a deliverable. Examples of a Project include design, engineering or construction projects.
subClass: Program - Use this subclass when the iTwin being created references the coordination of several related efforts managed and delivered as a single package. Please note, entities of these iTwins may be linked to other iTwins but are not required. Examples of a Program include the development of a new rail network.
subClass: WorkPackage - Use this subclass when the iTwin being created references a group of related tasks within a project. Examples of a WorkPackage include engineering and construction work packages or sub-projects to support the supply chain.
iTwins can be related to other iTwins using a parent-child relationship. Some common or recommended relationship hierarchies are listed below..
There is a special iTwin SubClass named Account. An Account iTwin is created automatically for each organization and serves as the root of the hierarchy for all iTwins created by that organization. The organization that owns the Account will also own all iTwins under the Account.
Account: Acme Corp. iTwin XYZ iTwin ABC iTwin AA iTwin BB iTwin B1 iTwin B2
There is an API for getting the Account of an iTwin no matter where it exists in the hierarchy. You could use this API to find out that iTwin B1 is owned by Acme Corp. There is an iTwinAccountId property on every iTwin that allows you to query for iTwins owned by Acme Corp. This is useful since you could have access to iTwins in different organizations.
You could also have access to different Accounts. If Acme Corp acquires Soylent Corp, then Acme will now own two Accounts and the iTwins under both. As an employee of Acme Corp, my primary Account will be Acme Corp. Any iTwin that I create will be created in the Acme Corp Account unless specified otherwise. There are APIs for getting all Accounts that I can access or just my primary Account.
We occasionally get a request to move iTwins from one Account to another. iTwin users may not notice but it is important for developers to realize that while the iTwinAccountId is not updateable, it can change via a help request.
Organization administrators can use the Access Control API to define roles for their Account. The Roles defined for an Account can then be used by any iTwin in the hierarchy under the Account. This makes it convenient for administrators to define and manage common roles in one place. Administrators for individual iTwins can define additional roles specific to their iTwin.
Each and every iTwin implicitly contains built-in access control, managed using the Access Control API. The Access Control API follows Role Based Access Control security principles, which provides the capability to group permissions into roles and assign those roles to users on an iTwin. An iTwin role assignment gives you permissions on that iTwin and enables that functionality permitted by the permission. These permissions are required by many iTwin Platform services and you will see specific permission requirements documented in each service endpoint's Authorization section.
Access Control on iTwins gives you the capability to organize your iTwin's members working on your digital twins, which by way of the iTwin properties, is also aligned with the iTwin's purpose. Using different role assignments for different member personas allows you to manage your member's access control accordingly. Likewise, the Access Control API allows for external member invitations -- if someone outside of your organization is collaborating on your iTwin, simply invite them to your iTwin via a role assignment.
Digital twins are all about the data, whether that be engineering modeling data, IoT sensor data, drone footage, 3d mesh drawings, or files and folders. The discovery of that data can be cumbersome and requires previous knowledge of the available data repositories. Thus, the iTwins Repository API provides a way to discover which data repositories contain data for your iTwin.
Additionally, there are many external data repositories used for digital twins. Use the repository endpoints in the iTwins API to associate these external repositories to your digital twin.
Open source Typescript client packages are available for the iTwins API:
- @itwin/itwins-client - NPM registry
Historically, Bentley has built cloud software with a heavy focus on the engineering project lifecycle. The Projects API focuses on managing the iTwin Platform project. As iTwin Platform grew, we realized not all digital twins are projects, and thus the iTwins API was created to support digital twins for all engineering disciplines and phases. Fundamentally, the iTwins API is a generalized version of the Projects API, supporting many of the same functions, but not specific to just projects.
Your Projects are available in the iTwins API as iTwins with
Project. Your Project'sid
is the same as your iTwin'sid
, thus you can transition your software to use the iTwins API, and your existing projects will exist as iTwins. Therefore, you do not need to recreate them as iTwins. Furthermore, projects created via the Project API will always be available via the iTwins API (as iTwins withclass
Project), and likewise iTwins withclass
Project will be available via the Projects API.
That is perfectly fine. You can migrate your software piece-by-piece to the iTwins API. It does not need to be an all-or-none effort. An iTwin with
Project is available in both the iTwins API and the Projects API, using the sameid
, thus as you transition your software over to the iTwins API, the projects created via the Projects API will work in the iTwins API. With that being said, keep in mind if you create iTwins with aclass
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An entrepreneur or a self-employed individual looking to work in Canada and aiming for permanent residency can consider the C11 entrepreneur work permit option. Getting a work permit can be the stepping stone to a permanent Canadian residency.
According to the country’s International Mobility Program (IMP), Canadian businesses can hire temporary workers from foreign countries where the Labor Market Impact Assessment is not applicable.
The program also has another section with the exemption of LMIA. It is called C11 and lets self-employed individuals and entrepreneurs apply for a work permit.
The first is for those who wish for a temporary entry to the country based on their entrepreneurial ideas. The second is for those who seek a visa based on the self-employed permanent residence plan.
We have helped many entrepreneurs make a smooth transition to Canada while you remain focused on the more critical task of developing your business.
If the immigration officer is convinced of your plan, your application for the Entrepreneur C-11 visa will be approved.
It is not enough to own a business to qualify for an Entrepreneur C-11 Visa. There are many other things that the immigration department will consider before determining an applicant’s eligibility.
There are a few other things you must take care of. Securing finances for your business is the most important move. Equally important is to have a staffing plan in place. Other things include choosing a location for your establishment and setting up the infrastructure. You must also start creating a network of Canadian suppliers, vendors, and associates.
If you complete all the above steps, the chances of qualifying for an Entrepreneur C-11 visa are very high.
Entrepreneurs with a primary residence outside Canada tend to get a Visa more easily. Also, those who plan to set up seasonal businesses are more likely to get approved for a C-11 Entrepreneur Visa.
A C11 work permit may be approved or disapproved based on its “significant benefit to Canada” outlook. As mentioned earlier, the immigration officer assesses the applicant’s proposed business. Some aspects highlight this definition:
It must be noted that a C11 work permit does not guarantee permanent residency by default. The first step is to apply and get approved for a C11 visa. The second step is to apply for permanent residency. You must fulfill the following criteria.
It is important to get the right advice from experienced consultants before applying for an entrepreneur C-11 Visa. Dev Immigration Services is a trusted service known for our professional solutions in the immigrations sector in Canada. Call us now to fix an appointment.
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Aggression is a typical character in dogs termed to be of ‘larger’ breeds or home protection dogs. Nevertheless, you should note that any dog can become aggressive as long as it is prone to these circumstances. The sad thing with aggression is the failure to heal overnight since the process takes a lot of training and patience. The moment you realise that your dog loves barking, biting or growling that is the day you will discover his issues in behaviours. Though some people turn for professional training to curb this aggression, there are specific steps you can take at home to cure this problem.
Why dogs portray aggressive behaviours
The only way to prevent aggression in your canine is by knowing the root cause of this problem. It is common to notice dogs that growl or bark while chewing bones. Others are known to attack strangers or children as long as they spot one. In addition to this, some become aggressive when they come face to face with other animals such as cats. You will also notice some that bark at inanimate objects such as moving cars.
Some dogs are bred to be naturally aggressive due to their traits. An example is the guard dog that is trained to protect the property of its master hence will bark at any new individual or object in the compound. Most of the dogs’ aggression includes;
- Territorial aggression whereby the dog will protect its space as long as they spot an intruder
- Possessive aggression. This type of dog will defend anything that brings value to his life such as a bone or toy.
- Social aggression. This happens on breeds that are not reared to live with other dogs. Once they come into contact with others, they tend to attack them if they make advances towards them.
- Sex-related aggression. It is common to note two male dogs that become aggressive as long as they spot a female dog.
- Defensive aggression. In this, the dog will attack for its defence.
- Pain aggression. This is when a dog exhibits pain through pain growls.
How to stop aggression
To stop the aggressive behaviours in dogs, most people are known to use electric and shock collars on them. This is an effective method in some dogs though it involves a harsher punishment of causing pain. Nevertheless, some dog trainers are against this method as it may increase aggression behaviour since most of these dogs associate the pain with other objects or human beings. Additionally, these shockers increase stress in a dog or weaken the bond with humans since they feel restrained. Nevertheless, there are better alternatives to stop aggressive behaviour without using a shock collar.
1. Secure the fence
The first step should be to ensure that the outside world does not come into contact with your dog. No matter how fierce he becomes inside the compound, make a sturdy fence to keep him safe from anything that happens outside the fence. Always check on your fence for any holes or weak spots which may be leeway to the other side of the wall.
2. Use a strong leash
During your daily walking routines, always ensure that the dog is kept on a secure leash to prevent him from attacking strangers. A strong leash gives you an opportunity to train your dog to make him stay on the right path. The leash also prevents the dog from coming into close contact with objects or other animals which may increase its aggression.
3. Use a muzzle
In addition to having a leash or harness on its neck, you should always make sure that he puts on a muzzle around its mouth whenever you go out in public or have visitors around. Ensure that the muzzle has a basket design to make its daily activities such as drinking or panting easier. You can also place food in the muzzle to ensure that it usually feeds. To make the muzzle training process enjoyable, always put a treat in it. In the long run, you will have tamed your dog and prevented your visitors from bites.
The only way to prevent aggression in your dog is by finding out what causes this in him. If it is something you can help it through such as pain aggression, and then do something to cool him down. However, if he is generally aggressive, you will have to use the muzzle or leash to train him on staying cool. A shock collar is not always the best solution to aggression issues, thus the more reason to see more on management of aggression. | <urn:uuid:4736f279-6dcd-4932-9857-3b1340b795c0> | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | https://didyouknowfashion.com/how-to-manage-aggression-in-dog-without-shock-collar/ | 2024-04-20T16:49:10Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296817670.11/warc/CC-MAIN-20240420153103-20240420183103-00168.warc.gz | en | 0.973161 | 880 |
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Nestled amidst the picturesque landscapes of Selkirk, a quaint town with a rich history and vibrant community, lies a lesser-explored aspect of well-being: dental health. Dental problems often receive less attention than they deserve in the vast realm of health. However, issues like cracked teeth and oral infections can significantly impact well-being. Understanding these dental dilemmas is crucial not just for maintaining a radiant smile but also for overall health. Moreover, you can visit a Selkirk dental clinic, which offers solutions to address these concerns. This article explores the intricacies of dental health, exploring everything from cracked teeth to oral infections.
Understanding Cracked Teeth:
A cracked tooth isn’t always as apparent as a chip or a break. Sometimes, the crack is microscopic, and you might not experience any symptoms. However, even a hairline crack can compromise the integrity of your tooth, leaving it vulnerable to further damage and infection.
There are two main types of cracked teeth:
Cracked cusp: This crack affects the pointed chewing surface of the tooth, often caused by biting down on something hard.
Vertical root fracture: This less common crack runs down the tooth’s root, potentially stemming from a forceful blow or teeth grinding.
Symptoms That Signal Trouble:
While some cracked teeth might go unnoticed, there are telltale signs to watch out for. Here’s what you should be aware of:
Pain: This can vary from sharp and stabbing to dull and achy, often triggered by chewing or biting down. Sensitivity to hot or cold beverages is another red flag.
Discomfort: You might experience a vague feeling of something being “off” with the tooth, especially when biting down on certain foods.
Swelling: In advanced stages, the gums around the cracked tooth might become inflamed and tender.
If you experience these symptoms, don’t hesitate to schedule an appointment with your dentist. Early treatment can improve the chances of saving your tooth.
How Cracked Teeth Lead to Infections:
A cracked tooth provides a direct pathway for bacteria to invade the inner layers of your tooth, reaching the pulp, which contains nerves and blood vessels. This bacterial invasion triggers an inflammatory response from the body’s immune system, leading to an infection known as pulpitis.
Here’s how a cracked tooth infection unfolds:
Bacteria Breach: The crack in the tooth enamel allows bacteria from your mouth to seep into the inner dentin layer.
Pulp Inflammation: The bacteria irritate the pulp, causing inflammation and pain. This stage is known as pulpitis.
Abscess Formation: If left untreated, the infection can worsen, leading to an abscess – a pus-filled pocket that forms at the tip of the tooth’s root. An abscess can cause significant pain, swelling, and even bone loss.
Treating Cracked Teeth:
The treatment depends on the crack’s severity and the damage’s extent. Here are some standard treatment options:
Dental Bonding: For minor cracks, your dentist in Selkirk might use a tooth-coloured resin to repair the crack and restore the tooth’s structure.
Dental Crown: For more extensive cracks, a crown (a cap placed over the tooth) might be necessary to reinforce and protect the tooth.
Root Canal Treatment: If the crack has reached the pulp and caused an infection, a root canal procedure is required to remove the infected pulp, clean the canals inside the tooth, and seal it to prevent further infection.
Tooth Extraction: In some cases where the crack is too large or the infection is too advanced, the dental professional might have to extract the tooth. Dental implants or bridges can then replace the missing tooth and restore functionality.
Visit a Dental Professional:
Regular visits to a Selkirk dental clinic are important for maintaining oral health and catching potential problems early. Dentists have the expertise to detect issues like cracked teeth and oral infections before they worsen. They can provide personalized advice on preventive care and recommend appropriate treatments tailored to individual needs. Don’t wait until discomfort arises; schedule a dental appointment today to keep your smile healthy and bright.
Summing it Up:
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Having just finished up a trans-Atlantic trip, I am reminded again about how important the community is. The theme of the VMUG may be changing as we watch the progression in technology, but the core importance has not changed, and if anything, has strengthened.
Meeting of the Mentors
A few folks in the community stand out personally for me from the experiences that I’ve had. It wasn’t that long ago that we were lucky enough to have Mike Laverick come to speak at the Toronto VMUG on the concepts of cloud and how it is related to traditional virtualization. That was over 3 years ago when I was just a member of the Toronto VMUG. I had the pleasure of having dinner with Angelo Luciani and Mike Laverick while Mike was in town, and he was very kind to share stories and ideas on how to advance careers in IT.
Those words stuck, as did the impact of what Mike has done for the community. It made it very special to finally come and to now be a guest speaker at a VMUG in the home VMUG of Mike and the team.
Josh Atwell and John Mark Troyer also flew in to speak at the event, both of whom have been excellent personal mentors to me and many in the community. I had a chance to meet so many of the folks I have been reading content from for years, and despite being a few thousand kilometers from where I started the journey, everyone in the UK VMUG made it feel like I was right at home.
OpenStack at the VMUG?
Not only did I have the pleasure of delivering a session in the main room about OpenStack and how to embrace the open cloud as part of our IT portfolio, but I was able to also sit with a great group of folks for a round-table session on containers and OpenStack in the afternoon before delivering my session for Turbonomic.
The crowd was very keen to listen and to ask questions. There is no doubt that OpenStack, while seemingly off topic at a VMUG, was quite important for the future of our careers. I always say that before you dismiss OpenStack, it is as important to fully understand why it may not work for the organization as it is to understand why your organization may need it.
— Ather Beg (@AtherBeg) November 19, 2015
During the containers round-table, I had a chance to hear various thoughts from folks on how they think containers will impact their roles, and companies who are embracing the technology. The group came with a variety of backgrounds and skill levels, and the chat was superb as we ran right up to the finish of the session having seen that we could clearly have spent the day learning and discussing much more on the subject. The key moment I enjoyed was when I asked everyone what they thought the skill that they need to set as a learning priority, and the answers from all around the table were OpenStack, and only one who said “OpenStack, but for my direct work I’m doing today, I need to ramp up on configuration management tools like Ansible, Puppet, Chef and Salt”. It’s a proud moment when you see that all the work that you do gets validated as the community really latches on to the work that we have been doing to help open up everyones opportunities to learn.
Changing of the Guard
It was rather touching to see the final moments of the event. Congratulations were being shared all around from a great day of sharing and learning, which led to a slide that VMUG co-leader Alaric Davies brought up titled “UKVMUG: The Red Wedding Edition”. In a speech that was mixed with humor and touching moments, we learned that three of the four co-leaders are stepping down from the committee.
Having been able to get to know Alaric Davies and Jane Rimmer personally, and to have met Stuart Thompson at the event, it was clear that their impact on the community has been amazing, and I have no doubt that Simon Gallagher will be filling up the leadership committee with other great advocates from the group.
If you are interested in helping to lead the UK VMUG, I encourage you to take the step of becoming a leader. It is a very special experience, and one that will give both a personal and professional boost to you as you have an opportunity to engage with, and give guidance to this great technology community that we have grown.
Visit http://bit.do/lonvmug to sign up for a leadership role and find out more about what’s next for the upcoming UK VMUG events.
Thank You Alaric, Jane, Stuart, and Simon, for leading the VMUG event. Thanks as well to the VMUG head office team, plus Jean from VMware, all of whom have continued to drive the community and give a special experience to me and all of the attendees.
See you all at the next one, hopefully!
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When SWAT officer Landry Cooper meets Everly Danu during a bank robbery, he's certain she's The One. But as a werewolf on the Dallas SWAT team, he doesn't have time for things like dating. Not to mention the fact that getting
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Remy Boudreaux is back in New Orleans with his fellow Dallas SWAT officers for a week of training with the NOLA PD. On the eve of a tropical storm, Remy and his buddies
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Knox Lawson thought his life had suddenly become a bizarre alpha wolf movie when he started sprouting fangs and claws, and he only knows one person who can help explain what's happening...
SWAT werewolf Rachel Bennett has been hounded by
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Nothing is more powerful than a werewolf—excerpt perhaps a mighty warrior.
Nothing surprises SWAT alpha Hale Delaney—he's seen almost everything since he became a werewolf. But when he goes head-to-head with Dallas's newest supernatural villain and is saved by the woman he loved and lost a decade ago, his world is turned upside down. Karissa Bonifay has always been fierce and capable, but now she's a sword-wielding warrior
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Pushkaraa Banarasi Georgette Bandhej Dupatta
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The All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) has asked its affiliated institutes to instruct students to not take up summer internships in other organisations.
If you’re a college student affected by coronavirus, time to start your online summer training at home.
AICTE has also asked the institutes to provide their students internships in which they can work from home. This advise from the technical education regulator comes as the country is on lockdown due to the COVID-19 outbreak.
Students take summer internships during this time of the year where they engage in real-time projects.
“#AICTE directs all its Approved Institutes to instruct students NOT to take up any Summer #Internships outside organizations. Instead colleges/institutes should give challenging problems as #internship which can be done #FromHome,” the Council’s first tweet reads.
#AICTE directs all its Approved Institutes to instruct students NOT to take up any Summer #Internships outside organizations. Instead colleges/institutes should give challenging problems as #internship which can be done #FromHome. Official E-mails sent to all concerned. #StayHome
— AICTE (@AICTE_INDIA) March 26, 2020
For some students in India & US, school’s and colleges are already out for the summer — sort of. A growing number of colleges and universities around the country are canceling in-person classes and asking students to leave campus as a precaution to prevent the spread of the coronavirus. Some, like Harvard University, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Berea College, have asked students to vacate campus for the rest of the semester. Others, like the University of Washington and The Ohio State University, are moving their classes online for a few weeks while they continue to monitor the situation.
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Despite the push from the government, India has a lot of ground to cover before it can shift to electric cars. This transition could come to life with the heavy push from the Prime Minister Modi’s government and NITI Aayog (the government’s think-tank) which is trail-blazing its way to a cleaner and a zero-emission form of transportation.
For beginners, the The main centre is pushing towards the shifting of three wheelers, scooters and motorcycles to with engine capacities of less than 150cc to electric by the mid of 2023 and 2025 respectively.
And because of this statement of NITI Aayog, just days after Honda has stated that they have shifted their focus to transition Bharat Stage VI or BS6 emission norms, which comes into effect from April 1, 2020.
The two wheeler manufacturer has said, “the industry needs more time to stabilize after BS-VI changeover before we take the next step of moving from IC Engine technology, especially considering Indian customer requirement of higher daily commuting distance and price consciousness.”
Other than that, lets move our concern to the most popular transport mode, Four Wheelers.
The Nitin Gadkari led Ministry of Road, Transport and Highways recently announced to exempt all electric cars from paying road tax
Maruti Suzuki has confirmed that they will start the sale of electric vehicles from 2020 in the Nexa showrooms Dealerships and the lithium ion batteries as well will start building in the same year, that is, all the upcoming EVs of Maruti and Toyota will have ‘Made in India’ batteries and the joint venture of Maruti Suzuki, Toshiba and Denso Power plant in Gujarat has started working on this.
The first confirm car By Maruti Suzuki is Wagon R Electric by 2020 whose price can remain from 8-9 lakhs which can give a distance of 200 kms on full-charge. However, Maruti hasn’t revealed if the car will get a fast charging solution.
Around 50 prototypes have been manufactured and are being tested all over India and can be expected to be an affordable, efficient and a car for mass production.
Also, Hyundai Motor India Ltd is set to launch Kona Electric in India on 9 July.According to Hyundai, the Kona Electric will be ‘India’s first real electric SUV’. The Kona Electric is expected to be priced between Rs 25 lakh to Rs 30 lakh (ex-showroom) in India. The Kona will come to India with a 39.2 kWh lithium-ion battery that offers peak power of 134.13 bhp and 395 Nm. It will have a driving range of 312 km on a single charge. A 100 kW DC fast charger will charge the SUV up to 80% in just 54 minutes.
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Mastitis detection in dairy cows using Neural Networks
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Gesellschaft für Informatik e. V.
The aim of the present research was to investigate the usefulness of neural networks (NN) in the early detection and control of mastitis in cows milked in an automatic milking system. A data set of 403,537 milkings involving 478 cows was used. Mastitis was determined according to udder treatment and/or somatic cell counts (2). Mastitis alerts were generated by a NN model using electrical conductivity, milk production rate, milk flow rate and days in milk as input data. The evaluation of the model was carried out according to block-sensitivity, specificity and error rate. When the block-sensitivity was set to be at least 80%, the specificities were 51.1% and 74.9% and the error rates were 51.3% and 80.5% for mastitis definitions 1 and 2, respectively. Additionally, the average number of true positive cows per day ranged from 1.2 to 6.4, and the average number of false negative positive cows per day ranged from 5.2 to 6.8 in an average herd size of 24 cows per day for the test data. | <urn:uuid:f809f9a3-aabd-48ac-9cb9-b3192c353dac> | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | https://dl.gi.de/items/19c0e589-f1be-4056-aed6-93e0e1191c4c | 2024-04-20T17:23:14Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296817670.11/warc/CC-MAIN-20240420153103-20240420183103-00168.warc.gz | en | 0.889734 | 263 |
Attitude control in space a look at current problems and status
- Paper ID
The major recent developments in the attitude control of space vehicles aïe reviewed, with emphasis on the years 1961-2. A brief survey of attitude control methods for existing vehicles and those in prospect for the near future is given. A statement of the current status of studies in the foundation questions of requirements, controlled element dynamics and disturbance torques reveals that several significant problems remain in these areas. A morphology for attitude control system types is developed, and current trends as regards both components and control system techniques are stated and documented. The bulk of the general attitude control literature during the subject period is reviewed within an integrated descriptive framework for the attitude control discipline. | <urn:uuid:4333d52b-c05a-4a72-bc22-bffa63c6aba8> | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | https://dl.iafastro.directory/event/IAC-1962/paper/IAF-62-043/ | 2024-04-20T15:48:13Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296817670.11/warc/CC-MAIN-20240420153103-20240420183103-00168.warc.gz | en | 0.915315 | 146 |
OctoPerf requires an account to gain access to the platform. This procedure takes under a minute and is explained below.
The following procedure explains how to sign in.
- Open the Signin page,
- Enter your email and password,
- Click on the Log in button.
The application then redirects you to your projects.
The following procedure explains how to create an account:
- Open Signup page,
- Enter your email,
- Enter a secured password (length and variety of characters is important),
- Click on Sign up to create your account (You automatically agree to the terms of service by doing so).
Registration is protected by a Captcha to prevent automated registration. If the Captcha does not appear, it may be blocked by your company proxy. Please ask your network administrator to allow it.
This will direct you to the email validation page:
Just check your emails, click on the link provided to confirm your identity and start using OctoPerf right away.
If you do not see an email, make sure to check your spams or get in touch with our support team.
The following procedure explains how to recover your account when you don't remember your password:
- Open Forgot Password page,
- Enter the email linked to your account,
- Click on Send.
You should receive an email after a few minutes containing a link to a page which allows you to reset your account password. Please note that the link is temporary and stops working after a while for security reasons.
Once logged in, the Profile menu is available on the upper right corner of the application:
From this drop-down menu you can access:
- The profile page, to edit your password and user information.
- The subscriptions page, to view your current subscriptions and add new ones.
- The private hosts page that lets you manage your private injectors and monitors.
If you still experience issues signing in your account, please contact our Support Team. | <urn:uuid:ddb057ff-4e18-4598-a0f6-36871abd852b> | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | https://doc.octoperf.com/account/ | 2024-04-20T17:22:06Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296817670.11/warc/CC-MAIN-20240420153103-20240420183103-00168.warc.gz | en | 0.880319 | 411 |
The Data View shows data from a location-referenced data table (for example, traffic data) in a tabular format. You may choose to display the data in "grid view" or in "record view."
In grid view, all records are shown as a table (subject to any filtering that may be active). In record view, a single record is shown and you may navigate from record to record using the navigation arrows below the title bar. (Record view is often used when a large number of columns exist in the table and you would like to see all of them at one time in the window.)
When the grid view is displayed, the title bar of the window shows this icon: . When you double-click this icon, the system changes the grid view to the record view — and also changes the icon to this: . When you double-click this icon, the system changes the record view back to the grid view. | <urn:uuid:6c2d6cf7-fccd-45b1-bfa1-64d8a2b5d63b> | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | https://docs.agileassets.com/display/PD10/Data+View+of+Location-Referenced+Data | 2024-04-20T15:38:28Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296817670.11/warc/CC-MAIN-20240420153103-20240420183103-00168.warc.gz | en | 0.885438 | 192 |
No Migrator Code
The migrator code has been removed from the MasterChef contract.
Review the MasterChef contract on BscScan: https://bscscan.com/address/0x23f7F3119d1b5b6c94a232680e2925703C4ebbF5
We avoid the possible flash loan attack that happened in other projects as result of a copy of unprotected smart contracts. We eliminated a minting function in the contract, so no one can harvest hundreds or thousands times more token than is allowed. Even if there is 1 token left in the contract, nothing wrong can happen.
Timelock has been added to the MasterChef contract before launch.
Timelock address: [link will be added soon]
Ownership transfer tx: [link will be added soon]
If something happens to AnchorSwap’s frontend such as a temporary outage or a DDOS attack, staked tokens can be still withdrawn by direct interaction with the MasterChef contract.
Just call the EmergencyWithdraw function with the farm or pool ID listed below to withdraw your tokens.
Farm / Pool ID | Token Name |
0 | ANCHOR-BUSD LP |
1 | ANCHOR-BNB LP |
2 | BNB-BUSD LP | | <urn:uuid:fbe50d3e-db4c-45a6-8c60-557baed375ae> | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | https://docs.anchorswap.finance/security/?wg-choose-original=false | 2024-04-20T17:09:26Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296817670.11/warc/CC-MAIN-20240420153103-20240420183103-00168.warc.gz | en | 0.898284 | 282 |
Monitoring for Lambda SnapStart
You can monitor your Lambda SnapStart functions using Amazon CloudWatch, AWS X-Ray, and the Lambda Telemetry API.
environment variables are not available in Lambda SnapStart functions.
CloudWatch for SnapStart
There are a few differences with the CloudWatch log stream format for SnapStart functions:
Initialization logs – When a new execution environment is created, the
doesn't include theInit Duration
field. That's because Lambda initializes SnapStart functions when you create a version instead of during function invocation. For SnapStart functions, theInit Duration
field is in theINIT_REPORT
record. This record shows duration details for the Init phase, including the duration of anybeforeCheckpoint
runtime hooks. -
Invocation logs – When a new execution environment is created, the
includes theRestore Duration
andBilled Restore Duration
: The time it takes for Lambda to restore a snapshot, load the runtime (JVM), and run anyafterRestore
runtime hooks. The process of restoring snapshots can include time spent on activities outside the MicroVM. This time is reported inRestore Duration
Billed Restore Duration
: The time it takes for Lambda to load the runtime (JVM) and run anyafterRestore
hooks. You are not charged for the time it takes to restore a snapshot.
The cold start duration is the sum of Restore Duration
The following example is a Lambda Insights query that returns the latency percentiles for SnapStart functions. For more information about Lambda Insights queries, see Example workflow using queries to troubleshoot a function.
filter @type = "REPORT" | parse @log /\d+:\/aws\/lambda\/(?<function>.*)/ | parse @message /Restore Duration: (?<restoreDuration>.*?) ms/ | stats count(*) as invocations, pct(@duration+coalesce(@initDuration,0)+coalesce(restoreDuration,0), 50) as p50, pct(@duration+coalesce(@initDuration,0)+coalesce(restoreDuration,0), 90) as p90, pct(@duration+coalesce(@initDuration,0)+coalesce(restoreDuration,0), 99) as p99, pct(@duration+coalesce(@initDuration,0)+coalesce(restoreDuration,0), 99.9) as p99.9 group by function, (ispresent(@initDuration) or ispresent(restoreDuration)) as coldstart | sort by coldstart desc
X-Ray active tracing for SnapStart
You can use X-Ray to trace requests to Lambda SnapStart functions. There are a few differences with the X-Ray subsegments for SnapStart functions:
There is no
subsegment for SnapStart functions. -
subsegment shows the time it takes for Lambda to restore a snapshot, load the runtime (JVM), and run anyafterRestore
runtime hooks. The process of restoring snapshots can include time spent on activities outside the MicroVM. This time is reported in theRestore
subsegment. You aren't charged for the time spent outside the microVM to restore a snapshot.
Telemetry API events for SnapStart
Lambda sends the following SnapStart events to the Telemetry API:
platform.restoreRuntimeDone – Shows whether the
phase was successful. Lambda sends this message when the runtime sends arestore/next
runtime API request. There are three possible statuses: success, failure, and timeout. -
platform.restoreReport – Shows how long the
phase lasted and how many milliseconds you were billed for during this phase.
Amazon API Gateway and function URL metrics
If you create a web API using API Gateway, then you can use the IntegrationLatency metric to measure end-to-end latency (the time between when API Gateway relays a request to the backend and when it receives a response from the backend).
If you're using a Lambda function URL, then you can use the UrlRequestLatency metric to measure end-to-end latency (the time between when the function URL receives a request and when the function URL returns a response). | <urn:uuid:d1918b12-4cf0-4750-8b4f-d17818599423> | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | https://docs.aws.amazon.com/lambda/latest/dg/snapstart-monitoring.html | 2024-04-20T15:52:52Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296817670.11/warc/CC-MAIN-20240420153103-20240420183103-00168.warc.gz | en | 0.83869 | 909 |
📄️ Fee structure
Services are decentralized agreements between a Publisher and a group of Subscribers registered on-chain. They are accessible through the developer portal, which provides an official front-end implementation of a decentralized data market, but there can be other implementations.
📄️ Decentralized accounting
📄️ Attacks and penalties
In order to reduce the rate of misbehavior in the network penalization mechanisms should be implemented. For the tokenomics v1, the following penalization events must be in place. | <urn:uuid:596db6d0-bd5f-4af5-b2ca-aabf33db39bd> | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | https://docs.syntropynet.com/docs/category/concepts | 2024-04-20T16:52:53Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296817670.11/warc/CC-MAIN-20240420153103-20240420183103-00168.warc.gz | en | 0.879017 | 110 |
Use the pktcap-uw utility to trace the path that packets traverse in the network stack for latency analysis and for locating the point where a packet is corrupted or dropped.
The pktcap-uw utility shows the path of packets together with timestamps that note the time when a packet is handled by a networking function on ESXi. The utility reports the path of a packet immediately before it is released from the stack.
To view the full path information for a packet, you must print the result from the pktcap-uw utility in the console output or save it to a PCAPNG file.
What to do next
If the contents of the packet are saved to a file, copy the file from the ESXi host to the system that runs a graphical analyzer tool, such as Wireshark, and open it in the tool to examine the packet details. | <urn:uuid:7ae3300d-3862-496e-a663-a856d9d5d821> | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | https://docs.vmware.com/en/VMware-vSphere/7.0/com.vmware.vsphere.networking.doc/GUID-638693EE-0F53-4885-B6D4-B65DAB43DB38.html | 2024-04-20T17:28:35Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296817670.11/warc/CC-MAIN-20240420153103-20240420183103-00168.warc.gz | en | 0.921081 | 184 |
js-dos is undoubtedly one of the finest libraries for running DOS programs directly in your web browser. It seamlessly executes both dosbox and dosbox-x, providing users with a remarkable experience. The majority of its services are generously available to users free of charge, making it a preferred choice for many. However, you might wonder why a js-dos premium subscription exists and what additional benefits it offers.
The js-dos premium subscription grants you access to a range of exclusive services that require continuous maintenance and dedicated backends. These premium features go beyond the standard offerings and provide an even more enhanced and optimized environment for running DOS programs in your browser. By subscribing to the premium plan, you can enjoy the following advantages:
By default, js-dos stores your game progress in the browser's indexed database. This is a great no-cost solution, but it has some limitations:
The database can be cleared at any moment by the browser.
It's not possible to play the same game using different devices.
To address these problems, js-dos offers a cloud saves service. For premium users, js-dos automatically stores the saves in the cloud, allowing you to have your progress synced across all your devices. With this feature, you can now enjoy seamless gameplay experiences across different platforms.
FAT32 Writable Storage
js-dos supports running larger programs like Windows 95/98 games, which require access to fat32 storage. All js-dos users have access to fat32 read-only storage, allowing them to freely run such games.
For premium users, there's an additional benefit of write support. This means they can save their progress and even install new games under existing Windows 95/98 installations. With the write support, premium users can enjoy a more immersive experience by having the ability to save and modify their game data, making their gaming journey even more enjoyable and customizable.
Multiplayer servers around the world
With js-dos, you have the fantastic opportunity to play DOS multiplayer games. All js-dos users are able to enjoy these games using the Netherlands server, which is provided for free. However, due to the server's free nature, occasional lag may be experienced. To ensure a smoother and more seamless multiplayer experience, premium users have the privilege of selecting their preferred server for playing these games.
Access to experimental features
js-dos is continuously under active development, with numerous features being marked as experimental while still undergoing testing. Premium users have the exclusive advantage of accessing and enabling these experimental features ahead of other players, allowing them to experience cutting-edge functionalities before they are made widely available.
Support the project
If you enjoy using js-dos and dos.zone project, we would greatly appreciate your support through subscribing to our premium membership. By subscribing, you not only enhance your own experience with exclusive benefits but also contribute to the continued development and maintenance of our platform. Your subscription helps us grow and provide even better services to all our valued users. | <urn:uuid:baafac45-ed08-463b-8ee7-a62e333b91ab> | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | https://dos.zone/blog/premium-subscription/ | 2024-04-20T16:20:22Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296817670.11/warc/CC-MAIN-20240420153103-20240420183103-00168.warc.gz | en | 0.92772 | 606 |
Summersky clouds cover
ALL DATA SAMPLES ARE PROVIDED "AS-IS." NDUNES S.A.S DISCLAIMS ALL OTHER WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING ANY WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE OR NONINFRINGEMENT AND ANY WARRANTIES ARISING OUT OF COURSE OF DEALING OR USAGE IN TRADE.
Download link: Summersky_clouds_cover.zip
Install by clicking on the "Import scene archive" file menu and by selecting the downloaded zip file. This will unzip the package and set the contents into your current planetary folder.
The archive contains a ready-to-use clouds cover filled with 6 cumulus clouds, ready to use in NDunes. It's size is set by default to 300 kms, but it can be used in any range between 100 kms and 500 kms, or even at larger sizes since the source cover map is 4k. See how it looks below:
And from above:
Small European mountains | Mountain example | | <urn:uuid:2d70070d-ab2e-467f-8a75-dec819876809> | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | https://downloads.ndunes.com/download/NDunes/Documentation/en/wf_summersky_clouds_cover.html | 2024-04-20T17:20:41Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296817670.11/warc/CC-MAIN-20240420153103-20240420183103-00168.warc.gz | en | 0.808404 | 229 |
Losing teeth is a problem that many people face, or will face, and that has longer-lasting consequences than you might realize. In addition to the visual effects, tooth loss leaves a void in your oral structures that influences how the rest of your teeth work. However, since these effects can take years before they become apparent, we help you understand them now so you can take steps to preserve your smile, either by preventing tooth loss, or by replacing lost teeth with one or more dental implants.
Losing and Replacing Teeth
What causes tooth loss?
Your teeth face many dangers, several of which can immediately cause, or eventually result in, the loss of one or more teeth. The most frequent cause—periodontal disease—doesn’t directly target your teeth, but rather their support; namely, periodontal tissues (gums) and the jawbone that hold your teeth’s roots. Other common causes of tooth loss often include sudden, traumatic impact, extreme tooth decay, and tooth extraction, to name just a few.
Is tooth loss preventable?
Tooth loss that’s caused by a severe dental disease, or by damage that’s grown too extensive to repair, can be prevented by keeping your mouth healthy and by seeking immediate treatment in a dental emergency. Besides brushing and flossing at home (at least twice a day), be sure to attend regularly scheduled dental checkups and cleanings with your general dentist.
What is a dental implant?
In case tooth loss does occur, dental implants may be your most comprehensive replacement option. Dental implants are small, titanium, root-shaped posts that are placed into your jawbone, then utilized to support a dental crown, partial denture, or full denture, depending on how many teeth you’ve lost. For implant placement to succeed, your oral tissues must be free of infection and disease, and your jawbone requires enough density to support the posts.
ABOUT YOUR SAN DIEGO PERIODONTIST:
To learn how to keep your teeth and gums healthy for life, subscribe to this blog, and visit Dr. Kania for a consultation. As a board-certified periodontist, Dr. Ann Kania is specially qualified to diagnose and treat issues concerning periodontal tissue and the supportive structures of a patient’s smile, as well as place dental implants to restore teeth lost to dental disease or trauma. To seek Dr. Kania’s expertise, visit our office or contact us today at (760) 642-0711. | <urn:uuid:f8fc91fb-d2ba-44d6-8bf7-cbc695de79d2> | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | https://drannkania.com/answers-about-tooth-loss-and-dental-implants/ | 2024-04-20T16:22:56Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296817670.11/warc/CC-MAIN-20240420153103-20240420183103-00168.warc.gz | en | 0.948356 | 530 |
Monthly Virtual Support Group for Parents of Transition-Age Youth With IEPs
A monthly virtual support group for parents of youth ages 14 to 21 with disabilities
Family Matters Parent Training and Information Center (FMPTIC) hosts this virtual support group via Zoom on the third Wednesday of each month from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m.
Parents of students ages 14 to 21 with disabilities and Individualized Education Programs (IEPs) are invited to join the discussion.
Family Matters’ hosts will provide information on transition-related topics. Parents will then have an open discussion. Topics will include:
- Transition-age assessments of students
- Courses of study in high school
- Securing opportunities to learn job skills
- Soft skills that are vital to obtaining and maintaining employment
- Community living and more
To join this virtual meeting, visit this Zoom link. Be sure to enter the:
- Meeting ID: 874 4440 6791
- Passcode: 755018 | <urn:uuid:d5b2afe0-099f-4115-92bd-49a1ec5d49ef> | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | https://dscc.uic.edu/events/monthly-virtual-support-group-for-parents-of-youth-14-21-with-ieps/ | 2024-04-20T17:28:39Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296817670.11/warc/CC-MAIN-20240420153103-20240420183103-00168.warc.gz | en | 0.909852 | 208 |
Using your strengths... to achieve your goals
Develop major and strategic accounts
Have a true plan of attack, a concrete approach
Progress faster in markets, both nationally and internationally
Obtain quick sales
Identify and establish links with the best potential partners in targeted markets
Test market conditions
Secure the sale
Thanks to the business strategy we developed with Dupont International, we won a $35 million contract, which allowed us to sell the business to one of the largest private companies in the United States.
Robert Jodoin, former President and Founder, Axium
With expertise and business acumen, Dupont International has taken us to new heights in international markets, especially in France and China, where we have installed effective structures with well-established and trusted partners to maximize our revenues in new territories.
Daisy Yandoma, PLB International
Dupont International supported us in setting up an optimal business model to launch a new company. The result? We obtained funding of more than $1.2 million.
Kevin Miron, CEO and founder, iBrace
Applying direct marketing interventions in our growth markets, Dupont International has helped us win several multi-million dollar contracts. In just one year, our annual revenues from exportation have increased by more than 40%!
Donald Turcotte, CEO and founder, Génik inc. | <urn:uuid:19697563-5b33-4082-bca4-39a7fdc642cc> | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | https://dupontint.com/accelerate/?lang=en | 2024-04-20T16:56:27Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296817670.11/warc/CC-MAIN-20240420153103-20240420183103-00168.warc.gz | en | 0.941513 | 279 |
What is an installation floater?
Installation floaters insure a contractor’s materials, equipment, machinery and supplies from the moment they leave the contractor’s premises until a job is complete. This means that a contractor’s property will be covered in the following scenarios: While being stored at a temporary location While in transit to a job site
Is there a brook floater in Nova Scotia?
Distribution, Habitat, and Population Structure of Nova Scotia Brook Floater (Alasmidonta varicosa). Nova Scotia Species at Risk Conservation Fund – Final Report 23pp. Martel, A.L., D.F. McAlpine, J.B. Madill, D.L. Sabine, A. Paquet, M.D. Pulsifer and M. Elderkin. 2010.
What is a builder’s risk floater?
Builder’s Risk and Installation Floaters Explained. The installation floater can be used to supplement a deficient builder’s risk policy that’s provided by an owner or general contractor and may even cover the deductible of the owner’s builder’s risk.
What types of property are excluded from installation floaters?
Trees, shrubs and plants are also commonly excluded from installation floaters. If possible, contractors that perform landscaping installations should have their policy amended to specifically cover this type of property.
What is not covered by installation floater insurance?
Many installation floater policy coverage will not cover damage to materials that occurs when materials are in transit via air or while waterborne or being worked on underground. Travelers offers single-project coverage or reporting options for contractors who have multiple jobs in progress.
Who should work with a temporary installation floater broker?
Companies that rely on temporary structures or falsework including, but not limited to, cribbing, scaffolding, forms, temporary fencing, and temporary lighting or retaining walls, should work with their brokers to find the proper installation floater. | <urn:uuid:7e9c30be-a6ee-47b3-83b2-b7dd2631b55c> | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | https://durrell2012.com/what-is-an-installation-floater/ | 2024-04-20T16:32:35Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296817670.11/warc/CC-MAIN-20240420153103-20240420183103-00168.warc.gz | en | 0.915685 | 416 |
As a result of changing conditions in the world market and increasing global competition, trade and integration arrangements have become a part of economic and development strategies of countries. Bilateral economic partnerships or Free Trade Agreements are seen as an option in creating a stable economy and in creating an environment attractive for investment. However, while there are benefits to gain from an FTA, it should be recognized that FTAs are not a panacea to cure the sluggish economy. It is a strategy that should be carefully crafted, negotiated and implemented. It comes with both benefits and costs. The question then is how to make an FTA work for the country. This paper integrates the findings of the studies which explore the various issues concerning the potential Free Trade Agreement between the Philippines and the United States. It examines the gains, the challenges as well as the opportunities for the Philippines in entering into a bilateral economic partnership with the United States.
Deliberating a Philippine-US Free Trade Agreement: Issues, Challenges and Prospects
DISCUSSION PAPER SERIES NO. 2006-03 | <urn:uuid:92f50e97-3a95-4a3c-894a-fe7488648cf0> | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | https://eaber.org/document/deliberating-a-philippine-us-free-trade-agreement-issues-challenges-and-prospects/ | 2024-04-20T15:57:20Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296817670.11/warc/CC-MAIN-20240420153103-20240420183103-00168.warc.gz | en | 0.954203 | 212 |
All Russian journalists need to leave Ukraine’s territory, says Leonid Kalashnikov, head of the State Duma Committee for CIS, Eurasian Integration and Compatriots.
According to him, Russia’s statements and appeals to international organizations over arrests and assassinations of mass media representatives in Ukraine have not resulted in the world’s proper reaction. The parliamentarian recalled that yet not so long ago Russian parliament passed a statement over arrest of RIA Novosti-Ukraine editor-in-chief Kirill Vyshinsky, but now they started murdering journalists in Ukraine.
“Of course, we will study Babchenko’s case as well, but a plenary meeting is hardly possible. We have already said then if they blatantly arrest a journalist, not intelligence officer, to exchange him with a terrorist, perhaps our journalists need to leave Ukraine. They have nothing to do there. We cannot prevent this. They have resorted to murder already,” RIA Novosti quotes Kalashinikov as saying.
As EADaily reported earlier, Babchenko was reportedly murdered in the entrance of his house on May 29.
Anton Gerashchenko, a representative of Ukrainian Interior Ministry said he was shot in the back and died on the way to hospital. | <urn:uuid:7437abd6-9802-4530-b2c6-679067c29fa1> | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | https://eadaily.com/en/news/2018/05/30/kalashnikov-russian-journalists-need-to-leave-ukraine | 2024-04-20T16:03:41Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296817670.11/warc/CC-MAIN-20240420153103-20240420183103-00168.warc.gz | en | 0.963771 | 265 |
The Environment Agency has been criticised for the information and maps it provides for areas at risk of flooding.
The National Audit Office, who acts as a watchdog for the agency, says its flood map, which highlights areas at risk from flooding is inconsistent and incomplete. It presents each area as having equal risk and also does not take into account flood defences.
The report, Flood Risk Management in England, paints a picture of how information and data has been established over years, developed through local authority plans and on an ad hoc basis making it much more difficult to understand and cross-reference.
One in six properties are at risk of flooding in England. Each year it costs over £1bn to cope with the impact of flooding.
Potentially life-saving weather forecasting came a step closer this morning with the launch of a new satellite by NASA.
The NPP satellite, which stands for NPOESS Preparatory Project satellite will observe the earth from space and is fitted with five instruments designed to collect detailed information about the planet's atmosphere, land and oceans.
The aim is to collect data that will feed in to weather forecasting and monitoring the environment.
The UK has been given two months to tackle those breaking the law and committing environmental offences.
The European Commission has given the UK, Austria and Finland the deadline to take action against those who commit sea pollution for example, or ship illegal waste. If they fail to do so, the EC says it will levy fines. They expect each of the countries to incorporate the EU regulations into national law.
The Directive dated from 2008/9 detailed the list of breaches to be classified as a criminal offence in each country of the EU. The process was meant to be formalised by Boxing Day 2010. The UK is one of 11 countries that have failed to comply.
Beijing plans to become the capital of green cars in China.
In an announcement by the city's Municipal Commission of Economy and Information Technology, a proposal was unveiled to push forward research and the manufacture of battery powered cars, alongside hybrid cars as part of a five year plan for Beijing's auto industry.
Citing the value of the industry at around 300 billion yen, Beijing wants to improve the development of production lines for green cars as well as developing the technology needed to make the cars. | <urn:uuid:ea606942-43ea-479c-809b-33d1040d0191> | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | https://earthtimes.org/blogs/going-green/top-environment-stories-week-28th-october | 2024-04-20T17:35:40Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296817670.11/warc/CC-MAIN-20240420153103-20240420183103-00168.warc.gz | en | 0.965541 | 465 |
We hosted a 5 day training for Gift-Ambassadors in Amalurra community, Spain. They offered us a beautiful hotel with spa, restaurant and coffee place, along with some nice conference rooms and equipment. We were asked to pay just the costs of our food. What a nice gift!
Around 19 people from 10 countries worked together, learning and sharing tools needed to use gift-economy in projects, communities or organisations.
Together with us, the participants organised a gift-circle open to all residents ...
Dear future Gift-Ambassador!
We invite you to the powerful experience of gift-economy in a community-context! As a Gift-Ambassador you can then bring this heart-opening culture back to your organization or community.
Join us this summer for our first Gift-Ambassador training, from 9th to 13th of July, in Amalurra community, north of Spain
A group of us will be coming directly from the European Global Ecovillage Network's annual conference in Arterra.
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Scalability is good, but efficiency is better. How big does it really need to be?
Efficiency is good, but sobriety is better. If you can make it half the size, will you just end up making twice as many?
We can help you reduce your costs and emissions, reuse and recycle existing technology for new applications.
Complexity isn’t always bad. The world is complex, but our models of it shouldn’t and don’t need to be.
Often, the data cannot be understood, it can only be observed and modeled. Code, on the other hand, is meant to be understood.
Do you understand your code? Will anyone else understand it? Can you justify its complexity? We can help.
“Don’t repeat yourself” is a good principle for code and an awful one for natural language.
Code should be documented and self-documenting. Documentation should tell you how and why the code works.
We believe in examples with references and references with examples. We unit-test code and documentation. We write HOWTOs and HOWNOTTOs.
Technology for humans
Culture and language, ideas and their expression, are not just endless data to be fed to the learning machine.
Technology, language technology in particular, should serve human creativity, not the other way around.
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- Research findings by Dr. Charles Wojnar, assistant professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering, are featured in the August 2017 issue of Aerospace & Defense Technology magazine. The article highlights Wojnar’s development of an experimental method for understanding solid propellant aging. His new method was picked up by the magazine after his paper, “Measuring Propellant Stress Relaxation Modulus Using a Dynamic Mechanical Analyzer,” was published in the Journal of Propulsion and Power. Read more.
- Dr. Leslie Gertsch, associate professor of geosciences and geological and petroleum engineering, is quoted in a recent Astronomy article, “Could We Survive Without Our Planet?” The article, written by Abigail Beall, was published Sept. 18 on the magazine’s site, www.astronomy.com.
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At Belle Fleur, residents can enjoy minimalist tropical architecture and landscaping, which has been intentionally designed to help residents live in harmony with nature. Belle Fleur is one of many residential complexes in the EcoPolis community located in Tangerang. Created through a collaboration between Ciputra Group and Mitsui Fudosan, EcoPolis integrates residential and commercial properties into one green neighborhood with a focus on sustainable living. Belle Fleur consists of 29 three-bedroom and 26 four-bedroom units, all of which have natural ventilation as well as solar hot water collectors and low-flow faucets to cut back on energy and water use. The building’s green features have been implemented at no additional overall cost.
Developed by Ciputra Residence, a subsidiary of Ciputra Group, Belle Fleur is environmentally-conscious, both inside and out. In addition to the features within each home, the Belle Fleur community has energy-saving street lighting and bicycle lanes. It also has underground electricity cables to protect the views of the surrounding nature. Ciputra Residence has built residential properties across Indonesia since 1989, and is most widely known for its work on the independent city of CitraRaya, which was created in 1994. As one of the leading developers in Indonesia and an early pioneer in EDGE certification, Ciputra Residence recognizes the value of building green. Other EDGE-certified projects include Citra Maja Raya and Citra Towers Kemayoran. Belle Fleur has received a preliminary EDGE certificate from the Green Building Council Indonesia.
Reduced window to wall ratio, natural ventilation, energy-saving lighting and solar hot water collectors.
Low-flow showerheads, low-flow faucets for kitchens and bathrooms and dual flush water closets.
Micro concrete tiles on steel rafters for roof construction, autoclaved aerated concrete blocks for internal and external walls and stone tiled/slab flooring.
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Or, "Why is my upload so slow"
If you are uploading over a WiFi connection, please make sure to have as strong a connection as possible to ensure a rapid upload. If you have a weak signal (usually represented by only one or two signal bars), we recommend that you physically move closer to your wireless router to increase your signal strength and make your upload speed faster.
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Azure NetApp Files is a fully managed cloud service that provides high-performance file storage for enterprise applications. It supports multiple protocols, such as NFS, SMB, and iSCSI, and integrates seamlessly with Azure Virtual Networks.
One of the features of Azure NetApp Files is the ability to create capacity pools, which are logical containers for volumes that share the same performance tier and network features. Capacity pools allow you to provision storage in advance and pay only for what you use.
Until recently, the minimum size for a capacity pool was 4 TiB, which could be too much for some scenarios. For example, if you only need 1 TiB of storage for your application, you would still have to pay for 4 TiB of capacity pool.
That’s why Azure NetApp Files now supports 1 TiB capacity pools for volumes using Standard network features. This feature is currently in preview and allows you to create capacity pools with a lower limit of 1 TiB and increase them with 1 TiB increments. This way, you can save money by aligning your capacity pool size with your actual storage needs.
Standard network features provide an enhanced Azure Virtual Network experience with various security and connectivity options, such as network security groups, service endpoints, private endpoints, and private links. You can also edit the network features of existing volumes without affecting their data or performance.
To use 1 TiB capacity pools, you need to register for the preview feature and create a new capacity pool with Standard network features. You can then create volumes within the capacity pool and choose the protocol and performance tier that suits your application.
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Students analyze the cause of the spread of the Black Plague and its historical impact on medieval European society. Students read an excerpt from Giovanni Boccaccio's DeCameron to gain an idea of how life was during the rampage of the Plague.
Before the Activity
See the attached Activity PDF file for detailed instructions for this activity.
Print the appropriate pages from the Activity for your class.
Install the NoteFolio(tm) App on the students' graphing calculators following the attached instructions.
Develop a coding system for student assignments. The code might be the student number and name of the activity, or the first initial and four letters of the student's last name, in addition to the activity. This coding will allow ease of grading throughout the lesson.
During the Activity
Distribute the appropriate pages from the Activity to your class
Distribute the NoteFolio(tm) file(s) to your class using TI Connect(tm) and the appropriate TI Connectivity cable
Follow the procedures outlined in the Activity
Integrate the NoteFolio(tm) Application into meaningful social studies instruction.
Explain how feudalism shaped medieval society.
Discuss new literary styles written in the vernacular, or everyday language.
Analyze primary source documents; John of Cayworth's feudal contract, "The General Prologue" of Geoffrey Chaucer's The Canterbury Tales, and an excerpt from Boccaccio's DeCameron, to identify aspects of medieval life.
Examine the relevance of a historical crisis in light of a contemporary problem.
Examine how the disasters of the Late Middle Ages help set the stage for the modern age.
Combine primary and secondary sources to critically examine and draw conclusions about a historical event.
After the Activity
- Ask students to fold a sheet of paper in half. On the left hand side, students should write the following: "Ring around the rosies, pocket full of posies, ashes, ashes, we all fall down." On the right-hand side, students should analyze this nursery rhyme in light of the Black Plague.
- Invite a local reporter into the classroom to discuss the process of writing a story and help students realize the needs of the media to report the news.
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6 Great Digital storytelling tools in the primary classroom
Digital storytelling tools are the way of the future for students as they learn 21st century skills and learn important writing skills. Digital storytelling is using technology to digitally tell a story. While there are many free digital storytelling tools online, there are a few that stand out as beneficial for primary students. Using these free apps and tools, students can easily use digital storytelling in the classroom. These apps are my top choices because they are simple, easy to use, and fun. I use them often in my classroom and have found them successful. Digital storytelling allows students to practice their story telling skills, organizing their writing, and increasing important 21st century skills. Our students need to develop 21st century skills to compete and work in the future and be prepared for future careers. These are the 6 great digital storytelling tools.
6 Great Digital Storytelling Tools
- Storybird– Storybird is a website-based tool that allow students to create stories. Illustrations are already provided in the program. Students can use the illustrations and focus on their story because the digital storytelling tool takes out the time for artwork. Work can be saved and shared with others.
- Toontastic– Toontastic allows students to customize their own story using different setting and characters. Students can tell their story, add animation with their characters, change setting, and add transitions and music. I love this app because it explains the different elements to a story. The program explains each section of the story telling process before students record. This is a very educational and valuable tool for enrichment 1st graders or end of year 1st graders and 2nd grade students. I use it to differentiate learning in all primary grades. Students do not need to complete all stages but it has been a teachable moment to have the students hear the information about the different sections. This helps build a background knowledge for upcoming ELA concepts because students the language daily.
- Puppet Pals– Puppet Pals is a more basic digital storytelling app. This app is perfect for all ages. Students choose their characters and backdrop on the stage. Then they can move their characters and record their voice. The app includes historical characters which can link digital storytelling tool in social studies and history fields. Therefore, this would be a great project to increase knowledge in additional content areas.
- Showme Interactive Whiteboard/ Explain everything (how to writing)– Showme interactive whiteboard and explain everything are two screen casting tools that allow students to show their understanding and demonstrate their knowledge. Students can record their actions, drawings, and voice. This would be a great tool for how-to writing or opinion writing because it is simple and allows students to act out their steps.
- Zooburst– I just found this great tool! This tool allows students to create 3D books online. You can upload artwork to use or use the artwork in the program. I have not used this tool too much but I am excited to try it soon because it seems very engaging for students.
- Adobe Spark Video– This tools allows students to create slides with 30 seconds worth of audio. Students can focus on their story because they can only record 30 seconds at a time. Also, it can be differentiated for all learners and abilities. Students can add images from Flicker within the tool to help enhance their story. This is a great tool for How-to writing and digital storytelling. An example is below for the lesson plan. Here is an example for how-to writing. I used this as an example in my own classroom.
Digital Storytelling Lesson
To show how easy it is to use digital storytelling in the classroom, I have included my lesson plan and explanation video for a digital storytelling project. Digitial Story Lesson Plan. Student are excited to digitally tell a story because it is a fun way to be a storyteller. I love the apps because students are excited for the writing center.
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The second day of eFootball™ Championship Pro 2023 Regular League was held on March 4th in Barcelona and streamed live on YouTube and Facebook. The results of the matches were mixed, ending with FC Barcelona as undisputed leaders in the table and AS Monaco and FC Inter still anchored to the bottom of the table.
The big match of the day was between the Blaugrana and the Germans, with the result being two narrow victories for the former and a draw. Ettorito97 won by just 1-0 against Jvictor, a player who replaced Mucahit21 for this matchday. The Palma drew for the second time in a row against FCB_Jose and FCB_Mestre couldn't beat Alex Alguacil who won 1-0 against his ex-team.
The Neroazzurri were aiming to start scoring points to avoid being relegated, but could only manage 3 points thanks to ArdaGolaaazooo's win against Ostrybuch. The Gunners did get more points, up to 6, thanks to Roksa22's hard-fought 4-3 win over MeroMen in a frantic match and INDOMINATOR's huge 5-0 win over Christopher_M_M.
The Monegasques failed to climb further up the table and finished the day in the same position as the previous round, seventh, thanks to Usmakabyle's only win 6-1 against ASR_STIFFLER and a useful draw between Kams10_ and ASR_Gagliardo28. The only Roman win was for ASR_URMA43 who solidly beat E_C_Oneill 2-0 to end up sleeping in third place.
The last match of the day brought the first setback for the leaders in the table, AC Milan. The Rossoneri could only manage 1 point thanks to ACM Kirito's 2-2 draw against Lotfi. Meanwhile, the Red Devils finally came out of their shell this season to start imposing the results expected of them. Kilzyou defeated ACM Naples17x by the narrowest of margins, while Nekza won with a convincing 3-1 win over ACM Sasinho.
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AS Roma and FC Schalke 04 faced off in the third fixture of Matchday 9, which resulted in one win and one draw for the Italian club. The final outcome left FC Schalke 04 dependent on the results of other clubs’ matchups, and eventually qualified them for the Knockout Stage after ranking in 6th place by the conclusion of the day. Team captains RoksaCzv22 and MeroMen spoke with eFootball.Pro IQONIQ commentator Harry Channon following their games.
Channon began the interview by congratulating the Italian team’s captain on the last minute goal that equalized the score and earned them their fourth and final point of the Regular Season. RoksaCzv22 addressed his opponents’ situation going into the end of the matchday: “FC Schalke 04 is one of the best clubs in eFootball.Pro IQONIQ. I hope that they’ll qualify for the playoffs.” He then went on to analyze the gameplay: “The first game was almost perfect for us, we all played very well. I think we 100% deserved that win. In the second game, if I hadn't scored that goal, it would have been my worst game since the start of the league. We have four points, let’s hope we’ll end up in the top two. We’ll start preparing for the playoffs now.”
MeroMen after the match against AS Roma: "We were qualified in the Knockout Stage until the last ten seconds."
As a result of the following gameplay, the Italian club ended up placing second and qualified directly for the Semifinals. RoksaCzv22 was then asked about which clubs he would want to face or avoid in the Knockout Stage. He replied: “If we play well, I’m pretty sure we can beat every team in the playoffs.” He went on to note that if there was one club he was hesitant to share the field with in the playoffs, it would be AS Monaco.
Harry spoke with MeroMen next, asking about the German club’s feelings following the one point gain. The captain acknowledged: “I don’t know what to say after that draw. Every time, it’s very difficult. We were qualified in the Knockout Stage until the last ten seconds. It was a good free kick, but we needed to focus for the last seconds of the second game. We need to be better about keeping the ball.”
Although Channon asked MeroMen to say a few words to Schalke fans in case their time in the 2020-21 season came to an end, the German team representative remained positive: “I’m sure we’ll be in the next stage. After that, I’ll talk to Schalke fans.”
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Created attachment 249 [details] Check for non-positve definiteness Currently SimplicialLLt results in NaN results for non-positive matrices, i.e. it takes the square root of a negative number. Simple patch which checks for negative values and gracefully exits is attached.
Side-note: Actually, it would be nice to have a possibility to further check the reason for failure, like in this case obtain the column and the value of d -- thus giving the possibility to increase the shift accordingly.
Thanks for the patch, applied in changeset: 4476:5ba5d5a711c1 I like the idea to add the possibility to get more information about the failure reason. I'm not sure about the API though. Perhaps: Index firstSingularIndex() const; RealScalar firstSingularValue() const; but I'm not fan at all, especially the "Singular", so perhaps simply: Index failureIndex() const; RealScalar failureValue() const; Feel free to propose something completely different.
I renamed the bug, since the original issue has long been fixed. My suggestion would be to return (a reference to) a custom structure for each decomposition type instead of the current ComputationInfo. For compatibility, operators ==, != and cast to the old ComputationInfo should be implemented. The custom info structure can then include any additional information which the decomposition gives. And of course similar decompositions can use the same info structures. If we decide that using the decomposition shall throw if the computation failed (bug 631), we can include that information there as well.
I like this idea. This is compatible with existing code, easy to extend, and compatible with a possible exception throwing mechanism.
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This article will guide you on how to play Crazy Time game. In addition, we will show you tips and tricks to help you win more money in the game.
Information About The Crazy Time game
We know before you want to learn about how to play, you must understand what is Crazy Time so well! So we will introduce it shorter. If you already know the game and don’t want to read the same words again, you can go straight to the How to Play.
Now, let’s learn about Crazy Time! Play Crazy Time is an online Slot game created by Evolution Games. The game works mainly with the lucky wheels, which have many prizes, and there is a dealer who will be an MC and spin the wheels.
Crazy Time quickly becomes famous for its easy gameplay and easy-to-win money. Nowadays, you can play Crazy Time in various online casinos, find yourself the official one, and be ready to experience the game.
How to play Crazy Time?
Now we come up with How to Play Crazy Time. The wheel of Crazy Time is full of excitement and surprise. It made whoever played it feel fun and interesting with full colors and each color represented a different type of prize. Regularly, there is 1x segment in blue, 2x segment in yellow, 5x in pink, and 10x segment in purple. All of these prizes are separated by different special prize slots that players can use to get the bonuses.
As said as introduced in Play Crazy Time, all you need to do is bet your money on the number or prize that you think the wheel will land on and then receive a prize when you win. Not just the multiplies money box, you can bet on four special prize slots to qualify to take a bonus when the wheel lands on those slots. Evolution Gaming, the creator of Play Crazy Time estimated that a bonus round would trigger once every 6 spins so that players have many opportunities to win money.
What are Bonuses and Special Prizes?
Pardon when I did not explain earlier, actually, I was but it separated the content too long so here am I. Ok, I know! No more nonsense words, let’s begin what is Bonuses and Special Prizes.
In addition to the multiple money prize, there are 4 more special prizes while playing crazy time that you should know about Pachinko, Cash Hunt, Coin Flip, and Crazy Time. Each prize has a different bonus rule. There are:
- Pachinko: When the wheel lands on this prize, the dealer will go to another room that has a big purple screen that includes many prizes at the bottom of it. The dealer will drop a ball from the top, the ball will be redirected by small blocks. Your prize depends on where the ball lands. There is one interesting feature, that is when the ball lands on Double or Triple, that means all the prizes will double or triple too and the ball will drop again. You can collect multiple doubles to increase your prizes, up to 10.000x!
- Coin Flip: When this bonus is landed, as it’s named, the dealer will flip the coin, as you need to guess. When they flip the coin, your screen will show 2 coins red and blue. These 2 coins will show the different odds when the dealers stop flipping. Under the screen there is another coin in the bowl, this coin will flipped toward the screen, and choose the red or blue one to know what your prizes are.
- Cash Hunt: This is the most interesting prize as each player will have a different bonus. When this bonus is triggered, a 108 multiplier bonus will show up on the grid. The dealer will pull a lever to mix the prize and hide it under the icon at the same time. The icon includes a package, a joker hat, a chicken, a rabbit, a star, a cactus, a castle, and a small cake. Then, you will able to shoot the icon by controlling your sniper scope with your mouse, the prize will show up after a successful shot.
- Crazy Time: The ultimate bonus and the most difficult-to-land bonus when Playing Crazy Time. To deserve its rarely, the bonus begins with a colorful background with a larger wheel with several multiplies. To start the bonus round, you need to choose one flapper. When all the players choose their own flapper, that time the wheel starts to spin. Your prize will depend on what colors you choose at the start of the round. This bonus has an RTP of 95.5%.
Where to play Crazy Time?
Nowadays Crazy Time is available in many online casinos. You can choose any of those, and note that you must choose the prestige one if you don’t want your money flying high. Suggest to you some reputation casino sites:
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Perfect Strategies and Tips, Tricks
This is a popular and most used strategy in Play Crazy Time. The advantage is low risk, keeps you entertaining, and longer playing time, but it will not allow you to get huge prizes. This is the rule of the Play Crazy Time strategy:
- Bet twice on section 10
- Then two bet on section 5
- Same with section 2, two bet
- And the last, Four bets for section 1.
Bet twice or two bets mean your amount of betting for each section. Let me be clear, your bet was $1, then bet twice or two bets are $2, so $2 on section 10, $2 on section 5, $2 on section 2, and $4 on section 1.
This strategy covers most of the wheel, meaning your winning chance is higher, your lost money will be less but your winning money will be less either. But you can get up to $20 when the section 10 was landed.
Another popular strategy, the only thing you should remember in Play Crazy Time is that you need to have a huge money to be sure you won’t lose, if you don’t have enough to follow to the last round, the loss will be uncountable.
The Martingale strategy are simple rule: Double your start bet with each loss and start again whenever you get a win. Basically, it’s like:
- Start at $1 on each bonus slot, so there will be 4$
- When you lose, double your bet to $2 in the bonus slot
- Keep double your bet when you lose: 2, 4, 8, 16,…
- When win any bonus, start again with $1 for each slot.
So with this strategy, Play Crazy Time will surely be 100% you will win the money. But it has a risk to use, make sure your money will be enough to last until a win. To easier on predict when the bonus would land, Evolution Gaming calculated and mentioned that every six rounds there would be a bonus.
The idea of this strategy is to bet as many options as possible. Example like:
- $2 on section 10
- $2 on section 5
- $2 on section 2
- $1 on each Cash Hunt, Coin Flip and Pachinko
Simply, you just need to cover the wheel as much as possible. In this way, your winning chance will be pretty high, but your win amount will not be huge. Same as 10-5-2-1 but with more cover than it.
Ultra risk strategy
All you need is just bet on 1 slot each round, that’s why it is called ULTRA risk. Your winning chance in this strategy will be pretty low, but you will have a huge amount whenever you win play crazy time.
Tips and Tricks
In the long time since Crazy Time was founded, there have been so many experienced Crazy Time Players who get a lot of money by playing Crazy Time. They shared some tricks to win more money:
- Keep a cool mind: This is the 1st rule when you play whatever casino games. Keep your calm even when you lose a lot, or win consecutive. There are players who easily to angry by losing too much, or become more desired when win a lot, they all bet a lot of money to win more money or just get back their lost amount. This is the wrong way and you will easy to lose all your money to the casino.
- Small bet: Step by step, don’t be too rude while playing crazy time, start with a small amount to optimize your loss amount.
- Watch the Crazy Time Tracker: Many sites Track the Crazy Time Results more than the original game does, they show the probability of each section and bonus. This will help you a lot on your strategy.
- Manage your bankroll: Never spend more money than your income.
Through this article, you already know how to play Crazy Time as well, and where you should play it. We give you some advice as same as tricks to an easy win in Crazy Time. Wish you luck and enjoy the game!
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Which is the Best Nail Course in Essex?
There is a variety of nail treatments available, each one providing a different look or style. Before it gets too overwhelming, let us help you decide which nail course to choose.
Having a career in beauty is fulfilling in so many ways. Nail courses are always a solid way to get beauty work as the demand for nail treatment is high. Nail varnish outsold lipstick in 2015, and on average, women get their nails done at the salon twice a month. This demonstrates that the desire to have great looking nails is a trend which is here to stay.
What’s more, new ideas, trends, and treatments are always emerging, meaning it’s an exciting and creative industry to work in. Deciding which beauty course is best for you can be difficult and if you’ve decided you want to work in the nail industry, you are then faced with which nail course to choose! We’re here to help you decide, and tell you about the nail courses we offer in Essex at Elite School of Beauty Therapy.
Types of Nail Courses in Essex
Our nail courses in Essex are a great option for those who want to do a short beauty course and learn the skills required as soon as possible. Here are our most popular nail courses:
Manicure and Pedicure Courses – We offer these as two separate courses. The manicure and pedicure are the bread and butter of any nail technician. The course teaches you hand and foot massage treatment, the indulgence which everyone looks forward to when having this treatment at the salon. The courses go through the standard techniques you will need to do the treatment: nail shaping, cuticle work, exfoliation and more.
Nail Art Courses – Going beyond colour, nail art is on trend. Multi-tones, glitter, shapes, animals and gemstones… you name it, it can be done with nail art. Even bubble nails have had their fifteen minutes of fame. Nail art can be done both natural and artificial nails. You’ll need a steady hand for this one but if you like to be creative, it’s an ideal course to choose.
Nail Extensions – For this nail course you will need to have completed the manicure course. There are two different nail extension courses, one teaching about acrylic nails, and the other about UV gel. Both courses will go through how to apply the nail extensions to make them look natural for clients.
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Love the big buckles which make for a cool and casual look. The neutral color will be good for another month or so, but after that may feel too summer-y… hence the SALE price!
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We know you might have a ton of questions before booking your appointment; maybe you’re excited, or maybe you are experiencing some hesitations or fears.
Let us answer some of our most frequently asked questions!
What should you wear?
- Comfortable clothes are perfect. Work out clothes and shoes are ideal.
Where is the clinic?
- Our clinic address is 9015 Vernon Rd Lake Stevens #102. It is directly across the street from Wendy’s. Turn left after the infamous “peanut” roundabout into an industrial park and we are in the first building on the ground floor. We have an Empowered Physical Therapy banner above our entrance!
Can your kids or spouse be present?
- We encourage partners and spouses to be present and involved when the patient desires!
- Kiddos are great, but can often be distracting. We have noticed when kiddos are present, moms have a tough time really focusing on themselves. We understand if there are times when kiddos need to be there, but we ask that we work together to find a way to keep the distractions to a minimum so we can really focus on you and your care.
What happens at the initial evaluation appointment?
- Lots of talking happens first. We’ll discuss the reasons you came to see us, we’ll go over your answers to the intake questionnaire you filled out.
- Then we’ll want to see how you move. This could be walking, squatting, how your hips/spine move with easy motions, or a pelvic exam, and we’ll take some measurements.
- After that we’ll discuss exam findings and the plan to move forward.
Do you have to do an internal pelvic floor examination?
- *This is only applicable if you are coming to see us for something pelvic floor related, or even hip or low back pain that hasn’t been quite figured out.*
- An internal evaluation is optional!!
- If you’re up for it, a pelvic floor internal evaluation can be super helpful and give us a TON of information.
- It’s ok if you’re not ready for this, or want to defer to another visit, or if you want to pass on an internal exam indefinitely.
If you decide to do an internal exam, what does that entail?
- No stirrups! No speculum! We’re not gynecologists 😉
- We look at external tissue integrity and screen for skin conditions.
- We will walk you through each step so nothing is a surprise.
- We watch pelvic floor move externally.
- One finger (gloved and lubed!) internal assessment to check for muscle integrity, strength, coordination, and any tenderness.
Will you be expected to do exercises for homework?
- Yes ! Sorry to be the bearer of bad news but just coming to see us once a week will not create the extent of change your body needs to fully heal and restore we need you to be committed and put in your effort. Work together means we can change your life!
- You will also need you to put aside some extra time to give your body the downtime it needs to heal.
- Your homework may not only be exercises; it might be mental homework, or to watch a video, or to practice some mental tips/tricks.
- We promise the homework we give you will be relevant, and it will help you progress towards your goals and get you better
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Power metal Stylistic origins NWOBHM, speed metal, thrash metal Cultural origins Early–mid 1980s, Germany Typical instruments Vocals − electric guitar − bass − drums − keyboards Mainstream popularity Medium in Europe, Japan, South America and North America, and underground in Asia. Fusion genres Symphonic metal Regional scenes Germany - Scandinavia - Finland - Italy - Brazil - Japan Power metal is a style of heavy metal combining characteristics of traditional metal with speed metal, often within symphonic context. The term refers to two different but related styles: the first pioneered and largely practiced in North America with a harder sound similar to speed metal, and a later more widespread and popular style based in Europe (especially Germany, Finland, Italy, Scandinavia), Argentina, Brazil, and Japan with a lighter, more melodic sound and frequent use of keyboards.
Power metal is today associated with fast tempo and melodic harmonies, the sound tempered by characteristics of speed metal, power metal's musical forerunner.
Power metal is highly focused on the vocalist, with "clean" vocals being much more prevalent than the growling vocals often associated with extreme metal. Following in the tradition of Ronnie James Dio, Ian Gillan, Eric Adams, Bruce Dickinson, Rob Halford and other heavy metal vocalists, power metal vocals are often in a high register. The majority of the genre's vocalists sing in the tenor range, capable of hitting very high notes. There are however many exceptions who sing in either baritone or bass range, or even make use of growls. Many power metal vocalists record multi-layered vocals reminiscent of Queen, creating a choral effect.
Power metal's lyrical themes, though as varied as metal itself, often focus on fantasy and mythology, camaraderie and hope, personal struggles and emotions, war and death, or combinations of the listed themes. Many Power metal bands based their concept albums on fantasy books and national epics, as well as on their own imaginary stories. Many otherwise typical metal themes such as religion and politics are comparatively rare but not unheard of.
Power metal guitarists and bassists generally play rapid streams of notes, but change chords comparatively slowly, with a harmonic tempo of once per measure or slower. Fast and demanding guitar solos, however, are almost guaranteed. The slow changing of chords are significant in defining power metal just as the fast rapid chord changes often define traditional thrash metal. Power metal often makes use of Major chord progressions as well as circle progressions. Some of the most influential and imitated power metal guitarists are Kai Hansen of Gamma Ray, Michael Weikath of Helloween, and Timo Tolkki formerly of Stratovarius, currently of Symfonia. It is a common trait in power metal for the bass guitar to take a back seat, so to speak; often simply providing the chord root notes and being drowned out by the more prevalent rhythm guitars. However, some power metal bands incorporate bass that is more audible with colorful patterns distinct from the rhythm guitars, such as Helloween, Hibria, and Symphony X.
Many power metal drummers play with double bass pedals or two bass drums, utilizing them to play a constant stream of sixteenth notes (semiquavers) with snare drum accents on the beat, a style not restricted to, but most often associated with, power metal. The style was used by drummer Ingo Schwichtenberg of Helloween, setting a blueprint for many other drummers to follow. Others, such as the drummers of Blind Guardian and Iced Earth, use a more thrash metal style of drumming with rapid bursts of double bass that involve three to six beats with the double kick. Even more uncommon, but not unheard of, is the use of the blast beat.
Power metal bands often incorporate keyboards into their musical arrangements, something popularized by Jens Johansson of Stratovarius, though their usage varies from subtle accents to a full-blown melody line. Some power metal bands also record with symphonic elements, and as such, they utilize a full orchestra to fill the role usually played by the keyboardist.
Types of power metal
American power metal
This branch of power metal emerged in early 1980s in the United States, drawing its influences mainly from speed metal and the NWOBHM. Though very close to its roots, US power metal (often abbreviated USPM) is often faster than standard heavy metal, with a more riff-driven approach than its later European counterpart, but more melodic and often with a higher emphasis on guitar leads than thrash. Another notable difference is the relative lack of keyboards in American power metal, in contrast to their almost universal presence in the European variety. USPM is also notable for its wide (but not universal) use of high-register operatic vocals, a trend which would continue with the rise of European power metal in the late 80s and early 90s. Many major US power metal bands, such as Fates Warning, were also pivotal in pioneering the progressive metal genre. US power metal saw a sharp decline in popularity at the beginning of the 90s, though the style has rebounded somewhat in the past decade.
European power metal
Often referred to as melodic power metal, European power metal originated from the New Wave of British Heavy Metal, emerging in mid/late 1980s with Germany's Helloween, Blind Guardian and Finland's Stratovarius, with a strong focus on melody and uplifting, positive themes. Helloween mixed fast palm muted speed metal riffs with high-pitched clean vocals. Stratovarius further developed this melodic direction by making heavy use of keyboards. This genre spread over Europe, often incorporating further influences from classical and folk music. The style has become one of the most popular metal subgenres, and has many bands outside of Europe.
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Thank you all for your hard work.
I’m Katsuya, a Bulky Fitness trainer.
from a customer recently
“Give me a meal menu for breakfast, lunch, and dinner!”
“Give me a diet menu!”
“I can’t get enough protein…”
and so on. Since there were many concerns about meals, I will tell you the menu that Hiroto trainer and I usually eat for reference!
The theme is “You can lose weight and keep muscle mass just by imitating” . Hiroto Trainer is in the midst of rave reviews for the competition in mid-November, so if you want to tighten your body, please check it out!
*He’s always big, so it might be a little hard to tell, but he’s actually been in a weight loss phase and has succeeded in losing about 6-7kg in less than a month . smile
If you found this page through a web search, nice to meet you! We, Bulky Fitness , operate a personal gym in Tanjong Pagar. There are a lot of personal jokes, but if you are not a member and are thinking about body make-up and diet, please refer to it.
Easy meal diet [Breakfast version]
Let’s start with breakfast.
In the morning, there are generally two choices here.
①.Protein + MCT oil
②.Oatmeal + Natto + 3-4 eggs (fried eggs, etc.)
Let’s take a closer look at each!
①. Protein + MCT oil
① is very easy, a set of protein and MCT oil .
After waking up, I suddenly feel stoic about just eating protein, but I get used to it pretty quickly .
Also, customers often ask, ” Aren’t you hungry just eating protein in the morning? ” On days when I ate too much the day before, or when I don’t have much time, I often finish with ①.
MCT stands for [Medium Chain Triglyceride]. Coconut contains a lot of natural ingredients, and in a nutshell, it has the following effects.
①.It is digested and absorbed quickly, and is quickly converted into energy.
②.Helps in the production of ketone bodies (secondary energy source to replace carbohydrates).
③.Helps burn neutral fat.
There is an image that oil = gaining weight , but MCT oil also has the effect of reducing fat rather than gaining weight .
Although it depends on the type of protein, it contains about 20g to 30g of protein, so it is recommended for those who are worried that “Caromill’s graph is always lacking in protein…”.
MCT oil can be purchased on the world-famous online shopping site iherb . If you feel that it is troublesome but you want it, please feel free to contact us as we will purchase it on your behalf.
There’s just one big problem.
“I’m not satisfied with just protein…”
“I can’t feel refreshed unless I eat something solid in the morning…!”
I think it’s a lot of people who say.
Don’t overdo it. Patience is a natural enemy when it comes to diet and body makeup .
So we recommend ②. Oatmeal + natto + egg breakfast set .
②. Oatmeal + natto + 3-4 eggs (fried eggs, etc.)
We eat oatmeal like white rice, and add natto, miso soup, fried eggs, etc. to create a “Japanese breakfast feeling”. smile
I think most people would ask, “What is oatmeal?” The essential taste is the same, it feels like rice cake and has no particular taste. So I add miso and consommé to season it properly .
There is a feeling that you ate well, and the cooking itself is just a microwave oven, so it is highly recommended! There are various ways to cook oatmeal on the internet, but we add water to about 5 to 10 tablespoons and microwave it for 30 seconds, then 30 seconds, and eat it to your liking. . (* By the way, you can get it at local supermarkets such as Fair Price)
- 50g oatmeal (5 tablespoons) – 7g protein
- 1 pack of natto – 8g protein
- 3 eggs – 21g
The number is relatively rough, but you can ingest 37g of protein with this alone. We add to this and sometimes add chicken or protein. If you add them, it will be calculated that you can ingest about 60 to 70g of protein at breakfast alone .
Easy meal diet [lunch edition]
Next is lunch.
Just by looking at the morning menu, many people must have felt that “Is it really necessary to have a stoic diet in order to have a sharp body like Mr. Hiroto?”
But don’t worry. After lunch, I eat normally.
This is the menu for lunch.
①.Local food (Hainanese chicken rice / gapao / meat bone tea etc.)
②.Salad bowl etc.
Let’s take a look at each.
①. Local food (Hainanese chicken rice / gapao / pork bone tea, etc.)
Since you are in Singapore, you can enjoy a unique meal.
Chicken rice, gapao, meat bone tea, etc. are good for body shaping and cost performance is also good!
Depending on the amount of meat, you can also ingest 30g to 40g of protein each. If you didn’t get enough protein in the morning, it ‘s even better if you add meat or eggs .
Some of our customers are careful and say, “I halved the rice!” The important thing is to keep going without stress.
②. Salad bowl, etc.
This is actually (?) unique to Singapore.
I think there are a lot of shops like “choice of salad bowls” in business districts. I often have lunch at these restaurants.
- sweet potato
- chicken meat
- brown rice
With this as the main axis, you can choose what you like and it’s OK! Please feel free to drop us a line if you have any ingredients that make you wonder, “How about this?”
Easy meal diet [Dinner version]
Finally, we have dinner.
If you assume that you are doing muscle training before dinner, you will rather eat a lot . On non-training days, look at the macro balance of your breakfast and lunch so far and eat whatever you like.
If you skip breakfast too much (or if you eat too much of your favorite food), you will end up with dinner, which is the end of the day. (*We have a strong desire to eat well at night lol)
As an example, I have taken:
①.Procurement at Don Quixote
①. Procurement at Don Quixote
The Tanjong Pagar store where BulkyFitness is located has a nearby Don Quixote.
I want to eat as soon as possible after muscle training, so I often rely on Don Quixote instead of cooking for myself. smile
This is the kind of face I choose
・Sushi (salmon, tuna, etc.)
etc. Salmon and tuna contain a lot of protein, and the lipid that can be taken from fish is also good quality.
I think there may be cases where “sushi alone is not enough protein” in terms of the balance between breakfast and lunch. In such a case, let’s supplement with “chicken salad” . By the way, I don’t really like chicken salad because it’s dry. Lol so I often take “egg soup (for 3 pieces)” instead of miso soup.
*I just add an egg to about 1 teaspoon of “Ajiha,” which is delicious no matter how you make it.
If you want to take in good quality carbohydrates after training, don quixote’s popular product “Yakiimo” is highly recommended!
②. Drooling chicken (Mr. Hiroto’s special)
This is a recommended dish that I would like you to incorporate into your future menu!
Prices are high in Singapore anyway, but chicken and green onions are in the same price range as in Japan, so it’s a great value for money .
If you are eating chicken rice for lunch, you may get tired of it, so I think it would be better to have a different menu, but I would definitely like to actively include it in the menu. The recipe is posted in another article.
If you use about 200-300g of chicken sold at supermarkets, you can supplement about 40-60g of protein . If you can take a thorough meal in the morning, noon, and night so far, I don’t think it’s unlikely that you don’t have enough protein.
Bulky weight loss meal summary
The above is the menu that we mainly take.
The most important thing in the above
- don’t take too much
- don’t hold back
- get plenty of protein
That’s what it means.
If you restrict your diet a little, you tend to lack protein, so be careful about that. Let’s adjust it gradually while watching the numerical value of Caromil.
Of course, it is good to have a goal of “Lose weight in 2 to 3 months!”, but we recommend a long-lasting diet management .
The above is just an example, so if you want to eat something different, go ahead and eat it ! In fact, we also eat what we like about once or twice a week.
However, if you discipline your regular meals a little, it will be easier for you to notice changes in your body and physical condition when you eat different foods. Also, the feeling of reward when you cheat (eat what you like) is addictive . smile
Let’s face the macro diet management method at your own pace!
If you have any other topics you would like us to write about, please feel free to drop us a line. It’s been a little long, but thank you for reading!
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For anyone who has visited any Japanese city you will no doubt already have been dazzled by the numerous bright flashing neon lights or endless rows of ultra modern high rise buildings which seem to have succeeded in completely eradicating any sense of culture or history. Unfortunately, this is a phenomenon found in far too many urban areas in Japan, which in a rush to modernize have lost something irreplaceable, their traditional core.
One exception to this continuing phenomenon is the beautiful city of Kakunodate in Akita prefecture, which is one of the very few places to have successfully maintained its historical heart - if perhaps partly for the sake of tourism!
Originally established as a military outpost in 1620, Kakunodate later developed into a Samurai town. Over the course of time, eighty spacious residences were built to house each warrior and their family.
These immaculately preserved wooden buildings can be seen when walking along the unusually wide streets where it is easy to imagine Samurai riding by on their horses in ancient times.
This town is made even more picturesque by the presence of over 300 weeping cherry trees planted along the main road. Originally brought over from Kyoto several centuries ago, these trees make a spectacular sight in late March to early April during the hanami or Cherry Blossom season, attracting large crowds of people from all over the country.
Because of its compact size, this town is very easy to navigate and a great place to walk around. From Kakunodate Station you can pick up an English Map where it’s about a fifteen minute walk to the main historical part of town. It is also possible to rent daily bikes from the tourist information office located outside the station for about 300 Yen.
Amongst the many interesting sights is the impressive ’ (岩橋家), a former Samurai residence with a beautiful little garden containing a traditional style water well. In addition, the house has some immaculately preserved tatami-rooms with a fire pit, for cooking food. Even more impressive is the fact that there is no entrance fee to enter this residence.
Close by to this residence is an old fashioned post box which makes a surprisingly interesting landmark. Whether deliberately placed here or not, this post box's bright red color contrasts perfectly with the dark brown background, making an excellent photo opportunity.
Situated towards the northern end of the town is 青柳家, a former residence of the Aoyagi family which contains an interesting mix of Samurai artefacts along with many other unexpected items.
Originally built in 1890 and occupied until 1989, this estate has an unusually large entrance; a feature uncharacteristic of the other surrounding houses. Within the complex there are several buildings surrounded by a very well maintained traditional Japanese style garden.
The first of such buildings is an armory containing some very well preserved Samurai armor and various weapons including swords and guns dating back from the 15th century along with relics from the Sino-Japanese War.
Surprisingly enough, there is an antique museum believed to house the biggest collection of foreign antiques in Japan. Amongst the numerous items are several gramophones, records and German-made cameras.
Although the 500 Yen entrance fee may deter some people, this is one place where you could easily spend several hours walking through the gardens or looking at the numerous historical artefacts; money well spent in my opinion.
In case you are in need of some refreshments there is a nice restaurant directly opposite Aoyagi-ke, making a good place to take a pit-stop before carrying on or returning back to the station.
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United National Party Secretary General Palitha Range Bandara says that the presidential election will be held next October.
Addressing the Anuradhapura District UNP Conference, Mr. Range Bandara asked everyone to prepare for the next presidential election as the current President Ranil Wickramasinghe will definitely contest.
The Secretary General further said:
“In 2020, many people thought that there would be no revival due to the fall of the party in the general election. But when the country was in trouble, he fearlessly came forward and accepted the challenge of moving the country forward. Before two years have passed, Mr. Ranil Wickramasinghe is taking steps to put the country back on the right path and recover the economy. Therefore, we request Mr. Ranil Wickramasinghe to be supported and re-appointed to the presidency in October.”
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The McCulloch PM55 snow blower Dual Stage Snow Blower is a powerful piece of machinery that is capable of dealing with most snow depths. It is operated by a Briggs engine and Stratton’s snow series. This snow series engine needs to be started by a string of the pull, a setback mechanism, which means that the operator will have to use a little bit of the muscle to get it. Some people (especially those who live in very cold areas) opt for other snow blowers who have the option of an electric start for the simple reason that a lot of effort and energy are needed when it is very cold to be constantly pulling the rope toPut the engine running.
The power is transferred to the 2-stage snow blower wheels McCulloch PM55 through a disc transmission. This means that tw o-stage pm 55 quotes has infinite marches both forward and back. This makes the operation very efficient, since the operator does not need to be constantly changing during operation to change its speed. You just have to go up or lower the accelerator.
The McCulloch PM55 snow blower of double stage has 2 main weapons to attack the snow. The first is its endless steel endless. It is located inside the snow blower housing and provides a cleaning width of 0. 61 m (24 inches). Once the endless has crushed the snow well, it is directed towards the driver. The driver is made of steel and has a diameter of 0. 3 m (12 inches). This crushing further snow and expels it through the duct at high speed. The duct is very flexible and can move up, down, to the left and to the right. It has a 19 0-degree turn radius. If you are looking for a smaller McCulloch snow blower, take a look at the McCulloch Mc621 snow blower. | <urn:uuid:b94d31bd-b077-486f-acf0-1eb36ad2f5e4> | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | https://en.s-tehnika.com/mcculloch-pm55-dual-stage-snow-blower.html | 2024-04-20T16:09:41Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296817670.11/warc/CC-MAIN-20240420153103-20240420183103-00168.warc.gz | en | 0.970567 | 374 |
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Jérôme de Tychey (Cometh): "We have developed solutions for the general public".
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The CEO of gaming studio Cometh, technical partner of the FDJ Group, looks back at the prospects offered by account abstraction.
Why does Web3 gaming represent an evolution?
It's very simple, blockchain is the most important technological upheaval for gaming since the Internet and the networking of games.
Blockchain can be applied to lots of elements of gaming. For example, we can host an unlimited number of players on the same blockchain network, whereas this is difficult when you exceed ten thousand on a World of Warcraft or Diablo server. The network is more robust because it updates itself per block, so it's another approach that changes your perspective. In our first game, we could have 10,000 people playing at the same time on the same map without it posing the slightest problem.
Also, thanks to the hyper-financialisation of blockchain (DEX, marketplaces, etc.) there is already a whole ecosystem that ensures interoperability without you having to develop the tools yourself. For example, we can use Uniswap to enable players to exchange assets with each other. There's no need to create your own infrastructure.
Some gamers reject the very financialisation brought about by Web3. Isn't that an obstacle?
Reactionary movements have always been present in gaming and they are often the most vocal individuals. I can see that there is some reticence, and we shouldn't ignore it, but from there to considering that it's a majority opinion...
To what do you attribute this reception from part of the community?
The industry hasn't moved in the direction of gamers in recent years. It's not uncommon to see half-finished games being sold with additional paid content. Integrated purchases are imposed, not to mention free-to-play, and so on. Gamers have been mocked for taking money from them by any means necessary. With blockchain, we can assure them that they really own their gaming assets, and this digital ownership is a huge plus. And when you're on blockchain, things are much more open source. There's an ability to modulate and change things. If you buy a car, you can reuse it in other universes, improve it, etc.
What innovative business models are we seeing emerge?
It seems obvious to me that some independent games will be financed by sales of NFTs. I'm convinced that over the next 12-18 months we'll see the emergence of equivalents to the Kickstarter crowdfunding platform that will offer only blockchain game projects. People could acquire NFTs that will serve as their avatar in the future game. As far as standalone worlds and their funding are concerned, the original developers will be able to choose to collect small commissions on all the small transactions that take place in the game. This makes some sense: they create the infrastructure and help maintain it. This deserves to be remunerated.
Finally, I think the blockchain can support "mods", i.e. modifications to games made by players themselves. To date, these initiatives don't really have any economic models and blockchain mechanisms can absolutely support them. This could be very relevant for games with strong communities to encourage creation and reward the fans who keep them going.
There is a lot of talk about game assets having value, but if the company issuing them goes bankrupt, their NFTs are no longer of much use...
Some games are in fact designed with operating licences that do not lend themselves to the use of their NFTs in other contexts. But that's not the case with all of them.
What exactly do you do at Cometh?
We have two main activities. We have Cometh Game Studio, which creates games with as many things as possible on the blockchain, so far with a spaceship licence thanks to which we are exploring the different ways of using this technology in games. We've done this with a strategy game, a card game and probably soon with an 'auto battler' game. We'd also like to try our hand at a collaborative exploration game. To put it simply, we're using this studio as a research laboratory.
Aside from that, we have our core business, which consists of developing software for blockchain applications aimed at a Web2 audience. The big challenge is to provide tools that make Web3 games accessible to everyone. It is in this context that we have started to develop solutions for our partners, based in particular on account abstraction, indexing and marketplaces. For example, we are working with Française des Jeux (FDJ).
What exactly are you doing with the FDJ group?
We are developing a game in collaboration with them by offering all our technology. It's a fairly ambitious game in terms of its budget and FDJ's desire. We've developed solutions to get 300,000 people on board in a non-custodial way. Thanks to account abstraction, we can get people on board massively and as easily as in Web2.
What is the appetite of video game platforms for Web3?
From what we've seen, Epic Games is pretty ok. They've validated our wallet management method on the Epic Games Store. We've got the green light to test on their platform. On the Steam side, the policy is very clear: no.
Is account abstraction the key to Web3 gaming adoption?
It's even better than the key. I haven't seen anything this beautiful in the ecosystem since Uniswap. It's the transition from the candle to the halogen.
What does it allow you to do in the context of a game?
Firstly it allows you to offer users permanent, frictionless access to the blockchain. Without the account abstraction, we were forced to constantly call on the user's wallet and that was hugely disruptive to the user experience. At a time when one click is important, asking for three more was unacceptable. Secondly, users no longer need to pre-load their wallet with the game token or ether. It's much more convenient for them. You can then configure your wallet enormously.
Apple doesn't seem very NFT-friendly, what do you think?
I don't really agree with that. It's a question of securing their business model. If they accepted us on the AppStore on condition that we let them have 30% of the revenue generated, we would obviously agree. | <urn:uuid:341f6654-8991-416e-bcde-545788c21eb6> | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | https://en.thebigwhale.io/report-en/j-r-me-de-tychey-cometh-we-have-developed-solutions-for-the-general-public | 2024-04-20T15:59:07Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296817670.11/warc/CC-MAIN-20240420153103-20240420183103-00168.warc.gz | en | 0.971337 | 1,324 |
Baku, Azerbaijan, June 28
By Azad Hasanli – Trend:
Hungarian MOL Group is interested in taking part in Azerbaijan’s oil and gas projects, according to Vitaly Baylarbayov, Azerbaijan’s State Oil Company’s (SOCAR) deputy vice-president for investments and marketing.
“The development of specific fields has not been discussed yet,” Baylarbayov told reporters in Baku June 28.
"MOL has not shown specific interest, so it is too early to say that the company will work on any field in Azerbaijan,” he said. “The talks will be held, but in such situations it is the opposite side that always shows interest first. SOCAR, in turn, is ready to work with MOL Group.”
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Economic Classroom Experiments/Network Externalities
Consumers with different private valuations enter a market with positive externality, where the value of the commodity to each is increasing in the number of others who buy it; the predicted equilibrium is reached where consumers buy when their private valuations exceed a common threshold.
Overview[edit | edit source]
Level[edit | edit source]
Prerequisite knowledge[edit | edit source]
Suitable modules[edit | edit source]
Intended learning outcomes[edit | edit source]
- Network externalities.
Computerized Version[edit | edit source]
There is a computerized version of this experiment available on the Exeter games site.
You can quickly log in as a subject to try out this group participation experiment, by pretending to be one of the original participants in a real session. You may also find the sample instructions helpful.
Abstract[edit | edit source]
Students play together in a single large group as consumers who must simultaneously decide whether or not to buy a commodity. The price of the commodity is the same for all and is common knowledge. The value of the commodity to each consumer is equal to that consumer's private value multiplied by the proportion of other consumers who decide to buy. Private values are uniformly distributed across a known interval.
This is an example of a positive network externality, where the entry of additional consumers into a market has a beneficial effect on those who already possess the commodity, e.g. the market for fax machines, which are only useful if there are enough other people you can send a fax to.
Discussion of Likely Results[edit | edit source]
One should only buy the good if the expected value is above the price E[n*V]>=p (where n is the proportion of others buying the good). There are multiple equilibria. One equilibrium has no one buying the good. For instance, if no one buys a fax a machine, then you shouldn't buy a fax machine E[0*V]<p.
In the default setup, the price is £2.40 and the private values are uniformly distributed in the interval [£0.00, £10.00]. Here there is another equilibrium with a positive n. Those deciding to buy the good have should have V such that E[n]V>p. In words, they each decide to buy when for private values above a common threshold value V=p/E[n]. What should that value be? The proportion of others who buy is approximately (10-V)/10, so each consumer is indifferent between buying and not buying when V(10-V)/10=2.4, which has solutions for V=4 and V=6. When V=4, this is the success equilibrium where 60% of the consumers buy the good. When V=6, it is in an unstable equilibria, which one can call the "tipping point". If people with values of 5.9 start buying it then, the object would be a hit, that is, it will go to the equilibrium with V=4. This is because the proportion of those buying it is now (10-5.9)/10=0.41 and p/0.41=2.4/0.41=5.85. So those with values above 5.85 will start buying the good. Repeating this calculation (an infinite number of times) one will arrive at V=4.
Further Reading[edit | edit source]
Bergstrom and Miller, Experimental Handbook.
Varian, Hal, Intermediate Microeconomics
Malcolm Gladwell, 'The Tipping Point'
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Public Economics |
Industrial Organization |
Macroeconomics and Finance |
Game Theory |
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MOSCOW, 22 March (BelTA) – The holding company Russian Helicopters will finish delivering the second batch of Mi-8MTV-5 helicopters in April, the company's press service told BelTA.
Andrei Boginsky, Director General of the Russian holding company, was quoted as saying: “Belarus has always been and remains an important strategic partner for us. We are glad we will be able to finish the contract on delivering 12 helicopters for the Belarusian Defense Ministry ahead of schedule. The final lot was initially supposed to be delivered in May 2017, however, the Kazan helicopter factory is ready to send the helicopters on their way in April.”
On 22 March a delegation of the Belarusian Defense Ministry led by Deputy Defense Minister Igor Lotenkov visited the Kazan helicopter factory of the holding company Russian Helicopters. Members of the delegation were made familiar with progress in preparing the second batch of the Mi-8MTV-5 helicopters for shipment. The head of the Belarusian Defense Ministry's acceptance commission presented a report on enabling the conditions for receiving the second batch of the helicopters.
The Belarusian delegation also went on a tour of the machining division of the Kazan helicopter factory where the program to modernize and retool the enterprise had begun. Members of the Belarusian delegation also saw how components and bodies of Mi-8/17, Ansat, and Mi-38 helicopters are assembled. Apart from that, the delegation went to see popular helicopter models in the final assembly shop where Mi-8MTV-1 and Mi-17V-5 were represented. Members of the delegation also saw the small series section where Ansat helicopters are assembled. The delegation demonstrated an interest in these light multipurpose flyers, said the company's press service.
The holding company Russian Helicopters is part of the state corporation Rostec. Russian Helicopters is Russia's only developer and manufacturer of helicopters. Headquartered in Moscow, the company operates five helicopter factories, two engineering offices, enterprises to make and service components, enterprises to offer aircraft repair and maintenance services. A company is dedicated to providing aftersales services in Russia and abroad. Customers of the holding company Russian Helicopters include the Russian Defense Ministry, the Interior Ministry, the Emergencies Ministry, other government agencies, the air carriers Gazprom Avia and UTair, major Russian and foreign companies. | <urn:uuid:11d5f35e-acc9-4372-9076-7c87c038506f> | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | https://eng.belta.by/society/view/belarusian-army-to-get-second-batch-of-russian-helicopters-in-april-99700-2017/ | 2024-04-20T15:37:22Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296817670.11/warc/CC-MAIN-20240420153103-20240420183103-00168.warc.gz | en | 0.956472 | 490 |
While Earth’s freshwater resources are finite, the challenge of effectively and sustainably managing them as we head into a warmer future with a growing human population means keeping tabs on a seemingly endless network of above- and below-ground waterways.
For the United States, two enormous models have been developed that capture hydrological processes — from forecasting floods to predicting groundwater levels — for the entire continent. Now, a project led by Princeton University researchers has undertaken the Herculean task of checking those two models against each other to ensure that scientists and policymakers are working from consistent, accurate data when it comes to managing the nation’s water budget.
Researchers from Princeton, the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR), the University of Arizona (UA), and NASA published the results of the first phase of the Continental Hydrologic Intercomparison Project (CHIP). The team spent a year running supercomputer simulations and analyzing large data sets as they compared the two continental models — known as WRF-Hydro and ParFlow-CLM — to each other and to almost 3,000 streamflow observations, according to a report in the journal Water Resources Research.
The researchers sought to examine the components and processes within each model as well as resolve any biases and discrepancies between them. The project stands as the first model-to-model comparison of this scale and provides an important proof-of-concept for rigorously comparing very large-scale hydrologic models, the researchers reported.
The results of the study not only increase scientists’ knowledge of how to model hydrologic processes, but also of how to improve future forecasts, said first corresponding author Danielle Tijerina, a doctoral student in civil and environmental engineering at Princeton.
“Because all models have inherent biases, one of our main goals was to use model streamflow performance to isolate specific biases, which then gives model developers a platform to begin improving certain aspects of these models,” Tijerina said. “We want to emphasize that this was a huge collaborative effort between different modeling groups, which is essential for the development and improvement of these community models.”
By examining and resolving the discrepancies between each model, the researchers also have helped build scientific and public trust in the transparency and accuracy of hydrologic modeling, said co-corresponding author Reed Maxwell, Princeton professor of civil and environmental engineering and the High Meadows Environmental Institute (HMEI).
This trust is critical as scientists, policymakers and the community work together to conserve and protect the nation’s water resources, he said. Maxwell is co-principal investigator of HydroGEN, a project funded with a $1 million Convergence Accelerator grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) that will use artificial intelligence to simulate the nation’s natural groundwater system in an effort to improve water management and help people better prepare for flooding and drought.
“The scale and depth of this project helps build the community confidence — and provide the insight into watershed modeling — needed to forge broad collaborations that will improve the hydrologic modeling of watersheds across the United States,” said Maxwell, who is director of the Integrated GroundWater Modeling Center based in HMEI.
Maxwell and Tijerina worked with Laura Condon, assistant professor of hydrology and atmospheric sciences at UA and project lead for HydroGEN, as well as with Katelyn Fitzgerald, Aubrey Dugger, Kevin Sampson and David Gochis from NCAR, and Mary Michael O’Neill at NASA.
The paper, “Continental Hydrologic Intercomparison Project, Phase 1: A Large-Scale Hydrologic Model Comparison Over the Continental United States,” was published in the July 2021 edition of Water Resources Research.
This work was supported by the IDEAS project through the Offices of Advanced Scientific Computing Research and Biological and Environmental Sciences in the U.S. Department of Energy Office of Science; an Office of Advanced Cyberinfrastructure Award from the National Science Foundation (CSSI: 1835903); and a Selected Professions Fellowship from the American Association of University Women. | <urn:uuid:0c187709-5a19-4f27-8e76-a654d7d364d9> | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | https://engineering.princeton.edu/news/2021/07/07/comparison-continental-hydrological-models-helps-improve-water-management | 2024-04-20T16:02:51Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296817670.11/warc/CC-MAIN-20240420153103-20240420183103-00168.warc.gz | en | 0.935009 | 847 |
Self-drive tours between Vietnam and China to resume
Quang Ninh has recently approved a pilot programme on the management of personal vehicles from China to the border city of Mong Cai and vice versa through the Mong Cai International Border Gate.
Previously, the tours of this kind were piloted in September 2016. Until 2019, the time before the COVID-19 pandemic broke out, there had been 35 cars carrying 108 Vietnamese tourists to China, and 424 with 1,443 Chinese visitors to Vietnam.
The latest programme is scheduled to last until September 30, 2026. Accordingly, Vietnamese tourists are allowed to drive 600 kilometres into China on the route from Mong Cai, Dongxing, Fangcheng, Liuzhou to Guiline. The cars must undergo sufficient procedures and get documents granted by the Chinese authorities, and follow the lead vehicles from the Chinese side.
Meanwhile, Chinese visitors are able to enter Vietnam's Mong Cai city and Ha Long city, and not allowed to stop at military zones and other restricted areas.
Cars with nine seats or less coming for tourism purposes are eligible to engage in the pilot programme. They must be examined by competent authorities of both sides, get transport licenses, have logo of tour organisers, and follow a predetermined route.
Each group must not exceed 10 automobiles, and is not allowed to stay more than five days for a travel permit. An extension of maximum three days are available in case of broken vehicles and traffic accidents with recognition from relevant authorities.
The border city of Mong Cai is striving to attract around 1.5 tourist arrivals visitors, including over 500,000 foreign ones, by the end of 2023. The city has strengthened the links between ecological tourism sites and promoted maritime and border mountain tourism routes. A range of incentive policies have issued with a view to attracting more investors to local tourism and will organize tourism, cultural, and sports activities to attract more tourists. | <urn:uuid:8d3f04ac-48ce-40c1-b388-0021c34cfc0e> | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | https://english.baoquangninh.vn/self-drive-tours-between-vietnam-and-china-to-resume-3267287.html | 2024-04-20T15:45:44Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296817670.11/warc/CC-MAIN-20240420153103-20240420183103-00168.warc.gz | en | 0.949669 | 392 |
The organization responsible for managing claims on behalf of Jews who suffered torture during the Nazi era, announced that Germany has agreed to provide an additional monetary support of $1.4 billion in total for Holocaust survivors worldwide, extending through the year 2024.
The compensation was a result of negotiations with Germany’s finance ministry and entails $888.9 million to provide housing care and supportive services for weak and the most vulnerable Holocaust survivors.
“Every year these negotiations become more and more critical as this last generation of Holocaust survivors age and their needs increase,” Greg Schneider, the Claims Conference’s executive vice president told the Associated Press.
Increases of $175 million to symbolic payments of the Hardship Fund Supplemental program have also been achieved, impacting more than 128,000 Holocaust survivors globally, as per the New York-based Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany, also referred to as the Claims Conference.
“Being able to ensure direct payments to survivors in addition to the expansions to the social welfare services is essential in making sure every Holocaust survivor is taken care of for as long as it is required, addressing each individual need,” Schneider added.
The Hardship Fund Supplemental payment was originally set to be a one-time payment, negotiated during the COVID-19 lockdowns and eventually resulted in three supplemental payments for eligible Holocaust survivors.
In 2023, Germany again agreed to offer the hardship payment, which was set to expire in December 2023, through 2027.
The amount for each of the additional years was set at approximately $1,370 per person for 2024, $1,425 for 2025, $1,480 for 2026 and $1,534 for 2027, reported the Associated Press.
The survivors getting these payments largely are Russian Jews who weren’t in camps or ghettos, and aren’t eligible for pension programs, the Claims Conference said.
They fled the so-called Einsatzgruppen — Nazi mobile killing units charged with murdering entire Jewish communities as juveniles. More than 1 million Jews lost their lives in these units, which works largely by shooting hundreds and thousands of Jews at a time and burying them in mass pits.
“For those who were able to flee and survive — they are some of the poorest in the survivor community; the loss of time, family, property and life cannot be made whole,” the group said.
“By expanding payments to these survivors, the German government is acknowledging that this suffering is still being felt deeply, both emotionally and financially,” the group said in a statement. “While symbolic, these payments provide financial relief for many aging Jewish Holocaust survivors living around the world,” it added.
At present, the Holocaust survivors are all elderly and many suffer various medical issues because of the lack of proper nutrition in their growing years.
As the number of survivors plummets, the Claims Conference also negotiated continuing funding for Holocaust education, which has been extended for two more years and puffed up every year by $3.3 million. The newly negotiated funding amounts stand at approximately $41.6 million for 2026 and $45 million for 2027. | <urn:uuid:f8cef3dc-b4c4-4994-ae2c-d06b26378acb> | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | https://english.sawtbeirut.com/world/germany-to-extend-1-4-billion-to-holocaust-survivors-across-the-world-in-2024/ | 2024-04-20T17:20:23Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296817670.11/warc/CC-MAIN-20240420153103-20240420183103-00168.warc.gz | en | 0.970903 | 654 |
Ultranationalist Israelis are are trying to hide their activities by creating private online groups where members must prove who they are in order to gain access.
One such group told its prospective members they were trying to block “police, Arabs and journalists” from tracking them.Sky News has been examining active Israeli ultranationalist social media accounts, which are breeding grounds for hate-speech and are being used to organise anti-Arab attacks in Israel.
Some of the groups are now under review or have been removed since they were flagged to Facebook as part of our investigation.
The encrypted messaging app Telegram previously took down some channels, including one with “war group” in its title and another called Death to Arabs.
The current conflict between Israel and Palestinian militants in Gaza has sparked riots and incidents of street-violence between Jewish Israelis and Arab Israelis in towns across the country.
Israel has seen a growth in ultranationalist sentiment among a small proportion of Jewish Israelis in recent years.
Some are now organising themselves on social media, with reports that an attack on an Arab man who was pulled from his car and beaten in the streets of Bat Yam in mid-May had been co-ordinated on Telegram.
One Telegram group, whose members call themselves a civilian army, boasts it grew to around 6,000 users before being shut down. The users have regrouped and their channel currently has more than 400 users.
Users in this group have usernames including Death to Arabs and Every Arab killed is a holiday for us.
Graphic and offensive images and videos are shared widely in the chat.
One member with the Telegram username State of Israel shared an image of a man who had been shot in the head. It has the caption ‘Father of all Arabs’.
The group works to organise and instruct its members. It issues calls to boycott Arab-run stores. One message calls on the users to “burn mosques”, while others ask users to patrol and defend synagogues.
Efforts to organise can also been seen in an unofficial Facebook group and WhatsApp group connected to Otzma Yehudit (meaning Jewish Strength), a far-right Israeli political party. A number of posts written in English call for armed support at key demonstrations in Israel, where it is legal to carry a gun.
“In Lod there is a call for all those who carry a weapon to come asap to Lod to help save Jewish lives. Yes, it’s that bad. I emphasize [sic]: ONLY those with weapons!”, reads one post, with a different user referring to Arab Israelis as “the enemy” in a reply.
Facebook removed the page after Sky News sent the social media company evidence of the messages in the group.
Another group, this one linked to La Familia, the far-right, football supporter group of the Israeli Premier League club Beitar Jerusalem, was taken off Telegram. The group had been called La Familia – Death to the Arabs.
La Familia made headlines once again last week after an Israeli journalist said her crew was physically attacked by the group while reporting on the unrest in Lod.
In Bat Yam, videos emerged that appeared to show La Familia members destroying a shop that was owned by an Arab.
Most of the Facebook groups associated with La Familia cannot be accessed without the admin’s approval.
But on those pages that are public, we saw users in recent days encouraging members to take to the streets to “bring order” on a post that had previously not been commented on since last year.
Scattered across public ultranationalist groups are calls to join closed groups that contain only vetted users.
One post reads: “Friends, we have opened a discreet group without … informers. Any member who is interested in receiving equipment, locations and timings who will join us for the news.”
In another much longer post a four-step set of actions is laid out for those who wish to gain access to a private group.
The admin says: “Only those interested in embarking on activities to restore deterrence and return the State of Israel to us are invited to the verified group.”
The poster explains the steps are necessary after the group was “attacked by countless forces of evil… the Arabs, and the police and the media”.
Prospective users must offer a photo of themselves with proof of the date and time it was taken and a link to their personal social media.
They must also complete a video and written message in Hebrew vowing support for Israel and a willingness to give their life for the cause.
The four pieces of evidence are then to be sent to an admin who will then invite the user to the private chat.
A spokesperson for Facebook, who owns Instagram and WhatsApp, told Sky News: “We don’t tolerate hate or incitement to violence on our platforms.
“We have dedicated teams, which include native Arabic and Hebrew speakers, closely monitoring the situation on the ground, and making sure we’re removing content and accounts that break our rules as quickly as possible.
“We’re reviewing the accounts shared by Sky News and have already removed one Facebook Group for breaking our rules.”
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Canceled holiday parties, booster-shot recommendations and advisories to work from home are the new normal for Wall Street companies reacting to the fast-spreading Omicron COVID-19 variant ripping through New York and other financial centers.
With the fourth wave of the pandemic now in full force, financial firms are once again grappling with when they can realistically get back to business-as-usual, and how to communicate to staff and retain workers amid the uncertainty.
“There is a great deal of squishiness around when the return to office is going to occur. They have had to reverse course so many times to the public, themselves and to staff,” said Neal Mills, chief medical officer for the professional services firm Aon, who advises companies on return-to-work plans.
A number of Wall Street banks and investment firms, including Bank of America, Citigroup and Jefferies Financial Group have reversed their push to get staff back to the office as Omicron has spread across the Northeast.
New York City is being hit hard, with cases rising 60% last week. Breakthrough infections are also rising among the 61% of the country’s fully vaccinated population.
Companies acknowledge that the safeguards they had been relying on to get workers back to the office, such as vaccinations, may not protect staff, Mills said.
Employers are targeting February as the likely return-to-office date, but with the situation changing fast “they are reluctant to do any communications”, he said.
One financial firm executive said their return-to-office target date was largely “arbitrary” but that the company did not want to leave workers in the dark.
“People do a horrible job of communicating,” said Adam Galinsky, a professor at Columbia Business School who advises companies on their back-to-office plans. Companies feel they cannot update staff until they have more information, he said.
The financial industry has been among the most aggressive in getting back to business-as-usual. Among banks, Goldman Sachs JPMorgan and Morgan Stanley led the charge to get workers back to offices after vaccines were rolled out. | <urn:uuid:2cdf00f7-cf5f-4264-a15c-cb3935d388b8> | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | https://english.sawtbeirut.com/world/wall-street-grapples-with-return-to-office-conundrum-as-omicron-explodes/ | 2024-04-20T16:43:27Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296817670.11/warc/CC-MAIN-20240420153103-20240420183103-00168.warc.gz | en | 0.975568 | 446 |
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For Immediate Release
August 25, 2009
Eileen White Read, 202.741.6376
RELEASE: New Campaign Calls on President Obama To "live up to his words" on Sudan
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today a coalition of anti-genocide advocacy organizations announced the launch of a bold new campaign called Sudan Now: Keep the Promise. The campaign will challenge President Barack Obama and top U.S. administration officials to live up to their campaign and political promises by taking strong and immediate action to help end the international crisis in Sudan and bring a lasting peace to the people of that country. Members of the coalition include Humanity United, the Enough Project at the Center for American Progress, Stop Genocide Now, and Investors Against Genocide.
As part of the campaign’s launch, a series of print and online advertisements will appear in national publications beginning today. The advertisements feature statements made by President Obama, Vice President Biden, and Secretary Clinton, which focused on applying "real pressure" to, and ensuring "strong consequences" for, the government of Sudan. In sharp contrast, the U.S. administration’s current approach, according to Sudan Now members, seems to favor incentives and concessions over strong, comprehensive action.
In addition to the ads, the coalition will launch a new Web site, SudanActionNow.com as well as a strong social media presence to complement, amplify and reinvigorate efforts already under way by the advocacy community, which has for years been working to help bring lasting peace to Sudan.
"There has never been a more critical time in Sudan’s history, nor a more acute opportunity for the U.S. to lead a bolder path forward, than right now," said Randy Newcomb, president and CEO of Humanity United, a Silicon Valley-based philanthropic organization and founding member of the coalition. "The advocacy community can help keep pressure on President Obama to ensure that he and his administration officials are pursuing the best possible path to peace-one that is comprehensive in approach, long-term in vantage point, and one that is mindful of the lessons of history and does not repeat the errors of past efforts which have tried to help create peace for the people of Sudan."
With the U.S. administration planning to release its major policy review on Sudan any day, Sudan Now calls on President Obama to:
1) Lead a more effective and urgent peace process for Darfur;
2) Build an international coalition for strict implementation of the North-South peace deal; and
3) Implement a policy that creates real consequences for those in Sudan who continue to attack civilians, block life-saving aid, undermine peace, and obstruct justice.
Sudan Now members believe that the best chance for peace lies in crafting a policy that carefully balances incentives for Sudan’s political leaders with unequivocal consequences for non-compliance. "Sustained pressure backed by meaningful and focused consequences is the only tool that has moved Sudanese President al-Bashir and his National Congress Party during the 20 years of its authoritarian rule in Sudan," said John Prendergast, co-founder of the Enough Project. "This was the approach President Obama advocated as a candidate and this is the course he should return to with a comprehensive policy focused on nationwide peace."
The situation in Sudan is urgent: Nearly 3 million Darfuris living in camps face the threat of rape and aid cut-offs. The country’s president remains wanted by the International Criminal Court for war crimes and crimes against humanity, including murder, torture and attacks against civilian populations. And a return to full-scale North-South civil war looms as the nation prepares for a vote on bifurcation of the country in 2011.
"On numerous occasions, President Obama has spoken eloquently-and firmly-about the urgency of the situation in Sudan and America’s responsibility to help bring lasting peace and stability to the people of that country," added Newcomb. "Such conviction demands strong action."
Sudan Now is a coalition of anti-genocide advocacy organizations committed to bringing meaningful and lasting peace to Sudan and encouraging strong American leadership and action to achieve this goal. For more information, visit SudanActionNow.com.
The Center for American Progress is a nonpartisan research and educational institute dedicated to promoting a strong, just and free America that ensures opportunity for all. We believe that Americans are bound together by a common commitment to these values and we aspire to ensure that our national policies reflect these values. Enough is a project of the Center for American Progress to end genocide and crimes against humanity. Founded in 2007, Enough focuses on crises in Sudan, Chad, eastern Congo, northern Uganda, Somalia, and Zimbabwe. Enough’s strategy papers and briefings provide sharp field analysis and targeted policy recommendations based on a "3P" crisis response strategy: promoting durable peace, providing civilian protection, and punishing perpetrators of atrocities. Enough works with concerned citizens, advocates, and policy makers to prevent, mitigate, and resolve these crises. For more information, contact Eileen White Read, 202.741.6376; [email protected].
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HIGHLIGHTS: Deep Tech: A New Wave of Innovation?
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Deep Tech: A New Wave of Innovation?
Thanks to a recent consulting project, I’ve been digging into the latest trends in technology commercialization. Not surprisingly, there’s a ton of interesting work underway across the US and around the globe. This issue of EntreWorks Insights shares some of what I’ve learned with a focus on the concept of deep tech and how deep tech’s emergence may transform how communities, governments, businesses, and research institutions support technology-based economic development.
What is Deep Tech?
Since we’re embracing technology in this issue of EntreWorks Insights, I opted to tap into artificial intelligence (AI) tools to get us started. According to my Microsoft CoPilot,
Deep tech, also known as deep technology, refers to a category of organizations, often startups, that focus on developing innovations that surpass technological benchmarks and push the boundaries of current technology. These companies tackle substantial scientific or engineering challenges, aiming to provide solutions that have a significant impact on society.
That’s a good introduction as it highlights several key aspects of deep tech. Many sectors, such as AI, biotech, advanced materials, and quantum computing, can be classified as deep tech. They all share a focus on grand challenges that require complex technologies, valuable intellectual property, and the potential for breakthrough innovations.
From the standpoint of economic developers and community leaders, deep tech’s most important features may be that they require different ways of building businesses, supporting ecosystems, and bolstering the research and development process. Many of our current and newer tools to spur entrepreneurship and innovation, such as hackathons and the lean startup model, may not be as effective when we’re seeking to support and nurture deep tech startups.
A new conception of the innovation process is also required. The classic pipeline model, where ideas move in a straight pathway from lab to market, may have less relevance today. Instead, we must recognize that innovation can come from anywhere and that the process of moving from lab to market is more complex than envisioned in the old pipeline metaphor.
Digging Deeper on Deep Tech
Businesses and institutions working in deep tech are seeking to do big things. This is not about a new app or a cool new food concept. Deep tech is about responding to deep challenges, such as climate change, curing cancer, advancing robotics, or building ethical AI systems.
These types of grand challenges exist everywhere, so many different businesses or technologies can be classified as deep tech. Despite great diversity, they share key attributes.
They rely on world-class science and research. PhDs are always involved! They are problem driven as opposed to being primarily technology or market-driven. They seek the “best” solution as opposed to the most profitable solution.They are typically focused on developing physical products as opposed to new services or IT solutions.They operate at the intersection of various technologies and academic disciplines.They benefit from close collaboration between business, academia, and research labs.
Leaders around the world are embracing deep tech. The European Union’s New European Innovation Agenda is focused almost exclusively on supporting deep tech innovation, with plans to invest as much as €70 billion in this portfolio over the next several years. A review of the EU program portfolio gives a good indication of the diversity of deep tech: 51% of funds support health tech (cell and gene therapies, cancer treatment, medical device, and pharmaceutical manufacturing; 28% support digital industry and space (quantum computing, advanced materials, and advanced manufacturing); and 21% support cleantech, which includes ag/food, energy, and environmental technologies.
Because of the complexity of these technologies, firms cannot really be developed via the same pathways we’ve seen used in IT sectors. Firms can’t “fail fast” when they are working in highly regulated industries where failure may lead to lost lives and other calamities. The business development process will be more complicated, take more time, and follow a more focused and deliberate growth trajectory.
Startups in these fields will look different. They can’t be started by a bunch of smart young people pulling all-nighters and living on ramen noodles. They require more investment and more time to have impacts, and must have world-class research and technology expertise. Research from the Boston Consulting Group suggests that deep tech startups typically require an investment of anywhere from $200,000 to $1 million, and two years of operation, to develop a prototype. They also estimate that the time between investment rounds for deep tech ventures may be 25-40% longer than found with more traditional tech ventures. However, when deep tech investments succeed, the benefits can be profound. To date, rates of return for deep tech are similar to other tech investments, but deep tech is beginning to generate significant new venture investing activity. In fact, deep tech investments now account for about 20% of all VC investments, up 10%in the past decade. Deep tech may offer unique potential to do well and do good, by solving societal challenges and generating strong returns as well.
Whether they embrace the term “deep tech” or not, many of the newest Federal technology based economic development programs are investing in these sectors. Examples include the US Economic Development Administration’s Tech Hubs, the National Science Foundation’s Regional Innovation Engines, and industry specific efforts such as the Department of Energy’s Regional Clean Hydrogen Hubs and the Pentagon-backed Microelectronics Commons. Most of these federal investments support regional consortia that engage higher education, business, and economic development organizations who are testing out a host of new strategies and programs. Similar types of initiatives are also underway around the world, in Europe, China, Japan, and in Latin America. In Europe, the Copenhagen-based Deep Tech Alliance connects innovation partners from ten countries.
Because these new efforts support a host of different technologies, there is no single recipe for success. Completely new and revolutionary programs and tools are not always necessary. Many of our traditional technology development tools, such as business accelerators, technology transfer offices, and STEM education, must be part of the deep tech program mix. However, these efforts must recognize that supporting deep tech requires more money, more technical expertise, and more patience.
Supporting deep tech also requires strong and resilient ecosystems with active engagement from universities, corporations, and economic development organizations. The playbook for these ecosystem partners will vary based on focus areas, local assets and gaps, and past history. A typical program might mix include the following roles and functions:
Universities: Technology transfer offices, technology parks, research labs, entrepreneurship training and programs for students and faculty.Businesses: Willingness to collaborate with universities and startups, venture investing, technology partnerships.Economic/Workforce Development: Matching fund programs, incubators/accelerators, STEM training programs, mentoring/coaching, industrial parks, research lab support.
This listing of potential roles likely doesn’t sound much different than what most places do today. Yet a deep tech ecosystem does work differently. We can’t simply place entrepreneurs in a 12-week accelerator course or rely solely on university technology transfer offices to move ideas from lab to market. Instead, deep and sustained collaborations and specialized scientific and engineering expertise must be tapped to help companies identify market opportunities, build prototypes, and successfully go to market.
Many of these emerging models, such as the EDA Tech Hubs, are in the early stage of development. However, some states and localities have been focused on deep tech for a longer period of time. Mass Ventures (formerly known as the Massachusetts Technology Development Corporation) is a prime example. Beginning in 2020, Mass Ventures’ leadership shifted their entire program focus to deep tech, seeking to build on the Commonwealth’s world class research capacities. Under this new model, Mass Ventures has revised and updated its program portfolio, which now includes the following initiatives:
MV Capital: A suite of funding tools, including a deep tech venture fund and Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program matching grants ranging in size from $100,000 to $500,000. (As a point of comparison, most state SBIR matching grant programs provide up to $50,000 for SBIR Phase 1 winners.)MV Accelerate: Supports a Technology Commercialization Acceleration program and MassVX, a mentoring and coaching network that links researchers to business experts and mentors.MV Spinouts: Includes the Massachusetts Technology Transfer Center, supporting academic spinouts from state colleges and universities, and a statewide technology transfer network.
This mix of programs makes sense and is well suited to the unique circumstances of deep tech startups. It provides larger infusions of capital, develops tech talent, and builds strong connections between entrepreneurs, researchers and science/engineering expertise
We are in the early stages of this mini-revolution in how we support innovation and technology-based economic development. We’ll learn more from the experience of various tech hubs and innovation engines now getting started around the US and around the world. As these efforts gain traction, several broad themes seem relevant. First, when it comes to deep tech entrepreneurship, we need to think bigger. We’ll need to embrace grand missions that help address pressing societal problems. Second and relatedly, we’ll need to invest more. You can’t combat climate change with a $50,000 matching grant. Third, we need to build deeper collaborations that engage entrepreneurs, academics, corporations, and a diverse mix of ecosystem partners. Finally, we’ll need to be patient. Developing world class solutions to grand societal challenges takes time, but that’s true of all important and consequential things!
Here are a few reports that I’ve found helpful:
Oihan Basilio Ruiz de Apodaca, Lars Frolund, and Fiona Murray, “What is Deep Tech and What are Deep Tech Ventures,” MIT REAP Program, 2023.
Boston Consulting Group and Hello Tomorrow, Deep Tech: The Next Great Wave of Innovation, 2021.
Jean-Francois Boubier, Anne-Douce Coulin, Constant Morez, Greg Emerson, Kaustubh Wagle, and Antoine Gourevitch, “An Investors Guide to Deep Tech,” Boston Consulting Group, November 2023.
European Union Deep Tech Talent Platform.
X Prize, “What is Deep Tech: The Top 100 Companies Advancing Humanity in 2023.” July 21, 2023.
What’s New at EntreWorks Consulting?
We are enjoying the arrival of Spring and hope to connect with friends and partners in the coming year. We’ve kicked off interesting projects in Indiana and Louisiana in recent months. In addition, Erik Pages of EntreWorks will be attending the Pennsylvania Economic Developers Association meeting in Harrisburg, where he’ll be providing a keynote address (April 16) on “Building Future Ready Economic Development Organizations.” Erik will also be attending the Federal Reserve’s Investing in Rural America Conference in Roanoke VA (May 21), and the Deshpande Symposium on Innovation in College Park MD on June 10th. Hope to see you on the road.
You can find reports and other great resources at our website; we encourage you to check it out. The website also includes access to all past issues of the EntreWorks Insights newsletter and the EntreWorks blog at http://entreworks.net/blog. Recent topics include the linkages between economic resilience and entrepreneurship, the gig economy during the pandemic, and evaluating federal small business programs. In addition, you can still access blog updates at our Facebook and LinkedIn pages. We look forward to connecting in person in 2024.
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As readers of this blog know, we are actively engaged in a number of efforts supporting communities, especially coal-reliant regions, dealing with the impacts of the ongoing energy transition. That’s why I’m very excited by the new Resilient Energy Economies Initiative (REE), led by the Bezos Earth Fund, Columbia University’s Center on Global Energy Policy, and Resources for the Future. The REE seeks to develop “innovative solutions by bolstering the people who understand this issue the best: those whose communities are facing uncertain economic prospects due to a heavy dependence on the coal, oil, and gas industries.”
You can learn more about the REE and its proposed program of work via the project’s kickoff paper which, among other things, sets out an initial research agenda. If you are a researcher or work in energy-reliant communities, you may also be interested in REE’s first applied research grant program which will be open for submissions on May 1, 2024. You can learn more about this opportunity here.
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Non-conventional learning on sustainable development: achieving the SDGs
Environmental Sciences Europe volume 33, Article number: 97 (2021)
Learning has been identified as a critical tool for the achievement of sustainable development. But whereas the literature predominantly focuses on the use of classroom-based teaching methods and approaches, there is a perceived need to shed some light on the potential role which can be played by non-conventional learning. Based on the relevance of addressing this need, this commentary describes the role of non-conventional learning methods in supporting the achievement of the UN Sustainable Development Goals. In particular, it discusses the contribution of non-conventional teaching as a catalyst for a more active participation of learners, and also shows some of the trade-offs.
Introduction: learning and sustainable development
Learning has been identified as a critical tool for the achievement of sustainable development as a whole, and to the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in particular .
Indeed, various United Nations agencies (e.g. UNESCO, UNEP, UNDP) have highlighted that learning should go beyond the primary, secondary and tertiary phase, to ensure that all age groups and cultural groups are able to be educated. This has been incorporated into the UN’s Sustainable Development Goal 4 (SDG4) which focuses on providing equitable education and promoting lifelong learning . But learning is also an important feature in all other SGs, and is closely associated with them. For instance, learning can help to reduce poverty (SDG1), reduce malnutrition (SDG2) and may yield positive health benefits (SD3), to name a few examples.
Learning on a sustainable development context—also known as education for sustainable development—fosters people’s awareness about their connections with their environment and how they influence it. It also opens up the minds of people about the means they can deploy in order to live more sustainably and—if they so wish—take action to meet the SDGs . More specifically, learning about sustainable development may mobilise society by targeting specific learning content and outcomes, and by linking them. It allows people to learn about the need for sustainability and to make informed decisions about how their actions influence the environment, the economy and society, reminding about the need to respect and take into account others. This, in turn assists in fostering a more favourable world for the present and future generations .
The process of learning on sustainable development has shown to significantly contribute to the development of new skills, tools and concepts that are utilised in abolishing unsustainable practices. Furthermore, it aids in building resilience to a variety of social problems. Learning also helps in all aspects of everyday life, offering skills which may help a person to become more confident, become more competitive and even strengthen relationships, as well as fostering the ability to handle conflicts inherent to the relations between persons and their environment.
Sustainability learning is also multi-faceted. It allows knowledge to be transferred about personal experiences, values and opinions which promotes social cohesion and inclusivity . Whereas it is clear that learning plays an important role in the success of sustainable development , it is useful to look at the contribution of specific and non-conventional learning environments.
The usefulness of non-conventional learning on sustainable development
The first one is that it be used as a basis for discussing and exchanging meaningful arguments, with the possibilities of accommodating various types of answers, out of a “yes–no” context.
In addition, non-conventional learning is especially useful in terms of acquisition of insights, and the fostering of a wide range of competences, also being able to flexibly use information and discussions based on empirical studies, without the usual constraints posed by tight teaching schedules.
Moreover, the deployment of informal approaches may help to decentralise teaching, from being teacher-centred to learners focused. Here, the influence of teachers may be as catalysts of learning, using their skills in a way that may meet the needs of the learners in a flexible manner. For instance, by providing advice on appropriate methods, by giving hints on which procedures may need to be followed, or by simply encouraging learners to experiment.
But despite the advantages, there are some trade-offs to be considered. For instance, the role of teachers, which changes from “instructor” to “moderator” may mean that not all learners can easily cope with the task of self-organising their own learning. This might be a problem, especially for young learners, who may not be able to, or feel comfortable with, working independently.
Also, in order to yield the expected results, non-conventional learning cannot be limited to trivial topics on simply reproduce conventional teaching formats, and this requires more planning time. Moreover, in order to provide an insightful overview of how the learners progress, specific evaluation formats are needed. This is also a sensitive issue, since the standard measures of performances do not always take into account the assessment of the extent to which some skills such as creative thinking or problem-solving, were developed.
In any case, it is important to reiterate that the approaches of non-conventional and conventional teaching do not necessarily need to be antagonistic to each other. Indeed, they can be mutually complementary.
Sustainability learning in non-conventional environments
There are various types of non-conventional or non-classroom-based learning environments, and a wide range of means to promote knowledge on matters related to sustainable development outside formal settings. Indeed, the importance of learning in different environments is significant, since it caters for flexible ways to transmit information and discuss contents, also helps in the transfer of knowledge. Among the many types of non-conventional learning environments on a sustainable development context, mention can be made to four of them: lifelong learning, transformative learning, and learning based on traditional knowledge. Due to their importance, they will be described in turn.
Lifelong learning has been described as a developmental tool that can be used as an effective tool to support learning on, through and about the environment , can provide a strong framework for the achievement of the SDGs. It can be used as an accessory for stakeholder engagement, international partnerships, social equity and lastly to alleviate poverty. The process of lifelong learning goes before and well beyond the school phase, which allows people to continually learn and adapt their knowledge accordingly . This is especially important in developing countries, where learners spend far less time at school, than their counterparts in industrialised nations.
This power of transformative learning is also substantial, especially in conditioning the mindsets of humans to promote sustainability in specific sectors as varied as:
social matters and
environmental affairs.
Truly transformative leaning is also able to play a transformative role itself, i.e. to provide insights into knowledge for action that enable actors to be and remain capable of acting in the transformation process.
This is not to say that conventional teaching and learning methods are not transformative. However, traditional learning is often subject based, and the connections between subjects are not always that clear. In order to be truly transformative, learning needs to break the barriers posed by individual disciplines, and take into account the need to offer learners an opportunity to constantly adjust their thinking, and based on new information, change their opinions and perspectives in a truly autonomous way.
Experience-based learning is a didactic method used in school and university teaching. This can be done in group activities or as individual initiatives . Practical and interaction-oriented exercises are designed in such a way that they recall past experiences and enable new experiences. These are then comprehensively reflected upon, and be combined with theory or existing factual knowledge, depending on the needs and learning objectives, and across subjects . Implicit knowledge is thus transformed into explicit knowledge and a space for an integration of emotions and cognitive factual knowledge takes place. The nature of this process means that participants are likely to remember their experiences for long periods of time.
The use of indigenous knowledge-based learning is also an item which deserves attention. Unfortunately, the literature on this modality of learning in a sustainable development context still has many gaps. Indigenous knowledge-based learning is, in many cultures and settings, more effective—and often more beneficial—than learning in a traditional setting. This is because it entails themes and issues which are not only cross-sectoral (e.g. education, health, social behaviour and cultural issues), but also inter-generational. Furthermore, the incorporation of indigenous knowledge into sustainability learning tends to be more cost-effective (since the usual classrooms structures are often not necessary) and provide a more fertile ground for the search for practical solutions to sustainability challenges [8, 12].
As Fig. 1 shows, learning on sustainable development may take many shapes and formats, and non-traditional approaches can play an important role in the process. The figure illustrates how the various modalities of non-conventional teaching approaches are related to the SDGs. One special feature is the flexibility, since learners can focus on one SDG only, or on a combined set of them.
But despite the advantages of non-traditional learning methods and tools, we still observe a fragmented approach towards them. Indeed, their implementation is characterised by various obstacles, from the lack of appropriately funded projects, to obstacles seen with respect to lack of experience and lack of training. These need to be further investigated and duly addressed, so as to allow a wider deployment of non-conventional learning approaches in both, formal and non-formal education contexts.
As this commentary has shown, learning on matters related to sustainable development in non-formal settings is not only multi-faced, but also has the ability to draw attention to social inequalities, while allowing for solutions to be discussed and developed. This is especially so in higher education, a sector which has a greater flexibility than in primary or secondary schools. Therefore, it may make sense to take better advantage of the opportunities they offer.
Combined, the various modalities of learning on sustainable development may specifically help in achieving the SDGs, especially those which target inequalities such as educational inequality (SDG4) and gender inequality (SDG5) . More specifically, non-conventional learning spans across all age groups which helps in meeting a variety of learning needs. The widespread approach narrows the gap of educational and gender inequality and provides fair opportunities to all people.
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When you own rental property, you’re going to make repairs periodically. Here are five repairs to tackle right away.
1. Water damage to the roof
Water will do serious damage to your roof before you even know something is wrong. By the time you or your tenant notice the water dripping, the damage has been done and it will only continue to get progressively worse.
When you have a leak in the roof, the water will seep through and find its way into the ceiling. When left alone, this can rot the plywood sheathing, create a mold problem, and destroy the insulation. Eventually, the drywall will absorb the water and become too heavy, separate from the nails in the frame, and come crashing down.
According to property managers at Crown Luxury, your tenants can sue you if you don’t make repairs in a reasonable amount of time. What’s reasonable is subjective, but it’s safe to say you should handle the issue within a month or less. If you don’t, you risk being sued for failing to provide a habitable dwelling unit.
2. Any and all roof repairs
In addition to water damage, other roof repairs also need to be done immediately. For example, if you have broken masonry in your chimney, loose or missing shingles, cracked vents, or excessive moss and lichen, all of these issues should be handled immediately before further damage is done.
Cracked chimneys are a safety hazard and can let water into the roof. The same goes for cracked vents. If you find yourself with cracked vents often, stop using the cheap plastic ones and get something more high-quality. Your roofing company will likely have better vents available. They cost more, but they’re more durable and last longer.
3. Plumbing issues
If your property has a septic system, it’s crucial to address plumbing issues immediately. If there’s a backup or a busted pipe, it’s going to be unpleasant for your tenant. Addressing plumbing issues immediately helps to eliminate the potential for worse damage down the road.
With a septic system, you normally need to pump it on a routine basis and the frequency will depend on the size of the tank and how many people are living in the house. However, there are septic-safe tablets you can use that eat the waste to cut down on the frequency. Many people use them in emergencies when their tanks overflow, and in just hours, the overflow recedes drastically. They’re also great for regular maintenance on a monthly basis and will keep your septic system free from clogs.
4. Broken windows
Nobody wants to deal with a broken window. Whether it’s a crack or a hole, a broken window will let cold air in along with wind, moisture in the air, and insects. If the hole is large enough, other bugs and animals might come through, like moths, frogs, and snails. A hole in a window can also be an invitation to someone who might decide to break into the house when nobody’s home.
Never leave your tenants with a broken window for a long period of time. Always treat this repair as an emergency, especially in the winter when it’s going to be cold, rainy, and possibly snowing.
5. Electrical problems
If you have any electrical issues in your rental, it’s important to take care of them because they can potentially cause a fire. For example, dead outlets, fried outlets, and outlets that are loose and coming off the wall are essential to fix. Sometimes it’s just a matter of wires that popped out of place from the pressure, but other times you might find that the person who built your electrical system didn’t screw the wires down.
You might also find improperly wired outlets and GFCI outlets that are wired backward, which is a common mistake made by DIYers and can be dangerous. A GFCI outlet wired backward will usually trip the breaker, but in the case of a ground fault, it will only interrupt/open the neutral wire and not the hot, which eliminates protection against electric shock.
Another common electrical problem is a short circuit, which is a fire hazard due to the excessive heat. All electrical issues should be inspected by a licensed professional and then repaired promptly.
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Is Sherwin Williams peppercorn warm or cool?
Peppercorn is a very dark transitional warm gray. Because it’s transition with about a 50-50 balance of warm and cool undertones, it will compliment other colors in a space beautifully. This is another reason why Peppercorn has been one of Sherwin Williams most popular paint colors.
Who makes peppercorn paint?
Peppercorn SW 7674 – Neutral Paint Color – Sherwin-Williams.
Is Peppercorn lighter than Iron Ore?
While Iron Ore and Peppercorn both have a gray undertone to them, as you can see from the photo above, Peppercorn is significantly lighter than Iron Ore. Comparing the light reflective values, Iron Ore has a LRV of 6, and Peppercorn has a LRV of 10.
What is one shade lighter than Iron Ore?
Peppercorn. A shade lighter than Iron Ore, Peppercorn has an LRV of 10! (See my Peppercorn review here). With grey undertones, this color could make for a perfect lighter alternative in your home.
What Benjamin Moore color is closest to Peppercorn?
Sherwin Williams Peppercorn vs Benjamin Moore Kendall Charcoal. Kendall Charcoal by Benjamin Moore is another lovely dark gray color. Compared to Peppercorn, it’s slightly warmer (there’s a tiny hint of brown to it) and slightly lighter (with an LRV of 12.96).
What is one shade lighter than iron ore?
What colors are in peppercorn?
You may be surprised to learn that black, white, and green peppercorns are all the same seed of the same plant. The color variation is from the various stages of development and processing. Peppercorns come from the vine Piper nigrum, which is native to India.
What color is peppercorn cabinets?
Description. Peppercorn on Maple is a medium gray cabinet color with blue undertones offering a broad appeal, especially as an accent color.
What size is a peppercorn?
The fruits, which are sometimes called peppercorns, are drupes about 5 mm (0.2 inch) in diameter. They become yellowish red at maturity and bear a single seed. Their odour is penetrating and aromatic; the taste is hot, biting, and very pungent.
What grays go with Iron Ore?
On the exterior of your house, Iron Ore also looks beautiful paired with Alabaster by Sherwin Williams. Alabaster is a beautiful off-white with warm undertones which nicely compliment the coolness of that majestic charcoal gray.
What colors go with black pepper?
Black Pepper is a dark gray with a dash of blue in it and is a beautiful backdrop in any room. Accent colors that go well with it are deep reds and golds.
What is the difference between black pepper and peppercorn?
Black pepper, ubiquitous in table shakers and takeout packets, actually comes from peppercorn, the dried berry of a flowering vine native to Southeast Asia. The pepper most of us encounter is ground, and flavor and aroma-wise, a pale shadow of the whole peppercorn, freshly ground or cooked whole.
What is a peppercorn finish?
Description. Peppercorn is a medium gray cabinet color with blue undertones offering a broad appeal, especially as an accent color.
What accent colors go with Iron Ore?
If you are thinking of using Iron Ore as a feature wall color and wondering what color to paint the rest of your room to compliment, consider using a neutral white like Sherwin Williams Pure White. On the exterior of your house, Iron Ore also looks beautiful paired with Alabaster by Sherwin Williams.
Is Iron Ore darker than peppercorn?
With an LRV of 6, Iron Ore is almost black. It’s noticeably darker than Peppercorn but still similar enough that we consider it a solid alternative. This true charcoal color has almost no undertones and, like Peppercorn, really pops against crisp white and neutral tones.
What is the best room for a peppercorn color?
The best room you can specify a Peppercorn is the north-facing room. A cool form of light enters these rooms which are more subtle and muted. A darker hue like Peppercorn will tend to show up even better.
What color is the trim on this peppercorn bed and breakfast?
This gorgeous bed and breakfast looks absolutely breathtaking in Peppercorn with white trim. Who wants to join me for a dinner party in this lovely garden? Nothing says lakehouse-like uniquely shaped windows overlooking an incredible view.
How to use peppercorn in the kitchen?
There are multiple ways that this flabbergasting Peppercorn can play in your kitchen – Backsplash, Cabinet finish and Background wall painting. You could even use this around the island table and let the color steal glances from your guests! Desirable Peppercorn used in a bedroom.
Where should peppercorn flooring be placed?
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Environmental Impacts of Shale Gas Extraction in Canada. Ottawa (ON): The Expert Panel on Harnessing Science and Technology to Understand the Environmental Impacts of Shale Gas Extraction April 30, 2014, Council of Canadian Academies
Press Release April 30, 2014
A new expert panel report, Environmental Impacts of Shale Gas Extraction in Canada, concludes that shale gas development must be supported by well-targeted science and management strategies to understand and mitigate potential impacts. The report, released today by the Council of Canadian Academies, addresses environmental and associated health impacts and offers insights regarding public engagement and trust. …
A few key quotes from the report, emphasis and additional references added:
Glossary, Hydraulic Fracturing: Injecting fracturing fluids into the target formation at a force exceeding the parting pressure of the rock thus inducing a network of fractures through which oil or natural gas can flow to the wellbore.
Page 5: These risks do not exist in isolation and can give rise to cumulative effects. The extent to which cumulative effects occur will depend on a variety of interacting factors. These include: the prevailing legal and regulatory environment; the risk-management systems used by gas and hydraulic fracturing companies; national and international energy and climate policies (or lack thereof); the availability of appropriate scientific information to judge proposed mitigation and remediation efforts; the presence and efficacy of scientific monitoring and regulatory enforcement; and the attitudes and responses of the affected communities [and success of threats to intimidate and shame the harmed into silence, bribes, gag orders and sealing the proof of harm and drinking water contamination caused by fracing]. The Panel notes the need for effective scientific baseline studies and long-term monitoring. However, studies and monitoring will be ineffective if they do not take place within a regulatory environment in which data are analyzed and the results used to inform policy, improve regulations, and ensure compliance. Similarly, advocates of shale gas extol the benefits of inexpensive gas, but as for any commodity (including conventional gas) the true cost must reflect the external costs of environmental damage.
Page 37: Horizontal drilling is generally reserved for deep wells, usually more than one kilometre, because it is cheaper to drill a larger number of vertical wells at shallow depths. [Encana frac’d hundreds at Rosebud above the Base of Groundwater Protection, this not covered in CCA’s report, including some illegally directly into the community’s drinking water supply] In addition, shallow horizontal wells pose a greater environmental risk.
Page 71: ….there is no known case of migration of hydraulic fracturing fluids from the deep shale zone to the groundwater level directly through the overburden rock. In text describing Figure 4.3, copied below, last sentence:
[“But there is in fact a documented case, and the E.P.A. report that discussed it suggests there may be more. … The E.P.A.’s 1987 report does not discuss the specific pathway that the fracking fluid or gel took to get to Mr. Parsons’ water well in West Virginia or how those fluids moved from a depth of roughly 4,200 feet, where the natural gas well was fracked, to the water well, which was about 400 feet underground. …
This well was fracked using gas and water, and with far less pressure and water than is commonly used today. … “The evidence is pretty clear that the E.P.A. got it right about this being a clear case of drinking water contamination from fracking,” said Dusty Horwitt, a lawyer…who investigated the Parsons case. …
Mr. Parsons said in a brief interview that he could not comment on the case. Court records indicate that in 1987 he reached a settlement with the drilling company for an undisclosed amount.”
Article excerpts above with emphasis added, from: A Tainted Water Well, and Concern There May Be More by Ian Urbina, August 3, 2011, New York Times
Excerpt below from The New York Times 2011 Drilling Down Documents:
“This is a 1987 report to Congress by the Environmental Protection Agency that deals with waste from the exploration, development and production of oil, natural gas and geothermal energy. It states that hydraulic fracturing, also called fracking, can cause groundwater contamination. It cites as an example a case in which hydraulic fracturing fluids contaminated a water well in West Virginia. The report also describes the difficulties that sealed court settlements created for investigators.”
Cover of the 1987 EPA Report ]
Page 76: Activities associated with shale gas extraction could enhance migration of gas through fractures or faults in two main ways.
First, pathways for gas leakage may develop due to cross connections through parts of the Intermediate Zone to leaky wells.
Second, activation of upward gas leakage along faults may occur as a result of minor earthquakes stimulated by hydraulic fracturing, or by slight distortions of the rock mass that allow these features to slip or open. Seismological research shows that major earthquakes can increase the bulk permeability of bedrock and that this increase can last for up to a few years before the permeability returns to its previous state (Manga et al., 2012). During this time, movement of gas and saline water along fractures and faults is likely. Another potential result of hydraulic fracturing triggered earthquakes could be pulses of deep gas from the fracture networks that invade the FGWZ. These pulses would be related to the fluid pressure response in the fracture networks due to the earthquakes (Fountain & Jacobi, 2000). This topic is of particular interest geophysicists and needs greater attention with respect to shale gas production.
Page 79, 4.3 SUBSURFACE CONTAMINATION PATHWAYS
4.3.1 Vertical Fractures Created by Hydraulic Fracturing
The large volume of liquids used in a single shale gas well during fracturing
(as much as 80,000 cubic metres in some Horn River Basin wells in British
Columbia) means that the volumetric strain on the reservoir is an order of
magnitude greater than in almost any previous conventional oil and gas well
fracture treatments. This raises the concern that any induced fractures could breach the overlying geological strata and interact directly with shallow aquifers via existing faults and fracture zones (Myers, 2012;17 Gassiat et al., 2013).
It is now understood that the volume of the rock mass that is affected by a
fracturing operation can be far larger than the volume of rock reached by the
proppant itself. This effect arises because the volumetric strains in the region
close to the fracturing point cause stresses in the rock mass, and the high
injection pressure reduces the frictional strength along natural joints. These
processes lead to wedging open of more distant fractures and shear displacement
across natural fractures. Because a natural fracture is a rough surface, if it is
displaced by as little as millimetres, it will no longer fit together snugly when
the active fracturing pressure dissipates during the flowback period. This shear
dilation leads to enhanced flow capacity (i.e., transmissivity) of the naturally
fractured reservoir, opening up minute flow paths far from the proppant zone
but still within the shale reservoir (Jackson & Dusseault, 2013).
Industry has maintained that the risk of hydraulic fracturing creating vertical conduits that would communicate with, and therefore contaminate, shallow groundwaters is extremely small for deep wells (i.e., those greater than about 1.0 kilometre). According to Fisher and Warpinski (2011): Under normal circumstances, where hydraulic fractures are conducted at depth, there is no method by which a fracture is going to propagate through the various rock layers and reach the surface. This fact is observed in all of the mapping data and is expected based on the application of basic rock-mechanics principles deduced from mineback, core, lab, and modelling studies.
Generally, the Panel accepts this statement as likely, provided that the qualifier,
great depth, is included. However, the Panel notes that this is a largely empirical belief based on microseismic measurements and geomechanical considerations, rather than on more definitive types of measurement. The literature does not specify the minimal depth at which hydraulic fracturing is too risky to undertake. Nor does it specify what data and analysis are needed to determine if conditions are too risky to proceed.
One unresolved issue is whether the volume changes in the shale gas zone as a
result of injecting large volumes of liquid during hydraulic fracturing operations
might bend or distort the overlying strata so that natural fractures in the rock
open. Such deformation (rather than pressure) could generate new pathways
for upward gas migration. Because the overburden rocks in many of the shale
gas areas are stiff, small amounts of bending could be enough to open natural
fractures even just a little, allowing naturally-buoyant gas to migrate upward. [THIS SOUNDS LIKE THE COLD LAKE SCENARIO]
This issue of strain magnitudes in the rock above the shale gas formation is one
that can be studied quantitatively and subjected to mathematical modelling.
However, verifying the stability of the hydraulic conductivity properties of the
overburden during and after hydraulic fracturing requires sophisticated in situ
strain measurements and long-term monitoring, neither of which has been
done. Wang (2013a, 2013b) conducted geomechanical modelling to assess
changes in stress conditions in response to gas extraction from the Utica shale
region in Quebec that suggest that the caprock may experience an increase in
bulk hydraulic conductivity.
Page 143: Under common law, property owners or renters are entitled to the quiet enjoyment of their lands. A definition of public nuisance that has been accepted by the Supreme Court of Canada (1999) is “any activity which unreasonably interferes with the public’s interest in questions of health, safety, morality, comfort, or convenience.” The development of shale gas can include public nuisances such as increased noise, dust, traffic, odour, and visual impacts. The extent to which these affect people may depend on factors such as current environmental quality and the characteristics of the affected community including socio-economic status and community experience with the oil and gas industry.
Page 145: Soil vibrations from fracturing may also change the colour, turbidity, or odour of well water. …
7.2 ETHICAL ISSUES
Some of the risks to human health, such as the slow migration of some contaminants in groundwater, the increased risk of cancer as a result of exposure to air emissions, or the intergenerational impacts of endocrine disruptors, have long latency periods and may affect future generations more than the current one.
Page 146: The Panel has identified the following gaps in knowledge of the effects of
large-scale shale gas development on human health:
• The mixtures of chemicals associated with shale gas activities are generally unknown and untested, making it difficult to predict and assess risk from direct/indirect exposures.
• Concentrations of additives will change due to reactions with chemicals in
shale-producing formations and dilution with brine. These reactions may
produce new chemicals of potential health concern.
• The pathways of fracturing chemicals in the environment, including the routes through which individuals may be exposed, are unclear.
• Typical exposure duration times and concentration of different contaminants
have not been fully established and specific health impacts are therefore
difficult to predict or identify.
• Calculations of additive risk for specific compounds through different routes
of exposure, or of cumulative risk from several compounds are not available.
• Public health surveillance, leading to epidemiological studies, or rigorous health impact assessments of shale gas extraction activities have not been conducted.
Page 151: Health impact assessments (HIAs) are seldom required as part of the regulatory approval process by any provincial, national, or multinational jurisdiction. Mandatory and comprehensive requirements for submitting HIAs would have to be established provincially. Assessments should evaluate short-term, cumulative, and long-term health and social impacts, and consider mechanisms for enhancing health equity and the unique health and social needs of vulnerable populations.
Page 158: Unlike hydraulic fracturing chemicals, pesticides must be tested to determine their propensity to cause groundwater contamination and must meet specific standards aimed at minimizing this risk before they can be approved for general use (CCA, 2013).
Page 161: ….Tilley and Mueuhlenbachs (2011) used gas-carbon isotope
analyses of drilling mud samples collected at 2- to 20-metre depth intervals
to fingerprint each zone where gas occurs along the length of the hole in
coal-bed methane areas of Alberta. The researchers used these fingerprints
to match those sampled from domestic wells and, in some cases, the matches
established the source depth zone of methane/ethane [Including the Ernst water well, others at Rosebud, the Campbell’s at Ponoka and Zimmerman’s at Wetaskiwin].
Page 187: “Most research projects conducted in Canada are planned for the relatively short term — five to ten years or less. To address some of the most important questions about shale gas, longer-term research will be needed over the anticipated decades-long development periods and over sufficient time scales following well closure.”
Page 215: There are no vulnerability identification and management systems in place to identify those areas in Canada where hydraulic fracturing will be so risky that it should not be undertaken. Although much is known about minimizing the risks related to surface activities, there has been almost no monitoring to assess the risks of gases and fluids contaminating shallow groundwater from below the aquifers as a result of drilling, hydraulic fracturing, inadequate well sealing, and well decommissioning.
Starting at Page 216, 10.1 Summary of the Panel’s Response to the Charge: Environment Canada asked the Panel to address the following question:
What is the state of knowledge of potential environmental impacts from the
exploration, extraction, and development of Canada’s shale gas resources, and
what is the state of knowledge of associated mitigation options?
1. ….there has been no comprehensive investment in research and monitoring of environmental and health impacts for either the implementation of best current practices or in the case of accidental releases that cannot be reduced to zero. Many of the pertinent questions are hard to answer objectively and scientifically, either for lack of data, for lack of publicly available data….
2. Natural gas leakage from wells due to improperly formed, damaged or deteriorated cement seals is a long-recognized yet unresolved problem that continues to challenge engineers. Leaky wells are known in some circumstances to create pathways for contamination of groundwater resources….
3. An undetermined risk to potable groundwater exists from the upward migration of natural gas and saline waters via complex underground pathways. These pathways include well casing leakage from the production or Intermediate Zones due to inadequate seals, natural fractures in the rock, old abandoned wells, and permeable faults. These connected pathways may allow for migration over the long term, with potentially substantial cumulative impact on aquifer water quality. The monitoring, assessment, and mitigation of impacts from upward migration of contaminants are all more difficult than they are for impacts from surface activities. The potential impacts on groundwater are not currently systematically monitored.
4. ….little is known about assimilation capacity or the resilience of fresh groundwater systems to invasions of stray gas. Investigations specific to these impacts have not been conducted although technology exists for such monitoring. A common claim in the literature is that hydraulic fracturing has shown no verified impacts on groundwater. Recent peer-reviewed literature refutes this claim and also indicates that the main concerns are for longer term cumulative impacts….
5. … This flowback is potentially hazardous because it typically contains a portion of the fracturing chemicals, hydrocarbons including benzene and other aromatics, unknown chemicals formed down the well by interactions between chemicals at high temperature and pressure, and constituents leached from the shale such as salt, metals, metalloids, and NORM.
6. Shale gas development alters the land and local hydrology through the construction of roads, pads, ditches, and pipelines. Although we know a good deal about the effects of road construction, ditches, and pipelines in other contexts, there has not been a comprehensive study of the combined effects specific to shale gas, and some impacts are most likely to be long term. …
8. … Shale [same as CBM] gas development can place quality of life and well-being in some communities at risk due to the combination of diverse factors related to the alienation of land, construction of new infrastructure, degradation of water quality, the introduction of nuisances such as truck traffic and noise, loss of rural serenity, and anxiety about unknown impacts. Several of the consequent impacts are expected to be long term. These concerns have led to extensive opposition to shale gas development in several regions of the country, including Quebec and the Atlantic provinces.
10. … Advanced technologies and practices that now exist could minimize many impacts (although some are untested or unverified), but it is not clear that all are economically feasible [or that companies care to use them even if they were] and that there are technological solutions to address all of the relevant risks. The efficacy of current regulations is not yet established because of the lack of adequate monitoring.
The research needed to provide the framework for improved science-based decisions concerning cumulative environmental impacts has only begun in Quebec.
12. … It is evident that more science is needed on which to base regulations, and that such regulations will only be effective if they are informed by timely monitoring and enforced rigorously. Given the current knowledge gaps….
Page 172: The most common issue concerning shale gas impacts on groundwater is natural gas, particularly methane, found in domestic wells. Debate continues over the sources of the methane — is it natural or attributable to shale gas drilling and
the hydraulic fracturing of these wells? …
The essential issue then is how to distinguish existing methane from any methane contributed by shale gas activities. The simplest conceptualization of the problem is that existing methane originates at shallow depth and is biogenic, usually geologically young methane. In contrast, the methane generally attributable to oil and gas industry drilling is much older thermogenic gas, coming from the Intermediate or Deep Zone due to leaky well seals or other short-circuit pathways.
[Industry and regulators have publicly reported that companies have targeted/are targeting biogenic methane in shallow shales and other formations in Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Ontario and Quebec. The Alberta Energy Regulator admits that shales may be frac’d horizontally and vertically above the Base of Groundwater Protection (where the fresh water zones are).]
[Refer also to:
Fracking’s greatest risk is water contamination: leaked report by James Munson, April 30, 2014, ipolitics.ca
A landmark report commissioned by Environment Canada has found water contamination to be the greatest threat posed by the shale gas extraction method known as fracking. The “Expert Panel on Harnessing Science & Technology to Understand the Environmental Impacts of Shale Gas Extraction” report finds publicly-available science on shale gas extraction to be woefully inadequate while pointing to a long list of potential negative environmental effects — of which water contamination is the most worrisome. “Most experts agree that impacts on water raise the greatest environmental concern by shale gas development,” says the report’s executive summary, a copy of which was obtained by iPolitics Wednesday. [The report was publicly posted on the Council’s website on Wednesday, April 30, 2014]
Increased greenhouse gas emissions, seismic activity, socioeconomic disruption and poor scientific monitoring also pose a problem for shale gas extraction, an established industry in British Columbia and Alberta but with potential in eastern provinces, the report says.
Shale gas extraction, which is much more advanced in the United States than in Canada, has been proceeding without an adequate scientific understanding of its impacts, says the report’s conclusion. “Well-targeted science is required to ensure a better understanding of the environmental impacts of shale gas development,” it says. “Authoritative data about potential environmental impacts are neither sufficient nor conclusive.”
The report focuses specifically on shale gas extraction, which has been made possible thanks to advancements in two technologies: horizontal drilling along shale rock formations and multi-stage hydraulic fracturing, also known as fracking.
Shale deposits have been identified around the world, but North America is ground zero for the so-called ‘shale boom’. Adequate regulation of shale gas fracking has been a pressing question for the industry, which has been the target of documentaries and environmentalist campaigns in the U.S. [Globally, not merely in the U.S.] over the past several years.
The anxiety[Communities in Alberta were demanding a moratorium because of the significant damages that had already occurred; the Harper government responded with a literature review, no study, no moratorium.] over shale gas fracking eventually led former environment minister Peter Kent to commission the report in 2012. He asked the Council of Canadian Academies, an arm’s-length scientific body Ottawa occasionally turns to for advice, to provide an overview of the known scientific research on fracking.
The council encountered a scientific field riddled with unknowns. “While tens of thousands of shale gas wells have been drilled across North America over the last two decades, mostly in the United States, there has been no comprehensive investment in the research and monitoring of environmental impacts,” the report says. A lot of information isn’t known, and a lot that is isn’t public, says the report. “As a result, many pertinent questions are hard to answer objectively and scientifically.”
Despite the knowledge gaps, the consensus among the panelists is that water contamination is the greatest threat. The report says a gas leak into groundwater poses the highest risk, which could happen if the gas travelled around the well or if it leaked through an improperly installed casing. “The potential impacts of leaking wells are not being systemically monitored, and predictions (on the impacts of leakages) remain unreliable,” the report says.
There’s a second potential route for contamination, the report says. Fracking takes place inside rock about 1,000 meters below the surface and involves the breaking up of shale to release pockets of natural gas. [Fracing has occurred thousands of times in Alberta above the Base of Groundwater Protection, and continues to occur there.] The region where fracking occurs is much deeper than the groundwater level [Fracing has often occurred and is occurring where fresh water zones are in Alberta], but if there are pathways in the shale rock there’s a risk that natural gas — along with the fluids and chemicals used in fracking — could leak into groundwater, says the report.
“The migration of gases and saline fluids through these pathways over the long term could result in potentially substantial cumulative impacts on water quality,” it says. But, “There is no known case of hydraulic fracturing fluid migration from deep shale gas zones to groundwater level directly through the rock.”
The climate change impacts of fracking could be positive if fracking leads to natural gas displacing more carbon-intensive fuels like coal, the report says. But if the shale boom takes investment away from renewable power, it could make things worse, it says.
Potential seismic effects are minimal, but a greater threat comes from the storage of wastewater in emptied-out gas pockets, it says. The council says seismic monitoring can reduce impacts.
Shale gas can have a dramatic effect on communities, increasing income inequality and pollution, the report says. A general lack of social acceptance and trust is also undermining the public’s understanding of shale gas, it says. [Why insult harmed families and communities, and those smart enough to know unacceptable risks in their backyards when they see them?] “Psychosocial impacts have also been reported,” it says. “Lack of transparency and conflicting messages can lead to the perception that industry or authorities are not forthcoming, which can augment concern about individual quality of life and contribute to feelings of anxiety about the future.”
The provinces, which have varying degrees of regulation when it comes to fracking, are ultimately responsible for making sure the industry operates responsibly, the report says. There will be governance challenges, however, given the disparate impacts of the industry on those near the operations and those who benefit, it says.
B.C. is nurturing the exploration of its shale gas with the aim of becoming a hub for the export of liquified natural gas. Quebec and Nova Scotia currently have moratoriums on fracking while New Brunswick is updating regulations for the divisive shale gas operations happening there. The federal government — which has some jurisdiction over the shale gas boom through its regulation of toxic chemicals, emissions and fish habitat — has been sponsoring research programs on fracking’s impact while waiting for the Council of Canadian Academies report. [Emphasis added]
Fracking data about environmental impacts insufficient, report finds by Margo McDiarmid, April 30, 2014, CBC News
A new report commissioned by Environment Canada says there’s little information about the effects of shale gas development on the environment. The report by a panel of 14 international experts concludes that “data about potential environmental impacts are neither sufficient nor conclusive.”
In an interview with CBC News, Rick Chalaturnyk, one of the authors of the report and an engineering professor at the University of Alberta, said “additional information needs to be collected to better understand and manage those impacts.” [Why do none of the many experts outline in the report or media interviews any fixes for the people and communities harmed by the many impacts?]
Energy companies inject chemicals and sand deep underground [and extremely shallow, as per industry/regulator data and publications. The expert panel ignored this important fact.] to fracture the rock and free up natural gas. That gas can leak into underground drinking water, and the report says it’s not being properly monitored. It says the government and industry have to do a better job of tracking the effects. [Again, no fixes mentioned. Is it because there are none that companies are willing to pay for in their “Good Neighbour” or “Courtesy Matters” programs?]
“For large-scale shale gas development now, I don’t think you want to be in a position anymore of just saying, ‘trust me, we know what we’re doing.’ We’re past that,” Chalaturnyk said. [Emphasis added]
[Refer also to:
April 29, 2014: Council of Canadian Academies Literature Review retained in 2012 by Ex-Minister of Environment Peter Kent to be released May 1, 2014, after repeat delays; Fixes for Canadians Harmed by Fracing Not Expected
October 5, 2012: Hydraulic Fracturing and Water Resources A California Perspective The most memorable moment was when Dr. John Cherry, the renowned hydrogeologist from the University of Guelph, characterized the activities in the U.S. as a grand experiment with no proper scientific research on the effects of hydrofracturing on the environment. He challenged the funding mechanisms for such research in the U.S. because of the ties between universities and industry (or other parties), and indicated that the U.S. would be better off with a funding system similar to that in Canada, where the funding is not similarly tied and thus scientific research can proceed relatively unencumbered. [Emphasis added] | <urn:uuid:65ecf15a-3833-4019-9189-dc0cd71f892d> | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | https://ernstversusencana.ca/council-of-canadian-academies-expert-frac-report-provides-more-questions-than-answers-science-to-be-determined-after-the-fracs/ | 2024-04-20T17:12:37Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296817670.11/warc/CC-MAIN-20240420153103-20240420183103-00168.warc.gz | en | 0.942468 | 5,719 |
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After carrying out the self-analysis using the provided list of competencies in the appendices, it appears that I have some strength in some areas. However, there are areas that require improvement. The results show that in the area of contracting I make roles clear from the beginning bur often fail to price the services before the consultation. Similarly, I make it clear about what i can do for an organization but little effort is made to know the people with whom I work. Similar results were observed in the area of data utilization whereby some strength became evident as did the weaknesses. The same could be said of the intervention implementation, client maintenance relations, group process management, and interpersonal skills.
In light the outcomes above, it is essential to develop an action plan that will help in overcoming the weaknesses while cementing my strong areas. In the following plan, i list and expound on my skills, beliefs, attitudes, and behaviours toward the main seven parameters. Also, the plan describes the barriers and challenges that might affect my role as a consultant after which a detailed plan to reinforce my strengths is presented.
On contraction, my attitude is that it is not exhaustive enough to empower a consultant. I am however, skilled in it since i always ensure clarity on the roles I am to undertake and my input to the organization.
For this parameter, I perceive it to be important to data utilization. My attitude is that it can help a consultant gain a lot of information about the client. I also think that its recommendation of breaking problems down is enriching to a consultant. I am, however, yet to perfect the ability to interpret data quickly and effectively.
On this part, I am skilled in it for I present information sequentially and adjust the pace of presentations to ensure it fits the audience. I believe that the criterion used in the intervention implementation is critical in becoming an effective consultant. Behaviourally, i tend to undertake some activities precisely as listed in this parameter.
In the area of interpersonal skills, it is my firm belief that a consultant cannot achieve meaningful success if they are lacking in this area. Having discovered it earlier, i have since cultivated some of its requirements including listening attentively to clients and working with others. Additionally, i listen keenly to comprehend the client’s perspective.
Group process management
There is an interesting trend on this parameter with regard to my skills, attitudes, and behaviours. I am patient to let groups find own answers to issues, and not very tolerant to members who are overly critical. However, I listen to issues, I maintain relevance, and acknowledge the group concerns and strive to address them. Often, I think the parameter is time-consuming, epically when it comes to being patient until a group finds a solution.
Maintenance of client relations
Out of the other parameters, the maintenance of client relations happens to be one of my major areas. I ensure my interests outweigh those of the clients. Further, i confront organizations to address the main issues. Then, I maintain close contact with the management. However, my shortcoming is in calling client constantly.
Barriers and challenges
Some of the barriers to my readiness for role of a consultant include the lack of mentorship and exposure. As it is the case in other fields, mentorship is important to ensure one becomes competent in their career. However, there are not many firms that are keen on embracing upcoming consultants. Some of the challenges include the financial implications that might occur when one is being trained. Additionally, the few consulting firms willing to offer mentorship programs are apprehensive of the qualifications of the interns (Scott, 2011; F. Fisher & P. Fisher, 2005). As a result, it becomes hard for students get consulting firms willing to help them gain the relevant experiences.
Plan to reinforce and maximize strengths and overcome weaknesses
One weakness that became apparent during the self-analysis is that I often fail to price the services before the consultation. I intend to overcome this weakness by always pricing the services before engaging in any consultation engagement. Additionally, I will ensure that I patiently listen to clients and strive to understand their perspective. In reinforcing my strengths, I will keep allow people to give a different perspective of a problem to help in understanding it better. Also, I will avoid calling clients to discuss minor issues; instead I will strive t solve them without being bothersome to the client.
Impact of plan on role of a consultant
The above plan will inevitably impact my role of a consultant positively in various ways. For instance, clients will have faith in me when they realize that I do not keep on calling to consult minor issues. Additionally, I will communicate and interact well with clients and employees for remaining patient with them. Lastly, the plan will help me to avoid misunderstanding on the issue of fees since I will price the services prior to consultation.
- Fisher, F. & Fisher, P. (2005). Successful consulting. New York: iUniverse, Inc.
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Nightlife in Austin is already different, but Fashion is also something that needs to be addressed. I recently watched the Studio 54 documentary on Netflix and also have been watching American Soul on BET. Watching both has sparked a question that I have always wanted to know. I never asked just because I did not want to come off judgemental or offensive. In both, when it came to going out and nightlife, people dressed up. N
So I ask, why don’t people get dressed when going out to a nightclub? How should you dress for a nightclub you may ask? I was going to at first be general and say why don’t all people. However, in other cities, they do still get dressed when going out. I understand that Austin is more laid back and liberal which I like. On the other hand, I think you can still not look so “beige” when going out.
Back in the day, it used to be an event in itself to dress up when going out. For some, that may still be the case. Since moving to Austin however, I just don’t see it often. It’s rare when I do and I would think the gays would have a little more flavor. It doesn’t appear that fashion is as important here for gays like in other cities. I understand being comfortable or maybe not caring. Even so, I personally look at men and women who look like they put effort into their looks. It’s attractive to me and shows that they care about their appearance which MATTERS.
Being single (or even if you not single), when I go out, I like to look nice for myself and in hopes of drawing attention to a man who I can marry, lol. Even if I was in a relationship, I still would get cute when going out. It’s part of the night for me. Austin is slowly if not already becoming a metropolitan city and I do not think the fashion matches that. I have heard some people say who are transplants that they do not wear the clothes they used to wear in their previous city because it does not match Austin, WTF!!! Why blend in when you can stand out!
All I’m saying is Austinites, it’s ok to put a little flavor into your nightlife looks. It makes you feel good and can be the difference between an average night and a bomb turn up. Being sexy is fun to me and when I look that way or at least try, it adds a little to my night. I understand some may not know exactly what to wear as well and that’s where people like me come in. I am here to help and I sharing some ideas on this page for men and women just to get a general idea. Even if you do not get done up in Austin if you travel and party, you may not be able to get into clubs looking beige. Now when you ask how should I dress for a nightclub, you have this post to reference for ideas!
So next time you go out, try to add some sprinkle to your nightlife look and see how you feel, I am sure you will like it and turn heads while doing so.
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You’re Dropping For The Buddy – Here Is What Accomplish Next
Thus I have actually a suspicion about that page you have. I’m guessing that what you would like me to state is “yes.” That you need to positively throw your self only at that lady, that amount of the relationship is not any obstacle, that the desire within good, manly heart will overcome all. Really, in the event that’s what you want, I’m going to save a while right now.
Which is not my estimation. Really don’t believe that it is fundamentally smart to pursue your pal romantically. Actually, i do believe you will be risking a whole lot, and chances of incentive aren’t precisely exceptional. My personal advice, if you don’t’re zealously, unshakably interested in this pal of yours, is that you sign up for many online dating services, get a number of brand new costumes, and play the field for quite. There are a lot cool folks available to you.
This is not to say this’s difficult for pals to become enthusiasts. It occurs. And often a friendship can supply outstanding foundation for a really strong accessory. But that is positively the exclusion rather than the guideline. And I may do is reveal the reason why that will be, and that means you have actually a far better possibility of determining whether your situation might become one particular lovely outliers for which you end cheerfully in twoo wuv.
Why don’t we start with using a step back. So, usually, the metal law of male/female relationship, presuming that each party included have an interest in the alternative gender, is the fact that these types of friendships shape because there’s a lot of common affection, but no intimate interest to power it. A normal circumstance goes like this: You flirt with a cute lady at a party, in addition to discussion is actually amusing and maybe actually serious, but after you go out more, in a situation in which there’s no liquor about, as it happens that there is absolutely no granny sex datingual biochemistry. About 90% of that time period, which is how it goes.
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And, regrettably, attraction levels usually are repaired. That is to say, when someone failed to want to make around along with you in a number of previous period of your life, it’s likely that they don’t really want to slobber around you now. You’ll probably get a hold of this to be true should you decide reflect on your own knowledge. Embark on Facebook and appearance up someone who shown unreturned interest in you, say, four in years past. Have you been interested in the woman now? Possibly marginally â maybe she has an improved fashion good sense today; maybe an even more remarkable profession. However your fundamental attitude most likely has not drastically converted, correct?
Needless to say, you can find rare conditions right here. Occasionally, folks can move up several rungs regarding attractiveness ladder. Maybe you carry out a Chris Pratt and drastically improve your build. Or you do a Mark Zuckerberg and go from becoming a random nerd to an effective wealthy person. But the majority of times, xxx people are roughly as attractive today as they’ll previously end up being. Personality, that’s these types of a massive element in interest, has a tendency to not change considerably. Shy folks stay shy. Outgoing men and women remain outgoing. Tortured musicians, power-hungry maniacs, recreations bros â they tend to not come to be dramatically different people.
But perchance you’re nonetheless reading, as you’re one of them exceptions, and you also’ve noticed that the longtime friend’s gaze is actually lingering you in a manner it failed to regularly, plus hugs tend to be quickly a lot more continuous and stronger than they was once, and, instantly, you’re both making many excuses to pay time by yourself collectively. Great! Happy for your needs. But you nevertheless can be facing an uphill battle here. The reason why? fine, inquiring your pal call at an acceptable manner is actually really hard.
Evaluate the problem you are in to a very routine enchanting situation â like, say, a primary time. Individuals regard very first dates as scary, yet, they’re not so very hard, because there’s a great deal of standard personal frameworks around them. Everyone knows what’s going to occur. You check each other away, determine whether absolutely some type of spark, and, crucially, you know that you are probably going to kiss towards the end, if circumstances go well. Thus, when you are on her face after the night, from the extremely worst, you’ll get met with a cheek.
That’s not the outcome with you. You simply can’t just arbitrarily decide to make out with your buddy, or go in for a hug at an arbitrary second, because, even in a moment that seems pregnant with plenty of romantic stress, that’s not what is actually throughout the program. If you, as well as your pal isn’t wanting it, and it is unwelcome, this may even represent sexual harassment. Perhaps not because that’s your intention, but because you might have read the indicators incorrect â we’ve all been there â in which case you’re only starting unwelcome actual contact. Not-good.
This means that the greatest you can do is have a hideously uncomfortable discussion. Terrible, i am aware. You’ve got to remain your feminine buddy down and state, “hey, i am aware that is a tiny bit strange, and possibly of nowhere, but⦠as the days slip by, there is myself experiencing a lot more interested in you in a manner that’s perhaps not purely platonic, and I also was actually thinking whether you think similar after all.” (Or nevertheless would state the same thing.) Where point, she both expresses joyful shock, or cautious attraction, or apologetic repulsion. And either the friendship gets taken fully to another level, or it will get slain down, or it in some way survives the awkwardness.
This is just what you have to consider â that you may very well be denied. That it’s, actually, quite possible that the poetic advances would be entirely unappreciated. Assuming this is basically the instance, it’s absolutely vital you end up being a gentleman about this. Do not whine and grumble and try to change her mind by pleading your own situation. Recall: Your intense feelings towards someone do not change the proven fact that they don’t owe you anything. You must honor this is actually her choice to make, and that you’re putting this lady in a fairly intense circumstance by baring all of that volcanic emotion that you are carrying around.
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Shares of industrial and transportation companies experienced a slight increase recently, reflecting growing optimism about the economic outlook. One brokerage firm pointed out that small-cap stocks, which are considered highly cyclical, currently reflect a potential recession in the industrial economy. However, analysts at Bank of America Securities believe that these stocks are undervalued and expect to see a positive shift going forward. They mention a few leading indicators, such as Korean exports and rail carloads, which suggest a bottoming out of the market and an imminent improvement.
In other news, renowned French tire manufacturer Michelin has announced plans to repurchase its shares after reporting mostly flat earnings of approximately $2.14 billion for the year 2023. This move demonstrates the company’s confidence in its future growth prospects.
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For simplicity, let's imagine that I want to create a cryptocurrency on top of ethereum.
The contract that "handles" this cryptocurrency will have a mapping that will associate addresses to balances.
Now, let's imagine that this turns out as a very popular currency, used by millions of people around the world, making billions of transactions per year.
As more and more people starts "registering" to use this coin, the storage use of the contract grows indefinetly.
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More than 100 years after students started the Harvard Legal Aid Bureau, there are now 40 clinics and Student Practice Organizations at HLS, focused on everything from cyberlaw to veterans’ rights.
Thirteen Harvard Law School students were selected as the 2016 Cravath International Fellows. The fellows traveled to 12 countries for winter term clinical placements or independent research with an international, transnational, or comparative law focus. Below, four of those students are highlighted.
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Days out and adventures with your foster children are a big part of being a foster carer. It is your job to enrich their lives and bring new experiences, so wherever that takes you, it’s important to be prepared. A day out with a foster child is much like accompanying a birth child, but there are a few different things to keep in mind. Here’s what you need to know.
Using Your Allowances
Every carer receives a fostering allowance, and this can absolutely be used for big trips and excursions! This will all be explained to you during training sessions before you start a placement, but this remuneration is there to support and enhance yours and the foster child’s lives. It all comes down to making sure you have budgeted for essential expenses first like clothes and food and seeing what’s left over for enrichment purposes.
There Will be Anxiety
Anxiety about new places is expected with any child, but especially with foster children. Because they have been through something traumatic (being removed from their home), they will naturally be more hypervigilant, which can sometimes manifest as anxiety. At times, anxiety plus excitement equals meltdown. However, you will have the skills to handle this and prepare your foster child for the day ahead, alongside being able to help them with any of the big emotions that may come up.
One strong way to combat anxiety head on is to ensure there is a plan for everything. Every minute of the day can be accounted for if you make it happen, but you don’t need to take it that far. This plan should include where you’re going to eat, knowing if there are toilet facilities close by, what activities are going to happen, and what will be expected of you and the child. Make sure basic tasks like ticket purchasing are done before you get there. The key here is to do as much as possible before you get there so that when you arrive, all you have to do is concentrate on being a foster carer and having fun.
Once you have this plan set in stone, it is time to communicate with your foster child. This will not only help with their anxiety, but it will also minimise any anxious feelings that you may be having. A good tip is to write everything down in an easy-to-read piece of paper for the foster child to hold on to. This will give them a point of reference, stop them from feeling like they have to ask ‘what are we doing next’ every ten minutes, and create a point of safety for them too. Put your phone number and name on top of the paper too for an extra safety tip!
Decide on a Meeting Point
While it doesn’t happen too often, taking a child on a day out can sometimes lead to them becoming lost. That is why you need a meeting point that you both agree in advance in case you become separated.
Days out with your foster child are highly rewarding, and they can be enjoyed by everyone if you take time to plan.
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Intraocular drainage surgery in angle closure remains experimental and investigators are collecting data regarding its efficacy as well as adverse effects.
Intraocular drainage surgery (IDS) may be relevant for patients with angle closure because the conventional outflow pathway can be blocked physically, first by the iris and then by secondary damage caused by the iris, inflammation and ischaemia in the trabecular meshwork (TM).
When considering the surgical approaches in these patients, removing the physical obstruction and enhancing the TM outflow by reducing the resistance with surgery to the TM may be the best options before considering enhancing or creating a nonconventional path of outflow, according to Dr Paul Healey. Dr Healey is clinical associate professor, based at the Centre for Vision Research, Westmead Institute for Medical Research; the Save Sight Institute, University of Sydney; and Westmead Hospital Eye Clinic and Sydney Eye Hospital, Sydney, Australia.
TM surgical options
In theory, TM or Schlemm’s canal surgery for angle closure involves the same methods as established surgeries performed in open angles – remove, cut or dilate the TM or Schlemm’s canal.
Surgeons have several device options from which to choose, such as the Trabectome (NeoMedix), Kahook Dual Blade (New World Medical), Omni Glaucoma Treatment System (Sight Sciences) and iTrack (Nova Eye Medical) devices.
Trabecular microbypass stents include the Hydrus (Ivantis) or the iStent or iStent Inject (Glaukos Corporation). Dr Healey said any angle surgery is difficult in patients with angle closure because of the proximity of the iris to the TM.
“We know that the iris can cause further obstruction of the TM that can be hydrostatic or inflammatory. Therefore, in angle procedures that are inflammatory, we should consider what the risk of synechial closure in response to that inflammation might be,” Dr Healey said. If opting to use a stent in the TM to establish drainage in angle closure patients, surgeons must ensure that the stent outlets clear the iris, not just intraoperatively but also postoperatively, he emphasised.
There are few published evaluations of internal drainage surgeries in angle closure. So far, the only available data were obtained from iStent implantations combined with cataract surgeries, he said. To further complicate the issues associated with intraocular drainage surgeries in angle closure, no minimally invasive glaucoma surgery (MIGS) procedures or devices have been approved for this use. “The data we are discussing are purely experimental,” Dr Healey said.
Dr Healey recounted a study by Chansangpetch et al that evaluated the efficacy of cataract surgery with trabecular microbypass stent implantation in patients with angle-closure glaucoma.1 These patients had either open-angle glaucoma or angle-closure glaucoma treated with iridotomy but the IOP remained elevated. The patients underwent either cataract extraction alone or accompanied by iStent implantation.
The highest success rate was achieved in patients with angle closure who underwent phacoemulsification and iStent implantation; patients with angle closure treated with cataract extraction also did well. The patients in both angle closure groups saw a substantial decrease in the number of required medications postoperatively.
Another study reported a case series of iStent implantations and phacoemulsification in primary angle-closure glaucoma.2 The authors reported good decreases in IOP resulting from the combined procedure, but they also found that 27% of eyes had occlusion of the iStent by iris.
However, Dr Healey said the IOP was increased in only 2.7% of eyes. “While this may suggest some residual stent function, probably removal of the lens was the primary mechanism of preventing postoperative IOP increases in angle closure,” he said.
The risk factor for occlusion of the stent in this study was a deeper anterior chamber. “This actually makes sense because a patient with angle closure with a deeper central anterior chamber is more likely to have a nonpupil block/nonlens vault aetiology and therefore less likely to have an angle that is more open after lens removal,” he said.
Dr Healey handles these cases by first opening the closed angle, but he said iridotomy alone is usually inadequate. Lens extraction and sometimes goniosynechialysis are necessary to obtain close proximity to the TM.
He emphasised the importance of performing a procedure that is as minimally inflammatory as possible. “Think carefully about this when choosing the procedure,” he said. Finally, surgeons also must control the iris and the IOP during the postoperative period.
The current place for IDS
IDS in angle closure remains experimental. Investigators are collecting data regarding its efficacy as well as adverse effects.
Dr Healey said early case series often consist of two groups: those thought to have a higher probability of anatomic and physiologic success, and those for whom the choice of this procedure offered a lower risk of an adverse reaction compared with alternatives. “Evaluating outcomes from these and other studies will inform us of the value of these technologies in the management of angle closure and whether this is a procedure that is worth doing in the future,” Dr Healey explained.
Paul Healey, PhD, MMED, MBBS(HONS), Franzco
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Let’s say we lived in the kind of world in which the government could eliminate some well-recognized social problem, say violent crime, by simply passing a law. Although you may like that particular outcome, the question is, would you want to live in such a world?
While some might say “no” if it means giving up a cherished human right, what I have in mind is not to ponder a trade-off between rights and outcomes. Instead, I’m thinking about a deeper question. That is, before we can begin to sensibly discuss any trade-off between rights and outcomes, we need some assurance that such a trade-off is even possible. As my esteemed colleague Steve Horwitz has put it: Every ought implies an is. | <urn:uuid:3f56526e-ea8c-4ff0-97d1-7e9cc04c93d6> | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | https://everything-voluntary.com/economics-not-engineering | 2024-04-20T17:22:39Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296817670.11/warc/CC-MAIN-20240420153103-20240420183103-00168.warc.gz | en | 0.964691 | 173 |
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The new report by Expert Market Research titled, ‘Global Asphalt Additives Market Report and Forecast 2022-2027’, gives an in-depth analysis of the global asphalt additives market, assessing the market based on its segments like types, applications, and major regions. The report tracks the latest trends in the industry and studies their impact on the overall market. It also assesses the market dynamics, covering the key demand and price indicators, along with analysing the market based on the SWOT and Porter’s Five Forces models.
The global asphalt additives market is being driven by the rising application of the product in the building and construction industry owing to the rapid infrastructure development, increasing investments by the government towards maintaining the roads, and rapid urbanisation in the emerging economies. In addition to this, the increasing investments towards the development of domestic and international airports owing to the increasing number of travellers are likely to propel the demand for asphalt additives in the forecast period. Geographically, the Asia Pacific region accounts for a significant share in the market owing to the rising demand for the product from the residential construction sector.
Industry Definition and Major Segments
Asphalt additives refer to the substances or chemicals which are added to asphalt, in order to boost the overall performance of the material. Reduction in stripping, raveling, cracking, permanent deformation, and increased thickness of pavement, are some of the major advantages of asphalt additives. The significant end-user industries of asphalt additives include building and construction.
On the basis of type, the market has been segmented into:
Polymerised Asphalt Cement
Multigrade Asphalt Cement
The major applications of the product include:
The regional markets for asphalt additives include:
Middle East and Africa
The full paced construction of airports, expressways, footpaths, roads, apartments, and public administration buildings, owing to the rising investments in the urban development projects in the emerging economies are anticipated to be the key trends in the market. In addition, the emergence of multi housing projects across various continents is anticipated to propel the demand for asphalt additives in the forecast period. The rapid development of hotels, restaurants, pubs, and manufacturing facilities is likely to aid the market in the forecast period.
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The major players in the market are Cargill, Inc., Evonik Industries AG, Honeywell International Inc., The Dow Chemical Company, and Arkema S.A., among others. The report covers the market shares, capacities, plant turnarounds, expansions, investments and mergers and acquisitions, among other latest developments of these market players.
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An association has been found between receipt of harsh parenting in childhood and adult health problems. However, this research has been principally retrospective, has treated children as passive recipients of parental behavior, and has overlooked individual differences in youth responsivity to harsh parenting. In a 10-year multiple-wave prospective study of African American families, we addressed these issues by focusing on the influence of polymorphisms in the oxytocin receptor gene (OXTR), variants of which appear to buffer or amplify responses to environmental stress. The participants were 303 youths, with a mean age of 11.2 at the first assessment, and their parents, all of whom were genotyped for variations in the rs53576 (A/G) polymorphism. Teachers rated preadolescent (ages 11 to 13) emotionally intense and distractible temperaments, and adolescents (ages 15 and 16) reported receipt of harsh parenting. Allostatic load was assessed during young adulthood (ages 20 and 21). Difficult preadolescent temperament forecast elevated receipt of harsh parenting in adolescence, and adolescents who experienced harsh parenting evinced high allostatic load during young adulthood. However, these associations emerged only among children and parents who carried A alleles of the OXTR genotype. The results suggest the oxytocin system operates along with temperament and parenting to forecast young adults' allostatic load.
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- Developmental and Educational Psychology
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Introduction: Since the original experiments on exfoliated graphene a decade ago, extensive research has been performed on how to exploit graphene's unique properties, such as the low density of states, high mobility, tunable optical absorption and long spin lifetimes. However, in order to utilize graphene for practical applications, the interface between graphene and the surrounding materials must be understood and improved. We have previously shown that by using temperature- and frequency-dependent capacitance-voltage (C-V) measurements, the nature of the traps near the interface between graphene and HfO2 can be probed [1-2]. In this work, we describe the electrical properties of all-CVD graphene field-effect transistors (gFETs) using hexagonal boron nitride (h-BN) as a gate dielectric and compare their performance with HfO2-dielectric gFETs. Prior work on using h-BN as a dielectric for gFETs has shown that the mobility of graphene on h-BN is 3-10 times higher than graphene on SiO2 -. In this work, we utilized a locally back-gated structure, which is useful to provide a one-to-one comparison between gFETs with different dielectrics. We show that h-BN gFETs have reduced hysteresis, and more positive Dirac voltages compared to the HfO2 devices. Furthermore, border traps are observed to be present in the h-BN gated devices and the transistor performance is limited by the quality of the CVD graphene as determined by low-temperature analysis. The results provide important insight for the further improvement of highperformance gFETs using h-BN dielectrics. | <urn:uuid:0e24ed55-76b3-4598-a1ee-3fd21d452ffd> | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | https://experts.umn.edu/en/publications/all-cvd-graphene-field-effect-transistors-with-h-bn-gate-dielectr | 2024-04-20T17:06:13Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296817670.11/warc/CC-MAIN-20240420153103-20240420183103-00168.warc.gz | en | 0.934025 | 363 |
About this campground
Four Mile is a medium-size campground close to Four Mile Beach in the east of Fitzgerald River National Park.
Bookings are essential and can be made up to 180 days (approximately six months) before arrival and for one campsite only.
Specific campsites cannot be reserved. Select a type of campsite when booking then select from campsites of that type that are vacant on arrival.
If you are an outdoor education provider, licensed commercial tour operator or are organising an event (friends, family and other social groups camping together does not constitute an event), contact Parks and Wildlife Service Albany District Office to discuss your requirements.
Ten reverse-in compacted gravel campsites and five loose-gravel surface campsites for tents and swags only with parking a short walk away.
All campsites are unpowered.
Check campsite details and the campground map carefully when booking.
Drinking water is not provided. Untreated water may be available but supply is not guaranteed and treatment is required to make safe for consumption.
No-flush pit toilets.
Hot water shower.
Sheltered food preparation area with gas barbecue, dishwashing sink and food preparation surfaces.
Sheltered picnic tables and benches.
No campfires at any time.
Dogs are not permitted.
Generator use is not permitted.
Do not empty chemical toilet waste into campground toilets. Carry waste out of the park for disposal in an authorised dump point.
Dispose of non-toilet waste in the bins provided at the campground or carry out of the park.
A per person camping fee and a per vehicle park entry fee apply.
Camping fee must be paid by Mastercard or VISA when booking.
Vehicle entry fee may be paid when booking, on arrival at Fitzgerald River National Park or by purchasing a park pass and is required for motor vehicles only. Payment is not required for trailers, including camper trailers and caravans.
No booking fee.
A fee may apply if you cancel or remove dates from a booking. Stricter conditions apply for peak periods
Drinking water is not provided.
December to April can be very hot and the risk of bushfire can be very high.
Nights can be cold from June to September.
Storms are common between May and October throughout WA.
Fitzgerald River National Park is in remote Australia.
Ensure you have sufficient supplies (including water, food, fuel, medication and first aid), and equipment and clothing appropriate for the conditions before travelling.
Be prepared for an emergency. For alerts, warnings and advice go to: Emergency WA
When you arrive at this campground you might be greeted by a volunteer campground host. Be sure to say 'hi' as they have a wealth of information about the area and are known for helping to create unforgettable memories for travellers.
Find out more about becoming a Campground Host.
Plants, wildlife and fungi
Visit the Atlas of Living Australia for a list of species recorded within a 5km radius of Four Mile Campground.
We recognise and acknowledge Goreng, Menang and Wudjari people as the traditional owners of Fitzgerald River National Park. | <urn:uuid:58bcd693-78fc-4ad7-b04a-928f8e06ed7d> | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | https://exploreparks.dbca.wa.gov.au/site/four-mile-campground | 2024-04-20T15:32:12Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296817670.11/warc/CC-MAIN-20240420153103-20240420183103-00168.warc.gz | en | 0.938004 | 662 |
18 August 2021
Q & A with our 2019 Deakin Non-Fiction Prize winner, Olivia De Zilva
Olivia De Zilva is an award-winning writer and arts critic from Adelaide, South Australia. She received First Class Honours in Creative Writing at The University of Adelaide and was awarded the Deakin University Non-Fiction Prize in 2019. We sat down with Olivia, to ask how winning the prize has shaped her career and what advice she would give to people wanting to enter.
How has winning this prize shaped your career?
Winning the Deakin University Non-Fiction Prize has helped me become more confident in my writing career. In some instances (not always), I’ve been able to shed the skin of imposter syndrome when submitting my work and engaging publications I am a fan of. Having this award under my belt has helped me be recognised and acknowledged in the industry and opened doors to opportunities including being offered a full scholarship to a Master of Arts at The University of Queensland under an author I greatly admire. Even when applying for professional work, the award has been looked upon very highly and I’ve been offered roles due to its prestige. Overall, the prize has allowed me to get into first gear and really take things seriously when it comes to building my budding career as a writer.
What advice would you give to people wanting to enter?
Just apply. I did and I had no expectations whatsoever. No matter the outcome, it’s a great opportunity to have your work read and good practice for being a writer… submitting, submitting, submitting. I think all people who want to be a writer need to submit their work regularly to strike gold.
What made you decide to submit to the prize, how did you feel when you found out you’d been shortlisted?
I submitted to the prize because I thought that people would find stories about my family funny and relatable. I remember being in tears when I wrote it and I thought that having a feeling like that was really rare and was something that I really needed to share with the world. I thought this prize would be the perfect opportunity to do so. When I’d been shortlisted, I was ecstatic! After what seemed like only rejections, it felt great to be acknowledged amongst a talented bunch of writers.
We wish Olivia all the best in her endeavours and look forward to seeing more of her work in the future! | <urn:uuid:818f7075-e0d9-4b23-becb-4fe6ba36405f> | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | https://expressmedia.org.au/news/q-and-a-deakin-prize-winner-2019/ | 2024-04-20T16:11:33Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296817670.11/warc/CC-MAIN-20240420153103-20240420183103-00168.warc.gz | en | 0.986555 | 502 |
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