What is the difference between Oral HCG and HCG injections?
HCG drops are produced by synthesizing the Human Chorionic Gonadotropin (HCG) formula and suspending it into a sublingual mixture. That mixture–the HCG drops–is then administered under the tongue and absorbed into the body. Our HCG drops do not require a prescription, are completely in compliance with FDA regulations, and are absolutely safe to use. HCG injections must be prescribed by a doctor and are administered by a shot into muscle tissue (usually given by the patient himself or herself). The oral formula has been found to be as effective as the shots.
In pregnant women, HCG releases stored fat to ensure the growing fetus receives the nutrients it needs to grow and develop normally. When HCG is taken in non-pregnant women and men, the body still releases the stored fat. Because there is no fetus present, however, the body uses the stores for energy or eliminates the rest. This enables the body to release stored toxins and fat. Abnormal fat is lost, leaving normal or structural fat and muscle tissue. This means you lose weight in those stubborn areas–hips, thighs, buttocks and upper arms! Click here to get started.
HCG works for both males and females, and there are no age restrictions. It is recommended that you consult a physician before beginning any diet or weight loss program. Do not use HCG if your are pregnant or nursing.
HCG drops have not been shown to interfere with birth control.
Are there any side effects from using HCG?
There are no known side effects associated with HCG drops. Most people only experience rapid weight loss as a side effect.
Why don't HCG drops have to be refrigerated ?
The HCG drops are mixed with 20% USP alcohol as part of it's liquid medium. The alcohol acts as a preservative and keeps the HCG active and effective. It also aids in absorption. Placing the bottle in the fridge is recommended after the seal has been broken on the bottle. This will help hold it's potency over longer periods.
After the HCG diet you will find your appetite have changed, your eating behavior will have changed and your body will, of course, have changed! This is the perfect opportunity to adopt a healthy lifestyle to maintain your weight. Following the diet, there is a three week maintenance period which is key to keeping the weight off. With your hypothalamus reset, your metabolism will be different and you will be able to eat moderately without feeling the need to overeat .
Why can I only eat 500 calories?
HCG causes your hypothalamus to mobilize the stored fat in your body. During the phase where you are consuming only 500 calories, your hypothalamus continually releases stored fat which your body burns for fuel. You are actually running on 3500-4000 calories a day, which is the equivalent of burning 1-2 pounds!
Hunger is common during the first few days. With any calorie restriction diet, hunger is natural. In most cases the smaller servings can be completely satisfying. This is partly due to your hypothalamus adjusting your metabolic rate, but largely due to the amount of calories circulating in your system from the fat being released.
Do people lose more weight with injections or HCG drops?
Is HCG just a new fad diet?
HCG has been used medically to treat obesity since 1954. It is recently becoming more widely known and popular in the United States, and that popularity continues to grow as dieters see how effective and easy to use the HCG diet is!
How much weight can I expect to lose with the HCG Homeopathic diet?
Most Homeopathic HCG Spray dieters report a loss of 1 pound per day. Those who have more weight to lose, can actually lose 2 or 3 pounds per day, when they first begin the diet. When the body gets close to it's ideal weight, it may slow down temporarily to one half pound per day. One pound is generally lost on the first day. Factors that guarantee faster weight loss, include increasing vegetable intake, and adding a green salad to each meal. Fiber intake is extremely important, as well as drinking a minimum of 2 quarts of water per day.
What if I cheat on the diet?
You may gain a pound or 2 the next day, but you can get right back on it, and keep going!
What if I don't like drinking water?
Will HCG Homeopathic spray interfere with other medication?
any medication that you may be taking.
Can I have an occasional glass of wine or beer?
If you do this, especially in the first 2 weeks, you will be throwing the body off ketosis, and gaining back some of the weight that you've lost. Remember, the diet is only for a short while. After you reach your desired weight, and your metabolism is reset, you can enjoy an occasional drink without gaining it back.
Will my skin sag after I lose weight?
Although you may not look as fit as before you gained the extra pounds, most people will notice that their skin does tighten up again after a shot period of time.
Is it healthy to lose 1 to 2 pounds a day with Homeopathic HCG spray?
Yes. Homeopathic HCG spray weight loss studies have shown that weight loss, following the Simeons protocol, comes directly from adipose fat tissue rather than lean muscle. In doing so, the weight loss comes directly from unhealthy stored fat, and does not strip the body of much needed muscle, vitamins, or minerals, essential to maintain good health. At the same time, it releases excessive amounts of fat-stored nutrients into the blood stream to be absorbed by the body. For this reason, HCG dieters often report a feeling and appearance of great health, and they marvel at the disappearance of negative health symptoms, that they had as an overweight individual.
What if I only want to lose 10 lbs?
You can taper off early on the diet, when you reach your desired weight, but do follow the protocol for ending it properly, so you can keep it off. Also, you may lose weight at a slower rate than someone who has lots more weight to lose.
What if I have more weight to lose after finishing the bottle and a 6 week round?
You can purchase another bottle and just keep going. Unlike other brands, you can safely continue on the diet for up to 90 days with our product, without a break. It is important to listen to your body, however. Everyone is different.
Mild hunger during the first few days, may or may not occur, however this particular brand of homeopathic HCG spray has the advantage of being able to be sprayed up to eight times per day. This normally will cure any potential hunger pangs or low blood sugar. You will find even very tiny servings, to be completely satisfying. This is partly due to your hypothalamus adjusting your metabolic rate, but largely due to the amount of calories circulating in your system from the fat being released. It is common that HCG dieters feel as though they are stuffing themselves in order to reach that 500 calorie limit!


I remember many many years ago I signed up for every beauty box on the market, I even remember the days when Birchbox was first called Boudoir Prive and then it changed to Jolie Box before finalising the brand as Birchbox! I gave up my beauty box addiction because I felt they were all using the same sort of samples repeatedly and instead of getting excited about opening them I was often left disappointed, however the cunning marketing people at Birchbox sent me an email telling me if I signed up this month I would get to choose a full sized product (see below) and a free bracelet (again see below), so I caved in and signed up - I am easily persuaded when it comes to freebies.
Was I left feeling disappointed? Most definitely not, I was very happy with what I received! Not only was the box really pretty with a pastel design, I also noticed that they had changed the usual lift off lid to a more usable draw opening, which I think is a great idea as you could stack them on top of one another and reuse them.
This Works 20ml sample of In Transit Camera Close Up RRP £30 for 40ml.
Amika Bombshell & Blowdry Spary 36ml sample RRP £14.99 for 237ml.
NUXE 30ml sample of Prodigieux Huille De Douche (scented shower oil) RRP £10.00 for 200ml.
Puriskin 15ml sample of the Nurse Aid Cream RRP £12.99 for 50ml.
Model Co Lip & Cheek balm in shade Just Peachy which is full sized RRP £14.00.
Plus the free bracelet, which I think is pretty cute, but, in my opinion, not worth the £15 Birchbox indicated it is, but I do like it a lot.
Overall I am very impressed this month and I can't wait to test out all of the products! I am already looking forward to receiving my next Birchbox. There is just one thing I hope Birchbox remember to do, which a lot of beauty boxes didn't do many years a go, is to look at your personal profile and take this into consideration when sending your box to you. You create a profile when you sign up on the website to give them an idea your personal preferences like your skin type, hair type etc so they can (hopefully) send you relevant samples to test out, nobody wants to receive a sample of no use to them.
If you would like to get this box, plus the free bracelet use the link HERE.
What beauty boxes (if any) do you sign up to? Would you recommend any of them to me?


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The Southern Counties Hockey Association was formed in 2000 and represents all hockey in the South of England. The Association is the successor to the former highly successful associations that previously managed the sport as single gender associations during the twentieth century. We have a range of competitive and social hockey.
Hockey is a sport for all the family. It is a game which can be enjoyed by all whatever your skill level and whatever your age. In the South of England there is competitive hockey for all ages.
Hockey offers opportunities for skills other than playing; umpiring, coaching, team management and administration. In each of these functions an experience as a player is helpful but it is certainly not essential. If you have an interest in any aspect of hockey do not hesitate to contact the clubs mentioned in this site or its linked sites.


I'm using an ethernet shield 05 on an arduino mega, and I have the nest issue, could someone help me with, please?
- I make a program with a web server which makes some measurements and write one by one in a file, so a client could read these values from a browser. But when I'm trying to write to a file continously, I mean: I opened a file, write on it, close it, and after a while, I repeat the operation. I want it adds lines, one after one. But even using the example, I could make it right. It always overwrite the file and only shows the last measurements done. How can I solve this?


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Diamond Creek Cycling Trail To Link Hurstbridge To CBD
Work on the Diamond Creek Trail extension has entered its final stage, thanks to funding from the Andrews Labor Government.
This trail extension will link up with the Main Yarra Trail to form a continuous 55 kilometre trail from Melbourne's CBD to Hurstbridge – allowing cyclists better connections and supporting cyclists to commute into the city.
Minister for Energy, Environment and Climate Change Lily D'Ambrosio today visited the works at the Diamond Creek Trail. The $5 million extension linking Wattle Glen and Hurstbridge will offer more space for walkers, runners, cyclists, and horse riders, and better connections for commuters and public transport users.
The trail incorporates a paved path for runners, cyclists and walkers, and a natural trail for horse riding. Stage 2 will build 3.2km of trail between Wattle Glen and Hurstbridge, including six new bridges.
The project is part of the $10 million Northern Metropolitan Trails Program, designed to deliver new cycling and walking trails in Melbourne's north, and encourage more people to use trails to get around, to enjoy themselves and to connect with nature.
The trail extension has been funded through the Labor Government's $154 million Suburban Parks Program, which will create 6,500 hectares of public open space including parkland and trails.
Nillumbik Shire Council has led design and delivery of the project, working with community interest groups and an advisory committee to ensure the new section of trail best meets the needs of the community and integrates with other open space and infrastructure, such as railway stations.
Stage 1 works to build the trail between Diamond Creek and Wattle Glen are on track to be complete later this month, with the trail expected to be open to the public by October 2021.
"In the past year, many of us have rediscovered the simple pleasure of going for a walk, run or bike ride. Through projects like the Diamond Creek Trail extension, we're giving people more opportunities to enjoy the outdoors."
"Construction of the trail extension will create as many as 100 jobs over 12 months and boost the local economy by attracting visitors to the trail and surrounding communities."
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"This is one of the most popular bike trails in the area and will make commuting to work that one step easier for many locals."
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"This trail extension will be welcomed by families, young people, commuters and everyone who loves getting into nature."
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State Asks Supreme Court to Step In
02/20/2013 by Brad Rich
Reprinted From the Tideland News
SWANSBORO — The N.C. Attorney General's office has asked the state Supreme Court to review a recent Court of Appeals decision regarding the future ownership and management of 289 acres adjacent to Hammocks Beach State Parkin Onslow County.
The appeals court ruling, issued on Dec. 18, was 3-0 in favor of Harriett Hurst Turner and John Henry Hurst, the plaintiffs in the case. Because the ruling was unanimous, the state Supreme Court does not necessarily have to review the case.
David Pearson of Swansboro, president of Friends of the Hammocks and Bear Island, said his group supports the Attorney General decision to file the petition on behalf of the N.C. Board of Education and The Hammocks Beach Corp.
"While this is a rather complex legal case, the principles behind it are not," he said. "This is one of the largest pieces of undeveloped mainland coastal property on the Atlantic Coast. It has exceptional natural beauty. And, it should be preserved and protected for the enjoyment of all North Carolinians, fulfilling the vision of Dr. William Sharpe."
Sharpe, a New York surgeon, bought almost 5,000 acres that now includes the state park. He ired John L. Hurst, son of a slave, to manage it. Sharpe initially planned to give the property to the Hurst family when he died, but the family eventually convinced Sharpe to donate it to a black teachers' association
Dr. William Sharpe and John Hurst
"Dr. Sharpe gave this land for recreation and education," Pearson said. "He entrusted the educators of North Carolina (including the state Board of Education) with that vision. Doing otherwise would be an affront to his civic-mindedness, altruism and love of this magnificent property. They had great vision, and we owe it to their memory to continue this effort."
Charles Francis, a Raleigh-based attorney who represents the plaintiffs, Hurst's grandchildren, did not return a call Tuesday seeking comment on the state's request for review.
The teachers association in the 1950s established the Hammocks Beach Corp. to manage the property in trust for its members. The property deed stated that if the corporation couldn't manage the property properly, it could transfer the deed to the state board of education, but that if the board turned it down, it would go to the Hurst and Sharpe families.
The legal wrangling began in the mid-1980s. In 2006, the Hurst heirs sued the corporation, claiming that it had failed to properly administer the trust, and sought the return of the 289 acres to the family.
In October 2010, a Wake County Superior Court ruling removed the corporation as trustee. In early January 2011, the same court asked the state education board if it wanted the land.
Although the board had previously rejected the trusteeship, it then said it would accept it, a move that could have cleared the way for the land to become part of the state park.
However, but the appeals court placed a temporary stay on the Superior Court's decision.
The Hursts argued that since the state had turned down trusteeship in past court proceedings, it could not legally change that decision "according to the exigencies of the moment."
Francis had contended in an interview last year that the state was prohibited by law to become trustee because it declined twice before, in 1987 and 2007. "The state is legally bound by those declinations," he said then. "And it is fundamentally unfair for the state to have sat on the sidelines … and then come back and try to take this property…"
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Francis said the only legal reason the state could become successor to the trust is "to further the purposes of the trust," which included managing the property "for recreational and educational purposes."
And the appeals court ruling did indeed cite the education board's previous decisions to decline trusteeship.
"This Court has found that a judicial admission is a formal concession which is made by a party in the course of litigation for the purpose of withdrawing a particular fact from the realm of dispute. Such an admission is not evidence, but it, instead, serves to remove the admitted fact from the trial by formally conceding its existence," Judge Wanda Bryant wrote for the court.
"The North Carolina State Board of Education is judicially bound by admissions made in its answer and motion to dismiss … The trial court erred by appointing the North Carolina State Board of Education as successor trustee of the Trust property," the appeals court ruling states.
As a result, the ruling reverses the lower court order court appointing the board of education as thr land's trustee and instructs the trial court to enter an order consistent with that opinion.
In his petition to the appeals court, Francis had stated that the property, according to the certificate of incorporation for the Hammocks Beach Corp. "was never and is not now intended to become a playground for the general public.
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Brad Rich is a reporter for the Carteret County News-Times in Morehead City. He has written about fishery and environmental issues along the central North Carolina coast for 35 years. He lives in Hubert with his wife, Gwen.
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The clamps on the Bead Buddy Chain Station are padded to hold delicate jewelry without marring. It can be folded up and taken with you, on the go. This station includes mounting bins for larger projects, a ruler, and storage space to hold your projects inside.


In this episode, we say goodbye to Spider-Man and The Transformers as I begin wrapping up this series. First, I look at Peter Parker The Spectacular Spider-Man Annual #7, which is the honeymoon of Peter and Mary Jane. Then, I wrap up "Kraven's Last Hunt" with Peter Parker The Spectacular Spider Man #132. Finally we head back to England for the second part of "Man of Iron" in The Transformers #34.
"Kraven's Last Hunt" continues as he heads into the sewers and takes down Vermin. Then, we hop across the pond to read the first part of "Man of Iron." It's Peter Parker, The Spectacular Spider-Man #131 and The Transformers #33.
In this episode of Origin Story, Bumblebee and Blaster head to Arizona and wind up victims of The Scraplets. Plus, I manage to make an Office Space joke at the expense of the Decepticons! It's all in Transformers #29. Plus, I ramble about Top Gun even more, complete with Diet Pepsi commercial!


The company found two battery issues leading to a major recall and prolonged embarrassment for the mobile giant.
In an effort to rebuild a badly tarnished reputation after numerous Galaxy Note 7 devices caught fire, Samsung offered an explanation Monday after a months long investigation: a battery design flaw, and later, faulty welding in replacement phones that were meant to stem the damage of the recall.
The design of the Note 7 as well as its manufacturing and assembly led to deformations of the phone's battery, Samsung found. Poor production quality in replacement devices sent to customers after the initial recall was also an issue. Samsung cited uneven welding and missing insulation tape as part of a web of contributing factors that led to Note 7 "failures."
By the end of the third quarter last year, Samsung's wide ranging recall led to a loss of $25 billion in market share. But its fourth quarter profits for 2016 grew by 50% compared to 2015, due in part to the growth of its semiconductor division.
Samsung said that the investigation, which attempted to replicate the explosive incidents reported by customers, involved 200,000 devices and more than 30,000 batteries. The company has developed a new quality assurance program and says it has undertaken "extraordinary measures" to improve safety standards.
Samsung first announced a global recall of Note 7 devices in September last year. Soon after, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission formally announced a recall and advised Americans customers to immediately power down their devices. A month later, the Federal Aviation Administration issued an emergency order banning all Samsung Galaxy Note7 devices from air travel in the United States. According to the company, of the more than 3 million Note 7's sold, 96% percent of those devices have been returned.


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Brennan J. Parken, 32°, Named Director of Membership
President and Sovereign Grand Commander David A. Glattly, 33°, is pleased to announce Brennan J. Parken, 32°, has been named Director of Membership, effective January 1, 2021. Brother Parken will oversee NMJ membership recruitment and retention efforts at our Supreme Council headquarters in Lexington, Mass.
Brother Parken first joined the Scottish Rite, NMJ staff as Member Services Coordinator in January 2020. He then assumed responsibilities as Assistant Director of Membership in April 2020. One of Brennan's biggest accomplishments in his time on staff thus far was leading the Virtual Reunion program, which brought in over 1,000 new members in the Fall 2020 season during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Said Sovereign Grand Commander, David A. Glattly, "Brennan has earned this promotion without question. His leadership of our successful Virtual Reunion broadcasts showcased his many talents. He clearly understands the wants and needs of our membership, and his collaborative and engaging management approach is outstanding. There is no doubt he will develop vibrant programs for recruiting and retaining members, support them in their relationship with the NMJ, and communicate the value of membership in the Scottish Rite to worthy Master Masons looking to join."
"When we created the Membership department in 2017, we couldn't have imagined how big the role was and exactly what it would look like," said Michael C. Russell, 32°, Executive Director. "With the member-centric approach to all we do, we can put Brennan on the road focusing on the membership experience throughout the jurisdiction. This position allows George T. Taylor, IV, 32°, to focus exclusively on what he does best, work with our Valleys to be successful. Brother Taylor will now serve exclusively as Director of Valley Relations."
Brother Parken received his Bachelor of Business Administration in Management Information Systems and Nonprofit Administration from the University of Oklahoma, where he focused his studies on nonprofit leadership, business management, and data analytics. He firmly believes understanding data trends and integrating technology solutions can be a boon for businesses, especially membership-based nonprofit organizations.
His past professional experience includes serving as Field Representative for Oklahoma DeMolay, where he oversaw new chapter and membership development around the state of Oklahoma. In his time as Field Representative, Oklahoma DeMolay consistently finished annually in the top three for membership growth in DeMolay International.
Brother Parken's Masonic journey began in DeMolay, where he is a Senior DeMolay from Excalibur Chapter in Yukon, OK. He is a Past State Master Councilor and a Past State Dad of Oklahoma DeMolay. He has received the Degree of Chevalier, the Past Master Councilor's Meritorious Service award, and the Blue Honor Key membership award. He was raised a Master Mason in Yukon Masonic Lodge #90, Yukon, OK. He is a 32° Mason from the Valley of Boston, Scottish Rite, NMJ.
"I am beyond grateful to have this opportunity to serve our great fraternity in this role. Membership is something I am deeply passionate about and I look forward to working with our Valleys and our staff to push the envelope," said Brother Parken. "While we have much work to do, I firmly believe we have a road to success with the momentum in the field and the membership resources that are being made available."
Parken added, "Membership begins and ends locally in the Valley, and it is paramount that we work with our Valleys to bring excitement about Scottish Rite Freemasonry and enhance the member experience. We will continue to adapt and overcome the membership challenges we face to shift the paradigm and forge our future."


DIESEL fitters are in demand across the Mackay region with dozens of high-paying opportunities on offer.
Stellar Workforce recruitment staff are on the hunt for 30 qualified diesel fitters needed urgently for ongoing roles in Moranbah, with pay rates from $55-58 per hour.
The recruitment agency say the roles are with a specialist mining company looking after a fleet of heavy mobile plant equipment, with successful candidates to carry out repairs, maintenance and diagnostics for excavators as well as heavy mobile earthmoving equipment.
Stellar aren't the only recruitment agency scouring the region for diesel fitters with East Coast Diesel Service also on the hunt for 10 qualified workers.
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The Proserpine-based contract maintenance and labour hire company need to fill a number of roles in the Bowen Basic coalfields immediately, with pay rates up to $67/hr.
East Coast Diesel manager Grant Fraser said the demand for diesel fitters was due to an influx of projects ramping up across the region.
"Since about November last year things started to ramp up and have been going gang-busters since," Mr Fraser said.
"These 10 roles are across a number of projects. We service Collinsville Coal and Newlands Coal."
Mr Fraser said there was definitely a lack of experienced diesel fitters in the region.
"We have never been able to find 10 diesel fitters at one time. We have been advertising for three months. There are a lot of applicants without industry experience and we need experienced people in these roles," he said.
"I think a lot of people are testing the waters at the moment... they are applying but are already employed. It's hard to know which applications are genuine."


This course is an introduction to the history, analysis, and design of the urban landscape presented with weekly lectures and discussion sections. Emphasis is placed on understanding the principles, processes, and contemporary theories of urban design, and the relations between individual buildings, groups of buildings, and the larger physical and cultural contexts in which they are created and with which they interact. Case studies are drawn from cities around the world and throughout history and focus on the role of public space and public art in shaping the form, use, and identity of cities and regions.


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Sitia ... the city!
Sitia is on the north coast in the bay of Sitia. There is a regular bus service from Iraklion via Agios Nikolaos. The harbour is the best in the eastern part of the island and can accommodate small fishing boats and larger cargo and transport boats as well. The weekly boats for Rhodes leave from here. Around the harbour there are many restaurants and tavernas as well as coffee shops. East of the harbour of Sitia there is a sandy beach within walking distance from the town. There is a small airport but regular flights are few: at present there is one per week to Karpathos and Kasos and two to Athens. Sitia is a pleasant city and has all classes of hotels and tavernas during the tourist season. For travel details see Transportation. East of the harbour of Sitia there is a sandy beach within walking distance from the town.
In Sitia there was a Neolithic and a Minoan site. In the location Petras, near the town, excavations that started in 1985 under the Greek archaeologist, Tsipopoulou, have so far revealed a major Minoan settlement with Palatial-style buildings, fortification walls, and many artefacts including a Linear A tablet. The site was destroyed by an earthquake, abandoned in the New Palace Period, and reoccupied later. In Greek times, Itia was the harbour of Praisos. References to the city in the third century B.C. refer to its citizens as Setians. When Praisos was destroyed by Ierapytna, Itia became the capital of the Praisian state.
There were fortifying walls around the city of Sitia from the Byzantine period. These fortifications were restored by the Genoese and by the Venetians but were never very strong. In 1539, the pirate Barbarosa conquered the city and levelled the forts and the town. When the Turks invaded the island the Venetians destroyed the fort so that it would not fall into the hands of Turks. The ruins of a Venetian castle are still visible today. A tower of three storeys has survived. North of the fort there is a little chapel built from the ruins of a Venetian monastery destroyed by the Turks.
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Applying analytics and insight expertise to sports data
Simon Bittlestone reflects on the Varsity Matches 2016, which saw brand new developments in the application of analytics to sport.
Simon Bittlestone, Managing Director
Last week Metapraxis was delighted to sponsor the 135th Men's Varsity Match, and the 31st Women's Varsity Match, in which Oxford's women gained a hard-fought 3-0 victory and Cambridge's men ended their losing run with a 23-18 win. However, the day was notable for other reasons as well, as it saw the trial of the next generation of sports analytics.
For the first time in a rugby match, data on players' speed, position, force and impacts were captured and provided to fans and coaches in real time. Powered by wearable sensors from start-up Sportable, the new technology is an exciting step forward; and as analytics sponsor we are bringing our expertise in analyzing complex data sets for businesses to the challenge, by helping to analyse and display this data in a simple but insightful way for spectators during the game.
As sporting competition becomes more intense, so the recipe for success in sport grows more complex. This is not unlike the world of business, where talent, dedication and team spirit are no longer necessarily enough to ensure effective performance. In both sport and business collecting the right data and analyzing it effectively to provide actionable insight can create a competitive advantage.
In sport, as in business, analysis is only effective if it is timely, detailed and focused on what matters. That is why the technology trialled at the Varsity Match represents such an advance on what is currently used by rugby teams to analyse performance. Much like more traditional forms of business analysis technology, the technologies currently used in rugby and other sports can tell players and coaches what has happened during a game, but not what is happening currently and also what might happen.
It is likely to be transformational to the way coaches coach, physios protect players, players manage their impact and fans engage with sport. We are delighted to be bringing our financial analytics expertise to help with the development of this solution and proud to be the analytics sponsors of the Varsity Match, who have offered the opportunity to test this technology in a real game scenario. Look out for more on this in next year's game!
Our work with this year's Varsity Match was covered on Radio 4's Today Programme, which featured interviews with the players, with Sportable Technologies, and myself. If you'd like to listen to the programme, you can do so here, with the relevant part of the programme at 23:48.
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Metapraxis CEO since 2012 and serves on the global governing body of the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants. When out of the office he loves travelling, Twickenham and White Hart Lane!
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Cubbonpet has a number of Universities, Colleges and commercial offices. As a result, events such as seminars, workshops, lectures are pretty common in this part of the city. If you are an event manager or a co-ordinator for one such event, then finding the best auditoriums in Cubbonpet is your first challenge. However, this is not so tough anymore! With this list of awesome auditoriums, you can find all top notch halls at one place only. Be it modern infrastructure, elite sitting arrangement, proper podium arrangement or overall cleanliness, these auditoriums would meet all your standards, no matter how high you set them. It's time to give your event the venue it deserves! Scroll down the list now and book your auditorium today!


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My studio life: Piers Gough RA
By Harriet Baker
As Piers Gough RA guides us round his practice in Clerkenwell, he tells us what it was like to work with Paul Smith, and what it really takes to be an architect.
Piers Gough is RA is a partner at Campbell Zogolovitch Wilkinson and Gough (CZWG), an architectural practice which was set up while the partners were still at college. Early clients included Allen Jones RA, who was drawn to the mischievous playfulness of the firm's architectural style.
But Gough's work still engages with sophisticated social and intellectual agendas. His projects – which include The Circle in Bermondsey, Cascades (one of the most successful early Docklands buildings) and a major masterplan development around the Arsenal Stadium – reveal a controlled and witty response to post-modernism, with deep roots in tradition and functionality. He has also designed houses for his friends, including Janet Street Porter, and has collaborated with Paul Smith on a Maggie's Centre in Nottingham.
During our studio visit, he told us what kind of atmosphere he aims to create in his working environment, and how aspiring architects need understanding, creativity and imagination to find success in their work.
Campbell Zogolovitch Wilkinson and Gough
"We bought this building in 1980, and we've been here ever since. This part of Clerkenwell was a printing area and this building was originally owned by the London Evening Standard. This is where the newspaper started – it's where they printed the paper and where the horses that delivered it were stabled"
In the morning there's too much light
"When the sun comes into the building in the morning, there's rather too much light to see a screen. In the olden days when we all drew at drawing boards, we didn't mind the light. But since getting computers, we don't like the reflections and so we put up these sails"
We're not about a macho image
"We have an unusual approach here. We have a bit of a rule that you stop work at 6pm, when the ping pong table starts making a noise and people start to play. One of the problems with architecture is that there tends to be a macho image. Because it's difficult and it takes a long time, people feel obliged to work all night and it's supposed to be an all-consuming art.
But we're very family-oriented. You will seldom find anyone here during a weekend. People should be able to see and enjoy their partners and families. And that's what makes them a good architect: having empathy for other people, not just for buildings"
A project in the heart of Islington
"This is a very dusty model for a fantastic scheme which has taken a very long time to come to fruition. It's the conversion of a huge red brick Edwardian Post Office sorting house on Upper Street in the heart of Islington. We're creating a new shopping arcade, and more rehearsal and dance spaces for the Almeida. We've had some hiccups, partly because of the recession, and partly because the Post Office had to move out, which took longer than expected"
Architecture is based on trust
"We employ about 60 people at the firm; it's a medium-sized practice, and all the partners work here every day. We're very much a one-office place; we like being all together. We interact well and bounce ideas off each other. We like the team spirit of the place. This is really important in architecture because some projects go on for ten years and people will be in a team together for a long time.
We don't try too hard to create an atmosphere in the office: we just try to be agreeable human beings. The management arrangement of the office is basically very laissez-faire. Architecture has to be based on trust. It's far too complicated to be looking over people's shoulders"
It's about imagination
"Lots of people like to think architecture is about process. It isn't – it's about ideas. It's not about how you do it, but how you dream, what you think of. To me, whether you have a 3D-printer is neither here nor there. It's just a tool. Architecture is about imagination; understanding how things are built, having a knowledge of construction and knowing what is sustainable"
Lots of people like to think architecture is about process. It isn't – it's about ideas and imagination; understanding how things are built, having a knowledge of construction and knowing what is sustainable
Piers Gough RA
This suit has great buttons
"I feel an obligation to wear bright clothes, not to draw attention to myself but because there are people out there who are making things and I ought to wear them. This one is unusual because I chose the fabric myself, from Joel, the famous fabric suppliers in West London. I had it made into a suit by a tailor, G. Antoniou, in Gray's Inn Road. It's got great buttons"
On working with Paul Smith
"Paul Smith and I worked together on a Maggie's Centre in Nottingham. I've known him for years and years. The firm worked on the building and Paul did the interiors. This green ceramic model of the building was exhibited at the Summer Exhibition in 2011 when I co-ordinated the Architecture Room"
On being an Academician
"Academicians are privileged to have inherited an independent institution free of government influence. And that to me is the most vital aspect of our culture, that we don't all become dependent on government money to do everything. That's what the RA is about: it's is a place where ideas can flourish and we can be free to be unusual. We can give freedom to curators to do things they couldn't otherwise do.
The other pleasure of being an Academician is having other Academicians to communicate with. It's humbling to be part of it. We're in a very happy and privileged place"
A gift from Deyan Sudjic
"This lovely boom box was given to me by Deyan Sudjic for my 50th birthday. He's the director of the Design Museum and a writer of many books on architecture. It's been decorated by the artist Leslie Perkins and it's just great"
On gadgets
"This is proper, isn't it? This is how you really want to be. My partner, Nick (Campbell, of CZWG), gave me this for my birthday. It plugs into your mobile phone so that you can talk golden talk. And next to it is my circle drawer, which I still use. It's very important"
"As architects, often we feel very old-fashioned, beavering away on long-term projects while the rest of the world is tweeting. But building a building that you can go past every day for the next 50 years, even if it took ten years to build, is really lovely"
My studio life
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Attack of the 50 Foot Blockchain: Bitcoin, Blockchain, Ethereum & Smart Contracts by David Gerard is a book that summarizes every important event around bitcoin, including the dozens of scams, hacked exchanges, and the false promises of blockchain technology. Everyone that is hyped about this technology should read this book to get his excitement levels back to normal. It's written really well and understandable while still being technically correct. It's unintentionally funny most of the time and explains things in a dry humor that I really enjoyed.
However, it sometimes reads too negative and is too bitcoin and smart contract coins specific, therefore ignoring other aspects of cryptocurrencies which often have a real use case. For example, it doesn't talk at all about privacy coins (Monero / ZCash), Storage Coins (STORJ / Siacoin / Filecoin), social communities with rewards (STEEM), RIPPLE, etc. That being said, I agree with the sentiment that for most of the projects nowadays the blockchain isn't even needed, and would arguably work better in a centralized way. Blockchain has just become a new buzzword to get investors interested.
The biggest crowdfunding in history attracts $150 million on the promise that it will embody "the steadfast iron will of unstoppable code." Upon release, it is immediately hacked, and $50 million is stolen.
Computer programmers are highly susceptible to the just world fallacy (that their economic good fortune is the product of virtue rather than circumstance) and the fallacy of transferable expertise (that being competent in one field means they're competent in others).
Unless they [= the poor/unbanked] use an exchange, they'd need an expensive computer and a reliable Internet connection to hold and update 120 gigabytes of the blockchain.
Bitomat, then the third-largest exchange, were keeping the whole site's wallet file on an Amazon EC2 server in the cloud that didn't have separate backups and was set to "ephemeral", i.e., it would disappear if you restarted it. Guess what happened in July 2012? Whoops.
AllCrypt ran their exchange off a MySQL database … and were running WordPress on the same database, and their WordPress got hacked such as to allow access to the exchange data.
He [= McCaleb] had run the "Magic: The Gathering Online Exchange" for a few months in 2007, using the domain name mtgox.com; he quickly wrote some exchange software in PHP and reused the name because his girlfriend liked it.
People will continue to lament "if only I'd bought in 2011, I'd be rich". - though if they had bought in 2011, they'd have lost it in Mt.Gox.
The Bitcoin community is now sufficiently dysfunctional that even such a simple proposal as "OK, let's increase the block size to two megabytes" led to community schisms, code forks, retributive DDOS attacks, death threats, a split between Chinese miners and American core programmers … and plenty of other clear evidence that this and other problems in the Bitcoin protocol will never be fixed by a consensus process.
Bitcoins are so hard for normal people to use that from CryptoLocker on, ransomware operators have been known to provide technical support to victims, so they can work out how to pay them and unlock their files. F-Secure even compiled a customer service evaluation of ransomware gangs.
Advocates are very keen on merchant adoption because it spreads Bitcoin's name in the wider world and makes it look useful. Unfortunately, approximately none of them buy things with bitcoins themselves.
A/B test showed that prominent mention of Bitcoin acceptance reduced gross sales by 5.8%.
Bitfinex then posted an open letter to the hacker, seeking "a mutually agreeable arrangement in exchange for an enormous bug bounty", i.e., if only they would explain how they'd hacked Bitfinex. It was entirely unclear to any observer what possible arrangement could be more interesting to the thief than "I have all your bitcoins now".
Some [= coins] went further: DafuqCoin compromised exchanges with a rootkit because the exchanges failed to check the code before running it.
One Chinese "ICO" broke new barriers in market efficiency: you didn't even need to put your ether into it yourself! Because the "white paper" contained malware that found your Ethereum wallet and emptied it. Now that's a smart contract.
There are five groups of people who want smart contracts: [1.] Computer programmers who don't have an aptitude for social or legal conventions, but do have an aptitude for programming, so they'd like social and legal conventions to work a bit more like that.


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CATHOLIC UNIVERSE EXCLUSIVE: BBC Radio to air Catholic service for Easter Sunday celebrated by Cardinal Nichols amid Covid-19 pandemic
The Catholic Universe can exclusively reveal that BBC radio will broadcast a Catholic service for Easter Sunday celebrated by Cardinal Vincent Nichols.
Plans were confirmed this week after being set in motion when the Covid-19 pandemic ended public worship last month.
"We are delighted that Cardinal Nichols has agreed to lead worship for BBC local radio listeners. It is something that we have been planning with the Catholic Church since the coronavirus outbreak began and it's fantastic to see it come to fruition," Chris Burns, head of BBC Local Radio, told The Catholic Universe.
"Easter Day is extremely important to all Christians and we are privileged to have the leader of the Catholic Church in this country sharing his thoughts with our audiences at this important time.
"Each week during the coronavirus crisis a different Christian denomination is leading service across all 39 BBC local radio stations. Among these are plans for more Catholic services," Ms Burns added.
"Faith is a hugely important part of people's lives and we want as many people as possible to be able to worship despite everything that is going on."
The announcement came following lobbying by the Catholic Union for the BBC to broadcast Catholic services on Sundays amid the Covid-19 pandemic, but the broadcaster insisted that the plans had been in place long before the religious group penned a letter to BBC Director General Lord Hall asking for services to be made available to people in their homes.
Public services had initially been suspended by the bishops in England, Scotland and Wales last month following Government guidance on social distancing. However, last week churches and other places of worship were ordered to close their doors to visitors completely as efforts to stop the spread of the virus intensified.
Cardinal Vincent Nichols' Catholic service for Easter Sunday will be broadcast at 8am on Easter Sunday, 12th April, on the BBC's 39 local radio stations.
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Mexico seeks to counter criticism over U.S. labour provision in trade deal
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MEXICO CITY/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. and Mexican governments on Monday sought to defuse a growing controversy over a U.S. plan to monitor Mexican labour standards under a new regional trade deal, with Mexico insisting it would have the final say over any U.S. officials appointed for that purpose.
Mexico, the United States and Canada on Tuesday agreed revised terms for the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA), the deal due to replace the 1994 North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) which underpins commerce in the region.
That same day, the U.S. Congress set out how the United States planned to send attaches south to monitor application of Mexican labour laws, which Democratic lawmakers worry are too lax and encourage companies to invest in lower-cost Mexico.
However, at the weekend the Mexican government publicly raised objections to that plan.
Speaking at a news conference, Mexican Foreign Minister Marcelo Ebrard said the spat would not put the USMCA at risk, and that it would be up to Mexico whether to give accreditation to the proposed labour attaches on its territory.
"The attaches are authorized by Mexico," Ebrard told reporters. "No country can assign attaches in Mexico but us."
Critics see the labour provision as the latest in a string of concessions granted by the administration of President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador to his U.S. counterpart Donald Trump following earlier agreements on migration and security.
An annex for implementing USMCA presented in the U.S. House of Representatives on Friday envisaged designating up to five U.S. experts to monitor compliance with a Mexican labour reform.
The labour annex drew criticism from Jesus Seade, the Mexican official in charge of USMCA talks, who said it was not part of the accord signed by the three countries last week and that he would raise the matter in Washington this week.
U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer, who met with Seade in Washington on Monday, reassured him in a letter that the use of attaches was a common practice, and that these officials would abide by Mexican law.
"These personnel will not be 'labour inspectors' and will abide by all relevant Mexican laws," he said in the letter, which was released by his office.
He added that any "good faith questions about whether workers at a particular facility are being denied labour rights" would be investigated by an independent, three-person panel chosen by both parties, not the labour attaches.
The row is the latest outbreak of tensions over trade in North America triggered by Trump's decision to renegotiate NAFTA after he took office in 2017.
Concerns about the future of the North American trading arrangements have cast a shadow over the economy of Mexico, which sends about 80% of its exports to the United States.
Trump has worked to leverage Mexico's dependence on its northern neighbour to push Lopez Obrador into tightening Mexico's borders and accepting migrants seeking asylum in the United States while their cases are heard in U.S. courts.
Nevertheless, Mexico's peso dipped below 19 to the dollar during trading on Monday, reaching its strongest level against the greenback in more than five months.
(Reporting by Noe Torres and Julia Love in Mexico City and Susan Heavey in Washington; Writing by Dave Graham; Editing by Frank Jack Daniel and Alistair Bell)
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Apple recently updated its Apple Pencil support document to include a note for a bizarre interference that can be caused by a key fob to your new iPad Pro and 2nd gen Apple Pencil.
The updated support document says that a key fob can cause interference when one is charging their 2nd gen Apple Pencil using their iPad Pro. Due to this interference, one might be unable to use the key fob to unlock their car. The issue will only occur if the Apple Pencil is being actively charged by the iPad Pro. If the pencil is just magnetically attached to iPad Pro and not charging, there won't be any interference issues.
While this might seem an odd scenario, it is actually going to be more common than you think. Many iPad Pro owners might just carry the tablet in their hand with the Apple Pencil being charged while on their way to college/office and they might fail to unlock their car using the key fob due to the interference caused.
Apple's recommendation is to simply move the Apple Pencil away from the iPad Pro and keep it separately. This will stop any interference issues being caused.
Have you ever experienced such a bizarre issue with your iPad Pro and Apple Pencil? Or any other similar issue? Drop a comment and let us know!


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Blueberry River First Nations beat B.C. in court. Now everything's changing
New agreements between the province and Treaty 8 nations are a first step towards healing land devastated by decades of heavy industrial activity
Jan. 25, 2023 11 min. read
B.C.'s agreement with Blueberry River First Nations follows a landmark 2021 B.C. Supreme Court ruling which found the province infringed on the nation's Treaty Rights.
Photo: Garth Lenz / The Narwhal
Apart from a little pocket of land on the eastern slopes of the Rocky Mountains, Blueberry River First Nations territory is an industrial wasteland. At a walking pace, it only takes about three minutes to stumble onto some kind of development. It's a land of pipelines, clearcuts and gas rigs. But things are about to change.
After winning a hard-fought case before the B.C. Supreme Court in 2021, the Treaty 8 nation reached a final agreement with the province on Jan. 18. The agreement charts a path forward from a past where the province excluded the community from resource decisions and infringed on the nation's constitutionally protected rights. Two days later, B.C. signed agreements with four neighbouring nations: Doig River, Halfway River, Saulteau and Fort Nelson. Collectively, the agreements represent a way out of conflict and a shared goal to heal the land.
"Here we are, in the 21st century, fighting to protect that treaty and fighting to uphold our Treaty Rights — that is totally backwards in my eyes," Blueberry River Chief Judy Desjarlais told The Narwhal. "As long as the grass grows, the sun shines and the rivers flow … that treaty is law."
"Now, we're both on the same page," she continued. "They know where I'm coming from, I know where they're coming from and this is what it means to my people. And we want to be able to continue on this path where we're both building a sustainable future."
The agreements come with funding for restoration projects, promises of new protected areas, restrictions on future oil and gas development and more. Hailed as history in the making, the agreements reflect a new way of looking at cumulative impacts and a shift towards shared decision making and co-management of the natural world.
Here's what we know so far about what this means for land, water, wildlife and communities.
How did we get to this?
For decades, the B.C. government encouraged industry to extract resources from Blueberry River's 38,300 square kilometre territory. The story was the same for neighbouring nations — the province allowed companies to reap financial benefits from vast stretches of forests and underground deposits of shale gas. Those who lived there watched as their lands were gradually fragmented until the fish and wildlife depending on intact ecosystems all but vanished — and with them went the peoples' way of life.
That way of life was meant to be protected. In 1899, Canada made a commitment to the Indigenous Peoples who lived in B.C.'s northeast region. Signing what's known as Treaty 8, the colonial government promised to protect their rights to hunt, trap and fish. Blueberry River First Nations' ancestors formally agreed to the treaty in 1900.
Fast forward to 2015, when their descendants took the province to court for infringement of those rights. Six years later, B.C.'s top court handed down a ruling that found the province guilty of breaching its obligations under the treaty. Notably, there was no single culprit — B.C.'s infringement was a product of cumulative impacts, the sum total of all the developments it permitted. In a departure from its typical adversarial approach to litigation, the province didn't appeal the decision.
At a press conference celebrating the recently signed agreement, Premier David Eby, who was attorney general when B.C. lost the case and chose not to appeal, noted "the path to reconciliation is through negotiation and not through litigation."
"Full partnership and respect is the only way forward for the northeast and also for our entire province," he said. "Not endless court battles and not short-term transactional relationships."
Treaty 8 territories are fragmented landscapes from fracking, forestry, agriculture and more. Photos: Garth Lenz / The Narwhal
A few months into negotiations, the nation and the province signed an interim agreement that earmarked $65 million for habitat and cultural restoration and greenlighted 195 forestry and oil and gas projects that had been stuck in limbo since the court ruling. While those projects were allowed to proceed because they were already on the books when the court made its decision, B.C. imposed a moratorium on any new proposals until it could reach a final agreement.
Completing the agreement and reaching agreements with the other Treaty 8 nations lifts that moratorium and sets guidelines for what comes next.
Why are agreements with Treaty 8 nations needed?
The impact of industry on Treaty 8 territories is on a scale hard to comprehend.
On Blueberry River territory, rivers run dry because the oil and gas industry uses so much water for its fracking operations. What's left is often tainted from industrial activity, impacting moose populations and other species that drink and bathe in the rivers and lakes. Throughout the region, caribou herds that once numbered in the thousands now teeter on the brink of extinction.
Chief Desjarlais said bringing politicians and government officials onto the territory helped move the negotiations forward.
"You have to come and see it to believe it for yourself," she said. "I can tell you all day long, and you're never gonna get the picture unless you've actually in the midst of it, flying over top of it, walking in what used to be a forest and now it's cut blocks. Once they came, they saw. Now they understand."
Forestry and fossil fuels aren't the only contributors to the poor ecological health of the region. When B.C. built the W.A.C. Bennett dam in 1963, it flooded more than 1,700 square kilometres of forest, irrevocably changing the landscape. Add agricultural land to the mix and you start to get the picture.
In 2019, the province developed a cumulative effects framework to start figuring out how to keep this from happening again. The same year, it revised its Environmental Assessment Act, giving decision makers the power to put the brakes on individual projects while the province conducts regional assessments — to date, B.C. has yet to do one.
As well as its obligations to uphold Treaty Rights, B.C. is responsible for ensuring industrial development aligns with sustainable management of ecosystems and wildlife. One way the province is attempting to do so is through new land-use planning. Most of its existing plans date back to the 1990s and didn't meaningfully include First Nations in the process.
Because Treaty 8 territories are so damaged, the region is an obvious starting point. Not that B.C. had much of a choice.
Blueberry River First Nations Chief Judy Desjarlais said getting politicians like B.C. Premier David Eby and cabinet member Josie Osborne out onto the territory hammered home the scale of industrial impacts. Photo: Province of British Columbia / Flickr
Why is this significant for Blueberry River and other Treaty 8 nations?
The agreements offer a kind of reset for the five nations — until now, the communities have borne the brunt of industry impacts and received next to nothing in economic benefits. For decades, the paradigm was strictly extractive.
"Doig River First Nation has been advocating for a meaningful role in decision-making in natural resource development in our territory for many years," Doig River Chief Trevor Makahaday said in a statement. He noted the agreement sets the stage for "a new fiscal relationship between Treaty 8 First Nations and the province" that will "create economic certainty, heal the land and our people, and create overall stability for the region for generations to come."
It's a shift that takes B.C. a step closer to commitments it made in 2019 when it passed into law the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act.
"These agreements with Blueberry River First Nations and the Treaty 8 nations align with the [United Nations] Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples by addressing Indigenous self-determination, cultural revitalization, and decision-making over traditional territories and resources," Murray Rankin, Minister of Indigenous Relations and Reconciliation, told The Narwhal in an email.
"It's been a hard battle, so today is a very, very good day," Chief Sharleen Gale, from Fort Nelson First Nation, said at a press conference on Jan. 20. "Our people, the people of the Fort Nelson First Nation, have a history of defending our rights, including challenging bad industrial practices in court and standing up firmly to government to protect our rights."
"Going forward, we can really work together on restoring our relationship and doing things right so that future generations will continue to have places to go to hunt, fish and trap."
"It's been said that reconciliation is hard work — and it is," Rankin said at the press conference. "Make no mistake, the hard work of implementing the agreements with Treaty 8 nations is going to be challenging. It'll take the best in all of us. But that change is already well underway."
Desjarlais said one important change is when nations are involved in decision-making.
"We get to sit at the table with industry to see what their plans are going to look like and what kind of footprint they may or may not leave," she explained.
Because the court case set a major precedent in B.C., with implications beyond provincial borders, the recent agreements will be followed closely by other governments, Indigenous and settler alike.
What do the agreements mean for B.C.'s oil and gas sector?
As B.C. and Blueberry River worked on negotiations, uncertainty around what would happen next fueled speculation about the Site C dam and the oil and gas sector. Treaty 8 territories are at the heart of the Montney region, the source of the province's shale gas reserves and where the $16 billion hydroelectric project is set to flood more than 100 kilometres of the Peace River. Critics of the BC Hydro dam link it directly to the province's push to export gas. The energy-intensive process of extracting, transporting and compressing gas is often done by burning fossil fuels — without electricity from Site C, emissions from the sector would far exceed reductions targets set by the province.
As the final agreement was negotiated, lobbyists and industry proponents voiced their fears to senior B.C. officials. Theirs was a warning of impending economic collapse, including the loss of thousands of jobs. But those fears were unfounded.
While the agreements between the five Treaty 8 nations and the province do come with restrictions on how the oil and gas industry can operate in the region, there are no limits to how much fossil fuel the sector can extract.
"The agreement is not a cap on production, it is a cap on land disturbance," Premier Eby said at a Jan. 18 press conference in Prince George.
Industry proponents applauded the decision.
"It is our expectation that the necessary work can now proceed to ensure that the gas Petronas Canada delivers to the LNG Canada project is responsibly produced right here in B.C., benefiting the entire province and country," Izwan Ismail, CEO of Petronas, a Malaysian oil and gas giant, said in a statement.
Ismail's comments were echoed by industry groups, including the Explorers and Producers Association of Canada.
"The agreement between the British Columbia government and Indigenous communities in northeast B.C. provides much-needed clarity to move forward with natural gas development," Tristan Goodman, president and CEO of the association, said. "These historic agreements demonstrate a commitment from all parties to reconciliation and the environmentally conscious development of B.C.'s natural resources."
Fossil fuel companies operating on Treaty 8 territories face new restrictions on how much land they can use for fracking operations, but B.C. stopped short of putting a cap on the amount of gas the sector can extract. Photo: Garth Lenz / The Narwhal
The agreements come with restrictions on where companies can drill new wells. On Blueberry River territory, the plan is to encourage oil and gas activity in previously disturbed areas and limit any new disturbances to half the sector's previous footprint.
"At a landscape-level, this is huge news," Peter McCartney, climate campaigner with the Wilderness Committee, told The Narwhal. "I think this goes a long way to reduce the localized impacts of fracking and the gas industry. In terms of B.C.'s overall gas supply and any constraints on the industry … I think it's unlikely that this will hold them back."
The B.C. Oil and Gas Commission declined an interview but told The Narwhal to check back in the coming weeks as the details are still being worked out.
How does this impact land, water and wildlife on Blueberry River First Nations territory?
B.C. noted in its announcement more than 650,000 hectares of Blueberry River First Nations territory will be protected from new forestry and oil and gas development. That protection could come in the form of new Indigenous Protected and Conserved Areas, according to the press release. Chief Desjarlais called that land "no-go zones".
"Some of those areas are traditional and ceremonial areas for our nation, our people," she said. "A lot of stories that come from our Elders and our ancestors have generated from these no-go zones. For me to know that there will never be activity there, that makes me feel really good, because that legacy will continue on in our future generations."
"We're willing to work to move forward, but these areas absolutely need to be protected."
B.C. also promised a revised ecosystem-based approach to land-use planning, including watershed-level details aimed to protect and recover water, river systems and wildlife features. Over the next three years, four plans will be developed, focusing on the areas of highest priority to the nation.
The province announced a pot of money to support restoration work. By 2025, B.C. will provide Blueberry River with $200 million on top of the $65 million already allocated. Other initiatives include support to launch a community stewardship, monitoring and guardian program.
"It will never be back to what it once was," Desjarlais said. "But we can start by restoring and trying to bring back where some of our landmarks were, start restoration in the major impact areas."
Blueberry River will also receive $87.5 million over three years, plus an opportunity to start getting economic benefits from industry and a share of provincial royalty revenues in the next two fiscal years.
B.C. said it will also set up a multi-year shared restoration fund for other Treaty 8 nations, but the amount has not yet been announced. Like Blueberry River, the nations will also have more money to play with through revenue-sharing agreements.
The agreements also rolled out changes to forestry in the region, promising to reduce the annual allowable cut in the regional timber supply area by around 350,000 cubic metres per year and ending the use of aerial herbicides.
"This is huge for the boreal forest in northeast B.C.," McCartney, with the Wilderness Committee, said. "The Blueberry River First Nations and all the Treaty 8 nations have our utmost gratitude for the work that they have done to get to this point where we can start healing the land and restoring the ecosystems that have been so heavily damaged."
"I can't imagine what our ancestors are feeling right now," Desjarlais said. "But I'm sure they can rest easy knowing that what they signed years and years ago is still law and it's still moving forward in protecting our cultural and traditional values."
Because none of the agreements B.C. signed with Treaty 8 nations were publicly available prior to publication, many details will be revealed in the coming weeks. The agreement with Blueberry River includes a provision for an annual review of progress and a formal review after three years. B.C. and the nation agreed to get the ball rolling as quickly as possible for forestry and oil and gas.
Permit applications that were paused during the negotiations will now move forward, with the province planning to push them through within the next 60 days. A revised process to handle new applications will be set up by April.
Chief Desjarlais said industry may be starting back up but it's no longer business as usual.
"Especially in northeastern British Columbia, where we're rich in resources, we had to come to find this thing called balance. And I think we've found the path."
Banner: B.C.'s agreement with Blueberry River First Nations follows a landmark 2021 B.C. Supreme Court ruling which found the province infringed on the nation's Treaty Rights.


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Wiktor Morcinek (ur. 6 września 1961 w Strzelcach Opolskich) – polski piłkarz grający na pozycji pomocnika, trener.

Kariera piłkarska
Wiktor Morcinek karierę piłkarską rozpoczął w LZS Dziewkowice, potem przez jakiś czas grał w Budowlanych Strzelce Opolskie. W 1978 roku podpisał profesjonalny kontrakt z Odrą Opole, w której zadebiutował 29 października 1978 roku w wyjazdowym meczu ligowym z Legią Warszawa (5:3) zastępując w 85. minucie meczu Wojciecha Tyca. W tym samym roku zdobył z drużyną tytuł mistrza jesieni. Pierwszą bramkę w ekstraklasie zdobył 30 maja 1979 roku w przegranym 2:3 meczu z Arką Gdynia.

Po spadku w sezonie 1980/1981 z ekstraklasy, grał jeszcze dwa sezony w drużynie Niebiesko-Czerwonych, a 1983 roku za kwoty 4 mln złotych przeszedł do GKS-u Katowice, gdzie odniósł największe sukcesy w swojej piłkarskiej karierze. W sezonie 1985/1986 zdobył z drużyną Puchar Polski, w latach 1987-1988 grał w drużynie Piasta Gliwice, skąd wrócił na Bukową.

W 1990 roku przeniósł się do Norymbergi, gdzie grał w lokalnych klubach: DJK Sportfreunde Langwasser, Griechischer FV Zeus Nürnberg i SV Wacker Nürnberg.

Życie prywatne
Wiktor Morcinek obecnie mieszka w Fürth, gdzie jest trenerem jednej z lokalnych drużyn. Jego syn Daniel (ur. 1988) jest obecnie piłkarzem 1. SC Feucht, występującego w lidze bawarskiej.

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Whether a customer ends up buying a product or not is often down to the online reviews. But making them up is all too easy. How to spot a fake review and what really tells you whether a restaurant deserves its five-star rating – a quick guide.
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"Brilliant coat. It keeps you warm and the colour matches the pictures 100%. The negatives: the fabric is pretty sensitive, so you have to take it to the dry cleaners if you get any stains or marks on it."
Real or made up? Anyone who checks the product reviews on the internet these days is hard pressed to tell the difference between genuine and fake reviews. This applies in equal measure to fashion chains, restaurants, hotels and online stores run by high street drugstores. But it is precisely these user-generated reviews that are supposed to give customers a place to start. So is it worth making a purchase or not?
Nine out of ten customers read customer reviews first, taking them at face value
But it actually goes beyond that: almost half of consumers purchase a product after reading positive reviews and around 30 percent of shoppers are ready to part with more of their hard-earned cash if the reviews are really good. After all, fake reviews do not always have to be bad – positive reviews are just as likely to be fabricated. According to a study conducted by the Harvard Business School, around a fifth of all the reviews published on Yelp – both good and bad – are fake. The people behind the fake reviews are becoming increasingly clever, making a name for themselves with authentic reviews before going on to write up their fakes. But it is still possible to spot a fake.
Warning, fake!
Jeff Sakasegawa works for Sift Science, a start-up that specialises in identifying and tackling online fakery. His job title of Trust and Safety Architect says it all, really. When it comes to fake reviews, he knows his stuff. He reveals that there are six characteristics that give away a fake
One: they link to external sites.
Two: their authors write multiple reviews one after the other.
Three: they spice them up with flowery language – generally using more verbs than nouns.
Four: they tend to have extreme opinions, either loving or hating something. They virtually never weigh up the relative pros and cons.
Five and six: technical terms crop up a lot in fake reviews as well as specific words such as "recommend", which is a real favourite.
Be it a private individual or a small company, anyone able to interpret the signs correctly can spot fake reviews. But sites like Fakespot and Trustwerty, which use algorithms to check reviews, offer addition certainty. Large companies such as Amazon take a similar approach. In some cases they use moderators who look at the authenticity of a contribution, using location and user history for clues. Other platforms such as AirBnB only allow verified users to leave feedback. And in spite of all this, people still manage to slip through the net.
Prison and fine for faking reviews
Only a short time ago, an Italian man was sentenced to nine months in prison and an 8,000 euro fine for faking reviews. Before being rumbled, he sold more than 1,000 fake reviews to hotels over a period of several years using a fake identity. Sometimes fake reviews are about nothing more than increasing bookings or sales figures, but sometimes they are a way to make competitors look bad. So it is hardly surprising that an entire industry has sprung up around fake reviews, with the sole aim of preventing them.
Researchers at Aalto University in Finland worked on a type of algorithm that could author particularly authentic-sounding fake reviews – they did this so they could program a supplementary AI application at the same time, which was able to identify these clever fakes with a high degree of reliability. Another method, one that programmers Petar Slovic and Ivan Ciric back, is related to blockchain. The technology behind the Bitcoin boom also makes it possible to create verifiable digital identities, with data sets covering date of birth and address, as well as info on locations and purchasing history. Because once in blocks, data sets can no longer be changed without anyone noticing, suddenly making it possible to simply check whether the author of a review has actually purchased a certain product or eaten in a certain restaurant.
All Public Art is using blockchain to confirm the provenance of art works. Slovic and Ciric want to open up their Review.Network for online reviews too. Verified users write real reviews, earning themselves REW tokens, a currency similar to Bitcoin. More than 100,000 people have already signed up in advance. To help make the internet what it was to start with: a place where people go for help and find honest opinions.
And before we forget: the review at the start ticks all the boxes for the genuine article. But it's still a fake. The coat does not exist. Well, at least that's what we think.
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Q: How do I make sense of the solution to this circuit analysis problem? I am studying MIT's 6.01 on OCW and have been struggling with a sample final exam problem that involves circuit analysis with op amps. I'm hoping to get some guidance on how to approach the problem or at least how to get started, because while I have gotten pretty decent at solving basic op amp circuits through this course, I'm at a bit of a loss with this one. The problem and answer are included below, but I'm not sure how they got to the solution. Any feedback would be greatly appreciated.

A: (V- - V+) = k(Tr - Th). Problem data: When (Tr - Th) = 1F and K = 0.02, then:
(V- - V+) = 0.02x(1). Then (V- - V+) = 0.02 V. You should use a differential amplifier for converter the (V- - V+) difference in a Vo voltage. Then the differential amplifier gain should be G = Vo/(V- - V+). Calculating, G = 5/(0.02). Then G = 250. Using an operational amplifier to build a differential amplifier, we obtain:  Vo = R2/R1(V- - V+). As a gain is 250, R2/R1 = 250. If R1 = 1 kΩ is chosen, then we get R2 = 250 kΩ.

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• Pray for preservation of Tuvaluan culture as the nation's existence is challenged by rising seas.
• Pray for quality education for youth who have few career options outside of an unstable fishing industry.
• Pray for God to use these times of environmental and economic uncertainty to draw Christians into stronger relationships with Him.
One of the smallest and most isolated nations on Earth, Tuvalu is a group of nine small islands northeast of Australia. Populated by a Polynesian people group, the islands came under British rule in 1892 and received independence in 1978. The highest point is just 16 feet (4.9m) above sea level, and the islands are shrinking and threatened by rising sea levels. Radio is the predominant form of cross-island communications.
These islands face an uncertain future. Limited natural resources, rising sea levels, beach erosion, and lack of rivers and lakes have contributed to the Tuvaluan government making arrangements with Australia and New Zealand for population evacuation in case of environmental emergency. The culture is also under threat from immoral foreign influences and growing income disparities. The economy appears weak, with large import and export disparity, dependency on foreign aid, and small tourism numbers. Yet the government has access to a trust fund that has been wisely managed, a large portion of the male population works abroad in shipping, and the nation has lucrative fishing waters. The government also receives royalties from the internet domain name ".tv".
It was Christian missionaries from the local Cook Islands, through the London Missionary Society, who first brought the Gospel to the Tuvaluan islands. These missionaries established a church on every island – typically the most impressive building on the islands – and to this day churches are revered as holy places. Christianity is universally accepted, and the population is almost all protestant, with a skyrocketing charismatic population and an evangelical population that has more than tripled over the past 17 years. Yet, some syncretism with pre-Christian beliefs remains, and the Tuvalu Christian Church, to which eight out of every nine Tuvaluans belong, faces decline and nominalism.
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Capital City: Funafuti/Vaiaku Village
Government: Parliamentary Democracy
Major People Groups: Polynesian 96%, Micronesian 4%
Religion: Protestant 98.4%, Baha'i 1%, other 0.6%
Language: Tuvalvan, English, Samoan, Kiribati
GDP Per Capita: $3,800
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