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Les micro-ondes ou microondes sont des rayonnements électromagnétiques de longueur d'onde intermédiaire entre l'infrarouge et les ondes de radiodiffusion.

Le terme de micro-onde provient du fait que ces ondes ont une longueur d'onde plus courte que celles de la bande VHF, utilisée par les radars pendant la Seconde Guerre mondiale.

Description
Les micro-ondes ont des longueurs d'onde approximativement dans la gamme de  () à  () ; toutefois, les limites entre l'infrarouge lointain, les micro-ondes et les ondes radio UHF sont assez arbitraires et varient selon le champ d'étude. Les micro-ondes couvrent la fin des UHF (de 1 à ), les SHF (de 3 à ) et les EHF (de 30 à ).

En 1884, l'existence des ondes électromagnétiques telles que les micro-ondes a été prédite par James Clerk Maxwell à partir de ses fameuses équations.

En 1888, Heinrich Rudolf Hertz fut le premier à démontrer l'existence des ondes électromagnétiques en construisant un appareil produisant des ondes radio.

Sources
Les micro-ondes sont produites par des antennes classiques dans les réseaux de télécommunications (téléphonie, Wi-Fi, faisceaux hertziens) ou par des tubes à vide comme ceux listés ci-dessous :
 magnétron ;
 klystron ;
 tube à ondes progressives ;
 gyrotron.

Il existe également un certain nombre de sources naturelles de micro-ondes telles que :
 le soleil ;
 les pulsars ;
 les quasars.

Exemples d'utilisations

 Un maser est un dispositif semblable à un laser, sauf qu'il fonctionne aux fréquences des micro-ondes.
 Des micro-ondes sont employées pour les transmissions par satellite parce que cette fréquence traverse facilement l'atmosphère terrestre et avec moins d'interférences pour les longueurs d'onde les plus élevées (c'est le cas notamment des GPS).
 Les radars emploient également la réflexion de micro-ondes pour détecter la distance, la vitesse et d'autres caractéristiques des objets éloignés.
 Les protocoles de transmission sans fil pour réseaux locaux tels que Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, DECT emploient également des micro-ondes dans les bandes de 2,4 et  respectivement ; certaines variantes de Wi-Fi ( IEEE 802.11n et 802.11ac) emploient une bande située entre  pour des communications à courtes distances (<).
 Des réseaux étendus, comme le WiMAX mobile, utilisent la bande des .
 La diffusion des émissions de télévision numérique terrestre emploie certaines des fréquences micro-ondes inférieures.
 Des transmetteurs locaux de vidéo sans fil (surveillance d'un bébé, visionnage de la TV dans une chambre sans y disposer d'antenne filaire…) utilisent les micro-ondes.
 La téléphonie mobile repose sur les micro-ondes (plusieurs bandes entre  et ).
 Des micro-ondes pourraient aussi être employées pour transmettre de l'énergie à longues distances ; des recherches furent effectuées après la Première Guerre mondiale pour examiner cette possibilité.
 Dans les années 1970 et au début des années 1980, la NASA a effectué des recherches pour développer des systèmes de satellites à énergie solaire (SPS) avec de grands panneaux solaires qui redirigeraient sous forme de micro-ondes l'énergie captée vers la surface de la Terre.
 Un four à micro-ondes utilise un magnétron comme générateur de micro-ondes à une fréquence approximative de  afin de chauffer les aliments. Les fours à micro-ondes domestiques ont fait leur apparition au début des  dans les foyers et sont répandus aujourd'hui par centaines de millions dans le monde.
 L'impulsion magnétique ultra-courte, qui sert au traitement du cancer et pourrait servir à fabriquer une arme de destruction de l'électronique adverse

Bandes de fréquence
Le spectre des micro-ondes est défini approximativement pour la plage de fréquences de 0,3 à . Pour une fréquence d'utilisation entre 1 et , on emploie en général le terme d'hyperfréquences, la plupart des applications communes utilisant la gamme de 1 à . La gamme hyperfréquence est découpée en différentes bandes, en fonction des différentes applications techniques (voir la table ci-dessous) :

Santé

Les technologies employant des micro-ondes peuvent s'avérer dangereuses lorsqu'elles dépassent une certaine puissance. C'est pour cela que les techniciens télécoms qui interviennent sur les antennes GSM (P=) ne s'en approchent que lorsqu'elles sont désactivées. C'est aussi pour cela qu'un four à micro-ondes ne doit pas laisser sortir les ondes (puissance maxi émise à l'extérieur du four de ).

Dans le cas de faibles doses, comme pour les téléphones portables, .

Cependant, le , l'Organisation mondiale de la santé (OMS) et le Centre international de recherche sur le cancer (CIRC) basé à Lyon ont déclaré par communiqué de presse que les ondes électromagnétiques à hyperfréquence utilisées notamment dans la téléphonie mobile et le Wi-Fi étaient .

Notes et références

Voir aussi

Articles connexes
 Four à micro-ondes
 Fond diffus cosmologique
 Radiomètre micro-onde
 Spectroscopie rotationnelle
 Chimie aux micro-ondes

Liens externes
  À propos du projet Ephaïstos, la plus grosse installation micro-onde au monde

Radiofréquence
Bande spectrale


Medical software vendors, policymakers, and care providers are at odds with one another concerning a very important element of healthcare: data.
The way the healthcare industry stands now, patient data remains held up in data silos that are not easily transferable from one vendor to another, leading hospitals and care providers to remain locked-in when it comes to healthcare technology solutions.
If a healthcare provider switches from one vendor to another, it risks losing patient data or making errors in patient care.
Obviously, this is a risk that no responsible provider can make, especially when dealing with life-or-death emergency situations like hospitals routinely do.
But medical IT vendors have no incentive to make their processes interoperable with their competitors, which is understandable from a market-oriented point of view. However, it makes it very difficult for healthcare providers to offer the best, most efficient care to patients, which is morally unacceptable.
Before placing all of the blame on medical technology vendors, however, it's important to hold policymakers and care providers accountable for their part, as well.
Specifically, policymakers invested in interoperability need to move beyond setting routine standards and create a policy framework that creates robust market demand for interoperability.
While the problem seems intractable at the moment, the truth is that it isn't that difficult to solve.
In fact, it has been solved before, in another highly regulated market dominated by large institutions – the finance sector.
In the 1980s, depositing money in a bank meant finding that bank's local office and physically handing a paycheck to the teller. ATM systems did not connect, and checks took weeks to clear, paving the way for infamous fraudsters like Frank Abagnale Jr., whose exploits inspired Hollywood filmmakers and an entire generation of white-collar criminals.
Now, however, you can withdraw money from any ATM in the country, and most financial institutions have regulations in place for international withdrawals as well. You can have your paycheck deposited directly in your account, and your bank monitors your account activity for fraudulent behavior.
All of these benefits are direct causes of the push towards interoperability, and market forces provoked this push. When this becomes true of the healthcare market, patients will begin to enjoy the level of coordinated care that they should expect in the 21st century.
If the financial sector managed to develop high-level semantic interoperability between competitors, the healthcare industry can. New technologies will be key to this development.
Blockchain patient data solutions may let patients carry their own medical records with them, making coordinated care as simple as scanning a patient-specific code and getting full access.
New AI-based algorithms may make it possible for doctors to dig deep into difficult-to-access organizational silos to make patient data accessible.
Consequently, the future of healthcare relies on these developments.
Do you have an idea that can address healthcare interoperability? App Maisters is ready to build the technological solution you're dreaming of.


I searched for a social media guru famous for being a pioneer - especially in blogging - a decade ago. I picked the one with the highest profile for this. I then looked up what I was doing in the same year. Hopefully you will see that I was at least his equal at that time.
I tried to do the same for Alltop.com but it was a roofing site back then. Some of the other sites won't load. There will be missing pics and dead links - this is neither my fault nor Mr Brogan's - the Wayback Machine isn't perfect. Also, don't try to email from these sites/blogs or sign up to newsletters.
Let me know your thoughts. I'm happy to share stories of the very early social web. I blogged on humorous issues, celebrities, web development, and luxury products.


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Ira J. "Jack" Chrisman
Ira J. "Jack" Chrisman (1910-1988) became a well-known force in California's water history beginning back in 1955 after his family home was flooded in the San Joaquin Valley town of Visalia.
Jean Auer
Jean Auer (1937-2005) was the first woman to serve on the California State Water Resources Control Board and a pioneer for women aspiring to be leaders in the water world.
She is described as a "woman of great spirit who made large contributions to improve the waters of California." She was appointed as the State Water Board's public member by then-Governor Ronald Reagan and served from 1972-1977 during a time period that included the passage of the federal Clean Water Act. She became part of the growing movement for water quality regulations to stop water pollution.
Joan Didion is a native California author and playwright whose famous writings have featured California water issues.
Born and reared in Sacramento, she's written extensively and personally about her feelings on the subject of water. In her memoir, Where I Was From, she tells not only the story about her pioneering family's roots in the Sacramento area but also of the seasonal flooding, the water politics and controversies, and the California State Water Project (SWP) and federal Central Valley Project (CVP).
John Muir (1838-1914) was a famous and influential naturalist and conservationist who founded the Sierra Club in 1892 and was its president until he died. Throughout his life, this man from Scotland was also a farmer, inventor, sheepherder, explorer and writer.
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Rita Schmidt Sudman
Rita Schmidt Sudman, who led the Water Education Foundation as executive director for more than 30 years, is widely recognized for her work since the 1980s as a journalist and communicator who developed programs to foster public understanding of water issues and for her work with stakeholders to find solutions. A former radio and television reporter and producer, she oversaw the development of print and digital publications, public television programs, poster maps, tours, press briefings and a school program.
John R. Teerink
John R. Teerink (1921-1992) was the director of the California Department of Water Resources (DWR) from 1973-1975 during Governor Ronald Reagan's administration.He had various lead roles in the implementation of the State Water Project during his 29-year career at DWR. He progressed through the ranks as junior engineer, assistant chief engineer and then deputy director until his appointment to head the department.
John Wesley Powell
John Wesley Powell (1834-1902) was historic and heroic for being first to lead an expedition down the Colorado River in 1869. A major who lost an arm in the Civil War Battle of Shiloh, he was an explorer, geologist, geographer and ethnologist.
Julian B. Hinds
Julian B. Hinds (1881-1977) was Metropolitan Water District of Southern California's general manager and chief engineer from 1941-1951, but began work on the Colorado River Aqueduct in 1929 soon after the district was organized.
Lester A. Snow
Lester A. Snow, the mastermind behind countless water resources management projects, has been involved in water issues in two states, both the public and private sectors and on regional, state and federal levels of government.
In a timeline of his career, Snow served from 1988-1995 as the general manager of the San Diego County Water Authority after leaving the Arizona Department of Water Resources. From 1995-1999, he was the executive director of the CALFED Bay-Delta Program, which included a team of both federal and state agencies.
Marc Reisner
Marc Reisner (1948-2000), an environmental writer who became a celebrity in the water world, was the author of Cadillac Desert: The American West and Its Disappearing Water (1986), a best-seller about Western water history and politics and a full-blown critique of 20th century water development, especially in California and the West. "Based on 10 years of research, Cadillac Desert is a stunning expose and a dramatic, provocative history of the creation of an Eden — an Eden that may be only a mirage," according to the book's back flap.
Rachel Carson (1907-1964) authored Silent Spring, a book published in 1962 about the impacts of pesticides on the ecosystem and credited with beginning the modern environmental movement.
Before becoming a full-time writer, she worked at the U.S. Bureau of Fisheries, renamed the Fish and Wildlife Service, from 1935-1952 as a biologist and then editor-in-chief of publications.
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Ralph M. Brody
Ralph M. Brody (1912-1981) served as Gov. Pat Brown's special counsel on water issues and chief deputy director of the Department of Water Resources.
He was instrumental in ensuring passage of the State Water Project in 1960. He chaired the California Water Commission from 1960 -1966. From 1960 until his retirement in 1977, he was manager and chief counsel for Westlands Water District.
Robert A. Skinner
Robert A. Skinner (1895-1986) was the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California general manager from 1962-1967. An engineer, he was instrumental in negotiating the district's contract with the California Department of Water Resources for delivery of water from Northern California. Both Lake Skinner and a treatment plant in southwestern Riverside County were named in his honor.
Robert B. Marshall
Robert B. Marshall (1867-1949), whose career at the U.S. Geological Survey culminated in 1908 when he became chief geographer for the entire USGS, first proposed the concept of a statewide water plan for a series of dams, canals and aqueducts to bring water to California's Central Valley.
Robert "Bob" M. Hagan
Robert "Bob" M. Hagan, Ph.D. (1917-2002), internationally renowned for his expertise in the relationships between plants, water, soil and water use efficiency — specifically in the area of agricultural water use — was a professor of water science, an irrigationist in the California Agricultural Experiment Station and a statewide extension specialist in the California Agricultural Extension Service during a 50-year career with the University of California, Davis.
Ron Stork
Ron Stork, the award-winning policy director of the Friends of the River, joined the statewide California river conservation group in 1987 as its associate conservation director. Previously he was executive director of the Merced Canyon Committee, where he directed the successful effort to obtain the National Wild and Scenic River designation for the Merced River.
Ronald B. Robie
Ronald B. Robie, an associate justice on the California Court of Appeal, Third Appellate District, has made his mark on state water issues during a career in public service that has spanned all three branches of government.
Stephen K. Hall
Stephen K. Hall (1951-2010) led the Association of California Water Agencies (ACWA) as its executive director from 1993 until retiring in 2007 from the effects of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS), or Lou Gehrig's disease. Hall continued to stay current on water issues and to advocate for legislation on ALS at the state Capitol until he died.
His motto became "As much as I can for as long as I can."
Theodore "Teddy" Roosevelt
Theodore "Teddy" Roosevelt (1858-1919) was the 26th president of the United States who established the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation and created the U.S. Forest Service.
During his term of office from 1901-1909, he is credited for his efforts on conservation, increasing the number of national forests, protecting land for the public and promoting irrigation projects. For Roosevelt, water was instrumental to developing the Western states.
Thomas J. "Tom" Graff
Thomas J. "Tom" Graff (1944-2009) opened up the California office of the Environmental Defense Fund in 1971 and was its regional director for more than 35 years.
Throughout his life, he was committed to the environment and the mentorship of environmental leaders. He was revered as an influential environmental lawyer on the state and federal water circuits and public forums and used strategic acumen to build partnerships to solve water problems with long-lasting solutions.

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2020 ACM Awards Postponed Due to Coronavirus Pandemic
Angela Stefano Published: March 15, 2020
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The 2020 ACM Awards have been postponed due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. The news came on Sunday (March 15), a few days after the Academy of Country Music announced the annual awards show's first performers.
Per a press release from the Academy of Country Music, the 2020 ACM Awards will be rescheduled for September. The event will still air live on CBS, but on a date, at a time and from a venue that all have yet to be determined.
"The health and safety of our artists, fans, industry, staff and partners is our number one priority," a statement from the ACM reads. Adds ACM CEO Damon Whiteside, "The ACM Awards is a tentpole event for our Country Music industry, and the Academy of Country Music and Dick Clark Productions went to great lengths to find a safe solution for the show to go on so that we can honor our artist community. This decision involved many partners, stakeholders and the industry who we have been in constant conversations with over the past several days as the situation has developed. We look forward to identifying a future date that we can celebrate with our country community safely."
Per the press release, those with tickets for the ACM Awards and ACM Party for a Cause events will receive refunds. Visit the Academy of Country Music's website for more information.
On Wednesday (March 11), the ACM and Dick Clark Productions released a joint statement, saying that they "remain[ed] committed to serving country fans and our country music community by producing the 55th Academy of Country Music Awards live from Las Vegas on April 5 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena." Organizers of the annual awards show were "closely monitoring the situation along with the MGM team, who are in continuous contact with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the Southern Nevada Health District and other agencies and experts for guidance."
The World Health Organization (WHO) on Wednesday officially declared coronavirus a pandemic. According to the WHO, more than 156,000 cases of coronavirus have been reported in more than 110 countries and territories. A total of 5,819 deaths have been reported worldwide as of Saturday night (March 14).
On Wednesday, U.S. President Donald Trump announced a travel ban that went into effect on Friday (March 13) at midnight. The ban only applies for foreign nationals, NBC News explains, not U.S. citizens, green card holders or the families of U.S. citizens. Additionally, Ireland and the U.K. are exempt from the travel ban, which applies only to people, not foreign goods or trade.
During his Wednesday night address, Trump also urged Americans to be cautious with their health: to wash their hands and stay home if they're feeling ill, and to get tested for coronavirus if they think they may have it.
Within country music, artists are doing their part by either postponing or canceling both concerts and entire tours, while festival organizers are both rescheduling and canceling springtime events. Among others, the annual Stagecoach festival, usually held in April, will now take place in October, while Zac Brown Band have chosen to delay the remainder of their springtime tour dates.
Coronavirus Pandemic: What Country Music Events Are Postponed or Canceled (or Not)?
Source: 2020 ACM Awards Postponed Due to Coronavirus Pandemic
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Improving your home truly means doing a good job. There are home improvement projects that are not worth it because they make your home less desirable to buyers. Using these simple tips, you can avoid living with disasters.


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Locally owned Italian restaurant coming to Emory Point.
Marcello's, a Buckhead area favorite for decades, is bringing its authentic Italian fare to the Emory area. Marcello's has leased the former La Tagliatella at Emory Point and hopes to have the restaurant open sometime in February. The 4,400 square foot restaurant is adjacent to Fresh to Order on Clifton Road.
La Tagliatella closed at Emory Point in December 2014, less than two years after opening. La Tagliatella, part of Poland based AmRest, has already closed its midtown location, which enjoyed an even shorter life.
Bothers Julian and Marcello Najm, owners of Marcello's, surely got a better deal than they could have from a new development, and are walking into a fully built-out restaurant. The Najms are renovating the space to customize it and give it more character than before.
The original Marcello's opened in 1984. Today, what had become two separate storefronts, "Buckhead Italian Market," and a separate bakery, are under one, approximately 2,400 square foot roof at Tuxedo Festival near Chastain Park.
Marcello's features various brick oven pizzas as well as a classic Italian menu that includes dishes like Veal Piccata, Chicken Marsala, and Chicken Parmigiana.
Are you excited to see Marcello's expand? Do you think the local Marcello's will succeed where the chain La Tagliatella failed? What is your favorite Italian restaurant? What would you like to see replace the shuttered Bonefish Grill at Emory Point?
I'd love to see Todd Ginsberg come up with a sister concept of The General Muir for the Bonefish space. I do like Bonefish - I think it's one of the better chains out there, but never thought it was a good fit for the space. Speaking of Bonefish, any idea what's going on with the Akers Mill Bonefish. Haven't seen any work start yet. Figured they'd want it done by the time the Braves come to Cobb.
In Buckhead, Mirko is way better than Marcello. Every time I've gone to Marcellos I had great expectations and hopes however every time it turned out just below mediocre at best. Foods laden with salt and overspiced and prepared days and weeks in advanced and warmed up. Mirko actually in their original Buckhead location is as authentic as can be. It is overall a better Italian choice with foods that are more naturally prepared, fresh to order, with simplicity and care. Overall a better value for your money and the most fantastic atmosphere. I know Figo is the former partner; I really wish they would close down Figo in perimeter and open Mirko in its place, or just open Mirko on it's own somewhere in the perimeter and organically Figo will end up closing. A good location for Marco would be the shops at Brookkeigh at Johnson ferry in Brookhaven. The Dove via Italian eating market and for metal place is a big joke, it should be added to the death lis The Dove via Italian eating market and for metal place is a big joke, it should be added to the death watch.
Funny! Siri woRis great with TONETO but she is hard of hearing! I meant to write DaVia in Perimeter Place.


We use a lecture/discussion format. We do not use any curriculum, but rather study various topics from a Biblical perspective. Our teacher or members will make suggestions for our next topic and the class decides what to study. We also mix current events into our lessons.


The Department of Political Science and International Relations facilitates dialogue with students through its Staff-Student Consultative Committee (SSCC). The SSCC has been structured to provide a forum for students to discuss student academic concerns including teaching, learning and student support issues in an open manner at the Departmental level. The SSCC is comprised of student representatives and members of academic staff. The Committee may also be a forum to consult with students on future plans of the Department.
The Committee will meet once per semester (November and April). The Head of the Department will convene and regulate the conduct of the meetings.
The elected student representatives (ESRs) of the Committee will be representing the students of undergraduate and postgraduate programs in Political Science, International Relations and Regional Studies. Khazar University Student Union administers the electoral process under the supervision of the Head of Department. The ESRs are elected to serve for one academic year. They will need to be proactive in raising issues for the agenda of meetings representing students' views. The ESRs will ensure that students' views are collected and heard at the SSCC. It is the responsibility of the ESRs to contact the students they represent before each SSCC meeting asking if there are any concerns to be raised at the SSCC meetings. They may meet with students they represent and/or send emails well in advance of each meeting. They will have to ensure that discussions are documented and the students are kept informed of resulting decisions by reporting agreed action back to students they represent. The ESRs will be assigned to produce and distribute an annual summary of the issues discussed and actions taken at the end of every academic year.
The student representatives will serve on the SSCC on a voluntary basis and those who serve successfully will be issued a Certificate of Appreciation and their University service will appear on their student transcript.


The difference between having a successful career as a content writer, and failing miserably, can often be down to something as simple as charging the wrong rate for your services. If you are struggling to work out the right rate to charge clients, I am going to try and help out, and explain how I arrived at my rate in this blog post.
Back in 2006, when I first got into content writing as a full-time job, I made a pretty big mistake. For the first couple of months I went into overdrive, writing upwards of 10,000 words a day. The rate I charged was too low, and within six months I was burned out. You simply cannot write 10k words a day, every day, continuously. This was when I realized I had to take a step back, and approach things differently.
I sat down and worked out how much money I needed to earn each month. I then turned this value into a daily rate. However, I was also careful to make sure I removed 10 days a month from the calculation, as everyone needs time off. So I was left with 20 productive days a month, and then divided the monthly income I needed by 20, to come up with my daily rate.
Once I had this daily rate, I reduced it down to an hourly rate. I decided upon how many hours I wanted to work a day, and then deducted 25% of this time for admin tasks. It is surprising how long it takes each day to deal with clients, produce proposals, manage finances, and all of the other things we need to do to maintain our businesses. So I took my daily rate, and divided it by the number of hours I wanted to work, minus 25%, which I allotted to admin tasks. This gave me an hourly rate. Now all I needed to do was work out a word rate based on this figure.
Daily rate = monthly cash requirement / actual working days (weekends and vacation time subtracted).
Hourly rate = daily rate / actual productive hours (25% of time deducted for admin tasks).
Word rate = hourly rate / number of words produced per hour.
Sitting down and working this out gave me two prices, my hourly rate, and my word rate, I was now equipped to make intelligent bids upon both hourly and fixed price projects.
I should have been fine once I had calculated my required rate, but it seems I was not quite done with making mistakes. I started shifting my pricing to win projects I particularly wanted to work on. This was a very stupid thing to do. My rates had been calculated on my cost of living, so what was the effect of lowering my price on certain projects? I ended up making less than I needed to live. Big mistake. The lesson I learned from this was that I needed to set my rates in stone, and not shift them for anything.
I had to begin being harsh, discarding clients who could not meet the rate I needed. I also had to start ignoring projects that were interesting, but not paying a high enough rate. This was quite tough to do at first, as it is always tempting to try and fill your schedule up with cut price projects, if your calendar is looking a little empty. I stuck to my guns, and blindly refused to work on anything that paid less than the rates I had arrived at in my calculations.
I my opinion, this is the only way to arrive at a sustainable full-time income as a content writer. Your rate needs to be calculated based on your actual monthly cash requirement, including extra money for luxuries, savings etc. This rate must then be adhered too, don't drop it for anything. Of course, you need to constantly revise your rate to make sure that it still covers your cost of living, but once you have done the initial calculation, this becomes pretty easy.
There is one thing I would like to add though, now that I have explained how I arrived at my rate. Over time, I have learned (quite painfully at times) that certain types of projects are simply far more complicated and time consuming than others. For example, writing an academic paper with citations takes far longer than some simple blog posts. So I consider my rate to be the minimum rate I charge clients. I will often raise it to accommodate complicated project requirements, but I never lower it.
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| Melinda Urbansdotter 28 September , 2018
Intoxicating new material is taking the Swedish songstress Lykke Li in a new direction. Her message? Change can sometimes be painful, but it's an essential part of life if you've any hope of growing as a person.
With Lykke Li's latest album, So Sad So Sexy, it doesn't take long to notice that she has gone through big changes in her personal life as well as with her music. The concept of change is present in her honest lyrics about a relationship falling apart, as well as in the melodies that show there are new sides to her artistry. The sound is more upbeat and filled with pure pop, taking her tunes in a new direction compared with her previous records.
"It seemed that I spent my whole twenties exploring the darker themes of love in a very introspective way. After giving birth and then experiencing some personal tragedies, I felt I'd had enough of the darkness and wanted to make something that lifted me up and also showed the transformation I'd undergone as a woman," says Li.
The soundscape on So Sad So Sexy is also filled with the pulse of Los Angeles at night, projecting an air of solitude and mystery. When Li describes it, it's almost poetic. "Driving alone at night with only my thoughts as company," she says. "The view from my bedroom window. Smoking cigarettes at night by my pool." You can almost smell the cigarette smoke and hear the distant buzz of the LA traffic while the music plays.
Los Angeles seems not only to play an important role musically, it's also the counter opposite of her life in Stockholm. "LA, for me, is where I finally became an adult and it's also a place that's very much about you creating the life you want to live, as there are no rules or boundaries. It's a place for dreamers and a very modern place. And for the first time in my life I was also really inspired by what was going on culturally, on the streets, on the radio. It is a very eclectic place and I wanted to make something contemporary," Li says.
Even her style and aesthetic has changed significantly. The Lykke Li we know from previous albums seems to be gone. She describes transition as being a natural part of being an artist, the process of getting inspired by her surroundings and creating little worlds that, sooner or later, she tires of, making her want to go in a completely opposite direction. "Being pregnant made me more aware and loving of my body, and it was really interesting to see how flexible and changeable the body is," she says. "So for some reason, after the pregnancy, I wanted to cover it up less. And I had a very immediate impulse to chop my hair off and go blonde. But ultimately I think I just feel like a real woman for the first time in my life."
The lyrics on So Sad So Sexy feel very upfront and honest; they're small stories that capture different aspects of life and love. Writing lyrics is something Li uses in a therapeutic way, or as she puts it: "Sometimes I feel like I unfortunately manifest things with my lyrics before they even happen. It's like I'm having a dialogue with my subconscious."
On reading recent interviews with Li, you realise that the past couple of years have been rough for her, offering both happiness and sorrow. They've made her stronger but also more vulnerable. Nowadays she tries to take better care of her personal life and her child. "It put a lot of things in perspective. Before I could lay awake obsessing over how nothing ever turned out good enough. But now I'm more thankful that I even get the chance to do anything at all. It makes me try to think of the journey a little more, because ultimately we are all going to die. So, in a way, everything and nothing really matters. The most important thing is to live while you can. Stay open. Love," says Li, delivering some heavy life lessons without even sounding the slightest bit clichéd.
Evolvement is essential to her, and trying to get to the bottom of what everything means is what drives her creativity. She explores her visions and dreams while staying true to the voices and urges inside her. She mentions the famous saying that a shark dies if it doesn't swim forward and draws parallels to being an artist, as well as life in general. "All we can really be sure about is that nothing lasts for ever and things are forever changing," says Li, reflecting on the essential core of transition.
It's hard not to agree with her: things evolve and change for the good and for the bad. The decisions we make lead to things taking new turns and directions, transforming our life, bit by bit. For Li, life is a balancing act right now. "I have a young child and I'm on tour most of the year and then we are working on launching my female-empowerment brand Yola Mezcal in Europe," she says. Li is making sure that she lives life to the fullest – feel the force.
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Photography by John Scarisbrick
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Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati Launches SixFifty, Combining Technology and Expertise to Deliver Automated Online Legal Products
New Venture Blends World-Class Legal Expertise with Automation Technology to Deliver Value to Customers and Clients
PALO ALTO, CA (February 5, 2019) – Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, the premier provider of legal services to technology, life sciences, and growth enterprises worldwide, today announced the formation of SixFifty, a new software subsidiary.
Backed by WSGR, SixFifty is developing automated tools designed to make legal processes efficient and affordable. SixFifty operates in tandem with attorneys from WSGR to provide companies the optimal combination of automation and human expertise.
SoloSuit, an automated software tool that helped those who have been sued for a debt in Utah file legal responses. The site surpassed its annual forecast for users in just one month. Parker and Porter also developed CO/COUNSEL, a legal crowdsourcing website, which garnered tens of thousands of contributions and is used by law schools across the U.S. and U.K.
"SixFifty is a unique endeavor that is driven by two important ingredients: human expertise and machine efficiency," said Doug Clark, managing partner of WSGR. "With WSGR's industry-leading legal counsel and the experience Kimball and Lincoln have in creating automated legal solutions, SixFifty is positioned to deliver innovative efficiency and affordable answers to even the most complicated legal challenges facing small businesses and emerging companies."
SixFifty plans to develop and release multiple products, starting with SixFifty Privacy–a tool that businesses can use to assess and plan their compliance with California's Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA). CCPA is a consumer privacy law that comes into effect on January 1, 2020, and establishes guidelines for the collection, use, disclosure, and sale of personal information. Guided by experts from WSGR's Privacy and Data Protection practice–which includes Lydia Parnes, the former director of the Bureau of Consumer Protection at the Federal Trade Commission, Chris Olsen, the former assistant director of the FTC's Division of Privacy and Identity Protection, and others–SixFifty will roll out a suite of automated CCPA tools later this year.
"The price and complexity of many legal services are common frustrations felt by businesses," said Parker, president of SixFifty and the director of LawX, the legal design lab at Brigham Young University's J. Reuben Clark Law School. "For most companies, complying with the CCPA will be a confusing and costly exercise. SixFifty's automated tools will provide a more affordable, efficient and convenient solution to help companies on the path to compliance. We are proud to bring the full unified resources of SixFifty to companies and individuals in need of assistance."
In addition to SixFifty Privacy, the company plans to develop solutions in other areas of law where technology can be leveraged to automate relatively routine processes. The hallmark of all SixFifty products is the combination of human expertise with automated functionality. The balance between human-delivered assistance and automation will vary depending on each company's needs. The type of human involvement may also vary, ranging from attorney expertise to other professionals who will assist SixFifty customers in their use of one or more products. For more information about SixFifty and to take a free assessment to see how the CCPA will impact your business, visit https://www.sixfifty.com/privacy/applicability.
About Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati
For more than 50 years, Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati has offered a broad range of services and legal disciplines focused on serving the principal challenges faced by the management and boards of directors of business enterprises. The firm is nationally recognized as a leader in the fields of corporate governance and finance, mergers and acquisitions, private equity, securities litigation, employment law, intellectual property, and antitrust, among many other areas of law. With deep roots in Silicon Valley, Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati has offices in Austin; Beijing; Boston; Brussels; Hong Kong; London; Los Angeles; New York; Palo Alto; San Diego; San Francisco; Seattle; Shanghai; Washington, D.C.; and Wilmington, DE. For more information, please visit www.wsgr.com.
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Headquartered in the Silicon Slopes area of Utah, SixFifty is a subsidiary of Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati and combines the expertise of the world's leading technology law firm, made accessible through thoughtful technology. SixFifty streamlines complex areas of the law by providing actionable, efficient and affordable solutions for individuals and businesses. For more information, please visit www.sixfifty.com.
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Q: Update a template after state changes using non-vuex state management I am making an app which increments a value when you click a + button.
I am following the example from the documentation on Simple State Management.
I have set up an event handling method which increments a state value. This is triggered when a button is clicked. It updates the state value, but the template doesn't update.
To prove this, I have set up console logs in my increment function that fire and reflect the state value as expected. However, the value in the DOM never changes:

I have tried referring to the counterValue in the template as state.counterValue and store.state.counterValue but I get console errors for this.
What am I doing wrong?
Here is my template:
<template>

{{store.state.counterValue}}

  <button v-on:click="increment">+</button>

</template>

Here is my script:

A: The Problem With {{store.state.counterValue}}
From the docs

The mustache tag will be replaced with the value of the msg property on the corresponding data object.

Your data object (i.e. the component/vue-instance) does not have a property named store. To access const store, you need to proxy it through the component:
data() {
  return {
    store: store
  }
},

The Problem With counterValue: store.state.counterValue
This sets this.counterValue equal to the initial value of store.state.counterValue. But there is no code keeping them in sync. So, when store.state.counterValue changes, counterValue will remain the same.

Solution
Proxy const store through the component as explained above. Example:

const store = {
  debug: true,
  state: {
    counterValue: 0
  },
  increment() {
    console.log('updating counterValue...')
    this.state.counterValue = this.state.counterValue + 1
    console.log(this.state.counterValue)
  }
}
new Vue({
    el: '#app',
  data() {
    return {
      store: store
    }
  },
  methods: {
    increment: function() {
      this.store.increment();
    }
  }
})

{{store.state.counterValue}}

  <button v-on:click="increment">+</button>

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The internet began in the United States, and was used as a tool during the Cold War. Before the internet became the staple resource to every individual that it is today, scientists used it for many years to transmit data to each other.
Fearing an attack from Soviet Russia that could potentially destroy the United States telecommunications, MIT scientists sought to invent a new form of communication. Preferably, one that would allow American leaders to transmit data easily and efficiently.
With this goal in sight, the first message was successfully sent between two early computers located in Stanford and UCLA. The computers in those days, look nothing like the laptops we easily whisk around in briefcases and backpacks today. They were enormous- ranging at around 1800 square feet and weighing sometimes close to 50 tons.
As 1969 came to an end and gave way to a new decade, steadily more and more computers in different locations joined small networks. They were early pioneers in this groundbreaking experiment of data transmission.
Vinton Cerf, who is considered one of the fathers of the internet, played a key part in integrating various networks around the world. By doing so networks were expanded, and the few folks with access to the early internet could communicate from tremendous distances.
In 1991 Tim Berners-Lee, programed the World Wide Web. This would provide a more friendly way of surfing the web. Rather than existing simply as a research tool for professors and scientists, now the everyday person could search for information.
Shortly thereafter the first search engine, which later became Netscape, was developed. This would add another layer of user-friendly accessibility that the common man could grasp.
As both the tools to use the internet, and the internet itself expanded, it became apparent that this global system of information could be used for business ventures. Large and small businesses alike scrambled to create websites, that represented their services to people all around the world.
What we use as the internet today is a completely different animal than it was in its humble beginnings. Nevertheless, the internet still acts as a web, drawing communities together, as it did in its early days. Social networks didn't come to the scene until later on (1997). Even they were the primitive skeletal systems to the lavish social networks we all use and enjoy today.


Smash the ginger slices with the flat side of a chef?s knife and transfer to a medium saucepan. Add the apple cider, orange zest, lemon zest, cinnamon sticks and cloves. Bring to a simmer over medium heat. Simmer 10 minutes, then strain through a fine-mesh sieve into a pitcher. Let cool to room temperature, then refrigerate until chilled, about 1 hour.
Poke holes in the apple wedges with a chopstick or skewer and insert a gummy worm into each. Add the cranberry-apple juice and whiskey, if using, to the punch. Serve over ice. Garnish with the apples.


… was wet as the rain starting to fall right on time at 2 pm.
But it didn't dampen the spirits of the participants who shared food with their neighbours, danced and judged a trifle competition.
Please see below for some pictures and videos of the event.
It looks like a lot of fun, despite the inclement weather. I love the way the tables are arranged–especially the one with the Union Jack tablecloth. I wish I could have partaken of the excellent food and friendly coversation. Congratulations to you all, and the Queen.


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Ebola Outbreak Spreads To DRC City Surrounded By Rebels
Tolani Giwa
The Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo has spread to a city surrounded by rebels, creating challenges responders were "dreading," the World Health Organisation said on Friday.
One probable case and one suspected case have emerged in the city of Oicha in DRC's North Kivu province, WHO's emergency response chief, Peter Salama, told reporters.
While Oicha itself is not under rebel control, Salama said the city is entirely surrounded by territory held by a feared Ugandan insurgent group known as the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF).
"For the first time we have a confirmed case…in an area with high insecurity," Salama said.
"It really was the problem we were anticipating and the problem at the same time we were dreading."
Large numbers of civilians have been killed by unrest around Oicha, while aid workers, priests, and government employers are currently being held hostage there by insurgents, according to Salama.
The outbreak, the 10th to hit DRC since 1976, began on August 1 in the North Kivu town of Mangina.
The virus has killed 63 people so far — out of 103 confirmed or probable cases — but Salama warned health workers were expecting "at least one additional wave of cases."
The Oicha cases have made containing the virus more difficult.
"We are going to have to operate in some very complex environments," Salama said.
UN teams are only allowed to travel to Oicha with armed escorts.
If the number of patients, or contacts of patients, in the city surges, the logistical hurdles and costs will mount.
After its widely-criticised handling of the 2013-2016 West Africa Ebola epidemic that killed 11,300 people, WHO pledged to revamp its response systems.
The UN agency was widely praised for quickly containing an outbreak in DRC's northern Equateur province earlier this year, but said from the outset that restive North Kivu in the east of the country posed additional challenges.
"We are at quite a pivotal moment in this outbreak," Salama said. "We are truly at the crossroads.
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Post your comments on the Denver Post article, Supply and demand in the new education economy (click that link to go back and read the article).
An interesting view from a professor and theoretical physicist.
How can anyone argue with excellence? However, there is no causal relationship between administering standardized tests and increased student achievement. In fact, since the implementation of NCLB and after years of testing, college remediation levels remain unchanged. The authors mention that "Students also must learn and develop strong communication skills before leaving high school." However, because schools spend most of their time preparing students for bubble-sheet tests, speaking skills have been eliminated from school curricula and writing is taught as a formula. This is yet another article cheering corporate school reform. Unfortunately, "test taker" is not a marketable skill.


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Irish indie legends The Blizzards (June 20) have been added to a growing Bulmers Live at Leopardstown series taking place at the famous Dublin racecourse from June – August, 2019. It will be The Blizzards first appearance at the summer series, which also sees the Bulmers Carnival Night return on July 18. Already announced for the summer extravaganza are multi-million selling US rapper Coolio, alongside some of Ireland's best live bands with The Stunning, HamsandwicH and Something Happens all set to play.
Leopardstown Racecourse is only 20 minutes from Dublin City Centre on the Luas Green line, with dedicated shuttle buses running from the Sandyford stop and the Blackrock Dart Station. Leopardstown is located off exit 14 or exit 15 on the M50 southbound or exit 15, M50 Northbound. Ample FREE parking is available onsite. For Tickets and hospitality options – go to www.leopardstown.com or call the Leopardstown ticketline on 01 289 0500. There are also discounts for advance group bookings available online.


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Award Lignin
Stora Enso's Lignin Wins Best Product Innovation Awards
by Axel Barrett October 12, 2018 February 1, 2021
Press Release - LineoTM by Stora Enso, launched earlier this year, has won 'Best Product Innovation' at the ICIS Innovation Awards 2018.
ICIS, Independent Chemical Information Service, is the world's largest petrochemical market information provider. Stora Enso was shortlisted in its award category alongside other industry leaders. The judges recognised the impressive potential of Stora Enso's versatile and renewable bio-based solution made from lignin, one of the main building blocks of a tree.
Lineo can be used in a range of applications for which fossil-based materials are currently used. It is a renewable replacement for oil-based phenolic materials, which are used in resins for adhesives, e.g. in plywood, oriented strand board (OSB), laminated veneer lumber (LVL), paper lamination and insulation material. In the future, Lineo can be developed into other types of binders and also used in carbon fibre and energy storage applications.
Stora Enso has been producing lignin industrially at its Sunila Mill in Finland since 2015 and the mill has the capacity to produce 50 000 tonnes of lignin per year – making Stora Enso the largest kraft lignin producer in the world.
Markus Mannström, Executive Vice President of the Stora Enso Biomaterials division, says, "We've received an overwhelmingly positive response from stakeholders since launching Lineo and we're delighted it has been recognised as an innovative solution by top chemical industry representatives. It is another key renewable solution provided by Stora Enso, we continue to believe that: 'Everything made from fossil-based materials today, can be made from a tree tomorrow'."
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'Not Too Late': Three-Time Winner Norah Jones' "Daring" Triumph
The third time was also a charm for the Blue Note star, as 'Not Too Late' entered the US chart at No. 1 on 17 February 2007.
Paul Sexton
The most successful Blue Note artist in a generation scored a hat-trick on 17 February 2007. Norah Jones had followed the astonishing, 26 million-selling global success of 2001's Come Away With Me by topping the charts all over the world again three years later with Feels Like Home. Then she proved that the third time was also a charm, as Not Too Late, released on 30 January, entered the US chart at No. 1. In its first week alone, it sold 405,000 copies there.
Listen to Not Too Late right now.
Working this time with producer Lee Alexander, Jones once again proved with Not Too Late that a sophisticated, low-key style and approach could be both a critical and commercial success. As Uncut magazine put it in their review: "What's especially daring about Not Too Late is the degree to which Jones and Alexander trust their songs and her languorous voice to hold the listener's interest."
What's more, that was achieved without hit singles, at least not in every country. 'Thinking About You' was the first of several to be released from the album, and reached the top ten in Belgium, Italy, Portugal and Spain; it was a top ten hit on Billboard's jazz chart, but only made No. 82 on the Hot 100.
But Jones' massive audience made sure that the album was another chart phenomenon. Its instant No. 1 entry on the US survey had it taking over from R&B-rap group Pretty Ricky's Late Night Special, and it spent an aggregate of six weeks at the top, alternating with Infinity On High by Fall Out Boy. Not Too Late went on to No. 1 in at least 15 more countries around the world, and ended the year as the tenth bestselling artist LP in the US.
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It's finally spring—or at least, it's supposed to be. Between the below-normal temps and neverending rain, the prospect of closing the door on our winter coats is looking pretty unlikely at the moment. However, Vanessa Hudgens, who is currently in previews on Broadway in Gigi, has managed to bring a renewed sense of coolness to the idea of winter white. Spotted on the streets earlier today, the 26-year-old actress cut a chic figure in creamy shades of ivory. Her ladylike ribbed coat and top provided a prim aesthetic, while shredded skinny jeans acted as the ideal counterpoint. But the real scene-stealers here were the accessories: an oversize, wide-brim Lack Of Color hat; two-tone stilettos; and a Saint Laurent Sac de Jour bag.


There are 2 crashes (from 1 installation) in nightly 66 with buildid 20190101212914. In analyzing the backtrace, the regression may have been introduced by patch  to fix bug 1514802.
Both of those are from me. The crash is reproducible but probably only happens in extreme situations like a big MedSpace + LastPass. It was indeed caused by the fix to bug 1514802 (I'll leave the needinfo in case smaug wants to use this bug to land a follow-up).
yup, I'm fixing the issue in a bit different way.
I can confirm that both the hangs and the crashes appear to be gone in today's Nightly!
Why is the change risky/not risky? (and alternatives if risky): Just explicitly clearing a list of objects which is anyhow going to be deleted soon.
Attachment #9034572 - Flags: approval-mozilla-beta?
Fixes some pretty bad hangs as reported in bug 1514802. Approved for 65.0b9.
I've tried to reproduce this bug on Windows 10 x64 (using an affected Nightly build from 2018-12-17), but I wasn't able to reproduce the crash nor the hangs with the test case mentioned in bug 1514802 comment 23. Also, I didn't observe any hangs on https://www.medspace.nl/ on my machine.
Emanuel, I see that you've already verified this fix on Nightly 66, could you please help us to confirm this fix on Beta 65.0b9  as well; just to make sure that everything works as expected in that build, too. Thank you!
Yes, this is fixed in Beta 65.0b9 as well. I tested the large MedSpace that caused the crashes in this bug and saw no crashes or hangs.
Thank you for verifying this, Emanuel!


A cinematic orchestral piece written by Bellamy for Game of Thrones. The song will come out on April 26.
Matt also thought it fit well in the Simulation Theory world tour sets as an interlude to The Dark Side, and features Matt on pre-recorded vocals with Chris and Dom playing concert bass drums.
Alongside an orchestra it also features a choir, a piano and a faint synth, similar to the one at the end of The Void, doubling the piano melody.
The song's lyrics have, according to the full title, been written in a fictional Game of Thrones language, High Valyrian.
It made the live debut in the first show of the Simulation Theory Tour, in Houston, Dom and Chris playing big drums. The rest was played as a tape. You can see more info here.
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Below you fill find all funeral homes and cemeteries in or near Youngsville.
Youngsville is also known as: Warren County / Youngsville borough.
Their current mayor is Mayor James L. Farr.
Zip codes in the city: 16371.
Some of the notable people born here have been: (walter sheffer), (william henry andrews), (guy hecker), and (michael shine).
Youngsville is a borough in Warren County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,834 at the 2000 census.
It was revealed on March 30th, 2017 that Karen Ahlgren (Jewell) passed on in Youngsville, Pennsylvania. Ms. Ahlgren was 73 years old. Send flowers to express your sympathy and honor Karen's life.
It was written by Forest Press on September 28th, 2011 that Leah A Dunkle passed on in Youngsville, Pennsylvania. Dunkle was 89 years old. Send flowers to share your condolences and honor Leah A's life.
It was written by The Bradford Era on August 1st, 2011 that Mabel P Jensen (Marsh) perished in Youngsville, Pennsylvania. Ms. Jensen was 86 years old. Send flowers to express your sympathy and honor Mabel P's life.
It was revealed by Forest Press on July 20th, 2011 that Ruth A Nason (Willis) died in Youngsville, Pennsylvania. Ms. Nason was 91 years old. Send flowers to share your condolences and honor Ruth A's life.
It was noted by Forest Press on February 16th, 2011 that M Marie Gray (Mortimer) perished in Youngsville, Pennsylvania. Ms. Gray was 94 years old. Send flowers to express your sympathy and honor M Marie's life.
It was noted on January 26th, 2011 that Richard N Vanvliet passed on in Youngsville, Pennsylvania. Vanvliet was 90 years old and was born in Buffalo, NY. Send flowers to express your sympathy and honor Richard N's life.
It was reported on August 24th, 2010 that Walter M Johnson perished in Youngsville, Pennsylvania. Johnson was 87 years old and was born in Memphis, TN. Send flowers to express your sorrow and honor Walter M's life.
It was reported on June 25th, 2010 that Arvid Gruber died in Youngsville, Pennsylvania. Gruber was 100 years old. Send flowers to express your sorrow and honor Arvid's life.
It was reported on June 22nd, 2010 that Donald L Whitney perished in Youngsville, Pennsylvania. Whitney was 89 years old and was born in Jamestown, NY. Send flowers to express your sympathy and honor Donald L's life.
It was disclosed on June 12th, 2010 that John D Messinger died in Youngsville, Pennsylvania. Messinger was 90 years old and was born in Little Hope, NY. Send flowers to express your sympathy and honor John D's life.
Youngsville is a borough in Warren County, Pennsylvania County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,834 at the 2000 census. . . .
The official website for the city of Youngsville is http://www.youngsvillepa.org/.
Here are the results for funeral homes in Youngsville Pennsylvania. You can find some of the best funeral homes businesses serving Youngsville.
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Find funeral homes in Youngsville, PA using the funeral homes directory. Search for Youngsville funeral homes at Caring.com.
We work with local florists and flower shops to offer same day delivery. You will find budget sympathy flowers in Youngsville here. Our funeral flowers are cheap in price but not in value.


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LA's Methane Gas Leak Was One of the Biggest Environmental Disasters in US History
Maddie Stone
A week after the ruptured natural gas well near Porter Ranch, California was officially sealed, we have the full damage report. And it reveals that this was easily one of the largest environmental disasters in US history.
All told, the leak released 97,100 metric tons of heat-trapping methane over 112 days, equivalent to the annual greenhouse gas emissions of over half a million cars, according to a scientific paper published today in Science.
"This is by far the biggest [methane leak] I've ever seen," said Don Blake, an atmospheric scientist at UC Irvine and a co-author on the Porter Ranch gas leak study.
For those who've been following the saga, which began when a natural gas storage well in Aliso Canyon erupted on October 23, 2015, the total amount of methane reported in the new study may look familiar. In fact, it's just a shade higher than the final reading on a real-time ticker the Environmental Defense Fund has maintained since December.
Both numbers are drawn from the same underlying source: a series of thirteen research aircraft flights conducted between November 7, 2015, and February 13, 2016, two days after the leak was plugged. Also included in the new study is data on the rate of methane leakage over time, and an analysis of potential carcinogens released from the well, including benzene, toluene, and xylene. (Levels of these compounds, although enhanced in the methane plume, were still quite low.)
"I thought there must be something wrong with the instruments"
When Stephen Conley, a scientific aviation specialist at the University of California, Davis, was asked by the California Energy Commission to conduct a flyover of Aliso Canyon on November 7, Southern California Gas Company had already reported a well leak, but nobody had any idea how big it was. That's why, when Conley's air sampling instruments read methane concentrations of 50 to 60 parts per million (ppm), he figured it must be a mistake. The background concentration of methane in the air is typically around 2 ppm.
"I thought there must be something wrong with the instruments," Conley told Gizmodo. "Luckily, we had two instruments on board that both measure methane. When I got on the ground and compared the two, I realized it wasn't an accident."
Once the sheer size of the leak became apparent, a state response took off. Conley began conducting regular flights over the town of Porter Ranch, tracking methane concentrations in the gas leak's plume as it blew from the north. "Essentially we constructed a curtain downwind of the site and measured all the gas flying through that curtain," he said.
At its peak in November, a staggering 60 metric tons of methane spewed out of the ruptured well every hour. In early December, the leak began to slow down, as SoCalGas started drawing natural gas out of the leaky well and sending it to homes to relieve pressure.
Still, the leak continued to spew methane until February 11, when a two-month drilling operation finally reached the well some 8,500 feet beneath the ground, and injected hydraulic fluids to temporarily plug it. Several days later, the leak was permanently sealed with cement.
A small amount of methane continues to seep out of the ground—either from gases trapped in the soil, the wellhead, or an imperfect seal—and Conley says he'll continue flying over the site until the flow rate stabilizes.
For the 5,000-odd households in Porter Ranch and surrounding communities that were driven away by noxious fumes, it's time to move back home. But for SoCalGas and other natural gas suppliers nationwide, the fallout from this incident is just beginning. That's because the gas leak, which began with the failure of a 1950s-era pipe on a well that didn't have a safety valve, has put a national spotlight on the problems of aging infrastructure, weak regulation, and shoddy oversight in the natural gas industry.
The Aliso Canyon storage facility is by all accounts enormous: with 115 wells, it's the largest such reservoir in the western US. But nationwide, there are approximately 400 other underground natural gas storage facilities that, like Aliso Canyon, are subject to little or no federal regulation. Instead, these facilities—many of which include decades-old and deteriorating pipes—are managed according to a patchwork of state regulations that vary widely from place to place. In California, responsibility for natural gas storage facility regulation and disaster response are divided among an "alphabet soup of at least seven different state agencies," as Inside Climate News puts it.
"I'd like to see us as a nation decide that we're going to respond when these things happen"
But the problem extends far beyond storage wells. The distribution infrastructure in many cities is also leaky, as illustrated by another analysis published this week in the Journal of Geophysical Research, which identified 213 discrete, methane emitting hotspots throughout the LA area. "Our surveys demonstrate the prevalence of unwanted methane emissions across the Los Angeles urban landscape and show that two-thirds of the gas comes from fossil fuel origins," said Francesca Hopkins, lead author on the study.
All told, the oil and gas industry leak millions of tons of methane per year, according to Mark Brownstein, a methane policy expert with the Environmental Defense Fund. And that's a big problem for our climate, given that methane is a potent greenhouse gas with a long-term global warming potential 34 times that of CO2. As Brownstein put it in a press call last month, "Aliso Canyon by itself is large, but what it points to is a national challenge that has a significant climate impact."
The EPA is currently finalizing national standards that would directly regulate methane emissions for the first time, but they only address pollution from future facilities, allowing storage wells like those at Aliso Canyon to continue flying under the radar.
To Conley, Blake, and others involved with tracking the Aliso Canyon methane plume, the disaster has highlighted the desperate need for a coordinated, independent environmental monitoring and response system around oil and gas storage sites. "Actually having somebody involved in the analysis that doesn't have a horse in the race is very important," Blake said.
Blake pointed out that BP's initial estimates of the Deepwater Horizon leak rate were extremely low. Meanwhile, SoCalGas is facing a lawsuit (actually, one of many) for failing to report the leak at Aliso Canyon until three days after it began.
"The lesson learned for me was how surprising it is that we don't have a mechanism in place to respond to these catastrophes," Conley said. "I'd like to see us as a nation decide that we're going to respond when these things happen. Somebody has to be on the hook."
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Stay Curious (Go Danish)
"Out of Denmark" l-r: Fruelund, Semmel, Aiken, Leine
With around 530 panels at the AWP writers conference, recently concluded last weekend in Minneapolis, it's not difficult to find sessions that mirror one's interests. For instance, I'm writing a novel based in the Iraq War. Not only did I find one that explored war, I found seven and made it to four. However, was I willing to explore areas that didn't presently touch my life?
Perhaps the most esoteric panel I attended was "Out of Denmark: Danish Novelists and Their Work." Beyond Isak Dinesen's Out of Africa and Peter Hoeg's Smilla's Sense of Snow, I didn't know much about Danish literature other than an awareness that Danish detective fiction had a good following. In fact, last year I'd picked up a copy of Copenhagen Noir edited by Bo Tao Michaelis, but hadn't read it yet. Knowing I'd be travelling to Denmark this summer, I sought out this panel and was rewarded.
The panel featured two Danish novelists, Simon Fruelund and Kim Leine, and two translators, Martin Aitken and Kyle Semmel. As moderator, Semmel explained how Denmark is a small country, and its writers are a small community, even if some of them work in obscurity until they make it internationally. When Aitken translated Dorthe Nors' Karate Chop, she wasn't known—and then the story collection brought her recognition first internationally and then back home.
Even though there were only two writers on the panel, I came away with a sense of the breadth of contemporary Danish fiction. Leine, for instance, won the Nordic Council Literature Prize for The Prophets of Eternal Fjord, an epic tale about a newly ordained Danish priest, Morten Falck, who travels to Greenland in 1787 to convert the Inuit to Lutheranism. There's a collision between the Greenlandic and the Danish cultures. It will be published in translation in the U.S. in July.
To get a sense of the sound and rhythm of his work, Leine read short passages in Danish, then his translator, Martin Aitken, read the same passage in English. Aiken said he translates with music in mind. He tries to capture the poetry of the book. In Leine's voice, the sense of older Danish had to be carried over in English. "The main thing was the feel of the piece," Aiken said.
While I had my doubts about a story set in 1787 Greenland, they quickly vanished when Aitken read, offering a life-and-death situation set on a high cliff above the water. It reminded me how I fell into James Clavell's Shogun, which was 17th-century Japan.
Fruelund read in English from his newest book, Civil Twilight. It's probably at the other end of the spectrum from Leine's novel. Rather than traditional storytelling on an epic scale, this novella offers vignettes of people living on a single street near Copenhagen in the 21st century, and the snapshots of these people build on each other to reveal, as translator Semmel says, "that sections interlock, like pieces in a jigsaw puzzle." As Semmel states in the foreword to the book, "You will not find a single word to clog the gears. He takes great care with his language, crafting it with precision, and his creations are the literary equivalent of Danish Design: smooth, clean, "minimalist" constructs that are built to last."
Fruelund said Carver and Hemingway had influenced him, and that to be a Danish writer, he had to consider "provincial vs. international. The Danish writer has to have this in mind." In all, I left even more curious about Danish writing and will read more.
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1787 Greenland, sound fascinating. I love historical setting in different cultures!


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Number one over-riding rule: Shoot the hero, make very sure he's dead. Then do not reveal your plans to his dead body. He might be faking it. Just burn the body, and be done with it.
Why waste the energy burning the hero's body. Dissolve it in acid. Also some geek can't try and get DNA from the ashes of the body and resurrect him.
Good point Mike. I guess I'll have to promote you to "trusted lieutenant". Joe of course, will stay on as my "five-year-old adviser". Steve, do you want to sign on as the first part of #55, or the second part of #56?
What, I can't be the beautiful rebel princess??
Although I know where there's a good candidate for "oddball psychotic" (by his own admission in his sig).
I'm still thinking about that bard-thing in #30!! I'm not quite sure if I like that!!!
If you have a cloning device never clone the hero to make him fight "himself" (it never works!!). Clone yourself to make sure you have a replacement who appears (with the device from #40) behind the laughing hero who stands above your dead body with his right foot on your chest and his right (weapon-) arm around the beautyful princess' shoulder!!!!
Before that, add "and beautyful captured princesses." to #4 and make sure to remember #7 upon your appearance behind the hero!!!
(now, does this well thought advice make me look more like a "talented bard"??
You have balance and foresight, and you can envision the ideal direction that events should take.
We'll reserve judgment on that. However, note that #30 refers to "in the land". I'd say it's safe to say you are outside my realm. Therefore, I can safely ignore you. At least until I have have enough time to conquer more of the world.
I said that I guessed Joe decided to put this up because I was bugging him and Steve to finish the story that is started in the rules.


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Q: Setting collation property in the connection string to SQL Server 2005 I have a ASP.Net web application with connection string for SQL Server 2005 in the web.config.
    Data Source=ABCSERVER;Network Library=DBMSSOCN;Initial Catalog=myDataBase;
User ID=myUsername;Password=myPassword;

I want to specify the collation property in the web.config for different languages like French like
    Data Source=ABCSERVER;Network Library=DBMSSOCN;Initial Catalog=myDataBase;
User ID=myUsername;Password=myPassword;Collation=French_CS_AS

But the Collation word is not valid in the connection string.
What is the correct keyword that we need to use to specify the collation in SQL Server 2005 connection string?
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I understand that collation can be set during the database installation and can also be changed. I do not want to change it permanently in the database. But I want the SQLClient to set the collation based on the application's settings.
I only want use it when using SQL Query like
SELECT * FROM TESTTABLE ORDER BY TESTCOLUMN COLLATE French_CS_AS

I am trying to ensure that for a given connection, all the commands/queries for that connection would automatically use the "French_CS_AS" - based on the property setting in the connection string, rather than changing the query definitions

A: You cannot set collation for a connection. It's simply not supported. See SQL Server Native Client: Connection strings and OLE DB for a really interesting blog article on how connection strings parse out.
You can set a language for a connection. Setting the language for a connection changes how dates are handled and causes system error messages to be provided in the specified language. See Session Language for more information on setting language.
A warning about using collations on non-Unicode types from COLLATE (Transact-SQL):
Code page translations are supported for char and varchar data types, but not for text data type. Data loss during code page translations is not reported.
Ideally, if you want consistent multilingual support from your data you should be using Unicode data types (nvarchar, etc.). You should also see the Collation and International Terminology article on MSDN for more information on this. It contains references to some additional articles that are quite useful as well so don't stop there.


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