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Tidal and wave energy projects are getting grid-wet this year, yet there's still more to learn. Emma Gordon reports from All Energy.
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The wave and tidal energy industry should be optimistic about the future of marine renewables, given the range of technologies being developed and deployed.
Yet, after a tough 3-4 years, more needs to be done in areas such as collaboration, investment and industrialization to make wave- and tidal-based energy more competitive and cost-effective in comparison to other resources, specifically offshore wind.
That was the message during a panel session, chaired by Rob Stevenson, president of Ocean Energy Europe, during the All Energy Exhibition and Conference in Scotland in early May.
Wave and tidal presentations during the show covered the global market, research and development as well as project updates.
Carnegie Wave Energy's Perth Wave Power project.
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Garrett Connell, project development manager at Ireland-headquartered OpenHydro, says 2015 is a milestone year for the company, with delivery on both sides of the Atlantic of two of the world's first grid-connected tidal arrays.
In the Bay of Fundy, Nova Scotia, OpenHydro is working with Emera to deploy two of its 2MW, 16m, seabed-installed open-center turbines. Offshore Brittany, France, at EDF's Paimpol-Bréhat site, another two 16m turbines will be installed and connected later this year.
Elsewhere, the second phase of the Canadian array will ultimately use the existing infrastructure at the Fundy Ocean Research Centre for Energy (FORCE) facility.
"In 2017, we're aiming to increase capacity by adding a further six turbines, bringing it to 16MW," Connel says. "From then, we'll build out on a phased basis from 50MW to 300MW in the 2020s."
Carnegie Wave Energy's CETO 5 and CETO 6 units.
Learnings from Carnegie Wave Energy's Perth Wave Energy (PWE) project, using its CETO 5 unit, will help develop the next generation of wave technology, with projects due to be commissioned in Australia and the UK during the next three years, says Tim Sawyer, CEO at CWE UK, the UK subsidiary of Australia's Carnegie Wave Energy.
Sawyer says 2015 will see further development of the CETO 6 project, which will be built near the three-unit PWE CETO 5 array off Garden Island, Western Australia. The CETO 5 PWE project is currently the world's only operating, grid-connected wave-energy project, he says.
Submerged CETO buoys convert wave energy into zero-emission electricity and desalinated water.
Since grid connection in February, the Perth Wave Energy project has experienced sea states of up to 4.8m and accumulated more than 8000 hours of operation. The first unit is due to be removed, inspected and serviced in May.
Each next-generation CETO 6 unit will have a 1MW power capacity, around four times that of its predecessor, and, unlike CETO 5, the technology will be capable of offshore power generation.
"Essentially [CETO 6 buoys] can operate deeper, further offshore and in more exposed sites," Sawyer says. "It opens out different markets to us. We'll be deploying three of these units in Australia...They'll be commissioned in 2017, constructed next year. We'll take those learnings and bring them to UK Wave Hub project [off Cornwall, England] with construction [scheduled for] 2017 and commissioning thereafter."
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Neil Kermode, managing director of the Orkney-based European Marine Energy Centre, which provides accredited open-sea testing facilities, emphasized the importance of collaboration, both globally and cross-industry.
He also acknowledged the importance of, and contribution from, a vibrant supply chain. "We believe [making it work] is an international endeavor," he says. "It's fundamentally important we find a way to work together to harvest energy in a proper, sustainable way, and as efficiently as possible."
He says specific lessons have to be learned for a concept to work and be commercially viable. "It has to be able to be installed, able to supply, be reliable, be able to be maintained and you have to be able to operate it before you can say it has a life in the market because it's cost effective. If you don't learn those lessons, you won't get to the bottom line… all of these lessons are being learned by a variety of people [along the supply chain] and not purely us."
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Mojo Maritime's Hi Flo 4 (HF4) vessel has the capacity to both accelerate the installation of tidal systems and reduce costs for the offshore wind and oil and gas industries, according to company chairman Martin Wright.
A deployed OpenHydro device.
Image from FORCE.
He says the HF4, designed to carry out installation maintenance and decommissioning operations, can dynamically position itself in up to 10 knots of tidal stream, compared to five knots for standard dynamic positioning vessels. This increases the operational window, reducing installation time and cost.
"The quicker you get a wind or tidal turbine working, you massively improve the economics, [because] you've got revenue coming in," he says.
Mojo Maritime analyses shows the vessel can potentially install tidal turbines for less than £1million per MW, which is less than the cost of many offshore wind projects.
"In terms of getting one of these built, we need a contract to build it," he says. "This is a piece of supply chain equipment that can massively improve the chances of accelerating the building of [tidal] projects. We need to think about these tools…. It's not just about the turbines themselves, we need the complete system," Wright says. Mojo Maritime was bought by UK-based James Fisher and Sons earlier this year.
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What If Social Media Becomes 16-Plus? New battles concerning age of consent emerge in Europe
At what age should children be allowed to access the internet without parental oversight? This is a hairy question that raises all sorts of issues about rights, freedoms, morality, skills, and cognitive capability. Cultural values also come into play full force on this one.
Consider, for example, that in the 1800s, the age of sexual (and marital) consent in the United States was between 10 and 12 (except Delaware, where it was seven). The age of consent in England was 12, and it's still 14 in Germany. This is discomforting for many Western parents who can't even fathom their 10- or 12-year-old being sexually mature. And so, over time, many countries have raised the age of sexual consent.
But the internet has raised new questions about consent. Is the internet more or less risky than sexual intercourse?
How can youth be protected from risks they cannot fully understand, such as the reputational risks associated with things going terribly awry? And what role should the state and parents have in protecting youth?
This ain't a new battle. These issues have raged since the early days of the internet. In 1998, the United States passed a law known as the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA), which restricts the kinds of data companies can collect from children under 13 without parental permission. Most proponents of the law argue that this intervention has stopped countless sleazy companies from doing inappropriate things with children's data.
I have a more cynical view.
Watching teens and parents navigate this issue — and then surveying parents about it — I came to the conclusion that the law prompted companies to restrict access to under-13s, which then prompted children (with parental knowledge) to lie about their age. Worse, I watched as companies stopped innovating for children or providing services that could really help them.
Proponents often push back, highlighting that companies could get parental permission rather than just restrict children. Liability issues aside, why would they? Most major companies aren't interested in 12-year-olds, so it's a lot easier to comply with the law by creating a wall than going through a hellacious process of parental consent.
So here we are, with a U.S. law that prompts companies to limit access to 13-plus, a law that has become the norm around the globe. Along comes the EU, proposing a new law to regulate the flow of personal data, including a provision that would allow individual countries to restrict children's access to the internet at any age (with a cap at age 16).
Implicitly, this means the European standard is to become 16-plus, because how else are companies going to build a process that gives Spanish kids access at 14, German kids at 16, and Italian kids at 12?
Many in the EU are angry at how American companies treat people's data and respond to values of privacy. We saw this loud and clear when the European Court of Justice invalidated the "safe harbor" and in earlier issues, such as "the right to be forgotten." Honestly? The Europeans have a right to be angry. They're so much more thoughtful on issues of privacy, and many U.S. companies pretty much roll their eyes and ignore them. But the problem is that this new law isn't going to screw American companies, even if it makes them irritable. Instead, it's going to screw kids. And that infuriates me.
Implicit in this new law — and COPPA more generally — is an assumption that parents can and should consent on behalf of their children. I take issue with both. While some educated parents have thought long and hard about the flows of data, the identity work that goes into reputation, and the legal mechanisms that do or don't protect children, they are few and far between.
Most parents don't have the foggiest clue what happens to their kids' data, and giving them the power to consent sure doesn't help them become more informed. Hell, most parents don't have enough information to make responsible decisions for themselves, so why are we trusting them to know enough to protect their children?
We're doing so because we believe they should have control, that they have the right to control and protect their children, and that no company or government should take this away.
The irony is that this runs completely counter to the treaty that most responsible countries signed at the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child. Every European country committed to making sure that children have the right to privacy — including a right to privacy from their parents. Psychotically individualistic and anti-government, the United States decided not to sign onto this empowering treaty because it was horrifying to U.S. sensibilities that the government would be able to give children rights in opposition to parents. But European countries understood that kids deserved rights. So why is the EU now suggesting that kids can't consent to using the internet?
This legislation is shaped by a romanticization of parent-child relationships and an assumption of parental knowledge that is laughable.
But what really bothers me are the consequences to the least-empowered youth. While the EU at least made a carve-out for kids who are accessing counseling services, there's no consideration of how many LGBTQ kids are accessing sites that might put them in danger if their parents knew. There's no consideration for kids who are regularly abused and using technology and peer relations to get support. There's no consideration for kids who are trying to get health information, privately. And so on. The UN Rights of the Child puts vulnerable youth front and center in protections. But somehow they've been forgotten by EU policymakers.
Child advocates are responding critically. I'm also hearing from countless scholars who are befuddled by and unsure of why this is happening. And it doesn't seem as though the EU process even engaged the public or experts on these issues before moving forward. So my hope is that some magical outcry will stymie this proposal sooner rather than later. But I'm often clueless when it comes to how lawmakers work.
What baffles me the most is the logic of this proposal given the likely outcomes. We know from the dynamics around COPPA that, if given the chance, kids will lie about their age. And parents will help them. But even if we start getting parental permission, this means we'll be collecting lots more information about youth, going against the efforts to minimize information. Still, most intriguing is what I expect this will do to the corporate ecosystem.
Big multinationals like Facebook and Twitter, which operate in the EU, will be required to follow this law. All companies based in the EU will be required to comply with this law. But what about small non-EU companies that do not store data in the EU or work with EU vendors and advertisers? It's unclear if they'll have to comply because they aren't within the EU's reach. Will this mean that EU youth will jump from non-EU service to non-EU service to gain access? Will this actually end up benefiting non-EU startups who are trying to challenge the big multinationals? But doesn't this completely undermine the EU's efforts to build EU companies and services?
I don't know, but that's my gut feeling when reading the new law.
While I'm not a lawyer, one thing I've learned in studying young people and technology is that when there's a will, there's a way. And good luck trying to stop a 15-year-old from sharing photos with her best friend when her popularity is on the line.
I don't know what will come from this law, but it seems completely misguided. It won't protect kids' data. It won't empower parents. It won't enhance privacy. It won't make people more knowledgeable about data abuses. It will irritate but not fundamentally harm U.S. companies. It will help vendors that offer age verification become rich. It will hinder EU companies' ability to compete. But above all else, it will make teenagers' lives more difficult, make vulnerable youth more vulnerable, and invite kids to be more deceptive. Is that really what we want?
(This was originally posted on Bright on Medium.)
This entry was posted in Uncategorized and tagged coppa, privacy, students, youth on December 18, 2015 by zephoria.
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Stephanopis altifrons est une espèce d'araignées aranéomorphes de la famille des Thomisidae.

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Cette espèce est endémique d'Australie. Elle se rencontre au Queensland, en Nouvelle-Galles du Sud et en Tasmanie.

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Le mâle décrit par  en mesure  et la femelle .

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 O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1869 : Descriptions and sketches of some new species of Araneida, with characters of a new genus. Annals and Magazine of Natural History, , ,  (texte intégral).

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Thomisidae
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'Russia hacking is playbook for other countries' Jump to media player Obama's former director of cyber security warns Russia hacking could be used as "playbook"
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Did Russia hack US Democrats? Jump to media player US intelligence officials have accused Russia of trying to influence the outcome of the US presidential election by deploying cyber-attacks.
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Many now accept (though not Donald Trump and his supporters) that the Russians were involved in widespread hacking to interfere with the US presidential election.
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Toronto's newest cannabis store will be in opening on the Danforth next week
The east end of Toronto is decidedly lacking in licenced cannabis stores, as there isn't a single location past Yonge Street.
However, that is about to change, as the city's newest pot shop looks like it could be coming to Greektown. CANVAS announced on Thursday its plans to open on the Danforth.
Headed by Helene Vassos, the shop is reportedly coming to 730 Danforth Avenue, near Pape Station on December 16.
Aurora just opened a cannabis store in North America's largest mall (PHOTOS)
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According to a press release and renderings provided by the outlet, the design of the exterior will be in a contemporary white building with black accents. The interior will have a natural-looking decor, incorporating elements of wood and "vibrant moss."
The centrepiece of the room will be an actual living tree.
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"We wanted to create a very different aesthetic, using warm hues and natural elements for a very subtle, stylized elegance," said Vassos.
"I grew up in the Danforth area, so I have a deep connection to the neighbourhood. Because of that, I took great care and attention to build a store that fits with the existing culture."
According to the release, Vassos is also the first female to be the sole proprietor of a licensed cannabis store in Toronto.


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Rhodos Prof Edkins and Dr Veale
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Sometimes two brilliant minds find each other in such specific research areas that it makes real the possibility of aligned mental pathways actively seeking each other in the universe. Such is the coming together of two Rhodes academics: Professor Adrienne Edkins and Dr Clint Veale, who are working on novel drug research for cancer in what is known as the Fragment Project.
Prof Edkins is from the Department of Biochemistry and Microbiology. She holds a SARChI Chair in Molecular and Cell Biology of the Eukaryotic Stress Response and was awarded the Vice-Chancellor's Distinguished Research Medal this year. Dr Clint Veale from the Faculty of Pharmacy did his PhD in medicinal chemistry through the Department of Chemistry.
Researching in different disciplines they were both looking for what Prof Edkins describes as "a specific glint of a needle" in the proverbial haystack of cancer. The specific glint is a protein, known as a receptor, which can be used to target an extremely aggressive and common form of breast cancer in southern Africa, called triple-negative breast cancer.
Unlike other types of breast cancer, which are hormone responsive and treatable, there are currently no targeted treatments for triple-negative breast cancer. There is therefore a pressing clinical need to find ways of treating it, over and above the improvements in health brought about by prevention and early screening.
Cancer, in general, is very difficult to treat because it is about our own cells turning against us, a mutation of our genetics, as Prof Edkins explains: "There is an evolutionarily-conserved system in all cells where a stress response kicks in whenever the cells are under physical stress. The system is a positive survival response but it is problematic in the presence of cancer, as it prevents the cancer cell from dying because it activates a protective stress response. It doesn't differentiate and therefore in the presence of cancer, the cell effectively sabotages its own survival."
"Until we find the receptor that regulates triple-negative breast cancer, there is nothing for the anti-cancer drugs to target and therefore the cancer is able to spread unstoppably at this stage," adds Dr Veale.
The thrust of the Fragment Project is therefore to find new ways of thinking about drug discovery, called fragment-based drug discovery.
Dr Veale's approach on how to tackle this was developed from his Master's in Biological Mass Spectrometry at Edinburgh University, Scotland. He was familiar with their spectrometry facility, one of the best of its kind in the world, where researchers are able to screen for drug-like molecular fragments that are able to bind to specific proteins. We can then synthetically modify these fragments in the laboratory to improve their drug efficacy characteristics.
He approached Prof Edkins, a protein target specialist who has done considerable research into triple-negative breast cancer cells and asked if she would be interested in collaborating with him and mass spectrometry specialist, Dr David Clarke, at Edinburgh. She immediately recognised the synergy and the giant leap their mutually advanced research could achieve.
"To get here we first need to understand how the different molecular levels of the cell works, and what the triggers and networks are between the different components," Prof Edkins explains. "We can then go in and identify a particular node to selectively disable the cell's response in the presence of cancer, using smaller fragments of drug-like molecules as a base from which to bind and inhibit our protein target."
"We have been working with a particular protein for four years and we think it could be developed into a possible inhibitor for anti-cancer agents. We were able to grow enough of the protein (in bacteria) to send it over to Edinburgh.
"We are now doing biological studies on this protein and we have evidence to show its levels are higher in cancer cells, and in regulating the activity that cancer cells are dependent on. This makes it a potentially suitable target for the development of anti-cancer drugs, which would be the next step and where we would partner with pharmaceutical companies."
In July the team was awarded a grant from the Royal Society, Newton Fund to help support the Fragment Project between Rhodes and Edinburgh. One of the purposes of the grant is to promote economic and social development through skills transfer between the two countries.
"These kinds of grants and the SARChI Chair are such a privilege," says Prof Edkins. "The most precious resource that comes with them is time and the headspace to be creative. It is very difficult to reach the levels of creativity and commitment our research requires if you don't have space, resources and time."
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Love must be one of the most over used and perhaps undervalued words in the dictionary. I'm just as guilty as anyone else, declaring my love for cheese on toast, lying in the sun, or, confession time, Raymond Chandler.
In the true sense of the word I wouldn't say I really love any of those things. For me love means an awful lot more than just liking something rather a lot. Actually in the language of my scriptures, Sanskrit, the word love is only used in connection with God. These texts, known as the Vedas, are quite specific about love. For a feeling to qualify it must be devoid of selfish desire.
The epitome of such love is exhibited by Lord Krishna's consort Radha. She once declared that Krishna's happiness was also hers, and if somehow her sadness would make him happy, then that very sadness would become her greatest joy.
In this world however, love is all too often a kind of mutual back scratching. As long as the other party is in some way pleasing to me the relationship endures - but should they become troublesome, or maybe just boring, there's every chance it will end. Even between parent and child, perhaps the strongest bond, we find relationships breaking down. What to speak of romantic relationships, where heartbreak is sadly all too common.
Therefore the scriptures say that love is really meant for God, whose love for us never fails. Indeed, Hindus believe that this is what we are seeking, our long lost love, and it is the only relationship that time cannot destroy. As St Augustine put it, 'you have made us for yourself Lord, and our hearts are restless till they rest in you.'
I have also reached this conclusion, and, as much as I love sitting down with a slice of cheese on toast and a copy of The Big Sleep, I don't think it will ever truly satisfy me in the same way as my love for God.
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Aryan Khan Gets Relief From Court, No More Friday Visits At Probe Agency Office
Aryan Khan was arrested by the anti-drugs agency NCB on October 3 and got bail three weeks later.
Aryan Khan, son of megastar Shah Rukh Khan and an accused in the drugs-on-cruise-ship case, will not have to appear at the Mumbai office of the Narcotics Control Bureau every Friday. The relief came today from the Bombay High Court, which scrapped this bail condition. The court said he has to present himself in Delhi, whenever the Special Investigation Team summoned him.
The 23-year-old had filed an application in the High Court, seeking that this bail condition — one of 14 — be amended.
In his plea, he said during his visit every Friday, he is accosted by the media and has to be accompanied by police personnel. Since the investigation in the case has moved to a Special Investigation Team in Delhi, visits to Mumbai office could be relaxed, he had argued.
Aryan Khan was arrested by the anti-drugs agency on October 3 following a raid on a cruise ship off the Mumbai coast. The agency had accused him of possession, consumption, sale and purchase of banned drugs. He was also accused of conspiracy and abetment.
On October 28 — three weeks after the arrest — he was granted bail by the Bombay High Court, which found multiple holes in the agency's case against him.
The court said there was no evidence of conspiracy between him, his friend Arbaaz Merchant, and model Munmun Dhamecha to commit drug-related offences.
The court also said nothing objectionable was found in their WhatsApp conversations, which the agency was building its case on. The WhatsApp chats, the NCB had said, were evidence of his involvement in illicit drug dealings.
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Being thoroughly familiar with all equipment systems and processes in or associated with the plant. Assist in all phases of operation, including startup and shutdown, and test operate all equipment and systems in or associated with the plant. Responsible for all field operations. Take readings, samples, perform tests and inspections and interpret changes. Advise Operator of unusual circumstances. Take necessary corrective actions. Perform mechanical duties associated with minor repairs and adjustments to plant or associated equipment. Read and interpret station piping and process diagrams. Perform various inspections to ensure safety and security within or outside the plant and assist in the preparation of necessary reports. Perform similar or less skilled work. Must be in good physical health as lifting, climbing, working from heights and confined spaces and working in inclement weather are routine for this position. Must be able to climb the LNG Tank daily (within two minutes). Must pass an annual LNG/DOT physical including respirator fit test. Candidates will attend and must pass LNG Fire Fighting School every four years. Candidates selected will be expected to work overtime in accordance with departmental requirements.
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Even though Chevrolet was actually incorporated on November 3rd, 1911, its first car didn't roll off the line until late 1912. In 1915, Chevrolet's flagship model was the 490 and it was direct competition for the Ford Model T. After outselling Ford for the first time in 1927, Chevrolet never looked bask as it became America's number one selling car manufacturer for many years to come.
Things really got interesting for Chevrolet in the late sixties and early seventies. For Chevy, it was more than being the first company to actually produce over 3 million cars and trucks in a single year. It was more than just a time of prosperity for the Camaro by selling over 220,000 in its very first year of production. It was the new image that was capturing people's hearts and minds - it was the new breed of "muscle cars", some of which were ready to race right as they left the showroom floor.
The late seventies and early eighties saw an overall decline in performance cars from all manufacturers, but this trend wasn't followed for long. In 1990, the Chevrolet Corvette shattered three world speed records on the Utah Salt Flats. In 1992, we saw the advent of Chevrolet's high tech LT1 engine, a giant leap forward that was blessed with a host of technical refinements. And most recently, in 2001, Chevrolet introduced the new Corvette Z06, a production vehicle with 385-hp and 385-ft.lbs. of torque.
During the golden years of vintage muscle cars, car manufacturers were faced with simple marketing arithmetic. The idea was to take a bare bones base model vehicle, then stuff in the largest engine they could create and sell it to the booming 1960's youth market.
Chevrolet successfully implemented this equation to create some of America's most powerful and dominant cruisers to ever rocket down the quarter-mile drag strip. They were many vehicles that made an impression, but the following were some of Chevy's most radical and memorable: 1969 Chevrolet Corvette ZL-1 427, 1969 Chevrolet Camaro ZL-1 427 COPO , and 1970 Chevrolet Chevelle SS 454 LS6.
1997 marked the 30th anniversary of the Camaro from the birth of its first model. Through changes and improvements implemented every year, the model is always evolving. In the 2001 model, the exterior is given an even sportier atmosphere. The front end underwent major changes with the bumper area being given a larger opening with a smoother molding, and the hood being given a power bulge. In addition, the rear was given a new shape and 17-inch alloy wheels were added. Changes were also made on the mechanical side. Its LS1 powerplant is the same 5.7L V8 OHV used in the Corvette. For the Camaro, the Corvette powerplant was powered down somewhat, but it still puts out maximum power of 325 hp @ 5200 rpm. The transmission mated to these engines is a 4-speed automatic or an optional 6-speed manual. Naturally, it is only rear-wheel drive.
The newly added Chevrolet Corvette Z06 model boasts a 5.7L V8 OHV engine which Chevrolet dubbed the LS6. This is an extension of LS1 with the engine block itself refined to be able to withstand high rpm's along with a new design and a more efficient exhaust manifold. As a result of adopting camshafts with a new design, changing the exhaust system to titanium and other improvements, it generates a maximum power of 385 hp @ 6000.
The exterior features a hardtop with a fixed roof instead of a targa top on the body and newly designed aluminum wheels. Moreover, an air intake is provided at the bottom edge of the fender in the front of the rear wheels, giving a customized look. The interior color scheme is a red/black two-tone called Torch Red.
On the mechanical side, the vehicle control system called Active Handling had been stepped up to its second generations and also the FE4 suspension has also been tuned for use in the Z06. The rear axle has been strengthened and an aluminum driveshaft was also adopted. These and other improvements to many different components have improved its performance even further, making it one of the best performing American sports cars to date.


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RuneScape – My Quest for the Quest Point Cape
April 26, 2016 by Chris
What started as a browser-based MMORPG 15 years ago has grown and evolved drastically over the years, most recently releasing a new client that shifts the game from its native language of Java into C++ and lays the foundation for future expansion of the game. Runescape was my first real experience with an MMO and was a huge part of my childhood when I started a little over 12 years ago. Since first setting foot in Gielinor I've clocked in just over 2,500 hours of playtime and recently achieved something I've been chasing after since my early days: the Quest Point Cape (the reward for players who have completed every quest in the game).
Proudly wearing my Quest Point Cape.
Quests in RuneScape are unlike quests in any other game I've ever played. Not all of them are masterful works of storytelling but more often than not they're memorable. Whether it's an individual quest or a storyline that spans multiple quests over several years, each of them has story to tell about all the interesting people that make up the world. Whether you're becoming an honorary member a barbarian tribe, helping an old wizard rob a bank, uncovering a magic altar to a lost god, traveling to another dimension to revive the aforementioned lost god, going undercover in an offshore monkey colony, researching a mysterious plague that's infected half the population of a major city, investigating the crime scene of a vicious murder, or just breaking the seal on an ancient tomb that brings about the sixth age of Gielinor and heralding the return of the gods to the mortal realm, nearly every quest leads you to new and exciting locations where you meet the people who inhabit the world of RuneScape.
Back in the days of 'RuneScape Classic' new players were tested on basic game mechanics via quests like Cook's Assistant (gather the materials to bake a cake) and Sheep Shearer (craft 20 balls of wool) but with the move to the latest version of the game engine (sometimes called 'RuneScape 3') a quest called The Blood Pact was added to the game's starting city Lumbridge. While it's no more than a simple combat tutorial it's hard to believe that quests like Cook's Assistant exist in the same game anymore (in fact, Sheep Shearer was removed from the game in 2010). The Blood Pact creates unique characters and a new area for players to explore instead of using existing NPCs and locations and it serves as a proper introductory quest for those players fresh off of the boat from Tutorial Island.
The most recently release quest, titled River of Blood, highlights all the amazing things that make a quest in RuneScape a memorable experience. It's the conclusion to an epic story arc that started back in 2005 and spanned across seven different quests. The quest line follows the liberation group named the Myreque as they seek to free the land of Morytania from the grasp of the evil vampyre overlords. Things start off simply enough, having the player seeking out the members in hiding and allying yourself with them, fleshing out a secret base, and arming the group with special silver weaponry to help push their invading foes back into the ruined city of Meiyerditch, the home of the vampyres (and those are just the first two quests).
With time, RuneScape grew and eventually players were able to explore the vampyre city of Meiyerditch and see first hand the horrors that Lord Drakan had wrought to the once prosperous city. Drakan has enslaved the human population and keeps them in a perpetual state of weakness with a forced blood tithe while the vampyres enjoy the life of the aristocracy. You eventually join forces with Drakan's sister Vanescula who seeks to overthrow her brother. She aids the Myreque in order to harness the ancient power of the Blisterwood tree to bring Drakan down and subsequently betrays them, leaving them worse off than ever before. With Vanescula fully in control of the vampyre hoard living within Meiyerditch, she seeks to do what her brother could not and break through the protective barrier containing her race within Morytania, invade Misthalin, and seek out a new breed of humans to become slaves. River of Blood is the culmination of 11 years of storytelling, charging you with fending off the impending invasion and fortifying the defenses at the Temple of Saradomin where the barrier is maintained.
Not every quest in the game is part of an epic tale that shapes the lore of the game but even the random one-off quests can be fun. In Broken Home the player must navigate a haunted mansion while being perused by an unspeakable evil. It's not a world-shattering event and the outcome of the quest won't impact the rest of the game at all, but the atmosphere of the haunted mansion is amazing and wandering the corridors trying to crack the mystery of it all is an absolute blast. The little one-off quests help to fill the time between the bigger lore-impacting quests and are almost always a simple and fun exploration of a new facet of the world of Gielinor and the sheer number of them all add up build a world that feels full of life. The NPCs that populate the cities in RuneScape almost always have a story behind them and you just have to be on the right quest to hear it.
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The biggest stand in the history of VELES company will be presented at the Siberian Field Day in Prutskoy village on June, 20-21: 15 machines at the stand of 1500 square meters and 6 machines at demo in the field.
Such a scale is based on the VELES leading position in sales in the first quarter of 2018, including export. Also, Altai agricultural machinery producers have something new and best to show.
During last year VELES has designed and tested series of soil preparation and seeding machines, which is able to cover the whole cycle of agricultural operations. For instance, disc harrow AN-8-BD based on unit carrier made a furore at the exhibition in Krasnodar Krai in May. Moreover, since the machine was tested in the homeland, in Altai Krai, there are farmers who already know it and valued it highly during tests.
There are machines at the stand which are being exported to the European Union and approved themselves during spring field work. Thus, serial disc harrow BDN-2,4 was placed in commission in one of the largest German seedling nursery of wildflowers in Darmshtadt.
Tatiana Filidova, Director General of Altai agricultural machinery works, JSC (VELES Company): "All of the machines which take place at the Siberian Field Day will be great to use in the conditions of Altai region. We will present our bestsellers, novelties of 2017, which managed to be in high demand for that short period of time, and we will demonstrate absolutely new machines, which are planned to be tested by the end of the year 2018. We understand that last year, as well as the current, wasn't simple for Altai farmers, that's why there will be a special discount during the exhibition".
We invite guests of the exhibition to visit VELES stand in order to talk, drink a cup of aromatic coffee, see novelties and bestsellers, proved by time and thousands of hectares.


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Seeing Green: how young RB arrived for BSU
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MUNCIE — Darian Green didn't think about what he might accomplish.
Making his first college start last Thursday, the electric Ball State runner wasn't pondering what he could do against VMI's defense or imagining the plays he could make under the lights before thousands of fans. In this moment that stands as a personal landmark in his career, he only thought about some small, basic things.
"I just went into the game thinking, first of all ball security," Green said. "Second thing I was thinking about is just doing what the coaches want me to do and what I've been working on for this past offseason."
That he finished the night with 267 all-purpose yards (73 rushing, 74 receiving, 120 on kick returns) on 19 touches is in some ways not all that surprising. All offseason he's done the same thing when he gets the ball: find space and get through it with great speed.
His own balance stood out from the rest of the team's on offense primarily because he tied a school record with four scores. But what happened when he got the ball with room always bore watching, as it had in the spring when his performance basically excused him from the spring game and even before that.
"Last year in fall camp, he just made plays," quarterback Jack Milas said. "He just didn't have a grasp of the offense yet. Now that he's got one, he's explosive."
That last word came out with a breathy tone of awe. Milas had rarely played with pure receiving backs, so there was something new about lofting the ball to a checkdown option and watching him burst off into the distance.
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That burst first made its appearance on youth baseball fields in Lafayette, Indiana, soon after a 7-year-old Green moved there with his family. Green's father introduced him to the diamond, and while the sport was the younger Green's first experience in athletics, he remembers running into a problem.
He couldn't hit.
So he found his way to a football field, and even there had to make an adjustment.
"I was a cornerback because I couldn't really understand the plays," Green said. "So even as a corner, I would just run back and sack the quarterback."
A year later, he slotted in at running back, and the then third-grader fell for the game.
With a smaller, 5-foot-8, sub-175-pound frame, he found himself carrying the load for a series of undermanned teams at Lafayette Jeff. He had the speed of former Ball State player Matt Johnson at quarterback, but the team had so few running backs, the strong safety, Green's best friend, was the only option to give him a breather.
But despite the incongruent role, he caught eyes when he camped at Ball State before his junior year.
"I was really impressed with him during the workouts from a lot of different aspects," Cardinals special teams coordinator/running backs coach Justin Lustig said. "The obvious ones are his quickness and his athletic ability, blah, blah, blah. How coachable he was, that really stood out. He was a hard worker and you could tell really nothing has changed from that camp to right now."
But it didn't mean Green didn't have to roll through an uneven first year on campus.
Slotted in as the No. 4 running in a seasoned backfield, he mostly had to wait. His redshirt was burned by the end of the opener. He got a little work early, then went seven games without a touch.
Lustig pointed out, when he went in, someone had to come out. The Cardinals had some backs that were hard to take off the field. Jahwan Edwards was the team's all-time leading rusher and Horactio Banks was a high-level change-of pace runner.
The coach noted if the quiet Green was frustrated about opportunities, he never vocalized it, but the young back insists he wasn't.
"Last year, I knew, just be patient," Green said. "It was like a learning process for me. Because there were three good backs ahead of me, so I was just OK, I'll sit back and learn as much as I can from these guys."
That's not always the usual response, especially for athletes used to being the best players on their teams. Green added his only trepidation came with the worry of not getting enough out of a season he didn't redshirt, but now he said it got him used to the speed of the game practice can't replicate.
That might come in handy, say when breaking three plays of 19 yards or longer and a 48-yard kick return.
He's even found himself in a backfield that suits him, as sturdier runners James Gilbert and Teddy Williamson share the load. That means instead of having to be the man, Green can be used in the spots and situations most suited to his skills.
He's one game into a starting career and already has his name in the record book, but he seems to quickly put it in perspective. Yes it's nice, but he's not getting too high because it's not going to help him or the team Saturday against Texas A&M or down the road.
"Just worry about the big picture," Green said.
Ball State at Texas A&M
•When: 7 p.m., Saturday
•Where: Kyle Field
•TV/Online: ESPNU
•Radio: WLBC 104.1FM
•Coaches: Pete Lembo, Ball State (31-
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Hydrogen-dependent current generation and energy conservation by Shewanella oneidensis MR-1 in bioelectrochemical systems.
Atsumi Hirose, Atsushi Kouzuma, Kazuya Watanabe
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Bioelectrochemical systems (BESs) are engineered systems that utilize electrochemical interactions between electrochemically active bacteria (EAB) and electrodes. BESs have attracted considerable attention for their utility in biotechnological processes. In a BES, hydrogen is generated by the reduction of water on low-potential cathode electrodes. However, limited information is available on the effect of hydrogen on the metabolism and growth of EAB and current generation in BESs. Here, we investigated the effect of hydrogen on current generation by a model EAB, Shewanella oneidensis MR-1. We found that this strain utilizes hydrogen as an electron donor for electrode respiration, thereby facilitating current generation and cell growth in the presence of organic substrates. Inner membrane (IM) quinones (i.e., ubiquinone and menaquinone), IM quinone-reactive hydrogenase Hya, and IM-bound quinone reductase CymA are involved in hydrogen-dependent current generation, suggesting that the redox cycling of IM quinones catalyzed by Hya and CymA contributes to the generation of the proton motive force and the synthesis of ATP via F0F1-ATPase. These findings indicate that the evolution of hydrogen on the cathode facilitates energy metabolism and growth of hydrogen-utilizing EAB associated with anodes. The results also suggest that hydrogen cycling between cathodes and anodes can hinder quantitative evaluation of organic substrate-dependent current generation in BESs. Copyright © 2020 The Society for Biotechnology, Japan. Published by Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
Atsumi Hirose, Atsushi Kouzuma, Kazuya Watanabe. Hydrogen-dependent current generation and energy conservation by Shewanella oneidensis MR-1 in bioelectrochemical systems. Journal of bioscience and bioengineering. 2021 Jan;131(1):27-32
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Q: Scale an irregular shape to irregular bounds I am attempting to make a reusuable, XAML, icon. It is composed of three parts.
Background, Bezel and Graphic Path objects. The shape is of a rectangle with the top right corner cut off, the bezel is same shape with the middle cut out and a margin of 1.
I need the graphic path to fit inside of this with a slight margin.
I would like it to be intelligent enough to scale itself to fit within the confines of the bezel regardless of it's shape. Like ClipToBounds only I don't want the graphic to clip - I would like it to scale.
I initially thought setting the Margin would work, however, setting the Margin of the graphic is based on a Rectangle and not the irregular shape of the bezel; so graphics with a more rectangular shape are often touching or too close to the right-side cut off of the bezel.
Does anyone have any ideas on how I might achieve this kind of ScaleToBounds behavior?
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Please see attached pictures for an example of the problem. Both graphics are contained inside a ViewBox with a Margin. The circular graphic is the ideal margin I would like to see around the graphic. The rectangular graphic is too close to the bezel - I would like to have graphics such as the rectangular graphic scale themselves down slightly so they fit within the bezel with some margin.
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This upcoming Wednesday 10th April 2019, you could join a high-octane high-capacity crowd to witness one of the most exciting spectacles to have reached Glendale Arizona this year when Gila River Arena brings sports sensation Arizona Coyotes for an evening you won't soon forget. This show is set to be one for the record books that brings the leading professionals in the industry for an second to none event. Your ticket brings you one step closer to experiencing the star power, talent, and passion that has made this sports show star one of the most popular in the industry. Critics are calling this a fantastic event that you can't afford to miss and fans have taken notice, but you can get your tickets first by clicking the Buy Tickets button below. But don't delay, because if you don't order your tickets soon supplies may run out!
There's no better place to enjoy high-quality and exciting sports events and content than Gila River Arena in Glendale Arizona. That's because this venue almost exclusively books the best sports stars for their venue to deliver smashing experiences like Arizona Coyotes and their Wednesday 10th April 2019 premiere. But it's not just about the entertainment when it comes to offering high-quality experiences for this smashing venue. They also offer a wide selection of perks that are guaranteed to make your Wednesday evening out even better. Do you want your choice of fine dining? Gila River Arena is on the same street and block as some of the best restaurants and bars in town. Do you want to enjoy your sports show in style and elegance? Gila River Arena offers a rich atmosphere and comfortable decor that has been voted to be the best in style in the state by fans. Knowing all this makes it easy to see why fans are already rushing the stands to buy tickets to see Arizona Coyotes live on Wednesday 10th April 2019 at Gila River Arena. If you want to see what all the hype and buzz is about, click the Buy Tickets button below to order your tickets right to your door.


A colourfully planted garden full of secret paths, nooks and rockeries is one of the main attractions of a house high on Killiney Hill Road – that, and its views from both house and garden of Killiney Bay.
Bel Air Cottage, a detached 191sq m (2,055 sq ft) pink-painted, four-bedroom house a short walk from the Druid's Chair pub in Killiney, Co Dublin, is for sale by private treaty through Knight Frank for €995,000.
The owners of Bel Air, which dates from the early 19th century, moved here 30 years ago and renovated it in traditional country cottage style. Most of the ground floor area is tiled with painted red floor tiles; some doors, cupboards and ceilings are tongue and groove, parts of the original thick stone walls are exposed, although painted.
The overall effect is attractively rustic – but new owners may want to renovate Bel Air in a more modern style.
In particular, they are likely to want to modernise bathrooms, the kitchen and create a more open-plan design in the downstairs area. Downstairs rooms include the kitchen/breakfast room (which has attractive hand-made green units) at the back of the house and a livingroom at the front which has good views of the sea.
There's a family room with bookshelves and an open fire at the other end of the front hall, bathroom, tiny study, utility room and cloakroom. There are four bedrooms upstairs, one with a small en suite. There's also a surprise – a good-sized drawing room which has good views of Killiney Bay from one window and of Killiney Hill park from another: you can glimpse the top of Enya's Ayesha Castle from here.
Outside, there's parking for a number of cars in a paved area immediately behind the house. Steps lead up from here to the steep, beautifully tended and lawned garden. A steep laneway, a sharp turn off Killiney Hill Road, leads to the side parking entrance.
The house is a short walk from the roundabout at Killiney village and from an entrance to Killiney Hill park.


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Jamaica's Health Workers begin training in Antigen testing procedures
#Kingston, Jamaica, October 22, 2020 — The Government has commenced training for health workers in the administration of the antigen test, which is to be utilized to detect novel coronavirus (COVID-19) infections.
Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, advised that the first training session was held last week, adding that another is slated to be held shortly which will also focus on protocols for personnel designated to administer the test, among other procedures.
He was speaking during the Ministry's weekly COVID Conversations digital press conference on Thursday (October 15).
Dr. Tufton also advised that the Government is still awaiting the arrival of 80,000 antigen test kits, which were ordered through the Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO) for delivery in October.
He said it is anticipated that by month-end, "we would have been much clearer in terms of when we will start [antigen testing]".
"[The] processes [that] have to take place and some of the variables [relating to procurement and delivery] are not totally in our control. We have to depend on PAHO to make their final arrangements for the movement [of the supplies]," Dr. Tufton indicated.
The acquisition of kits for antigen testing, which is a faster, simpler and more cost effective method for detecting COVID-19, is being facilitated through a collaboration involving the Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office and the United Nations.
Full implementation of the procedure will involve all hospitals, major health centres and private sector laboratories, including those in privately-operated medical facilities.
The test must be sanctioned by a physician to whom the report on the result will be submitted, as well as the Ministry of Health and Wellness.
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PROVIDENCIALES, Turks & Caicos Islands: In a show of appreciation for outstanding service over the past year, particularly with the addition of new offerings following the expansion of the Beaches Turks & Caicos waterpark, the resort management recently held a commemorative function for its dedicated watersports team.
The function, which took the form of a special luncheon in the resort's lavish ballroom, was spearheaded by the resort's leadership including General Manager, James McAnally and WaterSports Manager, Mark Henley.
General Manager, James McAnally, (right) presents Nicorge Edward from St Lucia with a token of appreciation at the recently held awards ceremony
McAnally thanked the team for their unwavering efforts in providing stellar service over the past year and reminded them "The resort recently received recognition from the Professional Association of Diving Instructors (PADI) for more than 25 years of certification which means that you as our valued team members, have been providing world-class watersports experience for our guests."
"Among you, there are three team members who have been recognized for over 60 years of diving experience, combined. As a team, you have all continued to give nothing but outstanding service as you provide amazing experiences for our guests every day. This is just one way for us to let you know that we see you, and we appreciate you. Thank you all for your continued support as we remain committed to not only exceeding our guests' expectations but to also elevate our brand offerings and positioning as the best place to work in the Turks & Caicos Islands," said McAnally.
For his part, Henley stated, "each of you here today has shown tremendous will and determination to make this resort the best family resort on the Islands. For the three men who have each given more than 21 years of service each, I encourage you to continue to show the way forward to those who are not as experienced in this field. Let us continue to grow as a team, having fun as we work hard together. We believe that, together everyone achieves more."
Evanz Inelus, Pool and Waterpark supervisor while sharing his commendation for the team noted, "we are forever a team in this department and the resort in general. As we continue to grow in our professional life, let us look forward to the new year with getting more certifications from the Sandals Corporate University (SCU). Beaches Turks and Caicos has made it possible for us to grow professionally in what we love in this department by allowing us to be certified while we are doing what we enjoy in the water sports department."
Mamrio Pierre (right) accepts his certification of recognition from Mackenson Petit from the Learning and Development department
Three members of the team were given special recognition for their years of service to the resort; Jacquelin Pierre, Marion Pierre and Charitable Sertune August. Marion Pierre, while sharing his gratitude for the recognition added, "Beaches Turks and Caicos is the best place for anyone to start their career. My team and I are very grateful for this award as the resort continues to build us into becoming the best professionals that we can be. The training and exposure provided, allow us opportunities at other Sandals and Beaches resorts across the Caribbean and to get certification from some of the most recognised institutions in the world. Working with this company has given me and my family the opportunity to live a prosperous and comfortable life."
Two team members, Jed Arkim Reggie and Nicorge Edward, from Sandals La Toc, St Lucia who were on training and experiencing the resort, were recognised for their contribution to the department. Edward stated, "what I love most about this company is the opportunity to gain professional experience in different cultures and regions. My colleague and I came here to gain valuable leadership experience while learning more about the daily operational duties of the watersports department at this, the largest and most equipped resort. We are grateful for the exposure and look forward to going back home to share the best practices we have learned."


Roberta Davis Wright, 96, died February 5, 2019. Funeral will be Saturday at noon at Spry Williams Funeral Home with visitation one hour prior to the service. Burial will be in Tri-Cities Memorial Gardens. She is the wife of the late Carl David Wright.


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RPM to Webcast Presentation at Bank of America Merrill Lynch Global Agriculture and Materials Conference
MEDINA, Ohio--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 27, 2018-- RPM International Inc. (NYSE: RPM) announced today that Russell L. Gordon, vice president and chief financial officer, will present at the Bank of America Merrill Lynch Global Agriculture and Materials Conference in Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. on March 1, 2018, at 2:15 p.m. EST.
The presentation will focus on RPM's growth strategy; financial performance, including its 44 consecutive years of dividend increases; capital structure; global operations and highly regarded acquisition program.
A live, listen-only webcast will be accessible via RPM's website, www.rpminc.com, under Investor Information/Presentations and Webcasts. For those who cannot listen to the live webcast, an archived replay will be available approximately one hour after the live presentation concludes and will be accessible for 90 days.
RPM International Inc. owns subsidiaries that are world leaders in specialty coatings, sealants, building materials and related services across three segments. RPM's industrial products include roofing systems, sealants, corrosion control coatings, flooring coatings and other construction chemicals. Industrial companies include Stonhard, Tremco, illbruck, Carboline, Flowcrete, Euclid Chemical and RPM Belgium Vandex. RPM's consumer products are used by professionals and do-it-yourselfers for home maintenance and improvement and by hobbyists. Consumer brands include Rust-Oleum, DAP, Zinsser, Varathane and Testors. RPM's specialty products include industrial cleaners, colorants, exterior finishes, specialty OEM coatings, edible coatings, restoration services equipment and specialty glazes for the pharmaceutical and food industries. Specialty segment companies include Day-Glo, Dryvit, RPM Wood Finishes, Mantrose-Haeuser, Legend Brands, Kop-Coat and TCI. Additional details can be found at www.rpminc.com and by following RPM on Twitter at www.twitter.com/RPMintl.
For more information, contact Barry M. Slifstein, vice president – investor relations, at 330-273-5090 or bslifstein@rpminc.com.
Source: RPM International Inc.
RPM International Inc.
Barry M. Slifstein, 330-273-5090
vice president – investor relations
bslifstein@rpminc.com


Raltin studied 90 car insurance companies in the city of Macon, GA, and found that Coast National Insurance Company offers the lowest car insurance premium at $877. The analyzed data was gathered from the Office of Insurance and Safety Fire Commissioner, and premiums were compared only for 2012 Toyota Camry, 6-cylinder, 4-door sedans. The premium rates were for a specific customer type: 30-year-old females with one speeding ticket in the past 12 months. The company with the second lowest premium of $1060 is National General Assurance Company, while Safeco Insurance Company of Illinois is third in the list with $1099.
Insurance companies calculate their premiums based on certain consumer variables. Statistics reveal that adults between 25 to 65 years of age are much less prone to accidents than drivers aged under 25. Also men under the age of 25 are involved in more per-mile accidents than any other gender groups of the same age. Married couples are also less prone to accidents than singles, as per data. These factors plus the customer's driving records influence the insurance quote.
If we take the standard customer to be a 30-year-old married female with one speeding ticket in the past 12 months, we find that the median premium liability per person is $987 in Macon—this is very close to the state average of $953. Liability coverage compensates for bodily harm and property damage costs for accidents caused by the insurance owner.
Comprehensive and collision coverage pays for car damage in case of a collision or other mishaps like the car getting stolen or being damaged by a fallen tree. In Macon, the median Comp & Col premium is $1006, which is almost consistent with the state average of $1024.
Another important component of your insurance premium is uninsured/underinsured motorist protection. It covers accidents that involve a motorist without an insurance. According to the Insurance Research Council, one out of every eight drivers today maybe uninsured. In Macon, the median rate for reduced uninsured motorist premium is $83 and that for the add-on uninsured motorist premium is $126.


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The 2013 Mr. Olympia contest
was an IFBB professional bodybuilding competition  held September 27–28, 2013, at the Orleans Arena at The Orleans Hotel and Casino in Paradise, Nevada. It was the 49th Mr. Olympia competition held. Other events at the exhibition included the 212 Olympia Showdown, Ms. Olympia, Fitness Olympia, Figure Olympia, Bikini Olympia, Women's Physique Showdown, and Men's Physique Showdown contests.

Results
A total prize pool of $675,000 was awarded.

See also
 2013 Ms. Olympia

References

External links
 Mr. Olympia homepage

 2013
Mr Olympia
2013 in bodybuilding


Mississippi has lost population over the past several years, and we have learned recently that millennials are leaving Mississippi at a faster pace than any other state. Young people will not stay in a place where they are unplugged from the rest of the world because they lack internet service. If you doubt this is an issue, drive by your local fast food restaurant and take a look at people sitting in their cars doing homework using wireless internet provided by the business. The lack of affordable, reliable and adequate internet service in Mississippi is a crisis and is one that we had better fix, if we want our children and grandchildren to stay here.
Related: Is high-speed internet service a state law change away for rural Mississippi?
In the 1930s, electricity was to rural people what high-speed internet service is today. Back then, electricity was changing lives and opening opportunities for those who had it and rapidly closing the door on those who did not. At that time, rural Mississippi was literally in the dark. Rural people had no electricity, cooked on wood stoves, washed clothes on scrub boards, hand-pumped water from wells and studied by candlelight. Out of pure determination, Mississippi created the model that electrified America.
In 1934, a group of citizens gathered in McPeters Furniture Store in Corinth and decided to do whatever it took to "bring the lights" to rural Alcorn County. They formed Alcorn Electric Power Association, the very first electric cooperative in the country. The idea quickly spread and the people of Pontotoc, Lee and Prentiss counties came together to fix the lack of electricity in their communities, and soon the rest of America followed. President Franklin Delano Roosevelt modeled parts of the New Deal on what was called "The Corinth Experiment." Rural America got electricity thanks to Mississippi. Fixing our own problems is in the DNA of Mississippians. In 2018, we should use the same Mississippi spirit that brought electricity to rural households to bring high-speed internet service to rural people.
In every state bordering Mississippi, and across the nation, electric cooperatives owned by the people, are bringing affordable, high-speed internet service to their members. Fiber-to-the-home internet service through rural electric cooperatives is happening in almost every state, but Mississippi. Currently, several electric cooperatives in our state want to provide internet service to their people, and many more have conducted studies to look into the idea. Sadly, a 1942 state law is handcuffing them from providing internet service. This summer, the statewide association of electric cooperatives voted unanimously to ask legislators to change that law. This is a simple fix that could save our rural communities, keep our children and grandchildren home and change the future of our state.
Earlier in November, the association of electric cooperatives presented the "Mississippi Broadband Enabling Act" to legislators. This proposed change in state law does not take one penny from the state treasury and doesn't prohibit any other telecommunications company from providing internet service anywhere. The proposed law gives rural Mississippi a chance to get the internet service they desperately need and it un-cuffs the hands of the electric cooperatives to improve the quality of life of their people. It is no mandate and asks for no money. It is an example of free market competition.


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Q: How to select items if count more than 3 in Laravel Query I have a number of same values in my Query column of table searchkeywords
I want to select if count > 3 as well as I want to call searchkeywords other data.
e.g. Apple, Apple, Apple, Banana, Banana, Grapes, Grapes, Grapes, Grapes, Orange...
So, select and show Apple and Grapes only as they are more than 3 with their ID and other column data.
I am using this query
Controller code:
$topsearches = DB::table('searchkeywords')
->selectRaw('query,count(*) as count')
->havingRaw('count(*) > 3')
->orderBy('created', 'DESC')
->paginate(15);

View Code:
@foreach($topsearches as $search)
 {{$search->query}}
@endforeach

So, I can only call query column, beside this, id and created columns are also there when I call using {{$search->id}}, it throws error:

Undefined property: stdClass::$id

A: the column which you need should be withing selectRaw, as:
  $topsearches = DB::table('searchkeywords')
    ->selectRaw('query,id,created,count(*) as count')
    ->havingRaw('count(*) > 3')
    ->orderBy('created', 'DESC')
    ->groupBy('query')
    ->paginate(15);

A: You query won't return correct data

*

*You are missing group by

*You didn't select the id and created column

I have fixed your query here: http://sqlfiddle.com/#!9/bdb363/4
SELECT *
FROM searchkeywords
WHERE query IN (
    SELECT query
    FROM searchkeywords
    GROUP BY query
    HAVING count(*) > 3
)

Your query will return the total of records in the table.


A delegation of DynCorp International (DI) leaders including Chief Executive Officer George Krivo, Senior Vice President for Business Development Joe Ford, AOLC Vice President Scott Rauer, DynLogistics Vice President Randy Bockenstedt and many others represented DI at the 2017 Association of the United States Army (AUSA) Annual Meeting and Expo in Washington, D.C., from October 9 through October 11.
The annual event, held at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center, is the largest and most prestigious AUSA meeting and provided DI leaders the opportunity to meet with many of our most important customers in the U.S. Army and many other important stakeholders.
Prominent engagements included: Congressman Joe Wilson; the Deputy Commander of the Army Material Command, Lieutenant General Edward Daly; the Director of the Defense Security Cooperation Agency, Lieutenant General Charles Hooper; the Commanding General of Army Contracting Command, Major General James Simpson; the Commanding General of Army Sustainment Command, Major General Duane Gamble; the Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Program Support, Mr. Gary Motsek; and many others.
Check out the AUSA Flickr album for pictures from the event.


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About Epilogos
Water, Sanitation, Stoves
Volunteer at Home
Volunteer in El Salvador
Stories from Volunteers
Study and Learn
2019 Summary of Projects
Newsletter 27 - Dec 2021
Newsletter 26 Sept 2021
Newsletter 25 - June 2021
Newsletter 24 -March 2021
Providing a College Education for Motivated Students
Epilogos has developed an exciting new program: awarding scholarships to the highly regarded Jesuit university known as the University of Central America ("UCA"), located in San Salvador, and other fine Salvadoran colleges. Under the program, scholarship students from SJV receive a full tuition for five years (standard time to earn a degree in El Salvador) plus a stipend for daily travel expenses. Our scholarship program is designed to offer hope to young students who have the interest and academic qualifications to obtain a college degree, and hope to the community as it creates a path to send educated young adults back to SJV and other Salvadoran communities where they can use their education to better their world.
To qualify for the scholarship, applicants are required to commit to remain in El Salvador following graduation from UCA for at least five years. El Salvador, including SJV, is plagued by the problems of gang violence and lack of work opportunity, which cause many residents to flee to the United States in the hopes of finding a better life – a well-known, dangerous and risky path for all. By requiring scholarship recipients to commit to staying in SJV for at least five years, Epilogos is advancing its goal of facilitating and supporting the people of SJV to actualize the community that they desire.
One of the remarkable aspects of this program is the modest cost of a first-class education at the UCA and other fine Salvadoran colleges. Annual tuition and travel stipend costs range between $2000 and about $4,000 for the UCA. Because college programs in El Salvador are five years, the total cost of a bachelor's degree program is about $20,000 or less.
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Diversity training implemented for IC alumni volunteers
Ithaca College is beginning to implement diversity training for all alumni volunteers, including members of the Board of Trustees and Alumni Association Board of Directors, the first of which to take place over alumni weekend. Carrie Brown, executive director of alumni relations, selected Craig B. Clayton, a consultant and speaker, to lead the sessions.
By Lily Donoghue — Contributing Writer
Ithaca College is beginning to encourage alumni volunteers, including the Board of Trustees and members of the Alumni Association Board of Directors and alumni committees, to complete diversity and inclusion training, beginning with a training session during alumni weekend Oct. 7–9.
The training will consist of multiple on-campus meetings along with interactive online modules led by Craig B. Clayton, a consultant and speaker who founded and works as the chief diversity officer of the Equitable Workforce Institute, a firm that specializes in company diversity training. Clayton said the training will inform alumni volunteers on how to listen effectively, resolve conflicts respectfully in a multicultural setting and have tough conversations.
The volunteers that will be participating in the first training session led by Clayton, are in leadership positions on alumni boards and were highly encouraged to join the program by the Office of Alumni Relations, said Carrie Brown, executive director of alumni relations. She said 40–60 volunteers from the alumni board, the alumni advisory boards for each school, and committees that alumni sit on, will participate in the programs, but the training is not mandatory.
Among those volunteers, Marc Hudak, president of the alumni board, will also be attending. Hudak said volunteers have been made aware of these training sessions since last spring.
"We are getting people trained as quickly as we can, and I'm sure in due time we will have 100 percent participation," Hudak said.
The Board of Trustees will also go through diversity training by Clayton as a part of their fall meeting on-campus Oct. 19–21.
Brown is overseeing the implementation of these training sessions. She said the training is important for alumni to understand the priorities of the college and to support those values and goals when volunteering.
"Administrations come and go, but students and alumni are forever, and without them, the college couldn't be what it is today," Brown said.
The idea for a volunteer diversity–training program was first introduced last year when Chris Biehn, vice president for institutional advancement, presented three action steps at the college's Addressing Community Action on Racism and Cultural Bias town hall meeting Oct. 27, 2015. He prompted the college to begin a program for volunteers to learn about shared respect and inclusivity, to continue to keep and gain diverse volunteers and to require more inclusive language from volunteers.
Clayton, who visited campus recently to speak with the Student Governance Council on Sept. 27, said the main issue he will be addressing in his alumni weekend workshops is how to foster greater respect at the college.
"The issue was looking at how you create an environment that leads to a culture of respect," Clayton said. "A lot of the issues that occurred last year from the perceptions of the students, staff and faculty was that the communications were not being done in a way that was respectful."
Clayton began visiting campus in July 2015 and continued to visit campus twice a month to have conversations with students, staff and faculty to inform him in creating a specific program for the college, he said. In those conversations, he said, the topic of microaggressions came up frequently.
"It's not the question of 'did I intend to be disrespectful,' — it doesn't matter if you intended it or not because now you are looking at unconscious incompetence because if you don't know what you don't know then someone can enlighten you that that was inappropriate," Clayton said.
Brown said she sees this program as a positive step for the future but wishes to see a more unified, overarching program form out of this experience.
"Because there is no unified strategy on campus, it's challenging to see where everyone's things fit together and measure progress," Brown said.
Ithaca College to host regional alumni relations conference
By Kayla Dwyer | Feb 19, 2015
"The mobilization created an environment to do this work and made it more obvious that we should do the work," she said.
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By Sabrina Knight | Sep 30, 2015
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