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Q: an example of a formula which divides in the theory of algebraically closed fields Given a first order theory $T$ a formula $\phi(x,b)$ and a set of parameters $A$, $\phi(x,b)$ divides over $A$ if there is an $A$-indiscernible sequence $(b_i:i\in \omega)$ with $b_0=b$ such that
$\{\phi(x,b_i):i\in\omega\}$ is inconsistent (Def. 7.1.2, Lemma 7.1.4, Tent-Ziegler, A course in model theory, Lecture notes in Logic, CUP).
Let $L$ be a field of whatever characteristic $p$ and $\phi(x,b)$ a first order formula in the language for the theory of algebraically closed fields of characteristic $p$. What are the conditions on $\phi(x,b)$ in order that $\phi(x,b)$ divides over $L$? Can one give a  concrete example of such a formula $\phi(x,b)$, possibly also in case $x$ is a tuple of variables and not just a variable?

A: Intuitively, $\varphi(x,b)$ divides over the field $L$ if and only if it imposes some positive polynomial condition on the variables $x$, but such that this polynomial condition is not already definable over $L$.
Here are some examples of dividing formulas (where $a,b\notin L$, but $1\in L$):

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*$x = b$

*$ax + by = 0$

*$(y = bx^2 \lor ax+by = 0)$

In the first case, if you instantiate the formula along a nonconstant indiscernible sequence, you get a bunch of different points, and $x$ can't be equal to $2$ of them at once ($2$-inconsistency). In the second case, assuming you pick the indiscernible sequence to be independent enough, you get a bunch of random lines, no three of which have a common point of intersection ($3$-inconsistency). The third case is a bit more complicated, but you can see it by a similar argument.
But the following formulas do not divide:

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*$x\neq b$

*$x + y = 1$

*$x + y = 1\lor y = bx^2$

In the first case, $\{x \neq b_i\mid i\in \omega\}$ is satisfied by any element not among the $b_i$. In the second case, any indiscernible sequence in $\text{tp}(1/L)$ is constant, so you just get a single instance of the formula, satisifed by $x = 1$ and $y = 0$. In the second case, the $b$ will vary in an indiscernible sequence, but because of the disjunction, $x = 1$ and $y = 0$ still always satisfies the partial type.
You can play around with similar examples. I only wrote down formulas without quantifiers, since ACF$_p$ has quantifier-elimination.
To really characterize dividing in algebraically closed fields, it helps to know some general facts:

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*In a simple theory, a formula divides over $A$ if and only if it forks over $A$ (Tent & Ziegler Prop. 7.2.15).

*In any theory, a formula $\varphi(x,b)$ forks over $A$ if and only if every type containing $\varphi(x,b)$ forks over $A$ (by definition and Tent & Ziegler Prop. 7.1.11).

*In a totally transcendental theory, a type $p(x)$ over $B\supseteq A$ does not fork over $A$ if and only if $\text{MR}(p) = \text{MR}(p|_A)$ (Tent & Ziegler Cor. 8.5.11).

*In a strongly minimal theory, the Morley Rank of a type over $A$ is equal to the algebraic dimension over $A$ of a tuple realizing the type (Tent & Ziegler Thm 6.4.2).

*In ACF$_p$ (which is strongly minimal, hence totally transcendental, stable, and simple!), the algebraic dimension of a tuple $a$ over a subfield $L$ is the transcendence degree of $L(a)/L$.

Putting this all together, $\varphi(x,b)$ divides over $L$ if and only if for any tuple $a$ satisfying $\varphi(x,b)$, the transcendence degree of $L(b)(a)/L(b)$ is strictly less than the transcendence degree of $L(a)/L$.
You can probably prove this characterization directly with some algebraic work, but it's easier to use the general theory.


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Yes campaign chairman Ian Knowlson: ""This is a historic moment in the 1500 year history of Sandbach."
Sandbach residents have given their overwhelming backing to the Neighbourhood Plan with 95.7% of those who took part in the referendum voting in favour of the Plan.
A Neighbourhood Plan helps protect the community from unplanned and unsustainable development.
Yesterday's (Thursday) vote was the culmination of nearly two years work by the community representatives and Sandbach town councillors who worked to draw up the plan, following consultation with residents.
The question put to Sandbach residents was: 'Do you want Cheshire East Council to use the Neighbourhood Plan for Sandbach to help it decide planning applications in the neighbourhood area?'
Of the 4,118 who voted, 3,941 said yes, with 173 voting no. Turnout was 28.2%.
Sandbach councillor Sam Corcoran said this morning: "The 95% public approval for the Sandbach Neighbourhood Plan is a credit to the fantastic community led effort to produce this plan.
"I am delighted that the Neighbourhood Plan has been approved as it will help to stem the flood of speculative planning applications around Sandbach, but we now really need Cheshire East Council to get its act together and establish a five year housing land supply and a Cheshire East Local Plan.
"Since the government changed the planning rules permission has been granted for nearly 3,000 new homes in Sandbach so our town will grow by 35% even if no more applications are approved."
He added: "The real test will come when we see how much weight Cheshire East Council will attribute to the Neighbourhood Plan when determining new planning applications.
"The signs here are not good. Cheshire East Council approved 232 houses on the Capricorn Business Park site the day before the Neighbourhood Plan referendum and Cheshire East Council's planning department is recommending approval of an application for 12 homes off Church Lane at a hearing on March 30, despite it being contrary to the Neighbourhood Plan."
Ian Knowlson, chairman of the Yes campaign, said: "This is a historic moment in the 1500 year history of Sandbach, when members of the community from different walks of life, interests, ages, and backgrounds as well as differing political perspectives, have united behind a common purpose of creating a positive vision for the future of our community.
"A 96% yes vote is exceptional for a town and turnout is outstanding for a town NDP Referendum. For example another town in Cheshire West, only achieved 16% turnout and had a 69% yes vote.
"Sandbach are the first town in Cheshire East to have reached this point. We have accomplished this in 20 months from start to finish and we are one of the fastest towns in England to have produced a NDP thanks largely to the commitment, drive, passion and hard work of the NDP Working Group, various community groups and the people of Sandbach both young and old.
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Atlanta sports travel guide
Our city guides are meant to showcase the best of a metropolitan area from the perspective of a sports fan visiting Atlanta to watch their favorite teams and games. Here's our guide to the best of sports travel in Atlanta.
Rapidly growing but still full of quaint Southern charm, Atlanta has emerged as an internationally relevant city, rich in history and progressive in its growth.
The "Capital of the New South" is worth visiting for many reasons, sports high among them. With three teams in the major pro sports, a strong college athletic scene and a legacy as the host of the 1996 Summer Olympics, Atlanta can satisfy the appetites of any sports fan.
If you're coming to see sports, you'll find there's plenty to do when you're not at the games. So reserve some time for sightseeing as well.
Our Atlanta sports travel guide offers suggestions for spending your time getting to know the Deep South's biggest metropolis while you watch your favorite teams and games.
1 Map of Atlanta venues and attractions
2 Where to watch sports in Atlanta
3 Arriving and getting around Atlanta
4 Things to see and do in Atlanta
4.1 Explore downtown and the Centennial Park District
4.2 Attractions outside downtown Atlanta
4.3 Get out and explore the South
4.4 Experience Deep South cuisine
Map of Atlanta venues and attractions
Click placemark in index to find on map | View Atlanta sports travel guide in a larger map
Where to watch sports in Atlanta
The Atlanta sports travel landscape is changing significantly, with two new venues and one new team coming onto the scene in recent years.
The Falcons and Braves both moved into new digs in 2017. The Braves left the central city area for a suburban ballpark, while the Falcons' Mercedes-Benz Stadium was constructed next door to the site of the Georgia Dome, their home for more than 20 seasons.
Meanwhile, Turner Field, the Braves' old home just south of downtown, has been converted into the new home stadium for Georgia State football.
The city's new MLS team, Atlanta United FC, began play in 2017, starting life using Georgia Tech's Bobby Dodd Stadium as its home venue before moving into Mercedes-Benz Stadium in late summer. The club already has a rabid fanbase, which was quickly rewarded with an MLS Cup championship in 2018.
The Atlanta Dream of the WNBA used to share State Farm Arena with the Hawks, but recently chose to play its home games at the Gateway Center Arena, a new facility near Hartsfield Airport.
• Mercedes-Benz Stadium: Home of the Falcons and Atlanta United FC. Located at 1414 Andrew Young International Boulevard NW.
• State Farm Arena: Home of the Hawks. Located at 1 Philips Drive.
• Truist Park: Home of the Braves. Located at 755 Battery Avenue SE in Cobb County, north of downtown Atlanta.
Arriving and getting around Atlanta
The main entry point for Atlanta sports travelers is Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL), which by some measures is considered the world's busiest airport.
It is the primary hub for Delta Airlines, which offers flights to and from just about every other city it serves from Atlanta. The airport is located about eight miles south of downtown via Interstate 85.
Drivers into the city can use Interstates 75, 85 and 20, which connect the region with such cities as Chattanooga, Tenn.; Birmingham, Ala., and Charlotte, N.C. All three interstates run through downtown Atlanta, with I-75 and I-85 merging into one north-south route that cuts through the heart of the city core.
Amtrak operates one route through Atlanta, the Crescent that runs between New York City and New Orleans. The station is at 1688 Peachtree Street NW.
Downtown has the highest concentration of hotels in the region, and nearly every major brand is represented. State Farm Arena and Mercedes-Benz Stadium are located among several other major attractions, including the Georgia World Congress Center and Centennial Olympic Park, and thus have numerous major hotels within walking distance.
Consider the Midtown district just north of downtown, a hipper version of downtown with the requisite trendy eateries and high-end residences, for a variety of lodging options as well.
Another district to consider is Buckhead, which lies about seven miles north of downtown, making it more convenient to Truist Park. It is also a popular spot for restaurants and nightlife.
Atlanta's road grid is generally straightforward but can be confusing in one respect: the curiously large number of streets that have the word "Peachtree" in their names (more than 70 depending on who you ask).
In downtown there's Peachtree Center Avenue NE and Peachtree Street SW in close proximity to each other, and in Midtown, you'll find Peachtree Street NE and West Peachtree Street NE running parallel to each other. Be sure to double-check the address of the location you're headed and examine a map before heading out.
Even for those who don't have a car, Atlanta sports travelers can get to most places of interest using the region's MARTA train system, consisting mainly of four rail lines traveling either north-south or east-west. Every MARTA train, no matter the line, stops at Five Points station, located downtown about a half-mile from State Farm Arena.
Even better for the thrifty traveler, the southern terminus of MARTA's Red and Gold lines is at the airport, and the station exit leads directly into the main terminal.
MARTA does not extend far enough north to reach Truist Park, but other forms of transportation such as shuttles, a local circulator and ride-sharing are being touted as alternative ways to get to the ballpark.
Lots and spaces are plentiful at all three pro sports venues. State Farm Arena and Mercedes-Benz Stadium share their parking lots with the other major attractions in the area, such as the Georgia World Congress Center and CNN Center. Truist Field is part of a mixed retail-entertainment district that includes plenty of parking.
World of Coca-Cola
Things to see and do in Atlanta
Even if your reason for coming to Atlanta is to see its teams and games for a sports travel vacation, the region has so much more to offer. Here's a guide to some of the things to see during your travels to Atlanta:
Explore downtown and the Centennial Park District
The downtown area is full of tourist attractions, and if it's your first time visiting Atlanta, this is likely where you'll want to start. In particular, you can focus on the Centennial Park District, which includes Mercedes-Benz Stadium and State Farm Arena.
The major attractions in this area include World of Coca-Cola, dedicated to the history of one of the world's most enduring brands; the Georgia Aquarium, the largest aquarium in the world; the National Center for Civil and Human Rights; and CNN Center, which offers a tour of the studios and working areas of the cable news behemoth).
The College Football Hall of Fame opened in 2015 across the street from Centennial Olympic Park, site of the bombing that marred the 1996 Games.
Attractions outside downtown Atlanta
Atlanta is full of museums that mark its place as a hub of Southern culture and history, as any travel guide will indicate. Some of the more popular institutions include the following:
• The Martin Luther King Jr. National Historic Site, celebrating the civil rights leader's legacy, is located a few miles east of downtown and is reachable using the Atlanta Streetcar.
• The Atlanta History Center in Buckhead includes artifacts from the city's Civil War days and the 1996 Olympics.
• The Jimmy Carter Presidential Library and Museum holds exhibits relating to the country's 39th president. It's located adjacent to the Little Five Points neighborhood east of downtown.
• The Margaret Mitchell House & Museum, dedicated to the author of the Civil War epic "Gone With The Wind," can be found in midtown Atlanta.
Get out and explore the South
Atlanta's accessibility makes it a great starting point for road trips across Georgia and the south, as three other states — Alabama, Tennessee and South Carolina — are within a two-hour drive. Hitting the road for a day or two might serve as the perfect break from watching Atlanta's sports teams in action.
Heading west on Interstate 20 puts you in Alabama, where attractions such as Noccalula Falls, near Gadsden, and the Talladega National Forest are in easy reach.
Just across the Tennessee-Georgia border along I-75 lies the city of Chattanooga and historic sites such as the Civil War battleground at Lookout Mountain, accessible via incline railway.
World's tallest escalator at CNN Center
Experience Deep South cuisine
The mention of Southern food usually conjures up thoughts of fried food and grits, which you can certainly experience in Atlanta, but the city has a more refined food scene.
Here's a quick guide to uniquely Atlanta eateries that are popular with traveling folks and locals alike (all addresses listed are in Downtown or Midtown):
• Fat Matt's Rib Shack (1811 Piedmont Ave.): Nondescript BBQ joint that's also well-known for live blues music at night.
• Fox Bros. Bar-B-Q (1238 DeKalb Ave. NE): Popular enough with locals that it has its own stand at Mercedes-Benz Stadium, it has become an Atlanta barbecue institution with frequent long queues.
• Majestic Diner (1031 Ponce De Leon Ave. NE): This 24/7 diner, open since 1929 (as its storefront marquee proudly boasts) is plenty busy at all hours of the day.
• Manuel's Tavern (602 N. Highland Ave. NE): Boasts of being "Atlanta's quintessential neighborhood bar," but has the atmosphere, staff and clientele to back it up.
• Mary Mac's Tea Room (224 Ponce de Leon Ave. NE): Another popular Southern food establishment, serving dishes like shrimp and cheese grits and grilled liver and onions. It's popular with tourists and locals alike.
• The Varsity (61 North Ave.): The self-proclaimed "World's Largest Drive-In Restaurant" (it certainly does seem huge), it's famous for chili dogs, burgers and onion rings.
• The Vortex Bar & Grill (878 Peachtree St. NE): Serving burgers with a wide variety of toppings and a large beer selection in an eclectic atmosphere.
For a collection of Atlanta's best food, head to the popular food hall at Ponce City Market, located in the Old Fourth Ward district. Or, sample Asian and other international foods along burgeoning Buford Highway, about 15 miles north of downtown.
Atlanta sports travel vacationers can also check out the local college sports scene, which consists mainly of Georgia Tech, a member of the ACC in most sports. Its campus, which includes Bobby Dodd Stadium (football) and McCamish Pavilion (basketball), sits in Midtown, just west of I-75/85.
Many locals support the University of Georgia, which is located 70 miles east of Atlanta in the town of Athens.
Georgia State, which is located just south of downtown, has seen its athletic profile raised in recent years thanks to its football team's move to the former Turner Field, as well as its men's basketball team reaching the NCAA tournament several times.
The prestigious Masters golf tournament is held every April at Augusta National Golf Club, 150 miles east of Atlanta via Interstate 20.


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Meet Bucky & Roo, the Goat Brothers of Cheyenne, Stars of TikTok
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You know you're about to have a great day when it begins with a story about goats. That's what I have for you now. It's the story of Bucky and Roo who are goat brothers in Cheyenne. They are also fast becoming TikTok stars.
Here's how Bucky and Roo's owners described this unique combo:
My goats are brothers—Bucky and Roo. Bucky had two horns, Roo had one. They think they rule the house. They aren't big fans of our dogs and so whenever I let the dogs out they jump into the window sills so the dogs will leave them alone. I had just let the dogs out and this was the look they gave me from the window sills.
I have to admit it was quite a surprise when I saw these two suddenly appear.
So much to take in here. First of all, I grew up in rural America so I'm familiar with goats as pets. Second, they seem to be very...coordinated with their window appearance. That's the only thing I can say. There are stage performers who wish they could synchronize their act as good as Bucky and Roo.
If this video is any indication, they'll own TikTok where this video first appeared sooner or later. It's a goat's world. We're just living in it.
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On this photo is something I have been working on last week: A kid's seat!
I used 3 removalists cardboard boxes and some PVA glue.
This is the raw product. I'll show you the painted product at the end of the week!
This one is a wall shelf in cardboard I made for one of my sons. The design was chosen to match the standing shelf he already had for his books.
I used double wall cardboard boxes with the "Bleuzen technics" to create the shape that I sealed with PVA and painted with acrylic paint and water based varnish. All his small nic nacs can now be kept away from his little brother's hands and mouth.


These Beer Battered Fish Tacos have a delicious creamy Baja Sauce drizzled on top.
Fish tacos are a lot more popular than they used to be. I began eating them back in the mid-eighties when my friends and I would spend our spring breaks in Mexico. Some San Diego guys brought the fish taco to San Diego and opened "Rubio's Fish Tacos." The idea caught on to other restaurants and now they are quite popular all over the United States too. They are my favorite taco to order in a good Mexican restaurant!
Classic fish tacos are made with battered, fried white fish. This recipe uses a traditional beer batter.
The best way to make them is to add the fried fish to a warmed corn tortilla, squeeze lime on the fish and top it with cabbage, red onion, shredded cheese and a traditional creamy Baja sauce. Sometimes I add a little guacamole to mine too.
The Baja sauce is homemade. It's made from sour cream, mayo, spices, jalapeño, lime and cilantro. Don' skip it. It's an essential part of these tacos, and plain old sour cream is not a good substitute!
These tacos are a bit of a process to make. I wouldn't call them a "quick and easy" recipe, but they're so delicious that I'd definitely consider putting in the time to make them. The list of ingredients might seem a bit daunting. But most of the things on the list are spices that you already have in your spice cupboard, so don't let that scare you either!
What's the best kind of beer to use for Beer Battered Fish Tacos?
Use your favorite Mexican beer for this recipe. I like to use either Corona or Dos Equis.
What's the best kind of fish to use for making fish tacos?
Tilapia, snapper, mahi mahi, grouper, flounder, halibut and cod are all good white fish fillets that you can use for making fish tacos. Tilapia will be the most inexpensive choice. It's also a little harder to work with because it's not quite as firm, and it falls apart more easily. Mahi mahi and halibut are my personal favorites to work with for fish tacos. They're more expensive, but they're worth it!
Let me know if you try these and you've become a fish taco fan like me!
We're a SoCal family and we love our fish tacos. This version is the classic Southern California fish taco. If you haven't tried them, you simply must.
Combine all ingredients; stir well. Refrigerate until ready for use.
Place fish in a heavy-duty large plastic ziploc bag. Combine bottle of beer and seasonings in a bowl. Pour into a ziploc bag with the fish; seal and chill 2 to 3 hours.
Pour oil to a depth of 1 1/2-inches in a deep skillet or Dutch oven. Heat the oil to 360° F.
In a medium bowl, combine the flour, salt, sugar and baking powder. Whisk in 1 cup beer and hot sauce. Drain the fish, discarding the marinade. Coat the fish in batter.
Cook the fish in batches about 4 minutes, or until done. Drain on paper towels.
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Many in the tree fruit industry have moved on from the 2014 Listeria monocytogenes illness outbreak associated with caramel apples.
They haven't forgotten it, certainly, but they've turned their focus to other issues.
Even so, the outbreak was the lead session of the Center for Produce Safety's annual conference this summer in Seattle, as researchers shared lessons learned and information gleaned from the case with food safety professionals from across the world.
Seven people died and about 35 were sickened in the outbreak that investigators tied to a specific supplier of Granny Smith and Gala apples in California, marking the first direct tie of fresh whole apples to a serious food safety outbreak.
When such outbreaks occur, the first thought is to the victims, and the second thought is to the products involved, said Bob Whitaker of the Produce Marketing Association, who moderated the session.
—Apples weren't previously considered a likely source for Listeria, and intact, undamaged apples remain an unlikely cause of listeriosis. However, problem spots remain.
Research has shown that the stem end or calyx area is problematic for cleaning and sanitation, as are deep depressions in the fruit that could harbor bacteria, said Kathleen Glass, associate director of the University of Wisconsin-Madison Food Research Institute.
When the stick was inserted into the apple, in this case, it translocated the Listeria from the surface of the apple to the interior flesh.
These points provide an explanation for the Listeria in the caramel apple and highlight the potential for another outbreak "unless we look at other intervention strategies," she said.
—The industry can only have a better understanding of the prevalence of Listeria in packing houses by adequately monitoring for it. And know that Listeria can hang around longer than you think.
Oct. 31 was the last day of operations at the California packing house where the apples in this case were packed.
That packer, Bidart Brothers, opened its doors to researchers to help determine the cause of the bacteria, and researchers were able to detect Listeria on different surfaces all the way up to the end of March, said Trevor Suslow, extension research specialist for the University of California-Davis.
"Listeria was widely distributed and highly persistent, even under dry conditions weeks later," he said.
—Packers must consider the end use of their products.
In the case of the caramel apples, storage temperature was also an issue, with the apples stored at room temperature, enabling Listeria growth.
—Awareness and training are vital.
Growers and packing houses can't simply wait for the next outbreak.
They must raise awareness, communicate with employees and offer training workshops now to prevent future outbreaks, said Ines Hanrahan, project manager for the Washington Tree Fruit Research Commission.
"You can change human behavior, and if you change that, you have won half the battle," she said.
These efforts require management buy-in, bigger cleaning crews with a motivated crew leader — all of whom love what they're doing and recognize it's not just a job — and more time devoted to cleaning and sanitation with a master schedule, she said.
A reward system, monetary or otherwise, such as pizza parties for work crews, can also boost performance.
The outbreak resulted in lost industry sales of $15 million, canceled promotional events and a sea change in thinking about export risk, said Mark Powers, executive vice president of the Northwest Horticultural Council.
Seven countries took actions related to the outbreak, and two, Indonesia and Sri Lanka, stopped trade altogether.
Many of the actions fell on products that were not a safety concern, largely due to misunderstanding of the facts, Powers said.
Federal regulators, foreign embassy personnel and industry associations need to be on the same page in the event of an outbreak, sharing the same message, he said, to avoid a crisis.
Bidart Brothers shipped its apples months before packers in the Pacific Northwest shipped theirs, Powers said, yet the effects were felt by everyone.
Where did the listeria originate? In the field or in the packing plant? How common is this type of occurrence? It does little good to call for "more time devoted to cleaning and sanitation with a master schedule," unless one has a good understanding of the exact nature of the problem and why it occurred in this case when this seems to be a clear anomoly.


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Spillway – Types,components and features
A spillway is an inevitable component of any dam that helps in the emergency discharge of water. Spillways is an important topic in hydraulics. Design of dam and related information comes under the topic. In this blog, I will show you the importance of spillway and their types. We will go deeper into each of these in separate sections.
Let's start from the definition.
What is a Spillway?
A spillway is a structure that allows water from a dam or levee to be released in a regulated manner downstream, usually into the riverbed of the dammed river. Before going into their classification, let's first understand why dams require a spillway.
Spillways are important because,
Any reservoir has a certain amount of water storage space.
If the reservoir is full and flood water enters, the reservoir level will rise, potentially causing the dam to overflow.
To stop this, the flood must be carried on downstream.
This is accomplished by providing a spillway that draws water from the reservoir's roof.
A spillway may be built into or separate from the dam.
Also read: Dams – Importance, Site selection, Advantages and Disadvantages
Let's go on a trip to see the different types of spillway.
Also read: Types of Dams – 3 Classification Criteria Explained
Spillway Types
Depending on the suitability of the site and other conditions, various types of spillways may be given. A spillway is made up of three parts:
Control structure – It is the spillway's most critical feature. The control system is designed to prevent outflow from the reservoir when the water level falls below a predetermined level. But also allows outflow if the water level rises above that level.
Conveyance channel – Dam spillways that use open-channel flow rules to transport impounded water are known as open channel spillways. They can serve as principal spillways, emergency spillways, or both. They can be found on the dam itself or on a natural incline in the dam's vicinity.
Terminal structure – Static energy is converted to kinetic energy as water flows from the reservoir over the spillway. As a result, the flow rate at the downstream end of the spillway is extremely high. It causes damage to the dam, spillway, and other nearby structures. As a result, before the flow is returned to the river downstream, the high energy of the flow must be dissipated. To dissipate the excess energy, terminal structures are given at the discharge channel's downstream end.
The first two can be combined in some cases. Now we have seen the main parts of a spillway. Time to learn about the different categories. The following are some of the most popular types:
Drop Spillway
Ogee Spillway
Chute Spillway
Side-Channel Spillway
Shaft Spillway
Siphon Spillway
Conduit Spillway
Culvert Spillway
Let's discuss each of its features in detail.
Drop Spillway – Spillway types
This is a weir structure and the flow passes through the weir opening, then drops to a level apron or stilling basin before entering the downstream channel.
The overflowing water falls freely and almost vertically on the downstream side of the hydraulic system.
Ideal for low dams or weirs.
The crest of the spillway has a nose to prevent the water jet from striking the structure's downstream foundation.
On the downstream side, a horizontal impervious apron should be provided to protect the structure from the impact of scouring.
A basin is often built on the downstream side to create a small artificial pool known as a water cushion.
The aim of this cushion is to dissipate the energy of falling water.
Ogee type Spillway
This is an overflow spillway with a controlled weir and a profile that is ogee-shaped (S-shaped).
It's designed to track the lower surface of a horizontal jet that emerges from a sharp-crested weir.
At the design head, the pressure at the ogee crest remains atmospheric.
At a lower head, the pressure on the ogee crest becomes positive.
This results in the backwater effect which decreases the discharge.
At a higher head, the pressure on the crest becomes negative, resulting in the backwater effect, which increases the discharge.
Chute Spillway – Spillway types
The chute spillway is an open channel-like structure with a fitting inlet and outlet built on the steep slope of the gully face.
Also called Trough Spillway.
The aim of the Chute Spillway is to protect the valley walls from damage that could put the dams in danger.
It is made up of a reinforced concrete slab that is a steeply sloping open channel.
The spillway is not always of the same width.
It is normally narrowed for the economy and then widened at the end to reduce the discharging velocity.
Side-channel spillway – Spillway types
A side channel spillway has a control weir that runs alongside and roughly parallel to the spillway discharge channel's upper half.
Side channel spillway
Unlike a chute spillway, the water spilling from the crest is turned 90 degrees and flows parallel to the crest of a side-channel spillway.
When flanks of adequate width are not accessible, side-channel spillways are preferred over chute spillways, typically to prevent heavy cutting.
The angle of turn of the water flow after passing through the weir crest can be held between 0 and 90 degrees. The spillway discharge falls into a shallow trough after flowing over the weir crest.
The water from the reservoir enters a vertical shaft in the shaft spillway, which transports the water into a horizontal tube.
A Shaft Spillway is made up of a horizontal crest and a vertical shaft, with the top surface at the spillway's crest level and the lower end attached to a vertical shaft.
The vertical shaft's other end is attached to a horizontal conduit or tunnel that runs through or around the dam and transports the water to the river below.
When the conditions aren't conducive to an overflow or a chute spillway, a shaft spillway is used.
The theory of siphonic action governs the operation of a Siphon spillway.
A syphon spillway is made up of two syphon pipes.
One of them is held upstream and in contact with the reservoir, and the other spills water on the downstream side.
An airtight RCC cover, known as the hood, is placed over an oggy-shaped concrete body wall to form the syphon duct.
The crest of the spillway is formed by the top of the body wall, which is held at the reservoir's F.R.L.
Made up of a closed conduit that transports floodwaters to a downstream channel.
A vertical or inclined shaft, a horizontal tube, or a conduit built in an open cut and then covered are all examples of closed conduits.
It is built in the abutment or underneath the dam.
Dam sites in narrow canyons with steep abutments would benefit from such a spillway.
Labyrinth Spillway
A labyrinth spillway is one in which the weir wall is built in a zigzag pattern to maximise the effective length of the weir crest in comparison to the channel width.
This improvement in effective length increases the weir's discharge capacity, allowing for more water flow at small heads to be easily transported downstream.
That's it about spillway and their types. Hope you found it insightful. Next time you visit a dam site, make sure that you are able to identify the type of spillway present there. If you get confused don't forget to check out our detailed articles on dams.
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Did your mother ever say to you, "look nice when you travel because you never know who you're going to run into?" My brother and I certainly did, and we always heeded Mama's words of wisdom when it came to things like that. Mama knew best in our case. "You never know, you just might meet your future employer on the plane, or your future mother-in-law, or a high-ranking government official" – which by the way my brother did end up sitting beside our congressman and friend of my parents on one of his plane rides back to school. I can hear her saying that right now.
Hygiene – Wear a skirt/dress OR pants with straight, tapered, cropped, or elastic cuffs. Why? So as not to have to worry about your pant legs touching the bathroom floor on the plane. If your pant legs are cropped, tapered, or have elastic cuffs, they will not fall around your feet when you're scrunched in the restroom on the plane. You know what I'm talking about. A skirt or dress serves the same purpose.
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Anyone following the dynamic immigration policies of the last few years will appreciate both the program complexity and frequency of change to the Temporary Work Permit process.
The Federal government is committed to ensuring Canadian workers have the first opportunity to fill all available jobs. While well intentioned there remain some employers who, despite high-localized high unemployment, simply cannot find the skills they need.
The process to recruit foreign employees has moved from a Labour Market Opinion (LMO), to a Labour Market Impact Assessment (LMIA), to the new on-line Express Entry model. Fees have also migrated; from zero fees, to $275 and most recently to $1,000, before reverting back to no-fee under the Express Entry approach.
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HomeNewsBenefits of sheep grazing systems examined
Benefits of sheep grazing systems examined
Meredith Niles at the University of Vermont has shown that integrating sheep in vineyard systems yields substantial cost savings for farmers, with potentially bigger benefits for soil and ecosystem.
Integrated crop and livestock systems helps build soil health and expand livestock industries.
Tim Lundeen | Jul 12, 2019
A recently announced project is studying the effectiveness of grazing sheep on solar farms, keeping weeds and vegetation under control beneath and around the solar panels.
Similar projects are underway in other regions as farmers and ranchers search for ways to limit the need for tillage and chemical herbicides on farmland.
For example, two researchers in Montana State University's College of Agriculture are working on such a project. With help from the Western Sustainable Agricultural Research & Education (SARE) program, Devon Ragen, a research associate in the Montana State department of animal and range sciences, and graduate student Trestin Benson have conducted two years of tests on local farms to see if grazing sheep on vegetable or cover crop plots can help improve soil health while reducing artificial inputs to the soil, according to an announcement from Montana State.
"We're looking at differences in microbial communities in the soil and nutrient profiles," Ragen said. "We use sheep for a pre-graze before seeding to clean up all the weeds instead of having to spray or till it up."
Tillage is one of the biggest detriments to organic farmers, she said, noting that while useful for turning fertilizer and plant matter into the soil, it also promotes wind erosion. If incorporating sheep into a farming system results in less need for tillage, it would be a win for farmers. Ragen and Benson have partnered with Strike Farms in Bozeman, Mont.; 13 Mile Lamb & Wool in Belgrade, Mont., and Black Cat Farm in Boulder, Colo. All three farms volunteered to test out their theory and allow sheep to graze their vegetable fields.
Those tests have shown that when sheep were allowed on cropland to eat weeds and leave manure and urine — natural fertilizer — behind, it reduced the need for tillage 60% of the time. However, having animals in a vegetable field carries the concern of the sheep compacting the soil too much and interfering with seeding and growth. Fortunately, Ragen and Benson haven't found it to be a problem in their farm tests, which is more good news for producers.
"We looked at these grazed organic fields and compared them to tilled organic and (conventional) fields, and we're not really seeing a big difference in terms of compaction," Ragen said. "From a farmer's perspective, it's not really a detriment to have sheep out there, and we're actually seeing higher nitrogen in the soil after the sheep have grazed, so that's less fertilizer they have to apply and less cost in actually purchasing the fertilizer."
One of the upsides to the project is that it doesn't require the producer partners to change anything in their systems; they simply allow Ragen and Benson to take soil samples before and after sheep are grazed on the plots. They do much of their work with a part of the Montana State-owned flock of sheep that lives at the Ft. Ellis Research Farm.
The SARE program, which focuses on supporting projects dedicated to furthering sustainable agriculture, is the nation's top producer-led grant program in the field. Montana State was selected in 2018 as the western regional host for the program, which will bring more than $27 million in grants and operational costs to Montana State researchers and graduate students over the next five years.
They hope their research will offer farmers and ranchers an added level of comfort in pursuing livestock/cropland partnerships in a real-life context. "As researchers, I think it's really important that we can do all the trials and let them know what works and what doesn't so they can feel a little more comfortable going out there and trying it themselves," Ragen said.
Vineyard grazing
This spring, Shelburne Vineyard in Shelburne, Vt., hosted a flock of five Suffolk sheep grazing on the grass beneath the grapevines as part of a research collaboration among University of Vermont researchers Meredith Niles and Juan Alvez, Shelburne Vineyard winemaker Ethan Joseph and Greylaine Farm owner Mike Kirk.
According to the University of Vermont, while unconventional in the Northeast, the practice of integrating sheep in vineyard systems has been recognized for its potential to reduce environmental impacts and improve farmer livelihoods, but the benefits have not yet been fully quantified.
Niles, an assistant professor of food systems at the university, has been investigating the practice in New Zealand, where an estimated 59% of vineyards are integrating sheep. In a country with large-scale wine production and where sheep outnumber people six to one, New Zealand's agricultural systems create a symbiotic relationship for farmers seeking to avoid mowing and pesticide use and sheep farmers in need of feed.
Niles' research showed that the practice can result in substantial cost savings for farmers and identified potential benefits to the soil and ecosystem, the university said.
Joseph and Kirk had talked about a potential collaboration for years, but an Instagram photo highlighting Niles' work was the catalyst they needed, the University of Vermont said. They contacted Niles and later applied for and received a SARE grant to fund the project. Niles and Alvez, pasture program technical coordinator with University of Vermont Center for Sustainable Agriculture, both serve as technical advisors on the project.
"What we're doing in Vermont is actually really unique," said Niles, who is also a fellow in the university's Gund Institute for the Environment. "We designed the study to look at the whole system: the health of the grapes, the animals, the forage and soil as well as the consumer perceptions, or marketability potential. The existing research on this work has largely looked at these different components in pieces rather than trying to understand all of these interactions together."
Sheep offer some of the best natural fertilizer as their manure pellets take time to dissolve in the soil, Alvez said. In addition to measuring soil quality, animal health and documenting how the vines and grapes respond to the sheep, the research team is surveying winery visitors to determine whether the sheep integration influences buying decisions.
"The sheep provide a service that can be beneficial to them, to us, to the soil and the environment," Kirk said. "This project is enabling us to understand what these animals can do for the vineyard and to see how we can expand it."
According to the University of Vermont, while they were once necessary means to meet local food needs and protect farmers against weather variability, integrated crop and livestock systems have decreased over time with the rise of farm machinery, synthetic fertilizers and the globalization and specialization of crop and livestock industries. The benefits of integrated crop and livestock systems, in which the outputs of one land use are used as inputs into another, inspired Niles to help co-organize an international group of researchers who are evaluating the reintroduction of these practices in agricultural systems around the world.
"The beauty of this is having the animals to close the cycle. By combining two unconventional enterprises, we are helping to build soil health in the region and providing a model for farmers to succeed," Alvez said, noting the need for new and creative thinking in the dairy industry and other sectors of agriculture facing crisis. "We're excited about this as a possible model in which farmers bring their animals to graze on land they don't own."
The University of Vermont research team is exploring other types of systems that would be well suited for sheep in Vermont, like Christmas tree farms, hops fields, cider orchards or even solar panel fields. "Once you start to think bigger about the potential of integrating animals into crop systems more generally, there are lots of other systems you can think about," Niles said.
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Fair Play is a 2014 Czech drama film directed by Andrea Sedláčková. It was selected as the Czech entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 87th Academy Awards, but was not nominated.

Plot
Set in Czechoslovakia in 1983, the film tells the story of Anna, a sprinter who is hoping to compete in the Olympics, and is selected into the national team. She is placed in a special state-run medical treatment where she is given anabolic steroids ("Stromba") by her trainer. Her performance increases but later discovers the negative effect of taking the steroids, causing her to stop using them.

Anna's father escaped Czechoslovakia for the West which takes a toll of her mother's career, as she is unable to find any decent job. Additionally, she is under frequent surveillance of the secret service. She sees her daughter's participation in the Olympic Games as the opportunity for Anna to emigrate, so she secretly continues to give her the injections of steroids. She also has contacts with her former love Marek, a political dissident for whom she types the essays which are considered hostile to the government, causing her more trouble with the secret service agents. Meanwhile, Anna falls in love and is more and more reluctant to emigrate.

Cast
 Vlastina Svátková as Nurse
 Berenika Kohoutová as Anna (voice)
 Anna Geislerová as Irena
 Roman Luknár as Bohdan (trainer)
 Judit Bárdos as Anna
 Eva Josefíková as Marina
 Michaela Pavlátová as Mother of Tomás

Production
The film was shot in Prague, Bratislava, and Vysoké Tatry and in Germany. The scenes in Karl-Marx-Stadt (now Chemnitz) were filmed in today's Chemnitz (Karl Marx Monument) and in Dresden (the Heinz-Steyer-Stadion was used as the film set for the stadium in Karl-Marx-Stadt). Judit Bárdos and Eva Josefíková went through athletic training for six months prior to filming, in order to be able to perform the running scenes realistically. Nonetheless, doubles replaced the main actors in certain scenes.

The title song was recorded by Miro Žbirka in the London Abbey Road Studios.

Reception
Stephen Dalton of The Hollywood Reporter gave Fair Play a positive review, calling it " a gripping tale of grace under pressure".

Accolades
Fair Play was submitted by the Czech Film and Television Academy as an Oscar candidate, but did not get nominated.

The film received four nominations for the Czech Film Critics Award, but won none. It also received the largest number of nominations (15) for the 2014 Czech Lion Awards, but did not win any; however, it did receive the Film Fans Award and the non-statutory award for Best Film Poster.

See also
 List of submissions to the 87th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film
 List of Czech submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film

References

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2014 films
2014 drama films
2010s sports drama films
Czech sports drama films
Croatian-language films
Films about the 1984 Summer Olympics
Films about Olympic track and field
Films about doping
Slovak drama films

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Who is the guardian of our own health? Individual and social responsability for health
Angel Puyol
Grup de Recerca d'Estudis Humanístics de Ciència i Tecnologia
Most people believe they have a duty to promote and protect the health of the population and treating the sick in case of medical need. And many also believe each person have a responsibility to his/her own health. Both beliefs can lead to a conflict of values with social and political implications. If people sick from individual choices (or unhealthy lifestyles), should we offer them a lower priority in access to health resources? The most popular example to refer to this situation is that of the diseases associated with smoking, but it is extensible to any disease that originates in a voluntary choice of the patient, as the abandonment of the medication, the practice of sport or unsafe sex, or the lack of preventive measures against influenza. In such cases, you still prevailing social responsibility? My ans-wer is yes. In this article, I argue that social responsibility for the health of the population prevails even if morally can and must empower people about their health.
Revista Espanola de Salud Publica
Equity in health
Equity in the resource allocation
Social inequity
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Yeah, I got small wrists but I embrace it because my hands are veiny and my forearms look bigger. Yea I got a small waist but that's mostly because I have decent obliques and anyways it helps me get a better V shape. As you make progress, your physique gets more impressive that your less impressive features are in the shadow of your impressive features.
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Posted on November 29, 2018 by Karin E. Skoog
INTRO – OPEN CALL FOR GAME LOCALIZATION DATA!
Before we dive into this article, we'd like to take a moment to let you know we have an OPEN CALL for additional information.
If you are a game developer or publisher with any relevant localization data to contribute:
Leave a comment below,
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We appreciate your help in collecting more data for other indie developers to learn from!
THE RISE OF LOCALIZATION: INDEPENDENT GAME DEVELOPERS
We decided to write this SPECIAL ARTICLE on game localization among prominent indie developers, because…
In just the past year or so, we've seen a tremendous rise in independent game developers –
Realizing game localization leads to boosts in sales!
Paying for localization in markets such as China and Russia.
This is a stark contrast to the past decade of indie development, where developers wouldn't necessarily localize, or particularly PAY for quality localization.
We share our top picks of prominent indie developers who saw the advantages of localization – and enjoyed a sales boost as a result!
THE LOCALIZATION REVOLUTION – FROM EFIGS TO CHINA & RUSSIA
Not long ago, the go-to languages for localization were EFIGS – English, French, Italian, German and Spanish.
Now, we're seeing a NEW TREND in game localization:
According to Sergio's Steam Spy article "Steam in 2017," the top 5 countries for players of independent games were:
5. UK
This data is reflected in the numbers seen by prominent indie developers localizing for other countries in recent years:
OUR TOP PICKS:
JONATHAN BLOW – THE WITNESS – THEKLA, INC.
Check out Jonathan Blow's video sharing China's growth numbers for his game, The Witness.
The Witness came out in 2016, beginning with a low market penetration in China.
Just two years later, in 2018, China comprised more than half of the number of players (as compared to the USA).
Steam 2016 country breakdown for The Witness (shortly after launch):
As Jonathan Blow states:
"In just two years, we've gone from this [China at 4% of players, #7 country], to this [China at 15% of players, #2 country], and that's quite extreme."
"Many games in the West, both small, independent games like mine, and bigger AAA games, are seeing this same kind of pattern."
Steam 2018 country breakdown for The Witness:
Why Blow Believes the Indie Sales Numbers Increased Globally
Jonathan Blow believes these numbers are at least partially due to accessibility:
"The market conditions changed in 2008 [...]
First of all, we had a big audience, as console and PC games had been getting more and more popular for years.
Secondly, all those people had access to fast internet, so they were able to download games, as in previous years, if you wanted to download a game you had to go to a store, and for a developer, getting a game into a store is very hard and very expensive."
He also attributes this market shift to a decrease in the number of AAA games available (as production costs increased)…
…creating a hole in the types of games available for purchase – a demand that indie developers easily met.
LAI's Conclusion
As Jonathan Blow mentioned, the popularity of games has increased, not only in the USA, but in other parts of the world as well.
Internet penetration and speeds are increasing globally, and are catching up in emerging markets, such as the Middle East and Southeast Asia.
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LAI's Prediction:
Indie developers will not only see increasing user bases from China and Russia, but soon from emerging markets, meaning languages like Arabic will become more important in the future.
Just look at all the AAA studios localizing subtitles AND voiceover into Arabic now!
JANE NG – FIREWATCH – CAMPO SANTO
In this video, Jane Ng explains why popular indie game Firewatch opted out of the standard EFIGS (English, French, German, Italian, Spanish), and instead, localized into French, German, Spanish, Russian and Simplified Chinese and how this translated into game sales.
"I've heard from other developers that China is becoming a big market for them, especially if you do the step of localization." – Jane Ng
She explains why the traditional EFIGS (English, French, Italian, German, Spanish) no longer makes sense, attributing it to the current breakdown of Steam users by country:
In these charts, you can see that as of late 2017, the top 5 game markets for Steam are:
#1: USA at 15%
#2: Russia at 10%
#3: China at 8%
#4: Brazil at nearly 5%
#5: Germany at 4.5%
According to Jane Ng, "Steam was only allowed to be in China in 2015, so in two years, [China] became [Steam's] 3rd biggest market."
Following Campo Santo's decision to localize into French, German, Spanish, Russian and Simplified Chinese, the top owners of Firewatch on Steam were made up of these language users:
#1: USA at nearly 34%
#3: UK at nearly 7.81%
#4: Canada at 6.6%
#5: Russia at 6.2%
#6: Germany at 5.53%
#7: Australia at 3.72%
#8: France at 3.15%
(Further down on the list, Spain added 1.14% of players, bringing the total to over 25%.)
Campo Santo could have lost out on nearly 24% of players by not localizing into French, German, Russian, and Chinese!
In addition to EFIGS, consider localizing your games into Chinese and Russian!
With China and Russia in the #2 and #3 spots on Steam (under the USA), the market opportunity in both countries is significant and well worth the cost of localization.
We compared Firewatch's numbers by country to LAI & DFC's Game Market Analyzer app (available for free on the App Store):
Firewatch's Top Language Owners on Steam
GMA Predictions (Adventure)
China 9% (#2 Firewatch language market) 16.6%
Russia 6.2% (#5 Firewatch language market) 5.1%
Germany 5.53% (#6 Firewatch language market 7.0%
France 3.15% (#8 Firewatch language market) 4.8%
Spain 1.14% (#13 Firewatch language market) *1.3%
Total Actual: 25.02% Estimate: 34.8%
* Note that GMA recommends Latin American Spanish, comprising an estimated 6.3%.
** Note that in Jonathan Blow's slides above, he listed China as 15% of The Witness owners. The Witness is also listed as an Adventure game on Steam, and this data is closer to the GMA app's prediction for China at 16.6%.
Screenshot of LAI & DFC's free Game Market Analyzer (GMA) app. GMA Localization Analysis run for the PC Adventure genre, with a rough word count estimate of 40,000 (similar to a small novel).
* GMA's other top picks for the PC Adventure genre include Korean at 8.9% estimated market penetration, Japanese at 8.9%, Portuguese Brazilian at 1.6% and Italian at 1.5%.
Additional Insights from Jane Ng:
LAI Key Facts:
The following facts are from LAI Global Game Services' detailed insights on game industry statistics:
China surpassed the US' game revenue back in 2015 at $5.5 billion, back when Steam officially launched in the country.
China remains the world's largest market for PC gaming for 8 years in a row. The US ranks 2nd for PC gaming, though it lags far behind at $4.2 billion.
Russia's game sales are higher than Spain, Europe's 5th largest market.
Russia's gamers are nearly double the size of the UK's (40 million), France (44 million) and Italy's (38 million).
RAPHAEL VAN LIEROP – THE LONG DARK – HINTERLAND STUDIO
Following the trend of China and Russia surpassing many other game markers, Raphael van Lierop chimed in with The Long Dark's top sales – China was the #2 market and Russia #3 (after the USA).
In the below conversation, Jane Ng also concludes that piracy is no longer an indicator of market viability in these countries:
CLIFF HARRIS (AKA CLIFFSKI) – DEMOCRACY – POSITECH GAMES
Last year, Cliff decided to add Chinese support (and other languages) to one of his most popular strategy games Democracy 3:
In December 2017, Cliff shared his growing numbers from China on his blog, "the % of revenue for Democracy 3 that comes from China each month has risen from 1% to 8%!"
Cliff has also been thinking about Russian localization for years:
LAI Insights
According to the Game Market Analyzer, PC strategy games like Cliff's may see the following market share by language:
#1 English at 24%
#2 Simplified Chinese at 16.6%
#3 Korean at 9%
#4 Japanese at 8.4%
#5 German at 7.2%
#6 Spanish (LatAm) at 6.3%
#7 Russian at 4.8%
#8 French (Europe) at 4.6%
#9 Brazilian Portuguese at 1.6%
#10 Dutch at 1.6%
#11 Italian at 1.6%
#12 Spanish (Europe) at 1.3%
Screenshot of LAI & DFC's free Game Market Analyzer (GMA) app. GMA Localization Analysis analysis run for the PC Strategy game genre.
* Full breakdown of language by estimated market penetration listed above.
TANYA SHORT – THE SHROUDED ISLE – KITFOX GAMES
Tanya Short reported a heavy dose of localization for The Shrouded Isle, including French, German, Portuguese, Russian, Japanese, and Korean.
She strongly recommends Japanese and Chinese localization:
Following the release of Kitfox's Moon Hunters into Russian, Tanya released a detailed Gamasutra article on indie game sales in Eastern Europe, where she gathered information from 18 indie games.
Her conclusion:
"Localizing to Russian could double your revenue in Russia, but has no effect in the rest of Eastern Europe."
LAI REFLECTIONS
Overall, indie developers are seeing the importance – and reaping the rewards of localizing their games across genres – from open world adventure games, to linear story-driven games, to strategy games.
While independent developers are still seeing the benefits of French, German and Spanish (not necessarily Italian, giving that the market share is smaller than the aforementioned language markets), there are 2 languages that developers are particularly excited about:
China and Russia were among the top 3 markets for The Witness, The Long Dark, and Don't Starve Together, and among the top 5 for Firewatch.
Something LAI finds particularly interesting is that China and Russia are consuming independent games across many genres – puzzle, story-driven, strategy and action/survival.
This phenomenon isn't evident in just one select genre.
It is unclear from the collection of presentations, articles and tweets we found whether any of these companies specifically marketed their games to Chinese and Russian players, or whether these numbers were solely due to organic growth from localization.
ANY INSIGHTS TO SHARE?
If you have any insights into whether any tailored marketing was involved for any of the above games, absolutely, let us know!
If you are a developer/publisher with data or insights for specific games, let us know.
We'll continue to share more insights with people like you! Don't forget to follow us on Twitter & Facebook!
Send us a message @LAIGlobalGameServices.
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Recommended articles & podcasts:
AAA & Indie localization
LocaLAIse This! podcast – Interviews with former IGDA Executive Director Kate Edwards, Christine Love, and Ubisoft Localization Project Manager.
Localization Interviews
"How LAI Adapted Mind Mould for the Asian Market"
"God of Arena – Localizing a Chinese-Style Game for the Western Market"
"Game Art Internationalization and Localization Interview with Lillian Lee"
Guides to Global Markets
"Which Languages Should I Localize My Game to? – Here's an Easy Step Guide!"
"Want to Release Your Game in China? Find Yourself a Quality Partner!"
"The Regional Differences of Languages and Their Impact on Game Localization: Exploring Spanish Localization across the Americas"
- LAI Global Game Services Team
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It's the handiwork of our old friend the Larvacea. Look at him there, ain't he cute? Sort of? In a way?
Larvaceans are one of those crazy chordates that don't think a backbone is all it's cracked up to be. All of us vertebrates are chordates - whether we're mammals, reptiles, birds, amphibians or fish - but so are sea squirts (jugs on the seabed), salps (swimming tubes) and lancelets (living fish fillets).
Larvaceans even get their name from their similarity to larval sea squirts. But, while sea squirts grow up into a kind of jug firmly attached to the seabed, Larvaceans look something like a tadpole for their entire lives.
But Larvaceans are home-makers! They construct rather lovely, expressionist structures known as 'houses' which they live in. There's not much building material in the open sea, so in lieu of any handy bricks or planks of wood, they make their house entirely out of mucus. Hey, it's a renewable resource.
The Larvacean lives in the heart of its house, surrounded by corridors and pathways that channel the flow of water. The house can be as much as 2 metres (6.5 ft) across, with outer walls that act as sieves (or a white, picket fence) to filter out large bits of detritus.
The Larvacea lives in an inner sanctum. The walls here are even finer sieves that filter out anything too large for the home-owner to eat.
Most Larvaceans are only a centimetre (half an inch) or so long. However, even when it comes to tadpoles, the deep sea doesn't disappoint. Giant Larvaceans can reach as much 9 cm (3.5 in) long!
They have names like Bathochordaeus charon, which was first discovered in 1900 and wasn't seen again until 2016, and is named after Charon, the famous ferryman who carries souls across the River Styx. There's B. stygius, named, would you believe it, after the River Styx.
And then there's the recently discovered B. mcnutti, which I guess is named after some guy called McNutt. I'm sure he's lovely and in no way closely associated with death. Maybe he just has a perpetual cold and produces enough mucus to make a house?
I like the way you have explained theses organisms in an easy way to understand. The photographs are also elaborative and detailed, thanks for sharing.
WOW! Feels a bit reapetetive to say that again, but what can I say? Beautiful and amazing! Again!
That's nature for you, constantly incredible!


272 Pages | 10 illus.
The first book in English to chronicle both the history of peasant revolutionary movements and the history of state terror employed by the Mexican government against rural civilians during the 1960s and 70s.
Uses previously classified (Mexican government) spy reports, intelligence reports, and military documents.
The 1960s represented a revolutionary moment around the globe. In rural Mexico, several guerrilla groups organized to fight against the ruling Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI). Specters of Revolution chronicles two peasant guerrilla organizations led by schoolteachers, the National Revolutionary Civil Association (ACNR) and the Party of the Poor (PDLP), which waged revolutionary armed struggles to overthrow the PRI. Both emerged to fight decades of massacres and everyday forms of terror committed by the government against citizen social movements that demanded the redemption of constitutional rights. This book reveals that these movements developed after years of seeking legal, constitutional pathways of redress, focused on economic justice and electoral rights, and became subject to brutal counterinsurgencies. Relying upon recently declassified intelligence and military documents and oral histories, it documents how long-held rural utopian ideals drove peasant political action that gradually became radicalized in the face of persistent state terror and violence. Placing Mexico into the broader history of post-1945 Latin America, Specters of Revolution explodes the myth that Mexico constituted an island of relative peace and stability surrounded by a sea of military dictatorships during the Cold War.
5. "There Was No Other Way"
Epilogue: "The Bones Will Tell Us What Happened"
Alexander Avina is Assistant Professor of History at Florida State University.


The term is named after the scene from Happy Days, in the episode 'Hollywood: Part 3', in which Fonzie, on water-skis, literally jumps over a shark. However, it's now used more generally, not just for the introduction of gimmicks which signal the drying up of ideas, but to other changes which signficantly detract from a programme's quality: executive meddling, or the departure of key cast or writers, for example.
The Graph TV tool, created and published by Kevin Wu, lets us examine jumping the shark moments properly. The tool lets you enter the name of any TV programme, and automatically plots the individual episode ratings from IMDb, sorted by seasons and with trend lines. Now, for any series, we can easily see what the consensus of opinion is on whether and when it jumped the shark.
I love it when Private Eye introduces a new feature and skewers something which has been annoying me too.
I first encountered this metaphorical use of the term 'DNA' in Army recruiting, when Capita were talking about their strategy for finding 'the right candidate DNA'. What they meant was defining a set of characteristics that a candidate must possess to be suitable for the Army. It was obvious why they were using the term – the same reason anyone uses corporate buzzwords – to make it sound like what they were doing was much more complicated and skilled than it actually was, a facade which it was especially important to maintain in front of their client, the Army. Judging by Private Eye's new feature, the DNA metaphor is currently the trendiest bit of corporate jargon and journalese nonsense doing the rounds.