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What Technologies are Essential for the Fight Against Climate Change?
April 22 marks Earth Day, a worldwide event that aims to diversify, educate and activate the environmental movement. Could technology play a key role in the fight against climate change?
Since the first Earth Day in 1970, activists across the world have used the occasion to push for an increased awareness over environmental issues and lobby for policy changes.
The theme of this year's Earth Day is "Restore Our Earth", with the event focusing on natural processes, emerging green technologies and innovative thinking that can restore the world's ecosystems.
IDTechEx, an independent market research company, predicts that technology could play a key role in the fight against climate change. The continuing growth of electric vehicles and renewable energy is helping to wean the world off fossil fuels while emerging fields such as carbon capture, utilization and storage, and negative emissions technologies could even help reverse decades of emissions.
Carbon Capture, Utilization, and Storage (CCUS)
Carbon capture, utilization, and storage (CCUS), or carbon capture and storage (CCS), is a set of technologies used to strip carbon dioxide from industrial waste gases or directly from the atmosphere.
Once the carbon dioxide is captured, it is either stored permanently underground (carbon storage) or it is used for a range of industrial applications (carbon utilization), such as CO2-derived fuels or building materials.
Technologies of this type are likely to play a key role in the fight against climate change, with the UN estimating that CCUS could mitigate between 1.5 and 6.3 gigatonnes of CO2 equivalents per year by 2050.
Picture: a graphic showing the process of CO2 capture and storage, from sources, to capture, to compression, transportation, and finally either storage of utlisation. Image Credit: IDTechEx
Direct Air Capture
CO2 can either be captured from a point emissions source, such as a coal-fired power station, or directly from the atmosphere in a process called direct air capture (DAC).
Because the CO2 is present in much higher concentrations, it is usually far easier to capture it from point emission sources and almost all CCUS infrastructure today uses point-source carbon capture.
Point source carbon capture can drastically reduce the emissions from a single source – a coal-fired power plant equipped with CCUS technology can reduce its CO2 emissions by over 90 per cent, at the expense of some energy efficiency. Point source carbon capture could play an important role in mitigating emissions over the coming decades while renewable energy is still emerging and for industries that are difficult to decarbonize.
Unlike point source carbon capture, DAC technology can directly remove CO2 from the atmosphere and can help to reverse climate change. Although the technology is less mature than point source carbon capture (and is currently much more expensive), it has generated a lot of excitement recently, with DAC companies Climeworks and Carbon Engineering both raising over $100 million in investor funding.
The electric vehicle market, in general, boomed in 2020, growing over 40% year-on-year, and its adoption in the facilities management market has accelerated.
We recently reported that UK cleaning and FM firm Cleanology has taken delivery of its brand new all-electric London fleet. Moving over to a fully electric fleet for its London operations means over 5,000 litres of diesel per vehicle each year is saved – equal to 13.5 tonnes of CO2.
Similarly, FM services provider Mitie passed its target of switching 20 per cent of its cars and small vans to electric in October 2020. The company delivered its 750th electric vehicle (EV), ahead of its 20 per cent by 2020 target of 717 zero-emission vehicles. On average, Mitie is now adding 75 new electric cars and vans to its fleet every month.
IDTechEx expects growth to continue for the next two decades. In practice, they say that battery-electric vehicles offer the lowest-emission solution for the lowest cost in most mobility sectors.
Internationally, China is transitioning away from purchase subsidies and towards a "double credit" scheme, which fines automakers for not selling enough of what it defines as a "new energy vehicle" – a battery-electric, plug-in hybrid, or fuel cell vehicle.
In the US, the Biden administration also has plans to revise emissions targets. The net effect is industrial policy from around the world will push battery-electric vehicles into the mainstream this decade.
Electrification also offers an efficient route to decarbonisation, says IDTechEx, but due attention must also be given to sustainable fuel options.
Sustainable aviation fuels (SAFs) have garnered much interest over the past year. Most recently, United Airlines announced a partnership with corporate customers to purchase 3.4 million gallons during 2021, while Total begun production of SAF at a biorefinery in France, responding to French government targets for SAF consumption.
These SAF fuels make use of sustainable feedstocks and compared to conventional jet fuels can offer up to an 80% reduction in CO2 emissions. The process uses vegetable or waste oils, such as used cooking oil, as feedstocks.
Synthetic e-fuels offer an alternative to biofuels. E-fuels combine H2, produced from water electrolysis, with a source of carbon, such as from direct-air-capture, to produce intermediates such as methanol and syngas (CO + H2) and eventually drop-in fuels. Norsk E-fuel, a collaboration between electrolyzer company Sunfire and direct-air-capture company Climeworks, is aiming to have a pilot plant operational by 2023 capable of producing 10 million litres of renewable e-fuels.
Stationary Energy Storage
As the popularity of variable renewable power sources increases as above, so too does the difficulty of matching supply and demand.
Whilst solar PV and wind power systems have seen considerable growth, IDTechEx notes that the dominant stationary energy storage technology of today (alongside pumped hydropower) is the Li-ion battery. They forecast the market for Li-ion batteries for stationary storage to reach a value of over $50 billion by 2031.
Whilst Li-ion is set to dominate the market, there is still an appetite for alternative technologies. Redox flow batteries (RFBs) offer one such alternative where there continues to be steady interest. In March, RedFlow announced a deal to install 2 MWh of their zinc-bromide batteries, while Australian vanadium mine developer TNG has entered into a joint-venture with RFB company V-Flow Tech, aimed at marketing and deploying vanadium flow batteries.
However, for long-duration storage, both Li-ion and RFBs are likely to be too expensive and alternatives based on compressed air, liquid air, and gravitational storage are all being explored.
IDTechEx concludes that battery technology is unlikely to be economically feasible for long-duration storage, there will be a myriad of energy storage technologies deployed over the next 10 years to help incorporate increasing levels of renewable power.
Picture: a photograph of an electric vehicle being charged
Article written by Ella Tansley | Published 22 April 2021
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When thinking of wetlands, you may visualize a marsh, swamp or otherwise soggy property — but this isn't always the case. An otherwise beautiful and scenic property may have wetlands present, but if you don't know what to look for, it's difficult to uncover.
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out for a driving lesson once a week.
time to use it whenever you want.
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and the tags and everything else?
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Here, take your pink slip back.
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her heart, it's your car.
because I pay your rent.
I'm sure you all heard that.
Little problem with my dad.
It was a little upsetting.
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a worse day than usual.
to turn it around today.
can take from negative experiences.
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Ok…Here's my idea. | Love Yourself Through It!
I am a self loather. Yes, I am. I was raised to be. It's really generational. It has been going on far to long to place blame…so we just have to recognize it and try our best to shake off the syndrome.
I am always looking for little ways to help me end the cycle. Little tricks….especially little tricks in pretty containers usually lend me some happy assistance.
Anyway…there was this little exercise that we did.
We were each handed a 3×5 note card. Our instructions were to put the name of the person sitting to the left of us at the top of the card. Then we were instructed to write a small, sincere compliment on the first line and then pass it to the right. We continued passing the cards and writing our statements until the card came to its rightful owner. It was a good exercise. It made me look at the people I work with in a positive light. It made me remember that they were real deep feeling and normal people who were there to work their purpose and to make money to feed their families. When I got my card back, I teared up. I was surprised at the comments…you know I always think everyone secretly hates me…mostly because I have secretly hated myself. Those comments meant a lot to me. Mostly because I saw truth in the statements…and they came from other people. Those who saw me at my best and my worst. Those statements were the good things they felt about me when asked. I was moved.
Years later….I still have that card. I still appreciate it. I still read it. I still need it.
Recently I have been really getting into working a great deal with the angels. I thought I might develop a workshop using a combination of the note card exercise and working with the angels.
I came up with the " Angel Cache"…..and THIS boys and girls is my idea.
A pretty container…glitter, bedazzle, bead whatever you want…it is your pretty container.
Some paper, or little posties or some kind of small note paper or card.
YOU ARE MY ANGELS – I am building an angel cache with words of inspiration to help me remember how I am loved during times of darkness. Please leave a one word or a one sentence statement that you feel describes me, or something that you like or admire about me. I am writing these comments down and saving them in a pretty container. When my life gets filled with worry or trouble, or when I am just having a hard time loving me, I will pull your words from my Angel Cache and be reminded of you and your words of inspiration. Please post this on your wall, and I will leave you a little love. Thanks for loving me and helping me to love myself through all the good and the bad.
When you get comments. Write them down on the pieces of paper. You can draw or find some pictures of angels to put on the back of the cards if you wish. Sit the pretty container on your desk, or your beside, or wherever you will be able to get to it. When you are feeling low, reach into your fabulously decorated container and pull out a wonderful gift of you.
My hope is that your fabulous container ( box, bag, jar, whatever) will give you some happy whenever you look at it…and when you need a little boost, the energy of the love on those little notes will help you love yourself through any day.
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Just discovered you, Susan. Your blog is amazing; I think you are a wonderful writer, so honest and sincere. I'm a writer myself, so you know that is a critical review. I also agree with your outlook; love is the origin of all truths, all life. It is the motivation for being, the nature of the eternal source. Please keep sharing your positive, loving messages with us. It is the work of a healer.
Lorrie, I am just clutching my pearls at your very sweet comments. I do appreciate you reading my blog. I do BIG appreciate your kind words. You are right about the love thing.
If more people got that, I think we'd all be a great deal happier. 🙂 Thanks again, really.


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 Scénario et dessins : Michel Weyland
 Couleurs : Nadine Weyland

Synopsis
Aria sort pour fêter le solstice d'hiver par une belle nuit de Pleine lune.
Un étrange personnage la suit et l'agresse. Elle réussit à échapper à ce psychopathe.
Manquant de confiance envers les forces de l'ordre, Aria et son père décident de rechercher ce personnage connu, intelligent et manipulateur. Cette poursuite se révèle difficile et dangereuse.

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Xiaomi Mi 11 Wi-Fi 6 Enhanced Version Testing Demo Released
By Farrukh Ahmad on	 January 7, 2021 NEWS, PHONES, Xiaomi
In December 2020, Xiaomi officially unveiled it's newest flagship phone — Mi 11 in China. The Mi 11 is also the first smartphone to debut with the Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 SoC that was unveiled earlier this month. In addition to the Snapdragon 888, The Xiaomi Mi 11 was launched with a 2K 120Hz four-curved flexible screen, Harman Kardon stereo speakers, and a 100MP cine camera.
Xiaomi Mi 11 supports Wi-Fi 6 enhanced version, the new 4K QAM and 160MHz bandwidth greatly increase the transmission speed. This is by far the fastest WiFi for Xiaomi. In this regard, the company released a new test video today, in which, he uses the latest Mi 11 and Mi 10, so let's find out how much Mi 11's Wi-Fi 6 enhanced version is fast.
In the video, 103GB of data is selected for transfer between Xiaomi Mi 11 to Mi 11 and between Xiaomi Mi 10 and Mi 10. As we can see, the result shows that it takes 11 minutes and 16 seconds to switch between Mi 11, while between Mi 10 it takes time to switch 18 minutes and 42 seconds. However, the Xiaomi Smartphone here does not show the data transmission speed when the Xiaomi Mi 10 is transferred to the Xiaomi Mi 11.
As we mentioned above, the Xiaomi Mi 11 is equipped with an enhanced version of WiFi 6, which is twice the bandwidth of the previous generation. This version of WiFi 6 reaching 160MHz bandwidth, increasing the transmission information density by 20%, and the final network speed is 2.1 times faster, up to 3.5Gbps. It also supports 4K QAM encoding for the first time.
It is informed that Xiaomi Mi 11 is first launched with Qualcomm's latest Snapdragon 888 chip, which uses a 5nm process. Compared with the previous generation Snapdragon 865 processor, the overall CPU performance is increased by 25% and power consumption is reduced by 25%. GPU performance is improved by 35% and power consumption is reduced by 20%.
In addition, the Mi 11 uses a 100MP main camera with a 13MP ultra-wide-angle lens and a 5MP telephoto macro lens. The front lens of the phone is 20MP and supports large wide-angle panoramic group photo mode.
In other respects, Xiaomi Mi 11 is equipped with a 4600mAh battery that supports 55W wired fast charging, 50W wireless fast charging, and 10W reverse charging. It also uses X-axis linear motors and Harman Kardon tuning dual speakers, multi-function NFC support, and infrared remote control. The Mi 11 mobile phone has a thickness of 8.06mm and a weight of 196 grams. It has delicate frosted glass and a new camera layout design.
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We, the Federation of Student Nationalists (Commonly known as the SNP Students), strongly condemn the actions of the Spanish government regarding its jailing of Catalan politicians and independence activists, its brutal attacks on democracy, and its failure to comply with international norms and laws which guarantee the rights of all peoples to seek self-determination.
The actions of the Spanish state since President Puigdemont called for a referendum on Catalan independence in October 2016 have been nothing short of shameful. As a liberal democracy which is a member of the United Nations and the European Union, as well as a signatory to the Charter of the United Nations, Universal Declaration on Human Rights, International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights and the European Convention on Human Rights, the Spanish state has undermined and trampled on the rights of the Catalan people. All of the above allow for the right of self-determination of peoples and/or the right to peaceful assembly and freedom of expression.
The Spanish government has repeatedly failed to engage in constructive dialogue with the Catalan parliament. When threats failed, it engaged in excessive and unnecessary force on the 1st October 2017 injuring hundreds of civilians for exercising their human rights of freedom of expression and peaceful assembly. Since then, the Spanish state imposed direct rule from Madrid, arrested several high-profile individuals who have campaigned for Catalan independence, and has issued several arrest warrants for numerous politicians, including Professor Clara Ponsatí, director of the Economics and Finance department at St Andrews University.
We urge the British and European governments, as well as members of the United Nations, to take actions to support the right of Catalans to choose their future and to urge the Spanish government to comply with the statutes of international law which as a member of the United Nations and the European Union it is duty-bound to respect. The blatant disregard for democracy and human rights is not only an attack on the people of Catalonia but an attack on our liberal values of liberty, equality and human rights.
We fully support President Puigdemont, Professor Ponsatí and other individuals who have been unjustly charged and have had warrants issued for their arrests. We call for the immediate release of those unjustly imprisoned for supporting the independence of Catalonia. We furthermore urge the Spanish state to allow the people of Catalonia to hold a fair and free referendum on their nation's future and to respect the outcome of the result.


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Tem, tema, temat ( thema, lm.  themata) – jednostka podziału administracyjnego w Cesarstwie Bizantyjskim, przez długi okres istnienia imperium główna jednostka organizacji militarnej państwa.

Uciążliwe wojny z Persją zmusiły cesarza Herakliusza (610–641) do zreorganizowania cesarstwa. Wprowadził system okręgów militarnych zwanych temami, prawdopodobnie przejęty od Persów. Władza cywilna została połączona z wojskową tak, że temy zastąpiły wcześniejsze prowincje; zmiany stały się bardziej zauważalne, gdy rozległe pierwotnie temy podzielono na mniejsze. Była to kontynuacja polityki Justyniana Wielkiego, który wprowadził już taki system na zdobytych przez siebie terenach na zachodzie (egzarchat Rawenny i egzarchat Kartaginy). Nowe zasady funkcjonowania administracji ostatecznie utrwaliły się za rządów dynastii izauryjskiej (717–802). Dawne jednostki administracji (prefektura, pretorium, diecezja) zaniknęły lub zostały wchłonięte przez administrację centralną w Konstantynopolu.

U progu wieku IX było 10 temów, podczas gdy w XI już 38. Wynika to z powiększenia obszaru państwa i rozbijania dużych temów na mniejsze, by namiestnicy nie byli za silni i nie mogli pokusić się o zajęcie tronu. Zarządca temu nosił z reguły tytuł stratega (generała). Strategowie podlegali bezpośrednio basileusowi.

Temy dzieliły się na trzy kategorie: temy wschodnie (temy Azji Mniejszej, Tracji i Macedonii), temy zachodnie (temy pozostałej części Bałkanów, posiadłości italskich oraz Chersonezu Taurydzkiego na Krymie) oraz temy morskie (wybrzeża Azji Mniejszej, Bałkanów, a także Dalmacja i wyspy bizantyjskie na Morzu Egejskim i Jońskim, Kreta, Rodos i Cypr).

Namiestnicy temów morskich nosili tytuł drungariosa (admirała). Temy wschodnie i morskie stały w hierarchii wyżej niż temy zachodnie: drungariosi i wschodni strategowie otrzymywali wynagrodzenie bezpośrednio ze skarbca cesarskiego, a zachodni musieli się utrzymać z podległych im ziem.

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Here's What We Can Expect From WhatsApp on Android in Its Next Update
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With over 1 billion active monthly users, WhatsApp is one of the most popular apps for both Android and iOS platforms and for good reason. The instant messaging app is packed full of really great features and is working on adding more stellar features with each new update.
Facebook-owned WhatsApp has introduced a variety of cool new additions to its beta users on Android and will eventually make their way to all its mainstream customers worldwide. Here are the best features that Android smartphone users can look forward to in the next WhatsApp update.
One of the main highlights is the PIP feature that has been rumoured about extensively in the past few weeks. The app will natively support Picture-in-Picture (PIP) mode in its video-calling feature and will come along with the Android O operating system.
With the new 2.17.285 version, WhatsApp will allow group admins to add a description to their group, meaning it can be seen by anyone with a group invite link and decide whether to join the group or not.
WhatsApp now offers options to bold, strikethrough, and italicize text in a chat. This feature is already available to many users, however, it is still being steadily rolled out to the rest of the users who didn't receive it yet.
In a similar case, the latest WhatsApp update lets you select and send multiple photos from the camera UI directly. With the last update, the limit of the number of photos you can share at a time was increased, and the viewing was made easy by compiling them in the form of tiles within the chat.
Users on Android Nougat 7.0 or newer versions of the OS can now access App Shortcuts. The feature was already available to the iOS users and is now making its way to Android. This feature lets the users perform certain functionalities by long pressing on the WhatsApp icon.
The app has constantly been perfecting its live location feature with each update it releases. This feature allows the users to share their location via WhatsApp in real time or groups or contacts, however, the latest update is said to let you share your live location between 4 to 8 hours.
WhatsApp users on Android will now get the possibility to zoom in the profile picture of a contact or the group icon.
The next update will bring with it an option to monitor the chat size, multimedia, documents, and voice messages within the app to keep in check the phone's memory usage. This feature is finally being made available to Android long after iOS and Windows received it.
In case of an unknown contact, the app will now show you the Push Name under the person's info card.
WhatsApp has also been working on the possibility of switching to a video call during an ongoing voice call. A small video call icon will be visible while on a voice call to enable easy switch over to a face-to-face conversation.
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Delaware lawmakers introduce body camera policy
Delaware lawmakers unveiled on Wednesday a new policy establishing standards and protocol for the use of police body cameras by law enforcement agencies across the state.
Delaware lawmakers introduce body camera policy Delaware lawmakers unveiled on Wednesday a new policy establishing standards and protocol for the use of police body cameras by law enforcement agencies across the state. Check out this story on delawareonline.com: http://delonline.us/29cBzOd
The News Journal Published 12:10 p.m. ET June 29, 2016 | Updated 5:16 p.m. ET June 29, 2016
New Castle County police Officer Megan Weyl wears a body camera on Oct. 12. State officials on Wednesday approved new rules for how the devices can be used.(Photo: DANIEL SATO/THE NEWS JOURNAL)Buy Photo
Delaware police departments that use body cameras are being asked to follow a set of guidelines released by lawmakers and law enforcement agencies on Wednesday, part of an effort to bring uniformity to how the devices are being implemented.
Seven Delaware police departments use the devices, and the Delaware State Police began a trial run in February. The cameras can be mounted on a shoulder or chest, and start recording when activated by the officer.
Nationally, the use of police body cameras and what is recorded have raised concerns by privacy advocates about how the footage is accessed and stored. The technology also has come under additional attention following several high-profile, officer-involved deaths.
The Delaware rules, outlined in an eight-page document, are the result of roughly six months of collaboration among the Delaware Police Chiefs' Council, Office of the Attorney General, the Department of Safety and Homeland Security, the Delaware Fraternal Order of Police and the Delaware State Troopers Association.
With the new rules, Delaware Capitol police Chief John Horsman said authorities will now potentially have multiple video accounts – all filmed under the same criteria – to review interactions between police and the public.
"It's in our best interest to have this," Horsman said.
According to the directive, officers must turn on cameras on "when an arrest or detention is likely; when the use of force is likely; or any other incident where the safety of people and property in Delaware is promoted." It also states that body cameras should not be used during "encounters with undercover officers or confidential informants, and instances where a victim or witness could request the camera be turned off."
If body cameras fail to activate or their recordings were interrupted or ended during use, officers must document the reason why.
The policy fulfills an order from House Concurrent Resolution 46, which passed through the General Assembly last year. The resolution's author, Rep. John "Larry" Mitchell, D-Elsmere, worked for the Elsmere and New Castle County police departments, retiring in 2006 at the rank of senior sergeant.
"In recent years, we have seen an increased call for law enforcement to wear body cameras, not just to protect the public, but the officers as well," Mitchell said in a statement. "Several police departments already are using the devices, and I hope they will adopt this policy to help govern how they should be used."
Rep. Paul Baumbach, D-Newark, a co-sponsor of HCR 46, said the legislatively mandated policy provides a solid building block for Delaware's law enforcement community, but could be amenable to changes if police departments or the public express concerns.
STORY: Delaware legislators push back on police body cameras
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"I often say that legislation is like a chassis, and regulation is like the rest of the car," Baumbach said. "For right now we have a really good policy. It's a really good first step."
Calls for police body cameras erupted following several officer-involved incidents in recent years, including Michael Brown in suburban St. Louis in 2014 and Freddie Gray in Baltimore in 2015. Additionally, the shooting death of Jeremy McDole by Wilmington police in September gained national attention.
Delaware's Fraternal Order of Police President Fred Calhoun in a statement said having a uniform policy is critical.
"These agencies all came together to get this policy in place because of what's happening across the country," said Delaware's Fraternal Order of Police President Fred Calhoun.
The policy approved Wednesday says: "(Body-worn cameras) allow for accurate documentation of police-public contacts, arrests, and critical incidents. They also serve to enhance the accuracy of officer reports and court testimony. (Cameras) may also be used to resolve allegations of police misconduct."
However, Executive Director of the Delaware ACLU Kathleen MacRae said she's concerned the new procedures give officers too much flexibility in turning the cameras on and off.
"I think that the policy skews to the side of police gathering evidence and does not allow for enough accountability of both the police and the public," she said.
MacRae also said the policy does too little to allow citizens whose interactions with police are recorded on body cameras to view the footage.
"If the use of a body camera is to hold police accountable on any level, then civilians should have as much right to have access to that video as the police have the right to use in the investigation and charge of a criminal," she said.
Contact Quint Forgey at bforgey@delawareonline.com or on Twitter @QuintForgey.
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Gator Soccer
Photo Gallery: UF Soccer defeats Lady Vols 5-1, 9/28/08
Five goals by four different Gators, including two goals by senior Ameera Abdullah, gave the No. 16 Florida soccer team (7-2-1, 2-0 SEC) a 5-1 win over Tennessee (3-7, 0-2 SEC) Sunday afternoon in front of a James G. Pressly Stadium crowd of 1,679. Florida's goal total Sunday was its second-highest offensive output of the season. UF posted a 6-1 win versus Nebraska on Aug. 31.
Abdullah's first score of the match was set up when the Gators played some give-n-go up the left flank. Tahnai Annis was able to break free of her defender and brought the ball into the box. She touched the ball to her right where Abdullah chested it in at the far post at 18:17.
She struck again in the 29th minute when she received the ball from the midfield and started her drive down the left side. Abdullah then entered the box and hesitated to force her marker off balance. A couple more touches later, she placed her 10-yard shot in the upper corner at the far post.
The two goals was the fourth multi-goal match of her Gator career and pushed her to 53 career points off of 20 goals and 13 assists. She is the 14th Gator to pass the 50-career points mark in the program's 14-year history.
Florida's third and final goal of the half came in the 39th minute when Angela Napolitano found the ball loose in the box. She placed it in at the near post from five yards for her third goal of the season.
Second half scoring started when Tennessee's Emily Dowd was fouled in the box in the 64th minute and the Lady Vols were awarded a penalty kick – the first against the Gators this season. Senior Kylee Rossi scored on the attempt for her fifth goal of 2008.
Florida pushed the advantage back to three goals just over three minutes later when Ashlee Elliott saw freshman Lindsay Thompson calling for the ball in the box. Elliott sent the ball in from 30 yards where Thompson finished it with a five-yard header at the far post corner. It was Thompson's second goal of the season.
Laura Ray turned in the first goal of her collegiate career in the 82nd minute. Megan Kerns' pass found Ray near the top of the box. She touched the ball once and then sent a low shot into the center of the net.
Next up, Florida continues action versus SEC Eastern Division rivals when it travels to meet Vanderbilt on Friday, Oct. 3. Match time is set for 8 p.m. (ET) at the Vanderbilt Soccer Complex. Vanderbilt opened SEC action with a pair of losses to Alabama (2-0) and Auburn (3-2).
Florida junior forward/midfielder Angela Napolitano during the Gators' 5-1 win against the Tennessee Lady Volunteers on Sunday, September 28, 2008 at James G. Pressly Stadium in Gainesville, Fla.
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Is Podcasting Replacing Written Content Marketing?
written by Pamela Wilson
That is the question.
It's the question I'm asked as soon as someone discovers that I manage the editorial team for Copyblogger.
You see back in March, there was a sudden influx of audio content here on the pages of Copyblogger. We launched our podcast network — Rainmaker.FM — and (of course) wanted to share the new content we were creating with all of you.
But we may have confused you, too. Based on the questions I get, we've certainly confused at least some of you.
I'm here today to set the record straight. I want to let you know what we really think about podcasting, and how it relates to written content, and where we see content marketing going in the future.
What's so great about podcasting?
Podcasting boasts some pretty big advantages.
We've covered how podcasts have the power to connect you to your audience like nothing else.
But there's something else that's important to note about podcasts and we haven't talked about it in detail here.
Podcasts are on-demand media. You can consume a podcast whenever you want, and almost wherever you want. And — this is a big one — you can consume podcasts while you're doing something else.
I've listened to podcasts while:
Painting walls
Flying on an airplane
Walking through a grocery store
Making artwork
Trying to fall asleep
Try doing that with a blog post!
That's why we're bullish on podcasting. There's no other media that is as portable as a podcast, or as easy to consume while otherwise occupied.
It's why we're pouring an enormous amount of time and energy into creating and maintaining an entire podcast network.
And it's why we're giving that podcast network space on Copyblogger. Because we want you to find your favorite shows, and we want you to become a loyal listener.
We want to offer you content for all those times when reading on a screen isn't convenient, or even feasible.
But wait: what's that knocking sound I hear? Ah yes, it's written content, asking for a moment in the spotlight.
Let's give it some time.
Why written content rocks
Written content is how Copyblogger got its start back in 2006. It's the foundation we stand on, and we always will. That's not changing.
As a matter of fact, Copyblogger has been publishing five content marketing posts a week since we started publishing Rainmaker.FM content in March.
We're bringing you our best content marketing tips, techniques, and guidance every Monday through Friday.
There are a few reasons written content rocks our world, and we think it rocks yours too.
You see, written content came first on Copyblogger, and there are a few things it does extremely well — even better than a podcast.
Written content on Copyblogger offers things like:
Information that is quick to consume
Easy-to-follow links to additional content
Post images that add meaning to our words
SlideShare embeds you can click through
Downloadable PDFs you can keep for reference
One-click access to author archives if you'd like to read more
On-page infographics to supplement our information
Easy access to social sharing buttons so you can spread the word
Quick sign up buttons for upcoming webinars (see below for an example)
Instant access to the rest of the Copyblogger site
Written content is here to stay. And the best news of all? There's room for both.
That's what people ask me, under their breath and wide-eyed with confusion.
My answer is no. There's a time and a place for both written content and podcasting.
One big reason Rainmaker.FM came into being is we wanted to demonstrate that podcasting is a viable format for content marketing. We wanted to explore podcasting while offering you content in a brand-new form.
And we've picked up a few tips along the way.
Want to discover what we've learned about podcasting?
Join Brian Clark and Jerod Morris tomorrow, August 27, 2015 at 3:30 p.m. Eastern Time for a free webinar, Start a Podcast to Attract Attention and Seed Your Content Library.
Brian and Jerod have used podcasts to drive audience attention, to seed courses and content libraries for email list building, and to drive digital commerce.
They're ready to share what they've learned with you, as well as show you the nuts and bolts of how to do it with the Rainmaker Platform.
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Podcasting isn't going to replace written content. Both written content and podcasting have too much to offer for either to supersede the other.
We're thrilled to be able to deliver content to you in both formats, and we hope you're enjoying (and learning) from what we create.
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My commute to work is about 14 miles. On a normal day it takes me roughly 30 minutes to get from my mailbox to the office parking lot. On my way in earlier this week, I was craving a juice so I glanced at my clock to see if I had time to get one and still make our weekly Monday morning team meeting. I had 20 minutes until the meeting started and the juice bar was 10 minutes from the office – I calculated that I would make it as long as there were no unusual traffic patterns.
I purchased my 'Fresh Greens' and jumped in the car – 15 minutes until meeting time. As I approached my first turn, sipping on the cool green liquid that tasted like a summer yard (or as my kids say: "Tastes like you face-planted on a freshly-cut summer yard"), I was delighted to see that the two lanes of traffic to my left and to my right were absolutely open. I felt a little surge of happiness as I pulled across two lanes and a turning lane without so much as touching the brake.
Approximately 4 miles from the office, I had 8 traffic lights and a school zone to navigate. As I approached the first traffic light I smiled as it stayed green and then smiled a bit larger when the next light followed suit. Under the train trestle and down the hill, the big intersection was looming. I did a double take as the light at that intersection a 1/10 of a mile away turned green and stayed that way as I approached and crossed, only turning yellow in my review mirror. Driving up the hill to the next light and school zone I noted that exactly 1 minute had elapsed since I had pulled into traffic – that was so fast!
Now I was really noticing the lights – 3 greens in a row and I felt so efficient! As I approached the next light it turned green and I looked to see if maybe there was an important motorcade around. The school zone slowed me down, but without a stop I maintained the required 15 MPH which put me at traffic light number 4 just as it turned green. With that one I 'whooped' out loud and began thinking about the next 3 lights. There was no way they would be green too. Nervously, I took another sip of my vitamin-enriched weed liquid…they were green. Every. Last. One. I pulled into the parking lot and noticed a lighter spring in my step and a feeling of joy and ease. It had taken half the normal time to travel those 4 or so miles. I hit every single green light and the impact was the absolute opposite of frustration.
Sitting in our team meeting, I shared this story and asked that everyone reflect on how we can create a 'green light' experience for our employees and clients. How can we make their experiences seem efficient, easy – like they are getting special treatment? I decided to form a team at our company to do exactly that – analyze the time it takes to get things done and remove the obstacles, to get the lights synchronized green. I am going to bring some fresh, green juice to the first meeting.


The Executive Board of SAR is pleased to announce the new Annual Prize for Excellent Research Catalogue Exposition!
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The announcement of the call for proposals for the prize will be made in the newsletter and website during the fall of each running year with a deadline for submitting the proposals in the January of the next year.
The jury will be appointed by the Executive Board and consists of one member from the Editorial Board of the Journal for Artistic Research, one member among the Research Catalogue (RC) Portal Partners and one member from the SAR Executive Board.
The winner 2017 has been announced!


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#include <aws/kafka/model/MutableClusterInfo.h>
#include <aws/core/utils/json/JsonSerializer.h>

#include <utility>

using namespace Aws::Utils::Json;
using namespace Aws::Utils;

namespace Aws
{
namespace Kafka
{
namespace Model
{

MutableClusterInfo::MutableClusterInfo() :
    m_brokerEBSVolumeInfoHasBeenSet(false),
    m_configurationInfoHasBeenSet(false),
    m_numberOfBrokerNodes(0),
    m_numberOfBrokerNodesHasBeenSet(false),
    m_enhancedMonitoring(EnhancedMonitoring::NOT_SET),
    m_enhancedMonitoringHasBeenSet(false),
    m_openMonitoringHasBeenSet(false),
    m_kafkaVersionHasBeenSet(false),
    m_loggingInfoHasBeenSet(false),
    m_instanceTypeHasBeenSet(false),
    m_clientAuthenticationHasBeenSet(false),
    m_encryptionInfoHasBeenSet(false),
    m_connectivityInfoHasBeenSet(false),
    m_storageMode(StorageMode::NOT_SET),
    m_storageModeHasBeenSet(false)
{
}

MutableClusterInfo::MutableClusterInfo(JsonView jsonValue) :
    m_brokerEBSVolumeInfoHasBeenSet(false),
    m_configurationInfoHasBeenSet(false),
    m_numberOfBrokerNodes(0),
    m_numberOfBrokerNodesHasBeenSet(false),
    m_enhancedMonitoring(EnhancedMonitoring::NOT_SET),
    m_enhancedMonitoringHasBeenSet(false),
    m_openMonitoringHasBeenSet(false),
    m_kafkaVersionHasBeenSet(false),
    m_loggingInfoHasBeenSet(false),
    m_instanceTypeHasBeenSet(false),
    m_clientAuthenticationHasBeenSet(false),
    m_encryptionInfoHasBeenSet(false),
    m_connectivityInfoHasBeenSet(false),
    m_storageMode(StorageMode::NOT_SET),
    m_storageModeHasBeenSet(false)
{
  *this = jsonValue;
}

MutableClusterInfo& MutableClusterInfo::operator =(JsonView jsonValue)
{
  if(jsonValue.ValueExists("brokerEBSVolumeInfo"))
  {
    Aws::Utils::Array<JsonView> brokerEBSVolumeInfoJsonList = jsonValue.GetArray("brokerEBSVolumeInfo");
    for(unsigned brokerEBSVolumeInfoIndex = 0; brokerEBSVolumeInfoIndex < brokerEBSVolumeInfoJsonList.GetLength(); ++brokerEBSVolumeInfoIndex)
    {
      m_brokerEBSVolumeInfo.push_back(brokerEBSVolumeInfoJsonList[brokerEBSVolumeInfoIndex].AsObject());
    }
    m_brokerEBSVolumeInfoHasBeenSet = true;
  }

  if(jsonValue.ValueExists("configurationInfo"))
  {
    m_configurationInfo = jsonValue.GetObject("configurationInfo");

    m_configurationInfoHasBeenSet = true;
  }

  if(jsonValue.ValueExists("numberOfBrokerNodes"))
  {
    m_numberOfBrokerNodes = jsonValue.GetInteger("numberOfBrokerNodes");

    m_numberOfBrokerNodesHasBeenSet = true;
  }

  if(jsonValue.ValueExists("enhancedMonitoring"))
  {
    m_enhancedMonitoring = EnhancedMonitoringMapper::GetEnhancedMonitoringForName(jsonValue.GetString("enhancedMonitoring"));

    m_enhancedMonitoringHasBeenSet = true;
  }

  if(jsonValue.ValueExists("openMonitoring"))
  {
    m_openMonitoring = jsonValue.GetObject("openMonitoring");

    m_openMonitoringHasBeenSet = true;
  }

  if(jsonValue.ValueExists("kafkaVersion"))
  {
    m_kafkaVersion = jsonValue.GetString("kafkaVersion");

    m_kafkaVersionHasBeenSet = true;
  }

  if(jsonValue.ValueExists("loggingInfo"))
  {
    m_loggingInfo = jsonValue.GetObject("loggingInfo");

    m_loggingInfoHasBeenSet = true;
  }

  if(jsonValue.ValueExists("instanceType"))
  {
    m_instanceType = jsonValue.GetString("instanceType");

    m_instanceTypeHasBeenSet = true;
  }

  if(jsonValue.ValueExists("clientAuthentication"))
  {
    m_clientAuthentication = jsonValue.GetObject("clientAuthentication");

    m_clientAuthenticationHasBeenSet = true;
  }

  if(jsonValue.ValueExists("encryptionInfo"))
  {
    m_encryptionInfo = jsonValue.GetObject("encryptionInfo");

    m_encryptionInfoHasBeenSet = true;
  }

  if(jsonValue.ValueExists("connectivityInfo"))
  {
    m_connectivityInfo = jsonValue.GetObject("connectivityInfo");

    m_connectivityInfoHasBeenSet = true;
  }

  if(jsonValue.ValueExists("storageMode"))
  {
    m_storageMode = StorageModeMapper::GetStorageModeForName(jsonValue.GetString("storageMode"));

    m_storageModeHasBeenSet = true;
  }

  return *this;
}

JsonValue MutableClusterInfo::Jsonize() const
{
  JsonValue payload;

  if(m_brokerEBSVolumeInfoHasBeenSet)
  {
   Aws::Utils::Array<JsonValue> brokerEBSVolumeInfoJsonList(m_brokerEBSVolumeInfo.size());
   for(unsigned brokerEBSVolumeInfoIndex = 0; brokerEBSVolumeInfoIndex < brokerEBSVolumeInfoJsonList.GetLength(); ++brokerEBSVolumeInfoIndex)
   {
     brokerEBSVolumeInfoJsonList[brokerEBSVolumeInfoIndex].AsObject(m_brokerEBSVolumeInfo[brokerEBSVolumeInfoIndex].Jsonize());
   }
   payload.WithArray("brokerEBSVolumeInfo", std::move(brokerEBSVolumeInfoJsonList));

  }

  if(m_configurationInfoHasBeenSet)
  {
   payload.WithObject("configurationInfo", m_configurationInfo.Jsonize());

  }

  if(m_numberOfBrokerNodesHasBeenSet)
  {
   payload.WithInteger("numberOfBrokerNodes", m_numberOfBrokerNodes);

  }

  if(m_enhancedMonitoringHasBeenSet)
  {
   payload.WithString("enhancedMonitoring", EnhancedMonitoringMapper::GetNameForEnhancedMonitoring(m_enhancedMonitoring));
  }

  if(m_openMonitoringHasBeenSet)
  {
   payload.WithObject("openMonitoring", m_openMonitoring.Jsonize());

  }

  if(m_kafkaVersionHasBeenSet)
  {
   payload.WithString("kafkaVersion", m_kafkaVersion);

  }

  if(m_loggingInfoHasBeenSet)
  {
   payload.WithObject("loggingInfo", m_loggingInfo.Jsonize());

  }

  if(m_instanceTypeHasBeenSet)
  {
   payload.WithString("instanceType", m_instanceType);

  }

  if(m_clientAuthenticationHasBeenSet)
  {
   payload.WithObject("clientAuthentication", m_clientAuthentication.Jsonize());

  }

  if(m_encryptionInfoHasBeenSet)
  {
   payload.WithObject("encryptionInfo", m_encryptionInfo.Jsonize());

  }

  if(m_connectivityInfoHasBeenSet)
  {
   payload.WithObject("connectivityInfo", m_connectivityInfo.Jsonize());

  }

  if(m_storageModeHasBeenSet)
  {
   payload.WithString("storageMode", StorageModeMapper::GetNameForStorageMode(m_storageMode));
  }

  return payload;
}

} // namespace Model
} // namespace Kafka
} // namespace Aws

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The third house is known as the house of courage. It is related to the relatives of the native like sister, grandfather's brother, mother's brother, mother, father and brother. Here, the information on what are the positive effects (effects if planets are benefic) and negative effects (effects if planets are malefic) is given.
This house will indicate the relationship with the siblings. It also denotes the courage, fitness, education and capability of the native.
It represents the right ear, neck, throat, shoulders, limbs , nervous system and physical growth. This house is also known as the Apiklim, Upchaya or the Trishdaya House. Mars is the ruling planet and it indicates the long life and relation with siblings.
Effects of Sun in third house : When Sun is benefic, the native will be rich, self dependent and blessed with good earnings and knowledge. Malefic Sun will make the Moon also inauspicious in the horoscope. Read more about the effects of Sun in 3rd House..
Effects of Moon in third house : When Moon is benefic, it gives long life and wealth to the native. Malefic Moon will cause loss of wealth at the age of the malefic planet placed in 9th house. Read more about the effects of Moon in 3rd House..
Effects of Mercury in third house : When Mercury is benefic, it will bring benefits from brother. Malefic Mercury will negatively aspect the income and condition of the father of the native. Read more about the effects of Budha in 3rd House..
Effects of Venus in third house : When Venus is benefic, he will be gifted with a charming personality and a good family life. Malefic Venus will cause loss of wealth and respect. Read more about the effects of Venus in 3rd House..
Effects of Mars in third house : When Mars is benefic, he will be kind hearted and helpful to others. Malefic Mars will make him indulge in excessive drinking and pleasures. Read more about the effects of Mars in 3rd House..
Effects of Jupiter in third house : When Jupiter is benefic, he will be a learned man with good income throughout his life. Malefic Jupiter will make him a liability on his family members. Read more about the effects of Jupiter in 3rd House..
Effects of Saturn in third house : When Saturn is benefic, it will give good results and the native will be healthy, intelligent and wealthy. Malefic Saturn will make him a drunkard and destroy him. Read more about the effects of Shani in 3rd House..
Effects of Rahu in third house : When Rahu is benefic, he will enjoy good wealth along with long life. Malefic Rahu will cause loss of wealth and loved ones. Read more about the effects of Rahu in 3rd House..
Effects of Ketu in third house : When Ketu is benefic, he will be a gentleman and enjoy good progeny. Malefic Ketu will create problems with siblings. Read more about the effects of Ketu in 3rd House..


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Home » Featured News » When male voles drink alcohol, but their partner doesn't, their relationship suffers
When male voles drink alcohol, but their partner doesn't, their relationship suffers
Posted on December 8, 2017 in Featured News, Life Science
The findings could help researchers find strategies to overcome the negative effects of alcohol on human relationships. Image: Shutterstock.
Males who drink alone spend less time with their original female partner compared to couples where both drink alcohol and those which never drink.
— By Conn Hastings
A study of the effect of alcohol on long-term relationships finds that when a male prairie vole has access to alcohol, but his female partner doesn't, the relationship suffers – similar to what has been observed in human couples. The study, published today in open-access journal Frontiers in Psychiatry, also identifies changes in a specific brain region in the male voles. The findings could help researchers find strategies to overcome the negative effects of alcohol on human relationships.
Alcohol is sometimes described as a "social lubricant" that can help people to socialize. However, problematic drinking can have devastating effects on human relationships. "We know that heavy drinking is associated with increased separation rates in couples in which one of the partners is a heavy drinker and the other is not, while separation rates don't seem to increase when both partners drink in a similar manner, or don't drink at all," says Andrey Ryabinin, of Oregon Health & Science University.
Human relationships are complex, and can be affected by a variety of factors, such as financial difficulties or infidelity. Researchers don't know if problematic drinking directly contributes to relationships breaking down, or if the unhappiness people experience in failing relationships drives them to drink. Understanding whether alcohol's effects on the brain directly contribute to relationship breakdown could help researchers to understand and treat problematic human behaviour.
So, how can scientists study this complex phenomenon? One option is the humble prairie vole, a small rodent found in North America. "Not many rodents form long-term social attachments and not many rodents like to drink alcohol," says Ryabnin. "However, prairie voles are unusual as they are socially monogamous and like drinking alcohol, so they are perfect to investigate the role of alcohol in relationships."
Andre Walcott, a graduate student in Ryabinin's laboratory, allowed male and female prairie voles to form social bonds over one week. The researchers then gave the males access to a 10% alcohol solution, while their female partners were allowed only water (discordant drinking) or also had access to alcohol (concordant drinking). In a control group, both males and females had access to water only.
To test how strong the social bond in each couple was, the researchers gave each male a choice between huddling up beside his female partner or a new female. By timing how long the male spent beside each female, the researchers could measure how strong the bond between the male and the original female was.
The team found that the prairie vole couples behaved like human couples in terms of how alcohol affected their relationships. During the social connection test, males who had drunk alone spent less time with their female partner, whereas those who had never drunk or those who had drunk alongside their partner huddled with them for longer.
These results mean that discordant drinking can directly affect prairie voles' relationships, and the researchers set out to investigate if there were any changes in the brains of the male prairie voles. Sure enough, in the males who had drunk alone, they identified changes in a brain region called the periaqueductal grey that might be responsible for these effects.
So, what does this mean for human couples? "Our results in prairie voles have identified a biological mechanism that could explain the link between discordant drinking and relationship breakdown, but we will need to do further work to confirm this for humans." says Ryabinin. "In future studies, we might be able to find strategies to overcome the negative effects of alcohol, to improve relationships that are disrupted by problematic drinking".
Original research article: Alcohol's Effects on Pair-Bond Maintenance in Male Prairie Voles
Corresponding author: Andrey E. Ryabinin
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Engineers took a pragmatic approach to designing surface water drainage at Taylor Wimpey's new Parc-y-Strade housing development on the outskirts of Llanelli, South Wales. Using Hydro-Brake vortex flow control technology to engineer distributed surface water storage and attenuation across the low-lying, flat site, the development infrastructure satisfies Sustainable Drainage Systems (SuDS) principles.
The high-density development of 355 homes is situated in a coastal plain that could be prone to flooding. The consulting engineers QuadConsult Limited specified 29 Hydro-Brake Flow Controls to control surface water and manage underground storage across the site.
The area, on the western side of Llanelli town centre, is located near the River Loughor inlet with extensive coastal wetlands and could be threatened by flooding. As a result of the flat topography, drainage flow is a major concern. To help improve this, the whole site was built up by circa 900mm. Even so, the invert levels of the discharge points are three metres or more below development levels.
Situated on the historic former Llanelli Scarlets Rugby Football Club stadium pitch, the Parc-y-Strade site is being built in three phases, each phase discharging separately to the receiving watercourse - the Cille Stream, which was de-culverted as part of the development to provide an effective flood mitigation measure for the area as a whole.
"It's a typical coastal plain location with a high water table due to the tidal range and the estuary. Rainfall is about 1150 mm a year, peaking in winter, so an 8.7 hectare site with numerous access roads and impermeable areas will have a considerable amount of water to deal with," he explains.
2In such a high-density, flat site, with many hard surfaces, achieving the desired attenuation with a predominantly soft scheme using many ponds would have been difficult and would also have occupied valuable building land.
"In addition, maintenance and adoption of such features can pose a problem to the relevant authorities, who are happier with the known characteristics of engineered drainage.
"We specified the Hydro-Brake Flow Controls to provide distributed storage and attenuation throughout the site and maintain discharge volume within the planning consent limits. Hydro-Brake Flow Controls with their low maintenance requirements are accepted for adoption by Welsh Water, so were the obvious choice.
"The final flow control is a Hydro-Brake Optimum, which offered the best storage volume to discharge ratio with a limited 450 mm sump depth, allowing us to minimise storage requirements while meeting the 100-year storm event planning criteria, even with 30% added in for climate change."
The storage discharges to the adoptable sewer network via a total of 28 76 mm Hydro-Brake Flow Controls with a maximum design flow of 3 l/s. The adoptable sewer network collects the surface water and conveys it to the adoptable attenuation structures for temporary storage where a Hydro-Brake Optimum attenuates the final discharge to the receiving watercourse at a maximum 13.9 l/s/ha to meet the planning requirements.


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At just seventeen, Honor Baker found herself an unlikely love—her new brother-in-law. When the couple learns they won't be allowed to marry, their choice is obvious, and they do the only thing that makes sense.
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May 2, 2022 May 2, 2022 1531Entertainment
Baptized into the Amish faith, Emma finds her heart divided between family, community and forbidden love for an Englischer man.
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Her sister Rachel, by comparison, is reckless and foolish; she risks bringing the family shame. Yet all of this is nothing compared to the Amish community's censure of her father, Samuel King, a man with an obsession.
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April 5, 2022 April 5, 2022 1531Entertainment
She grows flowers.
He raises bees for honey.
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Belinda Graber loves growing flowers for her family to sell at the Amish marketplace. Venturing beyond the farm to sell them in town, though, is out of the question. People would stare at the birthmark on her cheek, and she's dealt with enough teasing in her life.
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February 16, 2022 February 16, 2022 1531Entertainment
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November 18, 2021 November 18, 2021 1531Entertainment
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September 17, 2021 September 14, 2021 1531Entertainment
Will Betsie save the day? Will Sarah convince her father to grant her the love she seeks? Or will the sisters end up in more trouble than they bargained for?
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Betsie Hershberger's whole world is her little Amish village and her small family. The youngest of four sisters, she is the apple of their eye, and privy to all their secrets.
When the circus comes to town, Betsie's overactive imagination risks getting her eldest sister in trouble, and harming an innocent friend.
The Homestead, Clean Amish Romance, by Linda Byler
July 26, 2021 July 25, 2021 1531Entertainment
Hannah is a fifteen-year-old Amish girl who lives on her family's farm in Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
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Moving to a new Amish settlement in small-town Colorado was a brave new start for independent-minded quiltmaker Esther Kiem. But helping her reckless relative will really put her special matchmaking skills to the test . . .
Mischievous and rebellious, young Ben Kiem is making the wrong kind of name for himself throughout the town of Byler. And even though his sister-in-law, Esther, somehow coaxes him into keeping company with sensible Linda Eicher, Ben can't see anything they have in common. Or that he could ever be good enough for someone like her. But Linda's down-to-earth nature and unexpected understanding have Ben trying his best to be better, no matter how challenging . . .
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With one thing going wrong after another, will Samuel and Betsie ever be able to reconcile their love and get married?
After three years of courtship, Betsie Hershberger wants to get married, but it doesn't look like Samuel King is going to propose anytime soon. Frustrated with his lack of commitment, Betsie is thinking of finding someone else. But when her father expresses the same wish and presents her with two suitors, Betsie is conflicted about what to do.
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June 15, 2021 June 14, 2021 1531Entertainment
Sadie King is left to raise three children alone after her husband's death two years ago.
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June 3, 2021 May 31, 2021 1531Entertainment
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May 28, 2021 May 23, 2021 1531Entertainment
Staying safe in Amish country shouldn't be this hard.
When a close friend is murdered in her NYC apartment, Violet Jackson fears the worst—her childhood stalker has returned. But there's no evidence she had a stalker, then or now, and no one believes her. Plagued by panic attacks, Violet returns to her mother's country estate in Hunters Ridge, a quiet Amish community, where she had found her center years earlier.
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A Canadian Amish farmer
A Lancaster Amish businesswoman
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March 9, 2021 March 7, 2021 1531Entertainment
She's an Amish beauty with a love of reading, hiding a painful secret.
He's a reclusive, scarred military hero who won't let anyone in.
Can true love really be enough?
On her way home from the bookstore, Belle's buggy crashes in front of the old mansion that everyone else avoids, of all places.
Though she just moved to Unity, Maine, she's already heard the rumors of the vicious beast of a man who lives there, tormented by tragedies of his past.
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The Orphan's Amish Christmas by Hannah Schrock
An orphan, a blizzard, and the Christmas wish that leads her home.
Carol Westwood had a rough start to life. When she lost her mother at the young age of five she was turned over to the St. Thomas orphanage. Gone were warm hugs and friendly smiles, instead her days were filled with bullies, angry looks, and small meals.
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She watched her house burn down with her family inside.
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Detective Olivia Mast swore she'd never return to her former Amish community in Unity, Maine, where it all happened. She'd rather run through gunfire than go back there, but she has her orders.
The community refuses to seek justice after a murder, so Olivia must don her prayer kapp once more to investigate. She's the only one in her unit able to blend in as one of the Amish and get information from them.
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November 11, 2020 June 14, 2021 1531Entertainment
Heavenly, PA has been transformed into a Christmas wonderland, and Claire is delighted to celebrate the season…but a fiendish killer has other plans in this all-new installment in the national bestselling series.
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The Promise: A Clean & Wholesome Romance (The Amish of Cedar Grove) by Patricia Davids
November 6, 2020 November 1, 2020 1531Entertainment
Sometimes love is where you least expect it…
Sarah Yoder has always dreamed of having a family of her own. But with no eligible prospects, she's beginning to worry—until the Raber brothers return to Cedar Grove. Sarah and Isaac Raber walked out together the summer they were sixteen, so perhaps he's the one. If only she had a little help catching his eye…
An Empty Cup by Sarah Price
October 16, 2020 May 1, 2021 1531Entertainment
Amish woman Rosanna Zook lost her self-confidence within the confines of a loveless and abusive marriage.
In the years spent quietly dealing with her burdens and dutifully caring for others, she forgot her sense of self and ability to feel. But after her first husband's untimely death, she gets a second chance with Reuben Troyer, a godly man who welcomes Rosanna and her two children into his life.
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Promises of Tomorrow by Shelley Shepherd Gray
From Shelley Shepard Gray, New York Times bestselling author and the "skilled storyteller who reminds the reader through her characters that faith can help us survive the ups and downs in life" (RT Book Reviews) comes a warm-hearted and charming enovella.
Two years have passed since their friend Andy's death, and the Eight is still struggling to cope with their loss. In an attempt to give the group some time to reconnect with one another, remember their friend, and reflect on the last two years, Marie decides that a relaxing couple's getaway is just what they need before the craziness of the holiday season begins. When their large cabin in the woods turns out to be more rundown than rustic, though, Marie fears that she's ruined everything, but at least, she thinks, the trip can't get any worse—that is, until a lost English girl named Beth appears at the cabin. And with such heavy snow, the Eight is forced to take her in for the next twenty-four hours.
Although Marie feels as if all her planning and good intentions were for nothing, she has no idea that Beth will give the group a gift they didn't know they needed: the reminder that life may not always be fair and sometimes it's painful, but there's always another day.
With Shelley Shepard Gray's signature "thought-provoking, emotional" (Patricia Davids, USA TODAY bestselling author) prose, Promises of Tomorrow is a moving story of love, friendship, and faith.
Never an Amish Bride by Ophelia London
August 3, 2020 May 1, 2021 1531Entertainment
Welcome to charming Honey Brook, Pennsylvania, where bestselling author Ophelia London will bring you on a moving and unforgettable journey through faith, forgiveness, and ultimately love.
Everything changed for Esther Miller with the death of her beloved fiancé, Jacob. Even years later, she still struggles with her faith and purpose in the small, tight-knit Amish village of Honey Brook—especially now that her younger sister is getting married. All she wants is to trust in the Lord to help her find peace…but peace is the last thing she gets when Lucas, Jacob's wayward older brother, returns to town.
Lucas Brenneman has been harboring a secret for years—the real reason he never returned from Rumspringa and the truth behind his brother Jacob's death. Honey Brook still calls to him, but he knows his occupation as a physician's assistant must take precedence. With sweet and beautiful Esther he finds a comfort he's never known, and he feels like anything is possible…even forgiveness. But she was Jacob's bride-to-be first. And if she knew the truth, would she ever truly open her heart to him?
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There was a time, before my time, when Architecture would get involved with politics. When to be a Modern Architect, meant that you ascribed to certain political beliefs as well as architectural ones, instead of just designing cute looking buildings in a fairly squarish sort of style.
That view has pretty much gone now, although there are the odd spot of political posturing by those involved in Architecture. Sometimes the Arch Centre gets a little grumpy, but it doesn't have enough muscle to get really political. The NZIA is a pretty non-political animal, aside from the debacle a few years ago when they cocked up the review of the Architects Act, and the Select Committee went all feral on them, and changed the carefully laid course of history.
B – it is heavily critical of the government.
C – it has been proudly published by John Walsh, the editor, who appears to have more guts and moral fibre than most architects.
The argument goes that there is a concerted selling off of High Country land, and that this is a highly dubious practice, out to improve the lot of Farmers, but to do nothing but make a loss for the NZ Government and by proxy, the NZ public. That's not such a huge surprise really, being as we have a rabidly right wing government hiding behind the soft smiley face of the ever-cuddly John Key, but what is more of a surprise is that the Maori party, by now tucked up firmly in bed with the Nats, haven't been jumping up and down. Can someone up North please send Peta Sharples a copy of NZ Architecture please, in case he hasn't read it yet? If people are worried about the Crafars selling land off to the Chinese, then they should be just as worried about public land being sold off to private interests.
The architect's chatlist, of course, has been totally silent on the subject – preferring, as usual, to debate the finer points of architecture such as plotters for sale and adverts for athiests on the side of buses. I've been watching the chatlist with one eye open lately, to see if they would pick up on it, but no. Sadly, it is now a pretty much pointless medium for discussing much beyond Font sizes, and if anyone has a recommendation for a good roofer in Whangerai. Mind you, there has been a spectacular amount of verbiage by Roger Hay (as always, it is essentially the same point, made louder and louder with more underlining), on the need to repeal the current Building Act. It is a pity that he didn't succeed in his bid to become a Councillor for the NZIA, as he would have been a political force to be reckoned with, by the sounds of his online ranting.
In a similar manner, there has been an exchange of views down in Canterbury recently, with writer John McCrone writing a piece on architectural treasure Peter Beaven (not published on line, but available The Press, 27 March 2010), and then that prat from Demographia, a certain Mr Pavletich, totally dissing Beaven's views. Beaven quite fairly pointed out that part of the reason for leaky buildings was the lack of care taken with building them, and that more money spent building apartments would probably lead to better quality apartments.
Pavletich then quite nastily leaped in to attack Beaven, and got on his old hobby horse, arguing that the answer to Christchurch's housing issues was to be able to build more cheap houses on cheap land at the edge of town. This is apparently OK because there is no such thing as sprawl, and they build houses cheaply in Houston, Texas. Quite how that works, I'm not sure, but I've been to Houston and its a horrible place, especially in the suburbs. Why anyone would want more of that is quite beyond me.
Still: it is good to see architects actually making their views heard, even if it is only 2 ancient old blokes doing this so far. What we need is more!
More accurately, it's called socialism for the top half and capitalism for the bottom half.
PS. I've put in my 2c worth on Bernard Hickey's blog.
M-d the links are normally in the text rather than via the images – I like to source images that are more visually interesting than Mssrs Hickey et al. But I will try to heed your words in future.
I quite like the prospect of Walsh's politicizing o the mag. Good prospects for the future.
m-d – yes, the tetris flats – you're right, there is no link – and i got that image ages ago from some random website I visited – so, couldn't link you to it.
DeepRed – curiously, your comment on Hickey's blog appears to have stopped all discussion dead – there has been no further commentary on that subject since. Which is a pity really, as it was just getting interesting.
Apart from the fact that most of what Colin says is potentially libelous, and he can't spell or punctuate very well, lumping architects and mayors in with property developers and builders is just plain silly.