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Q: Property 'posts' does not exist on type 'Readonly<{}>' I am using Nextjs with Typescript.
I want to get the posts using the Get request. I am getting an error on this line of my code:
render() {
const {posts}= this.state

The error message is:

Property 'posts' does not exist on type 'Readonly<{}>'.

Here is my code:
import React, { Component } from 'react';
import axios from 'axios';

interface AbcState {
  posts: any[];
}

export class PostL extends Component<AbcState>{

  constructor(props) {
    super(props)
    this.state = {
      posts: []
    }
  }

  componentDidMount() {
    axios.get('https://jsonplaceholder.typicode.com/posts')
      .then(response => {
        console.log(response)
        this.setState({ posts: response.data })
      })
      .catch(error => {
        console.log(error)
        this.setState({ errorMsg: 'Error retrieving data' })
      })

  }

  render() {
    const { posts } = this.state
    return (

        List of Posts
                    {
          posts.length ?
            posts.map(post =>
{post.title}
) : null
        }

    )
  }
}

export default PostL

A: Try it like this:
export class PostL extends Component<any, any>

Then constrain your props and state to the actual shape.

A: If you want your component to have value in the state then you need to define it like this.
General example:
interface MyProps {
  ...
}

interface MyState {
  value: string
}

class App extends React.Component<MyProps, MyState> {
  ...
}


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Multi, known by the old name of Multilaser, is an electronics company based in Brazil.

Former name Multilaser are manufacturers and marketers of tablets, media players, GPS, pen drives, computer accessories, games, smartphones, sporting goods, audio and video, with greater highlights for computer accessories, smartphones and tablets. Its headquarters is located in São Paulo and its industrial complex is located in Extrema, Minas Gerais.

It employs more than 2,500 employees and 40 engineers divided into laboratories in Brazil and Asia.

References

1987 establishments in Brazil
Electronics companies of Brazil
Manufacturing companies based in São Paulo
Mobile phone manufacturers
Mobile phone companies of Brazil
Brazilian brands

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Wintergreen Renewable Energy Co-op > News > Community Partnerships > Exciting local project first in Canada to use Morgan tracking system!
In the cold depths of winter a small group of hardy Wintergreen Co-op members were able to get a sneak preview visit of the Co-op's first solar project on Abbey Dawn Road in eastern Kingston. The construction company, Evergreen Power Ltd. gave a tour of the construction site to Wintergreen Co-op President, David Hahn, and several key member volunteers. Mike Brigham, President of of SolarShare Co-op, several SolarShare staff members were also present. Not only is this our first local project, but it is also the first project in Canada to use the Morgan tracking system — the panels will follow the sun, maximizing the efficiency of the entire system.
The collaboration between Wintergreen and SolarShare is now producing on-the-ground results in Kingston, with two projects under construction. In addition to the Abbey Dawn Road Project, the Unity Road project is also under construction this winter. The fourth company involved in this collaboration is Endura Energy. They did the design of the build.
Of the two projects, the Abbey Dawn Project is furthest along. It is about 6 acres in size, 600 kW DC (500 kW AC). Morgan Solar tracking technology is being installed for the first time in Canada, Morgan is an Ontario company and has developed an efficient dual axis tracking system for relatively quick installation.
Evergreen has been working on installing this project for about 4 weeks. Most of the racks are installed now and it is hoped that the panels will be installed by the end of February. The Wintergreen Board is planning an official opening celebration, which will happen when the project is completed. Stay tuned for further information.


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North America Serverless Security Market Size
North America Serverless Security Market By Service Model (Function as a Service (FaaS) and Backend as a Service (BaaS)), By Enterprise Size (Large Enterprises and Small & Medium Enterprise), By Deployment Mode (Public and Private), By Security Type (Data Security, Network Security, Application Security, Perimeter Security, and Others), By End User (BFSI, IT & Telecom, Healthcare, Retail & eCommerce, Media & Entertainment, Energy & Utility, Manufacturing, and Others), By Country, Growth Potential, Industry Analysis Report and Forecast, 2021 - 2027
Published Date : November-2021 | Number of Pages : 128 | Format : PDF

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Max Sessner (* 1959 in Fürth) ist ein deutscher Lyriker.

Leben und Werk
Max Sessner wurde in Fürth in Bayern geboren und lebt heute in Augsburg. In der Kurzvita in seinem Gedichtband Küchen und Züge wird Sessner von seinem Verlag Droschl nicht nur als Dichter, sondern auch als "Buchhändler, Motorradfahrer, Antiquar, Hundebesitzer" bezeichnet.

Max Sessner schreibt ausschließlich Gedichte. Oft weist das Erscheinungsbild seiner Texte eine kompakte, block- oder stelenartige Form auf. Inhaltlich handelt es sich nicht selten um kleine Geschichten: "... die Tanten / sind da lächeln stecken mir / Kleingeld zu und was ich / einmal werden will fragen / sie der Geist sag ich eines / Jungen der voriges Jahr / beim Schwimmen ertrank ..."

In Sessners Texten finden sich die Leser oft in Gaststuben oder dunklen Küchen und in melancholischer Stimmung wieder. Es gibt etliche surrealistische Einschläge in diesen Gedichten: Wimmernde Tische, flüsternde Mäntel oder ein Fahrrad, "das halb von Rost und halb von / Traurigkeit zerfressen war". Allerdings sei Sessner, schrieb die Literaturzeitschrift "die horen", kein Surrealist. Er sei, im Gegenteil, ein genauer Beobachter der Wirklichkeit. "Aber er bleibt nicht dabei stehen. Er spürt all dem nach, was hinter den Dingen, den Bewegungen, den Sätzen liegt." Die Zeitschrift urteilt: "Max Sessner blickt mit Melancholie auf die Welt, mit Staunen und mit sehr viel Liebe". Und zu der Tatsache, dass der Autor sich jeder Einsortierung in Schubladen, jeder Mode verschließt, heißt es in den "horen": "Niemand schreibt wie Sessner."

Die "Nürnberger Zeitung" nannte Sessner ein "Ausnahmetalent", die "Nürnberger Nachrichten" schrieben: "Aus dem Alltäglichen zaubert er im Handumdrehen einen märchenhaften Moment."

Mehrere von Sessners Gedichten sind von Maria Arce Barreiro ins Spanische übersetzt und publiziert worden, zudem ist Sessner als Autor in diversen Zeitschriften und Anthologien (etwa im Jahrbuch der Lyrik) vertreten.

Außerdem hat die amerikanische Lyrikerin und Übersetzerin Francesca Bell etliche Gedichte Sessners ins Englische übertragen. Sie sind bereits in englischsprachigen Literaturzeitschriften veröffentlicht worden, u. a. Rattle, Mid-American Review und Art Poetry Magazine.

Eine Auswahl seiner Gedichte ist auch auf Lyrikline.org zu hören.

Preise
 Irseer Pegasus 2001
 Rotahorn-Literaturpreis 2019

Bibliografie
 1991 Der Würfel Kummerkorn, Gedichte, Hersbrucker Bücherwerkstätte, Hersbruck
 1994 Hundszeit/Altes Land, Gedichte, Hersbrucker Bücherwerkstätte, Hersbruck
 2000 Ein Gedicht im Ohr, ein Foto vor Augen, Bilder im Kopf, Multimedia-CD (mit Petra Simon und Klaus Treuheit), Produktion: MPF, Nürnberg, ISBN 3-00-006048-0
 2003 Der tschechische Reiter, Gedichte, Verlag Eric van der Wal, Bergen/Holland
 2005 Küchen und Züge. Gedichte, Literaturverlag Droschl, Graz, Wien, ISBN 3-85420-693-3
 2012 Warum gerade heute, Gedichte, Literaturverlag Droschl, Graz, ISBN 978-3854207924
 2015 Langsame Männer, Gedichte, Stadtlichter Presse, Wenzendorf
 2015 Jemand hat Elefanten gesehen, Gedichte, Stadtlichter Presse, Wenzendorf
 2019 Das Wasser von gestern, Gedichte, Edition Azur, Dresden

Weblinks

 Gedichte von Max Sessner auf poetenladen.de

Einzelnachweise

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Candidates in the upcoming Nov. 6 general election for two WV state Senate seats answered questions at a candidate forum sponsored by Mountaineers for Progress and the League of Women Voters of Morgantown-Monongalia County, Oct. 18, 2018. Outlining their platforms at the forum were Bob Beach, Democrat, and Mike Oliverio, Republican, for the state Senate District 13 seat. Also participating in the forum was Denny Longwell, Democrat candidate for the Senate District 2 post.
Two candidates, Tom Bloom, Democrat, and Andrew Price, Republican, for a seat on the Monongalia County Commission in the Nov. 6 general election answered questions and outlined their platforms at a candidate forum Oct. 18, 2018, sponsored by the League of Women Voters of Morgantown-Monongalia County and Mountaineers for Progress at South Middle School, Morgantown, WV.
Candidates seeking election Nov. 6 to five seats in the West Virginia House of Delegates from District 51 answered questions and outlined their platforms at a forum Oct. 11, 2018, sponsored by the League of Women Voters of Morgantown-Monongalia County and Mountaineers for Progress.
Robert Bastress, West Virginia University law professor and constitutional law expert, was the guest speaker at the Sept. 26, 2018, meeting of the Morgantown-Monongalia League of Women Voters, Morgantown, WV. Bastress discussed the two amendments to the West Virginia constitution which will be decided by the voters in the Nov. 6 general election.
Thank-you to West TV for providing the video camera! Filmed by Jonathan Rosenbaum.
Our first fall meeting will be held Wednesday, September 26, 7:00-9:00 p.m. at the Aull Center, next to the Library at 351 Spruce Street. This public meeting will focus on the WV Constitutional Amendments to be decided in the November election. We have invited Robert Bastress (left), WVU Law Professor and Constitutional Law expert to explain the details, need, and repercussions of the amendments, and to respond to questions from our league and participants.
What does it mean to be a member of the League of Women Voters? First and foremost, it is to be informed – about local, state, and national issues! To that end, our local league devotes time and talent to organizing candidate forums and panels or discussions about topics of local interest. Our first fall Membership Meeting is an example. What do you know about the upcoming two Constitutional Amendments? Why were they proposed by the state legislature, and what will their impact be? Our guest speaker will help us unravel the issues. We expect all members to attend this important meeting and encourage other members of the public to come as well.
We value our first fall meeting not only for the content presented, but the opportunity to gather as a group to connect with one another. We look forward to seeing everyone!
At our State Board meeting in August, we became a partner organization of Vote No on 1 WV - http://votenoon1wv.org .
There will be two candidate forums in October, organized by our local LWV and Mountaineers for Progress (MFP). The first one will be for the House of Delegates candidates, District 51. It will be held on Thursday, October 11, at 7:00 p.m. at the South Middle School auditorium, 500 E. Parkway Drive. Candidates are: Republicans Cindy Frich, Aaron Metz, Roger Shuttlesworth, Joe Statler, and Debbie Warner; Democrats Barbara Evans Fleischauer, Evan Hansen, Rodney A. Pyles, Danielle Walker, and John Williams; Libertarian Buddy A. Guthrie; and American Freedom Union Harry V. Bertram.
The second forum will be for the County Commission candidates and the WV Senate candidates, Districts 13 and 14. It will be held Thursday, October 18, 7:00 p.m. at the South Middle School auditorium, 500 E. Parkway Drive. Candidates are: County Commission Republican Andrew W. Price, Democrat Tom Bloom. State Senator, 13th District, Republican Mike Oliverio, Democrat Bob Beach. State Senator, 14th District, Republican Dave Sypolt, Democrat Stephanie Zucker.
Refreshments will be provided at both events. This is always a great opportunity to see your candidates in person and learn about their views on a variety of issues. League members are asked to bring goodies for the forum on October 11.
Our League has responded to an initiative from the LWV Education Fund to register voters. An award winning, urban planning, development, and investment management firm Jonathan Rose Companies, has joined forces with the League to register and empower voters this year. Funding for these events will be provided as pass-through grants from the LWVEF. Members from our league will go to Wheeling on October 3. We will assist residents with voter registration, providing nonpartisan local voting information, and collecting completed voter registration applications to turn in to local elections officials. The grant will be $350 for this event – a big help for our budget!
The Annual Meeting 2018 was held at Ali Baba's Restaurant on Saturday, June 9. After the noon Luncheon, three Democracy in Action Awards were presented. Catherine Lozier presented the award to Carye Blaney (in absentia), in recognition of her "many accomplishments as Monongalia County Clerk to make voting easily available, secure and up-to-date." (Carye Blaney received the award in person at a County Commission meeting later in June.) Vicki Conner presented the award to Roark Sizemore, Founder/President of Pantry Plus More, for his "dedication to fighting child hunger in Monongalia County." Lyndell Millecchia presented the award to Shirley Rosenbaum, LWV Membership Chair, in recognition of her "constant and continuing commitment to outreach and member participation in the League of Women Voters." Shirley also was recognized as a life member, joining the League over 50 years ago.
After the award presentations, Vicki Conner introduced Bill Kawecki, Mayor of the City of Morgantown, who gave an overview of recent accomplishments of City Council.
During the Business Meeting, it was decided to reduce the student dues from $22 to $5 per year. The Budget and the Program for 2018-2019 were adopted.
Membership in the League is open to all persons (both men and women) over the age of 16. When you become a member of the Morgantown League, you are also a member of the LWV-US and the LWV-WV. Currently dues are $48 for an individual, $72 for a household (two at the same address), and $5 for students. Checks should be made to LWV Morgantown-Mon County and mailed to: Lyndell Millecchia, Treasurer, 476 Lawnview Drive, Morgantown, WV 26505. You can also pay with your credit card at http://tinyurl.com/paylwvmm or you may send money from your PayPal account to mmtreasury@lwvwv.org .
Updated for Jenkins and Armstead as interim judges; new BOE, Westover.
The 2018 Annual Meeting for the Morgantown-Monongalia County LWV will be held Saturday, June 9, at Ali Baba's, 83 Hart Field Drive (Airport), from 11:45-2:30. Our speaker will be Bill Kawecki, Mayor of the City of Morgantown. He will tell us about some of the accomplishments of the city this year, and will also focus on future developments planned to help Morgantown become more welcoming (such as pedestrian bridges, benches, and bus shelters). He will discuss a workshop he and County Commissioner Sean Sikora are currently working on to help improve communications and planning among municipalities and the County Commission. They hope the workshop will help the county and cities be more proactive in solving mutual problems.
We will be presenting Democracy in Action awards. The business meeting will begin at 1:45, and will include adoption of the budget, vote on the dues change for students, election of officers, and adoption of the proposed local program. Please plan to attend this important meeting!
In April, the League co-sponsored three candidate forums with Mountaineers for Progress (MFP). The League facilitated the first forum for the County Commission and the Board of Education. The other two forums, for the House of Delegates and First District of the House of Representatives were facilitated by MFP.
All the forums were well attended, with the forum for the House of Delegates the most energetic. There were many questions from the audience at all the forums.
The Board of Education election was a final election. Sara Anderson, Michael Kelly, and Melanie Baker Rogers were elected.
In November, Tom Bloom (D) will run against Andrew Price (R) for County Commission.
For the House of Delegates from the 51st District, Democrats Barbara Fleischauer, Evan Hansen, Danielle Walker, John Williams and Rodney Pyles will run against Republicans Cindy Frich, Roger Shuttlesworth, Joe Statler, and Debbie Warner. Five will be elected.
For the First Congressional District, Democrat Kendra Fershee will run against incumbent Republican David McKinley.
Because of co-sponsoring the forums with MFP, in comparison to similar forums we have hosted in previous years, there was an increase in the number of volunteers who provided food and helped run the forums, and an increase in attendance. One exciting benefit was sharing the planning process with MFP.
Please plan to pay your dues when you come to the annual meeting June 9! Currently dues are $48 for an individual and $72 for a household (two at the same address). Checks should be made to LWV Morgantown-Mon County. (Dues and luncheon may be paid with one check).
mmtreasury@lwvwv.org . Contributions are also welcomed and encouraged. (Membership dues and contributions to the League of Women Voters are not deductible as a personal or business expense for tax purposes.
Many Leagues feel that cost is a barrier for students who want to join the LWV. In order to encourage younger members to become active, both the National and State Leagues have voted to waive the per member payment (PMP) for students. The Budget Committee therefore recommends that the Student Dues be lowered from $22 to $5.00 per year. This recommendation will be voted on at the Annual Meeting.
See attached newsletter for proposed budget and program!


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Jay Leno Drives The Czinger 21C And Says It's Like A Fighter Jet
Jay Leno gets to experience a different kind of hypercar.
Jay Leno is one of the world's most prolific car collectors and enthusiasts, and he's driven some of the most incredible cars in the world when it comes to luxury, performance, speed, and innovation. Needless to say, he's hard to impress. But Czinger Vehicles and its founder and CEO, Kevin Czinger, were able to deliver a hypercar experience to Jay Leno that was unique to Czinger's 21C hypercar. The brand, based in Los Angeles, made the 21C a car that's different in lots of ways, but especially how it's built and designed.
Production Of Automobili Pininfarina Battista Hypercar Finally Starts
MUST READ: Czinger Reveals The New 80-Example, 253-MPH 21C VMAX At The Quail
The design and engineering of the car were a unique collaboration between humans and AI, and the car uses lots of 3D-printed components. Doing this allowed Czinger to pursue pure performance, with an incredible 0-60 time of fewer than two seconds and a top speed that reaches world-class hypercar numbers. Jay Leno even commented on the fact that the Czinger feels like a fighter plane to drive, and besides the performance, that might be because of the car's unique seating arrangement, designed with the purpose of optimizing aerodynamics, putting the passenger's seat behind the driver's. While the Czinger 21C might not be able to take flight, its performance and innovation reach soaring heights.
Source: Jay Leno's Garage
Tags: 21C, Czinger, Drives, Fighter, Jay, Jet, Leno
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A large collaborative group of senior consultants, nurses, physiotherapists and occupational therapists met at Swalec Stadium for the sixth meeting of this sort. Michelle was recommended to the team leaders of the collaborative group by Dr Alan Willson, Head of the Wales Centre for Quality Improvement. She gave a small seminar and workshop on how to improve the design of patient-facing information.
The health care experts in the group are faced with the frequent problem of designing their own literature on the office PC, using MS Word or Publisher. Despite their best efforts, the result of years' worth of the handing down of previous leaflets, which has been added to–both in terms of information and design–tends to be messy and ineffective for their patients. This is due to a lack of funding for the proper resources within a public funded industry.
I just wanted to say a big thank you for yesterday. Your session was very informative and pitched well for the audience. I think the exercise worked really well – the table discussions were very animated and everyone seemed really engaged in the task. The feedback I received during the rest of the day was very positive – so well done.


No surprise here: The PC market started 2016 off poorly. Both Gartner and IDC have noted PC shipments were down globally, again.
Gartner estimates worldwide PC shipments fell 9.6 percent to 64.8 million units in Q1 2016. In fact, the firm notes that this is the first quarter to see fewer than 65 million units since 2007. In other words, Q1 2016 PC shipments were almost at a decade-low.
The top five vendors were Lenovo, HP, Dell, Asus, and Apple. As you can see in the chart below, Gartner found that Apple and Asus were the only companies among the top vendors that experienced an increase in PC shipments. Leaders Lenovo and HP saw particularly poor results, though the declines weren't quite in the double digits.
IDC, meanwhile, estimated worldwide PC shipments dropped 11.5 percent to 60.6 million units in the first quarter. The top five vendors in IDC's results were Lenovo, HP, Dell, Apple, and Asus.
Gartner pointed to the strength of the U.S. dollar as one of the reasons for the continuing decline. IDC added that the volatility of stocks and commodities helped depress shipments.
And as always, the same trends were brought up: PCs are not being adopted in new households like they used to, especially in emerging markets where smartphones rule. Enterprises are still simply piloting Windows 10.
2016 will be the first full year that we'll see whether Windows 10 can help reverse the PC market's decline. So far, it doesn't look good.
Gartner expects that businesses will start to adopt Windows 10 toward the end of the year. IDC is also hopeful that this year, Windows 10 will somehow help reverse nosediving PC sales.


Una donna a quindici anni, a setting by Lorenzo Da Ponte, was composed by Mozart in 1789 (G Major) and premiered the year after. This aria is part of Act II of Cosi fan Tutte.
In Act II, Despina tries to convince the women to succumb and teaches them what a girl of fifteen years old should be aware of, in her aria: Una donna a quindici anni.
Una donna a quindici anni originated was composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. The original lyrics are in Italian. The melodious note arrangement of Una donna a quindici anni ranges from pianissimo (very soft) mellow notes to forte (loud) notes carrying the player and the audience through an array of vivid emotions. The sweet soft beginning of the music piece gradually increases and decreases the loudness in smooth transitions. This music piece is decorated with phrases, slurs and an arpeggio. A perfect composition for piano players to try with an intermediate knowledge in music. Students can make use of this sweet music piece to improve their knowledge in music expressions, ornaments and sight-reading, while all music lovers could enjoy this brilliant extract whole-heartedly. Una donna a quindici anni sheet music produced by Lyribox is clear, precise and is transcribed in English by Lyribox. By purchasing Una donna a quindici anni sheet music from us, you can simply sing along as you play this masterpiece on your piano. Unlike many sheet music sold online with all black notations, sheet music we offer you is marked using three distinct colors. While piano notation is illustrated in black, the music expressions and the lyrics are given in red and blue respectively. Get Una donna a quindici anni by W. A. Mozart sheet music from Lyribox today to enjoy and share this wonderful music composition with your friends and family.
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Q: is anyway to send a live data from flask app to styles.css hello everyone i have a site that take live image from pexels api and send them to index.html with this function :
@app.route('/')
def mian():  # put application's code here
    # get a random image of Café from pexels API

    api.search("Cafe", page=1, results_per_page=20)
    images = api.get_entries()
    image_list = []
    for n in range(3):
        random_img = random.choice(images)
        images.remove(random_img)
        image_url = random_img.large2x
        image_list.append(image_url)
    bg_image = image_list
    return render_template("index.html",
                           photo_url=bg_image,
                           title=SITE_NAME)

and in index.html i have a Bootstap carousel and that is my site background each time i have diffrent image with diffrent resoloutions this is this part in index.html :

bacaus every time i have diffrent size image i need a way to send this image urls to my styles.css

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Our client worked in the community and her duties included undertaking basic health checks. Despite doing this role day in, day out, she was not allocated her own set of equipment.
One piece of equipment key to her duties was a stethoscope, which she collected on the day of her accident as required by her employer.
As the equipment was not personally issued our client was unaware that one of the plastic coverings on the end of stethoscope had become loose and had fallen off. As our client used this faulty equipment it perforated her ear drum.
Backed by her trade union, Unison, the claim ended up in court where the Judge found the stethoscope defective, and that there was no safe system of inspection of maintenance of the work equipment.


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COOLLER: "I'm definitely getting bored of what the game has to offer"
Apr 29, 2019 | Esports, Features, PUBG
A Quake legend and former world champion, Anton "COOLLER" Singov explained why he began playing Apex Legends and reassured his fans that he's not quitting Quake anytime soon.
This is not the first time one of the most experienced players in all of esports put Quake on the sidelines to focus on a new game. A few years ago COOLLER switched to Overwatch when it first came out, even dedicating himself to the game full-time.
In his professional Overwatch career, the 32-year-old Russian played in several top-level teams, including Misfits, who later became Florida Mayhem, after joining Overwatch League. With the former, Singov even triumphed at DreamHack Winter 2016, defeating Fnatic in the grand final.
COOLLER, like many other professional Quake players, has been spending increasingly more time playing Apex Legends, he also spoke about Fortnite and reflected on the future of the battle royale game from Respawn Entertainment.
You moved from Quake to Apex Legends. What was behind the move?
It is wrong to call it as a transition. Or rather, I'm trying something new, something extra, as long as there are no tournaments in Quake. The nearest championship will be only in the summer. There is a large enough window to devote oneself to something new, to learn some new skills.
Is there a chance that you will leave Quake for the battle royale?
Complex issue. If Apex can offer me more than Quake — I'm not talking about money now, but about all aspects, then why not? I do not see any problems.
It seems to me that Apex Legends is more like Quake than other battle royales. Is that true?
I agree here. Probably, the elements of physics, the elements of dynamics in Apex Legends are quite similar to Quake. Still, the game is completely different from Quake. This is a completely different shooter.
I think the gameplay in Apex is quite easy. It is not difficult to get good. You just need to get comfortable, feel the dynamics, physics. Therefore, it was easy for me.
Why Apex Legends? I haven't seen you run Fortnite even once, and about PUBG you said that it "slows down the brain." What is wrong with these games?
Fortnite I just do not like visually. This is a personal dislike. Also, when Fortnite came out, I was actively playing Quake. I had a more professional attachment to discipline. It was not possible to go somewhere else, otherwise, I would start losing my skills in Quake. PUBG is about the same story.
Apex I chose, because it coincided. Good quality game. A big window between Quake tournaments — plenty of free time. Big hype and hope for high-quality esports, because the developer is serious enough — they can offer something worthy.
Why did Apex Legends become so popular?
A combination of factors influenced. Initially, the game itself, as I said, is very well made. People are bored of the same type, someone bored with Fortnite, PUBG, CS:GO, Overwatch or Quake. Apex offered something new, fresh.
In addition, the developers have created a real storm of hype, plus a significant role was played by the streamers and the community of gamers themselves. Everything is like a snowball. I think this should be enough for Apex to get its market share.
Now Apex Legends began to lag behind on views on Twitch. What is missing within the game?
Here is a standard story. When there is something new, something noisy, first there is a big influx of incoming traffic. Then someone just gets bored, someone is disappointed in the game, someone loses interest. It is therefore absolutely normal that the numbers fall.
As for the content, then I'm definitely getting bored by what the game offers. I need something new. Apex should captivate me again. But, since I position myself as a pro-player, it is the esport component that is important to me. Matchmaking, ranked games, competitions and so on.
Does the game need solo and duo modes? If they appear, what format should be made at competitions?
It would be interesting for me to see how these modes would enter Apex Legends, and esports in general. So far I have no idea how it will all look, but I really want to see what comes of it.
I do not know why they initially chose the game mode in threes. Perhaps the developers considered it as balanced as possible. Perhaps because it is something new – it will interest more people.
In general, I can not say which format would be best. Ideally, you need to have as many modes as possible so that each user can choose according to their taste.
It seems that the developers have hit hard the balance of weapons and legends. Do you like their approach or was the Wingman nerf a bit much?
I think the developers are doing the right thing with balance patches — everything is relative. The same Wingman definitely needed nerf, but now it is more or less in order. If you find an upgrade and increase the clip at least up to eight rounds, then the weapon returns to being tier-1.
Now in Apex Legends, there is perhaps Twitch Rivals and minor leagues, and in Fortnite and PUBG there are already full-fledged competitive systems. What would you like to see in the scene for Apex Legends?
As a quaker, I have an idea only about trips to competitions on average once a quarter. For me, this is both enough and not enough. I would like as much competition as possible. So that every day you can compete, compete and compete.
How did you like TwitchCon? It seemed to me that the tournament was too short. What format would you like to see at Apex competitions?
Let's start with the fact that TwitchCon is more of a streamer event than a full-fledged pro-competition. Yes, everyone wanted to win, but in general it is not included in the category of professional tournament IMHO. I was offered three matches, but for three games to objectively reveal the best, it seems to be impossible.
In general, as an event, TwitchCon was very cool. And I would like to highlight this as a highlight. It is necessary to thank Twitch and Maria Staipy for their professionalism and the opportunity for us to express ourselves [the team that came out with COOLLERZ received an additional invitation, as it took second place in the qualifying tournament because of misunderstanding with administrators – approx. ed. ].
Plus, if KTVSKY hadn't called me, I wouldn't be there in principle. Therefore, I will only talk in a positive way about TwitchCon. For me, it was top content thanks to all these people.
In itself, the specifics of the battle royale implies a certain number of matches with the same compositions. There is a so-called dispersion, due to which a certain distance is needed to reveal the best. Three matches is too short a distance.
As I understand it, you continue to perform with KTVSKY, but now Dmitry "Shade1" Roshchin has joined you — is it still a mix or are you looking for an organization?
I represent AMD, and the guys, as far as I know, are ready to consider proposals to represent an organization. By the way, I consider them some of the best in the world at the moment. I know that this is subjective, but believe me, I have an idea about the current level of the scene.
$3 million in prizes and 12 tournaments in 2020 — welcome to Apex Legends Global Series
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Fortnite Winter Royale is back with a $15 million prize pool
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Medical History: Maria Amarillo
Medical History – Amarillo, Maria
Setting: High school guidance office
Prepared by: Dr. Madeline Bemelmans, County General Hospital
Patient was first admitted on 3/17 (two years ago) for a severe, acute asthma episode. Medication was administered and episode passed. Patient has described a history, dating back to age 7, of attempting to control her asthma through natural and behavioral methods and was reluctant to accept medication.
Patient also has Type 1 (Juvenile) Diabetes. Patient has had regular, annual screenings since she was first admitted, and it has been determined that her glucose and insulin levels have been well regulated. There have been no further asthma episodes.
On October 23 of last year, patient began a new prescription: Ortho-Cept (28) Oral.
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Stream Dreamville's 'Revenge of the Dreamers III' Compilation Album
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The third installment of Dreamville's Revenge of the Dreamers series is here.
The compilation album was announced back in January, when the imprint's co-founder J. Cole posted an invitation to its recording session in Atlanta. Over the span of 10 days, big-name hip-hop figures joined the Dreamville team to create the much-anticipated project. Artists like Ty Dolla Sign, T.I., Rick Ross, and Wale were just some of the artists who attended the session, which was documented in the newly released Revenge documentary.
"I'm really proud of everybody involved in this, especially on the Dreamville artist side," Cole said in the film. "I'm happy for all these producers and artists who have never had an experience like this. I've never had an experience like this, and I've been in this shit 10 years. I know for them, sometimes it's easy to lose hope as an artist or producer in this game. I feel like, honestly, more things like this would do so much for music, period. Because the real life blood of music is these unheard producers who are bubbling and working hard and not getting no recognition."
Revenge of the Dreamers III includes the previously released cuts "Down Bad" (J.I.D, Cole, Bas, EarthGang, and Young Nudy), "Got Me" (Ari Lennox, Omen, Ty Dolla Sign, and Dreezy), "LamboTruck" (Cozz, Reason, and Childish Major), and "Costa Rica" (Bas, J.I.D, Guapdad 4000, Reese Laflare, Jace, Mez, Smokepurpp, Buddy, and Ski Mask the Slump God). Kendrick Lamar also makes an uncredited appearance on the project's first track, "Under the Sun." The song features Cole, DaBaby, and Lute. On the project's last track, "Sacrifices," Cole reveals that he and his wife Melissa Heholt have another kid on the way. "She gave me the gift of my son and plus we got one on the way," he raps on the song, which also features EarthGang, Smino, and Saba.
You can stream the album now on Apple Music and via Spotify.
Cole took to Twitter shortly before the drop of the project to share a few words. "Thank you to Every artist on Dreamville for allowing me to be a part of your journey and in turn inspiring me and making me proud constantly," he wrote. "I'm proud of y'all for this album."
Revenge album dropping 2nite. Know that this album represents community and the unheard unsung artist that fight and bleed daily to be felt. There will be someone you never heard of on this album. Look them up and support them if they resonate with you. A follow goes a long way.
— J. Cole (@JColeNC) July 4, 2019
Same goes for the producers that go unheard and make beats all day every day hoping to cut through. To the producers and artists that came through but didn't make the album, you are there in spirit. Thank you for your presence, the energy of those sessions was the most magical.
Thank you to Every artist on Dreamville for allowing me to be a part of your journey and in turn inspiring me and making me proud constantly. I'm proud of y'all for this album.
Check out the credits and tracklist for Revenge of the Dreamers III below.
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We all have those days or nights when we just need something to throw on for a last minute errand. Just because I am a blogger, does not mean that I can't look a mess when I run out. In fact, I normally do. I am too lazy to try to look good when running out for twenty minutes. Call it my last minute uniform if you will.
I wore this during a recent late evening trip to Trader Joe's to make portobello burgers, courtesy of Jessica's blog of course.
By the way, I love going to the grocery store. I don't know if it's because I love food or because it makes me feel like a grown up. When I was unemployed, to entertain myself, I would walk to the grocery store daily. Yes, I consider grocery shopping entertainment.
Side topic: I love things that make me feel like a grown up, like running errands and using the word "errand".
Seriously, make these "burgers". You will not miss the meat.
I think I love Trader Joe's so much because of the samples. I will admit that I have stopped there before just for the sample. Even though I should be, I am not ashamed.
Oh yeah, and I wear glasses occasionally; to drive at night, to watch TV or movies, and to see what trees really look like.
And here ends my non sponsored post about Trader Joe's.
You also now know that I am the most boring person on Earth.
what a cozy looking sweater!
You look super in glasses. You could do those eyeglass commercials for Lenscrafters et al.
What were you sampling at TJs? It looked like pancakes.
Cute and casual, that's the best. I love that sweater!
i totally love your sweater! it's really nice. and you're so pretty!
this outfit is great & we love that you took pictures in the store!!! priceless!
fearless blogger award goes to you!!!!
that's a great outfit! and those burgers look delicious, yummm.
Love your outfit, especially the jumper!
LOL I love seeing you grocery shopping on your blog, it's so cute and personal! I've posted up a new giveaway competition to use Instagram to win a new Fisheye Camera. Just add a hashtag to those instagram pics you already do and you can win it's that simple.
Great look! Trader Joes is the best!
I love lazy outfits, they're usually my favorite! You look so cute and comfy!
Love this and especially the Trader Joes background. I always shop there. You look great!
Cute glasses! Lazy outfits are the best & I love grocery shopping & Trader Joes as much as you!
love you hair and the idea of taking pictures in the grocery store. so cute!
Haha, I don't think you look like a mess!
Oooh, I love the grocery store too! It still makes me feel grown up to go out and buy my own groceries 🙂 And even your casual errand outfit looks super stylish- Love the sweater!
you look really really good with glasses!!!! i love your hair too, the wavyness is awesome!
your sweater looks SOO comfy!!
You're definitely not boring… I think grocery shopping is tons of fun! Especially at Trader Joes.
Love your chunky loose sweater. Such a key piece for fall. And I love you in glasses btw!
Great photographs and such a cute outfit! Your hair is just gorgeous!
Lazy but still so lovely & cozy look…the sweater is great!!!
Hah! I wish I looked like you when I just throw something on! Also, do you get a lot that you look so much like a prettier version of Molly Ringwald?!
You've inspired me to want to post about every day events! ahah Maybe "Linda Chai rides the bus to work!" or "Linda Chai being board at work… thinking about her soon to be bus ride home" I love that you can make a post about grocery shopping involve fashion! Good on ya!
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I like your last minute uniform. Mine is usually sweat pants! I love grocery shopping too but not putting all the crap away when I get home!
I love the sweater! I hate getting "dressed up" for short "errands". I also love the grocery store and have been guilty of having a small meal on those samples.
When I run out for a few minutes I tend to look seriously lazy too – your lazy look is working really well though, that sweater's got the perfect slouchiness.
Even though this is your lazy outfit, you still look great. I love that sweater… looks so cozy!
Super cute…love your casual outfit.
I love Trader Joe's!! One of my fav stores to shop at.
That's an awfully cute lazy day outfit! I love a big sweater for those days when I just can't quite be bothered. I hate grocery shopping though, because I'm terrible at knowing what to buy. I get a ton of healthy stuff with grand plans to make delicious meals and then it all goes bad before I can cook it, or I buy a bunch of junk and feel like crap about myself. It also doesn't help that I never feel like I can afford it. I do love TJ's though.
I love this look, so casual but still glamorous!
I simply adore the simple necklace!!
so cute. =D I love the TJ's!
Well you look great even when you look like crap! Want to follow each other?
Do not be ashamed! I am a student and can spend many an hour grocery shopping (browsing).
Great casual look, simple and stylish!
It'd be really great if my "lazy" outfit days could look as cute as yours!
I love your sweater and your glasses! Ha I enjoy grocery shopping only if I know I'm going to go back home and make something delicious!
Cute sweater! You and I must have the same vision because I wear glasses for those exact things, and generally can't see far away otherwise. So if you waive at me from a distance, it's a problem. Clearly not big enough of one to get contacts though.
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I love your outfit while at TJ. I love the sweater. I had one like it in cream and my best friend took it =(. Use to be super comfy… Love the comfy outfit. By the way, whatever your sampling looked good.


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Good News for Electric Cars
Tags: economic stimulus, electric car
In both Maryland and around the country, the infrastructure for electric cars in the form of electric charging stations has gotten a boost in the last week. Last weekend, Maryland committed a million dollars in stimulus money to putting 64+ charging stations at Baltimore parking garages, and sites along Interstate 95.
"Maryland will give $1 million in the form of grants to build at least 64 electric charging stations across the state, the Baltimore Sun reports. The Maryland Energy Administration administered the grants, which will be funded by federal stimulus money."
"Marylanders average less than 40 miles driven daily, which places them within the battery-powered car range, said Woolf. Providing the "basic infrastructure" of available charging stations will help to sell electric vehicles and kindle new business and jobs.
Across the United States, more states and cities are adding charging stations to bolster electric car use. Coulomb Technologies recently revealed plans to build more than 4,600 charging stations in nine metro locations, including Washington, D.C. The ChargePoint America initiative will install 1,000 public charging locations by the end of 2010."
Another firm called Ecotality is looking to deploy 15,000 electric chargers nationwide…
"Enter Ecotality, a Tempe, Ariz.-based electric-transportation company deploying 15,000 free electric-car chargers this fall in 13 cities, including the District. The initiative, called the EV Project, launched in October with $99.8 million in stimulus funds. The grant covered the installation of home charging stations — which cost about $2,200 each — for 4,700 buyers of the Leaf and a handful of public stations.
Ecotality was awarded another grant of $15 million a few weeks ago to add new locations, 1,000 more chargers for Leaf owners and 2,600 refueling units for Volt buyers. The rollout of the chargers will coincide with the fourth-quarter debut of Nissan and Chevy's new models."
We'll need these investments and more to make electric cars mainstream in America, but it's a promising start and shows that putting the infrastructure in place is realistic and affordable. People interested in buying the coming generation of electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles will be more comfortable in making that decision because of the added number of charging stations.
Maryland's $20 million Dolllar Earth Day Grant
Filed under: energy,MD Politics — Matt Dernoga @ 3:22 pm
Tags: economic stimulus, energy efficiency, green jobs, Maryland
I just posted that for Earth Day, the Obama Administration will be releasing $452 million dollars of authorized stimulus funding on a "retrofit ramp-up. Maryland was one of the recipients, we got a whopping $20 million dollars in funding. So where is that money going? Here's the summary from the White House's press release…
State of Maryland ($20 Million): The Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development's (DHCD) "Investment in Main Street: Energy Efficiency for Economic Growth" strategy proposes a holistic, community-based approach to target individual households, multifamily rental properties, and commercial properties for energy-efficiency retrofits. The project includes a state-wide bulk purchasing program for supplies and equipment that will lower overall costs. Maryland will also focus on multi-family and small business retrofits that will result in significant, measurable reductions in energy consumption.
A look at the Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development's (DHCD) website gives us a more detailed look at how this money will be spent.
ANNAPOLIS, MD (April 21, 2010) – Governor Martin O'Malley today applauded an announcement by Vice President Joe Biden that Maryland and 24 other communities around the nation will receive $452 million in Recovery Act funding to expand energy efficiency building retrofit programs. The State's award of $20 million will support the Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development's (DHCD) plan, "Investment in Main Street: Energy Efficiency for Economic Growth." This strategy is a holistic, community-based approach to target individual households, multifamily rental properties, and commercial properties for energy-efficiency retrofits.
"This increased investment means the creation of up to 5,400 jobs to benefit Maryland's economy as well the significant impact of helping 4,000 families who own or rent homes," said Governor Martin O'Malley. "This initiative also assists small businesses and communities to save money and energy by improving energy efficiency in their workplaces. More importantly, this will stimulate private investment which will ensure the sustainability of these programs and help expand Maryland's burgeoning green workforce."
In addition to the $452 million Recovery Act investment, the 25 projects announced today will leverage an estimated $2.8 billion dollars from the private sector over the next 3 years to retrofit hundreds of thousands of homes and businesses across the country.
The Retrofit Ramp-Up projects, which are part of the overall $80 billion Recovery Act investment in clean energy and energy-efficiency, complement the Obama Administration's 'Recovery through Retrofit' initiative, which lays the groundwork for a self-sustaining and robust home energy efficiency industry. The awards are the competitive portion of DOE's Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant (EECBG) Program, which was funded for the first time under the Recovery Act to help state, local, and tribal communities make strategic investments in improving energy efficiency, reduce energy use and fossil fuel emissions.
In addition to the focus on homeowners and rental and commercial properties, Maryland's plan includes a state-wide bulk purchasing program for supplies and equipment that will lower overall costs. The initiative also will highlight multi-family and small business retrofits that will result in significant, measurable reductions in energy consumption.
Projected outcomes detailed in DHCD's initial proposal include:
$20 million in DOE funds to leverage more than five times that amount in other funds. Efforts will be focused in target communities where the following outcomes for homeowners, renters and small business owners are anticipated.
An estimated 2,000 homeowners will benefit from energy efficiency retrofits of their homes in first 3 years.
Twenty buildings comprising approximately 2,000 affordable rental units will benefit from energy efficiency retrofits.
A projected 900 historic commercial properties will benefit from energy audits and low-interest retrofit financing in concert with DHCD's Neighborhood BusinessWorks program.
Based on the initial application, DHCD projected the creation of 2,100 jobs in the first three years, with an increase of up to 5,400 jobs within six years.
The establishment of sustainable financing resources for homeowners, rental properties and commercial properties.
The creation of a Statewide Energy Efficiency Purchasing Cooperative to maximize purchasing power for retrofits.
Providing funding for affordable housing, energy retrofit and energy efficiency. This not only supports families who are on a limited income but relieves financial burdens on property owners and developers of affordable housing.
Funding also will be used to implement targeted outreach, compliance and educational efforts for the implementation of the 2009 International Energy Conservation Codes (IECC), recently adopted in Maryland and required for local jurisdictions by July 2010.
The targeted communities were selected by weighing what would benefit the greatest number of Marylanders, taking into consideration those areas that have not yet received an allocation of EECBG funding. The selected areas are all in communities where there is significant leveraging and partnership activity. Each area is a Main Street Maryland community, has numerous multifamily developments and is a target area for other funds through DHCD.
Targeted communities include:
Berlin (Worcester County)
Cambridge (Dorchester County)
Chestertown (Kent County)
Cumberland (Allegany County)
Denton (Caroline County)
Easton (Talbot County)
Elkton (Cecil County)
Frostburg (Allegany County)
Oakland (Garrett County)
Princess Anne (Somerset County)
Dundalk (Baltimore County)
Westminster (Carroll County)
Havre de Grace (Harford County)
Salisbury (Wicomico County)
Takoma Park (Montgomery County)
"DHCD remains committed to helping Maryland's communities remain viable and vibrant," said DHCD Secretary Raymond A. Skinner. "It means giving resources to help residents improve their homes, supporting small businesses so they can thrive and providing tools to community groups to enhance their town landmarks and commercial hubs."
The Impact of the Stimulus Package on Clean Energy Jobs
Tags: economic stimulus, Ed Markey, green jobs
I'm re-posting a very useful post by Congressman Ed Markey from last week on the impact of the stimulus package on clean energy jobs and industry in America.
The Recovery Act reoriented America to the future and refocused our efforts on our strengths. Our strength has always been our ability to innovate. Our weakness is our addiction to oil.
The tax credits and $90 billion clean energy investment in the Recovery Act has been a launching pad for job growth. This week, my Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming heard from businesses that are on the front lines of the economic turnaround.
In a recent blog post, former Federal Communications Commission Chairman Reed Hundt and I argued that America must follow the blueprint of the 1990's telecommunications revolution. Our goal must not simply be to create jobs, but to launch entire new industries in efficiency, wind, solar, advanced batteries, and other critical growth sectors. Here are just a few examples of how the clean energy provisions in the Recovery Act are meeting this challenge head-on:
In WEATHERIZATION
The State of Ohio, whose Director of Department of Development testified today, has already weatherized more than 8,100 homes since last July and is ahead of schedule in reaching their goal of 32,000 homes. This has allowed 1,500 workers to keep their jobs while creating an additional 1,000 new jobs in Ohio. Best of all, the low income households receiving the efficiency work will save $350 a year on their energy bills — that translates into a $1.67 return for every dollar invested in weatherization.
In SOLAR
Suniva, a solar company in Georgia, is using an advanced, home-grown solar technology to leapfrog the competition and sell into the global market. They are exporting 90 percent of their solar panels and are sold out through mid-2011. In the process, they have been able to leverage Recovery Act support to grow the company from 2 employees in 2007 to 150 today. A quarter of this workforce is returned veterans and highly skilled autoworkers who had been laid off when the local plants closed.
A decade ago, we had a grand total of 470 megawatts of solar electricity installed in the United States. With the Recovery Act, we installed 480 megawatts of solar in 2009 alone. In 2010, the solar industry is likely to bring online the capacity equivalent of a new nuclear power plant. Solar energy programs in the Recovery Act supported more than 10,000 new jobs in 2009, and it is likely to support another 30,000 in 2010.
In WIND
Four years ago, 25 percent of the components of a wind turbine was made in America. Today, more than 50 percent is made in America. Annual additions of wind power have quadrupled during that time, from less than 2,500 megawatts in 2005 to nearly 10,000 megawatts last year. When the wind factories supported by the Recovery Act come online over the next couple years, the average American content is likely to be over 70 percent.
First Wind Holdings, out of my home state of Massachusetts, was able to leverage wind incentives in the Recovery Act to raise more than $1 billion in private investment and install more than 400 megawatts of new wind capacity in Maine, New York, and Utah. This work supported more than 1,000 jobs in 2009.
In ADVANCED BATTERIES
Nothing has the potential to wean us from imported oil more than electric vehicles. And advanced batteries are going to power these electric vehicles rolling off American assembly lines.
Asia owns 98 percent of that market today. With Recovery Act investments, however, U.S. global market share is projected to rise to 20 percent next year and 40 percent by 2015. We are essentially creating a brand new American industry – one we should have never fallen behind on in the first place. Johnson Controls even informed Congress that they are "reverse" outsourcing — moving jobs from overseas back to the United States to produce not just battery packs for vehicles, but the entire supply chain that feeds into them.
Now, imagine how many jobs that we can create once we stop sending $250 billion a year overseas for oil and start sending money to the workers in Massachusetts, Michigan and Ohio who are building our electric batteries.
The Next Stimulus
Tags: economic stimulus, energy efficiency, green jobs, Renewable Energy Investment and Security Act
I came across an article about the incredible potential for US industry to save significant on their energy costs while at the same time reducing emissions, thanks to a strong commitment to energy efficiency in the economic stimulus.
"The $787 billion federal stimulus bill contains some $60 billion of grants and incentives aimed at cutting energy use. In addition, 19 U.S. states have adopted mandates that essentially compel electrical utilities to find and finance energy savings for their customers."
Getting more specific, the article mentioned at a 10% energy efficiency improvement by US industries would lead to $6.6 billion dollars annually. A recent study that came out by the American Council for an Energy Efficiency Economy found that the current Waxman-Markey climate bill in Congress will create 250,000 jobs by 2020, and 650,000 by 2030. The savings are even more profound, with an average of $750 per household by 2020, and $3900 by 2030. These are big savings, and the energy efficiency provisions of Waxman-Markey are what make the climate change bill a net saver for American's wallets, and a net gain for US GDP. As I wrote before, every $1 invested in efficiency can yield up to $4 in savings over the life of the investment. That's a 400% return on investment, which is good by anyone's standards. Energy efficiency also adds value to homes and businesses. Anyone who has sold or bought a house probably had an experience where an appraiser comes in and estimates the value of the home. One of the big things they check is how up to date and efficient the energy systems are.
Energy efficiency is why hitting the short-term target of 17% below 2005 levels by 2020 is so easy. It's why this bill will stimulate the economy(without the deficits), will create hundreds of thousands of green jobs, and help inspire innovation. Good paying jobs. Energy efficiency is a repetitive tax cut that lasts for decades.
There's a catch though. These tremendous energy efficiency savings in Waxman-Markey come with solid building codes, and a mere energy efficiency standard of 5% built into the Renewable Electricity Standard. According to the study I referenced by the American Council for an Energy Efficient Economy, if we increased this standard to a mere 10%, the cumulative savings would be $50 billion dollars by 2030. Not that we should only stop at 10%, it's estimated by the Council that with a good energy audit and an aggressive overhaul of energy systems, with only current technology we can reduce energy usage 25-30 percent. Based on what I've been seeing with new strides in high-tech central manager energy systems, we can go much higher in large facilities.
Take that, and try to wrap your head around how many jobs that would mean, how much money people would save, and how many greenhouse gas emissions we would prevent from every entering the atmosphere. Why would we not go for that?
Yes, the energy efficiency provisions in Waxman-Markey will do a lot of good things. They aren't even that strong. Let's make them stronger, lets make them the next stimulus.
Perspective on Stimulus Debate
Tags: Barack Obama, Democrats, economic stimulus, republicans
Let it Rain!
So I know the stimulus bill is likely to squeak by the US Senate soon since 3 Republicans have decided to cross party lines because of 100 billion dollars of cuts. However, I just have to add my thoughts to the mess that is taking place in Washington. I'm going to do it in a 1,2,3 fashion to try and lay out what what I'm thinking.
1. The world's leading economists have said that there needs to be a massive stimulus spending bill of around or over 1 trillion dollars.
2. Barack Obama has been saying since he was elected that he is going to want to pass a giant stimulus spending bill.
3. Barack Obama reaches across to Republicans in the opening weeks on the stimulus bill, welcoming ideas. Republican majority leaders appear outside on the white house lawn saying that are impressed with him extending his hand, and are willing to work with him.
TIMEOUT…..at this point, is there anyone out there that thinks there isn't going to be a bill with a lot of government spending?
4. The Democrats and Obama compromise with Republicans and make the bill about 60% spending and 40% tax cuts. Republicans LOVE tax cuts. Democrats..not so much. I would see this as a big "reach across the isle" and "here's enough tax cuts to appease you" gesture.
5. Republicans seem to think that THEY WON THE ELECTION, and that THEY CONTROL THE CONGRESS. They suddenly complain out of nowhere that there is spending(shocker!) in the bill.
6. Republicans offer ridiculous amendments that make the bill 0% spending and 100% tax cuts. Democrats say no. Republicans cry out that the crazy liberal democrats are refusing to be bi-partisan, that Obama is failing to live up to his promise to reach across the isle, and that this spending bill will not stimulate the economy.
7. They all vote against the bill in the House. Just about all are opposed in the Senate.
Hello? You are not in the majority. The "my way or the highway" approach is completely idiotic.
Sorry, but the fact that anyone out there is buying the crap these guys are shoveling is ridiculous. They like to cite small dumb projects that are in the stimulus bill that cost a few million dollars here and there, which really I agree shouldn't be in the bill. Whoever is adding these small stupid projects onto the bill should have to explain themselves on prime-time. However, the fact remains that these small stupid projects don't add up to more than 1% of the entire stimulus bill. Quit nitpicking for crying out loud. Quit being anti-investment. Quit proving time and time again you don't have a clue about the economy. Pass the damn stimulus bill.
If you really think EVERYTHING in the bill is wasteful, then how about you volunteer that your district won't take a dime from the stimulus bill since it won't have any benefit. That will cut the spending side of things real fast.
Column on Stimulus Bill
Filed under: Dernoga,Energy/Climate,National Politics,Sprawl — Matt Dernoga @ 2:44 pm
Tags: column, Dernoga, economic stimulus, mass transit, smart growth, transportation
So I have a column out today criticizing part of the stimulus bill and making a suggestion. Enjoy!
http://media.www.diamondbackonline.com/media/storage/paper873/news/2009/01/27/Opinion/Environmental.Stimulus.Thinking.Like.Its.1999-3598314.shtml
Environmental stimulus: Thinking like it's 1999
Issue date: 1/27/09 Section: Opinion
Last year was a rough year. Layoffs at the unemployment office, foreclosures extending to our doghouses and a national debt in dollars approaching the distance in miles between the Earth and the nearest galaxy. Good news has been hard to come by. Fortunately, our elected officials are experts at spinning bad news into "good news."
How else can local and state politicians proclaim with an infallible sense of pride that there are thousands of infrastructure projects backlogged and ready to go? The "good news" is they're perfect for President Barack Obama's stimulus plan. Why have we had trillions of dollars' worth of infrastructure spending waiting for shovels to hit the ground since before I hit kindergarten? Is it because the government isn't spending enough of your money? Yeah, that's a rhetorical question.
Or is it because the majority of our land-use policies, transportation policies and infrastructure planning have been based on a flawed 20th century model for growth?
Our cities have been expanding at an unsustainable rate, swallowing up rural land that dares to reside on the edge. The creation of all these suburbs on the edges of cities means people and the new infrastructure they require – especially the roads connecting them back to the city – are spread out like butter on a slice of bread. This expansion took place at a pace so furiously irresponsible that governments could no longer raise the funds to upkeep the new roads, bridges, schools, firehouses or even Vice President Joe Biden's hair plugs. All that stuff costs a lot of money.
There's a major environmental negligence with these kinds of growth policies as well. Everyone driving to and from the city for work gets stuck in congestion. We end up with worsening air pollution, water pollution from runoff and increased gas consumption. Then, all of our local and state officials declare that we need to clean up our environment while promoting the same poor growth policies that were causing the pollution in the first place.
The majority of the delayed projects that Obama is planning to resurrect follow our 20th century growth model – that's when they were designed. To an individual lacking peripheral vision, the stimulus money needs to go into these outdated initiatives where shovels are ready to hit the ground. But the leaders of our local governments, our state governments and our federal government need to stake a step back. Try looking at the whole picture rather than at just a single pixel.
There needs to be a conscious recognition that the way to address the economic, national security and environmental challenges we face is not by building new roads. It's not by further expanding our cities. Poor land use and transportation decisions have driven each other for far too long. Investments need to be made that will have long-lasting positive ripple effects for decades.
Invest massively in bus transit by replacing and upgrading every single fleet of every region in the nation. The struggling automakers can learn how to make buses, right? Fast-track all of the mass transit projects in the books, and revitalize what we already have. This includes light rail, subways, rapid transit and freight rail. Make everything state of the art. This will take cars and trucks off the roads, reduce our infrastructure upkeep costs, decrease the check amounts we write to foreign countries for fuel and cut carbon emissions at the same time.
These investments should be the priority of the economic stimulus when it comes to transportation. The stakes couldn't be higher. What do we want for our money? Good news, or "good news?" Change, or more of the same? Yeah, that's a rhetorical question.
Economic Stimulus into Green Tech.
Filed under: Uncategorized — Matt Dernoga @ 3:08 am
Tags: article, Barack Obama, economic stimulus, energy, environment
There was a good article in the NY Times a few days ago about how the economic stimulus package Obama is considering will largely be tied to investment in green technologies. Sounds good to me.
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/12/04/us/politics/04green.html?_r=1&partner=rss&emc=rss


Janet Gullickson, President of Spokane Falls Community College, visited the Pullman Center on Wednesday, May 4th, and informed students, faculty, and staff that the campus may close its doors at the end of the quarter. The reason, she said, was a $2 million dollar budget shortfall.
That afternoon, students took to the streets protesting the possible closure. The announcement came after financial aid deadlines had passed. A campus closure would leave many in the cold, without an opportunity to apply for financial aid at any other colleges or universities next year. The students involved in the protest posted pictures on Facebook, but the administration in Spokane quickly demanded that the photographs and comments be removed.
As an economist, I know that hard managerial decisions must be made. I also know that those decisions need to be based on good information and facts, not emotions. As luck would have it, the day following Janet Gullickson's announcement, the lecture covering the shut-down case was scheduled for Econ 201, microeconomics. The lecture was silent, students wide-eyed with fear, were still processing the information from the previous day, and learning a rather hard reality in class.
"Economics happens out there, in the laboratory of the real world," I told my students.
Now, the real world of difficult economic decisions had landed in their laps and as their instructor, the timing couldn't have been better. With the motivation of saving their campus, and a healthy dose of extra credit points, students were offered the opportunity to analyze the SFCC Pullman budget to determine if, indeed, it was a shut-down case. The first step though, was acquiring the budget.
No one in Pullman has ever seen the budget. A debacle in CTC link, a new and improved software, just launched this year, means that all budget numbers are mysterious and vague, hidden somewhere in the ether of computer servers elsewhere. Faculty worked without contracts for weeks, living on a hope and a prayer last fall, and a promise of pay sometime in the future. The contracts showed up by the end of winter quarter, but here it is May, the school year is almost over, and we still don't have a budget.
Based off the assumption that the budget would not vary greatly from year to year, I requested last year's budget so students could at least get started on the analysis. The budget request went in around 1 PM on May 5th. Shortly before 5 PM the same day President Gullickson announced that Pullman would remain open the following year, but with reduced staff and course offerings. Students would have one year to finish their Associates Degrees and transfer elsewhere, but the budget never materialized. Debbi Edwards, the Pullman Center manager said she has been requesting a budget for the last three years, but no one in Spokane is willing or able to produce one. If the campus is going to be shutdown, those who will lose their jobs should at least get the courtesy of knowing why.
Since no one on the Pullman Campus has access to a budget, this year's or last year's, the faculty created one. After all, it was easy enough to figure out how much each person gets paid and the administrative assistants handle most of the remainder of the bills. A "best guess" budget was then released to the students who were encouraged to analyze away.
The first surprise came when four different income and expense models revealed that under no circumstance was SFCC Pullman losing money. In the best case scenario Pullman turns a profit of $99,321.04; in the worst case, the profit drops to $13,821.04. There is little reason to shut-down a profitable operation and it was my understanding that community colleges weren't supposed to be profiting off the backs of the students anyway.
Given a $2 million budget shortfall, with SFCC Pullman making up 4% of the Spokane Falls Community College total expenses, Pullman's share would be $80,000. That is a manageable sum. Pullman's share of the deficit could be covered by increasing enrollment by 8 international students, or 10 domestic students, especially since the Pullman Campus is already profitable.
Armed with information showing that SFCC Pullman was not losing money, the administration was asked why we might be shut-down. The response was, "You might be making money but you aren't making enough money." In order to avoid being shut-down SFCC Pullman would need to reduce the cost per FTE to be in line with the cost per FTE for Spokane.
Again, there was no budget made available for this analysis, though one was requested. The Administration in Spokane simply said that Pullman's expenses accounts for 4% of SFCC's total expenses. After a little math, a cost comparison per FTE was generated, and sure enough, Pullman was too expensive.
Based off what little expense information was available, Spokane provides education at a cost of between $5,572.82 and $5,763.29 per FTE, much lower than the range of $7,765.43 to $8,089.43 for Pullman.
It was beginning to look like bad news for the Pullman Center. But, the amount students pay in tuition is public. An estimate of revenue could be generated by multiplying tuition by number of FTE's. Taking revenue into account, estimates for the profitability of the Spokane campus were generated and the results were startling. The worst case scenario showed Spokane with an annual profit of $7.8 million dollars; the best case scenario showed profits of $10.6 million dollars.
Frankly, there is no way those numbers can be right. Either Pullman does not account for 4% of SFCC's total expenses or Spokane is not providing education at $5,600 per FTE, or something else really weird is going on. There is no way SFCC is pulling a $7.8 million dollar profit annually. If they were the state would be heralding it as a model for community colleges everywhere and that $2 million dollar cut could be easily absorbed by the operating budget. So where has the money gone?
What is most concerning about this entire process is that no one seems to know what the actual budget is and if they do, they aren't willing to share those numbers. It is foolhardy to be making decisions that affects the futures of students, faculty, and staff without actually seeing some form of hard evidence first. What everyone should be demanding now is transparency and accountability from administrators.
I think everyone involved would find the cuts easier to stomach if they came with a good measure of truth, hard facts, and an understanding explanation.
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Canada to expand work permit eligibility for spouses, common-law partners
Canada will introduce a two-year temporary measure to expand work permit eligibility to spouses, common-law partners, and working-age dependents of temporary workers across skill levels from January 2023, according to Canada's immigration policy. The families of workers in healthcare, trades, and hospitality would include this. The measure would affect around 200,000 foreign workers and their family members.
The policy will be implemented in three phases, beginning with the ability for family workers to apply for an open work permit. After consultations with agricultural companies and other stakeholders, the expansion of policy ambit will be expanded to include family members of agricultural workers, as per the Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada release.
Before that, spouses of those working in a high-skill occupation were only eligible for a work permit. The temporary measure aims to improve the emotional well-being, physical health and financial stability of workers by keeping families together. The Canadian government aims to address the country's labour shortages and help employers with staffing needs across skill levels. According to Canada's Minister of Tourism and Associate Minister of Finance Randy Boissonnault, labor shortage is the biggest challenge for the country's tourism industry.
Boissonnault said Labour is the number 1 challenge facing Canada's tourism sector as we position ourselves for post-pandemic growth. Today, our government is bringing in innovative family-based solutions to solve this issue and help our tourism partners meet the global demand for Canadian experiences from coast to coast to coast. Canada issued 645,000 work permits between January and October this year, four times higher than the 163,000 work permits issued in the same period last year.
https://www.businesstoday.in/latest/in-focus/story/canada-to-introduce-2-year-work-permit-eligibility-for-spouses-of-temporary-workers-from-jan-23-355228-2022-12-05
Citizenship Canada the Temporary Foreign Worker Program Randy Boissonnault healthcare Boissonnault Express Entry


Apologies for absence were received from Councillor Marsie Skeete.
Councillor David Dean declared that as his family had been involved with Wimbledon Rugby Club he would not speak or vote on this item.
RESOLVED: That the minutes of the meeting held on 14 February 2019 were agreed as an accurate record.
Supplementary Agenda: Amendments and modifications to the Officer's report were published in a Supplementary Agenda. This applied to items 5, 9, 10, 11, and 12.
Order of the meeting – The Chair announced that the items would be taken in the following order 5, 9, 11, 13, 7, 8,10,12, 14 and 15.
Proposal: Installation of artificial grass on existing rugby pitch with associated hard and soft landscaping, fencing and floodlighting.
The Committee noted the officer's report and presentation and additional information in the Supplementary Agenda. The Committee received verbal presentations from 3 objectors (who shared the maximum time of 6 minutes) and the Applicant and Agent.
· The site does not have the capacity for 178 cars parking on the grass in the MOL.
· Procedural flaw in process as the Transport Survey was late. There are other pieces of information missing.
· There is no detrimental impact on the character of the area.
· This is an upgrade of existing facilities, the existing floodlighting is to be replaced by new that creates less light spillage. The fencing is to be upgraded to blend in.
· The club provides many opportunities for local adult and children's sport.
· The application for Cricket Nets was refused because they were proposed in a different area, an area that currently does not have any facilities on it. This application is proposing to replace an existing rugby pitch with another, and therefore Officers can support.
· The Parking Survey was done by Highways Engineers and was a technical request, this was not re-consulted on. There was a delay getting this onto the web-site as Highways Officers were reviewing the document.
· This main benefit of this scheme for the Club is year round usage of the pitch.
· The Transport Survey does appear to be skewed towards the Rugby Club, another survey should be ... view the full minutes text for item 5.
Proposal: Erection of an end of terrace dwelling with basement level incorporating new vehicular crossover to Wydell Close and off-street parking.
Proposal: Demolition of existing buildings and structures, and redevelopment for a new 8 - storey building (plus additional plant at roof level) comprising of a hotel (use class C1) and three commercial units (a flexible use within classes A1, A2, A3 and / or A4); substation; alterations to existing access and creation of new access on Graham Road; hard and soft landscaping, ground works and associated infrastructure.
· Graham Road is used by many children and families walking to School. This application proposes that Graham Road is an exit road for service vehicles 7am -11pm every day. What safety analysis has been carried out on this?
· It is assumed that all vehicles will turn left onto Graham Road but this is to be encouraged and not enforced.
· If this application is allowed the servicing plan should be reduced and the left hand turn should be enforced.
· Is this the right place for such a big hotel?
· This is a high quality design and a £50million investment that will create 150 jobs.
· There was concern regarding Service Vehicles using Beulah Road, and we have changed this so that vehicles will turn left onto Graham Road and then left onto Hartfield Road.
· This application will have an impact on pedestrian safety, it is not an easy site for servicing. There is a plan for vehicles to turn left onto Graham Road but it is not enforceable.
· Condition 32 limits the hours of service vehicles.
· The Design staggers ... view the full minutes text for item 9.
Proposal: Erection of a two storey end of terrace dwellinghouse with associated off street car parking.
In reply to a Member's question the Planning Team Leader South explained that if the appeal on the previous application for this site is allowed and the application currently being considered allowed, then the applicant will have two permissions and will be able to choose which scheme to build.
Proposal: Application under Section 73 to vary conditions 3 (approved plans) and 20 (opening hours) and omit conditions 22, 23, 44 and 46 (all relating to café and crèche) attached to LBM planning permission 14/P4361 (football stadium, commercial and residential development).
· Air pollution kills 33 people in London every day.
· Merton's Planning Guidelines say that applications must be refused if they will make air pollution worse.
· NO2 Levels in this area have not been properly considered and a survey should be carried out by an Environmental Statistical expert should be carried out.
· We did discuss the crèche with childcare providers but they thought that a crèche would not be commercially sustainable as there were problems with the site that could not be overcome.
· The application is supported by a full statement of Air Quality that was undertaken by specialists who concluded that there were no issues. As part of this we have reduced the residential and stadium car park.
· Would like to re-instate the previous design of a softer radial curve.
A member commented that he was disappointed that the Council hadn't pursued the applicant regarding the loss of the crèche, and that he proposed a recommendation that the applicant be pursued for a clawback of money towards childcare. This was proposed and seconded. Officers advised against such a recommendation as there was no legal requirement to provide a ... view the full minutes text for item 11.
Proposal; Erection of a two storey (with basement level) end-of-terrace property comprising 2 x self-contained flats.
A Member commented that it was a pity that this application was not providing one family sized home, rather than two smaller units. The South Area Team leader confirmed that advice had been provided at the pre-application stage for one dwelling on the site.
GRANTED Planning Permission subject to conditions and deed of variation to the S106 agreement.
Proposal: Application to vary condition 2 (approved plans) attached to LBM planning permission 15/P4741 (34 x residential units and 459 sqm of office space). The changes relate to reconfiguring the layout of Block A to create 11 new units (taking total to 45), alterations to fenestration/terrace and additional cycle parking spaces across the development.
The Committee noted the officer's report and presentation. The Committee received verbal presentations from an objector, and the applicant's agent.
· Previously allowed plan is already too dense, this application includes 45 more units, an increase of 30%. This a substantial increase.
· The application does not increase the massing of Block A, therefore there is no further effect on sunlight or daylight to neighbours. There is no additional impact on overlooking.
· In the past we have been told that small allocations of affordable units are not very attractive for Housing Associations to manage.
Members noted the Planning Team Leader South's comments that Officers could explore the potential for using funds collected for off-site affordable housing to deliver extra affordable units on this site (London Plan policy 3.15 (g) ... view the full minutes text for item 13.


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Macau's newly-elected chief executive Ho Iat-seng. Photo: EPA
Meet Macau's new chief executive Ho Iat-seng: a media-shy Beijing loyalist with deep mainland ties
Ho takes charge at a challenging time for the city, amid the ongoing US-China trade war and a looming slowdown in neighbouring Hong Kong
Despite keeping a low profile, his name had been floated numerous times over the past few years as a potential candidate for the top job
Topic | Macau
Raquel Carvalho
Published: 12:46pm, 25 Aug, 2019
Updated: 7:31pm, 25 Aug, 2019
Raquel Carvalho is Asia Correspondent for the Post. She joined the newspaper in 2014. Most of her investigative and in-depth stories have been focused on human rights, cross-border security, illicit trade and corruption. She was previously the chief reporter at a Portuguese daily newspaper in Macau, where she moved to from Europe in 2008.


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Hawkins County schools
Hawkins students learn about government at HEC event in Nashville
COMMUNITY CONTRIBUTOR • Mar 20, 2017 at 11:55 AM
NASHVILLE – Cherokee High School junior Claire Robertson and Volunteer High School junior Brannon Ragsdale were in Nashville March 13-15 for the Tennessee Electric Cooperative Association's annual Youth Leadership Summit.
They were chosen and sponsored by the Hawkins County based Holston Electric Cooperative.
Sen. Jim Tracy on Tuesday, March 14, greeted delegates attending the three-day leadership and government workshop.
Tracy welcomed the young leaders to the Senate Chamber of the Tennessee State Capitol where Alan Whittington, assistant chief clerk of the Senate, explained the process required to pass legislation. Students had the opportunity to debate and vote on a mock bill.
Reps. Mike Bell and John Lee Clemmons joined Sen. Tracy for a town hall meeting with attendees. The three discussed the legislative process and answered questions posed by summit attendees. Delegates then had the opportunity to listen in on debate in House and Senate meetings in Legislative Plaza.
In addition to a hands-on look at state government, delegates to the event learned team-building and problem-solving skills and developed a better understanding of their local electric cooperatives.
"I have learned a lot about the Senate and the House of Representatives and how laws are passed," says Brannon Ragsdale, a junior from Volunteer High School attending the Youth Leadership Summit. "I'm really grateful for the opportunity to come here and improve my leadership skills. I'm also thankful for Holston Electric Cooperative. My co-op really does a lot to make sure that leaders of tomorrow get the opportunities they deserve."
Delegates to the Youth Leadership Summit are encouraged to be leaders and use their talents to improve rural Tennessee.
"Local electric co-ops, school officials and guidance counselors chose these deserving students to attend the summit based on their interests in government and strong leadership abilities," says Todd Blocker, vice president of member relations for the Tennessee Electric Cooperative Association and director of the Youth Leadership Summit. "They will be the next generation of leaders in rural Tennessee, and we want to prepare them for the challenges and opportunities they will face."
"These students will soon be our community leaders — and electric cooperative member-owners," says Michelle Simpson, Holston Electric Cooperative's Director of Member Services. "We want them to share our passion for rural East Tennessee, so it is an honor for Holston Electric Cooperative to help prepare them for the opportunities that are ahead. The future of our rural communities depends on a new generation of strong leaders like these."


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