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Yearly Chart 2019 - My most played songs
Happy new year, everyone! My year was as always filled with fabulous music. Check out my yearly chart of the tracks I've listened to the most in 2019, both old and new. All these songs are amazing, so maybe you'll find something new to listen to that you haven't heard before.
1. Kylie Minogue - New York City
2. Luca Hänni - She Got Me
3. Cathy Dennis - Touch Me (All Night Long) (Hot Mix)
4. Madonna & Maluma - Medellín
5. E.G. Daily - Mind Over Matter
6. Thereza Bazar - Gotcha!
7. Bananarama - Stuff Like That
8. Seiko Matsuda - All The Way To Heaven
9. Kathy Joe Daylor - Give Me Back My Heart
10. Jakie Quartz - Vivre Ailleurs
11. Shanice - I'll Bet She's Got A Boyfriend (Miami Edit)
12. Carly Rae Jepsen - Now That I Found You
13. Dollar - It's Nature's Way (No Problem)
14. Bananarama - Dance Music
15. Eria Fachin - Your Love Just Came Too Late
16. Oscar Enestad - I Love It
17. Mia - Mystery Rouge
18. Naomi Scott - Speechless
19. Melanie B - For Once In My Life
20. Bananarama - Intoxicated
21. Luca Hänni - I Can't Get No Sleep
22. New Kids On The Block - Cover Girl (7" Remix)
23. Cathy Dennis - You Lied To Me
24. Claire Richards - Shame On You (Club Junkies Disco Edit)
25. Eria Fachin - Savin' Myself
26. Tamta - Replay
27. Agnes - I Trance
28. Lake Malawi - Friend Of A Friend
29. Austin Mahone - Why Don't We
30. Mahmood - Soldi
31. Conor Maynard - Take Off
32. Kim Petras - There Will Be Blood
33. Madonna & Swae Lee - Crave (Tracy Young Dangerous Radio Edit)
34. Deborah Sasson - Passion And Pain
35. Michael Rice - Bigger Than Us (7th Heaven Radio Edit)
36. Bishara - Love Don't Let Me Down (Remix)
37. Thereza Bazar - Too Much In Love
38. Carly Rae Jepsen - Too Much
39. Luca Hänni - I Will Die For You (Mike Candys 2012 Radio Edit)
40. Tove Lo & Kylie Minogue - Really Don't Like U
41. Jonas Brothers - Sucker
42. Mohombi - Hello (Carnival Brain Remix)
43. Céline Dion - Flying On My Own
44. Cheryl - Let You
45. Kim Petras - Got My Number
46. Eleni Foureira - Triumph
47. Patti LaBelle - New Attitude
48. Lenni-Kim - Don't Stop
49. Bananarama - Tonight
50. Sheila E. - Droppin' Like Flies
51. Nick Jonas - Find You
52. Sonia - A Night That's Never-Ending (Sakgra PW Elle Mix)
53. Ava Max - Torn
54. Ariana Grande - Into You
55. Vanessa - Eternity
56. Lenni-Kim - Yolo
57. Madonna - I Rise (Tracy Young's Pride Intro Radio Remix)
58. Erasure - A Whole Lotta Love Run Riot
59. Mariah Carey - In The Mix
60. Cheryl Lynn - New Dress
61. Pajama Party - Yo No Sé
62. Hazell Dean - Heavenly (Matt Pop Radio Edit)
63. Austin Mahone - Dancing With Nobody
64. Hot Cold - Love Is Like A Game
65. Luca Hänni - Bella Bella
66. Ariana Grande, Miley Cyrus & Lana Del Rey - Don't Call Me Angel (Charlie's Angels)
67. Mika - Ice Cream (Wideboys 99 Flake Remix)
68. Bananarama - It's Gonna Be Alright
69. Kylie Minogue - I Believe In You
70. Sarah Brightman - Colours Of The Rainbow
71. Kiwi & Tess - Give Your Heart (Extended Version)
72. Kate Miller-Heidke - Zero Gravity (7th Heaven Remix)
73. Brother Beyond - Can You Keep A Secret? (Miami Mix)
74. Kylie Minogue - Better The Devil You Know
75. Midnight Boy - Don't Say No
Labels Bananarama, Carly Rae Jepsen, Cathy Dennis, charts, E.G. Daily, Eria Fachin, Jakie Quartz, Kathy Joe Daylor, Kylie Minogue, Luca Hänni, Madonna, music, Oscar Enestad, Seiko Matsuda, Shanice Wilson, Thereza Bazar
Eurotix - Try Again - Remixed, Remade & Remodeled
Dear friends, me and Larry want to thank you for all your support of our Eurotix remix album "Try Again - Remixed, Remade & Remodeled", released on November 29, 2019. As the title suggests, we have gone back to some of our previous songs and given them a makeover. Some are very different from the originals, while others have been slightly updated to make them sound even better.
Please support our album by buying or streaming it. It's available on Bandcamp, iTunes, Spotify, Amazon, Google Play etc.
The perks of buying our album from Bandcamp is that you can choose which file format you wish to download the album in (WAV, MP3, FLAC etc). You can also choose to pay more than the asking price we have (10 Euros), to support future Eurotix releases. And all the money goes directly into making new music. Plus, as a bonus, you will get a PDF document where Larry shares fun and interesting facts about each track.
"Try Again" tracklist:
1. When You Go (Remix)
2. Hello Susie (Remodel)
3. I'm Ready For My Close-Up (Remix)
4. If You Were A War (Remix)
5. Face Down (Remix)
6. The Secret (Remake)
7. I Forget Myself
8. Don't Let Go (Remake)
9. Our Spaceboy (Remodel)
10. I'll Be Your Satellite (Remodel)
11. Will You Remember Me? (Remake)
12. One Step Forward (Remodel)
13. Coming Back To Life (Remix)


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Biology ⋅
What Is the Diploid Number?
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Advantages & Disadvantages of External Fertilization
By David Chandler
The diploid number is the number of chromosomes required for two complete copies of the organism's genome (the entirety of its genetic information). In animals, this is the number of chromosomes in most cells (gametes being an important exception).
The DNA comprising the genome of a species is organized and packaged into complex structures called chromosomes. Eukaryotes characteristically possess multiple linear chromosomes.
Haploid Number
The number of chromosomes in a complete genome is known as the haploid number. Sexual reproduction involves an alternating process of haploid to diploid back to haploid cells.
Mitosis is the process of cell division that leads to daughter cell having the same number of chromosomes as the parent cell. A diploid parent cell produces two diploid daughter cells.
Meiosis is the process of cell division leading to the production of gametes. A diploid parent cell divides into four haploid daughter cells.
Fertilization of a haploid sperm cell with a haploid ovum produces a diploid zygote (fertilized egg). In humans, the egg and sperm each have a haploid number of 23 chromosomes. When a sperm fertilizes an egg, the resulting diploid zygote has 46 chromosomes (two sets of 23 chromosomes).
Polyploidy
Some eukaryotes possess more than two copies of their genome in their cells. These multiple copies are referred to as polyploidy.
Maricopa Community College: Meiosis and Sexual Reproduction
State University of New York: Mitosis
Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis: Meiosis and the Formation of Eggs and Sperm
David Chandler has been a freelance writer since 2006 whose work has appeared in various print and online publications. A former reconnaissance Marine, he is an active hiker, diver, kayaker, sailor and angler. He has traveled extensively and holds a bachelor's degree from the University of South Florida where he was educated in international studies and microbiology.
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What Is the Haploid & Diploid Cell Number for a Monkey?
What Is a Extra Ring of DNA in Bacteria?
What Combination of Chromosomes Results in a Boy?
Nucleic Acid Facts
Why Are Chromosomes Important for Cell Division?
How to Write a Notation of a Karyotype
What Is a Homologous Allele?
How Many Chromosomes Are Found in Human Body Cells?

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Zdravljica ("Um brinde", em esloveno) é um poema de France Prešeren, escrito em 1844. A sétima estrofe deste poema é, desde 27 de Setembro de 1989, o hino nacional da Eslovénia.

A mais famosa estrofe é a sétima, para a qual Stanko Premrl escreveu uma composição coral com o mesmo nome. Só o texto da sétima estrofe é o texto do hino nacional esloveno. A poesia é um carmen figuratum.

Letra

Ver também
 Símbolos nacionais da Eslovênia

Ligações externas
  - versão instrumental.
 , "Slovenia Excursion 2000" - versão com vocal.

Eslovenia
Hino

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Justia Dockets & Filings Ninth Circuit California Southern District Kiner v. Unknown Filing 2
Kiner v. Unknown
ORDER DISMISSING CASE WITHOUT PREJUDICE. Signed by Judge Roger T. Benitez on 5/22/2017. (All non-registered users served via U.S. Mail Service) (fth)
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 11 THOMAS KINER, Plaintiff, 12 13 Case No. 17cv0923 BEN (BGS) ORDER DISMISSING CASE WITHOUT PREJUDICE v. 14 15 UNKNOWN, Defendant. 16 17 Petitioner, proceeding pro se, has submitted a document wherein he states that he is 18 19 "in the process of filing a federal writ of habeas corpus," pursuant to in 28 U.S.C. § 20 2254. He states, however, that he has been delayed in preparing his petition after being 21 taken into custody on unrelated charges. (See Pet. at 1.) FAILURE TO FILE PETITION 22 Petitioner has not filed a Petition for writ of habeas corpus in this action. 23 24 Therefore, unless Petitioner is a capital prisoner, he has not initiated habeas proceedings 25 in this Court. Calderon (Nicolaus) v. U.S. District Court, 98 F.3d 1102, 1107 n. 26 3 (9th Cir. 1996) ("Unlike non-capital prisoners who initiate habeas proceedings by filing 27 a petition for a writ of habeas corpus, capital prisoners commence federal habeas 28 /// 1 17cv0923 BEN (BGS) 1 proceedings by filing a request for appointment of counsel."); McFarland v. Scott, 512 2 U.S. 849 (1994). 3 Petitioner does not contend that he is a capital prisoner, that is, a prisoner under 4 sentence of death. As such, if Petitioner wishes to proceed with a habeas action in this 5 Court he must (as is the case with all non-capital prisoners) file a petition for writ of 6 habeas corpus, which will be given a separate civil case number. 7 The Court cautions Petitioner that a one-year period of limitation applies to a 8 petition for a writ of habeas corpus by a person in custody pursuant to the judgment of a 9 State court. The limitation period begins to run on the latest of: 10 11 (A) the date on which the judgment became final by the conclusion of direct review or the expiration of the time for seeking such review; 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 (B) the date on which the impediment to filing an application created by State action in violation of the Constitution or laws of the United States is removed, if the applicant was prevented from filing by such State action; (C) the date on which the constitutional right asserted was initially recognized by the Supreme Court, if the right has been newly recognized by the Supreme Court and made retroactively applicable to cases on collateral review; or (D) the date on which the factual predicate of the claim or claims presented could have been discovered through the exercise of due diligence. 22 28 U.S.C. § 2244(d)(1)(A)-(D). If the federal petition is filed after the statute of 23 limitations has run, the petition will be summarily dismissed. 24 The statute of limitations does not run while a properly filed state habeas corpus 25 petition is pending. 28 U.S.C. § 2244(d)(2); see Nino v. Galaza, 183 F.3d 1003, 1006 26 (9th Cir. 1999). But see Artuz v. Bennett, 531 U.S. 4, 8 (2000) (holding that "an 27 application is 'properly filed' when its delivery and acceptance [by the appropriate court 28 officer for placement into the record] are in compliance with the applicable laws and 2 17cv0923 BEN (BGS) 1 rules governing filings."). However, the filing of a federal habeas petition does not toll 2 the statute of limitations. Duncan v. Walker, 533 U.S. 167, 181-82 (2001). 3 4 CONCLUSION AND ORDER This action is DISMISSED without prejudice because Petitioner has not filed a 5 Petition and has therefore failed to initiate federal habeas proceedings in this action. For 6 Petitioner's convenience, the Clerk of Court shall attach to this Order a blank In Forma 7 Pauperis Application and a blank form Petition pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. 8 The Clerk shall close the file. 9 10 Dated: May 22, 2017 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 3 17cv0923 BEN (BGS)


What is the LCM of a3b – ab3, a3b2 + a2b3 and ab(a + b)?
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⇒ 0 = 30 – 6k ⇒ 6k = 30 ⇒ k = 5.
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Brand, F. S., R. Seidl, Q. B. Le, J. M. Brändle, and R. W. Scholz. 2013. Constructing consistent multiscale scenarios by transdisciplinary processes: the case of mountain regions facing global change. Ecology and Society 18(2): 43.
Alpine regions in Europe, in particular, face demanding local challenges, e.g., the decline in the agriculture and timber industries, and are also prone to global changes, such as in climate, with potentially severe impacts on tourism. We focus on the Visp region in the Upper Valais, Switzerland, and ask how the process of stakeholder involvement in research practice can contribute to a better understanding of the specific challenges and future development of mountainous regions under global change. Based on a coupled human-environment system (HES) perspective, we carried out a formative scenario analysis to develop a set of scenarios for the future directions of the Visp region. In addition, we linked these regional scenarios to context scenarios developed at the global and Swiss levels via an external consistency analysis. This method allows the coupling of both the scenario building process and the scenarios as such. We used a functional-dynamic approach to theory-practice cooperation, i.e., the involvement of key stakeholders from, for example, tourism, forestry, and administration, differed in type and intensity during the steps of the research process. In our study, we experienced strong problem awareness among the stakeholders concerning the impacts of global change and local challenges. The guiding research question was commonly defined and problem ownership was more or less balanced. We arrived at six multiscale scenarios that open up future trajectories for the Visp region, and present generic strategies to cope with global and local challenges. The results show that local identity, spatial planning, community budget, and demographic development are important steering elements in the region's future development. We suggest that method-guided transdisciplinary processes result in a richer picture and a more systemic understanding, which enable a discussion of critical and surprising issues.
Since European industrialization, Swiss mountain regions have undergone fundamental societal and economic changes (Collantes 2009). The populations in many remote villages have decreased and become concentrated in small towns on the valley floors. Traditional sectors, such as the agriculture and timber industries, declined whereas the service sector, particularly tourism, has become the economic backbone in many regions (Federal Office for Spatial Development 2005, Kopainsky 2005, Soliva 2007, Schild and Sharma 2011). These societal and economic transitions were often accompanied by expanded settlement and infrastructure as well as declining agricultural activities. Thus, they tended to result in considerable changes in ecosystem services, such as scenic beauty, recreation, and avalanche protection (Grêt-Regamey et al. 2008). At the same time, the Swiss alpine regions have been projected to experience severe climate change impacts, for instance, decreased snow reliability, melting of glaciers, and a higher frequency of natural hazards (Beniston 2005, OcCC 2007).
To achieve a better understanding of these kinds of real-world challenges, besides basic research by natural science yielding generalizable results, there is a need for interdisciplinary frameworks that take into account the complexity of human-environment systems (HES), and relate natural to social science knowledge (Folke 2006, Liu et al. 2007, Ostrom 2009, Scholz 2011). Multiscale scenarios have been suggested as a useful method for achieving this (Scholz and Tietje 2002, Biggs et al. 2007, Kok et al. 2007, Zurek and Henrichs 2007). However, interdisciplinarity frameworks are a first necessary, but not a sufficient step to achieve a more comprehensive understanding of a region studied. To acknowledge problems that regional inhabitants and decision makers perceive as the most pressing, and to consider regional specificities, scientists need to go beyond an interdisciplinary "science for society" paradigm, and move to a transdisciplinary mode of "science with society" (Scholz 2011). Transdisciplinarity starts from the assumption that scientists and practitioners are experts in different knowledge domains in which both sides may benefit from a mutual learning process (Scholz et al. 2006, Stauffacher et al. 2008). This transdisciplinary learning process may result in socially robust knowledge and a more comprehensive systemic understanding of the problem at hand.
We focused on the Visp region in the Upper Valais, Switzerland, a typical inner alpine region, and aimed to build a systemic and contextualized, stakeholder-based understanding of this region. We specifically asked how the process of stakeholder involvement in research practice could contribute to a better understanding of the challenges and future development of mountain regions facing global change. To answer this question, we set up scenarios for the Visp region and linked them to context scenarios, also termed shell scenarios, developed for the global and Swiss scales. We developed these multiscale scenarios in close collaboration with key stakeholders from the Visp region, working in tourism, forestry, and administration, for instance. The aim was twofold: first, to shed light on the methodological question of how to produce multiscale scenarios by combining expertise about global to national developments with knowledge on more specific regional developments. The second aim was to arrive at a more systemic and stakeholder-based understanding of the study region by means of scenarios, i.e., an illustration to anticipate possible futures of the Visp region. This study was conducted in the frame of MOUNTLAND (http://www.cces.ethz.ch/projects/sulu/MOUNTLAND), an integrative project that deals with the challenges of global change in Swiss mountain regions and its impact on ecosystem services (Huber et al. 2013a,b).
Any analysis of a coupled human-environment system should start with a comprehensive understanding of the environment (Scholz 2011). The Visp region is part of the district of Visp and is located in the canton of Valais in southern Switzerland (Fig. 1). We will only use the term "Visp region" to refer to the study region, including the Saas Valley, and speak of the "district of Visp" and the "city of Visp" to express these other meanings. The district of Visp, including the Saas Valley, was discovered as early as the fourth century BC. After medieval times, life in the Saas Valley was still shaped by its inaccessibility, and farming was the basic source of subsistence. Despite adverse conditions and several crises, the valley finally became more populated during the 18th and 19th centuries because the inhabitants relied on their traditional skills and knowledge (Senglet 1991). With respect to local challenges today, the district of Visp is typical of many other alpine regions because employment in primary sectors, i.e., agriculture, the timber industry, and fisheries, declined by 43% between 1995 and 2008. At that same time, employment increased by 4% in the secondary sector, e.g., construction and chemical industries, and by 18% in the third sector, e.g., tourism. (Statistical Office Valais 2010, Swiss Areal Statistic 2012).
With a total area of 34,349 km², the Visp region spans the area from the remote side valley of Baltschieder and the city of Visp (651 m; picture A in Fig. 2) to the main valleys of the Visp and Saas rivers. Important tourism destinations, such as Saas-Fee (1798 m), the Mattmark reservoir, and the Italian border are all located at high elevations in the south. The region represents one of the most important tourist destinations in Switzerland (picture C in Fig. 2), and it also has strong economic activities in industry and waterpower (Zajc et al. 2004).
The Visp region is characterized by a continental inner-alpine climate with relatively low precipitation and moderate temperatures. As illustrated in Figure 2, different land use types can be found in the study region. Compared to 1985, forested land increased by 576 ha, at the expense of agricultural areas, and the other land use types did not change significantly (Swiss Areal Statistic 2012).
The impacts of climate change may become a serious threat to Swiss mountain regions (OcCC 2007). Projected changes in temperature range from +1.2 °C to +2.8 °C in the winter, and from +1.7 °C to +2.5 °C in the summer. Projected precipitation changes range from -1.4 mm to +8.9 mm in the winter and from -8.1 mm to +1.1 mm in the summer, for 2040–2060 (Walz et al. in review). For the Visp region, it is projected that glaciers might melt to almost 60% (Huss et al. 2010). The likelihood of natural hazards, such as mudslides, landslides, avalanches, rock falls, and floods depends on changes in temperature and precipitation, and is likely to increase by 2050 (OcCC 2007, Bättig et al. 2011). Each of these phenomena will potentially cause severe impacts on tourism, both directly, e.g., through impacts on infrastructure, such as cable railways, and indirectly, e.g., through a drop in the number of visitors due to fear of natural hazards (Nöthiger and Elsasser 2004). In addition, snow reliability is a crucial factor for winter tourism, such as in Saas-Fee, and it will alter with climatic change (Rixen et al. 2011).
We aimed to develop a systemic understanding of the Visp region, its challenges, and possible future development trajectories. Based on a stakeholder analysis and selection, we conducted a formative scenario analysis (FSA) for the Visp region and linked the results to context scenarios via an external consistency analysis (Fig. 3). The multiscale scenarios have been developed in close collaboration with key stakeholders from the study region (Table 1).
Human systems can be represented as hierarchically organized and can include several levels, such as the individual, the organization, and the institution (Scholz 2011). With the hierarchy of human systems in mind, we carried out a stakeholder analysis (Reed et al. 2009) to cover the most important human systems and sectors, e.g., tourism, forestry, agriculture, planning, and industry, in the Visp region. We also aimed to include representatives from as many communities as possible. As a result, we invited 16 people working in tourism, forestry, agriculture (winery), the chemical industry, administration and policy, nature conservation, and water management. Participation was voluntary for each workshop and no expenses were paid.
In cooperation with the stakeholders, we carried out a scenario analysis. One aim of scenarios is to widen perspectives and to clarify crucial decision points in the light of a variety of possible futures (Scholz and Tietje 2002, Kok et al. 2007, Durance and Godet 2010). They can serve various functions in transition processes, for instance, establishing the basis for capacity building and strategy formation, as well as providing input variables for computer models (Wiek et al. 2006).
We used an FSA, which is a highly transparent method of integrating qualitative and quantitative knowledge and gives form to a set of consistent and plausible scenarios of future development (Scholz and Tietje 2002, Spoerri et al. 2009). The analysis comprised 12 steps that can be subgrouped into 5 different phases (Fig. 4). These are: system and goal definition, definition of context scenarios, system analysis, projection phase, and local and multiscale scenario selection and interpretation phase (Spoerri et al. 2009). In addition, we combined the FSA with a functional-dynamic approach to transdisciplinary processes (Stauffacher et al. 2008, Krütli et al. 2010, Trutnevyte et al. 2011; T. Von Wirth, U. Wissen Hayek, A. Kunze, N. Neuenschwander, M. Stauffacher, G. Schmitt, and R. W. Scholz, unpublished manuscript) to establish a mutual learning process between scientists and practitioners. The involvement of stakeholders differed in intensity and type along the steps of the FSA, and ranged from information, e.g., reporting results via e-mail, and consultation, e.g., via e-mail conversations and telephone inquiries, to collaboration, i.e., mutual learning processes in workshops.
The system boundaries and the goals of the MOUNTLAND project were discussed with a steering group of stakeholders before the actual initiation of our study. In the first workshop of our study, the system boundaries were defined for the Visp region, with a time horizon of 2050. In addition, the guiding question, which asked how to orient land use measures to achieve desirable long-term development, including the maintenance of well-being and important ecosystem services despite prevalent global change, was identified (step 1.1).
The context scenario group of MOUNTLAND derived basic assumptions from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) scenarios and customized these scenarios to the specific land use focus and purposes of MOUNTLAND. Four context scenarios were thus developed (step 2.1): growth and convergence, regional centers, green growth, and local sustainability (A. Walz, J. M. Braendle, D. J. Lang, F. S. Brand, S. Briner, C. Elkin, C. Hirschi, R. Huber, H. Lischke, and D. R. Schmatz, unpublished manuscript).
A particularly important aspect of the first meeting with the regional stakeholders was getting to know each other and building mutual trust. For the scenarios, we identified current and future opportunities and challenges of the study region in individual brainstorming sessions and group discussions, to gain insights into the structure, function, and history of the case. Prepared with knowledge from available literature and the constraints set by the context scenarios, together with the stakeholders, we identified the most important impact factors for the regional scenarios (step 3.1). Each of these factors was defined as a "system element that influences the behavior or is influenced by other system elements" (Spoerri et al. 2009:593). In subsequent work, we unified overlapping factors to arrive at a still manageable final list of 20 impact factors. We have grouped these impact factors according to the following sectors: environment, construction, policy, agriculture, forestry, renewable energy, tourism, economy, and social developments (Table 2, columns 1 and 2). The first two factors correspond to the environment, whereas the other factors represent the human part of the coupled human-environment system. The impact factors differ with respect to their active or passive function in the system. This can be illustrated by means of a system grid (Fig. 5), a feature the scenario software used allowed us to produce.
During the impact assessment (step 3.2), we assessed all direct impacts between all pairs of impact factors in an impact matrix (Appendix 1) using an ordinal scale, i.e., from -2: strong impedimental impact, to +2: strong conducive impact. The impact assessment was conducted by two of the authors separately. We additionally consulted specific stakeholders by e-mail, focusing on their respective fields of competence. In cases of disagreement, either discussion resulted in a joint value or the intermediate value of the individual judgments was used. For the impact analysis (step 3.3), we used system analysis software (Tietje 2010) that also included a Mic-Mac analysis that assessed the indirect effects one factor displayed on another factor via a chain of still other factors (Scholz and Tietje 2002). In this step, because it mainly consisted of technical work, stakeholders were only informed about the current process.
For each impact factor, we identified possible and plausible future states (step 4.1), representing trends and surprising or innovative development directions (Table 2, column 3). This step was conducted based on relevant literature, as well as on e-mail conversations with three stakeholders. The aim was to be as concrete and quantitative as possible, for instance, using percentage values for increase/decrease of migration from Swiss Statistics projections. We got important information from the stakeholders, especially with respect to the issues of construction activities, spatial planning, development of economic sectors, and cooperation. We also consulted scientific experts from the project team to clarify specific topics, with respect to forestry policy, for instance. In the consistency assessment (step 4.2), we determined the relationship between all future levels of all impact factors with reference to an ordinal scale (-2 to +2) according to Tietje (2005). The consistency relations were assessed by two of the authors separately. As for the impact assessment, in cases of disagreement, discussions lead either to an agreed value or to a compromise using the intermediate value of the individual judgments. The consistency matrix can be found in Appendix 2.
The scenarios were constructed from the consistency matrix (step 4.3) facilitated by standard software for consistency analysis (Tietje 2010). This software calculated consistency indices for all possible scenarios, and for each scenario showed the number of inconsistencies, the additive consistency, i.e., the sum of all consistency values, and the multiplicative consistency, i.e., the product of all consistency values (Tietje 2005). A scenario was then understood as "a complete combination of specific future levels of all impact factors" (Spoerri et al. 2009:594-595). In total, the software produced 181,398,528 possible scenarios.
The final set of scenarios for the Visp region was selected from this number of scenarios by applying three criteria from Tietje (2005): (1) local efficiency, (2) the distance-to-selected criterion, and (3) the max-min criterion. This allowed us to arrive at a representative set of highly consistent scenarios. Using this selection procedure, we chose a set of six scenarios (step 5.1): clumping risks, think big, backward development, retirement residence, export product energy Upper Valais, and take the reins. The regional scenarios were illustrated as a combination of specific future states of impact factors in the tables that explain the six multiscale scenarios (Tables 3, 4 and Appendices 3, 4, 5, 6).
A major step was to link both sets of scenarios, i.e., the regional and the context scenarios, by means of an external consistency analysis (Wiek et al. 2001, Dürr 2006). We first assessed the consistency between (1) the set of future states of the six selected regional scenarios for the Visp region, and (2) the set of future states of the four context scenarios developed by the context scenario group for the Swiss and international levels as described in step 2.1. Each pair of future states (a pair consists of one future state of an impact factor of the selected regional scenarios and one future state of an impact factor of the context scenarios) was rated on a consistency scale (-2 to +2). Subsequently, we added the consistency ratings for each combination of the six regional and the four context scenarios. Thus, we calculated for each of the 24 multiscale scenario combinations the additive consistency values, ranging from 20 to 39 (step 5.2). The consistency ratings helped to narrow down the full set of scenarios to the selected set.
To select consistent multiscale scenarios (step 5.3), we used two interplaying criteria, i.e., (1) a cutoff value for the additive consistency of 23.4, 40% below the maximum value because this excluded the rather inconsistent multiscale combinations but left a sufficient number, and (2) representativeness, to arrive at a set of multiscale scenarios that covered all local and all context scenarios. Using this procedure, we selected six multiscale scenarios.
In the third workshop, we finally interpreted the selected multiscale scenarios with the stakeholders (step 5.4). Again, an important mutual learning process took place. The scientifically built scenarios were enriched by the local knowledge and experience of the stakeholders, and discussions arose about the consistency of specific future states and surprising development directions. The values and interests of stakeholders gathered in this workshop helped us to formulate catchy, contextualized, and plausible story lines.
We restricted ourselves to presenting (1) the system grid derived from the system analysis for the scenarios for the Visp region, and (2) the story lines of two of the multiscale scenarios. Important intermediate results, i.e., the impact matrix, the consistency matrix, and the other four multiscale scenarios are included in the appendices.
Activity is understood to be the effect of an impact factor on all the other impact factors, whereas passivity refers to the extent to which an impact factor is affected by all the other impact factors (Fig. 5). Impact analysis includes the indirect impacts derived from a Mic-Mac analysis (steps 2.2 and 2.3). Correspondingly, the impact factors can be grouped into four categories: active, ambivalent, passive, and buffering (Scholz and Tietje 2002, Spoerri et al. 2009). The values (not shown in Figure 5) are not to be understood in absolute terms; rather, they indicate the relative activity/passivity of the respective factors.
Derived from Figure 5, three impact factors, i.e., spatial planning, budget, and demographic development, were counted as active and represented control factors for system regulations (for all the characterizations of these categories see Spoerri et al. 2009). This result mirrored the perspective of the local stakeholders and was plausible, for instance, when considering the central role of the zoning plan, a spatial planning measure of the communities. Five factors, i.e., environmental quality, type of forestry management, type of agricultural management, promotion of enterprises for local goods, and local identity, were denoted ambivalent, indicating that these factors were highly important, having high values for both passivity and activity. At the same time, these system elements are highly sensitive and their effects on the system's dynamics are unpredictable. Five factors, i.e., quality of life, design of conditions for inhabitants, regional marketing, nature protection measures, and development of sectors were passive. Thus, these factors are reactive in nature and represent indicators of the system state. Finally, seven factors, i.e., construction activities, touristic infrastructure, cooperation, use of potential renewable energies, hazard protection measures, design of conditions for enterprises, and probability and extent of natural hazards and extreme events, were buffering and considered stabilizers of the system.
In addition, we can derive that the active factor, spatial planning, exerted the strongest influence on the system and was at the same time considerably affected by other system factors (Fig. 5). Furthermore, local identity was the most important factor in the system because it had the highest total rank. The system grid illustrates the relative importance of impact factors within the coupled HES. As can be inferred from Figure 5, not only human factors, such as spatial planning and budget, are important for the further development of the HES, but also environmental factors, such as environmental quality, play a decisive role.
Two scenarios reflected rather surprising, innovative, or critical development trajectories for the Visp region. The first scenario (Table 3), termed "clumping risks in a neoliberal world," was the combination of the scenarios "growth and convergence" (context) and "clumping risks" (the Visp region). The Visp region was hit hard by several detrimental national and international developments, leading to decreased gains in tourism and a decrease in employment in agriculture. In addition, Lonza, the biggest industrial employer in the region, followed the national trend and abandoned its location city of Visp to move to lowland agglomerations, which resulted in the emigration of many well-educated people.
The second scenario (Table 4), termed "realize potentials based on green growth," combined the "green growth" (context) and "think big" (the Visp region) scenarios. A joint destination management institution in the region took up the international trend for recreational and weekend tourism, glacier experiences, and sustainable tourism in the Alps, and favored big labels and innovative concepts, e.g., "Upper Valais: Matter/Saas-valley," "highest vineyard in Europe," and stronger links to agrotourism. This resulted in rising attendances and gains in winter and summer tourism.
The set of multiscale scenarios has been developed based on a transdisciplinary and mutual learning processes between science and practice. Thus, it covers scientific and practical epistemic values. We did not scientifically assess the societal impact of our study, as for instance, was done in Walter et al. (2007), but we still generated insights rated important by the stakeholders involved. In general, transdisciplinary processes can build capacity, consensus, analytic mediation, and legitimization (Scholz 2011).
The stakeholders had intermediate to strong problem awareness concerning the impacts of climate/global change and local challenges (Lang et al. 2012). The research objective was commonly defined and conceptualized in the first workshop by the joint identification of impact factors. There was some underrepresentation of relevant actor groups, such as hotel owners and industry representatives, even though they were invited to the workshops. All stakeholders agreed with the use of the FSA as a method for integration. However, an FSA only takes into account, to a certain degree, the complexity of an HES. For instance, the number of impact factors that can be integrated in the study is reasonably limited to 20. There was some discontinuous participation of stakeholders in the workshops. However, at least six representatives came to all of the workshops and provided some continuity. Concerning the transferability of our results, we suggested that the results were, at first, only useful for the Visp region. However, Visp is a typical European alpine region with typical challenges, and thus, we argue that the results could easily be compared to similar studies in other regions. With respect to its societal impact, there was some friction between the results of our study and political processes. This gap could have been bridged by a stronger involvement of policy and decision makers from the very beginning. However, results will be transferred to stakeholders in the form of a report that is easily accessible. In general, in transdisciplinary research, societal impact is generated by an ongoing learning process between science and practice. This replaces the direct impact from "truth" to "power," as well as centralized steering ideas (Scholz 2011, Lang et al. 2012).
In addition, trust and consensus building was successfully achieved during the stakeholder workshops. This can be illustrated through our observation of a change from a rather skeptical view on the planned scenarios prevalent in the first workshop, toward an enthusiastic discussion of future trajectories and also of critical and surprising issues, such as the decline in top destination tourism, shrinkage of industry, and the cooperation of the tourism department of Matter Valley, a further important destination for winter tourism and a current rival. The discussions of the critical and surprising topics are illustrated in the two multiscale scenarios "clumping risks in a neoliberal world" and "realize potentials based on green growth," (Table 3, 4). These extreme risks or courageous steps were not considered by the stakeholders in the beginning. Instead, the discussions avoided the critical combination of climatic and economic risks in the region. In our view, one basic purpose of the scenarios was to consider unwanted but possible futures instead of wishful thinking. Considering a more systemic and realistic picture was a valuable asset for the stakeholders and the scientists.
We consequently arrived at six multiscale scenarios that cover the global, the Swiss, and the regional levels. The scenarios represent illustrations of how to approach a systemic picture of the study region, anticipate possible futures, and point to strategies to cope with local and global challenges. Our study adds an alpine example to the multiscale scenarios already developed in other contexts, such as Europe, Africa, Canada, Latin America, and the Caribbean (Kok et al. 2006a, 2006b, 2007, Wiek et al. 2006, Biggs et al. 2007, Shaw et al. 2009, Özkaynak and Rodriguez-Labajos 2010, Saner et al. 2011). Vivid discussions exist on how scenarios can be linked across the various scales (Biggs et al. 2007, Kok et al. 2007, Zurek and Henrichs 2007). Zurek and Henrichs (2007) point out the difference between: (1) coupling the scenario building processes, and (2) linking the scenario elements and outcomes.
The method we used to link the scenarios across the scales, external consistency analysis, assessed the consistency among the future states of the specific scenarios according to an ordinal scale (Wiek et al. 2001, Dürr 2006). The advantage of using this method was that it allowed us to couple the scenario building process, e.g., by adjusting the selection of impact factors, and to subsequently link the scenario outcomes by an external consistency analysis. We are aware that our study is limited to some extent because a few steps of the analysis, for example, the consistency analysis and the external consistency analysis, would have profited from a consultative or collaborative mode of stakeholder involvement. This was omitted because of time constraints and the limited availability of stakeholders.
In addition, the qualitative system analysis and the resulting system grid displayed in Figure 5 show that local identity, defined rather broadly as the importance of the region, its products, and its traditions in the everyday lives of its residents, is the most important system element. It plays a crucial but unpredictable role in the future development of the Visp region. The regional population has repeatedly proven to be rather enduring, given that their traditional values and identities are still intact (Senglet 1991). This would help in overcoming new crises. The importance of local identity came as a surprise because it is a cultural factor. Moreover, it is "soft" compared to community budget and spatial planning. The importance of local identity for sound adaptation strategies in the alpine regions is supported by the results of Loibl and Walz (2010) for Davos, and Zanon and Geneletti (2011) for Trentino. In addition, Hirschi (2010) and Ingold et al. (2010) point out the importance of the additional soft factors of regional cohesion and collaborative networks.
From the HES perspective, it is important to take into account the social and environmental aspects, as well as their interplay, when considering the future developments of mountain regions that are facing global change. In MOUNTLAND, the project that frames this study (Huber et al. 2013b), environmental expertise has been abundant. However, regional knowledge was a subject that required investigation through the transdisciplinary stakeholder process. It was necessary to gain more insight into the complex dynamics of the Visp region today and historically to make claims for potential future strategies. The combination of regional knowledge gained through an FSA with stakeholders from different domains, and expert-based knowledge, in the form of context scenarios, to arrive at plausible multiscale scenarios forms a potentially successful template, which may also be useful for other contexts. For projects facing a limited budget and time constraints regarding interaction with stakeholders, the FSA and the functional-dynamic approach to stakeholder involvement are efficient means for advancing regional scenarios.
We combined the FSA with an HES perspective and a functional-dynamic concept of stakeholder involvement to link the scenarios across the scales. Consequently, the study contributes to the ongoing discussion on how to arrive at multiscale scenarios (Biggs et al. 2007, Kok et al. 2007, Zurek and Henrichs 2007). It also suggests a method that allows the coupling of both the scenario building process and the scenarios as such. We asked how the process of stakeholder involvement in the research practice could contribute to a better understanding of the challenges and future development of mountain regions that are facing global change. We showed that the place-based knowledge and values of stakeholders were very important elements in broadening perspectives and in developing strategies that were geared toward more desirable states. In addition, a transdisciplinary approach makes sure that scientists focus on problems that are really relevant for the people in the study regions.
Our research is only one step on the way toward method-guided, HES-based, transdisciplinary processes (Scholz 2011). Sustainability science needs to systematically analyze the complexity of a coupled HES, with support from adequate forms of theory-practice cooperation and integrative methods, such as FSA, system dynamics, or multiagent modeling (Scholz 2011). This would allow the building of socially robust orientations for transitions toward sustainability.
We would like to thank Robert Huber (Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research), Yann Blumer, Timo von Wirth (both ETH Zurich), Carl Folke, and two anonymous reviewers for valuable comments on earlier drafts of this article. The research has been conducted in the frame of MOUNTLAND with support from the Competence Centre Environment and Sustainability, Switzerland.
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After previewing the pieces at Paris Fashion Week in June of 2017, Aime Leon Dore has released images of its full Spring/Summer 2018 collection. The New York brand's latest offering features menswear staples such as denim jackets and crewneck sweatshirts and timeless-but-trendy sportswear (a de facto signature for the label). Look at it this way—any collection that has a corduroy clout pack is definitely scoring a second look from us.
Standouts include a trucker jacket, pastel colored mock neck sweaters, plenty of tie-dye and an abundance of perfectly color-blocked fleece outerwear. While the brand is only four years old, Aimé Leon Dore has made a name for themselves with luxury staple pieces that blend perfectly with (upscale) streetwear staples. From the looks of this collection, Teddy Santis' designs are only getting better. Look out for the first drop from the Spring/Summer 2018 collection to release on Aimé Leon Dore's webstore on February 23 and for the pieces to hit Grailed soon after.


1 In the beginning, God began to make the earth and the heavens and everything in them. 2 The earth was without shape. Nothing was alive on it. Deep water covered the earth. There was no light. Everywhere was dark. The Spirit of God moved above the water.
1:2God was present before he made the earth. He made everything.
4 God looked at the light.
5 God called the light 'day'. And he called the dark 'night'.
This was the first (1st) day.
1:5Verse 3 God spoke and told the light to appear.
1:5Verse 5 Light appeared when it was morning. It was dark at night. One day is a time of light and a time of dark.
7 So God made a wide space. He separated the water under the space from the water above it.
8 God called the wide space 'sky'.
10 God called the dry ground 'land'. He called the water (that he put in one place) 'sea'.
12 So plants and trees began to grow in the ground. The plants and trees made seeds, so that more of the same plants and trees could grow.
13 Evening passed, and then it was morning.
14 God said 'There will be lights in the sky. They will separate the day from the night. They will show the seasons, days and years.
16 God made two great lights. The brightest light ruled over the day. The less bright light ruled over the night. God also made the stars.
17 God put the lights and stars in the sky to give light on the earth.
18 They were to rule over the day and night. And they separated the light from dark.
19 Evening passed, and then it was morning.
This was the fourth (4th) day.
21 So God made big animals to live in the sea. He made every different living thing that filled the sea. God made every different bird and flying thing in the sky.
23 Evening passed and then it was morning.
This was the fifth (5th) day.
1:23'Birds' means any living thing that can fly (for example insects).
1:23Everything that God made would have young ones. These would be the same as the parents.
25 So God made the different wild animals and the different livestock. He made all the different animals that move along the ground.
1:25Livestock in verse 24 are animals that are not wild. For example, cows kept for milk. Livestock usually live in a village or farm. They live near people, and people feed them.
1:25Wild animals do not live near people. They sometimes kill other animals to eat. Some of them eat plants and fruit.
1:26'Man' means people. In verse 26 'man' does not mean one person. It means the first people that God made to live on the earth.
1:26When God uses 'us', he is speaking as the Trinity. That is, the three persons of God. They are God the Father, God the Son (Jesus) and God the Holy Spirit. All were present when God made the earth.
27 So God made man. He made man to be like God. God made them. He made some males, and some females.
1:28God made men and women to be 'like' him. This means that people could think. And they could understand what God wanted them to do. God blesses men and women.
1:28God tells the man and woman to grow in number. He means that they are to have many children. He tells the man and woman to rule over the earth. This means that they have authority over all the earth and everything in it. But they are to care for everything.
29 Then God said, 'Look! I give you every plant on the earth that has seeds in it. I give you every tree that has fruit with a seed in it. They are yours. The seeds and fruits will be food for you.
31 God looked at everything that he had made.


Keith Stevens grew up in Northern NJ listening to legendary AM top 40 radio station WABC and dreamed of one day being on the air. At age 11, he started his own radio station from his basement and broadcast to the neighborhood; playing records, taking callers, and developing his skills! He later attended Westminster College and hosted his first CCM show called "Covenant" which won an award as the best Christian college radio show in the nation.
Keith graduated with a BA in Broadcast Communications and his dreams came true as he was hired at America's most listened to station, Z-100! In the mid to late 1980's, New Yorkers came to know and love Keith Stevens, as "Bubba", on the Z-Morning Zoo with Scott Shannon. Keith says, "I went from being the "promotions kid"…to entertaining millions of listeners on the Z-Morning Zoo and hosting my own show on Z100 on the weekends! Not bad for a 22 year old kid just out of college." Keith gave all his thanks to God for opening that door and letting him live his dream. But the journey had only just begun.
In the early 1990's, Keith felt God's leading for something deeper, which led him back into Christian Radio where he connected with his audience in a new and personal way, hosting Afternoons at WWDJ-AM, New York, where he later went on to Program Direct and host Mornings with Sharon Davis. Keith's radio journey also led him to stops along the way at Y100 and "ALICE" 104.5 Philadelphia. He also developed Web Radio for Lucent Technologies while holding down weekends at Q104.3 –New York, classic rock. But all along, Keith trusted Christ as his savior, and still dreamed of a Christian Music FM for New York.
In late 2002, Keith Stevens was the first major air talent hired to help launch STAR 99.1, New York. For 8 years, the Keith Stevens "Family Friendly Afternoon Show" enjoyed high ratings as listeners poured their hearts out to him every afternoon. "Keith's compassion and love for our city is so genuine. His impact is far reaching." Keith also hosted the weekly show "Made for Worship" and served as Music Director and Assistant Program Director.
Keith Stevens has a vision to reach millions for Christ in our nation and the world. In November of 2010, Keith accepted a new call to become Program Director at KTIS Minneapolis/St. Paul. Keith says, "I am humbled to be given the opportunity to serve at KTIS. It is an opportunity that far surpasses anything I could imagine." As Program Director, Keith is already impacting the Twin Cities for Christ in a huge way.
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Im not sure if this is the right route to go, but I would like to give a comment to the producers and I'm hoping you will forward it to them. I did make a comment under the Radio section, but realized it may not get to the producers.
I have been enjoying Keep the Faith ministries through the radio since the mid to late 90's. There have been many stories that have touched my heart over the years. My husband and three children and I have all enjoyed this ministry. I've noticed something over the past several years though, that has been somewhat disappointing for me. So, I thought I'd share it with you. It seems like during the Christmas season, there have been more secular Christmas songs being played on your show. Since Christmas is only one month long, and there are thousands of Christian Christmas songs, I thought I would make a suggestion to look at sharing more of those songs. There are many secular radio stations that play secular Christmas songs for the entire month of Christmas. I think it is important to keep Christ at the center of Christmas especially when you're in a ministry. I pray this message goes into minds that will hear my heart. As the time gets closer to Christ returning, we want to take advantage of every opportunity we have.
Thank you for your ministry and may God continue to bless it.
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Listen every Saturday on KSGN 89.7 here in Sun City, Riverside County, California. Inspired by Jordan's story and how he shared he felt he would always be identified by his past-addictions, my daughter has shared the same concerns. Wondering if there are any words of wisdom you can share with me as a parent regarding this situation?My daughter is 16, not wanting anything to do with Jesus or the Christian faith, though I raised her in it her entire childhood. Teen challenge won't take kids until they are 18, I had her in counseling with a licensed family therapist for 5months, he betrayed her trust and she wants nothing to do with a counselor ever again. Feeling helpless and stuck in a hard place of how to help her.
I grew up in Northern NJ and went to youth group and HS with Keith. Recently I was in my car in GA with my son and I heard his voice on Keep the Faith....I told my son that I knew that voice!!! Love listening to the show on 104.7 The Fish. I was Kristin Heberling then!
Hello, I was listening to 104.7 the fish on Sunday morning, October 16th a 8:30 AM. Keith Stevens recited a poem on grief. Can I get a copy of this poem?
Your program awakens me on Sunday with such awe-inspiring topics and music. It prepares my heart for worship and praise with my home church... Bear Creek Baptist Church. :) This program is an awesome addition to 104.7 The Fish / WFSH / Atlanta! Thank you so very much for keeping and sharing your Faith of Our Lord God Almighty!
Hello, I have been listening this morning, I let go of all things as growing up in my parents house. I moved down to pickaway county in ohio after my divorce in 2000. My son and I resident down their for 11 years. Then down their Andrew found God and I became closer to God and began to let go of my past. Now my parents are closer now since I moved back up North to Union county and letting go and moving forward God has blessed my son and I tremendously. Now the two verses I live by Hebrews 11:1 and Pressing on toward the mark of Jesus has set for me. Praise God how he works, now my pressing going through Nursing school to Glorify God in all that I do. God will guide me and get me through school.


Coimbatore Defence Academy congratulates you on your decision to choose defence services as a career for your child.
Defence Academy is being run by a retired Army officer, who was educated in Sainik School. The academy focuses on coaching potential candidates to take of admission test for Sainik, Rashtriya Military School and Rashtriya Indian Military College. (RIMC – Dehradun).
When should the child be brought to us for coaching?
Note: Students can contact parents at night daily prior to meal time for 30 mins every day.
We screen Movies on Sat / Sunday night.
Food is Vegetarian However; we provide eggs every day in b fast/ Lunch.
Pocket money of Rs. 2000 is to be deposited with our warden during admission.
Parents are permitted to visit the child during second sat/sun of the month.
We do not have accm for parents in our hostel.
Call taxi /bus services are available from rly stn/ airport./central bus stand.
2B, 3G,3K, 3H, 4C, 12H, S25 21 D, 50 C, 100 AND 100 C.
DISTANCE FROM RLY STATION TO DEFENCE ACADEMY COIMBATORE IS 8.5 KM.
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DEFENCE ACADEMY, A-11, VOC NAGAR.
For minor ailment we have a small hospital nearby, we will take care of it for minor ailment.
Parents are request to take a medi-claim for the child and give us the original for any hospital admission. You will be informed about any such case at once.
Please get your child medically inspected and TT injection taken before starting your journey.
Food is prepared at home by a lady and it would be served to the students in our mess.
South Indian style food with Chapattis in the evening will be served Children will be given milk Twice once in the morning with Breakfast and at Night Evening they will be given milk after games. 10 30 – 1100 morning tea break.
A child might have homesickness for the first 10 days which is normal.
You can contact our warden on phone No 94437 20076 for any consultation.
Please do not disturb the child by calling him of cell phone during day time, you will be disturbing him in class hours.
Once a month we take the children out for a night out camp.
Visits at local museum, exhibition is a part of our training.
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La réglementation environnementale 2020 () se substitue en France aux réglementations thermiques précédentes. Elle vise à améliorer la performance énergétique et diminuer les consommations des bâtiments neufs. Pour cela, elle introduit des obligations de calcul d'une analyse de cycle de vie (ACV) et de performance environnementale et de nouveaux indicateurs : Iccomposants (qui traduite l'impact sur le changement climatique des composants du bâtiment [matériaux et équipements] et du chantier)  et icénergie (ou Icénergie, ou Impact Carbone énergie, exprimé en Kg CO2/m² et traduisant l'impact carbone lié aux consommations énergétiques), indicateurs d'impacts environnementaux (impact carbone notamment du bâtiment, sur l'ensemble de son cycle de vie).

Cette loi entre progressivement en vigueur (selon les catégories de bâtiments), et avec un renforcement de ses exigence entre 2020 et les années 2030.

Nouveaux indicateurs
Parmi ceux ci figurent : l'Iccomposants, qui traduit l'impact sur le changement climatique des composants du bâtiment [matériaux et équipements] et du chantier) ; et l'icénergie (ou Icénergie, ou Impact Carbone énergie), qui - exprimé en Kg CO2/m² - traduit l'impact carbone lié aux consommations énergétiques), indicateurs d'impacts environnementaux (impact carbone notamment du bâtiment, sur l'ensemble de son cycle de vie)

Cadre réglementaire
La  est l'une des applications des lois suivantes :
 - la Loi pour l'accès au logement et un urbanisme rénové (AGUR, 2014)
 - la Loi relative à la transition énergétique pour la croissance verte (LTECV, 2015)
 - la Loi portant évolution du logement, de l'aménagement et du numérique (Loi ELAN de 2018)

Histoire
La crise énergétique induite par le premier choc pétrolier (de 1973) a poussé le premier ministre de l'époque Pierre Messmer à créer une première réglementation thermique (en 1974). Cette réglementation a ensuite périodiquement été mise à jour, toujours dans le sens d'une meilleure isolation thermique et des économies d'énergie.

À la suite du Grenelle de l'environnement, des lois Grenelle puis de la loi relative à la transition énergétique pour la croissance verte (LTECV) de 2015 (article 14) , l'arrêté du  est mis à jour via un arrêté du .

Ce dernier renforce les obligations d'isolation thermique ou de rénovation énergétique (amélioration de l'isolation thermique existante lors de travaux de rénovation et le niveau d'isolation demandé est augmenté.
Il indique aussi les nouveaux niveaux qui entreront en vigueur pour l'isolation au , avec toutefois quelques exemptions à cette obligation, sous réserves de conditions précises.

La loi relative à la transition énergétique pour la croissance verte (LTECV) de 2015 (article 17) vise à réduire la consommation des logements sur la durée :

A la différence de la RT 2012, la RE 2020 ne contrôle plus seulement la consommation énergétique des bâtiments neufs, mais aussi leur bilan carbone, en incluant l'analyse du cycle de vie des matériaux et équipements employés, évolution qui a suscité des débats (ex : quand la RT 2012 favorisait le gaz intéressant en termes de coût et d'écobilan par rapport à l'électricité, la RE 2020 favorise au contraire l'électricité présentée comme plus intéressantes en matière de réduction des émissions de .

Alors que le Royaume-Uni interdit le gaz dans les bâtiments neufs à partir de 2025 et que la Suède et les Pays-Bas et le Royaume-Uni tendent à interdire ou fortement limiter (via des solutions hybrides par exemple) le gaz naturel d'origine fossile, la France a décidé que, au moins dans la construction neuve, et progressivement à partir des années 2020, les constructeurs devront respecter des seuils de consommation énergétique et d'émission de gaz à effet de serre ; le seuil d'émission maximum autorisé est fixé dès 2021 à  de  par an et par mètre carré pour les maisons, ce qui exclut de facto le gaz naturel. Pour les appartements, ce seuil est de , ce qui laisse encore la possibilité d'installer du chauffage au gaz, à condition que l'isolation des logements soit très performante, mais il passera à  en 2024, excluant de fait le chauffage exclusivement au gaz, mais permettant des solutions hybrides. Ce délai permettra de développer les alternatives : réseaux de chaleur, chaufferie biomasse, pompe à chaleur collective, solaire thermique. Pour limiter les risques de voir se multiplier les convecteurs électriques, la réglementation introduit un seuil maximal de consommation d'énergie primaire non renouvelable.

Pour des bâtiments construits selon la réglementation thermique RT 2012, l'essentiel de l'empreinte carbone est lié aux phases de construction et de démolition, qui représentent entre 60 et 90 % de l'impact carbone total calculé sur une durée de cinquante ans.
La RE 2020 introduit le calcul de l'analyse en cycle de vie, qui additionne les impacts carbone de tous les matériaux et équipements utilisés dans un bâtiment durant son existence. Elle fixe un indicateur de carbone mesuré en kilogramme de  par mètre carré de surface. Le plafond en  sera abaissé par paliers en 2024 (-15 %), 2027 (-25 %) et enfin 2030 (-30 %). Calculer l'empreinte carbone de chaque matériau devrait rendre, à l'horizon 2030, l'usage du bois et des matériaux biosourcés quasi-systématique, y compris pour le gros œuvre dans les maisons individuelles et le petit habitat collectif. Le ministère estime que la maison à ossature bois, qui représente aujourd'hui moins de 10 % des maisons individuelles neuves, deviendra vraisemblablement la norme en 2030.

Calendrier d'application
 Dans un premier temps, seuls les logements dont le permis de construire a été déposé après le 1er janvier 2022 sont concernés ;
 ensuite (au 1er juillet 2022), tous les bureaux et bâtiments d'enseignement primaire et secondaire (écoles, collèges, lycées) le seront ;
 puis tous les autres bâtiments tertiaires (gymnases, restaurants, commerces…).

Cette loi entre progressivement en vigueur (selon les catégories de bâtiments), avec un renforcement de ses exigence de 2020 aux années 2030 ; en 2031, l'empreinte carbone du bâtiment devra être de 35% inférieure à la référence 2020, avec un premier palier 2022-2024 où il sera encore facile de construire avec les méthodes de 2020 (phase d'appropriation) suivi d'un palier 2025-2027, puis 2028-2031.

Outils

Une base de données nationale INIES
Librement consultable, cette base répertorie les données environnementales et sanitaires requises par la loi, concernant les produits et équipements les plus utilisés dans la construction.

Elle est mise en place par un conseil de surveillance, chargés de surveiller l'éthique et la déontologie de son fonctionnement.

Ses données proviennent pour certaines des fabricants (ou syndicats professionnels). Elles sont fournies au format de la norme européenne NF EN 15804, et de son complément français pour les produits de construction, et de la norme NF XP C08-100-1 et du PCR ed.3 pour les équipements.
La base 'INIES' fournit deux types de documents, respectivement spécifiques à des produits et à des équipement :
  des « Fiches de Déclaration Environnementale et Sanitaire » (FDES) de produits de construction ;
  des « Profils Environnementaux Produits » (PEP) ou ecopassport, qui concernent les équipements du bâtiment. Chaque « profil PEP ecopassport® » est une déclaration environnementale d'un équipement électrique, électronique ou de génie climatique. Il est basé sur les résultats de son analyse de cycle de vie et doit respecter la norme NF XP C08-100-1 et le PCR ed.3 (Product Category Rules). Il est déclaré sous la responsabilité du fabricant (ou syndicat professionnel).

INIES contient ausi : 1) des Données Environnementales par Défaut (DED, données de substitution proposées par le ministère en charge de la construction quand les données spécifiques manquent), de manière à quand même permettre le calcul d'ACV ; et 2) des Données conventionnelles de services (DES, également apportées par le ministère en charge de la construction. Ce sont des données sur les impacts des énergies ou sur les impacts des services (transport, eau potable, eaux usées, déchets, fluides frigorigènes).

Configurateurs (plateformes logicielles ouvertes)
Ils répondent au problème que les fiches FDES incluses dans la base INIES décrivent des produits qui sont en réalité mis sur le marché et/ou mis en oeuvre dans une grande variété de dimensions, de formulations, etc. Un configurateur permet à un utilisateur d'éditer une FDES correspondant à son cas spécifique de bâtiment ou d'ouvrage. Il le fait en saisissant sur l'écran (dans des masques de saisie) les données paramétrables identifiées. Le configurateur contiennent déjà les données d'ICV (Indicateurs de Cycle de Vie) de la famille de produits concernée.
Les premiers configurateurs disponibles sont :
 BETie (pour le béton prêt à l'emploi)
 Environnement IB (béton)
 SAVE (acier)
 DE-bois (bois)
 DE-bois de France (bois de France)
 Bankiz (pour les isolants en laines minérales URSA)

Tendances et prospective
En 2021 en France, après concertation avec les professionnels, la ministre déléguée au Logement (Emmanuelle Wargon), annonce en  le report d'un an de l'entrée en vigueur de la RE2020 ( au lieu du ). Elle annonce aussi que les « seuils carbone » fixés pour la construction laisseront une place au béton, au ciment et à la brique, mais si ces secteurs réduisent leurs émissions de 34 % d'ici à 2030 ; l'alimentation en gaz des maisons est encore autorisée pour les permis de construire déposés avant fin 2023 si une desserte en gaz a déjà été prévue ; la construction neuve pourra être chauffée au gaz si 60 % de ce gaz est du biométhane (via les certificats verts possiblement) ; les réseaux de chaleur alimentés par des sources d'énergie fossiles sont en sursis jusqu'en 2028, s'ils présentent un plan d'investissement précis pour réduire leurs émissions de .

Les tensions sur le marché du gaz induite par la Guerre russo-ukrainienne pourraient accélérer le remplacement du gaz par des énergies alternatives et/ou des techniques de construction passives.

En 2022, la France est le pays européen le plus en retard sur ses engagements en faveur des énergies douces, propres et renouvelables. Elle a voté une loi d'accélération des énergies renouvelables.

Notes et références

Voir aussi

Décrets
 Décret n°2021-1004 du 29 juillet 2021 relatif aux exigences de performance énergétique et environnementale des constructions de bâtiments en France métropolitaine.
 Arrêté du 4 août 2021 relatif aux exigences de performance énergétique et environnementale des constructions de bâtiment en France métropolitaine et portant approbation de la méthode de calcul prévue à l'art R172- 6 du code de la construction et de l'habitation
 Décret n° 2022-305 du 1er mars 2022 relatif aux exigences de performance énergétique et environnementale des constructions de bâtiments de bureaux et d'enseignement primaire ou secondaire en France métropolitaine.

Article connexe

 Bioéconomie, stratégie nationale pour la bioéconomie
 Carbone fossile
 Émission de dioxyde de carbone, Bilan carbone, Contenu CO2
 Empreinte écologique ; Empreinte carbone
 Stratégie nationale bas carbone
 Énergie en France
 Facteur 4, Facteur 9
 Loi relative à la transition énergétique pour la croissance verte
 Marché mondial du carbone
 Neutralité carbone
 Partenariat international d'action sur le carbone
 Politique climatique
 Programmation pluriannuelle de l'énergie
 Séquestration géologique du dioxyde de carbone
 Transition écologique, Transition énergétique

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Thermique du bâtiment
Politique énergétique en France


Very large circular bowl by Hertha Bengtson (1917-1993) for Rörstrand Sweden.
The bowl has a great rustic look coming from the use of chamotte clay which gives a rough surface.
The outside is unglazed and just has a simple incised stripe decor which draws the thoughts towards stylized plants.
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On verso marked with the Rörstrand hallmark, HB (for Hertha Bengtson), Sweden and no. 4.
Very good used condition with normal signs from use.
No cracks, crazing or repairs.
Two small superficial burning cracks from production on bottom.


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Press Release on 'Murder at Mile 63'
Bush Officials Cover-Up Indonesian Military Role
in Murder of U.S. Citizens
Eben Kirksey
NEW YORK -- Evidence of Indonesian military involvement in the deaths of two American citizens has been suppressed, according to a report released today by Joyo Indonesian News Service and Pantau Foundation. U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, and other senior administration officials, have been misleading the U.S. Congress and the public about a 2002 assault near the gold and copper mine of Freeport McMoRan (FCX) in the remote Indonesian province of Papua. The Bush Administration sees Indonesia, the world's most populous Muslim nation, as a key ally in the Global War on Terrorism.
"It's sad to see that U.S. terrorism policy has once again sacrificed truth and justice," said Andreas Harsono, a journalist of the Pantau media group, who co-authored the report.
F.B.I. agents entrapped at least one innocent man, Reverend Isak Onawame, in connection with this murder. Rev. Onawame, an elderly human rights advocate, was detained by the F.B.I. in Papua and delivered to Indonesian custody where he was strip searched, deprived of sleep, and interrogated. On November 7th, 2006, an Indonesian court found Rev. Onawame guilty of supplying attackers with food, based on a false confession extracted during interrogation. Six other men, including Antonius Wamang, who has admitted to participating in the attack, were given sentences of 18 months to life in jail during the same trial.
"By all accounts Wamang's group only had three guns," said co-author S. Eben Kirksey, a doctoral candidate at the University of California at Santa Cruz. The report authors obtained a copy of a classified Indonesian ballistics report, which is being released to the public for the first time today. Through microscopic analysis of bullet fragments, this ballistics report concluded that a total of 13 guns were fired at the scene of the crime.
"We're the first to publicly identify a smoking gun. In fact, we have unearthed evidence of 10 smoking guns," continued Kirksey. "There was another group of shooters wielding enormous firepower." Eyewitnesses, and logs of vehicle traffic through road checkpoints, place Indonesian soldiers at the scene of the crime.
Joyo Indonesian News is a New York-based mailing list on Indonesia-related stories. Pantau is a journalist training organization based in Jakarta. The full text of the report, "Murder at Mile 63" and the Indonesian ballistics report are available on-line:
TAPOL—The Indonesian Human Rights Campaign
Pantau Foundation on the three series
Murder at Mile 63: A Trip to the Big City
Murder at Mile 63: The Ambush
Murder at Mile 63: The Cover Up
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