... and try to earn your place in a world where every move is governed by the rules of etiquette."
Nice quiz-type game that has you surviving the Victorian period.
i got 942!!! should've got better though with all my etiquette lessons i suppose!
I have installed the free Flash player allready!
When I push the Play-button, it comes a 'pop'-sound and nothing happends.
For me it works (just checked). Do you have Flash Player 8? And if you just downloaded the Flash Player, sometimes you have to restart your pc before you can use it.
I get the game screen to come up, I downloaded the Flash Player, the itruction scroll rolls out, but that is it. HELLLPPPPPPP MEEEEEEEEEEEEEE PLEEEEEEEEEEEEASE!!!!!!!!!!!!
Read this, it contains everything we know. If it does not work, I'm afraid that we can't help you.
ah, but wouldn't that be impolite and poor manners to brag on such a perfect score?
That was quite enjoyable. I thought the men's question was actually much easier. I didn't do badly though - 972, I think.
The game doesn't seem to work very well, in some locations after i pick clothes questions pop up, but in most they don't... The music keeps on playing and the scene loads, but no questions ever come.


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Nitish Kumar resigns as Bihar chief minister: BJP backs JD(U) chief, hopes slim for Lalu's RJD
Hours after the fragile bonding that RJD and JD(U) snapped on Wednesday after Nitish Kumar decided to call it quits, BJP announced its support to the JD(U).
FP Staff July 26, 2017 21:44:13 IST
Hours after the fragile bonding that the Rashtriya Janata Dal and Janata Dal (United) snapped on Wednesday after Nitish Kumar decided to call it quits, BJP announced its support to the JD(U) paving the way for the next government to take over.
The JD(U) and BJP had ruled the state for nine years earlier.
File image of Nitish Kumar and Lalu Prasad Yadav. PTI
In the last election in 2015 for the 243-seat Bihar Assembly, RJD won 80 seats, JD(U) 71 while the Congress won 27 seats. With a total strength of 178, the grand alliance, or the Mahagathbandhan comfortably formed the government with Nitish Kumar as the chief minister.
However, after JD(U) pulled out both the RJD and the Congress combined don't have the requisite numbers to continue in the government as they have only 107 seats in their kitty.
The BJP suddenly found itself in the role of the kingmaker as it has 53 seats in the Assembly. Its alliance partner Lok Jan Shakti has two seats. Provided all the three comes along then the number reaches 126 barely above the majority mark.
The RLSP, HAM and CPI(ML) have 2, 1, 1 seats respectively. Although the NDA has 58 members in the Bihar House, the Rashtriya Lok Samta Party (RLSP) is not very keen on supporting Nitish.
Kumar, given his relatively clean image, was under intense pressure to remove Tejaswi Yadav after his dubious dealings came to the fore following raids to his premises by various investigating agencies.
With Prime Minister Narendra Modi openly praising Kumar for the step he took, there were enough indications already that the BJP would like to see itself back in power in Bihar.
भ्रष्टाचार के ख़िलाफ़ लड़ाई में जुड़ने के लिए नीतीश कुमार जी को बहुत-बहुत बधाई।
सवा सौ करोड़ नागरिक ईमानदारी का स्वागत और समर्थन कर रहे हैं
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) July 26, 2017
देश के, विशेष रूप से बिहार के उज्जवल भविष्य के लिए राजनीतिक मतभेदों से ऊपर उठकर भ्रष्टाचार के ख़िलाफ़ एक होकर लड़ना,आज देश और समय की माँग है — Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) July 26, 2017
Interestingly, the RJD chief is still hoping to cling to power as it is learnt, the RJD may claim to form the government being the largest single party.
Uttarakhand Assembly elections: BJP shows preference for Congress defectors in first list
It is not unlikely that a few more Congress defectors find place in the party's second list of 11 candidates, to be announced soon
Uttarakhand Assembly Elections: Congress releases first list of 53 candidates
The names of former chief minister Harish Rawat and Harak Singh Rawat, who joined the party only on Friday, did not figure in the first candidate list of the party
Bhagwant Mann is a sharp politician, don't be fooled by his drinking and clownery
Unlike many political heavyweights in Punjab, Bhagwant Mann has a very strong connection with the ground
Why AAP may have caught people's imagination but it doesn't guarantee a win in Punjab
There are too many political and social dynamics that are at play during the Punjab Assembly elections, and this makes any prediction a risky exercise

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Phnom Penh Post - CNRP runs newcomer, testing a community's desire for change
CNRP runs newcomer, testing a community's desire for change
Ananth Baliga and Niem Chheng | Publication date 23 May 2017 | 06:20 ICT
CNRP candidate Chen Sokngeng (left), 26, is mounting a challenge against three-time sitting CPP Commune Chief Sam Lan (right) in Siem Reap province's Sala Kamroeuk commune. Ananth Baliga
Ananth Baliga and Niem Chheng
Like many parts of the Kingdom, Sala Kamroeuk commune, just outside of Siem Reap city, has been governed with consistency by one commune chief from the ruling party for the past 15 years.
When that commune chief – three-time incumbent Sam Lan, now 60 – took office, Chen Sokngeng was just 11 years old, the son of a humble farming family.
Now running to capture Lan's seat at the age of 26, Sokngeng is officially the Cambodia National Rescue Party's youngest candidate for office in the upcoming June 4 commune elections, and is banking on an infusion of youth turning the tide in a race that has all the makings of a David-versus-Goliath contest.
Sokngeng joined the CNRP at the age of 21, setting aside a career as a nurse, and went on to work for the party's national election campaign in 2013 before deciding to entire the political arena himself.
He is now up against the perception that he is inexperienced and underqualified for the job he is looking to take away from the ruling CPP.
Chen Sokngeng drives a car through the streets of Sala Kamroeuk commune, with a supporter pushing residents to vote for the CNRP. Ananth Baliga
But instead of shying away from discussing his age, Sokngeng is confident he can use it as an advantage rather than a stumbling block – as a tool to appeal to the commune's younger voters.
"The youth are wishing for change. The public services for citizens are not transparent. So, the youth don't want to see this. And the youth want me to bring new ideas, new development," he said.
There may be something to Sokngeng's optimism. With more than 60 percent of the country's population aged between 18 and 30, younger candidates like Sokngeng have the potential to resonate more than either party's old guard.
CNRP candidate Chen Sokngeng, 26, is mounting a challenge against a three-time sitting commune chief in Siem Reap province's Sala Kamroeuk commune. Ananth Baliga
Indeed, one of the factors contributing to the opposition's surprise gains in the 2013 national elections, in which they won 55 of 123 parliamentary seats, was its use of social media to engage and mobilise support among young people. Social media darlings like Thy Sovantha – who has since split with the party – used their Facebook pages as political forums to push the opposition, which in turn benefited from the reflected youthful glow.
Cham Bunthet, a political commentator, said the CNRP had the upper hand in mobilising the youth vote in 2013, and predicted this momentum to continue into the elections on June 4.
However, he said the CPP had seemed to learn from the CNRP's strategy – it has aggressively bolstered its own social media presence since 2013 – and is making its own efforts to attract young voters. "Yes, the CNRP may have it now, but there are no guarantees in 2018 or even in 2022," he said.
CNRP supporters conduct a rally in Siem Reap town canvassing for newcomer commune chief candidate Chen Sokngeng. Ananth Baliga
In the scorching heat, Sokngeng sat behind the wheel of a black SUV yesterday, with a party colleague shouting party slogans and policies from the sunroof.
Sokngeng tells the commune residents not to dismiss him because of his age and inexperience, but to focus instead on his platform to provide transparent public services free from graft.
"People in this commune said they want youth to lead the commune. They said the age is not the problem, what's important is political will," he said.
Sitting near a bridge watching the rally pass by, Uy Sopha, a motodop, said he was unaware of the new candidate's credentials but knows that the commune was looking to move away from the CPP. "You cannot eat sour soup all the time. You will want to change," he said.
As the CNRP rally meandered through the town's streets, Sam Lan sat behind his desk at the commune office shuffling through documents requiring his signature. The office sits in the same compound as the Cambodian People Party's local headquarters, a reminder of how little separation there is between the local government and the party.
With the demeanour of a battle-tested statesman, the 60-year-old commune chief is unfazed by the CNRP's young pick. The CPP has won at least seven commune council seats out of 11 in each of the last three local elections, and Lan seemed assured of a repeat performance.
He has proactively made his young opponent's age a campaign issue, telling voters he won't be able to handle the rigours of local administration.
"At 26 he is younger than my son. A person of 26 cannot even manage a family, so how can he lead a whole community?" he asked.
While harping on Sokngeng's age is an easy hit for the stalwart, he said the commune's residents were looking for experience, pointing to his track record of supporting the commune's hospitality industry.
"We have provided a safe commune for them," he said.
Sokngeng brushed aside Lan's comments about his age and pointed to recently elected French President Emmanuel Macron, who at 39 is the country's youngest president. If a European country could elect a young leader, he asked, why can't Sal Kamroeuk put him in the commune hall?
Three-time CPP commune chief Sam Lan says his work over the last 15 years and his opponent's inexperience will ensure another term for him come June 4. Ananth Baliga
Back at the CNRP rally, local resident Bopha was buying vegetables from a vendor as the cavalcade of motos and SUVs with blaring loudspeakers passed by.
"We cannot look at young or old now because the youth has a lot of knowledge. We may want to have a new commune chief but if he is not good we will change again," she said.
Despite the symbolism of a young candidate calling for change against an establishment incumbent, Sokngeng only wanted to focus on the needs of the commune – an issue he says the CPP has long ignored.
"We do not want to hear 'you have all this – what more do you want?'" he said, referring to an oft-used CPP comeback to citizen requests. "We want development for all people, equally."
Contact authors: Ananth Baliga and Niem Chheng
Commune elections 2017: Is the CNRP missing Rainsy?
At rally, Kem Sokha vows accountability
NEC and JICA to educate workers
Indelible ink to be used at polls put to the test


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A review of "The Politics of European Citizenship: Deepening Contradictions in Social Rights and Migration Policy"
The publication is concerned with the topic of EU citizenship. The authors follow a development of the concept from the 1950's through the 1990's, when the EU citizenship was officially embedded in the Maastricht Treaty, until present times.
The book "The Politics of European Citizenship: Deepening Contradictions in Social Rights and Migration Policy" is the final work outcome of two experts. Peo Hansen, who works at the Swedish institute REMESO, focuses on the question of European integration, and Sandy Brian Hager, who works as a researcher at the Faculty of Political Sciences at York University in Toronto, specializes in political economy and social restructuring within the EU.
The book, with the introductory chapter focusing on methodology, objectives and research questions, is divided into two main parts. The first part deals with the main theoretical approaches and historical developments of European citizenship, the second, and a more extensive part, focuses on the course of the European citizenship policy, especially on the position of this concept in relation to EU institutions and citizens.
Hansen and Hager approach the question of European citizenship on the basis of empirical analyses of its long historical development. The authors themselves categorize their work as the analyses of critical political economy. They follow on the development of European citizenship in connection with a process of strengthening the role of the EU institutions, on one side, and a relationship between EU citizens and this concept, on the other. They are concerned with the relationship of power within the EU, as a historically specific social organisation, and focus on how these relationships project in the process of European integration and influence a model of European citizenship. The main aspiration of the book is to attempt to understand, and to explain, the limits of European citizenship and its legitimacy. In this regards, the authors examine its socio-economic content, especially who can benefit from it and which of the models of EU citizenship are advantageous to foster.
In this respect, already in the introduction of the book the authors position three inter-related research questions that intersect throughout the whole book:
How have the policies or 'social significance' of the EU developed in time? How can this historical development be explained?
What is the exact adjustment of social and political powers that constitute the content of EU citizenship in any historical period?
What are the concrete structural barriers or limits associated with the concept of citizenship observable in practice that influence ever pro-deepening crises of its legitimacy?
In the first part of the book, exactly in its first chapter, the authors examine a theoretical context of EU citizenship and focus on its social character. They alone approach the topic from a critic - historical perspective (p. 13); they examine the development of EU citizenship in past periods, and follow on the already implemented approaches which narrowly focus on a normative description of the concept and institutionalisation of the problem. The authors attempt to keep away from literature linked with the politics of EU citizenship, especially because of their assumption that "the political practice is unrestricted by the formal institutional framework." (p. 13)
The following chapter describes the historical development of European citizenship in such a way that the reader understands circumstances that have lead to the formation of the current policies. The policy of EU citizenship is closely interlinked with the project of European integration embedded in the Roma Agreements in 1958. However, the first integration processes proceeded as late as the second half of the 1960's. They were connected with the concept of free movement of people within the EU that was meant to foster European labour migration. The free movement of people itself has been considered as one of the most important factors of economic development after the World War II. EU migration policy has been central to the formation of the policy of European citizenship right from the beginning of integration. However, on the contrary, the exclusion of third countries nationals from the EU principle of free movement of people has lead to a formation of the so called "dual citizenship" which is part of the European citizenship policy also at present.
The third chapter discusses the changes in EU citizenship policy, especially after the establishment of the European Common Market. This was a big step forward, especially in terms of integration, which the EU member states had undergone without consulting their citizens. The concept of EU citizenship was formally incorporated in the Maastricht Treaty in 1993. This has lead, as the authors note, to enrooting neoliberalism and establishing a common market area that would reduce the obstacles to the free market. Hansen and Hager warn that this model aims at "grounding the market forces within the restricted socio-institutional framework" (p. 14), which stems from the ethno-cultural dimension and addresses the civic, cultural and religious side of European unison. In connection with the European Common Market has internal migration within the EU become a European matter that is trying to find a common solution in the area of control, security and crime.
The Common European Market was meant to influence the lives of EU citizens, especially from the macroeconomics perspective, but also in light of influence on their social lives, migration from third countries and asylum. As the authors indicate, transformation of these policies continues and should be dealt with in terms of the common EU policy rather than nationally.
The second part of the book focuses on European citizenship more contextually, precisely in the context of Lisbon strategy signed in 2000. The authors acknowledge a better accessibility of empirical basis, they are not concerned with the formal conceptualisation of citizenship but emphasize a key position of the European migration policy which is currently the main reference in regards to the policy of European citizenship. Thus the EU migration policy is depicted in its external and internal dimensions. Its external dimension includes labour migration from third countries, asylum policy and policy of illegal immigration. Its internal dimension constitutes foreigners integration policy, anti-discriminatory policy, labour migration and free movement of people within the EU. Both dimensions are understood as inseparable and mutually integrated, and that is why this outlook allows for a better explanation of causations and effects of the EU migration policy.
In the fourth chapter, the authors focus on the concept of European citizenship after the adoption of the Lisbon strategy (2000 – 2010). They base their analyses upon assumption that European economy should have become the most competitive economy in the world by 2010. However, regarding the concept of citizenship, the Lisbon strategy has focused almost exclusively on the responsibilities and duties of European citizens, such as for example their responsibility to secure their employment in the period of transition onto a global economy. This economic orientation of the Lisbon strategy, on the contrary to the assessments provided by academics and politicians, is the reason of why the authors conclude that the Lisbon strategy, anchored in neoliberalism, does not appear to be the best basis for the European social citizenship.
In the fifth and the sixth chapter, the authors focus on the EU migration policy. They are concerned specifically with the policy of migrants' integration, anti-discrimination, policy of labour migration from third countries, asylum policies and the European policy against irregular migration. The authors note, that the EU promises to create a common asylum policy based on humanitarian values and that would also include initiatives against racism and discrimination. The multinational initiatives of the EU migration policy are the main theme of these two chapters. As noted, there is increasing tension between the restrictions posed to irregular migration and common asylum policy on one side, and strengthening of the existing measures concerned with migrants´ integration on the other side. These policies are observed in the context provided by the Tampere Program (1999 – 2004) in the fifth chapter, and in the Hague Program (2005 – 2010) in the sixth chapter. The authors discuss implications of the developing European migration policy within the context of European citizenship. At the end of the book Hansen and Hager extensively evaluate the results of their critic - historical research.
A very extensive and, for the following research, exploitable list of subject expert literature is a part and parcel of this publication. Apart from the famous and often quoted authors (for instance Castles, Mann, van Apeldoorn), engaged with the issue of European integration and citizenship, it also includes more than a hundred report citations, studies, recommendations and other publications of the European Commission, as well as regulations and instructions provided by the European Council.
Generally, this highly specialised publication focuses on the process of European integration and a relating concept of the coherent European citizenship. As the authors note, the main objective of their book is to stimulate interest in differing aspects of the citizenship policy, using a critical analysis of the relationship between EU and various existing approaches to national citizenship. It seems that Hansen and Hager have fulfilled their objective and their publication could be considered as a very valuable contribution to the discussion about EU citizenship.
Text recenze přeložila: Denisa Udzanova
Hansen, P., Hager, S. B. (2010): The Politics of European Citizenship: Deepening Contradictions in Social Rights and Migration Policy. Berghahn Books, 237 p.
Sona Schovankova is completing her PhD studies in Social Geography and Regional Development at the Faculty of Natural Sciences at Charles University in Prague. She focuses on labour migration in the Czech Republic. She works at PricewaterhouseCoopers Czech Republic and is based in the Global Visa Solutions department dealing with the process of legalisation of foreigners' stay in the Czech Republic.
V této sekci budeme rádi publikovat vaše texty týkající se aktuálního dění v oblasti migrace. Texty musí být ucelené a v rozsahu 1 až 3 normostrany. Texty v sekci "komentáře" nejsou striktně žánrově vymezené, mohou být například reakcí na politické dění nebo popisem osobní zkušenosti. Publikované texty nemusí souhlasit s názory redakce. Pokud však vyjadřují rasistické či jinak diskriminační postoje nebo nesplňují základní předpoklady formální kvality, nebudou publikovány. Přečtěte si informace pro autory. Kontaktní adresa pro sekci komentářů je na migraceonline@mkc.cz.
Mutual recognition as the best policy principle for European immigration policy 12. 4. 11
Beyond Stockholm: overcoming the inconsistencies of immigration policy. Elizabeth Collett (European Policy Centre Working Paper 32) 1. 3. 10
Current policy and legal developments on European Union citizenship 28. 4. 09


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Mark CoddingtonFebruary 17, 2012
This Week in Review: Closing in on News Corp.'s Sun, and a privacy crisis for mobile apps
Plus: Where tech journalism is headed, the AP's newest copyright battle, news sites' advertising struggles, and the rest of this week's media/tech news.
Mark CoddingtonSeptember 16, 2011
This Week in Review: A unique paywall plan in Boston, and ethics at TechCrunch and the Times
Plus: Facebook keeps inching toward Twitter with its new Subscribe feature, the growing News Corp. scandal, and other recommended reading for the week.
Mark CoddingtonSeptember 9, 2011
This Week in Review: Scrutinizing TechCrunch's ethics, and a big test for 'digital first' at newspapers
Plus: WikiLeaks comes under fire for its document dump, Yahoo's CEO is out, and other required reading from this week.
Information's triumph? Three ways TechCrunch challenges ideas of journalism
The tech-industry news site forces journalists to think about concepts of objectivity, transparency, audience, and why they do what they do. C.W. Anderson
Kara Swisher, Michael Arrington, and me: New conflicts, and new opportunities, for the tech press
Carmody, Tim. "Kara Swisher, Michael Arrington, and me: New conflicts, and new opportunities, for the tech press." Nieman Journalism Lab. Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard, 13 May. 2011. Web. 20 Jan. 2021.
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Opened in 2002, this is one of the most popular tourist attractions in town, and is visited by about 120,000 people annually. The oceanarium is the first one in Northeast Brazil; it is shaped like a giant turtle; and it's surrounded by palm and eucalyptus trees.
Inside, its 18 aquariums exhibit about 70 marine animals of various species, all of which are native to Sergipe, particularly the Sao Francisco river. The prime attraction is the giant 150,000 litre tank close to the entrance filled with stingrays, sharks, other fish, and a replica of a submerged rig. Four other tanks specialise in invertebrates, crustaceans, mollusks and fish. With a guide's help, you can even touch some of the sharks and other fish.
The Oceanarium frequently holds guided tours, lectures and exhibitions. It's a great place for a family visit.
Free for the disabled and kids under 1 metres.
How popular is Aracaju Aquarium?
People normally club together Santa Maria Airport and Orla De Atalaia And Praia Do Atalaia while planning their visit to Aracaju Aquarium.
Great venue to bring kids or for people interested in nature preservation.
The place is good to family tour.


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\section{Introduction}

Type~Ia supernovae (hereafter SNe~Ia) are a vital
tool for our understanding of the universe. Due to their high
luminosities and remarkable uniformity they are excellent cosmological distance
indicators, and allow us to determine the evolution of cosmic expansion
\citep[see e.g.][$~$and references therein]{leibundgut01}.

SNe~Ia are used  as high
precision cosmological probes \citep[see][]{riess04,astier06}.
To maximize the level of precision achieved from current and future
experiments requires the ability to understand and reduce any source of
systematic error. The main motivation of this work was thus
to learn more about the relationship between the \Nif~mass and
peak absolute magnitude.

To understand the dependence of the absolute brightness on
the \Nif~mass requires knowledge of the progenitor system
and explosion mechanism of SNe~Ia.
Despite considerable efforts on the theoretical side to investigate the
explosion physics, our current knowledge of the ignition mechanism and
subsequent
flame propagation through the progenitor star is still rudimentary,
and in some instances debatable \citep{hillebrandt00}.
From an observational perspective, considerable effort has been put
into supernova monitoring programs and many excellent data sets
have been assembled. With these data it is now possible to conduct detailed
investigations
into the physical mechanism leading to the observed diversity in the
SNe~Ia population.  Some first steps have been made in this direction, e.g.
\citet{cappellaro97,mazzali98,contardo00,mazzali01,suntzeff03,benetti05,stritzinger06a,branch06}.

The amount of \Nif~produced in a SN~Ia explosion is a  key parameter that can
be derived from observations and is important for our understanding of the
luminosity decline-rate relation.
In this article we demonstrate that the amount of \Nif~computed
from modeling the late-time nebular spectrum of a SN~Ia is consistent with
estimates obtained from the combination of the UltraViolet Optical
near-InfraRed (UVOIR) bolometric light curve with Arnett's rule
\citep{arnett82}.
We also find a strong correlation between the derived
\Nif~mass and M$_{B}$.
As we can now estimate the mass of synthesized \Nif
accurately from fitting the nebular spectrum this method may provide a
means to understand possible sources of systematic error that could
effect the analysis of data from future high-z SNe~Ia surveys.

The structure of this paper is as follows. In Sect.~2 we provide a brief
description of the observational data considered in this study.
Section~3 describes the two methods used to estimate the \Nif~mass.
Section~4 contains the results, and is then followed by a discussion in
Sect.~5.

\section{Observational data}

We have analyzed both published and unpublished photometric and spectroscopic CCD
data collected by numerous groups over the past two decades. A large
fraction of these observations were obtained by
the Asiago group, the Center for Astrophysics group, and most
recently by the European Supernova Collaboration.
Data have also been taken from a variety of sources in the literature.
Two selection criteria were fulfilled by each SN~Ia in
our sample: each event had to have comprehensive photometric $(U)BVRI$-band
light curves that include maximum light as well as at least one nebular
spectrum.
This spectrum is required for the spectral fitting method (see
Sect. 3.1) while the well-sampled light curves are required to produce
a reliable UVOIR light curve (see Sect. 3.2).

We were able to compile
nebular spectra and photometric data for seventeen events.
Table~1 lists relevant information for each
event, which includes the  number of nebular spectra, adopted
values of reddening and distance moduli, as well as an estimate of
the $B$-band light curve decline rate parameter $\Delta$m$_{15}$($B$).

\section{Methods}
In this section we provide a short overview of the two methods used
to determine the \Nif~mass for each SN~Ia.

\subsection{Modeling nebular spectra}
Here we summarize the spectral analysis method; for a more detailed description see \citet{mazzali97,mazzali98} and \citet{stehle05}.
A forthcoming publication will contain a detailed analysis
of each modeled nebular spectra considered here (Mazzali, in preparation).
This analysis includes constraints on nuclear
abundances, mixing within the ejecta, and limits on the extinction.

The ratio between the explosion energy and the ejected mass in
thermonuclear supernovae is larger compared to what is found in core collapse
supernovae.
As a result the ejecta in a SN~Ia become transparent to $\gamma$ rays
significantly earlier than in a type~II SN. After $\sim$150
days past maximum light the spectrum can safely be considered nebular. During
the nebular phase the emission spectrum is formed in the dense central regions
of the ejecta. It is at this location that the majority of Fe-group elements
are located.  As the abundance of
different Fe-group elements is a direct consequence of the nuclear burning
process, the modeling of this phase is an important
opportunity to constrain the explosion mechanism.

Synthetic spectra were calculated for each observed nebular spectrum  with a
model that uses a non-local thermodynamic equilibrium (NLTE) treatment of
the rate equations. The code first computes the deposition of the
$\gamma$ rays and positrons from the radioactive decay using a Monte Carlo
approach \citep{cappellaro97}. The deposition is transformed into collisional
heating following the prescriptions of Axelrod~~(1980;
see also \citealt{rlplucy92}), and this is then
balanced by cooling via line emission. Both forbidden and allowed transitions
are included. Forbidden lines dominate the cooling, except for a few ions (Na~I,
Ca~II) where permitted lines dominate. Line emission is computed in concentric
shells within which the density and the abundances are constant. Since most
lines are blends, we observe the combined effect of density and abundance
distribution. The W7 model \citep{nomoto84} is used throughout for the density
distribution. A satisfactory fit with observed line profiles is made by
changing the abundances in each shell.
Rather than trying to fit the broadest features, which are formed by the blend
of many weak lines, we instead fit the two strongest Fe-group features
Fe~III  at 4650~\AA\ and Fe~II + Fe~III at  5300~\AA.
This gives a more accurate estimate of the line emissivity and hence of the
\Nif~mass.

\begin{figure}
\resizebox{\hsize}{!}{\includegraphics{vel.eps}}
\caption{The evolution of the modeled velocity for six SNe~Ia as a function of
time past maximum brightness.}
\end{figure}

Based on two infrared nebular spectra, \citet{spyromilio04} reported evidence
for an increase of the expansion velocities as a function of time.
We also find an increase in the emission line velocities of SN~1998bu.
However, with the total data set considered in this study, which comprises
six SNe~Ia with at least two spectra (see Table~1),
we cannot confirm an increase in line velocities.
This is shown in Fig. 1 where we plot the velocity used in the model for the
Fe nebula vs.  days past maximum brightness. For expansion velocities
greater than $\sim$6000 km~s$^{-1}$ the
modeled nebular velocity is linearly correlated with the FWHM velocity of
the two Fe lines that we fit \citep[see][]{mazzali98}.
For all normal SNe~Ia we find some dispersion ($\sim$10\%) about
a mean value, however
there is no clear trend for any evolution in the line velocities.
Only SN~1991bg shows a significant decrease in line velocities.
This may be due to the ejecta not having
reached the complete nebular phase when the first two spectra were obtained.
Moreover, it is known that severe blending of lines occurs between
velocities of 3000 to 6000 km s$^{-1}$ making it difficult to obtain a
very reliable fit.
For events with more than one nebular spectrum we computed the \Nif~mass
for each spectrum and then averaged the estimates.

The main uncertainty affecting our estimate of the \Nif~mass
(excluding uncertainties in reddening and distance) comes from
the unknown contribution in the infrared (IR), which is known to increase
during late-times \citep{sollerman04}. Some species, in particular Si,
emit only in the IR, and their abundance cannot be constrained directly by modeling
the optical spectrum only. However, in the best observed IR spectrum of a SN~Ia
in the nebular phase (SN~1998bu, \citeauthor{meikle98}, priv. comm.;
Spyromilio et al. 2004) Si emission lines do not make a major contribution.
Most of the IR flux is emitted from Fe and Co lines, and much of it
is therefore taken into account in our models.
We estimate that the error in our estimate of
the \Nif~mass including errors associated with our code, the flux contribution
in the IR, and possible systematic errors due to uncertain
calibration of the late-time spectra, is of the order of $\sim$15\% (see below).

\subsection{The UVOIR light curve and Arnett's rule}

A complete description of how to derive the \Nif~mass using
broad-band optical photometry is presented in \citet{contardo00}.
The overall strategy is to construct a
quasi-bolometric light curve which allows us to avoid the complicated
radiative transfer required to interpret single passband light curves.
The early-time UVOIR light curve of a SN~Ia is known to include most of the
total {\em true} bolometric flux \citep{suntzeff96,contardo00}.
At maximum light the UVOIR light curve does not account for the $\sim$5\%
contribution of flux emitted in the IR nor any flux blue-wards of 3200~\AA.
These contributions add up to less than $\sim$15\% of the total flux.

Following \citeauthor{contardo00}, the $(U)BVRI$ photometric light curves
are fitted with a 10-parameter function. This function contains no physics,
rather it produces a continuous description of each light curve and a set
of parameters that can be compared to one another.
To calculate a UVOIR light curve each filter light curve is summed
and a correction is made to account for the extinction.
When $U$-band data is lacking (see Table~1) a correction based on SN~1992A
\citep{suntzeff96} is applied in the manner described by
\citet{contardo00}. The absolute flux scale
is set with an accurate distance\footnote{When possible a direct distance
measurement, e.g. a Cepheid distance estimate, is adopted.
If no direct distance measurement is available we used relative
distances to Virgo \citep{kraankorteweg86} adopting a Virgo distance
of 15.3 Mpc or distances from the Hubble flow.}.

To derive the \Nif~mass we make use of Arnett's rule \citep{arnett82},
which states that at the time of maximum light the SN~Ia luminosity is
equal to the energy inputs from the radioactive decays within the
expanding ejecta.
A derivation of an empirical relation for Arnett's rule that connects
the observed luminosity at maximum light to the \Nif~mass is given in
\citet{stritzinger05}. Assuming a rise time to bolometric maximum of 19 days,
this simple relation gives a total luminosity at maximum light of

\begin{align}
\label{nimass}
{\rm L_{max}}~=~2.0~\times~10^{43}~\left(\frac{\rm M_{Ni}}{\rm M_{\sun}}\right)~~{\rm erg~s^{-1}}
\Abst{.}
\end{align}

\noindent To account for flux outside the optical and near-IR passbands a
10\% correction is added to each \Nif~mass estimate obtained from Eq.~(1).

Recently, we conducted an investigation \citep[][]{blinnikov06} of Arnett's
rule using synthetic light curves computed using the 1-D hydro code STELLA
\citep{sorokina03}. This showed that with the UVOIR light curve and
this 10\% correction, Arnett's rule estimates the \Nif~yield accurately to
with in $\lesssim$0.05 M$_{\sun}$.
\begin{figure}
\resizebox{\hsize}{!}{\includegraphics{niplot.eps}}
\caption{Plot of \Nif~mass derived for seventeen SNe~Ia
via the late-time nebular spectrum fitting method vs. the
UVOIR bolometric light curve method. Dashed and dotted diagonal lines
correspond to 10\% and 20\% offsets from the slope of the solid line,
respectively.}
\label{niplot}
\end{figure}

\section{Results}

We now estimate the \Nif~mass for seventeen SNe~Ia. Figure~\ref{niplot}
contains the \Nif~mass determined from the synthetic spectral analysis of the
nebular spectra plotted vs. the \Nif~mass determined from the UVOIR light
curves. These values are listed in Table~2.
Because we compare estimates of the \Nif~mass derived from two independent
methods, our results are not affected by the uncertainties associated with
the adopted reddening and distance values.  We have therefore not included
error bars arising from the uncertainity in these quantities.
Including the uncertainties in distance and extinction for each event
can lead to an uncertainty in the absolute value of each \Nif~mass
estimate from $\sim$0.05 to $\sim$0.35~M$_{\sun}$
\citep{stritzinger06a}.
Instead, in Fig.~2 are plotted offsets from the line with a slope of one.
These correspond
to 10\% (dashed lines) and 20\% (dotted lines) respectively.
From Fig.~\ref{niplot} it is evident that eleven of the seventeen
SNe~Ia have \Nif~masses that agree with each other to within 10\%,
four to within 20\%, and only two differ by more than 20\%.

\begin{figure}
\resizebox{\hsize}{!}{\includegraphics{phillips.eps}}
\caption{\Nif~mass derived from the UVOIR light curve method
({\em left}) and the nebular spectrum fitting method
({\em right}) vs. $\Delta$m$_{15}$($B$). The solid line in both panels
correspond to the Phillips M$_{B}$--$\Delta$m$_{15}$($B$)
relation \citep{phillips99}. Dotted lines in the left panel corresponds
to the Phillips M$_{B}$--$\Delta$m$_{15}$($B$) relation when the adopted
bolometric correction  of $-0.28$ is changed to $-0.48$.}
\label{ni.m15B}
\end{figure}

In order to assess the intrinsic uncertainty of the spectral synthesis
method we varied the size of the error bars on the \Nif~mass estimates
and computed the reduced $\chi^{2}$.
It is found that an uncertainity of 20\% clearly overestimates
the true random uncertainty while 10\% gives a reduced $\chi^{2} = 4.0$.
We find that an uncertainty between 15\% and 20\% gives reasonable
reduced $\chi^{2}$ values. For error bars that are 15\% of the \Nif~mass
estimates we obtain a reduced $\chi^{2} = 1.8$. Furthermore if we
include a 3-$\sigma$ clipping algorithm, which excludes one event
(in this cases SN~1995al) we obtain a reduced $\chi^{2} = 1.16$. Clearly
the error bar for SN~1995al should be larger than 15\%.
Moreover, events with poor quality data such as SN~1989B, which
has two low signal-to-noise spectra and suffers from high values of
extinction may also have an uncertainity larger than 15\%.
Nevertheless in the following we conclude that
an average 15\% uncertainty for the error bars is reasonable for the
adopted uncertainties in the values of the
\Nif~mass estimates from the spectral synthesis method
determined with good quality data. As discussed above the \Nif~mass estimates
determined via the UVOIR light curve and Arnett's rule are accurate to within
$\sim$10\%. To be conservative we also adopt a 15\% uncertainty for this method.

\begin{figure}
\resizebox{\hsize}{!}{\includegraphics{m15.uvoir.ps}}
\caption{$\Delta$m$_{15}$($UVOIR$) vs. $\Delta$m$_{15}$($B$). Solid line
has a slope of one. We assume a $\Delta$m$_{15}$($UVOIR$) uncertainty of
0.05 for each event except those that have a $U$-band
correction. In those cases the uncertainity was increased to 0.07.}
\label{uvoir.m15}
\end{figure}

In Fig.~3 the \Nif~mass derived for each event via both methods is plotted vs.
$\Delta$m$_{15}$($B$).
The solid line in both panels corresponds to the
M$_{B}$--$\Delta$m$_{15}$($B$) relation given in Phillips et al. (1999,
see their Table~3). To convert M$_{B}$ to a UVOIR
luminosity we used the bolometric correction (BC) given by
\citet{branch92} of $-$0.28, and then Eq.~1 to convert luminosity to a
\Nif~mass. To illustrate the effect of the adopted BC on the Phillips relation
we have included in the left panel of Fig.~3 (dotted line) the
M$_{B}$--$\Delta$m$_{15}$($B$) relation if the BC is decreased to
a rather conservative value of $-0.42$. As shown in Fig.~3 this leads to a
steepening of the Phillips relation.
Clearly the \Nif~mass estimates from both methods are correlated to
$\Delta$m$_{15}$($B$). Moreover, this correlation
is in excellent agreement with the the Phillips M$_{B}$--$\Delta$m$_{15}$($B$)
relation. Note that a least squares fit computed from
the data gives a line that is very similar to the Phillips relation line.
In both cases the least squares line is only slightly steeper.

We found no  correlation between \Nif~mass and $\Delta$m$_{15}$($UVOIR$)
for events with $\Delta$m$_{15}$($UVOIR$) $\leq$ 1.1.
This motivated us to plot in Fig.~4 $\Delta$m$_{15}$($UVOIR$) vs.
$\Delta$m$_{15}$($B$).\footnote{By plotting the decline rate parameters rather
than a parameter(s) set by an absolute flux scale, we
bypass the effects associated with the uncertainty in the adopted distance.}
The solid line corresponds to a slope of one. For all events
$\Delta$m$_{15}$($UVOIR$) is less than $\Delta$m$_{15}$($B$) except for
SN~2000cx which has identical values for both parameters.
Evidently $\Delta$m$_{15}$($UVOIR$) is correlated with
$\Delta$m$_{15}$($B$). Note there are events
with similar values of $\Delta$m$_{15}$($UVOIR$) that show a scatter in
$\Delta$m$_{15}$($B$) of $\sim$0.4 mag.
Finally, the fact that the estimates of $\Delta$m$_{15}$($B$) and
$\Delta$m$_{15}$($UVOIR$) are identical for SN~2000cx is
most likely due to its asymmetric rise (and fall) to (from)
maximum light \citep[see][]{li01}.

\section{Discussion}

The agreement between the \Nif~mass estimates shown in Fig.~2 is
encouraging as these two methods are independent and use different
observational data.
The ability to accurately probe the explosion mechanism
with one spectrum taken more than 100 days after the explosion
reveals the power of the spectral synthesis method.

The range of a factor of ten in the amount of
synthesized \Nif, as indicated by the spectral synthesis method, is consistent
with results obtained from previous studies of UVOIR light curves
\citep{suntzeff96,cappellaro97,contardo00,strolger02,suntzeff03,stritzinger06a}.
The observed range in \Nif~mass is difficult to reconcile with the current SN~Ia
paradigm \citep{nomoto84,woosley86,hillebrandt00},
i.e. the thermonuclear disruption of a Chandrasekhar-size white dwarf.
This has lead to the introduction of the so-called delayed detonation
model \citep{khokhlov91,woosley90,woosley94a,hoflich96}, and most recently
more exotic explosion mechanisms \citep{bravo06}.
An alternative to the Chandrasekhar mass model that
addresses the observed diversity of SNe~Ia properties is one involving
a variable progenitor mass.
There is observational evidence that sub-Chandrasekhar mass white
dwarfs are a plausible candidate for the less luminous events and at
least for the sub-luminous SN~1991bg-like
variety of SNe~Ia \citep{mazzali97,cappellaro97,stritzinger06a}.
Another possible progenitor maybe a super-Chandrasekhar mass progenitor
\citep{yoon04,yoon05}.

Efforts to model the light curves of SNe~Ia led to the suggestion
that the absolute luminosity at maximum light [hence
$\Delta$m$_{15}$($B$)] is a direct consequence of the
\Nif~mass \citep{arnett82,hoeflich96,cappellaro97,mazzali01,pinto01,kasen06}.
The strong correlation shown in Fig.~3 between the
\Nif~mass and $\Delta$m$_{15}$($B$) provides observational evidence
that supports this hypothesis.
This argument is strengthened by
the excellent agreement between the Phillips M$_{B}$--$\Delta$m$_{15}$($B$)
relation and the results in Fig.~3. With the acquisition of more nebular
spectra it should be possible to calibrate the \Nif~mass--M$_{B}$
relation. With this calibration one could then use a nebular spectrum to
(1) determine the distance to a nearby SN~Ia, and more importantly (2)
address the relationship between the \Nif~mass and the peak absolute magnitudes.
This method is independent of the luminosity-decline rate relation, so
distances determined through this method are not as susceptible to the
secondary parameters that may affect the peak phase light curve
\citep{hamuy96,mazzali98,tripp99,hantano00,benetti04,benetti05}.
The late-time bolometric luminosity, however, may be susceptible to
the distribution of isotopes and/or the fraction of positron kinetic energy
that is deposited within the ejecta.
Nonetheless, by gaining a deeper understanding of how
the peak absolute brightness relates to the \Nif~mass we increase our
understanding of the explosion mechanism and any
possible systematic errors incurred via this relationship.

The scatter seen between $\Delta$m$_{15}$($UVOIR$)
and $\Delta$m$_{15}$($B$) hints at the complexities associated with the
transfer of radiation through expanding ejecta, and how time-dependent
NLTE effects influence the flux evolution of the near-IR light curves.
Indeed a comparison between the near-IR light curves for events
with similar values of $\Delta$m$_{15}$($B$) indicates a diversity in their
morphology.

The knowledge afforded by the spectral synthesis method is significant
and warrants further SNe~Ia observational programs to
obtain well-calibrated nebular spectra.

\begin{acknowledgements}
The Dark Cosmology Centre is funded by the Danish National Research Foundation.
M.S. and P. M. are grateful to Wolfgang Hillebrandt for his generous
hospitality. This work is supported in part by the European
Community's Human Potential Programme under contract HPRN-CT-2002-00303, ``The
Physics of Type Ia Supernovae''.
This research has made use of the NASA/IPAC
Extragalactic Database (NED), which is operated by the Jet Propulsion
Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, under contract with the
National Aeronautics and Space Administration.

\end{acknowledgements}

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Professor Bernard Carr: Can Extended Science Bridge the Worlds of Matter, Mind and Spirit?
You are warmly invited to a meeting of the London Group of the Scientific and Medical Network on
Monday, 19th July 2021. We are grateful to Sue Van Colle and Clive Jenkins who have kindly offered their Hampstead home
(7 minutes walk from Hampstead tube station) for this occasion:
25 Cannon Place (corner of Cannon Place and Squires Mount)
London NW3 1EH
Time: 7pm for 7:30pm start till 9:30pm
Cost: £10 paid on entrance
Please email me on [email protected] as early as possible so that I can anticipate numbers well in advance.
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This will be a historic occasion on three counts: the first physical meeting of the SMN for over a year; a meeting on the very day that all pandemic-related restrictions will have been lifted; moreover, a talk by our own President, Professor Bernard Carr, Can an Extended Science Bridge the Worlds of Matter, Mind and Spirit? (Abstract below.)
Claudia Nielsen will be hosting the Virtual Meetings of the London Group bi-monthly, alternating with the Physical Meetings that I will be hosting. We all have our own treasured memories of the wonderful gatherings in Claudia's London home before her recent move to the country. I feel that the best way for us to honour her unswerving dedication for over 20 years would be to continue with the highest standards of excellence and professionalism that she consistently maintained. Do please join us. Let's put all lockdown and 'locked-in' inhibitions behind us now, move forward, and meet together again as a vibrant group.
But that's no reason to throw all caution to the winds. Sue and Clive would prefer that all attenders will have been double vaccinated and will have taken a Covid-19 Lateral Flow Test (kit free from NHS via pharmacists) within the last two days.
ABSTRACT: Can an Extended Science Bridge the Worlds of Matter, Mind and Spirit?
All of us inhabit the three worlds of matter, mind, and spirit, although these terms are used in many different contexts. While everyone has a foot in all three worlds, the amount of time we spend in each one clearly varies, and most people are mainly drawn to one path. Nonetheless, it is important for some people – and indeed organizations such as the SMN – to follow all three paths because the different worlds are interconnected and a full understanding of the universe must surely embrace them all.
This theme has also been addressed in an important recent article by Marilyn Monk, where she describes the complementary roles of the scientist, poet and mystic. However, I have a somewhat different perspective from Marilyn about the relationship between the three worlds. She regards them as non-overlapping magisteria, so it is inappropriate to attempt to link them because they are already reconciled. By contrast, I argue that one should try to build bridges between them. For example, I regard psychical research as providing a bridge between matter and mind, transpersonal psychology as providing a bridge between mind and spirit, and the anthropic principle as providing a bridge between matter and spirit. However, this just reflects my personal interests and someone approaching the subject from the perspective of medicine or the arts would see a different set of bridges.
In reconciling these different views, I would argue that Marilyn is discussing the relationship between the three worlds from a personal perspective. In terms of one's path in life, specialization is necessary because the evolution of humanity as a whole evidently depends upon individuals fulfilling their potential in some area of expertise. Nevertheless, a balanced life requires one to pursue all three paths to some extent and Marilyn is addressing the issue of how one reconciles the different functions from a practical perspective.
However, this is distinct from the issue of whether there is a conceptual link between the three worlds. In particular, can there be a new paradigm of science which links matter, mind and spirit explicitly? I've spent much of my life arguing for an extended (higher dimensional) physics which can accomplish this but – even if this wrong – it can be seen within the broader context of attempts to find a unifying paradigm, such as the Kabbalah, the perennial philosophy, and various forms of esoteric science. Indeed, I would argue that the possibility of such a paradigm underlies the postmaterialist science movement and Galileo Commission agenda.
Bernard Carr is Emeritus Professor of Mathematics and Astronomy at Queen Mary University of London. For his PhD, he studied the first second of the universe with Stephen Hawking at Cambridge University and Caltech. His professional area of research is cosmology and astrophysics and includes such topics as the early universe, black holes, dark matter, and the anthropic principle. He is a former chairman and current President of the Scientific and Medical Network and a former President of the Society for Psychical Research.
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Emeritus Professor, SMN Chair, SPR President
Prof Bernard Carr is Emeritus Professor of Mathematics and Astronomy at Queen Mary University of London. For his PhD, he studied the first second of the universe with Stephen Hawking at Cambridge University and Caltech. His professional area of research is cosmology and astrophysics and includes such topics as the early universe, black holes, dark matter, and the anthropic principle. He is a former chairman and current President of the Scientific and Medical Network and a former President of the Society for Psychical Research.


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Venus ist ein Rocksong der niederländischen Band Shocking Blue aus dem Jahr 1969, der von Robbie van Leeuwen geschrieben und produziert wurde.

Entstehung
Bei der Melodie orientierte sich van Leeuwen am Tim-Rose-Stück The Banjo Song, der 1964 erschienen war. Sängerin bei Shocking Blue war Mariska Veres (1947–2006); die Sitar spielte Jerry Ross (1933–2017). Das Original von Venus erschien am 2. Oktober 1969 und wurde in den USA und der Schweiz ein Nummer-eins-Hit. In Filmen wie Die Brady Family und Der dritte Frühling – Freunde, Feinde, Fisch & Frauen wurde diese Version von Venus verwendet.

Coverversion von Bananarama
1986 nahmen Bananarama Venus für ihr Album True Confessions neu auf. Die Gruppe hatte die Idee, aus dem Lied eine Danceversion zu machen, und wendete sich an das Produzententeam Stock Aitken Waterman. Diese Version wurde am 19. Mai 1986 veröffentlicht und belegte ebenfalls in den Vereinigten Staaten und der Schweiz Platz eins der Charts.

In der Episode Der Diktator von Isla Islad von American Dad wurde diese Version verwendet; ebenso als Jingle in einer Damenrasierer-Werbung von Gillette. Auch in den Filmen Romy und Michele und American Pie – Jetzt wird geheiratet wurde Bananaramas Fassung von Venus verwendet.

Weitere Coverversionen
 1970: Kirka
 1970: Tom Jones
 1978: Sacha Distel
 1981: Stars on 45 (Stars on 45 Medley)
 1986: Weird Al Yankovic (Polka Party!)
 1986: Saragossa Band
 1998: Volker Rosin
 2000: Exilia
 2001: Jive Bunny & the Mastermixers (Ultimate 80s Party)
 2002: Frank Lüdecke (Liveversion)
 2003: No Angels
 2003: She-Male Trouble
 2004: Barbara Clear
 2005: Desorden Público
 2009: Kumi Kōda
 2012: Sandra van Nieuwland

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How does climate change affect the production of wheat?
How does climate change affect grain production?
How does temperature affect wheat growth?
How does the environment affect wheat?
What affects wheat production?
How does climate change affect food production?
What are the effects of climate change on agricultural production?
What climate does wheat grow in?
How does climate change affect wheat production in Australia?
How does climate change affect crop yield?
What are production constraints and challenges for wheat production?
A new study also suggests that prolonged, extreme droughts could affect over half of the world's wheat production by the end of the century. … Results indicate that unless immediate mitigation steps are taken, global warming could cause major droughts in 60% of wheat-growing areas around the world.
Climate change may actually benefit some plants by lengthening growing seasons and increasing carbon dioxide. Yet other effects of a warmer world, such as more pests, droughts, and flooding, will be less benign. Under the HadGEM2 model, corn farmers will see crops decline by nearly 16 percent. …
Grow more. Germination is dependent on temperature. The ideal temperature range for wheat germination is 12°–25°C, but germination will occur between 4° and 37°C. The speed of germination is driven by accumulated temperature, or degree-days.
Climate change is putting pressure on wheat yields in the south-west of Western Australia in several ways: lower annual and autumn and spring rainfall; later starts to the growing season; higher temperatures during the growing season.
IMPORTANT: Why are ecosystem services taken granted?
Factors affecting the establishment percentage include management factors such as depth of sowing, row spacing, seed size and herbicide application as well as environmental factors such as soil moisture and temperature. The presence of pests and diseases also affect crop establishment.
Climate change can disrupt food availability, reduce access to food, and affect food quality. For example, projected increases in temperatures, changes in precipitation patterns, changes in extreme weather events, and reductions in water availability may all result in reduced agricultural productivity.
– Agriculture production will be affected by increasing temperatures, changing rainfall patterns, and more frequent and intense extreme weather events. – These will have direct effects on crop growth and their need for water, as well as soil fertility, water supply for irrigation, and prevalence of pests and diseases.
It grows best when temperatures are warm, from 70° to 75° F (21° to 24° C), but not too hot. Wheat also needs a lot of sunshine, especially when the grains are filling. Areas with low humidity are better since many wheat diseases thrive in damp weather.
A CSIRO study published in Global Change Biology has found that declining rainfall and rising maximum temperatures are impacting the yield potential of Australia's $5 billion wheat industry.
Global warming could lead to an increase in pest insect populations, harming yields of staple crops like wheat, soybeans, and corn. While warmer temperatures create longer growing seasons, and faster growth rates for plants, it also increases the metabolic rate and number of breeding cycles of insect populations.
IMPORTANT: How can finance help climate change?
The constraints in wheat production are region-specific (Table 4), and it requires setting research priorities to address them. Rust, infestation of weeds such as Phalaris minor , wild oat, late sowing, low plant population, etc., were identified as the major constraints across wheat-growing zones.


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Film of the Day #12: The Crow
14:35 | Posted by Becca Button
Y'know when you have that moment when you realise you maaayyyy have taken on a little bit too much? I have that feeling. I have some essays to do and a film a day might (definitely) won't be possible. Sorry! I'm annoyed at myself, if that helps. I was doing so well! So, I'll carry on posting more regularly than I was, which admittedly, was not very often, but it won't be daily. Hopefully weekly or twice weekly! I still love you all dearly OBVIOUSLY and I hope to be back daily blogging asap :). I have big plans for this blog and it's going to be getting a makeover soon which I am VERY excited about. It's going to be beauuuuuutiful :).
Anywho, now I have my emotional confession out of the way, onto the film! Today I watched the cult classic The Crow, and I had forgotten just how good this film is!
Film of the Day!
The film follows the tragic story of Eric Draven (Brandon Lee, son of Bruce), a lovely chap who was brutally murdered after a gang broke into his home and tortured and raped his finance, Shelley. It really kicks off on a light note, as you can see. On the anniversary of their deaths, a mysterious crow raises him from the dead to seek his revenge. And he goes alllll out on the revenge front. Helped by Sergeant Albrecht (Ernie Hudson) and Sarah, a young girl who he and Shelley cared for, he seeks to find the vengeance that will grant him peace. It is bloody as frig.
The film was a massive success on release- both critically and commercially- but was tainted, and still is, by the tragedy of Lee's death on set. Whilst filming a scene where his character gets shot, he was shot by accident. Time constraints meant that the gun wasn't properly cared for and loaded with the proper material for the scene, the gun was improperly deactivated and so when fired, critically injured Lee. Brandon Lee's death leaves the film with an air of unshakeable melancholy, as we watch a man seeking to make the most of his last moments on Earth. He is brilliant in this film and stands as a fantastic testament to a talent lost far too soon. He is darkly funny, threatening, and brilliantly physical. The storyline is engrossing; dark and twisted. There's nothing more odd than watching someone on a murderous rampage and wishing them on. And stylistically speaking, the film is strangely beautiful in terms of how it is shot. It creates a dark and terrifying society, where a person isn't even safe in their own home. It's easy to see why they are so desperate to create a remake of the film, but it's hard to see how they could ever top it. At the minute, Luke Evans is attached to star and he's a very good actor and impossibly handsome, but it seems a bit pointless to try a re-do a film that's already pretty great as it stands. Also, the soundtrack is BEYOND ace, it actually makes the film that much better. Often soundtracks are run-along that don't really add anything, but here it really completes the film.
Alright! I'll leave it there tonight, if you've seen the film or have any thoughts, hit me up on my social media or down below! I hope you're all well and I'll chat to you soon :).
Becca.
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"In 2018, over a third of the world's consumers experienced debit or credit card fraud," says Justin Hansen, security architect at Venafi.
Financial fraud cost UK consumers £732m in 2017, with authorised push payments (APP) costing an additional £236m. UK Finance figures report that 58% of fraud involves payment cards, opposed to 16% for online banking and 1% for cheques. "In 2018, over a third of the world's consumers experienced debit or credit card fraud," says Justin Hansen, security architect at Venafi. "This may have a serious impact on credit assessments, as organizations are forced into a hard choice of either excluding customers that appear risky – potentially through no fault of their own – or relaxing their assessment criteria and opening themselves up to additional risk.
"The US has already seen the impact of this, as no-fee consumer credit freezes were introduced in 2018 as part of a roll-back of the Dodd-Frank Act. Unfortunately, most organizations are focusing on the impact of human identity theft, while ignoring the consequences of weak machine identity protection."
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Q: Android Studio: While Loop Freezing Application My code on an app in Android Studio, consisting of a start/stop button for recording audio using AudioRecord and then outputting that audio data to a text view, works great when done once. If I repeatedly click the button, it works too. However, if I put it in a while loop, the app freezes (only the app freezes; same result on an emulator and a real smartphone). I believe I've found that it doesn't have anything to do with AudioRecord, or putting the loop in the button listener or putting it in the method called from the listener, or starting and stopping recording in the called method as opposed to the listener, or even lambda expressions or anything. Without the while loop it works fine; with it, it freezes. But I need to get the audio data continuously. Help is much appreciated. My abbreviated code:
public class MainActivity extends AppCompatActivity {

    public static final int SAMPLE_RATE = 16000;

    private AudioRecord recorder;
    private Button btn;
    private TextView txtView;
    private boolean isRecording = false;
    private short[] buffer;

    @Override
    protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
        super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
        setContentView(R.layout.activity_main);

        btn = (Button) findViewById(R.id.btn);
        txtView = (TextView) findViewById(R.id.TextView);

        initializeRecorder();

        btn.setOnClickListener(e -> {
            if (!isRecording) {
                btn.setText("Stop");
                isRecording = true;
                recorder.startRecording();
                record();
            }
            else {
                btn.setText("Start");
                isRecording = false;
                recorder.stop();
            }
        });
    }

    private void initializeRecorder() {
        int bufferSize = AudioRecord.getMinBufferSize(SAMPLE_RATE,
                AudioFormat.CHANNEL_IN_MONO,
                AudioFormat.ENCODING_PCM_16BIT);
        buffer = new short[bufferSize];
        recorder = new AudioRecord(MediaRecorder.AudioSource.MIC,
                SAMPLE_RATE,
                AudioFormat.CHANNEL_IN_MONO, AudioFormat.ENCODING_PCM_16BIT,
                bufferSize);
    }

    private void record() {
        int readSize;

        while (isRecording) { // This is the loop causing trouble

            readSize = recorder.read(buffer, 0, buffer.length);
            // Perform calculations on this data and output to txtView,
            // like:

            txtView.setText(Integer.toString(readSize));

            // BTW, I know I'm not saving this audio to a file; that's on
            // purpose. I just need this data.
        }
    }

    @Override
    public void onDestroy() {
        recorder.release();
        super.onDestroy();
    }
}

A: The reason the application hangs is that Android has this concept of UI Thread: In short a thread that renders UI, responsible for user input, etc
To make sure that your app doesn't feel slow you need to be able to render in every 16ms windows for 60fps. Thus, if you overload UI thread (like in a big loop / IO) - the system won't be able to render UI, respond to the events in time, so the app will freeze.
To avoid that you need to get data async. The best option will be to put into a Service. There are many example on the GitHub, here is a good one:
https://github.com/dkim0419/SoundRecorder
RecordingService example


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WEF Highlights The membership news site for the Water Environment Federation
Not Your Usual Scenic Attraction
Historic WRRF draws thousands of visitors during Doors Open Milwaukee event
Jones Island Water Reclamation Facility is run jointly by Veolia Water North America (Chicago) and the Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District through a private-public partnership that serves 1.1 million customers in southern Wisconsin. One of the main attractions of Doors Open Milwaukee, the facility draws thousands of visitors annually. Photo courtesy of Veolia.
Of the 150 attractions, such as free tours of historic churches and museums, offered during the annual Doors Open Milwaukee, the Jones Island Water Reclamation Facility (Milwaukee) is one of the most popular. The 1.1 million-m3/d (300-mgd) facility, which is run jointly by Veolia Water North America (Chicago) and the Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District through a private-public partnership, has hosted more than 20,000 visitors from 22 different countries since Veolia started operating the facility 7 years ago, said Joyce W. Harms, communications and community relations manager at Veolia Water Milwaukee.
Visitors toured the Jones Island Water Reclamation Facility on a bus as part of Doors Open Milwaukee. The annual event has experienced double-digit growth since its inaugural year in 2011. Photo courtesy of Veolia.
"Since the beginning, the Jones Island Water Reclamation Facility has been a major attraction for the Doors Open Milwaukee program," Harms said. "Our visitor numbers have grown each year starting at 400 the first year and reaching over 1700 during last year's event. This year, we are prepared to provide tours for 2000 visitors at the facility in a single day."
As part of the hard hat tour conducted by Veolia and local volunteers, visitors were able to view the process of making Milorganite, fertilizer produced as a by-product of the wastewater treatment. Photo courtesy of Veolia
Visitors' reasons vary for wanting to see the water resource recovery facility (WRRF).
"For some, their curiosity is piqued by the chance to actually step inside part of Milwaukee's critical infrastructure for a closer look at the sights, sounds, and science behind the wastewater treatment process, while other visitors are drawn to the facility's rich history," Harms said. "The free bag of Milorganite fertilizer that visitors receive doesn't hurt our attendance either."
Teaching and entertaining at the same time
In 1974, the American Society of Civil Engineers (Reston, Va.) designated the facility a National Historic Engineering Site because of its rich history. The WRRF has been in continuous operation since 1926, Harms said, and is "world-renowned for pioneering modern wastewater treatment technology. Jones Island was also one of the first facilities in the world to produce a fertilizer as the byproduct of the water reclamation process: Milorganite."
Before boarding busses, Doors Open visitors walked the artist-created Wastewater Maze, which provided an up-close view of the wastewater treatment process. Photo courtesy of Veolia.
Visitors have the opportunity to take a 60-minute, in-depth tour that includes "donning a hard hat and safety glasses to watch the Milorganite production process, or they can opt for a 30-minute ['load-and-go'] tour. Both tours travel via motor coach around the entire [30 ha] 75-ac Jones Island facility," Harms said.
Visitors also can view the "workhorses of wastewater" — the bacteria used during the treatment process — under high-power microscopes, she said. Or they can "walk the path of wastewater" through a parking-lot sized maze that traces the whole wastewater treatment process.
Jones Island Water Reclamation Facility visitors often include children who are eager to see what happens at a water resource recovery facility and enjoy examining the trucks and playing in chalk-art areas. Photo courtesy of Veolia.
For the WRRF to entertain so many visitors, and pull off the task flawlessly, requires several months of preparation.
"Big-picture planning for Doors Open begins early in the year, and then progressively moves into becoming a full-time undertaking 6 to 8 weeks prior to the event," Harms said. "The core event has grown each year from just a handful of bus tours during the first Doors Open event to the complex, multi-faceted event that it is today. For example, last year we outgrew the facility's parking capacity so that this year visitors will park at a remote lot and be shuttled in," she said. "This year we also added the 'load-and-go' tours to increase our tour capacity by another 700 visitors."
"The logistics and details for our Doors Open event have grown be to quite complex and necessitates support from across departments — buildings and grounds, safety and operations — to make certain that we get it right," Harms said.
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New Trailer for Neil Marshall's The Reckoning
Good luck at the bad timing awards; I don't think we really need to see a movie about The Plague right now but for some reason there is a new film from The Descent director Neil Marshall. SYNOPSIS: THE RECKO...
Dystopian sci-fi LX 2048 coming to UK Blu-ray, DVD & Digital from 25th January
In the near future, the sun has become so toxic that people can no longer leave their houses in daytime, and normal life is conducted mostly inside the virtual realm. Against this dystopian backdrop, a dying ma...
2012 Hitting 4K Blu-ray on January 19th
From Roland Emmerich, director of The Day After Tomorrow and Independence Day, comes the ultimate action-adventure movie, exploding with groundbreaking special effects. As the world faces a catastrophe of a...
X-Men Spinoff Series: A Retrospective
When you create one of the most popular movie characters on the planet, which is basically what Hugh Jackman did when he first sprouted Wolverine's claws in the first X-Men film, you're bound to see a spinoff s...
INTERVIEW WITH ALEX KNAPP
After an unknown cataclysm, Adam (Alex Knapp) is alone. The sole inhabitant of a vacant, unchanged world, or so he thinks. While attempting to stay grounded in the desolate landscape, visions come to him—the fa...