What is a Pigment & Do You Need to Worry About It?
The pigment of your skin may change when specific cells become overactive. Such cells produce a hormone called melanin, which regulates the colour of your skin. If those cells become overactive, your skin's colourants may become a lot darker or redder than usual.
Overactive melanocytes are sometimes a sign that your skin is unhealthy, or that there's something more severe happening beneath the surface. In other cases, the colouration of your skin changes as a part of the ageing process. While you can't stop this from happening forever, there are ways to slow the process down, and medical professionals can treat existing areas of pigmentation.
While you may not worry about pigments and discolouration on many areas of your body, your face is different. As an area that is visible to others throughout the day, the appearance of pigments on its skin may leave you feeling self-conscious. By learning more about what pigments are, how they happen, and the treatment measures available; you can choose whether to opt for a cosmetic therapy to reduce pigmentation.
Some people are more susceptible to freckles than others, mainly due to genetics. They are more likely to appear during the summer months when you expose your skin to too many UV rays. UV ray exposure encourages your melanocytes to release more melanin, making freckles more obvious. During the winter, they usually fade.
Those who expose themselves to too much sun over the years may encounter sunspots. Sunspots and sun damage usually present as large and dark patches of skin, which stand out from the surrounding areas.
Unlike sunspots, age spots have raised edges. Like sunspots, they are dark compared to surrounding areas of the skin. If you begin to notice age spots, you should seek advice from your GP to ensure you are not confusing them with a malignant mole.
According to the American Osteopathic College of Dermatology, most cases of hyperpigmentation are not harmful. However, some patients feel uncomfortable with their appearance, which is why they seek cosmetic treatments.
It is important to recognise that there are other conditions you could confuse with pigmentation. One such example is a malignant mole, which looks like a raised age spot with poorly defined borders. Such moles may change over time, which is another indicator that it is cancerous.
Similarly, pregnant women experience hyperpigmentation, as their bodies produce more melanin in specific areas. For example, they may encounter "the mask of pregnancy;" which is a butterfly-like mask that spreads across their face.
Who is more at risk of developing pigmentation?
As the number one cause of pigmentation, excess sun exposure sends your melanocytes into overdrive. Although melanin will try to protect you from UV rays, too much exposure to them will stop their work, leading to pigments.
Did you know that the more fat you carry, the more oestrogen you produce? This applies to men as well as women. The lipid cells in your body send out signals asking for oestrogen, forcing your body to make more of it.
Seeing as women produce more oestrogen than men anyway, this is more of a problem for them. Too much oestrogen can send your melanocytes into overdrive also, leading to more pigments. It's for this reason that pregnant women experience dark spots across various areas of their bodies.
That's right, people in certain occupations are at higher risk of hyperpigmentation than others. For example, if you're a gardener or someone else who spends a lot of time outside, you're exposing yourself to more sun.
Similarly, if you like to use henna or you're a tattoo lover, you'll trigger your melanocytes, and they'll deposit melanin at random. So, it's probably a good idea to hold back on the pretty hand art, for now.
The most common cause of pigmentation is too much exposure to UV rays. When you expose yourself to UV rays from the sun or a tanning bed, your melanocytes respond by producing melanin. Although melanin leads to a tan, too much UV ray exposure can damage your melanocytes. When this happens, they produce too much melanin compared to those in the surrounding area, leading to pigmentation.
While the exact reasons are not known, some women experience hyperpigmentation when they undergo hormonal changes. Pregnancy is not the only example of this. One female hormone, oestrogen, encourages melanocytes to produce more melanin. Progesterone, which is a hormone both men and women encounter, has the same effect. However, it isn't clear why they cause hyperpigmentation in some areas and not others.
Also known as 'post-inflammatory hyperpigmentation,' skin injuries and trauma can cause pigments to appear. It is for this reason that those who suffer from acne vulgaris are more likely to encounter pigments. Acne vulgaris is a condition that involves increased inflammation around the epidermis, which is the skin's upper layer. When the epidermis encounters too much inflammation, the melanocytes beneath release more melanin, causing it to darken or develop dark patches.
Research published in the American Journal of Physical Anthropology in 2007 identified at least six genes related to pigmentation of the skin. As such, if your parents have pigmented skin, you are at higher risk of experiencing it too.
Regardless of what is causing your pigmentation, it is natural to seek remedies. Before you explore cosmetic therapies, though, you might want to consider lifestyle factors that could slow the colouration process down and help with other aspects of the anti-ageing process.
As exposure to too many UV rays is the leading cause of pigmentation, you should spend less time in the sun. If you are going on holiday or have an occupation that involves spending a lot of time outdoors, use a sunscreen with an SPF of at least 15. Also, avoid using tanning beds.
When choosing products such as moisturisers and serums, look at their ingredients. Skin care products that contain omega fatty acids, Vitamin E, Vitamin C, and Vitamin A all play a role in reducing inflammation. Choosing a skin care product with any of these ingredients will reduce inflammation, which lessens your chance of encountering pigments.
Unfortunately, once pigmentation settles in on your face, using preventative measures alone will not make the problem go away. One cosmetic treatment available is chemical peeling for pigmentation.
Glycolic skin peels are particularly useful for reducing pigmentation. Glycolic skin peels contain components that are rubbed gently into your skin. Afterwards, they are left to settle for a short period so that they can exfoliate and remove the layers where pigmentation is apparent.
The skin begins to produce new cells, which have an even skin tone.
Following the skin peel, more collagen and elastin reach the area. As a result, your skin looks fresher and tighter.
A reduction in sun damage, which improves the overall look of the skin.
To see the full benefits of a Glycolic skin peel, you will need more than one treatment. You will discuss the number of chemical peels you need at your initial consultation, should you choose this therapy.
At Rutland Aesthetics, our cosmetic team is lead by Dr Dhesi. As a doctor who qualified in 1998, he has since trained in Aesthetic Medicine. As such, he can perform a full assessment of your current pigmentation problems and recommend a treatment that will suit your skin type. Using an honest and integrative approach, Dr Dhesi will help you even your skin tone using outpatient treatments that are minimally invasive.
If you would like to know what pigments are and how you can treat them, call a member of our team today to begin the consultation process.


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CHAMBERSBURG - If all goes according to plan, there could be a new bakery shop in Chambersburg in a few years, managed and run by one of the first graduates of a new food education program in the school district.
Hunter Conner, a junior at Chambersburg Area Senior High School, wanted to be a German teacher, but it was a moment out of the blue that inspired him to switch from teaching German to baking. A self-described picky eater, Conner didn't want to go into just any type of restaurant or food business, he wanted to go into something he knew he would enjoy, which is sweets.
"I know I'll like that stuff," Conner said.
New food pantry helps fight hunger in CASD
Upon graduation, Conner plans to enroll in the Culinary Institute of America, and possibly go on to own his own bakery. To prepare for culinary school, he has enrolled in the Costa Academy and its food service and food wellness program, housed at The Orchards Restaurant. Conner is one of five students in the inaugural program started this year as a solution to the overpopulation at the Chambersburg Career Magnet School and the Franklin County Career and Technical Center.
According to Geof Lambert, co-founder of the Costa Academy, Chambersburg Area School District officials approached him and Michael Kalathas, the other co-founder, last January about the possibility of starting a new program to provide more opportunities in the food service field to high school students. Both Lambert and Kalathas have years of experience in the food service industry.
Even though the program teaches students how to cook, it is about more than just culinary arts; students learn about all aspects of the food industry, from where food comes from and how it is prepared and treated before arriving at the restaurant to food safety and wellness, such as how to prevent illnesses and diseases, to restaurant management and dealing with customers.
"We're making them job-ready the day they graduate," Lambert said, meaning the students in this program will be able to enter any aspect of the food industry upon graduation.
The half-year program runs August through January, for three hours each weekday. The program is split between book work and hands-on skills in the kitchen.
The book work aspect involves learning about food safety and food wellness, such as monitoring and knowing safe temperatures to handle food, the different bacteria and viruses and illnesses that can come with improper handling of food, and the role food plays in the health of the human population and the Earth.
CASD program connects students, local leaders
Students also get to work in the kitchen, learning about the different tools, utensils, and other equipment chefs and cooks use and how to make different kinds of foods, either from scratch or from other ingredients.
The students then put their new skills to use by making what Lambert calls a family meal every day. So far, the students have made soups, pastas, and, on Tuesday morning, they made different kinds of pizzas.
In addition to their home base at The Orchards Restaurant, which is owned by Kalathas' family, students have also toured various food businesses in the area and had speakers from different areas of the food industry come and speak with them.
"I want them to keep going, and they can go so far with Costa Academy," Conner said. "We're all friends, practically family."
Conner's classmates were quick to agree with him that the atmosphere is light and fun while at the same time informative.
"We're just having fun," Philippe Lozius said.
Lozius joined the program because he likes to cook and was pondering his post-CASHS graduation plans. After graduation he is considering attending a school where he can learn culinary trades while playing football.
"I just have a passion for cooking," Lozius said. "I'm a hands-on type of guy, so I knew this class would be perfect for me."
Since this is the first year for a program like this, Lambert is hopeful to expand it to be year-round program and possibly have elementary students visit and learn about the food industry. For now, he's got five students who have an interest in the food industry ready to take the next step.
"They want to learn," Lambert said. "It's a very motivating environment."
Costa Academy fundraiser
WHAT: A cook-off between Sen. Rich Alloway and Warren Elliott, former Franklin County commissioner
WHEN: 6 p.m. Friday, Oct. 14
WHERE: The Orchards, 1580 Orchard Drive, Chambersburg
DETAILS: Alloway and Elliott will each cook a meal, and a panel of judges will decide whose is best.
ADMISSION: Free, but there will be raffles and a silent auction from which the proceeds will benefit Costa Academy's general operating budget.
David Barr, 717-881-7020

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YMAB ALERT: The Klein Law Firm Announces a Lead Plaintiff Deadline of March 20, 2023 in the Class Action Filed on Behalf of Y-mAbs Therapeutics, Inc. Shareholders
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NEW YORK, Jan. 24, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The Klein Law Firm announces that a class action complaint has been filed on behalf of shareholders of Y-mAbs Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ: YMAB) alleging that the Company violated federal securities laws.
This lawsuit is on behalf of persons or entities who purchased shares of Y-mAbs Therapeutics, Inc. common stock on the open market or pursuant to registration statements filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission during the period October 6, 2020 through October 28, 2022, inclusive.
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CLASS ACTION CASE DETAILS: The filed complaint alleges that Y-mAbs Therapeutics, Inc. made materially false and/or misleading statements and/or failed to disclose that: (i) Y-mAbs misrepresented the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's ("FDA") willingness to approve omburtamab, the Company's lead product candidate, for marketing based on the existing clinical trials; (ii) the Company misrepresented that progress was being made that would align with the FDA's requirements to demonstrate substantial evidence of effectiveness, sufficient for approval of omburtamab, through adequate and well-controlled studies; (iii) the FDA had repeatedly advised Y-mAbs that it was unlikely to grant approval for the marketing of omburtamab; and (iv) Y-mAbs had elected to submit the March 31, 2022 Biologics License Application prior to reaching agreement with the FDA on the content of the application.
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This past weekend we all made a trip to Asheville North Carolina to visit my brother, Shawn. He recently got engaged to his fiancée, Diedre; and, bought his first house in the suburbs of Asheville. He's currently living alone. Being at his house was a strong reminder of what college life was like. While Shawn and I are very different in a lot of ways, we're very similar in others. How we live while single is one of the things I think we have in common. I have no doubt my house would be identical if I were single. One of the many reasons I am very thankful for marriage!
We all had a busy week leading up to the trip, so we made most of our plans "on the fly". We left the Nashville area on Friday morning around 9:00am. This has become our "default" travel time. It's about the time Clara takes her first nap. If we're lucky, we can get a couple hours down the road before needing a stop. This trip was no different.
My "new home" gift for Shawn was a Weber grill. I've had one for a few years now and absolutely love it. Charcoal grilling has been like a fun new hobby for me. When we arrived, one of the first things I noticed was the grill. It's been used a few times, but still in mint condition. I'd gotten so used to mine—warn out and old—that I got excited at the idea of using a new grill. We decided to go out and get some salmon to grill (Grilled Salmon is a regular at our house!). We whipped up a fast, albeit healthy, dinner. We sat on whatever makeshift (college) furniture we could find and caught up.
The following morning, we headed straight to one of Shawn's favorite restaurants, Another Broken Egg. They had a unique menu. I'm a fan of restaurants nowadays that try to add a twist to normal items. I got a spicy omelette (Hey Lucy! Omelette). The Restaurant is right next to REI. We made a quick stop in REI to look around. You can never go to REI enough, its probably a good thing I don't live near one.
From REI, we made our first big trip of the day to the Western North Carolina Nature Center. Little did we know, there was a major festival happening here on this day—Hey Day! We struggled to get a parking spot, but it was completely worth it. We got to take the kids through the entire center absolutely free. I was impressed with the quality of exhibits they had. We saw Wolves, Bears, Deer, Cougars, Bobcats, and Otters to name a few. Here are a few pictures of that time.
After our visit, we headed back to the house for nap time. Alex and I really wanted to see a "Great Asheville View". We decided to take a trip to the top of Mt. Pisgah. Unfortunately, the Fog was thick when we went. We managed to get a few decent pictures even though the weather was less than ideal.
From here, we went straight to Tropical Gardens Putt-Putt Golf. For those who don't know, Ian has become a bit of a prodigy at Putt-Putt. Ian, Shawn and I were all playing. Ian Tied Shawn in the back 9 and he was the only one of us to get 2 hole-in-ones (I got one, Shawn didn't get any). They were legit, honest-to-goodness hole-in-ones. Unfortunately, none of us thought to take any pictures while we were there. But, it was one of the more enjoyable putt-putt courses I've ever played. Ian had a blast!
Later that night, my Sister Nikki and her daughter Shelby stopped by. They were travelling through from another trip, so they stopped by on their way home. We spent the rest of our time talking, eating and reading riddles.
Overall, this was a great trip. I'm excited for my brother and his upcoming marriage and his new house!
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From his 90s NSYNC days to his acting career, he's had plenty of fun with his hair. Remember those bright bleach tight curls? And the cornrow days?
Take a trip down memory lane with our gallery...
It's 1998 at the Billboard Awards and NSYNC are in their prime, as is Justin's bleach blonde curly-sue locks. Did Justin predict the ombre trend way back before the noughties? It's quite possible... just look at his interesting dip-dye look.
A year later, in 1999, Justin decided to go for it and dye his remaining strands bleach blonde to match the rest of his head. He clearly decided volume was overrated, and flattened down his locks to create this subtle curly look.
By 2000, JT's curls were officially unleashed. We're not sure we've ever seen a man with bigger hair - we wonder what secrets he was keeping in there...
Later in 2000, Justin experimented with cornrows, too.
By 2004, Justin had started to tone down his look and becomes a bit more recognisable as the swoon-worthy actor we all know and love. He decided to give 'scruffy chic' a go - thoughts?
In 2006, Justin had clearly had enough of experimenting with his mane, and shaved it all off - perhaps in protest?
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Rygar and the Nintendo Power Mystery
I've got some spare time because my NES is auto-leveling Rygar, which I'm going to attempt to play through tonight. I've never beaten the first boss, though I have played the game many times. Of course I won't be using any FAQs. One could look the maps up at The Video Game Atlus, a great site upon which I recently stumbled. Another useful site, if you have any old Nintendo Power magazines (The first few years are the best gaming magazines ever), is the Nintendo Power Index. I'll be using it to look up a few games in this post.
It's found in the first issue of Nintendo Power, so let's open it up to get some tips!
It has a great Zelda spread, and good maps of the levels. But notice the only entry Rygar receives in Nintendo Power (ever).
Note the early use of "ftw" in the not-obvious Kid Icarus tip.
The game is very difficult, but they only give one small blurb to Rygar? It's very strange, older games often got reviewed years later. Most popular games got covered, and it's a really decent title. I wonder if gamers would think that maybe Rygar looked more fun than the original Zelda. Not all gamers, but Americans might be drawn to this Captain-America adventure game, which combines aspects of Mario and Zelda. Similar to Kid Icarus, but much, much better. Placed lowest on the page, smallest. Juxtaposed; size confirming worth.
Super Mario Bros. was featured in issues 2, 3, and 12. It was again featured in the Lost Levels issue, and again for Super Mario Bros. Deluxe, for the GBA.
Kid Icarus was featured in issues 2 (twice), 10,12, and 45. I'm not sure if contemporary Nintendo Power reviews VC games, but if so I'm sure it's in there somewhere.
Of course it's the official Nintendo-sponsored magazine, but they purport objectivity like most periodicals. Looking at the title page for the first issue we see SMB2, the game designed specifically for stupid Americans who couldn't play games with the fury of the Japanese spirit. Jerks. Second, Zelda, the most blinging NES cartridge. What else do Americans like? Baseball, and therefore 3 baseball game reviews. The other features fade into meaningless over-excited magazine talk. At least SMB2 was a pretty fun game, even though I would have preferred the real SMB2. And Zelda was definitely worthy of a gold cartridge. But baseball games are boring. Why the hell do we need three baseball games, just because we are American? I guarantee that 2 baseball games are plenty for me, though Mario Strikers looked really fun if it were a present from a distant relative who couldn't expect to know what video game I would enjoy, a raffle prize, or perhaps found in a fast food coffee shop. However, Wii Baseball suffices for any baseball-related gaming activity in the 21st century.
It's time to see who is behind this racist madness. The following is a transcription of the Editor's letter (huh, he's American) with my commentary applied as footnotes.
Dear Player,
We hope you enjoyed reading the first issue of Nintendo Power as much as we enjoyed making it. We spent many hours doing research (playing games) in order to bring you the most complete reviews, the best tricks, and the raddest reading ever! (1) I even jetted (2) to Japan for a week(3) to work with Nintendo Power staff over there(4). You try to explain Wheel of Fortune to someone who doesn't speak English (5)! It was great to make new friends and to meet some pretty hot game players too (6)! Maybe we'll even profile a few of them in a future issue (7).
Nintendo Power will come out every other month, and we want to provide you the very best in video journalism (8) (We've discontinued the Fun Club News(9), so that we can devote all our energy to making Nintendo Power the best magazine you could ever subscribe to(10)). What could be more fun? (11) So, if you have an opinion about something (12), or a hot tip you want to share(13), we'd like to hear about it.
See you in September,
H-------------------
P.S. I'm working real hard on Zelda II (14). Look for it. It's going to be great!
1. The letter begins well enough. It's 1988, so rad is acceptable.
2. More lingo emphasizes the cool. Too busy being to cool to play Rygar.
3. A whole week!?
4. The guys that actually make this magazine?
5. Exciting statements end in exclamation points!
6. Palis Hirton?
7. See Nintendo Power Sluts XXX, Erotic Electronic Publishing, 1989.
8. With your leadership this magazine rocks!
9. Who cares!
10. Most of the time National Geographic is boring.
11.What indeed!
12. How convient!
13. "Which library bathroom should I haunt?"
14. No way! Zelda 2 was released in 1987. The coverage, however, was great.
Labels: NES, Nintendo Power, Rygar
Wizards & Warriors
I spent the weekend reading Faulkner and playing Wizards and Warriors. (and Ironsword, the first two games in the 4-part series). You play as Kuros, a knight running around freeing tied-up half-naked babes from evil monsters.
Fun game, really hard. However, you continue from exactly where you die... so eventually you forget about lives altogether. And as the afternoon drifted into evening like insects skimming on water, improbable yet somehow vindicated by the harsh physics of our world, I battled as Kuros, falling repeatedly in battle like Confederate and Yankee soldiers pierced by bullet from afar or the close and familiar sting of a bayonet, leg vaporized by the earth tumbling explosion of a cannonball... In the words of the wizard in Conan the Barbarian: "Life and Death, the same."
It's a curious game, because it's kind of bad. The jumping physics are awkward (though somewhat fun), you can easily loose the best items in the game by picking certain treasure chests, and monsters constantly spawn off-screen and kamikaze into Kuros with no hope of ever defending the attack.
But, the game has nice artwork, great music, infinite lives, and some cool areas to explore. It's a good game if you are looking for a fantasy adventure and have already played Legacy of the Wizard (and part 2 of the post) and Faxanadu. Similar and inferior to both, that about sums it up.
Had I played this game as a child, I might enjoy it more. But as the list of NES games I haven't played dwindles, Wizards and Warriors is a refreshing reminder of the high-quality NES library. I have owned the sequel, Ironsword: Wizards and Warriors 2, for some time, but I could never figure out what to do. I've decided to sink some more time into Ironsword, maybe it gets better as the game progresses.
Wizards and Warriors (the entire series) is also notable for being made in America. Most good NES games come from the land of the rising sun and it's comforting to see that at least some Americans were trying to make a decent NES game.
This installment steal it's story from Mario, having you rescue a princess in 8 castles, the first 7 named from myth and literature, but not being "your" princess. Eventually "Thou Hath Rescued Thy Princess / Thy Search Hath Ended" and thy princess remaineth kneeling in submission, half-naked and blond.
Levels 2-4 are caves, and all look similar, thus the game drags. But stages 6-8 are fantastic, epic, and worth the trouble of getting there. Wizards and Warriors simply needed well-programmed enemies, something even Legacy of the Wizard couldn't accomplish. Enemies in this game appear from everywhere, can fly through walls, or simply can't be killed. Every enemy in the game feels cheap, both in battle and programming.
There is also a place (I believe it is level 5, but it could be 6) that seems oddly familiar. Hmm, what could it be? See the final screenshot, I had to take it with a real camera; I was playing on cartridge today. I'll continue the series and post my thoughts if something interesting should come to mind. I've been looking for a Game Boy game to play recently, and Wizards and Warriors X: The Fortress of Fear looks fun. Any other fans of this series or a particular game within?
Labels: NES, Wizards and Warriors
The 2600 Adventure of Zelda
Every gamer suspects that games were better in the past. Obviously, most such feelings are nostalgia, but others enjoy playing older video games more than most modern ones. Older games ring true in myth. Modern games fail because of the lack of integrity in the creators of the game, executive meddling, stupid ideas, million dollar budgets, or, primarily, an asbestos desert of creativity, content to copy the great games, adding nothing and producing hollow xeroxes of great adventures.
Adventure was the first graphic adventure game and released in 1979. The story is distilled medieval adventure: a hero travels from the gold castle, through countryside and mazes, fighting dragons, harassed by bats, steals the treasure back from the wizard's black castle, returns to the gold castle. He then becomes king and builds an army and takes over other video game worlds. That's the story to adventure and it is a perfect description of the gameplay. That connection between material function and story exhibits pure unbridled form.
"Created by Warren Robinett" was inscribed as a rejection of Atari's unrestrained video game commidification. You can't expect people to care about your video game company at the expense of the artists producing your product; it breaks every code of author attribution. The video game creator functioned as programmer, artist, musician, and writer. Obviously a man or woman might be exceptionally skilled in some areas and lacking in others forms a small team of individuals who carry out a united vision.
On February 21, 1986, Nintendo released The Legend of Zelda in Japan, with Miyamoto credited. They don't credit Adventure, the game released 7 years (that's seven years without a decent overhead graphic adventure game) previously, maybe no one noticed. Adventure has 1 screen scrolling (so does Zelda...), dungeon entrances on one screen, isolated in the center (Zelda, too, has castle entrances like these. The point being that if one were to take Zelda and compress it, the result would be Adventure.) Multiple quests, bats, multiple items to solve puzzles, 3 dungeons, dragons, weapon, mazes, a holy item that needs to be retrieved. Zelda has, multiple quests, bats, many items to solve puzzles, 18 dungeons, dragons, 6 or 7 weapons, octorocks, mazes, a 8 holy items that needs to be retrieved AND a princess! Adventure even has an area, in the white castle, called the crypt. Zelda makes overt reference to this with the "white castle" i.e. the entrance to level 6 in the first quest being next to the graveyard. Zelda even assumed the dragon's mechanic of eating the character with the Like Like enemy, consciously avoided, but still changed and put to use.
The Legend of Zelda adds everything that Adventure couldn't with only 4k of memory. Zelda was on a 1-MB cartridge but was only 132K thanks to clever programming. The overworld is stored as "rooms", but rooms are made of columns, not tiles, which greatly decreases the amount of storage space, but sacrifices flexibility in map design. Certainly a matter of aesthetic taste, but the game that captivated 6.5 million had a certain aesthetic symmetry, a mathematical quality which made Hyrule appear as crafted by ancient and sleepy gods.
For your comparison here are both maps. Notice the graveyard in the west of Hyrule, as described in the above passage.
Where do these games not fail? In story, because each is simple and mythic. The games are likewise simple and mythic, and artist expectations are upheld. But what of other games that purport to good storytelling yet fail with hollywood blockbuster lowest-common denominator entertainment? Sometimes it's hard to appreciate a game without thinking, "this is all 50 million dollars could make?" And at the bottom line consumers buy graphic... actually consumers buy well-marketed video games and, occasionally, the outstanding AND well-marketed video game. One has to imagine that that money could have funded 10 smaller projects, with plenty of money left over for executives to waste, and at least some hope of producing something worth the time and effort invested by designers and consumers (and critics!)
Atari even made a little known spiritual prequel to the Legend of Zelda, which you can only play if you download the rom, known as The Adventure of Zerda. Here is a magazine scan of the world map. As you can see there are clear similarities between Adventure and The Legend of Zelda, proving the relationship conclusively.
Human nature assures us that individuals will make good video games because they want to, and people with a job making video games will become disillusioned with the corporate world and decide to at least get paid well and work on (what I assume) is important science, or put their name on half-assed products like Wii Music, the worst game ever made. Video games need artists, not fatcat sellouts.
Labels: adventure, atari 2600, NES, The Legend of Zelda


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Dyskonto składane (rzeczywiste) – wartość, o jaką należy pomniejszyć przyszłą wartość kapitału, aby otrzymać obecną wartość kapitału przy założeniu określonego poziomu oprocentowania składanego oraz ustalonego czasu oprocentowania.

Obliczanie dyskonta składanego
Oznaczmy:
  – wartość bieżąca kapitału,
  – wartość przyszła kapitału,
  – dyskonto,
  – stopa zwrotu,
  – liczba okresów kapitalizacji.

Dyskonto stanowi różnicę pomiędzy wartością przyszłą a wartością bieżącą:

Ze względu na założone oprocentowanie składane, prawdziwa jest zależność:

Wobec tego:

Zatem:

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Q: Ошибка function at 0x при работе с функцией Я начал изучать питон, и решил попробовать использовать функцию.
Я хотел, чтобы пользователь вводил номер месяца, потом использовал функцию, которая сверяла бы порядковый номер с названием и выдавала в print название этого месяца.
Но при вызове функции возникает ошибка function at 0x
Что я делаю не так?
template = {1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12}
while True:
number = int(input("Введите номер месяца = "))
if number in template:
    break
print ("для определения месяца по числу введите season в консоль")

def season(num):
num = number
if num == 1:
    print ("Январь")
elif num == 2:
    print ("Февраль")
elif num == 3:
    print ("Март")
elif num == 4:
    print ("Апрель")
elif num == 5:
    print ("Май")
elif num == 6:
    print ("Июнь")
elif num == 7:
    print ("Июль")
elif num == 8:
    print ("Август")
elif num == 9:
    print ("Сентябрь")
elif num == 10:
    print ("Октябрь")
elif num == 11:
    print ("Ноябрь")
elif num == 12:
    print ("Декабрь")
else:
    print("The End")

Скрин ошибки

A: функции надо вызывать с параметрами в круглых скобках:
>>> import datetime

>>> def get_month(num):
...     return datetime.date(1900, num, 1).strftime('%B')

>>> get_month(int(input('Введите номер месяца: ')))
Введите номер месяца: 12
'December'

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Cité universitaire was founded in 1921 to provide accommodation and support for foreign students in Paris, with a number of residential pavilions endowed by different national communities. Le Corbusier was commissioned by the Swiss community in the late 1920s.
The pavilion adheres to Le Corbusier's 'five points of architecture', but with a number of developments since the Villa Savoye. The free facade and horizontal window have become a continuous glazed curtain wall, on the south side of the building (above). The pilotis have developed from thin columns to six massive reinforced concrete 'dog-bones' or 'thighs' with their characteristic figure-of-eight cross section to withstand winds.
While the client accepted the student rooms being raised in mid air, the public spaces were required to be on the ground. The plan accommodates them in a separate block sitting on the earth, its curvaceous form contrasting with the simple slab of the student accommodation.
After a period of renovation, the building is now open to the public again. Opening hours are weekdays 10am-12pm and 2-5pm.
Le Corbusier's original architectural 'manifesto', describing what he sought to achieve, as it first appeared in English in 1931. Accessible (if an unconventional style for today) and stimulating.
Readable (quite detailed) account of Le Corbusier's work, well illustrated and well structured.
A hefty but accessible analysis of Le Corbusier's life and work, drawing on his writing and painting as well as building design.


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9.9 linear feet (18 boxes, 3 volumes, 1 oversized folder)
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Charles Bruce Millholland (1903-1991) was an American playwright, author, dancer, actor, model, and artist best known for his play The Napoleon of Broadway, which was the basis for Ben Hecht and Charles MacArthur's hit comedy Twentieth Century. The Charles Bruce Millholland papers contain writings, personal papers, scrapbooks, and artwork. less
Wasserman, Dale
Dale Wasserman papers, 1940-2008
15.96 linear feet (38 boxes)
Dale Wasserman (1914-2008) was an American playwright, television writer and screenwriter, working from the 1950s-the 1990s. He is best known for his play, One Flew over the Cuckoo's Nest (1963) and his book for the musical Man of La Mancha... more
Dale Wasserman (1914-2008) was an American playwright, television writer and screenwriter, working from the 1950s-the 1990s. He is best known for his play, One Flew over the Cuckoo's Nest (1963) and his book for the musical Man of La Mancha (1966). The Dale Wasserman papers document his entire writing career with scripts, correspondence, notes, programs, clippings, research materials and photographs from his productions. less
Grey, Joel, 1932-
Joel Grey papers, 1904-2001 [bulk 1949-2001]
Joel Grey (1932-) is an American actor, singer, dancer and director, working in theatre and film from the 1950s through the present. The Joel Grey Papers contain publicity and general production files, scripts, photographs and memorabilia on stage... more
Joel Grey (1932-) is an American actor, singer, dancer and director, working in theatre and film from the 1950s through the present. The Joel Grey Papers contain publicity and general production files, scripts, photographs and memorabilia on stage productions Joel Grey appeared in. There are also production materials on television, radio and film projects he did and solo acts/personal appearances. less
Padula, Edward, 1916-2001
Edward Padula papers, 1952-2001
7.77 linear feet (19 boxes)
Edward Padula (1916-2001) was an American producer, director and writer of stage plays and musicals from the 1940s to the 1990s. The Edward Padula papers contain production materials and personal ephemera.
McCracken, Joan
Joan McCracken ephemera, ca. 1930-1958
Joan McCracken was a dancer and a star of stage and screen. Her ephemera consists of scrapbooks, clippings, programs, sheet music and some personal items.
Ginty, Robert
Robert Ginty Papers, 1969-1997
1.51 linear feet (4 boxes)
Robert Ginty was an actor, director and producer. He was born in Brooklyn, New York, on November 14, 1948. He died in Los Angeles on September 21, 2009.
Hagen, Uta, 1919-2004
Uta Hagen and Herbert Berghof papers, 1889-2004 and undated
Billy Rose Theatre Division | *T- Mss 2007-001
99 boxes
The Uta Hagen/Herbert Berghof papers document the lives and careers of actress, master teacher, and author Uta Hagen and her husband--actor, director, and master teacher Herbert Berghof. The papers consist of correspondence, personal and family... more
The Uta Hagen/Herbert Berghof papers document the lives and careers of actress, master teacher, and author Uta Hagen and her husband--actor, director, and master teacher Herbert Berghof. The papers consist of correspondence, personal and family papers, diaries, scripts and manuscripts, production materials, blueprints, photographs, scrapbooks, posters, clippings, ephemera, and oversized material. There are also a number of papers relating to the HB Studio and HB Playwrights Foundation, the school and developmental theater founded by Berghof. less
Lerman, Leo, 1914-1994
Leo Lerman papers, 1911-1986 [bulk 1940-1960]
Leo Lerman was an editor and writer who was associated with Condé Nast Press, most notably Vogue and Mademoiselle, for over 50 years. His early career was in the theater. The Leo Lerman papers are composed of drafts of magazines articles,... more
Leo Lerman was an editor and writer who was associated with Condé Nast Press, most notably Vogue and Mademoiselle, for over 50 years. His early career was in the theater. The Leo Lerman papers are composed of drafts of magazines articles, manuscripts, research,and correspondence. less
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My ear was starting to go numb, I should've hung up but kept telling myself it would just be another minute... until 20 more had passed. By the time a human came on, I was invested, and walking away empty-handed wasn't an option. My endgame was to cut financial corners, see how to lower the monthly premium on my health insurance plan. The only suggestion they offered was to nix my maternity coverage. My intuition said "bad idea," but my mouth said "yes." I did it. One month later, I was pregnant. Go figure.
At my first doctor visit, the receptionist told me it would be $400 per month to see the doctor, and then whatever the hospital costs were. If you have a healthy, uncomplicated birth, you're looking at ten thousand dollars, easy. Okay, cool, so maybe if I sell the baby on the black market, I can still afford to live after that.
I sat in the examination room awaiting the doctor, alone and naked beneath the thin gown, trying to steady the split back by sitting on it. Feeling more vulnerable than ever, like I was playing a part in someone else's life, it was the first time I'd felt ashamed of my unplanned, illegitimate pregnancy. I chose to dress and leave before he even came to the room. Something felt off, and in that moment I honored my intuition.
Driving back to work, I could feel the tears forming a veil over my eyes, brain buzzing about how to pull this off. I could do it, maybe, but I was a self-employed hairstylist, I'd have to save money for maternity leave, I'd have to save money for the birth, and I'd have to pray that I could work until the day I delivered, returning four weeks later... if I wanted to have any clients left.
The entire thing sounded preposterous and centered around way too many "what ifs." Amidst the tears, the word home birth floated in. I knew nothing about it. I'd entertained the idea, in years past, whenever I thought about a future family, but not really. Like, it had been a very fleeting notion that I'd never actually have pursued. My visions of it were Victorian in nature- a woman in a long white gown, damp with sweat, writhing around on a four-poster bed. Yet, in this moment, it offered total relief. I knew that it was my answer.
I got back to work and started Googling, calling the first midwife, the only midwife, I found. She sounded nice enough and said she could take me on. We met at my house the next evening, she arrived looking predictably granola- long gray braids with an apropos hippie name I've since forgotten, everything I'd pictured a midwife to be. She informed us that she had seven other women due the same week as we were. We shot each other WTF glances, and I questioned the almost certain probability that she would be unavailable during my labor. Her solution: my now husband, then boyfriend, would "just" birth the baby. Hell. No.
Once again crushed and despairing, we were at a loss. Sean had friends who'd done a homebirth, so he called their midwife. We'd had such a runaround, by this point I was five months along. It didn't seem likely that she'd have space for us, but she agreed to meet, and by the grace of God, was willing to birth our son. Oh yeah, and she's amazing, the perfect combination of free spiritedness, warmth, knowledge, and professionalism. And, we were the only ones due that time of the month.
She sat with me for an hour at every prenatal appointment, in her cozy office, adorned more like your grandmother's special spare bedroom, made just for you, than an exam room. She answered questions and told me exactly what was going on with my pregnancy at each stage. She has a calm, maternal presence and a slow, reassuring voice. I felt safe.
I spent almost all of my spare time watching women have water births on YouTube, taking cues from each video. They're all devastatingly beautiful to witness, empowering. I wasn't afraid to birth at all, any shame I'd felt had passed. I was overwrought with excitement about personally witnessing the capacity of my own body, and of course, to meet the tiny human growing inside of me.
I had something called irritable uterus when pregnant. I'd get Braxton Hicks, to the tune of 30 per hour, from month five on. By the time I'm in labor, I don't know it until I'm dilated to 6cm. We called my midwife after realizing my water had broken and, two hours later, Sage arrived.
I wasn't as serene as all of the ethereal, European women in the videos I'd obsessed over, quietly catching their own babies beneath the water. It definitely wasn't a silent birth, as my father and sister remind me anytime the topic arises (they sat on the front porch waiting), but I also assumed it was going to last 10 hours, so I wasn't psychologically managing the pain. The water of the birthing pool brought immense relief, my body rolling weightlessly through each contraction. Birth was an experience I looked upon with awe, excited to try it again someday with my now first-hand knowledge of my own body and process.
It was no surprise that my second son's labor was speedy as well, so it was peaceful, and the atmosphere more relaxed, but there was still pain, and there was still plenty of noise (again, per my father and sister, who waited in the next room).
By the time I was pregnant with my daughter, my beloved midwife had retired. We didn't trust anyone else and our finances dictated a hospital birth. The idea of not having water to labor in during a drug-free birth left me very uneasy, as did having to drive to the hospital while potentially in transition. I spent the pregnancy being anxious about the pain and envisioning pushing my baby out in the backseat of a Volvo. Do I cover the entire car in plastic? Do I just stay home and do it on my own? I pity all of my clients, friends, and family during those nine months. Uncertainty consumed me and no one escaped talk of my what ifs. I bought drop cloths and constructed my own home birth kit, complete with medical grade gloves, clamps, and scissors I'd finagled from nurse clients. I'd become delusional, and my husband was ready to commit me if he had to sit through another talk about all of the possible outcomes, especially the one where he played doctor.
During my doomsday planning, a friend sent me a book called "Hypnobirthing" (see link below article). God bless her. If I'd been a first-time mom, I'd have read it cover to cover and practiced all of the exercises. Instead, I did the bullet point version. It outlines how to have a pain free labor. I'll be honest, I didn't completely buy into it, but this whole no water to birth in thing had me desperate enough to give it a try.
-Keep your jaw relaxed, with your teeth separated.
-Lay on your left side, don't make fists, and breath slowly.
-As you exhale, envision the breath moving your baby down the birth canal.
-Maintaining a relaxed body is imperative, as is slow steady breathing, like in yoga. The goal is to get yourself into an almost meditative state.
-Change your verbiage. Instead of pain, substitute "sensations." Sometimes certain words signal reactions in the body. We're conditioned by the personal definitions of our vocabularies.
When labor "sensations" started, I was likely at six centimeters. I scurried about the house cleaning and getting my boys ready, waiting for my dad to arrive so we could head to the hospital. Every minute I'd have to stop, get on all fours, contract, and then get up and continue about my business. There was definite pain, and I wasn't yet using any of the hypnobirthing techniques.
At some point, I dismissed myself to the car, having made peace with going to the hospital and telling myself we'd make it there in time. No doomsday prepping. No Dexter style drop cloths, just a towel and a pillow. I laid in the back, on my left side, and slowed my breath, relaxing every muscle, concentrating most on my jaw and hands. Immediately, the discomfort vanished. The tightening sensation of the contractions was present, but with focus, I managed them silently and painlessly. Soon, we were off, with ocean sounds playing and me, eyes closed, quietly breathing my daughter down the birth canal, channeling one of the tribal women I'd read about, leaned against a wall, preparing to push my baby out and head back to the fields to toil, child strapped to my body. Reminding myself what a basic fact of life birthing is and has been, for all of time, minimized not only the process but also the pain. We've blown the birthing process into epic proportions, thus increasing our fear factor. Most of our mothers birthed without epidurals and lived to tell about it.
Once at the hospital, we parked and ran, knowing she was almost ready. My husband's face read like a book, prompting the nurse to check me immediately. Eight centimeters in and maintaining my side lying position, I continued to breathe and stay loose. Still no distress and no sound. When I hit nine, minutes later, my body forced pushing, willfully contracting for me, and I felt pain. I found myself gesturing my hands downward with each contraction, whispering the word "down" as if that act alone would bring her to me. They hurriedly wheeled us from triage to a birthing room, and within minutes, without any voluntary pushing, I felt the immense release and relief that only childbirth can offer, as nine months of weight and waiting slid out of my body, and precious Indigo was placed upon my chest. There aren't adequate words to express the array of emotions accompanying that moment. I can only muster joy, pride, liberation, relief, excitement, accomplishment, and unconditional love.
It wasn't my most beautiful birth, because almost nothing can top the serenity of your own home, but it was by far the most empowering. I was able to witness, first hand, my own ability to dictate how I experience physical sensations. It's been a lesson that has influenced every aspect of my life. The brain has such immense power over the body. What we believe can alter our realities. This isn't something to take lightly. Natural childbirth may not be for everyone, it requires optimal health of mother and child, outside support, and faith in your own capacity, along with belief in the body's ability to do what it was made for. Contextually, not everyone is in a place to work with that. A healthy baby is the desired outcome of any birth, no matter how it ultimately transpires. But, the knowledge that you have power over your reactions, even physically, is information to carry with you, no matter the situation. We always have more control and strength than we give ourselves credit for.


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Validity and reliability of GPS devices for measuring movement demands of team sports
J Sci Med Sport. 2010 Jan;13(1):133-5. doi: 10.1016/j.jsams.2008.09.015. Epub 2008 Dec 2.
Aaron J Coutts 1 , Rob Duffield
1 School of Leisure, Sport and Tourism, University of Technology Sydney, Australia. Aaron.Coutts@uts.edu.au
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsams.2008.09.015
There is limited information regarding the validity and reliability of global positioning system (GPS) devices for measuring movement during team sports. The aim of this study was to assess the validity and intra-model reliability of different GPS devices for quantifying high-intensity, intermittent exercise performance. Two moderately trained males each completed eight bouts of a standard circuit that consisted of six laps around a 128.5-m course involving intermittent exercise. Distance and speed were collected concurrently at 1-Hz using six GPS devices (2 SPI-10, 2 SPI Elite and 2 WiSPI, GPSports, Canberra, Australia). Performance measures were: (1) total distance covered for each bout and each lap; (2) high-intensity running distance (>14.4 km h(-1), HIR); very high-intensity running distance (>20 km h(-1), VHIR) during each bout. Peak speed was also measured during a 20-m sprint at the start of each lap of the circuit (N=192). Actual distance was measured using a measuring tape. Mean (+/-SD) circuit total distance was significantly different between each of the GPS devices (P<0.001); however, all devices were within 5m of the actual lap distance and had a good level of reliability (coefficient of variation (CV) <5%). The CV for total distance (3.6-7.1%) and peak speed (2.3-5.8%) was good-to-moderate, but poor for HIR (11.2-32.4%) and VHIR (11.5-30.4%) for all GPS devices. These results show that the GPS devices have an acceptable level of accuracy and reliability for total distance and peak speeds during high-intensity, intermittent exercise, but may not be provide reliable measures for higher intensity activities.
Copyright (c) 2008 Sports Medicine Australia. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
Athletic Performance / physiology*
Geographic Information Systems / standards*
Geographic Information Systems / statistics & numerical data
Running / physiology
Running / statistics & numerical data*


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Apple has already announced that they'll be unveiling iCloud next week. But what is iCloud, exactly?
It sounds like iCloud will be a way of having your music collection mirrored on Apple's servers, allowing you to listen to your tunes when away from home without having to upload them anywhere or store them on your mobile device. In order to make this possible, Apple got all four of the major labels on board.
Essentially, Apple will have a huge database of pretty much all songs on its servers. If it authenticates you as owning one of the songs, it'll let you stream it free of charge. At first, it'll only work with songs you've purchased through iTunes, but it may expand to all songs you have on your computer eventually.
It's supposedly going to be free at first, with a $25 yearly fee being a possibility later on. What do you think, is this something you'd be interested in?


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Donald Trump/Facebook
World News /11 May 2018
Daniel Green 05.11.18
Statecraft Deals in One Currency, and One Alone: Trustworthiness.
States that prove themselves incapable of maintaining the most minimal level of trust on the world stage quickly find themselves left in the cold as their peers coalesce into groups based on proven relationships and the hard-earned prestige that comes with being an honest broker.
Since President Trump assumed office, American trustworthiness has withered under an offensive of unilateral abrogation and outright lies. The cancellation of numerous hard-fought deals—all of which were undoubtedly contributing to the security and well-being of our nation and the world at large—has rocked America's status as a sought-after dealmaker in the international arena.
Each instance has brought promises of a "better deal" or "tough negotiations" with zero follow-through and absolutely no positive results. Especially as we embark on negotiations with North Korea, it's worth noting the consistent failures on Trump's part to secure American prestige and reputation on the international stage.
The first target for Trump's quixotic one-man-war against any deal he determined "bad" or "wrong" was international trade. Though certainly rife with shortcomings, the Trans-Pacific Partnership was a landmark deal that allowed for strengthened economic ties across the Pacific. One fell swoop removed America, the leader in the years-long negotiations, from the deal, leaving the other participants to happily move forward without us. The North American Free Trade Agreement has likewise come under scrutiny, with renegotiations either astounding or insulting two of our closest trading partners. This has resulted in an increasing isolation for the United States, with China eagerly embracing being the standard-banner for internationalism.
Yesterday saw the cancellation of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) with Iran, which is the most egregious example of the Trump administration's callous and indifferent approach to American trustworthiness and status on the world stage. After all, withdrawing from the JCPOA not only upended work achieved with our closest allies, but also gave fodder to our enemies: The United States, just as they predicted, broke its word. The United States is proven to be untrustworthy. Combined with the unilateral recognition of Jerusalem as the capital of Israel—the most flagrant flaunting of international norms and law to date—the United States has lost its position as a trusted partner in the Middle East. How long until some other power, eager to prove its capability and trustworthiness in the most sought-after goal in statecraft, supplants the United States in securing peace in the Middle East?
These decisions will have lasting ramifications on the ability of the United States to ensure peace and secure beneficial deals abroad—a particularly debilitating fact on the eve of negotiations with North Korea over its nuclear program. After seeing how Tehran was treated despite maintaining adherence with the JCPOA, why would Pyongyang negotiate in good faith with the United States in the future? For that matter, why would any state eyeing the nuclear prize work with the United States in good faith after mercurial abrogation of deal after deal by President Trump?
Since assuming the presidency, Trump has seemingly embarked on a mission to eradicate the status that the United States holds as a trusted partner, honest negotiator, and vanguard of the modern international order. As we break trust and vacate deals, we send a clear message to our enemies and allies alike: Do not trust us, do not rely on us. And as we retreat from deals and establish ourselves as unreliable as a rogue state, it is only a matter of time until another state—possibly a rival and one whose values we do not share—fills the void that Trump has created.


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A.	To be eligible to be an ad hoc public member, the person must:
(a) be eighteen years of age or older,
(b) be a citizen of the United States;
(c) be a resident of New York State;
(d) be a resident of the municipality in which the facility is proposed to be located (if such facility is proposed to be located within the City of New York, the person must also be a resident of the community district in which the facility is proposed to be located);
(e) not hold another state or local office; and
(f) not retain or hold any official relation to, or any securities of an electric utility corporation operating in the state or proposed for operation in the state, any affiliate thereof or any other company, firm, partnership, corporation, association or joint-stock association that may appear before the Siting Board, nor shall the person have been a director, officer or, within the previous ten years, an employee thereof.
A.	If such facility is proposed to be located in a town outside of any villages or in a city other than the City of New York, the chief executive officer representing the municipality shall nominate four candidates and the chief executive officer representing the county shall nominate four candidates for consideration. The list of candidates is to be submitted to the President Pro Tem of the Senate or the Speaker of the Assembly within fifteen days of receipt of notification of the pre-application preliminary scoping statement.
A.	Applicants are required to identify significant non-English speaking populations and to address the need for non-English communication and participation in their Public Involvement Program plan.
A.	The information that must be included falls into two major categories. The first category is a description of the proposed facility and its environmental setting. Among other things, the information provided must include the description of potential environmental and health impacts resulting from the construction and operation of the proposed facility; measures proposed to minimize environmental impacts; reasonable alternatives to the facility; and the identification of all other state and federal permits, certifications, or other authorizations needed for construction, operation or maintenance of the proposed facility. The second category is a description of the proposed studies or program of studies designed to evaluate potential environmental and health impacts that the applicant intends to include in its application for an Article 10 certificate. The description of the studies must include the extent and quality of information needed for the application to adequately address and evaluate each potentially significant adverse environmental and health impact, including existing and new information where required, and the methodologies and procedures for obtaining the new information. The preliminary scoping statement must also include an identification of any other material issues raised by the public and affected agencies during any consultation and the response of the applicant to those issues.
A.	The pre-application intervenor funds awarded can be used to defray pre-application expenses incurred by municipal and local parties for expert witnesses, consultants, administrative costs (document preparation and duplications costs) and legal fees. No intervenor funds may be used to pay for judicial review or litigation costs.
A.	Within sixty days of receipt, the Chairperson of the Siting Board determines whether the documents submitted comply with the requirements of the law, regulations and stipulations. The Department of Environmental Conservation also advises the Siting Board within the sixty day period whether the documents submitted contain sufficient information.
A.	Applicants are assessed an intervenor fee equal to $1,000 for each 1,000 kilowatts (1 megawatt) of generating capacity of the subject facility, but no more than $400,000. For example, for a 100 megawatt facility, the application phase intervenor fee would be $100,000 (100 x $1000). In addition, for facilities that will require storage or disposal of fuel waste byproduct, an additional intervenor fee will be assessed at the application phase of $500.00 for each 1,000 kilowatts (1 megawatt) of capacity, but no more than an additional $50,000.00.


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Q: Setting Up Connected React Router I'm trying to set up connected-react-router according to the steps in the README.
I have this current code in my store.js:
import { createStore } from 'redux';
import reducer from './reducers';
import { middleware, runSagas } from './middleware';

const createSWStore = () => {
  const store = createStore(reducer, middleware);
  runSagas();
  return store;
};

export default createSWStore;

I've tried to follow the set up, but I keep getting a Uncaught TypeError: rootReducer is not a function error in the browser.
Currently the file looks like this:
import { createBrowserHistory } from 'history';
import { applyMiddleware, compose, createStore } from 'redux';
import { connectRouter, routerMiddleware } from 'connected-react-router';

import reducer from './reducers';
import { middleware, runSagas } from './middleware';

const history = createBrowserHistory();

const createSWStore = () => {
  const store = createStore(
    connectRouter(reducer)(history),
    compose(
      applyMiddleware(
        routerMiddleware(history),
      ),
    ),
    middleware);
  runSagas();
  return store;
};

export default createSWStore;

A: Give connectRouter the history instead of the reducer. So:
connectRouter(history)(reducer),

instead of connectRouter(reducer)(history).
You said that import reducer from './reducers'; refers to a folder containing the reducers. Assuming that the reducers folder has three files (index.js, reducer1.js and reducer2.js), then having something like this in reducers should work:
Index.js
import reducer1 from './reducer1';
import reducer2 from './reducer2';
import { combineReducers } from 'redux';

export default combineReducers({ reducer1, reducer2 });

reducer1.js
const reducer1 = (state = { myState: "foo" }, action) => {
    return state;
};

export default reducer1;

reducer2.js
const reducer2 = (state = { myState: "bar" }, action) => {
    return state;
};

export default reducer2;