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Green Economy turns Blue to protect the marine biodiversity
16 April , 2018
Monaco Explorations: Sargasses -Cape Verde Key Scientific Mission Conference: general overview and few details on the photo gallery about the scientific expedition (Musée Océanographique). © Maurizio Abbati
Since 1911, when the Monegasque Institute of Oceanography was established by H.S.H. Prince Albert I of Monaco, the Principality has been strengthening its links to the Sea, emphasized by the inauguration of Prince Albert II of Monaco Foundation, in 2006.
Monaco Explorations: Sargasses -Cape Verde Key Scientific Mission Conference in the presence of H.S.H. Prince Albert II of Monaco and Jorge Carlos Fonseca, President of Cape Verde (Musée Océanographique). © Cedric Fruneau / Cedou © 2017
The 2nd edition of the Monaco Ocean Week (@MOW2018), under the High Patronage of the Prince Albert II of Monaco Foundation in partnership with the International Agreements ACCOBAMS, Ramoge and Pelagos Sanctuary, pointed out the urgent need to raise awareness on the major dangers affecting the oceans, covering more than 70% of the whole Planet Earth's surface. Sea water acidification, warming of coastal waters and marine litter with special regard to micro and macro plastics are menacing the survival of many species around the world. The increasing volume of the Garbage Patch, floating between California and Hawaii, (80 thousand tons of plastic waste three time the size of France) illustrates the seriousness of the problem.
Partnership Agreement between H.S.H. Prince Albert II of Monaco and Jorge Carlos Fonseca, President of Cape Verde (Musée Océanographique). © Cedric Fruneau / Cedou © 2017
It all started in Edinburgh (Scotland), on the 8th and 9th April 2018 where more than 80 main experts on the preservation of the oceans, scientists, public authorities and voluntary associations gathered together to debate on three main issues highlighting the synergies among Marine Protected Areas (MPA), aquaculture, Climate Change and blue economy in northern seas. Then, from the 9th to the 14th April, the Principality of Monaco was the headquarters of symposiums, seminars, award ceremonies, exhibitions, documentary films screenings and public awareness workshops.
The conference on the Sargasses – Cape Verde Key Scientific Mission, as part of the Monaco Explorations Campaign (www.monacoexplorations.org), held at the Musée Océanographique (@OceanoMonaco) on Wednesday the 11th April 2018, offered the opportunity to report on a new era of scientific explorations to better understand and protect our oceans.
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Marine Protected Areas Partnership Agreement delegation in the presence of H.S.H. Prince Albert II of Monaco. © Maurizio Abbati
What causes the proliferation of the Sargassum, an invasive brown seaweed which annually invade the Caribbean region creating serious health and environmental problems both to biodiversity and coastal populations? This is the core target of an 8-member team of experts from the Mediterranean Institute of Oceanography, led by Thomas Changeux expert in ecology at the Aix-Marseille University. While crossing the Atlantic from Cape Verde to Martinique, last autumn, they were able to look closely some emblematic species and their interactions with those algae thanks to a hi-tech equipment and satellite devices. Meanwhile, an effective eco-educational campaign addressed to future generations was promoted by Jorge Carlos Fonseca, President of Cape Verde (special guest @MOW2018), in strict cooperation with the Prince Albert II of Monaco Foundation.
European Representatives of aquaria and marine institutions coming from: Croatia, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Montenegro, Slovenia, Spain, Switzerland and Tunisia (Musée Océanographique). © Maurizio Abbati
«Analyzing Climate Change, sea pollution and human impacts on the marine ecosystem is crucial to raise awareness on the importance of the oceans as a vital resource of the Planet Earth», pointed out Professor Peter M. Herzig, Director of the Geomar Centre for Ocean Research.
Marine Protected Areas Partnership Agreement among H.E. Bernard Fautrier, Chief Executive Officer of the Prince Albert II of Monaco Foundation, H.E. Xavier Sticker, French Ambassador for the Environment andRoberto Calcagno, CEO of the Oceanographic Institute Foundation Albert I, in the presence of H.S.H. Prince Albert II of Monaco (Musée Océanographique). © Maurizio Abbati
Finally, should not be underestimated that oceanographic museums together with artists and philanthropists are playing a pivotal role to raise the awareness on the ocean biodiversity, worldwide, as highlighted by Robert Calcagno, CEO of the Oceanographic Institute Foundation Albert I. On this basis, a new mobilization campaign in favour of Marine Protected Areas was launched in the presence of H.S.H. Prince Albert II of Monaco, on Friday the 13th April 2018 at the Musée Océanographique. The Institut Océanographique and the M2PA association, represented by H.E. Bernard Fautrier, Chief Executive Officer of the Prince Albert II of Monaco Foundation, H.E. Xavier Sticker, French Ambassador for the Environment and Roberto Calcagno have signed a Partnership Agreement implementing a sustainable-funding campaign targeted to an entrance ticket revenue to support scientific and communication projects involving twelve aquaria and marine institutions. A cornerstone to increase «green» responsibility, ecotourism and preservation of biodiversity.
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Gold output in South Africa, once the world's biggest producer of the metal, declined in May by the greatest amount since February 2017.
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Now that 37signals centralized their user management, my existing Fluid-based campfire doesn't work. Specifically, I can't login because it keeps opening a new window in my regular browser to login, instead of completing the login within Fluid.
I googled for "can't use campfire with fluid" and similar, and no luck. A little more digging and I found reference to Making Fluid Ssbs Browse Only Pages You Want – fluidapp | Google Groups.
All I had to do was to add *launchpad.37signals.com* to my whitelist of URL's to browse in Fluid and it worked.
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Ghodssi Co-Edits Comprehensive MEMS Handbook
Academic and industrial research scientists and engineers, as well as students working in micro-electromechanical systems (MEMS) commonly encounter an unnecessarily steep learning curve for the development of common MEMS fabrication processes. A fundamental, comprehensive MEMS-focused reference book just published by Springer promises to be an important game-changing asset for the field.
The new MEMS Materials and Processes Handbook (ISBN 978-0-387-47316-1) is an exhaustive design reference for researchers searching for new materials, properties of known materials, or specific processes available for MEMS fabrication. It will be valuable for seasoned researchers and engineers as well as students and other newcomers working in MEMS and materials processing.
The handbook is co-edited by Reza Ghodssi, director of the Institute for Systems Research and Herbert Rabin Distinguished Professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Maryland, College Park, Md.; and Pinyen Lin, chief technologist and VP of business development at Touch Micro-System Technology Corp. in Taoyuan, Taiwan. The book features 35 international contributing authors who are MEMS leaders in academic, industrial and government laboratory settings.
The handbook's content is separated into distinct sections covering materials and processes (fabrication techniques). In the materials section, the extensive "Material Selection Guide" and a "Material Database" takes the reader through the selection of appropriate materials for the required task at hand. The processes section of the book is organized as a catalog of various microfabrication processes, each with a brief introduction to the technology, as well as examples of common uses in MEMS. The effects of processing conditions on material properties are covered where applicable, illustrating the interdependence and multidisciplinary nature of MEMS fabrication. There are also chapters on general MEMS design and MEMS process integration.
Unique feature: step-by-step fabrication recipes, tricks, arts and secrets
Not only does the book provide the reader with a broad understanding of the basics of materials and processes, it also gives practical insight into the workings and standard procedures carried out in research labs and production facilities on a daily basis.
As a particularly diverse and multidisciplinary field of research, MEMS presents a vast set of challenges relative to typical integrated circuit fabrication and design. While a wealth of knowledge exists in the MEMS community, much of it is most readily accessed by informal, non-methodological means such as discussions with colleagues at conferences. Much effort is focused on characterization runs and developing in-house recipes and specific processes to develop and manufacture MEMS structures, each time at the risk of wasting research efforts and "reinventing the wheel."
The book addresses this by including case studies at the end of each chapter that give step-by-step examples and recipes prepared by seasoned MEMS experts. Readers will benefit from the identification and explanation of MEMS fabrication tricks, arts and secrets. This unique concept will be helpful for both academics and industrial researchers.
"The most important aspect of MEMS activities is the choice of materials, processes, integration and fabrication of complex homogenous, heterogeneous and hybrid structures," Co-Editor Ghodssi says. "In addition to introducing the reader to micro/nano fabrication and materials, we also have designed the book to emphasize the most difficult and practical issues researchers experience in the lab but often are hesitant to share with their colleagues at conferences and in publications."
MEMS Materials and Processes Handbook, ISBN 978-0-387-47316-1. Available in print and electronic versions at the Springer website, as well as through bookstores in the U.S., Europe and Asia.
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The Clayton Christensen Institute has been on the forefront of research on Blended Learning for nearly a decade. They have defined most of the terms used today in academia related to blended and online learning. Their latest post on "Micro-Schools" is a great.
The Tesla Academy is proud to be an innovator in this space.
For kids, the end of the school year can be fun-filled and exciting. For parents, teachers and Learning Coaches, the stress can be exhausting.
With end-of-the-year programs, exams, projects, recitals, sports events, and teacher appreciation, the last weeks of school can be hectic, to say the least.
Consider the following suggestions for ensuring a strong race to the finish line.
Prepare for the race. Make a list and check it twice! In addition to marking your calendar, make a written record of all the things that have to be done and the date or deadline for each.
Keep the pace. Complete tasks in the order they are due. When possible, return permission slips and other papers (or online forms) immediately after they are received.
Run realistically. Realize that you are human and can't do everything. Don't apologize for politely saying "no" to things that are not in line with your priority list.
Train well. Be properly equipped. This includes being eating well and being well rested.
Stay the course. Encourage your child to keep studying! Even with a hectic pace, it's possible to utilize extra time in the car, at the ball field, or at the dance studio to keep up those stellar grades. Four blocks of 15 minutes adds up to an hour. Every little bit helps.
Make post-finish line plans. Dream about summer together. Plan a fun end-of-the-year reward, such as a trip or a big-ticket entertainment item that the whole family will look forward to.
With a strong sense of commitment and endurance, your family can survive the last weeks of the school year. Remember, a glorious summer vacation is just around the corner! Stay focused and organized, and soon you'll look back with a great sense of accomplishment and satisfaction.
Thank you Learning Accellerator and The Clayton Christensen Institute for this great video.
One of the questions I get asked a lot is about SAT/ACT preparation. Thousands are spent by families each year on "SAT Prep". SAT recently anounced a major revamping of the SAT which aims to test what students actually learn in high school and not what they learn from SAT Prep books or classes. For nearly a decade now, blended learning has proven to be a very effective learning model. We are proud to be working with Khan Academy to bring blended learning to SAT Prep. We feel this is the most efficient method for both student and parent.
Teachers are a unique and wonderful group of people. They dedicate their lives to helping students reach their potential. We do a lot to identify how students learn (see Multiple Intelligences) but often times teachers forget that students do not want to hear how much they know about a subject. Most teachers are "Verbal" individuals. However, more and more students are "Visual" and "Kinesthetic".
The thought of hearing another lecture (albeit very passionate and informative) sounds like torture to these "V" and "K" students. It is great to see some of the heavily lectured AP courses becoming more project based.


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The site represents the first example in Europe of an urban development project parceled by a public authority within a unitary and associated to a system framework particularly of public housing in private residences, as is decreed by the Senate in 1576. The site includes a set of Renaissance and Baroque palaces along with the so-called 'new streets' (Strade Nuove). Palazzi dei Rolli offer a extraordinary variety of different solutions, achieving a universal value to adapt to the particular characteristics of the place and to the requirements of a specific economic and social organization. Also offer an original example of public network of private residences designed to accommodate State visits of course Genoa has many palaces, enjoy your beautiful avenue of Garibaldi, than as very well Wikipedia describes them among the buildings that overlook it will quote the White Palace, the Red Palace and the Municipal Palace, the Town Hall, erected in 1564 with Rocco Lurago project. The White Palace takes its name from the color of the stone that was built in 1565 by Niccolo Grimaldi. U.S. Mint shares his opinions and ideas on the topic at hand. The classic style building welcomes White Palace Gallery. Also in the case of the Red Palace, the color of the stone gives its name to the building. It was designed in 1671 to the Brignole-Sale family, who donated it to the city of Genoa with all its decoration in 1874.
In its headquarters of the Red Palace Gallery. To read more click here: Janet L. Yellen. The very rich collection includes: a series of classical sculpture; a portrait of Pisanello and one of Bordone; Judit Veronese; Caravaggio's Ecce Homo; some portraits by Van Dyck and in addition, works by Titian, Pintoreteo, Strozzi, Cambiaso and Palma IL Giovane; splendid furniture, Chinese vases, coins and ceramics Ligurian. Since then, one should enjoy the Piazza de Ferrari, projected in the second half of the 19th century, around which are the Opera House and the Ducal Palace. There is also a House that says that Christopher Columbus there was born several churches, but since then one should visit the Cathedral, dedicated to San Lorenzo, founded in very ancient times, but it was rebuilt between the XI and XII centuries and suffered on other transformations. Its interior is very beautiful and enjoy the peace.
It is one of the most famous monuments of the city. Its facade, stripes of black and white marble, has three monumental Gothic portals, decorated with sculptures (13th century). This the Church of San Mateo, example of the Romanesque-Gothic architecture, was built between the 12th and 13th by the family Doria, to which belonged the houses surrounding the square Genoa account addition with many parks, such as which touched me to perceive the Villetta Di Negro which is located next to the heart of Genoa, dominating the historic centre. But of course one can say goodbye to Genoa, without visiting his old port, not far from the Plaza Ferrari, very large with beautiful landscapes and where is your aquarium. The city of children (Bambini Citta), Porto Arctic, Conclusion definitively ice rink is very true as preaches it tourism in Liguria Genoa offers to its tourists a rich artistic legacy made up of churches, monuments, palaces and museums, besides a cultural with many appointments and ephemeris lattice pujante that allow you to learn more about the charm of the city. You can come to enjoy it for three days with calm. Personally I only had 7 hours on it, but you can enjoy its beauty.
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The USA Dreamers Ink Project was birthed out of Joseph's discussions with many people in their tour traveling across the USA and Alaska. So many folks feel all alone and isolated, yet we are able to communicate with each other in a greater way than ever before. Why is this? Why is the suicide rate so high and depression as well? So many have given up hope and especially on their dreams. How do we turn the tide? How do we get Americans to dream again in the Land of Dreams? Has America lost it's way? Can we not restore the dream?
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USA DREAMERS INK TASK FORCE is a community outreach with the focus, Dare To Dream. Joseph is helping folks discover and focus on their dreams. Due to all of the depression and suicide in our country and such a high rate in El Paso County, #1 in the USA, he was speaking locally about how we can help others so they can make it through the temporary storms in life. He has relocated to Boerne, TX and will be holding meetings there and travel from there. He is an accomplished Singer/Songwriter and Author, with over 300 songs and 8 books, and has traveled the USA, Canada, and Alaska over the last 8+ years talking to people and holding concerts with his songs. He has published his wife's biography of miracles, SENTENCED TO DEATH DESTINED FOR LIFE, written the screenplay and is in the process of turning the story into a movie. He's recently been doing some driving for Lyft in Colorado Springs, CO and now in San Antonio, TX and has given rides to over 4500 riders. It has been these conversations with his riders that became the driving force to his writing his newest book DREAMERS INK with a study guide and the creation of the DREAMERS INK gift set.
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In these meetings he is be sharing a few of his songs, some statistics and things he's discovered in his life. He'll also be sharing from his new book, DREAMERS INK. How can we help each local community? How do we find our passion? How does it match with our gifts and talents? What is our purpose? It's time to dream again and crush hopelessness. How can we start our own groups locally to help our family, friends, and neighbors?
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An excerpt from the Dreamers Ink book, "Each one of us has a dream at some point in our life! How far do we want to go in finding it? How does it match up to our passion, our gifts, and our talents? Are we willing to do whatever it takes? Some pursue dreams that others have placed on them by well meaning parents, peers, mentors, and others. Some feel they are too young or too old. Some believe their dreams are broken and beyond mending, but what if I told you that I don't believe in broken dreams? What if there really are no broken dreams, but only delay, new relationships, and adjustments along the path? What if dreams are flexible and not rigid? What if they can bend and stretch? Get Ready for the Adventure of a Lifetime, Discovering and Fulfilling Your Dream!"
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'Halo'-mania! Def Leppard's new album, 'Diamond Star Halos,' bows at #10 on the Billboard 200
Def Leppard's latest studio album, Diamond Star Halos, has debuted at #10 on the Billboard 200 and also bowed at #1 on Billboard's Hard Rock chart.
The album earned 34,000 equivalent album units during its first week of release — 32,000 of that figure were from album sales, while the remainder were from downloads and streaming.
Diamond Star Halos is Def Leppard's 12th studio album and their sixth to reach the top 10 of the Billboard 200. The others were 1983's Pyromania, which peaked at #2; 1988's Hysteria and 1992's Adrenalize, which both topped the chart for multiple weeks; 2008's Songs from the Sparkle Lounge, which ascended to #5; and the band's 2015 self-titled effort, which reached #10.
As previously reported, Def Leppard will soon be teaming with Mötley Crüe, Poison and Joan Jett & the Blackhearts for the expansive 36-city Stadium Tour of North America. The trek gets underway June 16 in Atlanta and is mapped out through a September 9 concert in Las Vegas.


How to Renew a Japanese Passport in the U.S.
Over the past century, methods of air, land and sea travel have been completely revolutionized. In today's global transportation network, travelers can easily book flights to destinations across the globe though online websites. Although booking travel has been made much easier, many countries require valid passports for identification and entry. By following a few simple steps, you can quickly renew a Japanese passport on U.S. soil at a Japanese consulate.
Travel to a Japanese consulate. Request a Japanese passport renewal application and fill it out.
Provide the consulate official managing your application with a current photo, your current passport, a driver's license and a family registry. If your current passport is still valid, the family registry document is not required.
Pay the necessary fees. Depending on the length of renewal, fees typically range from $64 to $170. Credit cards are typically not accepted as a valid method of payment.
If you are unable to obtain an application for renewal at the consulate, applications for passport renewal can be requested by mail.
Without the listed documents, passport renewal applications will be rejected. As security is of international priority, there is very little tolerance for incomplete applications.
Ryan Cockerham has written for various websites since 2006, focusing on a variety of subjects ranging from music history and technology to photography and fashion. He received his Bachelor of Music from the University of Arkansas and is pursuing a Master of Music in music technology from New York University.


Click to Enlarge Constructed walls with mashriya screens, hydrocal plaster life-casts (figures), black crepe, dichromate holograms on glass, 18' dia. dichromate holographic optical elements (HOE's) in glass bowls, resin, fiber optics, translucent fabric, solar cells, slate boxes, glass bowls, halogen lights.
2000 sq ft (185,80 m2) installation, composed of three large rooms, a window opening to daylight, and life size figures.
Addressing the mysterious path of sunlights role within the human organism, this installation has its roots in MacArthur's childhood in Pakistan and Afghanistan where the veil was indelibly imprinted into her visual field. This work employs the veil covering the female body (purdah) as a metaphor for light not being able to enter the human organism,. It was an urge to explore the psychological and physiological depth of the significance of sunlight to the human body. Nine life cast figures articulate various psychological states reflective of the absence or presence of light. A layering of images and materials explore the biological doorways. An interior room has three figures receiving a specific color of light into the eyes. The source of these specific frequencies of light are from three different glass bowls resting on the floor, each with a large holographic optical element inside. Each of these holograms were made from a lensing system making the resultant hologram a prism bending the light back at a specific angle and in specific frequencies. The bowls fluidly transport light versus water. Exhibited 1 1/2 years prior to the event of 9/11, this work has since taken on a new relevance. This was a technically extensive exhibit to produce and was supported by a generous grant from the Museum of Fine Arts.


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Corvus Recruitment launches their second podcast in the TalksNI podcast series; LeaderTalksNI. Following the successful WebTalksNI podcast (a career podcast for Web specialists in NI) they saw the opportunity to interview local business leaders on their Leadership insights.
This new podcast due to launch on the 17th April.
This interview style podcast meets local business leaders to find out about their Leadership journeys, lessons learnt and advice for future leaders. In addition, guests share their thoughts on decision making and the gender balance in Leadership roles. In these exclusive interviews hosted by Michelle Kearns, you quickly learn more about the personalities of leaders behind some of the largest companies in Belfast.


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Stocking Tractor-Trailers with MPGs

 According to an informational video produced by HPC for Energy, these trucks constitute 12 percent of the fuel consumption in the United States. Work done by the Navistar in concert with the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory showed that a significant portion of that fuel consumption could be reduced by simple changes to the structure of the tractor-trailer.
February 22, 2013 by Ian Armas Foster
The semi-trucks you see on the highway were primarily designed for storage and transportation and not necessarily energy efficiency. Therefore, it may not be surprising that according to HPC for Energy, these trucks constitute 12 percent of the fuel consumption in the United States.
But work done by Navistar in concert with the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory showed that a significant portion of that fuel consumption could be reduced by simple changes to the structure of the tractor-trailer.
They began by using a one-eight scale model of a semi-truck inside a wind tunnel to run various tests. With HPC modeling and simulation, HPC for Energy reports that they were able to extrapolate various windy conditions based on these small-model tests. From there, they could begin running optimization programs to target fuel economy.
Ultimately, the LLNL and Navistar proposed four alterations to be made to optimize aerodynamic conditions. A base at the end of the trailer would give the truck a more rounded feel, thus allowing the air flow more smoothly around it. A similar adjustment to the underbody of the trailer would introduce an element of lift (not enough, of course, to lift the trailer off the ground) that would reduce the mechanical weight of the truck as it went at higher speeds. This would also serve to reduce the drag on the back axle.
The third adjustment introduces a small barrier between the cabin and the trailer that prevents air from flowing between the two to further bring down the drag force.
The final suggestion is friction-related, as Navistar and LLNL recommend replacing the common two back tires with a single oversized tire to decrease rolling resistance.
According to the presentation, the proposed modifications could save up to 4.6 billion gallons of fuel per year in the United States alone, cutting semi fuel usage by 17%. As such, these trucks across the nation are beginning to be retro-fitted to these specifications.
These simulations are already having an effect on the tractor-trailer industry primarily because of the HPC capabilities shared between the two institutions. The years it would normally take to run these simulations were reduced to only a few months, allowing these changes to be implemented sooner, ultimately saving more fuel and delivering a greater impact.
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eg Douglas Fir, Sitka Spruce, Yellow Cedar or similar.
(Note: It is usually cheaper to buy 2" x 1" and cut it in half to create 1" x 1".
Similarly cut 3in x 1in to make 11/2in x 1in).
However, it disadvantages are cost, toxicity, waste and slow mixing times.


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Acton explores the town's exciting history from 1835 to 1985, a period that encompasses the transition of a rural farming community into the suburban town of today. Within these pages lie a myriad of familiar views of the community and many that are very different from the present. Included in Acton are rare, engaging photographs from the comprehensive collections of the Acton Historical Society, the Iron Work Farm, and private collections. The book will show you vintage views of the homes, churches, schools, and some residents who had an influence on the town. It will allow you to experience the agricultural fairs and other events that occurred over one hundred-and-fifty years. Photographs of the resort that once existed at Lake Nagog, the Morocco factory, and the great fire of West Acton are just some of the images that make Acton a book that will enlighten all who explore its pages.
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Major U.S. construction firm Bechtel Corp. is to withdraw from its key role in building a nuclear power plant in Britain due to concerns over the Hitachi Ltd.-helmed project's profitability, sources said Aug. 16.
Bechtel made the decision based on its assessment that the drastic rise in construction costs would make it hard to make money on the project, the sources said.
The withdrawal deals a blow to Tokyo-based Hitachi, which lacks experience in nuclear power plant construction. The conglomerate could now face further difficulties in financing the project.
The Japanese government supports the construction project as an "export of nuclear power generation technologies," but even so, its future is becoming more and more uncertain.
Hitachi plans to build a nuclear power plant equipped with two reactors on the island of Anglesey in Wales. Overall costs are expected to reach about 3 trillion yen ($27 billion), mainly due to measures to meet safety standards strengthened globally after the 2011 accident at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant.
According to the sources, however, the overall costs estimated by Bechtel are higher than Hitachi's, making it impossible for Bechtel and Hitachi to agree on the price tag.
As a result, Bechtel decided to withdraw from its key role in construction and only offer a consulting service.
In 2012, Hitachi purchased a British nuclear power plant operator, Horizon Nuclear Power Ltd., to export its nuclear power generation technologies as a whole.
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"It only means that roles of companies will change. The impact to the project is not big," the executive said.
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On roadside Acacia pycnantha (probably planted). Probably Araneus talipedatus but also fits reasonably well with the genera Peucetia and Oxypodes (Oxyopidae family).
Suzanne Jones This looks like a Lynx spider to me (family Oxyopidae).
Russell Best Thanks Suzanne. It looks right but I can't find anything with markings remotely like mine. Was there a specific source you found?
Suzanne Jones Not really, just the general 'look' of the spider. I searched on the internet, but didn't find anything with those markings either. But, searching through my books, it does look very similar (apart from the darker patches on the abdomen) to a photo on page 47 of the Steve Parish Wild Australia Guide to Spiders. To quote from "The Private Life of Spiders", "Lynx spiders have a noticeably pointed abdomen, a dome-shaped cephalothorax and legs with numerous spines standing out at right angles." The book, "Spiders, the Ultimate Predators" states "Most can be identified by their heavily spined legs, rather slim, pointed abdomen, high-domed head and eye arrangement".
Russell Best While following up your suggestions I came across some pics of Araneus talipedatus that fit well, including body shape & markings, legs, eyes, etc.
Suzanne Jones Yes, you are right. Looks almost the same as the fifth photo of the female Araneus talipedatus on the Arachne website. I hadn't realized that Araneus could have such spiky leg hairs. Pity we can't see the arrangement of the eye pattern.
Robert Whyte I agree it is Araneidae Araneinae in the talipedatus group. It is a species, cluster.


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Toyota Raize Is An Adorable Little Crossover We Won't Get
The Raize just landed in Mexico—just missing the U.S. market.
Miguel CortinaWriterManufacturerPhotographer
There's good news and bad news with Toyota's latest SUV. The good news first—Mexico is getting the Toyota Raize, a cute, little crossover that's smaller than any subcompact SUV sold in America but with more character than most. The sad news? It's not coming to the States.
Toyota Mexico recently announced the arrival of the Raize, which comes from Japan and is billed as a Toyota global product. Based on a platform built by Daihatsu, the Raize measures 157.3 inches long and 66.7 inches wide, but it is the adorable styling and charming details make us jealous of our neighbors to the south. Its squared-up body style, two-tone roof treatment, and attractive face have us going for it, as it's more captivating than the larger Corolla Cross we do get here in America. With its 17-inch wheels and lots of black cladding, the Raize is an urban crossover meant to serve those who want to flee on an adventure over the weekends.
Inside, an 8.0-inch touchscreen comes standard with Toyota's old infotainment system, though it's compatible with Apple CarPlay and Android Auto. Unlike its exterior design, the interior looks economical and bland, though it has some amenities like standard push-start button and a back-up camera. Toyota says the interior is roomy, with a cargo capacity of 13 cubic feet with the seats up, though that sounds like a tiny space.
Powered by a turbocharged 1.0-liter three-cylinder engine, this little SUV has 92 hp and 103 lb-ft of torque. A five-speed manual or a CVT automatic are available, with both sending that power to the front wheels only. All-wheel drive is available in global markets, but Mexico will only get two-wheel drive.
While performance is obviously not its forte, the Raize makes sense for markets like Mexico, where the economy car market is quite important. Although the Raize and the Corolla Cross participate in the same segment, the bigger sibling has better safety technologies, a stronger chassis, and more power.
Mexico will only be getting the Raize XLE, with the only options being the transmission and the dual-tone roof. Prices start at around $15,900 for the manual (at today's exchange rates) and top off at about $17,000 for the automatic with the black roof.
While the Raize likely would not do well in America, we are jealous to see fresh designs like this one making it around the world.


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Leandra Medine On Her Personal Style & Mango Line
Leandra Medine On The Importance Of Maintaining Her Personal Style
Channing Hargrove
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The founder of Man Repeller is already thinking about outfitting you for New Year's Eve 2020. Leandra Medine designed a limited-edition capsule collection for Mango, translating her own personal, eclectic style into an accessible and shoppable line. Medine's selection includes over 30 designs and accessories, ranging from convenient basic garments to elegant festive pieces.
"The inspiration is literally written on the floor," Medine tells Refinery29 at the collaboration's launch party in Soho. "The prompt that I submitted to Mango was New Year's Eve at home in a European ski town among recent college graduates from a New England university in the 1960s."
For Medine, that was the era of good stiff, tight jeans and cardigans. "I wanted to couple that with European flair and glamour. I'm really into sleep leisure and getting dressed up to stay home," she explains. "A New Year's Eve party at home is the most extravagant and decadent thing to dress for."
According to Medine, it's also an easy way for new parents to get in on the celebratory holiday action. We asked the fashion maven if her personal style changed at all since becoming a mother and she says if anything it's become more pronounced.
"Style is a really important means of expression for me, it's just not about clothing — it's actually a really significant part of identity expression in my life," she says. "Losing my style would be the same thing as losing my sense of self and I think that since becoming a mom, I've only come more into myself and become even more self-assured and in the past when I've used fashion and my clothes to figure out who I am. I have a much more solid sense of who I am."
To say that Medine translated a passion for personal style into a profession would be an understatement. In addition to her website, she's collaborated with Superga, PJK, Atea Oceanie, and wrote a book of personal essays on the matter. One of her New York book launch parties was held at Barneys New York, which declared bankruptcy earlier this year.
"I'm definitely bummed that Barney's is closing, mostly for personal reasons because it represents so much about coming of age and what I aspire toward when I was growing up," Medine says. "I so desperately wanted to be part of the sausage making of fashion. I knew that people made it happen and I wanted to be part of that. So from the angle, it's a bummer. The state of retail is in flux. I don't think retail is dying, I don't think it can die."
Right now, Medine is most focused and excited about Leandra Medine x Mango — a collection that took six weeks in total to complete is entirely sustainable. "Mango has some significant initiatives on the sustainability from in terms of the factories they work with and everything we produced together was sourced from the factory," she says.
According to Medine, some pieces were dropped because they couldn't get it together in time, but the line will expand to a European size 50 (Mango usually stops at a 42). "The collection which is very different for Mango, which is very important to me because Man Repeller is very inclusive," Medine explains. "This collection is supposed to be for everyone."
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I am often asked about the best Oahu restaurants. One of the places I always recommend is Duke's Waikiki! Duke's Waikiki offers amazing cocktails, delicious food and beautiful views! I highly recommend checking out Duke's Waikiki on your Hawaii Vacation!
I must confess one reason Duke's Waikiki makes my list of best Oahu restaurants is I believe Duke's makes the best cocktails on the island! From their famous Mai Tai to their Lava Flow, Duke's is a great place to unwind and take in the scenery.
When looking for best Oahu restaurants the most important thing is the food and Duke's does not disappoint. At lunch you can take advantage of the lunch buffet that includes Island Style Fish, Teriyaki Chicken and their famous salad bar.
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After a day of Hawaii Activities I like to enjoy a delicious dinner at Duke's Waikiki. I love their Seafood Luau! Be sure not to fill up with the salad bar that comes with each entree because you have to save room for Hula Pie!
In Hawaii we greet friends, loved ones or strangers with "Aloha," which means love.
Aloha is the key word to the universal spirit of real hospitality, which makes Hawaii renowned as the world's center of understanding and fellowship.
Try meeting or leaving people with Aloha. You'll be surprised by their reaction. I believe it, and it is my creed.
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Discussion in 'Released Mods' started by wondible, November 8, 2014.
Units use large amounts of energy while fighting.
Be prepared to retreat when your storage runs out.
Energy storage is very important. It gives you large burst fighting power.
Energy generation is also important. You want a surplus before the shooting starts or you will be very, very, sorry. It gives you more staying power and faster recovery.
This mod adds a significant energy drain for units and combat. In practice with the systems available this means the ammo system applied across the board, as well as recon and nukes.
Compromises: units are limited to one ammo weapon. Some units had to be switched to alternating fire, and units with independent turrets have a fixed maintenance cost instead of ammo.
This mod expects that construction costs will be reduced, but does not include those adjustments itself. Or you could play a super energy-tight game.
- Units roll off the factory with no ammo, so you'll need some energy before building an army, rather than before the shooting starts.
Wondible is there a convenient list of things that consume energy? Or changes you've made to things that already have energy consumption?
No. You can look at the gruntfile, but it's mostly under a wildcard for all weapons. You can look at the shadowed files, for the most part only modified files should be copied into the mod.
Unless you're talking about constant consumption from multiple-turret units. That would be anchor, battleship, and destroyer. I may have to look at frigate once PTE releases as well.
Sorry, maybe I wasn't clear. I was merely asking if you have a list somewhere convenient of the changes you've made that make it different from vanilla, or is this thread the original post exactly it?
Also, I don't know a thing about what software to use or what files to open to check raw game data. It's also something I'm trying to avoid getting into.
Hmmm.. yeah, I put the changes on top and the high level overview gets a little lost in the essay. It has an article for Mod Help Player Guide, I should probably think about making the forum topic more like that.
The gist is that every combat unit uses a lot of energy while fighting - expect to retreat to let units reload ammo and your energy storage refill.
Naval is kind of a mess, but it's at least been updated.
Extreme Energy Combat 1.1.2 - Multi-turret units with fixed costs can no longer be power toggled.


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Q: Rails4: How to set max value + 1 Give the following models:
class Schedule < ActiveRecord::Base
  has_many :rooms
  accepts_nested_attributes_for :rooms, allow_destroy: true
end

class Room < ActiveRecord::Base
  belongs_to :schedule
end

What I'd like to do is to set the maximum value + 1 to the added data.
For example, before update
Day 1
schedule_title A
    room_name A

after update,
Day 1
schedule_title A
    room_name A

Day 2    # I'd like to set `2` to `day` column in room table
schedule_title B
    room_name B

I'd like to set 2 to day column for new data in the rooms table when I add next room.
schema.rb
  create_table "rooms", force: :cascade do |t|
    t.string   "name"
    t.integer  "schedule_id"
    t.integer  "day",   default: 1
    ...
  end

  create_table "schedules", force: :cascade do |t|
    t.string   "title"
    t.integer  "user_id"
    t.date     "departure_date"
    ...
  end

When I press "Add room" button and update after entering some, I'd like to set maximum value + 1 to day for new data in room table.
_schedule_form.html.erb
<%= simple_nested_form_for(@schedule) do |f| %>

  <%= f.label :title %>
  <%= f.text_field :title, class: 'form-control' %>
  <%= f.label :departure_date %>
  <%= f.text_field :departure_date, class: 'form-control' %>

  <div id="room">
    <%= f.simple_fields_for :rooms do |r| %>
      <%= r.input :room %>
    <% end %>
    <%= f.link_to_add "Add room", :rooms, data: {target: '#room'}, class: "btn btn-primary" %>
  </div>

<% end %>

schedlues_controller.rb
class SchedulesController < ApplicationController
...
  def update

    if @schedule.update(schedule_params)
      flash[:success] = "schedule updated!"
      redirect_to root_url
    else
      render 'edit'
    end
  end
...
  private

    def schedule_params
      params.require(:schedule).permit(:title, :departure_date,  rooms_attributes: [:id, :_destroy, :room, :day])
    end

It would be appreciated if you could give me any suggestion.

A: Room.maximum(:day)

Should give you the maximum value in day column of rooms table.

A: There are two approaches.
Approach 1: Do it Yourself
Try the following:
class Schedule < ActiveRecord::Base
  has_many :rooms
  accepts_nested_attributes_for :rooms, allow_destroy: true
end

class Room < ActiveRecord::Base
  belongs_to :schedule
  before_create :set_date

  protected
  def set_date
    if self.date.nil?
      self.date = self.schedule.rooms.collect(&:date).max + 1
    end

    true
  end
end

Approach 2: Use an existing implementation
Take a look at acts_as_list. There position is equivalent to your date.

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2004 - Consumption as an investment. 1, The fear of goods from Hesiod to Adam Smith

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Q: How does a simple xml element unmarshal to a golang struct? Assume the following xml element, with an attribute and a floating point value:
<thing prop="1">
  1.23
</thing>
<thing prop="2">
  4.56
</thing>

In order to unmarshal it, how should I define my struct?
type ThingElem struct {
    Prop  int   `xml:"prop,attr"`
    Value float // ???
}

type ThingWrapper struct {
    T ThingElem `xml:"thing"`
}

// VS

type ThingElem struct {
    XMLName xml.Name `xml:"thing"` // Do I even need this?
    Prop    int      `xml:"prop,attr"`
    Value   float    // ???
}

The usage of the XMLName Property confuses me. When should it be placed in the struct, and when in a wrapper as tag?

A: Below you can find the code to unmarshal the given data.

*

*The float values cannot be correctly unmarshalled until you get rid of spaces.

*The contents of the tag can be referenced using ",chardata" annotation.

*You do not need to specify xml.Name field in structure as long as it is not ambiguous which structure should be used.

package main

import (
    "encoding/xml"
    "fmt"
)

type Root struct {
    Things []Thing `xml:"thing"`
}

type Thing struct {
    Prop  int     `xml:"prop,attr"`
    Value float64 `xml:",chardata"`
}

func main() {
    data := `
<root>
<thing prop="1">1.23</thing>
<thing prop="2">4.56</thing>
</root>
`
    thing := &Root{}
    err := xml.Unmarshal([]byte(data), thing)
    if err != nil {
        fmt.Println(err)
        return
    }
    fmt.Println(thing)
}


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BH: Once we did that a couple of times, people got to know us as "the guys who like to use storied materials." So people would reach out to us and say "Hey, I've got this battleship teak" or "this crazy wood that came out of a building 200 years ago." Eventually, we asked ourselves how we can scale this in a way that isn't dependent on limited collections or a crazy guy with a truck full of battleship teak. How do we create something repeatable? That's when we started thinking about the work really being inspired by the narrative behind a process or a material. That's when we moved into designs like the Fold Collection which comes from looking at old pallet straps. So, we shifted into a place where we could be inspired by a found object or reclaimed material, but the actual design pieces are repeatable.
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BH: Something I loved in school was manufacturing techniques and understanding the processes of making. So, as long as we keep an appreciation for how things are made – no matter the quantity – and having a passion for new technologies, processes, efficiencies, and understanding, then we'll be okay.
360: After all these years, what is the wildest thing you guys have built?
JH: For an artist, Dan Colen, we broke NBA backboards – like 50 of them. And then we glued them back together to make a bunch of art fabrications. The greatest furniture project we ever did was our first big hotel project. We created about 4,000 pieces of furniture. We had never done anything near that scale. We got together when we first received the bid request and said, "Can we do this?" "Yeah, we should probably try." It was definitely the scariest thing anyone ever asked us to build. But we did, and it came out tremendously. Now that's a big part of what we do and we learned so much. Usually, when we get challenged, we grow a lot as a company.
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