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Game Title: Mech Armada
Game Developer: Lioncode Games
Game Publisher: Lioncode Games
Initial Release Date: 16 Jun 2022
Genre: Indie, RPG, Strategy
Mech Armada is a roguelike turn-based strategy game. The aliens (called "Swarm") invaded the land. Someone developed mechs with energy and will use them to kill them all. This game is really fun! The tactical level is very high. Making the right mechanisms for future battles, pulling out, and using the right parts is a daunting task. The enemy type is also very good, forcing you to play regularly to break them.
The special thing about Mech Armada is that you can collect energy on the battlefield and use it to create new mechs based on your maps. The more you stretch, the more energy they give you. You can cancel movements but no activities and every now and then, black clouds approach you. When you are not fast enough and it reaches your stomach, it will collapse.
After each battle, you will return to your control center. There you can look at your mechanisms, change them, and develop or update parts for mechs. To do this, you will need the energy and engineering parts that you will find in battles or after one as a reward.
Meta Development
After each run, you will return to the Mech Armada Control Center. Here, you can open new sections, which you can then find in future guides or buy upgrades (more energy savings, more start-up resources, more places to control in battle, etc.).
For new parts, you need the keys that you will receive after each run. For improvements, you will need the Meta Energy that you will find in battles. Also, you can see all the parts that are in the game as well as the enemies.
The idea of unlocking new mechanisms with energy is crucial to a turn-based strategy game.
It feels good to get new parts and build new and stronger mechanisms. This adds a whole layer of strategy to the game.
This is also probably the most tactical part of the game.
Preparation is everything and without it, you will eventually lose.
There is a lot of content with over 70 sections + updates that allow you to build Mechs that can heal, build a minion, shoot with rockets, use a shield, etc.
Difficulties make it harder for you to run and get better rewards in return.
The tutorial is straightforward and very good.
The graphics look very good in the first stage, especially for such a small indie game.
In TBS speed often means that it is not demanded by tactics (Not that the game is not difficult however. There is a difference between a challenging game and a tactically demanding strategic game!).
Unfortunately the same is true in Mech Armada. The strategy part of the game (in battles) is straightforward and looks light compared to other TBS games. There is no battlefield other than two different borders (one of which some of the monsters can not move), the basic mechanism is one attack, some people have more ability when using the upgrade / other parts and that is it.
Think about your favorite TBS game. You have one soldier/fighter/everything that can move, attack, and use things, and you have a few skills. In Mech Armada, you will have one Mech for one of the skills (or two) that are combined in one of the other games.
The maps look dull and are very linear.
Although the graphics in the scenes are beautiful, it is very bad in the game.
The Struggle of Time
It has been decades since the Earth was surrounded by giant monsters and humanity has been losing a long period of war. The war ended in defeat after the war, but these struggles took enough time for a particularly determined scientist to assemble a mechanical plant to return the radiation.
You have been chosen to be the master behind these buildings and what appears to be the title of the ammunition will change drastically according to your decisions (and a little luck).
Mech Armada is totally tactical demand. The battles on the turn are much more lost than in other TBS games but the most common strategy involves building your mechanisms and preparing for battles. It's just a different change in style and although I still think it can be used a lot to make battles better, it's not a bad game.
I recommend Mech Armada to strategy viewers. If you are looking for in-depth TBS (as in the XCOM-type in-depth) you will not have fun right now but for the asking price, it is totally worth it if you live up to your expectations.
System Requirements of Mech Armada Game
Processor: Dual-Core 2.66GHz (64 bit)
Graphics: Radeon HD 7770, GeForce GTX 460 or better
How to Install Mech Armada For PC?
Open the "Mech Armada Game" folder.
Open the "DOGE" folder, copy files and paste them into the installed folder.
Click on the "Mech Armada" icon to play the game.
File Size: 2.3 GB Download Here
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/**
 * @file LSM9DS1.hpp
 *
 * Driver for the ST LSM9DS1 connected via SPI.
 *
 */

#pragma once

#include "ST_LSM9DS1_Registers.hpp"

#include <drivers/drv_hrt.h>
#include <lib/drivers/accelerometer/PX4Accelerometer.hpp>
#include <lib/drivers/device/spi.h>
#include <lib/drivers/gyroscope/PX4Gyroscope.hpp>
#include <lib/ecl/geo/geo.h>
#include <lib/perf/perf_counter.h>
#include <px4_platform_common/i2c_spi_buses.h>

using namespace ST_LSM9DS1;

class LSM9DS1 : public device::SPI, public I2CSPIDriver<LSM9DS1>
{
public:
	LSM9DS1(I2CSPIBusOption bus_option, int bus, uint32_t device, enum Rotation rotation, int bus_frequency,
		spi_mode_e spi_mode);
	~LSM9DS1() override;

	static I2CSPIDriverBase *instantiate(const BusCLIArguments &cli, const BusInstanceIterator &iterator,
					     int runtime_instance);
	static void print_usage();

	void RunImpl();

	int init() override;
	void print_status() override;

private:
	void exit_and_cleanup() override;

	// Sensor Configuration
	static constexpr float FIFO_SAMPLE_DT{1e6f / ST_LSM9DS1::G_ODR};
	static constexpr float GYRO_RATE{ST_LSM9DS1::G_ODR};   // 952 Hz gyro
	static constexpr float ACCEL_RATE{ST_LSM9DS1::LA_ODR}; // 952 Hz accel

	// maximum FIFO samples per transfer is limited to the size of sensor_accel_fifo/sensor_gyro_fifo
	static constexpr uint32_t FIFO_MAX_SAMPLES{math::min(math::min(FIFO::SIZE / 12, sizeof(sensor_gyro_fifo_s::x) / sizeof(sensor_gyro_fifo_s::x[0])), sizeof(sensor_accel_fifo_s::x) / sizeof(sensor_accel_fifo_s::x[0]) * (int)(GYRO_RATE / ACCEL_RATE))};

	struct register_config_t {
		Register reg;
		uint8_t set_bits{0};
		uint8_t clear_bits{0};
	};

	int probe() override;

	bool Reset();

	bool Configure();
	void ConfigureSampleRate(int sample_rate);

	bool RegisterCheck(const register_config_t &reg_cfg);

	uint8_t RegisterRead(Register reg);
	void RegisterWrite(Register reg, uint8_t value);
	void RegisterSetAndClearBits(Register reg, uint8_t setbits, uint8_t clearbits);

	uint16_t FIFOReadCount();
	bool FIFORead(const hrt_abstime &timestamp_sample, uint8_t samples);
	void FIFOReset();

	void UpdateTemperature();

	PX4Accelerometer _px4_accel;
	PX4Gyroscope _px4_gyro;

	perf_counter_t _bad_register_perf{perf_alloc(PC_COUNT, MODULE_NAME": bad register")};
	perf_counter_t _bad_transfer_perf{perf_alloc(PC_COUNT, MODULE_NAME": bad transfer")};
	perf_counter_t _fifo_empty_perf{perf_alloc(PC_COUNT, MODULE_NAME": FIFO empty")};
	perf_counter_t _fifo_overflow_perf{perf_alloc(PC_COUNT, MODULE_NAME": FIFO overflow")};
	perf_counter_t _fifo_reset_perf{perf_alloc(PC_COUNT, MODULE_NAME": FIFO reset")};

	hrt_abstime _reset_timestamp{0};
	hrt_abstime _last_config_check_timestamp{0};
	hrt_abstime _temperature_update_timestamp{0};
	int _failure_count{0};

	enum class STATE : uint8_t {
		RESET,
		WAIT_FOR_RESET,
		CONFIGURE,
		FIFO_READ,
	} _state{STATE::RESET};

	uint16_t _fifo_empty_interval_us{1250}; // default 1250 us / 800 Hz transfer interval
	uint32_t _fifo_gyro_samples{static_cast<uint32_t>(_fifo_empty_interval_us / (1000000 / GYRO_RATE))};

	uint8_t _checked_register{0};
	static constexpr uint8_t size_register_cfg{6};
	register_config_t _register_cfg[size_register_cfg] {
		// Register               | Set bits, Clear bits
		{ Register::CTRL_REG1_G,  CTRL_REG1_G_BIT::ODR_G_952HZ | CTRL_REG1_G_BIT::FS_G_2000DPS | CTRL_REG1_G_BIT::BW_G_100Hz, 0 },
		{ Register::CTRL_REG6_XL, CTRL_REG6_XL_BIT::ODR_XL_952HZ | CTRL_REG6_XL_BIT::FS_XL_16, 0 },
		{ Register::CTRL_REG7_XL, CTRL_REG7_XL_BIT::HR, CTRL_REG7_XL_BIT::FDS },
		{ Register::CTRL_REG8,    CTRL_REG8_BIT::BDU | CTRL_REG8_BIT::IF_ADD_INC, CTRL_REG8_BIT::SW_RESET },
		{ Register::CTRL_REG9,    CTRL_REG9_BIT::FIFO_EN | CTRL_REG9_BIT::I2C_DISABLE, 0 },
		{ Register::FIFO_CTRL,    FIFO_CTRL_BIT::FMODE_CONTINUOUS, 0 },
	};
};

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Nils Alvar Bringfelt, född 21 april 1903 i Hovs församling, Östergötlands län, död 25 december 1985 i Partille församling, Göteborgs och Bohus län, var en svensk konstnär.

Han var gift 1934-1950 med konstnären Anna-Lisa Bringfelt och blev mest känd för sina färgträsnitt.

Nils Bringfelt bedrev studier på Valand och Konstakademien under 1920- och 30-talet. Han började göra träsnitt 1948, från början skar han i massivt trä, men övergick sedan till att arbeta med plywood. Under 40- 50- och 60-talen hann han med att skapa över 600 färgträsnitt. Upplagan var vanligen 25 stycken, alla tryckta för hand. Bringfelt är representerad på Moderna museet och ett flertal länsmuseer.

Vid sidan av verksamheten som bildkonstnär utgav Nils Bringfelt 1963 även ett omfattande urval tolkningar av Charles Baudelaires Det ondas blommor.

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Svenskt konstnärslexikon del I sid 244 Allhems Förlag Malmö

Externa länkar
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Svenska grafiker under 1900-talet
Män

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Q: Many picture overlap on screen in android studio My cursor move on screen while open Android Studio.
Picture screen Overlap.
What happen ? and How can I fix them ?

A: its overlap because of your previous selection you can just reset it by Shift + F12 or Window >> Restore Default Layout

A: I had the same problem, you just have to reconfigure your monitor settings to detect only one screen, neither duplicate screen, nor expand screen, just reconfigure to show in one screen, your main screen.
UPDATE: other way, you can update your Android Studio

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Clouds lolled over the Financial peaks across the river, but Robin Black, reading a story from her collection If I Loved You I Would Tell You This, directed our attention to the murk over Jeremy Piper in "A Country Where You Once Lived." Jeremy's daughter Zoe runs off during the family's year abroad in England, and upon returning "looked like a wraith, otherworldly, but she did normal things." Jeremy is shaken from orbit, beginning "a standard-issue, utterly predictable affair… liking her or not liking her seemed oddly irrelevant to the decision to have sex with her a few times week." The affair was followed by a divorce and return to the States–and now, years later, an attempt at reconciliation in the "fantasy landscape" of the English countryside, which may or may not sustain the belief it encourages "in the myth of uncomplicated lives."
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Rajesh Parameswaran's "The Strange Career of Dr. Raju Gopalarajan" won its category in the National Magazine Awards a few years back, and it's pure realism, he explained. Parameswaran had recently heard of an incident wherein a bogus plastic surgeon injected patients not with silicone, but cement. Raju Gopalarajan does not intend anything as diabolical when he sets out to impersonate a doctor, after being fired from compUSA. His wife Manju may or may not have realized what was going on, but we, assert the narrating community, "liked Manju so much, and we miss her." When Manju sang "we would notice a hollow space in our chests, and we would feel that space filled with a sweet longing…".
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If Parameswaran's reading explored the hollow spaces within; Jim Shepard took care to fill them with a tidal wave in the form of "Cretan Love Song," a precise short short in which an ancient disaster takes on contemporary proportions: "It's a wave, of a size without precedent. At sixty miles away it already appears an inch tall." Barges echoed uncannily upriver and the clouds went pink over New Jersey; one hoped at least the Minotaur's maze was waterproof.
However improbable a volcanic explosion near Manhattan, it's even less likely you'd encounter a whole reading of short stories in LA, Charles Yu remarked, and he'd know. Excerpts of his "Standard Loneliness Package," however, brought us to an even bleaker, if funnier universe, in which pain can be outsourced for a fee: "Death of a cousin is five hundred. Death of a sibling is twelve fifty. Parents are two thousand apiece…" How much to forego a return home and the sisyphean washing of dishes, I wondered, loath to leave the park. Staying until next Monday seemed unrealistic, though, but I loitered with my lemonade, plotting a return.
— Elina Mishuris was last seen by Roosevelt's nose.
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Associate Professor - The Department of Earth and Planetary Science (Formation and evolution of planetary systems in the Galaxy) University of Tokyo, Department of Earth and Planetary Science Japan
The University of Tokyo faculty position in the field of earth and planetary system science
The Department of Earth and Planetary Science, Graduate School of Science, the University of Tokyo invites applications for a position at the level of Associate Professor in the area of earth and planetary system science, in particular the formation and evolution of planetary systems in the Galaxy. Applicants should have a strong background in laboratory experimental work, analysis of extraterrestrial materials, astronomical observation, and/or numerical modeling. This position is restricted to female applicants. More details of the Department are available on the website http://www.eps.s.u-tokyo.ac.jp/.
1. Job title and number of positions available
One tenured position at the Associate Professor level
2. Field of expertise
Formation and evolution of planetary systems in the Galaxy
3. Required Qualifications
PhD or equivalent in a relevant field
Female (as a part of the gender equality acceleration plan in the University of Tokyo)
Ability to conduct research and education at the undergraduate and graduate levels in the field using multiple approaches such as laboratory experimental work, analysis of extraterrestrial materials, astronomical observation, and numerical modeling.
Sufficient Japanese ability for instruction at the undergraduate and graduate levels (where this is not possible at the time of appointment, this level of language proficiency is expected within five years)
4. Date of Commencement of Employment
As early as possible after decision is made.
5. Application materials required
Curriculum vitae (this should include age, email address and other contact details, and summary of academic and professional career from high school including the date of university graduation)
A summary of the main educational and research activities of the applicant (about 1000 words)
List of publications and related scientific output, which should be divided into the following 4 types
Refereed papers and review articles
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Other relevant material
PDF files of up to 5 significant publications
Outline of aspirations and plans for research after taking office (about 1000 words)
Outline of aspirations and plans for education after taking office (about 1000 words)
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All documents should be submitted as email attachments in pdf format. The documents can be separated into several separate emails but the total size of each individual mail should not exceed 10 MB. Applications should be sent to and the subject should be Associate Professor in Earth and Planetary System Evolution. An acknowledgement will be sent within 2 working days of receipt of the application documents.
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Two Classic Muscle Cars In A Battle Full Of Fire – 1967 426 Hemi Plymouth GTX vs 1970 440 6 Pack Dodge Challenger!
Every time we find a video of a drag race with legendary muscle cars, we feel as our obligation to share it with you.
Today we have an excellent footage featuring a drag race with two muscle legends: a beautiful 1970 Dodge Challenger R/T, which has a 440 Six-Pack with three two-barrel carburetors under the hood which produces 390 hp. It does not get much better than this, especially when you take it into an account that only 2035 of them were made that year.
On the other side, here is a 1967 Plymouth GTX – one of the top performance cars of the 1960s, earning the nickname "The Gentleman's Muscle Car" in its early years of production. It comes equipped with a 426 Hemi engine with two four-barrel carburetors able to produce 425 HP, one of the 733 copies produced in 1967.
In this Mopar drag race, the match is between a 440 Six Pack against a 426 Hemi. Who do you think will have the strength to win?
So, if you are into American drag racing history into some heavy action, this footage is just the thing for you. Enjoy the show!


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By Holly Loff, Solar Energy International Development Associate | November 22, 2011
Dec. 6 dedicated to fundraising efforts for Native American, Solar in the Schools, Women's PV programs
Carbondale, Colorado USA On Dec. 6, 2011, Solar Energy International will proudly participate in Colorado Gives Day, a 24-hour period of online giving.
Solar Energy International is encouraging supporters of SEI's outreach programs to visit the Colorado Gives Day donation page on Tuesday, Dec. 6 and make a donation to help support SEI's outreach in the renewable energy sector. These endeavors include SEI's highly successful Solar In the Schools, Native American, Women's PV, and scholarship programs.
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In this time of thanks and giving, Solar Energy International is encouraging supporters of SEI's outreach programs to visit the Colorado Gives Day donation page on Tuesday, Dec. 6 and make a donation to help support SEI's outreach in the renewable energy sector. These endeavors include SEI's highly successful Solar In the Schools, Native American, Women's PV, and scholarship programs.
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Ethan Couch is the man from Texas who used Affluenza as a defense when he was prosecuted after driving a Ford F-350 into a crowd, killing 4 and injuring 11 while drunk. He attorney got his probation in the case instead of a prison sentence. He was recently in the news when he and his mother fled the country and were caught in Mexico. If you want to see a case of what money can do in our judicial system, read up on the case.
So I would argue that Affluenza as it is defined here does not typically have a place in endurance sports. To start the discussion, I want to establish that because money is a barrier to entry, the endurance sports population is typically from a higher income range than the general population. In the USA Triathlon Membership Survey that was updated in August 2015, the average income of members of the organization is $126,000.00. That's pretty high when compared to the US median income of $50,502.00. When considering the cost of participating in a triathlon, the purchase of your kit, swim gear, bike gear, and run gear is required. While you may be able to borrow some of the required equipment, I would suggest let's eliminate that cohort from our discussion. In cycling, purchasing your bike and kit are the minimums. Running has its own list of required equipment, though it is not as extensive or cost prohibitive as triathlon and cycling. Climbing, skiing, hiking, and other endurance activities are not cheap either.
We all have stories of "that guy" or "that girl" who gets their nose bent out of shape at a race or group activity because things do not go their way. You know the type — they have excuses across a wide spectrum to pull from when they are not the first person to the top of a climb or they get shot off the back of the group on the flats. In races I have seen participants go nuclear when an aid station is 0.5 miles off of what was published in the Race Guide because it killed their hydration and nutrition plan. They are the ones who are most likely to chew out an official for a penalty or DQ. You would think they were racing in the Tour de France, Ironman World Championships, or going for the win at the Boston Marathon. But, I don't think this type of racer comes from a specific type of economic cohort — it is a universal personality trait that spans all income ranges. I think some people are just jerks. As many group rides as I do, I won't ride with people like this. Luckily, I can't think of anyone on my race team, Zone Five Racing, who is like this. In my life, I have identified a solution and am happy with the outcomes.
I would suggest that Affluenza impacts endurance sports in another way. I have long been an advocate of people buying the level of equipment they can afford, regardless of ability. In my life, that does translate into me buying bikes that I do not deserve. But, where I think the problem comes in is when people start to look down on athletes who may not have the nicest gear. I see lots of cyclists and triathletes especially discounting people who show up on a $1K roadie. They also will not spend the time to help teach and develop people new to their sport, which hurts the long term growth of triathlon and cycling. We have all been guilty of this. But, I know it has only taken me once or twice to learn my lesson. Typically the teacher is an athlete who may be riding a road bike that costs less than my wheelset. What I am most guilty of is looking at people who fall outside of what I think is a "performance" weight range and discounting their ability to climb or hang with the group. In both cases, I have gotten passed like I am standing still by people in these groups, serving me up a huge piece of humble pie. I love pie, but I do not like eating humble pie.
When we discriminate based on how much someone spends on their gear or even weight, we lose the opportunity to be enriched by someone else. There is room for everyone in endurance sports. The cost of your equipment and your weight are not indicators of how serious you are about your sport. We need to remember that while on some level speed can be bought, heart cannot. When looking at teammates who sign up in my same category for a race, my preference is to race with people who will bury themselves to win over those who toe the line with $10K bikes. Those are the people I prioritize scheduling group rides with. Those are the people who I prefer to hang out with off the bike.
Let's look at a cyclist like Lance Armstrong. At the top of his game, he had money, he had power, and the adoration of fans throughout the world. He also extensively used performance enhancing drugs to fuel his addiction to being "the best". I am not switching topics here — I think this is the perfect case study of someone who discriminated against other athletes who would not fall in line with his expectations. He destroyed careers when athletes who knew what was behind the curtain tried to expose him. Lance was so addicted to being the best that his moral center was erased. His elitism transcended all good judgement that he had in an attempt to maintain the machine.
While endurance sports generally do not suffer from Affluenza as it has been defined, we do suffer from elitism. If this article hits a little too close to home, consider realigning the framework you use to assess other athletes. If you find yourself giving excuses instead of high fives and congratulations when you get beat, next time think twice before you open your mouth. When someone else is telling you tales of their awesomeness or a success they had, instead of one upping them, just tell them how great they are and how much progress you have noticed they are making. Be a friend instead of a jerk.


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W&W – holenderski projekt muzyczny, który tworzy dwóch DJ-ów i producentów - Willem van Hanegem i Wardt van der Harst. Wspólną działalność rozpoczęli w 2007 roku. Ich twórczość przeważała w przeszłości głównie w trance, a obecnie jest to mieszanka electro house i progressive house zwana powszechnie bigroom house.

Dyskografia

Albumy
 Impact (2011)

Kompilacje
 Trance World Vol. 10 – Mixed by W&W
 Mainstage Vol. 1 –  Mixed by W&W

Single
 2007: Mustang / Eruption
 2008: Countach / Intercity
 2008: Dome
 2008: Arena / Chronicles
 2008: Plasma
 2009: The Plan
 2009: Mainstage
 2009: System Overload
 2009: Synergy (oraz Ummet Ozcan)
 2010: D.N.A.
 2010: Alligator F*ckhouse (oraz Jonas Stenberg)
 2010: Manhattan
 2010: Alpha
 2010: Saturn (oraz Leon Bolier)
 2011: Impact
 2011: AK47
 2011: 3 O'Clock (oraz Ana Criado)
 2011: Beta
 2011: Code Red
 2011: Cookie Jar
 2011: Nowhere to Go (oraz Bree)
 2012: Invasion
 2012: Shotgun
 2012: Summer (oraz Jochen Miller)
 2012: Moscow
 2012: Trigger (oraz Marcel Woods)
 2012: White Label
 2012: Lift Off!
 2013: The Code (oraz Ummet Ozcan)
 2013: D# Fat (oraz Armin van Buuren)
 2013: Thunder
 2013: Colloseum
 2013: Jumper (oraz Hardwell)
 2014: Bigfoot
 2014: Ghost Town
 2014: Rocket (oraz Blasterjaxx)
 2014: Waves (oraz Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike)
 2014: The Dance Floor is Yours (oraz Hardwell)
 2014: Shocker (oraz Headhunterz)
 2014: We Control the Sound (oraz Headhunterz)
 2014: Don't Stop the Madness (oraz Hardwell i Fatman Scoop)
 2015: Rave After Rave
 2015: Bowser (oraz Blasterjaxx)
 2015: The One
 2015: Spack Jarrow (oraz MOTi)
 2015: If It Ain't Dutch (oraz Armin van Buuren)
 2016: Arcade (versus Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike)
 2016: How Many
 2016: Live the Night (oraz Hardwell; gościnnie: Lil Jon)
 2016: Caribbean Rave
 2017: Whatcha Need
 2017: Put EM Up
 2017: Chakra (oraz Vini Vici)
 2018: God Is A Girl (gościnnie: Groove Coverage)
 2018: Supa Upa Fly 2018
 2018: Long Way Down (oraz Darren Styles, gościnnie Giin)
 2018: Rave Culture
 2018: Ready To Rave (oraz Armin van Buuren)
 2019: Repeat After Me (oraz Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike i Armin Van Buuren)
 2019: The Light (gościnnie: Kizuna Ai)
 2019: Ups & Downs (oraz Nicky Romero
 2019: Matrix (oraz Maurice West)
 2019: Khaleesi (oraz 3 Are Legend)
 2019: Tricky Tricky (oraz Timmy Trumpet i Will Sparks)
 2020: Do It For You (oraz Lucas & Steve)
 2020: Wizard Of The Beats (oraz Sandro Silva i Zafrir)
 2020: Clap Your Hands (oraz Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike i Fedde Le Grand)
 2020: Comin' To Getcha
 2020: Rave Love (oraz AXMO, gościnnie: Sonja)
2020: Gold

Remiksy
 2008: M6 – Fade 2 Black (W&W Remix)
 2008: Sied van Riel – Riel People Know (W&W Remix)
 2009: Leon Bolier & Galen Behr – Acapulco (W&W Remix)
 2009: Armin van Buuren feat. Cathy Burton – Rain (W&W Remix)
 2009: Ørjan Nilsen – Arctic Globe (W&W Remix)
 2009: Little Boots – Remedy (W&W Remix)
 2010: Scott Mac – Damager 02 (W&W Remix)
 2010: Aly & Fila feat. Denise Rivera – My Mind is With You (W&W Remix)
 2010: Svenson & Gielen – Beauty of Silence (W&W vs. Jonas Stenberg Remix)
 2010: Tiesto feat. Three 6 Mafia – Feel It (W&W Remix)
 2011: Sean Tyas – Banshee (W&W Remix)
 2011: Allure featuring Christian Burns – On the Wire (W&W Remix)
 2011: Marcel Woods – Champagne Dreams (W&W Remix)
 2011: Armin van Buuren Feat. BT – These Silent Hearts (W&W Remix)
 2012: Cosmic Gate & J'Something – Over the Rainbow (W&W Remix)
 2012: Dash Berlin feat. Emma Hewitt – Waiting (W&W Remix)
 2013: Armin van Buuren feat. Trevor Guthrie – This Is What It Feels Like (W&W Remix)
 2013: Zedd feat. Foxes – Clarity (W&W Bootleg)
 2013: Krewella – Live for the Night (W&W Remix)
 2013: Armin van Buuren feat. Richard Bedford – Love Never Came (W&W vs. Armin van Buuren Remix)
 2014: Gareth Emery feat. Bo Bruce – U (W&W Remix)
 2014: Duke Dumont & Jax Jones – I Got U (W&W Remix)
 2014: Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike, Diplo & Fatboy Slim feat. Bonde Do Role & Pin – Eparrei (W&W Remix)
 2014: Mark Sixma – Shadow (W&W Edit)
 2015: Timmy Trumpet & Savage - Freaks (W&W Edit)
 2015: Zombie Nation – Kernkraft 400 (W&W Remix)
 2015: Dillon Francis & DJ Snake - Get Low (W&W Remix)
 2015: Axwell /\ Ingrosso - Sun Is Shining (W&W Remix)
 2015: Hardwell feat. Mr. Probz – Birds Fly (W&W Remix)
 2016: The Chainsmokers feat. Daya - Don't Let Me Down (W&W Remix)
 2016: Mike Posner – I Took a Pill Ibiza (W&W Remix)
 2017: Pikotaro – PPAP (W&W Remix)
 2018: Steve Aoki & BTS – Waste It on Me (W&W Remix)
 2020: The Weeknd - Blinding Lights (W&W Festival Mix)
 2020: Alan Walker - Faded (W&W Festival Mix)

Jako NWYR
 2017: Ed Sherran – Castle on the Hill (NWYR Remix)
 2017: Gareth Emery & Standerwick – Saving Light (NWYR Remix)

Linki zewnętrzne

Holenderscy didżeje
Holenderskie zespoły trance


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Grant Awards by Fiscal Year: 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | Previous Years
Projects Funded by the Marine Mammal Commission in Fiscal Year 2022
Topic A: Research/Projects
Quantifying humpback whale health across Hawaii and Southeast Alaska in the face of climate change
Bejder, L.
University of Hawai'i Manoa
Between 2013 and 2019, marked declines in humpback whale (HBW) abundance and reproductive success were documented throughout the North Pacific. These declines coincided with a trifecta of climatic events, including the longest lasting marine heatwave globally exacerbated by strong El Niño and positive Pacific Decadal Oscillation phases. These events were responsible for abundance declines across entire trophic chains, including important HBW forage species such as Pacific herring and krill. This project aims to improve our understanding of HBW population health (i.e. body condition) via Unoccupied Aerial Systems (UAS; drone)-photogrammetry of the Hawaii Distinct Population Segment of HBWs. Maintaining this large-scale, longitudinal effort is critical to elucidate effects of climate change on marine ecosystems, with emphasis placed on quantifying intra- and inter-annual variability on whale health. Findings will inform decision- and policy makers on the effects of climate change on whale populations and ecosystem health.
Linking climate indices to southern right whale body condition and vital rates
Christiansen, F.
Climate change is predicted to lead to changes in ocean productivity, which is likely to impact marine top predators, including baleen whales. Southern right whales (SRWs, Eubalaena australis) are still recovering from last century whaling, and changes in prey availability resulting from climate change are likely to impede the recovery of the species by negatively affecting female body condition and vital rates. The aim of this study is to determine the relationship between various climate indices and SRW body condition and reproductive rates. Annual variations in female body condition will be related to four different climate indices (SST anomaly around South Georgia, Oceanic Niño Index, Antarctic Oscillation and Antarctic sea ice anomalies), while accounting for the body size and the timing in the reproductive cycle of the females. A second model will be developed to predict SRW calving intervals from maternal body length and condition. By combing the two models, changes in ocean productivity resulting from climate change will be examined in relation to SRW body condition and vital rates. This will further the understanding of how climate change indirectly affects the reproductive success of baleen whales, and capital breeding marine mammals more broadly.
Initiation of long-term evaluation of the effects of climate change on Indigenous marine mammal hunting in the Chugach Region using traditional ecological knowledge
Cunningham, R.
Chugach Regional Resources Commission
Climate change is affecting subsistence harvesting through changes in species abundance, distribution, and health. Subsistence practices must continue to be shared with younger generations to ensure continuation of traditional Alaska Native marine mammal use. Co-management is an important part of ensuring that marine mammals are used by future generations, and involvement of the people who live around and depend on marine mammals contributes critical and integral data to the management process. Chugach Regional Resources Commission (CRRC), a Tribal natural resources management entity, is comprised of seven regional Tribes. There are over a thousand represented Tribal Members in Prince William Sound and lower Cook Inlet, known as the Chugach Region of Alaska. The region is experiencing detrimental impacts from extreme tides, coastal erosion, glacial melt, and ocean acidification. Evaluating the effects of a changing climate from a firsthand, Indigenous viewpoint will ensure a better understanding of general health, body condition, population sizes, hunting seasons, behavior, and activity of marine mammals. The project research will inform future research prioritization and strategies to prevent and reverse harm to the marine ecosystem and species. Assessment of how changes affect marine ecosystems, marine mammals, and Tribal users will allow a better understanding of how to manage the resources. This project is the first standalone phase of a comprehensive plan to inform new co-management strategies for the Chugach Region in partnership with Federal agencies.
Quantifying the impacts of a marine heatwave on individual growth and reproductive success in a recovering population of killer whales
Durbin, J.
North Gulf Oceanic Society
Understanding how climate change is impacting, or expected to impact, marine mammals is a critical aspect in developing management measures that reduce risk from direct human impacts and increase recovery potential. Marine mammals can be considered as sentinels for detecting ecosystem changes, especially top predators that reflect the integrated status of the trophic levels that support them. This project will focus on elucidating the impacts of climate change on the apex marine predator, specifically a population of killer whales (Orcinus orca) in the northern Gulf of Alaska that is still recovering from declines after the Exxon Valdez oil spill. The abundance of these Alaska Resident killer whales (fish predators) declined in Prince William Sound and adjacent coastal waters during a multi-year heatwave (intense 2014-2016, warming conditions continued through 2019), with correlated declines in survival across pods. This heatwave led to abrupt and prolonged changes across trophic levels in the Gulf of Alaska, including declines in commercial catches of Chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha), known prey for Resident killer whales in this region. This work will investigate additional sub-lethal effects on killer whales that might be more prolonged, specifically effects on reproductive success and interacting effects on female size. A 40-year (1984-2023) photo-identification dataset will be used to investigate temporal trends in fecundity, specifically examining changes during and following the heatwave. Drone-based aerial photogrammetry will be used to investigate changes in the size of adult females relative to their growth years. These two elements will be combined to investigate the relationship of female size on reproductive success and to test the hypothesis that prolonged and ongoing climate impacts on these killer whales disrupt their slow reproductive schedules, which may have been exacerbated by a reduction in female size and subsequent fecundity.
Understanding the impacts of climate change on the reproductive performance of humpback whales around the Antarctic Peninsula using long-term multidisciplinary data
Friedlaender, A. S.
Understanding the effects of climate change requires longitudinal and cross-disciplinary data. The NSF Palmer LTER program offers an exclusive opportunity to leverage unique data to study the impacts of interannual and long-term climate change on the reproductive performance, demography, and vital rates of recovering humpback whales around the Antarctic Peninsula. The goals of this project are to use the largest (n=~2,000) and longest-term data set of biopsy samples, collected since 2009, to determine the annual pregnancy rates of humpback whales around the Antarctic Peninsula, 94% of which represent a single breeding population (G), that breeds off of Central/South America. Leveraging in situ and remotely collected environmental data on sea ice cover, prey availability, primary productivity, and climatic indices collected as part of the LTER program, this project will aim to test for relationships among these and annual pregnancy rates for these whales. The results of this work will directly address management efforts within both the International Whaling Commission and Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources, and these data will directly support the development of how environmental change impacts this population and can be used to also evaluate the impacts of human activities such as the growing commercial krill fishing industry. Because of the large sample size, continuous long-term time series, and rigorous methods that have been developed, these data and this project represent a model system for quantifying the impacts of human-induced climate variability on cetaceans in a rapidly changing environment.
Enhancing Pacific northwest sea otter reintroduction strategy by accounting for climate change
Laufer, A.
Sea & Shore Solutions, LLC
Sea otters are a keystone species in coastal ecosystems, directly supporting rocky subtidal habitats and submerged aquatic vegetation. Their absence from Oregon, since extirpation from the fur trade, has had detrimental impacts on these nearshore environments. As sea otter reintroduction efforts progress in the Pacific Northwest, understanding the potential impacts of climate change on the species will support evidence-based planning and help avoid a second unsuccessful reintroduction. This project will supplement the recently completed Oregon Sea Otter Restoration Feasibility Study with estimates of climate change's potential impact on the Pacific Northwest nearshore environment, how impacts may alter sea otter feasibility, and critical implications for reintroduction efforts led by the Elakha Alliance. The sea otter population model will be leveraged to estimate sea otter survivorship under each climate change future by assessing three primary ecological factors that influence sea otter distribution, abundance, and overall health: availability of prey, bathymetry, and waters sheltered from ocean surge. Results will visually illustrate how climate change and related environmental changes in Oregon's nearshore and estuarine environments may influence sea otter survival. Process and results will be synthesized and published alongside the existing Oregon Sea Otter Restoration Feasibility Study, so the Elakha Alliance and partners can inform reintroduction strategy and recommendations using data and best available science.
An international virtual fishing gear marking system to reduce whale entanglements
Sawicki, K.
Sustainable Seas Technology
Climate‐driven factors have altered the foraging environment and habitat use of marine mammal species worldwide. As our oceans warm, lethal, and chronic marine mammal entanglements in pot fishing gear are likely to continue and increase, especially in areas with recovering whale populations and thriving commercial fisheries. Regional fishery transition to subsea buoy retrieval systems1 (SBRS) or adjuncts (which remove vertical lines from the water column and store the entirety of active fishing gear at depth) can eliminate this danger. Management strategies utilizing these technologies require utilizing a system accessible by enforcement agencies to replace the function of traditional marker buoys at the sea surface. This requirement has driven our past work to design a virtual multi‐manufacturer (interoperable) gear marking portal. This project will support the physical build of this cooperative data‐sharing effort to produce the Ropeless Manufacturer's Workgroup Hub (RMW HUB), which will bring to fruition their past collaborative activities. The RMW HUB will allow regional regulatory and enforcement bodies to determine their specific needs and preferences for data access and reporting without creating duplicative and costly programming changes between the manufacturer's applications. This system will allow fishermen to locate equipment quickly and avoid activities that may cause unintended gear loss. Results from this project will enable federal and regional management bodies to create data management products and craft regulatory changes to allow ropeless fishing in areas where it is needed to conserve species such as the North Atlantic right whale.
Advancing ship strike and blue carbon management strategies for the protection of whales
Self, D.
Greater Farallones Association
Ship strikes are a major threat to whales across the globe, including endangered species like blues, fins, and humpbacks, particularly near ports with heavy shipping traffic. Vessel speed reduction (VSR) mitigates the risk of lethal ship strikes, while also reducing harmful air emissions—including greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions—from the global shipping industry. While whale populations are threatened by climate impacts related to food scarcity and changing ocean conditions, they are also increasingly considered part of the climate solution. In quantifying the blue carbon capacity of the habitats and oceanic processes in Greater Farallones National Marine Sanctuary (GFNMS), Greater Farallones Association (GFA) has identified whales as a blue carbon process with considerable capacity to sequester carbon. Understanding and communicating the role of slowing ships to reduce emissions and conserve whales—while simultaneously communicating the role of whales in carbon sequestration—will advance the protection of threatened and endangered whales from ship strikes, bolster the need to protect whales as a carbon mitigation strategy, and further help the global community meet carbon emission reduction goals. This project aims to bring the topics of blue carbon and whale conservation to the forefront of global ocean climate dialog and bridge knowledge gaps for policy makers.
Topic B: Conferences, Symposia, Workshops, Meetings, and Publications
Hawaiʻi Institute of Marine Biology Summer Marine Mammal Intensive Learning Experience (SMMILE) for Hawaiʻi High School Students
Pacini, A.
This educational program will provide an opportunity for underrepresented, minority high school students to learn about marine mammal science, marine protected areas, and conservation.