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~340HP 2016 Ford Focus RS Runs AWD and DTV! Official Debut + Drift Video
February 22, 2019, 3 pm February 3, 2015, 2 pm by Tom Burkart
The new Ford Focus RS is official, and officially stunning!
With a new 2.3-liter turbo engine and an extreme new AWD setup, the wildest part of the new Focus RS might be under the metal. But that metal is also pretty intense: wide-body fenders, a giant splitter up front, deeper sills and a rear end to honor the Ford RS legacy.
That means a giant Rallycross wing and huge coffee-can exhausts mounted inboard for max visual and aural impact.
Best news of all? This new Focus RS is coming to America!
Check out the video below to see and hear the new RS in action at its German launch.
ALL-NEW FORD FOCUS RS; HIGH-PERFORMANCE HATCH WITH INNOVATIVE ALL-WHEEL DRIVE SET FOR U.S. DEBUT
Third-generation Ford Focus RS will be available in major markets around the world and for the first time in the United States; Focus RS follows the reveal last month of the new Ford GT supercar – a new era of Ford performance that will deliver 12 new vehicles by 2020
All-new Ford Performance All-Wheel Drive with Dynamic Torque Vectoring Control paired with a powerful 2.3-liter EcoBoost® four-cylinder engine will provide impressive performance
Aggressive, functional design inside and out makes Focus RS the most powerful production Focus ever, with highly capable performance on both road and track
Professional rally driver and star of Gymkhana films Ken Block teamed with Ford as a consultant on development of Focus RS
Feb 3, 2015 | Cologne, Germany — Ford today revealed the all-new Focus RS, a high-performance road car that debuts Ford Performance All-Wheel Drive with Dynamic Torque Vectoring Control, which contributes to performance never before seen in a Focus RS. The all-new Focus RS is equipped with a new 2.3-liter EcoBoost® engine producing well in excess of 315 horsepower.
Focus RS is the latest unveiling in a new era of Ford performance that will bring more than 12 performance vehicles to global customers by 2020.
In addition to pleasing enthusiasts, these vehicles help deliver the company's One Ford plan for profitable growth, product excellence and innovation in every part of its business.
"The all-new Focus RS is a serious machine with high-performance technology and innovative engineering that sets a new benchmark for driving exhilaration on the road and track," said Raj Nair, group vice president, Global Product Development, Ford Motor Company. "The RS line has a proud history of technical breakthroughs that have migrated to mainstream Ford vehicles to benefit all of our customers, and the new Focus RS is no exception. It's a great example of our passion for innovation through performance, and creating vehicles that make people's hearts pound."
Developed by a small team of global Ford Performance engineers, the new Focus RS is the third generation in the line, following models launched in 2002 and 2009. It will be the 30th car to wear the legendary RS badge, following such technology trendsetters as the 1970 Escort RS1600 with 16 valves, 1985 Sierra RS Cosworth with turbocharging and radical aerodynamics and 1992 Escort RS Cosworth with four-wheel drive.
Sporting a dramatic exterior design that delivers enhanced aerodynamics and cooling, the new Focus RS offers technologies new to the RS line including Ford SYNC® connectivity system.
The all-new Focus RS is the first-ever RS model that will be sold around the world, including the United States, and produced for all markets at Ford's Saarlouis, Germany, manufacturing plant beginning late this year.
"We are acutely aware of the benchmarks we have set ourselves with RS performance models through the years, and rest assured this new car raises the game to a new level," said Jim Farley, president, Ford of Europe, Middle East and Africa.
"Just as important is the fact that with technologies such as EcoBoost, we are able to demonstrate how an innovation that powers almost every car in our range can also be the heartbeat of our finest performance cars," added Farley.
Gymkhana and World Rallycross star Ken Block was brought on as a consultant on the all-new Focus RS, and joined the Ford Performance team at the preview event in Cologne, Germany –where the RS legend was born with the Ford 15M RS in 1968.
Innovative Ford Performance All-Wheel Drive offers a new level of handling
The all-new Focus RS exploits innovative new Ford Performance All-Wheel Drive with Dynamic Torque Vectoring to deliver a new level of handling capability and driver enjoyment, combining outstanding traction and grip with exciting agility and cornering speed.
The Ford Performance All-Wheel-Drive system is based on twin electronically controlled clutch packs on each side of the rear drive unit. These manage the car's front/rear torque split, and can control the side-to-side torque distribution on the rear axle – delivering the "torque vectoring" capability that has a dramatic impact on handling and cornering stability.
The control unit in the rear drive unit continuously varies the front/rear and side-to-side torque distribution to suit the current driving situation, monitoring inputs from multiple vehicle sensors 100 times per second. A maximum of 70 percent of the drive torque can be diverted to the rear axle. Up to 100 percent of available torque at the rear axle can be sent to each rear wheel.
During cornering, the rear drive unit pre-emptively diverts torque to the outer rear wheel immediately based on inputs such as steering wheel angle, lateral acceleration, yaw and speed. This torque transfer has the effect of "driving" the car into the bend, achieving improved turn-in and stability, and virtually eliminating understeer.
The AWD system has been tuned to deliver exceptional grip – with lateral acceleration exceeding 1 g – and great cornering speed and acceleration out of a bend. With neutral and adjustable limit handling, and the ability to achieve controlled oversteer drifts at the track, Focus RS delivers an exceptional fun-to-drive experience.
To deliver optimum driving dynamics, the Ford Performance All-Wheel-Drive system was calibrated alongside the car's advanced Electronic Stability Control, in particular the brake-based Torque Vectoring Control system that works in parallel with the torque-vectoring AWD. Other exclusive chassis features include sports suspension with spring rates, bushings and antiroll bars – all of which are stiffer than those found in Focus ST, and two-mode switchable dampers, which offer a firmer setting for track driving. A carefully tuned electric power-assisted steering system working in combination with a more rigid front suspension knuckle design and shorter-link arms delivers connected and responsive steering with outstanding feel.
"The Focus ST and Fiesta ST showed that we can achieve sporty steering feel with an electric power-assisted steering system, and the RS raises the bar," said Dave Pericak, director, Global Ford Performance. "We set out to provide drivers with steering that is very direct, precise and well balanced – and the RS delivers."
Ford engineers worked closely with Michelin to develop a choice of high-performance 235/35 R19 tires to complement the driving dynamics of the Focus RS: a standard Pilot Super Sport tire for every-day use, and – for the first time on an RS – an optional Pilot Sport Cup 2 tire for enhanced vehicle dynamics on the track.
The vehicle's exterior design has also been developed to support the dynamic objectives. Careful aerodynamic optimization of the front splitter, rear spoiler and underbody features eliminates lift forces, and the final design delivers balanced performance with zero lift front and rear for optimum high-speed handling and stability.
Unique powertrain for increased output
Ford's EcoBoost technology powers Focus RS and nearly every new Ford vehicle. The specially engineered 2.3-liter EcoBoost engine has levels of power and torque that translate into impressive acceleration when combined with the exceptional all-wheel-drive traction.
Projected to produce well in excess of 315 horsepower, the custom unit shares its fundamental structure with the all-aluminum 2.3-liter four-cylinder engine in the all-new Mustang, but has been significantly upgraded through a comprehensive package of design changes.
Increased output is generated by a new low-inertia twin-scroll turbocharger with larger compressor that delivers significantly greater airflow, along with a much bigger intercooler to maximize charge density. Engine breathing is enhanced through a less restrictive intake design, and a large-bore high-performance exhaust system with an electronically controlled valve in the tailpipe that helps optimize the balance of back pressure and noise output.
The cylinder head is produced from an upgraded alloy material capable of withstanding higher temperatures, and is mounted on a more robust head gasket with improved thermal capability. The cylinder block employs stronger high-tensile cast iron liners.
Engine cooling also has been given the highest priority, with engineers creating additional space within the front of the vehicle to house a significantly larger radiator pack that provides the level of cooling demanded for hard circuit use.
Meticulous calibration work ensures that the power unit delivers excellent low-end responsiveness with a powerful mid-range pull, climbing to a free-revving top end up to a maximum rev limit of 6,800 rpm.
The six-speed manual transmission has been optimized for the enthusiast driver with a shorter gear lever to deliver faster and more accurate shifts. Both the transmission and the clutch have been upgraded with stronger components to cope with the engine's increased torque output.
With its high-efficiency EcoBoost design featuring direct fuel injection, twin independent variable camshaft timing, advanced turbocharging and Auto Start-Stop as standard, the engine also delivers significantly improved fuel consumption.
High-performance design for stunning looks with optimum function
Focus RS exterior design is both dramatic and functional, with a more powerful and muscular character. Designers worked closely with Ford Performance to ensure that the necessary functional attributes were achieved, focusing on the aerodynamic downforce and balance delivered by the design, as well as the cooling demands of the powertrain and brakes.
RS features a powerful new front end appearance with a bold upper trapezoidal grille above the deep splitter, incorporating the largest possible apertures for engine cooling. A wide, muscular stance is emphasized by the lower wings and large outboard openings on each side of the car, which feed the brake cooling ducts and house vertically mounted lamps.
At the rear, the fascia panel is dominated by the exceptionally large diffuser, which optimizes airflow from under the vehicle and contains the twin round high-performance exhaust outlets. Focus RS for Europe and Asia markets will also get a clear central fog lamp. The distinctive rear roof spoiler is carefully integrated with the car's silhouette through body-colored side panels featuring a subtle embossed RS logo.
The dynamic side profile is emphasized by sculptured rocker panels, and the bold wheel lips that house a choice of multi-spoke 19-inch RS alloy wheels – including a high-performance lightweight forged design finished in low-gloss black, which offers enhanced strength and impact resistance.
The high-performance character of Focus RS is reflected inside the car, where heavily bolstered partial-leather Recaro sports seats serve as the centerpiece of the cockpit.
The interior features the reworked Focus control layout with its simpler, more intuitive design. SYNC connectivity provides access to audio, navigation, climate control and mobile phones via voice control, and via a high-definition, 8-inch color touch screen. SYNC can be specified with rear view camera with park distance control, as well as a Sony premium sound system with 10-speakers including a subwoofer.
The RS driving experience is reinforced by a new flat-bottomed steering wheel with a soft-feel leather-covered rim, alloy pedals and unique instrument graphics within the main cluster. An additional bank of gauges above the center console displays turbocharger boost pressure, oil temperature and oil pressure.
Four striking exterior colors include Nitrous Blue, a vibrant four-coat metallic finish exclusive to RS, as well as Stealth Gray, Absolute Black and Frozen White. The car revealed in Cologne features the same special Liquid Blue color scheme first seen on the all-new Ford GT revealed last month at the North American International Auto Show.
Rich heritage of innovation and performance
Since the first Ford RS models took to the road, the line has been an essential element of Ford's DNA, delivering technical innovation and performance on road and track. Dating back to the early days of Ford's success in Rallye Sport, the first RS models established a reputation for advanced technology and driving exhilaration that continues to this day.
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PAX BRITANNIA: Have you tried the latest addictive Steampunk game?
Have you tried the latest addictive Steampunk game?
I have, and I've already spent far too long battling to solve its many puzzles.
You can find the game here, and good luck getting anything else worthwhile done this evening now!


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Schoolboy in Namibia invents phone that doesn't use airtime
Posted by Nhyira Nhyira Boadu | Aug 4, 2016 | Editor's pick, Education, Facebook, Technology |
A Namibian schoolboy in the country's Ohagwena Region has come up with a sim-less mobile phone that does not require airtime to make calls.
The Grade 12 learner, Simon Petrus, a pupil at Abraham Iyambo Senior Secondary School created the phone using spares from a phone and television set, New Era reports.
Complete with a light bulb, fan and charger socket, the handset functions off power supplied through a radiator and is able to make calls to anywhere through the use of radio frequencies.
The invention, which is made up of a radio system, is attached to a box and also allows the user to view one TV channel on it.
Petrus is reported to have won a gold medal at national level last year for his invention of a two-in-one machine that that works as both a seed drier and cooler.
His invention of two years has been highly sponsored by his unemployed parents, the schoolboy admitted and he hopes the invention would be successful and be able to be carried further.
The development marks the latest in a series of innovative projects by students within the southern African nation.
Joshua Nghaamwa, a self-taught inventor, is reported to have created a satellite using parts from radios, cellphones and other electronics, The Namibian reports.
The satellite, believed to strengthen internet connectivity, is small enough to fit in a laptop bag and has a USB port that allows it to be connected to a modem, router or cellphone, increasing internet speed and allows for a better online experience.
Nghaamwa says he wants to introduce the device throughout the African market, so as to boost ICT on the continent.
Source: cctv-africa
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Long term stays, reliable and clean!
I am a young professional headed overseas for work in early 2019 (March) - and am looking for longer term (2 weeks +) house-sitting opportunities until then. I have a lots of experience house and pet sitting - but this is the first time I'm using an online platform to connect (previously it has been friends / friends of friends who are happy to provide references on request).
I love dogs, cats (and all animals!) and gardening. I have always taken great care of where I live and am a homebody, so would be focused on ensuring your house and pets get the best care while you're away.


The Studebaker Avanti was designed in 1961 in a house in the Palm Springs desert. Raymond Loewy leased this two-room building as a place for the designers he had selected to work and sleep. Loewy and his family lived nearby in a house built in 1946-47 that was designed by local architect Albert Frey. Loewy's design team consisted of experienced designers and former Loewy employees, John Ebstein and Bob Andrews, as well as a young student from Art Center College of Design in Pasadena named Tom Kellogg. The team gathered in Palm Springs in this studio leased for the purpose of developing the new car design. Each team member had a role: Andrews and Kellogg handled the sketching, Ebstein oversaw the project, and Loewy served as the creative director.
Loewy in the desert studio with one of the clay models.
The 2-room studio tract house in Palm Springs.


The conclusion of our Come & Sing day will be an informal performance of Will Todd Mass in Blue.
NB Participant tickets for the workshop (which starts at 2pm) are £14, available separately.
This event is part of the Brandenburg Choral Festival of London 2018 Autumn Series.


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Q: How to install ns2 and ns3 together? Can I install ns2 and ns3 together in Ubuntu 16.04?

A: You should be able to just do sudo apt-get install ns2 ns3 and have them both installed, yes.

A: If you have a look at the installed files for each package you will see that both can happily exist on the same system with no potentially overwritten files or duplicate filenames:
1. ns2
/usr/bin/calcdest
/usr/bin/dec-tr-stat
/usr/bin/epa-tr-stat
/usr/bin/nlanr-tr-stat
/usr/bin/ns
/usr/bin/nse
/usr/bin/nstk
/usr/bin/setdest
/usr/bin/ucb-tr-stat
/usr/share/doc/ns2/README
/usr/share/doc/ns2/README.Debian
/usr/share/doc/ns2/TODO.html
/usr/share/doc/ns2/changelog.Debian.gz
/usr/share/doc/ns2/copyright
/usr/share/doc/ns2/release_steps.txt
/usr/share/lintian/overrides/ns2
/usr/share/man/man1/ns.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man1/nse.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man1/nstk.1.gz

2. ns3
/usr/bin/ns3.22-bench-packets
/usr/bin/ns3.22-bench-simulator
/usr/bin/ns3.22-print-introspected-doxygen
/usr/bin/ns3.22-raw-sock-creator
/usr/bin/ns3.22-tap-creator
/usr/bin/ns3.22-tap-device-creator
/usr/share/doc/ns3/README
/usr/share/doc/ns3/README.Debian
/usr/share/doc/ns3/RELEASE_NOTES.gz
/usr/share/doc/ns3/changelog.Debian.gz
/usr/share/doc/ns3/copyright
/usr/share/lintian/overrides/ns3

And I have run a test install of both on my Xenial Xerus system:
sudo apt-get install ns2 ns3

with absolutely no installation issues...
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*Ubuntu Packages: ns2

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Rajesh Dahiya
Founder, Codesign
Formally trained in graphic design (NID, Ahmedabad) & interaction design (Ivrea, Italy), Rajesh Dahiya is the founder of one of India's leading independent brand design practices—Codesign ( www.codesign.in ). As creative head at Codesign he has led projects for iconic Indian brands like Royal Enfield, Tata Motors, Wildcraft, Godrej and dynamic startups, developing deeply strategic and impactful brand identity systems.
Rajesh has represented Indian design & Codesign at numerous national and international platforms including, What Design Can Do (Amsterdam), London Design Festival, Sri Lanka Design Festival, Kyoorius Design Yatra India, he is considered one of the most significant voices in Indian design industry, and has founded several independent projects like Dekho, Rising & Unbox design festival to build active dialogue around design practice and innovation in India.
Under his stewardship, Codesign and its work have been featured and awarded on Indian and international platforms including Design Museum London, D&AD UK, Eye Magazine UK, Domus Italy, Creative Review UK, Kyoorius India and CII India. In 2006, Rajesh was featured in CNBC TV18's Young Turk—One of India's most acclaimed shows on entrepreneurship and the spirit of enterprise.
Rajesh is a member of prestigious organization- AGI (Alliance Graphique Internationale). He learns by teaching and maintains an obsessive love for finer details.


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Two cases of West Nile confirmed in Liberty County
Dayton News // Dayton News
Aug. 22, 2014 Updated: Oct. 5, 2016 3:09 a.m.
Several cases of West Nile Virus have been reported in Southeast Texas, with two confirmed cases in Liberty County.
"West Nile Virus is transmitted to humans through the bite of a mosquito, so please remember to use mosquito repellant when outside and remove all items that might hold water after a rain in order to limit mosquito breeding grounds," said Tom Branch, director of the Liberty County Office of Emergency Management.
More information on how to protect yourself from the West Nile Virus can be found on the Texas Department of State Health Services website at www.dshs.state.tx.us.


Italy's Silvio Berlusconi remains hospitalized after being hit in the face at a rally in Milan on Sunday. Doctors say he has a fractured nose and broken teeth after he was struck with a statuette. Video courtesy of Fox News.


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Composable DXP Roadmapping for Sitecore Customers
Akshay Sura - Partner
In this video, we walk through what is involved in the Composable DXP Roadmapping session. If you are a Sitecore customer, we need to tackle the move to Composable DXP as we move from the Monolith CMS.
Note: The following is the transcription of the video produced by an automated transcription system.
Hi, this is Akshay Sura from Konabos. Today, we'll be talking about Composable DXP road mapping sessions for Sitecore customers specifically. Why do we want to talk about possible road mapping for Sitecore customers specifically is that in the recent past, there's been a movement from going from a monolithic architecture into a composable DXP architecture, and this has been more significant from a Sitecore perspective as they have pivoted towards composable DXP and the benefits of composable DXP and the purchases cycle has made in the last year to lead us to believe that that's the direction they wanted to go, and they actually are making an effort to push quite hard on going into a Composable DXP architecture. From a Gartner perspective, Gartner says that, you know, adopt the composable DXP strategy so you can future proof your technology stack that this means different things to different organizations. But in a way, basically, it's trying to say that, you know, if you don't get on the bandwagon at this moment in time, this seems to be the buzzword of the industry you might be left behind, or you might be it might take you longer to recover. Now what people don't usually realize when we're talking about composable DXP is what is this new buzzword, right? So if we look at it from how Gartner puts it, a monolith is a system where you have everything inside of the monolith itself. There is no need for you to find another provider for personalization or analytics or anything else the monolith CMS is providing you now.
There's good and bad to that. Depending on your use case, it is probably better if you stay on the monolith as opposed to going to a composable architecture. So it is case by case, and it truly depends on your organization and your needs and how ingrained this system is in your in your organization as well. But in most cases, there is a good reason why you should be looking at a Composable DXP. And what I explain to a lot of these organizations is that whether you realize it or not, most likely you're already partway there. What I mean by that is most of the companies we look into or try to help. They are already using a different analytic provider, for instance, Google Analytics with Google Tag Manager to manage their analytics overall across all brand properties. Now they have a specific team who are really good at what they do in terms of SEO and measurements and looking at the traffic and analyzing it. So from a composable DXP perspective, the piece for analytics is already separated out. The same can be talked about in terms of how you manage your customers. Maybe you, you use Marketo or other tools where you are creating forms or landing pages or funneling something like HubSpot, for instance, where from a personalization perspective as well their providers, which can provide the same functionality in a composable DXP at the end of it, it isn't something you switch overnight.
You could do it over a period of time. You could take your time doing it. You could evaluate while you're doing it, and there's no need to rush in order for you to jump composable DXP because I'm most likely you're already halfway there. The other thing about Composable DXP people tend to forget is it's also reusability. There's things already currently in place in your organization, which you can reuse. As I mentioned the analytics, maybe you have a search provider internally, or maybe you have a PIM product information management system already in your organization doesn't necessarily mean you take everything out and then you put new things in. It's also about reusability. Basically, whatever works best for your organization is what you should be looking into. Now, I would like to tell you a marketing story. See what you take out of it. This is a story about a fictitious company who's having challenges, they are having challenges in terms of using the system where they are having to do quite a few of the custom integrations efforts been duplicated in terms of, you know, you might have already have a PIM. But then the media assets are being duplicated in the monolith. Or you probably already have a DAM, but the product and media assets are being duplicated. The processes are being duplicated. Deployments probably take longer. They are a pain. Cost of infrastructure is growing. Upgrading seems like a chore because it's in the project in itself.
Finding the right resources probably is an issue. And also the time it takes for you to get something out there for your marketing organization or your product organization is becoming longer and longer and people are getting antsy. Now does this sound, you know, do know who this story is about this sound like it may be you? And if the answer is, oh, it sounds quite similar to what you go through. The answer to this is to start looking at road mapping towards getting into a composable DXP architecture. When what we do in terms of road mapping is we come in and we look at your existing stack. What do you do? What are your current challenges? Where do we see duplication? Where do we see there might be answers already in your organization, which we can reuse those solutions to solve some of these problems as Sitecore moves more towards jamstack and composable DXP. It would be logical for you to keep moving with Sitecore into the composable DXP. Find the right fit for the things you are doing. So from our perspective, we are because we work with quite a few Sitecore customers. We solve a lot of problems. We are capable to look at your existing issues and then see how we can take you to the next level, which is composable DXP. Some of the articles you might have noticed which were published in and around last year this year talk about more from a perspective of how to use these individual pieces.
So the article here talks about OrderCloud. Ordercloud It's amazing by itself, but it's one piece of the entire puzzle, so you still have to fill in who is the analytic provider, who does the personalization, where it is the CMS information come from, and not necessarily all the pieces belong to one vendor. Or you need to only have one vendor for one specific operation, so you could in the composable DXP architecture. Unlike the monolith, you could use one CMS vendor for certain purpose and another CMS vendor who fits the business needs for another purpose. There is a concept of a second CMS, so it's not like you are truly putting everything into one. There is no vendor lock. You can switch providers whenever you choose to. That's the beauty of composable DXP. Another article by Dom from CMS Wire talks about how important it is for you to have the flexibility for your organization to go towards headless CMS or composable DXP. It is what a lot of the huge organizations are looking into testing it out, seeing if it works for them, so I definitely urge you to look into it. Sitecore themselves have talked quite a bit about the composable DXP and how much they are willing and looking forward to providing services to their customers with their offerings. Have bought a few of the companies last year which specialize in individual, you know, functionalities and all of them are really good.
And what that gives you is the flexibility to then step back. Look at it Ordercloud. Does it work for us? Yes. Ok, we'll do Ordercloud and then maybe look at Moosend if it works for you. Great? If not, you look at a provider who works for you. You might already be working with another provider so you could mix and match, and that's what helps you the best. Looking at everything you have in your ecosystem and the challenges. We come up with the recommendation with a few recommendations and also sit down with the entire team, walk through the recommendations and talk to the pain point. At this moment, we're not really looking at a specific vendor or a specific piece of technology. And more looking at, OK, we see an issue here where maybe you're pulling products from a to PIM and PIM to your commerce provider and it's not really the most optimized, maybe we could make it optimize by using something different. So that's what we are more focused on here. We're not really looking at putting brands, you know, product brands in there like Sitecore or any other vendor. We're mainly looking for, you know, what solves this specific problem. And then you evaluate and evaluate, you know, multiple CMS vendors and say which one works for you or multiple, you know, headless commerce vendors and see which one actually works for you from our perspective at that moment in time.
You have two options you can either stay the course of a I'm going to stick with the monolith and I'll see what happens. Or you could say, you know what we could start making move more towards, you know, a pivot towards jamstack and see where that takes you. Now, pivoting to jamstack doesn't mean all or nothing, right? So it's something which you have to think through. See what works for you best. If you stay on the current path, you might run into a few issues, which is one is the end of life for the product. Depending on the product that you're using, the end of life support is something that you need to consider. Also, things like, you know, how does this affect your business? So if by staying on something, knowing it's going to end, how does it look for you? Are there things you could do with the current stack that might, you know, give you a little bit more of a runway? How does it affect your process? You know, all of these are something which you owning your business would know more than anyone else. All in one do all at once. This is a really good quote. It's not everything at once. You don't switch something off and switch one, switch something on. You take more of an agile approach. You look at it and you're like, OK, you know what? We can do a proof of value trying to go headless to the composable DXP.
Let's look at maybe pick a brand that it would be a good proof of value brand to test out. You know, does this work for us? Does this work for the teams involved and see if how that works shouldn't typically cost a lot to do a proof of value? Usually, the vendors involved are more than willing to give you their time in order to build the proof of value for you to see it. Once that's built, it would be easier for you to look into what you can do. If you have commerce systems, you need to start looking at moving away from the monolith and figuring out what other headless commerce vendors they are looking into building a proof of value automation, whether it's from integrations, personalization, email, there's a ton of vendors. And again, I feel like most of the organizations are already using, for instance, HubSpot or Act-on Forms or Marketo and things like that. In terms of marketing automation, bringing in leads lead Lift is another provider, so there's so many providers who are already working with customers in this headless, composable DXP manner, so it becomes very easy to find providers to provide the functionality you need and you're not locked into them, and that's the beauty of the composable DXP experience. You could switch to that. You could try out a vendor. If it does not work, plug out, plug into another one. Most of them have migration strategies already in place, especially headless commerce and CMS vendors.
When you look at what Gartner is putting out there in terms of what they think the future is going to hold, Forrester, Gartner, all of them look at composable DXP, headless CMS as something that you need to look into. You need to go to. They talk about how easy it is for you to go to market. At this current rate, we are switching a brand from a monolith to a headless, composable DXP three to four weeks. So last year we did 10 brands. This year we're on track to do the same for one of our customers. We're starting another customer who have about 25 brands and this is something, you know, once you start first and second brand and bringing other sites on board is super easy. Really, really urge you to go look at it in terms of material out there from trusted sources, which will kind of give you an idea of what it is that it takes in terms of moving to a headless architecture. How does it compare in terms of revenue? How does it compare in terms of, you know, features, for instance? There's a lot of things out there. I urge you to look into it at the same time, just go to reputable sources where you could take a look at it. So this is a good slide in terms of monolith to a more modular composable DXP solution as to what benefits you get. And again, I do want to stress that depending on the organization you are in, maybe monolith works for you better than a modular, composable DSP, and that's something you need to weigh in terms of where you are in your journey as well.
Where do we go from here? So what we do is once all of that is done, we go through the education process. We go through what our findings are with the entire team. We come to the last part, which is building a proof of value, and this is super important and we've seen it a couple of times in the customers we deal with. The whole mindset of the organization changes once you actually show the proof of value. So building a brand site which utilizes integrations into SAP, the pin the dam and bringing in the products, pushing out the orders to SAP and building this headless CMS with the headless commerce solution out of the box with very minimal effort and being able to show this proof of value to the higher ups and the and the rest of the team brings in the buy in right. So they look at it and like, Oh, this is actually possible, then we start getting these questions. Or actually, how do you how do you do this? Does this go in as a quote to sap an actual order, how we're bringing into the products from the PIM? Can we do this? Can we do that? And they get more engaged? And once you can show the proof of value, everything changes and one it doesn't cost as much to you get to see how exactly it would work and then you can plan out and be like, OK, now we have the second track where we can move slowly a site at the time into this more compostable DXP manner.
And I really think that is a huge benefit. So recapping composable DXP might not be for every organization, but it is for most organizations. Look into it, it is an agile based process where you don't have to move everything at once. You can reuse what you already have. You don't have to get all new systems. So if you already have an analytics solution in place, we're using Google Analytics or whatever you use. You could continue doing that if you already have a marketing solution, which is Marketo or HubSpot. Whatever it is, you could continue doing that and then reuse what you have and look for things which you don't have. And you could because there is no vendor lock, you could try out different things. And but I would say, though, is time to market is much, much quicker from a composable DXP perspective, and I urge you to look into a road mapping session. We're more than happy to help reach out to us. We are available on all social channels as well as you could use our website, Konabos.com Thanks again for watching. I hope this was really useful.
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Akshay is an nine-time Sitecore MVP who has spent more than a decade working exclusively on Sitecore projects.
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Akshay founded and continues to run the Sitecore Hackathon. As one of the managing partners of Konabos Consulting, Akshay will continue to work with clients to lead projects and mentor their existing teams.


The end of summer draws near. And how did you use your backyard? Did you only sit on the patio, within mere feet of the screen door (and practically within reach of the refrigerator), ignoring some of your home's most valuable real estate? Maybe you didn't realize that neglected corner could become a shady spot for reading and sipping sangria, or that your deck could be a chic gathering space for two or 20.
We turned to landscape designer Judy Kameon to see the best ways to turn your garden into an outdoor version of your home, with separate zones for eating, lounging, napping — and dreaming.
Love your outdoor living room. Pull up a chair — or a sofa or bench. Comfortable furniture invites lounging and lingering.
A cushion-covered concrete banquette can help define the corner of a backyard. (Concrete a little too permanent or imposing? Try low sofas.) Lightweight butterfly chairs are easy to move around as more people join the conversation, and lanterns and throw pillows add punches of color.
Tall, sculptural plants such as giant birds-of-paradise can create a wall of sorts, giving the corner an intimate feel.
Make it lush. Create a green welcome with simple plant solutions like ficus. Fast-growing vines will quickly cloak walls or soften a rustic wooden gate. Create a conversation pit. Don't scrimp on dimensions in the great outdoors.
Extra-wide seat cushions on a banquette allow plenty of room for casual groups, as well as a serving surface for a tray of appetizers.
Embrace the bench. Declutter a small patio by switching out a cluster of chairs for modern, comfortable benches upholstered in outdoor fabric. Instead of bringing in bouquets for dinner parties, try a potted plant as a permanent centerpiece. Find a hideaway. A shady green part of the garden seems a world away even though it's really just a few steps from the kitchen.
Use a colorful low coffee table and sculptural hoop chairs instead of a traditional cafe table and folding chairs to reinforce the feeling of a mod secluded den. Or place a comfortable daybed on the patio, instead of the ordinary and expected chaise longue.


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Paradox is a small, private breeding kennel specializing in Australian Shepherds and Danish-Swedish Farmdogs We are situated on 50 acres of beautiful countryside in Western Massachusetts. We are proud to have earned the designations of Hall of Fame Kennel from the Australian Shepherd Club of America and Hall of Fame Breeder from the United States Australian Shepherd Association. We have been active in the breed since 1988.
In 2011, we began researching the Danish-Swedish Farmdog, a breed that met our desire for a small, smooth coated, natural bodied (no exaggerated features), athletic, social, biddable and off leash capable companion. In 2013, we imported our first Farmdog from Sweden. We are members of The Danish-Swedish Farmdog Club of America and Danish/Swedish Farmdogs USA and actively involved with the international Farmdog community, who have been endlessly generous with their hospitality, time and knowledge.
The focus in our breeding program is on producing sensible, healthy, balanced and moderate dogs that are well suited for their primary job as companions. Although our dogs have been successful in many areas of competition it has become clear to us over the years that their most relevant job nowadays is that of companion. It is at this work that we hope they will excel.
To that end, Paradox puppies are born in our home and raised with children, other dogs, lots of fresh air, exercise and clear limits. One of the most important parts of facilitating a good match between puppy and potential owner is taking the time to get to know both our pups and our clients, therefore we strongly encourage visits to our kennel. Bring your family, your other dogs and we'll take a walk and talk dogs.


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Daniel Bryan will put his eco-friendly WWE Championship on the line against Randy Orton, Samoa Joe, Jeff Hardy, Mustafa Ali and AJ Styles at Elimination Chamber on Sunday, February 17.
Before he became the main-event star we know him as today, Daniel Bryan was involved in the United States Championship picture from September 2010 to April 2011.
However, with the exception of his victory over The Miz to win the title at Night of Champions 2010, Bryan's tenure as champion was just as forgettable as many of the United States title reigns we have seen in WWE over the last year.
He defeated Ted DiBiase in a dark match at Elimination Chamber 2011 to retain the title — only his third PPV title defence in six months — before losing it to Sheamus one month later on Raw.


Owners of pets that were believed to be the victims of the so-called Croydon Cat Killer have branded Scotland Yard's decision to close the investigation into the deaths "an insult".
More than 500 mutilations of animals had been linked to the case but police on Thursday announced it was being shut down, concluding that the pets had been hit by vehicles and then mutilated by foxes.
The Met's decision to close the investigation has evoked anger and frustration amongst many of the assumed victims' owners.
Hayley Gray, 31, and her husband Jackson, 37, believe their 18-month old cat Squiggles, a domestic shorthair, fell victim to the killer last year.
When Squiggles failed to come home in October 2017, Mrs Gray, of Simplemarsh Road, in Addlestone, Surrey, put up missing posters and spoke to her neighbours.
Ten days later she received a phone call from South Norwood Animal Rescue and Liberty (SNARL) informing her the police had found Squiggles mutilated in a car park on Station Road, a two-minute walk from her house.
Speaking to the Croydon Advertiser, Mrs Gray has found the police's conclusion that foxes are to blame difficult to accept.
She said: "When we first saw it we were lost for words - angry, mad, I don't know, just everything.
"Why did the police bother calling SNARL if they think it was a fox? It just doesn't make any sense."
She added that Squiggles' injuries were too deliberate to have been carried out by a fox.
"She had both her ears and tail cut off, one of the back legs was removed and she had been sliced from the neck all the way done," she said.
This sentiment is shared by Lynn Moore, who lives on Wallington's Roundshaw estate.
In February 2016 she came home from work expecting to find her beloved Bengal cat Goldie waiting for her.
"He was a real character," she said.
That night Goldie didn't come home and the next morning his owner started to fear the worst when the food she had put out to entice him had remained untouched.
After another night missing she rang around local vets and reported him missing to the RSPCA.
Eventually Goldie, a rescue cat she had got a few years earlier, was discovered mutilated on the doorstep of a house one road away. His tail had been removed.
"It was horrific, I can feel myself filling up actually just thinking about it," she said.
"When I was told I literally just dropped and I was here on my own."
After hearing the Met's announcement, Ms Moore said: "I'm so angry it's hard to put it into words because it's an insult.
"It's insulting to everyone whose gone through this and it means people are being misled into letting their animals out again.
"You just want this over and someone to be held accountable for it."
Speaking of the police's handling of the investigation, she continued: "It's the way it's been done because none of us believe that [foxes are responsible] as far as I'm concerned, it's just not true.
"If they had turned around and said we are closing the investigation because of lack of evidence or resource as much as I would be upset I could accept that.
"There are a few of the victims' families that are in touch and I think everyone feels exactly the same way."
Meanwhile, Ms Moore's daughter Kayleigh, 25, also remains unconvinced about the police's decision to close the investigation.
She said: "I don't know whether it's a tactic from the police or they really are dropping it.
"If they have cut the funding I'd be bitterly disappointed because I've got a lot of faith in the police.
"I'd be shocked because the evidence is really overwhelming - I can't see how they can say it's not a person that's been doing this."
Police have explained why they closed the investigation.
A Met Police spokesman said: "No evidence of human involvement was found in any of the reported cases.
"There were no witnesses, no identifiable patterns and no forensic leads that pointed to human involvement.
"Witness statements were taken, but no suspect was identified.
"In three instances where CCTV was obtained, footage showed foxes carrying bodies or body parts of cats."


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LSU's student newspaper to transition from daily to weekly circulation
2 years 9 months 1 day ago Thursday, October 20 2016 Oct 20, 2016 October 20, 2016 11:11 AM October 20, 2016 in News
By: Alicia Serrano
BATON ROUGE – The Daily Reville, LSU's student run five-day newspaper, will transition to weekly circulation and longer news articles, university officials announced on Thursday.
Starting in January, The Daily Reville will become a 32-page weekly newspaper with a heavier online presence on LSUNow.com. The online publication will have a larger staff, more online video and expanded social media presence for LSU Student Media.
Jerry Ceppos, the dean of the Manship School of Mass Communication, said that the decision is a "bold new direction."
"This forward-thinking group understands that students get most of their news from the web — and understands that print revenues are declining sharply. The Manship School of Mass Communication is proud to stand with these student leaders as they develop new approaches to serving LSU readers," Ceppos said.
Quint Forgey, The Daily Reville editor-in-chief, said that the decision was a tough one, but one that was essential for the publication's future.
"These past few weeks of decision-making have been trying ones, but student leaders took matters into their own hands and demonstrated an ability to make tough choices governed by practicality and an optimism for the future of Student Media. I am unbelievably proud to work alongside them," Forgey said.
University officials say that with the decision, The Manship School of Mass Communication will provide more resources to help the transition in emphasizing digital publication.
Forgey, LSUNow.com editor-in-cheif Carrie Henderson and Tiger TV station manager Jeremy Krail merged their news teams back in August 2016 to improve newsroom work flow and better serve their students with coverage.


Based on my own research and learning about the healing observed in millions of patients, I have concluded that linearly polarised light (LPL) is capable of exerting an impact on living organisms, be they plants, animals or humans, the like of which ordinary light is incapable of exerting. While observing this extraordinary impact, I formulated the hypothesis that this significant role of polarised light may be traced back to the creation of terrestrial life itself. The essential idea is as follows: at the very beginning, billions of years ago when there was no trace of life on Earth and most of its surface was covered by seas, habitable land surfaces were present only in the forms of tiny islands.
The light beam reflected from the water surface was reflected onto the edge of these small islands. Naturally, light obeyed the laws of physics even at this time, and hence the light thusly reflected was LPL, in other words linearly polarised light. The electromagnetic field of the reflected light arranged the molecules found in the location affected by the light in such a relation to one another that they took on the form of a spiral, thereby creating the progenitor of the double helix, the transmitter of genetic information. On the same basis it may be assumed that the reflected light not only created these molecular links on land, but also in the sea. I assume that the reflected sunbeams falling on those simple inorganic molecules in the form of LPL contributed to the evolution of life on Earth. Pursuant to the theory advanced above, we can owe the creation of life partly to polarised light. This can be considered as the missing first step to the explanation of the origin of life on the planet called Earth.
That is the starting point from where Darwinian evolutionary history takes its course.


Switching off notifications, identifying psychological triggers for online craving, developing a hobby, reaching out for social support are some of the few steps each one of us can take to steer away from becoming slaves of technology.
Evolutionarily humans are hard wired to seek social stimulation since it assures us of protection and availability of resources. Yet the craving to reach out has never been so strong, salient and detrimental as in today's times. A relatively new affliction that has become rampant in the present millennia is 'Nomophobia'. It is the fear of being unable to connect to the social world due to the loss of a smartphone or tablet. Smartphones themselves are harmless devices yet they have the potential to provide short lived answers to our deep rooted needs thus becoming indispensable to the user in a subtle manner.
Psychologists equate excessive time spent online to binge eating. During binge eating episodes we feed our body with fake calories whilst excessive online time is seen as force feeding the brain with empty neural calories. Though pleasurable this leads to overstimulation of the brain and simultaneously retards self regulation and creative thinking processes which are paramount in ensuring wellness in a person.
Scientific research has revealed that binge eating and positive social connections activate the pleasure producing reward circuits in the brain leading to excessive release of the neurotransmitter Dopamine. Heightened levels of Dopamine push us to check every possible source of reward we anticipate such as a text message or a 'like' and 'comment' on social media since it enables an individual not only to see rewards but to take affirmative action to move towards them. This becomes a vicious cycle and gradually destroys the neurochemical balance of our brain.
Impulse control and frustration tolerance have greatly reduced since we can now choose to avoid the unpleasant conditions in life by continually seeking sources of pleasure and self acceptance online. Heavy reliance on technology leads to a gross suppression of our intuitive capacities too. We have unmindfully transferred controls of our happiness and contentment to an external device that will suit every whim and fancy we hold but will never reach out to dispel our fears and sadness. Happiness and despair are two sides of the same coin called life. With smart phones becoming an extension of our 'self', we have to be very observant about our reasons of staying online for long. Friends, relationships garnered online have a make believe existence for they will not lend themselves to the rigours of real life strains and stresses. Investing in genuine and trusting real life relationships on the other hand will nourish positivity and well being in our lives.
It's time we admit that online addiction is for real and each person is his/her own first line of defence against a disease that will ravage the rationality we are bestowed with. Switching off notifications, identifying psychological triggers for online craving, developing a hobby, reaching out for social support are some of the few steps each one of us can take to steer away from becoming slaves of technology.
Great article! Looking at the physiology and psychology of smart phone addiction. This article is meaningful to each one of us. We need to question how social 'social media' actually is….
Nowadays this is the most sensitive topic on which everyone should think. I would say that mobile phones makes closer to person who is far from you but far away from that person who is sitting next to you. That's why these are called CELL (jail) phones.
I would like to thank you for the efforts you have made in writing this nice and meaningful article. Indeed an eye opener!!
We ol are smartphone addicts n we need more such initiatives. I would try to implement this mam.
Very thoughtful…! We actually need to unplug ourselves and rejuvenate every now and then from these devices which have taken over the essence of human relations and above all – A HEALTHY LIFE !
It's is time for us to wake up and remove our electronic lease (the smartphone). We are not just affecting ourselves BUT we are also setting examples for our next generation, who is watching us and imitating us. Parents find it funny when little children walk up to them with a toy phone to their ear………….trust me it's not funny………it's actually time to wake up and PUT THE PHONE DOWN !!!!!!
Smart phone addiction is indeed dangerous.It has long lasting physical n psychological harms.The article is a wake up call.We got to realise the urgency of dealing with this problem.


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Essay Service Examples Science Enzyme
The Effect Of Temperature And PH On The Catalytic Activity Of The Enzyme
Topics: Enzyme
The effects of changing temperature and pH conditions on the activity of the β-galactosidase enzyme and its affinity for ONPG were studied. A standard curve was developed as a control, and was used to obtain the assays for the 6 different reaction rates studied, corresponding with the 4 temperatures and 4 pH's. The reaction results were measured for its absorbance, which was converted into mM of ONP present using the standard curve. Using conversions in a form similar to stoichiometry,
β-galactosidase is neither a new nor untested enzyme. It is very well-known and commonly used in many experiments in many different aspects of Biology. It can be found in a number of species, including yeast, fungi and E.coli bacteria, and has often been used in the hydrolysis of the disaccharide lactose (Zhao and Chen, 2001). Another main functions includes catalyzing the transgalactosylation of lactose, as well as cleaving the resulting allolactose into monosaccharides (D. H. Juers et. al., 2012). When acting as an enzymatic catalyst, it is very useful in this role. In fact, when β-galactosidase is used as a catalyst in the transgalactosylation of lactose, bifidobacteria and lactobacilli can be produced from that reaction, and they are proven to be good for human health (D.F.M Neri et al., 2009).
In this study, the catalytic activity of β-galactosidase will be tested in different temperature conditions. It will be acting on a substrate ONPG that bears many similarities to lactose, and the rate at which the enzyme can cleave the disaccharide substrate and produce ONP will be measured to determine the efficiency of the enzyme in these conditions. It is important to observe what condition might produce the most efficient reaction, so β-galactosidase may be used in the best possible way in the future.
The purpose of the study will be to find if room temperature is the best environment for a reaction catalyzed by β-galactosidase, or if altering the temperature will affect the enzyme in a more positive or negative way. It is expected that room temperature will not be the most efficient condition for the catalytic enzyme; one of the altered temperature environments will produce stronger results. It is expected that at 37 °C and pH 7.5, the most molecules of ONPG would be hydrolyzed due to the conditions being similar to that of the human stomach.
In order to determine the effects of temperature and pH on the reaction rate of the hydrolysis of ONPG, the following method was used.
Standard Curve- This first portion of the experiment was used to set a control in the form of a standard curve and find an equation for the curve. 8 test tubes, each containing increasing concentrations of ONP (0.025 mM, 0.050 mM, 0.075 mM, 0.100 mM, 0.125 mM, 0.150 mM, 0.200 mM, 0.250 mM) were used, with 1.5 mL of ONP solution in each tube. 1.5 mL of 0.1M NA2CO3 stop solution was then added to each tube. A spectrophotometer, which was set to 420 nm, was used to measure the data. The spectrophotometer was then calibrated with a blank (a 1:1 ratio of stop solution and 0.1M Sodium Phosphate buffer at pH 7.6). Finally, the absorbance of each solution of ONP and stop solution was measured in the spectrophotometer, then recorded into a table.
Reaction Assay- This second portion of the experiment was used to observe the various changes in the reaction velocity, using different concentrations of ONPG and changing the controlled element. First, the effect of temperature on the enzyme, β-galactosidase, was measured. Label 3 sets of 3 test tubes, each of them with times at minute intervals of 1, 3, and 5. Fill each test tube with 2.0 mL of 0.1 M Na2CO3, which are also our "stop" solution. This means that the Na2CO3 will stop the reaction of the enzyme. Next, prepare a blank solution (2.0 ml of 0.1 M Na2CO3, 1.6 ml of pH 7.5 Sodium Phosphate buffer, 0.20 ml ONPG, and 0.20 ml distilled water. This blank will calibrate the spectrophotometer. Prepare the Large Reaction tube with a 50 ml conical tube with a lid. This will include 20.0 ml of 7.5 Sodium Phosphate Buffer and 2.5 ml of 50 mM ONPG. Then, starting a timer, immediately start the reaction by adding 2.5 ml of enzyme stock solution to the Large Reaction tube and mix gently for few seconds. At the time intervals mentioned above (1, 3, and 5), remove 6.0 ml of the reaction mixture and immediately add the 2.0 ml stop solution, to stop the reaction at exactly the right time. All of these must be removed into each of the corresponding labeled test tubes. Then repeat this exact step for the other 2 time intervals. After the 5 minutes, the same steps are repeated for 3 other temperatures with a total of 4 different temperatures of 4 °C, 20 °C, 37 °C, and 51 °C. Next, the effect of pH on the enzyme, β-galactosidase, was measured. The same procedure as the case for the temperature was followed, with a few exceptions. This time, the controlled element is the temperature of 37 °C, instead of the pH 7.5. This time the range of the differing pH's are 5.5, 6.5, 7.5, and 8.5. This is done by changing the pH of the Sodium Phosphate buffer, but conducting the above experiment at 37 °C. Once all of the test tubes are filled with the corresponding samples, read the absorbance of each of the test tubes at 420 nm after calibrating the spectrophotometer using the blank solution that was created in the earlier steps. Record the absorbance into an organized table clearly labeled for each of its correct treatments.
Statistical Calculations- To process all sets of data involved, Microsoft excel was used. First calculate the concentration of ONP in each of the test tubes by using the standard curve equation determined initially. The raw data for each set of trials (ONPG concentration, absorbance) was documented in each of its corresponding tables. Then, for every concentration of ONPG, the 3 absorbance values measured were averaged. This was repeated for each temperature and pH, and those averages were used to find the amount of mM of ONP produced per minute by using the linear slope equation (y =2.5927x-0.0238), which was derived from the standard curve. This reaction rate, ONP produced per minute, was graphed on the y-axis, and the corresponding ONPG concentration was placed on the x-axis to produce the assay graph. This was performed for all 4 temperatures and all 4 pH's. The formula (mmol/liter/min * 0.001 liter/ml * #ml * 6.023*1020 molecules/mmol) was used to calculate the rate of hydrolysis of ONPG in molecules per minute. To make understanding this long equation easier, it was divided into several steps. Part A (mmol/liter/min * 0.001 liter/ml) was used to find the rate of reaction, which is equal to mM/min. Part A converts mmol/liter/min to mmol/ml/min. In Part B, the total number of molecules per minute is calculated by multiplying the total volume of material in the Large Reaction tube (ml) and the mmol/ml/min that we attained in Part A, which leaves (mmol/min * #ml). In Part C, the value found in Part B is converted from mmol to molecules. This is done by multiplying the value from Part B by (6.023*1020 molecules/mmol), which will convert the units from mmol/min to molecules/min. Before moving on to the last part of the calculations, the quantity of enzyme molecules present during the reaction must be found. Because 2 ml of enzyme was used in the reaction and the enzyme stock solution for the experiment had 1.4*1012, the number of molecules present in the reaction can be found with the equation (#ml enzyme * molecules/ml). Part C solves for the number of molecules of ONP produced per minute and Part D gives the number of enzyme molecules present. Finally by putting both of these together with [(molecules ONP/min)/(#molecules Enzyme)], we can find the number of molecules of ONPG hydrolyzed per minute per molecule of enzyme.
After solving for the amount of ONP hydrolyzed per minute, the most optimal working condition for β-galactosidase is at pH 7.5. For temperature data shows that the best condition is at 51 °C, which is the highest temperature that this experiment was performed at. The very first thing that should be kept in mind before discussing the results is that the enzyme, β-galactosidase, is found in the E. coli, which are bacteria found in the human stomach. The human body operates at roughly around 37 °C and at pH 7.5.
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99 reasons why 2016 was a good year
by A · Published January 8, 2017 · Updated January 8, 2017
by Angus Hervey at Tech_Crunch
You're probably reading that and thinking, "You can't be serious!?"
I mean come on. 2016 feels like a half-watched Game of Thrones episode. You pop out to get s0me pizza, and when you get back…
All the good people are dead, and the shits are in charge.
2016 has been scary, and a lot of things have gone wrong. We get it. From climate change and ecological destruction, to migration crises and the electoral successes of nationalist, protectionist and xenophobic politicians worldwide, there are a lot of reasons to be worried about the future.
Remember. Bad news is a bubble too.
If you can tear your eyes away from the headlines and your social media feeds, you'll be surprised to learn that 2016 was actually a pretty good year for the human species, and for the planet. You just need to know where to look.
Some of the biggest conservation successes in a generation
1. British Columbia protected 85% of one of the world's largest temperate rainforests, home to the wonderfully named 'Spirit Bear.' Reuters
2. In February, Peru and Bolivia signed a $500 million deal to preserve Lake Titicaca. HNGN
3. In March, the US government abandoned its plan for oil and gas drilling in Atlantic waters, reversing its decision from a year ago. Guardian
4. After nearly 13 years of difficult negotiations, Malaysia established a 1 million hectare marine park that pioneers a mixed-use approach to marine conservation. Guardian
5. In 2016, more than 20 countries pledged more than $5.3 billion for ocean conservation and created 40 new marine sanctuaries covering an area of 3.4 million square km. Reuters
6. That included a new record holder for the world's biggest marine reserve, off the coast of Antarctica. National Geographic
PENGUINS: 1 | HUMANS: 0
7. New research showed that acid pollution in the atmosphere is now almost back to the level that it was before it started with industrialisation in the 1930s. Science Bulletin
8. In 2012, the US and Mexico embarked on an unprecedented binational project to revive the Colorado River. By 2016, the results had astonished everyone. Audubon
9. In November, the Obama administration followed up its March announcements by banning offshore exploration and drilling for oil and gas in the Arctic until 2022. Politico
Huge strides forward for global health
10. The World Health Organisation released a report showing that, since the year 2000, global malaria deaths have declined by 60%. WHO
11. In 2016, some of the world's biggest diseases, like colon cancer, dementia and heart disease, started declining in wealthy countries. New York Times
12. A new study from the world's leading health journal reported that the number of women dying from pregnancy and childbirth has almost halved since 1990. Guardian
13. Fresh evidence showed that public smoking bans have improved health in 21 nations. Wiley Blackwell
14. Uruguay won a major case against Philip Morris in a World Bank ruling, setting a precedent for other small countries that want to deter tobacco use. CS Monitor
15. Malawi achieved a 67% reduction in the number of children acquiring HIV, the biggest success story across all sub-Saharan nations. Since 2006, they've saved 260,000 lives. Al Jazeera
16. Child mortality rates came down by 12% in Russia. Article
17. Life expectancy in Africa has increased by 9.4 years since 2000, thanks to improvements in child survival, progress in malaria control and expanded access to ARVs. Quartz
18. Mobile phones made significant inroads in the fight against rabies, a disease which kills more people annually than all terrorists combined. Ars Technica
19. Thailand became the first country in the Asia-Pacific region to eliminate mother-to-child transmission of HIV and syphilis. World Health Organisation
20. Harvard scientists created a new platform for antibiotic discovery that may help solve the crisis of antibiotic resistance.
21. Liberia was officially cleared of Ebola, meaning there are now no known cases of the deadly tropical virus left in West Africa. Vanguard
22. The WHO announced that measles have been eradicated in all of the Americas, from Canada to Chile. It's the first time the disease has been eliminated from an entire world region. NBC
23. The proportion of older US adults with dementia, including Alzheimer's declined from 11.6% in 2000 to 8.8% in 2012, a decrease of about a million people. Scientific American
24. The number of cigarette smokers in the US dropped by 8.6 million since 2005. That fall will be accelerated by a tobacco tax just passed in California. NPR
Political and economic progress in many parts of the world
Image credit: Global Citizen
25. In 2016, for the first time ever, the amount of money it would take to end poverty dropped below the amount of money spent on foreign aid. Vox
26. World hunger reached its lowest point in 25 years. New York Times
27. In February, Ontario announced a $100 million initiative to curb violence against indigenous women. The Star
28. Myanmar swore in its first elected civilian leader in more than 50 years. BBC
29. Black incarceration rates fell in the United States. Not fast enough, but certainly something worth celebrating. Washington Post
30. In 1990, more than 60% of people in East Asia lived in extreme poverty. As of 2016, that proportion has dropped to 3.5%. Vox
31. Homelessness in the United States declined by 35% since 2007, and Los Angeles committed to $1.2 billion to help get more people off the street. CS Monitor
32. Taiwan is on the verge of becoming the first Asian country to legalise same-sex marriage. New York Times
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33. The Gambia and Tanzania banned child marriage, following sustained lobbying by civil society groups. Independent
34. In June, after years of wrangling, the drive to end female genital mutilation in Africa made a major breakthrough, when the Pan African Parliament endorsed a continent-wide ban. The Wire
35. Germany took on rape culture, introducing a law to broaden the definition of sex crimes by zoning in on the issue of consent. Catalogue
36. Two weeks before #Brexit, the African Union announced a new single African passport that permits holders to enter any of the 54 AU member states without a visa. Washington Post
37. The United States now feeds healthy lunches to more than 30 million children, is about to ban trans fats, and has enacted one of the biggest overhauls of nutrition labels in decades. Vox
38. Italy became the last large Western country to recognise same-sex unions in 2016, following a long-running battle by campaigners. Independent
39. Denmark became the first country to no longer define being transgender as a mental illness, and Canada announced a ban on transgender discrimination. Telegraph.
40. 2016 marked the 24th year in a row that teenage pregnancy rates declined in the United Kingdom and the United States.
41. In December, the Gambia became the latest African country to show that voting does count, and dictators do fall. Daily Maverick
We finally started responding seriously to the climate change emergency
Image credit: Global Daily
42. The Paris Agreement became the fastest (and largest) United Nations treaty to go from agreement to international law in modern history. CBS
43. Global carbon emissions from the burning of fossil fuels did not grow at all in 2016. It's the third year in a row emissions have flatlined. Scientific American
44. Thanks to rapid technological innovation and political support from around the world, renewables now account for more installed capacity than any other form of electricity in the world, including coal.. Gizmodo
45. The Chinese government placed a ban on new coal mines, created new rules for grid access and doubled its renewablestargets for 2020. WRI
46. India announced it won't need any new coal plants for the next three years because it's flush with generation capacity. Times of India
47. In April, the UK's Chatham House released a report saying "Big Oil is screwed." Chatham House
48. In the same month, 25% of European countries announced that they had quit coal. EcoWatch
49. The BRICS New Development Bank approved $1 billion in renewables investments in China, Brazil, South Africa and India. RT
50. In 2016 Costa Rica ran solely on renewable energy for over 100 days. Now it's aiming for an entire year with no fossil fuels. The Independent
51. In July, the USA, Mexico and Canada committed to getting 50 per cent of their electricity from renewables by 2025. Their leaders also nailed the awkward handshake thing. Time
52. A new report showed that China reached peak coal in 2014. A landmark moment in the fight against climate change that was reported by every media outlet on the planet. Right? Guardian
53. China installed 20GW of solar in the first half of 2016, three times as much as during the same period a year ago. Reuters
54. In October, the International Energy Agency reported that half a million solar panels were installed each day around the world in 2015. It also drastically increased its five year growth forecast for renewables. IEA
55. In the same month, 197 countries agreed to drastically reduce their use of HFCs, and the International Civil Aviation Organisation agreed to measures to combat the impact of flying on greenhouse gas emissions. Scientific American
56. The world's biggest offshore wind farm received the go ahead for its second phase. Guardian
57. Mexico announced $6 billion in renewables investments, Argentina $2.7 billion, Scotland connected underwater turbines to its grid for the first time, and solar energy generated more power than coal in the United Kingdom. Independent UK
58. In November, India unveiled the world's largest solar power plant, and revealed that it is now on track to be the world's third biggest solar market in 2017. Al Jazeera
59. And in the same month, the United Kingdom agreed to phase out coal by 2025, France said it would get there by 2023, and Germany promised to reduce emissions by 95% by 2050. Guardian
The world got less violent
60. Following the end of conflict in Columbia in 2016, all of the war in the world is now limited to an arc that contains less than a sixth of the world's population. Associated Press
61. ISIS quietly started preparing its followers for the eventual collapse of the caliphate it proclaimed with great fanfare two years ago. Washington Post
62. In April, a new report revealed that for the first time ever, the death penalty has become illegal in more than half of the world's countries. Article
63. Juarez, in Mexico, used to be the world's most dangerous city. In 2016, crime came down and residents started losing their fear. National Geographic
64. Crime rates in Holland plummeted, with total recorded crime shrinking by 25% in the last eight years. One third of the country's prison cells are now empty. Dutch News
65. Three years ago Honduras was the most dangerous place on earth. Since then community crime programs have achieved a remarkable reduction in violence. New York Times
66. Hellholes? Not according to US mayors, who in 2016 celebrated years of positive gains in US cities. Politico
Signs of hope for a life-sustaining economy
67. Good science and simple economics have started a reversal in overfishing in the United States. New York Times
68. Norway became the first country in the world to commit to zero deforestation. The Independent
69. In June, a new survey showed that the ozone hole has shrunk by more than 3.9 million square kilometres since 2006. Scientists now think it will now be fully healed by 2050. Sydney Morning Herald
70. In July, more than 800,000 volunteers in India planted 50 million trees in one day. The country is planning on reforesting 12% of its land. National Geographic
71. Later that month, Israel revealed that it now makes 55% of its freshwater. That means that one of the driest countries on earth now has more water than it needs. Ensia
72. McDonalds announced it would be removing corn syrup from its hamburger buns and removed antibiotics from its chicken months ahead of schedule. CNBC
73. By August, every major grocery and fast-food chain in the US had pledged to use only cage-free eggs by 2025. Washington Post
74. The average number of large oil spills around the world has been drastically reduced, from an average of 24.5 per year in the 1970s, to just 1.8 a year in 2015. ITOPF
75. The citizens of Mumbai conducted the largest beach clean-up in human history, removing more than 4000 tonnes of rubbish. Washington Post
76. Plastic bag use plummeted in England thanks to the introduction of a 5p charge in 2015. BBC
77. The Italian government overwhelmingly backed a new set of laws aimed at cutting down the vast amounts of food wasted in the country each year. Independent
78. In December, four of the world's biggest cities, Paris, Madrid, Athens and Mexico City, agreed to ban diesel cars from their centres. Guardian
Endangered animals got a some well-deserved breaks
79. At this year's CITES conference, 183 countries agreed to the strongest protections ever for endangered animals, with big wins for parrots, rhinos, porpoises, rays and elephants. Washington Post
80. In February, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced that the global manatee population is no longer endangered. Scientific American
81. Wild wolves started coming back to Europe, and for the first time since the American Revolution, wild salmon began spawning in the Connecticut River. Al Jazeera
82. In March, Yellowstone's grizzly bears passed a major milestone, completing one of the greatest wildlife comeback stories in history. National Geographic
83. Fifty years ago, the Columbian white-tailed deer population was 450 animals. This year, the US Fish and Wildlife Service took it off the endangered list. CS Monitor
84. Green sea turtles in Florida and Mexico were taken off the endangered list. Huffington Post
85. Sea World agreed to stop breeding captive killer whales. NPR
86. Humpback whales were removed from the endangered species list, having fully recovered in the last 46 years. Science Mag
87. The US finalized new regulations to shut down commercial elephant ivory trade within its borders and stop wildlife crime overseas. WWF
88. Mongolia created one of the world's largest protected areas for snow leopards. Snow Leopard Trust
89. In September, giant pandas became the latest species to be taken off the endangered list. Guardian
90. And in 2016, for the first time, we heard that the number of tigers in the wild rose for the first time in 100 years. National Geographic
The world got more generous
91. At the beginning of the year, we heard that global spending on aid and development increased by 7%, and spending on refugees has doubled. OECD
92. In April, Pony Ma Huateng, the chief executive of the Chinese internet giant Tencent, donated $2 billion to charity. South China Morning Post
93. 2015 was America's most generous year ever, with charitable donations from individuals, estates, foundations and corporations reaching record highs. 2016 is on track to be even bigger. Associated Press
94. In 2016, charitable giving in China rose to $15 billion, a 10 fold increase from just a decade ago Bloomberg
95. Online crowdfunding raised almost $1 million for the kids of Alton Sterling and Philando Castile to go to college.
96. Warren Buffett gave $2.9 billion to charity, again. And his son, a farmer and environmentalist, quietly continued to spendhis billion dollar inheritance on sustainable agriculture and hunger eradication. The Atlantic
97. Bill Gates announced another $5 billion in charity for Africa. He also tweeted this video about progress on malaria.
Image credit: Gates Foundation
98. Germany took in an additional 300,000 refugees in 2016, despite growing concerns about integration and a backlash from populists. Guardian
99. In Canada, hockey moms, poker buddies and neighbors took in Syrian refugees, one family at a time. New York Times
Despite the brilliance of so much journalism, the media's excessive focus on the negative has created a story about our world that distorts reality, divides us and limits our ability to respond effectively to the challenges we face.
That's why we've pulled together these 99 stories. We think there's an urgent need, and opportunity, for a better story about ourselves, our planet, and what's possible.
Why? Not to put our heads in the sand, but to inspire people to get involved in the creation of a life-sustaining economy that works for everyone, and which we can all be proud of.
The world is not falling apart: The trend lines reveal an increasingly peaceful period in history.
by A · Published January 10, 2015
Implications of Total Solar Eclipse of 21 August '17 through to 19 April 2020
And now for the good news: why the media are taking a positive outlook
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For the follow-up to the genre-defining 'Dummy' Geoff Barrow and Adrian Utley recorded original music that they later sampled, giving their eponymous second record an even hazier depth. The maniacal shiver of Beth Gibbons voice alone would make this an impressive follow-up, but what seals its success is the remarkable songwriting. Throughout the album, the group crafts impeccable modern-day torch songs, from the frightening, repetitive "Cowboys" to the horn-punctuated "All Mine."
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A cornerstone in the trip-hop movement of the 90's, Portishead's Mercury Prize winning 'Dummy' remains an absolutely essential downtempo listen, even 25 years later. The record features the singles "Sour Times" and "Glory Box".
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Portishead's now legendary one-night stand at New York City's Roseland Ballroom is the stuff dreams are made of. Performing with a 35-piece orchestra, the group took highlights from 'Dummy' and 'Portishead' and blew them apart with added tension.
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