4VÅN is a SHOP and workplace created by a group of artist and designers, Ilse Buelens and her textile art, Ceramists Kajsa Cramer making porcelain of high quality as well as Helena Gyllensvärd and her graphics together with the agent Carla Franchetti getting hand picked products from others suppliers that fit our concept. We have a new friends, Ilse Buelens who joined 4VÅN 2018. She is a interior designer, working with textile art.
Ilse is a Belgian artist who worked as interior designer in various countries like the Netherlands, Italy and China. Creating and embracing beautiful things is a big part of her identity.
After moving to Gothenburg, she started STUDIO ILSE BUELENS. Here she develops her series of "Wowens Paintings" where she weaves her paintings to textile artwork. The technique is developed together with a textile lab in the Netherlands. The material is first class linen from Flanders, Belgium (here Ilse grew up). Here is the classic craft with tapestries an important part of the story. "Woven Paintings" is a product that binds historical craft with contemporary art.
Kajsa Cramer drives brand KAJSA CRAMER HOME since 2011. A life-style goods brand with roots in ceramics. But also working on paper in the form of Prints her husband Kim Cramer creates. The style is ethereal and poetic with a Scandinavian melancholy that cooperates with the practical and useful. The craft has a central role in all production which is reflected in the products where the hands moved, painted and created. Imperfect Perfection! Kajsa Cramer has a backround in the interior decorating industry, where she worked as an interior designer and stylist for about 17 years. She has also run her own interior design shop and worked as a florist. The pottery has been around all the time and Kajsa have gone several pottery courses and studied 2006 at Löftadalens college.
Helena works as an art director and graphic designer. After 12 years at Forsman & Bodenfors she runs since 2005 a design center in Gothenburg. She is also part of 4VÅN on Spinneriet where she with her passion for paper and traditional printing and bookbinding techniques produce different products. Preferably in cooperation with various photographers and illustrators.
Carla is a creative person with a strong interest in design, which means that she is easy to relate to creative professionals, designers and their work. Her role is to convey the creator's sense of its products to others. Trademarks are important and Carla helps build them. She has worked with marketing, sales and project management, and since 2014 she runs her own agency Cf LIFESTILE.AGENCY. Carla is part of 4VÅN and will gradually bring in more brands.


Plastic welding is the process of creating a molecular bond between two or more compatible thermoplastics.
Welding and other fabrication techniques are used when a complex shape cannot be made by molding alone. Common applications of plastic welding include packaging and consumer products with intricate curves and cavities.
Plastic Molded Concepts provides advanced welding services for high performance applications. In some cases, prototypes and low volume production is better served by plastic welding than a more complicated mold.
Plastic Molded Concepts offers several different welding techniques to address the specific needs of our customers. In some cases, a part needs to be welded for manufacturability. Our molders make suggestions to your design process to help you select the best combination of molding and welding. We also recognize that the bonded part needs to withstand the effects of stress and other environmental exposures. We can provide guidance on the physical and chemical characteristics of the weld.
Contact, or spot welding is used in bonding sheets of thermoplastic material. Two plastic pieces are brought together by a metal pincher. The heated tips of the pincher melt the plastic, joining the parts in the process. The process is similar to metal spot welding, except that the heat is supplied by the heated metal rather than by electrical conduction.
Hot plate welding is used to weld larger parts, or parts that have a complex weld joint geometry. The parts to be welded are placed in the tooling attached to the two opposing platens of a press. A hot plate, with a shape that matches the weld joint geometry of the parts to be welded, is moved in position between the two parts. The two opposing platens move the parts into contact with the hot plate until the heat softens the interfaces to the melting point of the plastic. When this condition is achieved the hot plate is removed, and the parts are pressed together and held until the weld joint cools and resolidifies to create a permanent bond.
Certain plastics with chemical dipoles, such as polyvinyl chloride (PVC), polyamides (PA) and acetates can be heated with high frequency electromagnetic waves. High frequency plastic welding uses this property to soften the plastics for joining. The heating can be localized, and the process can be continuous. This process is also known as dielectric sealing or radio frequency (RF) heat sealing. This is the same concept as induction plastic welding.
Ultrasonic plastic welding uses high frequency (15 kHz to 40 kHz) low amplitude vibration to create friction between to pieces of plastic, melting them together. This type of welding creates a strong, uniform bond. When this welding is specified for an assembly, it is important that the parts are designed to concentrate energy at the joint. We do this by considering the mass of the resin, the thickness of the part and the rigidity of the individual components. This helps achieve maximum weld strength.
In vibration or friction plastic welding, the two parts to be assembled are rubbed together at a lower frequency (typically 100-300 Hz) and higher amplitude (typically t-2 mm) than ultrasonic welding. The friction caused by the vibration motion combined with the clamping pressure between the two plastic parts creates the heat to melt the contact interface between the two parts, and results in a strong welded bond. At the completion of the vibration motion, the parts remain held together until the weld joint cools and the melted plastic resolidifies. The friction movement can be linear or orbital, and the joint design of the two parts has to allow this movement.
Plastic spin welding a specific type of frictional welding. With this process, one part is held stationary, while the other one is rotated at high velocity. The rotating part is then pressed against the fixed part with significant force. The friction heats the components at the joint to achieve the weld. Plastic spin welding works when at least one piece is symmetric about an axis.
Laser welding uses a laser beam to create heat in a precise point or line between the parts to be welded. This welding technique requires one part to be transmissive to a laser beam. The other part must be either absorptive to the beam or coated at the interface to be made absorptive. The two plastic parts are put under pressure while the laser beam passes through the first part and is absorbed by the other one or its coating. This generates enough heat to soften the interface creating a permanent weld.
Semiconductor diode lasers are typically used in plastic welding. Wavelengths in the range of 808nm to 980nm can be used in the welding of various plastic material combinations. Power levels from less than 1W to 100W are needed depending on the materials, thickness and desired process speed.
Specific laser plastic welding applications include sealing /welding /joining of catheter bags, medical containers, automobile remote control keys, heart pacemaker casings, syringe tamper evident joints, headlight or tail-light assemblies, pump housings, and cellular phone parts.
In solvent plastic welding, a solvent is applied which can temporarily dissolve the polymer at room temperature. When this occurs, the polymer chains are free to move in the liquid and can entangle with other similarly dissolved chains in the other component. Given sufficient time, the solvent will permeate through the polymer and out into the environment so that the chains lose their mobility. This leaves a solid mass of entangled polymer chains which constitutes a solvent weld.


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What impact did the recent economic crisis have on individuals' living and working conditions, on individuals' study and career choices, on social inequalities and social cohesion?
The Double Master's Programme in Demography and Social Inequality gives first-class students the opportunity to benefit from the outstanding expertise of two top-ranking universities. Participants of the programme spend one year studying at each university and graduate with two master's degrees: a Master of Sciences in Sociology and Social Research issued by the University of Cologne and a Master of Science in Population Studies issued by the University of Groningen in the Netherlands.
The international master's programme focuses on demographic change, population dynamics and the challenges faced by modern societies due to increasing life expectancy, decreasing birth rates and migration. Students will learn to apply advanced social research methods and data analysis, providing necessary tools to deal with current issues such as ageing, social inequality, family, integration and education, among others. Students will have the possibility of acquiring in-depth knowledge of these topics and developing interdisciplinary research skills.
For Dutch students: het Duitsland Instituut Amsterdam biedt het DIA-Stipendium, een beurs voor Nederlandse studenten in Duitsland. Geïnteresseerden kunnen twee keer per jaar een aanvraag indienen. De deadlines zijn op 1 juli en 1 december voor het daaropvolgende semester.
Students with a Dutch previous education can contact Billie de Haas (b.de.haas@rug.nl) to apply for the Double Degree. After that you can register for the Master Sociology and Social Research at the University of Cologne for your first year. You don't need to register in Groningen yet. You do that in your second year.
At University of Groningen: Students pay a statutory tuition or an institutional fee during their second year: For details, please see: https://www.rug.nl/education/international-students/financial-matters/.
The objective of the programme is to train young professionals and social scientists in the theories, analytical and methodological tools from both sociology and demography to conduct high quality research on how individuals' main life events (e.g. childbirth, education, marriage, occupation, divorce, death) both influence and are influenced by the social and geographical context in which they live.
The programme emphasizes the study of both advanced and developing societies from an unique interdisciplinary and dynamic perspective. After graduation you can find work in business, the government, or non-governmental organisations (NGOs). Demographers are trained to work with and interpret large data files. You can use these skills to make policy or develop programmes. You can also pursue an academic career and apply for a PhD position.
During the programme at the University of Groningen we offer support for your career preparation. The Career Services are provided by the Careers Company and the UG Career Services.
These research themes comprises topics such as: population decline, population ageing, social and economic inequality, global migration, life of migrants, healthy ageing in society, the sociology of the family, households, residence, studies on the labor market and working life, causes of death, child health, nutrition, access to health care, place making of elderly, and the assessment of social policies.
The double degree programme clearly reflects the major characteristics of the research programmes at PRC and by focusing on both the macro (population) and micro level (the demographic behaviour of people); by adopting multi-disciplinary perspectives (demography, epidemiology, anthropology, geography, social ageing, nutrition); by teaching both quantitative and qualitative research methods; by focusing on the translation of research into policies or interventions.
The students are being taught the theories, methods and skills that the different teachers apply in their research. They participate in seminars and discussion groups in an active research environment including guest lectures and seminars by established professionals from other demographic institutions.
Part of the second year in Groningen is the participation in the Dutch Demography Day - a conference for demographers - and an excursion to the Netherlands Interdisciplinary Demographic Institute in The Hague.


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Q: Can't add Unit Tests to existing iOS project I a trying to add Unit Test to an already working iOS App. I've searched and read many threads that address this problem, and followed their advices step-by-step but I seem to get stuck at a different place.
The app is an ordinary iPhone Application, that I am currently developing using Xcode 6.3.1 I've been able to create the 'Cocoa Touch Testing Bundle' fine for my Application. A basic test gets created, but when I press the 'Test' button, I get the message

Configure "Project Tests" for testing.
The scheme "Project Tests" is not configured for testing. Edit the scheme to enable testing, or cancel the action.

I press the 'Edit Scheme' button and go to the Edit Scheme Editor. But in that window (you can see a snapshot below this explanation) I am never able to choose any targets, all the options are actually greyed out! I've tried everything but I am not really sure what I should change in my project in order to change this and successfully create the Unit Tests... Any ideas please?

A: I think your issue is that you have created a new scheme for the test bundle. Try going to the scheme that you are using to run your app and selecting 'Edit Scheme'. Click on 'Test' and click the plus in the lower left corner. You should then be able to select your test bundle there. When you press the 'Test' button on your app scheme now it should run the test bundle.
From your screenshot above it looks like you have a scheme for your testing bundle, which shouldn't be the case. If you do have a scheme for your testing bundle you should remove it and start from the very beginning. I created a new project that only have the 'Test' scheme to make an example with only one scheme.

Click on your project from the Project navigator, the click the plus in the bottom right to add a new testing bundle.

Make sure that the target to be tested is your project, otherwise, I think you may end up in the situation you described above.

Now, when you select the scheme that you are using to run your app you should see the new testing bundle under the 'Test' section.

A: Here is the process which i have followed to add the Unit testing in a demo projects. First of all i have deleted test scheme from the project which looks like this

Then i click on the plus icon which is located in the lower corner, then under ios section from other i have selected Cocoa Touch Testing Bundle like this

Then i have selected the Language, Project and Target as i have used in my project like this

After adding the test scheme in my project, i go to Edit Scheme and selected Test from there like this

Then i selected the Plus button to add the newly created Test scheme to my project like this

From there i have selected the Scheme and see in the below screenshot, the scheme is added to my project

Then is selected to test the app and see in the below screenshot i am able to test my app

Try to do this.I hope it will help you.

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Larnaca beaches are coming into their own as the region's vision of one seamless coastline continues. With ongoing enhancements and maintenance, it is not hard to see why the region is enjoying a record-breaking tourist season.
Larnaca's beautiful coastline boasts 75 kilometres of sandy beaches from one end of the region to the other. The clean, calm, shallow waters, coupled with soft, brown-grey sands, make the beaches attractive, safe, convenient and suitable for all.
There are a total of 25 organised beaches – which mean that a range of amenities can be found. Typically, an organised beach means that sunbeds, umbrellas, lifeguard towers and public conveniences (toilets, changing rooms, showers and the like) are available on the beach. Some organised beaches also offer extra services and facilities, such as water sports, bars and restaurants, disabled beach and sea access, children's playgrounds and sand sport courts (tennis and volleyball).
The region's shoreline starts at Zygi village and passes through Ayios Theodoros, Alaminos, Mazotos, Pervolia and Meneou villages – where a less crowded seaside experience can be enjoyed (outside of the weekend, which always draws visitors from other parts of the island).
After Meneou, the more popular beaches start to unfold: Mackenzie, Tasos Mitsopoulos and Piale Pasha avenues, which then link to the town's main beach and promenade – Phinikoudes.
The port currently separates Phinikoudes from the next long stretch, which is commonly referred to as Dhekelia Road, but which is actually split into sections of coast that belong to Livadia, Oroklini and Pyla villages.
The region's coastline finally culminates at Ormidia and Xylofagou villages, whose beaches fall under the British Sovereign Base Area territory, but are openly accessible to the public.
Within this vast network of beaches, there are also many gorgeous hidden gems in addition to the officially-designated organised beaches, but as lifeguards do not man them, using them is therefore at your own risk.
Larnaca town has three excellent family/inclusive beaches that stand out from the crowd: Phinikoudes, Kastela and Mckenzie.
Whilst all three offer a different vibe and experience, in addition to being organised, they do have some commonalities that make them exceptional.
Blue Flag holders – testament to their cleanliness and quality.
Recipients of special marine wheelchairs, which were gifted to the beaches this summer, making them disabled accessible.
Maintained and cleaned well, partly through a new 'clean sands' initiative launched this year, which provides smokers with free use of eco-ashtrays on the beach.
This is the absolute consummate beach of Larnaca. The town's central promenade is perfect for a complete day out by the sea, which can be complemented by an afternoon of shopping in its parallel town centre, or an evening of dining, drinking and dancing at the establishments that line the boardwalk.
Special features of Phinikoudes include: its central location; convenience of a multitude of food and drink options – including a bar on the sands; water sport options; the quaint marina and its boat trips at the start of the promenade; a sand sports arena and courts; outdoor gym equipment; cultural attractions; disabled access; and convenience facilities all the way along the strip.
Dubbed Larnaca's 'tropical beach', Kastela has carved a name for itself for creating a unique beach atmosphere. Both the trendy jet set and families adore this beach, which is located next door to the small fishing harbour 'Psarolimano' and offers something different to beachgoers.
Special features of Kastela include: Leaf umbrellas and deluxe loungers – including double gazebo loungers; a bar on the sand serving a range of options – including healthy lifestyle choices – and with waiter service; disabled access; and all convenience facilities and amenities.
The reigning hot spot of the region, Mackenzie is super hip and channels a Miami vibe, but is equally fun for families. Like Phinikoudes, it is easy to spend a day sunbathing, followed by a night partying, once the venues that serve lunch and drinks during the daylight hours transform to the hippest party bars and clubs when the sun goes down.
Special features of Mackenzie include: plane spotters paradise, as flights landing at Larnaca airport fly past the beach; outdoor gym equipment; children's playgrounds; multiple food and drink options; music both day and night; choice of regular sunbeds, luxury loungers or double gazebos; water sports facilities; disabled access; and convenience facilities at various points.


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Mum's 'explicit' $102k-a-year job swap
Jane, 49, has almost doubled her annual salary after ditching her teaching job for a racy new career selling "explicit" items from her bedroom.
by Liam McInerney
13th Jan 2021 4:59 PM
A UK teacher has swapped the classroom for the bedroom, ditching her career for a risqué new job.
Jane Thomas-Charlton used to earn £36,000-a-year ($63,000) teaching schoolkids, but now rakes in almost double selling racy snaps of herself on OnlyFans earning £160-per-day ($281).
The 49-year-old was introduced to the website - which allows creators to sell sexy pictures and videos online - by a friend and decided to take the plunge after learning of the lucrative earning potential.
She now earns at least £58,400-a-year ($102,700) by sharing sexy photos with her paying subscribers.
Despite the fact she's posed topless, in her undies and sent "explicit" images, Jane insists it's not as racy as people think.
"Often I post a picture of me doing something normal like about to go on the school run in the car," she said.
"Somebody will send me five pounds and say you look good today."
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Jane Thomas-Charlton has ditched her teaching career to sell racy images online – and is raking it in. Picture: Triangle News
She was forced to give up her teaching job and turned to the raunchy job to help top up the family income.
Husband Mark, 55, earns £290-per-week ($509) as a bus driver.
The mum-of-two - who lives in Stockton-on-Tees - said her teenage sons, aged 18 and 16, weren't sure about her career move at first but have since come around.
"I want the best for my family and my boys which is why I'm doing this," she said.
"It's helping us to survive.
"My eldest was mortified by it, but I told him it wasn't like I was a porn star. Celebrities do it.
"My youngest is doing his GSCEs and he is fine about it."
And her new side hustle has had an extra bonus - it's spiced up Jane's sex life.
Her husband earns $509 a week as a bus driver so Jane started her racy new job to boost their income. Picture: Triangle News
"I didn't feel sexy before but since being on OnlyFans my sex life has improved," she said.
Though she added her husband was initially concerned about her safety on the app.
"I am so careful about it and will only send explicit images to people I trust which comes back to being a teacher," she said.
"I'm in complete control and won't ever do anything I'm uncomfortable with. I even tell all my fans I'm happily married with kids.
"On my profile page I will never post anything revealing, just maybe a picture of me getting out of the shower just to tease but without showing anything.
"I then wait for men to message me and I build a relationship.
"Only then will I post a topless photo or just me in my undies."
The 'middle-aged mum' said she can't believe how many people buy her photos. Picture: Triangle News
The "middle-aged mum" admits she was shocked by how many people are interested in buying her images and has met some nice men.
"I thought nobody would want a middle aged mum like me on there and I spoke to my husband beforehand," she said.
"I was actually taken aback by how many younger men were on there who said they like older women and how they don't like skin and bone and lips.
"They wanted someone natural and older."
"You meet some genuinely lovely people on there and I talk to them every single day," she continued.
"They like me for who I am as a person and they will ask sometimes what I'm up to and they don't mean am I ironing my clothes in the nude."
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Existing clients, committed to the long-term investment benefits offered by Prime Central London, were keen to diversify their rental portfolio by purchasing a property in another of PCL's micro markets or 'villages'. Based overseas, LCP's unique 'one stop' service, including purchase, refurbishment, letting and management offered them a hassle-free and appealing route to market.
A spacious one bedroom flat on the first floor in a period building in Bayswater with large windows and a full width balcony looking directly on to an attractive garden square.
The flat required complete modernisation, during which our refurbishment and interior design teams were able to reorganise it to provide a more practical layout, create an open plan living area and reveal grand ceiling heights, resulting in a greatly enhanced feeling of space.
The interior design scheme was specified to be high-end with a neutral pallet, attractive to blue-chip international tenants.
Not surprisingly, the flat proved very popular with the rental market. LCP were able to select a professional couple working in financial services and the tenancy commenced within a couple of weeks of the flat coming to market.


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Painted recycled metal menorah with blue flower.
Such a stunner! Recycled metal menorah painted with flowers and birds will brighten you Hanukkah. You won't want to put this chanukiah away at the end of the eight nights. Measures 12" x 3" x 14".
It's such a delight to light this Chanukah menorah, you'll wish that the holiday lasted longer than eight days! This menorah is made from used oil drums, so appropriate for a holiday that is about lasting oil.
After Hanukkah, you'll want to keep this piece of Jewish art on display. Makes an especially welcome Jewish wedding gift, or Bar or Bar Mitzvah present, or even to keep for yourself.


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If you attended Park Rapids High and want to be added to the alumni directory register now to add your name to the alumni list.	While you are reminiscing about the times you spent in high school at Park Rapids High School, you should also check out alumni photos, yearbook listings and share any reunion info if possible.


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General Practice state-backed indemnity scheme and its impact on overall pay
Download Contract agreement-Indemnity guidance-Jan2019
Clinical Negligence Scheme for general practice
MPS Statement on indemnity.
"Medical Protection has set new subscription fees for general practice members in England and Wales. Most members can expect to receive a significant reduction and in some cases they may be eligible for a partial refund on their current year's subscription. Medical Protection members will receive a personalised letter setting out their new tailored subscription information in detail in the next couple of days.
"The new state-backed scheme won't protect GPs in all circumstances. This means Medical Protection membership will remain vital to protect against many challenges including regulatory issues, a complaint from a patient or a clinical negligence claim arising from private or fee paying work.
"A GP's subscription will depend on a number of factors including the amount of private or fee paying work they undertake and the number of sessions they work. As an illustration, a GP working eight sessions can expect their subscription to be less than £800. This subscription includes advice and support with medicolegal issues from their NHS and private work as well as our 24 hour medicolegal advice line and risk management support.
"If a member carries out fee paying or private work they would need to add protection for any claims that may arise from this activity. The cost of this additional claims protection is dependent on their earnings from private or fee paying work. GPs can earn up to £2,500 from standard GP fee paying work for a subscription cost of £90. We expect that this will be adequate for many Medical Protection members. Those doing more private work can seek a tailored quote online or by calling our Member Services team.
"While Medical Protection members in General Practice in England and Wales will pay substantially less for their membership, they can they can expect to continue to receive the same high quality advice and support."
Simon Kayll, MPS Chief Executive
Indemnity settlement 18/19
GPC England and NHS England have agreed on the amount to cover the increased cost of indemnity for 2018/19. This will again be £60m and be paid on a per-patient basis equivalent to £1.005 per patient. Practices and individual GPs will need to discuss how this funding is distributed, in line with previous years. This is the third year that we have secured payment to cover the previous annual rise in indemnity costs. It now completes discussions related to the current indemnity scheme and represents a fair and final settlement. This is in addition to the state-backed indemnity scheme which begins next month. Read indemnity guidance
NHS Resolution has published its supporting CNSGP documentation – all are available via the existing CNSGP webpage.
From 1st April 2019, NHS Resolution will be operating the new state-backed indemnity scheme for general practice in England called the Clinical Negligence Scheme for General Practice (CNSGP)
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Reed Exhibitions closes acquisition of Mack Brooks Exhibitions
Reed Exhibitions, a division of RELX, has completed its acquisition of Mack Brooks Exhibitions.
Mack Brooks' flagship brands include EuroBLECH (sheet metal working technology); inter airport (airport infrastructure and technology); Fastener Fair (fastener and fixing technology); Chemspec (fine and speciality chemicals); RAILTEX (rail infrastructure and technology); ICE Europe (paper, film and foil converting); CCE (manufacturing and converting corrugated and cartonboard); PSE Europe (plastics) and InPrint (print technology for industrial manufacturing).
The acquisition expands Reed Exhibitions' global portfolio by more than 30 business-to-business events in 14 countries, delivering value for stakeholders, including customers and staff. Nicola Hamann will continue as Managing Director of Mack Brooks, and the company will continue to be based in St Albans, UK.
About Reed Exhibitions
Reed Exhibitions is a leading global events organiser, with more than 500 events in 30 countries. In 2018, Reed Exhibitions brought together more than 7m event participants from around the world generating billions of dollars in business. Today Reed Exhibitions' events are held throughout the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, Asia Pacific and Africa. With 38 fully staffed offices, Reed Exhibitions serves 43 industry sectors with trade and consumer events. It is part of RELX, a global provider of information and analytics for professional and business customers across industries.
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About RELX
RELX is a global provider of information and analytics for professional and business customers across industries. The group serves customers in more than 180 countries and has offices in about 40 countries. It employs about 30,000 people of whom almost half are in North America. The shares of RELX PLC, the parent company, are traded on the London, Amsterdam and New York Stock Exchanges using the following ticker symbols: London: REL; Amsterdam: REN; New York: RELX. The market capitalisation is approximately £33.4bn, €38.1bn, $43.2bn.
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by our past is the use of blaming.
everything they think, feel, say and do - now.
We decide on the standards that define our character.
We decide whether or not to believe the lie that we are a victim.
We decide whether or not to believe the lie that says we are inadequate.
We decide whether or not to believe the lie that we have no power or responsibility.
Our story must lead to the present.
"The real story is that we are unlimited beings. The real story is that the world and the Universe are unlimited. We must start telling the story of our amazing lives, because whatever story we tell, light or dark, vibrational energies will make sure we receive it... and that will be the story of our life."
Be here now - where the possibilities are Infinite.
There is the real you.
And there is you on "too much coffee".
There is your real friend.
And there is your friend on "too much eating".
There is your real Dad.
And there is your Dad on "too much alcohol".
There is your real Relative.
And there is your relative on "too much gambling".
There is the real person, or the real you.
tell yourself about yourself in your head.
Which is not the real you.
Abandoning your real self and the real you.
to learn, grateful, and enough.
Because when you do, your attachments will begin to diminish.
unloved child inside - addictions begin to diminish.
And Peace begins to emerge.
You are not your eye site.
You are not your Iron Man.
You are not your marriage.
You are not your certifications.
You are not your accomplishments.
You are not your home, car, or plane.
Being enough is not something we achieve.
anything we will ever accomplishment.
You see, either we're enough right now, or we're not.
not being enough that enough-ness seems so far away.
We forget that we are Life Force.
within us - then we must be enough.
Repeat - if Life Force is Enough, then we must be Enough.
This is something we must have the courage to accept.
The root of all of our challenges in life?
make more decisions with fear and doubt.
make more decisions with trust and faith.
The keys: self love, self worth, acceptance, courage, trust, and faith.
Because when we understand everything, we don't really understand.
It's only when we understand "nothing", is it true understanding.
happy and sad, sunny and cloudy, love and fear.
And when we do - the possibilities are Infinite.


Vedilab Ltd. is a private veterinary clinic in Pilsen. Our spectrum of interests is particularly aimed to diagnostics and treatment of small animals. The clinic is closely connected to the authorized veterinary laboratory, which helps us to establish tentative diagnosis quickly, particularly in urgent cases. Our equipment enables us to specialize increasingly in many spheres of small animal internal medicine, surgery and orthopedics. Every day we deal with many cases reffered to us for special diagnostic procedures or surgery by our colleagues from the whole west Bohemian region. Vedilab veterinary clinic is situated at the periphery of Pilsen close to the main transit to Praque. For our clients there is a big parking place.
At the clinic work 7 veterinary surgeons and 5 assistents. Besides common daily practice including rutine internal and surgical procedures each surgeon has some particular specialization.


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Twist of Date: Woman Fuming After Meeting Tinder Match on Yacht, Along With 5 Others
12:43 PM PDT, September 16, 2016 - Inside Edition
Playing Woman Outraged That Man Brought 5 Women Who He Also Met on Tinder To Yacht Date
A date with a handsome man aboard a yacht may sound like a Cinderella story, but he was no prince.
Kayla Hutch, 24, recorded herself live on yacht in the middle of Lake Michigan to vent about the man who she says asked herself out on a date along with lots of other woman.
Read: Woman Kidnapped and Beaten by Man She Met on Tinder in 6-Day Ordeal: Police
Hutch said she met Emad Perotta on Tinder, the mobile phone hook-up app.
"I was told I was gonna be this guy's date but then I get there and it's me and all these girls and it turns out they all met him on Tinder," she told Inside Edition.
She was on a yacht filled with passengers and she says they included five other dates he invited.
She even caught him on tape making out with one of the other women.
"I was really annoyed, I wanted to get off the boat but I was in the middle of Lake Michigan," she said.
She made the best of it, recording his antics as she snacked on Doritos with another one of his dates.
She recalled: "He came over to me and put his arm around me saying, 'don't be awkward or uncomfortable,' but I was over it immediately."
Read: 90-Year-Old Couple Spotted Going on Their First Date Proves It's Never Too Late for Love
Luckily, Hutch was able to hitch a ride back to shore after one of the guy's dates called a friend who happened to be on the lake in another boat.
For any guys looking to find love on an app like Tinder, Hutch has a simple message: "Don't invite a bunch of women on a date."
Watch: 7 Years After Jaycee Dugard Was Rescued From Captivity, She Says She's Finally Ready to Date
Jaycee Dugard Is Ready To Start Dating: 'It Hasn't Happened Overnight'


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Before Care
Breakfast Club is available to all students in the dining room. US students may arrive at 7:35 a.m. and LS/MS may arrive at 7:45 a.m. on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday.
US/MS students should arrive through the main entrance/front circle and LS students should arrive through the LS entrance to attend. Breakfast Club is free of charge and offered on a drop-in basis (no registration required).
Wednesday Mornings
Classes begin at 9:10 a.m. on Wednesdays so that Holton employees can participate in professional development, collaborate across departments and grade levels, and attend school-wide meetings. For Lower and Middle School students, we are pleased to offer Before-Care supervision from 7:45 to 9 a.m. on Wednesdays. Lower School Morning Care takes place in the LS Gathering Area; Middle School Morning Care meets in the MS Study Hall.
Lower and Middle School students arriving before 9 a.m. on Wednesdays are expected to sign up for Before Care. The Dining Room is not open on Wednesday mornings and no breakfast will be served.
Registration is required by 11 p.m. Tuesday night before each Wednesday late start. The rate is $10 per day.
After-Care
Lower School Homework Zone & Extended Day
Lower School Students may attend Homework Zone from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Thursday, where they enjoy 15 minutes of outdoor play and then begin homework with supervision by Lower School faculty and staff. Homework Zone starts on the first day of school (free of charge, no sign-up necessary). Students staying for our Homework Zone are encouraged to pack a snack.
Extended Day, the Lower School after-school program, is available to all students in grades 3-6 daily. It is designed for students remaining on campus after the school day has ended. Extended Day runs 4:30-6 p.m. Monday-Thursday (following Homework Zone), and 3:30-6 p.m. Fridays.
Extended Day is billed by the day at $15 per day Monday through Thursday, and $20 on Fridays when there is no Homework Zone. Families may sign up by the Trimester (includes one free week), by the Month (5% discount), or by the day. Pre-registration is required and due by 10 a.m. the day your student will attend, except in emergencies.
Middle School Extended Day
Extended Day is also available for Middle School students who must remain on campus after the school day has ended at 3:30 p.m. Adult supervision and snacks are provided. Its mission is to provide students an opportunity to work on school assignments in a structured, quiet classroom environment.
All Middle School students who have not been picked up 30 minutes after the close of school (4 p.m.) must report to Extended Day. Students must be picked up by 6 p.m., Monday through Friday.
Middle School Extended Day is billed by the day at $15 per day Monday through Friday. Families may sign up by the Trimester (includes one week free), by the Month (5% discount), or by the day. Registration is required and due by 10 a.m. the day your student will attend, except in emergencies.
Holton Before & After Care uses CampBrain, the same registration system used by Creative Summer and Holton Summer Academic programs. If you have an account with either program, please use the same email and password to sign in; otherwise, sign in as a new user. Questions? Contact Special Programs 301-365-6003.
The Upper School Academic day ends at 3:30 p.m. Additional time may be spent on campus for athletics, arts, and club responsibilities. Parents coordinate carpool with their daughters according to their needs. Some late bus options may be available, please check the Transportation page for more information.


String trimmers, weed whackers, lawn trimmers, weed eaters are names that all refer to the same garden tool.
Gas trimmers are the most traditional tools - they have the most power (depending, of course, upon the horsepower choices you make at purchase time). They are more portable, since they can carry their source of power with them, and only need a little more fuel to keep on going. Their biggest drawbacks are pollution, noise, smell, weight, and the inconveniences of having to deal with a gas engine: maintenance, engine start, fuel mix if dealing with a 2-stroke engine, etc.
Electric trimmers come in two flavors: corded (i.e. using line power, needing an outlet), and battery-powered, or cordless. Corded electric trimmers are light (the lightest of all trimmers) and quite powerful, but are limited by the length of your extension cord, which is typically up to 100 feet. More is possible by combining two heavy duty extension cords - be sure to use heavy gauge only. While being tethered by a power cord is limiting, the advantages of electric power typically more than compensate, as reviews indicate:" The disadvantage of using an extension cord is quickly offset by the power and ease of use" "This [corded] weed-eater has power and is light to carry around", "it's so much lighter than a gas trimmer and the cord wasn't the hassle I thought it would be", "at first [my handyman] did not think this trimmer was going to do the job as he has always been used to the heavy gas models, but once he tried this electric one he fell in love with it","after I read about all the battery problems and weak power of the cordless models, I decided to get a corded one. I definitely made the right choice. I didn't have to wait to charge batteries, I was able to start whacking right away, I had a lot of power at a low low price, and I won't have to buy any $70 replacement batteries. I'm totally convinced this is much better than gas and cordless whackers." Battery-powered trimmers are not limited in range by their power cord, but they are limited by the autonomy of their battery, which is quite low for most, since a large battery would be prohibitively heavy. Battery-powered trimmers are heavier than corded trimmers, yet most battery-powered trimmers are lighter than most gas trimmers. There are exceptions in both directions.
When does it make sense to use one versus the other? The overhead of using and maintaining small engines is very high, and creates a significant burden upon the homeowner. The extra weight carried by gas trimmers is another painful penalty to carry. And, of course, for many of us, the pollution and noise of a gas engine are unacceptable if alternatives exist. In the general case, whenever circumstances make it possible to use an electric trimmer, we think you will find it a preferable alternative.
A corded electric trimmer is possible in a regular square-shaped yard of up to 30,000 ft2, assuming, of course, the existence of an outlet - the further away from a square, or the more irregular the shape, the smaller the acceptable size of the yard. In larger yards, small edging needs might be satisfied by a battery-operated trimmer. However, in the general case, battery-operated trimmers only have a few minutes (15-30 minutes, depending upon the brand) of autonomy: they can only satisfy very modest needs. The other con of battery-operated trimmers is that batteries have a limited lifetime, typically of a small number of years, after which they need to be changed, at significant cost. Corded trimmers, as a result, are typically more suitable in the general case for yards where reach from an outlet will satisfy your edging needs. The other alternative: buy a second (or a third) battery for a cordless battery-operated trimmer, and swap/ charge batteries as you go. Several cordless models actually come with two batteries.
Next we review and compare electric corded string trimmers... So come back soon!


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Q: Ionic app with both capacitor and Cordova I am very much confused on building an ionic 4 app that is based on capacitor. I am also using few cordova plugins and syncing them using an npx cap sync. Is it an ideal way to do so?
Currently I am trying to use the background-mode plugin in my app. For that I came across both these options:
https://ionicframework.com/docs/native/background-mode
https://capacitor.ionicframework.com/docs/apis/background-task/
I was thinking of going ahead with the cordova plugin, but I am still not sure how to decide which plugin to use in my project.
App details :
Ionic:

   Ionic CLI                     : 5.2.4 (C:\Users\user\AppData\Roaming\npm\node_modules\ionic)
   Ionic Framework               : @ionic/angular 4.11.7
   @angular-devkit/build-angular : 0.801.3
   @angular-devkit/schematics    : 8.1.3
   @angular/cli                  : 8.1.3
   @ionic/angular-toolkit        : 2.0.0

Capacitor:

   Capacitor CLI   : 1.4.0
   @capacitor/core : 1.1.1

Cordova:

   Cordova CLI       : 9.0.0 (cordova-lib@9.0.1)
   Cordova Platforms : android 8.1.0
   Cordova Plugins   : cordova-plugin-ionic-keyboard 2.1.3, cordova-plugin-ionic-webview 4.1.1, (and 9 other plugins)

Utility:

   cordova-res : not installed
   native-run  : 0.3.0

System:

   NodeJS : v10.16.2 (C:\Program Files\nodejs\node.exe)
   npm    : 6.9.0
   OS     : Windows 10

Can anyone guide me on this?

A: Having worked with both, i can say that most of the plugins which have been already designed for cordova, are compatible with capacitor..if they are not, it is explicitly mentioned on the ionic website.
Read this part of the official docs to understand more.
For using cordova plugins with capacitor, see this.
In your case, for your confusion regarding which plugin to use, consider these two points.

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*See what functionality you want to use from the plugin. What is it that you want the plugin to do. Then compare which out of these two fulfills that purpose.

*It is always better to use the plugin which is in built in capacitor. Like the background task one. You won't have to install and manage any separate package for them. Just update capacitor and you receive the latest plugin with it. This will also keep your app lighter in size. Much more future proof as well.


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Below are key excerpts of highly revealing energy articles reported in the major media. Links are provided to the full articles on major media websites. If any link fails to function, read this webpage. These energy articles are listed by article date. You can also explore the articles listed by order of importance or by date posted. By choosing to educate ourselves on these important issues and to spread the word, we can and will build a brighter future.
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Alabama Power fees on solar challenged
2019-11-16, Miami Herald/Associated Press
https://www.miamiherald.com/news/business/article237436404.html
When Jim Bankston installed solar panels on his Tuscaloosa home, he estimated it would trim his electricity bill, and the savings would eventually offset the cost of the hefty investment. After it was running, he noticed fees on his Alabama Power bill that he didn't understand and learned there was a $5-per-kilowatt capacity charge on customers who use solar panels to produce a portion of their own electricity. "I am having to pay them just to use the photons that are hitting my own roof," Bankston said. He had estimated the system would eventually pay for itself in 20 years. With the fees included, he said it could be twice that. "It's discouraging the use of solar," said Keith Johnston, managing attorney for the Southern Environmental Law Center's Birmingham office. "We call it a solar tax." The fee is based on the size of the solar system, so a five kilowatt system would have a monthly fee of $25. The average solar panel setup for a home costs about $10,000, according to the environmental law center. The fees add another $9,000 over the 30-year-lifespan of a system, dramatically increasing a homeowner's cost and reducing any financial benefit they see from solar, the law group said. The issue of fees has arisen in New Mexico, Arizona and other states, causing clashes between renewable energy proponents and utilities. A power company in Iowa unsuccessfully pushed lawmakers to approve a fee that would require a homeowner with an average solar array to pay about $27 a month.
Note: Unlike many countries which are subsidizing solar power as a clean energy source, some places in the US are discouraging solar by taxes like this. For more along these lines, see concise summaries of deeply revealing news articles on government corruption from reliable major media sources.
Renewable capacity set for 50% growth over next few years, IEA says
2019-10-21, CNBC News
https://www.cnbc.com/2019/10/21/renewable-capacity-set-for-50percent-growth-o...
Renewable power capacity is forecast to increase by 50% between 2019 and 2024, the International Energy Agency (IEA) said. According to its "Renewables 2019" market report, the increase will amount to 1,200 gigawatts (GW) and be driven by drops in cost and what the IEA described as "concerted government policy efforts." Capacity refers to the maximum amount that installations can produce, not what they are currently generating. In 2018, renewable capacity hit just over 2,500 GW. If the IEA's forecast plays out, it would bring total renewable capacity to approximately 3,700 GW by 2024. Solar photovoltaics (PV) are due to make up nearly 60% of the expected rise, with the onshore wind sector accounting for 25% and offshore wind responsible for 4%. Photovoltaic refers to a way of directly converting light from the sun into electricity. The IEA said that distributed solar PV – systems installed on commercial buildings, homes and in industry – would make up nearly half of the increase in the solar PV market. Overall, renewables' share in worldwide power generation is seen growing from 26% now to 30% in 2024. For 2019, renewable power capacity additions are seen increasing by 12% following a stall last year. Growth this year is being driven by solar PV, which has benefited from "rapid expansion in the European Union", a stronger Indian market and an "installation boom" in Vietnam. Growth in the onshore wind sector is also cited as a contributing factor.
A decade of renewable energy investment, led by solar, tops USD 2.5 trillion
2019-09-05, United Nations Environment Programme
https://www.unenvironment.org/news-and-stories/press-release/decade-renewable...
Global investment in new renewable energy capacity over this decade — 2010 to 2019 inclusive — is on course to hit USD 2.6 trillion, with more gigawatts of solar power capacity installed than any other generation technology. This investment is set to have roughly quadrupled renewable energy capacity (excluding large hydro) from 414 GW at the end of 2009 to just over 1,650 GW when the decade closes at the end of this year. Solar power will have drawn half — USD 1.3 trillion — of the USD 2.6 trillion in renewable energy capacity investments made over the decade. Solar alone will have grown from 25 GW at the beginning of 2010 to an expected 663 GW by the close of 2019 — enough to produce all the electricity needed each year by about 100 million average homes in the USA. The global share of electricity generation accounted for by renewables reached 12.9 per cent, in 2018, up from 11.6 per cent in 2017. This avoided an estimated 2 billion tonnes of carbon dioxide emissions last year alone — a substantial saving given global power sector emissions of 13.7 billion tonnes in 2018. Including all major generating technologies (fossil and zero-carbon), the decade is set to see a net 2,366 GW of power capacity installed, with solar accounting for the largest single share (638 GW), coal second (529 GW), and wind and gas in third and fourth places (487 GW and 438 GW respectively).
Scotland just produced enough wind energy to power all its homes twice over
https://www.cnbc.com/2019/07/15/scotland-has-produced-enough-wind-energy-to-p...
Wind turbines in Scotland generated 9,831,320 megawatt hours between January and June 2019, WWF Scotland said Monday. The numbers, which were supplied by WeatherEnergy, mean that Scottish wind generated enough electricity to power the equivalent of 4.47 million homes for six months. That is almost double the number of homes in Scotland. "Up and down the country, we are all benefiting from cleaner energy and so is the climate," Robin Parker, climate and energy policy manager at WWF Scotland, said in a statement Monday. "These figures show harnessing Scotland's plentiful onshore wind potential can provide clean, green electricity for millions of homes across not only Scotland, but England as well," Parker added. By 2030, the Scottish government says it wants to produce half of the country's energy consumption from renewables. It is also targeting an "almost completely" decarbonized energy system by 2050. As a whole, Europe is home to some of the world's most ambitious wind energy projects. September 2018 saw the official opening of the Walney Extension Offshore Wind Farm in the Irish Sea. With a total capacity of 659 MW, it's currently the world's largest operational offshore wind farm and capable of powering nearly 600,000 homes in the U.K..
Renewable Energy Is Now The Cheapest Option - Even Without Subsidies
2019-06-15, Forbes Magazine
https://www.forbes.com/sites/jamesellsmoor/2019/06/15/renewable-energy-is-now...
According to a new report by the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA), unsubsidized renewable energy is now most frequently the cheapest source of energy generation. The report finds that the cost of installation and maintenance of renewables, which was an important stumbling block to mass adoption, continues on a downward trajectory. These new statistics demonstrate that using renewable energy is increasingly cost-effective compared to other sources, even when renewables must compete with the heavily-subsidized fossil fuel industry. These lower costs are expected to propel the mass adoption of renewables even further. Among other findings the IRENA report highlights that: Onshore wind and solar PV [photovoltaic] power are now, frequently, less expensive than any fossil-fuel option, without financial assistance. New solar and wind installations will increasingly undercut even the operating-only costs of existing coal-fired plants. Cost forecasts for solar PV and onshore wind continue to be revised as new data emerges, with renewables consistently beating earlier expectations. Further data from REN21's Renewable Global Status Report show that over one fifth of global electrical power production is now generated from renewables. Promising signs in the IRENA report show that ... an increasing number of corporates are entering the renewable energy industry ... meanwhile more than 10 million people are now employed in the global renewable energy industry.
U.S. Renewable Power Capacity Surpasses Coal For The First Time
2019-06-10, Forbes
https://www.forbes.com/sites/rrapier/2019/06/10/u-s-renewable-power-capacity-...
The revolution in renewable power hit a new milestone in April. Last week the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) released it's latest Energy Infrastructure Update (EIU), with data through April 2019. According to ... the non-profit SUN DAY Campaign, which analyzed the data, "that was enough to push renewable energy's share of total available installed U.S. generating capacity up to 21.56%. By comparison, coal's share dropped to 21.55% (down from 23.04% a year ago)." Of course it's important to note that capacity doesn't equal generation. Coal still generates more electricity than renewables. But, the trends indicate it's just a matter of time before that picture changes as well. But it is natural gas that is still the king of generation. Although renewable capacity additions are forecast to be well ahead of natural gas additions through 2022, it is likely that natural gas will continue to be the top source of U.S. power for quite some time. The EIU indicates that natural gas now represents 44.44% of total installed capacity. Because of the higher capacity factors for natural gas-fired generation, Energy Information Administration data show that natural gas provided 36% of U.S. power over the past 12 months, well ahead of coal's 27%. Further, the share for natural gas has grown in recent years, while that of coal continues to decline. But given the current trends, it won't be long before renewables supply the largest share of U.S. power.
One-Third Of World's Power Plant Capacity Is Now Renewable
https://www.forbes.com/sites/johnparnell/2019/04/03/one-third-of-worlds-power...
One-third of the world's installed electricity generation capacity is from renewable sources, according to the latest industry statistics. The data compiled by the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) shows that two-thirds of the power capacity added around the world in 2018 was from renewables. Wind and solar accounted for 84% of that total. 2018 was characterized by a spate of solar and wind pricing breakthroughs. Falling interest rates for investors, ongoing technology improvements and regulatory frameworks that encourage competition among would-be developers have all played a part. The geographical distribution of the new plants includes developing and developed economies but it is the former leading the way. The three fastest growing regions were Oceania, Asia and Africa. Asia also became the first terrawatt region, just, with IRENA's figures putting installed renewable capacity at 1,024GW. More than two-thirds of that is in China. Offshore wind capacity has doubled since 2015 but only represented around 4.4GW of the 171GW of renewable power plant deployed in 2018. The concentration of offshore wind remains firmly in Europe (~80%). Solar was the runaway leader of the pack adding 94GW in 2018 to 49GW of wind, on- and offshore. Half of the world's total installed capacity is currently hydropower but China was the only nation to make substantial hydro additions last year. Bioenergy [added] 6GW.
Battery Power's Latest Plunge in Costs Threatens Coal, Gas
2019-03-26, Bloomberg
https://about.bnef.com/blog/battery-powers-latest-plunge-costs-threatens-coal...
Two technologies that were immature and expensive only a few years ago but are now at the center of the unfolding low-carbon energy transition have seen spectacular gains in cost-competitiveness in the last year. The latest analysis by research company BloombergNEF (BNEF) shows that the benchmark levelized cost of electricity, or LCOE, for lithium-ion batteries has fallen 35% to $187 per megawatt-hour since the first half of 2018. Meanwhile, the benchmark LCOE for offshore wind has tumbled by 24%. Onshore wind and photovoltaic solar have also gotten cheaper, their respective benchmark LCOE reaching $50 and $57 per megawatt-hour for projects starting construction in early 2019, down 10% and 18% on the equivalent figures of a year ago. Elena Giannakopoulou, head of energy economics at BNEF, commented: "Looking back over this decade, there have been staggering improvements in the cost-competitiveness of these low-carbon options, thanks to technology innovation, economies of scale, stiff price competition and manufacturing experience. The most striking finding in this LCOE Update, for the first-half of 2019, is on the cost improvements in lithium-ion batteries. These are opening up new opportunities for them to balance a renewables-heavy generation mix. Batteries co-located with solar or wind projects are starting to compete, in many markets and without subsidy, with coal- and gas-fired generation for the provision of 'dispatchable power' that can be delivered whenever the grid needs it.
Note: For more along these lines, see concise summaries of deeply revealing energy news articles from reliable major media sources.
Norway's $1tn wealth fund to divest from oil and gas exploration
2019-03-08, The Guardian (One of the UK's leading newspapers)
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/mar/08/norways-1tn-wealth-fund-to-dive...
The world's largest sovereign wealth fund, which manages $1tn (Ł770bn) of Norway's assets, is to dump investments in firms that explore for oil and gas, but will still hold stakes in firms such as BP and Shell that have renewable energy divisions. The Government Pension Fund Global (GPFG), whose assets exceed those of rival sovereign wealth funds ... said it would phase out oil exploration from its "investment universe". "The objective is to reduce the vulnerability of our common wealth to a permanent oil price decline," said Norway's finance minister, Siv Jensen. "Hence, it is more accurate to sell companies which explore and produce oil and gas, rather than selling a broadly diversified energy sector." Greenpeace UK's oil campaigner, Charlie Kronick, said: "This partial divestment from oil and gas [sends] a clear signal that companies betting on the expansion of their oil and gas businesses present an unacceptable risk, not only to the climate but also to investors. "While BP and Shell are excluded from the current divestment proposal, they must now recognise that if they continue to spend billions chasing new fossil fuels, they are doomed." Tom Sanzillo, director of finance for the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis, said: "These are very important statements from a big fund. They're doing it because fossil fuel stocks are not producing the value that they have historically. He said GPFG's investment strategy also "underscores that the fracking business model is unsustainable".
Norway sees boom in electric cars, fueled by the government
2018-12-19, Associated Press
https://www.apnews.com/7fdc039fee6c4c62bdc76054972a2e03
A silent revolution has transformed driving in Norway. Some 30 percent of all new cars sport plug-in cables rather than gasoline tanks, compared with 2 percent across Europe overall and 1-2 percent in the U.S. As countries around the world — including China, the world's biggest auto market — try to encourage more people to buy electric cars to fight climate change, Norway's success has one key driver: the government. It offered big subsidies and perks that it is now due to phase out, but only so long as electric cars remain attractive to buy compared with traditional ones. "It should always be cheaper to have a zero emissions car than a regular car," says Climate and Environment Minister Ola Elvestuen, who helped push through a commitment to have only sell zero-emissions cars sold in Norway by 2025. To help sales, the Norwegian government waived hefty vehicle import duties and registration and sales taxes. Owners don't have to pay road tolls, and get free use of ferries and bus lanes in congested city centers. These perks, which are costing the government almost $1 billion this year, are being phased out in 2021, though any road tolls and fees would be limited to half of what gasoline car owners must pay. Gradually, subsidies for electric cars will be replaced by higher taxes on traditional cars. Some 36 percent of all new cars sold are SUVs, which provide safety in the country's tough winters. Tesla's SUV, the Model X - the motor of choice for well-to-do environmentally-minded Norwegians.
Note: How strange that this AP article was posted and then removed from both the Washington Post website and ABC news website. For more along these lines, see concise summaries of deeply revealing news articles on energy corruption from reliable major media sources. Then explore the excellent, reliable resources provided in our New Energy Information Center.
UK renewable energy capacity surpasses fossil fuels for first time
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2018/nov/06/uk-renewable-energy-capac...
The capacity of renewable energy has overtaken that of fossil fuels in the UK for the first time, in a milestone that experts said would have been unthinkable a few years ago. In the past five years, the amount of renewable capacity has tripled while fossil fuels' has fallen by one-third, as power stations reached the end of their life or became uneconomic. The result is that between July and September, the capacity of wind, solar, biomass and hydropower reached 41.9 gigawatts, exceeding the 41.2GW capacity of coal, gas and oil-fired power plants. Imperial College London, which compiled the figures, said the rate at which renewables had been built in the past few years was greater than the "dash for gas" in the 1990s. Dr Iain Staffell, who undertook the research, said: "Britain's power system is slowly but surely walking away from fossil fuels, and this quarter saw a major milestone on the journey." In terms of installed capacity, wind is the biggest source of renewables at more than 20GW, followed by solar spread across nearly 1m rooftops and in fields. Biomass is third. In the past year, coal capacity has fallen by one-quarter, and there are only six coal-fired plants left in the UK. Coal operators have been affected by the UK's carbon tax on electricity generation, as well as competition from gas.
Plunging Emissions Mostly Not Spurred By Natural Gas Nor Renewables, U.S. Government Finds
https://www.forbes.com/sites/jeffmcmahon/2018/10/29/plunging-emissions-mostly...
Carbon-dioxide emissions from electricity generation fell last year to their lowest level since 1987, the U.S. Energy Information Administration reported today, and the strongest driver is neither the shift from coal to natural gas nor the growth of renewables. More than half of the decline in emissions has occurred because of ... a decline in industrial demand for electricity, the EIA reported. "U.S. electricity demand has decreased in 6 of the past 10 years, as industrial demand has declined and residential and commercial demand has remained relatively flat," writes Perry Lindstrom, a senior energy and environmental analyst. Demand for electricity grew by 1.9 percent per year from 1996 to 2005, but has declined since 2005 by -0.1 percent per year, spurred by rapidly decreasing demand in the industrial sector. If that shift had not taken place, Lindstrom concludes, U.S. power sector emissions would have been 654 million metric tons higher last year. That's slightly larger than the decline in emissions from the power sector's shift to using cleaner fuels—natural gas and renewables. Cleaner fuels are responsible for saving 645 MMmt of emissions. Today's EIA report does not investigate the reason for the decline in industrial demand, but EIA's past analyses of the industrial sector offer a clue. In its 2017 Manufacturing Energy Consumption Survey, EIA pegged the decline in industrial electricity consumption to a national shift away from energy-intensive industries.
Note: For more along these lines, see concise summaries of deeply revealing climate change news articles from reliable major media sources.
This breakthrough in a type of photosynthesis could provide the world with unlimited energy
2018-09-12, MarketWatch
https://www.marketwatch.com/story/this-breakthrough-in-a-type-of-photosynthes...
Imagine a new, potent generation of solar panels capable of producing unlimited amounts of energy, using only sunshine and algae. This could be possible, thanks to a breakthrough made by researchers from the University of Cambridge, documented in a Nature Energy 2018 article. They were able to split water into its components, oxygen and hydrogen, using what is known as semi-artificial photosynthesis. The procedure has ... never been used to generate large amounts of energy due to expensive and toxic catalysts necessary for the reaction. Photosynthesis [is] the process plants use to convert sunlight into energy. Oxygen is a byproduct of photosynthesis when water absorbed by plants is "split." Most of the oxygen on Earth is here because of this photochemical reaction. Hydrogen ... is also produced this way. Now, by combining algae and man-made components, researchers have been able to bypass both natural inefficiency and the use of toxic reactants. This was achieved by enabling a dormant process in algae that uses a special enzyme (hydrogenase) to reduce water into hydrogen and oxygen. Katarzyna Sokol, a researcher on the project ... explains: "Hydrogenase is an enzyme present in algae that is capable of reducing protons into hydrogen. During evolution, this process has been deactivated because it wasn't necessary for survival, but we successfully managed to bypass the inactivity to [split] water into hydrogen and oxygen."
Global demand for fossil fuels will peak in 2023, says thinktank
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2018/sep/11/global-energy-demand-fossil-...
Global demand for fossil fuels will peak in 2023, an influential thinktank has predicted. Explosive growth in wind and solar will combine with action on climate change and slowing growth in energy needs to ensure that fossil fuel demand peaks in the 2020s, Carbon Tracker predicted. The projection is much more bullish than estimates by the global energy watchdog and oil and gas companies, which mostly expect demand to peak in the mid-2030s. Coal reached its peak in 2014. The group, which popularised the notion of a carbon bubble – where fossil fuel assets lose their value in the switch to a low-carbon economy – said the findings spelled disruption for energy firms. The Bank of England governor, Mark Carney, has already warned that markets face a "huge hit" from the transition. The Carbon Tracker report warned incumbency and size would be no protection, and compared the fate of fossil fuel firms to the horse and cart at the start of the 20th century. "Demand for incumbents peaks early, and investors in incumbents lose money early," it said. The first two decades of this century were the innovation period for renewables, the authors said, while the "endgame" for fossil fuels – when renewables overtake them – would come from 2050 onwards. Falling wind and solar costs would lead to some emerging countries "leapfrogging" fossil fuels and opting for renewables to meet most of their growing energy needs, the thinktank said.
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Scotland's floating turbine smashes tidal renewable energy records
https://www.independent.co.uk/environment/scotland-floating-turbine-tidal-pow...
A floating tidal stream turbine off the coast of Orkney has produced more green energy in a year than Scotland's entire wave and tidal sector produced in the 12 years before it came online. In 12 months of full-time operation, the SR2000 turbine supplied the equivalent annual power demand of about 830 households. It produced 3GWh of renewable electricity during its first year of testing. Over the 12 years before its launch ... wave and tidal energies across Scotland had collectively produced 2.983GWh. Andrew Scott, chief executive officer of developers Scotrenewables Tidal Power, said: "The SR2000's phenomenal performance has set a new benchmark for the tidal industry. "Its first year of testing has delivered a performance level approaching that of widely deployed mature renewable technologies." He added: "The ability to easily access the SR2000 for routine maintenance has been a significant factor in our ability to generate electricity at such levels over the past 12 months, including over winter." The team ... said their success – combined with Meygen's generation of more than 8GWh over the past year from four tidal turbines deployed in the Pentland Firth – is evidence that tidal power generation could be rolled out more widely.
Supersized solar farms are sprouting around the world (and maybe in space, too)
2018-08-18, NBC News
https://www.nbcnews.com/mach/science/supersized-solar-farms-are-sprouting-aro...
Utilities around the world are supersizing their solar farms. Nowhere is that more apparent than in southern Egypt, where what will be the world's largest solar farm — a vast collection of more than 5 million photovoltaic panels — is now taking shape. When it's completed next year, the $4 billion Benban solar park near Aswan will cover an area 10 times bigger than New York's Central Park and generate up to 1.8 gigawatts of electricity. But Benban probably won't hold on to its title for long. China is planning to build a two-gigawatt solar farm in the northwestern province of Ningxia, and the state of Gujarat in western India recently gave the go-ahead for a five-gigawatt facility. Japan is even talking about putting a large-scale solar farm in space. "There are huge savings for larger projects," says Benjamin Attia, a solar analyst. A 2017 report from the U.S. National Renewable Energy Laboratory found that the cost of photovoltaic systems shrank by a factor of five from 2010 to 2017. Even the punitive tariffs on Chinese solar panels enacted earlier this year by the Trump administration are unlikely to slow the spread of large-scale solar, which in the U.S. is already cheaper and much cleaner than coal. "Governments have wised up," says Attia. "They just want the cheapest, fastest way to add new electricity supplies. For nuclear, procurement can take a decade. For gas, it's up to four years. If you're talking solar and things go smoothly, you can build a reasonably large project in 18 months."
Organic solar cells set 'remarkable' energy record
Chinese researchers have taken what they say is a major step forward for the development of a new generation of solar cells. Manufacturers have long used silicon to make solar panels because the material was the most efficient at converting sunlight into electricity. But organic photovoltaics, made from carbon and plastic, promise a cheaper way of generating electricity. This new study shows that organics can now be just as efficient as silicon. Organic photovoltaics (OPV) can be made of compounds that are dissolved in ink so they can be printed on thin rolls of plastic, they can bend or curve around structures or even be incorporated into clothing. Commercial solar photovoltaics usually covert 15-22% of sunlight, with a world record for a silicon cell of 27.3% reached in this summer in the UK. Organics have long lingered at around half this rate. In April researchers were able to reach 15% in tests. Now this new study pushes that beyond 17% with the authors saying that up to 25% is possible. This is important because according to estimates, with a 15% efficiency and a 20 year lifetime, organic solar cells could produce electricity at a cost of less than 7 cents per kilowatt-hour. In 2017, the average cost of electricity in the US was 10.5 cents per kilowatt-hour. Flexible, printed solar cells offer a wide range of possibilities. They can work indoors and they can be made semi-transparent, so they could be incorporated into windows and generate power during daylight.
We're drowning in trash. These Dutch scientists have a solution.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/theworldpost/wp/2018/08/02/biomass/?nored...
The sprawling, gated campus of the Energy Research Center of the Netherlands (ECN) sits on a spit of land about an hour north of Amsterdam. In a nearby control room, engineers ... were working on one of clean energy's intransigent problems: how to turn waste into electricity without producing more waste. Decades ago, scientists discovered that when heated to extreme temperatures, wood and agricultural leftovers, as well as plastic and textile waste, turn into a gas composed of underlying chemical components. The resulting synthetic gas, or "syngas," can be harnessed as a power source, generating heat or electricity. But gasified waste has serious shortcomings: it contains tars, which clog engines and disrupt catalysts, breaking machinery, and in turn, lowering efficiency and raising costs. This is what the Dutch technology is designed to fix. The MILENA-OLGA system, as they call it, is a revolutionary carbon-neutral energy plant that turns waste into electricity with little or no harmful byproducts. The MILENA-OLGA process ... is 11 percent more efficient than most existing energy-from-waste plants and over 50 percent more efficient than incinerators of a comparable scale. The process also emits zero wastewater and produces no particulates or other pollutants. Just 4 percent of the original material is left over as inert white ash, which can be used to make cement.
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Sweden to reach its 2030 renewable energy target by the end of 2018
2018-08-01, ZMEscience
https://www.zmescience.com/ecology/renewable-energy-ecology/sweden-renewable-...
While most countries are struggling to reach their renewable energy targets, others are breezing past them. Thanks to both its geography and impactful policies, Sweden is set to achieve its 2030 goals in mere months. In 2012, years before the Paris Agreement, Norway and Sweden signed a joint agreement to increase production of electricity from renewables by 28.4 terawatt hours within eight years. It only took a few years for Sweden to realize it was ahead of schedule, and in 2017, it increased its target, aiming to add another 18 TWh by 2030. Lo and behold, once more, Sweden is moving much faster than anticipated and now there's a good chance it will reach the 2030 goal in mere months — maybe even by the end of the year. Wind energy is one of the main drivers propelling Sweden's renewable targets forward. According to the World Economic Forum ... there will be 3,681 turbines functioning in the country by the end of the year. But this is only the start of the road for Sweden. Sweden already has a cross-party agreement to achieve 100% renewable energy production by 2040, and the figure is already hovering around 57%. The country has also set a target of net zero emissions of greenhouse gases by 2045. According to the Paris Agreement, all EU countries have agreed to achieve 20% final energy consumption from renewable sources by 2020.
Europe keeps setting clean-energy records
2018-07-14, Quartz
https://qz.com/1328344/renewable-energy-europe-keeps-setting-new-records-and-...
This week, two of the biggest economies in Europe set new records for clean energy. The UK's electrical grid has not burned any coal for about 1,000 hours so far this year. Though it's just a symbolic achievement, the pace at which the UK is reaching such figures shows the pace of the energy transition. In 2016 and 2017, the comparable figures for the full year stood at 210 hours and 624 hours, respectively. There are two reasons for the shift: a carbon tax on coal has made cleaner natural gas more attractive, and subsidies for solar and wind power have ensured wider deployment of new clean-energy technologies. Germany's case has been slightly different. Though it began pushing for renewable energy much earlier than the UK, its gains have been slower. The coal lobby in Germany is a lot stronger than in the UK. But as the costs of renewable energy have come down, change is finally showing. In 2018 so far, coal generated about 35.1% of the country's electricity. In comparison, renewable sources, such as solar, wind, and biomass, generated about 36.5%. At the half-year mark, it's the first time in Germany's history that renewables sources have generated more electricity than coal. Such records and falling renewable costs have made it easier for the EU to set more ambitious clean-energy goals. Last month, the bloc's member nations agreed that each country must get 32% of all its energy from renewable sources by 2030.
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From: Gregory Piatetsky-Shapiro
Subject: Netflix Prize contest dramatic finish - and winner is ...
The team BellKor�s Pragmatic Chaos, an international coalition of 4 teams, c finally, after almost 3 years of competition, managed to break the 10% barrier with a score of 10.08% on June 26.
This kicked off 30 day last call period for the Grand Prize, giving other teams the chance to make their final submissions and potentially take the prize.
With about a day left, a new entry The Ensemble, made of numerous other teams which followed BellKor�s Pragmatic Chaos on the leaderboard, managed to leapfrog them the leaderboard with 10.09% entry - the smallest possible advantage!
Then, with less than half an hour left in the contest, BellKor�s Pragmatic Chaos submitted an entry that tied The Ensemble, with a score of 10.09%. Twenty minutes later, and only four minutes before the competition ended, The Ensemble struck back with a buzzer-beating 10.10% submission.
Netflix final leaderboard shows hectic submissions by the top teams on the last day of July 26.
Netflix announced that the contest is officially closed
However, who won is not yet clear, since according to Netflix official rules the contest is based on two sets.
The first is called the Quiz set, which is used to publicly display how a team is faring to the public and to determine when the contest would kick into its 30 day last call mode. But the set that really matters, the Test set, is still a secret, and nobody knows if The Ensemble or team BellKor performs better. Netflix will make the final contest announcement in the next few weeks.
Yehuda Koren of BellKor�s Pragmatic Chaos has posted on the contest�s forums that BellKor came out with the lowest Test score, though Netflix has not made the official announcement.
The official winner should be announced in a few weeks.
According to a post on the Official Netflix Blog, over the past three years there have been 44,014 entries from 5,169 teams in 186 countries vying for the top prize.
New York Times Online, Netflix Competitors Learn the Power of Teamwork
A contest set up by Netflix, which offered a $1 million prize to anyone who could significantly improve its movie recommendation system, ended on Sunday with two teams in a virtual dead heat, and no winner to be declared until September.
Why the Netflix Prize is a Kind of a Big Deal, by Chris Albrecht
Mediaunbound blog
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