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8 Ways Your Radio Station Can Encourage Streaming During the COVID-19 Pandemic
by Seth Resler · April 24, 2020
We know that people are driving less during the COVID-19 pandemic, and this is a challenge for our industry because the car is, under normal circumstances, where the most radio listening happens. Radio broadcasters hope that they can offset the loss of in-car listening with an increase in in-home listening, but there's a hurdle: We recently surveyed radio listeners and found that nearly a fifth of them do not have a working radio at home:
To counteract this trend, your station needs to promote the other ways that people can listen: through your mobile app, on smart speakers, or by streaming on the website. We've seen that the more radio stations promote these assets, the more listeners use them. Here are eight ways to promote alternative ways to listen to your radio station:
1. On-Air Breaks
Your DJs should tell people about all the different ways that listeners can stream the stations. This doesn't need to involve lengthy breaks. DJs regularly begin or end breaks by saying the station's dial position and call letters, but in the current environment, the dial position may not be that important. You may want to replace saying "108.9 WKRP" with something like, "WKRP on the radio and in the app store." A clever positioning statement can make it easier for jocks to promote the stream more often.
2. On-Air Production
Not everything your station wants to promote requires a full-blown recorded promo. Sweepers between songs can do a lot of the heavy lifting when it comes to promoting station apps, Alexa skills, or streams.
3. The Website
Radio stations usually give their "Listen Now" buttons prime real estate on their websites — often in the top right corner of the page. Consider elevating two other calls to action to a prime position on your website: a link to the station's mobile app and a link to a page that explains how to listen to the station on smart speakers. The link to the mobile app is especially important on the mobile version of your site — the version that people see when they look at it on a smartphone or tablet. If you want to get really fancy, use a service like AppURL or Pretty Links to detect which operating system the user is on and send them to the Android or Apple app store accordingly.
4. Email Blasts
Under normal circumstances, your station might use its email database to keep listeners abreast of upcoming concerts or contests. But as the touring circuit grinds to a halt and the prize closet starts looking bare, use it to call attention to all the ways that people can listen to your station. This might mean a dedicated email blast or two on the topic, but it could also mean changing the template of your email newsletter to add renewed focus to the app or stream.
5. Mobile App Push Notifications
If listeners have installed your station's app on their phones, you can use push notifications to encourage them to listen or to educate them about alternative ways to listen. This webinar will fill you in on the basics of push notifications.
6. Livestreaming Videos
As DJs have been forced to work from home, they have learned to take advantage of new ways to engage listeners. But don't let the excitement of these shiny new toys distract your airstaff from the bottom line: Your station generates its revenue based on the number of people who listen in. When broadcasting live on Facebook, YouTube, Instagram, Twitch, or other platforms, find ways to tell people how they can listen to the station. This can be done verbally, with text overlays, or by placing links in the comments.
7. Instagram Bio
It's can be difficult to steer people towards a specific digital action on Instagram because, unlike Twitter and Facebook, Instagram limits the ability to use links in posts. Most accounts are confined to a single link in the bio. You can overcome this limitation to a degree by using a service link Linktree, which allows you to create a multi-button menu for your Instagram profile. Even if you've already set this up, now is a good time to review it to make sure the buttons link to the most important places given our current circumstances. If you're linking to your Contests page but not your mobile app, it's time to switch things up.
8. Images and Videos for Social Media
Finally, your station can create online content, such as graphics or videos, that promote alternative ways to listen and share these on social media. Here's an example from WMMR in Philadelphia:
Here's an example from Alt 94.9 in San Diego:
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Don't assume that just because your listeners know how to find your station on their car stereo that they'll also find it on their newfangled home gadgets. During this time, renew your station's efforts to let audiences know how they can stream your station through its mobile app, its website, and on their smart speakers.
If you were a Techsurvey stakeholder, you have specific data on your station to help prioritize which outlets and gadgets to promote the most. The more ways you can get the word out, the better.
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Vervant (okzitanisch: gleichlautend) ist ein Ort und eine Gemeinde mit  Einwohnern (Stand ) im westfranzösischen Département Charente in der Region Nouvelle-Aquitaine. Zur Gemeinde gehören mehrere Weiler (hameaux) und Einzelgehöfte.

Lage
Der Ort Vervant liegt in einer Höhe von etwa 90 m ü. d. M. im ehemaligen Waldgebiet der Boixe in der alten Kulturlandschaft des Angoumois, einem Teil der Charente. Vervant liegt etwa 20 km nördlich von Angoulême, der Hauptstadt des Départements Charente.

Bevölkerungsentwicklung

Der kontinuierliche Rückgang der Bevölkerungszahlen im ausgehenden 19. und in der ersten Hälfte des 20. Jahrhunderts ist im Wesentlichen auf die Reblauskrise im Weinbau und die zunehmende Mechanisierung der Landwirtschaft zurückzuführen.

Wirtschaft
Der Ort und seine Umgebung waren jahrhundertelang landwirtschaftlich geprägt; die meisten Menschen lebten als Selbstversorger. Im ausgehenden Mittelalter und in der frühen Neuzeit wurde der Weinbau vorangetrieben, der jedoch – nach der Reblauskrise im ausgehenden 19. und beginnenden 20. Jahrhundert – das alte Mengenniveau nie wieder erreicht hat. Dafür spielen die Forstwirtschaft und ein Kalksteinbruch eine wichtige wirtschaftliche Rolle. Der Tourismus in Form der Vermietung von Ferienwohnungen (gîtes) ist seit den 1960er Jahren als Einnahmequelle hinzugekommen.

Geschichte
Bereits in der Jungsteinzeit siedelten Menschen in der Gegend.

Im Jahr 1020 gab der damalige Graf von Angoulême den Ort in die Obhut der Abtei von Saint-Amant-de-Boixe, woraufhin diese hier ein Priorat gründete. Für das Hochmittelalter, die Zeit des Hundertjährigen Krieges (1337–1453) und der Hugenottenkriege (1562–1598) fehlen die Quellen.

Sehenswürdigkeiten
 Die Ursprünge der ehemaligen Prioratskirche und heutigen Pfarrkirche Saint-Pierre liegen im 12. Jahrhundert. Im 19. Jahrhundert stürzte jedoch die Westseite der Kirche ein und riss Teile des Kirchenschiffs mit, woraufhin diese in einfachen neoromanisch-neogotischen Formen wiederaufgebaut wurden. Die deutlich höhere Ostpartie der Kirche blieb erhalten.
außerhalb
 Die jungsteinzeitliche Nekropole von Boixe () besteht aus zwei – unter einem bazinaähnlichen Grabhügel (Tumulus) verborgenen – Grabkammern, deren Deckplatten und Wände jedoch größtenteils ergänzt wurden.

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5 web design trends to watch in 2023
by Mike Iedema
It's rare anymore that a business has to be sold on whether they need a website. It is 2022 (almost 2023), afterall. Many businesses have a website, or are at a point in their growth where they are considering the need to have one designed and built for them.
However, it's certainly not unheard of for some businesses to think they can skirt by and manage without a website. Well, we're here to tell you that those days are severely numbered. That might have worked out OK back in the day, but it's just not how people want to do businesses now. More on that later.
By now, most businesses are on board with the idea that they need to have a strong website in order to attract and retain customers. But the internet is always changing, as are the websites that customers visit. New functionality is available at a pace more rapid than ever, which opens up the door for new web design trends to emerge.
When it comes to those new trends, those that adopt them more quickly are usually rewarded, whether by improved conversions, more traffic or better search engine optimization.
New customers research businesses online before buying
The challenge now becomes maintaining a website that is updated with a design that is not only current, but also as usable as possible. But why is that so important?
Well, 81% of retail shoppers look up a business online and do some research before they buy or hire a business for its services. If you don't have an updated website that grabs and keeps a customers' attention, then your business is going to struggle online.
With that in mind, here are five updated web design trends to keep an eye on that you might consider in 2023.
1. The 404 page is fun now!
Let's start with something that may surprise you: the 404 error page, you know, the page that pops up whenever a user clicks a broken or inactive link, can be fun now.
That's right. You don't have to make 404 pages boring. What used to send internet users scurrying elsewhere can now encourage them to stick around. Maybe that means adding a little bit of interactive content to your website's 404 page. Or maybe incorporate useful tips or other information that a user may find helpful.
You could even use the opportunity to get information from the visitor, such as by asking them to tell you what they were looking for so that you can send them in the right direction – maybe even collect their email address along the way.
There are many possibilities to explore when you update your website in 2023.
2. Page speed is still a top priority
Now for a web design priority that happens more so on the backend rather than what users may actually see: page speed.
In 2023, page speed will remain one of the highest priorities for anyone who relies on their website to drive:
Traffic.People love fast websites, and hate slow ones)
Conversions.Faster websites are easier to use, which leads to more conversions and ecommerce success.
Search rankings. Google rewards well-designed websites that prioritize fast page loading times. This leads to more traffic, which can result in more conversions.
Do you see the cycle in the above benefits? It all starts with page speed. Make sure you are not using bloated features or poorly coded features on your website that may be costing you even a tenth of a second. That can be all it takes for a visitor to either leave your website or become a customer.
3. Animations and moving effects guide users
Too many bells and whistles and flashy objects are something to avoid when dreaming up a website. However, you'll notice more and more websites are starting to incorporate moving effects that actually flow well with the user as they navigate your pages.
For example, active design elements with small motions, such as a twinkling star next to that email signup form or a blinking light next to an "on sale" notice, are a fun way to add intrigue if kept simple and used wisely.
Additionally, many websites are using scrolling effects that work hand-in-hand with a website's design that can actually direct the user's attention toward other areas of the website, or simply encourage them to keep scrolling to see what they might discover.
There are many possibilities to incorporate animations and moving effects, but remember, a little can go a long way.
4. 90s navigation is back in style
Retro is always in, it just depends on what older style is new again. For websites, 90s-style menu navigation designs are starting to show up more frequently.
Much of that is because the generation building today's internet fondly remembers a lot of how the internet used to operate . It seemed like a simpler, more straightforward time in the digital realm – and it was.
There's something to be said about that nostalgia, and menus with tabs at the top of web pages are one way the 90s internet culture influence is making itself seen once again.
5. Keep it simple
Simple designs are in for 2023. Why? Because a simple design, such as a single page website, or at least limited pages, requires you to immediately get to the point and make the case to the visitor as to why they should stay on your website and take the next action, whether that's buy or contact you for a service.
Simple designs also help boost page speed, which as we've already covered is critical.
Finally simple designs can help keep your customer on track. They don't have to mess with navigation. All it takes for you to get their message across is for them to keep scrolling – and not that far, either.
So consider what you could scale back on your current website when evaluating future updates or redesigns.
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When you're looking for expert web designers in 2023 for your business's website, look no further than Emagine. Web design is a major part of what we do – and we do it well.
Schedule a free consultation, and we'll discuss how we can help deliver real results for your business in the new year.
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Instantly relatable, Dr Lim Hwee Yong reveals why he decided to pursue a career in oncology and how his passion for this demanding profession is constantly renewed.
It is said that there are generally two types of people in this world: the ones who constantly wonder how their lives would have been different if they had taken a different path at any of life's forks in the road, and those who know exactly what his or her destiny is. Dr Lim Hwee Yong belongs to the latter.
his day-to-day job. He says, "A cancer diagnosis is very severe. Once a patient gets the diagnosis, it immediately impacts everyone around him or her." Alongside professional advice, providing assurance to both the patient and the patient's family and friends is an integral part of his job.
Hwee Yong received his medical degree from University College Dublin, National University of Ireland. His postgraduate training in Internal Medicine was across the oceans at University of Hawaii. Then came Hematology and Medical Oncology training at Huntsman Cancer Institute, University of Utah.
When he was training and working in the US, Hwee Yong realised that oncology was not just something he loved doing, but something he actually needed to do – much like the writer's need to put pen to paper, or the runner's need to bolt full-speed to the finish line.
"When I first went into oncology, there was a lot to learn and a large psychological strain to bear. It is known that oncologists in Singapore shoulder one of the heaviest workloads. But when I came through it, I realised that the amount I can do for a patient makes this very satisfying.
next to the spine. The race against time commenced, and the key was establishing the right diagnosis so that proper treatments could be tailored for her.
Hwee Yong notes that oncology is a fast-changing field and the biggest challenge for him is to constantly stay abreast with the ever-expanding corpus of knowledge. He remembers the early days, some 20 years ago, when industry practitioners were in a "desperate" situation and it was very difficult to treat most cancer patients.
He feels that there is a lot more that can be done in terms of public education and removing the layman's fear of discussing cancer. He spends a portion of his time participating in cancer support groups such as those organised by the Singapore Cancer Society, Nectar Care Support Groups and various community support group forums held by charitable organisations. Hwee Yong is also increasingly spending time reaching out to the general public, with the simple message: early detection, early treatment, save lives.
Part of his public education takes the form of serving as a visiting consultant medical oncologist at the National Cancer Centre Singapore. His is also actively involved in the training of doctors, medical students and nurses. As a member of the Medical Oncology Residency Advisory Board, he is involved in reviewing and advising on the training structure for medical oncology training. This places him in the role of an examiner for the medical oncologist trainee exit exams.
Hwee Yong sees cancer as a disease that requires a high level of very specialised care, and involves multidisciplinary care. Singapore with its high level of human, biomedical engineering and technological resources is well positioned to be the Asia-Pacific international tertiary high-level cancer treatment hub.
But can one live a fulfilling life knowing that there are cancer cells in your body? "Absolutely," he replies. He proffers the case of another patient, a 53-year old mother of two who learnt that she had contracted stage four breast cancer 20 years ago. The patient first discovered her cancer when she started having persistent back pain due to cancer spreading to her bones. Urgent surgical treatment was required to stabilise the spine. After going through the recommended treatments, she now lives the same kind of life as any other normal female.
He emphasises the importance of the environment and the immune system in cancer evolution by highlighting that there are very few types of inherited cancers. In fact, less than five percent of the global population have hereditary cancer.
He notes that the types of food that we eat and the environment that we expose ourselves to are factors that we can control to help our body's immune system. Hwee Yong advises staying away from consuming charred and preservative-laden foods, chugging alcohol and smoking.
It takes stamina, compassion and commitment to pursue a career in oncology. As rewarding as his career is, Hwee Yong is well aware of the realities of physical and emotional burnout. Regular breaks help him to unwind and refocus on his goals. He notes that burnout is all too real amongst fellow practitioners of oncology, and he is thankful that he has a very supportive network of family and friends. He describes himself as a family man who enjoys going on outings and hanging out with his family on the weekends.


When it comes to deferred maintenance, it seems like you can only go so long before you have to pay the piper. That's a lesson the city of Los Angeles learned in dramatic fashion this summer.
After years of neglect, a 90-year-old water main burst under Sunset Boulevard — one of the city's busiest and most storied thoroughfares. The rupture exploded into the street with a geyser of water and chunks of asphalt flying more than 40 feet into the air. Nearby University of California, Los Angeles was flooded with 20 million gallons of water (all the more horrific because California is suffering such a serious drought) before crews could fix the problem. To top it off, the disaster-movie-style scenes — endless traffic, floods and explosions — got major national news coverage including the front page of the New York Times.
It was probably the most spectacular example of the deferred maintenance quandary so many municipalities find themselves in today. The quandary is that like Los Angeles, many cities were forced to put off water and wastewater maintenance during the recession. Now what was "nice to do" maintenance has quickly become "have to do." Indeed, the American Society of Civil Engineers, gives the United States a D+ on its annual infrastructure report card, and says the nation will have to invest $3.6 billion by 2020 to address the issues.
As the economic recovery struggles along and taxpayers remain unwilling to fund bond measures and other traditional funding mechanisms, municipalities find themselves still unable to make needed upgrades and repairs. And they know it's just a matter of time before a Los Angeles-style emergency happens in their city. In fact, there are 240,000 water main breaks in the U.S. each year, and many water mains and pipes are over 100 years old.
But savvy municipal leaders have found a new way to pay for deferred maintenance that doesn't require massive capital outlays, and even comes with a guaranteed pay off. It's called performance contracting, as detailed in a recent article in American City & County magazine.
With performance contracting, cities and counties can achieve operational savings of up to 60 percent, which offers a tremendous opportunity for them to monetize savings, implement infrastructure upgrades expeditiously, and transfer equitable project cost, performance, and delivery risk to a financially sound and proven energy savings companies (ESCOs), such as Schneider Electric.
Just ask the city of Kirksville, Mo. The city historically had problems with water loss from its older water and wastewater system. The citywide water metering system comprised a broad assortment of meters that no longer provided accurate information. In short, city leaders were staring down the barrel of years of deferred maintenance.
Working with the city, Schneider Electric replaced more than 7,000 aging water meters with more accurate automated equipment and renovated the water system. Schneider Electric also put a Revenue Protection Plan in place, which monitors monthly billing data to identify and report alarming trends, and help the city prioritize water meter and distribution maintenance.
As a result, the revenue and savings generated allowed the city to move forward with a comprehensive energy savings performance contract with Schneider Electric that included $4.7 million in renovations. The project is providing the city with nearly $350,000 in annual savings, eliminating the need to raise taxpayer rates and enhancing the city's budgeting stewardship.
So when it comes to deferred water and wastewater maintenance, it seems like municipalities really have two options: Wait and pay the piper, or act now with a performance contracting partnership to pay it forward!
Read more about how performance contracting can help solve deferred maintenance issues.


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Hallandale Beach is a city in Broward County, Florida, United States. The city is named after Luther Halland, the son of a Swedish worker for Henry Flagler's Florida East Coast Railroad. As of the 2010 census, the population was 37,113.
The city is known as the home of Gulfstream Park (horse racing and casino) and Mardi Gras Casino, a greyhound racing track which hosts the World Classic. It also has a sizable financial district, with offices for a number of banks and brokerage houses. Due to the large number of tourists who eventually retire in the city, Hallandale Beach has one of the fastest-growing populations in Broward County and in Metro Miami.
Hallandale Beach, like most of Broward County, had no permanent European-descended population until the end of the 19th century. Seminole Indians, in settlements that lay inland of the Atlantic shore, hunted in the area and gathered coontie roots to produce arrowroot starch.
Railroad magnate Henry Flagler, owner of the Florida East Coast Railway, recruited Luther Halland, a brother-in-law of Flagler's agents, to found a settlement south of the community of Dania. Halland and Swedish immigrant Olaf Zetterlund touted the frost-free climate and cheap land of the settlement (then named Halland, later changed to Hallandale). Halland constructed a small trading post and became the first postmaster of the small community.
By 1900, the community had slowly grown to a dozen families—seven of Swedish, three of English, and two of African descent. In 1904 the first school was built, and the first church followed two years later. Hallandale was primarily a farming community; the beach was undeveloped and used by the residents only for recreational purposes.
Hallandale was incorporated on 14 May 1927. By that time, a thriving community of 1,500 residents, with electricity and street lights, was in place. In 1947, Hallandale was reincorporated as a city, allowing it to expand its borders through annexation of nearby unincorporated land lying adjacent to the Atlantic shore. In August 1999, the city officially changed its name to Hallandale Beach
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Professor and Senior Lecturer in Musicology at Uppsala university
My research mainly concerns music and music theory from the late Middle Ages and the sixteenth century, but I have also made major contributions from different aspects on music from later periods. The aim of this research is perhaps explained most easily as a quest to understand why music looks (and sounds) the way it does, how individuals acquired the skill of compositional techniques, who wrote what, and how extant sources relate to each other. This could include e.g. identifying shattered and complex fragments and lead, via philological reconstruction, to a modern performance of the music in our own time.
I finished my Ph.D. at the University of Liverpool in 2007 and became associate professor at the Department of Musicology at Uppsala University in 2013. 2006-2015 I was head of Rare Collections at the Swedish National Collections of Music. I am a board member at the Swedish Royal Academy of Music since 2008, and have been leader of the Swedish working group of Répertoire international des sources musicales (a research project with working groups in 36 countries). At present I am working with a project on Early Modern Lutheran ecclesiastical music, funded by the Swedish Research Council.
Mattias makes an inventory (left image). Mattias receives the Harald Göransson sholarship in 2013 (right image). (Click for high resolution images.)
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Family: Wife Karolina och two sons (born 2010 and 2014).
Interests: Family and friends, fishing, classical languages, compose and improvise fugues, etc.
Other: Responsible for the educational scientific music programme Den svenska musikhistorien (the Swedish music history) in Sweden's Radio P2.


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Q: Casting a datatype for a C library in C++ I am trying to work with a C library in c++ which has the function:
int MAG_robustReadMagModels(char *, MAGtype_MagneticModel *(*)[], int);

From the example C code given, the following is how you would call this library:
char filename[] = "filename";
int epochs = 1;
MAGtype_MagneticModel * MagneticModels[1];
if(!MAG_robustReadMagModels(filename, &MagneticModels, epochs)) {
    //ERROR
}

I attempted to translate this into c++ as follows:
char filename[8] = "filename";
int epochs = 1;
MAGtype_MagneticModel * MagneticModels[1];
if(!MAG_robustReadMagModels(filename, &MagneticModels, epochs)) {
    //ERROR
}

This gives me the following error:
error: C2664: 'int MAG_robustReadMagModels(char *,MAGtype_MagneticModel *(*)[],int)'
: cannot convert argument 2 from 'MAGtype_MagneticModel *(*)[1]' to 'MAGtype_MagneticModel *(*)[]'
Types pointed to are unrelated; conversion requires reinterpret_cast, C-style cast or function-style cast

How would I get c++ to properly reinterpret this for the c library that it is calling?  For reference, the library I am attempting to work with can be found at http://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/geomag/WMM/soft.shtml under the link labeled WMM2015_Windows.zip

A: This error is caused because an array with a known size ( type[x] ) is treated differently by the compiler than an array with an unknown size ( type[] ).  One way to avoid this issue is to create an array with an unknown (as far as the compiler is concerned) size to pass into your function:
char filename[] = "filename";
int epochs = 1;
void *foo = malloc(sizeof(MAGtype_MagneticModel *));
if (foo) {
    MAGtype_MagneticModel* *magnetic_models = (MAGtype_MagneticModel **)foo;
    if(!MAG_robustReadMagModels(filename, (MAGtype_MagneticModel* (*)[]) &magnetic_models, epochs)) {
        //ERROR
    } else {
        // do something with the new magnetic_model;
    }
    free(foo);
}

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Q: Correct way of subdomain configuration I am setting up my first website and currently am confused when it comes to properly configuring the subdomains.
I have got a domain from GoDaddy which is, let's say website.com. Then, I am using Firebase for my hosting, database and so on. I managed to register my domain for the Firebase hosting service and that works just fine and I am able to access it properly.
Then I wanted to add two new subdomains which are sub1.website.com and sub2.website.com. First, I went to Firebase console and added those two new subdomains. Then I registered those A (or whatever was the name) entries on my GoDaddy console as requested by Firebase.
After that, I created two subfolders - sub1 and sub2 - in my public directory for my project, added different index.html files in each and deployed hosting to Firebase. Then I was able to access my subdomains at website.com/sub1 and website.com/sub2, but when I went to either sub1.website.com or sub2.website.com, it redirected me to the main page - website.com.
I want to know what I am doing wrong. I searched for answers here on SO and Google, but was not able to find the proper fix just yet. Please help me to resolve this silly issue.
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ASUC Senate discusses People's Park development, rising COVID-19 cases
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Out of all of the UC system's campuses, UC Berkeley houses the lowest number of students. To combat this, housing project manager Peter Gorman suggested People's Park as a potential area for housing, which raised concerns for ASUC student advocate Joyce Huchin.
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The ASUC Senate met Wednesday to discuss UC Berkeley's development of People's Park into student housing and COVID-19 guidelines and management.
Campus Vice Chancellor for Administration Marc Fisher, campus Associate Vice Chancellor John Arvin, campus professor emeritus of architecture Sam Davis and housing project manager Peter Gorman joined the Senate for a presentation for campus housing projects and for answering questions and concerns.
UC Berkeley's campus houses the lowest percentage of undergraduate and graduate students out of the UC campuses, according to Gorman's presentation, which compounds the already "tight" Bay Area housing market.
To address this, Gorman said campus identified a number of sites for student housing, including People's Park. By 2036, campus hopes to add between 10,535 and 13,875 beds for students, with 950 to 1,200 of those beds located in the proposed People's Park development.
When given time for questions, multiple senators asked about the displacement of unhoused people in the park. Senators also expressed concerns about the presence of UCPD around the building site and the loss of community and resources in the park.
"Even though we are building more housing, it's really difficult for low-income students like myself to be able to afford housing," said ASUC student advocate Joyce Huchin during the meeting. "I'm wondering how you are balancing knowing that, along with knowing that a lot of people will be displaced from their homes, people who have existed in the park for a really long time and have built communities and a lot of central resources at the park."
In response, Davis said a social worker was working with campus and those in People's Park to secure housing for them.
During executive reports, ASUC President Victoria Vera expressed her concerns about COVID-19's increased spread among members of the campus community.
"I just feel very hurt and frustrated with the university response to COVID-19," Vera said during the meeting. "One thing that's become abundantly clear is the need for us to hold our peers accountable during this time."
Vera further urged students to work together to ensure a return to in-person classes and campus activity.
ASUC Academic Affairs Vice President Nicole Anyanwu pointed out that students are able to anonymously report to the Tang Center if they have been exposed to the virus and give a representative a list of people to contact. The Tang Center, Anyanwu said, will keep student information private but ensure exposed individuals are informed that they need to self-sequester.
"It's a free option and definitely a lot more students can take advantage of it," Anyanwu said during the meeting. "It's completely confidential as well."
Sebastian Cahill is a student government reporter. Contact him at [email protected] and follow him on Twitter at @SebastianCahil1.
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Greatest Falcon of All time???
Started by DirtyBird7000k, September 14, 2019
11 hours ago, DawnOfThemBirds said:
He isn't the freak that Julio is, but I think Ridley could best him in the end if he continues to progress skill and technique wise in his route running and hands.
No he won't.
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16 hours ago, RING OF HONOR said:
The question will never have a true answer..
Probably should have been ..Whos your favorite Falcon of all time..or top 5
Honorable mention Humphrey & Tuggle
can't put Neion Deion in Top 5, he left us too soon to go make his coin with other teams.
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Tommy Nobis Hands down.Can't understand why his story isn't Hall of Fame Material:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tommy_Nobis
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5 minutes ago, Vandy said:
It's possible if Ridley masters his technique and skills.
There are plenty of WRs currently ahead of Julio on many of the all-time receiving record lists who were nowhere near the athletic and physical freak that Julio is.
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On 9/15/2019 at 8:32 AM, DawnOfThemBirds said:
Uh, because Julio will end his career a Top 5 WR of all time.
Calvin's a good player, but he's not gonna come close to julio's accomplishments. Maybe he'll catch Roddy.
I looked in the comments section of that post. Baffled to see so many Vick's. To this day I still can't understand the infatuation with pure scrambling quarterbacks. Guess it's just a personal bias I have to traditional quarterbacks that could actually throw consistent accurate passes and do their job as a QB, only running when absolutely necessary.
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Arthur Blank.
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That's the least of the reasons I didn't like him, I volunteer at no kill shelters. It's difficult after you've seen first hand the senseless brutality.
26 minutes ago, Vandy said:
Because Julio will end his career a Top 5 WR of all time.
Calvin's a good player, but he's not gonna come close to julio's accomplishments.
That all depends on how long and how well Julio plays into his 30s.
He will still have to catch up with
Larry Fitzgerald(who's still playing)
Issac Bruce
and many others in many WR records before solidifying himself as a sure top 3 or 5 WR of all time.
He can pass most of them in receiving yards, but I think it may be too late in his career to catch most of them in career TDs. Especially since Julio has yet to still ever have a 10+ TD season.
Ridley already has 1 10+ TD season in his Rookie year.
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1 minute ago, Nobis_Ghost said:
The whole animal thing didn't bother me. I don't really have a soft spot in my heart for animals like that. I just don't like quarterbacks that can't truly play the position
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13 minutes ago, ya_boi_j said:
It is also hard to list Vick as the most talented.
Athletically? Sure, one of the most gifted in that aspect.
But people don't realize that the will and ability to sit your *** down and learn your playbook from front to back and study defenses is a major talent of it's own.
It's probably the most important, especially for Qbs. That's what separates the Peyton's, Montana's, Brees', Marino's, and Brady's from the boys.
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1 minute ago, DawnOfThemBirds said:
It's probably the most important, especially for Qbs.
Yessir. This dude at work told me I was racist because I said I don't like Vick lol. I don't care how far you can throw, it doesn't mean anything when you can't read coverages and hit receivers with pure accuracy consistently. The times I saw him have great passing games was when he wanted to prove points to the media. I'd never in my life consider him the greatest falcon of all time, definitely not top 5
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Lmao, he must be the one who's racist for thinking just because you don't put Vick on a pedestal then you hate him because he's black.
There are black QBs who were better than Vick during their careers. Donovan McNabb and Steve McNair come to mind.
Russell Wilson, who I really don't know wtf he actually is but he considers himself black from what I heard him say in an interview a couple of years ago so I'll take his word for it.
Just now, DawnOfThemBirds said:
Lmao, he must be the one racist for thinking just because you don't put Vick on a pedestal then you hate him because he's black.
**** im black lol. I'll take Cunningham, McNair, McNabb, Wilson anyday over Vick. I'd even take Cam over Vick
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Modern era would be Sanders, if he stayed here. I'll only consider players that played their entire career in Atlanta. Jones will be a top 2 receiver after he fixes whatever the **** happened to him last week who will be the my choice once he takes the top stop of all time passing yards.
and here's an interesting fact of one my favs;
Bartkowski was chosen with the first overall pick in the 1975 NFL Draft, ahead of Walter Payton, by the Atlanta Falcons and was the NFL Rookie of the Year as well as The Sporting News NFC Rookie of the Year in 1975. Sounds familiar.
Yep, it's crazy how people lose their **** when you say Vick did not live up to expectations.
I don't understand why I forgot to mention Cam lol. Cam is a lot more dangerous than Vick when he gets it going.
I don't understand why I forgot to mention Cam lol. Cam is a lot more dangerous than Vick when gets it going.
Heck yeah he is. But you know how it is.
1 hour ago, DawnOfThemBirds said:
Of course it depends on how long he plays. But as last year proved, if anything Julio appears to be getting stronger/better as he ages, not regressing as most of TAFT (not saying you) have been predicting for years.
And you do know Ridley's TD's were in large part because he has JJ drawing defense's focus in double coverage, yes?
Again, not saying Calvin's not going to be a very good receiver, but his career numbers will be a couple notches below jones IMO.
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It's difficult to have just one that is the greatest in skill, talent, athletic achievement, team skills etc
but it boils down to these five
1.) Tommy Nobis
2.) Deion Sanders
3.) Mike Vick
4.) Jesse Tuggle
5.) Julio Jones
Notice that Matt Ryan is not on this list? It's not about Stats! It's about the Overall package and Ryan has been a huge disappointment since the disaster of a Super Bowl against New England! He literally cannot do anything in the red zone even with the type of receivers we have??? Inexcusable!
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Of course it depends on how long he plays. But as last year proved, if anything Julio appears to be stronger as he ages, not regressing as most of TAFT (not saying you) have been predicting for years.
Julio just turned 30, we'll see his level of play and career as he gets to 32, 33, 34, and 35.
I think Julio can play that long at a high level, but that's still very rare territory.
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Tommy Nobis hands down!
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Sorry young folks, without a doubt it's Tom Nobis.
Edited September 15, 2019 by *TMo*
1 hour ago, Nobis_Ghost said:
Without a doubt he was Hall of Game material. He played on a bad team that was ignored by the media, just like today. Lots of offensive players from their time called him better than Butkus. I believe he was just as good at the very least. I always enjoyed the way he destroyed pulling guards to get to the running backs on sweeps. He had that Luke Kuechly instinct to find the ball. He was physical and could run when he first got here. The speed declined with surgeries but even then he was a beast.
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5 minutes ago, *TMo* said:
He's a legend and HoF'ere for the Longhorns: Nobis is one of college football's all-time greatest linebackers. In his tenure with the Texas Longhorns (1963–1965) he averaged nearly 20 tackles a game and, as the only sophomore starter, was an important participant on the Longhorns' 1963 national championship team, which defeated #2 Navy led by Heisman Trophy winner Roger Staubach in the Cotton Bowl. Nobis was also a member of the Kappa Alpha Order fraternity at the university.
And for the Falcons:
Tommy Nobis joined the Falcons for their inaugural season in 1966. That season, he won the league's NFL Rookie of the Year, was voted to the Pro Bowl and amassed 294 combined tackles which still stands today as the team's all-time single-season record,[1]and is unofficially the most tackles ever credited to one player, in a season, in NFL history. In eleven professional seasons he led the Falcons in tackles nine times, went to five Pro Bowls (one in 1972 after two knee surgeries), was named All-Pro twice and was chosen for the NFL's "All-Decade Team" for the 1960s. Miami Dolphins great, running back Larry Csonka commented, "I'd rather play against **** Butkus than Nobis," and Falcons coach Norm Van Brocklin once pointed to Nobis' locker and proclaimed, "There's where our football team dresses."
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15 hours ago, JD dirtybird21 said:
I gotta go with the shiny hood ornament some call Julio Jones
Ugh no. Julio might end up as one of the best in receiving yards, but unless he gets on his horse, he will probably not even scratch the top 20 receiving TD list. He's currently ranked 113th. What's more important? Yards or TDs? I know. Yards right? Well he's only 39th in receiving yards. Ornamental.


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Deviation: Ensuring Adequate COVID-19 Safety Protocols for Federal Contractors
by Kayla Tanner
Submission: October, 2021
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The Department of Defense (DoD) and the Civilian Agency Acquisition Council (CAAC) have both issued new Class Deviations from the FARs that implement Executive Order 14042, Ensuring Adequate COVID Safety Protocols for Federal Contractors (i.e., the federal contractor vaccine mandate).
Both of the Class Deviations include the contract clause that will be added to federal contracts in order to implement the Executive Order mandating that federal contractors and subcontractors at any tier comply with all guidance for contractor or subcontractor workplace locations as published by the Safer Federal Workforce Task Force:
52.223-99 Ensuring Adequate COVID-19 Safety Protocols for Federal Contractors.
ENSURING ADEQUATE COVID-19 SAFETY PROTOCOLS FOR FEDERAL CONTRACTORS (OCT 2021) (DEVIATION)
Definition. As used in this clause –
United States or its outlying areas means—
The fifty States;
The District of Columbia;
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The territories of American Samoa, Guam, and the United States Virgin Islands; and
The minor outlying islands of Baker Island, Howland Island, Jarvis Island, Johnston Atoll, Kingman Reef, Midway Islands, Navassa Island, Palmyra Atoll, and Wake Atoll.
Authority. This clause implements Executive Order 14042, Ensuring Adequate COVID Safety Protocols for Federal Contractors, dated September 9, 2021 (published in the Federal Register on September 14, 2021, 86 FR 50985).
Compliance. The Contractor shall comply with all guidance, including guidance conveyed through Frequently Asked Questions, as amended during the performance of this contract, for contractor or subcontractor workplace locations published by the Safer Federal Workforce Task Force (Task Force Guidance) at https:/www.saferfederalworkforce.gov/contractors.
Subcontracts. The Contractor shall include the substance of this clause, including this paragraph (d), in subcontracts at any tier that exceed the simplified acquisition threshold, as defined in Federal Acquisition Regulation 2.101 on the date of subcontract award, and are for services, including construction, performed in whole or in part within the United States or its outlying areas.
Notably the contract clause does nothing more than require the contractor to comply with the guidance and FAQ located at https:/www.saferfederalworkforce.gov/contractors. It does not seek to expand the scope of that guidance, either in terms of its substance or its reach to affiliates, parent companies, or holding companies.
The DoD and CAAC also included language specifying when the clause will be added to contracts. The clause will be added as follows:
For DoD contracts, the clause will be added to:
Solicitations issued on or after October 15, 2021, and contracts, task orders, and delivery orders awarded pursuant to those solicitations, that are expected to exceed the simplified acquisition threshold (SAT).
Contracts, task orders, and delivery orders, awarded on or after November 14, 2021, from solicitations issued before October 15, 2021, that exceed the SAT.
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Of note, if you have a MAC or IDIQ and a task order or delivery order is issued under that MAC/IDIQ after November 14, 2021, that task order/delivery order may have the contract clause added to it when it is issued.
CAAC: For non-DoD contracts, the clause will be added to:
new contracts awarded on or after November 14, 2021, from solicitations issued before October 15, 2021 (this includes new orders awarded on or after November 14, 2021, from solicitations issued before October 15, 2021, under existing indefinite-delivery contracts);
new solicitations issued on or after October 15, 2021, and contracts awarded pursuant to those solicitations (this includes new solicitations issued on or after October 15, 2021, for orders awarded pursuant to those solicitations under existing indefinite-delivery contracts);
extensions or renewals of existing contracts and orders awarded on or after October 15, 2021; and
options on existing contracts and orders exercised on or after October 15, 2021.
Both DoD and CAAC Class Deviations also recognize that the exemption of ISDEAA contracts from the scope of the Executive Order does not exclude entities with an ISDEAA contract from being covered by the vaccine mandate, if that entity has a non-ISDEAA procurement contract with the federal government. As noted in both Class Deviations: "contracts and subcontracts with Indian Tribes under the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (Public Law 93-638) (the exclusion would not apply to a procurement contract or subcontract under the FAR to an Indian-owned or tribally-owned business entity)."
We recommend that federal contractors and subcontractors start to immediately prepare to comply with the guidance for contractor or subcontractor workplace locations as published by the Safer Federal Workforce Task Force, including development of policies concerning the COVID-19 vaccination requirement and the process for evaluating requests for medical and religious exemptions.


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As readers will know, we here at the NLM are always eager to promote and report on Masses in either the usus antiquior or in a "reform of the reform" vein which are taking place at university campuses and amongst university students. Accordingly, we were delighted to hear of the following Mass which took place at the prestigious American ivy league school, Harvard University, in Cambridge, MA.:
On Friday, March 25, 2011, the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass was offered in the Extraordinary Form of the Roman Rite at Harvard University. Father Patrick Armano, Pastor of St. Monica Parish in Methuen, MA, celebrated Low Mass for the Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary, at the high altar of St. Paul Catholic Church in Harvard Square, Cambridge, MA. The Mass was a Dialogue Mass.
According to the available information, this is the first Mass in the usus antiquior at the high altar since the reform of the Roman Missal after Vatican II. Father Michael Drea, Pastor of St. Paul and Senior Chaplain to the Harvard Catholic Chaplaincy, assisted in choir and deserves many thanks for his generous support of this endeavor. The event was sponsored by the nascent Harvard Latin Mass Society and the Harvard Knights of Columbus. St. Paul Catholic Church is also the home of the Boston Archdiocesan Choir School.
Even with the last-minute time change to 5:15pm, which made it difficult for people to arrive in time after classes, work, or travel, almost 100 people, including several priests and religious were in attendance. Mass moved along smoothly with very few issues, taking into account the circumstances; this was the first Extraordinary Form Mass at Harvard and was organized within a few weeks by those with very little experience. Needless to say, it was a joyous occasion for current Harvard students and affiliates and for those who came from many parishes and schools across Boston and further. Several alumni drove or flew into Boston for the momentous occasion, which would have been unimaginable several years earlier. Deo gratias!
The Harvard Latin Mass Society have sent us some photos of the Mass.
Posted Tuesday, March 29, 2011


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Why Do Writers Write? Where Do Their Ideas Come From?
What's in an Apple? Six Conversations about Writing and about Love, about Guilt and Other Pleasures. Amos Oz with Shira Hadad (Keter – Hebrew, May 2018).
I write and teach about creativity. The key question, where do ideas come from?, has always fascinated me. This book (so far, only in Hebrew), answers that question for one especially talented writer, Israel's greatest novelist Amos Oz. His editor Shira Hadad, who knows his books better than Amos himself, asked him hard questions and recorded the answers.
Amos Oz is 79. His work has been published in 45 languages in 47 countries. He was short listed for the Mann Booker Prize and is purported to be a candidate for a Nobel Prize. His latest work is Judas (2014). His book A Tale of Love and Darkness was made into a movie.
Oz recounts that he rises at 4 a.m., and even before coffee, goes out into the dark streets of Jerusalem for a walk. He returns at 4:45, has coffee, and then begins to write, for 3-4 hours. Every single day. Not a miss.. Sometimes he sees lights on in windows, and wonders about those inside… He writes endless drafts, sometimes 10 or even 15 of them, by hand …discards the bad ones, picks the best…and tears the rest into tiny pieces and flushes them down the toilet, lest someone discover them. (Kafka, he observes, ordered his executor and friend Max Brod to burn ALL his manuscripts. Brod, luckily, refused. Oz says, if you want to destroy your work, do it yourself. If you ask someone else to do it, they won't…).
Oz says that he writes about the past.. this is the natural time to write about, not the present, or the future. "Story" he says, is part of the word "history". He does not like to read his own books.. because he always knows he could have done better.
One of his earliest books was My Michael (1968). So Oz has been writing productively for over 50 years, and is still writing, at age 79.
How does he know if his work of fiction is ready to publish? If, he says, his characters argue with him, dispute him, take on their own lives. If I tell them what to do too easily, he says, it doesn't work. I refuse to write a certain scene. My character says, write it! I say, No! My character says, don't tell me what to do! This is when I know the work is going well, he recounts.
Oz is politically left. So are David Grossman, A.B. Yehoshua and David Grossman, the other great Israeli writers.
Why, I wonder, are great authors almost always liberal and left politically? I guess the answer is simple. Great writers have incredibly sensitive empathy for other people and for their suffering. So they feel the suffering of their 'foes' and want to reduce or eliminate it.
Those on the right seem rather inured to this suffering. Too bad.
I have written another book on creativity: Dismantle! How to Deconstruct Your Mind and Build a Personal Creativity Machine. It will be published by Harper Collins (India) in October. Why India? I've discovered Indian publishers are superb at editing and printing books and the market price is a fraction of that in the US. Besides, Indian people still do read books.
Here is the opening prologue of my book. It makes a point that I learned from a former student and co-author Arie Ruttenberg: Creativity is widening the range of choice. You always have a choice. Every problem does have a creative solution. But only if you first believe that – and begin your search. This principle has changed my life. Perhaps it can change yours?
If you are like me, you tend to skip through non-fiction books rather quickly, searching for the essence and picking the ripe 'cherries' from the tree, when most of the 'fruit' in the book is not yet ripe or relevant or interesting or non-obvious.
Here, then, is a quick overview of this book. As you read on, please feel free to cherry-pick.
But before we begin our journey to re-energized creativity, I'd like to emphasize a key point—literally, the key to unlocking your creative skills.
Scientific research begins with a hypothesis—a supposition about what the research may reveal. For example, a scientist sought to find the number of neurons (brain cells) in the human brain, starting off with the assumption that the number was 100 billion; that was the commonly believed number. The assumption was false. It turned out that there are 86 billion neurons in the brain.
We all make assumptions. Most of the time they are hidden, ill-defined and below the threshold of our awareness. When we tackle hard problems we often harbour a hidden assumption, such as, 'there is no solution to this', and come to the conclusion: Live with it, as is.
Humans are wonderfully resilient and are skilled at adapting and adjusting to difficulties and unmet needs. This resilience, or acceptance, is a highly positive quality. But it also can be harmful.
I urge every reader to embrace a very different hypothesis. I would like my readers to assume that for every challenge, every problem, every unmet need and unsatisfied want, there is a solution—at least one. Every problem has a solution. It is simply a matter of finding it and implementing it. By assuming there is a solution rather than that there is not one, we have taken a major first step towards effective creativity.
Try it. Tackle hard problems. Think creatively. Dive deep into the essence of the problem. Try wild ideas. You may fail. But the effort is glorious and praiseworthy. And you might just succeed.
p.s. the quote is by Donna Karan, who launched a wonderful creative fashion company. Louis Vuitton recently sold the DKNY brand for $650 million.
The Latin root of the word "innovation" is "nova", or novel. This is of course a necessary condition for something to be called an innovation, though novel is definitely moderated by geography — I tell my students that if they introduce an idea proven successful elsewhere, but that does not exist in their town, city, region or country, it is still an innovation. But child development experts have offered a new dimension to innovation – that of social learning. The definition above appears in a recent article in Child Development. (My wife drew my attention to it). I think it contains a hugely significant point.
Innovation can be 'asocial', or non-social. (Note, this is NOT anti-social!). That is, an individual comes up with a powerful innovation, on their own. A "eureka" moment. But I believe most innovations are a combination of asocial and social learning – once you have an idea, you need to share it, discuss it, test it, build a team… this is a social process.
Innovations solve problems. This too is an essential part of the definition. An innovation that is brilliant, complex, technical – and solves no problem, or creates no value, is not an innovation.
A key point emerging from this article: Global benchmarking. Countries share social problems. E.g. aging, poverty, inequality, corruption, …. They tackle problems in different ways. Some are innovative and successful. Some are innovative but fail ultimately. Countries do not sufficiently learn from one another. For instance: The world faces a huge problem with job creation, as robots emerge to do much of our daily work. How to deal with it? Finland is trying an experiment, in Oulu, a far-north city with a great university. They are paying a monthly sum to everyone, to encourage them to take risky jobs, with startups, without worrying about the salary. The world should watch this experiment closely.
Countries everywhere, and cities, and regions, and towns, should be trying social experiments… tackling tough social problems with creative innovative approaches. Many will fail. Some will work. There should be a global network of such experimenters. This is evolution put to work in the service of humanity. Yet in my experience, countries try hard to invent their own wheels.. and mainly do it badly.
Social learning is not just an individual process, it is also a process in which whole countries can learn from one another. But do they? Not nearly enough.


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Scientists believe that Mars Lake could be created by recent volcanic activity
Mars shows its south pole.
The red planet is sometimes considered a dead planet, but new research suggests that it may hide a rocky volcanic beating in its crust.
In July 2018, an international team of scientists discovered that Mars was probably harboring liquid water under its southern ice cap. Using the data obtained by the Mars Express Orbiter of the European Space Agency, they suggested that there was a saltwater lake hidden under the ceiling, about 12.5 miles (about 20 kilometers wide). Due to similar phenomena observed beneath the Earth's ice caps, the principal investigator, Roberto Orosei, said at the time "that we had to conclude that there is no one." water on Mars today ".
The Orosei team suggested that salts, which lower the melting point of ice, might be present at a concentration sufficient to allow formation of the lake.
This new study is based on this research but poses that the liquid water under the ice cap has not completely frozen, not because of the salts, but because of the volcanic activity in the basement of Mars.
With the help of a number of physical models, the team tried to understand the level of heat that would have to be generated to form the proposed subterranean lake. Their article, published Tuesday in Geophysical Research Letters, showed that a plausible solution would be if a magma chamber was present at a depth less than 10 km.
Their model excludes that salt alone can create sufficient conditions for the formation of liquid water. Thus, the paper concludes that "recent magmatism may offer a plausible explanation" but that without such activity there may not be any liquid water at the ice cap.
The team suggests that the NASA InSight lander, which is positioned on the surface of Mars and equipped with a thermal probe, will provide a more accurate picture of the heat that the Martian crust could take. The interior of Mars is not as hot as that of Earth, but we do not know exactly how hot it is.
Of course, if there is liquid water, does that mean that there can also be life? An underground lake offers Eden's garden potential, a safe haven where life can still, um, find a way.
"We think that if there is a life, it will probably have to be protected from radiation in the basement," said Ali Bramson, author of the new newspaper.
February 13 NASA bid farewell to its resilient Martian rover, Opportunitywho studies the planet from the ground for 15 years. At this time, opportunity discovered evidence that Mars was once wetrather than dusty and dry.
And although, unfortunately, Opportunity is dead, Mars may well be more alive than we thought.
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Laura Müller ist der Name folgender Personen:
* Laura Müller (Leichtathletin) (Laura Marie Müller; * 1995), deutsche Leichtathletin
 Laura Müller (It-Girl) (* 2000), deutsches It-Girl

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LHASA, April 1 (Xinhua) -- Construction started Saturday on the main structure of a 2,240-MW hydropower station on the Jinsha River, the upper section of the Yangtze River.
A cofferdam was built upstream of the construction site on Saturday in preparation for further building work.
The Yebatan Hydropower Station is located at the junction of Baiyu County in southwest China's Sichuan Province and Konjo County in Tibet Autonomous Region.
It will be the largest hydropower station on the upper reaches of the Jinsha River upon completion.
With a total installed capacity of 2,240 MW, the power station will be able to generate about 10.2 billion kilowatt hours of electricity per year.
The project is undertaken by China Huadian Corp., with a total investment of about 33.4 billion yuan (about 5 billion U.S. dollars).
Wei Yongxin, of Huadian Jinsha River Upstream Hydropower Development Co., Ltd., said the station's first generating unit is expected to start operation in 2025.
The power station is expected to replace 3.99 million tonnes of coal and reduce 7.37 million tonnes of carbon dioxide emissions per year after it is put into operation, said Jia Zhongqi, another Huadian official.
To protect the fragile ecosystem along the upper reaches of the Jinsha River, more than 1.5 billion yuan will be invested in environmental protection projects such as fish ladders and fish breeding stations during the construction of the power station, Jia added.


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The Ballsiest of Kitchen Rug Ideas?
When Joe and I moved into our new place, there were things we loved, and things we'd have to change. The natural light was incredible, but the space was missing the warmth and charm of buildings we had previously lived in, both built in the 1920s. The bright walls and high ceilings make our new space feel larger than it is, but modern furniture and graphic area rugs don't bring the coziness needed to truly enjoy watching football on a Sunday afternoon.
Our kitchen has a clean, black and white look, with stainless steel appliances, and blond wood flooring. It's very handsome, and very modern. There's a mix of open and closed shelving, with Heath Ceramic dishes, and Weck jars bring some added warmth to the space. I also found that "S" hooks are perfect coffee mug holders, and adding a few plants and herbs to the shelves look really charming… also long as they're kept alive!
When it came to finding an area rug, we shopping around for rugs for a while. Most persian rugs were too busy, others were too bold in color. After weeks of sitting on a few finalists, we ultimately ended up going with this beauty. I love the amount of navy, and the geometric, but complex look of the design!
The best part of adding a rug to the kitchen is how enjoyable it makes spending time in the space. Padding around the kitchen with a tactical, cozy area rug beneath our feet? Awesome. It'll be even more enjoyable in the winter!
We have a long way to go with finishing the decor the space, and by the end of the year, you'll be getting a full tour of our little abode. We can't wait to share it with you!
This is such a great idea, I love what the rug adds to the space!
I LOVE this rug, thank you for sharing! The kitchen looks amazing. We've been contemplating a kitchen rug and I think you helped us move in the right direction.
Looks beautiful! I don't think I could do it since I have an abnormal need to launder everything in the apt. periodically, including rugs, blankets, curtains… and I get stuff all over my current kitchen rug as it is, so having one I can thrown in the washing machine is super important. BUT, yours is beautiful, I can totally imagine how cozy it must feel!
I think the link for the mugs is MIA and I'd love to know where they are from!
yeah – it's awesome. Well done. Persians with navy but no red are tough to find.
that rug is perfection, as are you.
Beautiful rug! I have a similar Persian in my bedroom, but I've toyed with the thought of moving it into the kitchen. Also — Heath Ceramics are sold at the Ferry Building! I drool every time I walk by their shop!
LOOKING GOOD LADY! THAT RUG WAS SUCH A GOOD IDEA!
Love the addition of the rug, Kate! It warms and transforms the whole place! Your kitchen is beautiful!
I just love your kitchen! Looks so clean and yet with a wonderful character!
There is nothing like a great Persian rug, and that one is beautiful. It adds so much texture and dimension to your new space.
I am so smitten with that kitchen rug, Kate. And totally jealous of your counter space! Maybe I should upgrade my apartment situation already.
I love that you chose this kind of rug. I'm re-doing my kitchen right now and have been looking at navajo rugs, but I think this one would look great too and probably be more comfortable. Love!
This is awesome. Traditional rugs are such a mainstay in dens and living rooms but that just makes them an even better focal point in an unexpected place such as the kitchen. This rug definitely does a lot to warm up the mostly white space. The color does a lot for the space but the pattern is also a huge reason as to why this works so well. The darker color pallet and intricate patterns of traditional and oriental rugs also make them ideal for a space that is prone to spills and stains. Especially if you get a wool rug which is an inherently stain-resistant rug material.
This could be my kitchen – except for the rug. Which I now plan to change to we're all matchy-matchy. It will definitely help the littles with traction for dance parties in the kitchen. Great idea – and might I say, cheers to having balls!?!
I have a similar rug in my kitchen. It's amazing how well it works. People always notice it and comment how much they love a traditional rug in the kitchen. Yours looks great!
Where exactly did you get that rug?