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Thinking back over 2016 gives me lots of feels. Especially in light of the powerful and scary events that have been taking place over the past couple of months.
It is clear that our government is not going to be our savior in the fight to resist corporate greed and environmental destruction and that it is up to us, standing in solidarity with indigenous communities, communities of color, LGBTQ+ communities, and other marginalized folks to create our own solutions. Watching the militarized police force at Standing Rock brutalize indigenous people trying to protect their clean water and sacred lands for the sake of fossil fuel interests is scary. Watching appointment after appointment of anti-social justice, climate deniers to the White House is terrifying. It speaks to a turning point in our country and in our movements.
But I can't help but feel hopeful, too, looking at the hundreds and hundreds of KY Student Environmental Coalition members dedicated to justice and our collective future. I don't want to put faith in elected officials anymore, I want to put my faith in you.
We've trained nearly 400 young people in grassroots organizing skills!
We now have 1,600 members from all across the state on over 20 campuses!
Across the state and all our campus groups we've had 42 events!
We've elevated the voice of young people 25 times in the media and through publishing 10 blog posts and our new monthly radio show!
Not only are we working on state-level issues, our student members are doing amazing things on campus, too!
EKU hosted several environmental education events to build community within the campus around environmental issues.
With a new round of campus leaders and KSEC delegates, a new Catalyst Trainings team, a new Just Transition Solutions Tour, a new organization-wide strategic planning process and a stronger than ever political working group and state network, 2017 better watch out! Young Kentuckians are not sitting around and accepting the bad decisions that lawmakers are handing us, we're learning to build our own solutions. And we are fighting back to protect our climate, our water, and each other. And it's my honor to be able to support you all in this important work.
With solidarity and truth, we will build a better Kentucky. Together.


27.03.2018 – Ultra-large container ships with so-called 'pit-stop calls' and mega-shipping alliances have not only created challenges on the waterside of port operations but also at the port-hinterland interface and for connecting inland logistics. Bigger peak volumes from mega-ships and alliance calls mean many more trucks and barges converging simultaneously on ocean and inland ports plus higher demands on rail terminals and networks. Major ports in Europe, Asia and the USA have all experienced significant landside congestion as a result, increasing safety, security and environmental risks and negatively impacting cargo flow efficiency.
Taking place in The Hague, 17 April, Port-Hinterland Connectivity is the latest in a series of practical one-day seminars from ICHCA International, the global NGO and membership association for cargo handling operations, technical, HSSE and risk professionals, providing a timely chance to assess key risks and responses, including the role of new technology and new business approaches to make real progress. The seminar will be followed by the 79th meeting of ITP, ICHCA's Technical Panel.
Speakers at the seminar include Roy de Haan, Account Manager Landside for APM Terminals. The global container terminal operator has recently announced that it will focus on and invest more in managing port-landside cargo flows and providing services for shippers, as part of parent company Maersk's vision of becoming a global container logistics integrator. APM Terminals currently chairs the ITP and will host the panel meeting on 18 April.
Also presenting will be Prof. Thomas Schlipkoether, Member of the Executive Board of the Duisburger Hafen AG (COO/CTO), Head of Duisburg Port Authority and Chairman of the Managing Boards of Duisport Facility Logistics, Duisport Rail and Duisport Consult. Dusiport is one of the world's largest and most advanced inland multimodal ports, serving both ocean trade and, increasingly, New Silk Road rail trade from China. Prof. Schlipkoether will discuss future trends in hinterland cargo flows and outline how Duisport addresses the challenges of managing complex inbound and outbound traffic via multiple modes.
Delegates will also hear from ABP – Associated British Ports, UNECE – the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe, rail association Ferrmed, consultant Royal Haskoning DHV, insurer TT Club, terminal technology provider Yardeye GmbH, multimodal network operator Combi Terminal Twente and other key representatives throughout the cargo chain. The morning session will look at overarching issues with cargo flow on the landside and future opportunities to improve operations while the afternoon will hone in on potential tech solutions that can be harnessed to ease the flow of cargo and minimise current safety, security and environmental risks at the port-hinterland interface.
"Improving connectivity between port and hinterland is a critical aspect of ensuring the integrity of the entire global cargo chain and ICHCA is pleased to bring stakeholders together for a productive exchange of views on current challenges and future visions", said Rachael White, CEO, ICHCA International Secretariat.
"We have a fantastic line-up of inspirational speakers this year at the seminar, followed by a day of practical discussions with our Technical Panel where we will kick off three new working groups. I am excited about this and look forward to seeing our industry colleagues in The Hague," added Wouter de Gier, APM Terminals' Global Head of Safety, Environment & Performance Management and Chair of the ICHCA Technical Panel.
For more details on the seminar and to register, go to: https://ichca.com/port-hinterland-connectivity-seminar.
For more information on this release, and to discuss media partnerships and press passes for the seminar, please contact Holly Thompson, Communications Officer at ICHCA International.


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New York attorney general warns cryptocurrency industry: 'Play by the rules or we will shut you down'
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New York attorney general Letitia James sent a blistering warning to investors and industry members about the dangers of cryptocurrencies on Monday.
"We're sending a clear message to the entire industry that you either play by the rules or we will shut you down," she said in a press release.
The warning from James, which addressed individual investors and crypto industry members, comes amid a major start to 2021 for digital assets like bitcoin.
The cryptocurrency surged to a new all-time high above $58,000 earlier this month, after garnering attention from Wall Street banks, companies like Tesla and even the U.S. government.
Bitcoin, which was created in 2009, has evolved from a protest against the banking system to something of a "digital gold" that is beginning to catch on with mainstream investors.
Investment banks like JPMorgan and Goldman Sachs have shown interest in the asset class. Plus, companies like Mastercard have made significant moves to support cryptocurrencies. Tesla invested $1.5 billion into bitcoin in February.
The price of bitcoin rose more than 10% over the last 24 hours to hit $48,528, as of approximately 1:51 p.m. ET, according to CoinDesk. Other popular digital currencies include Ethereum and Litecoin.
James told members of the crypto industry in New York they must be registered with the Office of the Attorney General's investor protection bureau. Parties that obligated to register but fail to do so are subject to civil and criminal enforcement, James's office said in a statement.
Monday's alert comes two weeks after the attorney general filed a lawsuit against Coinseed, a trading platform for digital currency.
James alleged that Coinseed was operating a virtual currency trading business in New York, functioning as an unregistered broker-dealer for more than three years while collecting over $1 million in investors' assets.
"We will not hesitate to take action against anyone who violates the law," said James.
"Too often, greedy industry players take unnecessary risks with investors' money, but, today, we're leveling the playing field and issuing alerts to both investors and industry members across the nation," she added.
James also told investors to be cautious about investing in cryptocurrencies.
"All investors should proceed with extreme caution when investing in virtual currencies. Cryptocurrencies are high-risk, unstable investments that could result in devastating losses just as quickly as they can provide gains," James said.
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Die Hard is a 1988 American action thriller film directed by John McTiernan, written by Jeb Stuart and Steven E. de Souza. Based on Roderick Thorp's 1979
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2006, Morton sold the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas to Morgans Hotel Group for $770 million, including the rights to the Hard Rock Hotel brand west
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The Michael Schenker Group (often abbreviated as MSG) are an English guitar-oriented hard rock band, formed in London in 1979 by former Scorpions and UFO
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the story to take place). Readers of "hard SF" often try to find inaccuracies in stories. For example, a group at MIT concluded that the planet Mesklin
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Updated 12 July, 2017 - 18:57 Theodoros Karasavvas
Archaeologists Uncover Spine-tingling New Hoard of Roman Letters at Vindolanda Fort
Archaeologists have spotted a stockpile of Roman letters at Vindolanda, the fort below Hadrian's Wall in the north of England. Experts can't hide their excitement about the newly found 25 tablets and hope that the new letters will reveal previously unknown information about the characters that lived there as well as ancient Roman life at the site.
2,000-Year-Old Letters Discovered at Vindolanda
The Guardian recently reported that an exciting fresh find of 25 Roman letters has been discovered at the archaeological site of Vindolanda, where some of the most significant and prominent documents found in the UK from the Roman world were discovered in back in 1992.
As previously reported in an Ancient Origins article , Vindolanda was a small garrison, where only a few hundred Roman soldiers were stationed with their families. They took shelter inside the fort behind a series of a large ditches and ramparts. The war between the Roman forces and British tribes was long and cruel. Romans arrived in Britain for the first time around 55 or 54 BC, when Julius Caesar launched an invasion. The war between the invaders and British tribes ceased around 212 AD, and the fort went out of use. Vindolanda was abandoned and anything that people didn't want or couldn't take with them to the new settlements was left behind and remained there for nearly two millennia. New constructions built on top of the old created an oxygen free environment that preserved many of the precious artifacts. As a natural consequence, the newly found wooden tablets are well-preserved and still in a good condition.
The general area of thefort currently being excavated, where the letters were found. ( vindolanda.com)
One Tablet Reveals Romans Loved their Beer
The tablets will be scanned with infrared light which will most likely make the faint marks in black ink clear enough to read, even though the cursive script is universally a cryptic crossword puzzle that will most likely baffle experts for several months before they manage to solve it. The good news, however, is that archaeologists have already managed to reveal the identity of one of the historical figures – already known from the original find at the site – from a tablet's content. This person is Masclus, a Roman soldier who we learned in the previous find, was ordered by his commanding officer to write a letter, requesting more beer supplies to be sent to his outpost on the wall. Additionally, the letter also reveals that Masclus asks for a leave, or "commeatus" in Latin, probably with a painful hangover. It will be interesting to see what more we learn of Masclus and company from the new letters.
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Some of the latest letter tablets, which were penned on thin strips of wood. ( vindolanda.com)
In total, the hoard of documents from the site provides a previously unknown view of daily life in a Roman garrison. Other than beer requests, the letters include birthday invitations, while some of them reveal the derogatory terms Roman used to refer to the locals. More importantly, the cache of letters includes the oldest example of women's handwriting from Europe, in the correspondence between two high-ranking military commanders' wives. Dr Robin Birley, the second generation of his family to lead at the site, said as The Guardian reports , "Some of these new tablets are so well preserved that they can be read without the usual infrared photography and before going through the long conservation process. There is nothing more exciting than reading these personal messages from the distant past. This is the find I have been hoping for all my working life."
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The Mighty Wall of Hadrian, Emperor of Rome
Headquarters building at the center of Vindolanda Roman Fort (CC BY SA 2.0 )
One Particular Letter Stands Out from the Rest
The majority of the new letters are written like those of the original find on thin slivers of birch, except one rare double-leaved oak tablet, where the two pieces of timber folded together, giving this way an exceptionally good preservation of ink on the wooden tablet which experts suggest that was used for more significant correspondence than the more common birch. "I was a lad of 17 when the first letters were found, and every season since then I have hoped, but never really expected, that more might turn up. My father has been rather poorly recently, but by the time I got home he had cracked open a bottle of champagne and the level had already fallen considerably," an excited Dr. Birley, added as The Guardian reports .
The next step now is to put the wooden tablets through infrared photography and a meticulous preservation process so that more of the text can be deciphered.
Top image: One of the new tablets, which are now undergoing painstaking conservation and infrared photography ( vindolanda.com)
By Theodoros Karasavvas
Vindolanda
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One read, "Dear Mom, having a great time conquering Britain.
Send more beer ! I,Claudias."
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Detectorists Find "Paranormal Paracetamol" in Fossilized Human Waste
A pair of metal detectorists in England have made the rare discovery of a solid silver Roman oddity dating back to the time of Roman Emperor Constantine (306 to 337 AD), remembered for making...
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Archaeologists Find Ultra-Rare Roman-Era Wooden Statue in Britain
In a waterlogged ditch in a field near the village of Twyford, Buckinghamshire, a team of experts working for the HS2 archaeological contractor Fusion JV were stunned but delighted to discover an...
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12 January, 2022 - 13:50 Sahir
Badger Finds Largest Ever Roman Coin Hoard in Northern Spain
A badger desperately hunting for food during the harsh winter of 2021, when Storm Filomena deposited snow across the Iberian Peninsula , has accidentally uncovered a substantial Roman coin hoard in a...
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Artifact-Rich Ancient Roman Village Unearthed By UK Archaeologists
Archaeologists employed to search along the pathway of England's new high speed 2 (HS2) railway line have unearthed an impressive bounty of artifacts, ruins, and other remnants of past cultures at...
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4 January, 2022 - 22:00 Nathan Falde
Tombs Unearthed in Rome Produce Unusual 2,000-Year-Old Dog Statue
Utility workers laying pipes under the pavement of the Via Luigi Tosti in Rome's Appio Latino quarter found something ancient and historically significant. While chipping out tunnels they discovered...
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31 December, 2021 - 17:38 Joanna Gillan
The Ancient Origins of New Year's Celebrations
On January 1st of every year, many countries around the world celebrate the beginning of a new year. But there is nothing new about New Year's. In fact, festivals and celebrations marking the...
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49ers change practice to combat pass interference penalties
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The abundance of pass interference penalties prompted the 49ers to make some adjustments to the team's practice scheduled on Wednesday.
"We're changing up all our individual drills today," 49ers coach Kyle Shanahan said. "No footwork stuff. We're throwing jump balls and having them trying to locate the ball, which is the only way to practice it.
"We'll get them a lot more live full-speed reps at that. And not work at the other stuff. Just work at that because it's way too bad right now. No matter what the situation is, it's tough to win games if you don't fix that."
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— 49ers on NBCS (@NBCS49ers) October 27, 2021
The 49ers have been called for 14 pass-interference penalties through six games this season. The 11 accepted penalties accounted for 250 yards.
"When we're doing that bad at it, you can't just bench everybody and you can't just sit there and keep your fingers crossed and hope it changes," Shanahan said. "So yeah, you do go back to the basics and I definitely think we've got guys, some veterans that are capable of not getting them."
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Veteran Josh Norman has been called for a team-high five pass-interference penalties in four games. Emmanuel Moseley is second with three flags.
"I look at Josh's (penalty) when he got beat, and he's just got to let that guy make the play and make the tackle," Shanahan said. "And Moseley, he was in position a couple of times and just grabbed the guy. I know he can fix that. He doesn't have to do that.
"So each one's different, there are things that can get better, but when it's week after week, we've got to do everything we can in practice to get those guys better."
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Intertwining stories of three families, Athabaskan Indian, Inupiat Eskimo and white from the 1890's Gold Rush through Statehood and beyond.
Grace Descanso, a CSI forensic biologist working with the San Diego police crime lab, is stalked by a shadowy assailant known as The Spikeman. When The Spikeman kidnaps her five-year old daughter, Grace is forced to play her daughter's favorite game—The Timer Game—to get her back.
There is a series of webisodes, starring Sarah Sido and Troy Zuercher, that sets up the book and ends in a cliff-hanger that's paid off in The Timer Game.
Here's a look at the webisodes.
Second in the series, a dying history professor is hunted down in a field of soy and shot with a bolt, leaving behind a frantic unfinished message in Morse code: find Grace Descans-. Cut off before finishing, the FBI needs to know why he asked for Grace. A journey into a world of activism and violence, secrets and lies, 'Out at Night' is a breakneck rollercoaster of a thriller, gripping from the first page until the last.
A second set of webisodes, starring Sarah Sido and Troy Zuercher, sets up Out at Night and is paid off in the book.
Actress Sarah Sido, the lead in both my webisode series, was recently featured in a major article in Ad Age.
Before THE TIMER GAME was published in 2008, I decided to try something which at the time no other writer seemed to be trying. I wanted to create a set of webisodes that ended in a cliff-hangar that would pay off in the book. Director Kai Soremekun had a lead role in creating the series. We share executive producer credit.
I suggested creating maybe three episodes. She countered that we'd need at least fifteen. She won. I created the scripts and by the time we shot, we had a cast and crew of about twenty.
Shooting 'The Timer Game' webisodes was done over a period of three days in the fall of 2007. Director Kai Soremekun and I auditioned two days' of female actors and picked Sarah Sido to play Grace. Her reading was remarkable; her face fluid, translucent.
We shot on location in southern California. One of the shoots required chasing bats out of a shed before we could dress the set. Sarah was an incredible asset, enriching her character in unexpected and completely organic ways. I was thrilled she agreed to appear as Grace in the 'Out at Night' webisodes for the follow-up thriller.
It comes as no surprise that she has experienced a breakout year. Here's a link to an article in Advertising Age, detailing her work.


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 Staurophlebia auca Kennedy, 1937
 Staurophlebia bosqi Navás, 1927
 Staurophlebia gigantula Martin, 1909
 Staurophlebia reticulata (Burmeister, 1839)
 Staurophlebia wayana Geijskes, 1959

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Maine business out to prove that old-fashioned approach still works
Jeff and Mandy Debuigne are proving that old-fashioned fishing methods still work today.They bought Al's Goldfish in 2018, which has produced fishing lures since 1952. They still use the same techniques that made Al Stewart's lures famous among anglers."The only thing we like to stress in not only is our lure the same, it's still made out of brass — our components are top-shelf components," Jeff Debuigne said.To help in the production of the lures, the Debuignes have teamed up with the organization Work Opportunities Unlimited, which helps high school students with special needs work real jobs without barriers."It means the world to them," Jill Rowell, of Work Opportunities Unlimited, said. "To be able to have a job, feel included, be able to bring home a paycheck, and more than that, they want to be challenged.""They have made our lives so much better because now, we don't have to work 24/7 and we can count on them," Mandy Debuigne said.Watch the video above to see the full story.
ELIOT, Maine —
Jeff and Mandy Debuigne are proving that old-fashioned fishing methods still work today.
They bought Al's Goldfish in 2018, which has produced fishing lures since 1952. They still use the same techniques that made Al Stewart's lures famous among anglers.
"The only thing we like to stress in not only is our lure the same, it's still made out of brass — our components are top-shelf components," Jeff Debuigne said.
To help in the production of the lures, the Debuignes have teamed up with the organization Work Opportunities Unlimited, which helps high school students with special needs work real jobs without barriers.
"It means the world to them," Jill Rowell, of Work Opportunities Unlimited, said. "To be able to have a job, feel included, be able to bring home a paycheck, and more than that, they want to be challenged."
"They have made our lives so much better because now, we don't have to work 24/7 and we can count on them," Mandy Debuigne said.
Watch the video above to see the full story.


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Q: Current user id is persistent after signing out | Firebase Auth | Flutter Web AuthService.dart
 static Future<void> login(
      BuildContext context, String email, String password) {

try{
UserCredential userCredential = await FirebaseAuth.instance
          .signInWithEmailAndPassword(email: email, password: password);
}catch(e){
print(e);
}

Future <void> signOut() async {
    await FirebaseAuth.instance.signOut();
  }

}

LoginPage.dart
ElevatedButton(
    onPressed: () {
      setState(() async{
        if (_loginFormKey.currentState!.validate()) {
        _loginFormKey.currentState!.save();
        await AuthService.login(context, email!, password!);
        }
      });
    },
    style: ButtonStyle(
        backgroundColor:
            MaterialStateProperty.resolveWith(
                (states) => Colours.blk),
        shape: MaterialStateProperty.all<
                RoundedRectangleBorder>(
            RoundedRectangleBorder(
          borderRadius: BorderRadius.circular(30.0),
        ))),
    child: Row(
      mainAxisAlignment: MainAxisAlignment.center,
      children: [
        Text(
          "Log in"
        ),
      ],
    ),
  ),

Home.dart
IconButton(
  onPressed: () {
  setState(() {
  Provider.of<AuthService>(context, listen: false)
                                .signOut();
  });
  },
  icon: const Icon(
  IC.MaterialIcons.logout,
  )),

Whenever i use sign out after successfully signing in, the current user id is persistent which makes it impossible to sign in with different credentials unless you restart the website

A: Can you try sign out like this
Future<void> _signOut() async {
  await FirebaseAuth.instance.signOut();
}

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I came across this interesting forum on Spore. I hope SpongB6F1 won't mind if I quote this posting at length, as I think it is very insightful.
"Science Spore" would be ideal.
I think many people will claim that although some kind of abstract commitment to science would have been nice in Spore, what they really want is just some decent, engaging and clever gameplay, instead of a rigid pattern of repetitive, simplistic grinding tasks.
But I think these are two very interrelated issues. The gameplay elements that attracted many of us to the game were precisely the "sciencey" parts. Because by science we're not talking about the propounding of abstract theorems or doing calculus problems here–the science parts most of us want are basically just the interesting game mechanics everyone is talking about (e.g. functional consequence to parts placement in Creature, or a more realistic Creature ecosystem and behavior system, or any number of sci-fi features we wanted in Space, etc.).
These are science-related not because of any didactic teaching of facts, but in their basic nature and the mental approach you'd have to take to them. Such as trial and error, experimentation, exploration of the world, problem solving, inducing general principles of how the world works, etc. E.g. figuring out what kinds of creature design would be effective. Figuring out what kinds of creature behaviors and strategies are appropriate for which niche, etc.
So in asking for a "Science Spore," most of us are really asking for a game that actually engages our minds on some level. That's why we play games in the first place.
I am, of course, pleased to see that many others are interested in a game like Spore that incorporates some actual evolution, and that there is even hope that this will arrive in the form of an expansion or sequel someday. But would there be a market?
Gamers will detect the problem in this study.
Video games and crowdsourced data.
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I was searching in the Internet and I've found your very interesting blog!
thank you, and continue with your good job!
Spore had such a great change of becoming one of the first games to be truly both engaging and educational. Months before even the creature creator was released, I was itching to see how creature shape and ability would be affected by parts placement in cell stages, and to watch my creature evolve and adapt as I made small adjustments to the skeletal structure, muscle bulk, brain complexity, etc… much to my great disappointment.
2. Since Spore's release (and greatly due to the shredding the original code, then rushing their programmers) it has been so full of bugs and critical errors that everyone who bought the game has experience at least couple-weeks of not being able to play it at all. Almost everyone has experienced major bugs which have made the game close to un-playable. Many of the issues today have actually been caused by patches that were supposed to fix the problems, but in each case only served to aggravate them, often times causing game and system crashes, and requiring re-installs.
3. The DRM. One valid purchase of the game gets you only one valid login, and 3 (or 5) installs. So if you have to re-format, change any hardware, or the DRM fails to recognize a re-install as a re-install, you use the allocated installs, and have to buy the game again. EA has told customers that they can get more installs, but currently that requires about 2-4 hours of talking to Customer Support over a period of 2-3 weeks, and you better know what you're doing.
That said, I would be happy to pay $100 for a "Science Spore" like the one the gaming community was promised. As long as that game worked, made me think, and wasn't full of that DRM nightmare. I'd further be willing to pay another $10 a month if that game came with some community galaxies with a more in-depth and strategy oriented space-stage of tech research, diplomacy, trade, espionage, and warfare.
In addition to computer games, I'm an avid board gamer. I've played the board game "Primordial Soup" which is loosely based on evolution. Basically you control single celled organisms which are floating around in the primoridal soup, trying to feed and survive. You can "buy" certain new traits, such as motility, weapons, defenses, reproductive strategies, etc. As you play, it becomes obvious that certain strategies are more successful than others. Chance events also play a large role in the game. It was very fun, even my non-biologist friends seemed to enjoy playing.


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Livingston Woman Hospitalized in Major Accident, LIVINGSTON, March 31, 2010 - Shortly before 6 pm on March 30, 2010 Syble McClain, 59, of Livingston was north-bound on US-146 near the Escapees RV Park when a south-bound 1999 Oldsmobile Cutlass driven by Richard Druggman, 57, of Livingston entered her lane of travel and slammed into her County Van with a glancing blow. The collision caused McClain's vehicle to leave the road to the right and roll while Druggman's car remained on 146. Americare Ambulance Service was dispatched to the scene along with Deputy Lee Rogers and DPS Troopers Chris Stanbery, Darwon Evans and Sergeant Nita Bowen. McClain was treated at the scene and transported to Livingston Memorial Hospital with undisclosed injuries. Druggman is suspected of DWI as there was a smell of alcohol coming from him and pending toxicology reports may be charged with driving while intoxicated. Both parties had insurance. A rollback wrecker from Ken's Towing recovered both vehicles and they'll be stored a Harrison Body Shop in Livingston. The scene was cleared by 7:15 pm.
Syble McClain's van rolled after being hit by a 1999 Oldsmobile Cutlass. McClain is a county employee and was driving a county vehicle for the Department of Aging Services.
Richard Druggman's vehicle came to rest on the road.
Richard Druggman is facing charges of driving while intoxicated.
EMS Personnel arrive to treat McClain.
Trooper Darwon Evans and Sergeant Nita Bowen investigate.


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President Donald Trump Visits Local ARTCC, Attempts Training Scenarios
by ATC Memes November 17, 2017, 2:45 pm 1.3k Views
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PALMDALE, CALIFORNIA – In what will mostly likely become one of the most memorable days in all of aviation history, President Donald Trump visited the Los Angeles ARTCC, a radar facility, on Friday, in an effort to get to know air traffic controllers better.
"These men and women are hard working people, and believe me, nobody does it better," said Trump, as we walked down the seemingly never-ending hallway to the training lab, known as the dynamic simulator, or DYSIM.
"These buildings, quite frankly, are very old, and I think they should be rebuilt. Every one of them," the President said, echoing remarks made by others who suggest the only way to better improve the agencies air traffic control infrastructure is through privatization. Still, not all controllers agree. "You know, on the [control] floor, one of the guys said, hey Trump, I bet you can't even do this job. And I said, who told you that? Watch me. And so I guess I'm heading down to the lab here to show them how it's done," Trump said.
Trump agreed to attempt 3 training scenarios, that perfectly mimic the busy skies over Los Angeles. He did have some special requests, however.
"I really want every plane to either be Air Force One, or N757AF. Those are, quite frankly, the only aircraft that really matter," he stated.
Trump sat down and was offered a head-set, but preferred the hand-set, as he wanted to ensure he got his hands as busy as possible. The scenario began and aircraft began to pop up on his scope. Front-line Manager and 25-year-veteran controller Andrew Stark would be guiding Trump through the first scenario.
"Ok, here's a guy at 11,000 feet. You need to tell him to get down to eight and then just tell him to tune his radio to this," Stark said, pointing to a long list of frequencies on the wall, known within the field as a 'horse-collar'. President Trump nodded in agreement.
"Ok, airplane, get to eight," he said, in a firm, overly commanding tone.
"Roger," the ghost pilot (operated by two off-duty controllers) in the other room, replied.
Immediately, a smile lit up on Trump's face. "I could get used to this," he reaffirmed. "I don't have to fire these airplanes. They do what they're told, like good employees!"
"Ok, here's a jet inbound for LAX. This time let's use some real phraseology," Stark said.
"Sure," Trump agreed.
It was an Air Mexico flight, and after only a few seconds of conversation, Trump nodded that he understood what he was supposed to do and say in order to get this aircraft into the LAX airspace.
"Air Mexico Four Twenty-Two, please turn around, you're not welcome here," Trump said, in a very confident cadence. "Also, let me know how the wall looks from up there!"
"ok, ok, that was not exactly right," said Stark. "Let's try this again."
The two discussed things for a while, when suddenly an Air China flight began flashing 'EMRG' on the scope, a sign that plane was having trouble.
"Ok, cool, this is your first emergency! Clear him to any airport. How about that one off his right wing," Stark said.
"Air China, I see you're having an emergency. Now frankly, you guys should have listened to me when I told you that trade deal was no good for you. Believe me," Trump said.
Trump then began typing S-A-D onto the radar scope keyboard, and hit enter
*INVALID COMMAND*
There was no comment from Stark.
The sector was beginning to get busy, as targets began moving to and from the bottom left of the screen, where LAX airport was located on the radar scope.
"Ok, now, here is one of our departure planes. See this one at 16? Climb this departure to 15, and then once we get him under this guy, we can keep him climbing!," Stark said.
"Ok, ok, well, I don't want to call you fake news or anything, Andrew, but looks to me like we can still have him climbing," Trump stated.
"They're 6 miles apar-"
"What do you think this is, Stark, CNN?", Trump snapped.
"Ok departure jet, keep climbing to the moon! We need to get a man on the moon!"
Suddenly, Trump began fumbling with the voice-control monitor, or VSCS, which acts as the switching control to other controllers at the facility. Various beeps and clicks could be heard for the next 10 seconds on the recording, until a timid female voice answered.
"LA Departures on."
"MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!", Trump shouted on the landline to the second ghost pilot, before the line immediately erupted with the ear-piercing sound of audio feedback, resulting in the ghost pilot falling backwards in her chair. Stark cut the line. Suddenly Trump stood up.
"Excuse me for one second," he said, as he pulled his phone out of his pocket.
"I have to Tweet something."
The tweet was rather simple, in Donald Trump style.
An actual screenshot from the tweet President Trump sent out from the DYSIM lab on Friday
After the tweet was sent, President Trump sat back down, and looked at the scope.
"So, I have to say, Andrew, this is pretty easy. Why do you guys get paid so much?," he inquired.
"Well, the job can be taxing at times," Andrew said.
"Taxing is not in my vocabulary, Andrew. As a matter of fact, I plan on lowering taxes for the top 0.3%, so people can enjoy spending money on stuff they like, like these people," he said, pointing to a Spirit Airlines flight on his scope.
"I'm pretty sure they're not enjoying that flight, Mr. President."
Trump went on to complete the other two scenarios. The last had to be stopped prematurely however, because there was a now-deleted Twitter war between The President and the CEO of Lockheed. Supposedly, Trump found out who designed the radar system he was using, and realized that there was no option that displayed Trump properties on the radar display.
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Blizzard and Future MMOs?
Tuesday December 23rd, 2008
I've been thinking about the possibility that Blizzard might release an MMO based upon other popular franchises of theirs in light of the enormous success World of Warcraft (WoW) has enjoyed for over four years. Sadly, it's not going to happen, and I'll tell you why.
Smart companies–those that are insanely good at generating profits–know that the cornerstones to new product development are: 1) know what the market niche is for the product, 2) know who your customers are (related to #1 but it is important to understand their particular tastes and preferences), and 3) never allow your products to cannibalize each other. Product cannibalization has haunted the sales and marketing departments of countless organizations and it occurs when a new product appears and appeals to or shares features and attributes with another product released by the same company. If the new product serves as a sufficient replacement, consumers will purchase the new product in lieu of the old one. This isn't what companies want, of course: They want consumers to purchase both products.
Blizzard is a smart company. They're not about to release a product that would eat into the margins they're making on World of Warcraft. Starcraft II and Diablo III are certainly not poised to convert WoW players. Instead, I believe these two products are targeted toward two groups: fans of these franchises and players who have grown bored with WoW. Current WoW players may fall into both categories, but for those who are still continuing to pay the monthly fees, don't expect them to drop Warcraft. World of Warcraft's social aspect is too powerful. Starcraft II and Diablo III then are perfectly positioned to fill the gap between content releases for WoW. For players who are tired of the mindless grind of Warcraft or are simply biding their time for the next expansion or content patch, Blizzard's next two titles will be a welcomed addition.
Of course, Blizzard may yet surprise us. Remember Starcraft Ghost? It seems in retrospect that the first person shooter set in the Starcraft universe was little more than a cover project for WoW, and while I don't think they'll abandon a Starcraft II RTS (or Diablo III RPG for that matter), there is always the possibility that there's something else brewing in the depths of their headquarters.
How might Blizzard create another MMO that would coexist with their current ecosystem? I've pondered this question off and on for a while and can think of a couple strategies Blizzard might employ. First, there could be the potential for a "combined account" system where players of one game could purchase a second game and attach the license to their account. Whether Blizzard charged an additional fee or not is simply a matter left to their sales department to decide. By charging another $15 fee for a second MMO, they'd run the risk of cannibalizing either game and driving it to ruin. On the other hand, if they charged a marginal fee–or no fee–for a second game so long as you paid for a unified account, they could gather revenues from two sources: additional boxed sets (though this only covers the cost of production with a little profit for other costs) and new accounts from people willing to play, for example, a Starcraft MMO but unwilling to pay for World of Warcraft. In my opinion, the second option would be smarter and most players would probably be willing to pay an additional $3-$5 to support a second game type; I sincerely doubt I'd be willing to shell out nearly $30 just to have access to two games I am incapable of playing at the same time!
There are some who believe Wrath of the Lich King is the last major content installment Blizzard has planned for WoW and thus hastens their believe that another MMO may be planned for some point in the future. However, it is important not to overlook gaps in the lore itself that has yet to be covered. The Emerald Dream, for example, has yet to be explored in any content patch or expansion and is a perfect target for the next major release. In WotLK, the dragon aspects of the red, bronze, and green flights have unified and are openly receiving aid from the mortal world. Given the ties of the green dragonflight to the emerald dream, it would hardly be surprising to see the lore open further as bold adventurers plow headlong into portals across the world that lead into the dream itself. There are also numerous allusions made throughout the lore toward the unrest and nightmares existing within the emerald dream itself, from the Wailing Caverns to the druid level 70 flight form quest to a quest line available in Icecrown.
Icecrown also plays a role in exposing the player again to Mal'Ganis who has appeared to escape death at the hands of Arthas. When it is discovered that Mal'Ganis is in charge of the Scarlet Onslaught and he is beaten back, the dreadlord flees to the Nathrezim homeworld. Although it is unlikely to be expanded upon at this point, Blizzard has available further lore regarding the dreadlords, the plague, and perhaps a final, pivotal battle with the Burning Legion. In short: WoW is long from dead yet, even when the world is at the heels of the Lich King (although Malygos is destroyed in WotLK, thus removing one of the more significant barriers blocking the dragon aspects).
Unless Blizzard intends to create an accounting system that would accommodate multiple games, don't expect to see MMOs from the company just yet. The MMO market it saturated, and Blizzard would be foolish to release another $15 per month game when WoW still has the capacity for generating more revenue on the long haul.
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5 Responses to "Blizzard and Future MMOs?"
Anonymous writes:
Sssh! Don't give them any ideas, Ben!
As far as the Emerald Dream goes, they will be releasing it (And milking it for all its worth, I'm sure). Exploration videos like: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2hpieQL6w8U already exist and more can be found on the well-know YouTube.
Not much has been developed yet but there is one Easter egg that involves engravings left on the terrain by the developers. I thought it was quite humorous.
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Benjamin writes:
Too late (on the ideas, anyway).
I've seen some of the videos for the Emerald Dream, including the untextured variations of all-green terrain like what you linked. If past exploration has suggested anything, oftentimes these placeholders seem to be just that. Perhaps they will use the general layout–but there's a possibility they might not. It's a shame, really. Although there wasn't much in the video (linked above) of the mostly flat, slightly hilly terrain–it's parts like that which I'd find immensely fun to explore. It really does look like the start of a dreamscape. But, knowing Blizzard, they might just pull it off.
I do hope they work on the Emerald Dream next, though. Outlands gave me enough of the "obscure demon-ridden world" taste to last for a few more years. We need something genuinely new!
Pedmont writes:
I've personally been on a private server and .ported myself to these locations. Using a few other game master commands you can make yourself move really quickly and even fly. Since the videos you may have seen they've made some additions to the textures. I mean–why develop a whole area and not put it to good use someday? (But then again, you could have an Old Ironforge situation where Blizzard develops something yet never releases it to the public >.>)
I'm a silly klutz and didn't put my stupid name in last time. Anyways… off to Atlanta. Might post there if you've responded by then. (Assuming you'll respond).
I could've looked at the IP but didn't bother.
Anyway, it's really hard to say. Sometimes I think they build certain zones as a creative release or trial. Quel'Thalas was on the northern part of Eastern Kingdoms before the isle was released. I'd imagine it's also the result of changes in planning or direction, too.
But… I bet the next expansion will have more to do with the Emerald Dream. That's my guess anyway.
I conquer, it merely follows the lore. An Emerald Dream expansion is in place and depending upon how much content it covers, maybe more after that?! Who knows…


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Where did the Martian Meteorites come from?
#Mars
Written by Clare Fletcher
A new study from Curtin University reveals the origin location of a group of Martian meteorites that landed on Earth using machine learning and high-resolution images.
Tooting Crater, the most likely source of the depleted shergottites ejected 1.1 million years ago. Credit: Curtin University.
Researchers at Curtin University have pinpointed the likely origin of a group of Martian ejecta using machine learning algorithms and high-resolution planetary images. The new research published in Nature Communications shows the likely origin of these meteorites is the Tooting crater in the Tharsis region of Mars, which is the largest volcanic province in the solar system.
"In this study, we compiled a new database of 90 million impact craters using a machine learning algorithm that allowed us to determine the potential launch positions of Martian meteorites," Dr Lagain said.
"By observing the secondary crater fields – or the small craters formed by the ejecta that was thrown out of the larger crater formed recently on the planet, we found that the Tooting crater is the most likely source of these meteorites ejected from Mars 1.1 million years ago.
Over the last 20 million years there have been 166 Martian meteorites to land on Earth, however, their precise origins were unknown.
The lead researcher of this study, Dr Anthony Lagain from Curtin University's Space Science and Technology Centre in the School of Earth and Planetary Sciences, said that the new findings would help provide the context to unravel the geological history of the Red Planet.
"For the first time, through this research, the geological context of a group of Martian meteorites is accessible, 10 years before NASA's Mars Sample Return mission is set to send back samples collected by the Perseverance rover currently exploring the Jezero crater."
Density map of craters < 300m in diameter with smallest shown in blue and largest in red. Radial patterns show the secondary crater rays associated with young and large primary craters potentially responsible for martian meteorites ejection. Credit: Curtin University.
Co-lead Professor Gretchen Benedix, also from Curtin University's Space Science and Technology Centre, said the algorithm that made this possible was a major step forward in how scientists can use the terabytes of planetary data available.
"We would not have been able to recognise the youngest craters on Mars without counting the tens of millions of craters smaller than one kilometre across," Professor Benedix said.
This research also infers a thermal anomaly under Tharsis and provides evidence for a mantle temperature of between 1714°C and 1835°C which is hotter than previous estimates from in-situ rock analyses in Guvsev, Gale, and Meridiani craters.
"This finding implies that volcanic eruptions occurred in this region 300 million years ago, which is very recent at a geological time scale. It also provides new insights on the structure of the planet, beneath this volcanic province."
From left to right: John Fairweather, PhD candidate, SSTC; Konstantinos Servis, Research engineer, CSIRO; Dr Anthony Lagain, Postdoctoral fellow, SSTC; Prof. Gretchen Benedix, Professor, SSTC. Credit: Curtin University.
The algorithm was developed in-house by an interdisciplinary group that included members from CSIRO, the Curtin Institute for Computation and the School of Civil and Mechanical Engineering with funding from the Australian Research Council.
Using the fastest supercomputer in the Southern Hemisphere, the Pawsey Supercomputing Centre, and the Curtin HIVE (Hub for Immersive Visualisation and eResearch), researchers analysed a very large volume of high-resolution planetary images through a machine-learning algorithm to detect impact craters.
The research also involved experts from Curtin's Space Science and Technology Centre, Curtin's Earth Dynamics Research Group, the Western Australian Museum, the CSIRO - Pawsey Supercomputing Centre, the University of Toulouse in France, and the University Félix Houphouët-Boigny in Africa.
The article is available in the journal, Nature Communications
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