WTT is co-ed teams competing in a format that consists of 6 no-ad sets. One set each of men's and women's doubles followed by men's and women's singles, ending with 2 sets of mixed doubles. Total games won from all of the sets determine the winner. Substitution and coaching are allowed.
Adults (18 & over) may signup as an individual or as a team.
Indoor Sessions: Sunday nights at Georgetown Prep, Fairland and Rock Creek starting in October 2019 indoors.
FINAL DEADLINE: ASAP for payment of fees and team and player registration.
Captains please register ASAP and email me your team name.
Rained out matches can be played during the week in the evening or on Saturday in the afternoon, if available.
NOTE: Some of the matches can be played during the week Monday thru Friday evening, Saturday after 4pm, or if available and requested one week in advance of Sunday's match by both teams.
First preference is team but you can sign up as an individual and I will place you on a team based on your level of play.
All substitute players must register and pay the fee.
Individual Substitute Fee: $13 per match includes paypal fee, WTT FEE AND GPTC FACILITY FEE AND THE FREE TENNIS CLINIC.
NOTE: GPTC facility fee pays for use of the GPTC tennis courts, nice nets, courts built in the correct position of the sun, use of the bathrooms and showers and a towel, shadowed viewing benches of the matches, water fountain, free parking + BONUS: ONE FREE TWO HOUR GPTC TENNIS CLINIC GIVEN BY A TENNIS PRO!!!!! NOTE: THIS FREE CLINIC WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR EACH OF THE THREE WTT OUTDOOR SESSIONS. EACH FREE CLINIC IS GOOD FOR PAID PLAYERS PER SESSION.
Players fee includes permit for the tennis courts, WTT site license, tennis balls, WTT benefits, Prizes for winning team: Entry fee if a team attends a NQ ($300 Value), Entry fee if a team wins the NQ and goes to the National Championships ($300 value).
You can pay by check, cash or credit card(using Paypal: note paying by credit card is higher because the amount includes the paypal service charges.
1.	ALL players MUST register online at www.wtt.com otherwise the set that the unregistered player played in will be scored as a forfeit 6-0. With the new website you as captain can see who has registered. Deadline: Two days before the start of the league (2 men and 2 women)…rest of the regular(full-time including split or shared) players on your team by the third match.
If the substitute player does not register before the match, the substitute player has 24 hours after the match to register.
A.	The level of the player must be within the level of the league. (Change as follows) The substituted player must be at the same level or lower of your regular player. For example if your player is a 3.5 then the sub must be a 3.5 or lower…the sub CANNOT be higher than your regular player.
B.	All substitute players MUST register online at www.wtt.com prior to the match in which they play otherwise any set they play in will result in forfeit 6-0. A substitute player can register anytime during the season. Substitute players can register 24 hours after the match is played.
C.	Once the substitute player has registered for one team that substitute player MUST play on that same team (as a sub if needed) for the rest of the league. The substitute player CANNOT play on one team one week and then another team the next week.
D.	If your team has only one male/female player for the match(and you cannot find a substitute player for the match) and another team in the league has three male/female players for their match you can borrow one of their players, HOWEVER, the borrowed player's set score will result in a forfeit for that team 6-0.
3.	WTT rule number 8. Service lets will be enforced.
4.	WTT rule number 10. Default rules will be enforced.
5.	Level of League is determined by the League Director at his discretion.
6. Default Policy: Teams are required to pay $30 default fee by the start of the league and replenish the fee if needed during the season. A default will cost a team $7.50 per set that is defaulted in a match. The default fee will then be paid to the team that did not default the set(s). Not enforced in the summer leagues.
7. Set order: The set order is the first set played is men's and women's doubles, then men's and women's singles, then two sets of mixed doubles. However, if a male or female player is running late then the match can start with men's and women's singles first then the doubles and then the mixed doubles without any defaults occurring.
8. Since we have 3 divisions that are playing at the same location please arrive on time for your match as this will cause a delayed start for the subsequent matches. WTT does finish the match even if the match runs over the two hours allocated to the match.


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2024 Olympic games in Paris could include esports events
By Gabe Gurwin	 August 9, 2017
Andy Boxall
Debates have raged for years regarding video games' status as a true "sports," but it appears that there could be an authoritative decision on the matter in the not-too-distant future. The International Olympics Committee and the Paris Olympic bid committee will soon meet to discuss the possibility of esports making an appearance in the 2024 Olympic Games.
Paris Olympic bid committee co-president Tony Estanguet revealed the news to the Associated Press in an interview early today, saying that he wants to "find some bridges" with the esports community in order to attract a younger audience.
"I don't want to say 'no' from the beginning," Estanguet added. "I think it's interesting to interact with the IOC, with them, the esports family, to better understand what the process is and why it is such a success."
Regardless of the final decision, it will be quite a while before we hear more information. The plans for the 2024 games won't be finalized until 2019.
Competitive gaming has gained considerable traction on traditional sports outlets over the last few years. For two seasons, ESPN hosted games of Blizzard's popular multiplayer title Heroes of the Storm. At the time, the decision drew its share of detractors, including former ESPN host Colin Cowherd, who called esports "for booger eaters." (Cowherd was later fired from ESPN after making disparaging comments about Dominicans.)
Just last month, ESPN and Disney XD aired footage from the popular Evolution 2017 fighting game tournament. Segments broadcast on television included Super Smash Bros. for Wii U and Street Fighter V.
Should the IOC decide to introduce sports at the Paris games, it will have a wide mix of genres to choose from. While competitive fighting games are extremely popular in North America and Japan and the MOBA League of Legends has an enormous South Korean following, FIFA has a huge player-base in both South America and Europe. Could this be the first time real-life soccer and virtual soccer come together at the same event? Only time will tell, but these are the same Olympics that once included "solo synchronized swimming" as a competitive event. Anything is possible if you follow your dreams.
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Museum develops new vision after public input
After a summer-long tour listening to people in cities and towns across B.C., the Royal B.C. Museum is incorporating citizen input into its master plan for redevelopment.
"The community members told us . . . how important it was to them that the collections be preserved properly, and also be made accessible," said Angela Williams, the chief operating officer for the Royal B.C. Museum. "The third thing was that people in the communities want to see us more . . . That can be through travelling exhibitions," says Williams, citing Aliens Among Us, a 2 000–square foot exhibition about invasive species, making its way through Revelstoke and other communities in the interior of B.C.
Plans for redevelopment have been in the works for years, but have been stymied by zoning restrictions. Up until 2011, the City of Victoria classified the museum property as 26 residential lots, not commercial property, which complicated any large-scale construction. After its reclassification as a Comprehensive Development Zone (similar to St. Ann's Academy and the Selkirk Waterfront), the museum could potentially increase its interior space from 228 000 square feet to up to a million square feet. However, the museum acknowledges that accessibility means more than just improving ease of access to the gallery by increasing floor space.
"There are a whole bunch of things that we want to achieve here that's not just about redeveloping our site. It's about sharing the collections that we hold for all British Columbians, to British Columbians, and providing them access to it."
Williams says since not everyone can visit the museum in person, the museum aims to improve access to its artifacts online. Museum staff are working to make the collections available online by digitizing multimedia items and photographing artifacts, with descriptions to aid both the professional researcher and amateur genealogist. Ninety per cent of exisiting collections cannot be physically displayed due to lack of exhibition space.
While digitizing is underway, the physical presence of the museum is still up for debate. The museum website currently describes the organization's vision for 2017, but a more concrete master plan will be released by the end of the year. Even with the plan though, funding remains the biggest hurdle to the museum's development.
Williams cites numerous problems with the aging site, including an archive building vulnerable to flooding, general inaccessibility, and wayfinding issues between the lobby and the exhibition galleries, but stresses that unlike a quick-progressing condo development, the museum will grow in phases over decades. Rather than provide a strict plan for development, the upcoming master plan would provide suggestions to solve ongoing problems like the facility's diminishing storage space.
Speaking personally, Williams wants to see something that "brings the magic back," along with the crucial task of safeguarding the museum's existing collection, but when asked about specific priorities, Williams said the order and pace of construction would depend on funding. As a Crown corporation, the museum cannot borrow to fund its expansion, so it is looking to secure government funding as well as funding from philanthropists.
To complete one major phase of construction in time for Canada's 150th anniversary in 2017, Williams says that any government funding will need to be secured by mid-2014.
"We might be hugely lucky and have government say, 'We'll fund the whole thing and you guys figure out the phases.' I mean, wouldn't that be delightful? I don't know that it'll happen that way, but I'd be over the moon if it did."
The museum is optimistic yet realistic about its situation and is working to secure new business relationships similar to its partnership with IMAX, as well as corporate and private philanthropic interest. Ultimately, though, capturing the public's interest is the goal, and not just when the weather is poor.
"When we have sunny days, people tend to do all the other beautiful things in Victoria that are outside. When we have rainy days, people come here. I don't want this to be the rainy destination. I want this to be the destination because it's a really cool place to be."


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Given name
Neva Abelson (1910–2000), American pediatrician and medical researcher
Neva Boyd (1876–1963), American sociologist
Neva Brasfield (1889–1980), half of the American comedy duo Uncle Cyp and Aunt Sap Brasfield
Neva Carr Glyn (1908–1975), Australian actress
Neva Edwards (born 1931), educator, lay preacher and former civil servant in Dominica
Neva Gerber (1894–1974), American silent film actress
Neva Goodwin (born 1944), American economist
Neva Haites, Australian geneticist
Neva Jane Langley (1933–2012), American beauty pageant queen, Miss America 1953
Neva Morris (1895–2010), American supercentenarian
Neva Patterson (1920–2010), American actress
Neva Pilgrim, American soprano

Surname
Franklin A. Neva (1922–2011), American virologist and physician
Samuel Néva (born 1981), French footballer

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Nava (given name), a feminine given name
Nela (name)

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Le Voyage dans la Lune (Resan till månen) är en opéra bouffe-féerie i fyra akter och 23 scener med musik av Jacques Offenbach och libretto av Albert Vanloo, Eugène Leterrier och Arnold Mortier. Texten bygger delvis på Jules Vernes roman Från jorden till månen från 1865. Operetten hade premiär den 26 november 1875 på Théâtre de la Gaîté i Paris och sattes upp på nytt den 31 mars 1877 på Théâtre du Châtelet. Premiäråret 1875 var ett hektiskt år för Offenbach som även inkluderade den tredje versionen av Geneviève de Brabant, Les Hannetons, La Boulangère a des écus, La Créole och en vals till Tarte à la crême.

Historia

Bakgrund
Upprinnelsen till verket lades framför Offenbach medan han var chef för Théâtre de la Gaîté, men på grund av ekonomiska svårigheter kunde han inte åta sig projektet. Albert Vizentini, den nye chefen för teatern, tog upp idén och Offenbachs roll inskränktes till kompositör.

Albert Vanloo och Eugène Leterrier, i samarbete med Arnold Mortier (kolumnist i Le Figaro), skrev libretto. De hoppades kunna upprepa succén som Jules Vernes romaner hade haft (en annan roman, Jorden runt på 80 dagar, hade överförts till scenen av Verne själv 1874) och publikens smak för stora spektakel.

Några dagar efter premiären på Le Voyage dans la lune klagade Jules Verne över likheterna med sin roman: "Två dagar efter den första uppsättningen av Voyage à la lune [sic] tycks mig författarnas lån från 'Från jorden till månen' som startpunkt och från 'Till jordens medelpunkt' som upplösning obestridliga". Debatten verkar inte ha fortsatt eller ha slutat vänskapligt, ty 1877 baserade Offenbach sin Le Docteur Ox på en annan av Jules Vernes romaner, med dennes tillåtelse.

Siegfried Kracauer ser Le Voyage dans la lune som ett exempel på Offenbachs förkärlek för aktualiteter och "blandning av fakta och sagor, och byggandet av moderna utopier till pantomimens traditionella ramverk". I detta ingick en enorm kanon i akt I att skjuta upp karaktärerna till månen med, en sagolik frammaning av livet på månen samt ett vulkanutbrott i akt IV.

Historia
Premiären av operetten ägde rum den 26 november 1875 på Théâtre de la Gaîté i Paris. Den franske korrespondenten för tidningen The Times skrev: "Stycket är, tror jag, en succé, dock mindre storslagen än [pjäsen från 1874] Le Tour de monde en quatre-vingt jours [sic] men kommer att märkas."

Inga utgifter hade sparats för scenerierna - de 24 majestätiska dekorerna av Cornil, Fromont och Chéret återskapade platser (såsom observatorier i Paris, en skyskrapa, en månfärd eller en vulkan) och skapade arkitektoniska fantasier (såsom ett glaspalats eller pärlgallerier). Bruket av lönndörrar och påhitt accentuerade överraskningseffekten hos publiken. Producenterna lånade till och med en dromedar från nöjesparken Jardin d'Acclimatation. De 673 kostymerna designades av Alfred Grévin och de två baletterna koreograferades av M. Justament. Huvudrollerna spelades av Zulma Bouffar (i en byxroll som Prins Caprice – recensioner konstaterade att hon "sjöng med esprit och agerade med intelligens och finess"), Christian (Vlan), Pierre Grivot (Microscope), Tissier (Cosmos) och Mlle Marcus (Fantasia). Vid premiären vann  Ronde des Charlatans, utförd av Zulma Bouffar och Christian, publikens bifall. Utanför teatern fanns en stor modell av månen som reklam.

Succén, vars premiär inbringade 3 898 francs, ledde till att teatern efter den sjunde föreställningen hade tjänat 10 018 francs. Le Voyage dans la Lune dominerade scenen det första spelåret: sju nyårsrevyer i Paris 1875-76 anspelade på den (Voyage de la Lune à Paris, Mme Angot dans la Lune, Le Voyage du Soleil, Les Voyageurs pour Belleville, Les Voyageurs pour la Lune, Allons voir la Lune, mon gars!, La Lune à Paris).

Rollen som Caprice spelades av Mme Peschard från 16 december 1875 till 16 februari 1876, då Zulma Bouffar var på turné i Sankt Petersburg i två månader. Från och med den 28 februari 1878 spelades tollen som Popotte av sångerskan "Thérésa". Offenbach hade skrivit fyra nya sånger till henne. Le Figaro noterade: "Thérésa och hennes sånger hade en stor effekt. I tredje akten var det speciellt två som hon utsmyckade med utsökt finess och konst."

Le Voyage dans la Lune sattes även upp i London på Alhambra den 15 april 1876, och i Wien på Theater an der Wien den 16 april 1876.

Den sista föreställningen på Théâtre de la Gaîté ägde rum den 25 april 1876 efter 185 föreställningar och 965 000 francs i biljettintäkter. Inom ett år sattes verket upp på Théâtre du Châtelet den 31 mars 1877 med många ur originalensemblen. Efter två månader lades uppsättningen ner den 31 maj 1877 med 247 spelade föreställningar och biljettintäkter på 226 457 francs.

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Akt 1
Scen 1: Prins Caprice

Någonstans på jorden, på ett stort torg i en stad, förbereder kung Vlan en fest för sin son prins Caprice, som har återvänt hem efter en lång bildningsresa utomlands. När Caprice anländer överräcker kungen sin krona men Caprice vägrar ta emot den med motiveringen att han varken önskar styra eller gifta sig utan i stället vill ha frihet, rörelse, luft, rymd... När månen stiger upp får han idén vart hans nästa resa ska bära av. Han ber fadern att hjälpa honom till denna okända och outforskade plats. Vlan ger med sig och frågar kungarikets lärde man Microscope att finna ut en väg dit. Microscope svarar att man får bege sig till observatoriet.

Scen 2: På observatoriet

Astronomerna sätter sig emot förslaget och kräver en utredning. Caprice kör ut dem och hotar att göra samma sak med Microscope om han inte finner en väg till månen. Microscope föreslår att de ska mötas om åtta dagar och att han då ska ha kommit på hur man tar sig till månen.

Scen 3: I smedjan

Smederna slutför sitt arbete när Vlan och Caprice anländer åtta dagar senare. Microscope avslöjar hur de ska ta sig till månen: en granat uppskjuten med en kanon. Då det är troligt att projektet kommer misslyckas tvingas Microscope med på resan. Efter många intensiva övertalningsförsök från Caprice ger Vlan med sig och medföljer på resan.

Scen 4: Avfärden

Vlan, Caprice och Microscope går in i granaten. Artilleristerna tänder stubinen och med en stor explosion flyger granaten upp mot månen.

Akt 2
Scen 5: Månen

Mystiska röster hörs och en stad med konstig arkitektur blir synlig.

Scen 6: Ankomsten

"Sélénites" (Månmänniskorna) betraktar skrämt en svart prick på himlen och de frågar om det kan vara något som "terriens" (Jordmänniskorna) har skickat för att utrota dem. Kung Cosmos av Månen och hans rådgivare Cactus lugnar dem - vetenskapen har bevisat att jorden är obebodd. Med en enorm smäll kraschlandar granaten på ett hus och Vlan, Caprice och Microscope kryper ut medan "sélénites" gömmer sig. De tre männen ser en övergiven planet och deras mod sjunker då de endast har äpplen kvar som proviant. Några månmänniskor kommer fram och Cosmos frågar jordmänniskorna var de kommer i från. Deras oförskämda svar gör att Cosmos fängslar dem, men Cosmos hustru Popotte och dotter Fantasia anländer. Det är Fantasias födelsedag och hon ber fadern att skona fångarna och frige dem som en present till henne. Cosmos går med på det och föreslår att jordmänniskorna ska gästa hans palats.

Scen 7: Glaspalatset

Cosmos och Cactus visar Vlan, Caprice ich Microscope månens administration. På månen är det inget roligt att arbeta för kungen och om ingen kandidat finns väljs den tjockaste ut.

Scen 8: Pärlemorgalleriet

Caprice uppvaktar Fantasia, men hon förstår inte var kärlek är då det inte existerar på månen annat än som sjukdom - om man vill ha ett barn frågar man sig själv om det finns en marknad där det kan blomstra.

Scen 9: Parken

Caprice är förtvivlad över Fantasias oförmåga att älska honom, och han äter ett äpple. Prinsessan ger sig i väg för att leta efter honom. Attraherad av frukten (okänd för henne) smakar hon det. Omedelbart blir hon förälskad i Caprice och alla i palatset rasar.

Scen 10: Lurande skuggor

Medan natten faller ändras scenen och fantomlika varelser visar sig med ljus i huvudena.

Scen 11: Cosmos trädgård

I en stor trädgård med blommor och vatten syns stjärnor överallt och konstiga varelser dansar.

Akt 3
Scen 12: Konsultationen

Kungadömets doktor undersöker Fantasia som sitter inlåst på sitt rum, galen av kärlek. Hon flyr och träffar Caprice. För att rädda henne föreslår Caprice att de ska ge Cosmos en kärleksdryck gjord på äpplen. På grund av Fantasias ohjälpliga kärlekskrankhet vill Cosmos sälja henne, vilket är kutym på månen när en kvinna upphör att lyda. Caprice lovar Fantasia att han ska köpa henne.

Scen 13: Kvinnomarknaden

På månen är kvinnomarknaden likvärdig med börsmarknaden. Microscope anklagas av Caprice för att köpa prinsessan och i mötet med Quipasseparla (börschefen) förhandlar han med denne utifall 'börsen' går upp. Quipasseparla accepterar inte detta och blir förgiftad så han inte kan delta i köpet. Vlan och Caprice anländer utklädda till charlataner. De förespråkar en dryck som bland annat kommer göra feta människor smala. Drycken är värdefull och endast kungen är värdig den. Cosmos smakar och får panik när han tror han har blivit förgiftad - i själv verket är det ren alkohol. Quipasseparla vinner Fantasia på marknaden.

Scen 14: De fetas rike

Quipasseparla och hans harem anländer till de fetas rike där de stannar på ett värdshus. Microscope kommer följd av Popotte som i sin tur följs av Cosmos som har förälskat sig i henne. Popotte är inte intresserad så Cosmos har fått henne att dricka kärleksdrycken, men just då går Microscope förbi och Popotte blir blixtförälskad i honom! Vlan och Caprice kommer för att leta efter Fantasia. Vlan stannar och äter medan Caprice hittar Fantasia och flyr med henne. Vlan och Microscope demaskeras. Kungens vakter har hittat Caprice och Fantasia. Quipasseparla återlämnar prinsessan. I landet följer vinter omedelbart på sommaren så de tvingas återvända i snöstorm.

Scen 15: 50 minusgrader

Snöflingornas stora balett: denna scen var uppkomst för de populära snödanserna, varav den mest kända är den i Nötknäpparen.

Akt 4
Scen 16: Fängslandet av äppelplockarna

Månkvinnorna upptäcker kärleken, men kung Cosmos vill inte veta av den. Vlan, Caprice och Microscope förs in och döms "att tillbringa fem år i en utdöd vulkan, där kommer förnekas all form av näring".

Scen 17: Glaciären

De först till vulkanens topp och placeras i en korg tillsammans med Cosmos och firas ned i kratern.

Scen 18: Kratern

Väl nere på botten kapar Popotte repet och förebrår sin make för att denne velat döda Microscope. Fantasia har gömt sig i korgen och vill dö med Caprice. Cosmos lovar att fångarna ska friges om de kan finna en utväg.

Scen 19: På insidan av vulkanen

De letar efter en utväg bland muller och dån. Vulkanen börjar få ett utbrott.

Scen 20: Utbrottet

Scenen fylls av eld och röd; Microscope skjuts ut i rymden av en explosion; Vlan och Cosmos letar efter en utväg. Lava fyller scenen.

Scen 21: Askregnet

Aska faller ner och täcker scenen.

Scen 22: På vulkanens topp efter utbrottet

Caprice, Fantasia, Cosmos och Vlan ligger avsvimmade på marken. Microscope har gömt sig i en skreva och väcker dem. Popotte rusar mot dem - de är räddade.

Scen 23: Le Clair de terre (Jordsken – en ordlek på Clair de Lune [Månsken])

Jorden stiger och skiner på scenen med sitt polarsken - folk rusar in och sjunger finalkören och hälsar jorden vars sken lyser genom rymden.

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Mellanspel

Akt 2

Mellanspel

Akt 3

Mellanspel

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Operetter av Jacques Offenbach
Musikåret 1875


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Vive la Chine!
Posted on Sep 20, 2005 Jan 2, 2017 by Rich Will
En honneur du pays où je me trouve actuellement (à Bretagne), j'ai fait un effort de traduire un article…ah whatever, here's an article from Libération about the recent climax of the 'France in China' year. I think the conclusions of the article are quite interesting, in terms of what it says about 'exchanges culturelles' between China and the rest of the world.
Apologies in advance for the inevitable mistakes in the translation. Anyone who, unlike me, actually speaks French can read the original article here.
L'Année de la France en Chine, a damp squib
It was supposed to be 'the incredible adventure', an event on the scale of the parade down the Champs-Elysées celebrating this year's Chinese New Year. In the end, after one year of work, €1,500,000 and two hundred special guests flown in from France, it was no more than a simple country fair at the foot of the Great Wall near Beijing, with snacks and white wine for several thousand officials. Somewhere between Chinese authoritarianism and the great follies of the French, the dream had cruelly turned sour.
They're just peasants!
This, then, marked the end of L'Année de la France en Chine, with a final note of bitterness and an immense sense of waste: Gad Weil, the organiser of the 'giant picnic', the idea for which came from the French Government, could not hide his anger on Saturday upon seeing the efforts of his team reduced to almost nothing by the presence of delegations of officials. The initial project, which was to bring together 120,000 people over two days along the length of a wall peopled by representatives of different French provinces promoting their traditional products and traditions, had been rendered more or less unrealisable by the obstacles put in place by the local authorities. The final straw came on Saturday, when the police kept the non-invited public away behind safety barriers, a distinctly colonial scene in which hundreds of Chinese watched at a distance as the French and their important guests enjoyed themselves. When Gad Weil complained, the response was: 'But they are peasants, they are of no importance to you, they will never go to France!' 'I am an acrobat', explained in vain the organiser of the Chinese New Year parade in Paris, 'what I do is organise spectacular events for the general public'. His anger was assuaged by the greater access granted to the general public yesterday, but there were very few who turned up owing to the Chinese Mid-Autumn festivities.
L'Année de la France en Chine had begun a year ago with a similar misunderstanding about the 'popular' nature of events, with the concert given by Jean-Michel Jarre inside the Forbidden City. The public on that occasion was hand-picked: no spectators without badges, invitations, verification…That concert was among the most expensive events of the year, only available to ordinary Chinese via television. Now, a year later, not much had changed.
Forty million euros
Obviously L'Année de la France en Chine cannot simply be reduced to these two expensive large-scale flops. With over 200 exhibitions, concerts and festivals, there have been many popular successes, such as the travelling Impressionist exhibition or the Transmusicales of Rennes transplanted to Beijing, despite, once again, an overbearing level of security. But the balance cannot be complete without taking into account the financial cost: 40 million euros, a record for a marketing operation. The financing was mixed, involving for the first time private Chinese interests who contributed six million euros, the rest being shared between the State and French companies. 'Nothing on this scale has been done before', underlines proudly a French official. A lot has also been wasted on an inumerable number of visits by delegations to China (it's the fashion), wining and dining, and vague and botched operations.
The rewards of such 'investment' are impossible to quantify, and the promoters of the campaign take comfort from the fact that other countries, beginning with Italy, plan to carry out their own 'exchange years' following the French model. But this campaign, more diplomatic than cultural, presented initially as an attempt to modernise the image of France, which is traditionally seen as 'romantic' in the eyes of the Chinese, will not serve for much more than confirming that the French are friendly and rich…culturally. It will be difficult to break down those barriers.
The lesson
The Chinese are happy to welcome such initiatives: they reap the benefits of this courting by Western countries in search of market share. And they do it on their terms. Intractable on Saturday with regard to the Wall, they were very generous with the Summer Palace, where, on the occasion of a reception given by the city of Beijing to France, the magnificant site, long ago pillaged and destroyed by the French army in 1860, was superbly decorated in the colours of France. But no question of it being a popular fête: the invitees were all wearing badges. In China, cultural exchanges are something too important to be left to the people. France has learnt that lesson at it's own expense.
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BNP sickos slur hero Gurkha...
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bnp gurkha hero sickos slur
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... or so claims Joanna Lumley in the Sun.
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Obviously they are allowed to fight and die for the UK, just not live there.
I am reminded of Spike Milligan, who was born to a father serving in the British Army and was drafted into the British Army during World War Two and who was raised in Britain and lived there most of his life, contributing to British life and culture enormously, but was then refused British citizenship.
As Spike was born in India but his father was born in Ireland I wonder where the BNP would send him "back" to?
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Our guys fought for America in their War on terror but it doesnt give them the right to move and settle in the United States.
Ang said:
I don't understand this, can you clarify? As far as I know our guys fought in the British Army and Britain was an ally of America in the war on terror. I didn't think they were in the American Army, swearing allegience to the stars and stripes and to their president.
Some people think they may as well have, the way the UK followed and suported the Americans, but they were still in the British Army.
By the way, as you say "their war on terror" do you think the war on terror is a purely American war then?
Jane Moorman
Joe in Tasucu said:
I was in a similar position to Spike Milligan. I was born in Africa, because my father was working there for a British Company, but he was born in India because his father served in the 2nd world war in India, and his father was also born in India seving the British Army. After a protracted debate in the House of Commons I was allowed to stay. (I was 13 at the time and my parent were accused of bringing me into the country under false documentation). My rights to being british are not full rights, if I marry a non british passport holder, I will have to return to their home country
In a previous post I was accused of supporting the BNP and I was furious. ..... the person did not retract the insult.:mad2:
No I dont think the war on terror is purely America's!!! However, it was the US who declared war because of 9/11. Whether our guys fought in the British Army or not, we were backing the Amercians on a war they started.
Whether our guys fought in the British Army or not..
The point here is that the Gurkhas are in the British Army. If The UK expects them to obey its orders and fight and die for it then it should be expected to allow them to live here.
Our soldiers are not in the American Army so I fail to see the relevance of your original post.
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Oh, so they were drafted into the British Army and are not being paid? Yes they may be fighting for the British Army but they are being paid, and if they werent, I doubt they would be!
The relevance of my post is that I dont believe it gives them the right to a British Passport!!!
PASH
That is the most lame argument i have come across yet. It is not about the money, they fight for us because of our long standing ties etc. We have had Gurkhas fighting for the UK for many many years out of a sense of duty!
jimskem
I'm no supporter of the b.n.p. but when i noticed the Sxx newspaper was
involved, i was suspicious from the start.
When i visited the web-site of the b.n.p. was not surprised to read their members are outraged by the serious allegations.
They claim the person named in what they say is a forged leaflet, Adam
Walker, intends to sue for slander.
Also they are taking legal advice regarding the incitement to racial hatred
element.
I do not think any political party, whether despised or supported, would be
so stupid as to voice an opinion against the Gurkhas so close to election.
Hopefully sooner rather than later we will find out who the despicable
culprits are.
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Op-ed | Despite tech reset, the space economy is here to stay
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The global space industry is expected to eclipse $1 trillion over the next few decades. And while casual onlookers sometimes express skepticism of this rapid growth — often due to their disdain for the billionaires in the captain's chair of the industry's most prominent players — the venture industry is clearly enticed by how space technologies can power the global economy. In that sense, the Kármán line has never been more illustrious for space entrepreneurs and investors.
The space economy's growth journey has been anything but smooth. It's been impacted by macroeconomic conditions, causing deal activity to slow down. The third quarter of 2022 was challenging, with venture capitalist investment in space down 44% versus the broader market's 31% decline. VCs' risk-off preferences have seen many shy away from this type of deep tech and refocus on enterprise Software as a Service (SaaS).
But we know investors can be irrational and that markets tend to overcorrect. And truthfully, space technology's potential — with advancements already transforming our daily lives — positions it in a stratosphere well above other tech markets disrupting industries down here on Earth.
TRANSFORMATIVE POTENTIAL WILL KEEP VCs KNOCKING
Look no further than Apple and Globalstar, who recently partnered to provide emergency SOS communications services on the iPhone 14. This step to integrate satcom into mobile devices has significant implications. It will undoubtedly fuel the rise of more innovations in the future, just as Apple's integration of GPS into the iPhone 3G helped spur the launch of location-based services and multi-billion-dollar companies like Lyft, Uber, and Snap.
Meanwhile, star power like Jeff Bezos and Elon Musk and entities like OneWeb also draw attention to space. They are providing new energy, engineering talent, and innovation to transform further satellite communications, Earth observation, and ultimately access to orbit. SpaceX's launch of an Italian Earth-observation satellite last January, for example, is helping governments and commercial entities with global issues like forest and environment protection, natural resources exploration, and defense and security.
Similarly, companies like Spire and Planet are revolutionizing Earth observation through their low-Earth orbit constellations, essentially democratizing access to satellite data.
Indeed, businesses like these are directly moving the needle for Space 3.0 and ringing in a new era where stakeholders, including commercial companies, realize the enormous potential for space technology and space research on Earth.
FUTURE ADVANCEMENTS ALREADY DRIVING INTEREST
In other words, companies developing these critical and often radical innovations will be impervious to capital crises in the long run. Even as VCs become more selective, they'll choose to invest in founders with deep technical expertise and, as I do, seek out companies transforming industries.
I expect the companies to catch VCs' attention will operate in a few space technology areas. One is manufacturing in space. It's back on investors' radar roughly 50 years after NASA experiments attempted to prove the viability of large-scale manufacturing plants in space. Their experiments failed, but it was very much on the U.S. docket for some time after that. In his 1985 State of the Union speech, Ronald Reagan didn't hide his excitement when describing how manufacturing in space could enable technological breakthroughs in supercomputers and medicine that "we never thought possible."
It still might. Space is ideally suited for manufacturing operations because it offers better gravitational control and an infinitely available vacuum, allowing several manufacturing processes to be carried out with relative ease. And the reason why there's so much renewed interest in manufacturing in space is cheaper launch costs, smaller satellites, and reusable rockets have made space much more accessible and affordable. As a result, many companies like Varda Space and Rocket Lab are attempting to put factories into orbit. Interestingly, McKinsey found that the number of patents mentioning "microgravity" soared from 21 in 2000 to 155 in 2020.
Other areas that could drive VC interest are deep space explorations and a lunar economy. The ability to land humans and large masses on the lunar surface opens up endless possibilities for scientific exploration. It could also open up markets through the industrial utilization of the moon. The result is a massive opportunity for investors to play a part, given the various innovations needed to make a lunar economy possible, including transportation, lunar data, and in-situ resource utilization.
INVESTING IN BITS AND ATOMS
None of the advancements we've seen in space were possible without deep tech. On the same note, deep tech is imperative for pushing the industry further. Yet, its role has been overshadowed by the bigger ticket news items and personalities making headlines.
This shouldn't deter investors, however. Amidst all the hype the space sector generates, deep tech is having a real impact. Unfortunately, however, VCs with a short-term view often miss this impact. We're seeing a similar situation in the climate space, where a lot of capital is going towards software that, let's face it, won't save us by itself. Just as deep tech is needed to accelerate decarbonization and renewable energy, we need deep tech to achieve our goals in space. And that means investing in deep tech at the intersection of bits and atoms.
We need the person building "picks and shovels" as much as we need the guy launching rockets into orbit. Space-based technologies need unique hardware and software. Early-stage startup Exo-Space illustrates one of those examples. It is developing space-specific edge computing for on-orbit image processing. The Edge Platform (dubbed FeatherEdge) mounts directly onto a satellite and hosts radiation-safe applications for AI, analytics, and communication, enabling complex image analysis on-orbit.
Deep tech will also need to tackle astrodynamics, or propulsion solutions, that guide the motion of satellites and other spacecraft. Kayhan Space is one emerging company in this space. Its analytics platform ingests data from sources like U.S. Space Command's public space catalog, commercial data providers, and satellite operators' own GPS positioning signals, and uses AI to simulate scenarios and generate maneuver plans for operators so they can avoid space collisions.
It's also worth watching out for LeoLabs and Vyoma, both of whom use observation satellites and machine learning to help operators track missions and avoid collisions in low earth orbit. Further use cases for machine learning and neural networks in astrodynamics will include orbit predictions and spacecraft flight modeling. So while the space economy will continue to provide numerous opportunities to invest in atoms, there will also be the opportunity to invest in the bits moving atoms across our skies.
Karthee Madasamy is the managing partner at MFV Partners, a Silicon Valley-based venture firm investing in technologies and teams shaping the future of critical industries such as transportation, manufacturing, climate, and more.
This article originally appeared in the January 2023 issue of SpaceNews magazine.
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They state definitively that turbine noise does not exceed 40dB beyond 500meters; this is clearly not the case in many situations (it reflects merely an idealized sound attenuation model, not real world experience).
Finally, they cite one of the well-known Scandinavian studies of annoyance levels, though the annoyance rates they mention include nearby neighbors who lease land and receive income from turbines. The same paper states clearly that among non-leaseholders, annoyance spikes to 25% of those hearing 40dB and more. In addition, this is but one of three studies by this research team; it took place in a location with a mix of rural and surburban locations, and its annoyance rates were lower than those of their purely rural study, which found annoyance rose to 45% at 40dB and over, very much in line with what many rural communities have found in recent years in the US and Canada.
The Environmental Defence report is less detailed, and stresses that noise from wind turbines cannot be clearly linked to any direct health impacts. They again cite the Swedish data without correcting for rural populations. To their credit, the ED report repeatedly stresses that those who do experience high levels of annoyance deserve respect, but by minimizing the rate of such disturbance at close ranges to turbines, they gloss over the primary public policy issue: how close should turbines go to homes?
I share ED and Sierra's goal of expanding wind power generation. Where i differ with them is that I feel that we should set siting thresholds at distances that insure that those closest are being minimally impacted. I agree with their assessment that the majority of those living within sight, and occasional earshot, of turbines are doing fine, but the real-world evidence is becoming increasingly clear that in some communities (especially those with a high proportion of residents who are not working farmers/ranchers), turbine noise levels of 40dB cause significant quality of life impacts on a large minority or small majority of the closest residents. This fact should not be glossed over, and is a valid consideration as communities, provinces, and states settle on wind farm siting standards.
In Ontario, setbacks of 500m (1640ft) are the norm; this is designed keep sound to 40dB; in the US, it's common to have smaller setback or higher dB thresholds, usually 45dB and sometimes 50dB. These will cause even more severe impacts on the closest neighbors. Two recent in-depth articles have addressed this, from a couple of perspectives. One, from the Forbes website, takes exception to recent reporting by Tom Zeller about the noise controversy in Vinalhaven, Maine. The author, William Pentland, frames his piece by saying, "I do not want to trivialize the noise issue, which is a problem for a very small number of people who live in close proximity to the wind farm." Indeed it is. By focusing the rest of his piece on critiques of these people's experience and legal challenge, he may not trivialize the issue, but he basically ignores it. He tries to "put this problem in perspective" by saying that "many of the island residents who live as close or closer than those who have hired an attorney to represent them in regards to the noise issue are far more upset about the prospects of litigation that they are about the noise." Yes, a few close neighbors say they aren't bothered by the noise, but somewhere around half clearly are, and others haven't volunteered much about their experience, trying to steer clear of the tempest that's roaring through town like a winter nor'easter. Pentland also highlights that two of the ten litigants challenging the local electrical co-ops handling of the noise issues come from "away," which inspires many commenters to chime in on this always-ripe theme, neglecting the clear fact that the other eight are full-time residents. Only a dozen or so year-round homes are within a half mile or so, where most of the noise issues are arising; this is exactly the situation that allows the noise issue to be painted as an issue affecting "a very small number of people," while failing to raise the obvious next question: why not build them a bit farther away from homes??
The other recent lengthy article comes from Virginia, where wind farms are beginning to sprout. It's a very good read, nicely balanced (as indeed Zeller's NYTimes piece was). The author visits a community near one of Virginia's first wind farms, where the closest resident is 3600 feet away from a turbine (this is just about the distance of the most distant of Vinalhaven neighbors who feel drastically impacted; in other words, if the Vinalhaven turbines had been this far from homes, there would have been few if any big problems). At the Virginia wind farm, this closest neighbor says, "to tell you the truth, at night, I like to listen to it. It's kind of a swoosh, but it's pleasant." While visiting another neighbor, who lives three-quarters of a mile away, the author notes that the turbines are barely audible (it being the afternoon, not deep in the night, this means that the turbines are likely to be at least 40dB at this distance, much farther than the 1650 feet that Sierra Canada insisted they'd be at that level). The owner there notes that this was a relatively peaceful moment: "the harder the wind blows, the louder they are," he said. "Sometimes they will wake you up at night in the wintertime. There have been times when I turned the TV up a little bit" to drown out the noise. (Note that this is inside the house with the TV already on, again indicating quite a high noise level, compared to projecttions: an inside noise level of at least 40dB, more likely 50dB).
There is no doubt that the building of a wind power facility brings change to where it is located….A big part of the response to this situation must come from better practices by the Ontario government and wind power companies. More community-owned power projects must emerge to spread greater benefits to local communities. Earlier and better consultation with local communities must take place as projects are designed and implemented. Environmental assessments must be robust, and facility siting decisions done well. Communities must be real partners in development.
I would note that robust environmental assessments should include analysis of likely community reactions to noise increases caused by wind turbines, rather than simply noting the predicted noise levels. Such an analysis would look at increases over ambient and the nature of the local community (working farm/ranch, vacation home, bedroom community, proportion of retired stay-at-home residents, etc., all of which contribute to whether new audible noise is likely to be acceptable to residents). As with any environmental assessment, the presence of impacts doesn't preclude going forward; rather, decision makers use this information as they decide what levels of impact are acceptable in the given location.
Thank you for your reporting above.
You do know that Vinalhaven WAS a community-based project. I don't think that will really solve the problems.
Well, it wouldn't REQUIRE any particular turbine noise level, but it would provide a sense of likely community responses at various projected sound levels…. I assume the 35/32dB levels you mention are based on a goal of keeping it within 5-6dB of existing quietest ambient, which is of course the recommended increase to minimize negative community reactions (with 10dB generally triggering some strong reactions). But as I understand most environmental impact statements and assessments, they quantify likely impacts, perhaps with a few alternatives with varying levels of impact, and then policy-makers decide where to set the standards along the continuum from absolutely no impact to unacceptable impacts. Certainly, some towns may choose the "no negative noise impact" option, but others may accept some impact. And I recognize that your target level isn't the extreme "no impact" option, but a modest impact option, since even 5dB over ambient will trigger some reaction, as it will then be audible and the most noise-senstive folks will begin to feel bothered by it.
My community is considering an industrial wind farm. Recently, I visited a site with 20 turbines about 500′ high (150′ blades). More are being built to bring it to 30 turbines. All 20 were slowly turning in a modest breeze, and yet wherever I stood downwind or upwind from the (under the turbine, 500′ from the turbine, 1000′, or 1500′) there was virtually no audible sound except the whoosh of the blades. The sound resembled a commercial jet liner flying overhead at 30,000+ feet. That concerns me as my community is making noise one of the main counters to the installation. Could it be that turbines that are producing electricity create noticably more noise than turbines that are freewheeling? I am confused by this and hope someone can direct me to a scientific study that differentiates the noise level between working turbines producing electricity and those that are freewheeling or turning without producing electricity. Thank you advance for your help.
The noise that bothers many people is indeed the whooshing of the blades; there is no other notable noise except once in a while when a mechanical problem arises. The turbines you heard may not have been moving at their maximum speed (most commonly about 20rpm or a bit faster, so that one blade passes the top (or the tower) about once per second. ut they don't make more noise when making electricity, though they probably weren't at their maximum speed or noise output when you visited.
For some people in quiet rural areas, the constant sound of a jet overhead is bothersome, distracting, etc. Also, it is quite common that the sound pulses; it appears that was not the case while you were there. This also makes it much harder to ignore, and can become like a dripping faucet kind of stimulus. Finally, in high winds, there is often a knocking kind of noise that is probably caused by various wind turbulence across the huge diameter of the blade-swept area; many people (including most in Vinalhaven who are struggling) say the noise is worst in high winter winds.
It's great that you went to hear for yourself, though it's important to keep in mind that any one period of time is usually not representative of the wide variety of noise that can be made. And, it may well be that you are one of the about half the population that generally finds it quite easy to adjust to new noise; the other half is more apt to find this harder to adapt to, with increasing proportions being upset as the noise gets louder.
This is an important issue – thanks for a reasonable discussion. I am however, concerned with more that human reactions to wind turbine noise. What is happening to the mammals, reptiles, insects etc. who live around the wind farms? Are they also affected by the noise?
There is very little research that looks at concrete effects of wind farm noise, or any terrestrial human noise, on animals. It's hard to separate out noise impacts from general human activity and habitat fragmentation. A few studies of oil and gas installations (some with noise, some without) have begun to tease out the noise aspects (brief answer: yes, many/most birds avoid the noisy areas, but some prefer them, perhaps because their egg predators are fewer there). What studies we do have seem to suggest that there is a moderate avoidance of wind farms, out to a few hundred kilometers or so; by moderate, i mean not ALL individuals avoid the area, but there are fewer in areas around turbines than in other nearby places with no turbines. In some ways, it seems analogous to the human situation: many animals don't like the noise, but some don't seem to mind. Animals are more apt to be able to move a half mile or mile away if they find it more suitable; humans of course, are more rooted in place.
While in most areas, there is probably plenty of suitable habitat a mile or more from a new wind farm, one situation that sometimes worries me is wind farms built on narrow forested ridges surrounded by farmland; if these "islands" of habitat are rare or far apart, then displacement of animals from them could be more difficult on the animals. In most cases, I suppose the species are healthy as a whole, so the conventional wisdom would be that the loss of a local population is not "biologically significant" and is worth the trade-off for green energy. This may well be; we do need to keep such things in mind, though, and make such choices consciously.
In a NASA Technical Paper delivered to the U.S. Department of Energy Wind – HydroOcean Technologies Division (1990), A-weighted sound pressure levels, expressed in dB(A), emphasize higher frequencies and de-emphasizes lower frequencies in evaluating the effects of noise on communities. The more appropriate measure, dB(G), specifically emphasizes lower frequency evaluation. This is a well known characteristic (i.e. low freqs, infrasonic noise and amplitude modulation) of wind turbines. MassDEP guidance is void from addressing this.
In a study (Measurements on a Wind Turbine Wake: 3D Effects and Bluff Body Vortex Shedding by D. Medici and P.H. Alfredsson ) a feature of the flow behind a turbine is a low-frequency fluctuation, both in the wake and in the air flow outside the wake.
TV weather forecasts cold fronts and moving masses of low pressure. Bernoulli's law of pressure accounts for the same weather characteristics of a cold front in the wake area of giant turbines with huge rotor diameters. The effect is it's own low pressure climate cell, and given the speed and velocities of the propellers turbulence, it's it's own miniature tornado.
Couple cold air being more dense than warm, and that sound waves travel faster and better through a more dense material, the question is "how far will this low pressure bubble, carrying low frequency infrasound travel?". The effect of a wind turbine wake, may take as many as 16 rotor diameters for the airstream to recover back to the initial free-air?ow (Wind Turbine Wakes Control and Vortex Shedding. Technical Reports from KTH Mechanics Royal Institute by D. Medici ). This represents a 4304 foot circle around the operational Falmouth MA Vestas82 turbines since each individual machine behaves like an omnidirectional source.
The Environmental Protection Agency in Denmark has developed criteria for low frequency and infrasound in general (not just for wind turbines) of 85 dB(G), explicitly allowing a 10 dB factor for people more sensitive than the norm. It's past time Health and Planning boards follow Denmark's lead!


Press release for a Georgia PIRG report that provides estimates for how much various cost-saving proposals can reduce health spending – all while improving the quality of the care we receive.
A recent Georgia PIRG report identified increased support for comparative effectiveness research (CER - medical research into which treatments work best for different kinds of patients) as one of the touchstones for increasing quality and lowering costs. The draft legislation provides ongoing funding for this research and ensures that findings will be disseminated to doctors.


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Guardian of Ra Slot Review
April 28, 2022 Casino Slots
Ancient civilizations are a source of inspiration for providers, which is why Red Rake Gaming's Guardian of Ra brings you to ancient Egypt. Because this is a classic subject, the slot has a traditional grid with five reels and three rows, as well as 30 chances to win. At the time of writing this review, the slot's RTP and volatility were unknown. However, you can expect a fantastic slot with Wilds, Scatters, and normal symbols that bring in incredible payouts and extras like free spins.
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Because the symbols in this game come in diverse forms and sizes, you will win a variety of prizes based on the grid. You can get them in groups of three, four, or five symbols, and the more you have in a group, the better. It is important to note that this game has four jackpots: Mini, Minor, Major, and Grand. The Grand Jackpot is the best, and you will need to familiarise yourself with the symbols and features available so you will know when you have got a chance at it.
Features of the Guardian of Ra Slot
As this is an ancient Egyptian slot game, the symbols are a combination of standard slot symbols and symbols that fit the theme. On the reels, you will see royal card symbols as well as the numbers 9 and 10. On the reels, you will also see lions, panthers, and female pharaoh symbols. you will also get some unique ones.
By substituting for the standard symbols on the reels, the Pyramid Wild can assist you in forming winning combos. Then there is the Scarab beetle Scatter symbol, which activates the game's free spins feature.
The free spins feature is triggered when three or more Scatters appear. During this bonus round, some of the ordinary symbols will transform into Wild symbols, giving you a chance to win bigger winnings.
You have also got golden coins locked on the reels. If you manage to obtain 6 coin symbols in a row, you will be able to activate the Locked Spins feature. you will receive three re-spins, and the tally will reset to three if you land additional coins. You will be given fields with different awards, and if you fill them all out, you will win the Grand Jackpot prize of 300 credits. you will get a wheel at the end of the feature that can award you one of the jackpot prizes. These are the 7.50, 30, and 60 credit Mini, Minor, and Major jackpots, respectively.
Design and Theme
This ancient Egyptian slot is mobile-friendly due to its design. The soundtrack, gameplay, and aesthetics all work together to provide an unforgettable gaming experience.
Guardian of Ra includes a diverse set of themes and features. The Wilds and Scatters will amp up the action in the base game, while the Locked Spins feature will give you a chance to win one of four jackpot rewards.


Crescent Moon Games' latest Android release has a good amount of support behind it, having been greenlit by the Steam community to port the game over to Valve's platform. Mines of Mars, which has already attracted positive reviews in the week it's been available for iOS, should provide Android gamers with another of the more in-depth experiences to hit the platform.
With its similar landscape, atmospheric music, and sense of adventure, Mines of Mars brings back memories of Waking Mars. The resemblance is superficial though. The core premise may still revolve around exploring and surviving Earth's neighboring red planet, but our protagonist this time is armed to the teeth with a variety of guns. He's not studying new lifeforms - he's slaying them.
Perhaps a larger difference is the focus on digging. Equipped with a pickaxe, you will tunnel your way through cubical blocks of dirt and stone, eventually coming across evidence of new civilizations and life forms. Mines of Mars is story-driven, and thanks to the way it's designed, your gameplay experience should vary each time you play. That's not bad for $4.99.


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If you've read anything about carbon reductions in the business world, you've probably come across the term "cap and trade." It's a regulatory system implemented by governments – most notably in California and the European Union up until now – to set emissions limits for individual companies, with a long-term goal to ratchet down impact over time. Guided by the Paris Agreement, an internationally binding climate treaty with the goal of limiting global warming and achieving climate neutrality by 2050, cap and trade systems consider a business's scale and scope – everything from number of employees to necessary supplies and facilities – in assigning it a target carbon footprint.
Companies can tap a range of strategies to hit their goal, from reducing emissions through more energy-efficient practices to purchasing offsets from businesses that are carbon negative. Those offset purchases can fund renewable energy, planting trees, or some of the amazing new technologies, like direct air carbon capture and storage, that we'll cover in a later post. Every year, the target carbon footprint for each business gets a little smaller, allowing for the gradual reduction of climate impact while making the process as painless as possible for individual companies.
That sentence captures both the value of the cap and trade system AND its limitations. This regulatory approach sets real and achievable goals and puts a mechanism in place to ensure that they're achieved, but a "gradual" strategy may not be what's best for either the climate or an individual business. Many scientists have noted that a 2050 target date is a misunderstanding of what the Paris Agreement is really saying – that if we don't achieve climate neutrality before mid-century, the damage will be irreversible – and we need to move faster than the cap and trade system suggests.
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