Greetings young reader! Today we are going to take a step back in time and enter the age of the dinosaurs. The dinosaurs are an extinct species of animal that began to live on the Earth over 200 million years ago. "Extinct" means that they no longer exist. The dinosaurs are some of the most intriguing and awe-inspiring animals that have existed on our planet. The dinosaurs' colossal size, strange characteristics, and mysterious disappearance make them inherently worthy of study and interest. Even more than these reasons, the study of dinosaurs itself is an incredible adventure which requires thought and imagination. The study of dinosaurs helps you to appreciate just how mysterious and amazing nature really is. Our planet supports not only us and the animals that live today, but it even supported creatures as gigantic and strange as the dinosaurs- just think how cool that is! I hope that you bring a spirit of openness and wonder to your study of the dinosaurs, and that you come to appreciate the mystery and value of the dinosaurs.
Today we are going to learn about the Allosaurus. The Allosaurus is one of the most famous dinosaurs in the scientific community because it is one of the most well-known dinosaurs. There is so much known about the Allosaurus because so many almost complete Allosaurus skeletons have been discovered. We are going to learn about what this particular dinosaur looked like, how it behaved, and how it interacted with other dinosaurs in its environment. We know what we know about the dinosaurs from a variety of sources including fossils, biology, and other scientific disciplines. Fossils are the ancient remains of the dinosaurs, the most familiar being their bones. Biological science is the study of life in general, but many scientists compare the dinosaurs to modern day animals to support their theories.
Before a talk about dinosaurs can take place it is important that we discuss the theory of evolution. Evolutionary theory supposes that all the animals we know and see today are the direct descendants of animals that existed millions of years ago. The dinosaurs and other creatures that existed millions of years ago either died out or gradually changed into different animals. For instance, birds are considered to be surviving dinosaurs because their dinosaur ancestors survived the dinosaur extinction event (we will discuss this later).
Remember that any time you see an * next to the name of a dinosaur, it means that a book has been written about this dinosaur in the Dinosaur Books for Young Readers series. Any word written in bold is an important scientific term which is defined in-text. Italics are used to denote the first time a dinosaur's name is mentioned in the book.
The name Allosaurus is a combination of Greek words which means "Strange Reptile." The Allosaurus was a bipedal dinosaur with a large skull and a long tail. Bipedal means that it walked on two legs- humans are bipedal.
The skull of the Allosaurus possessed powerful jaws lined with sharp teeth. The teeth of the Allosaurus were serrated and somewhat small compared to some of its relatives (the teeth of the Tyrannosaurus Rex* could reach a length of 1ft.!). The Allosaurus was powerfully built and it bore its weight on staunch, thick boned legs. The hands of the Allosaurus were equipped with long sharp claws which would have helped the dinosaur slice through prey.
The most peculiar feature of the Allosaurus are two bony crests which extend above its eyes. It is currently unknown what the purposes of the crests were, though a number of explanations have been proposed. One is that the crests were different depending on the gender of the dinosaur. It is possible that males had larger crests and females had smaller crests. Another explanation is that the crests contained glands that facilitated the Allosaurus's sense of smell.
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Problem: Globalization is seen as a phenomenon harmful to the developing countries.
Solution: Globalization should be seen as a natural process of human evolution. The problems resulting from globalization are due to paradigm shift. The solution to its problems, to attain the well-being of humanity, may be sought through global governance.
Farhang Sefidvash, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil.
Globalization is a word understood by many, in the third world countries, as a kind of political strategy invented by some industrial nations to exploit the poor developing countries. This is because they observe that its consequences have been that the rich is becoming richer and poor is turning poorer. Therefore the real concept of globalization and the problems associated with this phenomenon must be better understood.
Humanity, through the process of evolution, has grown from the condition of single families into tribes, then emerged into city-states and nations and now the world has reached the state of what is known as "global village" where all the nations and the peoples of the world have become highly interdependent. The phenomenon of globalization is the result of natural process of evolution and reaching this state of total interdepence has been the destiny of mankind. It is not the invention of anyone or any nation.
The problem that many feel about globalization is the abuse of some powerful groups or nations, taking advantage of this new reality for their own immediate egoistic benefits determinant to others. We are living in a new world under a new reality, while most still think and behave under the old paradigms. They still try to apply solutions motivated by limited nationalistic vision to a world which requires a global vision.
For example, we try to use the old obsolete concept of "competition" for progress in a new world where only "cooperation" can guarantee the prosperity of the nations. This is because that the industrial nations, while compete with each other, they are at the same time clients of each others. Economic destruction of any one is a loss of market for themselves, so they need to cooperate to avoid the economic destruction of any nation. They are also allies of each other against those with different ideologies. The rich nations can not afford the absolute poverty of the rest of the world as their international security is dependent on a certain level of well-being of the rest of the humanity.
Therefore the problem of the world is not with globalization, but is with not knowing how to live under the new reality. On the contrary, the globalization, which came about due to the rapid development of systems of communication and transportation, may be considered a wonderful opportunity for the peoples of the world to unite and harmonize their interests in order to best benefit from the material and cultural resources of the world.
The global governance is defined as the sum of the many ways individuals and institutions, public and private, manage their affairs. It is a continuing process through which conflicting or diverse interests may be accommodated and cooperative action may be taken. Global governance involves non-governmental as well as governmental organizations, citizen's movements, multinational corporations and the global capital market. Interacting with these are global mass media.
The Research Centre for Global Governance (RCGG) is searching for lasting solutions to the problems arising from globalization. It is providing a Think Tank for all the thinkers of the world to contribute with their thoughts and ideas motivated by diverse political, religious or ideological principles.
Farhang Sefidvash is a Professor of Nuclear Engineering, Ph.D. from Imperial College of University of London, inventor of a new nuclear reactor concept, and author of more than 95 scientific publications.


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(; "Michael the German") is a figure representing the national character of the German people, rather as John Bull represents the English. He originated in the first half of the 19th century.

Overview
Michel differs from figures that serve as personifications of the nation itself, as Germania did the German nation and Marianne the French, in that he represents the German people. He is usually depicted wearing a nightcap and nightgown, sometimes in the colors of the German flag, and represents the Germans' conception of themselves, especially in his easy-going nature and Everyman appearance. In any event, the nightgown and the night cap, which have been present in all pictorial representations of the German Michelthe first ones dating from the first half of the nineteenth centuryare also interpreted in a way that the German Michel is, in fact, a rather naive and gullible person, not prone, for example, to question the authority of the government. On the contrary, he prefers a decent, plain and quiet lifestyle.

Over the centuries, the character traits attributed to the German Michel were subject to some change. The British historian Eric Hobsbawm wrote the most notable aspect of Deutscher Michel as portrayed in Imperial Germany was that:
 The central problem of creating a national identity in the newly unified German Reich was all of the various German states had their own histories and traditions, none of which could be used as a symbol to appeal to everybody, leading to a situation where Hobsbawm noted:

The xenophobic tendency to the Deutscher Michel character in the 19th century, whose innocence stands in marked contrast to the cunning and devious foreigners who are always trying to trick him, reflected the fact it was more easy to define the  in terms of what it was against rather than it was for. In this regard, Deutscher Michel was very different from Marianne who was defined in a more positive way as a symbol of the republic and its values.

A typical cartoon featuring Deutscher Michel occurred in the May 1914 edition of the magazine Kladderadatsch where Deutscher Michel is working happily in his garden with a seductive and voluptuous Marianne on one side and a brutish muzhik (Russian peasant) on the other; the message of the cartoon was that France should not be allied to Russia, and would be better off allied to Germany, since Deutscher Michel with his well tended garden is clearly a better potential husband than the vodka-drinking muzhik whose garden is a disorderly disaster. To further reinforce the point, Deutscher Michel is pouring cold water on two chickens in a cage whose initials stand for Alsace-Lorraine, meaning that Germany can pour cold water on France's hopes of taking back Alsace-Lorraine anytime it wants. The caption has Deutscher Michel saying that he wants peace, but if his neighbors want war, then they will get it, reflecting the fact that Michel for all his good-natured and easy-going ways, is utterly ferocious when angered.

In German, Michel is also the short form of Michael, though quite rare today.

See also
 Germania, historic national personification of Germany
 Flag and Coat of Arms of Germany
 Berolina, personification of Berlin
 Hammonia, personification of Hamburg
 Czech Vasek, Czech national personification created in opposition to German Michl

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Huobi Pool Launches Aelf (ELF) Staking, Enabling Investors to Enjoy Node Benefits through Participation in the ELF Ecosystem
LONDON, Dec. 7, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Huobi Pool, the world's largest staking pool under Huobi Group, today announced the launch of Aelf (ELF) staking, offering investors a quick and easy way to vote for nodes and earn rewards on the platform.
As a crucial part of Huobi Group's ecosystem, Huobi Pool is committed to increasing users' returns on their investments through staking.
With the launch of the ELF staking channel on Huobi Pool, individual holders can easily participate in node voting and receive profits from block generation.
"In recent years, many digital assets have become increasingly difficult to mine or stake and individual holders often stand little chance of successfully finding a block and earning a reward.
However, by launching gateways such as ELF staking, we are enabling holders to participate in the project's ecosystem and collaborate with one another, thereby dramatically increasing their chances of success," said Jeff Mei, Director of Global Strategy at Huobi Group.
Huobi Pool's latest staking campaign for Aelf went live on Thursday, December 2, 2021.
Bangalore, India, 17th January, 2022, Chainwire since its launch in 2021, Unmarshal has continued to look for ways to improve its ecosystem to provide the best services to existing blockchains. Now in 2022, the DeFi network has added a key advisor, Brian D. Evans, to the team to strengthen the protocol. Brian D. Evans is an Inc. 500 […]

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Q: Delphi DateTimePicker disable certain dates Hi I am rather new to coding and have to do a project for school where i have to save accommodation bookings in a database etc.
So in my program users select their arrival date and departure date in with a DateTimePicker which i then store in my database. I just don't know how i can now disable these dates when a new user logs in and wants to select their arrival or departure date for the same accommodation. Is there any feature for this or just to change the colour of those cells at least? The min and max date value don't really work for this as i can't disable a certain period? Just wondering if someone has any suggestions?
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Faulty Jury Instruction Wipes Out $740 Million Verdict
By Mena Gaballah, PharmD & Joshua M. Rychlinski
On June 3, 2020, the Fourth Court of Appeals of Texas overturned a jury verdict awarding HouseCanary, Inc. ("HouseCanary") $740 million in damages for trade secret theft and fraud against Title Source, Inc., now known as Amrock.
Amrock and HouseCanary are competitors in the real estate sector. Amrock provides title insurance, property valuations, and settlement services in real estate transactions. HouseCanary is a real estate analytics company that developed software to determine property values. HouseCanary agreed to provide this software to Amrock, and, according to HouseCanary, Amrock reversed engineered it. After the relationship between the two broke down, Amrock sued HouseCanary for breach of contract and fraud, and HouseCanary counterclaimed for breach of contract, fraud, misappropriation of trade secrets, among other claims. The jury found for HouseCanary, awarding it compensatory and punitive damages as well as attorney's fees.
In June 2020, a Texas appellate court reversed the jury's verdict and remanded the case for a new trial on HouseCanary's misappropriation of trade secret and fraud claims. The appellate court found an error in the trade secret definition in the jury instructions. The trial court had instructed the jury that "improper means" of the trade secret should include bribery and espionage, along with "theft, … misrepresentation, breach or inducement of a breach of a duty to maintain secrecy, to limit use, or to prohibit discovery of a trade secret …" But HouseCanary conceded at the appellate oral argument that no evidence showed that Amrock acquired its trade secrets by either bribery or espionage. The appellate court elaborated when the jury instruction mixes valid and invalid theories, a new trial is required because the appellate court cannot determine whether the jury's verdict is based on an invalid theory (or a valid one). Here, the appellate court (and more importantly the appellant) had no way of determining if the jury based its verdict on an invalid theory of espionage or bribery or a valid one (such as breach of a duty to maintain secrecy). As this type of error – limiting argument available to the appellant – is presumed harmful, the case was remanded for a new trial. Practitioners should be careful to make sure that the instructions submitted to the jury conform to the evidence submitted for their consideration.
This case has two other interesting issues worth continuing to watch. The first is whether the trial exhibits should be kept sealed. Apparently, HouseCanary had not properly protected its trade secret information during trial. After the trial was over, HouseCanary moved to seal the information, and the trial court granted that request. But the appellate court overturned that order, holding HouseCanary failed to follow Texas Rule of Civil Procedure 76a, which outlines the rules a party must follow to compel a court to seal a document. While this issue seems to be still working its way through the Texas appellate system, it still highlights the importance of being aware of and following a court's sealing procedure prior to any disclosure of trade material in open court.
The second issue is the relevance and validity of a whistleblower's testimony. At a post-trial hearing in 2018, several ex-employees of HouseCanary came forward to offer sworn testimony that HouseCanary never had the information it pledged to deliver, and therefore, no intellectual property existed to be stolen. Additionally, they testified that HouseCanary employees and an executive at Amrock colluded to, among other things, get HouseCanary a win in the trade secrets trial. Amrock argued that the court should consider this testimony and grant a new trial. This appellate decision did not address this whistleblower testimony, and it remains to be seen how it will affect the case going forward.
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Married at First Sight Season 10 is the most 'explosive' yet – New York Post
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Dr. Viviana weighs in on Married at first Sight season 10.
"Married at First Sight," a show where couples meet for the first time on their wedding day, is back for Season 10.
The latest installment of Lifetime's arranged-marriage "social experiment" is set in Washington, DC, and features five couples. Throughout the show's history, more than 65,000 singles have applied to get set up by relationship experts into legally binding marriages. Pastor Calvin Roberson, sociologist Pepper Schwartz and marriage therapist Viviana Coles conducted rigorous interviews with thousands of single men and women before matching this season's couples, who must decide after several weeks together whether they want to stay married or get a divorce.
"This season is so unexpected and unpredictable," Coles tells The Post. "It's explosive television."
As the newlyweds get to know each other, major problems emerge. "Exes were a pattern," she warns. Tightknit families and fear of commitment also get in the way of matches made in heaven.
Here, Coles tells The Post what could make or break each pair.
Derek Sherman, 26, and Katie Conrad, 25
Why they were matched: "They are funny," says Coles of one of the youngest couples in "MAFS" history. "Both [are] very charming and endearing when it comes to how they view life." But they are also serious about settling down. Conrad, a mental-health professional who suffers from type 1 diabetes, wants to start a family young because of her diagnosis.
What could pull them apart: Coles says the experts were concerned about the couple being so young, and whether they were really ready to commit to marriage, especially because Sherman, a cybersecurity engineer, had never been in love before. Outside forces come into play, too: When an ex-boyfriend reaches out to Conrad the night before the wedding, her confidence in the experiment gets rocked.
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Title: Abundance
Author: Sena Jeter Naslund
Abundance Abundance Like everyone I am born naked With this opening line of Naslund s compelling new novel a very human Marie Antoinette invites readers to live her story as she herself experiences it From the lush gar, Like everyone, I am born naked With this opening line of Naslund s compelling new novel, a very human Marie Antoinette invites readers to live her story as she herself experiences it From the lush gardens of Versailles to the lights and gaiety of Paris, the verdant countryside of France, and finally the stark and terrifying isolation of a prison cell, the young queen Like everyone, I am born naked With this opening line of Naslund s compelling new novel, a very human Marie Antoinette invites readers to live her story as she herself experiences it From the lush gardens of Versailles to the lights and gaiety of Paris, the verdant countryside of France, and finally the stark and terrifying isolation of a prison cell, the young queen s life is joyful, poignant, and harrowing by turns As her world of unprecedented royal splendor crumbles, the charming Marie Antoinette matures into a heroine of inspiring stature, one whose nobility arises not from the circumstance of her birth but from her courageous spirit.Marie Antoinette was a child of fourteen when her mother, the Empress of Austria, arranged for her to leave her family and her country to become the wife of the fifteen year old Dauphin, the future King of France Coming of age in the most public of arenas, the young queen embraces her new family and the French people, and she is embraced in return Eager to be a good wife and strong queen, she shows her new husband nothing but love and encouragement, though he repeatedly fails to consummate their marriage and in doing so, fails to give her the thing she and the people of France desires most a child and an heir to the throne.Deeply disappointed and isolated in her own intimate circle apart from the social life of the court, the queen allows herself to remain ignorant of the country s growing economic and political crises She entrusts her soul to her women friends, her music teacher, her hairdresser, the ambassador from Austria, and a certain Swedish count so handsome that admirers label him the Picture When her innocent and well chaperoned pilgrimage to watch the sun rise is viciously misrepresented in satiric pamphlets as a drunken orgy, the people begin to turn against her Poor harvests, bitter winters, war debts, and poverty precipitate rebellion and revenge as the royal family and many nobles are caught up in a murderous time known as the Terror With penetrant insight into new historical scholarship and with wondrous narrative skill, Naslund offers an intimate, fresh, and dramatic re creation of this compelling woman that goes beyond popular myth Abundance reveals a compassionate and spontaneous Marie Antoinette who rejected the formality and rigid protocol of the court an enchanting and tenderhearted outsider who was loved by her adopted homeland and people until she became the target of revolutionary cruelty and violence a dethroned queen whose depth of character sustained her in even the worst of times.Once again, Sena Jeter Naslund has shed new light on an important moment of historical change and made that time as real to us as the one we are living now Exquisitely detailed, beautifully written, heartbreaking and powerful, Abundance is a novel that is impossible to put down.
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Like everyone, I am born naked With this opening line of Naslund s compelling new novel, a very human Marie Antoinette invites readers to live her story as she herself experiences it From the lush gardens of Versailles to the lights and gaiety of Paris, the verdant countryside of France, and finally the stark and terrifying isolation of a prison cell, the young queen Like everyone, I am born naked With this opening line of Naslund s compelling new novel, a very human Marie Antoinette invites readers to live her story as she herself experiences it From the lush gardens of Versailles to the lights and gaiety of Paris, the verdant countryside of France, and finally the stark and terrifying isolation of a prison cell, the young queen s life is joyful, poignant, and harrowing by turns As her world of unprecedented royal splendor crumbles, the charming Marie Antoinette matures into a heroine of inspiring stature, one whose nobility arises not from the circumstance of her birth but from her courageous spirit.Marie Antoinette was a child of fourteen when her mother, the Empress of Austria, arranged for her to leave her family and her country to become the wife of the fifteen year old Dauphin, the future King of France Coming of age in the most public of arenas, the young queen embraces her new family and the French people, and she is embraced in return Eager to be a good wife and strong queen, she shows her new husband nothing but love and encouragement, though he repeatedly fails to consummate their marriage and in doing so, fails to give her the thing she and the people of France desires most a child and an heir to the throne.Deeply disappointed and isolated in her own intimate circle apart from the social life of the court, the queen allows herself to remain ignorant of the country s growing economic and political crises She entrusts her soul to her women friends, her music teacher, her hairdresser, the ambassador from Austria, and a certain Swedish count so handsome that admirers label him the Picture When her innocent and well chaperoned pilgrimage to watch the sun rise is viciously misrepresented in satiric pamphlets as a drunken orgy, the people begin to turn against her Poor harvests, bitter winters, war debts, and poverty precipitate rebellion and revenge as the royal family and many nobles are caught up in a murderous time known as the Terror With penetrant insight into new historical scholarship and with wondrous narrative skill, Naslund offers an intimate, fresh, and dramatic re creation of this compelling woman that goes beyond popular myth Abundance reveals a compassionate and spontaneous Marie Antoinette who rejected the formality and rigid protocol of the court an enchanting and tenderhearted outsider who was loved by her adopted homeland and people until she became the target of revolutionary cruelty and violence a dethroned queen whose depth of character sustained her in even the worst of times.Once again, Sena Jeter Naslund has shed new light on an important moment of historical change and made that time as real to us as the one we are living now Exquisitely detailed, beautifully written, heartbreaking and powerful, Abundance is a novel that is impossible to put down.
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We begin at the age of 14, the innocence and exuberance of the first days of entering France. Her affection and friendship are immediate for her husband, Louis, the dauphin. Days are spent in splendor: hunting, shopping, gossiping, etc. There seems to be nothing serious occurring in her life until the death of the current king, Louis XV, creating her husband the reigning monarch and herself queen. But even then finances are far from her mind. This is the point when I realize that Jutland had dec [...]
By BAM The Bibliomaniac | On Creative Replay
With this book I got into the head of Marie Antoinette. The author did all the research and based on the known facts delivered what she thought was going on in Marie Antoinette's head. She convinced me. At the end of the book is a list of source material, "A Brief Timeline of Events" and an interesting conversation with the author. Don't skip this; it is really good.The historical facts are clearly presented. You follow Marie from her coming to France as a naïve fourteen year old to her death a [...]
By Chrissie | On Creative Replay
This was a very thin book -- interesting, but thin.And I don't mean it was a slim volume of delicate prose. It was watery and lacked important detail and missed the ambition of Naslund's "Ahab's Wife."With so many interesting and picturesque moments during the pre-French Revolution years, with all the excess and religious upheaval and all the parallels and differences betwixt the American and French Revolutions, Naslund chose to focus on Marie Antoinette's wardrobe and constant remodeling of var [...]
By Marin | On Creative Replay
Marie Antoinette has intrigued me for years and I have read countless books about her, and I must say I thoroughly enjoyed this one. Told in diary form, this book provides a rare, intimate insight into the life of the Queen; her most private thoughts and feelings from the moment she steps onto French land at the young age of fourteen, to the moment she meets her tragic fate. Although it is fiction, it's clear that the author did her homework and based much of what she wrote on actual documentati [...]
By Audrey | On Creative Replay
I've just begun this book, and--contrary to some reviews--I love the measured voice. It's beautifully written, beautifully observed. I lovedAhab's Wife, as well, andAbundance has that same remarkable quality of pulling you gently into another world.Sena Jeter Naslund is a wonderful writer.
By Sandra | On Creative Replay
Drawing from the same perspectival material as Sofia Coppola's 2006 film, this treatment of Marie Antoinette's life paints a sympathetic picture of France's girl queen. Unfortunately, it's also a boring one. Since Naslund's take is almost identical to Coppola's (sometimes eerily so), I recommend skipping the 600-page snoozefest and going with the two-hour movie, which at least features pretty dresses and New Wave tunes.
By Kate | On Creative Replay
Wow! This book was a struggle for me. At first I hated it, because i didn't like the author's style in writing the story. Once I got used to it, it all fell into place. This story really was good. It's a story about Marie Antoinette and her life as the queen of France until the French Revolution. Throughout the book I felt sorry for her and how misunderstood she was, not only by the people of France, but throughout history. I gained a new respect for her and Louis XVI. This is definitely a perio [...]
By Jescee Bennett | On Creative Replay
While astutely researched and poetically written, this basic issue with this book is that hardly anything happens in it 600 pages. Though highly sympathetic to Marie Antoinette, it failed to endear me to her throughout the course of the novel, and I was relieved upon her final beheading that I had, at least, finished this ponderous and meandering portrayal of a far more exotic and scandalous woman than is to be found anywhere in the pages of "Abundance."
By Letitia | On Creative Replay
this book is so poorly written it makes me want to puke. i got to page five and hurled it across the room. with 600 pages to it's name, it made a loud noise. the opening sequence is of the famous handover of marie to her new party. she describes her nipples in detail, her pubescent body. dude, she's 14. i am not about hearing this. and for no reason. i feel free to criticise naslund's style because i read "ahab's wife" and was equally offended. that's right. offended. in ahab's wife naslund make [...]
By spooky | On Creative Replay
This book was difficult in the beginning. Since it is written as spoken by Marie Antoinette it was filled with statements starting with "I". At first it was quite redundant and then I began to realize it was a brilliant way to tell her story a self-centered way. The author does a wonderful job telling how Marie's life was very sheltered and lavish. She portrays Marie as an innocent naive young girl going from her very restricted and sheltered environment as a child, to meeting her new country an [...]
By Jane | On Creative Replay
I liked this book a lot less than I was expecting to. I had read and loved Ahab's Wife and Four Spirits, so I knew I liked the author. But it was kind of like getting stuck talking to someone boring at a party.The book is told in the first person from Marie Antoinette's point-of-view. I don't know if it was Naslund's goal to make her likable or sympathetic, but she came off as self-centered, petty, and oblivious, even if (as Naslund points out in the forward) she didn't actually say "Let them ea [...]
By Amy | On Creative Replay
This book was ok. It was ok in the beginning, ok in the middle, and ok at the end. Honestly, nothing about this book really stood out to me. It was interesting learning more about the time period and sort of about the lifestyle of the court, but I didn't find the story as it was written to be particularly moving. In the beginning of the book, Marie Antoinette is portrayed as this naive, innocent girl whom everyone loves. By the end she is a naive woman who everyone hates. I guess I can see how i [...]
By Gretchen | On Creative Replay
An utterly delicious and satisfying read. Of course, given the book is about Marie Antoinette, we all know how it ends. But I really loved the buildup. This book is long as it takes us from when she first goes to France at 14 all the way up to her death. But it was a very fast read. Some of the viewpoints feel immature/childish but it's written from her POV so I think it's intentional given how young she was when this all began to unfold. There was a lot I didn't know about her and her marriage, [...]
By Michelle | On Creative Replay
Just arrived from US trough BM.It took me some time to go through the plot of this book. The beginning was a little boring since Antoinette's story was interlaced quite a lot with her mother's letters. The plot flows more naturally after Marie Therese death. Since I've already read Antonia Fraser's book, both stories are complementary in the sense that in Fraser's story, Antoinette biography is ended by the Royal family escape to Varennes and in Naslund's her prison and execution is described in [...]
An excellent book, I recommend it highly. The author does a marvelous job telling the story from the perspective of Marie Antoinette herself, beginning with the day that she leaves her home in Austria as a very young teenager.
By Npldirector | On Creative Replay
Firstly the picture of the cover of the book does it no justice, it's truly beautiful and textured so that it feels wonderful in the hand. The author is sympathetic to Marie Antoinette even through the period of her worse excesses, this was an okay read. The depth of research is impressive, but ultimately we learn nothing new. At times the voice of Marie Antoinette seemed a little too vapid, too self-centred. Obviously we all know how the story ends but I admit to being bored in the last third o [...]
By julianne | On Creative Replay
Maravillosa. Es la primera palabra que se me viene a los labios al pensar en esta novela.Siempre he gustado mucho de las biografías de personajes cuyas vidas me resultan interesantes, y he leído unas cuantas, pero ninguna como en este caso: novelada y contada en primera persona por Marie Antoinette. Quizás por este hecho la he disfrutado tantísimo, aparte de por tantas cosas de la historia, los personajes y de la sociedad francesa de la época que he aprendido. Todo ha sido una maravillosa s [...]
By Elizabeth Bowman | On Creative Replay
This was a novel about the life of Marie Antoinette from the time she arrived in France as the fourteen year old Austrian betrothed to the Dauphin, to her death by guillotine after being found guilty of high treason during the French Revolution in 1793. For those curious, this is definitely in the historical fiction genre, not historical romance. French history has always fascinated me. I visited both Versailles and the Conciergerie prison in the 1990s while in France, and it's fun for me to t [...]
By FlibBityFLooB | On Creative Replay
What I knew about Marie Antoinette before reading this book (spoilers ahead if you don't know anything at all about her): She was married to Louis XVI, she said "Let them eat cake," she was queen during the French Revolution, and (possible spoiler here)-------------------------she was beheaded. That was it. Three out of four isn't bad. She never actually said "Let them eat cake." According to the author, it was the wife of Louis XIV, two generations earlier, who said that. So, if you ever win to [...]
By JG (The Introverted Reader) | On Creative Replay
At the age of fourteen, Princess Maria Antonia of Austria was sent to France to be married to the fifteen-year-old Dauphin (crown prince) Louis Auguste, thus forging an alliance between their countries and re-christening her as the French Dauphine, Marie Antoinette. Such alliances are cemented by producing heirs, but it takes several years and ascension to the throne before this marriage is consummated successfully, and a second pregnancy before a prince is born. The queen-to-be diverts herself [...]
By Florinda | On Creative Replay
So far, lovely reader--very detailed --like a dairy. 15 Cds--was far cheaper than the book-via ebay.June 2nd, 2011. I feel the book would have rated 3 stars, but he lovely reader, via the BBC-makes this love tale of Marie Annoinette a pleasure and a delight to listen to. The florid details of the author, while tiresome when reading, come alive with the audio. I came see the palaces and gardens so easily. I see how Marie started early on causing her later demise. The history is most accurate, and [...]
By Noran Miss Pumkin | On Creative Replay
Even if I hadn't read the author bio, I definitely recognized the power of the poet in this novel. There were several points throughout my reading of this where I stopped after a sentence and repeated it aloud to myself. The prose is glitteringly gorgeous and positively bleeds romance. Naslund's Antoinette is a passive, crystalline creature whose unfailing adherence to etiquette and good manners speaks more to the times she lived in than to the essence of her character. She's distant although em [...]
By Kayte Korwitts | On Creative Replay
Not the typical tale of Marie Antoinette. Did you know she didn't actually say "let them eat cake?" I was shocked -- that's all I really knew about Marie Antoinette well, and the bit about the guillotine. This author portrays her as a kind, loving, compassionate queen, born to love and lead, ultimately giving all for France. I found this book fascinating, more than a little disturbing (in a way I can't completely describe) and actually a page turner, just as the cover promised.
By Kriste | On Creative Replay
Never gained my attention.A book shouldn't be a labor to read, perhaps a labor of love to write. I've tried multiple times to pick it up and forge ahead, but it was a fruitless pursuit. It's time to move forward and let this one settle in the unfinished pile.
By Jeff Dawson | On Creative Replay
This is one of those books that I enjoyed while reading, but have almost nothing to say about afterward. The writing was good, but there was nothing standout that I feel I need to talk about. If you enjoy reading about Marie Antionette (as I do) then you'll likely find this engaging. It wasn't particularly moving, but it did paint an interesting picture of the Queen. She is spoiled and spends vast amounts of money, yet considers herself economical and did seem to truly care for the people of her [...]
By Milliebot | On Creative Replay
To say that I disliked the first half of this book would be understatement. I trudged through it from time to time, finding that I severely disliked the queen and disgusted at how the court lived while the commoners of the country was scraping by. I shuddered at their ignorance, perhaps because I know how it ends. Once things started to fall apart around them, I found myself drawn in to the story, like a horror movie where you know that no one will make it to the end. And therein I saw with fres [...]
By Nicole | On Creative Replay
This was such an amazing book! Full of rich detail and history! Marie Antoinette is such a tragic heroine . This book was beautifully descriptive! I heartily recommend it!
By Marcia Esser | On Creative Replay
From the beginning, Abundance gives a very personal view into the life of Marie Antoinette, an Austrian princess who was forced to forget the country and life that she knew and loved in order to marry the French dauphin Louis XVI, the future king of France. She leads a life of frivolity, joy, and excess as well as one of slander, hatred, and heartbreak. The novel starts off slowly, I will admit, and drags on for the pages leading up to Marie Antoinette's marriage, which is filled with formalitie [...]
By Olivia | On Creative Replay
Esta historia la he disfrutado y la he sufrido mucho. Quizá no sea lo mejor ni lo más veraz escrito sobre la vida de María Antonieta, pero es una buena lectura que te recuerda que ella también fue humana y que tuvo muchos errores, si, pero también buscaba lo mejor para su pueblo y para su familia.
By Alejandra | On Creative Replay
I quite enjoyed this story. Abundance is told from the perspective of Marie herself. Her personality is clear, as is that of the Dauphin so I really got to know the characters. I didn't feel bogged down with details, yet was able to easily picture the settings and the times.Naslund tells her story from the day she leaves Austria to become the Dauphine at age 14 to her death. It is fascinating seeing her change from a young noble girl a dauphine a queen. Her personality changes so much.d the way [...]
By Tisha | On Creative Replay
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"Shrek Tells All" is a series of performative lectures. The audience is guided through a linear and partially improvised powerpoint lecture on various current interests. Many digital characters exist singularly for the accumulation of capital. By performing Shrek, and sometimes others, I am inverting branded characters' and mascots' relationships to their audiences.
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The world around you is mapped in pixels. In 1996, the average pixel was 12 square meters, but today it is one square foot. Resolution determines visibility. High resolution images enforce design and project understanding onto the world. Low resolution images expose this mechanism. Mysteries happen on their gridded edges. They cannot participate in the illusion. Coach cannot put them in. To hide today means to be equal to or less than one pixel. To hide today means to not exist in pixels– to not be registered, scanned, captured, or shot in pixels. The lie of poor images is staged on a flimsy surface held upright on a soluble support.
SBK is a fictional youth performance art organization. It began in 2015 as a legitimizing vehicle to gain access to parades as a platform for presenting and discussing parafiction and performance within the spectacle of meaningless, celebratory, and commercial parades. It is an ongoing project with Kristina Pedersen. As a duo we forged a history of our organization, created a visual aesthetic around the misuse of corporate design, and applied for/apply to applicable parades. The goal of SBK is to provide contrasting performance to the commercial parade environment through absurd and banal creative practice.


Dallying In The Dirt, Issue #255--- Cragside is the final stop before returning to snow.
In other places, good things are happening. The Witch Hazel remains in full colourful bloom. It's been at least 4 weeks now, much longer than other years, and it's still a delight. There are many Crocus trying hard to put on a show and everywhere the Tulips are showing significant growth. A few of them have some burnt or damaged leaf tips but that shouldn't have any effect on their blooming. Down in the basement the dozens of seeds I planted before we left have mostly germinated and are hinting of a few hours of transplanting in the near future. I always try to wait until the first pair of true leaves has developed, that seems to create a better success rate. Spring continues in some form despite the weather.
Cragside is just a little place in the country that we visited on the day we left England. Here, in front of the house, it boasts one of the largest rock gardens and I can attest that it certainly is one of the steepest. There wasn't much to admire this early in the season but the thousands of buds on the Azaleas and Rhododendrons made me want to return in a few weeks. Because of its size, such shrubs predominated rather than the sedums and similar that we might find at home. There was also large cascades of Heather and Daphne that were showing great promise. A long and winding waterfall trickled down through the whole thing. That magnificent house at the top was built around the 1860s and was a testament to the engineering expertise of its owner, Lord Armstrong. We stood in the room that was the first to be illuminated by electric light bulbs and they were powered by the river that runs through the property. The formal garden, a hearty 15 minute walk away, had many of the original greenhouses still yielding the grapes and figs and citrus that they would have, when they supported the kitchen in the main house. The Pinetum had hundreds of massive evergreens that have been growing there since those early days. Douglas Fir that were imported from western North America, rivaled their native cousins in size. It was a fitting end to a great trip and we left the granddaughters in Cragside's large playground as we headed to the airport.
The great space shuffle has started well. That's space under my lights and in the propagating chamber. The large Geraniums that were awaiting my return have been transplanted into deeper pots. I was quite surprised at how little root growth they showed for the size of the plants. They are now happily in the heated coldframe and should show some noticeable growth with the increased light and day time heat. It is about + 5 C outside today but I had to open the cold frame slightly as it was +28 C inside with the sun shining on it. The trick is to remember to go out and close it soon as the sun starts to drop. As well as having the heating cable in the floor, it's a good idea to trap and retain as much of that warm air as possible. The other occupants of that space are all of the Onions that are waiting for some warm soil in the garden and the first Dahlia tubers that are sprouting. There is also a container of Mesclun mix that is almost big enough to cut for our first fresh salad of the season. The rest of the plants in the basement have been shuffled around to make use of the vacated space and several more varieties of Tomatoes have been seeded along with some more Lettuce and herbs. It's an ongoing cycle that is designed to get the maximum usage from the available space and to get the early vegetables into the garden as soon as that soil is dry enough to work with.
Bonnie Asks? I recently purchased a used portable in home greenhouse, with a zip-off clear plastic cover. It's 3-tier and has growlights on each level and a timer. My question is, when I start some of my flower seed's, Malva, Lavatera, and Zinnia, do I leave the lights on all the time..part of the time, a few hour's a day? The greenhouse is currently in my laundry room, so only get's diffused light from two casement window's during the day. Do I pinch the seedling' s back to keep them bushy? This is a new foray for me. I've tried planting seed's directly into the soil after the last frost with limited success. Usually lose most of them to squirrels or heavy rains.
Ken Answers! The usual rule is lights on for 16 hrs and off for 8. Most of the annual flowers you mention will branch and become bushy in their own.
Linda Asks? I have noticed the last couple of years that my daffodils have a fair amount of stems, but only a handful of blooms. They were given to me quite a few years ago by someone who was dividing her supply. I dug a few up last year thinking that maybe they were over crowded. I do let them totally die back to feed the bulb. Is there something else I should be doing to them. I thought they multiplied every year, but mine don't seem to be producing many blooms like I see in some yards. What do you suggest?
Ken Answers! The thousands of roadside Daffodils in the picture probably never get divided or fertilized or much of any attention and they obviously thrive. I don't think we can duplicate the English climate so I'm not really sure what to suggest. My best clumps just get ignored from year to year. Are they in shade or sun as more sun might help the bulbs develop or possibly some low Nitrogen fertilizer.
Vivian Asks? What should I do with my geraniums? I took cuttings last fall and easily rooted my geraniums in glass jars and repotted them when the root systems were developed. They have been down my basement under fluorescent lights all winter growing beautifully. They are now one foot tall and thriving with lots of new growth. So with more time still left before they can be hardened off and placed in my mini greenhouses in my sidedrive, can I chop the tops off and root them? I just don't want to plant 20 foot geraniums in my garden later. How can I slow down their growth.....or can I chop and propagate more????
Ken Answers! Chop and propagate. More plants and the old ones will branch out and be bushier. Chop them about 1/2 way back to get branching nearer the bottom and then root the top 2-3" of the piece you cut off.


I've started to add OctoPrint logistics into the earlier Black Pearl Conky theme for my TFT screen. It's a lot easier than I'd originally thought since Conky allows you to execute scripts and to incorporate their output.
This uses the new Node-based octo-client to quickly fetch details from the OctoPrint API.
The OctoPrint version and temperature are new and delivered via this add-on.
Added some more logistics to the console. It now shows the file/job status in the bottom-left corner and I bumped the RAM/disk stats to the upper-right.


Recent technical developments have dramatically increased our ability to monitor the neural activity of awake, behaving subjects. Here we focus on multielectrode arrays that provide the means for simultaneously measuring the individual spiking activity of about one hundred neurons, as well as the local field potentials associated with neural activity. The resulting data thus tracks the dynamics of a high dimensional system involved in the neural information processing required to perform the task that the subject is involved in. The challenge to theorists is to provide conceptual frameworks and develop mathematical and numerical tools for the analysis of such data.
As is the case for many other high dimensional dynamical systems, dimensionality reduction techniques provide a powerful tool for arriving at compact representations that reveal informative features and facilitate subsequent analysis of system dynamics. We will review standard techniques for linear dimensionality reduction within the framework of latent variable models, and discuss the extension to nonlinear dimensionality reduction techniques. The analysis of the spiking activity of networks of neurons reveals the need to apply nonlinear techniques, as the existence of curved low dimensional manifolds within which the dynamics evolve emerges as a consequence of network connectivity. In contrast, the decoding problem can be analyzed within the linear paradigm. The application of singular value decomposition techniques to this scenario allows us to identify task relevant subspaces and null subspaces, and to establish that variance is allocated in a manner consistent with optimal control theory.


The Coalition to Stop Internet Gambling backed by business magnate Sheldon Adelson testified at a House subcommittee hearing on sports betting held on Thursday.
Representatives from the sports betting, online gambling industry and sporting leagues in the country also laid out their views on the issue.
It comes as no surprise that gambling operators are in favour of existing regulations whereas sports leagues want new federal mandates to be implemented.
The American Gaming Association, the National Football League and the Nevada Gaming Control Board also provided testimony at the hearing which lasted less than 90 minutes. The congressional committee is expected to hear from more groups in the coming months.
The Coalition emphasized the fact that legalizing online poker and casino games across America could result in money laundering, fraud and other criminal activities. Adelson is the founder of the Las Vegas Sands Corp and is personally funding the Coalition.
Adelson's lobbying group wants to restore the 1961 Wire Act that will put an end to online poker in America. Former Nebraska Attorney General Jon Bruning who represented the group at the hearing said that online poker is unconstitutional and should be banned.
Bruning compared the legalization of online poker to the legalization of marijuana and pointed out that when Colorado lifted the ban on marijuana it resulted in a flood of illegal marijuana coming in through neighboring Nebraska.
Bruning only presented the Coalition's viewpoint in making his case and did not take into consideration geo-location technology which has been effective in helping states like New Jersey and Nevada keep online gambling within their state borders. He also did not classify online lottery games which are allowed in a handful of states as unconstitutional.
This is because he conveniently clubbed online lottery games as intrastate and listed online poker and sports betting as interstate. That comes across as a flawed argument as both are dependent on geo-location.


Margaret Landvogt, former Head of Art at Presbyterian Ladies College, lived in Mt Waverley for over 50 years and also taught at Ashwood Secondary College. She grew up in the inspiring scenery of Cornwall in England, surrounded by wildflowers, lush countryside and the sea. After attending the Plymouth School of Art she emigrated with her parents and subsequently enrolled in the Victorian Secondary Art and Craft Teachers course where she met her future husband John.
When Margaret wed John in 1953, married women had to resign from teaching posts although this regulation was changed in 1956. With little time for her own art except for occasional sketching along the Murray River near their Yarrawonga home, Margaret's creativity was channelled into encouraging their three young children. The family's move to Mt Waverley in 1964 provided new employment and study opportunities.
Margaret says of returning to art teaching in the late 1960s: "It was a joy to encourage every student's unique expression". This, along with completing her Diploma in Painting and Drawing in the 1970s, gave a new impetus to her art and by the mid-1980s she finally made the decision to become a full-time artist. A concern for the environment has been a driving force in Margaret's subject matter, which has ranged from immense skyscapes to intricate desert landscapes, from abstractions of subterranean strata to the symbolic images of trees; but the heart has always been nature.
A concern for the environment is also evident in daughter Kathy's landscapes, still life studies or life drawings. As well as being exhibited in Melbourne commercial galleries, Margaret has had over 10 exhibitions at The Highway Gallery. Many of these were shared with her late husband, photographer John Landvogt, who held positions on the committee of the Waverley City Gallery (now The Highway Gallery) and the Monash Gallery of Art. Daughter Kathy Landvogt is sharing the gallery walls with her mother for the current exhibition. Margaret, now in her mid-80s, lives in a retirement village in McKinnon.
The 'Essence and Inflorescence' art exhibition in Margaret's chosen medium of pastel, is at The Highway Gallery, 14 The Highway, Mt Waverley, from Thursday 31 August to Sunday 10 September (Gallery Hours: Wednesdays to Sundays 12–4pm).


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Charlie Millard has been entertaining Northern Michigan diners, audiences, fundraisers, and festivals with his piano playing since he was 14 years old. His first album, Hattie Jane, came out in 2012.
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Acetaminophen belongs to a class of drugs called analgesics (pain relievers) and antipyretics (fever reducers). The exact mechanism of action of acetaminophen is not known. It may reduce the production of prostaglandins in the brain. Prostaglandins are chemicals that cause inflammation and swelling. Acetaminophen relieves pain by elevating the pain threshold, that is, by requiring a greater amount of pain to develop before a person feels it. It reduces fever through its action on the heat-regulating center of the brain. Specifically, it tells the center to lower the body's temperature when the temperature is elevated.
Acetaminophen, sold under the brand name Tylenol, among others, may be among the most dangerous medicines on the market. I'm sure this comes as a surprise to most of you, as virtually every single household keeps a bottle on hand for the occasional ache and pain, and doesn't think twice about taking it.
Not thinking, it turns out, could cost you dearly… Acetaminophen overdose is actually the leading cause for calls to Poison Control Centers across the US—more than 100,000 instances per year—and, each year, is responsible for:
More than 56,000 emergency room visits
2,600 hospitalizations
An estimated 458 deaths due to acute liver failure
In fact, according to data from the Acute Liver Failure Study Group registry, acetaminophen poisoning is responsible for nearly HALF of ALL acute liver failure cases in the US. As stated in a paper published in the journal Hepatology an entire decade ago:
"[Acetaminophen] is heavily marketed for its safety compared to nonsteroidal analgesics.
By enabling self-diagnosis and treatment of minor aches and pains, its benefits are said by the Food and Drug Administration to outweigh its risks. It still must be asked: Is this amount of injury and death really acceptable for an over-the-counter pain reliever?"
Acetaminophen—More Dangerous Than You Ever Suspected
In the program above, originally aired by ThisAmericanLife.org in September of last year, host Ira Glass recounts the story of Sarah Erush.
Sarah is a pharmacist at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania who was contacted by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) about a number of cases of acetaminophen overdosing at her hospital. The FDA encouraged her to sit down and collate the data, and when she did, some very interesting, and disturbing, patterns emerged. As Ira Glass reports:
"Erush was surprised by how little over the recommended dose of the drug resulted in liver damage and, for three patients, death.
One of the country's most popular over-the-counter painkillers — acetaminophen, the active ingredient in Tylenol — also kills the most people, according to data from the federal government. Over 150 Americans die each year on average after accidentally taking too much. And it requires a lot less to endanger you than you may know."
As it turns out, acetaminophen can be toxic to your liver even at recommended doses when taken daily for just a couple of weeks.
Previous research has also shown that taking just a little more than the recommended dose over the course of several days or weeks (referred to as "staggered overdosing") is far more risky than taking one large overdose. Your risk of severe liver injury and/or death increases if you:
Take more than one regular strength (325 mg) acetaminophen when combined with a narcotic analgesic like codeine or hydrocodone
Take more than the prescribed dose of an acetaminophen-containing product in a 24-hour period
Take more than one acetaminophen-containing product at the same time. Make sure to read the list of ingredients on any other over-the-counter (OTC) or prescription drug you take in combination. Beware that many cold remedies also contain acetaminophen at varying dosages, and you must add all of these amounts together. Certain prescription painkillers, such as Vicodin and Percocet, also contain acetaminophen and should therefore not be mixed with other acetaminophen-containing medications.
Drink alcohol while taking an acetaminophen product. Recent research suggests that acetaminophen also significantly increases your risk of kidney dysfunction if taken with alcohol—even if the amount of alcohol is small. Combining alcohol with acetaminophen was found to raise the risk of kidney damage by 123 percent, compared to taking either of them individually. Besides alcoholics, young adults are particularly at risk as they're more likely to consume both.
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Share this Story: Calgary police seek driver who dropped off homicide victim at restaurant before killing
Calgary police seek driver who dropped off homicide victim at restaurant before killing
CPS said the driver is not in trouble but could have valuable information to aid the investigation
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Calgary police are seeking the public's help in identifying the driver of a black truck who is believed to have critical information about the homicide of 32-year-old Daniel Dudgeon. Dudgeon died outside the Mazaj Lounge & Restaurant on Feb. 19. Photo by Calgary police
Calgary police are seeking the public's help to identify the driver of a black truck who is believed to have critical information about the killing of a man outside a southwest restaurant last month.
Officers were called to the parking lot outside Mazaj Lounge & Restaurant, at 9223 Macleod Trail S.W., around 11:20 p.m. on Feb. 19, where 32-year-old Daniel Dudgeon was found in medical distress. EMS declared him dead at the scene.
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Police are investigating his death as a homicide and have requested tips from the public to assist the investigation.
They are now seeking information about the driver of a black Dodge Ram truck who might have crucial information about Dudgeon on the night he was killed, according to a news release from CPS on Wednesday.
Police believe Dudgeon met with the driver on Feb. 19, sometime before the truck dropped him off at Mazaj around 9 p.m. CPS said the driver is not a suspect but could have valuable information to aid the investigation.
"We are making progress piecing together the events of that night in order to find those responsible for Daniel's death," said Staff Sgt. Colin Chisholm of the homicide unit.
"The driver of this truck has information that will help us fill in some gaps and we are hoping that either they will come forward or someone else will let us know who was driving."
Anyone with information can call the homicide tip line at 403-428-8877, the CPS non-emergency line at 403-266-1234, or anonymously through Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 or calgarycrimestoppers.org.
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7 Energy Efficiency Myths Debunked: Guest Analysis
The emotional appeal of energy independence is undeniable—it suggests freedom from foreign oil and, therefore, from foreign entanglements. But over the past few years, veteran energy writer Robert Bryce argues, the political players who are promoting the concept of energy independence have created a set of false promises to bolster their campaigns and give such independence the appearance of credibility. In exclusive excerpts from his new book, Gusher of Lies, Bryce examines the facts behind those promises.
By Robert Bryce
(Adapted from the book Gusher of Lies: The Dangerous Delusions of Energy Independence, out in March from PublicAffairs, a member of the Perseus Books Group. © 2008 Click here to purchase it now.)
1. Energy independence will mean better energy security for the U.S.
After the hurricanes of 2005 ravaged New Orleans and other areas along the Gulf of Mexico, several damaged refineries in the region were unable to operate. Within a few days of the storm, gasoline shortages hit several southern U.S. cities. The shortages were, thankfully, short-lived. The reason: imported gasoline.
By mid-October 2005, just six weeks after Hurricane Katrina, gasoline imports had soared from 1 million barrels (or less) per day to 1.5 million barrels per day, the highest level recorded up to that time by the Energy Information Administration (EIA) since it began tracking these imports in 1982. Without gasoline from refineries in Venezuela, the Netherlands and elsewhere, the post-Katrina shortages would surely have continued.
Global commodities markets, like the one for oil, are famous for volatility and sensitivity to world events—even domestic events such as Katrina. To mitigate these effects and to ensure long-term economic security, the United States has no choice but to buy the gasoline it needs on the global market.
2. Greater efficiency results in lower energy consumption and, therefore, will hasten the day of energy independence.
History shows that as the U.S. economy has grown more energy efficient, energy consumption has continued to climb. In 1980, the U.S. was using about 15,000 Btu per dollar of Gross Domestic Product (GDP). By 2004, the energy intensity of the U.S. economy had improved dramatically, so that just over 9000 Btu were required for each dollar of GDP. By 2030, the EIA projects that energy intensity will fall to about 5800 Btu per dollar of GDP. But even with that dramatic increase in efficiency, the EIA predicts that overall energy consumption in the U.S. will increase by more than 30 percent, rising from 100.1 quadrillion Btu in 2005 to 131.1 quadrillion Btu in 2030. (A quadrillion Btu is equal to about 172 million barrels of crude oil.)
3. Federal mandates for higher-mileage cars will result in less fuel consumption, thereby reducing the need for imported oil.
Dramatic increases in America's automobile fuel efficiency will likely only slow the rate of growth of imported oil. Even if Congress mandated that the domestic auto fleet boost its average fuel economy to 44 mpg—a major increase over the 27.5 mpg standard in effect in 2007—America's motor fuel consumption will still grow by 3.7 million barrels per day by 2025.
Why? America's motor fleet is so huge that replacing it with a more efficient fleet will take decades. In 2005 (the last year for which statistics are available), the U.S. had 247.4 million registered motor vehicles—more than double the number in 1970. And Americans are keeping their vehicles longer, which means that older, less efficient cars will stay on the road for substantially longer periods. The reason is simple: Today's cars are of much higher quality than they were two decades ago.
4. Alternative fuel in the form of corn ethanol will swap in for gasoline, helping the U.S. achieve energy independence.
In 2006, the U.S. produced about 5 billion gallons of corn ethanol, which sounds like a lot of fuel until you realize that Americans use about 140 billion gallons of gasoline per year. That means the corn ethanol represents just 3.5 percent of America's current gasoline consumption.
In early 2007, President Bush pledged that the U.S. would be using 35 billion gallons of renewable and alternative fuels by 2017. In June 2007, the Senate passed a bill mandating the production of 36 billion gallons of ethanol per year by 2022.
Regardless of whether the target is 35 billion or 36 billion gallons, it's an awfully ambitious goal—a sevenfold increase in renewable and alternative fuel production in just 15 years. Even if America is able to meet the president's or the Senate's goals, renewable and alt fuels will still account for only about 11 percent of America's projected total oil consumption.
5. Advances in biotechnology will make cellulosic ethanol viable, replacing foreign hydrocarbons with domestic carbohydrates.
Cellulosic ethanol is fuel distilled from switchgrass, wood, straw and other plant-based feedstocks. Turning a diffuse source of energy like the sugars bound up in switchgrass into a more concentrated form of energy like ethanol is always an uphill battle. The lightest grade of crude can almost be pumped straight from the oil well into an automobile tank.
By contrast, switchgrass must be mixed with large quantities of water, fermented and then distilled before it can be utilized. And each of those steps takes energy. Some scientists have calculated that the energy returned on energy invested for cellulosic ethanol created from switchgrass results in a 50 percent net energy loss. That is, an investment of 1 Btu produces .50 Btu in return. Corn ethanol results in a net energy loss of 29 percent; that is, for 1 Btu invested, an investor gets 0.71 in return. The energy accounting for gasoline production shows that it yields energy profits of about 600 to 700 percent. Put another way, for 1 Btu invested in crude oil and gasoline production, an investor gets 6 or 7 Btu back. That high rate of return helps explain why oil-based fuels have been used so profitably, for so long. They have very high energy content, are fairly light and are easily managed and transported.
6. A vast electricity transmission grid between the Dakotas and Texas could take wind-generated electricity from where it is best produced to cities where it is needed most, thereby enhancing prospects for energy independence.
By 2010, the U.S. will generate about 50 billion kilowatt-hours per year from wind power. That figure needs to be put in perspective. In 2006, consumer electronics alone—TVs, computers, home theater systems, answering machines and so on—consumed 147 billion kilowatt-hours of electricity.
7. If the U.S. tapped its vast coal reserves effectively with clean and efficient coal-to-liquids (CTL) technology, America would achieve energy independence.
First, CTL plants are enormously expensive. A plant capable of producing just 50,000 barrels of CTL fuel per day will likely cost $4.5 billion. For comparison, an oil refinery capable of processing 200,000 barrels per day costs about $5 billion.
Second, CTL plants, which generally use German technology developed in the 1920s, create huge amounts of air pollution and carbon dioxide emissions. In 2005 Toyota issued a report on the "well-to-wheel" carbon dioxide emissions for 23 kinds of motor fuels. Fuel made from coal had the highest carbon dioxide footprint, releasing about 50 percent more carbon dioxide than gasoline. In its Annual Energy Outlook for 2007, the EIA predicted that CTL production in the U.S. would be just 440,000 barrels per day by 2030—less than 2 percent of America's total oil needs.
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Fund managers in the region are cautiously positive on equity markets in Asia, with sectors such as Chinese solar power and healthcare considered ripe for investment
By Janette Chen
Although Asian fund managers in the region experienced a downturn in 2018, their sentiment towards investment opportunities in Asia remains positive. For the canny investor, timing is everything, and this present moment bodes well for those punters entering the Asian market, according to fund managers in the region.
After a gloomy 2018, market conditions this year suggest signs of recovery. "Over the past month, we have some seen some of the annual results from companies in Asia and, in fact, the results are not as bad as expected," says a fund manager covering the Asian equity market from a global asset management company.
Dixie Guo, fund manager of HSBC Jintrust Large Cap Equity Fund / Dynamic Strategy Mixed Fund, echoes this viewpoint. "We have seen the financial results from most of the listed Chinese companies and there are companies which managed to maintain strong levels of performance," she says.
"Right now, in our portfolio, we continue to have a very big overweight in financials, for example, those banks in Indonesia or India, or Chinese and regional insurers' names. We also overweight the consumer discretionary sector, including e-commerce and electronics names," says the fund manager.
Turning to China, the region's major growth driver, opportunities arise in the photovoltaic (PV) or the solar power industry. Although Chinese companies in this industry are impacted by Sino-US trade tensions, the strength of the market is robust, especially as both domestic and overseas demand remains durable, according to Guo.
"PV electricity in China might cost lower than thermal electricity by 2020, which will boost the development of this sector," Guo says. In fact, Chinese regulators have just this week issued new rules to improve the pricing of PV electricity.
"Most of the potential stocks in this sector are only listed in the A-share market. The valuation of these stocks might increase about 20-30 times in the long run," says Guo.
Healthcare is one sector that HSBC favours. "Among all the companies in the Chinese healthcare industry, about 10 of them produce innovative drugs. Unlike the ones with generics as their major business, these innovative companies tend to perform well in the long term," says Mandy Chan, investment director, head of China and Hong Kong Equities, HSBC Global Asset Management.
Another sector Chan favours is Chinese white wine, or baijiu (白酒). "The companies in the sector are likely to generate more profit as the industry is shifting from retail distribution to direct sale," says Chan.
Education is also a growth sector, especially given the high penetration of online education in China, according to Chan. "The sector is to generate long-term profits and we plan to hold these stocks longer. There are more underlying assets in the H share market compared to A share," says Chan.
In addition to these hot topics, investment opportunities can also be found in traditional industries. "We are overweighting what we call the old economy or sectors with lower structural growth opportunities," says the fund manager, noting that utilities, energy and materials are among these sectors.
So is the case of China. Guo says they have managed to find a number of underlying assets in traditional industries despite the slow growth.
"In each sector, including the traditional industries which are normally less favoured by investors, there are always some companies' stocks that can outperform. For example, people normally will ignore the steel industry due to its unappealing performance. However, certain stocks in this sector gained 50% last year. These companies are more likely to be undervalued," says Guo, noting that the key way to find these companies is via bottom-up analysis.
"In 2018, in the first quarter, we started to see some analyst downgrades in Asia. Right now, the analyst downgrade has already lasted for one year. Typically, the analyst downgrade will last for 12 to 18 months. So potentially we are towards the end of this downgrade cycle," says the fund manager. "We believe that it is still a reasonable time to enter the Asian equity market," the fund manager suggests.
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