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Simultaneous Heating & Cooling – It Could Happen to Anyone
Time to Bundle Up: Combining Energy Efficiency and Demand Response Programs
Technology is not meant to replace humans…
Published by Steve Nguyen, VP of Product & Marketing at November 14, 2016
When I started working in the controls industry 20 years ago, it was after a lifetime of tracking and trying new technology. New "stuff" tended to be my passion —from the first epoxy resin tennis racket to the first PCs with microchannel architecture, to the world's first laptop (the gigantic Compaq with the 4-inch amber screen). As a young man, I worked at the Sharper Image and sold the world's first mountain bikes, bread makers, and even baby sound soothers. Even then, technology seemed to be the answer to everything.
By the time I joined Echelon —a true IoT pioneer—, I was convinced that instrumenting the built environment was the tipping point that would change the world. I could envision buildings that automatically incorporated wheelchair controllers for actions like calling elevators initiating a fire alarm. At that time hospital wards were already using technology to lock doors when babies got separated from their moms. We were able to build smart environments so we could stop worrying about aging loved ones or make street lights smart enough to dim 5% during evening rush hour (imperceptible to drivers but helped with slowing traffic) commutes.
Funny thing though, as we've moved to smarter and smarter buildings and the seemingly inevitable "IoT-ification" of life, we find that there's a disconnect between cloud intelligence and the built environment. It's as if we've hit our equivalent of the uncanny valley —the one that separates life-like robots from human acceptance. How is it, for instance, that a perfectly-optimized building system can be undermined by a poorly shaped hallway? The IoT devices and sensor networks all point to perfection in the environment, but people still complain that it's stuffy. Or the fact that we can analyze terabytes of data and yet still can't understand why our electric bills are high. It seems that we may be at the point where our software could use a little help.
The reality is that technology can only do so much. Maybe the onsite facilities person is just what we need.
We are not alone. It's estimated that within the music industry, there are maybe a dozen people who power the playlists that make Apple Music truly engaging. Think about all that data from the +120M iPhones in the world and yet they cited a "very rare and hard to find a team of music experts" as the partial justification for the $3B acquisition cost of Beats. Maybe we've come to the point of cloud-based intelligence where we just NEED humans(?). I joined BuildingIQ because I loved the closed-loop control aspects (the ability to analyze and predict the energy use in the building, and then control the HVAC system to optimize the energy use/cost and tenant comfort without human intervention) of the solution. At first, I thought we would move to eliminate human intervention, but I was wrong. I came to the realization that our value, and by extension the role of cloud-based analytics, is more than just closed-loop controls. A lot of our value rests in enabling local and remote human expertise. So we're not just optimizing the BMS, we're optimizing people. It sounds weird, but the interaction between human and building is so complex that one without the other is a recipe for failure. The intangible nuances of what makes us comfortable, happy, and productive, and how to go about achieving it, really do need the human touch.
Let's explore, for instance, the notion that we've deployed a massive IoT network into a large building. Everything in the building is perfectly monitored via sensors and there's a fair-to-high amount of control. I used to work in such a building and you know what? We still got out of our chairs to see what was going on. We still got too hot or too cold sitting in our offices. Not because we didn't have five lighting settings and control over our individual office temperature—we had all that—it was because sometimes we just felt hot or cold for inexplicable reasons. And it was the Facilities guy that made it better. Sometimes it was a matter of him (or her) standing in the office and deciding that it was stuffy —sort of like the ultimate sensor. More often than not, even with massive instrumentation, the Facilities guy is the one that knows that the building just "isn't working today."
So, the lesson I've learned is that no matter how much tech we bring to the table or how much data we analyze, the human element can never really be overlooked or replaced. Instead, we need to augment and optimize what we've got for greater and greater efficiency.
So instead of trying to marginalize the onsite facilities person/team, maybe we should embrace them, and give them the tools to get their job done.
Steve Nguyen is VP of Product and Marketing at BuildingIQ. He loves products and ideas that transform markets or society. Whether they are transformative in and of themselves, or because they are enablers. He's driven by creating the stories, teams, and strategy that make these agents successful.
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Q: ERROR: No matching distribution found for jaxlib==0.1.67 I need jaxlib==0.1.67 for a project I'm working on, but I can't
downgrade. At the moment I have jaxlib==0.1.75 and my program keeps failing due to an error I can't find a solution to either. I compared all versions of the important packages to another machines versions where my programs runs with no problems and the only difference is the jaxlib version (it's still 0.1.67 on the machine where it runs). I suspect that jaxlib is the issue because the error I get when it's not 0.1.67 is the following:
    from haiku import data_structures
  File "/net/home/justen/.local/lib/python3.10/site-packages/haiku/data_structures.py", line 17, in <module>
    from haiku._src.data_structures import to_immutable_dict
  File "/net/home/justen/.local/lib/python3.10/site-packages/haiku/_src/data_structures.py", line 30, in <module>
    from haiku._src import utils
  File "/net/home/justen/.local/lib/python3.10/site-packages/haiku/_src/utils.py", line 24, in <module>
    import jax
  File "/net/home/justen/.local/lib/python3.10/site-packages/jax/__init__.py", line 108, in <module>
    from .experimental.maps import soft_pmap
  File "/net/home/justen/.local/lib/python3.10/site-packages/jax/experimental/maps.py", line 25, in <module>
    from .. import numpy as jnp
  File "/net/home/justen/.local/lib/python3.10/site-packages/jax/numpy/__init__.py", line 16, in <module>
    from . import fft
  File "/net/home/justen/.local/lib/python3.10/site-packages/jax/numpy/fft.py", line 17, in <module>
    from jax._src.numpy.fft import (
  File "/net/home/justen/.local/lib/python3.10/site-packages/jax/_src/numpy/fft.py", line 19, in <module>
    from jax import lax
  File "/net/home/justen/.local/lib/python3.10/site-packages/jax/lax/__init__.py", line 334, in <module>
    from jax._src.lax.parallel import (
  File "/net/home/justen/.local/lib/python3.10/site-packages/jax/_src/lax/parallel.py", line 36, in <module>
    from jax._src.numpy import lax_numpy
  File "/net/home/justen/.local/lib/python3.10/site-packages/jax/_src/numpy/lax_numpy.py", line 51, in <module>
    from jax import ops
  File "/net/home/justen/.local/lib/python3.10/site-packages/jax/ops/__init__.py", line 16, in <module>
    from jax._src.ops.scatter import (
  File "/net/home/justen/.local/lib/python3.10/site-packages/jax/_src/ops/scatter.py", line 31, in <module>
    from typing import EllipsisType
ImportError: cannot import name 'EllipsisType' from 'typing' (/usr/lib/python3.10/typing.py)

haiku and typing are the same version on both machines so guess it must be jaxlib. On both machines I'm on pip==20.0.2 and in a python 3.9.9 virtualenv.
When I try to downgrade to jaxlib==0.1.67 I get:
ERROR: Could not find a version that satisfies the requirement jaxlib==0.1.67 (from versions: 0.1.75, 0.1.76, 0.3.0, 0.3.2, 0.3.5, 0.3.7, 0.3.10, 0.3.14, 0.3.15)
ERROR: No matching distribution found for jaxlib==0.1.67

I even tried pip install jaxlib==0.1.67 -f https://storage.googleapis.com/jax-releases/jax_releases.html and it doesn't work.
Has anyone experienced the same problem or maybe has a clue of what could be the issue here to help me?

A: Based on the path in the exception (/usr/lib/python3.10), it looks like you are using python 3.10. There are no python 3.10 wheels for jaxlib==0.1.67 (see pypi). You will have to use python 3.6-3.9.
If you think you are using python 3.9, then here's a way to clear up confusion when installing packages. Use
python3.9 -m pip install

to install packages into your python 3.9 environment. Replace python3.9 with whichever python interpreter you want to use.

A: The answer by @jkr is the correct answer for your question as written (how to install jaxlib 0.1.67), but I don't think it will fix the initial error you reported.
This looks like a Python 3.10 only bug that briefly existed in the JAX source code on October 5, 2021, but was fixed and never actually made it into a jax release. If you're seeing this, I suspect it means you installed/imported JAX from unreleased source. Further, installing a different version of jaxlib will not fix this error, because the code is in jax itself. If you're using jaxlib 0.1.75, you might try installing jax v0.2.7 or v0.2.8, which were released around the same time, and shouldn't contain the problematic EllipsisType import.
Another potential issue: you reported using a Python 3.9.9 virtualenv, but your traceback indicates you're executing Python 3.10, so you probably need to check your executable paths to make sure you're executing what you think you are.

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Magician Lance Burton to Perform Six More Years in Las Vegas
After breaking his right foot during a show in May [previous Las Vegas Backstage Access article], magician Lance Burton is staying on the Las Vegas Strip for another six years.
Burton and the Monte Carlo hotel-casino said yesterday that they have agreed to a new contract that will keep him as the resort's headliner through 2015.
The 49-year-old illusionist says he plans to return to the stage on Tuesday, July 7.
Burton began his Las Vegas career 27 years ago with an eight-week trial engagement at "Folies Bergere," which turned into a nine-year run.
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July 4th Celebrations in Las Vegas
Station Casino's 4th of July Blast
The nine-property fireworks show, titled "Station's 4th of July Blast" will light up the skies of Southern Nevada and entertain the community from as far east as Fiesta Henderson to as far north at Aliante Station and several other areas in between. The 9-minute show will be produced by Fireworks by Grucci and will go off simultaneously at 9:30 p.m.
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Rock the Block Fremont East
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Henderson Independence Day Celebrations
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July 4th Celebration at the Village
Independence Day with food, drink, fund, cruises and games at The Village at Lake Las Vegas. The event opens at 4 p.m. with a fireworks show at 9 p.m.
Primm Valley 4th of July Celebration
Primm Valley Casino Resorts offers food, entertainment, a pool party and fireworks show at 9:45 p.m. There are free all-day passes for Nevada residents to ride the Adventure Canyon Log Flume, Turbo Drop and the Desperado Roller Coaster at Buffalo Bill's. Primm is located 25 minutes south of Las Vegas on I-15.
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Pinball Wizard Plans New Hall of Fame in Las Vegas
With the rising use of iPods and iPhones and other iStuff, it's a wonder that people even remember the good ol' times of throwing quarters in a pinball machine, pulling the plunger back and firing a chrome ball, then trying to deftly use flippers to force it through the highest-scoring gates, causing lights to flash and sounds to bellow. Those were the good times. And, thankfully, they're still are alive and well in Las Vegas, thanks to the boundless passion and energy of a pinball wizard extraordinaire.
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Now, the equally great news is that within the next 90 days the museum plans to be moving to their new digs that will nearly double the size of the current pinball edifice, enabling Arnold to showcase up to 1,200 of the finest pinball machines in the land, while being closer to Las Vegas tourists.
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The Las Vegas Pinball Collectors Club, of which Arnold is the president, purchased the building in November, 2008 for $1.24 million– that's a whole lot of Pinball Love from a guy that bought his first machine in 1970 for $200.
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Officers will pull over drivers who do not change lanes or lower their speed when they pass them doing their job on the streets.
When Nirvana Lisman saw the red and blue flashing lights behind her, her heart sank. At first, she wasn't sure what she had done wrong.
She pulled over on the side of Northeast 163rd Street, and North Miami Beach Police Officer John Francioni gave her the news: She didn't change lanes or lower her speed when passing law enforcement activity in the street.
Do you know how dangerous that is?" he asked. "Didn't you see them there?"
Lisman got away with a warning -- and a brochure about the law, but about 60 others were not so lucky and received $106.50 tickets as part of a joint police department effort June 12 to educate people about a Florida traffic law known as move over.
"The law is in place because when we're out there working, helping someone or giving ticket, we aren't necessarily paying attention to oncoming traffic," said North Miami Beach Police officer Felipe Hernandez.
About 12 North Miami Beach, North Miami, Sunny Isles Beach and Aventura police officers set up shop to warn drivers and write tickets.
One officer would make an initial stop -- for traffic violations -- and then another officer would be close by to nab those who didn't follow the move-over law.
Hernandez said officers in the area will continue to enforce the law whenever they see a violation.
"We are hoping that, just like everything else, people will make the mistake once and never do it again," he said.
Florida's law, enacted in 2002, was a way to protect police officers or other emergency vehicles, including tow trucks and fire rescue vehicles, on the side of the road. Other states also have passed similar laws.
In 2007, the National Safety Commission, the National Sheriffs' Association, the National Association of Police Organization and the American Association of State Troopers joined together to launch the Move Over, America campaign to educate the public on the law.
According to moveoveramerica.com, 151 officers were killed between 1997 and 2006.
Hernandez said the most important aspect of the effort is educating more people about the law.
"Next time I see flashing lights, I will move over immediately," Lisman said as a car whizzed by.
The whizzing car made her jump, and Lisman looked over at the officer and said, "I can see your point."


Michael Winterbottom's On The Road has been added to the BFI London Film Festival lineup, where it will world premiere on October 9. The film follows the rise of British alternative rock band Wolf Alice as they set out on tour earlier this year. In the documentary, Winterbottom captures 16 different gigs and daily life backstage from the point of view of a new member of their crew.
Wolf Alice, which consists of lead singer Ellie Roswell, guitarist Joff Oddie, bassist Theo Ellis and drummer Joel Amey, first rose to fame in 2015 with their debut album My Love Is Cool.
Winterbottom's producing partner Melissa Parmenter produces with Anthony Wilcox at Revolution Films with Julian Bird and Abi Gadsby as exec producers. Bird's Lorton Entertainment financed the film, which will be released in the UK in 2017 through Lorton Distribution.
Winterbottom's last feature film was documentary The Emperor's New Clothes, about the growing disparity between the economic classes in Britain starring actor/activist Russell Brand. The director is currently in the works on The Trip To Spain for Sky Atlantic, the third installment of the hit TV series (previously housed at BBC Two) which sees Steve Coogan and Rob Brydon play semi-fictionalized versions of themselves.
The London Film Festival runs from October 5-16.


At Forbury Park on July 24 over 545m was 7th (34.28) beaten 12.9 lengths by Chunk NZ in a Class 0 race. Always well back before that when beaten 11.9 lengths, 7th (27.04) by Double Speed NZ on July 17 over 457m at Ascot Park in a Class 0 race. Go close again.
On August 14 over 310m at Forbury Park was beaten 4.6 lengths 5th (19.37)in a Class 0 race behind Homebush Rieko NZ. Before that was 19.5 lengths 7th (18.62) from 8 at Addington over 295m on August 3 beaten by Neelix NZ in a Class 0 race. Comes in well.
Ran 8th (18.83) at Addington over 295m on August 17 when beaten 22 lengths by Long Live Love NZ in a Class 0 race. Always near the lead before that to place 3.5 lengths 3rd behind Homebush Rieko NZ on August 14 over 310m at Forbury Park in a Class 0 race (19.30). Top chance.
Finished 18 lengths 7th (18.56) at Addington over 295m on August 17 beaten by Long Live Love NZ in a Class 0 race. Before that finished 6.7 lengths 4th (17.96) at Addington over 295m on August 10 in a Class 0 race won by Business Ethics NZ. Not out of it.
Was a handy winner defeating Goldstar Alaska NZ by 1.7 lengths (17.72) at Addington on August 17 over 295m in a Class 0 race. Always near the lead before that when 3rd (19.22) beaten 2.1 lengths by Business Ethics NZ at Forbury Park over 310m on August 14 in a Class 0 race. Improver, go well.
At Addington over 295m on August 17 was beaten 13.1 lengths 8th (18.43)in a Class 0 race beaten by Coming Of Love NZ. Before that was 8.1 lengths 6th (18.17) from 8 at Addington on July 27 over 295m in a Class 0 race won by Smash Reward NZ. Comes in well.


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Q: No preview images for dataset in ClearML web UI After creating a new dataset via CLI for a bunch of images, I closed that dataset and thus uploaded it to our own, newly installed ClearML server. Now in the web UI the new dataset has been created and can be opened, the images are being listed. However, none of the images within that dataset is shown in any of the previews.
Here is a simple script to test this:
from clearml import Dataset

IMG_PATH = "/home/mfb/Temp/sample-ds/50-ok.jpg"

# Create dataset and add sample image
ds = Dataset.create(dataset_name="Test", dataset_project="Dataset-Test")
ds.add_files(path=IMG_PATH)
ds.upload()

# Add and report image
logger = ds.get_logger()
logger.report_image("image", "sample image", iteration=0, local_path=IMG_PATH)
logger.flush()

# Finalize the dataset
ds.finalize()

But there are no sample images in the web UI:

Any ideas?


BLACK ENUF* is a short, animated documentary about a queer oddball who seeks approval from black peers despite a serious lack of hip-hop credentials. The film takes viewers on a quest for belonging and self-love while exploring the expanding black identity through memories, interviews with family and friends and the stories from the director's great grandmother's autobiography.
SWIMMIN' LESSON is a poetic tale in which viewers witness a young father recount the heartbreaking fate of his son during Hurricane Katrina.
DRESSED LIKE KINGS presents a compelling glimpse into a South African sub-culture unknown to most Westerners - oswenka (to swank) - a tradition where men don their finest apparel for the weekly title of "Best Dressed" and for a greater sense of self-worth. As the contestants discuss the allure of the pageant and its origins, viewers soon learn that the tradition may soon face extinction as its followers face exorbitant prices and waning interest from younger generations.


The Ceramitec exhibition is held every three years in Munich, Germany, and is the central event gathering the entire ceramic industry - manufacturers, consumers and scientists. For four days, around 600 exhibitors from all over the world present their capabilities at the ceramics fair: machines, devices, systems, processes and raw materials. Each industry is represented: from classical ceramics through industrial ceramics, ceramic engineering to technical ceramics and powder metallurgy. This is where people meet to share their experiences. The event is attended by about 15,000 people from 93 countries. It creates synergies and raises awareness of new technologies and applications in industry, research and development.
In 2015 LogiSoft Ltd. also took part as an exhibitor. The company had a lot to show to the visitors. Immediately after its foundation, the company launched its first major project in the field of ceramics - manufacturing of a molding line for Ceramics House Straldzha. Even then the strong software concept for the management of ceramic factories was created. In 2012 another successful project has been realized - largest SIEMENS PCS 7 system for the management of the kaolin production factory in Bulgaria.
Over the years, world leaders have become the company's clients. We are particularly proud of SIEMENS TIA Portal based solutions for the Bramak factories in Bulgaria and Monier in the Gebze industrial area (Istanbul, Turkey). In 2015 Monier awarded the Bramak factory in Stolnik with a gold medal for excellent production achievements, besed on the complete modernization realized by us.
During the four days of the fair, the company's modern stand was visited by many partners and potential customers. In addition to demonstrating its innovative solutions built on the latest generation of SIEMENS technology, the company also aimed to explore the potential of the market. In the following years LogiSoft Ltd. continues to prove itself as a reliable supplier for ceramic control systems. The most significant project after the fair was the "Evolution" project, again at the Monier factory in Gebze.


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John Howard Society of the Lower Mainland of British Columbia fonds
The records of the John Howard Society of the Lower Mainland of British Columbia consist of the Society's administrative records and client case files and cards used to document information about individual clients. They encompass work done as a provincial society and also as a working office in the Lower Mainland.
The administrative records of the Society document all aspects of the Society's work. They are broken down into three separate series, reflecting the particular manner in which the Society operated. First, a separate series of miscellaneous records which the Society appears to have kept apart from its established file system dates from 1932 to 1988. A second series of administrative records dating from 1932 to about 1968 reflects the Society's file classification plan in use at the time (see Appendix B1 - hard-copy finding aid only). A third group of administrative records reflects a new file classification plan which replaced the earlier file system (see Appendix B2 - hard-copy finding aid only). Administrative records that have accrued to the fonds have been added to this series.
Later records demonstrate the increased activity of the society in addressing the social problems of crime, including victim assistance programs and community assessments, as well as administration of halfway houses.
Individual case files and cards provide evidence of the Society's involvement with clients on probation including repeat or 'habitual' offenders, as well as prison visits, counseling sessions and other related actions undertaken by the Society on behalf of its clients.
Records comprising this fonds are records created at the Vancouver office of the Society, and do not include records created by the various regional offices.
John Howard Society of the Lower Mainland of British Columbia
Habituals case files
F-1-6-1
Part of John Howard Society of the Lower Mainland of British Columbia fonds
Series consists of case files relating to recidivists, also known as 'habituals', also known as repeat offenders, those individuals who were convicted of a crime, released from prison, and then rearrested for a similar arrest. Case files include notes made by case workers during regular meetings with recidivists in some cases over decades. Files are arranged alphabetically by individual name but for privacy reasons file titles are limited to acronyms for this series.
Dallas Smythe fonds
The fonds consists of records arising from Smythe's activities with the University of California, Berkeley; the U.S. Central Statistical Board; the U.S. Department of Labor (Wage and Hour Division); the U.S. Federal Communications Commission; his academic work; and from his various personal activities. Fonds includes correspondence, teaching materials, publications, research materials, reports, written testimony, reference material, and other records.
Smythe, Dallas
Richard E. Lester fonds
Fonds consists of records relating to Lester's time as a member of the Board of Governers and then the Chairman of the Board. The records are arranged in 3 series: Academic Freedom and Tenure, Correspondence, and Subject files. The subject files include records relating to the CAUT censure, the Department of Political Science, Sociology, and Anthropology (PSA) dispute, and university reorganization as a result of the censure and dispute.
Lester, Richard E.
MsC-183-0-11
[197-]–2014
Part of Hugh Johnston South Asian research collection
Series consists of photocopies and original clippings of newspaper articles and research notes. Clippings are from primarily English-Canadian and Indo-Canadian publications.
Sales figures records
Series consists of balance sheets detailing book sales by title per month, grouped by year. The reports visibly grow more complex over the years as computerization and software allowed for greater detail in accounting. Records include: balance sheets, both handwritten and printouts.
Payroll and taxes records
Series consists of financial records relating to payroll, taxes and employment forms. Records include: financial statements, printouts, balance sheets, notes, tax statements and receipts.
Sub-series consists of records documenting the financial operation of housepress, including invoices, bank statements, bank books, check stubs, notices of assessment, and receipts.
Series consists of Beaulieu's resume, work assessments and tax returns filed by Derek Beaulieu from 1994 to 2007.
Carole Rubin fonds
[200?]
Fonds consists of records created by Carole Rubin while working on her books How to Get Your Lawn off Grass and How to Get Your Lawn and Garden off Drugs . Records include correspondence, manuscripts, and research on pesticide use.
Rubin, Carole
Richard (Dick) Chambers alpine photograph collection
Collection consists of photographs and an accompanying notebook documenting Chambers' and the BCMC's pioneering mountaineering activities and exploration during the period 1947 to 1968. Unlike the Rocky Mountains of Canada, the Coast Mountains were late in being explored by mountaineers. During the period recorded in these photographs, much of the region remained little visited, and the exploration lasted into the 1980s. As a result, the photographic record of mountain exploration in the Coast Mountain region is relatively poor and fragmentary, especially for the period from the late 1930s through the 1950s. The Chambers collection fills several gaps in this record.
Chambers was meticulous in recording the details of each image he captured with his Zeiss Ikon camera – every slide is identified with the location, names of individuals, and the date. An accompanying notebook lists the photographs taken on each roll of film and includes additional technical information. Further documentation of many of these trips is available in BCMC newsletters and issues of the Canadian Alpine Journal.
Chambers, Richard Harwood (Dick)


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Games like Stardew Valley | Top 7 Best Games
Ashton Agar November 22, 2019 December 5, 2019
A game as exceptional as Stardew Valley is just waiting for its clones to pop up. Now taking into account the brilliance and the advancements of the gaming industry, similar games have just taken the concept from Stardew valley and have added their two pence of brilliance. Talking about a clone of a game, you'd expect somewhat similar from the clone with a few splashes of different colors and a hint of a different role there and that's about it.
However, the gaming industry has outdone itself once again and has a lot to offer in terms of similar games like Stardew Valley. The Jinmos could end up all weepy but when if you've decided to move on, there are a lot of similar options out there, let's take a look then.
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List Of Best Games like Stardew Valley:
1. Moonlighter
If you are looking to tick all the checkboxes of Stardew valleys requirements, just take a look at Moonlighter. During the day you're just a shopkeeper where you are meddling with customers and stocking up on wet little nothings. Come night, you're a warrior and you are out scavenging dangerous dungeons to stock up your shelves. The game has a lot to offer, as it is filled with twists and turns, anguish and destiny and slash of family drama. There are little hints for other titles such as Dark Souls and Binding of Isaac, however, this only adds to the frenzy.
Platforms: PC, PS4, Xbox One
2. My time at Portia
The grind that is there while settling down in Stardew valley is similar to that of My Time in Portia. However, this grind would be unmindful as the open-world game is so beautiful and the interactions make it even more interesting. Portia is like a Sundae with the graphics of Esque followed by a crossover of The Sims with Stardew, making it a wonderful experience. The game has a lot of characters who want to be your buddy; it is up to you to choose whether or not to invite them to your inner circle.
Platforms: PC
3. Diaries of Spaceport Janitor
Spaceport janitor is not as heart-warming as Stardew; on the contrary, it is quite dark. The very concept of Stardew valley was to turn a blind every of ignorance to capitalism, corporate greed and similar issues. However Spaceport Janitor is depressing as robots in their game are bullied, starved. It is not farming, not even close, however, it still has the same outlook as Stardew and that understands a city, finding friends. It even has the option of trading, where you trade materials to keep yourself fed and hydrated. The addiction would be similar and would have you hooked to the game
4. Yonder: The Cloud Catcher Chronicles
If you take the Legend of Zelda and Breath of the Wild and merge them, minus all the combat and bloodshed, you get Yonder! This game is an absolute beauty whose beginning is absolutely like Breadth of the Wild, but there is absolutely no combat at all. There's even less of a story that makes it much more like Stardew than something else. Unlike Stardew, Yonder isn't just limited to farming, there are a host of other activities that you can do for example you can brew, cook, fish, craft and do a lot of other things.
Platforms: PC, PS4, Nintendo
Price: $ 24.99 PC / $ 19.99 PS4 / $ 26.99
5. Voodoo Garden
If you want a simulation of a clicker farming game and top it off with a simplified version of Stardew Valley. Farming in Voodoo Garden is different from Stardew, as it contains a lot of Voodoo stuff as the name suggests. You plant and harvest a lot of Voodoo items that you use for potions. You can grow mushrooms and specials flowers while gathering items like snake fang and legs of a frog (Yuck!!!). You also have the power to pet rabbits and chickens in your farms that you can later use for sacrifices. Everything has a dark twist in this game but you would enjoy it, that's for sure.
6. Farming Valley: Minecraft Food pack
Minecraft is a game that can become anything it likes to become. With a simple mod, Minecraft can turn into Stardew and similarly with a not so different mod pack, Minecraft does turn into a farming valley. This mod allows Minecraft to become a farming simulator where you are blessed by the farming goddess. You can plant seasonal crops, water them and then sell them through shipping containers. You Can even build a town from scratch by hiring NPCs. Compared to the base game of Minecraft; this is completely different and fun to play while being addictive.
Price: Free (need Minecraft)
7. Story of Seasons: Trio of towns
You probably wondered why we did not include Harvest Moon in this article since that is where this all led to. This is it, Harvest Moon is now called "Story of Seasons: Trio of Towns" and it has an adventurous farming simulation tired in it. Why do I call it Adventurous? Well, you started as a young, inexperienced farmer who gathers experience through completing quests and progressing through the story. A lot of farming sim lovers has stated that Stardew is a peg down than Story of Seasons as the later has a subtle pace about it. You can level up faster, build towns and gather items a lot faster, to put it simply, the grind is not that gruesome.
Platforms: Nintendo 3DS
These are 7 of the most epic titles that you can choose to consider instead of Stardew valley, some are even better in a few aspects. Quite a few from this list offer more than just farming, some have the option of building a town from scratch while others have options to build farms and brew your drink. If you're looking for a simple game to play and get somewhat addicted to, then just pick a title from this list and get going!
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'Game Of Thrones' Emilia Clarke Talks Jason Momoa's Massive Penis
HUNG!
Game of Thrones star Emilia Clarke is holding back on the subject of male nudity on her show–and she's got us parched at the thought of former co-star Jason Momoa's apparently massive member!
In an interview with Glamour — Clarke is the magazine's May cover star — the actress behind the Mother of Dragons spoke candidly about nudity on the show, revealing that she had gotten a front seat to Khal Drogo's, well, personal khalasar. "I saw his member, but it was covered in a pink fluffy sock," she says. "Showing it would make people feel bad. It's too fabulous."
And Momoa wasn't the only costar Clarke got a chance to examine up close. "I'd like to bring your memory back to Mr. Michiel Huisman [who plays Daenerys' bedmate Daario Naharis] and I copulating for the first time," she adds, "which began with me saying, 'Take off your clothes,' and then you got to see his perfect bottom."


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Assent is inspired by a Belgian bluestone. Small pieces of shells and subtle veins give this collection the feel that it's been weathered over time.
* Colors Clay, Ice, Mica & Graphite contain 20% pre-consumer recycled content.


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[A DAD'S POINT-OF-VIEW] A Dad, His Son, and D's and F's
Published on February 25, 2010 February 25, 2010 by Bruce Sallan
What parent hasn't dreaded report card time, especially when a child is under-performing? How do two kids, born of the same genetic material, turn out so differently when it comes to school performance and work ethic? When is it wrong if the "problem" child gets more attention than the one who gets his work done and maintains good grades? These are questions most households face, and we are definitely in the middle of them right now.
My older son, Will, is multi-talented when it comes to music and disinterested when it comes to school. He plays several instruments and is almost a walking encyclopedia of contemporary music. He even knows quite a bit about music from previous generations. He's also multi-talented at fooling me about his school-work, even though he's clear the truth about his grades will always surface.
I'm told that teenage brains aren't fully developed and that rational thought doesn't actually enter their heads until their 20's. Okay (heavy sarcasm now intended), that excuses his excuses and, therefore, I'll just let him continue to fail some classes, do sloppy work all around, and prioritize his social life over school. He also knows that a "B" average is necessary for him to be allowed to drive or even get his driver's permit. Just after his 16th birthday I've learned he's failing English.
English! His own language. I know "English" isn't a class about learning to speak the language, but is about learning grammar and how to write. His dad is a writer, but will he come to me for help? Nah, he can get the "F" all by himself. Now, I'm sure you're sensing a little anger and attitude coming from your erstwhile columnist. That's because I am angry and frustrated.
This is where the contrast between siblings is so stark. His younger brother thrives on the discipline of school and homework. He requires no supervision. In fact, he often requires persuasion to skip school for a special occasion or trip that we might have planned. He's actually afraid of his teachers. What a quaint idea in our age where some teachers are more afraid of their students and their parents. But, too much of the household attention is focused on his brother and that just isn't fair to David, who is doing so well in school.
I know that we have only limited control of our kids' behavior, especially as they enter fantasyland–the teen years. I'm reminded of a good friend who went through this sort of problem with his older son. At one point, they removed everything from his room–computer, books, games, pictures, literally everything! All that was left was a bed on the floor. His beloved portable devices, cell-phone, computer, etc. were all removed. Did he change? Nope. He was more stubborn than his parents, who eventually returned most of his stuff.
This is a loving nuclear family in which mom and dad are present, involved, and care deeply for their two children. Their son eventually rebelled further and they had to send him to a wilderness rehab camp where he partially turned around. My friend says the most important lesson his son learned was an awareness of the consequences of his actions on others–a great lesson for most teens.
Now, in his middle 20's, this young man is living on his own and supporting himself. He's still searching for fulfillment of his career passion, and has kept the same job for a while now in that field, though not making the kind of money he'd hoped for. That passion has been consistent for a long time, as has his passion for regularly smoking marijuana. His parents believe that this is their son's way of self-medicating his inherent personality issues.
These parents still beat themselves up over what they might have done differently. I know them well and I know their son was destined to go his own way. He's smart, still has his head on his shoulders, has never had a problem with the law, and may pull out of this successfully, though it will never replace all the lost and graying hairs on my friend's head. Their biggest frustration, much like mine, is knowing that their son has all the tools and all the ability, but isn't living up to his potential.
My son respects me. I support his extraordinary musical talents, but he will suffer consequences for his recent deceptions about school. His room won't be emptied, but his computer is now available on an "as needed" basis as I have his keyboard and mouse. His social life is limited, and he's partially grounded, while I'm continuing to support his band practices and music lessons. While his attitude reflects irritation, he also still talks to me and hasn't resisted a single "consequence" as he does know he's messed up. As we say in my men's group, he's "owned" his part in this.
Will he turn it around before he's 18? I hope so. Is there more I should be doing? I'm still discussing that with my wife, my men's group, and our therapist, as maybe further therapy might be another option to include in our master plan. I never said it would be easy, being a parent, nor have I ever said that this dad has all the answers.
Author's Note: For my international readers, D's and F's refer to poor grades in our schools.
Image credit: amboo who?
Bruce Sallan
Bruce Sallan's second book is an e-book only – "The Empty-Nest Road Trip Blues: An Interactive Journal from A Dad's Point-of-View" – and costs a whopping $2.79 for PDF and $2.99 on Amazon/Kindle. It's a travelogue, an emotional father-son story, and it contains 100 photos and 7 original videos. Bruce is also the author of "A Dad's Point-of-View: We ARE Half the Equation" and radio host of "The Bruce Sallan Show – A Dad's Point-of-View." He gave up a long-term showbiz career to become a stay-at-home-dad. He has dedicated his new career to becoming THE Dad advocate. He carries out his mission with not only his book and radio show, but also his column "A Dad's Point-of-View", syndicated in over 100 newspapers and websites worldwide, his "I'm NOT That Dad" vlogs, the "Because I Said So" comic strip, and his dedication to his community on Facebook and Twitter. Join Bruce and his extensive community each Thursday for #DadChat, from 6-7pm PST, the Tweet Chat that Bruce hosts.
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Last month, Elizabeth Harris wrote an article in the NYTimes on a far reaching decision rendered by Connecticut Superior Court Judge Thomas Moukawsher, who issued a 200+ page ruling on that state's funding formula. Mr. Harris' article focussed on the primary issue that faced the judge, the fairness of funding, and noted in passing some of the other issues the judge touched on in his lengthy decision.
Last weekend, Wendy Lecker, a Hearst Connecticut Media Group columnist and senior attorney at the Education Law Center, wrote an op ed piece decrying some of the remedies embedded in the judge's decision, remedies that are based on the popular misconception that exit examinations will ensure uniform success for all learners and VAM will ensure quality teaching. When groups filing lawsuits seeking equitable funding get a decision that affirms their assertion that the existing funding mechanisms are inherently inequitable, they don't expect to receive decisions that call for practices that are destructive to the students who are raised in poverty or to the teachers who are willing to devote their careers to working with those students. But, as Ms. Lecker notes, that is exactly what Mr. Moukawsher did in his rambling decision.
(H)ad the judge examined the evidence, he would have also learned that the actual major factor in Massachusetts' improvement was the very measure he refused to order Connecticut to implement: school finance reform that dramatically increased the amount of school funding statewide. No fewer than three studies have shown that increasing school funding significantly improved student achievement in Massachusetts. Recent major studies confirmed those findings nationwide, demonstrating that school finance reform has the most profound positive impact among poor students.
Yet despite the reams of evidence debunking the use of student growth scores in evaluating teachers, and despite these two court rulings, Judge Moukawsher insisted that rating teachers on student "growth" scores would satisfy his demand that Connecticut's system for hiring, firing, evaluating and compensating teachers be "rational" and "verifiable." His ruling defies the evidence and logic.
One can only hope that that our highest court will steer this case back on course, away from these ill-advised educational policy rulings and toward a proper finding that the state is failing to provide our poorest schools with adequate funding and is consequently failing to safeguard the educational rights of our most vulnerable children.
Stay tuned… it will be another school year at best before anything happens… and likely another generation before change occurs in Connecticut… if it happens at all.


NRC Institute for Fuel Cell Innovation . Canada's National laboratory for fuel cells.
Institute for Integrated Energy Systems (IESVic).
Queen's-RMC Fuel Cell Research Center.
Ballard Power Systems. One of the leading R&D and manufacturers of fuel cells for transportation applications.
Angstrom Power Inc. A company in North Vancouver working on fuel cell for portable applications.
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Home News Direct evidence of sea level 'fingerprints' discovered
Direct evidence of sea level 'fingerprints' discovered
"Scientists have a solid understanding of the physics of sea level fingerprints, but we've never had a direct detection of the phenomenon until now," says study co-author Isabella Velicogna, a UCI professor of Earth system science and Jet Propulsion Laboratory research scientist, shown here on an expedition to Greenland.
Credit: Maria Stenzel / For UCI
Researchers from the University of California, Irvine and NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory have reported the first observation of sea level "fingerprints," tell-tale differences in sea level rise around the world in response to changes in continental water and ice sheet mass. The team's findings were published in the American Geophysical Union journal Geophysical Research Letters
"Scientists have a solid understanding of the physics of sea level fingerprints, but we've never had a direct detection of the phenomenon until now," said co-author Isabella Velicogna, UCI professor of Earth system science and JPL research scientist.
As ice sheets and glaciers undergo climate-related melting, they alter Earth's gravity field, which causes nonuniform sea level change. Certain regions, particularly in the middle latitudes, are harder hit. For instance, Antarctica-generated sea level rise in California and Florida is as much as 52 percent greater than what's average in the rest of the world.
The team calculated sea level fingerprints using time-variable gravity data collected by the twin satellites of NASA's Gravity Recovery & Climate Experiment between April 2002 and October 2014. During that time, according to the study, the global mean sea level grew by about 1.8 millimeters per year, with 43 percent of the increased water mass coming from Greenland, 16 percent from Antarctica, and 30 percent from mountain glaciers. The scientists verified their calculations of sea level fingerprints associated with these mass variations via ocean-bottom pressure readings from stations in the tropics.
"It was very exciting to observe the sea level fingerprints in the tropics, where they were not expected to be detectable," said lead author Chia-Wei Hsu, a graduate student researcher at UCI. "In the tropics, sea level fingerprint values are very close to global average sea level values, making them harder to detect."
Velicogna added: "We know that sea levels climb faster in the middle to low latitudes versus the high latitudes and that Greenland and Antarctica contribute differently to the process. With our improved understanding through GRACE data and other techniques, we're now able to take any point on the global ocean and determine how much the sea level there will rise as a result of glacier ice melt."
Story Source: Materials provided by University of California – Irvine Original written by Whitney Clavin.Note: Content may be edited for style and length.
Chia-Wei Hsu, Isabella Velicogna. Detection of Sea Level Fingerprints derived from GRACE gravity data.. Geophysical Research Letters, 2017; DOI: 10.1002/2017GL074070
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