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The first phase of the International Ideas Competition for the former industrial area of the Italsider was successfully concluded. At the deadline of the call, scheduled for 11.00 on 7 January, 36 applications from groupings of architectural firms were presented, which include over 160 studies, 40 of which are international, testifying to the strong interest that aroused the initiative .
The International Ideas Competition for the Bagnoli area is intended to design the new landscape of the former industrial area of Naples, which covers an area of 250 hectares, transforming it into one of the largest and most fascinating international urban parks.
The future of the Bagnoli site, as in the Environmental Rehabilitation and Urban Regeneration Programme, is to make the most of geographic, landscape, environmental, social and cultural resources, restoring the quality of life and a general well-being of places for citizenship and for future users of this area.
We intend to realise this vision through a low-density settlement project, with a high-quality environment whose key elements are green areas and a range of new residential, commercial and tertiary activities.
Its core is the large urban park of about 120 hectares which is expected to develop into a new green heart of Naples. An attraction, which will host industrial archaeology artefacts, research spaces, leisure and sporting activities and that, through its 2 km of waterfront, is an ideal link with the Gulf of Naples.
This call will help to define the future park design, outlining the overall planivolumetric plan of the area for better enhancing landscape and natural heritage.
Invitalia, the National Development Agency based in Rome, has launched this competition, which is part of an ambitious environmental rehabilitation and urban regeneration project.
The deadline is set for January 7, 2020 at 11:00am.
The total amount of prizes is 325,000 euros, of which 150,000 for first place, 100,000 for second place and 75,000 for third place.
In accordance with the Italian law, Invitalia has the right to entrust the winner with the next stage of design of the urban park for an estimated value of 4 million euros.


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Building a sustainable tree house is among the most interesting, exhilarating and enlightening projects imaginable. Moreover, it is emblematic of everything we hope to achieve in sustainable architecture. How do we build in a natural setting without despoiling the very nature that supports us? This timeless design problem underlies our entire program. During this one week course students will learn how to design and build a sustainable tree house. In the studio we will talk about tree house design issues such as site, tree physiology and species, sustainable design, tree house structures and, let us not forget, beauty! In the field component of the course, students will learn how to safely construct a tree house design in real trees. While building we will learn construction techniques, suitable materials, tree house detailing and how to build safely. Students will walk away with the confidence and understanding of how to design and build their own tree house.
Course start time: Saturday, 9am
Course end time: Friday, 5pm
- Competency Level: All Levels
- AIA credits: 49 -- Qualifies for HSW and SD requirements.
- During this one week course we will be working on a real tree house. There is no better way to learn the ropes than to roll up your sleeves, pick up some tools and begin building.
- The building process is a wonderful way to learn not only how things are done, but why things are done.
Building tree houses requires sensitivity to the immediate environment, attention to safety, technique and methods for construction.
- The site is there to inform our design. We will be engaging in a constant dialog with the trees, surrounding landscape and our design intentions to come up with the best tree house of that location.
- Another goal for the course is help students design their tree houses back home. We do this in the studio, at a drafting desk and through working with each student individually. Working on your own design isn't required for the class; however, it can be beneficial for those hoping to build back home. For those students interested, you should take photos, measurements and notes about your site, trees and state your design goals before leaving home. It is important when we design tree houses that we have a real site. For students who do not have tree house motivations back home we will have plenty of construction projects to embrace on the class project. There will be no shortage of opportunity and fun in this class.
Throughout the course we will be covering the following principles through onsite observation, in class lectures, discussions and guest speakers.
- Few undertakings focus the key issues of sustainable architecture like building a tree house. It's truly a meditation on how we make manmade environments within supporting natural ecosystems; challenging assumptions and emphasizing fundamentals at every turn.
Tree House Precedents
- Tree houses have been built by cultures all around the world throughout the ages. We will look at examples of tree house precedents around the world, tree houses we have designed and built, critique tree house designs and locations.
Silva Culture & Physiology
- A successful tree house project involves the technical mastery and sensibility of an arborist. Mr. DeVos will open our eyes to the world of trees by talking about their nature through examples of structure, physiology, site, history and human experience.
- Every project needs a real site. Sites have numerous characteristics that all play a major role in tree house design and consideration. We will discuss geographic conditions such as temperature, topography, wind, soils, water.
- If you have every looked up design lately in the dictionary there is no shortage of interpretations. It is a subjective realm, and one that truly comes from within each one of us. Before diving into the realm we need to learn some of the universal terms that underlie our actions, motivations and decisions in our designs.
- We are about to put a whole lot of material and effort structure up in a tree, way above our heads. How this stuff stays up there is important to learn. To do this we need to cover things like: forces, connections, material properties, types of loads and loads themselves. But wait! What are these things and how do these apply to tree houses?
- How are we going to do this? Building the tree house is one thing, but getting to the point where you can build the tree house is another. The construction method is a way to solve problems and answer questions. Do we need electrical power? How do I get up there? How do you get materials up there? How do I protect the trees and roots? Where do my tools go at night? Wait! What tools do I need?
- Design figured out, materials in hand and you're on the jobsite ready to go. How do you build this thing and live to experience the final product? There are many types of safety devices, techniques and methods for partaking in construction in the air in a safe manner. However, safety is an attitude. It is a consciousness about yourself, your place and your friends around you. This topic cannot be covered solely in a lecture; it will be a continuous topic throughout the course.
- It is going to cost what!?!?! Many people go into building tree house with rosy expectations of time and money it will take to complete the job. Creating a budget, schedule and getting material prices can quickly inform the cost and time it will require to build one of your designs. It is difficult exercise because all of us just want go ahead build like we are kids again. This is a topic we all need to embrace, be honest with and use as a tool, not a hindrance to our dreams.
What to Expect
In the sustainable tree house design/build course we are going to balance the classroom instruction with real, hands on construction experience. Students should expect to spend some portions of the day in the studio and the majority of time in the field participating in the building of a tree house. As a general approach, we like to do as much of teaching on site so that we show, first hand, what we are talking about. It also allows us to be outdoors and enjoy the Vermont landscape.
Sometimes, however, the weather isn't cooperative. There are rain days and there are sun days. As a result, it is difficult to establish a schedule for the week well in advance. You should expect that before the end of each day, as a class, we will discuss the plan for the following day and review the weather forecast. We will also do this in the beginning of the day in the event that something comes up overnight.
Evenings at Yestermorrow can be most enjoyable. Great food and drink, discussions around a small camp fire or heading into town for dinner and a movie are just some of the few things you can do. It is also quite common to spend time in the studio working on your projects with fellow students. Due to a smorgasbord of opportunities ahead you should plan to come to Yestermorrow well rested. We will be working full days and will also be throwing a lot of new information at you. It will be great! If something isn't going quite right with your experience, be sure to talk to one of us, or the Yestermorrow staff.
Materials to Bring
- Camera & Sketchbook: always a good thing to have to take notes and write down ideas
- Good Sturdy Shoes: we will be on site building so make sure you have foot wear that will sustain you on your feet all day.
- A set of hand tools (hammer, nail apron, etc..) will be provided for each student by the School for the duration of the course. Should you have your own tools, feel free to bring them if you would like; however, it is not required.
Rob Thallon. Graphic Guide to Frame Construction. This book covers all the basics of wood framing construction. I recommend this book because of it's easy to understand format and clear drawings. This book helps you learn the vocabulary of wood frame construction of which we use during the course and in tree house construction.
John Connell. Homing Instinct. Our very own, John Connell, published this book as a guide for home owners to dive into the world of creating their own home. For anyone asking, "Where do I start?," Connell has a way of making the overwhelming challenge seem approachable and fun. I recommend it because Connell has a way of empowering people through is writing, to dive in and give it a shot.
Peter Nelson. Treehouses - The Art and Craft of Living Out on a Limb. Peter Nelson has been writing about tree houses for years. His books have captured the nature of tree houses that allow us to connect to our inner child. I recommend this book because of the quality of projects Nelson has chosen to write about.
Peter Nelson. The Tree Houses Book. A sequel to the above mention book, this is Peter Nelson's coffee table book of tree houses.
Francis Ching. Architecture - Form, Space, and Order. This book is standard issue in architecture school. I recommend it here because Ching organizes the nuts and bolts of design into an organized, highly visual collection of real world examples and diagrams. If you are really curious what an example of an "a-symetrical" composition is, or interested in ten pages about "approach" and "entrance," I would suggest getting it. Otherwise, put your stock in tree house books.

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January 20, 2023
"Fly me to the moon, let me play among the stars" – while this is the start of a Frank Sinatra song, it's also how University of British Columbia pharmaceutical sciences professor Dr. Corey Nislow may be feeling as he begins to analyze baker's yeast and algae samples, which returned to Earth on December 11 after travelling around the moon for 42 days on NASA's Artemis One lunar mission.
UBC pharmaceutical sciences researcher Corey Nislow clutches one of the yeast samples he and his Vancouver-based research team sent to space on the Artemis 1 Lunar Mission at the end of 2022. Credit: Justin Ohata/UBC Pharmaceutical Sciences
What do yeast and humans have in common?
Objects in space have much greater exposure to radiation than objects on Earth. Dr. Nislow's experiment tests whether exposing the yeast to a lot of cosmic radiation will change its DNA. Yeast has a similar genetic makeup to humans, including the RAD51 gene essential for making a protein to repair DNA. His results could eventually lead to better radiation protection for astronauts.
A launchpad to understand how radiation works on the human body both in space and earthside
Earth's magnetic field protects us from radiation, but we lose that protection when we voyage above the atmosphere. NASA's next phase of the Artemis mission, which the Canadian Space Agency is a part of, intends to send humans to the moon by 2025.
Scientists could use Dr. Nislow's research to develop a drug to deliver extra RAD51 through an mRNA vaccine, protecting people going to space from harmful radiation without changing their DNA.
The benefits to cancer patients here on Earth
While this research might sound out of this world to many, the benefits to cancer patients could be huge. Chemotherapy and radiation also damage our DNA. New countermeasures to combat radiation damage could be a boon to cancer patients by minimizing the side effects of various chemotherapies.
A version of this story originally appeared on the CTV News. Genome BC has proudly previously funded Dr. Nislow's work on several genomics and healthcare initiatives.

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Test Your Ability to Squat with the Wall Squat Test
By October 12, 2015 September 18th, 2016 FPTC Blog
Knowing whether you can squat efficiently can be difficult to assess. A simple way to tell whether you have the mobility that allows for an efficient squat is by using the wall squat test. In the wall squat test you:
 1. Stand with your feet just outside hip width apart and your toes 4 inches away from a wall
 2. With your hands down place them against the wall
 3. Squat down as low as you are able to go
If you are able to squat all the way down to where the hamstrings touch the calves then test the overhead wall squat:
 1. Stand with your feet just outside hip width apart and your toes 4 inches away from a wall
 2. With your arms extended overhead, place your hands on the wall
 3. Squat down as low as you are able to go
If you are unable to complete the wall squat test with the hands down you may look to improve potential limitations in trunk stability, hip flexibility, hip strength, calf flexibility, and balance.
If you are able to complete the wall squat test with the hands down, but have trouble with the overhead wall squat test you may look to improve potential limitations in trunk stability, thoracic mobility, shoulder mobility, hip flexibility, and balance. If mobility limitations are noted, try the Squat Mobility Series.
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March 4, 2015
Tabs With Intents
If you look at the Android widgets and classes related to tabs, you'll see that a tab can have either a View or an Activity as its contents. Most of the time, people use Views, as they are simpler to implement and lighter-weight to run. However, there may be circumstances where you feel putting your activities in tabs would be useful, so let's take a look at how that is done, in a modified excerpt from Version 1.9 of The Busy Coder's Guide to Android Development.
If you want to use an Activity as the content of a tab, you provide an Intent that will launch the desired Activity; Android's tab-management framework will then pour the Activity's user interface into the tab. So, let's create a tabbed Web browser.
Your natural instinct might be to use an http: Uri as the target of the Intents, one Intent per tab. That way, you could use the built-in Browser application and get all of the features that it offers. Alas, this does not work. It appears you cannot host other applications' activities in your tabs, only your own activities, presumably for security reasons.
But, we can always use the WebView widget to provide a simplified browsing experience.
Here is the source to the main activity, the one hosting the TabView:
[sourcecode language="java"]
public class IntentTabDemo extends TabActivity {
@Override
public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
TabHost host=getTabHost();
host.addTab(host.newTabSpec("one")
.setIndicator("CW")
.setContent(new Intent(this, CWBrowser.class)));
host.addTab(host.newTabSpec("two")
.setIndicator("Android")
.setContent(new Intent(this, AndroidBrowser.class)));
}
}
[/sourcecode]
As you can see, we are using TabActivity as the base class, and so we do not need our own layout XML — TabActivity supplies it for us. All we do is get access to the TabHost and add two tabs, each specifying an Intent that directly refers to another class. In this case, our two tabs will host a CWBrowser and an AndroidBrowser, respectively.
Those latter two activities are simple wrappers around WebView:
[sourcecode language="java"]
public class CWBrowser extends Activity {
WebView browser;
@Override
public void onCreate(Bundle icicle) {
super.onCreate(icicle);
browser=new WebView(this);
setContentView(browser);
browser.loadUrl("_URL_");
}
}
[/sourcecode]
[sourcecode language="java"]
public class AndroidBrowser extends Activity {
WebView browser;
@Override
public void onCreate(Bundle icicle) {
super.onCreate(icicle);
browser=new WebView(this);
setContentView(browser);
browser.loadUrl("_URL_
}
}
[/sourcecode]
They simply load a different URL into the browser: the CommonsWare home page in one, the Android home page in the other.
The resulting UI shows what tabbed browsing could look like on Android:
Using distinct subclasses for each targeted page is rather wasteful. Instead, we could have packaged the URL to open as an "extra" in an Intent and used that Intent to spawn a general-purpose BrowserTab activity, which would read the URL out of the Intent "extra" and use this. The proof of this is left as an exercise for the reader.
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 1. haden
 One more question.
 Say I have a tab called A
 I have an activity displayed on it on Tab A
 How do i display a new activity on Tab A without leaving the tab View?
 i.e. How do I launch a new activity within the current Tab?
 2. haden
 It's a real shame.Android should have provided a method of launching activities within a tab.Thanks anyway
 3. Spoony
 IN RESPONSE TO THE ABOVE:
 YES, sure its very possible.
 Instead of
 this.startActvity(…)
 use
 this.getLocalActivityManager().startActivity(…)
 4. r45k
 I can't seem to run that code… nor any code similar to that for that matter…
 Can anyone confirm this code still works for the SDK v1.1?
 5. Mark Murphy
 @r45k:
 The code worked for me a week or two ago on the 1.1r1 SDK.
 Visit the CommonsWare site and download the source code to my book. You'll find the above code in a complete project (Activities/IntentTabs). Try that and see if it works for you.
 If not, join the [cw-android] Google Group and post your symptoms, and I can look into the problem.
 6. Cybran
 didn't work for me either
 no compiler errors but when i run in the emulator i get the following error message:
 "The application Tabs with Intents (process com.android.test) has stopped unexpectedly. Please try again"
 This is happening on SDK v1.1
 cheers
 7. Sujay
 Hello Mark…
 Even I am facing the same issue… Please lemme know how to tackle it… No Compilation errors … No Warnings… Simply.. the app fails to execute…
 8. Mark Murphy
 The code shown in this blog post is not ALL the code you need to run the application. For example, you need to add your two in-tab activities to your AndroidManifest.xml file.
 9. Mark Murphy
 Aha! My comment-posting problems seem to be when I include a URL. So, let's try a more elaborate reply…
 The code shown in this blog post is not ALL the code you need to run the application. For example, you need to add your two in-tab activities to your AndroidManifest.xml file.
 A complete version of this project can be found in the source code for my Android book — visit _URL_ and scroll down to the Source Code link. In the ZIP file, you will find Activities/IntentTabs that contains the complete project.
 10. Sujay
 Hello Mark…
 Thanks for the reply…
 I did download that source code and tried running the project that youve provided… it dint workout… it didnt run either… :(
 11. Mark Murphy
 @Sujay:
 I just ran it here, and it works just fine. I suspect there is some other problem with your environment.
 12. Sujay
 Hello Mark;
 Reinstalled the whole environment!!!
 Problem Solved…. Thanks a lot for support…
 I am developing a downloader based app…. U have any resources to refer and you could point me to?? Would be of great Help for me…
 Regards n Best Wishes
 13. Mark Murphy
 @Sujay:
 Glad you got it working!
 I am not sure what a "downloader based app" is. I would recommend you post your query to the [android-developers] Google Group, anddev.org, or the Android board at JavaRanch. Be sure to describe in somewhat greater detail what it is you are trying to do or need assistance with.
 14. Sujay
 Hello Mark;
 Thnaks for the great suggestion last time…
 Ive built the app halfway…
 Now my problem is… the user is forced to use the search feature which has been implmented using html and php ….. which further yeilds the download result and download link…
 Everything works fine untill user searches for the keywords…. but the search results are displayed in a new browser window…. and it escapes out of my actual application.
 The same happens even when i try to open a hyperlink… how do i keep the whole process contained within that tab??
 My whole aplication would require the webpage in these stages..
 1-> On Application start; it will show the search page in the search tab and allow user to search…
 2-> It must show the search results and download link within the tab…. ( Here it escapes it of the app… and opens the browser)
 3-> On clicking on the download link…. the downloader is invoked… ( Here ill be forcing my downloader function to take control)
 Currently my aim is to keep the stage 2 within the tab….
 Help will be much appreciated….
 Regards;
 Sujay
 15. achim
 Hi, nice tutorial!
 I followed the example, then made one of the child activities (e.g. CWBrowser) display a dialog using showDialog(). Now if I rotate the device, the dialog disappears and is not re-created, although dialogs of the parent activity (e.g. IntentTabDemo) are re-created.
 Anyone else experiencing this problem? Any ideas on how to solve it?
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What is the suffix ending on the words for iniquities and diseases? (the Kauf,chirriq,yod ending) I see it is interpreted as 'thy' but this is not the usual possessive ending for 'your'. (I am a student with only 1 year study, thank you for your help)
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It is indeed an unusual form of the 2nd person feminine singular suffix. Rest assured it is an exception, but carries no special meaning. It does however appear elsewhere in scripture, for example Psalms 116:7 and weakly in Kings II 4:3,7. Gesenius 91l considers most similar unusual suffixes of this nature probably scribal error. Although this particular form he notes is similar to the Syriac. It seems possible that it isn't a mistake, but generous poetic licence.
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Mapping COVID-19: What sustainability organizations can learn from the COVID-19 data dashboard
The data tracking mechanisms to inform the public about the spread of Coronavirus COVID-19 provide useful insights for the sustainability community of organizations working to mitigate the impacts of environmental and social challenges.
How can sustainability organizations use data to address urgent and critical global challenges?
The COVID-19 GIS interactive dashboard looks similar to dashboards created to address sustainability challenges, yet sustainability organizations still face operational and data management challenges that hinder data contributions to such efforts. These lessons from the COVID-19 dashboard are useful for sustainability organizations:
 1. Manual data tracking mechanisms are unsustainable for global issues that require coordinated solutions.
 2. Tackling global issues requires a data strategy.
 3. Multiple trusted data sources are critical in forming a more detailed picture of global challenges.
 4. Open data is the only way that data in the public interest can be delivered at the speed, scale, and periodicity necessary to enable effective responses to global issues.
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Source: COVID-19 GIS Interactive Web-Based Dashboard, Johns Hopkins University
Background on the COVID-19 GIS Dashboard (Updated February 11, 2020)
In response to the ongoing public health emergency, Johns Hopkins University developed an interactive web-based dashboard hosted by the Center for Systems Science and Engineering (CSSE) at Johns Hopkins University. The dashboard visualizes and tracks reported cases of COVID-19 in almost real-time. It was first shared publicly on January 22 and illustrates the location and number of confirmed COVID-19 cases, deaths, and recoveries for all affected countries. Cases are reported at the province level in China, city level in the U.S., Australia and Canada, and at the country level otherwise.
The dashboard was developed to provide researchers, public health authorities, and the general public with a user-friendly tool to track the outbreak as it unfolds. Further, all the data collected and displayed is made freely available, initially as Google Sheets, now in a GitHub repository, along with the feature layers of the dashboard, which are now included in the ESRI Living Atlas.
What could sustainability organizations learn from this dashboard to advance their missions?
1. Manual data tracking mechanisms for global issues requiring coordinated solutions are unsustainable.
'From January 22-31 the entire data collection and processing was managed manually. During this period, the number of updates were typically conducted twice a day, both morning and night (Eastern Time). As the outbreak evolved, the manual reporting process became unsustainable, and on February 1, we adopted a semi-automated living data stream strategy.'
For sustainability professionals, the situation described above illustrates a high-speed scenario on the limitations of data collection methods we use today to address critical social and environmental challenges. While sustainability data is increasingly collected in digital formats, it is often still manual data collection. This is because without rules for systematic collection and consistent formatting, the data is not easily accessible or retrievable on a consistent basis. Unfortunately, this makes data sharing and use difficult while undermining the value of sustainability efforts in the digital age where data sits behind evidence of impact.
2. Tackling global issues requires a data strategy.
Another lesson we can learn from the development of the COVID-19 dashboard is that starting small, where you are, is usually the only way to start creating value with data. For the dashboard, this meant starting with manual collection of available data in China where the outbreak began. For sustainability organizations like sustainability standards, a place to start could be using a few key data streams or reports (e.g. reports to supply chain actors about certified product volumes) to realize value in using sustainability data. In broader sector initiatives like LandScale, a landscape-level sustainability initiative, the starting place could be data capture and reporting over time for a few key impact indicators at the landscape level.
The next useful step when it is clear that much broader collaboration on data is needed, is developing a plan of action with data or a data strategy. We already know that we need broader collaboration using data to address sustainability challenges. Collaboration can include data sharing among organizations working on tackling the same sustainability issues or sharing of insights in the use of trusted external data sources such as the World Database on Protected Areas. Some organizations are developing data strategies to make the most effective use of their sustainability data assets. However, a broader dialogue about a sector-wide data strategy for sustainability is needed. How can we work effectively to create a broader sustainability sector data strategy to address complex challenges more efficiently?
Admittedly, the difference with the COVID-19 pandemic and sustainability challenges is that defining the challenge and solutions (e.g. mitigating the spread of COVID-19) can be more complex for sustainability issues. Nevertheless, a good start lies in defining data products or services to describe and illustrate key challenges like deforestation, species loss, and forced labor so that charting a collective effort towards solutions is possible.
Defining data use goals or objectives (data for what?) by first exploring data products and services offered to stakeholders is an important first step in data governance. This step helps to set the direction and scale of data-related efforts so that organizations can understand their data, including how it flows and to whom. It is the first step in creating value with data on a consistent basis (e.g. more informed decision-making and high-quality impacts evidence reports).
See the data sources for the COVID-19 GIS Dashboard.
Coordinated global data initiatives rely on a range of information sources. In the case of the COVID-19 virus, Johns Hopkins University relies on a range of official public health sources to report on the spread of the virus. Naturally, they go to national government sources collecting the most authoritative data on the health of their populations.
Trusted sources may be more numerous and nuanced in the case of sustainability challenges, which is why collaboration across organizations is also useful so we can share which data sources are commonly used for decision-making. Knowing which data sources various organizations use has an added benefit. These sources can then become a foundation for broader collaborations on data such as for data dashboards. For sustainability challenges, what are the set of trusted sources of global data on deforestation, species loss, child labor, and other major sustainability issues?
A good example of data collaboration among trusted sources is the ISEAL Certification Atlas which brings together geospatial data from sustainability standards across a range of sectors. Initiatives such as Data Collaboratives are also emerging to build data collaborations.
Besides knowing about shared data sources, it is also important to be aware of how these sources are maintained and licensed for use by your organization for decision-making. Data licensing and data policy are important elements of data governance. Basing management decisions on external data sources requires careful vetting to ensure decisions are based on high-quality data that is regularly updated using good data management practices. How could sustainability organizations work together to identify key data sources and use them in a coordinated way?
What if the COVID-19 dashboard team had to negotiate data-sharing contracts with each national government before they could access and publish data on new cases of COVID-19? It is easy to make the case for global public health data to be open and available for the benefit of improving the health and longevity of people. But what about sustainability data needed to address issues critical for the sustainability of our environment and life on earth? More data could be made available to the public from sustainability standards and other sustainability organizations to speed sustainability solutions and collaborations.
While open data practices have not taken root among sustainability organizations, open data is the only way we can trigger meaningful, large scale ripple effects with sustainability data. It is also the only practical approach to operationalizing an agile data policy where an organization knows its data intimately, identifies its legal obligations to share it, and understands how it can create value by making its data available for use by a wide range of stakeholders. Data governance can help organizations understand their data streams and set objectives to help them craft data policies that advance their missions. Does your organization have a public-facing data policy indicating how available data and information can be shared and used? Is an open data policy being considered at your organization?
Most organizations are currently still focused on understanding their data in order to manage it responsibly, especially in light of the EU's General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). This new regulation puts focus on the identification of the personal data an organization holds and processes, on the development of privacy and data policies, and on adapting legal terms in data sharing and general service agreements to reflect personal data rights and uses.
While the COVID-19 dashboard informs us about a global pandemic of immediate urgency, the same principles and conditions for data collection, use and sharing impact sustainability organizations and the issues where they want to make an impact.
If this article resonated with you regarding your organization's use of data, please share your reflections and thoughts. Some questions where I would appreciate your input:
 1. Would access to a vetted list of sustainability data sources be helpful for your organization's data efforts and decision-making?
 2. Would you be interested in an initiative that coordinates data sources and data sharing by organizations for specific sustainability issues?
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Knowing What Publicists Do:
What is a Publicist?
 - DATE PUBLISHED : March 3, 2020
Authors often wonder what publicists do. Most often than not, they assume that publicists and publishers are just the same. Publicists and publishers are two very different entities.
By delineating the focus of these two entities, their differences become clear. A section of this article provides that information for authors to know what these differences are. To know more about publicists and what publicists do, keep reading.
What is a Publicist?
Authors confuse book publicists with book publishers. There's a huge difference, although both belong in the literary industry. Between these two lies a border that differentiates both entities.
A publicist is a professional whose expertise lies in the field of marketing. While it is a publisher's duty to edit and develop a book's design, a publicist develops marketing schemes. They are a team of marketers who research on various market segments and niches to help authors. More on publicists' tasks later.
The main task of publishers is the development of an author's books. They make sure that the book's design and strong command of language compel readers to purchase the book. Although publishers help authors sell their books, successful and efficient book publicity is out of their scope.
Investing in the services of these two entities increases the chance for authors to earn recognition on a global scale. Although there are authors who discourage themselves from investing in book marketing, the majority believe in the power of marketing. But, what exactly are the tasks of publicists? And, why is it necessary to invest in marketing plans?
What Publicists Do
Attaining market visibility is a challenge that often times disheartens authors. Due to the slow pace of their book, they quickly give up on their book's potential. Oblivious to book marketers or book publicists, their hard work and passion dive into the bin of wasted dreams.
Publicists are the professionals responsible for maximizing the exposure of a book to a segmented market. From thorough analysis of a book, they develop marketing tactics. Needless to say, transforming prospective readers into buyers requires less effort. The commitment to help authors by means of publicizing a book efficiently guarantees authors a maximized exposure. Having that stated, a marketed book becomes accessible to the un-curated target readers.
If authors desire to unlock the potential of their book, they need to know the functions of these two entities. Confusing one with the other makes it difficult for authors to reach his target readers. An investment in these literary businesses guarantees a greater chance of affecting the readers' lives. Should authors dream to impart life-changing messages, the two literary entities' services come in handy.
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Event driven programming
Your users interact with your apps by clicking the mouse, tapping the screen, or typing on a keyboard. Each time the user clicks or taps on a part of your app's interface or types something in a field, an event occurs. The event is the action the user took (the click, tap or key press) and where it took place (on this button, on that menu item, or in this text field). Some events can even indirectly cause other events. For example, when the user selects a menu item (causing an event) that opens a window, it causes another event — the opening of the window.
With event-driven programming, each object you create can include, as part of itself, the code that executes in response to the various events that can occur for that type of object. For example, a DesktopButton (or WebButton or MobileButton) can include the code you wish to execute when it is pressed. An object can even respond to events you might not have thought it could — such as when the user moves the mouse pointer over it. When the user causes an event, the app checks to see if the object the event was directed towards has any code that needs to execute in response to that event. If the object has code for the event, then it is called and runs. When it is finished running, the app waits for the user to cause another event to occur. This continues until something causes the app to quit (and quitting an app also raises events).
Add Event Handler Dialog showing DesktopButton Pressed Event Selected
As mentioned earlier, the user can also indirectly cause events to occur. Buttons, for example, have an event called Pressed which occurs when the user presses the button. The code that handles the response to an event is called (appropriately enough) an event handler. Suppose the button's Pressed event handler has code that opens another window (for a desktop app). When the user clicks the button, the Pressed event handler opens a window and an Opening event is sent to the new window. This is not an event the user caused directly. The user caused this event indirectly by clicking the button whose code opened the new window. To add an event handler for a control, click on the control and then select the "+" button on the command bar and choose "Add Event Handler". This displays the Event Handler window for the control.
There are many events that can occur for each object in your app. The good news is that you don 't have to learn about all of them. You only need to know where to look for them so that, if you want to respond to an event, you can find out if the object is able to respond to that event.
The User Interface section covers all the UI components that can be used by desktop, web and mobile apps. In each section you learn about the commonly used events that are available for the controls. You can also learn about all the event handlers by referring to the specific component or control in the Documentation.


confusion, we will ensure that the Jenkins warnings perfectly mirror the vulnerabilities of the official tool.
The easiest way of deriving some data from the audit JSON is relatively simple:
const issues = Object.values(auditJSON.vulnerabilities).map((vulnerability) => {
 return {
 fileName: vulnerability.name,
 type: vulnerability.fixAvailable ? 'autofixable' : 'non-autofixable',
 severity: warningsNGSeverity(vulnerability.severity)
 };
});
The only three properties that we specify are:
 1. fileName: which is the main name of a Jenkins warning. It will be unique as each of the vulnerabilities is representing a distinct package.
 2. type: in the previous version, we were specifying the resolution type, i.e., whether it's an update, a review, or some other action. As in this action, we don't have such detailed information, we are just specifying if it's possible to fix the issue automatically.
 1. severity: this is the only thing that didn't change from the previous version.
Then I started to think about whether we can extract some more info and group vulnerabilities in reasonable categories. In the previous version, we were grouping by the "category" of the advisory ("Insufficient Entropy," "Prototype Pollution," etc.). I thought that we could traverse the via property for each vulnerability until we reach leaves and extract this information. But it's not uncommon to have multiple advisories leaves of a single vulnerability. Thus we may end up with the categories like "A", "B", "C", "A+B", "A+C",… and this won't be truly helpful. In the same way, we could group vulnerabilities by the top-level dependency packages, but again a single vulnerability can have multiple of those. Thus I simply don't get how one should reason about vulnerabilities based on how they are modeled.
Ultimately I decided to do a workaround and group the vulnerabilities (with packageName) by the fact whether they are advisories or just derivatives. To do this, I had to check if there are objects in the via property (as opposed to having only package names). Then for advisory vulnerabilities, we can contact all the types and use that as a message, while we can also put the concatenated URLs into the description. This way, one can filter out just advisories and look up what exactly is going on. Here is the final script:
const issues = Object.values(auditJSON.vulnerabilities).map((vulnerability) => {
 const advisories = vulnerability.via.filter((item) => typeof item === 'object');
 const isAdvisory = advisories.length > 0;
 return {
 fileName: vulnerability.name,
 packageName: isAdvisory ? 'advisory' : 'derived',
 type: vulnerability.fixAvailable ? 'autofixable' : 'non-autofixable',
 message: isAdvisory ? advisories.map((adv) => adv.title).join(' and ') : '',
 description: isAdvisory ? 'See: ${advisories.map((adv) => adv.url).join(' and ')}' : '',
 severity: warningsNGSeverity(vulnerability.severity)
 };
});
This solution is far from being perfect, but it's still usable. You can go to the issues stored in Jenkins, select the advisory ones, see which are auto-fixable, check their severity, read more about their class, or follow up to the official web page.
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Conclusion
You know, I could say that this new audit format is ok. And that they wrote about a breaking change on their blog. And that you can still figure out which packages in your repo have security vulnerabilities and why. And also that this is a fresh version, and they can still tweak things a bit in the future.
But I won't do that. The new auditing functionality sucks. And here are a few points that summarise all the issues with it:
 1. It's not clear what they are doing. They made a big change without explaining it, and I had to reverse-engineer their concepts and the resulting formats.
 2. The approach "all the dependent packages are vulnerable" overwhelms an average user with not-so-important data. The dependency tree has its own set of important features. Still, when used as a core model of a vulnerability report, it detracts focus from vulnerable packages and brings dependency confusion.
 3. The multi-root multi-leaf graph makes it hard to reason about the vulnerabilities. In the past, one could reason: "there are these advisories that apply to my project, and I have that set of actions to perform with my dependencies." With the new model, you are just drowning in a high number of vulnerabilities and hoping that a magical auto-fix will aid you.
 4. There is fewer accompanying data. Of course, in the past, the audit provided many unpopular details, such as the advisory author's name. However, some details could be used to immediately understand how a certain vulnerability manifests or when it was discovered. Now you have to follow the provided link to look up all the details.
 5. You need to type-check the obtained JSON. Do you remember the via array? When you want to extract some useful data, you have to check if an element is a string or an object. In my experience, such code/data models are mostly written by students or junior developers and don't convey much confidence.
In the end, I'm left with a simple question: why? Why, oh, why did you do this, NPM developers? The previous model was much more elaborate. The real-life entities were clearly modeled as dedicated advisories or actions. There was no type-checking upon data consumption. And ultimately, the number of boxes from the output matched with the number of vulnerabilities in summary.
I get an impression that a long time ago, enlightened sirs and ladies implemented the previous version; the new version, however, was overridden by a bunch of monkeys.
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You really wouldn't want to be outside in this. Image Credit: Twitter / _USER_
The Munich region of Germany was hammered by hailstones the size of tennis balls earlier this week.
The huge chunks of ice, which measured up to six centimeters in diameter, pelted homes and gardens while torrential downpours flooded the streets, causing widespread disruption.
Several people, including a 7-year-old boy, were reportedly injured by the falling ice.
The below video, which is one of several uploaded on to social media of the extreme weather, shows the sheer mayhem wrought by the gargantuan hailstones as they rained down on a residential garden.
The spectacle of the ice hitting the pond in the middle of the frame is particularly intense.
"I've never experienced anything like it before," said local man Roberto De Angelis.
Chicago Skyscrapers Hit by Lightning
The Windy City is mighty pretty: Dazzling lightning illuminates the Chicago skyline and strikes four skyscrapers
Mother nature's power and beauty were on full display in Chicago Monday night when lightning lit up the city's skyline.
The electric bursts reportedly struck four of the city's tallest buildings in a rare occurrence of what's called 'upward lightning,' according to the Washington Post.
The phenomenon usually involves tall man-made structure, like skyscrapers, and follows the more common cloud-to-ground lightning strikes.
Upward strikes typically occur after positive charges from a cloud to ground strike leave an imbalance of positive energy on a building or tower, which shoots a bolt into the sky to meet and balance out a mirroring negative charge.
All the buildings struck by lightning were reportedly taller than 1,000 feet
Extreme Cold Warning
That infamous Polar Vortex ia at it again. The weather phenomena is spewing super cold air down the spine of North America. And the central Canadian city of Winnipeg is dab smack in the middle of its path.
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Beef rendang is one of the original cuisines of Minangkabau descent and Sumatra's culture.
It is served at special occasions to honor guests and during festive seasons. It is a delicious Indonesian dish prepared with a myriad of herbs and spices cooking for a few hours until all the liquids have been completely absorbed by the meat. Beef rendang is best eaten with steamed rice and condiments such as fried onions and chili pieces.
There are two types of beef rendang, i.e. dried and moist. According to Minangkabau (hence the name Minang rendang) tradition, their authentic beef rendang should be dry. Beef rendang is carefully stirred, simmered and cooked for three to four hours until the coconut milk has totally evaporated and the meat has absorbed the flavor of the herbs and spices. Dried rendang can be stored at room temperature for three to four weeks. It can even last up to six months if frozen.
Moist beef rendang is cooked for a much shorter time than dried beef rendang. The cooking process ends when the coconut milk becomes a thick gravy of the rendang. Moist rendang is more popular in neighboring countries like Malaysia, Singapore, Brunei and southern Thailand. One exception is rendang Tok found in the state of Perak, Malaysia, which is dry. Most rendang served in western countries is moist rendang.
5. What is the text about?
A. An Indonesian traditional beverage
B. Indonesian traditional food
C. Dried beef rendang
D. Moist beef rendang
"B. Indonesian traditional food".
Soal menanyakan inti dari teks tersebut.
Tentang apakah naskah tersebut?
A. minuman tradisional Indonesia
B. makanan tradisional Indonesia
C. Rendang daging sapi kering
D. Rendang daging sapi basah
Teks tersebut membahas tentang makanan tradisional Indonesia yaitu rendang.
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package Graph::Layout::Aesthetic::Force::ParentLeft; use 5.006001; use strict; use warnings; our $VERSION = '0.02'; use base qw(Graph::Layout::Aesthetic::Force); __PACKAGE__->new->register; 1; __END__ =head1 NAME Graph::Layout::Aesthetic::Force::ParentLeft - Try to place parents to the left of their children =head1 SYNOPSIS use Graph::Layout::Aesthetic; $aglo = Graph::Layout::Aesthetic->new($topology); $aglo->add_force("ParentLeft", 1); =head1 DESCRIPTION This module provides an aesthetic force for use by the L. It's normally implicitly loaded by using L. The aesthetic force is that it tries to place parent nodes at least 5 to the left of child nodes. If nodes are placed so that this condition is not fulfilled, the nodes try to move left or right so it will be with a force that's quadratic in how much their distance on the x-axis is wrong. =head1 METHODS This class inherits from L and adds no methods of its own. =head1 EXPORT None. =head1 SEE ALSO L, L =head1 AUTHOR Ton Hospel, _EMAIL_ =head1 COPYRIGHT AND LICENSE Copyright (C) 2004 by Ton Hospel This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the same terms as Perl itself, either Perl version 5.6.1 or, at your option, any later version of Perl 5 you may have available. Much of the underlying L code is derived from C code copyrighted by D. Stott Parker, who released it under the GNU GENERAL PUBLIC LICENSE (version 1). =cut


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In the School of Botanical Art and Illustration, you will learn the skills to render plants in remarkable scientific detail and the artistic techniques needed to create beautiful and lasting plant portraits.
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In the era of voice assistants, Amazon Alexa has revolutionized the way we interact with our devices and homes. However, like any technology, Alexa may occasionally encounter errors that can disrupt its seamless functionality. One such error is Alexa Error 701. In this article, we'll delve into what this error signifies, its potential causes, and most importantly, how to troubleshoot and resolve it effectively.
What is Alexa Error 701?
Alexa Error 701 is an issue that users may encounter when trying to communicate with their Alexa-enabled devices. It usually manifests as a response like, "I'm sorry, I can't connect to the internet right now" or "I'm having trouble connecting to the internet." This error essentially indicates a problem with the device's connection to the internet, preventing it from accessing Amazon's servers to provide responses and perform tasks.
Potential Causes of Alexa Error 701
- Internet Connectivity Issues: The most common cause of Alexa Error 701 is a disrupted or unstable internet connection. If your device is unable to establish a reliable connection to the internet, it won't be able to communicate with Amazon's servers.
- Router Configuration: Incorrect router settings, such as firewall restrictions or blocked ports, can impede the device's ability to communicate with external servers, leading to error 701.
- Network Overload: An overcrowded network or high network traffic can slow down or disrupt the connection, causing Alexa to encounter errors.
- Device Software Glitch: Sometimes, a software glitch within the Alexa-enabled device itself can lead to connectivity issues and result in error 701.
- Outdated Firmware: Using outdated firmware on your Alexa device or router can create compatibility issues with newer network protocols.
Troubleshooting and Resolving Alexa Error 701
- Check Internet Connection: Ensure your Wi-Fi is functioning properly and other devices are able to connect to the internet. If not, reset your router and modem.
- Restart Alexa Device: Turn off your Alexa-enabled device, unplug it from the power source, wait for a minute, and then plug it back in. This can often resolve minor software glitches.
- Router Check: Verify that your router settings are not blocking the device's connection. Temporarily disable any firewalls or filters that could be hindering communication.
- Move Closer to Router: If your device is located far from the router, it might experience weaker signals. Moving it closer can improve connectivity.
- Check for Firmware Updates: Ensure both your Alexa device and router have the latest firmware updates to maintain compatibility with network protocols.
- Restart Network Devices: Restart your router, modem, and any Wi-Fi extenders to refresh the network connection.
- Reduce Network Load: Disconnect other devices from the network that might be consuming excessive bandwidth.
- Use Wired Connection (if possible): If the Alexa device supports an Ethernet connection, consider using a wired connection for more stable connectivity.
- Contact Customer Support: If all else fails, reach out to Amazon's customer support for further assistance. They can provide specific guidance based on your device and situation.
Alexa Error 701 can be a frustrating experience, but armed with the knowledge of its potential causes and troubleshooting steps, you can now approach the issue with confidence. By systematically diagnosing and addressing the underlying factors, you can ensure that your Alexa-enabled device maintains a reliable connection to the internet, allowing you to continue enjoying the convenience and functionality that Amazon Alexa offers.


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Can Curcumin slow down blood clotting?
World Heart Day is observed on September 29 every year to increase awareness about heart diseases and related health issues. It also promotes preventive measures and lifestyle changes to avoid cardiovascular diseases.
Blood clotting is a necessary process. However, sometimes the blood clots too much, leading to health complications, which can even turn fatal. People suffering from certain medical conditions may also require blood-thinning drugs to reduce their risk of heart attack or stroke. Those with medical conditions like congenital heart defects may require blood-thinning medications to reduce their risk of heart attack or stroke. Curcumin, a compound found within turmeric, plays a pivotal role in slowing down blood clotting or thickening as the antioxidants in curcumin have been shown to attenuate adriamycin-induced cardiotoxicity and may prevent diabetic cardiovascular complications. The antithrombotic, anti-proliferative, and anti-inflammatory effects of curcumin and the effect of curcumin in decreasing the serum cholesterol level may protect against the pathological changes occurring with atherosclerosis.
How curcumin can prevent heart ailments
According to a research titled 'Curcumin, the golden spice in treating cardiovascular diseases' these are some of the ways curcumin can help in preventing cardiovascular diseases:
1. Aortic Aneurysm: It is a potentially dangerous condition that can cause death in the case of dissection or rupture. Key events involved in the development of aortic aneurysm are chronic inflammation, destructive connective tissue remodelling and a loss of smooth muscle in the aortic wall. Curcumin treatment(100mg/kg/day for 14 days) can reduce the increase in aortic diameter, improve the structural integrity of medical elastin and suppress pro-inflammatory molecules expression by blocking the activation nuclear factor kappa B(nf-kb-1) and active protein(AP-1), states research.
2. Atherosclerosis: It is a chronic and progressive problem of arteries that derives from inflammatory responses, oxidative stress and lipid deregulation and epigenetic disorders. According to research, the occurrence of hyperlipidemia induces the increase and disposition of oxidized low-density lipoproteins in the subendothelial area which in turn favours the development of atherosclerosis. It has been evidenced that curcumin possesses hypolipidemic effects, which together with its anti-inflammatory and antioxidant activity, can contribute to reducing the incidence of atherosclerosis.
3. Cardiovascular complication of Diabetes: Diabetic cardiomyopathy is characterized by cardiac structural and functional damage including myocyte hypertrophy, myocardial fibrosis and consequent heart failure, as per research. In STZ-induced diabetic rats, curcumin treatment (200 mg/kg/day, for 16 weeks) significantly reduced advanced glycation end products accumulation, inhibited myocardial dysfunction mainly by attenuating apoptosis and inflammation.
4. Myocardial infraction: It includes hypertension, dyslipidemia and diabetes mellitus. As an alternative and complementary medicine to enalapril, curcumin (50 mg/kg/day, for 6 weeks) offers synergistic action in increasing left ventricular fractional shortening and inhibiting perivascular fibrosis in MI rats, according to research. Moreover, curcumin could also inhibit cardiomyocyte apoptosis, fibroblast proliferation and collagen deposition.
5. Stroke: It results from the vascular and microvascular disease which causes the interruption of cerebral blood supply and consequently brain dysfunction, states research. Inflammation, apoptosis and oxidative stress are major concerns in stroke, as per another research. Interestingly curcumin is a well-established agent which is involved in anti-inflammation, anti-apoptosis and antioxidant.


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Benefits of baling with Orkel
What are the benefits of baling?
This question is perhaps one of the more complex questions that our sales staff receive when speaking with new customers. Customers usually expect a short answer when, in fact, it is impossible to briefly summarize all of the benefits!
Furthermore, each type of bulk material, be it agriculture, industry, or waste, offer unique baling benefits based on the material's characteristics.
For the sake of good order, this article will focus on the benefits of baling forage with an Orkel compactor:
- Better forage quality
High degree of compaction eliminates oxygen and leads to higher forage quality.
- Better wrapping
The film-on-film thoroughly protects your forage's quality and drastically limits the potential food loss.
- Better storage
High-density Orkel bales can be stored for a longer period of time and at less optimal storage locations than other storage methods.
- Better handling
High-density bales = Reduced volume. This simplifies the logistics and allows for cost-efficient transport.
Oxygen is the main reason of feed spoilage. Cattle feed is normally conserved in bunker-, tower- or pit silos. When it is time to initiate feeding by opening the compartment, all forage is exposed to oxygen, initiating a degrading of nutrients and spoilage of the forage.
This results in less nutrient-rich forage for your cattle, while increasing the amount of food loss.
Remove the oxygen
When baling, you assure that all the nutrients are preserved by excluding the oxygen from your forage. After opening a bale, the remaining bales stay wrapped and protected against oxygen.
up to 7 litres more milk per cow daily
Studies show that forage conserved in high-density round bales made using an Orkel compactor preserve the nutrients better and will undoubtedly increase the production and quality of milk and meat.
CRV Holland found that dairy cattle being fed maize silage from round bales produced in average 7 liters more milk per cow daily compared to cattle eating the same forage mix previously stored in a bunker silo. They also found that the bale-fed cattle's milk quality was better and their cell count 80% lower.
Up to 20 kg more meat per cow
Another study by Gembloux Agro Bio Tech, comparing the slaughter weight of bale-fed cattle and cattle fed the same forage mix from bunker silos, indicated that the weight (48 hours after slaughter) was in average 23 kg higher for the cattle fed with bales.
When the bale is completely compressed inside the chamber, the Orkel compactor will wrap it with widefilm. This assures that the bale keeps its shape as it exits the chamber for further wrapping. The widefilm also adds an extra layer of oxygen protection.
The wrapping film helps keep the shape of the bale, but most importantly: It keeps oxygen and water out of the forage no matter the storage location.
Film-on-film, compared to net-on-film, consists of only one material, simplifying the recycle process. Consequently, the used film from your Orkel-wrapped bale is designed to partake in a circular economy process nicknamed "Closed Loops"!
Together, the widefilm and wrapping film prevent oxygen and water from entering your forage, allowing the forage to be stored anywhere for a longer period of time.
Bales produced with the Orkel compactor have a high density, making them more firm and stable than most bales. As a result, the high-density Orkel bales can be stacked up to 6 bales in height in order to save floor space.
Additionally, the baling process will compact your forage and reduce the volume. Orkel compactors provides the highest density, meaning that you will free up more storage space!
Round bales are easy to transport. The wrapping makes sure that the material is protected, in addition to preventing losses during transport. Because the volume is reduced, your forage takes up less space after baling resulting in more cost-efficient shipment.
As you can fit more forage per shipment due to transporting it as high-density bales, your forage will require less transportation space, which results in fewer emissions!
Easy market access
Bales are easy to separate from each other and move around. Transport them in containers, on trailers and trucks or by ships. With Orkel Precision, you can access complete bale history and content details using your smartphone, which represents a huge benefit if you are buying or selling forage.
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How Russian Spy Submarines Can Interfere With Undersea Internet Cables
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America and the West's dependency on undersea internet cables could be a strategic vulnerability. It is the consequence of both geography and the rise of the international digital economy. Russia, by comparison, doesn't rely on the cables as much, and it has a substantial fleet of spy submarines designed to operate on them.
Russia's ability to meddle with undersea cables has raised concerns on many occasions in recent years. Let's look at which Russian Navy submarines may be involved and how they operate, based on previous incidents which are only now being spoken about.
During the Cold War the focus was military communication cables and sonar arrays laid on the sea floor. But today the 'seabed warfare' arena has been expanded to include the internet cables which crisscross the oceans. Around 99% of our transoceanic data traffic flows through undersea cables, including financial transactions, email, social media and of course military communications.
Aaron Amick, a sonar expert who runs the Sub Brief channel on YouTube and Patreon has shared his firsthand experience of their modus operandi. Amick served aboard U.S. Navy submarines shadowing Russian subs operating over NATO cables off the Norwegian coast in the early 1990s. Note that this was after the end of the Cold War.
The first thing that the West may know of a Russian operation against the cables is the arrival of an Akula Class nuclear-powered attack submarine in the area. These can be very stealthy so they may not be detected. This is the over-watch patrol and will circle the target area to create a perimeter defense against snooping NATO submarines.
To reach the cable on the sea floor the Russians have unique nuclear-powered deep diving mini-submarines. These are known by the Russian term AGS, but in layperson's terms they are a type of spy submarine. The most famous example is Losharik, which suffered a fatal accident on July 1, 2019. The AGS have skids to sit on the seabed and manipulator arms to work on the cables. They can lay taps (even on fiber optic cables), make inspections or cut the cables in hard to fix places.
But the AGS minisubs cannot get to the target area on their own. They are carried by a massive host submarine. Russia currently has two, the most modern being BS-64 Podmoskovye, which is an enlarged Delta-IV class ballistic missile submarine. She carries the minisub instead of the missiles. And Russia is starting trials of a newer and larger host submarine, the Belgorod.
The host submarine will patrol in a star-shaped pattern above the minisub, keeping frequent voice contact with it. The minisub might be down there for days or maybe a week at a time, before rising to dock under the belly of the host submarine.
Amick observed the operations in the early 1990s when the mini-sub was a type called the Paltus. It was carried to the target cable by a modified 'Yankee class' ballistic missile submarine which had its missile section replaced. The nuclear-powered attack submarine providing the over-watch patrol was most often a 'Victor-III class' boat. Two Paltus and one Victor-III remain in service but they have been superseded by newer types.
The new types may increase the length of time operations take place, and potentially they may improve the stealthiness of the operation, making it harder to detect. Additionally, back when Amick observed the operations the host submarine was unarmed. The latest BS-64 and future Belgorod both appear to be armed. This may eliminate the need for an attack submarine providing over-watch.
Protection of civilian as well as military cables is seen with growing importance in NATO. Traditionally, the raison d'etre of a navy is to maintain control of the Sea Lines of Communication (SLOCs). Until now this has meant shipping routes. But in a recent talk at The International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS), then Commander of U.S. Naval Forces in Europe-Africa Admiral James Foggo extended this to include submarine cables. It is a logical evolution, bringing SLOC up to date.
Internet cables get snagged by ship anchors on a relatively regular basis, but this tends to happen in shallow waters where repairs are relatively fast. With deep-diving spy submarines Russia can operate at depths of at least 3,000 feet.
The U.S. now has the Cable Ship Security Program (CSSP), which allows the Navy to stipend commercial vessels to make emergency repairs. But this only covers two ships, which may not be enough in the event of a serious attack, or even accidental damage.
Naturally there is no hard evidence in the public domain that Russia is currently conducting operations against Western undersea cables. But it is undeniable that Russia continues to invest massively in the capability to do so.
Using OSINT (Open Source Intelligence) to get to the stories first. Author of several books on Submarines, Special Forces and Narco subs. I mostly write about submarines
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text: This study examined the combined effect of physical exercise and cognitive training on memory and neurotrophic factors in healthy, young adults. Ninety-five participants completed 6 weeks of exercise training, combined exercise and cognitive training, or no training (control). Both the exercise and combined training groups improved performance on a high-interference memory task, whereas the control group did not. In contrast, neither training group improved on general recognition performance, suggesting that exercise training selectively increases high-interference memory that may be linked to hippocampal function. Individuals who experienced greater fitness improvements from the exercise training (i.e., high responders to exercise) also had greater increases in the serum neurotrophic factors brain-derived neurotrophic factor and insulin-like growth factor-1. These high responders to exercise also had better high-interference memory performance as a result of the combined exercise and cognitive training compared with exercise alone, suggesting that potential synergistic effects might depend on the availability of neurotrophic factors. These findings are especially important, as memory benefits accrued from a relatively short intervention in high-functioning young adults.


Cast Resin transformers are known for the excellent and advantageous fire behavior. In no way can a dry-type cast resin transformer be considered as suitable or acceptable if it hasn't been F1 certified.
SETF went the extra mile to attain this certification and make sure that every Copper-Cast transformer supplied is F1 classified according to the HD 464 S1 standard.
One Copper-Cast coil was placed in a test chamber. The combined effect of burning and flammable material and 24 resistors radiant panels resulted in a flux of about 3 W/ towards the tested object. The heat transfer and the burning was sustained for 40 and 70 minutes respectively.
The smoke outlet maximum recorded temperature rise was 283 degrees Kelvin (way beyond the 420 K accepted by the standard)
The smoke outlet temperature rise measured after 45 minutes was 71 degrees Kelvin (which is almost half the 140 K stipulated by the standard)
The smoke outlet temperature rise measured after 60 minutes was 46 degrees Kelvin (again an outstanding 50% of the 80 K allowed by the standard)
The minimum visible light transmittance in the air outlet chimney was 40% after 21 minutes of sustained burning, and the averaged transmittance was 80%. Two figures that are way above the minimum 20% required by the standard
With those results at hand you are now sure that every Copper-Cast ordered and delivered is going to have a superior behavior even in the unfortunate event of a fire.
With the above shown results, Copper-Cast stresses the advantage of cast resin transformers in general and itself in particular, leaving you with a peace of mind and security wherever those transformers might be installed


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This week's Choral Featured Album is Missa Videte miraculum, the new release from the Choir of Westminster Abbey. Comprising 39 tracks, the record showcases the work of 16th century composer Nicholas Ludford.
About the album (from the Choir of Westminster Abbey's website)
Lesser-known Tudor composer Nicholas Ludford spent his career at the epicentre of English musical life yet is barely known to today's audiences. Born at the start of Henry VII's reign, his life spanned one of the most turbulent periods in the country's history, encompassing Henry VIII's break with Rome, the rise of Protestantism under Edward VI and the Catholic Revival under Mary Tudor. Ludford had strong links with Westminster, working at St. Stephen's Chapel in the Palace of Westminster, and later at St. Margaret's Church.
While his name may not be as familiar to modern audiences as his Tudor near-contemporaries Taverner and Tallis, this disc demonstrates that Ludford's music is equally worthy of attention for its intricacy, opulence and sheer inventiveness.
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Let $(X, \|\cdot\|)$ be an Banach space. Assume that a sequence $f_n \rightarrow f$ weakly in $X$, and $\|f_n\| \rightarrow \|f\|$ as $n \rightarrow \infty$. It's known that if $X$ is a uniformly convex Banach space, then we have $f_n \rightarrow f$ strongly in $X$. Is this true for an reflexive Banach space?
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I take it "strongly" means "in norm"? No, this can fail for reflexive Banach spaces.
For a counterexample, let $X$ be the $l^\infty$ direct sum of ${\bf R}$ and $l^2$. (I'm doing this for real Banach spaces, but the same counterexample works in the complex case too.) Thus a typical element of $X$ looks like $(a,f)$ where $a \in {\bf R}$ and $f \in l^2$, and its norm is ${\rm max}(|a|, \|f\|_2)$. Since $X$ is a direct sum of two reflexive spaces, it is reflexive. Now consider the sequence $(1, e_n)$ where $(e_n)$ is the standard basis of $l^2$. It's easy enough to check that this sequence converges weakly, but not in norm, to $(1,0)$.
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Yes, it is, thanks for your nice example. – Wang Ming May 5 '12 at 12:14
Just to add to Nik answer, reflexivity is invariant to equivalent renormings (topologic property), while uniform convexity is not, it depends on the geometry of the norm (geometric property). The hypotheses that $||f_n||\to||f||$ is also a geometric property, and the conclusion that $f_n\to f$ is again topologic. This should give you the intuition, before any concrete counter-example, that the property shouldn't hold under the assumption of reflexivity, or any other topologic property for that matter. – Adi Tcaciuc May 9 '12 at 17:49
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Polish rover wins Mars Challenge
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The Magma 2 rover has won the prestigious University Rover Challenge competition for college students to design and build the next generation of Mars exploration craft.
Magma 2's creators, a team from the Technical University in Bialystok, north-eastern Poland beat Canadians from York University and Americans from the Oregon State University.
Other Polish robots to enter the competition - Scorpio constructed at the Technical University in Wrocław and Copernicus from the Mikołaj Kopernik University in Torun - took fourth and sixth places respectively.
The three rovers from Poland were the only vehicles from Europe that qualified for the challenge.
The 2011 Mars Society's University Rover Challenge was held between 2 and 4 June at the Mars Desert Research Station in Utah.
During the three days of the contests robots had to perform complicated tasks, including terrain reconnaissance, looking for traces of life in soil samples nd delivering medical help to an injured astronaut.
Apart from financial awards, the winners of the challenge will have the chance to present their machine during the Mars Society Convention with the participation of experts from NASA. (di/pg)


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OBJECTIVE: To evaluate early defects in glucose production, lipolysis and fatty acid oxidation in non-obese, normally glucose tolerant women, who are nevertheless at risk of type 2 diabetes. METHODS: Ten women with previous gestational diabetes (pGDM) and ten controls were studied in two 4 h infusions of stable isotopes 6,6-(2)H(2)-glucose, 1-(13)C-palmitate, and 1,1,2,3,3-(2)H(5)-glycerol with and without infusion of adrenaline. Fatty acid oxidation was quantified using indirect calorimetry and (13)CO(2) measurements. Insulin sensitivity was evaluated using the short insulin tolerance test. RESULTS: The pGDM and control women were non-obese and carefully matched for body mass index and fat mass. Whole body insulin sensitivity and basal insulin concentrations did not differ significantly but basal glucose concentrations were increased in women with pGDM. During a 0.9% saline infusion, glucose appearance was not significantly different at the first (90-120 min) and second (210-240 min) steady states. However, glucose appearance decreased in controls but was maintained in the pGDM women (-0.33 +/- 0.02 vs -0.03 +/- 0.08 mg/kg per min; P = 0.004). Basal glycerol appearance (0.27 +/- 0.02 vs 0.38 +/- 0.03 mg/kg per min; P = 0.02), palmitate appearance (0.74 +/- 0.09 vs 1.05 +/- 0.09 mg/kg per min; P = 0.03) and palmitate oxidation (0.07 +/- 0.01 vs 0.10 +/- 0.01 mg/kg per min; P = 0.03) were lower in the pGDM women. During the adrenaline infusion, changes in glucose, glycerol and palmitate concentrations and kinetics were similar in both groups. CONCLUSIONS: Sustained glucose production during fasting is an early abnormality in non-obese subjects at risk of type 2 diabetes. Lipolysis and non-esterified fatty acid appearance and oxidation are diminished, suggesting an increased tendency to store fat. The observations are not readily attributable to differences in insulin or catecholamine sensitivity.
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text: The history of South Carolina's State House is as colorful as the state itself. Begun in 1851, the original architect was dismissed for fraud and dereliction of duty and the structure dismantled due to defective materials. Work on a new structure was begun in 1855 and suspended in 1865 as Sherman's Union Army swept through leaving its mark on Columbia and the State House. Completed in 1907, the copper-domed granite building today wears six bronze stars to mark hits from Sherman's cannons. An AfricanAmerican History Monument on the grounds traces African-American history from the Middle Passage, to the fight for freedom in the Civil War, the struggle for civil rights and emergence into mainstream America.


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April 6th, 2005
Disentangling thin polymer films
Richard Jones: Many of the most characteristic properties of polymer materials like plastics come from the fact that their long chain molecules get tangled up. Entanglements between different polymer chains behave like knots, which make a polymer liquid behave like a solid over quite perceptible time scales, just like silly putty. The results of a new experiment show that when you make the polymer film very thin - thinner than an individual polymer molecule - the chains become less entangled with each other, with significant effects on their mechanical properties.
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The Law on Glaciers Conservation
20 October 2007 | News story
During the 2nd Latin American Congress of National Parks and other Protected Areas in Bariloche, Argentina, the IUCN Environmental Law Centre (ELC) launched a new EPLP Publication. The book "Aspectos Jurídicos de la Conservación de los Glaciares" (Legal Aspects of the Conservation of Glaciers), a joint effort of the ELC and the IUCN Commission of Environmental Law, analyzes the legal situation of glaciers in Argentina, Chile, Bolivia, Colombia, Perú, Ecuador and Venezuela, and suggests a series of recommendations for improving their legal status and conservation.
This new publication in the EPLP Series highlights the main gaps in policy and legislation relating to the conservation of glaciers ecosystems in South American countries. Through an in-depth study of the legal status and applicable laws and policies in Argentina, Chile, Bolivia, Colombia, Peru, Ecuador and Venezuela, the book offers a series of specific recommendations for the design of a legal framework aimed at protecting these vulnerable ecosystems. The book is supplemented by an analysis of the legal situation of glaciers at the international level. The gaps analysis and prospective recommendations look at glaciers from different perspectives: protected areas, landscape conservation, river basins utilization, climate change, and environmental services. The book includes the recommendations made by a Forum of Experts, which took place in Buenos Aires in 2005.
Dr. Alejandro Iza, Director of the IUCN Environmental Law Centre, emphasized that the book is the first of its kind. This unique publication aims at raising awareness on the part of the general public regarding the importance of these ecosystems for the survival of mountain ecosystems and their role as a provider of various environmental services, such as water.
The reduction of glacier masses will have a significant impact on the landscape, the utilization and quality of water, the flora and fauna in the Andean Region, and the livelihood of local population. The deterioration of the glaciers ecosystem has been hastened by climate change, and as well as by the impact of infrastructure projects, such as the case of Pascua Lama (Chile).
The book is a joint effort of the IUCN Environmental Law Centre and the IUCN Commission on Environmental Law, in particular its Water and Wetlands Specialist Group. Latin American members of this group provided an in-depth analysis of the legal framework relating to water resources in Latin America and identified a series of issues to be further explored, such as the legal aspects of glaciers conservation.
The book was launched during the 2nd Latin American Congress of National Parks in Bariloche on the 5th of October, 2007. Participants included national parks staff, journalists, NGOs, academics and other interested persons.
Martha B. Rovere, co-chair of the CEL Specialists Group on Water and Wetlands, Eugenia Ponce de León Chaux, author of the Colombian study, Robert Hofstede, Regional Director of IUCN-SUR, Sheila Abed, CEL Chair, and Alejandro Iza, Director of the ELC were present at the book launch.


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A worker at a McDonald's branch in Japan died of "karoshi" — the Japanese term for death from overwork — according to officials at the local government labor bureau. The employee, a 41-year-old woman, had put in about 80 hours a month in overtime for six months before she died. "We determined her work caused the illness," said an official at the agency.
The worker died in October 2007, after collapsing during a company training program. McDonald's Japan has yet to comment on the case, saying the company hadn't been contacted by authorities and needed to confirm the labor bureau's findings. In an earlier karoshi-related case, McDonald's paid a worker $75,000 in back overtime wages after his doctor warned him he was risking a stroke by working too hard.
The term "karoshi" is used by the Japanese government to refer to deaths — usually from heart attack or stroke — that are connected to excessive work. Approximately 150 workers die of karoshi each year, according to government data. Companies in Japan are increasingly being held liable for karoshi-related deaths and illnesses; earlier this year, a judge ruled that a man's suicide was due to his working conditions, and ordered his employer to pay $1.2 million to his surviving relatives.
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