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the flight over was amazing. so cool.
we took off from Vancouver at around 9:30. our flight path took us on a curve up over northern alberta and past the north west territories and hudson’s bay. since the sun was setting, it was on the horizon and it almost got dark by 10:30, but by around that time, we were far enough north that it was still light out. we went further north and it got lighter. when we passed over greenland, the sun moved from the horizon back into the sky. the sunset was the sunrise. whoah!
we landed in rainy manchester. and .. i am here.
so, initially, for me, without being anywhere besides malls and towns in the day time and houses for tea, i would say the biggest differences between victoria and the uk are:
- the traffic / road signs (they’re much better for traffic navigation)
- all buildings (virtually) are made out of brick (as opposed to wood)
- everybody drives on the left side of the road!
- 8 hours..it’s only 1 pm back in victoria right now. crazy!
it’s definitely neat to be here. most of my exposure to the images of the UK have been from PBS, and i associate PBS with fundraising. so every time i go around a street corner or hear someone say something witty or conclusive in a british accent, i half expect to see someone with a telephone asking for money. really.
okay, i am just jetlagged and tired. but i really do think these things!
happy canada day!


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Forget cutsey amigurumi, Shauna Richardson does ‘Crochetdermy’, which she describes as a mixture of crochet and taxidermy. Odd combination? It’s certainly effective. Her crocheted animal sculptures are expertly shaped and detailed to make them incredibly lifelike. Simply stunning.
Her work is on display at a charity exhibition in London later this week, alongside other contemporary artists and celebrities, including Derren Brown, Vic Reeves and Jane Seymour.
Shauna is a finalist in the sculpture category of the National Art Competition 2010, and the overall winner will be chosen on the private preview night this Thursday 7th October, so I wish her the best of luck. If you want to visit, you’ll need to be quick because the exhibition only runs a couple of days. You can buy tickets online, but book quickly.
Some exhibition pieces will be auctioned off to raise money for great charities, including the British Red Cross Disaster Fund, One Drop, and Crisis.
Feel free to buy me something. 🙂
The Art of Giving
Venue: Saatchi Gallery,
Duke of York’s Headquarters,
Kings Road, London SW3 4SQ
Nearest tube: Sloane Square
Dates: 7-9 October 2010
You can also visit Shauna’s blog at shaunarichardson.com I recommend a visit to the Studio section where you can view a range of her crocheted projects including cheeky monkeys, scary bears and bouncy hares. I like the surprised looking deer. Don’t overlook the homepage because there are some great ‘action shots’ which show the true scale of the animals. My favourite is the bear hiding in the car park.
(photos used with permission – thanks.)

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AwesomenessTV has added an array of YouTube stars to its growing MCN (the “ATVNetwork”), including The Janoskians, Austin Mahone, Lia Marie Johnson, Jennxpenn, and JStuStudios.
The most prominent new ATVNetwork stars are The Janoskians, an Austrian “anti-boy band” with three channels and more than 1.4 million subscribers and over 100 million views on YouTube. In conjunction with the network partnership, AwesomenessTV and The Janoskians are launching a new web series (“Janoskian Takeover”), which will follow the band on their first world tour.
AwesomenessTV is producing a couple of original series with other new additions to the ATVNetwork: Austin Mahone and Lia Marie Johnson. “Austin Mahone Takeover” and “Mahomie Madness” offer news and content from the pop star as he tours with Taylor Swift and records his upcoming album. “Terry the Tomboy,” a comedy series starring Lia Marie Johnson, deals with the ups and downs of being a teenage tomboy.
Altogether, these additions raise ATVNetwork’s subscriber numbers to more than 19 million and total view-count to more than 1 billion across more 72,000 channels.
You read that right: Thousand. Which feels like a lot.
But based on what AwesomenessTV wants to do with its version of a MCN, it makes sense. “We’re building a community around creating, curating, and consuming content that is a talent discovery platform and social network powered by YouTube,” said Brian Robbins, founder and CEO of AwesomenessTV in a statement. Or in simple terms, AwesomenessTV wants to help current YouTube stars and future stars grow their audience and monetize their content on YouTube. One of the ways to do that is to promote new content to a large, aggregated audience.
Which is what the company’s ATVNetwork “hub” on YouTube is designed to do — surface new, interesting videos across the network as well as help creators work with each other to build their respective audiences. AwesomenessTV also has series such as “How to Be a YouTube Star,” “News from the Network,” and “Awesomeness TV Presents,” all of which aim to raise the profile of its network stars.
“Activating our network base is a top priority for us,” says CMO Margaret Laney. “We want to empower the AwesomenessTV community to interact and collaborate with each other in addition to our brand. If we get it right, our network becomes both the playground for creators and a powerful, organic marketing tool.”


It’s been a cloudy, scattered-rain kind of day. The opposite of this photo. Except for the temps, which were more than 15 degrees below normal!
So today, the weather has me feeling fall-ish and ready for the summer heat to be over. Dreaming tonight of golden leaves and clear blue skies!


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People of all ages and abilities can be at risk in the kitchen. While this room of the house conjures up thoughts of families coming together for happy times and good meals, inviting smells of everything from cookies to stews, and starting the day with a hot cup of coffee or tea, it can also be hiding hazards.
It is possible to make a kitchen a safer place, especially for those who may have conditions that affect their mobility, dexterity, eyesight or smell. Here are some things to look out for in the kitchen of your loved one who may need assistance with keeping their home a safe place to enjoy their daily activities, including cooking and eating healthy foods:
Now here are some tips on how to address these problems if you do recognize them in the home of your elder loved one, while also maintaining their dignity:
People can get a great deal of joy from making their favorite meals and need to be able to eat healthy foods, not just already prepared fast foods or sweets, even as their abilities change due to illness and age. Family members and other caregivers can support this independence in a modified safe kitchen as needed.
Is what you know about caregiving actually true? We break down six common misconceptions and give you the facts.
Background checks can provide a sense of security for loved ones when they bring a caregiver into the lives of their loved one who needs assistance.
This article looks at a new study that found interactions with strangers can make people happier. Consider that a caregiver is a stranger at first, but such a relationship has the potential to make someone feel less lonely and more connected.

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How I Achieved Maximum Success with Oils
It is clear that more and more people are getting the revelation of the benefit associated with the use of CBD oils and its use is on the rise because of its availability everywhere. CBD oil is extorted from marijuana plant. The reason why CBD oil is authorized to be used is that it is not proactive like cannabis. There are no negative side effects you would get like the one experienced with taking the marijuana.In addition, CBD oils can as well be derived from the hemp which is different from marijuana. There are numerous benefits associated with taking CBD oils because of their features. Analyzed below are some of the health benefits of using the CBD oils.
It helps you kick off your smoking habits and substance abuse
It is evident how most people have been fighting to kick the smoking habit and substance abuse without any achievement.The good news for those who want to stop smoking completely is that the use of CBD oils can help them quit smoking. It is something that has been boosted by a lot of verification. The important studies showed that the individual who used CBD oils had an advantage of stopping smoking and had no cravings for smoking.Several other studies suggested that those who had a bad behavior for the abuse of the substance, the symptoms associated with the abuse of it were reduced by using CBD oils.
Pain relief and anti-inflammatory properties
Several people who have a problem of suffering from arthritis use the over the counter drugs to overcome their pains and inflexibility. You can deal with the arthritis pains naturally by the use of the CBD oils. It can also help to deal with irritation. It is also very useful in the treatments of the chronic pains.
Helps to fight cancer
CBD oils has the properties of dealing with cancer. They are used to obstruct cancer cells from scattering and invading around some areas of the body. They are good in holding back as well as helping to destroy the cells of cancer.
Treat epilepsy and other mental health disorders
The product has been found useful in the treatments of epilepsy as well as other mental turmoil.
Treatment of anxiety, stress, and despair
The use of CBD compound could greatly help in the treatment of anxiety and depression.
It makes you have better sleeps
You feel sleepy immediately after taking the CBD oils. It is required of you to take the drug at night before going to sleep. You should not fear taking it because of how you are going to wake up in the morning as its effect is not habit forming.

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GOLDEN VALLEY, Minn. - In this week's Real Men Wear Gowns, we're continuing our conversation about eye health.
They're our window to the world and start seeing some changes in our mid-40's.
“This is when your arm is no longer long enough to hold things far enough away. It's when you start having trouble seeing things up close,” says Park Nicollet ophthalmologist Dr. Jonathan Pribila.
Dr. Pribila says it's important to see your eye doctor regularly, especially after the age of 60, when diseases like glaucoma, macular degeneration and cataracts pop up. Cataracts is a disease that will affect all of us at some point in our lives.
“Cataracts are an opacification of the lens. So, that means the lens in your eye, which helps you to focus light on the back of your eye, becomes cloudy. So, unlike being a nice, clear window as it was when we were born, it becomes a dirty window,” Pribila says.
He says there's no way to prevent cataracts and that the only treatment is with surgery. But, he says taking care of your body will do good for your eyes, too.
“The best thing you can do is live a healthy lifestyle. Your eyes are really dependent on the blood vessels that bring blood and oxygen to your eyes,” he says. “The things you can do to keep your heart healthy are the exact same things you can do to keep your eyes healthy.”


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- A common nightmare for most footballers involves coming face-to-face with a larger opponent than them.
- For legendary former Bafana Bafana midfielder Siphiwe Tshabalala, he went against one as big as you can on land.
- The Kaizer Chiefs great and an elephant showed off their footballing prowess.
Here is something you definitely don't see every day.
An elephant showed off more footballing technique than many of us could ever hope to possess. On the other side of the kickabout was none other than the legendary Siphiwe Tshabalala.
The Bafana Bafana legend shared a video on his Instagram of him and his wife Bokang Montjane having a great time with the magnificent beast called Damara. Interestingly, the ball the trio was using is the famous Jabulani from the landmark 2010 FIFA World Cup that was hosted by South Africa, where "Shabba" scored one of the greatest goals in the tournament's 92-year history.
Bayern Munich star Alphonso Davies flaunts amazing dance steps as he vibes to popular Afrobeats song
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The legend has been coy about his future plans having not revealed whether he was officially retired or not in recent times.
Morocco and SA tensions rise
Football has become the playing field in the deterioration of diplomatic relations between South Africa and Morocco.
Prominent South African politicians have made it clear which side they are on in the conflict in Western Sahara, between the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic/Polisario Front and the kingdom. The highest-profile flashpoint yet came last week, when Chief Mandla Mandela called for a free Western Sahara from Moroccan rule, as per Al-Jazeera.
His comment was made at the opening ceremony of the 2022 African Nations Championship in Algeria. Complicating matters is that Algeria and its neighbours are not exactly on good terms themselves.
Pirates sign Cameroonian star
Orlando Pirates has gone out of its way to solving the malaise in front of goals in the DStv Premiership this season.
The Buccaneers announced on Thursday the arrival of Cameroonian international striker from the country's giants Coton Sport.
He is expected to help remedy the club's shocking form in front of goals this season, only scoring a pitiful 13 goals in 16 league matches.

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Instructions: Begin with white cardstock 12 x 12”. Stamp the cracked edge with HCPC 3470 Broken Cinder Blocks PreCut Set and brown ink. Then stitch the blue edge on top of it. Place the Crafter’s Workshop Bricks Mask in the middle of your page and outline the middle bricks with black pencil. Color them up with Tim Holtz “Antique Linen” distress ink pad. Then stamp the manor house from HCPC 3480 Brookside Manor PreCut Set and the large tree from HCPC 3457 Birch Tree PreCut Set on both sides of the brick background. Use green and brown ink pad and color some of the elements with watercolor pencils. Using the HCPC 3478 Twining Roses PreCut Set stamp the flowery heart in the upper left corner of your page. Cut 2 middle-sized and one large circles with Picot Edge Circles Nestabilities from pattern paper. Stamp the wording from HCPC 3323 Large Elegant Word Background PreCut Set on the large circle and distress its edges with Tim Holtz “Tea Dye” distress ink. Add small pearls to embellish them. Cut a 10 x 15 cm rectangle from blue pattern paper. Shape its edges with decorative scissors and stitch a frame around its edge. Then cut the cat out of your picture and adhere it with 3d tape onto the blue rectangle. Place it on your background and glue the circles under it. Cut 4 garden fences with HCD 723 Garden Romance Die and create the long fence under the cats paws with them. You may have to cut some of the elements out. Using the HCPC 3477 Bird Haven PreCut Set and HCD 723 Garden Romance Die stamp and cut the bird house. Die cut one of the posts from the Elegant Posts Shapeabilities Die and “hang” the bird house on it. Stamp and cut three birds from pattern paper using the HCPC 3480 Brookside Manor PreCut Set and HCD 723 Garden Romance Die. Glue them on your layout with 3d tape. For the flowers – stamp 2 large, 4 middle and 4 small blossoms with HCPC 3407 Botanical Floral 2 PreCut Set and HCPC 3406 Botanical Floral 1 PreCut Set. Die cut them with Rose Creations Shapeabilities Die. Then emboss and shape the petals by hand. Layer the flowers and attach the different layers together with a pearl brad. Adhere them under the tree. Stamp and cut different leaves with HCPC 3405 Leaf Medley PreCut Set and Foliage Shapeabilities. Emboss them and position them around the flowers. For the title – using The Crafter’s Workshop Alphabet Template “Perky Letters” and dark brown pencil write your title on a piece of white cardstock. Distress it with Tim Holtz “Antique Linen” distress ink pad. Then cut two tags with Fancy Tags Two Shapeabilities Die and remove the swirls from one side. Glue then together to create the base for the title. Adhere all layers together, add few pearls and place the large tag on your layout.
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Population approximately 5000
Established in 1807
Zip Code 06359
North Stonington is a part of Connecticut, on the central eastern part of New London County. It is divided into Clarks Falls and North Stonington. Originally a part of Stonington, in 1807, it broke off and became an independent town.
North Stonington real estate is close to I-95, Foxwoods, and Rhode Island. Completely land-locked by other towns, there are still a number of lakes and ponds that residents have built summer cottages on. Only minutes from state beaches, it is still a desirable seasonal site without the congestion. All types of property include condominiums, multi-family, commercial, investment, new construction, subdivisions, and rentals exist and may be for sale in North Stonington.
Towns that are around North Stonington are Stonington, Westerly, Hopkinton, Voluntown, Griswold, Preston, and Ledyard. Properties that are similar to North Stonington are Lyme, Ledyard, and Montville.
Take the next step and contact me. I look forward to being your North Stonington real estate agent.

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By Danielle Julien
To anyone who doesn’t know me, the most important thing you need to understand is I am infatuated with movies. All aspects of the movie industry fascinate me, but something that has stuck out to me more and more lately is the soundtracks or scores in films. It’s a part of a movie that likely goes unnoticed by most, but it’s one of the most crucial. I’ve listed my top four favorite scores from various movies to make a quick playlist, and to give a few subtle movie suggestions, of course.
“Home” by Hans Zimmer, from Christopher Nolan’s Dunkirk
Ever since I was a child, going to the movies has been an emotional, metaphysical experience for me. It’s as if sitting in uncomfortable seats and staring at a big blue screen pulls my soul out of me or something. I have many weird experiences of dissociation during movies, but I would have to say the weirdest was during my viewing of Christopher Nolan’s Dunkirk. For two hours and five minutes, my life stopped completely; I forgot who I was, and I was sucked into the lives of men recreating the lives of other men. I was crying a numb, silent cry for most of the film, but when I heard the music from the song “Home” (as I have come to find out after repeated listening of the song, it is the final 2 minutes that really set me off) I started crying harder than I think I’ve ever cried in a movie theater, and I was sucked back into my body by way of silent sobs.
“Mia and Sebastian’s Theme” by Justin Hurwitz, from Damien Chazelle’s La La Land
To be completely honest, I thought La La Land was a little too hyped up. Don’t get me wrong, it is a beautiful movie in terms of cinematography and the musical aspect. This song is one of the musical aspects that does make the movie great. Something about the piano at the beginning of this song makes me want to start crying. It’s probably because I can see Ryan Gosling hunched over a piano playing it, and who doesn’t love that image. I’ve come to love this song so much that I’ve decided it has to be played at my wedding. Maybe I’ll hire Ryan to come play it for me himself.
“Chiron’s Theme” by Nicholas Britell, from Barry Jenkins’ Moonlight
I have to start off by saying I wish this song was longer than 56 seconds. But at least there are three other songs on the Moonlight soundtrack that sound almost identical. But really, this piece is so beautiful and heart-wrenching. The whole movie is beautiful heart-wrenching. Moonlight deserved so much better, thank god it actually did win Best Picture over La La Land. Every time this song plays my heart breaks a little just thinking about the power of this movie.
“Buchanan Mansion and Daisy Suite” by Craig Armstrong, from Baz Luhrmann’s The Great Gatsby
If you’ve ever seen Luhrmann’s version of The Great Gatsby, you probably remember the white curtain scene near the beginning of the movie. The second half of this song is playing during those moments and the visual combined with Armstrong’s music is absolutely surreal. This whole movie is a bop and a half, with both an amazing soundtrack and score to delight your ears. This song is doubly important to me now because The Great Gatsby was the first movie I really fell in love with and I feel that love whenever I hear this song.
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The buses are a lite version of BRT, with similar features like low-floor boarding, 10-minute peak rush hour headways, and free Wi-Fi, but will not take travel lanes along Rockville Pike from cars (as BRT will). Ride On Extra buses will also have traffic signal priority, but the County has never addressed how that random impact on traffic signals will affect the synchronization of lights up and down the Pike. It could cause major rush hour delays on an already-jammed road.
There's no mention of how much the month of free service will cost taxpayers, either. Ride On Extra stops will include Lakeforest Transit Center, Summit Ave., Westland Dr., Shady Grove Metro, Montgomery College, Rockville Metro, Edmonston Dr., Halpine Rd., Marinelli Rd., Security Ln., Tuckerman Ln., and Medical Center. There will be new bus shelters and bus stop flag signs to identify Ride On Extra bus stops.


Wandering Brother's Sibling Dies
Published 02/15/2010, WDAZ
96-year-old farmer from northwestern Minnesota has died three months after his 98-year-old brother wandered from their home and died.Word count: 114
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The Bush Pickle cucumber plants produce an abundance of short, stocky cucumbers, referred to as pickling cucumbers, on a compact plant.
Slicemore Cucumber bears flavorful, long, dark green fruits that are excellent for slicing into salads.
The Straight Eight Cucumber is superstar, this classic has excellent flavor and is widely adapted.
Summer Top Cucumbers are extremely easy-to-grow and a super early Japanese type that produces burpless deep green, 10" long fruits.
The Black Beauty Eggplant is from 1902 and it remains a standard worldwide for large-fruited black eggplant.
Fairy Tale Eggplants are little jewels of delicious creamy flavor. Great for containers!
This two-color mix of slender, bush-type beans that are crisp but tender, stringless and slightly sweet.
Kentuckey Wonder Pole beans yield much longer than bush beans, pods are oval, thick, gently curved, meaty and tender. Stringless when young.
Winner Kohlrabi produces very smooth, light green bulbs that grow to weigh about 18 ozs. Its vigorous, upright plant produces bulbs that have a fresh, fruity taste.
This standard, giant, flat cabbage is good for storage. The 10-15 lb. heads are of high quality and delicious flavor.
A traditional mix of lettuce varieties that are easy to grow and is sure to have wide appeal. This attractive mix includes many shades of green and bronze and offers many different leaf textures.
Clemson Spineless Okra has spineless tender ribbed pods with excellent flavor. Traditional favorite for soups and stews. Can be canned, fried or boiled.
Ruby Onions are large, firm red onions that are excellent for storage, lasting for five to six months.
One of the most popular for gardeners, this jumbo-sized onion is mild with golden brown skin.
Champs Peanuts was released in 2004. It is an early maturing Virginia-type peanut.
Howden is the traditional old-time Halloween favorite. The 10-15 pound, intensely bright orange pumpkins have defined ribs and strong handles for jack-o-lanterns.
A unique squash that deserves a place in your garden and at your dinner table.
Table Ace Acorn Squash is the finest, tastiest acorn squash you'll ever grow. Color is excellent, and the thick, bright flesh is smooth and delicious.
Straightneck summer squash produces creamy yellow, tender fruit of excellent quality early in the season.
The All Star Strawberry Plant bears strawberry fruit in late midseason and produces berries as large as plums!
Sugar Snap Peas are a great vegetable to start with for the beginner gardener wishing to grow their own produce.
Tendergreen Bean is an excellent canning and freezing type.
The Grande Rio Verde tomatillo is a sweet tomatillo that is great for green salsas or pies.
Crimson Sweet Watermelons are large round melons averaging 25 lbs and are light green with dark green stripes.
Sugar Baby Watermelon is a icebox type of watermelon widely adapted, produces an abundance of small fruits.

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Bolton Global Capital, a wealth management company, is fittingly located in the financial district of Brickell inside the prestigious Four Seasons Hotel building. The client expressed a desire to create a branded environment that emulates their historic headquarters in Bolton, Massachusetts while also drawing upon the rich surrounding culture. They also wanted to promote an office culture that emphasizes community and transparency. Bearing these requirements in mind, MKDA crafted a sophisticated workplace experience with a distinct Miami flair to match the city’s vibrant energy.
In order to emphasize Bolton’s brand identity, the team created a custom grid in the elevator lobby and reception area, with alternating diagonal lines and mixed metal finishes, resembling their logo. The diagonal white element of the grid continues onto the ceiling with linear LED lighting, giving the impression that it has exploded onto the ceiling. The angled lines are also featured in the bush-hammered marble reception desk, brass and marble elevator lobby walls and tilted entry portal. Furthermore, inspired by elements from the firm’s headquarters, the team mirrored the original hardwood floors and antiquated chandeliers through installing a wood-looking tile in a herringbone pattern and modern, mixed metal chandeliers.
Communal, Miami Influences
MKDA paid special attention to infusing the space with a number of local, cultural elements. Given Miami’s deep Hispanic roots and the value placed on family and large gatherings, we designed a large pantry area that functions as the heart of the space. Here, the staff can gather for their "cafecito time," a beloved local tradition when individuals take a 3 PM coffee break and socialize with peers. In addition, we included a slatted ceiling, custom palm frond wall covering, Havana-style tile and mismatched spindle back chairs to resemble authentic Cuban cafes and to provide the space with casual, sea-side vibes.
MKDA furthered this distinctly Miami theme through bringing the outdoors inside. The team used ombre back painted glass with orange hues in the pantry and collaborative conference rooms to echo the colorful Miami sunset while expansive windows frame the breathtaking surrounding views. All-glass office fronts and sliding glass conference room doors establish a strong communal environment, allowing personnel to feel both comfortable and connected throughout the space.
“Each individual on the MKDA team from the top down has a very clear vision and talent for crafting environments that are both purposeful and functionally supportive. With precision, MKDA met the unique vision for our workplace with a branded environment built upon the local rituals and flavor of Miami and the surrounding communities to create the ultimate workplace experience” – Matt Beals, Chief Operating Officer at Bolton Global Capital


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I think that the token is a nice solution for the problem. Back in the days, blizzard tryed to ban gold sellers, but it was a lost cause. Instead, the token seems to have resolved the problem, letting workers that want to raid with consumables and stuffs to have the golds to do it. Personally, I don't find the gold buying really fair, but I understand that for many people is a necessity and I prefer to leave the economy and the farming spots to the player instead to the gold sellers.
Furthermore, we highly recommend you plan in advance regarding the class that you want to play. In the Classic WoW, there were no class specs. Every talent point spent couldn’t be changed without first resetting all of them and the talent point reset was a costly practice. If you already know what you want to play as in the end game – try to develop your talent tree accordingly. This way you’ll be able to save a lot of gold in advance.
Before we talk about layering, it's important to talk about the sharding technology used in modern-day World of Warcraft. When a zone in the game becomes overpopulated, players will be seamlessly moved onto a different shard, which is essentially another instance of the same zone. It is important to note that you will still be able to play with your friends, because you are moved to the same shard when you create a party.
As you level, you will buy new ranks of spells. If you splurge out on an item upgrade, you will not have enough gold readily available to upgrade to the latest ranks of spells: placing you behind. Moreover, you can buy gear upgrades from the Auction House (AH) or vendors. Furthermore, you may have large investments that need to be paid for professors. You will need to purchase reagents and items such as leather, bolts of cloth, alchemy supplies – unless you have a charitable friend or another high-level alt.
To celebrate World of Warcraft’s 15th anniversary, Blizzard is planning to release an authentic recreation of its early days with WoW Classic. Players will be able to explore Azeroth as it originally was before the release of WoW’s many expansion sets. Initially it’ll feature encounters like Molten Core, Onyxia and Maraudon at launch and will see more content rolled out as the game goes on (such as Alterac Valley, the Ahn’Qiraj War Effort and Naxxramas). It’s not just the world that’s reverting to its classic form either – the combat mechanics, skill trees and character models will be as they were in the original too.
Making "new" guides seems kinda out of place. Not only is there still alot of information from back then available, there came alot of information up for minmaxing available for both leveling and raiding, ontop of various bis gear lists that cover patch progression aswell if necessary. Wether people like or dislike pservers does not make the various information found on their forums less valuable.
Nov 5 Standard Scope for Selfie Camera? Hey guys I'm doing the quest where you make a selfie camera and got 2 of 3 materials but am lacking a standard scope. Anyone know an easy way to get one? I checked the AH and it's going for 950g in Area 52 which is insane lol, surely it's not that rare or something if a quest needs it. Thanks!Healingchad7 Nov 5
You will see a resurgence of power leveling services, item trade services, and gold farming. Classic will have a fresh economy meaning for your average gold farmer time spent in classic is way more efficient. It will probably be worse than it was back in the day. Just look at the blizzard group finder on retail, littered with advertisements for m+ boosting websites. Disgusting. There will be so many gold farmers blizz probably won't be able to keep up. And this is what I truly fear because if the gold farmers start to win activision will step in and introduce wow token. And classic will die.
A demo of the game was available at BlizzCon 2018, and was downloadable on home computers for anyone who purchased a BlizzCon ticket or virtual ticket. The servers became available when Opening Ceremony started at BlizzCon 2018 and was set to end on November 8, but was extended until November 12. Players started at level 15, and the only available zones were Westfall and the Barrens. It was based on patch 1.13.0, essentially patch 1.12.0 ported to a modern infrastructure. The first day of the demo, there was a playtime limit of a cumulative 60 minutes with a cooldown of 90 minutes, applied through the BlizzCon Exhaustion debuff. The debuff was removed on the second day of BlizzCon 2018.
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The Horde 12-20 (Barrens + Stonetalon Mountains) guide has been rewritten and revamped. In addition, there has been numerous tweaks to the speedrun route to make things faster and easier to follow. Also, in case you haven't noticed I am now adding about 40% more info per step and redoing all the images. Unlike with my previous vanilla guides, I am now giving a brief explanation of where to go and what to do with each step along with any other helpful tips.
Logging in for the first time, being welcomed by THAT login screen and THAT music... You can't not be taken back if you've played Vanilla, and especially if you've played 2 years of it non-stop all day every day. I probably stayed 10 minutes in character creation just because of the music alone (and trying to get my character looking exactly as it did back then - although I wasn't a shaman then). The whole intro experience was especially amazing for me since the Tauren starting zone was my first encounter with WoW in the EU beta, and a little bit of that spark did return. But is that all Classic has to offer? A trip back in time when we were wowed by the game for the very first time?
With the Classic beta now out it seems every related article somehow manages to spark the eternal war of "Vanilla was the best WoW sucks now" and "lol nostalgia goggles, Vanilla sucked, enjoy your two weeks of Classic". I have to say, even though I understand the principles behind the battle and the reasons people behave and talk this way... I actually REALLY don't get it on a deeper level.
Different qualities aren't limited only to wild pets—many rare World drops and special non-wild companions have had their stats boosted. For example, the world-drop dragon whelps (Azure Whelpling, Crimson Whelpling, Dark Whelpling, and Emerald Whelpling) are of [rare] quality. Check your Pet Journal to see the color-coded rarity of your non-wild pets.
Things like Tauren melee reach being bigger, which is something I experienced going away live during Black Temple Illidan progression (at least for that particular encounter), is confusing to players as it's a significant advantage over other races in some instances. No quest tracking is another apparently confusing issue, as many Mankirk's WIfe seekers well know, and there's a whole lot more where that came from:
This Shadow Talent Build is the fastest for Leveling Up a Priest Class from 1-60 in WoW Classic patch 1.12. Spamming Shadow Damage DOTs while kite mobs will be the name of the game with this build, having the ability to sustain your health is just a bonus. You will just need to make sure you are stacking enough spirit so you don’t run out of mana often as that will slow down the levelling process drastically.
Nov 5 Demon Hunter Low Dps So i finished the starting zone for demon hunter and i found out im not doing any dps what so ever. Everyone tells me that thier doing something towards 14k after leaving the starting zone. But the max im ever gotten with any move is 300. Im level 100 with the gear what im supposed to leave with and for some reason im doing significantly lower dps than the usual player. Any help?Zexguru3 Nov 5
Sep 1 Blindsight's How to Choose a Server Guide [Originally posted by Blindsight-Spirestone on the old Warcraft forums--it's my understanding he no longer posts, but this is a valuable and informative guide] Since it's a frequently asked question on these boards, I've thrown together a quick guide for how to pick a server. Server Datacentre Location - New York, Chicago, Phoenix, Los Angeles First and foremost: Limit your search to servers that are as close to you (physically) as possible. Closer servers will have better latency, and thus deliver a better play experience. WoWWiki has a great list by datacentre: http://www.wowwiki.com/US_realm_list_by_datacenter Realm Type - PvP, PvE, RP, RP-PvP Now that you know which servers to look at, the next most important question is if you want to play on a PvE, PvP, RP, or RP-PvP server. RP vs. non-RP servers should be a simple choice: when interacting with other players, do you want to act "in character" replying to other players like they're living inside the world of Azeroth, or would you rather just play WoW like any other video game treating everyone else like a player at a keyboard? If you want to play on an RP server with active RPers: "Wyrmrest Accord and Moon Guard are very popular, but Moon Guard is very over populated." -Nok PvE vs. PvP is a bit of a tougher decision. On a PvP server, once you get to about lvl 20, in just about every questing zone you go to you can be attacked at any time by any player of the opposite faction (Horde vs. Alliance). If you like the idea of jumping other players while they're running around killing mobs/questing, this may be for you. If you don't like the idea of a max lvl player killing you in 1 shot when they ride by, then you may want to stick to PvE servers. Some people feel that PvP servers have a slightly more mature community since most children and/or immature players can't stand being killed randomly. Other people feel that PvP servers have a less mature community since it's full of teenagers who like to grief other players while they're just trying to quest. YMMV. Realm population - New, Low, Medium, High, Full The next major consideration for choosing a realm is the realms' population, both the total number of players and the Alliance / Horde ratio. This is a bit more complicated, and there are different ways of looking at the data. First, WarcraftRealms.com has a tool for taking a "census" of various realms, but it relies on data uploads from players on the server. Its data is only as accurate as the data it receives from player uploads, but it gives a pretty good baseline idea: http://www.warcraftrealms.com/realmstats.php?sort=Total Another useful way to look at population data is in terms of server age. Older servers tend to have higher populations. WoWWiki has a list of all US realms' creation dates: http://www.wowwiki.com/Timeline_of_the_creation_of_US_realms So that's great, but what does it mean? How does population affect the game? Here are a few points to consider: Empty servers: By far the easiest way of ruining the MMO experience is to have nobody to play with. Avoid servers with very low population. Queues: Very high population realms often have queue times. This could mean waiting for half an hour every time you want to play during prime time. During prime time (weekday evenings and weekends), check the realm status page to see if the server is listed as full: http://www.worldofwarcraft.com/realmstatus/ Economy: Higher population realms have more robust economies. This means the auction house will have many more items listed and will be much more competitive. 10/25 Man Raid PuGs: Higher population => more things happening => more groups going all the time. Pick up Groups will form more frequently and will fill faster, meaning you can play more and sit in town waiting for groups less. This also, however, means (on some servers) that PuGs can be more picky in who they take along since anyone can be replaced quickly. A/H ratio: Depending on how you like to play, you may want an even ratio so that everything that involves opposite faction interaction (like world PvP) are more fair, or you may want to be on the advantage side of an imbalanced ratio so that your side is usually winning. The only disadvantage with being on the plus side of a wildly imbalanced population is that soon, world PvP zones (i.e. Wintergrasp) will only allow the same number of players (beyond a minimum level of 20 players) from each faction in at the same time, so if nobody from the other side shows up, only 20 from your side can get in.Frejya117 Sep 1
Blizz stated in a watercooler that they're using the 1.12 database as a starting point. I don't think it's a stretch for people to assume that most game features and mechanics will be in their 1.12 state. The kind of stuff I would expect to see reverted would be numerous AV changes, but I seriously doubt class mechanics are going to be reverted. I'd be surprised if the threat changes that ruin pre-naxx encounters are reverted.
If the end game feels miles away, and min-maxing is difficult because frankly, you're gonna take what you get and like it, then the focus of the game changes completely. Suddenly it's about the experience of leveling again, and hanging out with friends, and chatting with people in Goldshire (well, for purely innocent reasons anyway -- the Moon Guard server's Goldshire crew still does plenty of chatting).
Analogy: think back on riding the swings in kindergarten. Was it fun? Now, imagine going back to those swings exactly as they were, and sitting in them now, as an adult. They're too small. They don't fit. Your feet drag on the ground because they're so low to the ground. The bar over your head is low enough that you can reach out and touch it, and even at the highest the swing will go, it's only about chest high when you're standing up. It's exactly the same swing, but riding on it now is a very different experience, yes?
The system is automated, meaning that once slots are available, beta testers will be chosen, without any beta key to speak of. Kaivax then goes to stress the importance of your account security, stating that, “any third-party e-mail messages, websites, or in-game whispers that offer beta keys or access to the WoW Classic Beta should be considered illegitimate and ignored or reported.”


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So I’m sitting at a table in a restaurant. An extra long table assembled to make room for our large party. I’ve got a middle spot, ladies to my sides and across from me. We’re chatting, as women do. Happy conversation, smiles, paper straws in our water glasses.
And at one point I realize that the conversation has split into tiny groups around me. Elementary schools across the table, husbands’ jobs to my right, house hunting to my left. And I sit in silence in the middle of it all, completely unengaged.
Thoughts start buzzing around my head.
“Nobody wants to talk to me.”
“My life situation doesn’t fit anywhere.”
“I have nothing to contribute.”
“What am I even doing here? Maybe I should just leave.”
I swat at the thoughts, and reach for my water glass. The paper straw becoming limp.
Surrounded by smiles and I feel alone.
I have felt it before, you know. Lonely. In second grade when all the girls are giggling behind closed door and I’m the only one not invited. Chemistry class at a new school and the “pick a partner” lab lesson leaves me partner-less. I’ve been lonely as a senior in high school, lonely as a young mom, lonely in my marriage, lonely on Friday nights when Dominoes races pizza to parties and friends post “ladies’ night out” pics while I run the empty trail by myself.
I was reading this morning and words seemed to jump off the page.
“And you He made alive… But God, who is rich in mercy, because of His great love with which He loved us…made us alive together with Christ…and raised us up together…in Christ.”
You know what I thought of? Picking teams. Standing in a group of kids while the two most athletic ones call out names of who they want on their team. Silently pleading “pick me” while the group around me thins and my name isn’t called. It’s a horrible feeling.
But these verses tell me that God picks me. I know this section of Ephesians is packed full of doctrine and weighty truths, but the message I heard warmed my soul. I am chosen. God wants me on His team. Not because of my skill or height or athletic prowess, but because of His great love for me. He loves me and He calls out my name.
And new thoughts start buzzing.
“He chose us in Him”
“I will never leave you nor forsake you”
“In Your presence is fullness of joy”
“you did not choose Me, but I chose you”
“my soul shall be joyful in the Lord”

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Man arrested in Bethlehem stabbing
Adam Matteson Jr., 36 years old, from East Greenbush was arrested just one day after allegedly stabbing two people in Selkirk.
On Friday around 9:30 p.M., police were called to a domestic incident on River Road.
When officers arrived, they found two people assaulted. One victim was transported to Albany medical center with multiple stab wounds, and the other victim was treated on the scene.
The Bethlehem Police department, Albany County Sheriff’s department, and New York State police, then searched a heavily wooded area to find the suspect but they had no luck.
Today, the East Greenbush Police department found the suspect, Matteson, near his home and took him into custody.
During the investigation, police found that he had removed his device before the assault.
Matteson was arraigned in Bethlehem and put behind bars in the Albany county jail.
He is facing seven charges; second degree-attempted murder and third degree-grand larceny.
Matteson is set to return to court on October 18.


Lt. Gen. John M. Brown, III
Lt. Gen. John M. Brown III was Commander of U.S. Army Pacific, headquartered at Fort Shafter, Hawaii from August 25th, 2004 to February 1, 2008. He enlisted in the Army as an Infantryman in 1969 and became an officer upon completion of Infantry Officer Candidate School in 1971 where he was commissioned a second lieutenant of Infantry.
Lt. Gen. Brown holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Biology from West Georgia College and a Master’s Degree in Industrial Management from the Georgia Institute of Technology. He is a graduate of the Infantry Officer’s Advance Course, Army Command and General Staff College, and the National War College.
His command experience includes Commander, Combat Support Company, 1st Battalion, 26th Infantry, 1st Infantry Division in Germany; Commander, Headquarters and Special Troops Battalion, XVIII Airborne Corps, Fort Bragg, North Carolina, and OPERATION GOLDEN PHEASANT, Honduras; Commander, 3rd Battalion, 5th Cavalry, 3rd Armor Division, in Germany and OPERATION DESERT SHIELD/STORM, Saudi Arabia; Commander, 1st Brigade, 24th Infantry Division, Fort Stewart, Georgia, and OPERATION VIGILANT WARRIOR, Kuwait; and Commander, United States Army Alaska.
Additional assignments include Executive Officer, 1st Battalion, 38th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Division in the Republic of Korea; Professor of Military Science, Southern Arkansas University, Magnolia, Arkansas; Chief of Staff, 1st Armor Division, United States Army Europe and Seventh Army, Germany and Task Force Eagle, OPERATION JOINT ENDEAVOR, Bosnia; Military Assistant to the Deputy Secretary of Defense, Washington D.C.; Assistant Division Commander (Forward), 10th Mountain Division, OPERATION JOINT FORGE, Bosnia; Director of Integration, Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations and Plans, United States Army, Washington D.C.; Deputy Chief of Staff for Training, United States Army Training and Doctrine Command, Fort Monroe, Virginia; and Deputy Commanding General for Transformation, U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command, Fort Lewis, Washington.
His awards and decorations include the Distinguished Service Medal, Silver Star, Defense Superior Service Medal, Legion of Merit, Bronze Star Medal, Combat and Expert Infantry Badges, Master Parachutist Badge, and the Ranger Tab.
USARPAC postures and prepares the force for unified land operations, responds to threats, sustains and protects the force, and builds military relationships that develop partner defense capacity in order to contribute to a stable and secure U.S. Pacific Command area of responsibility.
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This is the third documentary in a trilogy of documentaries proving that Michael Joe Jackson faked his death! This 107-minute installment of clues, proof and evidence focuses on who Michael Jackson is today, what he’s been doing since his death announcement, and provides solid reasoning that concludes that he’s been interacting with his fans. It’s the greatest hoax in world history!
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Last night, at the first ever Games Developers Choice Online Awards, Riot Games and their DotA clone, League of Legends, cleaned house by winning five out of nine awards. The awards ran the gamut from ‘Best Online Game Design’ to ‘Best Online Technology.’
Other noteworthy winners include EVE Online for ‘Best Live Game,’ World of Warcraft for ‘Best Community Relations’ and NCSoft’s Aion for ‘Best Audio for an Online Game’.
Created to honor “the accomplishments creators and operators of online video games – from large-scale MMOs through free-to-play titles to social network games,” the Game Developers Choice Online Awards one of the few award ceremonies dedicated to “the rich history and growing world of online specific games.”
Personally, I’m glad to see Riot Games got some formal acclaim. The developer made a free game with a lot of depth and replayabilty and deserves every word of praise.
What do you guys guys think about this? Do you agree that Riot Games deserves all this attention? If not, than which of the nominees would you have like to see win? Let us know with a comment below.

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Published in Metals Vol. 8 (3), pp. 183, 2018
This work studies the metallurgical and microstructural aspects of Friction Stir Welding (FSW) in terms of grain size and microhardness. The modelling is based on the combination of an apropos kinematic framework for the local simulation of FSW processes and a material particle tracing technique for tracking the material flow during the weld. The resulting grain size and microhardness values are validated with experimental observations from an identical processed sample. A Sheppard-Wright constitutive relation is adopted to describe the mechanical behavior of AZ31 Mg alloy considered in this work. The strain rate and temperature histories obtained from the numerical model are stored on the tracers. The relationship among the grain size, microhardness, strain rate, and temperature is obtained using Zener-Hollomon parameter and Hall-Petch relationship. A linear description relates the logarithm of average grain size to the logarithm of Zener-Hollomon parameter. The relationship between microhardness and average grain size stands away from the linear trend.


Panasonic took a bunch of media folk to the grounds of Ben Hur in Homebush. Besides corporate seating, attendees got a backstage tour to witness all the efforts that went into producing the theatrical spectacular. Panasonic also showed off its latest Toughbook machines and devices aimed at the health sector.
An ongoing list of IT companies, technologies and ideas killed off or headed for the end of life (with maybe an occasional one that comes back to life).
Primary and secondary school students from across Australia congregated at the Sydney Powerhouse Museum yesterday for the Panasonic Kid Witness News (KWN) awards. KWN is a video competition that encourages school students to shoot, direct and star in their own short movies covering topics such as sports, culture and the environment. The annual event is held globally, with more than 630 primary and secondary schools competing last year.
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IBM recently launched its Portable Modular Data Centre solution in Australia. The unit is basically a self-contained datacentre located in a mobile shipping container. Prices range from US$700,000 to US$3 million, with site preparation and installation services not included. The launch follows similar product offerings by rivals such as Sun Microsystems (now owned by Oracle) in Australia over the past few years.
There may be an iPhone app for this and that and everything else, but unsatisfied modders are hacking into iOS devices to make them do all kinds of new tricks.
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In the U.S., the first Windows Phone 7 smartphones will be available on AT&T and T-Mobile beginning in November
There was plenty of phones, even more slides, a list of important speakers and some glamour and hullabaloo as Microsoft launched Windows Phone 7 in AUstralia.
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Salon Privé has established itself as one of the most prestigious car shows on the motoring calender, bearing host to supercars, hypercars and stunning classics alike, the event gives visitors a rare opportunity to witness these impressive beauties in one place, at one time.
Celebrating its 10th anniversary this year, the organisers thought it only right to mark this occasion by allowing proceedings to unfold from 3-5 September at the stunning Blenheim Palace in Oxfordshire, the principal residence of the dukes of Marlborough, and the only non-royal non-episcopal country house in England to hold the title of palace.
On show were an outstanding array of vehicles that represented the pinnacle of engineering throughout the automotive ages. The latest and greatest hypercars from renowned marques including Aston Martin, Ferrari, McLaren and Pagani proudly adorned the meticulously maintained lawns, and were joined by some of the most tantalising and sought after classic cars, in both the concours section and within the auction tents.
Visitors and tourists at Blenheim Palace were able to appreciate some of the spectacular cars on display, as many of motors lined the grounds around the the main palace building, however on show in the exclusive Salon Privé village, were even more rare thoroughbreds, all in close proximity to each other, and surrounded by a unrivalled selection of lifestyle and luxury exhibitors who attended this year’s event.
The three-day spectacular included the Chubb Insurance Concours d’Elégance and Boodles Ladies’ Day, there were also some exciting firsts at this year’s Salon Privé, including the opportunity for visitors to test drive many of the desirable cars present. On the Saturday Horacio Pagani even made a surprise appearance and was joined by his family, who turned up to the event in a convoy of Zonda’s and Huayra’s, much to the delight of the crowds present on the day.
Salon Prive is an extremely well organised event with Blenheim Palace being the perfect setting for a car show with such magnificent and meticulous examples on display. I’d highly recommend the event to any prospective buyers, collectors or car enthusiasts who have a real interest or passion for premium supercars and classics.


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1000 Islands set to host Costa FLW Series Northern Division tournament
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Jul 19th, 2017 by OutdoorsFIRST
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As many as 400 pros and co-anglers are ready to compete July 27-29 in the Costa FLW Series Northern Division event on 1000 Islands. The tournament, presented by Evinrude, is the second regular-season event of 2017 scheduled in the Northern Division. Pros will be casting for a top award of up to $44,000 in cash and a new Ranger Z518C boat with a 200-horsepower Evinrude outboard.
“Overall, 1000 Islands is fishing really well right now,” said FLW Tour pro Chris Johnston, of Peterborough, Ontario, Canada, who finished runner-up when the Costa Series visited 1000 Islands in 2016. “The spawn is done and bass are in their summer patterns, which I like because they’ll be spread out. You’re going to be able to fish your strengths whether it’s deep or shallow.
“In places like Henderson and Chaumont Bays, anglers will be able to do both,” Johnston continued. “For shallower areas reaction baits will be the deal. Jerkbaits and spinnerbaits will be big for covering water and the fish will be aggressive when they find them. The deep-water bite will be strong whether anglers work in the center of the bays or out toward the islands. They will be throwing their favorite soft-plastics on a drop-shot rig.”
Johnston said the St. Lawrence River will also be in play, especially if bad weather moves through the region during the event.
“You may get a nice day, but the wind will blow so hard the next that getting out onto the main lake can be tough,” said Johnston. “You’ve got to have some fish marked in the river for that reason alone. I know a lot of anglers that are weighing 20- to 25-pound limits from the river right now.”
Johnston predicted that it will take a three-day cumulative of 74 pounds to win the event.
“I expect to see a lot more weight this year than when we visited a year ago,” said Johnston. “There aren’t any secret patterns out there. It’s all going to come down to who finds those special sweet spots.”
Anglers will take off from the Clayton Village Ramp, located at 750 Mary St. in Clayton at 6:30 a.m. EDT each day. Weigh-ins will be held at the marina beginning at 2:30 p.m. each day. Takeoffs and weigh-ins are free and open to the public. The event is hosted by the Clayton Chamber of Commerce.
In Costa FLW Series regular-season competition, payouts are based on the number of participants competing in the event. At 1000 Islands, pros will fish for as much as $44,000 and a Ranger Z518C boat with a 200-horsepower Evinrude outboard if Ranger Cup qualified. Co-anglers will cast for a Ranger Z175 boat with a 90-horsepower Evinrude outboard and an additional $500 if Ranger Cup qualified.
The Costa FLW Series consists of five U.S. divisions – Central, Northern, Southeastern, Southwestern and Western. Each division consists of three tournaments with competitors vying for valuable points that could earn them the opportunity to fish in the Costa FLW Series Championship. The 2017 Costa FLW Series Championship is being held Nov. 2-4 on Kentucky Lake in Paris, Tennessee.
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Space-based solar power could provide round-the-clock access to renewable energy, sidestepping one of the technology’s biggest limitations. Now the idea will get its first real test after a Falcon 9 rocket successfully launched experimental hardware designed to assess its feasibility.
The idea of setting up giant solar panels in orbit around the Earth and radiating the power has been around for decades. The possibility is attractive because in space you are no longer at the mercy of the weather or the planet’s cycles of day and night, and solar radiation levels are higher because sunlight does not have to pass through the atmosphere.
Until now, however, space-based solar energy has remained in the realm of science fiction due to the technical complexity and unforgiving economics of space technologies. But thanks to a $100 million gift in 2013, a multidisciplinary team at Caltech has been quietly working on it for the past decade, developing the various technologies needed to make it a reality. And this past Tuesday, prototypes of some of the key subsystems needed for a full-scale space solar power plant were delivered into orbit by SpaceX for testing.
Over the next few months, the team behind the Caltech Space Solar Power Project will test the systems that will allow their flexible solar panels to be deployed in space and the technology designed to transmit power back to Earth. They will also assess how well different types of solar panel technologies hold up in the harsh environment of space.
“No matter what happens, this prototype is an important step forward,” Ali Hajimiri, one of the three Caltech professors leading the project, said in a statement. “It works here on Earth, and has gone through the rigorous steps required of anything launched into space. There are still many risks, but going through the whole process has taught us valuable lessons.”
Building solar panels in space is a much more complicated business than doing so on Earth. The biggest challenge is getting them there in the first place, which is limited by the incredible cost of launching material into orbit. As a result, the team had to focus on reducing the weight of their solar panels as much as possible without sacrificing their generation capacity.
Their solution combines ultra-thin flexible solar panels, an ingenious design that integrates power generation and transmission, and a new modular architecture that allows many smaller, stand-alone panels to be combined to create large arrays.
The basic unit of their design is a rectangular tile a few inches across whose surface is covered with mirror-like solar concentrators that direct sunlight to a strip of photovoltaic cells, where it is converted into electricity. Below the surface is an integrated circuit that transforms the power of the solar cells into microwaves, which are then emitted from the bottom of the tile by a set of ultra-thin and flexible patch antennas.
This design generates significant weight savings, because it eliminates the need for bulky wiring to transport the generated electricity to a central transmitter. Those tiles will then be arranged into strips and integrated into a new folding structure that will be compact at launch and then unfold once in space.
The result will be a self-contained spacecraft that can deploy itself, generate power, and transmit it back to Earth, but the vision involves combining many of these to create arrays capable of producing comparable amounts of energy to a ground-based system. . That arrangement makes it easy to adjust the size and configuration of arrays, and also means that damage to individual modules won’t shut down the entire system.
The experiments launched this week are designed to test several of the key underlying technologies behind this architecture. One called DOLCE (Deployable on-Orbit ultraLight Composite Experiment) will test the developing mechanism by deploying a six-by-six-foot frame of a small dumpster-sized dog kennel.
Another called MAPLE (Microwave Array for Power-transfer Low-orbit Experiment) will test an array of ultra-lightweight microwave transmitters designed to beam power over distance in space. A final experiment called ALBA will test 32 different types of photovoltaic cells over several months to see which works most effectively in the punishing environment of space.
Assuming all tests go according to plan, the researchers will validate some of the key technologies needed to make their vision a reality. But considering the declining price of solar energy on Earth and the increasing prevalence of energy storage technologies designed to deal with the intermittency of solar energy, there are question marks about the economics and practicality of the idea.
The technology could play an important role in the longer term, however, John Timmer writes in Ars Technica. Most estimates suggest that we could switch about 70 percent of our grid to renewable energy fairly easily, but the lack of reliability due to seasonal changes or rare weather events means that going higher could be difficult.
A source of renewable energy available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week could help plug the gap when conditions on Earth lead to a drop in generation. We’re probably still decades away from needing that, but given how complex space-based solar power is, getting to work on the technology now seems like a smart bet.
What are the 3 types of solar power systems?
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- There are three basic types of solar energy systems: grid-tie, off-grid, and backup energy systems. …
- Each system type requires unique equipment to match the application, so understanding which one you need is the first step in the solar process.
What are the 4 main types of solar energy? Passive solar gain. Solar thermal (for heating) Concentrated solar energy (for electricity) Solar Photovoltaic (electricity)
What are the different types of solar energy? There are two main types of solar energy technologies: photovoltaic (PV) and concentrating solar-thermal power (CSP).
What are the 3 types of residential solar electric power systems?
The three types of solar energy systems are grid-tied, off-grid and hybrid. See the article : Why is solar energy not widely used ?. Each system offers unique power generation and power storage.
What are the 3 main configurations of PV systems? There are three main types of solar PV and storage systems: grid-tied, grid/hybrid and off-grid.
What are the types of residential solar panels? According to Energy Sage, an online resource approved by the US Department of Energy that allows consumers to comparison shop for solar energy, there are three main types of solar panels available for residential use. They are: single crystal, polycrystalline and thin film.
How expensive is space-based solar power?
Instead of costing about $1,000 to launch each kilogram into space, Mankins now expects the price to drop to $300 per kilogram. “That’s the holy grail for space solar.
How much does a 100kwh solar system cost? The average commercial solar panel cost for a 100kW solar system in the United States is approximately $325,000 with average prices ranging from $50,000 for a 25kW system to $600,000 for a 250kW solar system.
How much do space solar panels cost? On average, thin film solar panels cost between $1 and $1.50 per watt, which means that equipping a 6kW solar panel system costs between $6,000 and $9,000.
How efficient are NASA solar panels? Driven by weight and mostly size constraints, small spacecraft use advanced power generation and storage technology such as >32% efficient solar cells and lithium ion batteries.
Is space-based solar power possible?
Because clouds, atmosphere and nighttime are absent in space, satellite-based solar panels could capture and transmit substantially more energy than ground-based solar panels.
Can we generate electricity from space? Space-based solar energy basically consists of three elements: collecting solar energy in space with reflectors or inflatable mirrors on solar cells or heaters for thermal systems. wireless power transmission to Earth by microwave or laser. receiving power on Earth with a rectenna, microwave antenna.
Is a solar powered rocket possible? Solar thermal rockets have been proposed as a system for launching small personal spacecraft into orbit. The design is based on a high-altitude airship that uses its envelope to focus sunlight onto a tube. The propellant, which would probably be ammonia, is then passed through to produce thrust.
What are the 2 main disadvantages of solar energy?
High initial costs for material and installation and a long ROI (however, with the reduction in the cost of solar over the last 10 years, solar is becoming more cost feasible every day) Needs a lot of space because efficiency is still not 100%.
What is the biggest problem with solar energy? One of the biggest problems that solar energy technology presents is that energy is only generated while the sun is shining. This means that night and cloudy days can interrupt the supply.
What are 2 advantages and 2 disadvantages of solar energy?
What is the main disadvantage of solar energy?
Solar energy systems can generate electricity in any climate. One of the disadvantages of solar energy is that it is subject to temporary weather disruption. Cloudy days reduce the amount of electricity you produce.
What are the 5 main advantages of solar energy? Provides clean, renewable energy Home solar is a clean, zero-emission and renewable energy source. Unlike fossil fuels like coal and natural gas, home solar does not release harmful pollutants or greenhouse gases—like carbon dioxide—into the air and water supply.
What is the major disadvantage of solar energy Mcq?
The main disadvantage of solar panels is that at night it does not work and the cost of installation is very high. The main advantages of solar energy are reliability, predictability, uninterruptible, low maintenance, no cost, no pollution, and performance is good.
What are the 2 disadvantages of solar energy? High initial costs for material and installation and a long ROI (however, with the reduction in the cost of solar over the last 10 years, solar is becoming more cost feasible every day) Needs a lot of space because efficiency is still not 100%. No solar power at night so a large battery bank is required.
What are the benefits of space technology?
The space technology has shown such benefits in many fields including the areas of health and education, communication sectors, land and water resource management, weather forecasting and disaster management.
What are advantages of space technology? Being able to make calls from a cell phone, locate yourself using an online map, the vegetables you eat and even the filtered water you drink are just some of the areas of our daily lives that benefit from space technology.
What are the uses of space technology? Many common everyday services for terrestrial use such as weather forecasting, remote sensing, satellite navigation systems, satellite television, and some long-distance communication systems critically rely on space infrastructure. Of the sciences, astronomy and Earth science benefit from space technology.