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ALIEN VS PREDATOR / Capcom / Arcade
The "beat-em-up" as a genre largely had its fortunes tied to the arcades that it originated in. When the arcades really started dying out in earnest in the mid-90s, so did beat-em-ups.
A shame for Capcom, at least, because they were doing their best work in the genre between 1993 and 1995, right when the traditional arcade really began to start circling the drain. Alien vs Predator falls in the middle of this period, and while it's not as innovative as their non-linear Dungeons & Dragons games, it's great-looking and adds an even more robust move set.
The setup is that Aliens are swarming the fictional California city of San Drad out of nowhere, and our two space marine protagonists got themselves caught there. Fortunately, a couple of Predator bros surf in and are like "Woah the hunting is GREAT here!", so this unlikely team will fight their way out and try to solve the mystery of this sudden Alien invasion. Even though there's four total players, my research indicates the cabinets only allowed three at a time -- the one cabinet I personally saw of this game in real life back in the '90s had only two players. Anyone can select any character from any position, of course, and you can change characters when you continue on a new credit.
The game is composed of seven fairly lengthy levels. The first half has you up against a small army of Aliens, but the second half adds heavily-armed humans to the mix as you uncover the conspiratorial source of this sudden Alien immigration wave (good ol' Weyland-Yutani fuckin' up everything again, of course.) The game actually appears to have been based on the original Alien vs Predator film script, but of course that project got stuck in development hell for a decade and eventually came out as something completely different.
Aside from the great-looking graphics, which appear to have been done by the artist(s) also responsible for the Darkstalkers games, it's the unusually wide range of moves and the significant gameplay differences between each character that really make the game and set it apart from most of the '90s beat-em-up crowd. Each character has a primary melee attack, each of which combos differently and has different range and priority. For example, the diminuitive Lt. Linn makes up for her lack of beef with a longer attack combo that automatically chains into a rush and is great for cutting through crowds, while the heavy cybernetic tank Major Schaefer has kind of a crappy short-range attack with his cybernetic arm, but can swing any dropped melee weapon that he picks up rather than doing the one-time throw that the other characters do with it.
And that's just the beginning. Each character has their own unique sidearm, jumping and diving attacks, throws, air throws and a dashing special move that can be chained into from the standard attack combo. Each character also has their own unique sequences to air-juggle enemies that you can learn by experimentation.
I guess hardcore series purists might be mad that the game basically trivializes Aliens by throwing hundreds of weak, disposable ones at you. If you're not hung up on all that, though, it's kind of interesting to get the Japanese anime-styled take on the franchise. It's also an interesting look at what the original AvP movie might have been like if it had stayed on track.
As of this writing, the game has no home console or digital download port despite its general excellence, so MAME is your only option unless you've got access to a cabinet somehow. There was an AvP beat-em-up for SNES, but it's a completely different game by a completely different team.


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It can be referred to as the dish that “even when it’s bad it’s good”, so what about when it’s incredible? Well, then, in that case – it’s the best dish! And my Salami, pesto & burrata pizza has all the flavours to make your mouth sing! This is definitely one to try. And everything is made from scratch – even the dough! It might seem like a labour of love but this is definitely a love story.
Salami pesto burrata pizza
Pizza toppings are such a personal preference. People would go to war over the pineapple on pizza debate! But I’m here to tell you that this salami pesto burrata pizza is the king of all toppings. It’s creamy, a little bit spicy and nutty from my walnut pesto. It’s got all the elements, and I guarantee that this pizza topping combo will put all future debates to bed – this is truly the best!
D’oh! I mean, dough!
Dough can terrify people. Under the impression that making dough from scratch is for only top chefs, but it’s not! The most basic of home cooks can make dough. It’s also the start of you being able to have your own pizza party where people can add all the crazy toppings they want to their heart’s desire! But, there are (of course) some tips for nailing the dough.
My top tips for nailing salami pesto burrata pizza
Put the rolling pin away! It’s important we don’t use a rolling pin when shaping the dough. You want to do this by hand when shaping your pizza bases so the little air pockets are not popped. Otherwise you will be left with a dense and chewy dough.
Room temperature! When stretching out your pizza bases, it’s important your dough is at room temperature. This will make it much easier to stretch out and it will also cook at a more even rate. No one wants a dough that’s overcooked somewhere and undercooked somewhere else.
Hydration! The most famous pizza in the world is the Neapolitan pizza. It has a hydration of 58 – 64 percent resulting in it being tender, light and moist. I have followed this calculation for my pizza dough recipe with it sitting at 64 percent hydration. If your dough is too hydrated it will fall apart in the pizza oven.
Shaping! Shaping the pizza dough can take a little practice! In fact, in some areas of the world it’s even an art! But don’t be deterred if it doesn’t work out the first few times for you as practice will make perfect. If you make tears in your dough it unfortunately won’t work in a hot pizza oven and you will need to restart.
Stretching the dough! By draping the dough over your knuckles and rotating it back and forth, you are giving yourself the best chance at stretching the dough easily! This will become common practice after a few tries.
Pesto is the besto!
Pesto is one of those sauces or dips that is so flexible to people’s individual flavours. Some like pinenuts, but for this one, I’ve used walnuts. It gives it such a beautiful subtlety that sometimes pine nuts can detract from.
As the name suggests, Neapolitan has its origins in Napoli – the birthplace of pizza! It’s not hard to make Neapolitan sauce from scratch – and I implore you to try this one over the tinned one, you will not be disappointed!
It’s a classic topping on pepperoni, and for good reason! It’s undeniably tasty! I use one with a bit of bite to cut through the nuttiness of the pesto and the richness of the cheese. It gives it a light kick and another dimension on flavour. Vegetarian? Skip the salami!
This is where traditions take a bit of a left turn as I add burrata to the top. But hey! It’s pizza! You’re serving it to a crowd so why not make it a spectacle.
How to make salami pesto burrata pizza
This is all about the oven! And the heat! Bring it on! My tips to making the best pizza – regardless of what crazy flavours you choose.
Hot, hot, hot baby!
You want the pizza oven extremely hot as a traditional pizza only needs 90 seconds to cook. Preheat your oven to 400 – 450 degrees Celsius for the ultimate temp.
Flour that pizza peel!
This is something I wish I knew the first few times I made pizza as my dough stuck to the peel which caused lots of tears and holes in my dough. You can use semolina flour or regular flour.
Rotate the pizza!
As the oven only has a flame on the left side and back of the oven it needs to be rotated as it cooks.
If you have any questions or would like to leave a review, please do so here! I always love answering your food and recipe related questions and hearing your feedback on my recipes.
Salami pest and burrata pizza
Pizza Dough (makes 5 pizzas)
- 800 g 00 flour
- 520 g lukewarm water
- 4 g yeast
- 16 g fine sea salt
- 400 g tinned tomatoes
- 1/4 cup olive oil
- 2 garlic cloves peeled
- flakey sea salt
- 1 tbsp brown sugar (optional)
- 2 garlic cloves
- 1/2 cup walnuts chopped
- 1 bunch fresh basil
- 1/4-1/2 cup extra virgin olive oil
- 30 g parmesan grated
- 30 g pecorino romano grated
- flakey sea salt
Pizza topping (for 1 pizza)
- 100 g salami
- 50 g mozzarella cut into strips
- 1/4-1/2 cup Neapolitan sauce
- 2 tbsp walnut pesto
- 100 g burrata
- 1/4 tsp chilli flakes
- extra virgin olive oil to serve
- In a small bowl, combine the water, yeast and honey. Whisk to combine then leave to sit for 5 minutes to allow the yeast to activate. You will know the yeast is active when bubbles form at the top of the water.
- In a large bowl, combine the flour and salt and whisk together. Pour in the water and bring the dough together with your hands until all of the flour is moist and a shaggy dough forms. Cover with plastic wrap and leave to sit at room temperature for 20 minutes.
- Remove the dough from the bowl and place onto non floured work surface and slap and fold it for 2 minutes. Using slightly damp hands, pick up the far side of the dough, pull it up towards your body, then slap it down and over the surface of the remaining dough that is sticking to the surface. Rotate the dough and repeat until the dough is smooth. Place back into the bowl, cover with plastic wrap or a damp tea towel and leave to sit for 10 minutes. Remove from the bowl and repeat the slap and fold for an additional 2 minutes or until the dough forms into a smooth bowl.
- Transfer the dough to a bowl that has been drizzled with extra virgin olive oil, cover very well with plastic wrap and leave to sit in the fridge for 14 – 18 hours.
- When ready to use the dough, uncover and punch all of the air out of it. Cut the dough into 5 equal sections. Each section should weigh 250g. Use a scale to measure them.
- Form each piece of dough into a round by pinching the edges of the dough together and folding them over themselves. Place the dough rounds, seam side down, on an unfloored work surface and roll each into a smooth ball by cupping your hand into a C-Shape and rolling the dough back and forth. It’s important this step is done on a work surface that has friction and has not been floured. Place the dough balls onto a large baking tray roughly 4 fingers a part as they will rise and grown in size. You may need more than one baking tray. Cover with plastic wrap or a damp tea towel and leave to sit in a warm spot for 2 – 4 hours.
- When ready to assemble the pizza, take one pizza dough and place onto a heavily floured work surface. Push around the edges of the ball to remove as much air as possible and shape the dough into a flat pizza shape. Punch down the middle of the dough, leaving a thin boarder. Pick the dough up and drape it over your fists and knuckles while rotating it to stretch it out into a 10 – 12 inch round circle.
- Strain the tomatoes in a colander to remove any excess liquid. Place the strained tomatoes, garlic cloves and olive oil into a food processor and blend until you have a very smooth texture. Stir through salt to taste and the sugar if using. Blend again for a smooth texture.
- Optionally, you can pass the sauce through a fine mesh strainer to remove excess pulp however, this step is not necessary.
- Place the walnuts, garlic cloves and big pinch of salt into a food process and blend until you have a chunky texture. Add the basil leaves to the processor and blend while slowing pouring in the olive oil. Stir through the grated cheese.
- Preheat pizza oven to 450 degrees Celsius / 850 degrees Farenheit.
- Assemble the pizza on a floured work surface. Top with the pizza sauce followed by slices of cheese and then salami. Place onto a floured pizza peel.
- Place the pizza into the oven and cook for 60 – 90 seconds while rotating the pizza as it cooks.
- Remove from the oven and place onto a chopping board. Top with the burrata, pesto, chili flakes and drizzle of olive oil. Slice and serve immediately.

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Gov. John Hickenlooper announced Wednesday that the state will prioritize connecting and building 16 hiking and biking trails in all parts of Colorado. The goal is to connect and build missing trail segments to make it easier for people to access open space and parks.
It's part of the governor's Colorado the Beautiful initiative, unveiled in 2015.
Rep. Millie Hamner, D-Dillion, is the chair of the state Joint Budget Committee this session. She’s also the vice chair of the House Appropriations Committee. The Western Slope lawmaker recently spoke to KVNF about what big budget issues will be debated at the capitol this session.


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Daphnis et Chloé at St David’s Hall
Taking a short break from today’s duties – which are substantial – I’ve just got time to mention that last night I went once again to a concert at St David’s Hall in Cardiff. This time it was the BBC National Orchestra of Wales under the direction of conductor laureate Tadaaki Otaka, who were joined for the second half of the performance by the BBC National Chorus of Wales. The concert was broadcast live last night on BBC Radio 3, although I didn’t listen to it on the radio myself because I was there in person. In fact I only just got there in time because last night they switched on the Christmas lights in Cardiff city centre and I had to make my way through the crowds to get to St David’s Hall.
The programme began with an appetizer in the form Mozart’s, brief but dramatic overture to the opera Idomeneo which Mozart wrote when he was just 25. It’s interesting how much more attention one tends to pay to an overture when it’s detached from the main event it is supposed to precede. In fact you sometimes even find people talking during the overture at the Opera, which as far as I’m concerned is a crime of the most serious order. Anyway, the Idomeneo overture is in a compact sonata form, which is something I’d never appreciated before despite having seen the Opera a number of times.
After that there was a memorable performance of Prokofiev’s Second Violin Concerto with soloist Thomas Zehetmair. I’d never heard this piece before, and was captivated from the very opening in which the soloist enters alone without any orchestral preface or accompaniment. The piece consists of two sprightly and intense allegro movements either side of a more lyrical adagio. It’s a very virtuosic solo piece but also full of interesting melodies and innovative orchestration. I was sitting in the stalls directly in front of the cellos and basses who had to work phenomenally hard, sometimes doubling the melodic line of the much nimbler solo violin. Great stuff.
The interval was followed by a complete performance of the music to the ballet Daphnis et Chloé by Maurice Ravel. As is the case with Stravinsky’s Firebird (which I heard in St David’s Hall a few weeks ago) music from this ballet is often played in the form of a suite or, in the case of this ballet, two suites, but I have to say the whole is much greater than the sum of the suites. It’s a glorious (and very sensual) work, brilliantly orchestrated, full of vibrant colours and lush textures, and even more wonderful when accompanied by the wordless singing of the massed ranks of the BBC National Orchestra of Wales. The score lasts a full hour, but that time seemed to flash by in this performance which was extremely well received by a very appreciative audience.
Anyway, for the next month you can listen to the whole concert on the BBC iPlayer so feel free to add your comments below if you get the chance to hear it.
The only downside of the evening was that on the way out I bumped into disgraced former Conservative MP and current UKIP AM, Neil Hamilton, along with equally ghastly wife. So traumatised was I by that experience that I was forced to visit the Urban Tap House for a beer before walking home.Follow @telescoper


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Writing a book is something that has always ranked pretty high on my lifetime achievement list. Maybe this is one of the reasons why I was so proud when I published my PhD dissertation. (Or maybe it was because it’s a great achievement on many other levels.) No matter how awesome it felt, (perhaps obviously) a PhD book – even one with an official ISBN and all – was not what I had in mind when I added a book to my life achievement list. I was probably thinking more of something like a novel, or perhaps a memoir at a time when I decide my life has become interesting enough to bundle parts into a book. Until then, my blog will have to suffice.
My head has always been full of ideas. Maybe too many of them. I think choosing one to develop further was so hard that the writing never came.
In the past few months, however, I’ve been toying with an idea for a series of short-stories that would fit the same common theme. The short stories would be loosely based on personal experiences, combined with about 60 to 80 percent fiction.
One of the stories, or rather the protagonist in one of these stories has been stuck in my mind since then. This character has such potential, I think it deserves a book. The story has not fully crystallized yet but. I’m currently at about 50-50 percent fiction-reality, so I think there’s some room for story and character development. Nevertheless this story, both the parts based in reality, and the parts that took shape in my head make for such a compelling and touching story that talking about it creates a knot in my stomach.
In his ‘On writing’, Stephen King explains the importance of the ideal reader, when you’re developing a story. I never gave the reader much thought. I didn’t write for others. I wrote and write for the sake of writing. It gives me great satisfaction and joy. However, when someone of King’s caliber says something, it deserves some consideration. Perhaps the only valid similarity to point out between me and King, is our preference when it comes to the ideal reader. Like King, I would probably write with my partner in mind as the ideal reader. If my writing pleases her, I’m happy. Even after twelve years, maybe especially after twelve years, her opinion matters to me most. The two young souls we put on this planet together come close, but they can’t read. They’re out, for now.
We were on a long drive today, when I revealed to her that I wanted to write a book. She wasn’t surprised, as I have said this often, without substance. I think she felt immediately that this time was different. She asked me if I wanted to share the story. Of course not! It wasn’t done yet. I could feel the disappointment in her reaction. Then I remembered the concept of the ideal reader. I explained to her the protagonist and the conflicts that characterize him. I explained how I intended to place the semi-fictional person in real and fictional situations, that together would make a very moving and emotional story. My eyes welled up a bit when I explained my intentions. The knot in my stomach was there too – I think this story is ripe to be told.
She said she loved it. What a relief!
Without ever explaining the idea of the ideal reader, she offered to be just that.
I think there’s no excuse now…
I’m going on a deadline here, and I’ll give myself until the end of the year.
Wish me luck.
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Amazing! It’s great that you’re feeling all the right things, and I too think your story is ripe to be told. You’ve even given yourself ample time to finish the project, so I’m right here supporting you on this journey. Wishing you all the best!
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11 Lens and Cataract
Chapter 10: Intraoperative Challenges in Cataract Surgery
Anterior Segment Complications
Lens–Iris Diaphragm Retropulsion Syndrome
Lens–iris diaphragm retropulsion syndrome (LIDRS) is characterized by posterior displacement of the lens–iris diaphragm with a marked deepening of the anterior chamber, posterior iris bowing, and pupil dilation. It occurs more commonly in highly myopic eyes and in eyes that have undergone previous vitrectomy. LIDRS results from a high level of infusion pressure in the anterior chamber with a reverse pupillary block; it may cause stress on the zonular apparatus and considerable discomfort for patients under topical anesthesia. Surgery may be more difficult in eyes with LIDRS due to the excessively deep anterior chamber. Lifting the iris off the anterior capsule is usually sufficient to break the pupillary block and restore normal anterior chamber depth. LIDRS is also discussed in Chapter 12 in the section Conditions Associated With Extremes in Axial Length.
Excerpted from BCSC 2020-2021 series: Section 11 - Lens and Cataract. For more information and to purchase the entire series, please visit https://www.aao.org/bcsc.

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Meet Sony’s Xperia Z2 line. With the Z2 Tablet and Z2 smartphone, Sony clearly hopes impressive specs and waterproof technology will help the company gain market share in 2014. The tablet and phone are refreshingly similar. Qualcomm’s 2.3GHz 801 Snapdragon powers both devices. They both have class-leading cameras and displays. And following in Sony’s recent tradition, they’re both waterproof.
The Sony of today is different from the Sony of even five years ago. The company is going lean with its product offerings with a strong focus on photography, gaming and mobile products. The Sony Z2 Tablet and Z2 smartphone are prime examples of the company tapping all its divisions to make the best possible product.
The Z2 Tablet rocks a 10.1-inch display up front and LTE capability. Like the Z1 before it, the Z2 has a 8.1MP camera on the back and a 2MP around front. And even with the blazing fasting 2.3GHz quad-core SoC, Sony boosts that the Z2 has a 10-hour battery life — the same as its predecessor. A PlayStation DualShock3 can even connect to the tablet for mobile gaming.
The 5.2-inch Z2 is Sony’s latest flagship smartphone. And with its specs, it’s easy to see why. The aforementioned Snapdragon powers the phone and assists the phone with photography, which is capable of 4K video capture.
In fact, photography is a big part of the Z2. The phone packs a 20.7MP sensor capable of 4K video and 120 fps recording. Sony calls the high-speed shooting Timeshift and allows owners to select certain frames and slow down playback.
Both products will ship worldwide in March. Pricing and specific target markets have not been announced.
With these products, Sony is continuing down the road of producing stunning mobile products while eating its own dog food. But will anyone buy them? Since Sony’s split with Ericsson and after the demise of the Sony S and P tablets, the company has outed some fantastic products. They’re slim, solid and waterproof. Yet consumers have yet to respond in kind.
Hopefully Sony’s 2014 plan includes increasing distribution, marketing and wireless carrier support for its products. It’s hard to sell products scarcely seen in stores or marketing spots. The engineers and the designers behind these products deserve it. The products themselves deserve it. Most of all, consumers deserve to know and have the opportunity to buy these products.


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Suellen Perry, a Henderson High School teacher as well as a practicing attorney, has been named one of three Teachers of the Year by the American Lawyers Alliance (ALA). A panel of three judges with the ALA reviewed Perry’s body of work, calling it “exemplary, creative and dedicated.” The ALA honors three high school teachers each year who have made significant contributions in the area of law-related education and who have developed programs that have:
n Furthered the understanding of the role of the courts, law enforcement agencies and the legal profession
n Helped students recognize their responsibilities as well as their rights
n Encouraged effective law-related education programs in their schools and communities
n Increased communication among students, educators and those involved professionally in the legal system
Perry currently teaches law-related classes including courts, business law, and dual credit criminal justice at Henderson High School as well as sponsors the high school mock trial team. Perry led this year’s team to a first-place victory in the regional rounds earning a trip to the prestigious state-level competition. Perry will be honored in a formal ceremony in Denver, Colorado on August 4, 2023.
“Thank you to everyone who has continued to support our [Henderson High School] Law Program,” said Perry, “I could not have qualified for this award without it! I am incredibly honored.”
“This is truly an honor for Ms. Perry and HHS,” said Superintendent Dr. Thurston Lamb. “The field of law already offers a wide variety of opportunities for our students. From litigation to business law and law enforcement, there are any number of career choices for students who want to do something that can honestly be described as public service. But then to have a teacher like Ms. Perry, who brings her own real-world experiences to the classroom and is deeply committed to challenging students–that makes a good program great.”


San Francisco Giants Biggest Disappointments of 2018
Lack of Direction
I think the thing that frustrates me the most as a fan is the lack of direction for this ballclub. For two years now we really have no idea what the future of this team will be.
In 2017 it seemed pretty clear that this dynasty had come to an end, and that this nucleus of players could no longer compete at the highest level.
But instead of trading off valuable assets to build for the future, they decided to hang on to the core in place.
Now some of those assets have lost value and that can’t be regained.
And then the front office decided to try and patch things together one more time in 2018. The result is a bunch of bad contracts for aging players.
The San Francisco Giants are now stuck with a lot of the players they have, players who are obviously declining and not able to compete for a playoff spot.
Meanwhile, they have one of the worst farm systems in all of baseball, giving us no hope for the future.
So the biggest disappointment for me in 2018 is the lack of direction from this front office. Hopefully, that gets sorted out this offseason with a new general manager.


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The council of ministers has approved a law allowing anyone over age 16 to legally have their gender changed on official documents without having undergone gender reassignment surgery, according to reports on Thursday.
Following the approval of the draft bill, the council sent the bill to parliament for official approval.
Previously, people were allowed to legally change their travel documents, but were not able to get the appropriate changes on any other official documents, such as tax IDs, a representative from NGO Accept LGBTI+ told the Cyprus Mail.
The bill was prepared over a period of three years by the justice ministry and the Law Commissioner Louiza Zannettou.
Zannettou has said that with this law, people will be able to submit application to change their gender on their legal documents.
“This bill is based on what most countries have introduced for self-determination, which is that I can determine how I feel. Minors are not affected, and one does not need to undergo surgery to submit the application about the gender that they will declare that they feel,” she had previously told daily Politis.
Commenting on the draft bill and its referral to parliament for approval, a representative from Accept, told the Cyprus Mail: “We are happy with this decision. However, we believe that it took too long for a bill about our rights.”
The representative added that they also want other bills dealing with LGBTI+ rights to be passed into law quicker such as civil weddings. Civil unions already exist in law but a civil marriage has different legal connotations and advantages.
The current draft bill on gender will be going to parliament, and an official announcement about it will be made on the day of the Pride march in Cyprus on September 25.
The representative said that the bill is a good step, but there are other issues for trans individuals in Cyprus looking to have gender reassignment surgeries done.
In Cyprus, there are only two or three specialists on the island that do hormone therapy for trans individuals, the representative said, adding that trans individuals wishing to undergo reassignment surgery must go abroad.
This law, the representative said is a good step, and now the group’s next goal is to press for the passing of a bill that would allow LGBTI+ people to have civil marriage and also adopt a child.
Public opinion however, the representative said, is still against this with most people saying they are against allowing LGBTI+ couples to have civil marriage or adopt.

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Building Authority – Special Meeting
May 14, 2019 at 11:30 am - 12:30 pm
Courthouse – Commissioners’ Room, 1st floor
31 Division St.
Coldwater, MI 49036
FOR THE PURPOSE OF:
Consideration and authorization by the Branch County Building Authority to pay invoices pertaining to the Maple Lawn Medical Care Facility Building Project.


World has become so technical that every things can be done using your smartphone or any other device. Here I am going to show the Best Smart Watches that will beat your smartphones.All major smartphones companies like Apple , Google , Samsung , LG , ASUS , Motorola , Sony , LG etc.. are in race with their smart watches to give great features and extra ordinary technology to your wrist . In this article check out some of the best smart watches that beat smartphones and latest upcoming smart watches in 2015 .
Top Smart Watches 2014
Google GEM :- After success of Google Glass & Nexus 5 Google is going to launched it’s smart watch with collaboration of Motorola.It will have latest Android KitKat Version with a fantastic User Interface feature . The watch offered open source programming similar to Android Smartphones & Android tablet .
Apple Watch :- It will be available in two variants one of 38 mm and second one of 42 mm. It will gonna run on iOS compatible with all IOS apps along with Bluetooth feature.There are Sensors for monitoring health data , built in map support and many advance features which makes this Smartwatch superb wearable device.
Samsung Gear live :- Samsung gear live is one of the best creation from Samsung.It satisfies all the criteria like stylish design, powered by android wear , screen 1.63’’ with 1.2 GHz processor .
LG ‘G watch’ :- March 18 , 2014 LG reveled LG smart watch named ‘G Watch’ @ $229 .It has a square face and it contains 1.65 “ display , 512 MB RAM , 4GB Storage with water proof technology . LG G watch offered a wide range of apps who delivered you thousands of Alerts and personalized facility options with nice user Interface .
Conclusion :- These are the smartwatches from the big brands. Many other brands are in their race to compete with recently released Smart watches. The which are competing Spice, Motorola etc.


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Oh, what can I tell you about why I'm in India? That answer has so many parts, I'm tired of listing it out for everyone who asks me why I came back here. Most of all, I'm tired of going over it for my own self when I need reminding. They've told me that most people move forward but that I've chosen to move backwards. I've been here so long, away from the world that I came from. I am beginning to forget...
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I've started volunteering as a Film Editor for the Youth Parliament Foundation. This past week they'd been hosting the 'Know Your Body, Know Your Rights' national consultation in New Delhi. A bunch of young folks from various states - Gujarat, Jharkhand, Uttar Pradesh, Nagaland, Manipur, Tamil Nadu, Bihar, Uttarakhand, and others - landed up in the capital to talk about sexual health awareness for 4 days. I had been asked to help shoot the event for a video we'd need to edit and send to the sponsors, the MacArthur Foundation and UNESCO. I was grateful for the opportunity to hide behind the lens. As a videographer, one's goal is to capture an event without interfering with the subject or affecting the environment. It was only my second week with the organisation, and I was still getting used to its social dynamics. I didn't have any work friends as yet, I wasn't in on the inside jokes, and I couldn't imagine surviving on smalltalk and shooting out clever one-liners on the field all week. Thank God for the job description - shoot, be invisible, go home.
We were packing up by the end of the 4th and final day of the consultation. I had played the part of the mute camerawoman perfectly - I hadn't bonded with any of the attendees and had sat down for meals with the organisation staff without contributing much to the conversation. I hadn't had the energy for anything more than work anyway. Cameras get heavy hanging from one's neck after 8-10 hours. They give one achy shoulders, cramped thighs, and burning shoulder joints. That and keeping an eagle-eye out for good shots hour after hour after hour consumes any leftover desire to cross over and reach out to the subject. I don't mind though. The world often seems a lot more beautiful through a camera. I don't mind spending as much time there as possible. I don't mind not being noticed.
I turned to face a young rural boy, not more than 18. Like most people from the rural parts, this one was skinny with not an ounce of fat on him anywhere. Not even on his face. His skin stuck to his smiling skull like a thick layer of paint. Oil kept his side-parted hair in place. He wore a generic button-down shirt and generic pair of trousers. A generic Indian rural person holding out a generic Indian notebook to me. Made of recycled paper.
He was smiling at me, shyly, possibly even admiringly.
Four days of silence behind a camera, and I'd forgotten how to speak. My voice came out with a crack, as if I'd been asleep. "Me?" My autograph? What had I ever done for him? I'd never even spoken to anyone during the consultation. What reason would he have to smile at me?
But he kept smiling anyway. "Accha, theek hai," I said - right, okay - and I slowly took his notebook and pen and smiled, still in a haze after being woken from my cameraperson stupor. Life behind the camera dulls one's social instincts sometimes.
"Main kya likhhoon?" I asked him gently. What do I write?
"Naam, email address, aap kahaan ki hain, aur aap kya kaam karti hain." Your name, email address, where you're from, and what you do.
I started writing my name in English. K-H-A-D-I-J-A. In uppercase because it's easier to read. He looked at what I was writing and told me that he couldn't read English. So I wrote my name and email address in English, and then began to write in Hindi.
I wrote my name.
I skipped the email address. I didn't know how to translate it into Hindi.
Of the remaining two questions, I tackled the easier one first. What did I do for a living? I was a trained IT professional. I had recently trained at NDTV in broadcast journalism. I was a published book author. At that moment, I was a film editor. Media, I wrote.
I wondered what to write about where I was from. I was born in Lucknow, but I had never lived there. I never felt Lucknawi, more so after my latest trip early this year. That had snapped any emotional ties I had to that place. I just did not recognise it anymore. Most of the people I knew there who had remembered me from my childhood had died, their name plates still on their ancient wooden doors, their houses abandoned by their children who'd moved out to the newer parts of Lucknow, to other parts of India, to other parts of the world. Greener pastures. They hadn't even bothered to take down the old nameplates. Like Scrooge who had been too miserly to remove his dead partner's name from their office signboard, 'Scrooge & Marley'. Old Lucknow was a ghost ghetto, a grinning skeleton. Like this rural boy here, wanting to know where I was from.
Maybe I was from Delhi? It was the only place in India where I had actually lived, for over a year, working, not on a holiday. I could recognise landmarks and the 'India Today' office in the latest movie 'Rockstar'. And the 'India Today' signboard had been extremely blurry and in the background. You couldn't even see any text, just red and white squares. But I had recognised it. I had even shouted the block out at the theater - F-14/15 Connaught Place! I get excited whenever I can recognise landmarks in any city I'm in. It makes me feel that maybe, just maybe, this is what home feels like. There once was a time in my life when I had started recognising landmarks at airports. The restaurant where the chicken nuggets and fries were good at Zurich. The worship room in Amsterdam. I like the food court at Terminal 3 at the Indira Gandhi International Airport in Delhi. The smell of cinnamon and the sound of jazz at Chicago's O'Hare. The casino posters near the baggage claim area in Tulsa. I remember the woman's face. She was a white brunette in her late 30s and was ecstatically clapping about winning something.
But my Facebook account says that my hometown is Muscat, Oman. I spent 18 years straight there after all. That's the most amount of time I have lived anywhere. A close second is America with my 10 years. Canada was only for 4 months in total, but I am a resident there. I did feel a sense of belonging there for a while because of my immigration status. It made the immigration officer smile at me and say "welcome home". I've even got used to Tim Horton's and the Rogers monopoly. I even know some intersections and Go Train stops in Toronto. I know Dundas Square. I had attended a music fest there for Michael Jackson when he had died. It hadn't felt like he had died then.
The rural boy with the long eyelashes was still looking at his notebook, waiting to see what I wrote, wondering about the long pause before I wrote the name of my hometown. I wrote them all. Lucknow/Delhi/Oman/America/Canada.
"Yeh kya hai?" he asked. What is this?
I told him that I was from all those places. I read out the names even though he could read Hindi. His eyes widened, and he looked at me with new respect. This was probably the first time he'd left his town somewhere in Jharkhand, Uttrakhand, wherever he was from. India's soul is in its villages, Gandhi had said. This was probably the first time he'd visited Delhi. Reaching Delhi had been a miracle for him. Like a trip to Rome for the ancients. Babylon, Cairo, Persepolis. It was what Hollywood had been for me. Staying in Beverly Hills, coming on TV on Jay Leno from Burbank. Having my picture taken on the bridge of the Enterprise-D at the Star Trek museum at the Las Vegas Hilton.
We had both come a long way. Such a long journey it has been.


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The University of Houston is growing something other than bright, young minds on campus.
Since 2009, UH’s Campus Community Garden has been producing organic vegetables that help feed Houstonians. Located at Wheeler Avenue and Cullen Boulevard (next to Cougar Woods Dining Hall), the garden occupies 600 square feet of campus space and grows a variety of fruits and vegetables — arugula, Swiss chard, radicchio, carrots, beans, cucumbers, peppers, tomatoes, sweet potatoes, herbs, melons and more.
Harvested produce is donated to local food pantries that serve families in need. In 2014, UH donated more than 800 pounds of food to organizations, including Star of Hope Mission and Manna House.
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Urban Harvest is one of the garden’s biggest supporters. The local nonprofit organization is committed to expanding the presence of community gardens throughout the city. It also delivers educational programming aimed at helping these gardens thrive in urban environments. Members of the Urban Harvest team offer gardening classes at UH and serve as consultants for the garden’s care and maintenance.
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While the Community Garden produces healthy items, it also serves as an informal outdoor classroom to learn more about sustainable agriculture said Sarah Kelly, program manager for the Office of Sustainability.
“The garden promotes healthy living,” she added. “It helps get people outside and connects them with nature. Most importantly, the experience of working in the garden provides them with an opportunity to see where their food is coming from.”
With continued support from both the Cougar community and neighborhood volunteers, Kelly is confident that more good things will sprout from UH’s soil.
“It’s crucial to keep gardens like this one thriving,” she said. “The University is in a food desert with few outlets offering fresh produce. A lot of good can come from our garden. By partnering with our neighbors, we can continue to make a positive impact in Houston and perhaps even inspire the creation of more gardens in the community or on campus.”

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The unusual medium used to create a portrait of Pope Benedict XVI — 17,000 stretched-out condoms in a variety of colors — has upset Roman Catholic leaders in Milwaukee, where the piece is housed.
The Milwaukee Art Museum recently accepted the portrait of the grinning pontiff, titled “Eggs Benedict,” from a donor, but it is not currently on display because the museum’s main galleries are being renovated. Benedict, who resigned in 2013, is now pope emeritus.
Niki Johnson of Milwaukee, the artist who created the work, said in an interview that she disagreed with Benedict’s conservative social positions, including a statement that condoms could contribute to the spread of AIDS in Africa. The portrait, she said, is “not hate-based,” but rather a way to critique Benedict’s views while raising awareness about public health.
“What I want to do is really destigmatize the condom, normalize it,” Ms. Johnson said. “I’ve watched kids and parents talk about condoms. It opens a door to talking about what those things are and what they do.”
Archbishop Jerome E. Listecki of Milwaukee, in a blog post, criticized the museum’s decision to accept the piece, and suggested that artwork about other groups — with Gandhi and an Uzi, Lincoln in Ku Klux Klan garb or Hitler with a scullcap reading the Torah — might not be considered acceptable.
“Some may want me to be more upset at the museum for their callousness – calling for boycotts, suppression of donations or picketing,” Archbishop Listecki wrote. “God, religion and faith have been insulted by others throughout the ages and by autocrats and movements far superior to our little local museum.”
News of the backlash to the work was reported earlier by The Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel.
Museum officials said they were not aware of any donors withdrawing gifts because of the piece, and knew of only one benefactor who vowed to not give in the future.
“Our hope is that the piece will bring not only controversy, but room for conversation about the underlying discussion the artist intended as well as regarding the role of art in public discussion,” Dan Keegan, the museum’s director, said in a statement.


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Lettuce wilts because it loses water, so the key to reviving it is to put the water back in. We’ve had success simply soaking the wilted leaves in ice water for 30 minutes. But since water enters the lettuce’s cells through openings called stomata—and ions including hydrogen ions from acids can cause the stomata to open and take in more water—adding vinegar to the water could help crisp lettuce . Improve your life one hack at a time. Life Hacks, DIYs, tips, tricks and More. Start living life to the fullest!
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Wait 20 minutes to 1 hour for the magic to happen! Grammie said it made the lettuce crispy. I never realized this tip would take limp, wilted leaves and turn them into fresh greens again!
I usually have greens on hand, especially since I got a salad spinnerbut sometimes my intentions are better than my actions. Too many times I have put a head of lettuce in the drawer only to find a sad heap of wilted greens a few days later. I was so pleased with the result! My soft, wilted kale was crisp and curly once more!
How to remove old sweat smell from clothes is still safe to eat. Lettuce gets soft and limp because it loses water. In the fridge, lettuce and other greens lose water to the air, the cells that hold the water shrink, and the outward appearance is wilted and limp.
If you put veggies in the drawers, the small area will keep the moisture how to do the grapefruit diet the veggies longer. Soaking your lettuce in water will cause osmosis — remember that from middle school science? Water moves from areas of lots of water to not so much water so everyone can share. The reason you should use cold water, and even ice cubes if you have them, is a little more complicated.
The short version is colder water is more dense, meaning the water molecules are closer together. As in the picture above, you can see water molecules that are closer together form a higher concentration so more water will move into the cells faster. I soak my greens directly in my salad spinnerdrain, then use the centrifugal force to dry. My salad spinner even doubles as storage, keeping my greens hydrated much like the crisper drawer in my fridge, only more visible.
I find I eat more greens when they are stored already washed in my salad spinner on the shelf. I know I wasted a ton of money throwing away limp greens before I figured this out. Hopefully, you learned something new to help you rock your kitchen today! I am always looking for ways to feel fresh in the kitchen. I keep thinking some day I will fancy myself a cook if I learn enough tricks. What are your favorite ways to revive less than fresh food?
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I was this many years old when I learned this. I had two wilted heads of lettuce in my fridge. Tomorrow those bad boys are gonna be crisp and yummy. Thank you for sciencing. Thank you so much for this Chilling Hack!
It works and is certainly magic! It brought back a completely wilted head of lettuce which was destined for the trash bin. I thought oh give this a try and see what happens. The cold water and ice cubes worked there magic in approximately 20 minutes. Am enjoying my newly ressurected salad greens in salads. Thank you and your grandma for this amazing magic trick!
I wish I paid more attention to my grandmother in the kitchen when I was younger. How many other neat tricks did I miss?!? If you use the spinner for fresh herbs and spices, you could save even more. Keep your dinner salads crisp by soaking lettuce in a bowl with cold water and ice for 20 minutes.
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Warm summer temperatures make this a common occurrence with some vegetables, particularly leafy greens. Soaking fresh fruits and vegetables in water can help revive them and make them more palatable, or, if done before storage, help them last longer in your fridge. Soaking lettuce in cool water will help revive floppy lettuce leaves. Warm temperatures caused the broccoli to bloom. When the weather modulates between cool and warm, keep an eye on broccoli (and lettuce and leafy crops); if the temperatures go into the mid to high 70sF, broccoli will want to bloom–harvest before the flower heads open, even if the heads are small. The grass is still nice and green, and it is slowly starting to grow. Now the bad news. I thought since the first order of plugs went so well that the second order would also. Not even close. The most recent order I placed was terrible. The grass plugs arrived all wet, slimy and dark green looking. They looked and smelled like rotten, wilted.
Raw vegetables, fresh from the garden, market or grocery store, all require a good cleaning before they can be prepared or eaten. Soaking raw vegetables has some benefits as well as some downsides. Choosing what to do depends on the which vegetable you are cleaning, as well as its overall condition.
One of the primary reasons to soak raw vegetables is to get them as clean as possible. The University of Minnesota recommends that you wash your vegetables under running water, so that you are not soaking the vegetables in their own impurities. However, in some cases, stubborn dirt requires you to soak the vegetables to reach every nook and cranny that you can. If this is what you choose, give your vegetables a thorough rinse under water before using them.
Despite your best efforts, some vegetables become wilted or soft before you are able to consume them. Warm summer temperatures make this a common occurrence with some vegetables, particularly leafy greens. Soaking fresh fruits and vegetables in water can help revive them and make them more palatable, or, if done before storage, help them last longer in your fridge. Soaking lettuce in cool water will help revive floppy lettuce leaves.
One of the concerns about soaking vegetables is nutrient loss. Water-soluble vitamins can leach out or be destroyed during storage and preparation. Vitamin C and members of the vitamin B group are water-soluble, and while nutrient loss may be minimal when soaking raw vegetables, soaking will reduce the quantity of these essential vitamins. Water-soluble vitamins are not stored in your body, so you must get them from your diet each day.
Soaking vegetables means that the vegetables absorb some liquid. In some cases, such as with onions, this may actually increase or boost the flavor. However, in other cases, such as with mushrooms, soaking dilutes the flavor of the vegetable, making it not an ideal cleaning solution.
In general, it is safe to soak leafy vegetables and pungent vegetables -- such as lettuce and onions -- and vegetables with a thick outer skin, such as winter squash. More porous vegetables, such as celery, peeled carrots and mushrooms, should be washed under running water.
Washing your vegetables in room temperature water, a little warmer than the veggies themselves feel to your hands, will help prevent water and bacteria from being absorbed into the vegetables. Passionate about wine, she has also worked for several food and drink publications. She holds three master's degrees in Eastern European culture, journalism and nutrition and dietetics. By Jessica Hendricks Updated December 09, Related Articles.


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This blog post is part of a series of observations about the London “Gels in Conservation” conference co-hosted by the Tate and IAP (International Academic Projects, Ltd). In mid-October, over the course of three days, some 41 authors presented research, techniques and ideas on gels in conservation. The talks were excellent, and I’ve focused on four that were notable for the wide range of materials treated and challenges faced. They ranged from coating/grime removal from a giant sequoia tree cross section, to dirt and varnish removal from Delacroix wall paintings, to removal of repairs from a fragile felt hat from a 18th century ship wreck, and an experiment comparing residues left behind by various gels on paper.
In the second of four talks, Alina Moskalik-Detalle presented “Conservation of murals by Eugene Delacroix at Saint Sulpice, Paris.” The talk was interesting for its scale and challenges. Because I’ve gone to see these murals many times over the years, the talk was also personally interesting. Each time I visited, I left somewhat disappointed by the darkened, flat, dull murals. As luck would have it, I was scheduled to travel to Paris a week after attending the gels conference. What I saw when I visited Ste. Sulpice was truly remarkable—color, depth, and drama. The cleaning had totally transformed these murals. Naturally, I couldn’t help myself, I actively looked for shiny patches—the results from this treatment were remarkable. This multi-year project involved numerous conservators including collaboration with Richard Wolbers. Some of the treatment challenges included flaking paint, complex paint layers, multiple restorations, rising damp in the walls, carbon based grime, and, if that wasn’t enough, the paint was very sensitive to organic solvents. The conservators wanted to limit penetration of their solvent gels without leaving a residue or tide line behind. They wanted good contact between the gels and the substrate, control of the action of water, and to create mixtures of solvents that would clean effectively without damaging the paint layers. After cleaning tests were performed, a treatment protocol emerged: by pre-saturation of the areas being treated with cyclomethicone followed by the application of silicone solvents gels to the mural’s surfaces, tide lines were avoided, grime could be removed, the gels could be cleared, and residue was limited. The D4 was a slow evaporator which allowed about a 30 minute working time for the application of the gel and subsequent grime removal without harming the paint layer.
The gels were made and applied in a paste-like consistency for maximum control of where the material was placed. It clung to the vertical walls and horizontal ceiling long enough to be effective. Using D4 based emulsions to clean the mural’s paint surfaces allowed the removal of surface soil without stripping wax or oily components from the paint films themselves. Because the emulsions were surfactant free, it was easier to clear them from the treated surfaces. Analysis of samples didn’t show residue left behind on the surface, but when the conservators tried to consolidate flaking areas of paint, they had trouble with adhesion, it is unclear why. It will be interesting to see how these murals age over time and if further treatment is needed in future, how re-treatable it is.
This blog series is a result of receiving the FAIC Carolyn Horton grant to help me attend the conference. I would like to gratefully acknowledge the FAIC for helping make it possible for me to attend this important conference.


The UK has continued to reduce its carbon emissions both total and per capita since 1971. Continuously. Even with an increasing population with higher tech requirements. That’s awesome.
Compare with China who has only increased its carbon emissions, both total and per capita, every year.
It goes without saying that in some ways this is understandable. China has gone through a modern industrialization in cooperation with the West, bringing the majority of its people out of poverty. The life expectancy in China in 1971 was 59 years old. (In UK was 72)
But it was about 11 years ago they crossed, like passing ships, at about 7 tons per capita. UK has gained much in percent reductions of emissions and has continued to do so per Carbon Brief and government estimates.
This good news seems to evade the notice of mainstream media in their quest for shocking, sensational headlines where climate is the cause for everything, from depression to extreme weather.
And climate news can be incredibly distressing. As people living ordinary lives try to do what they can to both live a decent standard of living and safeguard the environment, they are faced with “mass extinction,” and “act now or it’s too late,” and one famous politician said we only have 12 years left. Does such talk help the situation? One reference I found showed it not only did not inspire climate action, but also increased anxiety and depression. Interestingly it was from 2013 around the same year that Greta Thunberg learned about climate change which she said drove her into depression and later to stop talking and eating.
But as one climate researcher pointed out, a lot of the doom misses the point that human beings will do something about the changes that are occurring. If the global temperature rises in 100 years, that is definitely far enough off to prepare for changes that may happen.
Also new words are being bandied about, such as “climate justice” and the disproportionate effect of climate change on poorer populations.
And this is a very important point, poor communities and nations have much less ability to mitigate and recover from natural disasters or other cataclysms. And most of this is simply a matter of economics. The recent hurricane in Florida was a terrible disaster, yet the state had 40,000 linemen (power/telephone repairmen) ready to restore power to help those who could, get back to normal life. Compare that to Puerto Rico, where the weeks after hurricane Fiona hit, power had yet to be restored. Puerto Rico median income is about 1/2 the US average yet its cost of living is 13% higher.
Clearly dealing with climate today, let alone 100 years from now, requires improving economies, which will have the resilience and infrastructure to better withstand disaster.
Let’s get back to the UK. How about its economy? Well, when’s the last time the media told you “It’s a beautiful day, go and enjoy it!” Not likely. Well, back in 2020, the world economy was depressed, governments did lock things down and in 2021 we were in recovery. But looking longer term, there is still solid growth. Warren Buffet would invest in such a company.
How about China? Well, as mentioned above, China has continued to increase its per capita emissions every year. As a contrast, the US has reduced emissions since 2005, mostly due to coal-to-gas switching. Gas is cleaner than coal. Why does China keep building coal plants? Actually, that question was answered in 2019 (and earlier), that when the economy slowed down, reducing coal for climate change, took a backburner. (If you want to dig into China and coal, a couple good articles (not just references) I’d recommend are for 2021 here and 2022 here.) Way back in 2008, it was predicted that China’s emissions may overshadow the rest of the world’s by 2030. And it may.
But was it right? Was it right to focus on improving its economy versus reducing emissions? China’s Vice-Environment Minister essentially said the reason for the shift back to coal was “developing the economy, improving the people’s livelihoods, eliminating poverty.”
And a quote from the Yale article above: “… as identified in its latest Five-Year Plan, one of the top risks to China’s aim of maintaining a ‘moderately prosperous society’ remains a lack of energy to drive its economy.”
But China does not use only coal. China uses many sources to drive its economy.
Though coal is clearly its primary energy source, China has been clear in its intention to diversify and ensure energy security. They have signed 21 LNG (Liquified Natural Gas) contracts since 2021 with half of them 20+ years! They are definitely thinking long term.
How about the UK? Overall, their energy mix is quite different to China, but it remains that nuclear and fossil fuels make up about 85% of both. Why? Because they are energy dense, very portable, and have been until the recent crisis, very affordable.
And that brings up a point. Why did UK’s Prime Minister cancel the moratorium on “fracking” for shale gas in the UK? She said, “It is vital for us to take steps to increase our domestic energy supply.” And with that, lifted the fracking ban and even announced a “launch” of nuclear energy for the UK. You can see some of the gas reserves below which I talked about in a previous post here
Why fracking? And could it be good news for the UK? Well, the answer to the latter is yes, potentially. Certainly, for the U.S., hydraulic fracturing (aka “fracking”) led to the shale revolution and the US becoming the number one oil and gas producer in the world. How about natural gas prices? EQT’s CEO, Toby Rice, said “Energy prices are unnecessarily high across the board, and we have a tremendous potential to lower prices by increasing supply.” So, when PM Liz Truss says it is vital to increase domestic supply, that’s the reason. America, China and yes, the UK, all are looking for one thing: abundant and affordable energy to power their economy.
But isn’t it going backwards? How about climate change? Did the UK Climate Minister really say that fracking is good for the environment?
And this is where it gets interesting. Natural gas is a pretty clean fuel. Compared to coal, it has much less emissions. If the UK were to increase its domestic production, it would need far less imports of energy and even less coal. When the US did this, it had a continual lessening of emissions, as shown here:
And sticking with emissions, climate and the environment, you can see with all the above that by improving the economy, we can do something about the environment. By having cheaper, affordable energy, more people can afford to do more for the environment. By improving the standard of living, societies are more resilient against climate challenges and have more economic resources to put money towards development of even better forms of energy and ways of life that are more synergistic with the plants and animals in the environment around us.
With turmoil surrounding the Russia-Ukraine war and all the adverse recoil from sanctions against Russia, it’s easy to see that disrupting energy and making it scarce causes huge economic and social disruption globally. Therefore, and as China has done, as America has done, each country must prioritize their own energy security and economy through good energy policy.
When company executives, regulators, policy makers, politicians and even environmentalists are looking toward emission reductions and reducing the impact of climate change, correct decisions about energy are vital.
Executives want to invest in projects which are profitable, regulators want projects which are in the public interest (e.g. accessible and affordable), policy makers want a plan which won’t break (energy security), politicians (ideally) want energy which will reach the most people affordably and drive the economy, and environmentalists (and all people actually) want energy which will be the least harmful to the environment.
None of these sound like bad things. But there are a lot of stakeholders here and to balance all the interests, you definitely have to make sound decisions.
And as gone over before, economics plays a vital role here. Without sound economics, projects will not be profitable and/or won’t make energy accessible and affordable and won’t drive the economy which would otherwise increase the economics of a society to further support the economics of research and development of better energy, better environmental safeguarding, etc.
And to do this, one must have experts in economics and the markets. It’s one thing to have an ideological approach to energy and favor building up one energy source over another. But how will that affect things such as prices, supply, demand, flows, etc.? This is where market simulation comes in.
As written in Dr. Robert Brooks’ great article on Simulation and Optimization:
“By combining simulation methods which allow analysts to model a variety of scenarios, including both likely and unlikely events, with state-of-the-art optimization technology, we believe that they will be able to develop more robust strategies for investment in an uncertain world.”
And so RBAC has done an analysis and as presented to America’s Natural Gas conference, European gas prices went up into ranges not seen, and the analysis showed they would go down. Did they? We’re still in crisis, aren’t we?
Despite the narrative, market simulation showed gas prices would decline, and that’s exactly what happened. They have been in decline since late August.
So, by doing rigorous market analysis using energy market simulation tools you can better evaluate the full impact of new regulations and policies, weather, supply & demand, infrastructure requirements, new fuel mixes and carbon emissions.
Without this you are not likely to make good decisions that make energy affordable, accessible, are economically feasible and benefit the environment.
RBAC was created with a mission to help:
“The mission of RBAC is to contribute to the prosperity of mankind through improvements in the quality and ethics of economic decisions made by the energy industry. This, in turn, will increase the availability of affordable energy throughout the world, while still allowing for profitability of those projects to deliver shareholder value to the investors as well as the interests of other stakeholders.”
Whether calm or turbulent times; whether Europe, Asia, Africa or the Americas; whether developed or developing, with the right market simulation tools the energy crisis would be less a crisis than a danger, less a danger than an emergency, less an emergency than a contingency, and finally, simply part of your energy planning.
The current energy crisis unveiled the unintended consequences of not having a robust enough understanding of the impacts and ramifications of energy policy and decisions on gas market prices, supply, demand and flows. From Russian sanctions to oil and gas exploration and infrastructure, to renewables, decisions have been made, without such market simulation and robust analysis which led to lower supply, increased prices, reduced energy security and forced many countries to increase their coal-fired generation to keep their lights on and economies going.
So finally, we can see that misguided and even well-intentioned energy policy can finally lead to less energy security, high energy prices, turning to less clean alternatives and thus less progress on climate and environment-related goals.
For the energy industry and policy makers, and environmentalists, you can also see that making energy more affordable and accessible has a long-term advantage for both people and the environment and achieving this result can be facilitated through energy market simulation.
And that would be a win.
So, cheer up everyone. Things can be better. Things can be good.
RBAC, Inc. has been the leading provider of market fundamental analysis tools used by the energy industry and related government agencies for over two decades. The GPCM® Market Simulator for North American Gas and LNG™ is the most widely used natural gas market modeling system in North America. RBAC’s G2M2® Market Simulator for Global Gas and LNG™ has been instrumental in understanding evolving global gas and LNG dynamics and is vital in fully understanding the interrelationship between the North American and global gas markets.


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A story on Emmett resident Janie Dresser Schaut, who has interviewed more than 500 veterans and recorded their stories, appears in the May issue of The American Legion Magazine.
Schaut served as a nurse with the U.S. Army during the Vietnam War. Her second cousin, Lawrence Dresser, was killed in World War I. American Legion Post 49 in Emmett is named after him.
Besides her personal interviews, Schaut has collected diaries, letters and photos from the families of 1,500 deceased military service members.
Her interest was sparked as a 16-year-old girl when she read an account of the capture of U.S. nurses during the Japanese invasion of the Philippines. Her memory of what those women went through, she told the magazine, gave her the courage to complete her nursing training at the Saint Alphonsus Hospital School of Nursing in Boise, where only 14 students in her class of 43 graduated.
“Every time I thought about quitting, I thought of those nurses on Bataan,” she told the magazine. “I knew nothing could be as bad as what they went through.”
She began compiling information about veterans from Gem County in about 2004 after she was contacted by Jim Olson, then the Emmett post commander, seeking information on Dresser. That led her on a journey to discover information on every other county veteran that she could, from Civil War soldiers to those who served following the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks.
So far, she has collected more than 14,000 pages of biographies compiled in 74 volumes held at the Gem County Historical Museum in Emmett.
“She has done a wonderful job of compiling these family histories,” said lifelong Emmett resident Art Gratton. Schaut has compiled information on 15 members of the Gratton family who have served in the military since World War I.
Statesman reporter Anna Webb wrote a profile on Schaut in May 2011. View her story here.

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The ever growing popular tourist trail of the great Cognac houses and vineyards has inspired the region of Galliac, in Tarn, to follow suit. A delegation from the area – including Pierre Verdier, president of the Tarn association – Tourisme de Terroir – spent the weekend in Charente to see how the ‘Vignobles and Decouvertes’ in Cognac could also be implemented in Galliac.
Galliac, situated in the neighbouring department, between Albi and Toulouse, is known for its wine production. In 2008 their total production was 160,000 hl. The delegation from Galliac spent this last weekend touring the Cognac region and in discussions with Remy-Martin.
Mr Verdier stated that the weekend has given them many good ideas and that they are very keen to develop a similar tourist circuit in Galliac.

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Tambopata National Reserve is a 3.7 million acre reserve nestled in the Peruvian Amazon Basin south of the Madre de Dios River in Tambopata Province’s Inambari and Tabopata districts. Created in January of 1990, the national reserve is home to ecosystems that are noted for their biodiversity, representing 165 tree species, over a hundred mammal specials, 1,200 butterfly species, and up to 1,300 bird species (including 32 parrot species coming in at 10% of the worlds total of parrots).
Tambopata has varying seasons depending on the time of year. Between May and October, the weather is generally hot and humid, with daytime temperatures between 80-90 degrees Fahrenheit and a nighttime temperature ranging from 60-72 degrees Fahrenheit. Between the months of November and April it rains very frequently, with heavy rain periods lasting from hours to days. Being located in the Amazon, the Tambopata Reserve has very high humidity percentages
The Heath River, which runs from the Andes northwards toward the Madre de Dios River, marks the natural border between Peru and Bolivia. This river makes up the core of the Tambopata parks and provides natural resources and environments for animals such as jaguar, giant otter, black caiman, harpy eagle, and anaconda. The Heath River also features the worlds most accessible large macaw lick, which has registered up to 260 macaws in one day alone, making it one of the top five largest macaw licks in the world.
Some threats to the Tambopata Reservation are flooding, gold mining, illegal logging, extraction of forest resources, and agriculture. The Tambopata River is an exclusive habitat of birds and mammals. Flora in the national reserve is fairly typical of the southwest Amazon Basin. The Heath River and surrounding plains are a unique ecosystem in Peru. The pampas are periodically flooded, and small groves of trees with varied plant life grow in isolated clumps on the plain.
Gold mining became popular in the 1970s, becoming a key economic activity in Peru. When the Reserve was established in 1990, mining was still popular in the area. This causes an impact on the rainforest, riverbeds, and canyons, making the water cloudy and sediment-filled, polluting the water with mercury. Today, the area is protected, banning mining in the surrounding area, though that doesn’t mean that people are always following those rules.
Illegal logging occurs in the National Reserve and Buffer Zone, even though it’s against the law. Wood is constantly extracted for commercial reasons, being smuggled down river when not following the forestry management rules in effect, which offers selective logging. This extraction is done by migrant farmers, along the main road near the reserve who have cleared the nearby forest because they’ve already cut down valuable wood and have to look deeper into the Buffer Zone provided.
Migration is another issue, which increases illegal logging. The presence of more people around the protected area fuels the demand for natural resources in the immediate area. This exhausts the soil, leading to slash and burn agricultural techniques. This creates erosion and soil depletion. With hunting, fishing,
and gathering it puts pressure on the inhabitants in the Tambopata Reserve to forage for food different resources, ones that are not being used for commercial reasons. Brazilian Politics have been providing public support to pave a highway near Tambopata, which could produce a negative impact on the environment. It could give access to more people migrating to the area. However, at the moment, the poor presence of humans has helped conserve the Tambopata area.
Multicolored Macaws are found throughout South America. They are threatened by the wild bird trade and habitat destruction. They have a length from head to tail of 3.3 feet. “It is the largest Macaw the largest flying parrot species, though the Kakapo can out weigh it.” The Hyacinth Macaw weighs 1.2-1.7 kg with each wing being from 15.3 to 16.7 inches long. They have blue feathers with lighter areas and darker areas. The beak is black, curved, and has yellow outlining. There is also yellow outlining around the eyes of the macaw. They have blue wings and tail, with gold near the beak and around the eyes. There are 18 species of Macaws, which includes extinct and endangered species
The Macaws diet consists of fruits, seeds and flowers that make up a significant part of a macaw’s diet. Their beaks are very strong and help for breaking hard nuts, seeds and coconuts. They also receive benefits from eating clay. The clay lick is used by the macaws for the plants protection. “The clay consumed at the colpa contains chemicals that bind with these ingested alkaloids thus neutralizing their toxicity.” Because of the clay lick the birds are using soil that has the highest sodium content over soils that are best for neutralizing toxins. “Nesting takes place between July and December, nests are constructed in tree cavities or cliff faces depending on the habitat.” The macaws would normally have one or two eggs although usually only one will survive.


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Many new features have been added to the release of Incari Studio 2021.4. Here is a list of the features you need to know.
New Incari Hub
The updated Incari Hub now serves as a central access point to all Incari products. It allows to install the latest versions of Incari software and obtain Demo Projects to get started with Incari.
A few simple performance improvements have been added to the newest version of Incari. The user can now binarize a Project to export, as well as take advantage of the enhanced rendering engine performance. These will help strengthen the Incari experience.
Communication via serial interfaces has been introduced for this new version. Incari can now receive and process all data that is received serial bus. This allows to directly use GPS mice, IR controllers, proximity sensors, temperature sensors, etc.
In Incari, the Serial Communication Settings can be found in the Project Settings after clicking the Project Menu at the top. More information can be found here.
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Kilkenny Rose, Helena Hughes pictured with Daithí O Sé at the Rose of Tralee festival
The good humour and sunny disposition of Helena Hughes shone through during her television appearance at the Rose of Tralee finals on Monday evening.
The 26-year-old buying assistant for Brown Thomas is currently completing a Masters degree.
On stage Helena wowed the judges and the audience as she explained how her ‘modern family’ works and how she is grateful to be surrounded by such a loving network of people.
Helena has described her time in Tralee as 'incredible' and 'one of the best experiences of her life'.
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