One year ago, President Joe Biden inked the largest investment in fighting climate change in United States history. That law, called the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022, or IRA, funnels hundreds of billions of dollars into clean-energy tax credits for power producers, rebates for electric vehicles and heat pumps, and other emissions-fighting measures. After decades of inaction on climate change, the IRA marked a new era in the nation’s belated quest to ratchet down greenhouse gas emissions.
But the fight over the law isn’t over yet. Recent polling shows that a whopping 7 in 10 Americans say they haven’t heard anything substantial about the IRA, an apparent indication that most voters aren’t thinking about it as the 2024 presidential election approaches. Furthermore, even though most new investment from the bill has flowed to red states, many Republican leaders are pushing back against it.
It’s also far from guaranteed that the law will work as planned. The bill consists of more than a hundred different provisions, many of them involving complicated changes to the tax code, and some of those provisions are already hitting snags. Even if everything goes exactly right, experts believe the bill will still leave the U.S. short of President Biden’s stated climate goals. In all likelihood, the U.S. will need to pass more climate legislation to achieve those goals. The public’s appetite for that will hinge on the success of the IRA.
The man tasked with ensuring the bill’s success is John Podesta, a veteran political strategist who served as a senior White House official under Bill Clinton and Barack Obama but became something close to a household name only after then-presidential candidate Hillary Clinton’s emails were leaked. Podesta is fond of saying that he “failed at retirement” — he thought he was done with politics for good when Biden tapped him to shepherd the rollout of his landmark legislative achievement.
“I was ready to ride off into the sunset,” Podesta told Grist. “But then the president asked me to come back.”
Now Podesta spends his days pitching the IRA to the companies and elected officials whose buy-in will determine its success; he also supervises a suite of Cabinet agencies as they work out the kinks in the law. In an interview conducted just before the one-year anniversary of the bill, Podesta spoke with Grist about why he thinks the law will come to be as durable as the Affordable Care Act, how the administration is pushing green technology manufacturers toward “labor neutrality,” and why he thinks you should tell your neighbors about IRA benefits.
This interview has been condensed and edited for clarity.
Q. You’re in charge of implementing the IRA. A lot of our readers might want to know: What do you do all day?
A. Look, this is a multifaceted bill. There’s 135 separate programs in the bill. A good deal of the work is being done through the tax code. So I spent a lot of time working with the Department of Treasury, the Department of Energy, and other related agencies — like the Labor Department on some of the provisions — just trying to get guidance out so that the private sector has clarity about how it can take advantage of the support for clean energy and clean technology that’s in the bill.
One of the interesting elements of the bill was: it’s just not a power-sector-only bill. It attacks all the emitting sectors: power, transportation, buildings, forestry and agriculture, as well as manufacturing and infrastructure. So given the sweep of that, there’s a lot of detail that needs to be worked out. And in addition to talking to a lot of companies who are trying to plan for the future and raising issues about how to interpret various provisions of the bill, I spent a lot of time talking to my colleagues in other federal agencies to make sure that we get clarity. And then there’s $100 billion worth of grants that we’re working to move quickly and expeditiously. The money is available for some period of time, but we want to get it moving upfront because the need is so great.
Q. A recent Washington Post poll found that 7 in 10 Americans don’t know very much about the IRA at all. What does it tell you about the bill? Are there efforts underway to mitigate that?
A. It’s really natural in today’s political environment that people don’t pay attention to legislation, particularly when you’re talking about specific legislative names. They don’t really relate to it on that basis. But they do relate to projects, jobs, companies coming into their communities, and I think the general level of public support remains high across the political spectrum.
I’m a veteran of the Affordable Care Act, and the difference between the ACA and the clean energy investments in the IRA is that the Affordable Care Act, by the time it actually passed, was kind of unpopular. It took a while for people to feel the benefits of it. Now, notwithstanding Republican efforts, they can’t tear it away, because people are really seeing its benefits. I think the same thing will be true of the Inflation Reduction Act. Whether people relate to the name of the bill or not, you know, that’s for others to judge.
Q. You mention there’s a lot of corporate investment happening right now, like big manufacturing investments in electric vehicles, and it’s true that Americans will notice if there’s a new factory in their town. But the consumer-facing side of the bill does rely on people knowing they can claim a tax credit for a home retrofit or a heat pump. Are you concerned that the lack of awareness is going to hinder the uptake of those consumer credits?
A. I think we’re working hard to make sure it doesn’t, and we need consumer-facing businesses to help people know what they can take advantage of. The Department of Energy, for instance, has made a series of grants to upgrade the training of people who are in the HVAC business, so that they know the benefits that are available to consumers. You mention heat pumps — generally those are point-of-failure purchases, so you’ve got to know about the availability. It’s a little easier on the auto side, because the auto companies are all over this movement toward electrification: They’re advertising heavily on it, they’ve committed very substantial capital to it. It’s important for us, as the government, to be out there talking about the benefits, but some of this is neighbor to neighbor.
Q. Four Republican states have said that they won’t take IRA money, even though most of the benefits of this bill are actually going to red states. Does that hold up the implementation? How much does that make your job harder?
A. I mean, it’s an unusual decision to refuse to support at a time when virtually every part of the country is feeling some kind of extreme weather. You don’t have to go to the deadliest fire in the last hundred years of American history, in Maui. It was over 110 degrees for 31 straight days in Phoenix. The floods in upstate New York, in Vermont, and the extreme heat in the south and the Southeast. So, you know, putting your head in the sand and ignoring the reality, and ignoring the science, and ignoring everybody’s lived experience to make a statement that everything has to be a culture war issue, is sort of unusual.
Four [states] turned down the planning money, but 46 states, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico took it. So I feel like we’re moving forward. I spend time talking to Republican governors, and unlike their counterparts in the House of Representatives, they’re anxious to attract the investment. I saw Governor [Kevin] Stitt from Oklahoma, and he just landed a big solar plant in Oklahoma. And all he wanted to talk about is why the Volkswagen Battery plant got away from him and what more he could do to attract more clean investment.
Q. You’re drawing a distinction between Republican governors, who obviously want to land these investments, and the House GOP — many members of which have said that they want to repeal the IRA. What happens if come 2025, the credits are rescinded or limited? How damaging do you think that would be for the decarbonization process in the U.S.?
A. This is the most significant piece of our ability to hit the pledge that President Biden made in 2021 to cut our greenhouse gas emissions between 50 and 52 percent by 2030. Around 40 to 42 percent of that is a result of the Inflation Reduction Act, and that depends on tax credits being available through the rest of this decade. House Republicans have tried on several occasions to repeal large parts of it, but I think the more people see and feel the benefits, the harder and harder that will be. These companies are investing [in renewable energy] because the structure of this law gives them certainty. Rather than the on-off, on-off [structure] of previous renewable credits, they have ten years of certainty. I think those investments will prove to be durable, and I don’t know that Republicans, even if they had more power, would walk away from that.
Q. A lot of the investments that you’re talking about so far have gone to red states. In particular, a lot have gone to right-to-work states and states with lower prevailing wages. Is that outcome problematic for an administration that has prioritized union jobs?
A. Because [the legislation is] built into the tax code, companies are going to make individual choices. I think what we expect from them is to give everywhere a fair shot, and we want to push them towards labor neutrality. We saw a bit of success in the Blue Bird [electric school bus factory] being organized in Georgia. There’ll be places where people want to take advantage of whatever state is offering tax breaks or lower personnel costs. But I think for the most part, we’re seeing investment all over. And obviously our voice is critical, and we’re trying to make sure that it’s loud and in support of the right to organize.
Q. We have to ask you about permitting reform, just because it seems like so much of this really hinges on that. Recent negotiations around permitting reform have sputtered out, and permitting reform has become one of those things that keeps coming back and keeps dying. Is that absolutely essential to the longevity of the IRA?
A. Cutting the time to permit and fixing the interconnection queue problems is absolutely essential. It would be great if we get some legislative support for that. But I think we’re doing everything we can to make sure these projects are indeed considered and permitted, and that any real concerns — whether those are environmental justice or environmental concerns — are considered early at the front end so that we can mitigate those concerns and move projects forward.
This is my third White House, and my fourth presidential administration, and we’re doing something I’ve never seen before, which is Cabinet-level, White House-coordinated attention to permitting at a policy level and at an individual project level. We meet regularly at a Cabinet level to try to consider both: Are there things we can do to cut time and ensure quality in the permitting process at a policy level? And then going directly to the individual projects and saying: Why are they hung up? Can we find a way to fix that?
I think when you have political accountability, starting from the [resident, saying, “I want this done,” things will happen. And I think they are happening. But could we use a lot from our friends on Capitol Hill? Yes, we could.
Q. I’m sure you know that local governments, especially in the Midwest, are putting up pretty significant opposition to the siting of wind and solar facilities. There’s one report that found 228 new laws in 35 states that make it more difficult to build these projects. To what extent do you think the local opposition represents a challenge to the rollout of the IRA? And can you even do anything about that at the federal level to make it easier to site these facilities?
A. I think that we have a role in establishing the benefits of clean power: the economic benefits, the health benefits. But I think at the end of the day, some of those decisions are localized. There’s a significant amount of money being spent to slow the buildout, that’s coming from a variety of sources and people who oppose taking action to deal with climate change. We can’t directly get involved, but we can encourage other voices to be involved in those local fights. This is going to be a little bit of hand-to-hand combat in the near term. People [from local political organizations] will come to us and say, “can’t you make [decarbonization] go faster?” And I think it’s a fair point for us to say, “You know, you have local members. What are you doing about this?”
Q. There’s been a lot of debate over a lot of the provisions in the bill, including green hydrogen, carbon capture, and biogas, with many environmental justice advocates raising concerns about them. I just wonder how you think about balancing a strong momentum for decarbonization with the concerns of the communities that are going to be near this infrastructure.
A. In our view, it’s going to be essential that we find a pathway for truly green hydrogen, because it’s going to be a very important element of decarbonizing the industrial sector. It’s also critical in terms of both air and marine fuels. But I think we also have to listen to the communities that are voicing concerns about it. There’s also going to have to be a significant amount of carbon removal in order to hit the net-zero goals by mid-century, and some of that’s going to happen by direct removal of carbon from the atmosphere. I think that it’s incumbent in this decade that we begin to create strong environmental protections for the technologies that are going to be required if we’re going to stabilize the atmosphere. We’re trying our best to make sure we’re listening to people and that we make good decisions.
Q. A lot of the consumer-focused energy efficiency programs, plus the heat pumps and solar panels, require pretty significant upfront investment. Are you concerned that the takeup will lag behind in low-income communities? Even though you get a tax credit, it’s still going to be out of reach for a lot of people.
A. We’re trying to solve for that, particularly on the rebate side. If you’re a low-income household you can switch out to a heat pump for a very, very low cost — in some cases free — but that has to be done at the point of sale, and we need to work with states to implement the credits so that there isn’t a big upfront capital expenditure. It’s a little bit different in terms of taking advantage of the tax rebate advantages, where you get that money back on your tax return, but we’re trying as much as we can to make that consumer-friendly, including working with the auto companies and dealers.
Q. It sounds like you’re kind of saying that, in addition to state and local governments, you guys need help from like, Lowe’s, or something, to make this bill work.
A. I think that’s where people get a lot of their information from, particularly in the home retrofitting area, as it relates to insulation for windows and doors and induction stoves. Those credits are generous, but people have to know about them. And so we’re trying to work with individuals in the install community and with home improvement people to do that.
Q. On the home improvement front, have you personally benefited from any of the provisions in the IRA?
A. Well, I could have, but I did it earlier. I was an early adopter of solar. I haven’t replaced my furnace yet, but when I do, I’ll get a heat pump.
Tik Root contributed reporting to this story.


How Algorithms Run the World We Live In
This is the first article in a seven-part series on Algorithms and Computation, which explores how we use simple binary numbers to power our world
If you were old enough to experience the first wave of personal computers in the 1980s, you have lived through probably the single most significant revolution in human technology since the invention of the wheel. The computational power in the cheapest mass produced smartphone is exponentially more powerful than anything that existed in the early days of computing. The software that powered the Apollo mission that put a man on the moon was about as sophisticated as an app on your phone is today. All of it powered by algorithms that harness the incredible power of modern processors to accomplish the seemingly impossible.
What Are Problems?
First, what do we mean when we use the term problem? In computer science, a problem is a task that when it is solved produces the desired result. This is math-speak for the problem is the barrier between your current position or state and position or state you want to be in. The barrier between you and your destination is the problem. What you need now is a door that turns a problem into a process that ends with you being in the desired position or state.
We all know that computers are essentially calculators, adding, subtracting, and otherwise manipulating 1s and 0s to do everything from process text documents to stream Game of Thrones. It’s an intricate ballet between your processor, software, your computer’s hardware, and the various input devices that create a give and take that produces all of it. At its core, however, everything computers do revolve around the simple task of solving a problem by building the bridges between their state and their desired one.
What’s the product of 6 and 13? What’s the sum of all the numbers between 120 and 226? What is the remainder produced by the division of 14738 by 19? These are all problems, and they are the building blocks of our video games, our productivity software, and our streaming entertainment. The answers to these problems combine with other, similar solutions to other problems which then go on to solve even bigger, more complicated ones after that.
The problem of producing the schedules for a business’s employees every week with the lowest labor cost possible, finding the shortest route to our destination from wherever we are at any given moment, or any other task that computers perform that we now mostly take for granted are all ultimately composed of these smaller subproblems whose solutions add up to the larger solution to the bigger problem we face.
All of it is driven by solving mathematical and logical problems, and those solutions, the doors in the mathematical or logical barriers, are produced by something called an algorithm.
What is an Algorithm?
The term algorithm has been wildly misused in recent years, so its important to clarify what it means. An algorithm is a series of steps taken to solve a specific, discrete problem. Google Search is powered by an algorithm, but only in the way that a Matryoshka doll is a doll. Google Search is actually powered by an algorithm on top of dozens of algorithms on top of dozens of other algorithms, all solving a specific subproblem of the larger problem and working together in a single process or program to return the search results of a query.
Facebook’s Newsfeed, Instagram, YouTube, Call of Duty, they are all built from algorithms solving problems for each other to produce the functionality that we desire.
Let's say you wanted to find the sum of all numbers between the numbers m and n. You could create a number called result, set it equal to 0, and simply add m to it, then m+1, then m+2 and so on until you add n itself, leaving the sum of all the numbers in result. This series of steps is the algorithm. Not a very efficient one, but we’ll save that for a later article.
Algorithms work programmatically, instruction by instruction, building up the door precisely as the computer itself should build it and allowing us to pass through from our current state to our desired one. They are an answer to the question: how do I solve this specific problem? and the answers to that question in every computer program ever created are what power so much of our modern world.
How Algorithms Work Together to Get Things Done
Google began as an answer to a problem: how should we rank and list the results returned from matching a query term to entries in our webpage index? Google's webpage index could have millions of matching pages for a query term, so some order needed to be imposed. The unranked list of pages was Google's initial state, and they wanted a list of pages ranked so that the most authoritative pages ranked highest and so appeared first on the list, while the least authoritative ranked lowest and so were pushed to the very bottom.
The problem google needed to solve then was, how do you rank a webpage?
The algorithm that Larry Page and Sergei Brin developed in the mid-90s is called PageRank, and it served as the engine that powered Google Search through the early years of the company. Google was soon outperforming every other search engine on the internet, including several who had a few years head start on them, eventually dominating their competition and making both Page and Brin incredibly wealthy while helping to turn Google into a verb.
We mentioned before how Google’s Search engine is an algorithm but its also much more than that. That's because Google Search has grown much more sophisticated over the years rather than just relying on PageRank; PageRank is now getting a lot more help than it had in the early 2000s from dozens, even hundreds, of additional algorithms to generate the best results possible.
You could technically design a single algorithm that runs all of what Google Search has become in all its complexity, but it would be an unwieldy, inefficient mess. Instead, Google Search is a collection of algorithms all solving distinct problems and passing off the solutions to those problems to other algorithms that need them. Before, we wrote a basic algorithm for the sum of all the numbers between m and n. That’s all well and good, but you could use that algorithm to help you compute an average as well, simply take the result of that algorithm and divide the result by the difference of m - n (after checking that m - n isn’t zero, of course).
In this way, algorithms become computational building blocks that can solve bigger and bigger problems by working together. It allows SpaceX to automatically dock the Dragon Crew capsule with the International Space Station and helped to solve the problem of how to stitch together petabytes of data and locate, isolate, and recover the first ever image of the event horizon of a supermassive black hole.
Working together, even simple algorithms can accomplish amazing things, but some algorithms are special and deserve recognition in their own right as being truly groundbreaking, helping to power a whole host of new technologies for decades after they were first published.
The second part of our series on Algorithms and Computation, 7 Essential Algorithms That Run The World, can be found here.
Ashutosh Vashishtha has created a study desk that can generate electricity, based on the simple principle of electromagnetism.


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When did Beauty and the Beast come out on VHS?
|September 17, 1993
|Walt Disney Classics release
When did Beauty and the Beast come out 2017?
March 17, 2017 (USA)
Beauty and the Beast/Release date
It is a live-action adaptation of the 1991 animated film of the same name and was written by Evan Spiliotopoulos and produced by Mandeville Films. The script was rewritten by Stephen Chbosky. The film stars Emma Watson as Belle and Dan Stevens as the Beast, which was released on March 17, 2017.
When was Beauty and the Beast released on DVD?
October 20, 1994 (Georgia)
Beauty and the Beast/Initial DVD release
When did Walt Disney create Beauty and the Beast?
Beauty and the Beast is a 1991 American animated musical fantasy film produced by Walt Disney Animation Studios and distributed by Walt Disney Pictures.
Does Emma Watson sing in Beauty and the Beast?
The short answer is yes, that really is Emma Watson singing. The actress opened up about the “terrifying” experience during a print interview with Total Film. Not only is Watson using her voice for the movie, but her live vocals are used in several of the various numbers.
How much is beauty and the beast VHS?
According to reports, the original Beauty and the Beast VHS are selling on eBay for as much as $9,000. One in particular actually sold for nearly ten thousand dollars, and an unopened “Black Diamond Classic” case, which originally sold for $20 is now worth thousands of dollars.
Is Beauty and the Beast on Netflix 2020?
Beauty and the Beast is exclusive to Disney+ since Disney owns this movie’s rights, so it is not available on Netflix.
How old is Prince Adam from Beauty and the Beast?
Belle is thought to be around the age of 17 in the film, with Prince Adam as the Beast being 21-years-old.
Is Beauty and the Beast owned by Disney?
The Walt Disney Company
Beauty and the Beast (franchise)
|Beauty and the Beast
|Beauty and the Beast (1756) by Jeanne-Marie Leprince de Beaumont
|The Walt Disney Company
|Films and television
|Beauty and the Beast (1991; animated) Beauty and the Beast (2017; live-action)
Does Emma Watson have siblings?
Nina WatsonLucy WatsonToby Watson
Is Beast a CGI or costume?
Sure, Emma Watson’s iconic wardrobe made headlines, but the real masterpiece of Disney’s live-action blockbuster Beauty and the Beast was the CGI Beast played by Dan Stevens. The real British dude isn’t that hairy or tall in real life, so there was some serious movie magic happening.
How much is Bambi VHS black diamond worth?
Bambi is more or less the tamer, laid-back version of The Lion King, and a Black Diamond Edition of the VHS is only worth about $250.

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POTSDAM -- Cinema 10 will show “Mud” Sept. 23 in the Roxy Theater.
On one of their daily escapades 14 year olds Ellis (Tye Sheridan) and Neckbone (Jacob Lofland) discover “Mud” (Matthew McConaughey) hiding on an island in the Mississippi River.
Did Mud really kill a man? Is he pursued by the law? Is he being chased by paid killers? And who is this mysterious girl (Reese Witherspoon) who has just arrived in their little town in Arkansas?
Cinema 10 shows run Mondays at 7:15 p.m. at the Roxy Theater, 20 Main St.
Tickets are $4.50 for general admission or $35 per season. Tickets for students and seniors are $3.50, or $25 per season.
For more information visit cinema10.org.


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The four-time environment winner is leaving at the close of the calendar year by mutual consent. But it remains unsure if the period will get started amid the coronavirus pandemic, with the initially ten races by now postponed or canceled.
The 32-calendar year-aged German driver joined Ferrari in 2015 to switch Fernando Alonso, but was not able to insert to his environment titles at Pink Bull from 2010-13.
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Of all the precious metals, gold is the most popular as an investment. Investors generally buy gold as a way of diversifying risk, especially through the use of futures contracts and derivatives.
The gold market is subject to speculation and volatility as are other markets. Compared to other precious metals used for investment, gold has the most effective safe haven and hedging properties across a number of countries. Daily prices of Gold since April, 1968 are included in the dataset.
Gold has been used throughout history as money and has been a relative standard for currency equivalents specific to economic regions or countries, until recent times. Many European countries implemented gold standards in the latter part of the 19th century until these were temporarily suspended in the financial crises involving World War I. After World War II, the Bretton Woods system pegged the United States dollar to gold at a rate of US$35 per troy ounce. The system existed until the 1971 Nixon Shock, when the US unilaterally suspended the direct convertibility of the United States dollar to gold and made the transition to a fiat currency system. The last currency to be divorced from gold was the Swiss Franc in 2000
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Ribbon isn’t just for the Christmas tree anymore! Decorating with ribbon for Christmas: budget-friendly elegance on a dime can elevate any space in your home for very little money.
Are you looking for a way to elevate your Christmas decorations without breaking the bank? Look no further than decorating with ribbon – a simple, cost-effective way to create a festive atmosphere! With this guide to decorating with ribbon for Christmas: budget-friendly elegance on a dime, you’ll learn how to take your Christmas decor from drab to dazzling with little monetary investment.
We’ll explore how to incorporate ribbon into every area of your home, from the mantle to the Christmas tree, as well as provide cost-effective strategies that will help you get the most out of your décor. So don’t fret – decorating your home for the holidays doesn’t have to cost a pretty penny, it just takes a little bit of creativity!
Why Decorate with Ribbon for Christmas?
I first learned about the idea of using ribbon as decor from Danielle at Home Made Vintage on YouTube. She uses ribbon in such eloquent ways and in small spaces where other decor might not fit. I tried incorporating ribbon in my holiday decor for first time last year and truly loved it.
Simply put, ribbon is cheap and easy. It’s a super frugal and quick way to add Christmas cheer to your home if you are tight on time or money. Whether it be plaid ribbon, lace ribbon, velvet ribbon, or something else, ribbons bring a touch of whimsy, softness, and texture to your holiday home.
Decorating with ribbon is an easy and budget-friendly way to bring elegance and class to any home. With countless designs, widths, and colors, you can find the perfect ribbon to match your Christmas decor.
Where to Find Inexpensive Christmas Ribbon
From experience, I’ve had the best luck finding affordable yet beautiful Christmas ribbon from either Hobby Lobby or the dollar store. Amazon also has a great selection of holiday ribbon, especially if you are looking to purchase it in bulk.
Also, might I recommend checking your wrapping stash. I went through my extra gift wrap and ribbon bin the other day. To my surprise, I found some amazing satin ribbon and had no idea it was in there! Free decor, guys. It’s the best!
Decorating with Ribbon for Christmas: Budget-Friendly Elegance on a Dime Style Guide
This holiday season, I really practiced the ‘art of decorating with ribbon’ by being mindful of which items or areas of my home needed it most. By really thinking through where and how to use ribbon, I was able to create a Christmas display that feels balanced and cohesive. Let’s get into it!
Tie Ribbon on Vintage Vessels
Vintage decor, especially neutral colored vases and pitchers, make for such lovely holiday decor.
Take this ironstone pitcher, for example. By simply filling it with cedar and red berry stems and adding a red velvet ribbon to the handle, this everyday item is instantly turned into a Christmas decoration!
To try and keep each room feeling united and cohesive, this vintage crock is also adorned with a red velvet ribbon.
Tip: When you are choosing ribbon, try and pull similar colors from where you are decorating. Example: I pulled the red from the scarf and the vintage ornaments up onto the crock by using a red ribbon instead of, say, green or gold.
As I’ve said many times before, vintage milk glass is my most favorite collection to use during the holiday season. Pairing the milky white color with pops of bright red and green makes me so happy!
Here, I simply tied another red velvet ribbon around a milk glass jar. Displays such as these are perfect for setting on a bathroom counter, on an end table or underneath a sofa table. They are small and don’t take up much space yet add instant texture to any space.
Use a Bow for a Tree Topper
Another easy idea for using ribbon as Christmas decor is to tie it in a bow and use as a tree topper.
You can for sure use this method on a regular size Christmas tree. But, for me personally, I like to use bows with extra long tails on small trees that are placed on shelves or tabletops.
To tie the crock and this flocked tree together, I cut a long piece of red velvet ribbon and tied it to the tree top.
Tip: For a more finished look, I like to cut the bottom ends of each ribbon tail at an angle.
The same technique was used on the right side of my mantel.
It’s truly such a simple thing but look how much of a statement this tree makes now! It’s an incredibly creative way to bring those festive Christmas colors to small spaces such as a mantel.
Add Festive Cheer to Christmas Figurines
This pretty red velvet deer is adorned with a cream colored lace ribbon. Not only does it add a little something extra to my cute deer but it also helps to break up all of the red elements that are present. Without the white ribbon, the deer would get lost amongst the red linen and velvet ribbon!
On the left side of the mantel, there are two green velvet deer.
This one is decorated with a Christmas plaid ribbon, standing all tall and proud 🙂
On the other green deer, I tied on a red velvet ribbon to tie in with the bow on the opposing tree.
It looks like a pretty red scarf:)
Do you see how ribbon can elevate even the most ordinary of items? It’s so neat!
Adorn Lamps with Ribbon
Honestly guys, I think this is my favorite way to use ribbon for the season.
Our bedroom has two vintage brass lamps. The other day I was trying to think of an easy way to add more Christmas elements to that space and then it dawned on me…tie red ribbon to each lamp!
I mean…I don’t know how it can get much more Christmas-y than vintage brass and red velvet.
The other lamp has a milk glass shade.
After I tied the ribbon on it, I stepped back and was just in awe of how pretty it looked.
So, if you are wanting to bring some Christmas decor into your bedroom but are out of actual items to use, tie ribbons to your lamps 🙂 It’s seriously gorgeous.
Make a Bell Garland or Swag
This red satin ribbon was in my wrapping stash. It happened to be the perfect length for creating a bell swag to hang on the knob of my hutch.
I simply tied three bells on the ribbon and knotted each one, being sure to stagger the heights of the bells.
Each time I open and close my hutch, the bells clang and it’s kind of magical 🙂
After making that, I used the rest of the vintage-inspired bells and plaid ribbon to create a garland. I had enough materials for it to run the full length of my mantel.
I was looking for a way to tie the two sides of the mantel together and this was the exact decor that it needed! It’s super neat how seamlessly the bells blend in the wood on the mantel itself.
You can create so many amazing pieces of home decor with just using ribbon as the base!
Add Ribbon to a Holiday Vignette
You can also use ribbon to create a Christmas vignette.
By styling a piece of ribbon tied in a bow with a few other pieces of decor, you have an instant display that’s full of holiday joy!
This next vignette sits on the fireplace hearth.
I’ve had this black lantern for years. It’s extremely heavy so I figured this would be a natural, out of the way spot to use it.
Lastly, if you have a small entry area or table that is in need of Christmas cheer, try tying a ribbon onto a small tree. It doesn’t even need to be a Christmas tree!
I placed an antique postcard next to this tree but you could simply cut apart a Christmas card and use that. My local thrift store always has cards for .50 a piece so you could check yours, too!
Wrap Ribbon Around a Christmas Tree
The last and most obvious idea is to string ribbon around your Christmas tree.
There is no shame in re-using the same decor year after year!
Closing Tidbits for Decorating with Ribbon for Christmas: Budget-Friendly Elegance on a Dime
My sincere hope is that this guide, decorating with ribbon for Christmas: budget-friendly elegance on a dime, encourages you to think outside the box when it comes to seasonal decorating. Christmas is such a jovial time of year and one of the best ways to embrace the holiday spirit is through festive decorations.
Whether it’s making a simple bow for your front door wreath or adding a festive touch to your holiday table setting, ribbon can be the perfect way to bring your holiday decorations to life without spending a fortune. Don’t be afraid to get creative and let your imagination run wild!
With comparison at the wayside, be encouraged to do things differently, in your own way, finding love, hope, joy, and peace along the way. Merry Christmas!
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Leila Gift Box
This box features the Midunu products inspired by Leila, our North African spiced truffle. Each box contains:
- 1 x Leila Dark Drinking Chocolate
- 1 x Leila Luxury Candle
- 1 x 6 Piece Box of Chocolate Truffles
A luxurious hand-crafted dark hot chocolate mix inspired by our Leila truffle. Our hand-crafted blend of North African spices are delectably woven into a 80% single origin dark chocolate mix. Enjoy it with your favorite milk or non-dairy substitute
Ingredients: dark chocolate (cocoa mass, cocoa butter, sugar), cocoa powder, sugar, cornstarch, vanilla, salt, fennel, cumin, coriander, turmeric, cinnamon, paprika, ginger, nutmeg, cloves, allspice, cardamom, black pepper, rose
LEILA LUXURY CANDLE
Created in collaboration with Talata Maldima-Provencal of byTalata and inspired by our Leila truffle's delectable blend of Moroccan spices in a dark chocolate shell. We set out to blend a sophisticated scent with cocoa or chocolate as the foundation. The end result is an elegant candle with base notes of dark chocolate with tonka bean, our and rose petals.
Create an ambiance of luxurious African-inspired elegance for your home this holiday season!
Net weight: 8 oz
BOX OF 6 CHOCOLATE TRUFFLES
An assortment of our award-winning, handcrafted, chef-curated chocolate truffles prepared and packed in Ghana by female chocolatiers just for you!
Did you know that very little chocolate is actually produced in West Africa despite producing more cocoa than any region in the world?
We work with local farmers and producers to cultivate and create our chocolates in Ghana, West Africa. When you open a box of Midunu Chocolates, you will taste the subtle infusion of local bounty –seasonal teas, tisanes, and complex spice blends. These flavors represent the beautiful patchwork that is Africa's culinary heritage.
Handcrafted in Ghana
Our chocolates are more than just a delicious indulgence - they're a symbol of our commitment to the people and communities of Africa. We source our ingredients from local farmers and producers across the continent.
You're not only treating yourself to the finest chocolates, but also supporting the future of Africa.
Experience the rich, diverse flavors of Africa with our artisanal chocolates. Each one is crafted using high-quality cocoa beans across the continent, resulting in a range of unique and complex flavors that you won't find anywhere else. Each bite is a journey to the heart of Africa.
Our chocolates are not only delicious, but also a visual treat. Each one is handcrafted with care, resulting in a unique and beautiful confection that is sure to impress. The designs and flavors are inspired by textiles and motifs from cultures around the continent.

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Saturday, June 28, 2008
Picture of the Week: Walking on sunshine
There is nothing like a sunset. The way the sky is transformed into a dazzling display of colour as deep oranges, rich reds and powerful pinks splash across the horizon announcing the fall of night is truly mesmerising. For me though, you can't beat the African sunset. It somehow has a power that reaches right into my soul; a power which has kept me transfixed for more than a decade. (Perhaps this is why I feel such a connection to the African continent?) Case in point is this sunset I captured a couple of days ago on Lake Victoria in Mwanza, Tanzania. While I was focusing my lens on the play of light as the sun set on the lake's far horizon, a Massai warrior silently walked across the beach and into my viewfinder – where else but Africa would that happen? Mzuri sana!


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Sempra Energy to sell non-controlling interest in Sempra Infrastructure Partners
Topics: SEMPRA ENERGY
This transaction values Sempra Infrastructure Partners at approximately $25.2 billion, including expected asset-related debt at closing of $8.37 billion.
"Over the next decade, we expect the energy markets in North America to continue to grow and become increasingly integrated. Combining our resources with KKR improves our ability to capture new investment opportunities in cleaner forms of energy and the critical infrastructure that stores and transports it," said Jeffrey W. Martin, chairman and CEO of Sempra Energy.
"Investing in critical new energy infrastructure creates jobs, delivers reliable energy with fewer emissions and supports North America's economic recovery," said Raj Agrawal, KKR Partner and Global Head of Infrastructure. "That is why we are excited to partner with Sempra Energy. This infrastructure platform provides a strong foundation to expand cleaner energy resources across the continent. Backed by strong, contractually-supported, long-term cash flows, our investment is also consistent with KKR Infrastructure's strategy to seek stable and predictable returns for our investors."
KKR will be making the investment through its Global Infrastructure Investors Funds. KKR first established its Global Infrastructure strategy in 2008 and has since been one of the most active infrastructure investors around the world with a team of more than 50 dedicated investment professionals. The firm currently has over $27 billion in infrastructure assets under management and has made over 40 infrastructure investments across a range of sub-sectors and geographies.
The transaction is expected to be completed by mid-2021, subject to customary closing conditions, including consents from certain third parties and regulators. ■

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Palit has been on its JetStream and Super JetStream cards with the all familiar red-black, silver-black and gold-black accents for years and they have finally decided to come up with new branding this year, the GameRock series. A new white-blue accent has been added to its new cooler design and it’s specially designed for enthusiast gamers who desire to have the ultimate gaming experience.Special thanks to Palit for the provision of the GeForce GTX 1080 GameRock Premium Edition for today’s review and with no further ado, let’s proceed with the review!
(The Palit GeForce GTX 1080 GameRock will be available in both Standard Edition at RM2998 and Premium Edition at RM3280)
|GeForce GTX 1080
|Boost: 1885 MHz / Base: 1756 MHz ( with 2560 CUDA Cores)
|PCI-E 3.0 x 16
|Digital max resolution
|7680×4320 (requires 2*DP1.3 connectors)
|Analog max resolution
|Dual-link DVI-D *1
HDMI-2.0b*1 (Max Resolution: 4096×2160 @60 Hz)
Display Port-1.4 *3 (Max Resolution: 7680×4320 @60 Hz)
|H=58 L=285 W=133 mm
The Palit GameRock logo design reminds us of the renown rhythm game ‘Guitar Hero‘ but just to make things clear, the GameRock is Palit’s latest graphics card lineup meant for the gamers and it has nothing to do with the Guitar Hero we know.
Prominent features of the graphics card can be found under the front lid.
Inside the box, you’ll find the Palit GeForce GTX 1080 GameRock graphics card, a 2 x 6-pin PCIe to 8-pin PCIe adapter, drivers CD and a Quick Installation Guide.
The GTX 1080 GameRock comes available in both standard and premium editions that with a higher Base Clock, Boost Clock, and Memory Clock. The standard edition comes with a lower Base Clock of 1645MHz, Boost Clock of 1784MHz and Memory Clock of 10000MHz. Those who prefers higher GPU Clock and Memory Clock can opt for the premium edition with some top-up for Base Clock of 1746MHz, Boost Clock of 1885MHz and Memory Clock of 10500MHz.
The cooling fans used is the TurboFan Blade which Palit claims to generate powerful air streams and pressure to improve cooling performance compared to NVIDIA’s reference design. However, the cooling fans don’t light up like any of Palit’s previous graphics cards.
The GameRock series graphics card is given an ultra-thick heatsink with a copper base to handle the heat from the GPU, mainly for its GTX 1080. The cooler itself is more than enough to tame the heat from this GTX 1080 which has a slightly higher TDP of 200W compared to the GTX 1080 Founders Edition with a TDP of 180W.
The shroud has a built-in RGB LED that changes color according to the GPU temperature on default and may be customized with the ThunderMaster software with up to a total of 16.8 million colors that suits your rig and its theme.
While both the GTX 1070 and GTX 1080 Founders Edition now runs only on a single 8-pin PCIe power and PSU requirement as low as 500W, AIB partner’s offer will usually comes with extra. The GTX 1080 GameRock Premium Edition appears to be a more powerful one with 8+2 power phase design compared to the 5+1 power phase design on the Founders Edition, but the power requirement has gone up from a single 8-pin to 6+8pin PCIe connector.
The GTX 1080 GameRock Premium Edition comes with a metal backplate with brushed metal finish and GameRock logo printed on. Like any metal backplate you’ve ever seen, the metal backplate here does pretty much the same by enhancing the overall rigidity of the card to prevent PCB sagging that usually occurs on graphic cards with a large heat sink.
There are also features that support the overclocking elites, where extra modification can be done to achieve better results in benchmark scores.
The dip switch located at the back of the graphics card is Palit’s playing safe feature which allows you to toggle between the 2 BIOS available. BIOS 1 is Palit’s overclocked version for higher GPU Clock and Memory Clock while BIOS 2 is what appears to be the BIOS for the Founders Edition card as the GPU Clock and Memory Clock observed is identical to the GTX 1080 Founders Edition. If you’re a power user in mind and plan to flash the GPU with a much powerful BIOS, you can backup the BIOS via Palit ThunderMaster software as a safety measure in case if you still need the original BIOS.
SLI fingers are still available on the card, but as NVIDIA discourages any setup beyond 2-way SLI. NVIDIA and its partners have released a new SLI bridge that is supposed to support only 2-way SLI and improved performance compared to the older version of SLI bridge that used to come along as an accessory with motherboards.
The display output option is pretty common nowadays, 1 x DVI-I connector, 3 x DisplayPort and 1 x HDMI port.
Test Rig Configuration
|Raijintek Triton 240
|Intel Core i7 4790K @4.6GHz
|ASUS Maximus Hero VII
|G.Skill TridentX 2400MHz
|Primary Hard Drive
|Crucial M500 120GB
|Be Quiet! Straight Power 10 600W
|Vector Bench case
We mounted the GeForce GTX 1080 GameRock Premium Edition on our test bench as above and each and every benchmark is conducted in a room of about 30C° ambient temperature.
We ran a few graphically demanding games and synthetic benchmarks in our possession on a selected settings at 1080p, which is considered as high for much of our test as usual.The final result of each benchmark is presented in the form of the graph below:
Performance Comparison With NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Founders Edition
We’ve done a performance comparison with a Founders Edition of the GeForce GTX 1080 and the result of the clash between the two beast of a card is as following:
We ran the same graphically demanding games and synthetic benchmark on 1080p with the highest achievable clock speed for both its memory and GPU that is stable enough to be able to complete each benchmark with the following values:
- 77MHz raise on the GPU core clock
- 584MHz raise on the memory clock
- Extra 20% gain on the power
That isn’t much due to the card has been highly overclocked by Palit, but we managed to hit a beefy 2108MHz GPU clock speed on boost during our benchmark session.
Performance Comparison With NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Founders Edition
We’ve done a performance comparison with a Founders Edition of the GeForce GTX 1080, both overclocked and we’re seeing a quite near results as following:
Temperature wise, the GameRock cooler is doing its job very well as we’ve observed a very decent temperature record of 45°C during idle and 72°C on load while running on default clock speed when the card is stressed with the FurMark burn-in test for an hour. Bumping up the GPU core clock with an extra 77MHz results in slightly higher temperature of 74°C for the FurMark burn-in test.
Performance wise, the Palit GeForce GTX 1080 GameRock Premium Edition is no doubt one of the most powerful GTX 1080 around based on its out of the box performance. It can easily overpower the GTX 1080 Founders Edition without needing to overclock the card. While you can overclock it to squeeze for more performance, its overclocking headroom appears to be limited to 77MHz at most. Still, the effective boost clock recorded are very close to an overclocked GTX 1080 Founders Edition with extra 248MHz boost.The cooling performance with the GameRock series graphics card cooler is just awesome, with the temperature topped only at 72°C on default clock and 74°C after overclocked. An even better performance can be achieved with the fans running at 100% without sacrificing too much of its acoustic performance, all thanks to its TurboFan design and ultra-thick heat sink.
Down to the prize, both Palit GeForce GTX 1080 GameRock Standard Edition and Premium Edition comes at the price of RM2998 and RM3280 respectively. It’s not really a friendly price to begin with but if we were to compare it with all custom GTX 1080 in the market, Palit is probably one of the few brands with the best deal around – it has a way better performance and it’s few hundred bucks cheaper than a Founders Edition card at RM3399.
- Combination of both aesthetics and solid build quality
- Easily overpowering both GTX 980Ti and GTX Titan X
- Dual BIOS feature allows user to play safe with custom BIOS
- Good overclocking headroom on BIOS 2
- One of the best performing and most affordable GTX 1080 in the market
- BIOS 1 has limited overclocking headroom due to its already high GPU Clock and Memory Clock
- Not easy to match with themed build that is not white and blue
- It takes up to 2.5 slot, which is not an ideal choice for SLI if you’re using a mATX form factor motherboard
- ThunderMaster software GUI needs some improvement – the blue is overwhelming

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A stunning new photo shows a telescope inChile blasting a bright orange laser into the sky to create a virtual star inthe heart of the Milky Way.
The picture, taken in mid-August, depictsmore than just a spectacular laser light show. Astronomers at the EuropeanSouthern Observatory's Very Large Telescope at the Paranal Observatory wereusing the beam to create a reference point for the VLT's adaptiveoptics system, which uses adjustable mirrors to compensate forthe blurring of Earth's atmosphere.
Generatingan artificial star 56 miles (90 km) high helps the telescope calculate howmuch of an adjustment to apply. The method has been in use since 2002.
The laser is precisely tuned to energize alayer of sodium atoms found in one of the upper layers of the atmosphere. Thissodium is thought to be a remnant of countless streaking meteorites. When hitby the laser's light, the sodium atoms start glowing, forming a virtual starthe VLTcan use as a reference.
Astronomers use this technique to obtainsharper observations. For example, when looking toward the center of our MilkyWay, researchers can better monitor the galactic core, where a central supermassiveblack hole, surrounded by closely orbiting stars, is swallowinggas and dust.
Photographer Yuri Beletsky snapped the photo of theVLT laser. He used a wide-angle lens to snap the image, which covers about 180 degrees of the sky.
Beletsky serves as an ESO photo ambassador, one of several night skyphotographers who regular take photos of the observatory's telescopes.
- Images: Cosmic Visions From Earth Observatories
- Earth's Most Important Telescopes
- Images: Best Pictures From the Very Large Telescope


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|Panorama of Jerusalem and the walls of the city. Note how few buildings were outside the walls of the Old City.|
(Chatham University Archives, circa 1890) Click on pictures to enlarge
The Chatham University Archives placed all 110 colored slides from the"Holy Land Lantern Slides"online, and in this posting we present a selection to focus on the collection's pictures of Jerusalem's walls and gates.
|Another Jerusalem Panorama taken from Mt Scopus (Chatham University Archives, circa 1890)|
|Jaffa Gate (Chatham University Archives circa 1890)|
This picture of Jaffa Gate has been featured in previous postings when we found it in other collections.
We also determined that the photo was taken prior to 1898 because of a glimpse of the moat wall on the right side of the picture.
The wall was torn down and the moat filled in so that the Germany emperor's carriage could enter.
|Damascus Gate (Chatham University Archives)|
There are no pictures of the Zion, Dung and Herod Gates of the Old City. The "New Gate" of the Old City, an entrance built for access into the Christian Quarter, was constructed in 1889, after the photographs were taken.
|Lions Gate, also known as St. Stephen's Gate (Chatham University Archives)|
|The sealed Sha'ar Harachamim, or the Golden Gate, taken from Gethsemane Garden (Chatham University Archives)|
Click on photos to enlarge. Click on the caption to view the original picture.
Next: Inside Jerusalem

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Multiscattering-Enhanced Absorption Spectroscopy
An original scheme for sensitive absorption measurements, particularly well-suited for low analyte concentrations, is presented. The technique is based on multiscattering-enhanced absorption spectroscopy (MEAS) and benefits from the advantages of conventional absorption spectroscopy: simplicity, rapidity, and low costs. The technique relies on extending the optical path through the sensing volume by suspending dielectric beads in the solution containing the analytes of interest, resulting in multiple scattering of light, which increases the optical path length through the sample. This way, a higher sensitivity and lower limit of detection, compared to those of conventional absorption spectroscopy, can be achieved. The approach is versatile and can be used for a broad variety of analytes. Here, it is applied to the detection of phenol red, 10 nm gold nanoparticles, and envy green fluorescence dye; the limit of detection is decreased by a factor of 7.2 for phenol red and a factor of 3.3 for nanoparticles and dye. The versatility of this approach is illustrated by its application in increasing the sensitivity of colorimetric detection with gold nanoparticle probes and a commercially available hydrogen peroxide bioassay. The influence of different parameters describing the scattering medium is investigated in detail experimentally and numerically, with very good agreement between the two. Those parameters can be effectively used to tailor the enhancement for specific applications and analytes.


APPLYING INFORMATION SECURITY AND SDLC TO BUSINESS
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Applying Information Security and SDLC to Business
Anthony Goss, James Leehan, Nicole Rossano, Roxie Carter
September 1, 2014
Applying Information Security and SDLC to Business There are several things a manager has to consider when running a business. He or she must ensure that the company does what it needs to meet the needs of the customer, the employees, and protect all personal information. One way is to ensure that there are proper security measures to protect all data by making sure the employees are trained and understand the security protocols. Another way is by using the Systems Development Life Cycle (SDLC) method to help maintain the systems they have or need to conduct business. Businesses…show more content… What errors or problems will the new system have? The third stage is component design. For component design, we have to design the database and determine hardware specifications. The fourth stage is implementation. During this stage you have to build system components and conduct tests to see if it works properly.
The fifth and final stage is system maintenance. During this stage, you see if anyone wants to change anything and you fix anything that has problems or that did not work correctly. According to Kroenke (2014), “You may be surprised to learn this, but all commercial software products are shipped with known failures. Usually vendors test their products and remove the most serious problems, but they seldom, if ever, remove all of the defects that they know about. Shipping with defects is an industry practice” (Chapter 10).
How Amazon could use the SDLC method to implement new technology
There are several things that businesses use on a daily basis that is vital to its success, one of those is its information system. According to Kroenke (2014), an information system consists of five components (p. 10), of which, three must be maintained and upgraded in order for a business to remain relevant. When managers of a business such as Amazon concludes that it should implement new technology, one way to do this is to use the SDLC method. As previously mentioned, the SDLC has several steps that when followed, would assist a group


Rapidly improving computing and networking technology enables enterprises to collect data from virtually all its business units. The main challenge today is to extract useful information from an overwhelmingly large amount of raw data. To support complex analysis queries, data warehouses were introduced. They manage data, which is extracted from the different operational databases and from external data sources, and they are optimized for fast query processing. For modern data warehouses, it is common to manage Terabytes of data. According to a recent survey by the Winter Corporation (2003), for instance, the decision support database of SBC reached a size of almost 25 Terabytes, up from 10.5 Terabytes in 2001 (Winter Corporation, 2001).


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Having been out planting ten of them at my children’s school earlier this week, trees are definitely on my mind, especially after hearing of some great facts uncovered by scientists in Scotland.
Botanists at the Royal Botanic Garden in Edinburgh have found out that cold and windy weather might well have saved the lives of thousands of trees on the Isle of Man.
Dutch elm disease was the tree disaster story of the 1970s and 80s, with up to 75 million trees having been lost on the British mainland. But in the Isle of Man only around one per cent have succumbed even now.
Scientists first thought that they were somehow resistant – but now they believe it’s down to the weather. Dutch elm disease is a fungus that hitchhikes on the bodies of tiny elm bark beetles – and the beetles need it to be at least 20C to fly and not too windy either. And most years it’s been just too cold and windy for them to spread to the island in the Irish Sea.
And there’s more good news in that it might be the same case in Scotland. According to Botanics experts, north of Aberdeen Dutch elm disease seems to disappear and wych elms – Britain’s only native elm and also known as the Scots elm – are very hardy. The English elm, one variety which really got hammered in the 1970s, is actually a clone, reproduced through grafts and cuttings – one of the reasons why it fared so badly.
Of course, there’s always the fear that as our weather warms, the beetle might get more active and the disease might spread. But as spring tries to emerge amid the wind and snow, it’s good to know.


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The importance of routine maintenance checks
Who are BL Claims Solicitors
BL Claims Solicitors specialise in personal injury, clinical negligence and travel claims, providing our clients with hands-on support, nationally.
We are rated as one of the top firms in the UK and believe in speaking to our clients in jargon-free language and ensuring you're speaking to a highly qualified lawyer right from the outset
As a local girl I always have a flick through the Daily Echo to see what is going on nearby. An article caught my eye as it involved personal injury, my specialism.
On the 18th July 2014 the Wightlink St Helen ferry was at the Fishbourne ferry terminal on the Isle of Wight when the deck, which was being lowered to prepare to disembark cars on board, collapsed. As a result a crewman and three passengers, who were in their cars at the time, were injured. I don’t know anything more about their injuries so I do hope they are ok and have now recovered from the unfortunate injuries they sustained.
A report by the Marine Accident Investigation Branch (MAIB) found a lack of routine maintenance contributed to the accident. The cause of the accident was a wire rope which had suffered significant mechanical wear due to lack of lubrication. The investigation found fault in the way Wightlink had managed the day to day maintenance of its fleet and in particular the vessels mezzanine decks. Although they were subject to regular inspections and a mandatory six monthly examination by a surveyor it found that the formal mezzanine deck greasing routine had not been in place for two years. The Maritime and Coastguard Agency had highlighted this discrepancy nine months before the accident and the failure to lubricate the steel wire lifting ropes had been identified during the six monthly examinations. Unfortunately it appears that Wightlink failed to address and resolve the issue and as a result allowed the material condition of the collapsed deck to deteriorate to a dangerously unsafe condition. Wightlinks policy was to replace wire ropes after four years but it appears that the rope in question was four years and three months old.
In this case had the deck been overhauled and the lifting ropes replaced the accident would not have happened. In these circumstances anyone seeking to bring a claim for personal injury caused by the collapsed deck would have been successful in establishing liability and indeed I would have expected liability to have been conceded in the first instance.
I am pleased to hear that Wightlink have now put in place a maintenance programme for the steel wire lifting rope and a formal monthly greasing schedule. As a result an accident like this should not happen again.
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Physiology of the orexinergic/hypocretinergic system: a revisit in 2012
The neuropeptides orexins and their G protein-coupled receptors, OX1 and OX2, were discovered in 1998, and since then, their role has been investigated in many functions mediated by the central nervous system, including sleep and wakefulness, appetite/metabolism, stress response, reward/addiction, and analgesia. Orexins also have peripheral actions of less clear physiological significance still. Cellular responses to the orexin receptor activity are highly diverse. The receptors couple to at least three families of heterotrimeric G proteins and other proteins that ultimately regulate entities such as phospholipases and kinases, which impact on neuronal excitation, synaptic plasticity, and cell death. This article is a 10-year update of my previous review on the physiology of the orexinergic/hypocretinergic system. I seek to provide a comprehensive update of orexin physiology that spans from the molecular players in orexin receptor signaling to the systemic responses yet emphasizing the cellular physiological aspects of this system.

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Yes, our AR4 E headset is fully compatible with Google ARCore and all Google Cardboard software.
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November 27, 1995
Web posted at: 12:53 a.m. EST
From Correspondent Elizabeth Schwartz
ATLANTA, Georgia (CNN) -- Once a week, Ron Richardson gives blood. And once a week, the nurse throws it away.
Richardson, like a million other Americans, has hemachromatosis -- iron overload disease. He's perfectly healthy except for the fact that his body absorbs too much iron from foods. Even if he eats just a little bit of iron, it is stored in his organs -- and can eventually cause heart disease, liver disease, and other problems.
But once detected, the treatment for iron overload disease is simple: to give blood. Over time, blood-letting forces the iron out of the organs. Some patients give blood once every few months. Others, like Richardson and George Aulbach, give once a week.
"The only medication I ever get, the only thing I ever do is to come down here and give blood," says Aulbach.
Since 1978, Aulbach has given blood 350 times. And each time, it's marked as hazardous -- although it is not.
Blood from iron overload disease patients is perfectly safe and normal. But despite that, blood banks, where blood shortages are a constant problem, routinely reject the blood.
The reason that blood is normal in hemachromatosis patients is that the iron accumulates only in the organs, not in the blood. Blood banks acknowledge that there would be nothing dangerous about using this blood for transfusions.
"The disease hemachromatosis is an inherited disease," says Dr. Harvey Klein of the American Association of Blood Banks. "It can't be transmitted through a blood transfusion." (110K AIFF sound or 110K WAV sound)
But the blood banks have another concern -- the patients' honesty. Everyone who gives blood must answer a series of questions, such as "have you ever had hepatitis as an adult or do you have a cold right now?" A "yes" to one of these questions means the Red Cross will refuse to take the blood.
And since iron overload patients must give blood, blood banks worry that the patients won't answer the questions truthfully.
"Perhaps some people who have an incentive to donate blood are less candid in their donor history, and the donor history is an important screen," says Klein.
Many patients with hemachromatosis wish the banks would distribute their blood.
"I would feel a lot happier if it were being contributed and being used, because I do have to give so much of it," says Richardson. "And it's perfectly good blood." (98K AIFF sound or 98K WAV sound)
It is estimated that one out of every 200 U.S. citizens has iron overload disease ... and patients are beginning to organize in hopes of convincing blood banks to put their blood to good use.
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- 1 First, rinse the burdock, put it in fennel, boil it, skim off the blood foam, cook it, then slice or put small pieces of Nan Niu on the edge.
- 2 The beef soup filters out fennel and other impurities, adds curry powder and salt to boil, then adds vermicelli and beef slices to boil, and finally sprinkles coriander.


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I was greeted with a heart warming story this morning of a bystander who gave CPR to a jogger who had collapsed and gone into a cardiac arrest. The jogger survived. I am always amazed at out of hospital cardiac arrest stories and how there usually is an element of luck to the patient’s survival. Let’s look at this story as reported by the press. First, the victim is an older gentleman but a jogger. This implies that he is active physically and is likely in better shape than average. This is important because surviving a cardiac arrest is extremely tough on the body. If you are in better shape you may be more likely to survive the event. Secondly, this wasn’t just any bystander. She was a nurse at a busy emergency room in Louisville. She likely had experience performing CPR. This was a very lucky circumstance. The nurse knew what to do and acted immediately. She told someone to call 911, while she initiated CPR. It sounds like there were other bystanders that were watching but failed to act. This is not uncommon. The number one reason for a lack of bystander CPR is a lack of knowledge of how to perform CPR. In Louisville, our emergency medical system averages 6-8 minutes to arrival of cardiac arrest calls. Every minute that goes by before the heart is defibrillated (shocked back to a normal rhythm) leads to a 10% increase risk of death. Due to a large event in Louisville that day, it took 20 minutes for EMS to arrive. This is where the 3rd element of luck came into play. This was not just any ER nurse. She is a triathlete training for the ironman. She is used to exerting herself for along time. CPR is strenuous work if done correctly and to do it as long as this nurse had to had to be exhausting. Great job by this heroic triathlete emergency room nurse. Here is a link to the story http://www.wave3.com/story/25478143/man
In Louisville, currently only 25% of cardiac arrest victims receive bystander CPR. Cities with the best survival rates from cardiac arrest have bystander CPR rates over 70%. Hands-only CPR is an easy to learn and perform CPR technique. This is the recommended CPR technique to use for the lay public for out of hospital cardiac arrest victims. Start the Heart Foundation is committed to improving survival of cardiac arrest victims through education and training of hands-only CPR. We offer this service for free and are able to teach classes in 30 minutes. Contact us for more information or to arrange a CPR class.

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When Tiffany Lopez joined the staff at Fremont High School, she had one goal: to get a chapter started for the Family, Career and Community Leaders of America.
It had been 20 years since FHS had one, and Lopez felt it was the right time.
“I was in FCCLA when I was in high school, and it’s really instrumental to me to get that going,” she said. “And so here we are. We are getting started, and we’re doing great.”
Lopez was successful in rebooting the FCCLA chapter, which now has 25 high school students in its membership.
As part of its fundraising process, FCCLA is first making chocolate-covered strawberries for Valentine’s Day this week for students to purchase.
FCCLA is a state and national organization that focuses on leadership and opportunities in careers to support families. The organization, founded in 1945, has over 175,000 members in 5,300 chapters across the country.
FCCLA also allows for students to take part in Students Taking Action with Recognition (STAR) events, which let members compete with presentations at statewide and national levels.
In the organization, Lopez said students will have the chance to give back to the community while learning leadership skills to help develop themselves.
We focus on careers, we focus on culinary, we focus on children and families, so there’s a lot of things that FCCLA does,” she said. “It really encompasses the family and consumer science department, but we take it to the state and national level.”
In order to restart the chapter, Lopez had to contact the FCCLA state advisor, who sent her the information to get started.
“Our Fremont Public Schools administration was all on-board, and so we’re super appreciative of that,” she said.
FHS freshman Mercedes Booze and junior Oscar Avila both heard about FCCLA from Lopez, who they had as teachers.
“I was just really excited about the competitive part of it, about talking about what’s important to us,” Booze said. “And then of course, volunteering is also very interesting.”
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Avila said he was looking forward to working within the community with FCCLA.
“Right now, we’re doing fundraisers, but in the future, we’re going to be helping so many other places, like maybe infants and retirement homes and everything,” he said.
Currently, FCCLA is meeting informally to help the chapter raise money.
“We’re planning on doing meetings once a month after school,” Avila said. “Right now, this is just the fundraising piece, so we’re after school helping out.”
In the future, Lopez said she wants the students to take part in STAR events that FCCLA holds.
“We’re not going to actually participate in the event, but we’re going to go help and be coordinators,” she said. “We’re going to be leaders in order to help out other schools at the state event, and hopefully next year, we would compete.”
Other future plans for FCCLA include an Adopt-a-Highway, a car wash fundraiser and reaching out to private and public entities for community service, Lopez said.
“I’m looking forward to learning about Fremont and the community and learning about the real world by helping out people,” Booze said.
Both Booze and Avila said that they loved working with their fellow FCCLA members, even if it was just for fundraising.
“These are amazing people,” Avila said. “They are really nice, they have great personality and I really like working with them.”
Like Booze, Avila said he as looking forward to taking part in competitions.
“I think that will be interesting for me because it’s a whole different perspective of what people might think about something,” he said.
Lopez said she wants the students to learn how to take the initiative through FCCLA, which she has already seen with the strawberry decorations.


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1. The problem statement, all variables and given/known data A mysterious crate has shown up at your place of work, Firecracker Company, and you are told to measure its inertia. It is too heavy to lift, but it rolls smoothly on casters. Getting an inspiration, you lightly tape a 0.60-kg iron block to the side of the crate, slide a firecracker between the crate and the block, and light the fuse. When the firecracker explodes, the block goes one way and the crate rolls the other way. You measure the crate's speed to be 0.064 m/s by timing how long it takes to cross floor tiles. You look up the specifications of the firecracker and find that it releases 9 J of energy. That's all you need, and you quickly calculate the inertia of the crate. 2. Relevant equations p=mv k=1/2mv2 3. The attempt at a solution i know the inertia is referring to the mass of the crate. will i need to use the chang in kinetic energy equation to solve for mass?


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It’s been almost a year since I’ve had my Russian piping tips out. Those that follow me on Facebook and Instagram would have seen my video piping flowers last week. I piped them all out and then popped them in the freezer to use this week.
I was unsure of how well they would defrost after I had put them on a cake, but I am pleased to tell you that it worked out really well! As I thought the roses and more “dense” flowers (without delicate stamens etc) froze and transferred the easiest.
This cake was for a wedding anniversary, a 51st! As the 50th is the golden anniversary I decided to add just a hint of gold to the cake for this year’s too.
The cake was a chocolate cake, drizzled with strawberry syrup, and layered with vanilla buttercream. The cake was covered in buttercream and detailed using an Evil Cake Genius Contour Comb (I looooove these things!!!)
All the flowers and leaves are buttercream with the gold leaves made from homemade sugar lace on a Sugarveil Leaves mat.
It’s not often that I get to make a cake (excluding birthdays) just for my family. This Easter weekend I decided to try out my Russian piping tips. I have had them for a while but haven’t had the opportunity to play with them until now.
I was amazed how quickly and easily these tips created a beautiful floral cake, all of these flowers took less than 10 minutes. I only used three of my twelve piping tips and will try the others out soon.
The main trick is to make sure that the buttercream attaches to the cake before you pull up. The three tips I used looked best kept quite short. I am guessing when I use the tulip tips that they will be best a little taller.
The only issue I had using the tips was with my soft buttercream. As the buttercream warmed, it was more difficult to produce a flower with all the details. You can see this on my cake with the roses. If I was making this cake for someone else I would have scraped the flopped flowers off and repiped As it was for my family (who didn’t even notice!) I just left them. (Please excuse the photos too, taken on my turntable!)
The cake is a Thermomix whole orange cake. I decided that we would have something other than chocolate this Easter. The side of the cake was iced in buttercream lightly, more like a naked cake. I had a thicker layer of buttercream on the top and left this in the fridge to set before piping the flowers.
Here’s a quick demo video for you.
I hope you all had a very happy and safe Easter 🐰