3. People also described a sense of being at one with nature or a part of nature.
5. Finally, nature was experienced as embodied in the sense that the experience was primarily sensory and emotional.
The paper, published in frontiers in psychology as part of a special edition on nature and wellbeing extends previous empirical descriptions of the human-nature relationship by incorporating psychoanalytic processes and theory into a theoretically informed qualitative methodological stance. The findings further demonstrate that a convergence between phenomenology and psychoanalysis might offer a richness of understanding human-nature relationships, a perspective not often attainable through more traditional quantitative research methodologies.
Interacting with nature enhances health and wellbeing. However, we still no little about how this relationship works. A better understanding of this relationship is essential for the development of programs designed specifically to improve the wellbeing of participants. To date much of the research exploring the relationship between human beings and the rest of the natural world has remained in the deterministic traditions relying on the Cartesian notion of 'subject' and object'. Nature is seen as an object for the benefit of people and understanding how benefits happen is about understanding the impact of the object (i.e. natural environment) on the subject (i.e. people). This perspective of "nature" as the physical world outside our skin (except artificial technologically created objects) is fundamentally flawed. People are part of nature and therefore at a fundamental level being human is also being nature. However, the pull of modern western culture tends to focus on how we are separate from or estranged from nature as opposed to being part of. Natural environments are most often perceived to be 'places' often with minimal human interference. For ancient philosophers of most ancient Greek and eastern schools, nature includes people. Nature is understood as a process of life, of which human beings are an immanent part. Returning to nature and remembering that we are nature is essential for health and wellbeing. An often overlooked philosophical perspectives from the Buddhist and Stoic traditions provide a solid framework to guide intervention designers. For both traditions the only way to reach the state of awakening or flourishing is to surrender to natural laws. Stoicism and Buddhism propose that human flourishing is not achieved by ego expression, but rather by adjustment to the natural world, including the rhythms of the natural environment. Combining these similar concepts from Buddhist and Stoic philosophy provides a comprehensive picture of how the natural environment might enhance human wellbeing. In particular the Stoic notion of oikeiōsis and the Buddhist notions of mind awakening. The complementarity of these two approaches when combined provide effective guidance for the design and implementation of interventions for facilitating wellbeing through experiences in the natural world.
For some years now research from a variety of scientific fields has found that physical activity in the presence of nature and feelings of being connected to nature are linked to enhanced psychological health and wellbeing benefits. However, there has sometimes been confusion about whether the impacts measured are because of increased physical activity or the effects of the natural world. A new study that we recently published in the journal Frontiers in Psychology aimed to investigate the long term psychological health and wellbeing impact of the physical activity environment for those already undertaking the UK physical activity guidelines weekly amount of physical activity. The topic is important for the design of health and wellbeing environments and interventions involving physical activity. We measured trait and state anxiety, physical activity levels, wellebing and also peoples connection to nature.
What we found was that psychological wellbeing scores were high and anxiety scores were low for all participants. Which is what you would expect given that all particpipantss were physically active. The exercise environment didi not play any part in either trait anxiety or wellbeing. However, what was really interesting was that there did seem to be a link between feeling part of nature and wellbeing There was alos a relationship beyween feling connected to nature and overall trait anxiety, and trait somatic anxiety. IN summary this study provides further evidence that feeling connected to nature is linked to enhanced psychological health and wellbeing. While regular exercisers might benefit from exercise alone, individual differences with regards to the level of connection with the natural world, seem to impact on the benefits observed.
Can sport deepen an environmental identity?
Sport participation can deepen environmental identity if certain principles are followed. However, traditional sports are founded upon competitive notions and the achievement of task goals with little interaction between participants and the natural environment. Research suggests that the best way to develop or deepen an environmental identity is to experientially interact with the natural world in a manner that enhances emotional engagement. Outdoor and adventure sports emphasise the relationship between the sport participant and the natural environment which if harnessed effectively suggest that outdoor and adventure sports might be the ideal medium for deepening an environmental identity. The theoretical framework, Ecological Dynamics and its focus on the person-environment relationship provides an ideal model for understanding this process. The model is ideally suited to understand how sport participation can create a deeper environmental identity because a key presupposition is that behaviour emerges from an interactive relationship between the individual and the environment. In contrast to traditional psychological theories of behaviour change and learning that emphasize the role of individual attitudes and capabilities, this approach argues that the environment has an equal status to the individual. That is, a conducive environment is often more likely to have long lasting effects on behaviour than attempts to change the individual. Affordance theory suggests that theoretical perspectives that focus on the form and structure of nature (how nature looks) might be limited as a theoretical explanation for developing an environmental identity. Attempting to deepen an environmental identity through enhancing the aesthetics of nature might be limited. Instead, ecological dynamics proposes that a focus on function is more effective. This is important as it suggests that the development of an enhanced environmental identity is more likely to take place when individuals are physically active in nature in a manner that enhances their relationship with nature, emotional connection to nature, and the realisation that they are part of nature. For sport participation to encourage an environmental identity emotional engagement affordances are needed and the learning context needs to be representative of the everyday world.
Sharma-Brymer, V., Gray, T., Brymer, E. (Forthcoming) Sport Participation to Create a Deeper Environmental Identity with Pro-environmental Behaviors. In McCullough, B. P., & Kellison, T. B. (Eds.). Routledge Handbook on Sport and the Environment. NY: Routledge.
Over the last four decades the world has been witness to an unprecedented interest in and engagement with extreme sports. While activities are still evolving for the most part extreme sports are unique in that they involve physical and psychological prowess as well as a particular attitude towards the world and self. Research into extreme sports is still in its infancy and as a result we are still developing our understanding of participants who engage in extreme activities such as BASE jumping, big wave surfing, extreme skiing, waterfall kayaking, extreme mountaineering, and solo rope free climbing. Phenomenology has provided a glimpse into the lived world of the participants and a more nuanced way of interpreting the experience that has moved us beyond the notion or risks, death defiance and the no fear concept. In a recent article to be published in the journal Psychology of Consciousness we extended this even further and presented data that drew upon interviews with 15 extreme sports participants across three continents. In particular we highlighted three aspects of the extreme sports experience not traditionally considered in sport research let alone linked to extreme sports. The first notion that emerged from the data was that the core of the experience was profoundly embodied and beyond words. Even highly educated participants were unable to express the central structure of their lived experience. Instead they spoke in metaphors and simile's but still determined that only by living the experience could it be truly determined. Participants described a powerful feeling of vigour where senses are enhanced and everyday experiences of factors such as time change. Extreme sports seem to also facilitate transcendence. The findings provide a valuable insight the experience of the participants and contribute to our understanding of the range of human volition and experience.
Taking a phenomenological approach to research really does open up new and interesting notions. The idea that extreme sports are just about risk is very quickly proving to be a difficult notion to define, rather like building a castle of sand. A more nuanced research program is starting to show that extreme sports have unique qualities in that they involve physical prowess as well as a particular attitude towards the world and the self. Participants who engage in extreme activities such as BASE jumping, big wave surfing, extreme skiing, waterfall kayaking, extreme mountaineering, and solo rope free climbing enjoy experiences that are far outside of normal everyday experiences and yet open to any of us if we choose to participate. You do not need a special kind of personality but you do need commitment, tenacity and a profound knowledge of self, the natural world and the activity. Participation opens up all sorts of extraordinary experiences many of which are beyond the capacity of words to describe bit are non-the-less important and real. In our lasts paper we outline the ineffable experiences in extreme sports, those that point to a deep sense of out place in the world. The findings provide a valuable insight into the experiences of the participants and contribute to our understanding of human volition and the range of human experiences.
The article will be published in 2017 a special edition of Psychology of Consciousness: Theory, Research, and Practice. I will keep you posted when I know more.
Physical inactivity has become one of the most important global health challenges contributing to approximately 3.2 million deaths each year. Regular physical activity is an effective preventative and rehabilitative intervention for over 30 distinct diseases or health conditions. There is now a plethora of programs and policies that educate about physical activity and recommend and promote physical activity around the world. However, despite the prevalence of recommendations and programs it is estimated that only 1 person in every 4 undertakes enough physical activity.
One vital factor that has been generally overlooked is that the modern day environment may not be conducive to some population groups becoming and remaining physically active. In fact the modern day environment might actually be inviting sedentary behaviour. Concerns over public health issues related to physical inactivity may be addressed by designing environments that provide opportunities for different population groups to enhance physical activity levels and gain the health and wellbeing benefits of physical activity. Knowing how to design environments that invite opportunities for physical activity, exercise and play in sedentary individuals is now becoming essential. We need to step away from telling people what to do and move more towards providing environments that support physical activity. Exercise scientists, health professionals, planners, designers and engineers, and psychologists, should collaborate in co-designing environments and playscapes that facilitate physical activity participation in different population sub-groups. Concepts in ecological dynamics emphasise the relationship between the person and their environment. By (re)designing environments that invite physical activity rather than sedentary behaviour we can enhance physical activity and the health benefits of physical activity. It is quite clear from a broad range of research that designing green communities and neighbour hoods will go a long way to increasing physical activity levels and reducing the health issues related to sedentary behaviour.
For more on this issue please read the special edition to be published this year in the journal 'Sports Medicine'. Online first articles are already available.


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Today I got to see our PREVENT Small Business Backup Service in action. I was quite impressed! A service ticket was opened by one of our clients looking for assistance with accessing a database from a certain point in time. The client was concerned that one of their production SQL databases was not accurate so they wanted to be able to bring up the database from January 2nd and run it parallel to the production database for comparison. In the 'old' days this request may have made me a bit squeamish.
In the old days, I would initially need to hunt down the tape from January 2nd, then I would need to import the tape into the drive on the backup server, and finally sit back and hope that the backup server would be able to find the data I was looking for. If I had made it that far I would then need to figure how to turn that backed up data into a database that would not interfere with the production version running on the same server.
Not only did PREVENT make this whole process a lot easier, but it also significantly reduced the amount of time needed for the restore. I started the restore by connecting to the client's PREVENT box and launching the Backup Management Console. From there I was able to 'Explore the backup' by browsing to the location of the PREVENT backup files, sorting by date and choosing the incremental image of the server's drive where the database was stored. I finished the explore backup wizard and two minutes later PREVENT presented me with an exact duplicate of the disk drive on the server as of January 2nd.
I quickly browsed into the SQL database folder and sure enough, there were the .mdf and .ldf SQL files that made up the database. I copied both files to the client's server and used SQL Enterprise Manager to attach the database as a different name. The client was then able to go into the database and find the data they were looking for. The entire process took me about twenty minutes to complete.
With PREVENT, I was able to do the entire restore remotely, quickly, and most importantly, of all the data was reliable. What more could I ask for in a small business backup product?


On the surface, Tim Ailwood's The Quiet Invasion and Stephen Gapps' The Sydney Wars have much in common. Both sport a scarlet cover decorated with an arresting black-and-white graphic design. Both are chunky paperbacks – between those vivid covers lie 300-plus pages apiece, holding out the promise of a good, solid read. Both offer detailed narratives of the years following the arrival of British convicts and marines in Sydney Cove in January 1788. And both unfold a shaded story of negotiations that deepened into conflict, as the intentions of the invaders became clear and Indigenous Australians were driven to defend their land, culture and life ways.
The Sydney Wars by Stephen Gapps.
In this, both are fresh instances of a significant shift in recent years in approaches to Australian history. Their founding premise is a respect for Aboriginal land ownership, cultural autonomy, sophistication and agency. They tell neither insular white histories of convict society nor histories of an "othering" colonial gaze directed upon Aboriginal people. Instead, both seek to describe a two-sided encounter in a contact zone. They do so, however, in very different ways.
Ailwood, tracing the first four years of the convict settlement at Sydney Cove, describes a relationship based on mutual incomprehension. The British, in particular, failed to recognise or respect the unfamiliar culture of the traditional owners. Unable to see beyond their own assumed superiority, they hoped that Indigenous Australians would eventually realise the great blessings of civilisation being offered to them.
It is this sketchy attempt to "win hearts and minds" that Ailwood – deploring it – describes as a "quiet invasion". His unfolding narrative nevertheless traces a rising clash of hostilities, and endeavours to present a point of view from both sides of the encounter, with sympathy firmly on the side of the Australians.
Gapps covers a wider geography and chronology, arguing that historical interpretations of the early period of penal settlement have centred too exclusively on Sydney Cove. The first three decades of convict settlement were characterised by what he terms the "Sydney wars": conflicts over territory, waged in military and paramilitary encounters across the Cumberland Plain.
The Quiet Invasion by Tim Ailwood.
Gapps sees nothing "quiet" in this invasion, or in the resistance it encountered. His impressive research into the casualties of the early settlement shows how often convicts and others who strayed beyond the fringes of settlements risked retributive action, how deeply the authorities were preoccupied with defence. Even after Indigenous Australians strategically conceded much of the Cumberland Plain, they long used the bordering escarpment and forests as cover for harassing raids.
Very different representations of Indigenous subjectivity are at work here. Ailwood's book emphasises mutual incomprehension. The invaders "did not know" of the deep history of the people of Sydney, their sophisticated culture and land use and profound spiritual connection to country. The "Australians", as he terms the Indigenous people of Sydney, for their part "could not know" that the first ship would be followed by so many more, or that the new arrivals intended to stay.
His story of cultural difference and opacity finds little echo in Gapps' account of military-style conflict. Both sides understood only too well what was at stake in this war over territory, Gapps suggests. And while combatants may not have met on equal terms, neither was hopelessly outmatched. Against the technological superiority of British weaponry, the Indigenous warriors of Sydney possessed significant advantages of speed, stealth and knowledge of country. British forces were forced to deploy military tactics acquired in other conflicts, and developed new ones to meet these unfamiliar circumstances. In casting the conflict as "war", Gapps argues for a level of Indigenous agency scarcely allowed in Ailwood's vision of "quiet invasion".
Gapps writes as an experienced historian, confidently engaging with existing accounts and explaining where and why he differs. His prime target is cultural historians, and his prime claim to authority his "grasp of military context". Historical understanding of this period of conflict has hitherto been "defective", he argues, in part because it is based on sources by British officials and soldiers who were unable "to see Aboriginal tactics as military tactics at all", but only as treacherous atrocities and depredations.
But that misunderstanding has in recent years been compounded by historians uninterested in military history, who focus instead on "the tragedy and inexorable triumph of colonialism". Their "fascination with encounter moments, entangled cultural relations and survival stories" has come at the expense of recognising the salience of resistance warfare.
Ailwood's tone is no less confident, but far less assured. Writing of the penal settlement's much-studied first four years, drawing on that limited set of primary sources that has been pored over, assessed and reassessed by generations of historians, he desperately needed to explain why we need this new account. He never does.
The dust jacket promises that the book will tell the "true history" of those years, "explode the myths" and explain "what really happened"; the book delivers an eventful narrative, rich in detail and, despite problems of structure, curiously fascinating. But Ailwood's occasional assertions that "many historians" have got certain elements wrong hardly amount to an explosion, nor is it clear how he has determined what is "right".
He never acknowledges the inherent limitations of the primary accounts he summarises, never explains his own process of reasoning, and scarcely acknowledges his intellectual debt to historians whose deeper research and more subtle interpretations inform his flatfooted account. Compared with this, Gapps' sometimes irritating note of condescension towards cultural historians becomes forgivable. At least you know where he's coming from.
Notwithstanding their differences, both books left me with a lingering uncertainty about the moral they want readers to draw from their accounts. Gapps makes a convincing claim for the strength of a "resistance war" fought by Indigenous Australians. He draws a compelling picture of British settlers haunted by the looming consciousness of danger, driven by the effectiveness of resistance into strategies of attack and defence. He writes of a war that escalated as the British "pushed a colony out" across the Cumberland Plain – a war of conquest not easily won, and a war of resistance that drove up casualties on both sides. Emphasising the reciprocity of conflict, he eschews deep reflection on its ethical dimensions.
But elevating the conflict to war, however justifiable empirically, has consequences for national remembering that demand further thought. Metaphorically inscribing on a "roll of honour" the names of soldiers and warriors along with "convicts, settlers, women and children" who died in the conflict tends to glorify both sides equally, while an emphasis on the vulnerability of British settlers deflects attention from their original aggression. Gapps would probably not argue that there is a moral equivalence here, but he does not do quite enough to dispel the impression.
Ailwood's moral is more confused. If his book has a consistent message, it is that the British invasion of Australia was unjustifiable, because Indigenous Australians were so deeply connected to the land. But in a bewildering epilogue, reaching for a position of reconciliation and national unity, he throws any such moral clarity aside. Throughout the book he has called Aboriginal people "Australians", insisting on their superior right to this title by virtue of their millennia of occupation and abiding spiritual connection to the land.
His final paragraphs attempt to draw these Australians into the embrace of national unity, in a way that drastically disavows the history he has just told. We must acknowledge and understand Australian culture, he urges, and like them accept that the "land owns us". Only thus can "our country ... develop a unique national identity commensurate with our proud heritage. ... This is the land we live in and that we must embrace. It began in January 1788 ...."
It's a disturbing gesture of apparently well-intentioned appropriation, worthy of Ailwood's "quiet invaders" themselves.
Penny Russell is Bicentennial professor of History at the University of Sydney.


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Fox News' "trust fund baby" prime-time host is on a mission to demonize the homeless
Written by Madeline Peltz & John Kerr
On his prime-time Fox News show, Tucker Carlson, an admitted "trust fund baby" and "out-of-the-closet elitist," has taken a surprising interest in the subject of homelessness in America. But his programming mostly consists of attacking people experiencing homelessness, complaining they make cities "dirty," describing them as criminals and drug addicts, and claiming they're victims of "family dissolution."
Carlson's attacks culminated in a May 13-17 nightly series titled "Homeless in America" in which he showed b-roll of unsuspecting people on the streets of West Coast cities and labeled them drug addicts and menaces to society. Carlson also repeatedly suggested that "normal people" are the real victims of the homelessness crisis, even claiming that the issue is preventing families from visiting public parks. Overall, his coverage has largely framed the issue as a moral and personal failure of struggling individuals, drawing on the longstanding Fox News tactic of shaming poor people.
Tucker Carlson blames homelessness in Los Angeles on immigration and sanctuary cities
Fox & Friends guest: Microsoft Word's inclusive language options are a "mechanism of mind control"

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Latent imaging of resists via resonant x-ray scattering: unraveling the effects of chain scission to chemical amplification (Conference Presentation)
Author(s): Isvar Cordova; Guillaume Freychet; Scott D. Dhuey; Alexander Hexemer; Patrick P. Naulleau; Cheng Wang
Even though instrumentation for electron beam lithography (EBL) has progressed immensely since it was first introduced almost 50 years ago[1], enabling beam spot sizes below 5 nm for certain systems, its lithographic resolution limits are still bound by the primary and secondary electron scattering processes that occur when a specific resist is exposed. As the feature sizes become smaller and resists designed with higher sensitivities, these stochastic processes play an increasing role in the resulting line edge roughness (LER) thus leading to an effect known as shot noise. Unfortunately, unraveling the impact of these processes from the impact of the development step is partly hindered by our inability to measure the 3D profile of the latent image from resists directly after exposure. Furthermore, given the recent rise of chemically-amplified resists (CARs) used for the next generation extreme ultraviolet lithography (EUV), it has become even more critical to find ways to characterize and investigate the shot noise effect. In this work, we tackle this challenge by applying the resonant soft x-ray scattering (RSoXS) technique in a grazing incidence configuration to extract the cross-sectional profile of resists that have already been patterned, but have yet to be developed (i.e., latent image). We find that the difference in chemistry induced by the chain scission process in exposed PMMA and CAR resists is enough to produce enough scattering contrast at certain X-ray energies near the absorption edge of carbon in order to provide a latent image profile of the pattern with sub-nanometer resolution. In this paper, we will compare the latent image profiles extracted from this RSoXS data to the profiles obtained after development, as well as expand on the nature of this chemical contrast mechanism. We will show how this scattering data may be interpreted and the information used to shed light on the nature of the resolution limit of a specific combination of resist and exposure plus development conditions. Finally, we will elaborate on the impact of the measurement itself on the resulting pattern morphology as well as how similar insights might be gained across other types of resists. 1. Hans C. Pfeiffer, } "Direct write electron beam lithography: a historical overview", Proc. SPIE 7823, Photomask Technology 2010, 782316 (24 September 2010); doi: 10.1117/12.868477
Date Published: 26 March 2019
Proc. SPIE 10959, Metrology, Inspection, and Process Control for Microlithography XXXIII, 109590K (26 March 2019); doi: 10.1117/12.2515166
Isvar Cordova, Lawrence Berkeley National Lab. (United States)
Guillaume Freychet, Lawrence Berkeley National Lab. (United States)
Scott D. Dhuey, Lawrence Berkeley National Lab. (United States)
Alexander Hexemer, Lawrence Berkeley National Lab. (United States)
Patrick P. Naulleau, Lawrence Berkeley National Lab. (United States)
Cheng Wang, Lawrence Berkeley National Lab. (United States)
Metrology, Inspection, and Process Control for Microlithography XXXIII
Vladimir A. Ukraintsev; Ofer Adan, Editor(s)


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Lil Wayne's private plane searched by federal agents in Miami - report
Cover Media 24 December 2019
Federal agents reportedly found guns and drugs when they searched rapper Lil Wayne's private jet at a Miami airport in Florida on Monday evening.
According to editors at The Miami Herald, agents from the FBI and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives obtained a federal search warrant to board the plane at the Miami-Opa Locka Executive Airport, after receiving a tip that marijuana and firearms may have been transported on the vehicle.
When they searched the plane, agents found cocaine, opioids and guns, law-enforcement sources told the publication.
However, it's unclear whether the Lollipop hitmaker or any member of his 14-person entourage was arrested after the search.
Wayne, real name Dwayne M Carter, Jr., has had a number of run-ins with the law during his rap career, and served a year in jail after pleading guilty to attempted criminal possession of a weapon in Manhattan, New York in 2009, after cops found a .40-caliber pistol on the star's tour bus two years earlier.


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Google Launches Mini-Marketing Lessons For Startups With New Mobile App, Google Primer
Google has rolled out a new iPhone app called Primer, aimed at teaching startups the fundamentals of marketing – with a Google spin, of course. The new app, available only on iOS for now, but coming soon to Android, complements the Google Primer website which further explains how the mini-marketing lessons Google provides overlaps with the company's larger agenda.
"We realized that some of the Google ad-tech products which connect businesses to customers also widen the gap between rookies and marketing pros," the website explains. "We want to fix this."
Instead of simplifying its ad-tech offerings for those so-called "rookies," Primer instead is focused on getting would-be marketers up to speed by offering straightforward marketing lessons, case studies, and quizzes that teach "big picture strategy." The content is co-developed between Google and industry experts in each category, the company says.
On mobile, the app offers a handful of topics including, at launch, Search Engine Marketing, Getting Media Coverage, and Content Marketing. The lessons are designed to help startups learn the basics quickly, whenever they have 5 minutes to spare. The app also works offline so users can read through the content on the subway, on planes, or anywhere else where they may not have a good signal.
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Google says the program is in its pilot phases, more topics will be added to Primer soon.
In addition the marketing lessons themselves, Google Primer users can also opt to receive emailed activities that help them put their knowledge into action. This feature will likely be used to onboard startups to Google's ad-tech products and services.
From a look at the app's screenshots, it seems the marketing lessons are really basic – is there really a quiz question that asks if you should "use jargon and buzzwords?" Well, I guess everyone has to start somewhere.
Google Primer is a free download on iTunes.


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The B&B is located near the sea in the heart of Cattolica, only a few steps away from the dancing fountains and the tourists dock.
The main value of our B&B is the passion that Sabrina, the owner for more than twenty years, puts into managing the B&B and her guests, offering all her experience in the sector of reception and making you feel at home.
The B&B was recently renovated. All rooms have a private toiled, balcony, air conditioning, security locker, Led TV, and Wi-Fi.
Also bar services and guarded indoor parking in the vicinity are at your disposal.
Breakfast is served for the entire morning.
Creamy cappuccino, espresso, tea, juices, yogurt, fresh fruit, cold cuts, cheese, cereals… all thig things go along in an inviting buffet with fresh cakes and pastries made every day for you by Sabrina.
At Bagni33, you'll find a perfectly outfitted beach with all services you could need during your days by the sea.
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Wet Saws, Wet Cutters & Bridge Saws. Which one is correct? Wet Saws, Wet Cutters or Bridge Saws? Whether you use the term wet saws (most popular), wet cutters or bridge saws to find what you are searching for on the Web, the range of saws on offer can make decision making difficult.
At Tilers Tools, we only stock Raimondi wet saws. The build quality is good and the cost is competitive, meaning they are great value. We only offer the best wet saws, the best tile saws and the best bridge saws on sale in the UK.
We stock the following Wet Saws, Wet Cutters & Bridge Saws which can be viewed individually in this Website. All the machines we stock are 110V, suitable for use on site.
Exploit 70 and Exploit 90. These are the entry level machines with a 0.9HP motor and fixed water tank. It's used for lighter, smaller material but can cut up to 700mm long and 45mm deep in a single pass. It uses either a 180mm or 200mm diamond blade. It can also plunge cut and can be angled to cut mitred/bevelled edges. The Exploit 90 is similar to the Exploit 70 but can cut longer material (up to 900mm long).
Bolt 90, Bolt 120 and Bolt 150. The Bolt has a more powerful 1.3HP motor. It has similar attributes to the Exploit but uses a larger 250mm diamond blade. This allows for a cutting depth of 55mm on a single pass.
Pikus 105 and Pikus 130. The Pikus has a similar motor to the Bolt but has a belt transmission which produces cutting power stronger than the Bolt. The Pikus has a plastic removable tray to make cleaning much easier. It will cut through material 55mm thick in a single pass.
ZOE 105, ZOE 130 and ZOE 150. This is by far the most popular wet saw we sell and has had great reviews from our clients – a national paving supplier described it as the best wet saw they had ever seen. The ZOE has a powerful 2.2HP motor, capable of cutting really challenging materials such as granite and thick porcelain tiles. It has become a favourite with landscapers as well as tilers. The ZOE has the removable tank, uses a 350mm diameter diamond blade and will cut through 120mm thick material on a single pass.
Tilers Tools explains new Going Greener policy. Tilers Tools are going green. Some customers were surprised when they receive a carton from us that may appear to be for a different product. For example, we have been known to send out goods in a box that may have contained a vacuum cleaner. We had purchased this for our own use.
Please rest assured that we only sell genuine Raimondi goods and the 'foreign' box is merely our attempt to recycle as much as possible. It also means that we can maintain our low packaging costs and, thereby, the price to our customers.
Tilers Tools explains new "Going Greener" policy. Their sister company, Aquacut Ltd, is at the head of innovative "green" practices in the industry. For example they have recently installed state of the art water recirculation machinery to minimise water consumption. At the Aquacut Group's new headquarters in Appleton near Warrington brand new LED lighting is being incorporated into the building work. An estimated saving of £000's in electricity costs is expected and a resultant reduction in greenhouse gases. Turning off all the heating in winter was also considered but the workforce took a dim view of such a policy!
Tilers Tools and the Aquacut group also work closely with their suppliers to minimise transport costs. We ensure as full a load as possible for shipping either from our Italian suppliers or within the UK. All pallets and other packaging material such as polystyrene and plastic wraps are reused as much as is possible.


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PROJECT TOPIC- INFLUENCE OF EMPLOYEE'S PARTICIPATION IN DECISION MAKING ON FIRMS PRODUCTIVITY
BY Igbaji Chinwendu March 9, 2015 Project Topics in Business Education, Project Topics, Project topics in Education, Project Topics Nigeria No Comments
One of the primary objectives of every business organization is the production of economic goods and services with a view making profit. In fact, no business organization will like to operate at a less. The achievement of these objective depends on the effort and contribution of the managers and subordinates in the organization. Many of the managerial policies and decision are armed at this end.
This is particularly fund in decision making, since they are the plans and strategies for getting the subordinate to accomplish the objectives for which the organization is established. In many cases, these plans and policies involved implicit assumptions about the intrinsic principles at work in organization that could make workers to increase their productivity in order to achieve organization goals.
Indeed, these managerial plans and policies for optimum productivity should be practical as it involves employees in decision making in the organization. In the view of Travis (2007), the essence of company achievement requires that workers be constantly and continuously motivated to put in their best. An important management duty and most relevant to this research work is employee participation in decision making to increase productivity.
This is based on the assumption that workers are the pivot on which every organization involves. The success or failure, growth or stump of any factory depends heavily on the effective involvement of the workers in decision affecting them and their work place. In other words, this will serve as a motivating factor which subsequently induces performance. Every manager realizes that the organizations set goals and objectives can not be achieved if the worker do not perform as much concentration on workers involvement in decision making therefore there is need for involving workers to put in their best, so that, the organization will achieve its objectives among which is the higher productivity or effective firm performance .
In recent times, there has been an increasing call for workers to change their attitude to work and to increase productivity. This has led to serves of seminars workshops, conferences, television debates and articles in newspapers and magazines, seeking for motivation factors that will make workers to increase their productivity. This arise form recent observations that there has been high decrease in productivity in an organization in Nigeria. It is seen as sequence of the Nigeria attitudes to work by some authors.
Ejionye (2006), has observed typical Nigeria workers as lazy, indolent and dishonest. While avoiding responsibility, he loves money, wealth and the good thing of life. The view is accepted by some authors who believe that an average Nigeria worker is lously, non_challent and irresponsible. Again Harris (2008), in his speech described the attitude of Nigeria workers "as one of the worst in the world".
While Arina (2005), emphases that a Nigeria workers is not allergic to work but needed good workers conditions. Many of them have taken into account several interfering factors that have been responsible for lower performance of Nigeria workers. In other words, the most crucial obstacle to effective and efficient employees performance, to a high degree is little or no motivation or total negligence of motivational of employees in decision making.
Wall and Hischeron (2001), employees in decision making is a process by which workers are consulted about and in turn can influence the factor, which shapes their working lives. Employees participation refers to employee involvement in decision making normally made at lower level within the organization. Hierarchy, Wall and Hischeron (2001), this also means the meaningful form of participation in company through which workers are consulted about and in turn influence the factors which shape their working lives.
Statement of the problems
Every organization encounters some problems in its operating environment such problem include, the problem of low productivity amongst workers and the problem of inefficiency. These problems among employees contribute significantly to poor returns, high labour turnover rate, and high rate of re-work and other resources wastage. Lack of employee's participation in decision making in improving firms productivity. We believer that employee ability to contribute meaningfully to the realization of an organizations co-operate goals and increase productivity.
To determine the extent to which workers participate in decision making in the management of Ebonyi state.
To determine the influence of workers participation in decision-making on productivity.
To find out ways of encouraging employees participation in Ebonyi state.
To investigate the advantages inherent in the participation of employees in decision making on productivity.
To investigate the disadvantages inherent in the participation of employees in decision making on productivity
To what extent do the employees of Ebonyi state involve in decision making?
What is the influence of workers participation in decision –making on productivity?
What are the ways of encouraging employees participation in Ebonyi state?
What are the advantages inherent in the participation of employees in decision making?
What are the disadvantages inherent in the participation of employees in decision making on productivity?
It is hold that this study will shed sufficient light on the appropriateness or other wise, on the employees participation in decision making and its influence on firms productivity.
It is also hoped that future researchers may find the out come of this research useful.
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Attended Chico High School in Chico, Calif.
Older brother, Daniel, played golf two years at Hawaii-Hilo.
First hole-in-one was on a par 4, the 16th hole at Southern Highlands Golf Club.
Lists "Entourage" and "Billy Madison" as his favorite movies.
Eats candy the night before every round as a superstition.
Not many people know that he played basketball in high school.
Would trade places with Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson for a day because he is a very successful man and an incredibly hard worker.
Oman Open: Earned his second European Tour title at the Oman Open in his rookie season. Following his maiden victory at the Afrasia Bank Mauritius Open at Anahita, won twice in his first 11 starts. Birdied two of his last three holes and finished with a total of 7-under 281 at Al Mouj Golf for a one shot victory.
Afrasia Bank Mauritius Open at Anahita: Claimed his first European Tour title at the Afrasia Bank Mauritius Open at Anahita in just his third start on the European Tour. Started the final round tied for the lead and carded a closing 4-under 68 for a two-shot victory over Mattieu Pavon and Seenappa Chikkarangappa.
Finished the Web.com Tour season with nine starts and two made cuts. Was 153rd on the Regular Season money list.
Air Capital Classic presented by Aetna: Recorded a career-best T13 in his first Web.com Tour start at the Air Capital Classic presented by Aetna in June.
Finished T3 at the 2009 Callaway Junior World Golf Championships against an outstanding international field on a U.S. Open venue, Torrey Pines (South Course).
Was the Northern California Player of the Year for JGANC in 2009 and was on the Junior America's Cup team in 2009 and 2010.
He was also on the Hogan Cup team those years.
Named to the Acacemic All-MW team three consecutive years at UNLV.
Recorded three top 10s and a top-5 finish as a sophomore in 2012-13.
Earned his first career individual title as a junior at the Jackrabbit Invitational, with a team-season-low 54-hole total of 7-under 209.
Led the team in scoring average with 72.59.
Earned All-Mountain West and PING All-West Region honors.


Far de Capdepera is a lighthouse on the northeast coast of the Spanish Mediterranean island of Majorca. It is one of five still in operation of the total of 15 Lighthouses of Majorca. The tower is registered under the international number E-0308 as well as the national code 33350 and irradiates a sector of 148 to 10 degrees. The lighthouse built by the Spanish engineer Emili Pou y Bonet is located near the easternmost point of the island and belongs to the municipality of Capdepera. Inland, the villages of Cala Rajada and Cala Agulla, which are also part of the municipality of Capdepera, are connected to the west.


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Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG
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Audi Sport ABT Schaeffler to race in Morocco
Formula E Marrakesh Audi Sport ABT Schaeffler to race in Morocco
09.01.2019 | Herzogenaurach
Race two of the season coming up for factory team of the title defenders
Biggest motorsport event on the African continent
Technology from Schaeffler now in four Formula E race cars
Four weeks after the 2018/2019 Formula E season opener, at which Team Audi Sport ABT Schaeffler scored initial points with its two factory-fielded cars, the ABB FIA Formula E Championship will race in Morocco next Saturday (January 12). In Marrakesh, last season's Teams' Champions, Daniel Abt and Lucas di Grassi, intend to continue making headway. In mid-December, at the opening race in Ad Diriyah, the title defenders, following chaos in wet conditions and qualifying, had improved from 11th and 18th on the grid to eighth and ninth in the race.
The event marks Formula E's third visit to Circuit International Automobile Moulay El Hassan that underwent a major modification in 2015. The circuit, featuring a mix of permanent race track and public roads – named after the Crown Prince of Morocco – is near-three kilometers long and has twelve turns. It runs through the modern hotel district of Marrakesh, along the nearly 900-year-old city wall and is located just a few minutes away from the old town with its world-famous souks.
This is Formula E
Formula E is an FIA-sanctioned motor racing series for fully electric cars. In 2018/2019, Formula E season five, eleven teams and 22 drivers are on the grid. Formula E races worldwide on temporary circuits in the hearts of metropolises such as Hong Kong, Berlin and New York City. From December 15, 2018 until July 14, 2019, the ABB FIA Formula E Championship is holding 13 rounds at twelve venues. Each race lasts 45 minutes, plus one lap.
Schaeffler in Formula E
Schaeffler is one of the co-founders and one of the most notable and successful players in Formula E. In 2016/2017, Team Audi Sport ABT Schaeffler won the drivers' title (Lucas di Grassi) and in 2017/2018, the teams' title (Lucas di Grassi/Daniel Abt). Schaeffler has been contributing its know-how to the development of the powertrain since 2015. In doing so, the company demonstrates its expertise in forward-thinking technologies and presents ideas for sustainable mobility for tomorrow in the innovative electric racing series as well.
The new Formula E technology
In season five, Formula E is entering its second era. The most conspicuous innovation for 2018/2019 going forward: Every driver has only one race car anymore. The reason is that the second-generation cars mark the end of the mid-race car swaps previously required at each Formula E event because the battery capacity is now sufficient for the entire race distance. New as well starting this season is the cars' futuristic design without a rear wing, plus the Halo protection system above the cockpit.
The new Audi e-tron FE05 was meticulously developed by Audi Sport and Schaeffler with the new technical and strategic challenges in mind. The motor-generator unit named Audi Schaeffler MGU03, the centerpiece of the Audi e-tron FE05, was jointly developed by the two technology partners. 95 percent of all powertrain components are new, having resulted in weight savings of ten percent. Two Audi e-tron FE05 cars are fielded by the Audi Sport ABT Schaeffler factory team for Lucas di Grassi and Daniel Abt and, in 2018/2019, two by the recently added Envision Virgin Racing customer team with drivers Sam Bird and Robin Frijns.
Video featuring an emotional recollection of four years of Schaeffler and Formula E
Herausgeber: Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG
Ausgabeland: Deutschland
Zugehörige Dokumente
Fact Sheet XXL Formula E Marakesh 12. Januar 2019
Fact Sheet - compact Formula E Marakesh January 12, 2019
Paket (Pressemitteilung + Medien)
Herzogenaurach/New York | 2019-07-14
Erfolgreiche Saisonbilanz für Audi Sport ABT Schaeffler
Herzogenaurach | 2019-07-11
Spannendes Formel-E-Finale mit zwei Rennen in New York
Herzogenaurach | 2019-07-3
Vorfreude auf das Heimspiel: Schaeffler BMW M4 DTM und Marco Wittmann starten in Nürnberg
Nürburgring/Pfronstetten-Aichelau | 2019-06-26
Weltpremiere: Rennwagen mit Steer-by-Wire-Technologie im Einsatz


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Q: Can I install Linux on a USB flash drive? I want to install Red Hat Linux on my flash drive. Is there a way that I can do this?
I tried a lot found through searching, but couldn't get a satisfactory answer. In fact, if I try the same for Windows, I get so many links and tools – but for Linux I got nothing helpful.
I found pendrivelinux, but that didn't really help me either.

A: Try UNetbootin.

UNetbootin allows you to create bootable Live USB drives for Ubuntu,
  Fedora, and other Linux distributions without burning a CD. It runs on
  Windows, Linux, and Mac OS X. You can either let UNetbootin download
  one of the many distributions supported out-of-the-box for you, or
  supply your own Linux .iso file if you've already downloaded one or
  your preferred distribution isn't on the list.

A: As long as you always use the same USB port, you can directly install many Linux distros directly to a USB drive, and use it like you would a regular system.
Alternately, Fedora (which is a Red Hat variant – same tools, just swap your Red Hat ISO where it wants Fedora) has a proper LiveUSB option, which is preferred since it reduces writes on your drive by only saving the differences from your base image.
I'd recommend running the HP drive format tool if you're doing the install in Windows to ensure the USB key is bootable.

A: Yes, install it like you are installing on a hard disk.

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*Just select the proper drive (may be /dev/sdb1 or similar).

*Make sure to install the GRUB on the USB drive only.

*Some linux distributions need you to enable usb HOOK in /erc/mkinitpcio.conf and recreate the kernel image.

See also -> https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Installing_Arch_Linux_on_a_USB_key

A: I just tried UNetbootin from the Sourceforge link on Ubuntu and it didn't work for me.
But "apt-get install unetbootin" worked like a charm.

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Q: Changing default state of accordion collapse panel with screen size I have an accordion

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I want the accordion default to be expanded on a desktop browser but collapsed on a mobile browser. I've tried changing
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 and having the following in my .css:
@media(max-width:767px) {
    .collapse.var{
        display:none;
    }
    .collapse.in.var{
        display:block;
    }
}

@media(min-width:768px) {
    .collapse.var{
        display:block;
    }
    .collapse.in.var{
        display:none;
    }
}

But the desktop version is bugged and the content is displayed even when the panel is gone. Any help would be appreciated!

A: I wonder how to play with those .collapse class in CSS without breaking everything, but one solution to your request in jQuery would be:
$(window).on("load resize",function(e){
  if(window.innerwidth > 767){
    $('.panel-collapse').collapse('show');
    $('.panel > a').removeClass('collapsed');
  } else {
    $('.panel-collapse').collapse('hide');
    $('.panel > a').addClass('collapsed');
  }
});

Hope this might help.


Steven Yore's outdoor passions include endurance mountain biking, backcountry skiing, whitewater kayaking and hiking with his dog, Moxie. He began pursuing mountain bike racing in 2006 and excels at 12-hour, 24-hour and 100-mile races. Steve's recent finishes include 4th place solo at the 2009 24 Hours in the Old Pueblo in Tucson, 7th place solo at the 2008 24 Hours of Moab, 5th in the 2008 Leadville 50 and 47th place of 900 competitors at the 2008 Leadville 100. He has completed the Colorado race three times and is hoping for 10 finishes.
Steve was pictured on the cover of Outside magazine in September 2008 as part of the feature "The Fittest Real Men in America," which detailed the lives and training regimens of non-professional competitors who balance fitness and racing with work and family. Steve is an IT professional working for the state of New Mexico.
His team includes his wife, Janine, who ably crews for his longer races, and his coach, Derick Williamson, of Source Endurance in Austin. Steve has lived in Santa Fe since 2002, where he and Janine are always trying to find more time to ride their road-bike tandem, garden and entertain. Steve joined Team Santa Fe in 2009.


In the time it takes to read this paragraph, a nefarious actor can do great harm to the U.S. With intrusive hacking becoming both more sophisticated and widespread, it's imperative for Federal agencies to collect and use historical data on accounts, machines, and equipment that may have been attacked, in order to predict, identify, and prevent potential new threats.
Using DataRobot, and a dataset containing historical network threats and penetration data, server log data, application logs, and other information sources, a government entity has been able to build, deploy, and refresh models to predict incoming threats in real-time. DataRobot's speed allows analysts to continually monitor intrusion vectors.


In the heart of the Indian Valley Recreation Area, the Indian Valley Outpost has been a supply point for generations of vacationers to western Sierra County. Within a mile of four national forest campgrounds (and a short walk to three) and located near the confluence of Fiddle Creek and the North Yuba River, the Outpost is strategically located to provide supplies, food, and meals to those staying or traveling in the area. The only business for ten miles in either direction, the Outpost caters to the needs of those enjoying the beauty of this scenic area.
In addition to providing groceries and supplies, the Outpost has a restaurant that serves breakfast, lunch, and dinner. The business also includes a bar with beer and wine service.
The Outpost also has a rental cabin for overnight accommodations for up to 4 people. This beautiful cabin overlooks Fiddle Creek, with a queen bed and two twin beds. Rent is $115 per night, with a $10 a night discount if booked more than 4 nights, and an additional $10 discount if booked more than 8 nights. There is a 14 night maximum booking per year.
The Yuba River widens and slows for much of its journey through Indian Valley, making this a desirable camping, picnicking, and day use area. In the late spring, the area is host to a number of commercial river rafting outfitters, and the remainder of the summer it is a draw for families wishing to relax in or along this scenic river. Indian Valley, Rocky Rest, Fiddle Creek, and Carlton Flat Campgrounds all have river frontage. Rocky Rest Campground is also the southern terminus of the North Yuba Trail that runs from Indian Valley to Downieville, a journey of twelve miles. Indian Valley is also the starting point for the Brandy City Road, a county road that provides access to the ghost towns of Brandy City, Eureka, Morristown, and Poker Flat.
Memorial Day throughLabor Day; otherwise weather permitting.
Jim and Sheri Nicholson are your hosts.
This is the best place on Earth! This place makes great food!
When I was a boy I used to go up and stay a few days and fish and swim. My parents were friends with Jim and Sheri. I can't believe they are still running the place after this many years. Some of the best memories are from there.
Hope the new owners are as wonderful as the Family who served all the people for so many years!
My grandmother Elizabeth "Bessie" Schurr ran the stagestop at Indian Valley for many years. I remember going there with her son (my father) and the precious memories we shared.
I mined gold at the Brown Bear Placer Mine, located on the North YUBA river near the Indian Valley Outpost from 1993 thru 2013. Beautiful country. Good fishing and hunting and met a lot of great folk. Cold beer, bacon, eggs and biscuits. Can't beat it! Wonderful memories.


A few weeks ago we got a note in the mail that our neighborhood was going to hold a block party. Sounds like fun! I knew it wouldn't be anything like the block parties I used to organize for our block in Philly - if you are from Philly or have lived there you know what I mean! Every yard packed with friends and family all afternoon and night, grills smoking in every yard, games, prizes, decorations and Christmas lights, and dancing until midnight or later. But it would still be nice to get out and see our neighbors and maybe meet some new people, too.
The note asked everyone to bring something for the food tables. What you brought depended on the first letter of your last name. A-M brings an appetizer, N-Z brings a dessert.
Great, I fall into the dessert category!
I never make dessert and I do not enjoy baking at all. I considered buying something, but then turned to the wonderful ladies on the cooking board I belong to for ideas. I knew I could count on them to give me ideas for something fabulous that wouldn't frustrate someone who hated all the precise measuring involved with baking.
Elly suggested that I take a look at a recipe Courtney had posted on her blog, Cook Like a Champion, for S'mores Rice Krispies Treats. I didn't even have to look at the recipe to know that I wanted to make them. Who doesn't love Rice Krispies Treats? And add in some of the ingredients from s'mores - sounded great!
Wow - these were so easy, so adorable, and were the perfect treat to bring to the party.
I made one change to the recipe (original is posted below). I used the entire 8 oz of chocolate in the treats, and then topped the treats with mini milk chocolate chips.
Combine 6 tablespoons of butter and the sugar in a large saucepan set over medium heat. When the butter melts and begins to bubble, pour it over the graham crackers and spread evenly. Bake for 7-10 minutes, or until the sugar bubbles. Remove from oven and top with chocolate squares. Return to oven for 2 additional minutes to melt the chocolate. Remove from oven and spread chocolate evenly over graham crackers.
Return saucepan to burner and melt remaining 2 tablespoons of butter over medium-high heat. Add the marshmallows and cook, stirring frequently, until the marshmallows are completely melted. Add the cereal and stir until incorporated. Scape the cereal over the chocolate covered grahams. Lightly grease your hands with cooking spray, then press the cereal mixture into the baking dish. Sprinkle remaining marshmallows and chocolate (or chocolate chips) over the top, gently pressing onto the warm cereal to adhere. Refrigerate to set.
When ready to serve, use the foil overhang to lift the bars from the dish. Cut with a greased knife. Serve, storing any leftovers in an airtight container.
I cut these treats into smaller squares since they would be served on a dessert buffet.


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In Conversation: Laurie Anderson
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Exploring creativity with a true master...
Laurie Anderson has led a singular life.
Her career - if we can even use such a reductive term against her work - has moved from the depths of the New York art underground to the pinnacle of the charts, slipping between high profile collaborations and staunch individuality.
Still working, still creating, and still moving forwards, Laurie Anderson won a Grammy back in 2019, and spent lockdown focussed on a multitude of projects.
Clash spoke to Laurie earlier this year for our Rock & Rules feature, prompted by the re-issue of her 1982 album 'Big Science'.
Available once more on vinyl, it became an unusual crossover success, spawning the bona fide hit single 'O Superman'.
The wide-ranging conversation touched on her family, her experiences in academic, and more than four decades of stunning work; as such, we've decided to run the transcription at length, for a special online interview.
I'm told you've just had your vaccine?
I did! I just had the second one just now. We'll see what happens. Generally it just blows by and you're fine, I think. I'm looking forward to it.
When you look over your catalogue and achievements, there's so much breadth and diversity there. Has that always been a key aspect of the way in which you approach creativity?
For me, it's a lot of fun… but it's not for everyone! I think a lot of people get a lot of challenges by going way deep into what they're doing. I'm just thinking about someone who just loves to play piano really fast! The good thing is there are no rules, everybody has got their own thing. For me, I just started doing this type of thing really by default. Nobody ever said "hey what are you going to be when you grow up?" I'm from a big family, I just kind of got lost in the crowd. Nobody ever asked me that question! So, I never asked myself that question.
I just started doing things that I liked and for me, it's been really nice. Because if I don't have ideas for painting then I can make music or something. I always did all of that stuff. So it doesn't feel weird to me. So I think every artist, every musician has their own way to figure it out, and that was mine.
Do you think academic helped or hindered you in your path?
Oh no. I went to a school where you couldn't do graphic things or painting or anything physical. They thought, let's just do mental things! It was very limited. I don't know if that's for everybody at all. And also that's depending on the school, too. Sometimes they can just be the greatest thing for an artist. It can be a time when you don't have to be in the marketplace and you can just be in a school and try things out, or you can read a lot of books. All of those things can be cool.
So I'm not the kind of person who says 'learn on your own and schools can't teach you anything' because, y'know, some people like 'em. It's also true that sometimes academic life can make things seem smaller rather than bigger. They categorise stuff, so that's a bit of a drag. Sorry to be so cagey in my answer! It could be good, it could be bad!
No two paths are the same, ultimately.
That's true. Yeah. But the thing is, don't feel guilty if you didn't go to school. There are so many ways to learn things in this world now. It's really opened up in really great ways for everybody.
Do you mean the growth of the internet?
That, yes. And I suppose there's just a lot of access. I find that there's a more open situation across the board and I've have to say more democratic. For example, I mean culture – in New York City, anyway – is super popular now. And it used to be – when I started out as an artist – just a very egghead thing to do. Now the museums and clubs and concert halls and opera houses are packed with people. There's no longer a stigma about liking that kind of stuff, like dance or theatre or music or anything. So I think it's easier to be interested in that stuff and easier to see it now.
Of course, I'm not talking about the last year… but before that, it really strikes me as wildly different, to go into the Museum Of Modern Art and have it be packed with people who would not really have done that 10 years before, or five years. It's now presented as being like the movies. Like, go and see that show… and people do. They treat it like that.
We mythologise those 60s and 70s shows, but now there's a bigger audience…
Oh yeah. I'm not saying bigger is better – cos I'm a snob! I did love the art world probably more when it wasn't such a blockbuster thing. That's sad to admit, but I do like to be in a museum where I'm the only person in the room. As opposed to, 80 people with their cellphones taking pictures.
Now, as a democrat, I like the idea that everybody goes, and as a snob I hate it. So, I kind of feel both ways. But of course now, in the pandemic, all our museums are open – or most of them – and there are real restrictions on the number of people that can go but its heaven! It's so great, you can go and be the only person in a particular collection! Looking at all this horse armour from the 13th century! It's really, really cool! So much fun.
I have to say, though, like most people I really miss live music more than I can say. That part really feels like a big hole.
Why is that? Is it because the audience is such an integral part of the live experience?
Yeah. And people play differently. They play with more freedom, and more craziness, than their records. It's also not as organised. I love that chaos! And I like seeing people.
When I went to get my vaccine this morning, it was the biggest social event of my year! I haven't seen that many people in a year. There were thousands of people there! And they were all happy, so it reminded me of a concert or something. We were all moving, trudging along, in our six foot distanced line… and it was just great! Everyone was super happy. And I thought: gosh, I miss people!
The sense of chaos within a performance must be exhilarating.
Yeah. When I started doing improv I really got into that. I always like it as a social situation, and I'm an artist who does stuff in real time. Generally, I'm not so much about recording as about live events. So I love the mistakes that can happen, and the way things can go south really fast. It's like a tightrope. It's fun!
I love not knowing who's gonna start. When you get to be in the absolute present like that, it was just a thrill for me! Also, when you're playing with really good players, it's like building a big ship in the air, and then you get to look at it, turn it around, and also… the audience is in on the whole thing, and they know when you're lost. They know when you have no ideas. They can hear it! So, it's like they're in a funny way sort of rooting for you. It's a very conspiratorial thing to do, it's a lot of fun in that way. And then when you find it, and you find the thing… you're like: yeah! So it's not a show saying, look at me! I have such a cool song, and I'm cool! It's not like that. It's much more vulnerable.
And that is the world I want to live in. Otherwise it's just people parading their egos around, and going: look at me! And I'm sick of that… I try not to do that myself, but it's easy to fall into that trap because our whole culture insists on finding something original. Stick out from the crowd – be different! And I'm just thinking: why can't we all be the same? Let's get out of this game! Let's just be the same! Why do we all have to work so hard on this so-called individuality aspect. Take a break!
But you've had actual hit records as well – 'O Superman' is a radio oldie, for instance.
Well, like I said before – I'm a snob! In the art world in New York we thought pop culture was idiotic. I mean, that's also really stupid, too, because there's a lot of really interesting stuff going on in pop culture! A lot! But we were stuck in our little ideas, like: nothing could be interesting out there!
Anyway, when I walked around in the pop world for a little bit I did it really as an anthropologist. I realised this is a fluke, this is really a weird fluke, and I'm going to just have a good time looking around but it did surprise me. I'd get out of the car and 100 people are waiting for you there screaming, and I thought: what are you, out of your minds?! I found it ridiculous. And I thought to myself then, do not be seduced by this! Because I think… I don't know why some people want that but they do. They want that attention. It's horrible. It's weird. It's not fun. And it gives you a really weird impression. A distanced feeling of yourself.
So I decided not to go for that, but to enjoy it. And I also thought, this will go really fast – it comes and it goes! So I think I was cool with it. When you get something you don't want it's different than when you get something that you do want. So it was a different kind of thing, for me.
You've won a host of awards in your time – a Grammy in 2019, for example - does the external validation of an award mean anything to you?
Gosh, it didn't make a big impression on me. Again, because I'm not like somebody who's like: I gotta get a Grammy! And again I don't mean to sound ungrateful because I really like it when people say that they like your work, that means a lot to me because it means that you're not working in a vacuum. But I'm an easily pleased person, and I was never really going for recognition, I think. I'm kind of a loner. A loner who goes out and does things in public… so it's kinda weird! What kind of a loner is that? (laughs) Wait a second!
I do like it, and I am grateful. I'm not sneering at it for one second. I think people who win prizes or whatever they are get opportunities and many times it's because they've worked really hard to make beautiful music, and I really respect that a lot. I'm not… just blowing it off! It's cool. It's just that it isn't my goal. I guess my goal is to be enlightened. That's my goal. To understand life, and try to be kind to people and try to be happy with whatever it is. That's really my goal. Try to live life as it is, not like some dream that I have about the future that is never going to come true anyway. That's so frustrating. You can't be happy in the future and you can only be happy now.
I guess I also see the upsidedown-ness of so much of the world in the last year, and also… I just see so much anger in the United States. It's really pronounced. There are a lot of people here who are very deeply angry in a wild way, not just in a sad angry way but in a furious angry way. And they have reason to be. If you look around at this country it's abandoned. If you look around New York City right now then there's no one in these big buildings. No one. It's a ghost town. And a lot of people are… you go out to a factory, it doesn't exist any more. It's a ruin. You go out to a big mall, it's closed. Where is there a lot of activity? Vaccine centres, drug centres. This is not a great situation right now in the life of human beings.
It's a very tough time and New York City is, in a way, in a beautiful moment. There's no one here, like I said, and it's like that in all the major cities. All the tourists are gone. I love it! You get to see who really lives in the town. And who lives in New York? Weirdos! It's a city of weirdos. When all the tourists in their Bermuda shorts leave we're left with the artists and the weird people. It couldn't be better in my book. Because this city never used to be a tourist town, it just got to be that over the last while. And now that we have it to ourselves again, the people who live here, it's a dream come true for me. And a lot of that pressure is gone.
And of course, sadly, a lot of that business is gone, too, and I don't think they're coming back any time soon. You would be shocked at seeing it. If you stand in any of the business districts of New York, you look into the buildings and they're not just temporarily empty they're abandoned. Everything is totally cleaned out, they're not coming back. So what is this? It's really a wild, wild place now. So we'll see what happens.
It's been a huge communal moment of reflection, hasn't it?
And hopefully we can come back with a better idea of how to do it. I think a lot of people have learned a lot of things in this year of solitude and strangeness. I've also lost a lot of friends, who died of COVID. There's that as well. And we still have… it's still an epidemic here in many ways. Even though tonnes of people are getting their shot. It's really, really a lot of people. It seems to be really well done.
The choreography of this big trade centre that I was at this morning to get my shot… it was run by the army. And I'm not exactly a 'support our troops' kind of person, but I was supporting our troops this morning. I was like: hi guys! (laughs) I think they were just happy not to have to shoot at anybody for a change. They just kind of go: right this way! Go on! Hurry up! You're gonna walk 8000 steps in the next hour so keep going! It was a cheery thing. It was a really positive thing.
I think most of these places where people are getting vaccinated it's turning into a major industry, and everyone is together in it and it's a very happy moment for everyone to be able to think about going to their house again and doing some things and feeling free.
You've developed an incredible catalogue, one that spans different genres and disciplines. How do you interact with that?
I think for people who have done a lot of work then it's cool to treasure your catalogue. A lot of people have done beautiful things and they get to perform them over and over and they learn that way too. I don't know what's innate and what you learn to do, but I am somebody who actually only believes there is a present. My mind training goes that way. So I don't want to think about things in the past. Which is sort of stupid, because you can learn a lot of things from your past mistakes and your past good decisions, too. I just try, though, to not mull that stuff over, as circumstances change and what worked in the past isn't necessarily going to work now.
So it's good to be able to think on your feet and go: well, I know that worked then, but it's so different now… and everybody is in that same boat at the moment because we don't know how to go on. When this world comes back will it even want us there? What is that world going to be? It's taken a toll on a lot of people. On their sense of self.
Especially people – like me, too – who get a sense of self from being with other people. It's like reflection. You say something, and then it becomes part of your self image. Nobody is being your mirror. A lot of people don't know who they are any more. They're lost. And that's cool, too, because being lost is a good thing. You can kind of go: wait a second… what do I want to look for now? You can be a new person again. You're a new person anyway, whether you want to or not.
What is it you're looking for, then?
You're searching to be lost! It's the first line in Dante's Divine Comedy. "I found myself lost…" He's in the woods, and he's lost, but he puts it like that! So, I think that it's kinda cool not to be doing your whole thing on and on. We get trapped into this self-image thing. Can't we get beyond that? It's so exhausting to be honing your image.
When I first started to do that – when I first started working with record companies, long ago – they'd go, well, we need to figure out a way to brand you! And I always thought it was a joke, but now people take it seriously. Branding themselves, having an image. It's like, you become your own PR firm! What are you doing? Forget that, forget trying to present yourself in this careful way.
Of course, that's what we have to do on Zoom every time. This carefully posed individual with certain hobbies and hair dos. You're like: ahhh… I'd like to get beyond the world of individuality. But you know, it's hard because everything in our culture says not to do that. You've got to sell yourself, sell yourself.
How do you break out of that cycle, then?
You know, I don't know what's innate and what you learn. I'm someone who's always looking for teachers, and I'm always looking to think: why would you do that? Tell me why you do that! Of course I'm sure we're born with certain instincts, and we all have slightly different ones, but we all have to find teachers, and that's what I'm interested in. It doesn't have to be a formal teacher, it can just be someone who is like doing it in a different way. Teach me how to do that!
But with 'Big Science' it was funny, because today – when I got my vaccination – they gave me a badge, and it had an arm making the muscle on it. And it said: you've been vaccinated! And it's like, wait a second: that's the cover of 'O Superman', this arm flexing! So it's like 'OK, wait a second…' that's a really good graphic. And what is this vaccination campaign except 'Big Science'? The whole thing is big pharma, big collapse… big everything!
The record 'Big Science' was about the collapse of corporate America in many ways. It's part of an eight hour work called 'United States' and it looked at this collapse. And so now, 40 years later, it is like that. It's really unique. We're very lucky to be in this era when the merry-go-round stopped. It's a disaster in many ways, and it's a big opportunity as well, for everybody to think: what do I want? Really. Not what you think other people think you should want… but what you actually want. So I'm having a good time, basically!
What are you focussing on for the rest of the year?
I'm writing an opera, and I'm making a lot of big paintings. They're really bad paintings, but they're really big. They're really big! I'm leaving them outside to see what happens. That's making me happy as I like painting a lot. And then also, making some music. And doing some… writing a couple of books. A little of this, a little of that! And just trying to stay in touch with my friends, as you can forget how important friendship is… when you get so hermity!
Remember the time when you could just go out for a really long walk with somebody who knows you, and you know them? That's the greatest. So, we'll have that again, but in the meantime fans the flames of friendship with people you've lost touch with, I think. That's what makes me happy.
'Big Science' is out now.
Words: Robin Murray
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Ecolego is a simulation software tool that is used for creating dynamic models and performing deterministic and probabilistic simulations. It is also used for conducting risk assessments of complex dynamic systems evolving over time.

Ecolego can be applied in a variety of areas, but is mainly used for risk assessment in radioecology, environmental physics and PBPK modeling. To facilitate the use of Ecolego in the field of radiology, specialized databases and other add-ons have been developed. For example, all radionuclides and their decay products have been integrated in the software.

History
Ecolego was co-founded by Swedish Radiation Safety Authority (SSM)
, the authority in Sweden responsible for the regulation of radioactive waste management and disposal, and NRPA
, the Norwegian Radiation Protection Authority.

The software was initially developed as a complementary user interface to create compartmental models in Simulink. Simulink had very powerful and fast solvers for ordinary differential equations, but lacked support for running probabilistic simulations and handling of parameter values. Also, Simulink is very detailed – every equation is modeled by graphically operator blocks– making modeling time consuming and prone to mistakes.
By relying on Simulink for simulations, full attention could be given to the development of an advanced user interface.

As more and more features where added to Ecolego, the need for an integrated simulation engine grew. With the release of Ecolego 4 in 2008, a set of state-of-the-art solvers was incorporated and thus removed the dependence of Simulink.

Today, SSM uses Ecolego for the review of SKB's (the Swedish Nuclear Waste Management Company) license application for the siting and construction of a repository for the final disposal of spent nuclear fuel in Sweden.

Releases
December 2003: the first version, Ecolego 1.0, was released. In this early version, the software was dependent on Matlab/Simulink to perform simulations.

February 2006: Ecolego 2.1 was released. The user interface of Ecolego was completely remade, and now used a tiling window manager to improve  model transparency.

2007: Ecolego 3 was released. Ecolego now featured a crude integrated calculation engine, reducing the dependence on Matlab/Simulink. The support for probabilistic analysis was greatly improved. A built-in database for parameter values and radionuclide properties was added. Support for hierarchical containers.

2008: Ecolego 4 was released. Ecolego 4 now incorporated state-of-the-art solvers for ordinary differential equations, making Matlab/Simulink redundant. The user interface was improved with many new windows for navigation, report generation and presentation of simulation results. Copy/paste functionality was added.

Fall of 2009: the current version of Ecolego, Ecolego 5, was released. Ecolego 5 added many features, such as unit checking, sub-version support and a model component library. The sensitivity analysis where extended, and a toolbox for advanced sensitivity analysis was created (see EIKOS).

Modeling environment

The initial idea of Ecolego was to facilitate creation of large and complex models and to be able to solve difficult numerical problems.
With the purpose to make complicated models with many interconnections easier to overview, the models in Ecolego are represented with the help of interaction matrices instead of the traditional flow diagrams. Combined with hierarchical containers (sub-systems), the interaction matrix greatly facilitates construction and documentation of large and complex models.
Objects can be assigned comments, images, units, and hyper links to other documents or Ecolego objects. Ecolego can also create reports that contain everything from interaction matrices, to parameter values, equations, decay chains, plots and tables. The report can be saved in many different formats, including PDF and HTML.

In order to increase the flexibility for the user, Ecolego has no restrictions on the order of creation – for instance, a parameter can be used in equations before it is defined. A real-time validation engine reports problems to the user, such as not-yet-defined objects, objects lacking values or having invalid equations.

Quality assurance
Modules can be created by defining inputs and outputs for sub-systems. By adding modules to the integrated library, a user can create a palette of validated building blocks that can be combined to form new models. The library can be exported, so that users with Ecolego Player can use it to create models without the need of an Ecolego license.
Several other features in Ecolego promote quality assurance:

 Unit checking
 Version handling of models through subversion
 Parameter databases (internal or external)
 Integrated database for radionuclide properties

Simulations
The typical Ecolego model is a compartmental model which requires a solver of differential equations. There is a wide array of numerical solvers to choose from. Some are optimized for stiff and numerically difficult models, others for trivial models.
With an extensive list of probability density functions, together with Monte Carlo and Latin hypercube sampling and parameter correlation settings, Ecolego holds all the required tools to perform advanced probabilistic analysis.

Ecolego Player

Ecolego Player is a free software tool that makes it possible to perform calculations with Ecolego models without having access to Ecolego.

The software features the same functionality as Ecolego, with the exception that the integral structure of the model cannot be changed. However, with a module library created in Ecolego, the user can assemble models by combining components from the library.

Ecolego Sensitivity Analysis Toolbox (Eikos)

Although it is possible to perform sensitivity analysis in Ecolego, the Sensitivity Analysis Toolbox is an optional module which gives a larger set of tools for this approach.

The Eikos Sensitivity Analysis toolbox supports state of the art sensitivity analysis methods (local as well as global). Sensitivity analysis (SA) is used to assess the influence of model parameters on model predictions.

Correlations between parameters may be induced by rank order correlation (method of Iman and Conover). The supported sampling techniques are: Monte carlo, Latin Hypercube and Quasi-random LPt.

The SA methods included are:
 Morris screening method
 Extended Fourier Amplitude Sensitivity Test (EFAST)
 Sobol (first, custom and total order)
 Random balance design
 Local sensitivity
 Garten's method

Eikos provides a Graphical User Interface (GUI) which lets you:
 Specify uncertain model parameters and model outputs of interest
 Generate and inspect input samples
 Export input and output samples  generated in Eikos
 Import input and outputs samples generated externally into Eikos
 Simulate and inspect the model output samples
 Perform Sensitivity Analysis of model predictions
 Graphically review the results using pie charts, scatter plots, tornado graphs, etc.

See also

List of computer simulation software

External links
Ecolego official homepage: https://www.ecolego.se

AFRY homepage: https://www.afry.com

References

Simulation software
Probabilistic software

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A project takes place in a changing environment and therefore it is inevitable that also the project will be affected with changes.
Changes can be caused by external events, but also as a result of increased knowledge and understanding. It is impossible to foresee or plan every single detail in advance. On the other hand, changes could also jeopardize the project. This does not only apply to large, thorough changes, but also apparently small changes could have a disastrous impact on the progress and control of the project.
For this, a project must allow changes, but in a controlled manner. Every change must be approved by the relevant authority, before its implementation. And that is the purpose of the theme Change.
Issue and change control can only be effective if it is supported by a configuration management system.
A system which simplifies an examination of the impact of changes and prevents changes from taking place before they are agreed by the relevant authority.
Baseline: a snapshot of a product, frozen at a point of time, to maintain a specific status of the product.
Version: if a product changes, the baseline persists, and a new version is created.
Release: a complete and consistent set of products which are managed, tested and transferred to user(s) as one.
Request for change: a proposal for a change to a baseline.
Off-specification: a deliverable will not or shall not be delivered.
Problem/concern: all other points of interest which must be resolved.
The approach to handle issues and changes in the project is determined during Initiating a Project in the Configuration Management Strategy. Based on the corporate or programme policy and processes, the configuration management procedure is determined, as well as the issue and change control procedure that will be applied, the techniques and tools to be used and who will be responsible for all of this.
Accurate registration and protection of the project's products is crucial for the project. The products are the vital things of value (assets) of the project and the organization. Configuration management describes the management of the project's products: recording all information of these products and checking changes on these products. Configuration management is mandatory for both specialist as management products. The degree of formality to be used by configuration management will be determined by project/organization.
Configuration management prevents products from getting lost and gives a clear view to the status of each product at any moment in time (where is which version, who works on it). It also prevents that several versions are modified simultaneously. Configuration management also provides a back-up, so that there always is a way back if a product, which is released for a modification, is lost. Configuration management and issue and change control work closely together.
Planning: deciding what level of configuration management is necessary and how this will be organized. Which products will be managed by configuration management?
Identification: specifying and identifying all required components of the project's products.
Control: monitoring and baselining completed (end) products and release products for modification after the appropriate authorisation. This activity also includes obtaining and recording all relevant information for this (Configuration Item Records).
Status accounting: reporting on all relevant current and historical information on products in the form of a Product Status Account (e.g. at the end of a stage or the project, as part of examining issues and risks).
Verification and audit: regular checking (reviews and configuration audits) to compare if the current status of products corresponds with the registered status.
The recommendation for a project's configuration management is to align as good as possible with the policy and processes of the organization. Possibly central facilities and/or systems can be used.
The issue and change control procedure provides a common approach to deal with issues. The nature, size and complexity of the project determines the level of detail required.
Capture: determine the issue and issue type.
Determine the issue type (request for change, off-specification or problem/concern).
Determine whether the issue can be treated formally or informally.
Informal issues can be managed by the Project Manager using corrective actions.
Formal issues are entered in the Issue Register and an Issue Report is created.
An Issue Register is a log to capture and maintain information concerning formal issues.
An Issue Report is a report containing the description, the impact analysis and recommended solutions for a formal issue.
- The objectives of the project, in terms of time, cost, quality and scope.
- The Business Case, in terms of the expected benefits.
- The risk profile, the risk exposure of the project.
Based on the impact analysis, the severity and priority of the issue should be re-evaluated.
Propose: suggest options to respond to the issue.
There is considered which alternative options are possible to respond to the issue.
Each option is evaluated for the impact on time, cost, quality, scope and risks.
A recommendation is given about a course of action to take. There must be a balance between the advantage to be gained by implementing the option and the time, cost and risks of implementing it.
Decide: decide which option(s) to carry out to respond to the issue.
The Project Manager may be able to decide about issues within tolerance and issues on products which are not yet baselined. All other issues must be escalated to the Project Board (or Change Authority).
The proposed options may be approved, rejected or deferred.
The Project Board (or Change Authority) may decide to accept an off-specification without immediate action. This is referred to as a concession.
Implement: carry out the option(s) for the issue.
The Project Manager will either begin the corrective actions (updated or new Work Package) or produce an Exception Plan for approval by the Project Board (or Change Authority).
The Issue Register and Issue Report is updated with the decision and interested parties are informed by the Project Manager. Once the issue is closed, the Issue Register and Issue Report are updated.
The Project Board may appoint a Change Authority. The Change Authority is an entity with one or more members. The Change Authority is authorized to decide about changes within pre-agreed limits of time and cost. A limit per change and/or a change budget per stage may be considerable. A change budget is a sum money, provided to fund the handling of requests for change.
This will prevent an escalation to the entire Project Board in case of small changes.
Provide the corporate or programme strategy for change control and configuration management.
Set the severity classification for issues.
Set the priority classification for requests for change and off-specification.
Decide on escalated issues, focused on continued business justification.
Decide on escalated issues, focused on the protection of the expected benefits.
Decide on escalated issues, focused on the protection of the integrity of the complete solution.
Manage the configuration management procedure, assisted by Project Support when possible.
Manage the issue and change control procedure, assisted by Project Support when possible.
Create and maintain the Issue Register, assisted by Project Support when possible.
Advise on examining and resolving issues.
Produce the Product Status Accounts.
Assist the Project Manager during the maintenance of the Issue Register.


SPOKANE -- The U.S. Supreme Court declined Monday to hear an appeal of a lower court decision that the government can close irrigation ditches crossing U.S. Forest Service land to provide additional water to help endangered fish runs.
The Supreme Court, without comment, let stand a decision by the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals that was a setback for groups seeking to limit federal control over state waters.
"We consider this a great victory for protecting wild salmon," said Michael Mayer, a lawyer for the environmental group Earthjustice in Seattle.
Irrigators argued that the Forest Service did not have the right under the Endangered Species Act to deny long-standing water rights to farmers. They claimed the state, and not the federal government, had the authority to set in-stream flow requirements for fish.
"It does remain a very hotly contested issue across the Western states," said Russ Brooks, managing attorney of the Pacific Legal Center in Bellevue, Wash., which advocates for private property rights and pursued the case on behalf of the Early Winters Ditch Co., Okanogan County and four irrigators.
The Supreme Court's decision ends this case, but "I'm sure there will be other opportunities to bring the issue before the court," Brooks said.
Mayer said the case reaffirmed federal efforts to protect the survival of salmon runs.
"We think this is a decision of huge importance, given the resources involved and the amount of Forest Service land," Mayer said.
U.S. District Judge Robert Whaley of Spokane sided with the Forest Service, which denied the use of irrigation ditches running through the Okanogan National Forest to take water from area rivers.
Whaley ruled that flow rates are set so the Forest Service complies with the Endangered Species Act, which is carried out by the National Marine Fisheries Service and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. His decision was upheld by the 9th Circuit.


Wow! This bread is a masterpiece! I'm not much of a bread maker (I like my simple bread machine stuff) but my dad is a bread maker and I would love to make this to impress him! Lol! Thank you for the inspiration!
Thank you Tara. So happy you like the way this bread looks! It's much easier to make than you think! Let me know if you have any questions.


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Nicolás Caballero (Asunción, 1949) est un harpiste paraguayen. C'est une figure emblématique de la harpe paraguayenne. Il est l'inventeur d'une clef métallique qui se porte en bague pour augmenter d'un demi-ton une corde. Cette clef est maintenant utilisée par de nombreux harpistes d'Amérique latine. Nicolás Caballero est le seul qui soit capable de jouer de la harpe avec trois clefs.

Liens externes
  (collection de courts articles sur Nicolás Caballero)
  (brève monographie, avec photographies du musicien)

Harpiste paraguayen
Naissance en 1949
Naissance à Asuncion