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Feed represents the largest production cost in tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus). As a result of ever increasing raw material prices, nutritionists are under continuous pressure to reduce formulation cost and search for cheaper, alternative ingredients, write Giovani Sampaio Gonalves, Manoel Joaquim Peres Ribeiro, Diogo Villaa and Peter Coutteau, Nutriad.
The use of feed additives to improve the digestibility of nutrients is an important tool to improve cost-efficiency in intensive production of tilapia.
The current study compares the effect of different application strategies of a digestibility enhancing feed additive on productivity and profitability of tilapia production in cages in Brazil. Reserving a limited budget in the feed formula (often only a fraction of the increase of budget for standard ingredients) for performance enhancing feed additives seems a sound strategy to improve feed cost efficiency, particularly in situations where ingredients prices reach new historic records.
Digestibility enhancing additives that are compatible with the digestive physiology of each fish species, have the potential to improve nutrient utilization from cheap ingredients.
Furthermore, they can stimulate the conversion of nutrients into meat gain and reduce the fat accumulation in muscle and viscera. Previous work has revealed the potential of synergistic blends of digestive phytobiotics, natural emulsifying agents and co-factors of digestion to improve feed efficiency and growth, and to reduce visceral depositions in Nile tilapia under lab conditions (Ceulemans et al., 2009).
The optimal application of novel feed additives requires field evaluations to provide information on optimal dosage at different life stages of the fish, and their effects on farm economics and processing qualities of the fish. The optimal application of a digestibility enhancer for pond production of Pangasius in Vietnam resulted in economic gains both for the farmer (up to 2.4% reduction of feed cost per kg of whole fish produced and 16.4% shortening of the production cycle) as well as for the fish processor (up to 7.5 % improvement in filleting yield) (van Halteren et al, 2009).
The present study aimed at the evaluation of different application dosages of a digestibility enhancer as well as the effect of the basal feed quality on the cost efficiency during a production cycle of Nile tilapia farmed in cages in Brazil.
The study evaluated the entire production cycle of tilapia, including the processing of commercial size fish, and was carried out by the Instituto de Pesca in collaboration with a commercial tilapia integration in the Sao Paulo region, Brazil. The trial was performed during two consecutive phases in 7 m3 cages: phase 1 (from 28g to approx. 170g) and phase 2 (from 170 g to 750 g, i.e. commercial size).
In Phase 1, 880 juveniles of Nile tilapia (GIFT strain, initial weight 28 g) were stocked per cage. 10 replicate cages were fed the control feed, consisting of a commercial feed (36% crude protein). The treatment feed consisted of the control feed supplemented with a digestibility enhancing feed additive (Aquagest® OMF, Nutriad; 3 kg per MT of feed). The treatment group consisted of 15 replicate cages.
In Phase 2, the stocking density was 800 fish per cage and 4 different treatments were run with 5 replicate cages per treatment: (1) Control: fed a commercial feed with 32% crude protein; (2) AG3: control feed supplemented with the feed additive at 3 kg/MT throughout the entire cycle; (3): AG 3/1.5: control feed supplemented with the feed additive at 3 kg/MT until 350g and subsequently at 1,5 kg/MT until the end of the trial; (4) LC-AG2: low cost feed, formulated with protein of lower digestibility and poorer amino acid profile, supplemented with 2 kg/MT of the feed additive (7% reduced formula cost compared to the control feed).
During Phase 2, the control group was stocked with fish originating from the control group during phase 1; whereas the other treatments were recruited from fish receiving the additive during phase 1.
Feeds were produced in a commercial extrusion line and the additive was included directly in the mixer with all other ingredients prior to extrusion. Feed distribution was based on feeding tables four (Phase 1) and three times per day (Phase 2). At the end of Phase 1, all fish were weighed, average daily weight gain and feed conversion were determined.
At the end of Phase 2, all fish from each experimental cage were weighed and counted. At harvest, 5% of the population per cage were processed for fileting. The evaluated parameters included survival, daily weight gain, feed conversion, filleting yield, viscera weight, liver weight and visceral fat weight.
At the end of Phase 1, fish supplemented with the feed additive showed significant improvements on performance compared to the control group, i.e. 12% better daily weight gain, 5% better survival and 6% better feed conversion (Fig. 1; Table 1).
Table 1: Performance of Nile tilapia (from approx. 170 g to commercial size) fed different diets during phase 1. Averages from 10 and 15 cages for control and treatment group, respectively.
Fig. 1: Daily weight gain and feed conversion of juvenile Nile tilapia during phase 1 (from 28 to approx. 170 g) fed the control diet with or without the supplementation of a digestibility enhancing additive. * indicate significant differences (P<0.05) and deviations from control are shown as percentages in red.
During phase 2, the best results were obtained by supplementing the control feed throughout the production cycle with 3 kg/MT of the feed additive (treatment AG3); resulting in a significantly better final weight and reduced amount of feed consumption at the end of the cycle (Table 2; Fig. 2).
Relatively compared to the control group, treatment AG3 showed improved survival (+2.8%), daily weight gain (+5%), feed conversion (-6.4%), fileting yield (+1.5%), visceral fat deposition (-9.9%), hepatosomatic index (-22%), and viscerosomatic index (-10.7%). Reducing the additive inclusion from 3 to 1.5 kg/MT during phase 2, still resulted in interesting benefits on growth, feed conversion and visceral fat but did not affect fileting yield.
Table 2: Fish performance and processing parameters (fileting yield, visceral fat, hepatosomatic index HSI, viscerosomatic index VSI) of Nile tilapia (from approx. 170 g to commercial size) fed different diets during phase 2. Different letters indicate significant differences (P<0.05).
Fig. 2: Survival, daily weight gain, and feed conversion of Nile tilapia during phase 2 (from approx. 170 g to commercial size) fed different diets (see text for explanation of the treatments). Different letters indicate significant differences (P<0.05) and deviations from control are shown as percentages in red.
The low cost feed performed significantly worse compared to the control feed in most parameters, particularly in terms of survival, feed conversion and fileting yield. The addition of 2 kg/MT of the feed additive was only capable of improving growth but the nutritional impact of reducing the protein digestibility and amino acid balance in this feed heavily affected the overall performance, particularly FCR and survival.
The trials results showed that tilapia are highly sensitive to reducing the quality of the dietary protein in the feed. The digestibility enhancer was not capable of rectifying the effect of inferior nutritional specifications, which finally resulted in a less cost-efficient feed for the producer.
Considering the cost efficiency of the different feeds, the optimal additive treatment (3 kg/MT throughout the production cycle) improved farm revenues with 17% compared to the unsupplemented control group and showed a return on investment (ROI) of 3.8:1 (Fig. 3). Reducing the additive inclusion to 1.5 kg/MT of feed once fish reach 350 g still resulted in 7% improved revenues compared to the unsupplemented control group and a ROI of 2.1:1. The application of the low cost feed supplemented with 2 kg/MT of the additive resulted in important economic losses (10% reduced revenues compared to control).
This study clearly indicated the potential of improving cost efficiency of tilapia feeds through the use of digestibility enhancing additives. The results showed the importance of maintaining the nutritional balance in the feed in order to maximize the benefits of a digestibility enhancing concept. It is important to note that the economic impacts of performance enhancing feed additives (having a relatively stable cost, independent from standard commodity ingredients) increases dramatically with increasing ingredient cost.
Fig. 3: Economic evaluation of different application strategies for a feed additive in tilapia farming. Feed ingredient costs used for this study dated early 2012. Data show change of farm revenues and return of investment, relative to the non-supplemented control group. Treatment groups differ in inclusion of the feed additive and formulation: AG3 (control feed + 3 kg/MT throughout the production cycle), AG3/1.5 (control feed + 3 kg/MT till 350 g; followed by 1.5 kg/MT till harvest), LC/AG2 (low cost feed + 2 kg/MT).


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Browsing subject area: West Virginia -- Genealogy -- Sources (Include extended shelves)
West Virginia -- Genealogy -- Sources
West Virginia -- Genealogy
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Filed under: West Virginia -- Genealogy -- Sources
History of Mt. Storm Community (in Grant and Mineral Counties, West Virginia) (1927), by D. W. Idleman (HTML at wvculture.org)
Filed under: West Virginia -- Genealogy
Shenandoah Valley Pioneers and Their Descendants: A History of Frederick County, Virginia (Illustrated) From its Formation in 1738 to 1908 (Winchester, VA: Printed by the Eddy Press Corp., c1909), by T. K. Cartmell (page images at HathiTrust)
Filed under: Shenandoah River Valley (Va. and W. Va.) -- Genealogy
Filed under: United States -- Genealogy -- Sources
Naturalizations of Foreign Protestants in the American and West Indian Colonies (Pursuant to Statute 13 George II. c. 7) (Publications of the Huguenot Society of London v24; Manchester, UK: Printed by Sherratt and Hughes, 1921), ed. by M. S. Giuseppi (page images at HathiTrust)
A Genealogical Dictionary of the First Settlers of New England, Showing Three Generations of Those Who Came Before May, 1692, on the Basis of Farmer's Register (based on a 1990s transcription by Robert Kraft), by James Savage
HTML with commentary at werelate.org
HTML at usgennet.org
A Genealogical Dictionary of the First Settlers of New England, Showing Three Generations of Those Who Came Before May, 1692, on the Basis of Farmer's Register (4 volumes; Boston: Little, Brown and Co., 1860-1862), by James Savage
Volume I (A-C): multiple formats at archive.org
Volume II (D-J): multiple formats at archive.org
Volume III (K-R): multiple formats at archive.org
Volume IV (S-Z), and 1884 cross-index: multiple formats at archive.org
The Original Lists of Persons of Quality: Emigrants; Religious Exiles; Political Rebels; Serving Men Sold for a Term of Years; Apprentices; Children Stolen; Maidens Pressed; and Others Who Went From Great Britain to the American Plantations, 1600-1700 (reprinted New York: Empire State Book Co., from a London edition of 1874), ed. by John Camden Hotten (page images at HathiTrust)
Filed under: South Carolina -- Genealogy -- Sources
A Compilation of The Original Lists of the Protestant Immigrants to South Carolina, 1763-1773 (Columbia, SC: The State Company, 1939), by Janie Revill (page images at HathiTrust)
Filed under: Virginia -- Genealogy -- Sources
Early Virginia Immigrants (1623-1666; Richmond, VA: W. C. Hill Printing Co., 1912), by George Cabell Greer
corrected listings from the book: HTML at evmedia.com
Filed under: Rockingham County (Va.) -- Genealogy -- Sources
Tenth Legion Tithables (Rockingham Division): Rockingham County, Virginia Tithables for 1792 (Luray, VA: The author, 1930), ed. by Harry M. Strickler (page images at HathiTrust)
Filed under: Agency (Law) -- Greece -- Sources
Die Stellvertretung im Rechte der Papyri (in German; Leipzig: B. G. Teubner, 1906), by Leopold Wenger
Filed under: Alchemy -- Sources
Verse and Transmutation: A Corpus of Middle English Alchemical Poetry (Critical Editions and Studies) (Leiden and Boston: Brill, 2013), by Anke Timmermann
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Filed under: America -- Discovery and exploration -- Sources
L'Histoire Naturelle et Generalle des Indes, Isles, et Terre Ferme de la Grand Mer Oceane (in French; Paris: Imp. de M. de Vascosan, 1555), by Gonzalo Fernández de Oviedo y Valdés, trans. by Jean Poleur (page images at Gallica)
Filed under: Anglo-Saxons -- Sources
The Whole Works of King Alfred the Great: With Preliminary Essays Illustrative of the History, Arts and Manners of the 9th Century (2 volumes; London: Bosworth and Harrison, 1858), by King of England Alfred, ed. by J. A. Giles
Volume I: multiple formats at Google
Volume II: multiple formats at Google
Filed under: Anti-Catholicism -- Sources
The Religion of the Pope, and Primitive Christianity: A Contrast (c1891), by J. Antisell Allen (multiple formats at archive.org)
A Solemn Question! Can the Protestants Conscientiously Build Up the Churches of the Pope? (Halifax: Nova Scotia Printing Co., 1873), by Charles Hodge and Charles Paschal Telesphore Chiniquy (multiple formats at archive.org)
My Life in the Convent: or, The Marvellous Personal Experiences of Margaret L. Shepherd (Sister Magdalene Adelaide), Consecrated Penitent of the Arno's Court Convent, Bristol, England (11th edition, c1892), by Margaret L. Shepherd (multiple formats at archive.org)
The Mysteries of Popery Unveiled in the Unparalleled Sufferings of John Coustos at the Inquisition of Lisbon; To Which is Added The Origin of the Inquisition, and its Establishment in Various Countries, and The Master Key to Popery (Enfield, CT: P. Reynolds and E. Thompson, 1821), by John Coustos and Antonio Gavin
Filed under: Antisemitism -- Romania -- Sources
Final Report of the International Commission on the Holocaust in Romania (prepublication English text; 2004), by International Commission on the Holocaust in Romania, contrib. by Elie Wiesel (PDF at ushmm.org)
Filed under: Arab-Israeli conflict -- Sources
The Quest for Peace: Principal United States Public Statements and Related Documents on the Arab-Israeli Peace Process, 1967-1983 (Washington: U.S. Dept. of State, 1984), ed. by United States Department of State (page images at HathiTrust)
Filed under: Armenian Genocide, 1915-1923 -- Turkey -- Sources
Armenian Atrocities: A Compilation of Views , by Turkey Foreign Ministry (HTML at loc.gov)
Filed under: Army-McCarthy Controversy, 1954 -- Sources
Executive Sessions of the Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations of the Committee on Government Operations (the McCarthy hearing transcripts, 1953-1954 (5 volumes plus an index); made public in 2003), by United States Senate Committee on Government Operations Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, ed. by Donald A. Ritchie, Beth Bolling, and Diane B. Boyle, contrib. by Joseph McCarthy
Volume 1: PDF and text at govinfo.gov
Index volume: PDF and HTML at govinfo.gov
all volumes: page images at HathiTrust
Filed under: Arthurian romances -- Sources
The Vulgate Version of the Arthurian Romances (8 volumes; Washington: Carnegie Institution, 1908-1916), ed. by H. Oskar Sommer
Volume I (Lestoire del Saint Graal): multiple formats at archive.org
Volume II (Lestoire de Merlin): multiple formats at archive.org
Volume III (Le Livre de Lancelot del Lac, Part I): multiple formats at archive.org
Volume IV (Le Livre de Lancelot del Lac, Part II): multiple formats at archive.org
Volume V (Le Livre de Lancelot del Lac, Part III): multiple formats at archive.org
Volume VI (Les Aventures ou La Queste del Saint Graal; La Mort le Roi Arthur): multiple formats at archive.org
Volume VII (Supplement: Le Livre d'Artus): multiple formats at archive.org
Volume VIII (Index of Names and Places to Volumes I-VII): multiple formats at archive.org
The Tristan Legend: A Study in Sources (Evanston: Northwestern University Press, c1969), by Sigmund Eisner (PDF with commentary at Northwestern)
Filed under: Bannack (Mont.) -- Gold discoveries -- Sources
A Governor's Wife on the Mining Frontier: The Letters of Mary Edgerton From Montana, 1863-1865 , by Mary Wright Edgerton, ed. by James L. Thane (frame-dependent HTML and page images at Utah)
Filed under: Black nationalism -- United States -- 19th century -- Sources
Arguments, Pro and Con, on The Call for a National Emigration Convention, To Be Held in Cleveland, Ohio, August, 1854, by Frederick Douglass, W.J. Watkins, and J.M. Whitfield; With a Short Appendix of the Statistics of Canada West, West Indies, Central and South America (Detroit: M. T. Newsom, 1854), contrib. by Frederick Douglass, William J. Watkins, and James Monroe Whitfield (page images at HathiTrust)
Filed under: Browning, Robert, 1812-1889 -- Sources
Rough in Brutal Print: The Legal Sources of Browning's Red Cotton Night-Cap Country (Columbus, OH: Ohio State University Press, c1981), by Mark Siegchrist (PDF at Ohio State)
Filed under: Burlington (N.J.) -- Genealogy -- Sources
Friends in Burlington (Philadelphia: Collins, 1884), by Amelia M. Gummere (page images at HathiTrust)
Filed under: Chaucer, Geoffrey, -1400 -- Sources
Chaucer's Italian Tradition (Ann Arbor: University of Michigan Press, c2001), by Warren Ginsberg (page images at HathiTrust)
Filed under: Chaucer, Geoffrey, -1400. Nun's priest's tale -- Sources
On the Sources of the Nonne Prestes Tale (Boston: Ginn and Co., 1898), by Kate Oelzner Petersen (page images at HathiTrust)
Filed under: Chaucer, Geoffrey, -1400. Troilus and Criseyde -- Sources
Chaucer and the Poets: An Essay on Troilus and Criseyde (Ithaca, NY and London: Cornell University Press, c1984), by Winthrop Wetherbee
PDF and HTML with commentary at Cornell Open
PDF files at Project MUSE
PDF files at JSTOR
Filed under: Christian drama, English (Middle) -- History and criticism -- Sources
Records of Early English Drama: York (2 volumes; Toronto et al.: University of Toronto Press, c1979), ed. by Alexandra F. Johnston and Margaret Rogerson
Volume 1 (records): multiple formats at archive.org
Volume 2 (appendixes and other editorial matter): multiple formats at archive.org
Filed under: Church history -- Sources
Analecta Sacra Spicilegio Solesmensi Parata (7 volumes (1-6 and 8; v7 never published); in Latin, Greek, and French, with titles varying somewhat; 1876-1891), ed. by J. B. Pitra, contrib. by Saint Hildegard
Book I: multiple formats at archive.org
Book II (Patres Antenicaeni): multiple formats at archive.org
Book III (Patres Antenicaeni): multiple formats at archive.org
Book IV (Patres Antenicaeni): multiple formats at archive.org
Book V (Analecta Sacra et Classica): multiple formats at archive.org
Book VI (Juris Ecclesiastici Graecorum, sometimes misidentified as Book VII): page images at Gallica
Book VIII (Sanctae Hildegardis): multiple formats at archive.org
Select Documents Illustrating Mediaeval and Modern History (London: P.S. King and Son, 1905), by Emil Reich (multiple formats at archive.org)
Filed under: Civilization, Greco-roman -- Sources
The Attic Nights of Aulus Gellius (3 volumes with Latin and English translation; Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press; London: W. Heinemann, reprinted 1982-1988), by Aulus Gellius, trans. by John Carew Rolfe (page images at HathiTrust)
The Attic Nights of Aulus Gellius (3 volumes; London: Printed for J. Johnson, 1795), by Aulus Gellius, trans. by William Beloe (page images at HathiTrust)
Stories from Aulus Gellius: Being Selections and Adaptations From the Noctes Atticae, Edited With Notes, Exercises and Vocabularies for the Use of Lower Forms (main text in Latin, notes in English; London and New York: Macmillan and Co., 1888), by Aulus Gellius, ed. by G. Herbert Nall
Filed under: Clark's Expedition to the Illinois (1778-1779) -- Sources
Detroit to Fort Sackville, 1778-1779: The Journal of Normand MacLeod (Detroit: Pub. by Wayne State University Press for Friends of the Detroit Public Library, 1978), by Normand MacLeod, ed. by William A. Evans and Elizabeth Sherr Sklar, contrib. by Alice C. Dalligan (multiple formats with commentary at Wayne State)
Filed under: Coahuila and Texas (Mexico) -- Politics and government -- 19th century -- Sources
Representacion Dirijida por el Ilustre Ayuntamiento de la Ciudad de Bexar al Honorable Congreso del Estado, Manifestando los Males que Aflijen los Pueblos de Texas, y los Agravios que Han Sufrido Desde la Reunion de Estos con Coahuila (in Spanish; Brazoria, TX: D. W. Anthony, 1833), by San Antonio Ayuntamiento and Coahuila and Texas Congreso (PDF at Yale)
Filed under: Cold War -- Sources
On the Front Lines of the Cold War: Documents on the Intelligence War in Berlin, 1946 to 1961 (Washington: Center for the Study of Intelligence, 1999), ed. by Donald P. Steury (page images at HathiTrust)
A Report to the National Security Council by the Executive Secretary, on United States Objectives and Programs for National Security, April 14, 1950 (declassified copy of NSC 68, released 1975), ed. by James S. Lay (PDF at trumanlibrary.org)
Assessing the Soviet Threat: The Early Cold War Years , ed. by Woodrow J. Kuhns (HTML and PDF files at webharvest.gov)
At Cold War's End: US Intelligence on the Soviet Union and Eastern Europe, 1989-1991 , ed. by Benjamin B. Fischer (page images at HathiTrust)
Filed under: Creek War, 1836 -- Sources
Proceedings of the Military Court of Inquiry, in the Case of Major General Scott and Major General Gaines (1837), by United States Army Court of Inquiry (Scott : 1836-1837) and United States Army Court of Inquiry (Gaines : 1836-1837)
Filed under: Cuban Missile Crisis, 1962 -- Sources
CIA Documents on the Cuban Missile Crisis, 1962 (declassified version, 1992), by United States Central Intelligence Agency, ed. by Mary Sperling McAuliffe (page images at HathiTrust)
Filed under: Dante Alighieri, 1265-1321 -- Sources
La Escatologia Musulmana en la Divina Comedia (in Spanish; Madrid: E. Maestre, 1919), by Miguel Asín Palacios, contrib. by Julián Ribera
Filed under: Defoe, Daniel, 1661?-1731. Journal of the plague year -- Sources
The Historical Sources of Defoe's Journal of the Plague Year: Illustrated by Extracts From the Original Documents in the Burney Collection and Manuscript Room in the British Museum (Boston: The Stratford Co., 1919), by Watson Nicholson (page images at HathiTrust)
Filed under: Dutch War, 1672-1678 -- Sources
A Collection of State Tracts, Publish'd on Occasion of the Late Revolution in 1688, and During the Reign of King William III (3 volumes; title of later volumes varies slightly; London, 1705-1707)
Filed under: Edinburgh (Scotland) -- Genealogy -- Sources
Extracts From the Records of the Burgh of Edinburgh, A.D. 1403-1528 (Edinburgh: Scottish Burgh Records Society, 1869), ed. by James D. Marwick
HTML at British History Online
Extracts From the Records of the Burgh of Edinburgh, A.D. 1528-1557 (Edinburgh: Scottish Burgh Records Society, 1871), by James D. Marwick

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What's going on at Gloucester Food Dock? One year since plans were unveiled, but 'no concern' at lack of work says council leader
Plans for the Gloucester Food Dock were announced last November
Gloucester Food Dock (Image: SIMON PIZZEY)
One year since developers announced major plans for a new restaurant quarter at Gloucester Docks and there is still little sign of work.
Hoardings up are up at the northern end of Main Basin but there is no buzz of activity in anticipation of businesses moving in at Gloucester Food Dock .
Towards the beginning of November in 2018 it was announced that the area at Ladybellegate Square, next to the Soldiers of Gloucestershire Museum would become home to 15 industrial-style steel units.
Plans for Gloucester Food Dock, which could house 15 restaurants and bars
It replaced the original plan for restaurant chains that was given permission in the summer of 2016 after a year in which one household name after the other declared closures and has been touted as the key to solving the 'missing link' between Gloucester's waterfront and the city centre.
Several regional businesses were in "advanced discussions" about moving in, but 12 months later and nothing more has been annouced.
Gloucester Food Dock, where little work has taken place since new plans were revealed last year (Image: SIMON PIZZEY)
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A press statement on the plans said: "Designed specifically for independent, regional food operators, the scheme offers a variety of sizes and styles for up to 15 new businesses.
"Several leading regional businesses are already in advanced discussions with owners L&R Group and property advisers JLL about taking on space in this exciting new food destination.
"Situated at the city end of the docks, Gloucester Food Dock will reflect recent changes in people's habits and preferences when it comes to eating out, including an increasing emphasis on smaller, independent and one-off outlets."
Gloucester Food Dock, from the Commercial Road side (Image: SIMON PIZZEY)
Businesses that have been attracted to the scheme so far include those specialising in Asian street food, charcoal grilled meats, coffee roasters, bakeries, craft beer and fish and chips.
Now Gloucestershire Live understands that contracts with the first of those tenants is to be agreed by the end of the year.
While it may leave residents in Gloucester wondering what is going to happen to this corner of the docks, the leader of Gloucester City Council is not concerned.
Paul James
Gloucester City Councillor Paul James (C, Longlevens) said: "I understand things are moving forward. I'm not concerned at all."
He added he was aware of work taking place inside the building but wasn't sure when the work would begin.
Firm behind Tall Ships Festival and Gloucester's Lantern Parade offered £240,000 council loan
He said: "It's going to help to bring that part of the Docks to life and draw people into the city which is what we want to happen.
"To have something that distinctive is something we haven't got at the moment and will be welcome.
"I'm confident it will happen and when it does it will be really good."
The plans for Gloucester Food Dock, which could house 15 restaurants and bars (Image: L&R Group)
L&R operations director Sarah Mansfield previously said: "We are bringing together a group of energetic, creative and dedicated regional food businesses which share our vision to create an exciting new waterfront food hub specialising in tasty, independently produced food.
"Some will be very new and others more established, but they will be chosen because they complement each other, are dedicated to producing fantastic food and have a sense of theatre."
Daniel Milford, senior surveyor for property consultants JLL, added: "We are delighted to be working with L&R Group on such an exciting new scheme for Gloucester.
"The strong interest we've had from regional food operators already, plus recent successes of independent-focused food destinations, particularly in waterside locations, confirm that this is exactly the right way to go for Gloucester.
"It will bring a whole new offer to the city and exactly the link we've long been waiting for between the docks and the city centre."
When Gloucester's new docks restaurant is set to open
With the completion of the public space around Back Badge Square and the grand staircase at the north end of the docks this vibrant new waterfront destination will also be ideally suited to public events and performances, said L&R.
Property advisors JLL are instructed to broker the lease deals at Gloucester Food Dock.
Food operators interested in taking space in Gloucester Food Dock should contact Dan Milford in JLL's South West Retail and Leisure team: Daniel.Milford@eu.jll.com 0117 930 5715 / 07710 048743.
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10 TV series You Don't Want to Miss
I watched (or started following) 15 TV series in 2009 itself and in 2010 I was able to finish another 6. Here is a list of some of the great series you wouldn't wanna miss:
1. The Sopranos: You'll have to get through a couple of episodes first to get to know whats really going on. Its one of the best series HBO ever produced, depicting a New Jersey mafia family. Watch Tony Sopranos running a mafia family and struggling with his own.
2. OZ: This is my favorite from HBO, it shows the daily life of prisoners in a maximum security penitentiary. It has got every possible face of crime. One of the many things I like about HBO is that it gives its characters a complete freedom and doesn't hesitate in showing anything, things which can't be seen on any other channel. The narration of character Augustus Hill is one of the best part of the series.
3. Dexter: When it comes to the narration Dexter takes the cake, Michael C. Hall is a great actor and he fits perfectly in the role of a serial killer. Although many times a factor of luck plays an important role in the life of Dexter, the character of Dexter is very strong. A serial killer who can't feel any emotions: that's new and fresh.
4. Curb Your Enthusiasm: Co-creator of Seinfeld Larry David unites with HBO to produce this masterpiece. Believe me this series is better than Seinfeld, I have to admit I could not finish watching Seinfeld beyond 5th season because of its repetitive expressions/actions/dialogues. I liked Kramer but others became dull and boring after a certain number of episodes. Curb Your Enthusiasm shows David's daily life and his unusual way of handling the everyday matters.
5. The Band of Brothers and The Pacific: If you liked Saving Private Ryan, you don't wanna miss these two mini-series produced by HBO with the collaboration of Steven Spielberg and Tom Hanks. Aren't the names of these two masters enough? Both are based on World War-II.
6. Rome: BBC has produced a few documentary series's on Rome before. For this 2 season series BBC unites with HBO to produce a great series, which covers the most important time in history of Roman Empire, the lives of Julius Caesar and Augustus when the Rome expanded the most.
7. Carnivàle: This is again from HBO, a kind of serious and disturbing drama series set in 1934. Its a story of a Carnivàle which travels around and a fugitive Ben who joins the Carnivàle. It is great to watch the superb acting from these nobodies. Its a (sadly) 2 season series with some amazing background music.
8. Arrested Development: Its neither like FRIENDS nor like Seinfeld, its a different kind of comedy series from Fox. A story of a broken (or stupid) family. Jason Bateman tries to fix the problems of the family only to find himself in the funniest situations.
9. Twin Peaks: Twin Peaks is a name of the town in which a murder takes place and an FBI agent visits the town to investigate the murder, this investigation covers the whole two seasons. The series is known for its bizarre characters e.g the main character Dale Cooper likes black coffee and cherry pie and it can be seen very often. Twin Peaks became a huge hit and almost gave birth to a cult.
10. Californication: I was surprised to see this kind of stuff coming from a non-HBO channel. This is an amazing drama/comedy series from Showtime. The main character Hank Moody is played by David Duchovny who played Fox Mulder in The X-Files. Moody is an interesting character who tries to live his life in his own way and does many 'nasty' things. Another interesting character is Charlie Runkle played by Evan Handler.
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During the Spring Arts on the Great Lawn— 50+ select artists and artisans will offer their work for purchase during this two-day art & craft show.
This is not your typical Atlanta Arts & Crafts Festival.
For two days visitors will have a unique opportunity to stroll through 220 acres of spectacular gardens and attend this Art Festival in North Georgia.
Adult Admission to the Gardens May 18 & 19 ONLY will be $10 per person.
An exceptional offer….the opportunity to attend the Spring Art & Craft Show this weekend and view the Gardens.
At the 2019 Art & Craft Festival artists and artisans will be presenting their original arts and crafts for sale.
Categories include: 2-D Mixed Media, 3-D Mixed Media, Clay, Drawing, Fiber/Leather, Glass, Metal, Painting-Oil/Acrylic, Painting-Watercolor/Pastel, Photography, Sculpture, Wood and Jewelry.
The Market includes vendors selling organic soaps, artisanal jams, fresh produce, honey and essential oils.
This juried show is produced and promoted by Gibbs Gardens.
Specialty foods will be available to purchase & enjoy.


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African Crop Science Journal
Vol. 20 (2012): Supplement 2 /
Access to climate change information and support services by the vulnerable groups in semi-arid Kenya for adaptive capacity development
VK Cherotich
O Saidu
BO Bebe
Keywords: Climate information, dissemination, marginal areas, vulnerable groups
Women and the elderly living in semi-arid environments of Kenya are vulnerable to the frequent exposure to impacts of changing climate and need to access climate information and support services to build their adaptive capacity. This study characterised the channels through which these vulnerable people (women aged 24 to 60 years; elderly men and women aged at least 65 years) in a semi arid area of Kenya access climate information and support services from data collected from randomly selected sample in cross sectional survey using structured questionnaire. Over 70% of both women and the elderly perceived change in rainfall, drought, floods, human and livestock diseases to have been "severe" to "very severe" over the last five years. Majority of women (68.8.5%)
most preferred radio while the elderly (83%) most preferred indigenous knowledge to access climate information and support services. Women consistently rated radio higher (P<0.05) than the elderly for delivering reliable information, explaining details and use of local language understood to them. However, Principal Component Analysis (PCA) indicated that comprehensive informing on climatic hazards and support services for adaptation to changing climate is from extension service unlike the other channels which delivered information only on climatic hazards. The study concluded that combination of extension agents, radio and local administration would be more effective for disseminating climate information and support services to vulnerable people in marginal
areas. Capacity building for extension service is needed in interpretation of weather data to enable them effectively disseminate climate information and support services to vulnerable people of arid and semi-arid environments.
Vol. 20 (2012): Supplement 2


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Would you mind doing a little tutorial on how you added the modules to PHP? Im having a hell of a time trying to add such things as mcrypt, memcached, etc to the stock php install.
Can xcode login to a web server using ssh ? so that I can directly modify the code on the server as opposed to testing it on my mac ?
XCode does support SSH. I haven't tried to use it with SSH myself as all my code repos are stored locally in house. But yes, it does support SSH.
If it doesn't work, try MacFuse. Allows you to create an SSH-based remote filesystem that appears as a volume on your Mac. You can then edit files on that volume as you would any local files. I dig this method b/c I can also access the remote files via Terminal and any other program.


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The Rijksmuseum Fellowship Programme
The Rijksmuseum Fellowship Programme is open to candidates of all nationalities and with varied specialisms. They may include art historians, curators, conservators, historians and scientists.
Andrew W. Mellon Fellowship for research in art and cultural history
Terra Foundation Fellowship for research in American Photography
Johan Huizinga Fellowship for historical research
Migelien Gerritzen Fellowship for conservation and scientific research
Dr. Anton C.R. Dreesmann Fellowship for art historical research
Candidates should have proven research capabilities, academic credentials and excellent written and spoken knowledge of two languages (English and preferably Dutch or German).
Fixed-term contract: 9-12 months, starting in the academic year 2021-2022.
Fellowships will be awarded for a duration of 9-12 months, starting in the academic year 2021-2022. Please review the Rijksmuseum website for detailed information on each individual Fellowship position.
Fellowship stipends are awarded to help support a Fellow's study and research efforts during the tenure of their appointment. The stipend amount varies by funding source and Fellowship period. Visit the Rijksmuseum website for further information.
Rijksmuseum Amsterdam
The Rijksmuseum welcomes international, independent research proposals which open new perspectives on the museum's collection, its history and activities. The purpose of the Rijksmuseum Fellowship Programme is to encourage and support scholarly investigation, and to contribute to academic discourses while strengthening bonds between the museum and universities. The programme enables highly talented candidates to base part of their research at the Rijksmuseum, and offers access to the museum's expertise, collections, library and laboratories. Furthermore, it facilitates opportunities for Fellows to engage in workshops and excursions to encourage exchange of knowledge – both amongst themselves and the broader museum audience.
The Rijksmuseum belongs to everyone. That is why we are committed to actively promoting equality, diversity and inclusion. People with diverse backgrounds and experiences bring different perspectives to our collection and activities. This leads to new insights and enhances the museum's innovative strength. We therefore warmly invite you to apply, regardless of your social or cultural background, sexual preference, gender, age or disability.
Please review the eligibility, funding and application requirements by visiting the Rijksmuseum website. For the 2020-2021 academic year, candidates can apply for:
Andrew W. Mellon Fellowship for research in art and cultural history – Apply here
Terra Foundation Fellowship for research in American Photography – Apply here
Johan Huizinga Fellowship for historical research – Apply here
Migelien Gerritzen Fellowship for conservation and scientific research – Apply here
Dr. Anton C.R. Dreesmann Fellowship for art historical research – Apply here
The closing date for all applications is 17 January 2021, at 6:00 p.m. (Amsterdam time/CET). No applications will be accepted after this deadline. All applications must be submitted online and in English. Applications or related materials delivered via email, postal mail, or in person will not be accepted.
Selection will be made by an international committee in February 2021. The committee consists of eminent scholars in the relevant fields of study from European universities and institutions, and members of the curatorial and conservation staff of the Rijksmuseum. Applicants will be notified by 15 March 2020. All Fellowships will start in September 2021.
For questions concerning the application procedure, please contact the Coordinator of the Fellowship Programme, via fellowships@rijksmuseum.nl.
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1 01:02 Allan Hancock - H. Gil-Garcia 38 yd field goal.
2 11:17 Allan Hancock - Rashad Beecham 17 yd pass from Steven Schouten. (H. Gil-Garcia kick is good).
2 07:05 Allan Hancock - Jayden Vargas 28 yd run. (H. Gil-Garcia kick is good).
2 00:40 Allan Hancock - Ryheem Skinner 5 yd run. (H. Gil-Garcia kick is good).
3 07:24 Allan Hancock - Isaac Bausley 8 yd run. (H. Gil-Garcia kick is good).
4 13:09 Allan Hancock - Eddie Battle 2 yd run. (H. Gil-Garcia kick is good).
4 05:19 Allan Hancock - Qualik Davis 19 yd run. (H. Gil-Garcia kick is good).


I had fun designing these two logos that go on the door of The Social, a new studio space in Los Angeles (Atwater to be exact). Check out this post for a studio tour and to see why there are two names on the same door. Photo by the rad Jenn Emerling.


Missed my HUMP DAY at AWP!!!
I was in Chicago last Wednesday for the start of an amazing AWP Conference experience. As such, some of this might be stale news, but I am going to fly with it. Here are the ten things that drew my attention before, during, and after I fell into a sink-hole!
3) Lookin for a place to get lucky? I've always had a thing about cabins. You? Don't make assumptions from the name, you have to check this out!
7) Amazon: could it get any greedier? An interesting article for writers.
This entry was posted in Hump Day Hangouts on March 5, 2012 by Robert Vaughan.
Congratulations, Robert! Great news about being the Finalist for the Micro- Fiction Award. I think I even remember that story, too! It was a winner in my book.
RR, CONGRATULATIONS ARE IN ORDER: so COOL about your story making the finals!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Loved being with you at AWP, you are my pal, and that is that.
Lots of great reading here, will dig into Hump Day (missed) with great enthusiasm!!!
Susan, this would not have happened without friends and support from true friends like you. I had such a blast with you at AWP, laughing our asses off. Thanks again for that!


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Ashkelon National Park () is an Israeli national park  along the shore of the Mediterranean Sea southwest of the city of Ashkelon.

The national park is situated in the heart of ancient Ashkelon. It is surrounded by a wall built in the mid-12th century by the Fatimid Caliphate. The wall was originally 2,200 meters in length, 50 meters in width and 15 meters in height. The remains of the wall are located in the eastern and southern parts of the national park.

The site contains archeological remains of the different civilizations that lived in the area, including Canaanites, Philistines, Persians, Phoenicians, Greeks, Romans, Byzantines, Muslims and Crusaders. Roman remains include marble and granite columns and capitals, a Roman basilica and Roman statues. The site also features a Middle Bronze Age gate with the world's earliest arch, dating back to approximately 1850 BCE.

Archaeology
In 1815, Lady Hester Stanhope's expedition to Ashkelon constituted the first modern archaeological excavation in Palestine. Using a medieval Italian manuscript as her guide, she persuaded the Ottoman authorities to allow her to excavate the site in search of a large hoard of gold coins allegedly buried under the ruins of the Ashkelon mosque. The governor of Jaffa, Abu Nabbut (Father of the Cudgel) was ordered to accompany her. On the second day of digging, the lower foundation walls of the mosque were discovered at a depth of three or four feet, along with fragments of marble pillars, a Corinthian capital, a faience vessel, and two small pottery phials. Further exploration revealed several distinct phases in the history of the structure, leading to the conclusion that the site had originally been a pagan temple converted into a church and then a mosque. Stanhope's main find was a seven-foot headless marble statue, which was smashed and thrown into the sea.

In 1921, the British School of Archaeology in Jerusalem began excavations at Ashkelon, focusing on the same columns and semi-circular wall explored by Lady Hester. They dated the earliest structure, featuring Corinthian columns and a row of pedestals, to Herod. The foot and arm of a colossal marble statue were found at this level. The British excavators identified the structure as a municipal council hall.

In 1985, Harvard University archaeologist Lawrence Stager led an excavation of the seaport. Beginning in 2007, excavation projects have focused on the Early Iron and Late Bronze Age phases in Grid 38, the only area with a sequence that traces all periods, from Early Bronze through the Islamic and Crusader eras. This area also provides a complete record of Philistine occupation, from their arrival in the early 12th century BC to the destruction of Ashkelon by Nebuchadnezzar in 604 BC.

In 2007, ground penetrating radar (GPR) was used to find remains of the Islamic ramparts and a major basilica in the Roman Forum. In 2009, GPR and probes were used in combination to study the city's medieval fortifications.

Excavations have revealed the largest known dog cemetery in the ancient world.

In May 2021, archaeologists from the Israel Antiquities Authority led by Dr. Rachel Bar Nathan have announced the discovery of remains of a 2,000-year-old Roman basilica complex- dates to the reign of Herod the Great. The building was contained 3 sections -a central hall and two side parts. According to the excavators, big marble columns and capitals surrounded the main hall imported from Asia Minor in merchant ship. Remains of column capitals with plant motifs, some bearing an eagle were the symbol of the Roman Empire.

See also
Archeology of Israel
Syro-Palestinian archaeology

References

External links

 Ashkelon National Park at parks.org.il
 Arch. Lilach Strul, The Canaanite Gate:Conservation, presentation and development of the Canaanite gate and its surroundings, Israel Antiquities Authority  Site - Conservation Department

National parks of Israel
Archaeological sites in Israel
Ashkelon
Protected areas of Southern District (Israel)
Buildings and structures in Ashkelon
Tells (archaeology)

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IPSA 2009: Denmark's ratification of Lisbon Treaty
Given the fact that the Lisbon Treaty is rather similar to the Constitutional Treaty in content, it looks surprising that Denmark could avoid a referendum on the former when it had previously been decided that a referendum would have been necessary to ratify the latter. This paper will give some background on the Danish Constitution and transfer of sovereignty to supranational organisations and give a brief overview of how these rules have been applied in connection with the Accession Treaty in 1972 and subsequent treaty reforms. Denmark ratified the Treaty of Nice without a referendum. The decision whether to have a referendum is officially a legal one, but one can ask whether political considerations enter too. Given the negative referendum votes on the Maastricht Treaty in 1992 and on joining the euro in 2000 the government is eager to avoid the use of referendums. The reason for this is partly that the Danish public is sceptical about European integration. This affects parliamentary politics and it makes treaty reform a difficult two-level game in Denmark.


Also marking Eli from Soul Clap's first remix as Bamboozle.
There is so much good music coming out of Detroit and the Midwest as a whole, and nobody's vision of a simple, single-genre sound really encapsulates the big, beautiful mess it all is. Detroit's Rocksteady Disco represents one of those frayed ends and pushes Blair French's glittering, funky 2017 release "Standing Still Is An Illusion" through the shredder.
What comes out is wonderfully weird and delightfully disconnected remixes courtesy of Aroop Roy, Topher Horn and Bamboozle (aka Eli from Soul Clap). Topher Horn's remix is stripped down to the bassline and built back up from the remnants, like Joe Claussell making music out of a Rube Goldberg machine. Aroop Roy's is epic in scope, intentionally so, while Eli from Soul Clap releases his first remix as alter ego "Bamboozle" with a phased out odyssey of electronic jazz.
There's an overabundance of competent soulful records out at any given time but only a handful can really be called "Must Haves." This is one.


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Q: Prove that $\frac{a - b}{b} = \frac{2 \sin {\frac{1}{2}C} \sin {\frac{1}{2}(A - B)}}{\sin{B}}$ I am trying to prove the following
$$\frac{a - b}{b} = \frac{2 \sin {\frac{1}{2}C} \sin {\frac{1}{2}(A - B)}}{\sin{B}}$$
with this approach:
From law of sines
$$\frac{c}{\sin {C}} = \frac{a}{\sin{A}},\qquad \frac{c}{\sin{C}} = \frac{b}{\sin{B}}$$
  $$ \implies \qquad \frac{a}{c} = \frac{\sin{A}}{\sin{C}}, \qquad \frac{b}{c} = \frac{\sin{B}}{\sin{C}} \qquad \qquad  $$
  $$\implies \qquad \frac{\frac{a - b}{c}}{\frac{b}{c}} \quad = \quad  \frac{\frac{\sin{A} - \sin{B}}{\sin{C}}}{\frac{\sin{B}}{\sin{C}}} \qquad \qquad$$
  $$\implies \qquad \frac{a-b}{b} \quad = \quad \frac{\sin{A}-\sin{B}}{\sin{B}} \qquad $$
then,
$$\frac{a-b}{b} \quad = \quad \frac{2 \cos{\frac{1}{2}(A + B)} \sin {\frac{1}{2}(A - B)} }{\sin{B}}. \qquad (1)$$
After arriving at this equation, I no longer knew how to proceed to the next steps. Help is greatly appreciated.

A: You're almost there
$$
\cos \left [ \frac 12 (A+B) \right ] = \cos \left [ \frac 12 (\pi - C) \right ] = \sin \left [ \frac 12 C \right ]
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Dining for Activism
Bond Street Theatre
Bond Street Theatre joins Dining for Women in helping women around the world! Thanks to generous support from Dining for Women, we are embarking on three-year creative arts projects for women in Afghanistan, Malaysia and Myanmar!
Dining for Women, a global giving circle dedicated to transforming lives and eradicating poverty among women and girls in the developing world, supported our work in the Women's Prisons in Afghanistan in 2014, and has selected Bond Street Theatre as a Sustaining Grantee in recognition for our work promoting peace and mutual understanding through the arts, and dedication to helping women in critical areas.
Our Dining for Women-supported program introduced theatre and storytelling into the rehabilitative process for incarcerated women in Afghanistan to heal, build self-esteem, encourage self-expression, and provide life skills to ease reentry into society. The project took place in the Herat Women's Prison, Juvenile Correction Center, OMID Women's Shelter and the Shelter for Children.
Bond Street Theatre has worked in Afghanistan since 2003, created four all-women's theatre groups, and led programs to inform communities about women's legal rights and access to justice. The company also trained 400+ Youth Leaders across the country to identify problems in their provinces, design solutions, and advocate against corruption.
Thanks to Dining for Women, we can continue our work in Afghanistan as well as with Rohingya refugees in Malaysia, and women in conflict areas in Myanmar.
In Malaysia, working with Rohingya Women's Development Network, we introduced theatre as a way for the women to create stories about their experiences, and bring accurate rights-based information to other refugees. Our next project will be about the detrimental effects of child marriage, a harmful custom that persists even today.
Pictured at right: Rohingya refugee women enjoy their first workshops in theatre and storytelling, with Joanna Sherman.
We have been working in Myanmar since 2009, partnering with Thukhuma Khayeethe (Art Travelers), and developing social outreach programs that helped children orphaned by the disasterous Cyclone Nargis and address inter-ethnic tolerance and peaceful coexistence, reaching thousands of children and citizens.
"We love Bond Street Theatre because... ...they have a proven track record of success operating in areas where human rights messaging, tolerance, and conflict resolution are critically needed on a local level, and where grassroots programs are often overlooked in favor of top-down aid." -- Dining for Women
Dining for Women works through member education and engagement, and the power of collective giving. They fund grassroots projects in developing countries to fight gender inequality, and connect people in creative, powerful ways that ensure gender equality.
Bond Street Theatre appreciates their sponsorship for our programs addressing conflict and displacement, which inordinately affect women and children, and for our creative model that boosts the ability of local communities to continue working for social justice.
Please help us with a one-time or monthly donation to help our programs grow!
We look forward to continuing this journey with you!
-- the Bond Street Theatre team
WWW.BONDST.ORG
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Marstal Skole er folkeskolen i Ærø Kommune. Den har 450 elever fordelt på 22 klasser mellem 0. – 10. klasse, samt et specialklassetilbud.

Da Ærøskøbing Skole blev nedlagt i 2007, fik Marstal alle elever fra 7. – 8. klasse. 0. – 6. klasse for resten af Ærø Kommune bliver varetaget af henholdsvis Rise Skole, i Store Rise, og Søby Skole, i Søby. I 2013 blev alle eleverne samlet på Marstal Skole.

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After continually failing to meet his monthly payments, the bank wanted the loan paid off in full in Augustand two years later took him to court. In June he was ordered to pay RSD3. There is an increased rate of criminals logging onto online dating sites and fooling people.
In the Serbian docu-drama series Dosije: It has become one of the most convenient ways of meeting people and interacting with them. All four children decided to carry their mother's surname. Risks Of Online Dating Manipulation of information is one of the most probable risks of online dating.
When this was challenged by the prosecutor, Arkan produced a document about a mortgage loan that he obtained from the Federal State Security for his house at Ljutice Bogdana Street.
I even found a witness to the murder. If the two of you have agreed to meet each other, make sure that the first meeting is in a public place, which is full of people.
After the Bosnian War broke out in April the unit moved between the Croatian and Bosnian fronts. It has been claimed that the Croatian and Serbian governments agreed on a 1, Deutsche Mark settlement for his release. Caution Trust your instincts and do not blindly fall for a person.


Oh my gosh, I laughed so hard today when I saw this post over on the fabulous Modern Kiddo. I don't even have kids but I read that blog because Alex and Dottie are so clever and hilarious – it always gives me a dash of happy. Those darn safety standards and insurance companies have made so many modern playgrounds SO BORING. For any of you old enough to remember the days when there was no such thing as a bike/ski/skateboarding helmet, reading their post will bring back fond (?) memories of burning your bum on a sun-drenched metal slide.
As a Landscape related blog, it is beautiful. Retro Playground is very nice. Thank you, for good posting.


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Best commercial embroidery machine?can be purchased at the store. You must have this machine to start your embroidery business. Here are some of the best machines at affordable prices.
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Jean-Frédéric Edelmann (Estrasburg, Alsàcia, 1740 - París, 17 de juliol de 1794) fou un compositor francès. Era pare del pianista compositor que portava el seu mateix nom Jean-Frédéric.

Primerament es donà conèixer com a pianista, publicant diverses sonates per aquell instrument, a les que seguiren en el concert esperitual l'oratori Esther i la cantata La bergere lyrique. A l'Òpera de París el 1782 Le Feu, òpera en un acte, i Ariane dans l'ile de Naxos, també en un acte, que aconseguí un gran èxit, i que, sens dubte, és la seva millor obra. També és autor del ball espectacle Diane et l'Amour, estrenat el 1802.

Durant la Revolució tornà a Estrasburg, on prengué par en els esdeveniments d'aquell temps, pel que el tribunal revolucionari de París el cridà a la seva presència, el jutjà i el condemnà a mort, sent executat l'endemà junt amb un dels seus germans, el qual era comissionista d'instruments de música, establert a Estrasburg. Entre els seus alumnes va tenir en Méhul.

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Christian Buck
More than Moore
For decades, transistors in integrated circuits have been shrinking, resulting in ever more powerful chips. Porsche Engineering reports how researchers and industry are working to make chips increasingly powerful in the future and how the automotive industry will benefit from this in the long term.
The birth of modern electronics took place on December 16, 1947 at Bell Labs in Murray Hill, New Jersey. It was then that physicist Walter Brattain succeeded for the first time in amplifying an electric voltage with an improvised semiconductor component. The transistor was born. For the first time, an alternative to the bulky, unreliable, and energy-hungry vacuum tubes was available. From an appearance standpoint, Brattain's laboratory setup, consisting of a germanium plate, a plastic triangle, gold foil, and a paper clip, had very little in common with modern chips – but it did herald the era of personal computers, smartphones, and self-propelled cars.
The new electronic component could be used as an amplifier and as a switch – and together with its peers and other components such as resistors and capacitors, it could be accommodated as an integrated circuit (IC) on a single semiconductor wafer. In the decades that followed, semiconductor companies succeeded in making the components ever smaller and accommodating an ever greater number of them on the same surface. As early as 1965, Gordon Moore predicted that the number of transistors per unit area would increase exponentially.
Simple scaling reaches its limits
Moore's prediction has proven to be essentially correct over decades. But now it is finally reaching its limits, because the gradual reduction in size of the proven MOSFETs (Metal-Oxide-Semiconductor Field-Effect Transistor) as switches on the chips no longer works: "About 15 years ago, people realized that simple scaling had reached its limits," reports Dr. Heike Riel, IBM Fellow at the IBM Research Center in Rüschlikon, Switzerland. "That's why manufacturers first replaced silicon dioxide as the insulating material in the transistors with so-called High-K materials while retaining the same MOSFET geometry. This made it possible to produce chips with structures 45 nm in size."
But even this trick could only keep Moore's Law alive for a few years. For this reason, chip manufacturers began using a new transistor architecture for even smaller components in the first half of the 2010s: the FinFET. The conductive channel between the source and drain terminals is shaped like a fin and is enclosed on several sides by the gate. "This makes it much easier to control the current flow in the transistor," says Riel. "FinFETs starting at 22 nm in structure size were used and are now standard in integrated circuits."
The gate-all-around FET
But their successor is also already available. Starting at structure sizes of five nanometers, the GAAFET (gate-all-around FET) will take over the work in the chips. "In the GAAFET, the conductive channel between source and drain consists of several parallel silicon nanowires, each of which is completely enclosed by the gate electrode," explains Riel. "This is the optimal geometry for controlling the current flow. It also saves space on the chips because several of these nanowire structures, which form the channel of the transistor, are superimposed on each other." Automotive applications will also benefit from developments such as GAAFET in the future – because both the new, powerful High Performance Computing Platforms (HCPs) as successors to the many decentralized control units and the special processors for autonomous driving depend on chips with high computing power. However, even GAAFET won't be able to save Moore's Law in the long run: beyond a structure size of three nm, things will get tight.This limit could be reached in three to four years.
The beginning of a new era: The first transistor was a laboratory improvisation. Today, the tiny components are ubiquitous.
"An ingenious phase of improvement is thus coming to an end," says Prof. Thomas Schimmel, Director at the Institute of Nanotechnology at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT). "Until now, a technical solution has always been found that enabled further miniaturization of the classic transistor – but now atomic dimensions have been reached in the chips. Thanks to the quantum mechanical tunnel effect, electrons can pass through insulators, which would render the components useless. This is because, contrary to the ideas of classical physics, the electrons can overcome barriers even when they do not actually have enough energy to do so." But even the targeted introduction of foreign atoms into the highly pure silicon during the production process – a procedure known as "doping" – no longer functions reliably with ever smaller structures.
No clear successor in sight
The search is therefore on for a successor to the transistor that will further increase the performance of electronic circuits in the future. IBM researcher Riel lists a whole range of MOSFET alternatives, including the carbon nanotube field-effect transistor (CNFET) and the tunnel FET (TFET). In the CNFET, current flows through tiny carbon tubes. This year, researchers from MIT have shown that the fast and energy-efficient switches can be produced in conventional chip factories. TFETs are similar in design to conventional transistors, but put the quantum mechanical tunnel effect to their advantage for switching. They are energy-saving and fast. Whether CNFET, TFET, or any other approach will win the race is completely open. "There is currently a lot of research, but no clear front-runner to succeed the optimized silicon MOSFET," says Riel.
KIT researcher Schimmel is therefore betting on the single-atom transistor in the long term: in this transistor, a control electrode shifts an atom that can close the tiny gap between two terminals and thus enable the flow of current. "In principle, it works like a relay with two stable states," says Schimmel, who developed the first single atom transistor with his team in 2004. "This makes the single-atom transistor not only a switch, but also a non-volatile memory. It could also replace conventional RAM chips as the main memory in computers. Since it retains its state even without power, computers would no longer have to be restarted in the future, but could continue working immediately after a break."
"There is currently a lot of research, but no front-runner to succeed the optimized silicon MOSFET."Dr. Heike Riel, IBM
Another advantage is that the single-atom transistor requires significantly less voltage than the MOSFET and would therefore only consume about one ten-thousandth of the energy per switching operation. This would solve the heat problem in today's chips, and clock frequencies of up to 100 gigahertz would be within reach. Schimmel has already built a first IC with two of his novel transistors, and for a later series production a mix of proven processes of the semiconductor industry and galvanic procedures could be used. "It's like galvanizing a car body – only on an atomic scale," says the Karlsruhe scientist.
Gordon Moore (left, next to Intel co-founder Robert Noyce) made the famous prediction named after him in 1965.
New chip and computer architectures
As an alternative to the ever-advancing miniaturization of components, new approaches to chip architecture are also possible, for example the path into the third dimension: in order to pack more power into the circuits, several electronic layers could be stacked on top of each other – already practiced today with flash memories. In the future, manufacturers could also apply a layer of compound semiconductors, as they are known, such as indium gallium arsenide (InGaAs) to a layer of conventional silicon transistors.
They are suitable for special tasks such as particularly fast amplification, for the emission or detection of light, and also as possible quantum components. Many experts are counting on the integration of such additional functions into the chips to compensate for the demise of Moore's Law. They're taking a new approach: instead of "more Moore" (further miniaturization), they prefer "more than Moore" (the combination of digital and non-digital functions on the same chip).
The in-memory computing
In-memory computing, which is intended to eliminate the spatial separation of the computing unit and memory in common computers, promises much higher computing power and energy efficiency. This would eliminate the time-consuming and energy-intensive transport of bytes between microprocessor and RAM. For example, the vector-matrix calculations in a neural network can be performed using a crossbar architecture – analog rather than digital. In this approach, two bundles of horizontal and vertical lines cross, each of which acts as an input and output of the neural network. At their intersection points, the lines are connected to each other via non-volatile memory elements that represent the weighting factors (the "knowledge") of the neural network. The input values of the neural network are applied as analog voltage values to the horizontal lines. The results of the calculations are available almost instantaneously on the vertical lines, also in analog form – and without any data transport.
Dr. Heike Riel, IBM Fellow at the IBM Research Center in Rüschlikon, Switzerland
Non-volatile memories at the crossing points of the lines include memristors, novel electronic components whose resistance can be permanently changed by an externally applied voltage and which can be combined with existing manufacturing processes in the semi-conductor industry. Memristors can be used to perform calculations in neural networks ten to a hundred times faster, depending on the application, and their energy efficiency can also be improved by a factor of ten to a thousand. Autonomous vehicles in which neural networks play a major role could also benefit from such performance and efficiency improvements. The example shows that even if Moore's Law soon reaches its limits, the continuous increase in performance of electronics is far from over.
MOSFET, FinFET and GAAFET
The MOSFET (above) has been the workhorse switch for digital technology for decades and has kept Moore's Law alive through its continual miniaturization. The voltage between the gate and source electrode determines the current flowing through the channel from source to drain. In the FinFET (center), the channel has the shape of a fin so that the gate can surround it on three sides. This improves current flow control compared to the MOSFET, where the gate can only act on the channel from above. In the GAAFET (right), the gate completely encloses the channel of silicon nanowires. This is the optimal geometry for controlling the current flow.
Future alternatives to the conventional transistor design
In the TFET above, unlike the MOSFET, the source and drain are differently doped. It uses the quantum mechanical tunnel effect: the voltage between gate and source determines whether charge carriers can "tunnel" through the energetic barrier between source and drain and whether a current flow is possible. In the CNFET (center), the channel between source and drain consists of carbon nanotubes. Here too, the gate-source voltage determines the current flow. In the single-atom transistor (right), the voltage between source and gate shifts a single atom, which either closes or opens the circuit between source and drain (green/red position).
55 years ago Gordon Moore made a remarkable prediction in Electronics magazine: the then-research director of Fairchild Semiconductor and later Intel co-founder in 1965 asserted that the number of transistors per chip would double every year in the future. As early as 1975, it would therefore be possible to accommodate around 65,000 of them on a tiny silicon wafer. "Moore's Law" has been continually tweaked over the years, but has proven to be correct in principle and has become the guideline for semiconductor manufacturers: To this day, they have repeatedly succeeded in doubling the number of transistors per unit area at short intervals. In the future, however, this will no longer be possible. A higher performance of the chips must then be achieved by other means.
The further miniaturization of the MOSFET transistor and its variants FinFET and GAAFET is likely to reach its limits in the coming years. In order to make chips increasingly powerful in the future, research scientists and industry are working on new transistor designs such as tunnel FETs, as well as on new architectures such as in-memory computing.
Text: Christian Buck
This article was first published in 2021 in the Porsche Engineering Magazine
Re-published with permission and thanks to Porsche Engineering Gmbh
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Glenwood Springs Mayor Mike Gamba expects to hear from a sizeable crowd of people at the regular City Council meeting tonight regarding concerns about the number of new retail marijuana shops and related facilities that are now being proposed within city limits.
So much so, based on the e-mails, phone calls and stops on the street Gamba said he has personally gotten over the last couple of weeks, that he decided to have it added to the formal agenda.
As a preface to having that discussion, though, the mayor advised that there won't be an "instantaneous response" from council. And the current applications now under review are out of council's hands.
Applications for two new downtown retail marijuana shops, one with an attached edibles manufacturing kitchen to be located next to the Glenwood Vaudeville Revue theater, were heard last week by the city's licensing officer, Angela Roff. She is expected to render her decisions sometime in the next month.
Those proposals are being considered under the rules and regulations currently on the city's books, which were adopted in late 2013 just ahead of Colorado officially allowing retail marijuana sales in January 2014 under the voter-approved Amendment 64.
Any changes to those regulations, which now require such things at 500 feet separation between marijuana establishments and K-12 schools, and 325 feet between marijuana businesses, would have to be formally drafted and set for public hearing.
Last week's license hearings for the Green Dragon's planned retail store and marijuana edibles kitchen at 919 Grand Ave., and another for the so-called Recreational Releaf dispensary at 404 10th St., prompted the biggest turnout so far for any marijuana license hearing in Glenwood Springs.
The three existing retail recreational establishments, Greenwerkz on South Glen Avenue, the Green Joint at 11th and Grand, and the Green Dragon's Devereux Road location, were heard and approved with little opposition.
"Colorado is the first state to really look at regulating and dealing with these issues," Gamba said. "We as a council took a first effort at what these regulations should be for our city.
"I don't know if it's been a complete disaster, but there are some legitimate concerns, and to the extent we can address that it is our duty to do so," he said.
Newly elected Councilwoman Kathryn Trauger said it's not surprising that it took an application for a new marijuana store next to one of the city's main tourist attractions, the Vaudeville Revue, to bring things to a head.
"Maybe it's good that this is happening now," said Trauger, who along with fellow new elected Councilman Steve Davis met with residents in the Axtell Park neighborhood at 11th and Cooper to discuss enforcement issues in that part of town.
The primary concern there is that, by citizen accounts, customers are often seen leaving the nearby marijuana shop and head straight for the park or their parked vehicles to smoke marijuana. Smoking or consuming marijuana in other forms in public is illegal under state and local laws.
But the issue comes down to enforcement, Trauger said.
She noted that Glenwood Police Chief Terry Wilson also attended the neighborhood meeting, and said his officers simply can't keep up with all the violations that are occurring regarding public consumption.
Trauger sat on the city's Planning and Zoning Commission when the current marijuana zoning regulations were being discussed.
The majority of the current City Council has been generally supportive of allowing a regulated medical and recreational marijuana trade in Glenwood Springs, based mostly on the fact that more than 65 percent of the city's voters supported Amendment 64 when it was on the statewide ballot in November 2012.
That's not likely to change, Trauger said.
"I don't think a moratorium, or completely revisiting whether to allow this at all is something we will do," she said.
Tonight's Glenwood City Council meeting begins at 6 p.m. at City Hall, 101 W. Eighth St. The marijuana discussion is listed last on the agenda after a pair of downtown development review hearings.


This Sheet Pan Ginger Soy Glazed Salmon makes the perfect weeknight dinner that's quick, healthy and easily made all on one pan!
Sheet pan meals are my absolute favorite because they are oh so simple to throw together during a busy week and everything is made on ONE pan making clean up such a breeze! Salmon is one of those dishes I just LOVE, but really don't make often enough so since the month of May kicks off Alaska salmon season, I thought it would be the perfect time to make this dish!
I always make sure to buy wild-caught Alaska salmon because it's natural, sustainable as well as a great source of protein. ALL of Alaska's salmon is wild-caught so you know you're purchasing the highest quality not to mention you are also getting a healthy, delicious dinner! Alaska seafood is sold fresh or frozen all year round making it super convenient to enjoy your favorite meal whenever you'd like.
I purchased my Alaska wild-caught salmon fresh at my local grocery store, but you could also easily buy them frozen if you preferred. There are 5 different species of salmon to choose from including king, sockeye, coho, keta and pink, and there are so many ways you can cook them too! Try pan-searing your fish, grilling, steaming, poaching, broiling or even roasting them on a pan like I did in this recipe. The possibilities are truly endless and it's definitely fun to mix things up so you never get tired of the same old dish.
Sheet pan dinners are also really convenient for meal prep! Not only are they a total timesaver (AND lifesaver I should add), but you can customize them any way you like. Instead of green beans you could use broccoli or asparagus and even swap the carrots for potatoes or bell peppers. This particular combo just happened to be my favorite to go with this ginger soy mixture and honestly I think you'll agree!
And YES let's talk about this ginger soy sauce. It. Is. AMAZING. You guys just trust me on this. Not only is it sweet, but it has a little kick too and tastes absolutely delicious with the roasted veggies! The mixture includes soy sauce, a little honey, sweet chili sauce, fresh ginger and some garlic and feel free to reserve a little bit of the sauce to drizzle over the salmon after it is done baking. The end result?? Perfectly tender and flaky salmon that tastes just as delicious as it looks!
The great thing about this whole meal is that it really cooks in no time at all. Super easy clean-up and delicious leftovers you can enjoy the next day!
Hope you all enjoy this recipe as much as we did and remember to #AskforAlaska the next time you are at your local grocery store or restaurant to get your own wild-caught Alaska salmon!
Place salmon (skin side down), green beans and carrots in a single layer on a prepared baking sheet. Drizzle green beans and carrots with olive oil and sprinkle with a little salt and pepper.
In a small bowl, whisk together soy sauce, sweet chili sauce, honey, ginger, garlic and green onions. Spoon sauce over salmon fillets and bake in the oven for 8 to 10 minutes. Turn the broiler on and cook for an additional 2 to 3 minutes, until edges of salmon are crisp.
For even MORE delicious salmon recipes, cooking techniques and tips, make sure to check out Alaska Seafood on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and Pinterest!
My husband and I don't make any kind of fish nearly enough as we should simply because I don't really know how to cook it… but this recipe looks straightforward and delicious!! Thanks for the great dinner idea!
This looks so delicious!! How would you reheat it? I never really know with fish.
I tried this recipe last night, minus the green beans, and while I loved the sauce and the salmon, the cook time of 8-10 minutes at 400 degrees just totally didn't cut it for the carrots. I have roasted my share of veggies so I was a little skeptical that 10 minutes was going to roast the carrots well enough. In the end I removed the salmon from the pan and put the carrots back into the oven for about 12 minutes more until they were roasted through. I would do this again but cook the carrots first and then add the salmon with sauce for the last 10 minutes and it should be good to go.
We've ruined a couple pans due to salmon skin sticking. How in this world would you get it off?
I tried this recipe last week, and it was so good! I cooked the carrots for a bit ahead like one of the other comments suggested to do, and it turned out amazing! This recipe has frozen and re-heated really well i found too. 🙂 Thanks for the recipe!
We also LOVED this salmon recipe. Might be the best way we've had salmon! We also had to cook the veggies longer. Next time I will start with the veggies in the oven, probably while I make the sauce, and then add the salmon. Thank you for the delicious recipe!
I LOVE THE SAUCE! Do you happen to have the weight watchers points for just the sauce alone?
Fabulous, delicious, and easy recipe! We did the salmon as stated, but did roasted potatoes like your lemon rosemary chicken. We started the potatoes first, and added the salmon towards the end. So delicious! You are quickly becoming our go-to recipe site! 🙂 happy new year!
Not one to comment on most recipes I have tried and enjoyed, but when my salmon-loathing husband goes crazy for your recipe and then takes it for lunch the next day, I think you should know 😉 and my 3 kids loved it as well. My 9 year old is also taking it for lunch tomorrow 😉 I bought a huge salmon from Costco, made 1 1 /2 times the sauce and that was that. Super easy and yummy. Thanks!
I finally made this after drooling over it for the last year and it was AMAZING. Some of the best salmon I've ever had, at home, or at a restaurant!
I was just curious! how many calories are in the sauce, alone? I was thinking of making the sauce again and tossing it in some ground turkey meat to make lettuce wraps later this week!