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Vagabond (1985 film)
Vagabond (French: Sans toit ni loi, "with neither shelter nor law") is a 1985 French drama film directed by Agnès Varda, featuring Sandrine Bonnaire. It describes the story of a young woman, a vagabond, who wanders through the Languedoc-Roussillon wine country one winter. The film was the 36th highest-grossing film of the year with a total of 1,080,143 admissions in France.[2]
Theatrical release poster
Oury Milshtein
Macha Méril
Joanna Bruzdowicz
Fred Chichin
Patrick Blossier
Patricia Mazuy
MK2 Diffusion
September 1985 (1985-09) (Venice)
4 December 1985 (1985-12-04)
$8.1 million[1]
PlotEdit
The film begins with the contorted body of the woman, covered in frost. From this image, an unseen and unheard interviewer (the voice of Varda herself) puts the camera on the last men to see her and the ones who found her. The action then flashes back to the woman, Mona (Sandrine Bonnaire) walking along the roadside, hiding from the police and trying to get a ride. Along her journey she meets and takes up with other vagabonds such as herself as well as a Tunisian vineyard worker, a family of goat farmers, a professor researching trees, and a maid who envies what she perceives to be a beautiful and passionate lifestyle. Mona explains to one of her temporary companions that at one time she had an office job in Paris and did very well for herself, but she became unsettled with the way she was living – choosing instead to wander the country free from any responsibility, picking up what she could to survive as she goes. Throughout the film, Mona's condition seems to become progressively worse until she finally falls where we first saw her, frozen and entrenched in her misery in a ditch.
CastEdit
Sandrine Bonnaire as Mona Bergeron
Macha Meril as Mme Landier
Yolande Moreau as Yolande
Stéphane Freiss as Jean-Pierre
Setti Ramdane as Assoun
Francis Balchère as Police
Jean-Louis Perletti as Police
Urbain Causse as Farmer
Christophe Alcazar as Farmer
Joël Fosse as Paulo
Patrick Schmit as Truck Driver
Daniel Bos as Demolition Worker
Katy Champaud as Girl at the Pump
Raymond Roulle as Old Man with Matches
Henri Fridlani as The Gravedigger
Patrick Sokol as Young Man with Sandwich
Pierre Imbert as Mechanic
Critical receptionEdit
The movie was acclaimed by the critics. Review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes reports that 100% of 13 critics gave the film a positive review, for an average rating of 8.7/10.[3]
The film combines straightforward narrative scenes, in which we see Mona living her life, with pseudo-documentary sequences in which people who knew Mona turn to the camera and comment on what they remember about her. Significant events are sometimes left unshown, so that the viewer must piece the information together to gain a full picture.
Vagabond was filmed in the departments of Gard, Hérault and Bouches-du-Rhône.[4]
The titleEdit
The original French title, Sans toit ni loi ("With neither shelter nor law"), is a play on a common French idiom, "Sans foi ni loi", meaning "With neither faith nor law". It also puns on sans toi ("without you").
César Awards 1986 Best Actress Sandrine Bonnaire Won
Best Film Agnès Varda Nominated
Best Director Agnès Varda Nominated
Best Supporting Actress Macha Méril Nominated
French Syndicate of Cinema Critics Best Film Agnès Varda Won
Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards Best Actress Sandrine Bonnaire Won
Best Foreign Film Agnès Varda Won
Sant Jordi Awards Best Foreign Actress Sandrine Bonnaire Won
Venice Film Festival Golden Lion Agnès Varda Won
FIPRESCI Prize Agnès Varda Won
OCIC Award Agnès Varda Won
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Guleraana Mir is a writer and creative facilitator. Guleraana's first full-length play Shooting Star was long listed by the BBC as part of SCRIPTROOM 8. Her latest play Coconut (co-produced with The Thelmas) is currently playing at Ovalhouse until 28th April, followed by a regional tour. Coconut tells the story of Rumi, a young British Pakistani woman, and her relationship with Simon, a white Roman Catholic who agrees to convert to Islam in order to marry her.
What drew you to using the term 'Coconut'? What does it mean to you?
I've answered this question in so many different ways, but I think the nugget of it is that when I was asked to write about what it means to be a British Asian woman, I really struggled with that because I'd always been called a 'coconut'. I didn't know how to best represent my "asian-ness". Then I thought why am I trying to represent something that doesn't exist in the way I want it to exist? I might not like the word 'coconut', but it is one way of describing someone like myself. So I created this character, Rumi, who was sort of okay with that term.
I know that in black communities it is considered pretty offensive, but I don't think it is quite as loaded a term within British Asian communities. However, it still isn't a nice word - it's used in order to almost strip you of your brown-ness; as if you don't deserve to be fully Asian because you choose to live your life a certain way. So when things aren't very nice, we often reclaim them. Hence, I wanted the play to be about Rumi being like okay, I hear you, I'm not exactly the person that you want me to be, but that doesn't necessarily mean that there is anything really wrong with me.
The play explores themes relating to interfaith and intercultural relationships. Do you think such relationships are still taboo within British Asian communities?
I think they still are to an extent. With every family that comes out and celebrates their children's mixed marriages, the less taboo it becomes. But I think there is tolerance and then there is celebration. I know lots of families that tolerate interracial or intercultural marriages and then there are families that actually celebrate it. And the latter is a lot harder than the former.
There has been progress too. For example, a lot of young British Asians are more open to their families in the earlier stages of relationships and about the fact that they are dating - which I find really weird! I would never have told my parents I was dating! It's fascinating for me to see the younger generation being more open about that.
However, at the same time honour-based violence is still an issue within British Asian communities. So its swings and roundabouts – for every two steps we move forwards there is always someone who is holding us back.
What do you think about current representations of the British Pakistani experience in the arts?
There is really not much out there at all. There was a British Pakistani family in Eastenders, but none of them looked like they were actually members of the same family! And I just can't get on board with Citizen Khan. It never gets to the heart of what it means to be that character. It's just gag after gag. I don't know if it is necessarily harmful. If I watch it, I just think it's bad telly. But, I wonder if some people who don't know a lot of Asians watch it might think that is what all Asians are like. Obviously, that is not the television's fault or the programme's, it's an issue with the viewer. But before people can accept that without putting judgement on a whole culture, we need to have some really good representations.
When you talk about representation in the arts, its twofold: you either have characters that do interrogate your position as a whatever-generation immigrant; or you have a piece of art that has actors and stories from all over the world and no one bats an eyelid. So you go to the RSC and you see a black man on stage and - unlike Quentin Letts - you just take that as it is without thinking he sticks out like a sore thumb or that he was only cast to tick some boxes. For me, that is true representation. But there's not much on British television from people of colour and nothing from women of colour, particularly.
Is that something you have experienced?
No, that is just from watching creative venues champion the fact they have a diverse new season, but that diversity is in fact work by women of colour that's been adapted by men. However, I feel people are genuinely trying to be diverse; I don't think it's simply a case of them paying lip service. Places like the Bush Theatre are doing really well in terms of looking at a wider pool of what is out there and who is out there.
Part of the issue is this longstanding view that women can't write work that has universal appeal; that women only write about being a woman, or being defined in terms of a man. I'm acutely aware that I just wrote a play about a women and a man! But it's my first play and I've got good ideas for the next ones. That view, however, feeds into this established perspective that women can't accomplish what men can because men have the wider vision to do that. So when you're adding in the need to be diverse as well, then women of colour get pushed to the back of the queue.
Do you think Coconut has that universal appeal?
I would hope so. I wrote it with that in mind. It is simply a story about two people who come from different backgrounds that can't find their own place in the world, so how on earth are they going to find a place where they can belong together? I just wanted to see a boy and a girl who are really struggling to be together. If anyone who is in an intercultural relationship comes and sees it then they will take more from that. Some of the reviews have been reflecting that, which is quite nice. I'm so glad it's resonating with people.
What advice do you have for women or people of colour trying to make it in UK theatre?
Make noise! There's an Aboriginal Australian theatre group called Hot Brown Honey who have this great phrase: "Make Noise!" So my advice would be to make as much noise as physically possible. If you're an actor and you're not getting work then shout about it, call people out. If you're a writer: write parts for those actors, get together, make work. It's difficult, but that is what it takes.
It shouldn't have to be so hard and I don't want to seem negative; it comes from a source of passion! I want so desperately to be making more work and to be on bigger stages and for voices like mine and working class voices as well, of all ethnicities, to be on stage and for people to go and just see themselves. I think that's been one of the nicest things about doing Coconut: getting tweets from people who don't go to the theatre; or people who go to the theatre all the time and never see themselves reflected on stage.
Coconut is going on tour across the UK after its run at Ovalhouse. Are there any plans to get it adapted for television?
I think there is something in Rumi and Riz's lovely imaginary relationship that would make for a super cool and fun web series. That's my personal goal. I really want to sit down and look at giving Rumi her own platform before she met Simon.
What aspect of Coconut would you like to hone in on if you had the chance, which you didn't have the opportunity to address in the play?
Rumi's cultural identity perhaps. When she meets Simon in the play, she's really set on how she feels about things. Although she has little wobbles along the way, she is essentially towards the end of the formation of her identity. So it'd be nice to explore pre that sort of confidence she has. And also, just dating in London is hilarious! A series focused on really disastrous relationships might be fun. East is East was massively pioneering in that respect, but it was very specific to Bradford and it was very specific to the era it was set in. Whereas dating in multicultural London as a British Asian woman is a whole new ball game! I would love to explore that!
I have a piece called Mano's, which I wrote with a theatre company called Rightful Place who are made up of alumni from Mulberry girls school in Whitechapel where the student population is 99% Bangladeshi origin. It's a fascinating play, which is set in the only all-women mechanics in Whitechapel. It's a thriller and a murder mystery but also explores the concept of community judgement. It literally came from the participants so it's their voices and their ideas. I just structured it into a way that hopefully works! It's on from 28th-30th June at the Mulberry with a date in July at Rich Mix.


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Mesh networks chat apps to the rescue
By Richard Taylor North America Technology Correspondent
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Media captionRichard Taylor explains how Firechat makes use of a mesh network
As popular as chat apps have become, they all suffer from the same flaw - if you board an underground train, head into the wild or find yourself in a situation where the authorities block the mobile networks, you're likely to end up cut off.
Now a new technology is promising to keep such "off-the-grid" smartphone owners chatting.
It has been hailed as having the potential to trigger nothing less than a second mobile revolution.
Mesh networking is the kind of techie term that, quite understandably, would elicit blank stares were one to mention it en passant.
But in the past few months, unprecedented anxiety over state surveillance of internet traffic allied with the incorporation of the technology into Apple's latest mobile software, iOS 7, has meant the novel communications protocol has itself been creating a lot of chatter.
So what's all the fuss about? In short, the technology potentially allows communication "off the grid" from the mainstream internet.
Image caption Students in Taiwan used a mesh network to communicate during recent protests
Its potential is huge - ranging from communication during disaster relief efforts through to the promotion of democracy.
At risk of simplification, it is helpful to think of a traditional network as a bicycle wheel - where every spoke connects at some point to a central hub, be it a mobile phone network, internet service provider or computer server.
By contrast, a mesh network has no central connection point to speak of. Instead, each point on the network acts as a "node" in a kind of webbed mesh, able to efficiently route traffic on to any other node within range.
That means messages can pass from one point to another, without the need for the regular internet - incredibly useful in times of disaster, where traditional communications are often limited or severed entirely.
Image caption A mesh network allows a single connection to the net to be shared between multiple devices, many of which can be removed without the network failing. The devices can still chat to each other even if the net connection is severed
Should even a single node be internet-connected, traffic can be shared with all other nodes to give internet access to all on the mesh.
But a mesh network can also be an incredibly useful tool for those worried about others monitoring their online activity.
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Image caption Firechat can be used to stay in contact while underground - but only if enough people are using it
Since there is no central authority, it is inherently more difficult to shut down than a traditional network and impossible to monitor unless one is directly connected to the network itself.
Mesh networking is a very well-established idea. Originally established for the military, today it is being used in projects around the globe - in villages, towns and cities, largely to help spread connectivity where only limited internet access exists.
But a little-advertised feature in iOS 7 called "multi-peer connectivity" now means that app developers can easily put mesh technology in the hands of us all, turning our once-humble handsets into makeshift routers - no setup expertise or additional hardware required.
One app, Firechat, is already creating a buzz.
Firechat was only launched in March but already boasts millions of downloads around the world.
In essence it lets users exchange messages, photos and videos among each other, as long as there are intermediary devices nearby to relay the signal along the chain.
The app has just been released on Android too - though here it faces some competition from a well-established though less user-friendly app called the Serval Mesh, which draw attentions to its potential in relief efforts and providing connectivity to underserved rural areas.
Image caption Firechat's developer created this mesh network using Apple and Android devices
Firechat's founder Micha Benoliel says his app is primarily aimed at entertainment, though he concedes it does have other uses.
Some are already being played out - when faced with the threat of internet restrictions and limited cell coverage, protesting students in Taiwan intent on occupying the parliament recently turned to Firechat to keep their lines of communications alive.
If that kind of use-case prevails, there's little doubt apps such as Firechat will attract the attention of governments and law enforcement agencies keen to neuter or at least monitor traffic going to this kind of off-grid network.
But right now its main challenge is to grow its user base to a stage where contemplating that kind of problem even becomes a possibility.
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Image caption The Serval Mesh's developers worked with New Zealand Red Cross to improve the app
After all, Firechat's technology is essentially "all or nothing".
Without a critical mass of users, Firechat's promise to keep users connected wherever they may be will remain unfulfilled. And all the talk of "a second mobile revolution" may ultimately prove to be hot air.
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The Sydney Story Factory is proud to be running the Radio With Pictures project, a collection of audio-visual stories created through a unique collaboration between students from all over Sydney and a collection of wonderful volunteers. The finished product combines writing, illustration and performance allowing the stories to come to life on the screen. The students wrote a script, selected sound effects, created illustrations and recorded their performance of the story, helped along by the advice and feedback of volunteer tutors over the course of our workshops. The original versions of the stories with student illustrations were then shown to adult illustrators who were instructed to re-imagine and re-illustrate them. The result is a fantastic collection of imaginative stories with a diverse range of illustrative styles. This project is truly a great example of the amazing role collaboration can play in creativity. The Sydney Story Factory held a screening of the Radio With Pictures project at the Giant Dwarf Theatre on Monday, 27th of October, at which the finished products of the students' stories were shown on the "big screen." The turn out was filled with students and family and a crowd of the intrigued and complete with an outdoor barbecue. The finished products were entertaining as well as creative as each video faded out to an uproar of applause from the audience. Apart from the sense of accomplishment that must have been felt when seeing their story on screen, the rush of applause that met the end of each story holds a certain satisfaction in and of itself and was truly wonderful to be apart of. Each week we will be posting a different video from the Radio With Pictures screening, to share the entertainment of students' creativity and imagination with the rest of you!!
You should also check out our inspiration, the original and incredible Radio with Pictures project!
This week's video is called Boil Boy and Wagadoo by Ben, Hayley, and Chase and illustrated by Jingjing Wu. This story explores unlikely friendships and working together. We hope you enjoy and stay tuned for more videos each week!


We live in a world where each person is connected to every other person in strange and powerful ways. Generally, we call these mystical linkages "SOCIAL NETWORKING" and like it or lump it, it's here to stay. A few stories and announcements surfaced today that have painted these social tools in a negative light, and we have thoughts to share.
We'll also give you the lowdown skinny on our thoughts regarding the NewTwitter that was announced today, and all it represents for the future of microblogging.
Google is stalking your kids!
A former Google Engineer used his powers for evil, to track the online activities of a group of teens he befriended while working at the company. Google confirms they fired him.
Made contacts in the gaming industry, for my "other" job.
They already offer this in their mobile apps.
3rd party apps like Brizzly have already offered this as well.
Are Twitter devs just waiting for a good idea to pop up in app form, then copy it?
The "BIG" announcement is a Twitter UI change/upgrade. About damn time!
Although… the simplicity of the main page has always had a certain charm.
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The village of Andreevka near the Ukrainian city of Slavyansk has come under artillery fire, self-defense forces say. Casualties have been reported in the attack.
The village of Andreevka near Slavyansk has come under artillery fire from Kiev forces, according to the representative of the self-defense forces, as quoted by RIA Novosti.
"There was an artillery attack. Houses have been destroyed. Cars are on fire. There are casualties, but the numbers aren't known yet," the representative said.
The assault of Slavyansk itself began around 5am local time (02:00 GMT) by the Kiev forces, ITAR-TASS reported.
"The enemy started the artillery attack on Andreevka using heavy mortars and howitzers. Also we have data on the opposing side using helicopters for covering operations," a representative of the self-defense HQ told Interfax.
Communication between #Andreevka and #Slavyansk - as well w/ other cities around it - r reportedly affected. It's difficult to get info.
The explosions are at a frequency of once a minute.
The attack is being conducted from the TV tower on Karachun Mountain.
The National Guard is firing at security checkpoints, but reports emerged of mortar shells landing in local residents' homes.
It comes a day after the eastern Ukraine carried out an autonomy referendum with a high turnout of almost 75 percent in the city of Donetsk, and 81 percent in Lugansk.
The results of the referendum have been announced in Donetsk, and they show the majority of voters supported self-rule. In Lugansk, the votes are still being counted.
All across eastern Ukraine, the voting was disrupted several times by Kiev's armed forces.
A press conference detailing the results of the referendums is set to take place in the next few hours.


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2017 Aspirus Women's Golf Classic raises $94,000
Golfers, caddies and volunteers partnered with Aspirus, businesses and community to raise funds for the Aspirus sexual assault nurse examiner program.
2017 Aspirus Women's Golf Classic raises $94,000 Golfers, caddies and volunteers partnered with Aspirus, businesses and community to raise funds for the Aspirus sexual assault nurse examiner program. Check out this story on wausaudailyherald.com: http://wdhne.ws/2x150e2
For USA TODAY NETWORK-Wisconsin Published 9:40 a.m. CT Sept. 13, 2017 | Updated 9:51 a.m. CT Sept. 13, 2017
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WAUSAU - The 2017 Aspirus Women's Golf Classic was held on Aug. 7 at Wausau Country Club, and the event raised $94,000 in support of an important community need.
More than 250 golfers, caddies and volunteers partnered with Aspirus, businesses and community members to raise funds for the sexual assault nurse examiner (SANE) program at Aspirus Wausau Hospital.
The money raised will support the SANE program at Aspirus Wausau Hospital, which serves women, children and men in north central Wisconsin.
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"Our role is to provide quality medical, psychological and forensic care needs, while doing everything we can to support them in any way they need," said Lynn Senfelds, R.N., SANE program coordinator.
"We are so grateful to the community members and sponsors who joined us in supporting the Aspirus Health Foundation to advance the SANE program for our community," said Kalynn Pempek, executive director of the Aspirus Health Foundation.
In the past year, Aspirus advanced its SANE program by:
Training six emergency department nurses in SANE through the Wisconsin Chapter of the International Association of Forensic Nursing (WI-IAFN).
Purchasing a specialized exam chair, UV light, and other specialized forensic equipment and supplies to improve evidence collection and documentation of injuries.
Obtaining a specialized, digital forensic imaging camera for use during examinations.
Establishing a new, private Sexual Assault Forensic Examiner (SAFE) room to provide care for victims with comfort and dignity.
Caring for more than two dozen victims who sought help through the SANE program Aspirus Wausau Hospital.
Aspirus is a nonprofit, community-directed health system based in Wausau.
For more information, visit www.aspirus.org.
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This line of clothing is made from recycled materials and for each product sold the team of the brand undertakes to plant young trees.
The first ecological collection of the brand only hit the markets of different countries.
In this way, MOHITO joins a group of brands that care about the environment and who want their fashion to not have a negative impact on our environment.
The models from the MOHITO CARES collection are timeless, so they will look relevant over many seasons.


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Samsung's new ultra-premium flip phone puts most Android smartphones to shame
Samsung announced the ultra-premium W2019 flip phone, the follow-up to last year's W2018. The W2019 features dual rear cameras, two displays, a Snapdragon 845, and other flagship specs. The W2019 will only be available in China. Almost one year after Samsung unveiled its ultra-premium W2018 flip phone, GizmoChina reported that the company is back at it again with the equally-premium W2019. As was the case with Samsung's previous flagship flip phones, the W2019 will only be available in Asia. In terms of the exterior, it looks like Samsung built an absolute tank with the W2019. Clad in aluminum with a unique-looking hinge, the W2019 looks like it will break the ground if you drop it. Then again, the phone features glass on the front, back, and inside. The back panel is made out of Corning Gorilla Glass, but we do not know if the same can be said of the displays on the outside and inside. On the sides are a fingerprint reader and Bixby button, while the back features dual 12-megapixel cameras with OIS, 2x optical zoom, video recording up to 4K resolution at 60fps, and Full HD-resolution slow-motion videos at 960fps. The main 12MP sensor also supports f/1.5 and f/2.4 apertures. Around front is a 4.2-inch Super AMOLED display with 1,920 x 1,080 resolution, though there is no headphone jack. Flip the W2019 open and you can see the second 4.2-inch Super AMOLED display with the same Full HD resolution, a directional pad, and a numeric keypad. Home, Back, Overview, and Copy buttons flank the directional pad. Editor's PickBest Samsung phones you can buy right now – flagship, mid-range and budget modelsSamsung is without a doubt the biggest name in the Android world, and if you are considering purchasing a new phone, logic dictates you may be looking to pick up a phone made by the Korean … What you do not see are the Snapdragon 845 processor, 6GB of RAM, either 128GB or 256GB of expandable storage, and 3,070mAh battery. The W2019 runs Android 8.1 Oreo out of the box, with an update to Android 9 Pie hopefully in the pipeline. Finally, W2019 owners will have access to exclusive concierge services. Whether you can stand the design is one thing, but there is no question that the W2019 mostly sounds like a 2018 flagship Android smartphone. Geared towards those with an eye for ultra-premium gadgets, the W2019 looks to sell for over 10,000 yuan (~$1,439). The price makes the W2019 more expensive than the Galaxy Note 9, which launched with a 6,999 yuan (~$1,009) starting price. NEXT: What we know so far about Samsung's foldable phone
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I don't often do this. I don't often sit down with nothing on my heart to write about. Usually there is something the Lord puts on my heart and gives me to write about. He causes the words to flow into my heart and out my fingers into words - and I pray He anoints them and uses them by His Spirit in hearts.
I have nothing specific to write. But I feel Him beckoning me to write a blog post. And so I am.
As I type, I realize that this is exactly what I am supposed to write about. Obedience. As I type that word - that word that can hold so many reactions - I know, this is what I am supposed to write on. This is something He has been teaching me in a real, practical, moment-by-moment way lately.
Obedience to Jesus is something we never move beyond, only deeper into.
Obedience to Jesus shows that I believe Him, that I trust Him, that I love Him - obedience is outwardly witnessing that He is my Lord.
Disobedience to Jesus is sin, proof of pride, foolish, and leads us in the wrong direction.
When I obey - even when I don't understand - I am saying that I believe Jesus is wise, good, loving, that His plan, ways, and heart is perfect, and that He will always keep His promises.
Obedience to Jesus brings joy to His heart - and mine, is evidence of freeing humility in my life, and leads us to His best for us.
Obedience is proof that I love Jesus - and that I believe He loves me.
When we obey Him - what He calls us to do in His Word, the Bible, and what He leads us to do in moment-by-moment life in line with His Word - it brings us closer to Him. When I listen to His voice and follow in obedience, I know more of His heart and am led in His path for me. I want that - don't you? But, when I disobey, I harden my heart and it hinders my closeness with Jesus. Oh friend, we don't want that!
It is a daily, moment-by-moment choice. It takes place in a million different ways each day - in answering His call to meet with Him in His Word, to speaking with love, to being honest in your work, to _________ - you can fill in the blank. Each choice leads us either deeper with Jesus and His path for us, or hinders our relationship with Him and His work through us.
Here's the thing. We cannot obey in our own strength. Everything the Lord calls us to, He gives us the grace to do, and everything He calls us to do is impossible apart from Him - beautifully designed to cause us to rely on and come to greater depths with Jesus Who walks with us every step of the way. It is saying, "Jesus, please help me obey You." and stepping out in faith, believing He always will!
And for the times we disobey, Jesus stands ready with open arms for us to turn from going our own way and run into His arms to walk with and obey Him afresh.
The path of obedience to Jesus is a doorway to greater joy - because it is a doorway to more of Jesus and His best for you.
Let's answer Him with a joyful, "Yes, Lord!" from a heart overflowing with love!
"I want to obey You, Jesus. I want to want to obey You, Jesus. I want to sit at Your feet, know You more, soak in Your Word, and to beg for and allow You to change my heart so that out will spill love that will motivate obedience to You. I want to obey even when my feelings are leading me to do something else - because I know that You love and know what is best for me far more than my feelings do! I am asking You afresh for grace in this moment to obey You! In Your Name, Amen."
What is Jesus calling you to obey Him in today?


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NJBIA Seeks Amendments on Public Access Legislation
Feb14,2019
By Bob Considine
The New Jersey Business & Industry Association is seeking minor amendments to bills A-4221/S-1074, which seek to codify and expand the reach of New Jersey's Public Trust Doctrine.
In written testimony submitted today, NJBIA Vice President of Government Affairs Ray Cantor said that the association is strongly supportive of the intent of the legislation. But it has concerns with some of the language in the bills that could return the state to problematic regulations that existed prior to 2010.
"Those regulations had required 24/7 access on beaches and parks, as well as private property," Cantor said. "They required facilities that were rebuilding a bulkhead to pay tens of thousands of dollars to local communities for their public access 'payment,' and they forced homeowners to allow the public to fish in their backyards.
"These were real requirements. These excesses were largely solved by new regulations, still in place, but may come back under this legislation."
Currently, there are over 3,900 public access points along New Jersey's shorelines. The bill not only applies to 126 miles of Atlantic Ocean shoreline, but another 1,800 miles of tidal waters within 231 municipalities in 17 counties. Properties of major industrial facilities and single-family homeowners would fall under the proposed regulations.
Cantor said the language in the bill to require the state Department of Environmental Protection to mandate public access "to the greatest extent possible" exceeds a previous New Jersey Supreme Court ruling that considered the need for public access on a property along with other nearby access points, public demands and burdens to the property owner. NJBIA is seeking the removal of the "greatest extent possible" language.
Additionally, NJBIA has concerns that even minor permits will be forced to comply with public access requirements adding time, complexity, and substantial cost to the permitting process.
NJBIA is advocating that these minor permits be exempted from the requirement to study and provide public access.
"We believe that our proposed amendments would not at all diminish from the intent of this legislation but would, instead, avoid regulatory problems in the future," Cantor said.
"Let's get this legislation right while we have the chance."
To see NJBIA's full testimony, visit here.
About Bob Considine


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Friday and Saturday in Sanford, the ever-shrinking Rye High School Wrestling team will set their sites on a trip to the State Wrestling Tournament at the Pepsi Center in Denver on February 15-16-17. To make the trip, the five Thunderbolt wrestlers, must place in the top four.
Freshman Michael Atencio, the number one rated 113 lb. in 2A, leads the charge with a 28-1 record. Atencio�s only loss came in a match where he wrestled at 120 lb. Last week Atencio won the Tri-Peaks League Tournament with a ten second fall, a second fall, this one in 63 seconds and a 12-0 major decision in the championship.


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Vaccine Watch
COVID South County
Pandemic Life
COVID Economy
Who gets a $1,400 check, and other ways the COVID-19 relief bill may affect your pocketbook
By Sarah D. Wire
The $1.9-trillion COVID-19 economic relief package heading to President Biden's desk directs $1,400 payouts to millions of Americans and continues unemployment checks for millions more as the country pulls itself out of the economic morass of a pandemic that has killed more than 500,000 Americans.
From keeping an eye on everything from businesses' struggles to government finances, COVID Economy Watch is among eight Lookout initiatives documenting all aspects of the pandemic. For more, go to our COVID 2021 section, sign up for COVID Text Alerts and our COVID PM newsletter here, and leave feedback and ask questions at the end of this story.
The bill includes money for vaccines and hospitals, to help schools reopen, expand broadband access and keep ailing industries like airlines and music venues afloat.
Let's take a look at what's inside for struggling Americans.
First things first. Will I get a check?
If your annual income is less than $75,000, or you file jointly with a spouse and make less than $150,000, or file as a head of household and earn less than $112,500, you are eligible for the full $1,400, or $2,800 for those filing jointly.
From there the amount quickly phases out so individuals with annual incomes of $80,000 or more, joint filers with annual incomes over $160,000 and heads of households earning more than $112,500 would not receive anything.
The Senate significantly lowered those income caps from what was passed in the House.
Parents will also receive $1,400 for each child on their tax returns. Unlike last year's stimulus payments, parents will also get that amount for adult children, like college students, and those with permanent disabilities, if they are claimed as dependents.
Why did they narrow how many people will get checks?
Several moderate lawmakers raised concerns about sending money to people who may not need it.
The Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy, a progressive research group, estimated 2.4 million fewer Californians and 16.4 million fewer Americans nationwide will receive payments under the Senate bill than with the House bill.
Will the money be distributed the same way as last time?
Yes. Within a few weeks of the bill being signed into law, the IRS is expected to issue the bulk of the money directly into Americans' bank accounts, using direct-deposit account information on file. In the previous round of checks, that method proved the fastest.
The IRS will send out debit cards or paper checks to those who do not use direct deposit. Check what information the IRS has on file for you at www.irs.gov/coronavirus/get-my-payment.
The IRS will use the most recent return filed to calculate how much money you receive. This means that if you had a baby last year, or lost your job and brought in less money, file your taxes as soon as possible in order to get the full amount you're owed.
If the IRS processes your 2020 return before sending out the checks, the amount you receive will be based on your 2020 income. If it is not processed, the amount you receive will be based on your pre-pandemic income.
What does the bill provide in unemployment compensation?
The bill continues the expanded unemployment benefits approved last year and extends the weekly $300 federal supplement payment through Sept. 6.
Last March Congress dramatically expanded who in the country qualifies for unemployment by including for the first time the self-employed, gig workers, contractors and people who were furloughed or had their hours cut.
States control the unemployment systems, and state lawmakers determine how much regular unemployment to provide, an amount that varies widely state to state. The $300 supplement will be on top of that amount.
Will I get the $300 supplement if I'm still working, but my hours were cut?
It's an option, but not one that is widely being used. Most states, including California, have programs whereby if your employer certifies each week that you are working reduced hours because of the pandemic, the state pays you a portion of what you would qualify for on unemployment, plus the flat $300 supplement.
But it's a complicated process, and your employer must first seek and receive approval from the state.
Will I get the $300 even if that means I'll be receiving more in unemployment than I did while working?
Yes, and this has been a major point of contention. With millions of people on unemployment, states don't have the ability to tailor payments so that they replace only lost salary. So in some cases, low-wage earners will receive more from unemployment than they earned when working. Business owners say that makes it difficult to rehire workers.
Do I have to pay taxes on my unemployment benefits?
Some good news there. Usually unemployment compensation is taxable as income. Some states automatically take out the taxes. But other times, laid-off workers find themselves facing a big tax bill when they file their annual return.
In a last-minute revision, the Senate made up to $10,200 in unemployment compensation tax-free for households with annual incomes under $150,000. If you qualify and did not already pay taxes on your unemployment, now you don't have to, for up to $10,200. If you've already filed your 2020 return and paid taxes on the unemployment benefits, you can file an amended return to get the money back.
With all the fraudulent unemployment claims, does the bill make it harder for the self-employed or gig workers to apply?
This bill doesn't, but one passed in December — combined with alarming reports of widespread fraud and a more aggressive approach by the Biden administration — may mean that the process to qualify for unemployment for these categories of workers will become more rigorous.
More than $40 billion in pandemic-related unemployment compensation was pocketed last year by criminals, including many foreign scam artists impersonating jobless Americans online and applying for the emergency assistance. Most of the problem arose with these new categories of eligible workers who don't have employers who can verify their information.
Congress cracked down in December, requiring states to do more to verify and document the identity and work history of the self-employed, gig workers and contractors seeking unemployment. For some people, it has meant lengthy delays in getting unemployment payments as states implement the new requirements.
What other benefits are in the bill?
There are some substantial ones.
The bill expands two popular tax credits for parents. The existing federal child tax credit goes from $2,000 to $3,000 per child over age 5 — $3,600 for younger children — to all but the most affluent families in the 2021 tax year.
It would make the credit fully refundable, meaning that families with little or no income would get the money as a refund, potentially in monthly installments. Currently millions of children don't get the full benefit of the credit because their families have too little income to take advantage of it.
The Child and Dependent Care Tax Credit also gets a boost up to $4,000 for the childcare expenses of one child, and up to $8,000 for two or more children.
There's also a provision that would expand help for people who buy health insurance policies under the Affordable Care Act.
Using a new California program as a model, it expands Obamacare subsidies for middle-income consumers who were left out of the original version of Obamacare. It would provide subsidies to households spending more than 8.5% of their income on health insurance, even if their incomes are higher than what previously qualified for subsidies.
This story originally appeared in Los Angeles Times.
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Seven in 10 Californians say the gap between rich and poor is getting larger, according to a statewide survey.
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California's child care workforce is still 10% smaller than it was before the pandemic, as low wages contribute to acute...


There are six types of filters: ACL, IP prefix list, and route policy.
For ACL configuration, refer to ACL configuration in the Security Volume.
IP prefix list involves IPv4 and IPv6 prefix list.
gateway option information, refer to RIP Commands in the IP Routing Volume.
item is matched, the IP prefix list is passed, and the packet will not go to the next item.
reference the above mentioned filters to define its own match criteria.
policy is passed and the packet will not go to the next node.
A route policy node comprises a set of if-match and apply clauses.
packet must match all the if-match clauses of the node to pass it.
Follow these guidelines for configuring if-match and apply clauses.
If you want to implement route filtering only, you do not need to configure apply clauses.
deny-mode nodes to allow unmatched routes to pass.
and to modify some attributes of permitted routes.


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package org.oncoblocks.centromere.core.test;

import org.oncoblocks.centromere.core.repository.QueryCriteria;
import org.oncoblocks.centromere.core.repository.RepositoryOperations;
import org.springframework.beans.BeanWrapper;
import org.springframework.beans.BeanWrapperImpl;
import org.springframework.data.domain.Page;
import org.springframework.data.domain.PageImpl;
import org.springframework.data.domain.Pageable;
import org.springframework.data.domain.Sort;
import org.springframework.stereotype.Component;

import java.util.*;

/**
 * @author woemler
 */

@Component
public class TestRepository implements RepositoryOperations<EntrezGene, Long> {

	private Map<Long, EntrezGene> geneMap;

	public TestRepository() {
		geneMap = new HashMap<>();
		this.setGeneMap(EntrezGene.createDummyData());
	}

	public Map<Long, EntrezGene> getGeneMap() {
		return geneMap;
	}

	public void setGeneMap(List<EntrezGene> genes){
		for (EntrezGene gene: genes){
			geneMap.put(gene.getId(), gene);
		}
	}

	public void setGeneMap(Map<Long, EntrezGene> geneMap) {
		this.geneMap = geneMap;
	}

	@Override public EntrezGene findOne(Long aLong) {
		if (geneMap.containsKey(aLong)) return geneMap.get(aLong);
		return null;
	}

	@Override public boolean exists(Long aLong) {
		return geneMap.containsKey(aLong);
	}

	@Override public Iterable<EntrezGene> findAll() {
		return geneMap.values();
	}

	@Override public Iterable<EntrezGene> findAll(Sort sort) {
		return geneMap.values();
	}

	@Override public Page<EntrezGene> findAll(Pageable pageable) {
		return new PageImpl<>(new ArrayList<>(geneMap.values()), pageable, geneMap.size());
	}

	@Override public long count() {
		return geneMap.size();
	}

	@Override public Iterable<EntrezGene> find(Iterable<QueryCriteria> queryCriterias) {
		return geneMap.values();
	}

	@Override public Iterable<EntrezGene> find(Iterable<QueryCriteria> queryCriterias, Sort sort) {
		return geneMap.values();
	}

	@Override
	public Page<EntrezGene> find(Iterable<QueryCriteria> queryCriterias, Pageable pageable) {
		return new PageImpl<>(new ArrayList<>(geneMap.values()), pageable, geneMap.size());
	}

	@Override public long count(Iterable<QueryCriteria> queryCriterias) {
		return geneMap.size();
	}

	@Override public Iterable<Object> distinct(String field) {
		Set<Object> values = new HashSet<>();
		for (EntrezGene gene: geneMap.values()){
			BeanWrapper wrapper = new BeanWrapperImpl(gene);
			if (wrapper.getPropertyValue(field) != null){
				values.add(wrapper.getPropertyValue(field));
			}
		}
		return values;
	}

	@Override public Iterable<Object> distinct(String field, Iterable<QueryCriteria> queryCriterias) {
		return this.distinct(field);
	}

	@Override public <S extends EntrezGene> S insert(S entity) {
		geneMap.put(entity.getId(), entity);
		return entity;
	}

	@Override public <S extends EntrezGene> Iterable<S> insert(Iterable<S> entities) {
		for (EntrezGene gene: entities){
			this.insert(gene);
		}
		return entities;
	}

	@Override public <S extends EntrezGene> S update(S entity) {
		geneMap.put(entity.getId(), entity);
		return entity;
	}

	@Override public <S extends EntrezGene> Iterable<S> update(Iterable<S> entities) {
		for (EntrezGene gene: entities){
			this.update(gene);
		}
		return entities;
	}

	@Override public void delete(Long aLong) {
		geneMap.remove(aLong);
	}

	@Override
	public <S extends EntrezGene> S save(S s) {
		return null;
	}

	@Override
	public <S extends EntrezGene> Iterable<S> save(Iterable<S> iterable) {
		return null;
	}

	@Override
	public Iterable<EntrezGene> findAll(Iterable<Long> iterable) {
		return null;
	}

	@Override
	public void delete(EntrezGene entrezGene) {

	}

	@Override
	public void delete(Iterable<? extends EntrezGene> iterable) {

	}

	@Override
	public void deleteAll() {
		geneMap = new HashMap<>();
	}
}


This is "Factors That Affect Equilibrium", section 15.5 from the book Principles of General Chemistry (v. 1.0). For details on it (including licensing), click here.
To predict the effects of stresses on a system at equilibrium.
Chemists use various strategies to increase the yield of the desired products of reactions. When synthesizing an ester, for example, how can a chemist control the reaction conditions to obtain the maximum amount of the desired product? Only three types of stresses can change the composition of an equilibrium mixture: (1) a change in the concentrations (or partial pressures) of the components by adding or removing reactants or products, (2) a change in the total pressure or volume, and (3) a change in the temperature of the system. In this section, we explore how changes in reaction conditions can affect the equilibrium composition of a system. We will explore each of these possibilities in turn.
The system reaches equilibrium, with K = [I2]. If we add more CCl4, thereby diluting the solution, Q is now less than K. Le Châtelier's principle tells us that the system will react to relieve the stress—but how? Adding solvent stressed the system by decreasing the concentration of dissolved I2. Hence more crystals will dissolve, thereby increasing the concentration of dissolved I2 until the system again reaches equilibrium if enough solid I2 is available (Figure 15.10 "The Concentration of Dissolved I"). By adding solvent, we drove the reaction shown in Equation 15.33 to the right as written.
The concentration of I2 decreases initially due to dilution but returns to its original value as long as solid I2 is present.
The Kp for this reaction is 2.14 × 10−2 at about 540 K. Under one set of equilibrium conditions, the partial pressure of ammonia is PNH3 = 0.454 atm, that of hydrogen is PH2 = 2.319 atm, and that of nitrogen is PN2 = 0.773 atm. If an additional 1 atm of hydrogen is added to the reactor to give PH2 = 3.319 atm, how will the system respond? Because the stress is an increase in PH2, the system must respond in some way that decreases the partial pressure of hydrogen to counteract the stress. The reaction will therefore proceed to the right as written, consuming H2 and N2 and forming additional NH3. Initially, the partial pressures of H2 and N2 will decrease, and the partial pressure of NH3 will increase until the system eventually reaches a new equilibrium composition, which will have a net increase in PH2.
Thus Qp < Kp, which tells us that the ratio of products to reactants is less than at equilibrium. To reach equilibrium, the reaction must proceed to the right as written: the partial pressures of the products will increase, and the partial pressures of the reactants will decrease. Qp will thereby increase until it equals Kp, and the system will once again be at equilibrium. Changes in the partial pressures of the various substances in the reaction mixture (Equation 15.34) as a function of time are shown in Figure 15.11 "The Partial Pressures of H".
Some of the added hydrogen is consumed by reacting with nitrogen to produce more ammonia, allowing the system to reach a new equilibrium composition.
Regardless of the magnitude of K, if either H2O or CH4 can be removed from the reaction mixture so that [H2O] or [CH4] is approximately zero, then Q ≈ 0. In other words, when product is removed, the system is stressed (Q << K), and more product will form to counter the stress. Because water (bp = 100°C) is much less volatile than methane, hydrogen, or carbon monoxide (all of which have boiling points below −100°C), passing the gaseous reaction mixture through a cold coil will cause the water vapor to condense to a liquid that can be drawn off. Continuing to remove water from the system forces the reaction to the right as the system attempts to equilibrate, thus enriching the reaction mixture in methane. This technique, referred to as driving a reaction to completion, can be used to force a reaction to completion even if K is relatively small. For example, esters are usually synthesized by removing water. The products of the condensation reaction are shown here. In Chapter 19 "Electrochemistry", we will describe the thermodynamic basis for the change in the equilibrium position caused by changes in the concentrations of reaction components.
For each equilibrium system, predict the effect of the indicated stress on the specified quantity.
Use Q and K to predict the effect of the stress on each reaction.
(1) Removing O2 will decrease PO2, thereby decreasing the denominator in the reaction quotient and making Qp > Kp. The reaction will proceed to the left as written, increasing the partial pressures of SO2 and O2 until Qp once again equals Kp. (2) Removing O2 will decrease PO2 and thus increase Qp, so the reaction will proceed to the left. The partial pressure of SO3 will decrease.
Kp and Qp are both equal to PCO2. (1) Removing CO2 from the system causes more CaCO3 to react to produce CO2, which increases PCO2 to the partial pressure required by Kp. (2) Adding (or removing) solid CaCO3 has no effect on PCO2 because it does not appear in the expression for Kp (or Qp).
For each equilibrium system, predict the effect that the indicated stress will have on the specified quantity.
(1) [H2] increases; (2) [H2] decreases.
(1) the amount of Cu increases; (2) [CO] increases.
Hence the concentration of any gaseous reactant or product is directly proportional to the applied pressure (P) and inversely proportional to the total volume (V). Consequently, the equilibrium compositions of systems that contain gaseous substances are quite sensitive to changes in pressure, volume, and temperature.
Because Q is now greater than K, the system is no longer at equilibrium. The stress can be relieved if the reaction proceeds to the left, consuming 2 mol of NO2 for every 1 mol of N2O4 produced. This will decrease the concentration of NO2 and increase the concentration of N2O4, causing Q to decrease until it once again equals K. Thus, as shown in part (c) in Figure 15.12 "The Effect of Changing the Volume (and Thus the Pressure) of an Equilibrium Mixture of N", the intensity of the brown color due to NO2 decreases with time following the change in volume.
(a) The syringe with a total volume of 15 mL contains an equilibrium mixture of N2O4 and NO2; the red-brown color is proportional to the NO2 concentration. (b) If the volume is rapidly decreased by a factor of 2 to 7.5 mL, the initial effect is to double the concentrations of all species present, including NO2. Hence the color becomes more intense. (c) With time, the system adjusts its composition in response to the stress as predicted by Le Châtelier's principle, forming colorless N2O4 at the expense of red-brown NO2, which decreases the intensity of the color of the mixture.
Increasing the pressure of a system (or decreasing the volume) favors the side of the reaction that has fewer gaseous molecules and vice versa.
In general, if a balanced chemical equation contains different numbers of gaseous reactant and product molecules, the equilibrium will be sensitive to changes in volume or pressure. Increasing the pressure on a system (or decreasing the volume) will favor the side of the reaction that has fewer gaseous molecules and vice versa.
For each equilibrium system, write the reaction quotient for the system if the pressure is decreased by a factor of 2 (i.e., if the volume is doubled) at constant temperature and then predict the direction of the reaction.
Use Le Châtelier's principle to predict the effect of the stress.
For each equilibrium system, write a new reaction quotient for the system if the pressure is increased by a factor of 2 (i.e., if the volume is halved) at constant temperature and then predict the direction in which the reaction will shift.
In all the cases we have considered so far, the magnitude of the equilibrium constant, K or Kp, was constant. Changes in temperature can, however, change the value of the equilibrium constant without immediately affecting the reaction quotient (Q ≠ K). In this case, the system is no longer at equilibrium; the composition of the system will change until Q equals K at the new temperature.
Thus heat can be thought of as a product in an exothermic reaction and as a reactant in an endothermic reaction. Increasing the temperature of a system corresponds to adding heat. Le Châtelier's principle predicts that an exothermic reaction will shift to the left (toward the reactants) if the temperature of the system is increased (heat is added). Conversely, an endothermic reaction will shift to the right (toward the products) if the temperature of the system is increased. If a reaction is thermochemically neutral (ΔHrxn = 0), then a change in temperature will not affect the equilibrium composition.
Increasing the temperature (adding heat to the system) is a stress that will drive the reaction to the right, as illustrated in Figure 15.13 "The Effect of Temperature on the Equilibrium between Gaseous N". Thus increasing the temperature increases the ratio of NO2 to N2O4 at equilibrium, which increases K.
(center) A tube containing a mixture of N2O4 and NO2 in the same proportion at room temperature is red-brown due to the NO2 present. (left) Immersing the tube in ice water causes the mixture to become lighter in color due to a shift in the equilibrium composition toward colorless N2O4. (right) In contrast, immersing the same tube in boiling water causes the mixture to become darker due to a shift in the equilibrium composition toward the highly colored NO2.
The effect of increasing the temperature on a system at equilibrium can be summarized as follows: increasing the temperature increases the magnitude of the equilibrium constant for an endothermic reaction, decreases the equilibrium constant for an exothermic reaction, and has no effect on the equilibrium constant for a thermally neutral reaction. Table 15.3 "Temperature Dependence of " shows the temperature dependence of the equilibrium constants for the synthesis of ammonia from hydrogen and nitrogen, which is an exothermic reaction with ΔH° = −91.8 kJ/mol. The values of both K and Kp decrease dramatically with increasing temperature, as predicted for an exothermic reaction.
Increasing the temperature causes endothermic reactions to favor products and exothermic reactions to favor reactants.
Use Le Châtelier's principle to predict the effect of decreasing the temperature on each reaction.
If the temperature of the mixture is decreased, heat (one of the products) is being removed from the system, which causes the equilibrium to shift to the right. Hence the formation of ammonia is favored at lower temperatures.
If the temperature of the mixture is decreased, heat (one of the reactants) is being removed from the system, which causes the equilibrium to shift to the left. Hence the thermal decomposition of calcium carbonate is less favored at lower temperatures.
Reaction shifts to the left.
Reaction shifts to the right.
Three types of stresses can alter the composition of an equilibrium system: adding or removing reactants or products, changing the total pressure or volume, and changing the temperature of the system. A reaction with an unfavorable equilibrium constant can be driven to completion by continually removing one of the products of the reaction. Equilibriums that contain different numbers of gaseous reactant and product molecules are sensitive to changes in volume or pressure; higher pressures favor the side with fewer gaseous molecules. Removing heat from an exothermic reaction favors the formation of products, whereas removing heat from an endothermic reaction favors the formation of reactants.
Equilibriums are affected by changes in concentration, total pressure or volume, and temperature.
If an equilibrium reaction is endothermic in the forward direction, what is the expected change in the concentration of each component of the system if the temperature of the reaction is increased? If the temperature is decreased?
Would you expect the equilibrium to shift toward the products or reactants with an increase in pressure? Why?
The reaction rate approximately doubles for every 10°C rise in temperature. What happens to K?
The formation of A2B2(g) via the equilibrium reaction 2AB(g)⇌A2B2(g) is exothermic. What happens to the ratio kf/kr if the temperature is increased? If both temperature and pressure are increased?
H2 is removed; what is the effect on PI2?
Br2 is removed; what is the effect on PNOBr?
CO2 is removed; what is the effect on PNaHCO3?
What effect will the indicated change have on the specified quantity at equilibrium?
NH4Cl is increased; what is the effect on PHCl?
O2 is added; what is the effect on PH2?
Cl2 is removed; what is the effect on PPCl5?
For each equilibrium reaction, describe how Q and K change when the pressure is increased, the temperature is increased, the volume of the system is increased, and the concentration(s) of the reactant(s) is increased.
For each equilibrium reaction, describe how Q and K change when the pressure is decreased, the temperature is increased, the volume of the system is decreased, and the concentration(s) of the reactant(s) is increased.
Le Châtelier's principle states that a system will change its composition to counteract stress. For the system CO(g) + Cl2(g)⇌COCl2(g), write the equilibrium constant expression Kp. What changes in the values of Q and K would you anticipate when (a) the volume is doubled, (b) the pressure is increased by a factor of 2, and (c) COCl2 is removed from the system?
For the equilibrium system 3O2(g)⇌2O3(g), ΔH° = 284 kJ, write the equilibrium constant expression Kp. What happens to the values of Q and K if the reaction temperature is increased? What happens to these values if both the temperature and pressure are increased?
Carbon and oxygen react to form CO2 gas via C(s) + O2(g)⇌CO2(g), for which K = 1.2 × 1069. Would you expect K to increase or decrease if the volume of the system were tripled? Why?
The reaction COCl2(g)⇌CO(g)+Cl2(g) has K = 2.2 × 10−10 at 100°C. Starting with an initial PCOCl2 of 1.0 atm, you determine the following values of PCO at three successive time intervals: 6.32 × 10−6 atm, 1.78 × 10−6 atm, and 1.02 × 10−5 atm. Based on these data, in which direction will the reaction proceed after each measurement? If chlorine gas is added to the system, what will be the effect on Q?
The following table lists experimentally determined partial pressures at three temperatures for the reaction Br2(g)⇌2Br(g).
Is this an endothermic or an exothermic reaction? Explain your reasoning.
When 1.33 mol of CO2 and 1.33 mol of H2 are mixed in a 0.750 L container and heated to 395°C, they react according to the following equation: CO2(g)+H2(g)⇌CO(g)+H2O(g). If K = 0.802, what are the equilibrium concentrations of each component of the equilibrium mixture? What happens to K if H2O is removed during the course of the reaction?
The equilibrium reaction H2(g)+Br2(g)⇌2HBr(g) has Kp = 2.2 × 109 at 298 K. If you begin with 2.0 mol of Br2 and 2.0 mol of H2 in a 5.0 L container, what is the partial pressure of HBr at equilibrium? What is the partial pressure of H2 at equilibrium? If H2 is removed from the system, what is the effect on the partial pressure of Br2?
Iron(II) oxide reacts with carbon monoxide according to the following equation: FeO(s) + CO(g)⇌Fe(s)+CO2(g). At 800°C, K = 0.34; at 1000°C, K = 0.40.
A 20.0 L container is charged with 800.0 g of CO2, 1436 g of FeO, and 1120 g of iron. What are the equilibrium concentrations of all components of the mixture at each temperature?
What are the partial pressures of the gases at each temperature?
If CO were removed, what would be the effect on PCO2 at each temperature?
The equilibrium constant K for the reaction C(s) + CO2(g)⇌2CO(g) is 1.9 at 1000 K and 0.133 at 298 K.
If excess C is allowed to react with 25.0 g of CO2 in a 3.00 L flask, how many grams of CO are produced at each temperature?
What are the partial pressures of each gas at 298 K? at 1000 K?
Would you expect K to increase or decrease if the pressure were increased at constant temperature and volume?
Data for the oxidation of methane, CH4(g)+2O2(g)⇌CO2(g)+2H2O(g), in a closed 5.0 L vessel are listed in the following table. Fill in the blanks and determine the missing values of Q and K (indicated by ?) as the reaction is driven to completion.
initial (moles) 0.45 0.90 0 0 ?
add 0.50 mol of methane 0.95 ?
None of the changes would affect K; (a) Q doubles; (b) Q is halved; Q decreases.
K would not change; it does not depend on volume.
At 800°C, PCO = 59.7 atm, PCO2 = 20.3 atm; at 1000°C, PCO = 67.4 atm, PCO2 = 27.6 atm.
Removing CO would cause the reaction to shift to the right, causing PCO2 to decrease.


November is expected to be busy with events. Herti is going to attend three big exhibitions in Europe: Intervitis, Brau Beviale and Vinitech.
From 04.11. – 06.11.2018 herti is going to participate in Intervitis at Messe Stuttgart, germany. As a leading trade fair, Intervitis Interfructa covers the entire process chain from cultivation to marketing. This biennial event presents technology for wine, juice and specialty crops. Thanks to the unique combination of trade fair, congress and machinery demonstrations, the specialist visitors also experience, in addition to world-class technology and innovations, an exchange of ideas and opinions between users, advisors and experts from science and research.


MONTREAL, Oct. 5, 2017 /CNW/ - Falling costs, an expanding customer base, and growing recognition of the role clean energy will play in building a prosperous economy will drive the wind energy industry's continued expansion in Canada, business leaders agreed as the Canadian Wind Energy Association's (CanWEA) 33rd Annual Conference and Exhibition wrapped up at the Palais des congrès de Montréal.
Today, the final of the three-day event featured a keynote address from Kim Rudd, Parliamentary Secretary to Canada's Minister of Natural Resources, the Honourable Jim Carr, who talked about the federal government's strategy for ensuring Canada's natural resources get to market sustainably while creating opportunities in the shift to a low-carbon future, a shift that requires supportive policy, strategic infrastructure investments, and the engagement of Canadians in defining Canada's energy future.
The Honourable Sergio Marchi, CEO of the Canadian Electricity Association, used his keynote address on the conference's second day to deliver a similar message, noting that Canada's non-emitting electricity supplies are key to capturing new clean growth opportunities and doing so requires new approaches to the planning and operation of the electricity grid, policy considerations and public education.
On the same day, CanWEA President Robert Hornung also discussed the importance of clearly defining the scale and scope of the role natural gas will play in transitioning Canada to a 100 per cent non-greenhouse gas-emitting electricity grid to provide clarity for investors and reduce the risk of stranding assets which would impose additional costs on investors and consumers.
The conference's line up of expert speakers offered their perspectives on the actions needed to spur new investment and innovation, including expanding transmission infrastructure, encouraging electrification, and designing electricity markets that recognize the value wind energy brings to a modern electricity grid. The industry has its own work to do, they agreed, by continuing to focus on the technology innovation and operational improvements that are driving costs down.
Conference participants also heard about how the transition to low-carbon energy is opening new opportunities for wind energy to meet increasing demand from consumers for low-cost, stable-priced, and sustainable electricity.
"Clean energy and clean technology will be among the great growth stories of the 21st century, and that offers significant opportunity for Canada, and for Canada's wind energy industry, to provide the innovative solutions required as the economy evolves."
"Canada's wind industry is leaving this year's conference energized and excited about what lies ahead. Wind energy represents the future, one that will rely on a smarter and more sophisticated electricity grid to provide the carbon-free, low-cost energy that will unlock new clean growth opportunities for Canada."
"CanWEA 2017 was a reflection of just how dynamic Canada's wind energy sector is evolving. Those who spent the last 2 ½ days in the education sessions and on the trade show floor walked away with market insight, business deals and connections, as well as access to new technologies and approaches for increasing competitiveness."
Levelized Cost of Energy Analysis 10.0, published in December 2016 by the financial advisory firm Lazard, shows how the cost of wind energy has fallen 66 per cent over the past seven years to become one of the lowest-cost options for new electricity supply available today.
Bloomberg New Energy Finance's New Energy Outlook 2017 predicts the levelized cost of onshore wind will fall another 47 per cent by 2040, thanks to technological innovation and operational improvements. Offshore wind costs will plummet 71 per cent over the same period.
Canada currently has over 12,000 MW of wind energy, the eighth largest wind generating fleet in the world. More wind energy has been built in Canada over the last decade than any other form of electricity generation, with installed capacity growing by an average of 18 per cent a year over the past five years. To learn more, please visit the Wind Markets section of CanWEA's website.
CanWEA's ground-breaking Pan-Canadian Wind Integration Study demonstrates that provinces across Canada can reliably integrate the large amounts of renewable energy required to meet their environmental and economic goals.
A new Léger public opinion poll in Quebec (available in French only) demonstrates that Quebecers are strongly supportive of wind technology and are in favour of continuing to deploy wind energy to achieve the objectives of the energy transition.
A new Alberta Supply Chain Study finds that new wind energy resulting from the Alberta government's Renewable Energy Plan, are estimated to result in $8.3 billion of investment in new wind energy projects in the province. These projects are expected to result in $3.7 billion in local spending and 15,000 job years of employment by 2030.
CanWEA is the voice of Canada's wind energy industry, actively promoting the responsible and sustainable growth of wind energy. A national non-profit association, CanWEA serves as Canada's leading source of credible information about wind energy and its social, economic and environmental benefits. Join us on Facebook, follow us on Twitter and LinkedIn. Learn more at www.canwea.ca.


Geothermal drilling is a core part of Teckna Group's activities. As one of the leading specialist drilling companies operating in the ground source sector, we offer a full range of geothermal drilling services to ISO 9001:2015.
Teckna Group provides a complete service when it comes to geothermal well drilling. From the installation of the connection pipework and manifold systems all the way through to testing of the pipework and the addition of heat loss fluid to the completed system.
The specialised geothermal drilling rigs that we use are capable of operating in some of the most difficult strata. The geothermal drilling rig installs temporary steel casing whilst simultaneously drilling the borehole. The rigs use air, air-flush, water and mud flushing mediums up to depths of 200metres plus! If drilling in ideal ground conditions, geothermal drilling can be completed as quickly as 100 to 150 metres per day.
As well as our specialist drilling equipment, Teckna Group also operates loop installation and grouting equipment. This allows the ground source loops to be installed without damage to the loop itself, easily and economically.
The latest edition to Teckna Group's geothermal drilling equipment is the duplex pump with high water flow. The duplex pump maintains a strong enough pressure for the cleaning of the borehole during the geothermal drilling process.
To ensure that we provide an efficient service, all of our equipment is track mounted. This allows for easy manoeuvrability around the geothermal drilling project and makes for quick loading on and off-site.
We operate specialised imported mud separation units that are sure to keep the project area as clean as possible. The mud separation unit minimises the fresh water used to ensure the separation of the drilling waste and the drilling water. This keeps the solids content for disposal to a minimum.
As part of our professional installation, we operate to all the latest drilling standards, using reputable products sourced from within the UK from MGS.
Teckna Groups geothermal drilling complies to the highest standard of marterials, workmanship and installation. We work within the restrictions detailed by the Ground Source Heat Pump Association, British Drilling Association, Environment Agency and Microgeneration Installation Standards.


Please note that the station providing the latest weather data is not necessarily in the center of Villefranche-de-Conflent. Differences in prediction may appear according to the location of the weather station, especially in mountains where data usualy come from plains. For better accuracy at high altitude, you should check the snow weather forecast.
Must see: the road map of Villefranche-de-Conflent, the photos of Villefranche-de-Conflent, the map of Villefranche-de-Conflent.
Week Forecast: Light rain today, with high temperatures rising to 24°C on Wednesday.
The latest weather data for Villefranche-de-Conflent were collected Friday, 26 April 2019 at 14:50 from the nearest observation station of Prades.
This is the next hours weather forecast for Villefranche-de-Conflent.


I promise that future videos will be full of excitement and joy. Or maybe we will just blow something random up for the hell of it… I like that idea.
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Do you get uncomfortable when you enter the wine aisle? Are you familiar with the differences between the various types of wine? Fortunately, you have found an article that can help you to feel better about buying wine through knowledge. This article contains information that will assist you.
TIP! Store your wine in the proper element to keep it fresh and tasty. Extreme temperatures change how a wine will taste.
Seafood is nicely complemented by a good Pinot Grigio. It can bring out all of the flavors in the food. There are many other white wines that you can pair with seafood as well. Seafood and a nice white wine is one of life's greatest treats.
TIP! You may find that cheap wines are quite lovely. Try looking at Chile for great wine at great prices.
Wine tastings are great to attend. Explore and try wines that are different from what you usually enjoy. These events are both social and educational. Bring along your friends. You will have a great time tasting wines with your friends and even meet new, interesting people.
TIP! Don't shy away from joining a discussion forum online. There are many wonderful forum online.
You can use Windex to remove a wine stain from your favorite shirt. This chemical has the power to clean your wine without smearing. You must get to the stain immediately, however. If it is allowed time to set in, the stain becomes impossible to remove.
TIP! It's a wise idea to make sure that you serve all wines at the correct temperature. It is best to serve a red wine at 60 degrees.
Protect your wine's flavor with proper storage. Temperatures that are extremely hot or extremely cold can damage the taste of any wine. The best temperature for storing your wine is around 55 degrees. You can buy wine refrigerators or put them in the basement.
TIP! You might want to consider a bottle with a screw-on cap if you are purchasing wine to be served at a tailgate party. These do not take as much effort to open.
Inexpensive wine can be good at times. Chile is a great wine that you can purchase that gives you a good bang for your buck. These wines are low priced and of high quality. In particular, Cabernet Sauvignons and Sauvignon Blancs should be looked at. Other international favorites include labels from New Zealand, Argentina and South Africa.
Effervescent wines and champagne are meant to be served chilled. The flavor is enhanced the colder it is, and it will not taste the same at room temperature. The best way to chill your champagne is to pop it in the fridge a couple hours before you intend to serve it.
TIP! You should know how to take the label off of a wine bottle carefully by peeling. The best way to do this is to put the bottle in a hot oven and, using oven mitts, peel the label off after the bottle has warmed up for several minutes.
So many tastes are available in wine, so have fun with them. When analyzing wines, you'll be breaking them down by their construction, pairings, and flavors. The point of drinking wine is to enjoy it, so have fun!
TIP! Sparkling wines and champagne ought to be served really cold. Otherwise, they lose flavor and appeal.
Sign up as a member of an Internet wine forum. You will learn a lot from other connoisseurs and share your own discoveries. You may discover your new favorite wine through the suggestion of a friend.
Hopefully this article has provided you with a greater confidence about wine. Bring a copy of this article to the wine store for your next visit. That way, you can look at it anytime you are staring at rows and rows of wine. Learn everything you can about wine to fully enjoy the experience.


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This is a mobile-first casino that was created primarily with Millennials (the over 18 ones, of course) in mind, who love their mobiles as much as a Roulette player loves seeing that little white ball land on their lucky number. So if it's a first-rate mobile experience you're after, you won't be disappointed. Although of course, you don't have to be a Millennial to enjoy it. You just have to be a casino player of any adult age who knows quality when they see it.
Like any casino worth its salt, it offers a wide variety of games to make sure you'll never be bored and always have something new to explore. That means not only a variety of different types of games: slots, table games, video poker and so on, but lots of different games within those types of games.
So for example, a vast array of slots made by a load of different software providers. We'll come to those in due course.
The usual checklist of other important things a casino should have: good bonuses including a 500% welcome bonus of up $3,000, a decent supply of payment methods, efficient Customer Service, security when it comes to data and so on were all ticked off one by one. Which is why this casino makes our list of ones we vouch for and recommend to our readers.
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Long before there were all-singing-all-dancing slots that resemble a cross between computer games and Hollywood's latest animated films, there were table games. You know, the ones that James Bond used to play in movies. And inevitably win at.
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Blackjack is another favourite and the table game that perhaps takes human decision-making into account the most. It's up to you whether to stick, twist, double, split or whatever else once the game gets underway. That's where the beauty of it lies. You can stick to Classic Blackjack or you can choose to be a tad more adventurous in search of new experiences and thrills.
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Here you're just wagering on whether the second card dealt with you is higher or lower than the first one. If that sounds thrilling and simple in equal amounts, it's because it is. There are a couple of other versions of blackjack available in addition to those, so check them out. And a few of baccarat as well.
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If you're new to video poker, the exact rules, payouts, and winning hands vary somewhat but the principle is mostly the same. You choose your stake, normally draw between 2-5 cards (in some you have the option to swap them once) and attempt to get the best hand you possibly can.
In some cases you're trying to beat the dealer's hand, in other cases you're just trying to get the strongest hand and get paid out (or not) according to what you have. To make matters even more interesting, in the latter variety there are Wild Deuces or Jokers in the pack to help you secure a better hand.
So for example, if you had three Kings and then drew a Joker you'd actually have four-of-a-kind and could look forward to a big pay-out. It's worth being acquainted with the specific rules that apply to each type of game to get the most out of it.
It's all a load of fun and a good alternative to the more serious, stressful and strategic poker versions such as Texas Hold'em. Different types of Video Poker available here include Caribbean Beach Poker, Three Cards, and Joker Poker.
If you're not a fan of playing all your favourite casino games on your mobile, the first thing that you'll need to do is install Adobe Flash plug-in. That's because on desktop all the games are instant play so you'll need that software on your computer before you can start playing. Shouldn't take long so not something to worry about.
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Again, the techy guys have earnt their corn here because it doesn't really matter what operating systems you're using: iPhone, iPad, Android. They all work equally well.
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If there's one downside to using a mobile device, it's that you won't be able to find every last game that's available on the site. Most of them, yes. All of them, no. The solution? If there's a particular game you want to play that's not available on mobile, take your favourite seat on the sofa with a cup of tea in hand and get that laptop out.
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When you make your first-ever deposit you'll also get 100 free spins to play with. And if you're new to those, they do exactly what they say on the tin. They're spins on the house to play on a particular slot. The slot in question varies depending on when you're claiming the offer.
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Once again, the most profitable way of getting ahead is to play slots rather than the table games as these are the ones that you earn you loyalty points the quickest. By the way, good a game as blackjack is, it's the one that earns you the least points.
And sticking with the ongoing theme, don't fall into the trap of forgetting about them. You must use whatever you've earnt within 30 days so don't let them go to waste by not using them when you need to.
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We all like to use different methods to pay for online stuff we purchase such as a new phone, pair of trainers or maybe something a little bit more 'everyday' like…a delivered pizza. And the same goes for funding your preferred online casino account, which is why it's a good thing that All Spins Win has several to choose from to best meet your needs.
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All deposits using VISA, Mastercard, NeoSurf, and UPayCard are instant.
The minimum amount you can deposit in one go is $20 and the maximum is $2000.
When it comes to withdrawals, the available options are a bit more reduced. You can use Visa-branded cards, UPayCard and you can also use the good old bank transfer. The latter is instant, VISA takes three days and bank transfer takes even longer at five working days (sometimes more because the withdrawal needs approval) so it should be pretty obvious which is the quickest option of the three.
It's worth noting that as regards withdrawals, the minimum you can request to withdraw is $50 and the maximum per withdrawal is $5000; the greatest amount you can withdraw over a 10-day period is $10,000.
Lastly, it's worth noting these are the currencies you can use to deposit, withdraw and play with: EUR, USD, CAD, AUD, NOK, and SEK (plus the Cryptocurrencies). Take a moment to consider which one is the right one for you because once you've decided, you have to stick with it.
In summary, the depositing and withdrawal methods are somewhat limited compared to some of the giant casinos but they've certainly made sure that they've covered the two main ones.
It's just a reality of using an online casino that occasionally you're going to have a problem to solve. That could be anything from not getting your card to work when making a deposit, querying how a bonus works, wanting to know where you can find your latest loyalty points tally or forgetting what your login details are. This last one has surely happened to us all.
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At the moment you can't get in touch by telephone but then again, so what? These calls that take ages can sometimes mean that phone bill starts to add whereas e-mail and Instant Chat are obviously free. Nor can you get in touch in any language other than English at present but we're pretty sure that like with everything else, this is an area where All Spins Win will expand and start offering additional languages for you to get in touch with their agents in the near future.
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Secondly, they have an obligation to make sure that they endorse Responsible Gambling and for that, they have a section at the bottom of the homepage with information about danger signs and advice on when you know that you're playing too much. If that's still not helping, contact one of the many agencies available that provide professional help.
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