Animals and birds should never be kept in cages. Examples of Enlightenment figures with Deistic tendencies include Thomas Jefferson, Ben Franklin, Voltaire, Lord Herbert of Cherbury, John Toland, Antony Cooper, Thomas Wooston, Matthew Tindal..
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beginning of the novel, Orwell establishes that this world is bleak and dreary, one that no one would want to live." When writing a literary analysis, you must draw your argument out through the whole. This point was driven home for him by his time spent in Spain under fascism, as well as political climate of the time, which was World War." 5 Create your conclusion. Following the basic questions is the key to success in rhetorical writing: What is the situation described by the author of original piece? This just establishes what the idea. 12 For instance, you might write:.
Appeals (ethos, logos, pathos) - read more information on these three important elements further in the article. No privacy, even for thoughts. You will get an example of a perfectly written paper with a deep character, plot, style, and intention analysis. 19 3 Proofread your essay by reading it out loud.
And, in most cases, it is far more than a couple of them.
Four Methods: Taking Notes and Developing Your Argument Outlining the Paper Writing Your Essay Polishing Your Essay Community Q&A A literary analysis is the process where you read a literary work very closely to figure out how the author gets their main points across.
Generally speaking, it is considered a very common task because it forces students to draw a conclusion and advance their analytical skills. 4 Write your introduction. You provide different truthful facts and other logical arguments to influence your audience's ways of thinking. There's no perfect formula for writing. Don't dance research essay prize worry - this essay's structure looks pretty much the same as other types of school/college academic papers on any topic. Reading it out loud helps you slow down and catch more mistakes in the text. Proceed to this part after the moment you stated your thesis; having done it, you may move to the analysis of the topic.
Analysis essays are known to be one of the most difficult to write.
Indeed, a writer should not only present facts but also be able to explain and analyze them.
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A: One may just use the standard results, for $ x\neq0$,
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Early Connections, Inc. is thankful to the East Erie Moose Lodge #593 for their donation of $500. The Moose Lodge support s family-friendly causes throughout the community. From left to right: Michelle Harkins, Associate Executive Director, Early Connections; Craig Westover, East Erie Moose Lodge Governor, and Stephanie King, Director of Early Connections West Side. Thank you Moose Board and Members!


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Eep! "Mind the Zombies at the Gates of London" by Agnes Merikan – Oh, And There's Also A Giveaway!
I love zombies. They represent things most of us dread: the slow, ugly process of decomposition of our bodies; a rapidly spreading infectious disease public services can't stop; and the collapse of society as we know it. But while I love zombies, the typical survival/slasher stories populated by the rotters have never been my cup of tea. I eventually became a huge fan of shows such as The Walking Dead and In the Flesh because they focus on relationships and the way people cope with the new situation. It's just so much more interesting if the zombies are only used as a background, as an excuse to tell something new about the characters.
At some point, me and my co-writer started fantasizing about writing a story set in an alternative Victorian London. We are both fascinated by this period yet writing a regular historical novel wasn't what we wanted to do at that point, and in came the zombies. In the universe of Zombie Gentlemen, history starts going off course in 1887 when the undead start appearing all over Europe. The genesis of the illness is unknown, as is the cure, so there are numerous theories and useless 'treatments' offered to desperate victims.
Many countries collapse, small communities form self-sustainable enclaves that later develop without any contact with the outside world, and some of the bigger cities that managed to survive formed their own governments. The London of the Zombie Gentlemen universe is a place even less pleasant than its historical counterpart. Citizens were forcibly put to work on huge city walls that helped keep the infected out, but twenty years later, the space inside is running out. In fact, population density is so high, new immigrants are often refused access into the city, which led to the establishment of Bylondon, a group of parasitic districts that formed spontaneously outside the city walls. This situation, of course, starts new trends in architecture, technology, agriculture, and so on, which gives us lots of space for imagining alternative scenarios.
Stung, our newest novel, is set in a forced labour camp somewhere in the forest. It's not a state-owned penal colony though, but a lucrative business ran by the powerful Dal family. With the drastic shortage of food, slave-driven farms are the source of great wealth. The Dals are one of the most prominent organizations in Bylondon but their influence stretches into the city as well. The mob runs its district with an iron fist and nobody dares to protest in fear of repercussions on them or their families. This way, people like Victor, the main character of Stung, are forced into lifelong servitude for minor offences, or no reason at all. But there is change in the air, a change so powerful it has even reached the labour camp Honeyhill.
— If you want honey, prepare to get stung. —
October 1907, Honeyhill
Twenty years into the zombie Plague
Victor is a man of delicate sensibilities, not fit to do backbreaking labour on a farm ran by the mob. Upon arrival in Honeyhill, he decides he needs an anchor, an alliance with one of the guards, if he wants to survive. That anchor comes in the form of Crunch, a hunky ex-sailor with a pair of tight leather trousers and a ruggedly handsome face.
But from day one, Victor knows he won't last long with the hard physical work assigned to him and the torment he suffers at the hands of a sadistic guard. He needs to run, and his new alliance might prove to be a burden instead of solace.
If Crunch wants Honeyhill liberated, he needs to focus on his job, not on protecting Victor, one of many new arrivals on the farm. Distraction is the last thing he needs after months of undercover work. But it's hard not to get seduced by Victor's big brown eyes and fingertips that don't know work. Hundreds of people depend on Crunch keeping his identity a secret, revealing it could be fatal for both him and Victor, and a failure of his mission.
Thankfully, Victor would never be dumb enough to try and escape through a forest that's swarming with zombies. Would he?
Stung is a standalone book and a part of the "Zombie Gentlemen" universe.
Themes (may contain SPOILERS): zombies, prisoner/guard, beekeeping, gore, deception, undercover agent, captivity, romance, brutality, forced labour camp, murder, farm, torment, forbidden romance, Victorian
Erotic content: explicit m/m sexual scenes (including dubious consent)
Genre: dystopian homoerotic thriller
Length: ~50,000words
Available now at:
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K.A. Merikan is a joint project of Kat and Agnes Merikan, who jokingly claim to share one mind. They finish each other's sentences and simultaneously come up with the same ideas. Kat and Agnes enjoy writing various kinds of stories, from light-hearted romance to thrillers. They love creating characters that are not easy to classify as good or evil, and firmly believe that even some villains deserve their happy endings. It is easiest to find them in galleries, good restaurants and historical sites, always with a computer or notebook, because for Kat and Agnes, every day is writing day. Future plans include lots of travel and a villa on the coast of Italy or a flat in Paris where they could retire after yet another crazy venture, only to write more hot homoerotic stories.
Mail to: kamerikan@gmail.com
K.A. Merikan's author page:http://kamerikan.com
Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/KAMerikan
Twitter:https://twitter.com/KA_Merikan
Agnes Merikan's Twitter:https://twitter.com/AgnesMerikan
Goodreads:http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/6150530.K_A_Merikan
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17 thoughts on "Eep! "Mind the Zombies at the Gates of London" by Agnes Merikan – Oh, And There's Also A Giveaway!"
Thanks so much for popping in today, Kat and Agnes. Though I've already said it privately, I have to say this out loud–I frickin' love that cover! It's so very provocative. <3
Kat Merikan says:
My heart is melting like butter on toast at how much love this cover is getting <3
You had me at "universe of Zombie Gentlemen". That sounds too good to pass up! Thank you for the giveaway.
I love contradictions so putting zombies in the same world as 'polite society' is extreme fun just thanks to that juxtaposition :D
This sounds amazing! And oh my gosh, that cover is incredible!
Right? It's yummy. I can't stop looking at it. :-D
Thanks, Jordan! I'm so happy you like it hugs
Book And Coffee Addict says:
Victorian London AND zombies? This sounds fantastic and the whole universe for Zombie Gentlemen sounds really interesting!
And there are so many more stories to come :)
jenf27 says:
AU and historical – love it! Thanks for the blog and the giveaway!
Kim W says:
This book looks really scary. I love the cover. Please count me in for the giveaway.
Loren says:
It's looks interesting, please count me in, thank you for the chance.
Sorry my English XD
kirifox01 says:
I have always disliked the blood and gore, kill and eat everything that moves type of Zombie books, because that is usually the whole story. Your book, however, seems much different. It is going on my reading list.
Me too, I never liked the pure slasher stories. fight or die > the end. I like to see what people do in such situations, be it what they can come up with to save them selves, what kind of society they create, etc.
dlgillis says:
Oh, I really want to read this! Love the cover!
Good morning, everyone, K.A. Merikan's contest has come to a close and the winner has been drawn. The zombies will be leaving the gates of London soon, and are headed your way…
Congratulations! I've already emailed Kat with your contact information, so expect to hear from her soon. :)

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Is it Blackfoot or Blackfeet, and where did Blackfeet begin?
The Blackfeet Reservation in northwestern Montana is bordered by Glacier National Park on the west and Canada on the north, and was the traditional range for massive herds of buffalo. About 86 percent of the residents of the reservation are Native Americans. It has been greatly reduced in size from the historical dimensions but is still the 13th largest reservation in the U.S. at approximately 1.5 million acres in size. Tribal headquarters are located in Browning where Earl Old Person serves on the Tribal Business Council and as honorary chief.
Recent years have brought changes to Browning. A modern hospital sits to the north overlooking town. On the south end of town is Blackfeet Community College with a campus of 13 buildings. The proximity to Glacier National Park has created a tourist industry and a number of lodging options are available in or near Browning including the opportunity to stay in a tipi at Lodgepole Gallery and Tipi Village. Glacier Peaks Casino is adjacent to Holiday Inn Express on the western edge of town, further enhancing the tourism industry. Good highway access from all four directions makes Browning very accessible and Amtrak's Empire Builder train passes through as well.
Tourism, ranching and farming, plus oil and natural gas leases, are the major sources of outside income.
But this is still a Native American community. North American Indian Days will celebrate its 65th year next July. It's a major event for the Blackfeet Nation. Many dancers don't register but 1,200 to 1,500 dancers are normally present and dozens of tipis are erected adjacent to the powwow grounds. A massive horse parade through town prior to the powwow with the horses moving at a gallop kicks up the excitement and illustrates the importance of horses to the Blackfeet people.
ICTMN talked with historian and "Montana's Blackfeet Troubadour" Jack Gladstone who, along with prominent tribal member Darrell Norman and Patti Bartlett, jointly selected the 10 things others should know about the Blackfeet Nation. Gladstone described below, why each subject was selected.
Jack McNeel / Visitors to the Blackfeet Reservation are met with 2 sculptures at all four entrances.
This story was originally published November 19, 2015.


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Steam is an internet-based digital distribution, digital rights management, multiplayer, and social networking platform developed by Valve Corporation. It is used to distribute games and related media from small, independent developers and larger software houses online. In October 2012, Valve expanded its service to include non-gaming software. Steam provides the user with installation and automatic management of software on multiple computers, and community features such as friends lists and groups, cloud saving, and in-game voice and chat functionality. The software provides a freely available application programming interface (API) called Steamworks, which developers can use to integrate many of Steam's functions, including copy protection, networking and matchmaking, in-game achievements, micro-transactions, and support for user-created content through Steam Workshop, into their products.
Though initially developed for use on Microsoft Windows, versions for OS X and Linux operating systems, and a limited-function version for the PlayStation 3 console, have also been developed. Chatting and shopping applications for iOS and Android mobile devices have also been written. The success has lead to the development of a line of Steam Machine microconsoles and personal computers meeting minimum specifications, and SteamOS, a Linux-based operating system built around the Steam client.
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The Steam Summer Sale when you can buy 86 games for under $100 and only have time to play 2.
Not for those with poor impulse control! Some games > 70% off and every hour-a whole new slew of offers.
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I just went ahead and changed my direct deposit to the IP address and got it over with.
Steam offers an outstanding product.
purchase and installation and uninstall is easy, and there are tons of great games to pickup.
but the part that is most amazing to me is the long term nature of the site. for instance:
1) game licenses are connected to your account, not your computer. so you can buy a new computer and lose nothing
2) it was very easy to change personal info like email addresses (I've had my account for so long that it outlasted one of my emails)
3) games from my childhood are present with no need for an emulator
The value available on the site is very high. A must for any video gamer.
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The journey of Los Lobos began in 1973, 50 years ago this year, when David Hidalgo (vocals, guitar, and pretty much anything with strings), Louie Perez (drums, vocals, guitar), Cesar Rosas (vocals, guitar), and Conrad Lozano (bass, vocals, guitarrón) earned their stripes playing revved-up versions of Mexican folk music in restaurants and at parties. The band evolved in the 1980s as it tapped into L.A.'s burgeoning punk and college rock scenes. They were soon sharing bills with bands like the Circle Jerks, Public Image Ltd. and the Blasters, whose saxophonist, Steve Berlin, would eventually leave the group to join Los Lobos in 1984. Early on, Los Lobos enjoyed critical success, winning the Grammy® for Best Mexican-American Performance for "Anselma" from its 1983 EP …And a Time to Dance. A year later, the group released its full-length, major-label debut, How Will the Wolf Survive? Co-produced by Berlin and T Bone Burnett, the album was a college rock sensation that helped Los Lobos tie with Bruce Springsteen as Rolling Stone's Artist of the Year. A major turning point came in 1987 with the release of the Ritchie Valens biopic, La Bamba. The quintet's cover of Valens' signature song topped the charts in the U.S. and the U.K. Rather than capitalize on that massive commercial success, Los Lobos instead chose to record La Pistola y El Corazón, a tribute to Tejano and Mariachi music that won the 1989 Grammy® for Best Mexican-American Performance. Los Lobos has sold millions of records, won prestigious awards and made fans around the world. But perhaps its most lasting impact will be how well its music embodies the idea of America as a cultural melting pot. In it, styles like son jarocho, norteño, Tejano, folk, country, doo-wop, soul, R&B, rock 'n' roll and punk all come together to create a new sound that's greater than the sum of its parts.
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El término perífrasis puede referirse:

 a perífrasis (retórica), un recurso retórico o literario.
 a perífrasis (sintaxis), un tipo de construcción gramatical de tipo analítico.
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Resonant hijack bus in Kiev: new details
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At the moment, law enforcement officers continue the search for the attacker.
Law enforcement authorities in Kiev continue to search for an unknown attacker who stole a Shuttle bus and during the pursuit opened fire on the police.
About it reported in a press-service GU NP of Ukraine in Kiev.
"At the moment law enforcement officers continue the search for the attacker. Conducted investigative actions", – told the police.
It is worth noting that the more information law enforcement to provide refused, citing the fact that it can damage the search and detention of the malefactor.
In addition, the press service said that in fact offences, criminal proceedings were opened under part 3 of article 289 (illegal taking vehicle) and article 348 (attempt on the life of the employee of law enforcement body) the Criminal code of Ukraine.
We will remind, on March 3, 2017, in the Dneprovsky district of Kiev unknown man, threatening with a pistol to the driver, stole the bus, and during a press sequence opened fire on employees of law enforcement agencies. Then he threw the bus, and he disappeared in the private sector, on Rusanivsky gardens.
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Human right activists: Banning Russian athletes on the principle of collective responsibility is unacceptable as violating the right to a fair trial
The people of Kiev explained why not repair some of the streets
Under the Dnieper, the police got into a fatal accident
On the outskirts of Kiev caught the bus
A car moving in the direction of Vyshgorod. On Friday, may 24, on the outskirts …


Hedge cutting in the rain today, admiring a client's tree, heavy with figs. Seemed funny to pluck a ripe fig under grey West Midlands skies, but the sticky pulpy fruit was none the less delicious for it. What a great summer we've had. Sunshine, showers and more sunshine. It might not even have gone completely yet either, just having a rest? Let's hope we can eek it out for a little longer. Sooooooo much better than last year's dismal effort at seasonality anyway.
A good fruit year with abundant damson crops. Yippee!
My dahlias are still going bonkers, raspberries, apples and damsons are drooping in weighty bundles and the spires of gladioli puncuate my borders. I guess that means it is September - and I still haven't been blackberry picking. A lack of purple jam tells its own tale so I don't think scoffing hedgerow fruits with my son on the way back from school counts as proper blackberrying.
A grabbed trip to the allotment on Monday night gifted me a carrier bag of runner and French beans, a hessian shopper full of eating apples, a collection of turnips and a to do list which includes digging up the rest of the potatoes and tying up the tomatoes properly in an attempt to help them ripen before the frosts arrive. They are scrambling all over the floor at the moment. Bad, bad, BAD allotmenteer.
On the flowery front, I also need to get my September sowings in. Based on last year, I'm going to sow in trays in the greenhouse, with just a couple of direct sowings in the garden as a point of comparison. Can't believe that I've nearly completed my first year as a flower grower and have to say that I've loved it, despite the early mornings!
What do you do with your damsons? Looks like a fabulous harvest. I went scrumping in my sister's garden the other day and discovered a plum tree she didn't know she had. Planning on plum crumble this weekend!


SCARBOROUGH — State Sen. Amy Volk, R-Scarborough, was elected assistant majority leader of the Maine Senate on Monday, Nov. 6.
Volk, who is in her second term, represents Senate District 30, which includes parts of Scarborough, Buxton and all of Gorham.
"I am truly humbled to have been selected by my peers to serve in leadership," said Volk in a news release. "Throughout my years, in both the House and the Senate, these people have become like family to me.
"As their leader, I am committed to serving them in a manner that is both responsive and respectful and I very much look forward to helping usher in a new 'class' of Senate Republicans as many members of our caucus finish out their final term in office," Volk said.
Volk previously served two terms in the House of Representatives. She replaces Sen. Andre Cushing, R-Newport, who stepped down in late October.


Steamboat Willie is a 1928 American animated short film directed by Walt Disney and Ub Iwerks. It was produced in black-and-white by Walt Disney Studios and was released by Celebrity Productions. The cartoon is considered the debut of Mickey Mouse and his girlfriend Minnie, although both the characters appeared several months earlier in a test screening of Plane Crazy. Steamboat Willie was the third of Mickey's films to be produced, but was the first to be distributed because Walt Disney, having seen The Jazz Singer, had committed himself to producing one of the first fully synchronized sound cartoons. The real first cartoon with synchronized sound was My Old Kentucky Home.


The closely associated practices of adaptation and translation have had a central place in global cultures for centuries. Focusing on theatre, film and other media, this peer-reviewed journal discusses the place of adaptation and translation within historical and contemporary cultures.
Adaptation, or the conversion of oral, historical or fictional narratives into stage drama has been common practice for centuries. In our own time the processes of cross-generic transformation continue to be extremely important in theatre as well as in the film and other media industries. This double-blind peer-reviewed journal explores how adaptation, and the related areas of translation and intertextuality, continues to have a central place in our culture with a profound resonance across our civilisation.
The Journal of Adaptation in Film and Performance also features a 'Practitioners' Perspectives' section on processes of adaptations and translations examined from the point-of-view of the making.
Short 'Notes and Comments' contributions (up to 1,000 words) that facilitate debate and exchange and interviews with practitioners and scholars will also be considered.
Please, send your completed papers (4,000 – 6,000 words) accompanied by an abstract and a short biographical note to the editors, Richard Hand and Márta Minier. We accept submissions on an ongoing basis. If you would like to discuss any specific proposals before submitting a completed paper, please contact the editors.


Our school is very blessed by having a huge number of parent helpers working in the classroom, attending excursions, clubs, the garden and the library. As a risk assessment strategy we will now require all parents/grandparents and helpers/volunteers to have a Working with Children Check. This will enable you to work with individuals or small groups of children.
Please follow the links below for information on how to apply.
The WWC Check is a minimum checking standard set by the Working with Children Act 2005 for those who work with children, either on a paid or voluntary basis.
• free of charge for volunteers, but cannot be used for paid employment.
By entering Albert Park Primary School as your volunteer organization, we will receive a copy of your WWC when it is processed. If you have a valid WWC please bring your card to the office to be photocopied.


Author: Christian Reformed Church. Committee for the Improvement and Revision of the Psalter Hymnal.
Revised by the Committee for the Improvement and Revision of the Psalter Hymnal of the Christian Reformed Church. Cf. pref. "Doctrinal standards of the Christian Reformed Church" and "Liturgy of the Christian Reformed Church" have special title pages and separate paging.
Includes 493 hymns and indexes.
A collection of Christian prayers for Church and Family and Individual use – the Liturgical Forms for the Administration of the Sacraments and Church Discipline, the Ordination of Church Officers and the Solemnization of Marriage.
For further NOTES See also the other page of the book!


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Uber vs. London, Round Two: Tribunal Weighs Whether Drivers Are Contractors
By Stu Woo and Greg BensingerDow Jones Newswires
As Uber Technologies Inc. tries to negotiate with London regulators over its operating license, the ride-hailing company is fighting another battle in Britain with high stakes for its broader business model.
On Wednesday, following a monthslong dispute, Uber argued in a London appeals tribunal that its U.K. drivers should be treated as independent contractors, not as workers, and so shouldn't be entitled to benefits such as minimum wages and paid vacations.
Uber is planning to take up a separate appeals process relating to last week's decision by London's top transportation authority that it wouldn't renew the ride-hailing service's operating license citing a lack of corporate responsibility.
Both London skirmishes are adding to Uber's regulatory and legal headaches around the world. The threat to its operating license could eventually shut it out of one of its biggest global markets.
The case at the heart of Wednesday's tribunal over the legal status of its drivers also carries large, long-term repercussions. The worker-or-contractor question has been one of Uber's biggest regulatory hurdles, both in the U.S. and further afield. At the heart of the issue is whether Uber drivers should be considered employees of the company--and be granted worker benefits and rights that typically go with such status.
Many drivers and their representatives say they should. Uber has said they shouldn't. In the U.S., drivers have repeatedly sued Uber over their status as contractors. One current case could affect several hundred thousand drivers in California and Massachusetts.
The question of whether "gig economy" workers should be treated and paid like regular employees has vexed Silicon Valley investors and entrepreneurs. Uber's business model, as well as those of startups including TaskRabbit Inc. and delivery-service Postmates Inc., relies on workers assuming costs including fuel, vehicle maintenance, registrations and insurance.
That keeps overhead costs down. Labor costs for such app-based companies could rise 20% or higher if they must treat workers as employees, by some estimates. The companies say they would have to cut workers and raise rates for customers.
Some companies, including grocery delivery service Instacart Inc., have converted some contractors to full- or part-time employees, in part to ensure they get proper training and can be told when and where to work, as well as requiring they wear uniforms.
The tribunal in London is one of the highest-profile legal cases concerning the employee-versus-contractor question. The body's decision would have no impact on Uber operations in the U.S., but it could require Uber to make costly changes to its relationship with tens of thousands of drivers in the U.K. It also carries with it the prospect of serving as a precedent across Europe and Asia, where Uber has expanded rapidly.
Uber is appealing the October 2016 British tribunal ruling that said drivers were entitled to workers' rights. The appeals-tribunal judge heard arguments on Wednesday, the hearing is planned to continue into Thursday. The claimants, two Uber drivers, have been assisted by local labor union: The Independent Workers Union of Great Britain.
As dozens of members of the union protested outside the central London tribunal, Uber's lawyer, Dinah Rose, laid out Uber's case for considering drivers contractors: they can work whenever they like, or not at all; they aren't required to wear uniforms; they can seek fares from other apps at the same time as they are looking for riders via Uber's app.
"There is no exclusivity requirement here," Ms. Rose said. "All of the claimants are free to work for as many people as they like...including direct competitors of Uber."
A decision isn't expected for weeks or months. Uber's separate appeal over its ability to renew its operating license in London would progress in parallel, and could also last months.
Last week, London regulators vowed not to renew Uber's license, citing what it said were failures in corporate governance, including in areas such as driver background checks and reporting serious crimes. Uber has contested this characterization. It says it uses the same background check process as London's black cabs, and said it follows all rules related to reporting crime.
Write to Stu Woo at Stu.Woo@wsj.com and Greg Bensinger at greg.bensinger@wsj.com


Barnaby and I got off the ship yesterday morning in Copenhagen and are spending a couple of days in this wonderful town. We are so happy we did. Not only are we here at the same time as Dave and Robin (who we ran into yesterday while walking through town) and Barn is going to play with them tomorrow night, but it's a beautiful city and I've never been here before. We're also having glorious, sunny weather.
This is a city that gets around on bikes!
We aren't the only tourists.
I thought I'd just post photos for now. Too tired to write — still getting up early and we are on the go all day. We're having a wonderful time.
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We loved Gotland! Spent midsummer's night there two years ago and stayed up all night – in the light!
Have a wonderful birthday (in Copenhagen?) and we can't wait to hear stories!!!


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Q: C http server programming i'm trying to push data from server directly to the client's php web page. i have googled this question many times and i don't want to use ajax push engines or other stuff such as cometD (if you know what i'm talking about). i would like to know if there is any way to put a program up on my server that would send data to all connected client. i would prefer this to be done in c or c++ or c#, i can program it myself i just want to if it is possible and how.

A: Maybe you're not getting how HTTP protocol is working. You should document yourself more about it first. I'll try to explain how to use it for your case:

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*Polling: Each X seconds, the client will request a webpage with the content you want. This is the standard way of using HTTP: Client send a GET, Server send the response.

*Push: Each client will request a webpage, but the server will actually wait you for sending the message. You can use this http channel to "push" data: Client send a GET, Server wait until he have a response to send
As you see, i'm not talking about any language implementation, just about how the HTTP protocol can be deviated to do what you want. The bad side of Push approach is that you will have X sockets open for X clients, even when the client is idle. It's not happening with the Pull approach, the socket is closed when the response is sent.
Now, if you want to do it, you need to start the connection from the Client. This is where the "Ajax" part can be useful, let's see in jquery:
$.get('/wait_for_message', function(data) {
    alert('My server send:' + data);
})

Your server will got a GET /wait_for_message HTTP/1.1 request. Instead of sending back the data, you can save this socket in a list of "client that waits something". Then when wanted, you can iterate through this list, write data to all the socket, and tada: all the clients will receive the data.
Now this mecanism is not easy to get it right, this is why you could use another project for it, as others peoples have proposed.

A: You can write/modify a very simple web server in any language to format and serve data from a database even ignoring what the actual request is. All you need to do is to write a header and data to a socket. You can do the same thing by actively initiating the connections according to some list.


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The Lovecraftian giant sea spider grows holes in its legs… to help it breathe?
Saturday, November 30, 2019 by: Edsel Cook
Tags: animals, Antarctica, arachnids, gigantism, goodscience, insects, marine animals, marine life, oceans and marine life, passive diffusion, sea spiders, spiders, weird science, wildlife
(Natural News) The bottom of the sea is so weird that it might as well have come from another planet. And a strange environment produces fittingly odd creatures, such as the sea spider.
A marine cousin of terrestrial arachnids like spiders and scorpions, sea spiders look even more nightmarish. A recent study found that sea spiders also breathe in a manner that is similar yet different to their land-bound relatives.
Spiders breathe through the skin that covers their undersides. They have book lungs that work in a fashion like the lungs of vertebrates.
Similarly, sea spiders absorb oxygen through pores that cover the surface of their legs. The microscopic holes in the carapace grow alongside the animal, leading to the legs of the larger specimens looking like sticks of Swiss cheese.
However, sea spiders do not possess lungs or an active respiratory system. Instead, they rely on the much slower passive process of diffusion to carry oxygen throughout their bodies.
While a diffusion-based respiratory system works well for small animals, it doesn't lend itself to large creatures. And in cold conditions, sea spiders may reach much larger sizes than they normally do.
But the pores in the legs of sea spiders compensate for the slowness of diffusion. They make it possible for the animals to grow bigger than expected, even in warmer waters that confine other animals to smaller sizes. (Related: Sailing scientists discover almost 200,000 marine virus species: Data can help biologists understand how viruses affect the marine ecosystem.)
Giant sea spiders recover just as quickly as smaller specimens
Researchers from the University of Hawai'i at Manoa and the University of Montana held an experiment at the McMurdo research station in Antarctica. They studied the effect of various water temperatures on sea spiders.
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Their study covered six species. The researchers flipped the sea spiders onto their backs and counted the number of times an individual returned itself to an upright position before it grew too tired to move.
Further, they performed the tests at a range of water temperatures. They began at 28.8 F (-1.8 C), the preferred temperature of the sea spiders. Eventually, they reached 48.2 F (9 C).
The researchers expected that the bigger specimens of sea spiders would experience more trouble recovering their breath in warmer waters. To their surprise, the giant arachnids lasted just as long as the smaller sea spiders.
"We were amazed that not only could the giant animals survive at much higher temperatures than they usually see, but they dealt with warm temperatures just like the smaller ones," explained researcher Caitlin Shishido. "That's not supposed to happen!"
The cold temperatures of the Antarctic Ocean allow sea spiders to reach gigantic sizes
Most sea spiders will fit on a small coin. But the species that live in the deepest parts of the Antarctic Ocean may reach sizes of 20 inches (50 cm) across.
Other animals that live in the same deep or polar regions of the sea also grow to enormous sizes. Experts believe that these cases of gigantism may stem from the extreme temperatures.
"The idea is, it's a lot of work for animals to capture oxygen and bring it all the way to their cells," Shishido explained. "It's a much bigger job for large animals than for small ones."
In a cold environment, the metabolism of giant animals slows down to a crawl. They require much less oxygen, which in turn allows them to reach immense sizes.
Sea spiders also benefit from the cold temperatures. And as they get bigger, so do the pores on their legs, allowing the giant specimens to get enough oxygen from their surroundings.
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The Lovecraftian giant sea spider grows holes in its legs… to help it breathe?


A blunder involving up to 1,500 junior doctors being incorrectly offered jobs has highlighted the risks of relying on outdated onboarding processes.
A user error in the HR department of the Royal College of Physicians (RCP) was found to have caused the mix-up which resulted in erroneous information being sent out to candidates.
The problem was caused by a mistake that was made during the process of manually transferring the 1,500 candidates' information between different HR systems.
The incident triggered calls for the NHS to invest more money into smarter HR technology and the adoption of cloud-based systems which can automate the process of bulk onboarding.
In the business world, increasing numbers of HR leaders are moving their teams over to digital systems such as webonboarding which remove the need for any manual processing of onboarding data.
It does this by replacing traditional methods - spreadsheets, emails and paperwork - with an integrated, cloud-based solution which tracks and manages all of the onboarding information in real-time.
Recruitment data can be easily imported, allowing digital templates to automatically create accurate offer letters and contracts for any number of 'onboardees'. It's a task that is painstakingly slow and error prone when handled by hand.
Employee onboarding covers the crucial HR task of ensuring that successful candidates are quickly and efficiently integrated into the organization. It's estimated that, using a traditional approach, this takes up just under a quarter (24%) of HR time.
With so much administration time and resources required to manage new hires, any errors or delays can prove costly. The longer onboarding takes, the higher the chances are that candidates will pull out.
By improving administrative speed and efficiency, a digital system allows HR teams to focus more on improving the overall experience for new starters.
The RCP issued an apology for the mistake and any stress caused to candidates who were left not knowing if the job offer they received was valid.


SUNNYVALE, Calif., March 20, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- FM Global, one of the world's largest commercial property insurers whose clients include more than one-third of Fortune 1000 companies, has announced its partnership with Plug and Play, a global innovation platform. Startups accepted into Plug and Play's platform will have the opportunity to pilot their technology with FM Global and the other partners in the program.
"Innovation has been the bedrock of FM Global for nearly two centuries and has helped us pioneer the practice of property loss prevention, mostly through self-directed research and development," said Mike Lebovitz, Senior Vice President of Innovation at FM Global. "As the technology evolution accelerates and the world becomes increasingly interconnected, we are eager to engage with Plug and Play's dynamic innovation community and work with other innovators globally to help our clients maximize their resilience."
"We are committed to building the most innovative insurance platform in the world, where all of our partners can transform their digital strategy," said Saeed Amidi, Founder and CEO of Plug and Play. "We are excited to partner with FM Global and look forward to connecting them with our global ecosystem."
Plug and Play Insurtech is an innovation platform bringing together insurers, startups, and investors to advance the insurance industry with tchnology. Since inception in May 2016, they have provided a vast innovation platform for over 75 corporate partners and have made over 40 investments in Insurtech startups. Plug and Play Insurtech has a global footprint with offices in Beijing, Munich, New York, Singapore, and Tokyo.
Established nearly 200 years ago, FM Global is a mutual insurance company whose capital, scientific research capability and engineering expertise are solely dedicated to property risk management and the resilience of its client-owners. These owners, who share the belief that the majority of property loss is preventable, represent many of the world's largest organizations, including one of every three Fortune 1000 companies. They work with FM Global to better understand the hazards that can impact their business continuity in order to make cost-effective risk management decisions, combining property loss prevention with insurance protection.


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Adeel and the miniaturesque craftsmanship
Discourse (Diptych) - Engraved Drawing on Vinyl
Adeel uz Zafar is an emerging contemporary artist from Pakistan who is deeply committed to creative expression through experimentation. Born in 1975 in Karachi, Pakistan, Adeel completed his BFA from National College of Arts (NCA) Lahore in 1998, he later returned to Karachi and joined Karachi School of Arts as an instructor.
Adeel started his early career as an illustrator that gave him considerable experience of working with the finest and reputable publishing houses in Pakistan, and provided him the opportunity to make his contributions to a multitude of academic curriculum text books. He mentions his sojourn in the suburbs of Gilgit momentous, where he went as a national illustration consultant for Northern Areas Education Project. The unavailability of conventional art material in that rural and remote area led him to investigate into substitutes for paints and surfaces. Having developed the engraving technique on the exposed photographic sheet by using paper cutter, he scratched drawings onto them mostly based on empirical observation and by modifying them in his signature graphic style. This is something which he considers, has made his place in the contemporary Pakistani art scene.
He joined Indus Valley School of Art in 2008 where he exhibited his work, almost after a complete decade from his first college display, in the IVSA Faculty show. The show at V.M. Art Gallery, Karachi in 2009 was a turning point in Adeel's career which catapulted him into the league of emerging artists of Pakistan. He came up with a humongous scale this time, retaining his hold on the meticulous skill and the objects he made an illustration history with. These props were singular, fluffed cuddly toys, very symbolically wrapped in gauze bandage. He engraved them on large adjoined pieces of plastic vinyl sheet coated with emulsion and acrylic gel. The small toy was blown up to a monstrous size with a pitch black background, and the intricately manifested concealing weave of the cloth opened many connotations regarding furtive and ambiguous identity.
This style and technique was further experimented through a group show of four artists at Art Chowk-the Gallery, Karachi, titled 'Being a Man in Pakistan' (2009) – which has initiated a dialogue for the artist to reflect upon various issues, both social and political at times out of the box.
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Adeel associates his childhood memories and his perpetual dealing with subjects for children as the core of his imagery development. He symbolizes this bandaging manipulation as the delusive ipseity. He alters the dainty characteristic by transforming the identity of the object, driving it into a rather serious orientation. Whereas, his flamboyant command over the painstaking patterned strokes may appear principled to miniaturesque craftsmanship.
Recently, Adeel has participated in both national and international art exhibits such as the RM Naeem Residency, Lahore, Pakistan, 'On the brink' at Fost Gallery, Singapore and at Slick Art, Paris. He has also been selected for an exhibition showcasing a decade of a new wave of Pakistani artists who have contributed to the ever growing diverse vocabulary of contemporary art that has evolved from South East Asia 'The Rising Tide – new directions in art from Pakistan 1990-2010'.
Adeel uz Zafar currently works and resides with his wife Nehdia and two children in Karachi.
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Q: Why can't I see the "Extra" content? I think that I have a problem within my game.
I have the PC version which I download directly from Steam.
I've already beaten the game once, and collected 3 emeralds, and 17 medals.
I can't see "Dr. Robotnik's Mean Bean Machine" in the Extras menu. I also can't see any button to activate any of the prior Sonic abilities which I should have by now.
I don't know if it's a bug or that I have hadn't done something yet that I should have

A: Try checking the "Secrets" menu by hovering over "No Save" in Mania Mode.
Based on the number of medals you've unlocked (17), I don't think you've unlocked any content in the Extras menu yet. Nintendo Life claims you need at least 20 medals to unlock Mean Bean Machine.
To clarify, Sonic Mania has two different menus for unlockable content: Extras and Secrets
Secrets Menu

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*(1 medal) Super Peel Out

*(7-ish medals) Insta-shield

*(12-ish medals) & Knuckles Mode

*(16 medals) Debug Mode

Extras Menu

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*(20 medals) Mean Bean Machine (Source)

*(24 medals) D.A. Garden

*(32 medals) Blue Spheres

For more information, see Is there a reward for beating the Blue Sphere bonus stages?


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State Legislation – North Carolina
North Carolina enacted official English legislation in 1987. There is no legislation pending in this session of the legislature that would strengthen the existing measure. Use the information below to contact your state representatives and reach them at their Capitol offices. With your assistance, we may soon have a new bill to report in North Carolina.
Law: Gen. Stat. Ch. 145 § 12
House:
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Greener Electric Car Batteries? (Ask A Scientist)
Image courtesy of CATL.
Lithium-ion batteries are the most popular battery in use today. First commercialized in 1991, their cost has declined by a remarkable 97 percent over the last three decades, enabling the rapid growth of mobile phones, laptops, and, more recently, electric cars. Global demand for the batteries is projected to increase dramatically by the end of this decade, largely due to the growing adoption of electric vehicles (EVs) around the world.
More EVs is good news for the climate. After all, as a 2020 Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS) analysis shows — and an updated, soon-to-be-released analysis will confirm — EVs' lifecycle global warming emissions are dramatically lower than thoe of gas- and diesel-powered vehicles. But mining the materials used in EV batteries, including cobalt, lithium and nickel, comes with its own set of public-health, environmental, and human-rights challenges. Despite EVs' considerable environmental benefits, it will be imperative to "green" the material sourcing process to ensure a more sustainable and ethical supply chain as the world transitions to an electrified transportation system.
Fortunately, scientists are on the case. They are altering battery chemistries to reduce reliance on certain metals, such as cobalt, for example, and coming up with ways to recycle and repurpose batteries to minimize the need for new raw materials altogether.
The Biden administration, which wants half of all new vehicles sold in the United States to be electric by 2030, has taken notice. In June 2021, it published National Blueprint for Lithium Batteries, which calls for cobalt and nickel to be engineered out of batteries. In addition, the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Congress passed last November recognized the need to recover key materials from EVs and dedicated funds to support battery recycling.
Automakers, too, are paying attention. Last fall, Nissan announced that it plans to introduce cobalt-free batteries by 2028, while Tesla said it would shift to lithium-iron-phosphate batteries (which it has since done) — batteries which do not contain cobalt or nickel — for its entry-level Model 3 and Model Y cars.
UCS also is playing a role. Our Clean Transportation program, which has been documenting the benefits of EVs for years, recently added battery expert Jessica Dunn to its team. Dunn is a doctoral candidate in energy systems at the University of California Davis, where she has been serving as a co-facilitator for the Lithium-Ion Battery Recycling Advisory Group, which is advising the California Legislature. She also was the lead author of "Circularity of Lithium-Ion Battery Materials in Electric Vehicles" published by Environmental Science & Technology, a peer-reviewed journal, in March 2021.
So, when we received a question about how to address the drawbacks of lithium batteries, I turned to Dunn for a response. Allison D., from Caro, Michigan, wrote: "I was wondering what might be on the horizon for alternatives to lithium batteries for EVs. I was curious if there is a more 'green' way to mine for lithium or if there might be a better option altogether."
Below is an abridged version of our conversation.
EN: First, welcome to the UCS staff. Great to have you on board. Before we get to Allison's question, I think it would be helpful if you could briefly explain the difference between a battery in a gasoline-powered vehicle and a battery in an electric car to clear up any confusion folks may have.
JD: Thanks for having me! That's a good question, because a gas-powered car battery and an EV battery are two very different animals, dissimilar in function, materials and size. A gasoline-powered vehicle contains a lead-acid battery, which is typically 12-volt, whose main purpose is to provide power for starting the car. This battery is usually between 30 and 60 pounds and can be easily replaced if it wears out. An EV is powered by a lithium-ion battery. These batteries typically take up the whole base of the vehicle, weighing in at about 1,060 pounds for a Tesla Model 3.
Now let's talk about materials. A lead-acid battery mostly contains lead sulfate and sulfuric acid. They are relatively inexpensive materials, but they don't result in a very energy dense battery, meaning they cannot store much energy per unit of materials. The lithium-ion battery contains various critical materials, which are expensive, but also result in a battery with higher storage capacity, greater efficiency, as well as a longer lifespan. These factors are the main reason lithium-ion batteries are the most popular today. Interestingly enough, early electric vehicle prototypes were powered by lead-acid batteries, but they could only travel short distances and had long charge times.
EN: OK. Let's address the second part of Allison's question first. Is lithium brine extraction preferable to open pit mines? Can either method be cleaned up?
JD: Both of these techniques have their downsides. Pit mining involves excavating rocks containing lithium, typically pegmatite, and transporting them for crushing, heating and chemical processing to recover the lithium carbonate. This type of mining damages the land and emits toxic air and water pollution, posing a threat to nearby wildlife and communities.
Lithium recovery through brine extraction also emits toxins, but often the main problem is it uses up fresh water. The process requires developers to pump brine from underground pools, called salars, to shallow pools where natural evaporation occurs. When there is a high enough concentration of lithium, impurities are removed and the lithium materials go to final processing. Facilities are generally sited in very arid climates, such as Salar de Atacama in Chile, diverting water away from local communities' already taxed water supplies.
EN: The United States, which has some of the world's largest lithium reserves, is not a leading lithium producer, but we appear to be on the cusp of a "lithium rush." Currently there is only one large-scale US producer, Silver Peak in Nevada. The brine extraction facility opened in the 1960s and is producing a mere 5,000 tons a year, less than 2 percent of the world's annual supply. But Silver Peak's owner, Albemarle, announced last year that it planned to double output by 2026.
Then there is a new major development in the works: a brine extraction facility at the Salton Sea in California, which investors are calling "one of the most promising and environmentally friendly lithium prospects" in the country. The California Energy Commission estimates that there's enough lithium in the Salton Sea to meet all of the United States' projected future needs and 40 percent of the world's demand. What's your take on this project?
JD: It's critical that developers source battery materials in a sustainable, ethical manner, and the Salton Sea project may be a good option. Also called Lithium Valley, the project has the potential to supply 600,000 tons of lithium per year with a relatively low impact. The process would extract lithium as a biproduct of geothermal energy, something that hasn't been done yet at industry scale. It would be a much preferable extraction method than pit mining or typical brine extraction because it would use less water and land, as well as emit less carbon pollution.
Despite these benefits, the project will still require some fresh water, as well as require drilling to build some new geothermal facilities, and we won't know how much pollution it will emit until developers complete their pilot demonstrations. Salton Sea area residents, who are economically disadvantaged and are already dealing with pollution, have raised concerns. The community has low water supplies, and lake evaporation has resulted in a significant amount of wind-blown dust, which threatens public health. The Salton Sea community has to be an active partner in the decision-making process. If done right, the project has the potential to revive the local economy by providing sorely needed public resources and high-paying jobs.
Putting all of that aside, the best source of lithium — and of all battery materials generally — would be what could be recovered by recycling what is already in use.
EN: That brings me to my next question. The current generation of EV lithium-ion batteries have an estimated 10- to 15-year lifespan. Some predict they could last even longer. I know this is an issue you have looked at closely. Can they be recycled and reused?
JD: All batteries can be recycled, and if they aren't damaged, they also can be reused and repurposed for stationary storage. When a battery reaches the end of its life, it is expected to be at about 80 percent capacity. At that point it still has a lot of energy storage potential, and it can be used in a less-demanding storage application.
One stationary use example is providing back-up for variable renewable energy, such as solar or wind, which is vital for transitioning from fossil fuels to renewable energy. That is what's so great about repurposing. Not only will it extend a battery's lifespan, but it also means manufacturers will not have to produce a brand-new battery for stationary storage. The company B2U, the largest "second-life" operation in the country, currently supports solar generation in California. It's just one of a number of companies entering the second-life market.
After a battery has reached the end of its useful life, it can be recycled to recover critical materials, including — but not limited to — cobalt, lithium, manganese and nickel. "Material circularity" can significantly reduce the impacts of EVs. A recent study found that reusing materials recovered through hydrometallurgical processing can cut global warming emissions by 30 percent. Considering the impacts associated with mining, using recycled material is a much preferable option.
EN: Is lithium-ion battery recycling happening at industrial scale? Or is it still hypothetical?
JD: EV batteries are already being recycled in the United States. For example, Redwood Materials, a hydrometallurgical recycling plant in Nevada that accepts consumer electronic and EV batteries, reports a material recovery rate of 95 percent. Redwood is just one of many companies that are expanding their recycling operations to handle the upcoming wave of retiring EVs. And Redwood is not only recycling materials. It also has plans to close the material loop by using recovered materials to manufacture new batteries. Forecasts predict that, under optimal conditions, recovered materials could meet more than half of lithium-ion battery material demand by 2040. This material circularity is key to making EVs greener.
EN: Are there any federal or state policies that require battery recycling?
JD: There are currently no laws requiring lithium-ion battery recycling. In 2018, however, the California Legislature passed Assembly Bill 2832, which set up an advisory group to recommend policies that would enable as close to 100-percent EV battery recycling as possible. I had the honor of co-facilitating this group, and it recently recommended that the Legislature enact an extended producer responsibility policy requiring auto manufacturers take responsibility for ensuring batteries are recycled.
While there are companies that are now recycling EV batteries, state and federal standards would guarantee that there is an entity responsible for ensuring batteries are recycled. The California advisory group discussed several other policies that could increase material circularity, including recycling efficiency rates, recycled content standards, requiring manufacturers to design batteries that can be recycled and reused, and establishing a reporting system to track EV batteries that have been retired and recycled.
EN: Researchers are now working on alternatives to the lithium-ion battery. In January, for example, chemical engineers at the University of Michigan announced they designed a lithium-sulfur battery that could quintuple EV ranges on a single battery charge. The National Science Foundation recently awarded a grant to a Binghamton University chemist to research sodium-ion batteries, because sodium is considerably cheaper and more widely available than lithium. And Solid Power, a Colorado company that has partnered with BMW and Ford, has just started a pilot project to produce solid-state batteries, which significantly extend EV ranges. What do you see as the most promising alternatives?
Today's lithium-ion batteries are already enabling us to drive vehicles without emitting any tailpipe pollution and helping wean the country off of oil. At the same time, some companies are moving away using cobalt and nickel in the lithium iron-phosphate battery, which they make with cheaper and more environmentally friendly materials. And there is research underway, but not yet on the market, that could deliver even bigger gains.
I'm most excited about solid-state batteries because of their energy density — their ability to store more energy while using less material than lithium-ion batteries. The word "solid" in solid-state refers to the use of a solid electrolyte instead of liquid one. Complications with this technology stem from the difficulty electrons have in passing through the solid electrolyte and fast degradation due to buildup of lithium — called lithium-dendrites — shortening a battery's lifespan. QuantumScape, a solid-state, lithium-metal battery startup, claims it has solved this problem using a ceramic electrolyte material, and is set to start production within the next couple of years.
If solid-state batteries are commercialized, EVs would use fewer critical materials than they do with lithium-ion batteries. That would mean less critical material mining and a greater likelihood that battery manufacturers could use more recycled materials.
Material circularity is already happening to a certain extent. As I mentioned before, companies are developing lithium-ion cathode chemistries with lower cobalt content. The lithium-ion batteries with nickel-manganese-cobalt cathodes that were first used in EVs had equal amounts of the three metals. Now, manufacturers are producing these batteries with eight parts nickel, one part manganese, and one part cobalt. This new configuration allows battery makers to recycle cobalt from one older generation battery to produce several new batteries. Considering this circularity advancement mainly relies on substituting metals, the potential impact of high material reduction from a new technology like solid-state batteries would be even greater.
Part of a Series: Ask a Scientist
Courtesy of Union Of Concerned Scientists.
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Toaster of the town | The Honolulu Advertiser | Hawaii's Newspaper
Posted on: Tuesday, September 12, 2006
ISLAND LIFE SHORTS
Toaster of the town
Advertiser Staff and News Services
British toaster Pato Banton is back inna me yard — he takes the stage at the Hawaiian Hut at 9 p.m. tonight. The Brummie (that means he's from Birmingham, England) has traded rhymes with Ranking Roger in General Public, and slung words on tour with Sting and UB40, among many others. Since his high-profile '80s days, Banton started a musical program for at-risk youths in his hometown of Birmingham. In 2001 his "Life Is a Miracle" earned a Grammy nomination for best reggae album.
— Advertiser staff
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ANIMATED SUPERHERO A WAY TO HELP DRAW IN BLOOD DONATIONS
While most young adults can name the most recent winner of "American Idol" and 41 percent know Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie named their baby Shiloh, only 14 percent know that one blood donation can save three lives, claims the Ad Council.
To boost blood donations in the 18-to-24 age group, the council has launched public service ads featuring "The Red Defender," an animated superhero. Find the interactive comic strip and a database of blood banks at www.bloodsaves.com.
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Grand Junction man admits to killing mother in fight over cigarette
(Credit: Mesa County Sheriff's Office)
GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. — Maybe it proves no good deed goes unpunished. Or maybe it proves crime doesn't pay. Regardless, a Grand Junction woman is dead, killed by the son she agreed to harbor from the law in the midst of a petty argument, according to an arrest affidavit.
Mesa County authorities found the body of Kathleen Stetzel, which was mostly picked to the bone by animals, in a desert north of Grand Junction in mid July. Her family immediately suspected her son, Daniel Stetzel, an escaped parolee.
Police had been looking for Stetzel since June, when he allegedly walked away from a halfway house. According to his arrest affidavit, Stetzel admitted to police earlier this week that he killed his mother during a fight over a single cigarette.
Stetzel told detectives that in the midst of the fight, his mother slapped him and was attempting to choke him. Stetzel told detectives that he grabbed a screwdriver and stabbed his mother in the neck repeatedly "out of reflex" in self defense, before grabbing a nearby sheet and strangling her to death.
After killing his mother, Stezel told detectives he cleaned up the scene and dumped her body in hopes of avoiding another prison sentence.
According to Stetzel, this isn't the first time a confrontation with his mother has landed him behind bars. He told detectives that he spent five years in prison after punching his mother in the face in 2008, according to the arrest affidavit.
Stetzel is schizophrenic, according to his family. He is also a multiple felon who has been arrested more than 17 times on charges ranging from resisting arrest to robbery to assault.


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Artist Ian Williams' Obama, Romney Play-Doh Creations Win Award (PHOTOS)
By Craig Kanalley
A 21-year-old from Rochester, N.Y., has earned the title "Play-Doh Artist of the Year" after creating a pair of timely political sculptures.
Ian Williams, who modeled 2012 presidential candidates Barack Obama and Mitt Romney solely out of Play-Doh, received both an award and a $5,000 tuition stipend from Hasbro, Play-Doh's parent company.
Williams is a student at the Rhode Island School of Design, studying in its Sculpture and Ceramics Department.
"I'm passionate about sculpting and grew up playing with [Play-Doh] so I'm truly honored," Williams said.
He'll work with Hasbro to create additional Play-Doh sculptures and images will be posted to Play-Doh's Facebook page.
According to a Hasbro press release, all the contest entries were judged on five criteria: realism, craftsmanship, creativity, presentation and incorporation of the Play-Doh brand personality.
Check out pictures of Williams' work below. (You can smell the Play-Doh by just looking at them, can't you?)
Obama, Romney Play-Doh
The real Obama and Romney will face off in their first presidential debate on Wednesday evening.
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Senior Editor, Big News & Live Events, The Huffington Post
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Electromagnetic Clutch and Ptos Production - A.E.C. S.R.L.
At the beginning of 1961 Mariani Sante founded the "OFFICINA ELETTRAUTO SANTE MARIANI".
At the end of 70s, he also started to design, produce and install air conditioner for cars, trucks and tractors.
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1. Each rider is responsible for his or her equipment, hydration, & nutrition. We have donated food & supplies that you are welcome to while supplies last.
2. Riders may use multiple bikes during the event (but only 1 at a time). Bikes must be in the same category the racer is registered in. It's your responsibility to attach your timing # to the bike you're riding should you choose to change bikes.
3. Drafting is not allowed on the 100-mile road loop but is permissible inside the canyon.
4. IPods/MP3 players are allowed (but discouraged). Use these at your own risk.
5. All timing will be the responsibility of the timer, who will communicate with the respective race directors, & event director. Any protest / concern should be directed to the them. The timer will investigate for any necessary decisions or actions & consult with the Race Director.
6. Only laps completed by crossing the timing table will be counted.
7. This is a continuous clock event. The time is always running whether you are riding or not.
8. Keep in mind that this is a cancer fundraising event, & that many of the riders on the road course are non-competitive with sometimes little to no experience in group or pack riding and/or little to no race experience… BE VERY CAREFUL.
9. The total number of laps completed at noon on Sunday will decide final placement for each category. Should there be a tie in completed laps, the individual or team with the fastest time in completing those laps will be awarded ahead of the other. Only completed laps at 12:00 noon on Sunday will be counted.
10. Teams may utilize more than 1 rider on course at a time, but only 1 may accumulate official laps.
11. Riders may be assisted (mechanically – tube, air, etc…) by a team member, a rider from another team, or neutral support. However, the rider who starts the lap must complete the lap.
12. SOLO timing chips will be on the back of your # plate or attached to seatpost of your road bike . – Number plate must remain on your bike at all times. If you change bikes, you must transfer your # plate.
14. Teams MUST "exchange" riders in the designated exchange zone.
15. From dusk until daylight, at least 1 lit white headlight & 1 lit red taillight are required for all riders on the road and trail courses. If this is not followed, you will be asked to correct the situation &/or excluded from the course until lighting is proper & checked by race officials, or daylight becomes present. Keep extra batteries at your camp. Neutral charging stations are available.
16. Racers are not required to have a support crew in the camp area. However, all rider support crews that are present should utilize Juniper or Hackberry/Chinaberry camp areas.
17. Rider pit areas are available in Juniper (ROAD) & Chinaberry (MTB) parking lots & are first come first serve. Solo Road riders may set up pit area may set up along the road near Juniper but must be off of the road. Additionally, when a rider stops at their pit, they must not impede other riders.
18. Crew manned vehicles are strictly forbidden to direct follow or aid their racer on the race course (including the 100-mile road loop). They may meet their rider(s) at the designated rest stops on the 100-mile road loop & provide any aid or service there.
19. Event organizers will have support vehicles moving around the course at random intervals. Racers may not use these to advance forward on course. If you/your bike are carried back to the campground by one of these vehicles, you must check in at timing. You'll then be taken back to the spot where you were to allow your lap to continue. Any penalties will be the director's discretion.
20. This event is a physical & mental challenge pitting individuals against the clock…cheating of any kind will be greeted with an IMMEDIATE DQ!!
21. Racers may not change classes or categories, or add or sub racers once competitive registration closes, prior to the race, or once the event has started. Riders may continue to ride on either course if they withdraw from competition once they surrender their timing device to the timers.
22. Please verbally report any emergency that you encounter on the course immediately.
23. Please SLOW DOWN in the timing & pit areas – This is a Neutral Area & there will be people milling around.
24. TOP 3 finishers will receive trophies based on their respective class & finish position.
Additionally, an Overall winner for 24, 12, 6 Hours Male/Female will be awarded for Road & MTB winners.
25. Please stay for awards to be given out at 1:00pm following the event. Should you leave, you will be responsible for postage cost to cover the mailing of your trophy.
26. If you DNF, please communicate your withdrawal from the race to the timing people.


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Mobile devices have become increasingly popular, where 5.7 billion people are using them worldwide [13]. This has played a role in the way consumers interact with media and has many further implications for TV ratings, advertising, mobile commerce, and more. Mobile media consumption such as mobile audio streaming or mobile video are on the rise – In the United States, more than 100 million users are projected to access online video content via mobile device. Mobile video revenue consists of pay-per-view downloads, advertising and subscriptions. As of 2013, worldwide mobile phone Internet user penetration was 73.4%. In 2017, figures suggest that more than 90% of Internet users will access online content through their phones.[14]
The code of ethics that is affiliated with traditional marketing can also be applied to social media. However, with social media being so personal and international, there is another list of complications and challenges that come along with being ethical online. With the invention of social media, the marketer no longer has to focus solely on the basic demographics and psychographics given from television and magazines, but now they can see what consumers like to hear from advertisers, how they engage online, and what their needs and wants are.[101] The general concept of being ethical while marking on social network sites is to be honest with the intentions of the campaign, avoid false advertising, be aware of user privacy conditions (which means not using consumers' private information for gain), respect the dignity of persons in the shared online community, and claim responsibility for any mistakes or mishaps that are results of your marketing campaign.[102] Most social network marketers use websites like Facebook and MySpace to try to drive traffic to another website.[103] While it is ethical to use social networking websites to spread a message to people who are genuinely interested, many people game the system with auto-friend adding programs and spam messages and bulletins. Social networking websites are becoming wise to these practices, however, and are effectively weeding out and banning offenders.
There has been an increase in social media marketing in sport, as sports teams and clubs recognise the importance of keeping a rapport with their fans and other audiences through social media.[112] Sports personalities such as Cristiano Ronaldo have 40.7 million followers on Twitter and 49.6 million on Instagram, creating opportunities for endorsements.[113]
This involves tracking the volume of visits, leads, and customers to a website from the individual social channel. Google Analytics[110] is a free tool that shows the behavior and other information, such as demographics and device type used, of website visitors from social networks. This and other commercial offers can aid marketers in choosing the most effective social networks and social media marketing activities.
On October 17, 2002, SearchKing filed suit in the United States District Court, Western District of Oklahoma, against the search engine Google. SearchKing's claim was that Google's tactics to prevent spamdexing constituted a tortious interference with contractual relations. On May 27, 2003, the court granted Google's motion to dismiss the complaint because SearchKing "failed to state a claim upon which relief may be granted."[68][69]
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Imagine that you've created the definitive Web site on a subject -- we'll use skydiving as an example. Your site is so new that it's not even listed on any SERPs yet, so your first step is to submit your site to search engines like Google and Yahoo. The Web pages on your skydiving site include useful information, exciting photographs and helpful links guiding visitors to other resources. Even with the best information about skydiving on the Web, your site may not crack the top page of results on major search engines. When people search for the term "skydiving," they could end up going to inferior Web sites because yours isn't in the top results.
Look at your short- and long-term goals to choose whether to focus on organic or paid search (or both). It takes time to improve your organic search rankings, but you can launch a paid search campaign tomorrow. However, there are other considerations: the amount of traffic you need, your budget, and your marketing objectives. Once you've reviewed the pros and cons, you can select the search strategy that's right for you.
The world is mobile today. Most people are searching on Google using a mobile device. The desktop version of a site might be difficult to view and use on a mobile device. As a result, having a mobile ready site is critical to your online presence. In fact, starting in late 2016, Google has begun experiments to primarily use the mobile version of a site's content42 for ranking, parsing structured data, and generating snippets.
In May 2014, Instagram had over 200 million users. The user engagement rate of Instagram was 15 times higher than of Facebook and 25 times higher than that of Twitter.[50] According to Scott Galloway, the founder of L2 and a professor of marketing at New York University's Stern School of Business, latest studies estimate that 93% of prestige brands have an active presence on Instagram and include it in their marketing mix.[51] When it comes to brands and businesses, Instagram's goal is to help companies to reach their respective audiences through captivating imagery in a rich, visual environment.[52] Moreover, Instagram provides a platform where user and company can communicate publicly and directly, making itself an ideal platform for companies to connect with their current and potential customers.[53]
There's no denying that a lot of social media is a matter of trial-and-error. Monitoring the metrics behind your campaigns in real-time allows you to make small tweaks to your social media marketing strategy rather than sweeping, time-consuming changes. This dynamic approach to marketing makes perfect sense in a day and age where social media is constantly evolving.
Another reason is that if you're using an image as a link, the alt text for that image will be treated similarly to the anchor text of a text link. However, we don't recommend using too many images for links in your site's navigation when text links could serve the same purpose. Lastly, optimizing your image filenames and alt text makes it easier for image search projects like Google Image Search to better understand your images.
Mix up your official tweets about specials, discounts, and news with fun, brand-building tweets . Be sure to retweet when a customer has something nice to say about you, and don't forget to answer people's questions when possible. Using Twitter as a social media marketing tool revolves around dialog and communication, so be sure to interact as much as possible to nurture and build your following.
Social networking sites such as Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, MySpace etc. have all influenced the buzz of word of mouth marketing. In 1999, Misner said that word-of mouth marketing is, "the world's most effective, yet least understood marketing strategy" (Trusov, Bucklin, & Pauwels, 2009, p. 3).[79] Through the influence of opinion leaders, the increased online "buzz" of "word-of-mouth" marketing that a product, service or companies are experiencing is due to the rise in use of social media and smartphones. Businesses and marketers have noticed that, "a persons behaviour is influenced by many small groups" (Kotler, Burton, Deans, Brown, & Armstrong, 2013, p. 189). These small groups rotate around social networking accounts that are run by influential people (opinion leaders or "thought leaders") who have followers of groups. The types of groups (followers) are called:[80] reference groups (people who know each other either face-to-face or have an indirect influence on a persons attitude or behaviour); membership groups (a person has a direct influence on a person's attitude or behaviour); and aspirational groups (groups which an individual wishes to belong to).
Website owners recognized the value of a high ranking and visibility in search engine results,[6] creating an opportunity for both white hat and black hat SEO practitioners. According to industry analyst Danny Sullivan, the phrase "search engine optimization" probably came into use in 1997. Sullivan credits Bruce Clay as one of the first people to popularize the term.[7] On May 2, 2007,[8] Jason Gambert attempted to trademark the term SEO by convincing the Trademark Office in Arizona[9] that SEO is a "process" involving manipulation of keywords and not a "marketing service."
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A trip to Darjeeling and Gangtok, the beautiful and famous tourist destinations in the Northeastern India, is a great idea of holidaying with family. Sikkim, Gangtok and Darjeeling family tour packages include some of the most sought after tourist attractions for the people of all age groups. Moreover, our Sikkim holiday packages for families are designed to cater all your requirements under your budget, so as to make sure you do not miss out on the best places to visit in Sikkim and can enjoy your trip in the midst of natural beauty to the most.
Sikkim and Darjeeling are frequented by tourists with families who choose cost-effective tour packages all the year round to enjoy the pleasant weather and popular tourist spots of Northeast India. Kids, on their budget Sikkim family holiday, can indulge in adventurous activities like trekking, rafting, yak safari, road trip, wildlife safaris and paragliding. Adults, on the other hand, can visit ancient monasteries, go for yoga sessions, take nature walks and explore the cities of Gangtok and Darjeeling on a city tour. While customising Sikkim-Darjeeling family tour packages, travelers can request for inclusions of their choice of activities. For, our customizable tour packages are meant for everyone of you, whether you are an explorer, or an adventurer, or someone who loves to cherish their leisure time with their family.
The tourist destinations in North-east invite tourists all the year round. However, the best time for a family holiday in Sikkim-Gangtok-Darjeeling is between May and June, when the weather is pleasant and the temperature ranges from 25 degrees centigrade to 12 degrees centigrade. Moreover, this serves as a perfect time for summer break. The ideal duration for a North-east family holiday is 4-nights & 5-days wherein the trip itinerary covers Darjeeling & Gangtok. There are various Gangtok & Darjeeling family tour packages from Delhi, Kolkata, Bangalore, Mumbai, and other cities available at pocket-friendly prices. Travelers can select the one they like and customize it as per their preferences.
Families can explore the majestic Gurudongmar Lake, Lachen, Lachung, and the eternally beautiful Yumthang Valley in North Sikkim with the help of our family tour packages for Sikkim. Nathu La Pass and Tsomgo Lake in East Sikkim are also popular attractions. Travelers with their loved ones can also enjoy a visit to Pelling, Yuksom, and monasteries in Gangtok with our family packages for Sikkim. Go through the detailed listing of our well-crafted packages with customizable itineraries to make your family holidays memorable.
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Which is the best time to visit Sikkim?
The best time to visit Sikkim is from March to May and also from October to December.
What adventure activities can one undertake in Sikkim?
One can undertake the following adventure activities in Sikkim - river rafting at Teesta river, bungee jumping at Singshore Bridge, trekking, mountain biking, paragliding, yak safari, cable car ride, helicopter ride, rock climbing, caving, and hang gliding.
What are the best things to buy from Sikkim?
Some of the best things which one must definitely buy from Sikkim are wall hangings and canvas, Sikkim tea, Tibetan carpets, thangkas, Buddhist masks, singing bowls, prayer flags, black cardamom, alpine cheese, hand-carved wooden tables, beads jewelry, and jams and juices.
What are the best dishes to try in Sikkim?
Some of the worth trying dishes in Sikkim are gundruk soup, momos, sael roti, Tibetan bread, thukpa, sha phaley, sinki soup, lassi, and yak cheese.
What are the best places for shopping in Sikkim?
Some of the best places for shopping in Sikkim are Lal Bazaar, Handicrafts Emporium, MG Road, and the old market.
Sikkim can only be reached via road. Therefore, most Sikkim-Gangtok family package itineraries are crafted ensuring travelers are picked up from either New Jalpaiguri Railway station or Bagdogra airport. The nearest railway station is at a distance of 120 Km from Gangtok and 70 Km from Darjeeling.
The nearest airport is in Bagdogra at a distance of 124 Km from Gangtok and 66 Km from Darjeeling. Darjeeling can be easily reached via train or an overnight journey from Kolkata.


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Ex-West Manchester cop sentenced in child porn case
Chad Howell will have to register as a sex offender under the state's Megan's Law for 15 years, according to deputy attorney general David Drumheller.
Ex-West Manchester cop sentenced in child porn case Chad Howell will have to register as a sex offender under the state's Megan's Law for 15 years, according to deputy attorney general David Drumheller. Check out this story on yorkdispatch.com: https://www.yorkdispatch.com/story/news/crime/2019/12/03/ex-west-manchester-cop-sentenced-child-porn-case/2595148001/
Liz Evans Scolforo, York Dispatch Published 10:52 a.m. ET Dec. 3, 2019 | Updated 3:41 p.m. ET Dec. 4, 2019
Chad Howell (Photo: Submitted)
A former West Manchester Township police officer must spend at least three months in York County Prison for possessing child pornography.
Chad Richard Howell, 39, formerly of Dillsburg and now of North Carolina, appeared Tuesday, Dec. 3, in York County Court, where he was sentenced to three to 23 months in prison, followed by three months of house arrest, by presiding Common Pleas Judge Harry M. Ness.
Ness imposed a consecutive three-year probationary sentence for Howell and ordered the former cop to report to prison on Jan. 6, according to court records.
Defense attorney Tim Barrouk declined comment on his client's behalf on Tuesday.
Howell pleaded guilty April 3 to four counts of possession of child pornography and one count of criminal use of a communication facility. The last charge is for using his cellphone to commit a crime.
All five offenses are third-degree felonies.
Howell will have to register as a sex offender under the state's Megan's Law for 15 years, according to deputy attorney general David Drumheller.
The background: Howell was fired from the township police department on March 8, 2017, according to Kelly Kelch, West Manchester Township manager.
He had been placed on unpaid administrative leave Feb. 23, 2017 — the day the township learned charges had been filed against Howell, Kelch has said.
Howell was a York City police officer until the summer of 2015. He was then hired by West Manchester Township Police.
On Feb. 3, 2017, the attorney general's office received 14 cybertips reporting a user uploading an explicit image of a child, court documents state.
The website Pinterest had reported that users uploaded images in October and November 2016, with those users registered under Chad or Chad Howell, documents state.
Through a subpoena, the IP addresses of those accounts were found to be from Howell's home, the AG's office said.
Some of the uploaded images included girls as young as 8 years old, according to court documents.
More: More prison for ex-cop who kept sexting teen despite first conviction
Met with agents: Agents from the Pennsylvania Attorney General's Office met with former West Manchester Township Police Chief Arthur Smith Jr. on Feb. 23, 2017, the day charges were filed, to set up a meeting with Howell as he was getting off duty.
While speaking with two agents from the AG's office, Howell consented to having his personal laptop computer and cellphone searched, documents state.
He also confirmed for agents that he used three of the four profiles mentioned as the ones that uploaded the child pornography, according to court documents. He admitted to using the names "howellycpd" "chrissmith4618" and "Howell103," the AG's office said.
When asked if officials would find child pornography on his phone or computers, Howell said, "I would like to say no, but I really don't know," documents state.
During a preview of Howell's iPhone, about 50 images of child pornography were found, the AG's office said.
"This was only a sampling of those images on Chad Richard Howell's Apple iPhone," documents state.
— Reach senior crime reporter Liz Evans Scolforo at levans@yorkdispatch.com or on Twitter at @LizScolforoYD.
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