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The growth and gonadal maturation of the African catfish, Clarias gariepinus (Burchell) broodstock fed differently heated soybean-based diets
Adewumi, A.A., 2006: The growth and gonadal maturation of the African catfish, Clarias gariepinus (Burchell) broodstock fed differently heated soybean-based diets. Aquaculture Nutrition 12(4): 267-274
An investigation was carried out to assess the growth and gonadal maturation of Clarias gariepinus (Burchell) fed differently heated soybean diets in concrete tanks. Four hundred and eighty male and female C. gariepinus (182 * left-pointing-double-angle * 10 g for females and 208 * left-pointing-double-angle * 5 g for males) were randomly distributed in groups into hapa nets. Iso-nitrogenous (310 g kg superscript -1(B crude protein) and iso-caloric diets (355 Kcal kg superscript -1(B) prepared from raw soybean (D0) and soybean autoclaved for 5, 10, 15, 20, 25 and 30 min labelled D0, D5, D10, D15, D20, D25 and D30, were fed to the fish for 84 days. The fish meal based diet tagged DFM served as control. The male and female broodfish fed the fish-meal-based diet and diet D25 had significantly higher (P < 0.05) growth performance, gonad maturation, gonadosomatic index, relative fecundity and percentage egg fertilization and hatchability than the fish fed the other diets. The females had significantly higher (P < 0.05) weight increases and healthier condition over their male counterparts fed the same diets. This study showed that diet D25 was found to be the best substitute for fish meal that provided adequate nutrients required for the formation of genital products that produced strong offspring in C. gariepinus broodstock culture.
Hardman, M.J.; Hull, D., 1972: The action of insulin on brown adipose tissue in vivo. 1. The action of insulin on the net exchange of glucose, free fatty acids and glycerol by brown adipose tissue of young rabbits was investigated.2. Infusion of insulin (10,000 muu./kg.min I.V. for 10 min) caused a large increase in the uptake of g...
He, G-Wei., 2004: Vascular endothelial function related to cardiac surgery. Asian Cardiovascular & Thoracic Annals 12(1): 1-2
Zheng, J.; Luo, Z.; Tan, L.; Chen, B., 2016: Nano-Sized Cuboid-Shaped Phase in Mg-Nd-Y Alloy and its Behavior During Isothermal Aging. NlmCategory="UNASSIGNED">In the present study, nano-sized cuboid-shaped particles in Mg-Nd-Y are studied by means of Cs-corrected atomic-scale high-angle annular dark-field scanning transmission electron microscopy. The structure of t...
Park, S.; Yi, H.; Feiock, R.C., 2016: Quantifying solid waste and recycling employment in Florida, USA: Trends in public and private sectors. Measuring and tracking the numbers of jobs in solid waste management and recycling industries over time provide basic data to inform decision makers about the important role played by this sector in a state or region's 'green economy&apo...
Ogasawara N.; Kashiwamata S.; Oishi H.; Hara K.; Watanabe K.; Miyazaki S.; Kumagai T.; Hakamada S., 1982: Hypo xanthine guanine phospho ribosyl transferase deficiency in a girl. Journal of Clinical Chemistry & Clinical Biochemistry 20(6): 402
Fatieiev, Y.; Croissant, J.G.; Julfakyan, K.; Deng, L.; Anjum, D.H.; Gurinov, A.; Khashab, N.M., 2016: Enzymatically degradable hybrid organic-inorganic bridged silsesquioxane nanoparticles for in vitro imaging. We describe biodegradable bridged silsesquioxane (BS) composite nanomaterials with an unusually high organic content (ca. 50%) based on oxamide components mimicking amino acid biocleavable groups. Unlike most bulk BS materials, the design of sub-2...
Robson, N.K.; Shaw, H. A., 1962: A note on the taxonomic position of the genus Cyrillopsis Kuhlmann. The genus is referred to the Irvingiaceae, and a key is given to the known genera of that family, viz. Klainedoxa, Irvingia, Desbordesia and Cyrillopsis.
Audière, Séphane.; Charbit, M.; Angelini, E.D.; Oudry, J.; Sandrin, L., 2010: Measurement of the skin-liver capsule distance on ultrasound RF data for 1D transient elastography. Vibration-controlled transient elastography (VCTETM) technique is routinely used in clinical practice to assess non-invasively the liver stiffness which is correlated to hepatic fibrosis. Adequate use of the VCTETM probe requires the knowledge of...
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Another Cuban bar? Another cocktail bar? Yes! But the new OLD HAVANA cocktail bar and restaurant has a cool new vibe with an authentic Cuban twist. Set on High street in Cardiff city centre it brings an exciting addition to the flourishing castle quarter. The area has really developed in recent times and is quickly becoming a Cardiff nightlife hotspot. This is the second Old Havana bar and restaurant to open as there is already one in Swansea.
The inside space is great, it can accommodate over two hundred people, with plenty of seating. There's even an iconic Cadillac displayed as you enter the bar, how cool!! The use of glass and beautiful mahogany wood really empathises the traditional Cuban theme with a contemporary touch. The tan leather seats and bare brick walls again enhance the Cuban feel. The decor really adds to the authenticity of the venue. I loved the lively Caribbean vibes and would definitely celebrate a special occasion there, for a fun filled day or evening. There's even a dance floor if you're feeling adventurous!! Cuban culture encourages this so let the inner show person out.
The bar tenders were extremely knowledgeable and had a passion for cocktail making which is crucial to the whole customer experience. Their cocktail pitchers are great to share with friends or family and to help you unwind in the really hip surroundings. Their classic Daiquiri was an exotic explosion along with their invigorating Mojito's. Something that really dazzled me was their 341 on Mojito's and Daiquiri's, YES you read right!! This is something truly unique and runs from 4-8pm 7 days a week!! Things could get funky but please drink responsibly of course.
Their Cuban classics cocktail section is superb and alluring. They also offer more traditional cocktails to cater for all tastes. It's worth mentioning their 'ENERJITO', which adds an interesting twist to the traditional Mojito as they add tropical red bull instead of soda water. Its ideal for an after work or post shopping energy boost.
They have an inspiring food menu that offers some classic Cuban dishes along with lighter bites. We sampled some of their small plate offerings and found them to be extremely tasty. I would recommend their meat or veggie sharing platters, which are a good way to get a taste of their delicious offerings. The big plates section is really appealing and has some original Cuban dishes.
Old Havana is open now and will excite you in all the right ways. It's open 7 days a week from 11:30 until late. Food is served from midday until 10pm. Make a visit for a truly authentic Cuban fusion experience.


Many OECD countries suffer from high sovereign debts. Sooner or later, this problem must be addressed. Many argue that this will require some form of fiscal retrenchment or institutional reform or a combination of the two. This column argues that the two are not complements as many suggest – they are instead substitutes.
Many OECD countries suffer from high sovereign debts. Sooner or later, this problem must be addressed. That will require some form of fiscal retrenchment.
Quite often the fiscal problems are due to market rigidities, barriers to entry, and distortive tax systems. A programme of reform must therefore include both fiscal consolidation and institutional reform to enhance future growth. Growth and the larger tax base that goes with it provides the best prospect for solving the fiscal problems.
The obvious question regards timing. What should have priority: fiscal consolidation or institutional reform? A hard-line reasoning would argue that both should go hand in hand.
Institutional reform to increase the future tax base.
In this view, fiscal consolidation and institutional reform are complements. I believe the contrary.
Both consolidation and reform reduce the current generation's wealth and hence their consumption.
There is a limit to the fall in current consumption that is helpful for the resolution of a country's fiscal problems.
Too sharp a fall in consumption will lead to costly adjustment of production capacity, from consumption goods and non-tradables (which can only be sold on the home market) to investment goods and tradables (which can be sold abroad).
Fiscal consolidation and institutional reform are therefore substitutes, not complements. The more a policymaker focuses on the one, the less scope there is for the other. Whether consolidation takes the form of lower expenditures or higher tax rates does not matter at this stage.
My argument relies on the following reasoning.
Since sovereign debt is postponed taxation, it is equivalent to a claim of current generations on future generations.
Rents are traditionally viewed as a transfer within a generation, from the public to the special interest that benefits from the market distortion.
For example, consider an entry barrier, such as a limit on the number of cab licences. This system provides cab drivers with the market power to extract rents from the public. However, this is only part of the distributional effect. Since a licence is an entitlement to future rents, its market value is equal to the net discounted value of future rents. A driver wishing to enter the business has to buy a licence. Since the price of the licence is equal to the value of future rents, the incoming driver does not benefit from the entry barrier at all. All benefits accrue to the current generation of drivers.
The introduction of an entry barrier is equivalent to a shift of wealth from future generations to current generations.
The value of the licence is a claim of current generations on future generations, exactly like sovereign debt. This mechanism has previously been analysed by Yoram Weiss (1985) in the context of a labour union.
A policy of product-market reform that abolishes entry barriers is equivalent to redistribution from the current generation to future generations.
This analysis provides an explanation for why this type of reforms is so difficult to implement in addition to the standard argument that special interests are better organised and therefore have a greater political clout than the public.
Future generations do not have direct political representation and market distortions such as entry barriers are therefore an easy way to extract rents from a group with limited political power.
From a macroeconomic point of view, the market value of licences and other claims on future rents are equivalent to sovereign debt. Both are transfers from future to current generations. In that sense, the macroeconomic effect of a €1 reduction of the value of licences is (almost) equal to the impact of a €1 reduction in sovereign debt.
To assess the significance of this effect I discuss a practical example from my own country.
Interest payments on mortgages are tax deductible in the Netherlands. Since marginal tax rates are in the range of 40%-50%, the tax deduction pays for up to one half of the interest on mortgages. The yearly tax expenditures account for roughly 2% of GDP.
The Netherlands is a densely populated country with an extensive system of spatial planning. Housing supply is therefore highly inelastic. Hence, the implicit subsidy is likely to mainly increase the price of the existing stock of housing, rather than leading to much additional supply.
The upward effect on house prices is equivalent to the value of a cab license: both capture the net discounted value of future revenues, deductible interest payments in the first case, above market clearing prices for cab services in the second. Even assuming the discount rate to be as high as 10% (given the political risk of policy reform, this high value is not unreasonable), the net discounted value of future deductibility is 2%/10% = 20% of GDP. Lower discount rates would lead to an even larger net discounted value. Case studies suggest a decline in the total value of the stock of residential real estate in response to an abolishment of mortgage deductibility in the order of magnitude of 20 % of GDP (Donders et al. 2010).
Note that this argument only relies on the tradability of claims on future tax-deductibility of mortgage interest payments. Hence, a balanced budget reform of mortgage deductibility (the lower tax expenditure on mortgage deduction being returned to the current generation of taxpayers via lower tax rates) will nevertheless imply a transfer of wealth from current to future generations.
This transfer of wealth will obviously affect the path of aggregate consumption, from current consumption to future consumption.
When policymakers view debt reduction and reform as complements and strive to implement both at the same time, they will face a sharp drop in consumption and high adjustment cost. The example above considers mortgage deductibility, but the same applies to liberalising professional services or to opening up various types of business.
To the extent that employment protection legislation and rent controls allow the current generation to extract rents from future generations (by selling off jobs or by subletting), the same argument applies.
The IMF and the EC should account for these trade-offs when evaluating policy proposals from member states.
Reform and fiscal consolidation are therefore substitutes.
Which of the two policies should have priority?
The answer is almost certainly 'reform'.
Fiscal consolidation usually implies increasing tax rates.; this increases the dead-weight loss of the tax system.
Reform reduces the dead-weight loss in the economy by eliminating rents.
There is only one reason for a reduction in sovereign debt to be preferable – the default risk on the payment of the claim.
In the case of a transfer to the current generation via sovereign debt, the default risk is born by the holder of the debt.
In the case of a transfer via the value of licences, the default risk is born by the generation that holds the claim on the rents.
When younger generations start revolting against the excess burden imposed by the current generation of insiders, it is the interest of the current generation itself that is at stake. This provides them an incentive to come to an agreement.
Despite the logic in favour of reform, policymakers tend to prefer consolidation. What mechanism can explain this apparently inefficient preference? A possible explanation is the lack of verifiability of the transfer of wealth due to institutional reform. While the success in improving debt dynamics can be easily monitored from national accounts data, an assessment of the size of the intergenerational transfer requires empirical inference on the market value of claims on future rents. A systematic account of these data is lacking. Here, proper accounting of the net discounted value of rents and economic reasoning still has a mission.
Donders, J, M van Dijk, and G Romijn (2010), "Hervorming van het Nederlandse woonbeleid", CPB bijzondere publicatie, 84.
Weiss, Yoram (1985), "The effect of labour unions on investment in training: a dynamic model", Journal of Political Economy, 93(5), 994-1007.


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Need to find a way to outlast Pujara in summer series: Cummins
Melbourne, May 23 (PTI) Australia's premier fast Pat Cummins is well aware of Chesteshwar Pujara's capabilities, insisting that they will need to "take their medicine" to outlast the Indian middle-order mainstay in the home series this summer.
Pujara's exploits with the bat in India's series win in 2018-19 is still fresh in Cummins' mind and he would like to avoid a repeat of the same in the upcoming tour.
Pujara was the star of India's breakthrough 2-1 series win over Australia, amassing 521 runs from four Tests at an average of 74.42 with three centuries and one fifty.
"He (Pujara) had a mammoth series for them (in 2018-19). He's one of those players that'll take his time, he's in his own little bubble and he doesn't get disturbed by too much," Cummins told cricket.com.au.
"We've got to find a way to outlast him if he bats the way he did last time. There wasn't too much in the pitch so you couldn't manufacture anything. So I think (we need to) take our medicine a bit more and try and outlast him."
Cummins hopes the conditions this time would be in Australia's favour, saying they would need to get the likes of Pujara out of his comfort zone to stop India.
"But we'll wait and see. Hopefully the wickets are a bit bouncier (and) we've got a few more options," he added.
The 27-year-old believes that he has evolved as a bowler from the 2018-19 tour.
"I think each Test I play, I learn a little bit about my own bowling. I've probably played 10 or 15 Tests since that series and I feel like with each series I get a little bit better," he said.
"There were a few lessons; the first lesson I learnt was how brutal Test cricket is. They might bat all of day one and there's nothing that'll stop them batting all of day two unless we take wickets, which they did a few times.
"They showed us what you have to be, what level you have to be at, to be the best team in the world."
Overall, Cummins, currently world no.1 Test bowler, feels Australia is far better equipped to handle the Indians now than last time.
"I think we'll be ready for them this time," he said.
"Everyone's a little more experienced this time because obviously we've got a couple of class batters back in the side and someone like Marnus (Labuschagne) has played a bit more and done brilliantly.
"So I feel like we're in a better position.
Rohit''s dismissal puts India on backfoot after rookie attack restricts Australia to 369
India take tea break at 62/2, replying to Australia''s 369
England leads Sri Lanka by 185 on back of Root''s century
Athletic knocks out Madrid to reach Super Cup final vs Bar a
Arjun Tendulkar makes Mumbai senior team debut, albeit in a losing cause
Sundar gets Smith but Labuschagne takes Australia to 154/3 at tea

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Lymphoma, the sixth cancer worldwide in terms of incidence, is a complex disease. ELI, The European Lymphoma Institute, regroups top European specialists in the field of lymphoma within a net dedicated to research, training and education. To date, thirteen European academic research groups have come together in an effort to define strategies to analyse and characterize this cancer, common diagnostic procedures and therapeutic standards as well as to facilitate clinical and fundamental research at the European level.
As a result of this collaborative work, truly unique in the world, together we are helping to bring lymphoma research forward, and to guarantee equal access for all patients to the best possible care.


At KM Herbals, we are committed to inspiring action and embodying holistic business practices by serving our community and prioritizing sustainability at every stage of our manufacturing process. We seek to revive, rebuild, and reinvest in a flourishing and vibrant planet for all...and for our future!
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Many organizations assume that customer surveys tell them what their customers truly value. This approach has its limitations. There is a difference between customer satisfaction and customer value. These must link to strategy and deploy throughout the organization.
A deep understanding of customer value is critical to drive business excellence and innovation. Traditional survey approaches fail to identify customer value so an alternative methodology must be used.


Union Square is SF's most popular destination, so we know a thing or two about what tourists want! We want you to get the most out of your trip, so here are a few insider tips from our team.
1. Bring All-Weather Gear – It's the golden rule of San Francisco – wear layers. Karl the Fog will get you! We've seen 20 degree temperature changes within minutes! Sweaters, jackets, tights and leggings are all great to include in your bag.
2. Save some Moola – While we love a good shopping spree, you can enjoy Union Square on a budget, too. Consider sitting out on the park steps, exploring on foot (as we are a very walkable city) and trying out some more casual cafés while you're here – you'll find lots of tasty, less fancy, options here.
3. Cocktail Culture – SF is the epicenter of cocktail culture in the U.S., only possibly rivaled by New York. If you drink, we recommend trying out one of our renowned watering holes.
4. Safety First – This is the big city after all! Keep your belongings securely on your person, and don't leave them out (say in a car) while you're out and about. Instead, ask the concierge at your hotel to hold onto them.
5. Grab a Map – Most hotels, the Visitor Information Center in Hallidie Plaza, the Westfield Concierge and our friendly Hospitality Ambassadors carry our Map & Guide to Union Square. It lists all of our businesses and has a map of the area for your convenience.
6. The Cable Car Secret – We're breaking the local's pact to let you know that you can indeed grab the cable car up the street a few blocks from the Cable Car turnaround at Powell and Market St. You'll miss out on watching the SFMTA's workers actually hand turn the car around, but you'll skip most of the line. The drawback is sometimes cars are full by the time you get there. If you want a primo seat, wait in line.
7. Discount Show Tickets – Tix Bay Area has a conveniently located booth right on Union Square Park (on the Powell St. side on the back of Bancarella). You can grab discounted tickets to many major shows in SF there. There are also free concerts in Union Square on Wednesdays and Sundays all throughout the summer, provided by Union Square Live. Check out their schedule here.
8. Explore a little – There's a lot more to Union Square than the beautiful urban park at the center of it all. Art galleries, boutiques, cafes and more can be discovered if you walk around the area and enjoy colorful streets like Grant Ave., Sutter St. and Maiden Ln.
9. Take a Tour – Many tour companies offer tours of SF, but there are a couple of unique tours like the Barbary Coast tour, cocktail tours by Avital Tours and more! Check out tour groups here.
10. Fitness First – If you don't want to neglect your workout routine while you're on vacation, you're in luck. We boast several fabulous gyms and fitness studios all within walking distance of hotels. Check them all out here.


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As part of our review for a test, I made a list of the organ systems of the human body (including their major organs and/or parts, and functions) for my daughter. I also made two short quizzes about this topic.
You may print and distribute the handout and quizzes to your students or children, but you may not do so for profit.
This is my first Science handout and quizzes for this blog. I hope that you will find these helpful.
Organ Systems of the Human Body and Their Functions: This 3-page pdf file has a table listing the organ systems, their parts, and functions.
Quiz_Functions of the Organ Systems: This short quiz asks the student to match the organ system to its function. The second page is the answer key.
Quiz_Organs or Parts of the Organ Systems: This short quiz asks the student to match the organ system to its organ or part. The second page is the answer key.


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Iran most welcome to join CPEC: Chinese envoy
IRNA — Ambassador of China to Pakistan says China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) is an opportunity for the regional connectivity and cooperation adding that Islamic Republic of Iran is most welcome to join the project.
Speaking exclusively in a talk show of Urdu news channel 'AajNews' ambassador Yao Jing said first CPEC is a bilateral agreement because it is kind of a cooperation project between China and Pakistan.
"But this also has a regional aspects even the global aspects," he noted.
He added according to our mutual understanding with Pakistan CPEC should have been a kind of opportunity for the regional connectivity and regional cooperation.
"As far as the international elements are concerned Iran is most welcome, and Afghanistan and Central Asia too, so I think it is very relevant for the CPEC to open for the several parties," he said.
He was of the view that the CPEC projects will directly benefit Balochistan.
Earlier Ambassador Yao Jing in an interview with IRNA had said Iran because of its geographical position in the region becomes natural partner in CPEC project.
Under the CPEC many infrastructure projects are under construction throughout Pakistan. Originally valued at $46 billion, the value of CPEC projects is now worth $62 billion. The project will link Pakistan's Gwadar port to China Xinjiang province.
Ambassador Yao Jing responding to a question in 'AajNews' program said that US accuses China for the spread of COVID-19 because of its failure in containing the spread of virus adding that COVID-19 is a big challenge to international community.
China had started its research for developing the vaccine for COVID-19 since the beginning of this year, he said.
He said that Chinese companies and research institutions have developed three kinds of vaccines and were put onto volunteers test. China is also developing the vaccine in cooperation with Pakistani pharmaceutical companies.
Ambassador Yao Jing said that China wants to see peace and stability in Afghanistan.
China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), Yao Jing	August 27, 2020
Iranian envoy to UK reacts to UNSC's rejection of US bid
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However, the truth of Islam can be found in the Quran. The Quran is like a text book guide to life. In it you will find answers to all questions.
War, poverty and crime. Need I go on? Yet when we look at our own upbringing and our education, how can we be sure that all the things that we have been told, are in reality the truth?
Unfortunately, most people in the world decide to try to hide and escape from the world's problems rather than stand up and deal with the truth. Dealing with the truth is often the harder avenue to follow. The question is: Are you willing to stand up for the truth? Are you strong enough? Or, are you going to escape and hide like the rest?
I started my search for the truth a number of years ago. I wanted to find out the truth about the reality of our existence. Surely, to understand life correctly is the key to solving all the worldly problems that we are faced with today. I was born into a Christian family and this is where my journey began.
I started to read the bible and to ask questions. I quickly became unsatisfied. The priest told me, "You just have to have faith." From reading the bible I found contradictions and things that were clearly wrong.
Does God contradict himself? Does God lie? Of course not!
I moved on from Christianity, thinking the scriptures of the Jews and the Christians are corrupted so there is no way that I can find the truth from the false. I started finding out about Eastern Religions and Philosophies, particularly Buddhism. I spent a long time meditating in Buddhist temples and talking to the Buddhist monks. Actually, the meditating gave me a good clean feeling. The trouble was that it didn't answer any of my questions about the reality of existence. Instead it carefully avoided them in a way that makes it seem stupid to even talk about it.
I traveled to many parts of the world during my quest for the truth. I became very interested in tribal religions and the spiritualist way of thinking. I found that a lot of what these religions were saying had truth in them, but I could never accept the whole religion as the truth. This was the same as where I started with Christianity!
I began to think that there was truth in everything and it didn't really matter what you believed in or what you followed. Surely though this is a form of escaping. I mean, does it make sense: one truth for one person and another truth for someone else? There can only be one truth!
I felt confused, I fell to the floor and prayed, "Oh, please God, I am so confused, please guide me to the truth." This is when I discovered Islam.
Of course I always knew something about Islam, but only what we naively hear in the West. I was surprised though by what I found. The more that I read the Quran and asked questions about what Islam taught, the more truths I received. The striking difference between Islam and every other religion is that Islam is the only religion that makes a strict distinction between the creator and the creation. In Islam, we worship the creator. Simple.
You will find however, that in every other religion there is some form of worship involving creation. For example, worshipping men as incarnations of God or stones, sounds familiar. Surely though, if you are going to worship anything, you should worship the one that created all. The one that gave you your life and the one who will take it away again. In fact, in Islam, the only sin that God will not forgive is the worship of creation.
However, the truth of Islam can be found in the Quran. The Quran is like a text book guide to life. In it you will find answers to all questions. For me, everything I had learnt about all the different religions, everything that I knew to be true, fitted together like pieces of a jigsaw puzzle.
I had all the pieces all along but I just did not know how to fix them together.
I would therefore like to ask you to consider Islam now. The true Islam as described in the Quran. Not the Islam that we get taught about in the West. You may at least be able to cut down your journey in search of the truth about life. I pray for your success, regardless.


"Sieber has been breaking ground, bridging gaps and opening minds through music for decades....."
Electric cellist, vocalist & composer Jami Sieber is a celebrated pioneer of her instrument with an inspiring and fearless style of performance that has been recognized internationally. Sieber creates her own kind of world music, boasting immediate emotional impact and conveying a visionary presence that goes beyond the gorgeous melodies and tribal rhythms. Reaching inside the soul with compositions that are lush and powerfully evocative, her music transforms from the deepest stillness to moving melodies and rhythms that light the heart on fire.
This sometimes ethereal, sometimes hard-edged musician has earned rave reviews throughout Europe, Asia, and North America. Employing looping devices and electronics to create sounds never before associated with the cello, Sieber transforms her solo instrument into an orchestra of sound that opens the heart, defies the mind, and sets the body dancing. Sieber's musical path moved from classical to folk to rock/pop where, within her popular band "Rumors of the Big Wave," she garnered the coveted Northwest Area Music Association (NAMA) Award for Best Rock Instrumentalist. From there she launched her solo career, performing original compositions around the world and diving into dynamic collaborations with an extraordinary spectrum of singer/songwriters (Ferron, Jennifer Berezan), dancers (Facing East Dance Co., Equus Projects, Llory Wilson), poets (Deena Metzger, Kim Rosen), visual artists (Colleen Kelley), improvisers (Rhiannon & Bowl Full of Sound), and instrumentalists that span the globe.
Joining her will be the incomparable multi-instrumentalist, Barbara Higbie and fiery percussionist, Michaelle Goerlitz. Don't miss this dynamic collaborative performance!


Fabulous pastel blue grosgrain ribbon is vintage old stock, dating from the 1940s era. Measuring 1~1/2" wide, it is perfect for millinery purposes and embellishing clothing. It is fairly soft and drapes well, however it still retains some body to it, so bows, etc should keep their shape well. It has a satin sheen to it and condition is excellent. Rayon/cotton blend.


"The more practical political question is this: Will the food and beverage industry and its supporters have the resolve to see this battle through to the end?"
We will not know for sure until we see the final draft proposal on Aug. 20, but all indications are that the battle to limit the expansion of bars on King Street is only just beginning. Notices for the next Board of Zoning Appeals hearing, which are posted around downtown Charleston's proposed Entertainment Overlay District, suggest a pending moratorium on new bars except those that do not serve alcohol from 12-6 a.m.
For those not paying attention, the change in semantics within the proposed ordinance — as opposed to what was proposed in the soon-to-be withdrawn version of the ordinance — is what George Lucas might refer to as a "Jedi mind trick." Rather than allowing new bars to open as long as they close by midnight, the City of Charleston is now going to prohibit all new bars from opening that serve alcohol after 12 a.m. Get it? Considering that, it seems entirely possible that the claims of victory that were uttered by the F+B industry and its allies may have been premature.
The dynamic which seems to be playing out within our city government is that City Council, which has heard from many of their constituents within the food and beverage industry, genuinely wants to find a fair solution to the King Street bar problem. Meanwhile, Chief Greg Mullen, Mayor Joe Riley, and City Planning Director Tim Keane, remain wedded to a legislative fix, which involves stopping bar growth within the sector outright.
Dean Reigel, the only city councilman to vote against the original ordinance, has proposed common-sense alternatives which would address the issue of people exiting the bars all at once. His idea of a soft-closing for bars is much less iron-fisted than either of the city's proposals, yet there is no indication that a majority of council would support his plan — at least not at this time.
At the same time, Councilwoman Kathleen Wilson has asked the salient question: "What is it exactly that the city is trying to fix?" Is it late-night revelry spilling into downtown neighborhoods at 2 a.m.? Is the number of bar patrons who chose to park in residential areas instead of parking garages? Or is it the drive to get that perfect mix of bars and retail? I don't know about you, but it seems that it would be hard to agree to an ordinance purporting to fix things when a clear assessment of the problem has not been determined.
Of all the municipal officials mentioned above, only today's city council members are concerned about getting re-elected; Mayor Riley has obviously announced he is not seeking re-election, and both Keane and Mullen are mayoral appointees. Local officeholders recognize that generally speaking, tourists and late-night revelers don't dictate the outcome of municipal elections, while irritated long-time residents do. In this instance, when the so-called problem is geographically isolated to one city district, this has to be counterbalanced with the economic benefits which a thriving downtown district brings to the whole city. The more practical political question is this: Will the food and beverage industry and its supporters have the resolve to see this battle through to the end? The political battle over bar closings will only be won when an acceptable ordinance is passed, not when a bad one is defeated.
So far the only proposals have been flip sides of the same coin. Opponents of the city's first proposal should carefully scrutinize the second and continue to let council know if the same problems exist with the new version.
If there is good news to be had here, it's this: City Council seems to be listening. If only they were also the folks writing the ordinance.


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Sergio Martines is the Founder and CEO of Canapar Corp in Canada, Canapar Iberica SL in Spain, Canapar SrL and Canapar Farming SrL in Italy for the cultivation and extraction of cannabinoids. Extensive international entrepreneurship within the pharmaceutical, dermocosmetic and nutritional fields, with over thirty years of experience in development for the commercialization of consumer products among fast emerging markets.
Dr. Marco Ternelli is an Italian Compounding Pharmacist, specialized in Medical Cannabis Compounds, graduated in 2006. In his pharmacy, he works with Medical Cannabis since 2013 and is constantly developing new MC pharmaceutical forms; he also speaks in many conferences on MC around Italy and Europe.
Jenn Larry has worked across emerging and regulated sectors including: Music, Online Gambling, Pharmaceutical, Tobacco, Payments, Technology, and Consumer Packaged Goods. She successfully created and executed trade, consumer, investor, and business strategies in markets and categories that are in a state of disruption, and ban traditional marketing and branding. Ms. Larry is an advisor at the National Institute of Cannabis Investors and a mentor at Growtech Labs.
Residing in Bassano del Grappa, in the parliamentary elections of March 4, 2018, Sara Cunial was elected to the Chamber of Deputies for the 5 Star Movement as leader of the Veneto constituency 2 - 02.
She is a member of the XIII Parliamentary Commission - Agriculture.
Constantin Marakhov, PhD is founder and CEO of Tellement Facile SA (Hempfy, SparklingH and other brands), Swiss food tech holding focusing on development and commercialisation of cannabis based mass consumer products. His previous experience includes various c-level roles in private and public sector.
John X. Prentice is the President and CEO of Ample Organics Inc., the seed-to-sale software platform currently used by the majority of Canada's legal Licensed Producers of cannabis. With an extensive and diverse technological background ranging from digital media and broadcast to medical devices manufacturing, John has a deep understanding of enterprise level infrastructure and the subtle nuances of operating within highly regulated industries.
Marc is co-founder and CEO of Hungry Planet Intelligence. He is an expert in business process engineering and has over 25 years of experience as a founder of three AI startups in investment management, government services, and agriculture. He holds a patent for predictive analytics visualization and his companies have achieved a number of firsts by deploying practical AI to solve business problems. Hungry Planet is the first to deliver 'authentic' agriculture intelligence for industrial hemp.
Matteo Mantero is a Senator of the Republic for the XVIII legislature. He has been an MP during the XVII legislature, working on topics related to euthanasia, therapeutic and recreational cannabis, and ambient.
Tim Phillips is the MD of CBD-Intel, a business intelligence service providing professional, independent market analysis and regulatory tracking for the growing cannabidiol sectors in Europe and Internationally. He is a U.K.-qualified attorney, having worked at the European Commission, Herbert Smith, BSkyB, AOL Europe, and as director of public affairs at Betfair as it went through its £1.5bn IPO in 2010.
Rachele Invernizzi is the CEO of South Hemp Tecno, a processor for hemp straw, based in the South of Italy, with a supply chain consisting of 500 hectares and around 300 farmers.
She does consultancies on setting up supply chains in Europe and Globally. With her position as Vice President at Federcanapa and Board Member of EIHA she has a 360° experience in the Hemp world, together with a keen interest in sustainable agriculture.
Founder, Equity Partner and co-head of NCTM's International Desk. Paolo Quattrocchi specializes in corporate and commercial law, international business transactions and international relationships, supporting leading national and international groups. As co-head of NCTM's International Desk, he focuses in particular on relationships with Canada, Turkey, Poland, Serbia, and Israel.
Avihu Tamir is the Co-Founder and CEO of Kanabo Research, a medical cannabis R&D company based in Tel Aviv focussed on building IP for inhaling medical cannabis, through vaporizer technology platforms and applications of patented cannabis formulations. Avihu was the founder of Teva Nature, and worked as a senior strategy consultant at Accenture. He was involved in projects for international cannabis ventures on biotechnology, emerging agriculture, and agtech.
Gianpaolo Grassi patented the two varieties used by the Stabilimento Chimico Farmaceutico Militare of Florence to produce the Italian medicinal Cannabis. His institute is the only Italian research center that has the permission from the Ministry of Health to produce Cannabis on a medium and large scale for research purposes and that selects Cannabis genotypes with a high concentration of compounds with biological and therapeutic properties like THC and CBD.
Olivier Dufourmantelle was previously the Chief Operating Officer and Senior Vice President, Continuous Improvement and Strategic Expansion for Canopy Growth. Prior to joining Canopy Growth, Olivier worked in various leadership and consulting roles in Asia, Europe, and North America at Michelin Tires and McKinsey & Company. Olivier received a degree in Electrical Engineering at McGill University and an MBA from Harvard Business School.
Ryan Douglas provides cannabis consulting services through his company, Ryan Douglas Cultivation. He has worked in commercial horticulture for 20 years and specializes in legal cannabis start-ups. Prior to entering the cannabis industry, Ryan spent 15 years as a commercial greenhouse grower of ornamental and edible crops, growing up to 600,000 plants annually. As Master Grower from 2013 to 2016, Ryan directed cultivation for Tweed Inc., Canada's largest licensed producer of medical and recreational cannabis. Ryan now cultivates in Colombia, South America and provides start-up advice to groups launching cultivation projects in newly regulated countries.
Graduated in Biological Sciences at the University of Turin, specialization in Microbiology and Virology. Associate Professor of Pharmacology at the University of Turin, he is the Head of the Laboratory of Clinical and Pharmacogenetic Pharmacology of the Amedeo di Savoia Hospital of Turin.
Why is farming the last to 'digitize'? And why is it now poised to take the lead?
Fact and Fiction: what qualifies as Machine Intelligence.
You Know it When You See it. The importance of Architecture and Design.
Actionable Intelligence: If it doesn't make you more profitable, it isn't that intelligent.
Agriculture Intelligence. It has arrived.
Producing Medical Cannabis in Italy - Ten Years of Developments and Regulatory Challenges. A case study.
Breeding: conventional and assisted with molecular techniques.
Methods of growing and optimization of growing conditions indoors.
Why is traceability important and how is it conducted?
What is a recall and how should it be handled?
What are some of the compliance considerations that need to be made by operators?
Why is the EU mass consumer cannabis market is different from America's?
Is there still a cannabis stigma?
CBD and its Place in the Wider Cannabis Sector: How will Growth of the Global CBD Sector fit within the Opening of Recreational and Medical Cannabis Markets?
How the science of cannabis helps to guide commercial marketing and product development strategies across the wellness, medical and recreational markets.
Regulations: how they impact marketing opportunities and what can be done as a new way of working.
Closing the gap between cultivation, operations, and marketing to improve your bottom line.
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"Hemp and the Italian business opportunity"
"How do you prepare for international imports and exports in emerging markets?"
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"Italy: optimal conditions for Hemp cultivation?"
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1 Start-Up Pitch Conference Pass: 5-minute start-up pitch.
1 Vendor Conference Pass + Exhibitor table in the networking area with one bar stool, power supply and the possibility to bring your expo banner with a width of up to 1m.
The Hotel Roma Aurelia Antica is located at Vía degli Aldobrandeschi, 223, Roma, 00163, just 20 min. by car from Fiumicino International Airport.
Sited in the middle of a green area and surrounded by Mediterranean woodland, the hotel is a few kilometers away from St. Peter's Square, Castel Sant'Angelo and the Vatican's Museums, and roughly 10 minutes away from the underground stop "Cornelia".
Book your accommodation at the event with the special event rate for a double room for single use for €100,00 per room/night including breakfast, or for a double occupancy/twin room for €120,00.
The reservation can be done through the website www.romaureliantica.com using the event code CBI19 until the 1st of October.


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The data collected directly from us via the social media presence will be deleted from our systems as soon as the purpose for their storage lapses, you ask us to delete it, you revoke your consent to the storage or the purpose for the data storage lapses. Stored cookies remain on your device until you delete them. Mandatory statutory provisions - in particular, retention periods - remain unaffected.
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8. DATA PROTECTION INFORMATION ON IMAGES PUBLISHED ON THE WEBSITE
If there are photos on this website on which you are shown, we would like to inform you in accordance with Art. 13, 14 GDPR about the associated data processing and your rights.
Where do the photos come from?
The photos are sent to us on the one hand by private individuals who took the pictures during their stay in our region and would like to share them with others. On the other hand, photographs of cities and municipalities in our region, some of them from events, are also sent to us for publication on our website.
What photos do we use?
We make sure that we only publish photos that are not portraits of individuals or small groups, but that the people pictured are in the background or that only show large crowds of people. We will not publish photos sent to us that do not meet these criteria. These photos will be deleted.
Purpose and legal basis for the publication of the photos
The photos are published on our website for the purposes of promoting, marketing and advertising tourism in the Waldeck-Frankenberg district. The legal basis for this is our legitimate interests in accordance with Art. 6 Para. 1 lit. f GDPR for the promotion and organization of tourism in the Waldeck-Frankenberg district.
How long do the photos stay on the website?
The photographs remain until the publication purpose has been achieved or until the depicted persons have successfully objected to the publication on the website, however for a maximum of 5 years. If the photos are taken from the website, we will also delete them from our databases.
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Eco-Kare worked with Nature Conservancy Canada and the MTO to install 400 m of exclusion fencing on Highway 6, targeting a section of highway where Massasauga rattlesnakes are killed. Eco-Kare sited the project, designed and installed the temporary trial fencing (slated to last 3 years), and is currently monitoring and maintaining the site for effectiveness. In addition, the drainage culvert has been monitored for turtle and snake passage in 2015 and 2016.
Eco-Kare worked with Animex and the Bruce Peninsula National Park Agency staff (see Facebook post) to install 200 m of permanent exclusion fencing on Emmett Lake Road in November 2016, targeting amphibians, snakes and turtles. Eco-Kare provided specialized assistance with joining the fencing to the custom-made wildlife crossing structures. The project is ongoing.


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The declared candidates for the 2020 Democrat Party Presidential ticket are giving me almost painful belly laughs. These candidates actually range from the hilarious to the patently ridiculous. But no one encompasses both sides of the scales of hilarity in a greater manner than former Vice President Joe Biden.
Singer John Fogerty once sang, "Oh the Midnight, need a searchlight." As Americans, we definitely need a continual searchlight to shine on the darkness that still afflicts our country. But Uncle Joe is not the light we need. Biden is, without a doubt, the dimmest bulb in the political lightbulb factory.
Now I can understand the concern of the Democrat Party. After all, their most visible current Representatives include extreme Congressional Jihadists such as IIhan Omar and that bratty voiced socialist, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. The face and agenda of the current Democrat Party is so abhorrent to the desires of middle America that any reasonable connection to that necessary voting base may be forever lost to the Democrats.
In fact, the old Democrat guard is so worried about the leftist face of their party that they are actively promoting Creepy Joe Biden as their de-facto, fail-safe candidate. On the first day of campaigning Biden raised record numbers of contributions. Makes you wonder if someone like George Soros is putting up the money to preserve the strange and disturbing fascism that seems to be gripping America.
Despite the innate goofiness that frames the basic personality of Joe Biden, you have to take the process seriously. We could laugh our way into voting for a deeply flawed candidate as we almost did with Hillary Clinton.
We need to consider that the three administrations before Trump almost destroyed our country. That is ultimately why Donald Trump was elected as a reaction to the lies, theft and avarice that was the Presidencies of Clinton, Bush and Obama. The current administration is making great strides despite a media that practices maladministration and an inconsequential Congress.
However, I recently stopped laughing at Joe Biden and I found myself getting quite angry, when he stated on the April 26thepisode of the television program, The View, that he and President Obama had never experienced "No one single whisper of scandal" during their administration.
Now Joe, are you really kidding me now? Currently, what about your son's sweet heart deals in the Ukraine and China? Let's consider a few of the other scandals that were covered up by the previous administration.
Benghazi, Extortion 17, Fast and Furious, Obamacare, the targeting of conservatives by the IRS and Uranium One are but a few of the criminal actions and forms of constitutional malpractice that was the syndicate of President Barack Obama. I have a pertinent question for Vice President Biden, when did you know about the Democrat Party paid for Russian dossier? Did Joe Biden play an active roll in this ruse against President Trump and the American people?
Face it America, Barack Obama was and is a smooth criminal and Joe Biden is a deep state swamp creature. Today I heard Joe say that the motto of his campaign is Make America Moral Again. Someone please wake up sleepy Joe and tell him to open his eyes to the truth. Democrats support infanticide and mock Almighty God. Where I was raised we judge people on their actions, not hollow words. MAMA didn't raise no fools.
Without a doubt, I find Joe Biden to be an infinitely disgusting man. When I see Joe Biden embrace a child or a woman there is something unseemly and strange about his behavior. In fact, all the embraced children and women seem to get shorter when touched by Joe. They are shrinking from his touch. There are numerous allegations of inappropriate behavior by Biden towards women. I will leave that to the appropriate authorities.
From his mistreatment of Justice Clarence Thomas during Thomas' confirmation hearings, through his checkered history as a Senator to his vice stewardship of one of the most criminal administrations in recent American history, Joe Biden is a true walking contradiction. His contradictory behavior is similar to the Presidents of the previous three administrations.
Joe is a human faux pas with a weak intellect, a loose mouth and a desire to inflict more big government on America. We cannot sanely consider him to be a viable candidate for the presidency. Though if Biden did get the Democrat nomination there would be endless opportunities for vast entertainment. I would love to be a moderator on one of those debates.
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The Origins of Complexity Maps
Many decision-making and problem-solving tasks are too complex to be understood quantitatively, however, people succeed by using knowledge that is imprecise rather than precise. Fuzzy set theory, originally introduced by Lotfi Zadeh in the 1960's resembles human reasoning in its use of approximate information and uncertainty to generate decisions. It was specifically designed to mathematically represent uncertainty and vagueness and provide formalized tools for dealing with the imprecision intrinsic to many problems. By contrast, traditional computing demands precision down to each bit. Since knowledge can be expressed in a more natural manner by using fuzzy sets, many engineering and decision problems can be greatly simplified. Fuzzy rules have the following form:
If A then B
For example: if "Frequency is Low" then "Increase Thickness".
Clearly, the more complex a system is, the more rules it requires (this is linked to granularity of data and required level of detail).
Fuzzy set theory implements classes or groupings of data with boundaries that are not sharply defined (i.e., fuzzy). Any methodology or theory implementing "crisp" definitions such as classical set theory, arithmetic, and programming, may be "fuzzified" by generalizing the concept of a crisp set to a fuzzy set with blurred boundaries. The benefit of extending crisp theory and analysis methods to fuzzy techniques is the strength in solving real-world problems, which inevitably entail some degree of imprecision and noise in the variables and parameters measured and processed for the application. Accordingly, linguistic variables are a critical aspect of some fuzzy logic applications, where general terms such a "large," "medium," and "small" are each used to capture a range of numerical values. While similar to conventional quantization, fuzzy logic allows these stratified sets to overlap (e.g., a 85 kilogram man may be classified in both the "large" and "medium" categories, with varying degrees of belonging or membership to each group). Fuzzy set theory encompasses fuzzy logic, fuzzy arithmetic, fuzzy mathematical programming, fuzzy topology, fuzzy graph theory, and fuzzy data analysis, though the term fuzzy logic is often used to describe all of these.
Fuzzy logic emerged into the mainstream of information technology in the late 1980's and early 1990's. Fuzzy logic is a departure from classical Boolean logic in that it implements soft linguistic variables on a continuous range of truth values which allows intermediate values to be defined between conventional binary. It can often be considered a superset of Boolean or "crisp logic" in the way fuzzy set theory is a superset of conventional set theory. Since fuzzy logic can handle approximate information in a systematic way, it is ideal for controlling nonlinear systems and for modeling complex systems where an inexact model exists or systems where ambiguity or vagueness is common. A typical fuzzy system consists of a rule base, membership functions, and an inference procedure. Today, fuzzy logic is found in a variety of control applications including chemical process control, manufacturing, and in such consumer products as washing machines, video cameras, and automobiles.
Decision makers and policy proponents face serious difficulties when approaching significant, real-world systems. Such systems are usually composed of a number of dynamic concepts or actors which are interrelated in complex ways. Feedback propagates causal influences in complicated chains. Numerical data may be hard to come by or uncertain. Formulating a mathematical model may be difficult, costly, even impossible. Efforts to communicate an understanding of the system and propose policies must rely on natural language arguments in the absence of formal models. Fuzzy cognitive maps (FCM) are a qualitative alternative approach to dynamic systems.
Fuzzy cognitive maps were originally proposed as a means of explaining political decision making processes. They have been developed in the world of soft computing. FCMs combine the robust properties of fuzzy logic and neural networks. Variable concepts are represented by nodes in a directed graph. The graph's edges are the casual influences between the concepts. The value of a node reflects the degree to which the concept is active in the system at a particular time. Once constructed, an FCM of a domain allows you to perform a qualitative simulation of the system and experiment with the model. The value of a node is a function of the sum of all incoming edges multiplied by the value of the originating concept at the immediately preceding state. In this respect, FCMs function like associative neural networks. The threshold function applied to the weighted sums can be fuzzy in nature. Moreover, concept values are expressed on a normalized range denoting a degree of activation rather than an exact quantitative value. These facts of FCMs are taken from the fundamentals of fuzzy logic. An excellent source for FCMs is Bart Kosko's Fuzzy Engineering (Prentice-Hall, 1997). FCMs find many uses. Decision makers can quickly explore a model before committing resources to the construction of a formal, quantitative model. Policy proponents can publish a model of the system under discussion and illustrate their case with the simulation. Arguments and assumptions become explicit, shorn of ornamental rhetoric. A novel approach is the use of FCMs as a computationally inexpensive way to "program" the actors in a virtual world. Simulations involving human actors might combine FCMs with expert systems in order to model the soft, emotional aspect of human decision making as well as the formal, logical side. An innovative and original application of FCMs in the field of CAE has been pioneered by J. Marczyk in the late 1990s.
You construct an FCM for a system by representing each concept or actor in the system with a node. Next, draw edges from concepts to the concepts they influence. If a concept causes another, give the edge between them a weight greater than zero. The weight should reflect belief that the source promotes the target. If the concept inhibits the target concept, give the edge a negative weight. Typical FCMs have edge weights on the range [-1..1] and node values on the range [0..1], although some allow nodes values to range on the interval [-1..1]. Some FCMs are crisp; their concepts take on values in the set {0,1} (or {-1, 0, 1}). Others are fuzzy, allowing concepts to be activated over the continuous range.
Fuzzy cognitive maps can structure virtual worlds that change with time. An FCM links causal events, actors, values, goals, and trends in a fuzzy feedback dynamical system. A FCM lists the fuzzy rules or causal flow paths that relate events. It can guide actors in a virtual world as the actors move through a web of cause and effect and react to events and to other actors. Experts draw FCM causal pictures of the virtual world. They do not write down differential equations to change the virtual world. Trained Neural nets can also be used to generate FCMs. Complex FCMs can give virtual worlds with "new" or chaotic equilibrium behavior. Simple FCMs give virtual worlds with periodic behavior. They map input states to limit-cycle equilbria. An FCM limit cycle repeats a sequence of events or a chain of actions and responses. Limit cycles can control the steady-state rhythms and patterns in a virtual world, or an engineering system. In nested FCMs each causal concept can control its own FCM or fuzzy function approximator. This gives levels of fuzzy systems that can choose goals and causal webs as well as move objects and guide actors in the webs. FCM matrices sum to give a combined FCM virtual world for any number of knowledge sources. Adaptive FCMs change their fuzzy causal web as causal patterns change and as actors act and experts state their causal knowledge. Neural learning laws change the causal rules and the limit cycles. Actors learn new patterns and reinforce old ones. In complex FCMs the user can choose the dynamical structure of the virtual world from a spectrum that ranges from mildly to wildly nonlinear. An example of an FCM for a dolphin is illustrated below.
Example of Fuzzy Cognitive Map Analysis (from Kosko, 1993). The scope of this example is to illustrate how FCMs can be used towards knowledge extraction and decision making. The FCM depicted below comes from an article by the economist Walter Williams (South Africa is Changing, San Diego Union, Heritage Foundation Syndicate, August 1986).
In 1986 the US press were suggesting that the US disinvest in South Africa with the idea of weakening Botha's government and, consequently, abolishing apartheid. Williams argued it was a bad idea. The above FCM was built by Kosko with the intention of verifying Williams' point of view. Clearly, as the FCM itself shows, the scenario is complex since the simultaneous interaction of fuzzy concepts and components is involved. The test of the "disinvestments" hypothesis proceeds as follows. The FOREIGN INVESTMENT node is turned off. The FCM is then simulated on a computer until it reaches a condition of stability, i.e. a limit cycle equilibrium, or any other attractor-type condition. In the case in question, the FCM settles to a condition of a two-state-limit cycle. In one state two nodes remained on: WHITE RACIST RADICALISM and JOB PRESERVATION LAWS. The GOVERNMENT STRENGTH node was off. This means the government has fallen. In the other state, the nodes BLACK TRIBAL UNITY and APARTHEID remained on. This corresponds to a state of social chaos and racial war. In the case of foreign investment, the following nodes remain on: MINING, BLACK EMPLOYMENT, WHITE RACIST RADICALISM, STRENGTH OF GOVERNMENT and NATIONAL PARTY CONSTITUENCY. The nodes corresponding to APARTHEID and JOB PRESERVATION LAWS remain off.
This simple analysis shows that FCMs can support hypotheses (but not prove them) in that they help hidden patterns to emerge. These patterns constitute knowledge in a form that may be directly stored in a computer.
Other examples of FCMs.
Driving in bad weather.
Small Metabolic network
Mexico city's water availability
Complexity Maps – automatically generated FCMs.
Air Traffic Management
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Copenhagen-based writer, Amulya Malladi, says she has wanted to write Song of the Cuckoo Bird since she was 15. The world of the ashram has rutted grooves in the author's imagination all these years. With an Indian officer father, Malladi and her family lived and traveled all over India but would often return to a certain ashram in Andhra Pradesh as a way of getting to know their home state. With no living grandparents to share the culture, Malladi found the ashram a world unto itself. While the book is fiction, Malladi admits that many of the characters were based on people that she remembers from the ashram. The writing of the novel consisted, in part, of long conversations with her mother, comparing memories, and clarifying details, which she then fictionalized and wove into the characters that inhabit Tella Meda.
A beautiful mahogany temple was the platform for a large golden Venkateshwara Swami and his consort, Lakshmi. Several other idols of gods and goddesses—Ganesha, the god of obstacles; Saraswati, the goddess of education—and a large marble Shivaling were arranged on mahogany platforms within the temple.
In the final estimation, Malladi refreshingly does not make judgments on her characters. Instead, she lets readers decide for themselves if Kokila would have been better off living in a traditional marriage, or if the kind, but distant self-styled guru, Charvi, is a charlatan or just a victim of those who need to pin their hopes on a god so near.
The book ends with a conversation between Malladi and her mother, who she credits for helping her write the story. However, this isn't really needed, and dampens the impact of an otherwise strong and emotional ending.
When Kolila looked back and remembered the people who had come and gone, there were so many who hadn't had any impact on her; yet there were those who had broken her heart and there were those who had eased her sorrow. … This house, she thought, has had an interesting life.


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Le sable de reconstitution décrit un processus dans lequel du sable est pulvérisé pour remplacer des sédiments (généralement du sable) perdus du fait de l'érosion. Une plage plus large peut réduire les dommages créés par des tempêtes, par dissipation de l'énergie dans la zone de la houle, et protéger les bâtiments et les terres adjacentes.

Des îles artificielles peuvent également être construites quand l'environnement le permet, par exemple dans le golfe Persique.

Le sable de reconstitution est une des méthodes permettant de protéger les rives ; les autres sont la construction d'une digue ou d'un revêtement, d'épis ou de brise-lames.

Les causes de l'érosion

Exigences pour une reconstruction efficace

Questions environnementales
Le rechargement des plages a des impacts importants sur les écosystèmes locaux, le sable dispersé peut entraîner la mort de nombreux organismes qui se retrouvent enterrés sous du sable neuf. L'habitat du fond marin est perturbé, par exemple, sur les récifs coralliens ou lorsque le sable déposé durcit. Le sable importé peut avoir une composition différente (chimique, granulométrie, etc.). La luminosité peut être réduite ce qui affecte les récifs voisins et la végétation aquatique submergée. Le sable importé peut contenir des matières toxiques pour les espèces locales. Le lieu de prélèvement peut aussi être perturbé. La pente des côtes submergées est modifiée, ce qui peut déstabiliser le rivage. Les tentatives destinées à réduire l'érosion peuvent donner un faux sentiment de sécurité et ainsi augmenter le développement de l'urbanisation.

Les tortues de mer
Le nouveau sable peut durcir et compliquer le creusement de nidification des tortues. Cependant, il peut aussi leur fournir un meilleur habitat, ainsi que pour les oiseaux de mer et la flore locale. En Floride un dispositif a été élaboré pour aspirer du sable à travers une grille sans prendre les tortues.

Alternatives

Coûts

Histoire
Le premier projet de ce genre aux États-Unis était à Coney Island, New York en 1922-1923.

Projets dans le monde

Cancun, Mexique

Gold Coast, Queensland, Australie

Pays-Bas

Hawaii

Waikiki

Maui

Hong Kong

Mesurer l'impact du projet
Les projets de reconstitution de plages sont couramment défendus par les communautés locales pour leurs supposées retombées économiques. Mais les études d'impact économique existantes apparaissent peu convaincantes. Souvent la dépense touristique est estimée par un simple facteur proportionnel en rapport de la surface des plages (cela ne peut être correcte, une partie des dépenses générées par la nouvelle surface disponible est un simple déplacement de dépenses d'une autre partie de l'aire d'étude). Plus fondamentalement, le fait que la plage ait donné lieu à X euros de transactions additionnelles ne dit rien sur les bénéfices qu'en tire la collectivité (ne serait-ce que parce que la production correspondante a un coût). Il est donc plus correct d'utiliser l'Analyse Coûts-Avantages comme cela est fait souvent aux États-Unis et dans d'autres pays.

Voir aussi

 Érosion du littoral
 Géomorphologie littorale
 Dérive littorale

Notes et références

Liens externes

Défense côtière
Génie de l'environnement
Géomorphologie littorale
Sable

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Well, the Hollywood Reporter has dropped a major bomb on us. Apparently, a Charmed reboot is in the works at the CW. (Bustle has reached out to the CW for comment, but have yet to receive a response.) So, please pardon me as I struggle to curb my enthusiasm. I must admit that, along with all the excitement, a bit of panic has also inserted itself into the equation. After all, it didn't take long before I began to wonder just how this Charmed reboot will connect to the original series that we all know and love.
While the details are still unclear, because the show is reportedly still in its early development phase, here's what we do know: the reboot will take place in 1976, unlike its contemporary first edition. So it's highly doubtful that the remake will feature the original cast comprised of Shannen Doherty, Alyssa Milano, Holly Marie Combs, or Rose McGowan, except for maybe a guest appearance here and there.
But even without the Halliwell sisters being involved in this new edition, there are atill far too many questions flooding my excited and over-imaginary mind at the moment to even process what's happening here. After all, just because the original Halliwells probably won't be featured doesn't mean we won't get to see a new (old?) generation of Halliwells casting spells and promoting the power of sisterhood.
Rumors of a remake have been swirling since 2013, but never actually materialized into anything concrete — that is, until now. Earlier this year, Milano admitted that she and her former costars were totally onboard for the updated version, which seemed to be pretty promising, at the time.
However Combs, who played middle sister Piper on the series, alluded to the notion that she would not be participating in this latest version, tweeting her well wishes immediately after the news broke.
According to several reports, the remake is being commandeered by the writers of another CW hit series, Jane the Virgin, which I'm totally here for. But the looming question remains: Will the re-creators be successful in capturing the magic of Prue, Piper, Phoebe and Paige in the same way that engaged so many viewers of the pioneer version?